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Misadventures of a minority-elect President 45

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Today’s misadventures of a minority-elect President begin with Trump’s latest rant taking aim at Hillary Clinton’s ties to Russia to deflect attention away from his growing scandals and ineptitude, government ethics watchdog to review Trump’s profits fraudulently made at U.S. taxpayer expense, Trump exposed as an unrepentant scam artist over TrumpCare failure, the delusional dipshittery that is the Trump family name continues creating massive conflicts of interest and law violations, timeline of events that unfolded during election makes Trump-Russia ties look bad, Trump spreads more fake news on Hillary’s uranium deal, Trump issues decree destroying climate and the environment, popularity for our illegitimate president hits a new low, Trump’s growing ethical issues bordering on criminal, bribing Democrats in an effort to garner support for his upcoming fraudulent tax reform con, still trying to do everything he can – aided by the GOP-led U.S. Congress – to deflect attention away from his out-of-control Russia scandal, doubling down on the America’s illegal Middle Eastern wars he pretended to criticize and much more.

Trump calls for investigation into Hillary Clinton, Russia connection article from AOL News. –
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/03/27/trump-calls-for-investigation-into-hillary-clinton-russia-connection/22014433/

In one of his latest rants Trump takes aim at Hillary Clinton’s ties to Russia to deflect attention away from his growing scandal.

The Republican Party Is Catastrophically Broken article from the Nation. –
https://www.thenation.com/article/the-republican-party-is-catastrophically-broken/

“The humiliating failure to repeal Obamacare reveals the GOP is not a national governing party–and Trump is a failure as president…”

MAR-A-LAGO IS JUST THE START OF TRUMP’S ETHICAL MESS article from Vanity Fair. –
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/trump-ethics-mar-a-lago-ceo

U.S. government watchdog to review Mar-a-Lago trips, Trump hotel profits article from Yahoo! News. –
https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-government-watchdog-review-mar-lago-trips-trump-233104985.html

Holding U.S. taxpayers accountable for the cost of vacations that include massive profits at personal properties is questionable, and knowing Trump, most likely fraudulent too.

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Misadventures of a minority-elect President 41

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Voters remorse for yet another Trump supporter whose husband is being deported, Trump gives GOP ultimatum om voting for his fraudulent healthcare con, more evidence alleging Trump team gave Russians a hand in releasing Hillary Clinton smears, FBI uncovering evidence of treason in Trump’s White House, questioning who’s running America while its joke of a presidential twit tweets, there appears to be no end in sight in Trump’s land of delusions, in what is becoming more typical in Trumpland, the White House violated another law trying to pass its fraudulent healthcare con law, 7 years to replace Obamacare and the GOP – led by Trump – can’t even do that, Trump’s conflicts of interests could – and should – be the end of his illegitimate presidency, Trump’s issues with never apologizing or admitting he made a mistake, more on Trump still living in the land of delusion, ignorantly approving Keystone XL could come back to haunt Trump, still blaming everyone else for his own miserable failures, poll finds majority of voters horrified by Trump budget – which is ironic since a majority of voters were horrified by him too, staying engaged is the best way to resist Trump, a loser president – Dan rather hits Trump where it hurts and more.

Trump supporter: My husband is being deported Friday article from Yahoo! News. –
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-supporter-my-husband-is-being-deported-friday-193439132.html

Trump ultimatum: Vote on health care Friday or Obamacare stays article from AOL News. –
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/03/23/trump-ultimatum-vote-on-health-care-friday-or-obamacare-stays/22009591/

CNN: Trump Team Gave Russians ‘Thumbs Up’ to Release Hillary Smears article from Mother Jones. –
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/03/cnn-trump-team-gave-russians-thumbs-release-hillary-smears

“CNN has some breaking news:

The FBI has information that indicates associates of President Donald Trump communicated with suspected Russian operatives to possibly coordinate the release of information damaging to Hillary Clinton’s campaign, US officials told CNN….The FBI is now reviewing that information, which includes human intelligence, travel, business and phone records and accounts of in-person meetings.

….One law enforcement official said the information in hand suggests “people connected to the campaign were in contact and it appeared they were giving the thumbs up to release information when it was ready.” But other U.S. officials who spoke to CNN say it’s premature to draw that inference from the information gathered so far since it’s largely circumstantial.

