The Donald Trump Score Card

Flagme15 · Feb 6, 2019

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Here's a fact check, I checked.
Trump:

"Year after year, countless Americans are murdered by criminal illegal aliens."
what about cops shooting innocent people?.

"The border city of El Paso, Texas, used to have extremely high rates of violent crime -- one of the highest in the country, and considered one of our nation's most dangerous cities. Now, with a powerful barrier in place, El Paso is one of our safest cities."
he was confusing El Paso with Juarez, Mexico

"The lawless state of our southern border is a threat to the safety, security and financial well-being of all Americans."
Guess what? B.S.

"I want people to come into our country, in the largest numbers ever, but they have to come in legally."
no he doesn't

"We have unleashed a revolution in American Energy -- the United States is now the number one producer of oil and natural gas in the world."
Actually, it attained that status before trump arrived. Furthermore, much of that oil is sold. That's why we have high fuel prices.

"More people are working now than at any time in our history. 157 million people at work."
Many of these jobs are service oriented. Jobs that will soon be replaced by automation.

"If I had not been elected President of the United States, we would right now, in my opinion, be in a major war with North Korea."
so he is the great savior

"This new era of cooperation can start with finally confirming the more than 300 highly qualified nominees who are still stuck in the Senate — in some cases years and years waiting. Not right. The Senate has failed to act on these nominations, which is unfair to the nominees and very unfair to our country. Now is the time for bipartisan action."
try nominating someone who is qualified, and not a political hack..
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stormountainman · Feb 6, 2019

Chuck Schumer pointed out that Trump said in his State of the Union address that he wants some new kind of health insurance which would offer Americans protection for pre-existing conditions … while his DOJ is pushing a case in federal court against such protection for pre-existing conditions!

egger · Feb 6, 2019

At Trump's 2018 SOTU, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan introduced him.

Trump snubbed Pelosi by walking straight to the podium and starting to talk instead of giving Pelosi a chance to formally introduce him at the SOTU which has been the tradition.

Snubbing someone you claim you want to cooperate with isn't a good gesture. Neither is taking away the military flight for Pelosi and the Congressional delegation for the visit to U.S. troops in Afghanistan, optimally timed by Trump to achieve maximum embarrassment while they were on the shuttle bus to the airport and publicly stated by Trump on Twitter to ruin the secrecy and security of the mission.

Trump's snubs of Pelosi look similar to his bolting out of the limo on inauguration day and running up the White House steps while leaving his wife behind at the limo. Or his intentionally showing up late in the middle of the women's empowerment session at the G7 summit to disrupt the women by having the cameras turn to him as he came in late..

egger · Feb 6, 2019

Trump is now Mr. Nice Guy.

He made the same nice remarks the day after the 2016 election that he did in his 2019 SOTU address (a call for healing and unity, a President for all Americans, etc). Those remarks were followed by months of post-election hate statements which gave Trump the unusual distinction of being known as a 'sore winner'.

Unity through division.

Order through chaos.

Cooperation through extortion.

Friendship through animosity

Charm through insults

Humbleness through arrogance

Productivity through shutdowns

MeAgain · Feb 7, 2019

House launches new investigation of Don.

The House intelligence committee will launch a broad new investigation looking at Russian interference in the 2016 election and President Donald Trump’s foreign financial interests, Chairman Adam Schiff announced Wednesday, moving ahead with the aggressive oversight that Democrats have promised now that they are in the majority.
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So much for Trump's attempt to intimidate Congress at his state of the union address.
The House will look into

“the scope and scale” of Russian intervention in the 2016 presidential election, the “extent of any links and/or coordination” between Russians and Trump’s associates, whether foreign actors have sought to hold leverage over Trump or his family and associates, and whether anyone has sought to obstruct any of the relevant investigations.
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MeAgain · Feb 7, 2019

So how many investigations of Trump are there? Seventeen that I know of. (Wired)
1. The Russian Government’s Election Attack
2. WikiLeaks
3. Middle Eastern Influence
4. Paul Manafort’s Activity
5. The Trump Tower Moscow Project
6. Campaign and Transition Contacts With Russia
7. Obstruction of Justice
8. Campaign Conspiracy and the Trump Organization’s Finances
9. Inauguration Funding
10. Trump SuperPAC Funding
11. Foreign Lobbying
12. Maria Butina and the NRA
13. Elena Alekseevna Khusyaynova
14. Turkish Influence
15. Tax Case
16. The Trump Foundation
17. Emoluments Lawsuit

