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Post by kmcginn on Jun 14, 2019 20:10:57 GMT
McConnell's an A$$. I can't stand him.
This wasn't something the Democrats brought up, this was something your blow buddy said, you A$$hole!
DO.YOUR.JOB! Bring all those bills the House has sent your way to a vote on the Senate floor!
Oh, but wait - then you couldn't blame the Democrats for getting nothing done.
I hope the whole lot of them end up in jail!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 14, 2019 20:19:07 GMT
I would ask the Democrats in the House this: Is there anything you're willing to do other than harass the President for the next two years? Anything at all?" Merrick Garland?
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 14, 2019 20:38:18 GMT
Why Marsha Blackburn fell on a grenade for Donald TrumpPublished 3 hours ago on June 14, 2019 By Sophia Tesfaye, Salon - Commentary At least a dozen Republican congressional campaigns used materials stolen from Democrats by Russian hackers during the 2016 election. Several other Republican campaigns received millions in contributions from an oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In 2018, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee called on the National Republican Congressional Committee to make a bipartisan pledge not to utilize stolen or hacked information in House elections. After months of negotiations, in September of 2018, House Republicans backed out and refused to sign the pledge. These are just some of the often-overlooked reasons why Republicans have been so reluctant to criticize President Trump’s willingness to accept “dirt” on an opposing candidate from a foreign government. One day after Trump told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that he wouldn’t necessarily go to the FBI in the event his re-election campaign is contacted by foreign groups, Senate Republicans killed legislation to safeguard American democracy from foreign interference. ** Blackburn, in particular, has close ties to a U.S.-sanctioned Russian politician who has recently come under intense scrutiny. Her former lawyer, G. Kline Preston IV, who represented Blackburn when she was facing allegations of possible campaign finance violations, also worked closely with Alexander Torshin, the prominent Russian politician with close ties to Putin who is now under intense scrutiny for allegations he illegally channeled Russian funds through the National Rifle Association in an effort to influence the 2016 election. According to the Washington Post, Blackburn has received the most NRA money since 2002 of any Tennessee member of Congress. (She was in the House before her election to the Senate in 2018.) Blackburn’s objection is emblematic of how deep the rot runs in the Republican party, and also of the hold that Russian money has over its elected officials.** Whole lot more at link: www.rawstory.com/2019/06/why-marsha-blackburn-fell-on-a-grenade-for-donald-trump/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=350Why they would NOT vote for the bill by Warner!!
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Post by dewryce on Jun 14, 2019 22:46:42 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2019 0:57:23 GMT
He is afraid of knowledge.
CNN...
“Trump's latest government overhaul aims to cut advisory panels by one-third
“CNN) President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to slash the formal system for advising regulators on nearly every area of federal policy.
The President signed an executive order directing each agency to "terminate at least one-third of its current" advisory committees by the end of September.
The order comes as the administration seeks to overhaul the way federal decisions are made and to overturn many decisions of its predecessors, particularly Obama-era environmental rules.
Early in his administration, Trump directed agencies to repeal two regulations for every new one created, and his Office of Management and Budget has asserted new authority over traditionally independent agencies. Most recently, the Forest Service proposed a system to streamline its environmental review process that would eliminate from many decisions the current avenues for public input.
The federal advisory committee system was formed in the 1970s to provide structure and greater transparency around the government's job of seeking expert advice. There are around 1,000 advisory committees reporting to more than 50 government agencies, according to the General Services Administration, and there are firm guidelines around announcing meetings, public access and making records such as meeting minutes publicly available.
Advisory committees provide expertise on nearly every issue imaginable -- such as counseling the Department of Homeland Security on chemicals and data privacy or advising the Transportation Department on drones and motorcycle safety.
Experts acknowledge the system is imperfect but say an arbitrary across-the-board cut is a far-from-perfect solution.
The White House did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment.
"The idea that one-third of these committees is going to go away is very troubling," said Sean Moulton, a senior policy analyst at the Project on Government Oversight, an independent watchdog organization. Moulton once served on a National Archives committee focused on improving the Freedom of Information Act.
"Results are either going to be that we will limit the amount of advice our agencies are getting on these important issues, or by doing this we will drive this advice back into the shadows," he said.
Kirsten Stade, the advocacy director at the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said many administrations have stacked too many industry voices on committees.
