Trump World -USA-2019
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Re-election Honest Don!
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/newsp...his-businesses-analysis/ar-BBV5cGZ?li=AAggNb9
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/newsp...his-businesses-analysis/ar-BBV5cGZ?li=AAggNb9
Trump’s ugly McCain rants designed to distract his rabid base from the fact that his presidency is collapsing
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/03/tr...sing-columnist/?utm_source=push_notifications
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/03/tr...sing-columnist/?utm_source=push_notifications
Trump has sold out the farmers who voted for him — and now they’re racing toward calamity
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/03/trump-sold-farmers-voted-now-theyre-racing-toward-calamity/
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/03/trump-sold-farmers-voted-now-theyre-racing-toward-calamity/
Attorney Michael Avenatti charged with extortion by federal prosecutors in New York
Court papers accuse the outspoken foe of President Trump with attempting to extract more than $20 million in payments from Nike by threatening to use his public platform to harm the company's reputation if his demands were not met. Avenatti rose to prominence after his client, adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, said she had an affair with Trump years ago.
source: WAPO
Why Trump Reigns as King Cyrus
The Christian right doesn’t like the president only for his judges. They like his style.
The month before the 2018 midterms, a thousand theaters screened “The Trump Prophecy,” a film that tells the story of Mark Taylor, a former firefighter who claims that God told him in 2011 that Donald Trump would be elected president.
At a critical moment in the film, just after the actor representing Mr. Taylor collapses in the flashing light of an epiphany, he picks up a Bible and turns to the 45th chapter of the book of Isaiah, which describes the anointment of King Cyrus by God. In the next scene, we hear Mr. Trump being interviewed on “The 700 Club,” a popular Christian television show.
As Lance Wallnau, an evangelical author and speaker who appears in the film, once said, “I believe the 45th president is meant to be an Isaiah 45 Cyrus,” who will “restore the crumbling walls that separate us from cultural collapse.”
Cyrus, in case you’ve forgotten, was born in the sixth century B.C.E. and became the first emperor of Persia. Isaiah 45 celebrates Cyrus for freeing a population of Jews who were held captive in Babylon. Cyrus is the model for a nonbeliever appointed by God as a vessel for the purposes of the faithful.
The identification of the 45th president with an ancient Middle Eastern potentate isn’t a fringe thing. “The Trump Prophecy” was produced with the help of professors and students at Liberty University, whose president, Jerry Falwell Jr., has been instrumental in rallying evangelical support for Mr. Trump. Jeanine Pirro of Fox News has picked up on the meme, as has Ron Dermer, the Israeli ambassador to the United States, among many others.
As the Trump presidency falls under siege on multiple fronts, it has become increasingly clear that the so-called values voters will be among the last to leave the citadel. A lot of attention has been paid to the supposed paradox of evangelicals backing such an imperfect man, but the real problem is that our idea of Christian nationalism hasn’t caught up with the reality. We still buy the line that the hard core of the Christian right is just an interest group working to protect its values. But what we don’t get is that Mr. Trump’s supposedly anti-Christian attributes and anti-democratic attributes are a vital part of his attraction.
Today’s Christian nationalists talk a good game about respecting the Constitution and America’s founders, but at bottom they sound as if they prefer autocrats to democrats. In fact, what they really want is a king. “It is God that raises up a king,” according to Paula White, a prosperity gospel preacher who has advised Mr. Trump.
Ralph Drollinger, who has led weekly Bible study groups in the White House attended by Vice President Mike Pence and many other cabinet members, likes the word “king” so much that he frequently turns it into a verb. “Get ready to king in our future lives,” he tells his followers. “Christian believers will — soon, I hope — become the consummate, perfect governing authorities!”
More: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/opinion/trump-evangelicals-cyrus-king.html
The Christian right doesn’t like the president only for his judges. They like his style.
The month before the 2018 midterms, a thousand theaters screened “The Trump Prophecy,” a film that tells the story of Mark Taylor, a former firefighter who claims that God told him in 2011 that Donald Trump would be elected president.