Other investigations:
1. Flynn investigation
2. Identity Theft Cases

Entities that I can find that are leading the investigations:
1. Mueller's Special Counsel
2. U.S. Attorney General for the Southern District of New York
3. U.S. Attorney General for the District of columbia
4. U.S. Attorney General for the Eastern District of Virginia
5. New York City
6. New York State
7. The New York Attorney General
8. The House of Representatives.
9. The Senate
10. The F.B.I

* I'm not sure if some of these are the same entities.

stormountainman · Feb 7, 2019

A Schiff, J Nadler, E Cummings, and R Mueller just might be the most important people in America right at this moment. They can put Trump and his top lieutenants in prison.

stormountainman · Feb 7, 2019

The Trump DOJ just issued a public statement to say acting AG Whitaker will not comply with the House subpoena to force him to testify. Trump has just turned the crank a notch toward the direction of … government disfunction? I would assume at this point Putin is drinking some high dollar Glenlivet scotch and laughing his ass off.

MeAgain · Feb 7, 2019

The Justice Department told the House Judiciary Committee Thursday afternoon that acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker will not appear at Friday's closely-watched oversight hearing unless he receives a written assurance by 6 p.m. ET Thursday that he will not be served with the subpoena the committee pre-emptively authorized to use if he avoids questions.
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So what he's saying is he wouldn't answer any question he doesn't want to.

"The subpoena will only be issued if he refuses to answer questions on a speculative basis of privilege," Nadler said. "If he does not show up — though I do expect he will — but if he refuses to answer questions he ought to answer, then we will have the tools we need to ensure that we may adequately meet our own responsibilities." ~ House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler
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The House has every right to issue a subpoena:

The Supreme Court has described the congressional power of inquiry as “an essential and appropriate auxiliary to the legislative function.”The issuance of a subpoena pursuant to an authorized investigation is “an indispensable ingredient of lawmaking.
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”If he refuses to show up or answer questions the House has several options:

Congress has oversight and investigative powers, and inherent within those is power to issue enforceable subpoenas. In order for congressional investigations to be effective, Congress needs the ability to compel the production of information and enforce its orders. Inherent contempt authority flows from the same idea: the ability to punish those who do not comply is necessary to the execution of legislative functions, including investigations. Under the inherent contempt authority, the House or Senate could call the witness and try him for contempt before the entire chamber.
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Or:

2 U.S.C. § 192...makes it a misdemeanor to refuse to testify or produce documents. Under 2 U.S.C. § 194, the committee and full chamber of Congress must certify the contempt referral, which is sent to a U.S. Attorney ‘whose duty it shall be to bring the matter before the grand jury for its action.’ Notably, a criminal contempt charge was certified against Attorney General Eric Holder, but the U.S. Attorney refused to bring it before the grand jury.
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stormountainman · Feb 7, 2019

Trump just gave a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast where he said he wants to abolish civil rights. I think he was trying to tell the religious fundies he wants to kick LGBQT rights back to pre-Korean war times.

egger · Feb 7, 2019

Meliai said: ↑

I have a feeling Trump will be losing some of his base this tax season. My sister and her husband are (were) Trump supporters and she said they're only getting 1/4 of what they usually get on their tax return because her husband lost a lot of deductions for business related expenses. So now she's taken to calling Trump "that fucker."
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Middle Class Dads Freak Out About Trump Tax Hike
Wed, Feb 6, 2019

Middle Class Dads Freak Out About Trump Tax Hike

excerpt:

"What’s the reason for this financial switcheroo? It stems from President Trump’s tax reform, which was passed in 2017 and was touted by Trump and the GOP as a win for the middle class. However, with the new tax system now in place, Americans are discovering that most of the tax relief from the bill is actually being experienced by corporations.