"But the correct solution is not to do away with advisory committees altogether," she said.
Ian Bassin, an associate White House counsel in the Obama administration who worked on advisory committee issues, said eliminating outdated or ineffective committees could reduce government bloat. But there's also a danger in going too far, he said.
"There's a risk of depriving government of expertise and access to democracy," said Bassin, who is now with the nonprofit advocacy group Protect Democracy.
He noted many committees had been created by Congress to provide a particular type of expertise, and that winding down those may require legislation.
David Verardo, the union president representing employees of the federal National Science Foundation said his agency relies heavily on advisory committees in reviewing science and making grants. A federal database shows the foundation has 52 active advisory committees.
"How do you maintain what's supposed to be the gold standard in merit review around the world when you have to eliminate a third of the merit review panels?" he said.
Rush Holt, the chief executive of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, criticized the move, saying that "making smart decisions should not be seen as optional or dispensable."
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 15, 2019 1:53:29 GMT
Early in his administration, Trump directed agencies to repeal two regulations for every new one created, and his Office of Management and Budget has asserted new authority over traditionally independent agencies. Most recently, the Forest Service proposed a system to streamline its environmental review process that would eliminate from many decisions the current avenues for public input. Isn't this under Mulvaney?
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 15, 2019 1:57:45 GMT
Another mess!
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Post by dewryce on Jun 15, 2019 2:31:17 GMT
How many administrations will it take to bring us back up to where we were when he took office, to fix everything he tore apart for the good of his cronies and to the detriment of our country?
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 15, 2019 3:18:52 GMT
How many administrations will it take to bring us back up to where we were when he took office, to fix everything he tore apart for the good of his cronies and to the detriment of our country? If he is not gone in 2020, it may take decades to recover.... Which means I won't see it!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2019 15:17:21 GMT
A threat to the American People...
”The Trump Economy is setting records, and has a long way up to go....However, if anyone but me takes over in 2020 (I know the competition very well), there will be a Market Crash the likes of which has not been seen before! KEEP AMERICA GREAT”
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2019 15:28:19 GMT
March for the Truth..
”Today, citizens in nearly 150 cities and towns across America will join together to demand that Congress start an #ImpeachmentInquiryNow. We must hold this President to account- our elected leaders need to hear us! impeach.org/event”
You have to say one thing about trump. He sure knows how to bring people together.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 15, 2019 20:36:24 GMT
4th of July in DC? WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration and Congress still owe the District of Columbia government $7 million for expenses related to the 2017 presidential inauguration, the Washington Post reported on Friday, raising questions about who will foot the bill for the president’s planned July 4 speech at the Lincoln Memorial.Citing city and federal financial records, the Washington Post reported that the DC government has had to dip into a special fund dedicated to city security costs to protect against terrorist threats and for hosting large demonstrations, foreign dignitary visits and other non-routine events. That fund is usually replenished with federal money, but the Post reported that it is on track to fall short of funds this fall. Concerns surrounding who pays for the presidential security in the nation’s capital have grown in recent weeks as President Donald Trump looks to use the annual July 4th festivities on the National Mall, which draws tens of thousands of spectators, to make a speech. The D.C. government normally assists the National Park Service with July 4 security, which would need to be bolstered because of the president’s presence as well as a possible influx of protestors. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office did not immediately respond for comment but her chief of staff John Falcicchio told the Washington Post “all that we ask of our federal partners is continued cooperation and the resources to carry out these activities.” www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inauguration/trump-administration-owes-d-c-government-7-million-for-inauguration-washington-post-idUSKCN1TG0HKIt is not like DC is a rich city.............
