Calling Out Omar and Democrats' 'anti-Semitism,' Trump Pulls Jewish Dual Loyalty Trope
Calling out Democrats for the ‘terrible scourge of anti-Semitism,’ Trump repeatedly fails to distinguish between the American Jews to whom he was speaking and Jewish Israelis

President Donald Trump and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar may stand on opposite sides of the political fence when it comes to U.S. support for Israel. But in his address to the Republican Jewish Coalition on Saturday, Trump evoked precisely the same anti-Semitic tropes for which the Democratic congresswoman has been harshly criticized.
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium...NK9xC4Mha1DFa_8

Because he is to stupid to even exploit rightwinger's lies properly. Even these lies are to sophisticated for him. 😂

<<Nach Nielsen-Entlassung: Konfus und gefährlich – Trumps Grenzpolitik birgt große Risiken>>

Kein Thema scheint dem US-Präsidenten wichtiger als die Einwanderung. Doch Trumps Pläne für die Grenzmauer zu Mexiko kommen nicht voran. Und nun fordert seine Migrationspolitik das nächste politische Opfer.
https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/ausl...se-risiken.html

<<Streit um Strafzölle wegen Airbus-Subventionen: Trump und die EU drohen gegenseitig mit Vergeltung>>
09.04.2019, 10:56 Uhr | dpa, rtr, nhr
"Der Handelsstreit zwischen Brüssel und Washington geht weiter: Trump hat bereits Strafzölle auf Stahl- und Aluminium-Importe verhängt. Er droht mit Zöllen auf EU-Autos. Nun folgt eine Liste weiterer Waren – im Wert von 11 Milliarden Dollar. Die Antwort der EU lässt nicht lange auf sich warten."
https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/ausl...mit-der-eu.html

Republican senator inadvertently admits Congress can see Trump’s tax returns
Just a day after Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said Democrats will never, ever see Donald Trump’s tax returns, not in a million years, Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley basically admitted that, yes, Congress is 100 percent entitled to them. And he said it on Fox & Friends, which means Trump was watching the whole thing through rheumy, Adderall-bloodshot eyes.

First, Grassley mentioned that he could get Trump’s returns himself because he chairs the Senate Finance Committee. Of course, that right also extends to the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, who is currently Democrat Richard Neal.

And then Grassley tripped headlong into a steaming, putrescent pile of whoops:
https://www.alternet.org/2019/04/republi...FCAMvT53w9wC1pY

Trump Personally Spoke to Border Patrol Agents and Told Them to Break the Law and Lie to Judges: Report
"The President refuses to understand that the Department of Homeland Security is constrained by the laws."

But as CNN reports, not only did Trump publicly proclaim the U.S. is full, he held private conversations "behind the scenes" with Border Patrol agents during which "the President told border agents to not let migrants in."
That is illegal, especially if they are seeking asylum, as Secretary Nielsen had told Trump two weeks prior. The White House counsel had supported Secretary Nielsen's reading of the law.
The President appeared to not care, as he coached the Border Patrol agents on committing an apparent illegal act.
https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.co...t6LIR6xX45Nz2LM

Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #5830

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Trump Personally Spoke to Border Patrol Agents and Told Them to Break the Law and Lie to Judges: Report
"The President refuses to understand that the Department of Homeland Security is constrained by the laws."

But as CNN reports, not only did Trump publicly proclaim the U.S. is full, he held private conversations "behind the scenes" with Border Patrol agents during which "the President told border agents to not let migrants in."
That is illegal, especially if they are seeking asylum, as Secretary Nielsen had told Trump two weeks prior. The White House counsel had supported Secretary Nielsen's reading of the law.
The President appeared to not care, as he coached the Border Patrol agents on committing an apparent illegal act.
https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.co...t6LIR6xX45Nz2LM

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Zitat von Indo_HS im Beitrag #5831

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #5830

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Trump Personally Spoke to Border Patrol Agents and Told Them to Break the Law and Lie to Judges: Report
"The President refuses to understand that the Department of Homeland Security is constrained by the laws."

But as CNN reports, not only did Trump publicly proclaim the U.S. is full, he held private conversations "behind the scenes" with Border Patrol agents during which "the President told border agents to not let migrants in."
That is illegal, especially if they are seeking asylum, as Secretary Nielsen had told Trump two weeks prior. The White House counsel had supported Secretary Nielsen's reading of the law.
The President appeared to not care, as he coached the Border Patrol agents on committing an apparent illegal act.
https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.co...t6LIR6xX45Nz2LM

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Alleine schon hierfür müsste man ihn in einem (tatsächlich) demokratischen Rechtsstaat hinter Schloß und Riegel stecken können.