Meanwhile, many people are seeing an increase in taxes due to the bill eliminating many of the deductions that were used by middle-class families in order to lower the amount of taxes they were required to pay. Most notably, the tax reform placed a cap on deductions for taxes on both state and local levels."

egger · Feb 7, 2019

MeAgain said: ↑

So how many investigations of Trump are there? Seventeen that I know of. (Wired)
1. The Russian Government’s Election Attack
2. WikiLeaks
3. Middle Eastern Influence
4. Paul Manafort’s Activity
5. The Trump Tower Moscow Project
6. Campaign and Transition Contacts With Russia
7. Obstruction of Justice
8. Campaign Conspiracy and the Trump Organization’s Finances
9. Inauguration Funding
10. Trump SuperPAC Funding
11. Foreign Lobbying
12. Maria Butina and the NRA
13. Elena Alekseevna Khusyaynova
14. Turkish Influence
15. Tax Case
16. The Trump Foundation
17. Emoluments Lawsuit

Other investigations:
1. Flynn investigation
2. Identity Theft Cases

Entities that I can find that are leading the investigations:
1. Mueller's Special Counsel
2. U.S. Attorney General for the Southern District of New York
3. U.S. Attorney General for the District of columbia
4. U.S. Attorney General for the Eastern District of Virginia
5. New York City
6. New York State
7. The New York Attorney General
8. The House of Representatives.
9. The Senate
10. The F.B.I

* I'm not sure if some of these are the same entities.

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Sarah Sanders will say that all of that has nothing to do with Trump.

egger · Feb 7, 2019

A lady named Hodges started crying about how much tax money she supposedly saved at what was supposed to be a roundtable discussion of tax reform in WV in 2018 but in reality was another staged praise-fest for Trump dappled with 'thank you' and 'it's an honor to be in your presence'.

Some middle-class people are now crying after completing their tax filings, but it's not tears of joy.

Remarks by President Trump at a Roundtable Discussion on Tax Reform
Budget & Spending
Issued on: April 5, 2018

Remarks by President Trump at a Roundtable Discussion on Tax Reform | The White House

excerpt:

"MRS. HODGE: I just want to say thank you. I said I wasn’t going to cry. (Laughter.) Gosh. I just want to say thank you to you for the tax cuts. This is a big deal for our family. I think half of this audience is our family. (Laughter.) We really support you. And this is a big deal. These tax cuts are a big deal.

Thank you for listening to us. Thank you for fighting for us. Thank you for caring enough to allow us the opportunity to come here and tell you “thank you” to your face. My boys — my little 10-year-old wants to be President one day. (Laughter and applause.)"

Meliai · Feb 7, 2019

So just curious, how is tax season treating everyone here? I'm getting back a good bit less than I usually do but I still had the same taken out of my checks that I usually do. So how bout those tax cuts eh

MeAgain · Feb 7, 2019

stormountainman said: ↑

Trump just gave a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast where he said he wants to abolish civil rights. I think he was trying to tell the religious fundies he wants to kick LGBQT rights back to pre-Korean war times.
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....I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment.... ~ the genius
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The Johnson Amendment prohibits all 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates.

......repeal would have the potential of creating a mechanism where political contributions could be made without regard to other campaign financing laws.[25][26][27]....
Other concerns include the potential damage to public trust in nonprofit and religious organizations if they were to begin endorsing candidates. Polls have shown that majorities of both the general public and of clergy oppose churches endorsing political candidates
[29]
[30] The National Council of Nonprofits, a network of more than 25,000 nonprofit organizations, released a statement opposing the proposed repeal legislation.[31] Independent Sector, a coalition of nonprofits, foundations, and corporations has also stated their opposition to the proposal to repeal the Johnson Amendment.[32] Numerous efforts to preserve the protections of the Johnson Amendment include a letter in support of nonprofit nonpartisanship signed by more than 5,500 organizations,[33] a Faith Voices letter signed by more than 4,300 religious leaders,[34] a letter that more than 100 denominations and major religious organizations signed,[35] and a letter from the National Association of State Charity Officials[36]

There has also been concerns from clergy and lay Christians about the potential that a total repeal would cause churches to transform into partisan super PACs.[citation needed]

The Catholic Church
does not allow church funds to be spent on behalf of political candidates nor endorsements from the pulpit regardless of the legal permissibility.
[37]
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Just one year later, Senator Carlson was among the members of Congress to send to the president’s desk a joint resolution that added, “Under God,” to our Pledge of Allegiance. It’s a great thing. ~ the genius
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Senator Homer Ferguson, (R-MI) added it in 1954 at the height of the McCarthy era. It has been declared unconstitutional by the states of AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR and WA.

Trump also applauded Karen Pence for returning to teaching at a private Christian school that bans all LGBT people including teachers and students. And anyone who has a LGBT family member!