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 15, 2019 21:02:57 GMT
Liar liar............. dt clan at it again................. Advocacy groups challenging the Trump administration's addition of a question about citizenship to the U.S. census said in court Friday that documents found in the files of a Republican strategist show that he was in communication with a top census official. Lawyers for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) and others said that new documents show that Christa Jones, who is now the U.S. Census Bureau director's chief of staff, communicated with strategist Thomas Hofeller. "These newly discovered documents...eliminate any colorable doubt about the link between Hofeller and government employees involved in the citizenship question approval process," they said in their Friday court filing. "These documents show that Christa Jones, now Chief of Staff to the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau, communicated directly with Hofeller from her private email address in 2015...concerning issues related to the citizenship question," they added. They also said in court that Jones notified Hofeller that a Federal Register notice for comment on the Census Bureau's 2015 Content Test could “be an opportunity to mention citizenship.” "Jones’s direct private contact with Hofeller about the citizenship question refutes Defendants’ contention that no link between Hofeller and the Secretary can be shown," the court filing states. ** The Justice Department has denied in court that Hofeller played a role in getting a citizenship question on the 2020 census. ** thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/448736-documents-suggest-census-official-gop-strategist-discussed
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2019 21:52:19 GMT
linkNewsweek... “REPUBLICAN TAX BILL LEADS TO RECORD-BREAKING DROP IN CORPORATE REVENUES”From the article.. ”The Republican plan to lower corporate tax rates from 35 to 21 percent is having a harder impact on revenue than expected, according to the U.S. Treasury. The agency reported a 31 percent drop in corporate tax revenue last year, nearly two times steeper than was originally forecasted by economists. This year alone, revenue has fallen another 9 percent, or nearly $11 billion. Corporate taxes are now at their lowest level in 50 years. When Republican lawmakers passed President Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion tax cut in 2017, they claimed the cuts, which mainly aided corporations and high-income filers, would eventually pay for themselves. Many, including Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, claimed that the benefits would trickle down from corporations and top earners and boost the economy as a whole. But now some are changing their tune, or at least walking back their assurances.” How trump #MAGA!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 15, 2019 21:56:16 GMT
When Republican lawmakers passed President Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion tax cut in 2017, they claimed the cuts, which mainly aided corporations and high-income filers, would eventually pay for themselves. Many, including Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, claimed that the benefits would trickle down from corporations and top earners and boost the economy as a whole. But now some are changing their tune, or at least walking back their assurances.” Same way they CLAIM that taxpayers/us, will NOT be paying the tariffs!! How trump #MAGA! Ha ha!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2019 22:05:01 GMT
linkOfficial team trump... “Today, President @realdonaldtrump spoke on expanding health coverage options for American small businesses & workers. President Trump is putting THE PEOPLE back in charge of their health care decisions with: ☑️ More choice ☑️ Better care ☑️ Far lower cost” From The Hill “Top Trump health official warned against controversial ObamaCare changes in private memo”From the article.. “A top Trump administration health official warned against controversial changes that could undermine ObamaCare in a private memo last year that was released by House Democrats on Friday. One of the three changes was later finalized by the administration, despite the warning from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma in the memo. And the other two have not yet been proposed but remain under consideration. House Democrats said Friday the fact that the administration approved an alteration that could undermine ObamaCare over the objections of one of its own top officials shows that the Trump administration is intent on "sabotage" of the Affordable Care Act. The August 2018 private memo to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar shows Verma was concerned with keeping ObamaCare markets stable and preventing disruption, but on at least one front was overruled by others in the administration. The first change was a proposal to alter an index that is used to calculate how much money ObamaCare enrollees get in subsidies to help afford coverage, resulting in cuts. Verma warned in the memo that the change would cause "coverage losses, further premium increases, and market disruption."But the administration went ahead with the change in early 2019 anyway. Administration estimates project that the move will save the government about $1 billion per year in lower subsidy payments, but will result in 70,000 people dropping coverage. The second change Verma warned against was a proposal to ban "silver-loading," a workaround that helped prevent premium increases after President Trump canceled key ObamaCare payments to insurers in 2017. Verma warned in the memo that ending the practice would cause "significant disruption" and "substantial premium increases." The administration has not moved to end the practice since then, but officials have said the idea is under consideration, causing alarm among Democrats about the potential damage to ObamaCare. That is what trump does, he breaks something, then he claims he has this wonderful plan/idea for what he breaks, which ends up being worse than what he broke.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2019 22:11:45 GMT
linkThis, in my opinion, should concern everyone.