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The Stephen Miller Presidency
The more politically frustrated Trump becomes, the more he embraces his most extreme adviser. Brace yourself, America.

Stephen Miller is winning. In recent days, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for policy has overseen a purge of officials who were seen as insufficiently extreme on immigration. Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen was pushed out on Sunday. Two days earlier, Miller persuaded Trump to cut ties with Ronald Vitello, the president’s nominee to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “Ron’s a good man but we’re going in a tougher direction,” Trump told reporters.

And Miller’s not done. On Monday, CNN reported that Miller also wants the president to fire two more high-ranking immigration officials. “He’s actively trying to put in place people who have very different points of view than the current leadership within the agencies,” a former DHS official told Politico, referring to Miller. “His idea is basically [to] clean house.” Trump reportedly has informed aides that the 33-year-old Miller will oversee all immigration initiatives.

In a White House defined by dysfunction and turnover—the departments of justice, defense, and veterans affairs are all led by acting directors—Miller is the thriving cockroach. It’s no secret why: He has shown an unwavering commitment to Trump’s toxic immigration agenda, perhaps even more so than the president himself. Miller’s expanding influence and seemingly permanent tenure suggest that Trump’s immigration policies will become even more radical than those he implemented during his first two years in office.
https://newrepublic.com/article/153525/s...zKWnfPI--eVKMxA

Russia in Venezuela: Why Putin has sent troops to back up Nicolas Maduro
According to U.S. officials, the two planeloads of Russian troops were sent to Caracas to support Maduro. The Kremlin claims, however, that they were sent to do maintenance work on military equipment Russia supplied to Venezuela several years ago.

The conversation heated up as President Donald Trump told Russia "to get out," and Russia's Foreign Ministry shot back that the U.S. should get out of Syria first. Russia and the U.S. similarly backed different sides in Syria's civil war, and Russian President Vladimir Putin coming to the rescue has arguably kept dictator Bashar Assad comfortably in power.

On Thursday, Venezuela's deputy foreign minister would not rule out the possibility that more Russian military personnel could arrive in his country, under what he said were existing agreements between the two nations.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-in-v...rDoq5xuOMFabXAc

11 Million Taxpayers Losing $323 Billion In Deductions In Trump Tax Hit
More bad news for middle America after corporate taxes were slashed.

There’s more bad news for taxpayers. A government report has revealed that 11 million taxpayers are losing out on $323 billion worth of deductions due to a punishing change in President Donald Trump’s tax law.

The hard news comes after early filers were stunned by shrinking — to vanishing — tax refunds.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tax-deduc...fZWoUrbVpa3AbRM

Da kommt beim Waehler Freude auf.

Republicans Are Warning Drug Companies Not To Cooperate With A Congressional Investigation
The House Oversight Committee is attempting to study how drug companies set prescription drug prices, but Republicans have warned the industry that it may be better for them not to cooperate.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pau...ADH3lQ9dpmvEba4

Das muss man sich mal vorstellen.

White House: Americans will 'never' see what Trump's hiding in his taxes
Trump is willing to go to incredible lengths to stop Americans from knowing where his money comes from.
https://shareblue.com/white-house-mick-m...ee-trump-taxes/

The Forgotten Reason Congress Needs to See the Mueller Report
Legislators have a responsibility to police obstruction of justice, according to the Constitution.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/...r-report-226580

Ilhan Omar, AOC, and the silencing of women of color in Congress
A man threatened to “put a bullet” in Rep. Ilhan Omar. It’s another example of how society wants to silence women of color.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/...z-racism-sexism

<<Rep. Devin Nunes linked to Napa winery that allegedly held prostitutes-and-cocaine cruise>>
UPDATED: April 9, 2019 at 5:31 am
A new report links California Republican Congressman Devin Nunes to a lawsuit concerning a Napa Winery’s San Francisco Bay cruise that allegedly featured prostitutes and cocaine. The link was made by a California newspaper Nunes recently described in extremely unflattering terms.[...]
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/05/24/r...ine-cruise/amp/

Lobbyist who funneled foreign money to Trump's inaugural fund asks for no jail time
Patten pleaded guilty to foreign lobbying violations last year.