And he praised a Michigan Catholic adoption agency that's being sued for discrimination against same sex parents, is dealing in trafficking children separated from their families at the Mexican border, and is in cahoots with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

Between 2012 and 2015, Bethany received $750,000 in grants from the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation, which is run by the Education Secretary’s father-in-law, the billionaire founder of Amway Richard DeVos, and his wife Helen.

Bethany has faced criticism for its religiously-motivated refusal to place children with LGBT adoptive parents, and in March 2018, the city of Philadelphia terminated a foster care contract it had had with Bethany and Catholic Social Services, due to their prohibition on same-sex adoption.

A spokesperson did not give us the number of migrant children who have been taken into Bethany’s care since the implementation of the “zero tolerance” policy, telling us in an email that that number “is constantly changing.” They declined to offer even a rough breakdown of the locations where separated children had been fostered out, citing “the safety of the children.”

We asked Bethany whether there was any provision in its contract with the government which would explicitly allow or prohibit it from making any of the separated children available for adoption, at a later date. The spokesperson did not answer that specific question...

We also sent similar detailed questions to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, including whether it was keeping a record of the identity and whereabouts of each child contracted out into foster care, and each child’s parents, as well as requesting some very basic facts on the number of separated children placed in foster care, and the names of the organizations being paid for it. We did not receive a response to any of our questions. ~Snopes
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MeAgain · Feb 7, 2019

Meliai said: ↑

So just curious, how is tax season treating everyone here? I'm getting back a good bit less than I usually do but I still had the same taken out of my checks that I usually do. So how bout those tax cuts eh
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Don't know yet in my case, I believe we took a hit in our retirement stuff.
The widow lady down the street got a refund last year but owed $500.00 this year, but I don't know the details.

egger · Feb 9, 2019

Raj Shah quit the Trump administration.

Sarah Sanders hasn't done regular appearances since September 2018.

Raj Shah, a Top White House Spokesman, Leaves Trump Administration
By Maggie Haberman
Jan. 14, 2019

Raj Shah, a Top White House Spokesman, Leaves Trump Administration

The White House daily briefings are disappearing
By Editorial Board
October 2, 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...d2d65b86d0c_story.html?utm_term=.abf054e51592

egger · Feb 9, 2019

egger said: ↑

Trump's snubs of Pelosi look similar to his bolting out of the limo on inauguration day and running up the White House steps while leaving his wife behind at the limo. Or his intentionally showing up late in the middle of the women's empowerment session at the G7 summit to disrupt the women by having the cameras turn to him as he came in late..
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Additional slimy behavior of Trump:

Attorney General Sessions fired Deputy FBI director McCabe on his birthday weekend less than two days before he was eligible for his early pension, an approach that has Trump's fingerprints on it.

Session himself was later essentially fired by Trump when Trump asked him to resign.

Trump has gotten rid of FBI Director Comey, McCabe, and Sessions of the Justice Department.

A fourth, Deputy AG Rosenstein, has said he will resign when Trump's new selection for Attorney General is confirmed by the Senate.

themnax · Feb 10, 2019

when i was in kindergarten i might have given a speach like that. by the time i was in fifth grade, i can't even imagine not to have been embarassed to do so.
his tweets are just about as long as i can stand to listen to him, and i only hear about them, and see them quoted second hand.

egger · Feb 10, 2019

Trump ordered Justice Department to draft memo advising firing of Comey, former deputy FBI director claims
Tom Embury-Dennis
The Independent
February 10, 2019

Trump ordered Justice Department to draft memo advising firing of Comey, former deputy FBI director claims

excerpt:

"Days after Mr Comey’s dismissal, Mr Rosenstein would appoint Robert Mueller, the special counsel, to take over the FBI’s investigation – a decision that publicly infuriated Mr Trump.

Elsewhere in his book, Mr McCabe accuses Mr Trump of unleashing a “strain of insanity” into public life, and of having acted like a mobster when he allegedly offered to support Mr McCabe in return for loyalty.

“The president and his men were trying to work me the way a criminal brigade would operate,” Mr McCabe writes of his brief period as acting FBI director, according to The Guardian.

Mr McCabe would later be fired – just 26 hours before he was scheduled to retire – by then-attorney general Jeff Sessions, who alleged Mr McCabe “made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked candor”"

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