Michael Hendrix... ”In Los Angeles, it takes 43 years to save up a 20% down payment by setting aside 5% a year on the city’s median income. In San Francisco, it takes 40 years. In New York City, 36 years. In 1975, it took just 9 years. theatlantic.com/technology/arc… The Atlantic.. “Why Housing Policy Feels Like Generational Warfare”“In his magisterial 2005 history, A Nation of Realtors, Jeffrey Hornstein laid out the country-shaping effect of 20th-century housing policy. In the decades following the Great Depression, the federal government—as well as states and cities—subsidized the creation and consumption of single-family homes. The American dream’s most important archetype became buying a home. “Americans,” Hornstein wrote, “particularly white Americans, came to think of themselves as inhabiting a classless society, composed of one big ‘middle class,’ its membership defined to a large degree by actual or expectant homeownership.” Recently, however, we’ve lost the plot on the classic life arc of yesteryear. Places where real estate is cheap don’t have many good jobs. Places with lots of jobs, primarily coastal cities, have seen their real-estate markets go absolutely haywire. The most recent evidence of this remarkable change comes in a new report by the real-estate firm Unison. The company, which provides financing to homebuyers by “co-investing” with them, calculated how long it would take to save up a 20 percent down payment on the median home in a given city by squirreling away 5 percent of the city’s gross median income per year. Nationally, the gap between income and home value has been rising. Using Unison’s methodology, it took nine years to save up a down payment in 1975. Now it takes 14.
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Post by hop2 on Jun 15, 2019 22:22:22 GMT
linkThis, in my opinion, should concern everyone.
Michael Hendrix... ”In Los Angeles, it takes 43 years to save up a 20% down payment by setting aside 5% a year on the city’s median income. In San Francisco, it takes 40 years. In New York City, 36 years. In 1975, it took just 9 years. theatlantic.com/technology/arc… The Atlantic.. “Why Housing Policy Feels Like Generational Warfare”“In his magisterial 2005 history, A Nation of Realtors, Jeffrey Hornstein laid out the country-shaping effect of 20th-century housing policy. In the decades following the Great Depression, the federal government—as well as states and cities—subsidized the creation and consumption of single-family homes. The American dream’s most important archetype became buying a home. “Americans,” Hornstein wrote, “particularly white Americans, came to think of themselves as inhabiting a classless society, composed of one big ‘middle class,’ its membership defined to a large degree by actual or expectant homeownership.” Recently, however, we’ve lost the plot on the classic life arc of yesteryear. Places where real estate is cheap don’t have many good jobs. Places with lots of jobs, primarily coastal cities, have seen their real-estate markets go absolutely haywire. The most recent evidence of this remarkable change comes in a new report by the real-estate firm Unison. The company, which provides financing to homebuyers by “co-investing” with them, calculated how long it would take to save up a 20 percent down payment on the median home in a given city by squirreling away 5 percent of the city’s gross median income per year. Nationally, the gap between income and home value has been rising. Using Unison’s methodology, it took nine years to save up a down payment in 1975. Now it takes 14. It’s interesting when simply looking at Housing prices they have not astronomically beyond the rate of inflation, especially after the reset when the bubble burst in the last decade, BUT when you compare it considering income is as astronomical, incone simpky has NOT kept pace with the rate of inflation. Simply hasn’t. That and an increase as the costs of higher education that has way out paced the rate of inflation it does seem like generational ‘warfare’ in a way. It’s kind of insane.
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Post by dewryce on Jun 15, 2019 22:32:26 GMT
Yep, now let’s add healthcare into the mix.
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Post by lucyg on Jun 15, 2019 23:47:13 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 16, 2019 0:33:29 GMT
This fund will hopefully go to the best contender!I know I gave some.... They were collecting $20.20...
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 16, 2019 1:00:34 GMT
A threat to the American People... ”The Trump Economy is setting records, and has a long way up to go.... However, if anyone but me takes over in 2020 (I know the competition very well), there will be a Market Crash the likes of which has not been seen before! KEEP AMERICA GREAT” Threats and/or invented crisis.... Normal for him!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 16, 2019 2:18:58 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2019 2:48:54 GMT
trump...
”I enjoyed my interview with @gstephanopoulos on @abc. So funny to watch the Fake News Media try to dissect & distort every word in as negative a way as possible. It will be aired on Sunday night at 8:00 P.M., and is called, “President Trump: 30 Hours” (which is somewhat....”
”misleading in that I personally spent only a small fraction of that time doing interviews. I do have a few other things to do, you know!). Think I will do many more Network Interviews, as I did in 2016, in order to get the word out that no President has done what I have in...”
”the first 2 1/2 years of his Presidency, including the fact that we have one of the best Economies in the history of our Country. It is called Earned Media. In any event, enjoy the show!”