Sam Patten, a veteran Republican lobbyist accused of illegally funneling foreign money into the Trump inaugural fund, is seeking no jail time after pleading guilty last year to foreign lobbying violations in a case referred to federal prosecutors by special counsel Robert Mueller, according to a new court filing.

Patten, 47, pleaded guilty in August for acting as an "agent of a foreign principal … without registering under the Department of Justice's Foreign Agent Registration Act,” related to his work on behalf of a Ukrainian political party.

As part of his plea deal, Patten acknowledged accepting $50,000 to secure tickets to President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017 for a Ukrainian client through a "straw" purchaser, circumventing rules about the inauguration committee accepting money from foreigners.
Patten also admitted to lying to the Senate Intelligence Committee during its investigation into Russian election interference. Patten has since been cooperating with investigators.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/lobbyist...ory?id=62253025

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_c...rez_track_apr09

Ich gebe nicht so viel auf Meinungsforschung - und im Fall Clinton/Trump lag auch Rasmussen daneben. Dennoch ist es aufschlussreich, dass sich approve und disapprove ungefähr die Waage halten. (Zum Vergleich die Zustimmung zu Macron betrug Ende Februar 28%, die von Trudeau 40%).

Ich würde sagen, das sind gute Voraussetzungen für 2020, wenn die Konjunktur nicht einbricht. Der demokratische Kandidat, der ihm am gefährlichsten werden kann, ist Sanders, vielleicht noch Biden.
Über eine Nullnummer wie Robert Francis O'Rourke als Kandidaten würde sich das Trump-Lager sicher besonders freuen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc6KESJvaPo

Ich bin nicht immer nett bzgl. Lindsey Graham gewesen, aber in dieser Frage hat er völlig recht.

Trump's cognitive deficits seem worse. We need to know if he has dementia: Psychologist
We see signs that the president's abilities are declining, but the only way to find out for sure is to give him a full neuropsychological evaluation.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2...umn/3404007002/

Einen Irren an der Spitze zu haben ist nicht ungewoehnliches fuer Kulte. Die moegen das so.

Top Democrat Blasts Trump for 'Wading Right Into anti-Semitic Dual-loyalty Lie'
Jerrold Nadler, Democrat from New York, slammed U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent speech to the Jewish Republican Coalition

U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, Democrat from New York, slammed U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent speech to the Jewish Republican Coalition, saying that Trump “wades right into the anti-Semitic dual-loyalty lie.” During the speech Trump repeatedly referred to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “your prime minister,” while addressing the crowd of conservative American Jews.
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/top-demo...y-lie-1.7105229

Man wearing a Trump T-shirt abuses people at Christchurch mosque where more than 40 people died
A man wearing a Donald Trump T-shirt has yelled abuse at members of the Muslim community gathered at one of the mosques targeted in the Christchurch terror attack.

Of the 50 victims killed in the March 15 shootings, more than 40 were at Masjid Al Noor, on Deans Ave. On Wednesday afternoon, a man wearing a T-shirt supporting United States President Donald Trump turned up outside the mosque and started yelling abuse.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christc...h-terror-attack

Trump’s War on the Rule of Law Is Reaching the Breaking Point
He keeps losing in the courts, yet keeps pushing even more extreme immigration policies. Something's got to give.
https://newrepublic.com/article/153536/t...-breaking-point

Trump hotels exempted from ban on foreign payments under new stance
A narrow justice department interpretation of the emoluments clause gives countries leeway to curry favor with the president via commercial deals
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019...LI8ZLpZ0tbVtAOQ

Trump will leave a legacy of selfishness and dishonesty
Joseph Stiglitz

The president’s attack on every pillar of society jeopardises the US’s continued prosperity and ability to function as a democracy ...

...The attack by Trump and his administration on every one of the pillars of American society, and his especially aggressive vilification of the country’s truth-seeking institutions, jeopardises its continued prosperity and very ability to function as a democracy. Nor do there appear to be checks on corporate giants’ efforts to capture the institutions – the courts, legislatures, regulatory agencies, and major media outlets – that are supposed to prevent them from exploiting workers and consumers. A dystopia previously imagined only by science fiction writers is emerging before our eyes. It should give us chills to think of who “wins” in this world, and who or what we might become, just in the struggle to survive.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/201...Ol4zH1W46gheSXE