The Donald Trump Score Card

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/us/politics/trumps-business-ties-to-middle-east-precede-him.html?_r=0

excerpt:

"At a rally in Alabama in 2015, Mr. Trump suggested that he had benefited from the Saudis in his residential business, saying: “Saudi Arabia — and I get along great with all of them. They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.”"

 

All in the family.

Another great Trump administration hire:
Ex-wedding planner picked to lead regional housing department
Matthew Sheffield
Friday, Jun 16, 2017 04:02 PM EST

http://www.salon.com/2017/06/16/another-great-trump-administration-hire-ex-wedding-planner-picked-to-lead-regional-housing-department/

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-wedding-planner-hud-housing-new-york-2017-6

excerpt from first article:

"According to her LinkedIn profile, Patton worked as the vice president of the foundation of Trump’s son, Eric. She also described herself as being in charge of “handling all calendar appointments.” Patton has worked for the Trump family since 2009 when she worked as an event staffer and planner."

 

And we depend on Saudi Arabia for stable oil prices. It's the only reason they are an 'ally' and why every president kisses Saudi ass. They have absolutely no values congruent with our own but they have oil. That, plus they're not Iran.

 

Trump finally visits Camp David. This is roughing it severely for Trump in contrast to being in the midst of a couple hundred party goers at Mar-a-Lago and having his pic taken with bridesmaids. It is a quiet place where seriously talks can be conducted.

A similar step for Trump would be to hold a formal press conference at the White House press briefing room for the first time.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/338299-trump-breaks-weekend-streak-with-visit-to-camp-david

 

A belated happy birthday to Trump. He was 70 going on 4.


For Trump’s Birthday, Protesters Got Him a Plane Ticket to Russia
By Jason Le Miere On 6/13/17 at 3:19 PM

http://www.newsweek.com/trump-birthday-protest-russia-ticket-625261

 

This should come as no surprise. Gingrich writes a book about Trump. The two have common attributes (loudmouth, overbearing, insulting). Like Trump, Gingrich thought he would be in control of everything and change the world. He resigned from the Speaker of the House position after insulting everyone who could have been his ally, which rendered him powerless in the Congress.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/338312-gingrich-book-trump-thought-bid-would-cost-as-much-as-a-yacht-but-be

 

Donald's latest tweet. So patronizing. He obviously thinks we're all bullshit.

 

An article from December 2016..

The Electoral College Is Great for Whiter States, Lousy for Cities
Emily Dreyfuss
12.08.16 07:00 am

https://www.wired.com/2016/12/electoral-college-great-whiter-states-lousy-cities/

From the article;

"With the political likelihood of any real Electoral College reform virtually nil, cities are trying to take power into their own hands in other ways. While the Electoral College system works against cities in terms of value per presidential vote, their burgeoning populations give them a greater cultural influence that some hope will act as a counterweight to a Trump administration pledging to roll back progressive gains.

“Cities can, and do, have a greater impact on culture, in part because of density and in part because most people in the US now live in or near cities," Keyssar says. "But I don’t quite see that counterbalancing the political power that accrues to small states."

So far, the moves have been symbolic. San Francisco, unsurprisingly, wasted little time in pledging to uphold its progressive agenda on women's rights, racial equality, universal healthcare, religious freedom, and immigration, among other issues. The country's biggest cities, including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, have vowed to work together as "sanctuary cities" despite the president-elect's threat to cut federal funding if they do not assist in his plan to deport undocumented immigrants. Meanwhile, Obama administration officials have said they are counting on local efforts to protect their criminal justice reform legacy during the Trump era.

"I think there may be a great adventure about to take place where you have the cities threatening to unite and Trump threatening to cut off their funding," says Stanford historian Jack Rakove, who also spoke at the Electoral College forum.

The risks to cities are very real: namely, that Trump's administration could cut funding for everything from school programs to infrastructure—all the things that urban residents rely on. Even then, the sacrifices cities make in the name of resisting presidential power may not be enough. For eight years, Republicans accused the Obama administration of executive overreach. Now its Democrats warning of too much power in the hands of one president—a president that this time around most voters didn't even choose."

 

They truly believe the entire system is against him therefore anything said about him must be a lie. They are against him because he's actuly saving the county and this upsets the liberal who wants to destroy the country. Journalism used to be respected now facts are hated it's "fake news". It's actuly a brilliant move because he knows people will call him on the lies but it does not matter now. He's not a dumb man but he knows how to speak to the dumb. You can not reason with them. I fear if he is impeached it will actuly lead to mass violence from these people. No matter what he will always be a cult hero. If he is not impeached he will be reelected.

 

It's interesting how individual entities are aligning themselves against Trump, such as governors, mayors, U.S. senators, and cities as a whole. Trump basically drew the battle lines by threatening to cut off federal funding to cities that didn't comply with his policies such as his anti-immigration stance and his desire to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The cities responded by threatening to not pay their federal taxes. This atmosphere of pitting the White and cities against each other seems to be a new phenomenon in the U.S. or at least hasn't occurred in recent decades to the extent that is now being seen. What makes this divisive atmosphere even more flippant is Trump's roots in New York City which is highly urban, immigrant-friendly, social program oriented, and multi-cultural.

 

He gives two dicks about you.

 

Go team trump!
Give the Saudi's more money!!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnmX6AIxaWU

 

Trump has been denying his small hands since the 90's. An imprint of his hands show that they are in the 15th percentile.

He is short-fingered and short-tempered. Something else of his is said to be short also.

Life-Size Cast Reveals Donald Trump’s Hands Are, in Fact, Short-Fingered
Scientific studies prove Trump is in the 15th-25th percentile for hand size.
by Tina Nguyen
August 3, 2016 3:19 pm

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/08/donald-trump-hand-size

Trump is known for his appeal to truther theories and what he calls fake news. He can always claim that government agents secretly replaced the life-size replica of his hands with a fake.

 

Current drafting of changes to the healthcare system have been cloaked in secrecy. The same behind -closed-doors approach was used early in the Obama administration.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/22/politics/senate-health-care-bill/index.html

Healthcare policy demands an open transparent discussion where all groups can be involved (the general public, patients, doctors, hospitals, insurance companies, governors). The voters should be vehemently demanding a public debate. This includes voters attending Trump's victory tours like his recent rally in Iowa.

 

A dated article from December 2016 that describes Tillerson's close association with Russia. Tillerson went up the ranks through his management of Exxon's Russia account.


Behind the deep ties between Exxon's Rex Tillerson and Russia
by Matt Egan, Julia Horowitz and Chris Isidore
December 11, 2016: 7:20 PM ET

http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/11/investing/rex-tillerson-exxon-russia-putin/index.html