This is a simple fact, he will go down as the absolutely worst presidents this country ever had.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 16, 2019 4:21:17 GMT
” misleading in that I personally spent only a small fraction of that time doing interviews. I do have a few other things to do, you know!). Think I will do many more Network Interviews, as I did in 2016, in order to get the word out that no President has done what I have in...””the first 2 1/2 years of his Presidency, including the fact that we have one of the best Economies in the history of our Country. It is called Earned Media. In any event, enjoy the show!”Yes, please do more network interviews. Does he have any idea what he gave away to Stephanopoulos...? Thinking not!
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jun 16, 2019 6:10:34 GMT
trump... ”I enjoyed my interview with @gstephanopoulos on @abc. So funny to watch the Fake News Media try to dissect & distort every word in as negative a way as possible. It will be aired on Sunday night at 8:00 P.M., and is called, “President Trump: 30 Hours” (which is somewhat....” ” misleading in that I personally spent only a small fraction of that time doing interviews. I do have a few other things to do, you know!). Think I will do many more Network Interviews, as I did in 2016, in order to get the word out that no President has done what I have in...””the first 2 1/2 years of his Presidency, including the fact that we have one of the best Economies in the history of our Country. It is called Earned Media. In any event, enjoy the show!”This is a simple fact, he will go down as the absolutely worst presidents this country ever had. What the heck does "Earned Media" mean?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2019 8:03:01 GMT
trump... ”I enjoyed my interview with @gstephanopoulos on @abc. So funny to watch the Fake News Media try to dissect & distort every word in as negative a way as possible. It will be aired on Sunday night at 8:00 P.M., and is called, “President Trump: 30 Hours” (which is somewhat....” ” misleading in that I personally spent only a small fraction of that time doing interviews. I do have a few other things to do, you know!). Think I will do many more Network Interviews, as I did in 2016, in order to get the word out that no President has done what I have in...””the first 2 1/2 years of his Presidency, including the fact that we have one of the best Economies in the history of our Country. It is called Earned Media. In any event, enjoy the show!”This is a simple fact, he will go down as the absolutely worst presidents this country ever had. What the heck does "Earned Media" mean? It's usually referred to as " free advertising" kind of publicity. You haven't paid for this media to be created the way you would for, say, an advertisement, therefore, your actions alone "earned" you this attention. A typical example of earned media would be if someone posted on line about a really good restaurant they visited and in return the restaurant would benefit from the extra bookings from the popularity of that post, be it on Facebook/blogs/message boards. The restaurant didn't pay to receive the benefit of that publicity. Trump is calling it that because he didn't pay for that programme to be made and they're only doing it because of his "success" Doesn't matter that they would normally do it for any president at any time.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jun 16, 2019 12:12:26 GMT
What the heck does "Earned Media" mean? It's usually referred to as " free advertising" kind of publicity. You haven't paid for this media to be created the way you would for, say, an advertisement, therefore, your actions alone "earned" you this attention. A typical example of earned media would be if someone posted on line about a really good restaurant they visited and in return the restaurant would benefit from the extra bookings from the popularity of that post, be it on Facebook/blogs/message boards. The restaurant didn't pay to receive the benefit of that publicity. Trump is calling it that because he didn't pay for that programme to be made and they're only doing it because of his "success" Doesn't matter that they would normally do it for any president at any time. Thanks for explaining that! TIL!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2019 12:21:07 GMT
It's usually referred to as " free advertising" kind of publicity. You haven't paid for this media to be created the way you would for, say, an advertisement, therefore, your actions alone "earned" you this attention. A typical example of earned media would be if someone posted on line about a really good restaurant they visited and in return the restaurant would benefit from the extra bookings from the popularity of that post, be it on Facebook/blogs/message boards. The restaurant didn't pay to receive the benefit of that publicity. Trump is calling it that because he didn't pay for that programme to be made and they're only doing it because of his "success" Doesn't matter that they would normally do it for any president at any time. Thanks for explaining that! TIL! It's a joke though for him to call it that. They interview presidents all the time and that is exactly what that programme is....an interview. I can't recall any other saying they were being interviewed purely for the success they had achieved and calling it earned media. But everything has to be about him.......he makes me want to tear my hair out at times!
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Post by Merge on Jun 16, 2019 12:46:00 GMT
So apparently pentagon officials do not feel comfortable sharing details of cyber operations in Russia for fear he will spill the beans. Let that sink in: POTUS cannot be trusted with sensitive information.
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