Apparently this is all “raising suspicions” among counterintelligence officers about ties between Russia and the Trump campaign…”

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Misadventures of a minority-elect President 26

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Trump’s out-of-control wiretapping claims getting worse, Trumpism as an existential threat, his love affair with WikiLeaks appears to be over, more on Trump’s Iranian money laundering scheme, Trump’s Keystone XL story falls apart, White House confusion on Trump being target of investigation, the serious threat Trump poses that no one is talking about, Trump lied about revitalizing inner cities, choosing instead to shred affordable housing, Trump doesn’t want his disastrous Obamacare replacement named after him, it appears Breitbart might be turning on Trump, conflicts of interest Iranian style, double standards in Trump’s land of delusion, anti-Trump resistance groups growing, Trump’s threat to harm Americans if Trumpcare fails and more.

Is Trumpism an existential threat? article from Yahoo! News. –
https://www.yahoo.com/news/is-trumpism-an-existential-threat-100032958.html

This may be the worst defense of Trump’s Obama-wiretapped-me claim – literally article from the Washington Post. –
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/the-fix/wp/2017/03/08/this-might-be-the-worst-defense-of-trumps-obama-wiretapped-me-claim-literally/

“Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, which means he’s in charge of investigating President Trump’s evidence-free allegation that President Barack Obama wiretapped his offices.

But Nunes doesn’t seem particularly worried that the current president accused the former president of a crime. Echoing so many Republican defenses of Trump’s tweets, he suggested Tuesday that Trump’s allegation simply shouldn’t be taken at face value.

Here’s what Nunes said:

The president is a neophyte to politics. He’s been doing this a little over a year. And I think a lot of the things that he says, you guys sometimes take literally. Sometimes he doesn’t have 27 lawyers and staff looking at what he does — which is, I think, at times refreshing and at times can also lead us to have to be sitting at a press conference like this, answering questions that you guys are asking. But at the end of the day, I think tweets are a very transparent way for a politician of any rank to communicate with their constituents. So I don’t think we should attack the president for tweeting.

There are a couple straw men here. One is the idea that Trump needs “27 lawyers” reading his tweets before they go out. The implication is that Trump didn’t really know what he was saying would be a big deal…”

Donald Trump team attacks WikiLeaks over CIA files, despite President once saying he ‘loved’ them article from Yahoo! News. –
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/donald-trump-team-attacks-wikileaks-131700701.html

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Misadventures of a minority-elect President 13

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Trump’s myths about illegal immigration, White House Chief of Staff asks FBI to dispute Trump Russia report, Trump’s psychological issues, the Christian Right’s giddiness over Trump and the miscreants in his cabinet, rising legal questions on Trump’s military operation to remove undocumented immigrants, the WWE gets involved in Trump’s delusional dipshittery, White House defers ‘states’ rights’ on Transgender rights but not marijuana, still using Twitter to spew his vitriolic rants – this time with the FBI, House Republicans – Trump’s brown shirts – trying to cover up Trump’s ties to Russia and conflicts of interest, Trump scolds press for using ‘anonymous sources’ after using anonymous sources, still repeating the same falsehoods as usual, the price taxpayers will pay for Trump’s deportation debacle, Trump selected cabinet nominees to destroy the agencies they lead, Trump’s authoritarian presidency and anti-democratic tendencies, Trump’s past reveals he is an anti-Semite regardless of his lies that he’s not, another week has passed in Trump’s America and more.

5 Trump myths about illegal immigration article from Yahoo! News. –
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-trump-myths-about-illegal-immigration-193622157.html

“The deportation force is being mustered.

President Donald Trump is making good on his campaign promise to round up and deport undocumented immigrants more aggressively than prior presidents. He recently told business leaders at the White House that a “military operation” is underway to roust people who are in the country illegally, and John Kelly, the Director of Homeland Security, recently outlined plans to hire 15,000 new immigration agents to help with the work. That will take time—and require Congressional funding—but the Trump administration already seems to be ramping up enforcement of existing immigration laws.

Trump has blamed undocumented immigrants for taking American jobs, committing violent crimes and milking US taxpayers. There are certainly anecdotal examples of each, but Trump also applies his usual hyperbole to the issue, while overlooking the important role undocumented workers play in the US economy. They account for about 4.5% of the American workforce and are crucial workers in industries such as agriculture, construction and hospitality. If Trump intends to kick an estimated 11 million undocumented people out of the country, it could upend many businesses and harm the economy more than it helps…”

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Misadventures of a minority-elect President 12

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The out-of-control Trump saga, our liar-in-chief loves torture, White House Press Secretary Spicer still spreading lies, Trump’s unethical conflicts of interest, expanding the U.S nuclear arsenal, Trump’s moral panic tactics, Trump’s man-baby antics, Trump’s economic nationalist Agenda, a global counter-Trump movement is rising, a new low of attacking children, the potential for another illegal ground war and more.