At a critical moment in the film, just after the actor representing Mr. Taylor collapses in the flashing light of an epiphany, he picks up a Bible and turns to the 45th chapter of the book of Isaiah, which describes the anointment of King Cyrus by God. In the next scene, we hear Mr. Trump being interviewed on “The 700 Club,” a popular Christian television show.
As Lance Wallnau, an evangelical author and speaker who appears in the film, once said, “I believe the 45th president is meant to be an Isaiah 45 Cyrus,” who will “restore the crumbling walls that separate us from cultural collapse.”
Cyrus, in case you’ve forgotten, was born in the sixth century B.C.E. and became the first emperor of Persia. Isaiah 45 celebrates Cyrus for freeing a population of Jews who were held captive in Babylon. Cyrus is the model for a nonbeliever appointed by God as a vessel for the purposes of the faithful.
The identification of the 45th president with an ancient Middle Eastern potentate isn’t a fringe thing. “The Trump Prophecy” was produced with the help of professors and students at Liberty University, whose president, Jerry Falwell Jr., has been instrumental in rallying evangelical support for Mr. Trump. Jeanine Pirro of Fox News has picked up on the meme, as has Ron Dermer, the Israeli ambassador to the United States, among many others.
As the Trump presidency falls under siege on multiple fronts, it has become increasingly clear that the so-called values voters will be among the last to leave the citadel. A lot of attention has been paid to the supposed paradox of evangelicals backing such an imperfect man, but the real problem is that our idea of Christian nationalism hasn’t caught up with the reality. We still buy the line that the hard core of the Christian right is just an interest group working to protect its values. But what we don’t get is that Mr. Trump’s supposedly anti-Christian attributes and anti-democratic attributes are a vital part of his attraction.
Today’s Christian nationalists talk a good game about respecting the Constitution and America’s founders, but at bottom they sound as if they prefer autocrats to democrats. In fact, what they really want is a king. “It is God that raises up a king,” according to Paula White, a prosperity gospel preacher who has advised Mr. Trump.
Ralph Drollinger, who has led weekly Bible study groups in the White House attended by Vice President Mike Pence and many other cabinet members, likes the word “king” so much that he frequently turns it into a verb. “Get ready to king in our future lives,” he tells his followers. “Christian believers will — soon, I hope — become the consummate, perfect governing authorities!”
More: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/opinion/trump-evangelicals-cyrus-king.html
Of course. Even if we ignore counter-tariffs (which only exacerbated the problem), Trump's tariffs would naturally have reduced imports, which as a result strengthen the US dollar and consequently reduce exports. Add inefficiency to that, and that could actually reduce exports more than it increases imports.
Add counter-tariffs to that, and that just makes the situation worse.
Now is Trump smart enough to understand this or will he just increase tariffs even more so as to further agravate the situation?
Sometimes you renovate and other times you tear the house down and rebuild . What do you think Trump is planning ?
Meghan McCain says she's 'emotionally exhausted' having to address Trump's comments, doesn't expect 'decency' from president's family
McCain says she's "emotionally exhausted" from having to respond to Trump.
An "emotionally exhausted" Meghan McCain again defended her father against President Trump Thursday on "The View," saying she doesn't "expect decency" from his family.
“I don’t like coming here every day and having to do this, as all of you know. It’s extremely emotionally exhausting,” she said at the top of the show.
"I don't expect decency from the Trump family," she added.
Video and more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/meg...ted-address-trumps-comments/story?id=61835677
McCain says she's "emotionally exhausted" from having to respond to Trump.
An "emotionally exhausted" Meghan McCain again defended her father against President Trump Thursday on "The View," saying she doesn't "expect decency" from his family.
“I don’t like coming here every day and having to do this, as all of you know. It’s extremely emotionally exhausting,” she said at the top of the show.
"I don't expect decency from the Trump family," she added.
Video and more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/meg...ted-address-trumps-comments/story?id=61835677
Trump's bullying her deceased dad would be hard to deal with. His public humiliation tactics of anyone he despises......is threatened by........are deplorable . and uncivilized. Even the deceased are not safe from his vile verbal conduct.
Trump's specialty is to hire contractors and stiff them.
He has been sued thousands of times for it.