Where does the Trump saga end? article from Yahoo! News. –
https://www.yahoo.com/news/how-trump-might-redefine-the-presidency-100007834.html

“Where is all this headed, and how does it end?

These are the questions you hear all over Washington right now. Which is strange, because normally you wouldn’t be idly speculating about the end of a presidency barely a month after the inauguration. Certainly, in parts of the country that voted overwhelmingly for Trump, the sense is he’s just getting started.

But the pervasive view in the capital is that President Trump at this point is like a guy behind the wheel who hasn’t slept in a week, surrounded by a small mountain of empty Red Bull cans as he weaves his way across four lanes at night, squinting to read the signs and ignoring the angry blasts of horns.

Sure, it’s a straight drive home on a sparsely populated highway. But at this rate, what are the odds he makes it very far without hurting himself … or someone else?

Some of this is just the lingering shock of the election. A lot of people in Washington are still waking up every morning with a feeling of “this cannot be happening,” and from there it’s a short jump to “this cannot go on for very long.”

But it’s also the sense that Trump himself has skipped right over the opening and middle stages of a normal presidency — honeymoon, legislative push, midterms and reelection — and leaped straight into the self-pitying, paranoid, scandal-shadowed slog of year seven…”

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Misadventures of a minority-elect President 5

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Trump’s chaotic presidency, revelations that the corrupt GOP-led US Congress is enabling their fraudulent leader and his anti-Christ cabal, hate groups on the rise, tips for dealing with the ignorance of Trump supporters in your life, dealing with the lies of the Trump administration, revealing hypocrisy while hating those that leak information when it pertains to him – despite asking for more Clinton leaks while running for President, still believing Nixonian delusions that the President is above the law despite the fact the he is not, still having difficulty accepting the fact that he’s the popular vote losing President and lots more.

Tomgram: Frida Berrigan, Donald Trump, a One-Man 9/11? article from Tom Dispatch. –
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176244/tomgram%3A_frida_berrigan%2C_donald_trump%2C_a_one-man_9_11/

“…Loving America and Resisting Trump
The New Patriotism
By Frida Berrigan

So reality has inexorably, inescapably penetrated my life. It didn’t take long. Yes, Donald Trump is actually the president of the United States. In that guise, in just his first weeks in office, he’s already declared war on language, on loving, on people who are different from him — on the kind of world, in short, that I want to live in. He’s promised to erect high walls, keep some people in and others out and lock up those he despises, while threatening to torture and abuse with impunity.

Still, a small personal miracle emerges from this nightmare. It turns out that, despite growing up an anarchist protest kid who automatically read Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States alongside the official textbooks, I love this country more each day. So I find myself eternally upset about our new political reality-show, about a man so thin-skinned he lashes out at everything and so insulated in his own alt-reality that no response to him seems to matter.

Above all, I am so mad. Yeah, I’m mad at all those people who voted for Trump and even madder at the ones who didn’t vote at all. I’m mad at everyone who thinks the sum total of their contribution to the political well-being of this country is voting every two or four years. I’m mad at our corporate-political system and how easily distracted people are. I’m steaming mad, but mostly at myself…”

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Misadventures of a minority-elect President 4

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Trump’s conflicts of interest are making him money, avoiding real press conferences, continuing chaos in the White House, more on the moronic miscreants Trump has surrounded himself with, and the revelation that all News that is critical of Trump is “fake News” according to our so-called President and the anti-Christ cabal he allegedly runs.

Trump now owns Obamacare article from Yahoo! News. –
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/trump-now-owns-obamacare-181736930.html

“President Trump seems gleeful every time the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, encounters some new difficulty. But these are now becoming Trump’s problems, not his predecessor’s, and he’s likely to get most of the blame if some 20 million Americans who get health coverage under the ACA suffer from the program’s demise.

Health insurer Humana (HUM) recently said it would pull out of the ACA in 2018, a development Trump reveled in. Here’s the tweet:

Obamacare continues to fail. Humana to pull out in 2018. Will repeal, replace & save healthcare for ALL Americans. https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/policy/healthcare/319538-humana-to-drop-out-of-obamacare-marketplace-at-end-of-2017 …”

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