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TTT 8.28.18

This week’s themes are Russia Collusion, Immigration and Tibbetts, McCain, Campaigning, Trade, Fake News, Sports, South Africa Land Seizure, Nazi Deportation, Propaganda, and Presidential Notes.

Russia Collusion

The investigation into Russia Collusion has not let up and neither has Trump’s denials. This week Trump continues his assault on Clinton and her emails, which was settled over a year ago, but Trump’s former campaign chair, Manafort was found guilty on multiple corruption charges. On August 25th Trump threatened to intervene if the FBI doesn’t do better? Trump’s persistent assaults on Clinton are ridiculous, but they serve as a distraction to Trump’s base who would rather spend time hating Clinton that discovering that their President worked with Russia.

Trump also repeated that he did not know about his son’s meeting with Russia officials at Trump Tower. Yet Trump’s former lawyer, Cohen, is now saying that Trump did have knowledge of the meeting.

Trump also Tweeted out his condolences for Manafort and his family; rather than acknowledging Manafort’s guilt Trump criticized Mueller’s investigation for going outside the bounds of their investigation. Mueller has clearly worked to uncover illegal practices of those in Trump’s circle, which then can lead to plea deals to provide information on the Russia Collusion.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-fbi-jeff-sessions-fbi_us_5b815529e4b0cd327dfd0da9

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/403574-trump-i-did-not-know-about-trump-tower-meeting

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/21/trump-says-he-feels-very-badly-about-manafort-guilty-verdict-790841

Immigration and Tibbetts

Mollie Tibbetts, a college woman in Iowa, disappeared after going for a run. Authorities recently found her body and are charging an undocumented man for her death. Trump took the death of this young woman as an opportunity to promote his nativist agenda; he said the event wouldn’t have happened if it were not for lax immigration laws and essentially placed the responsibility of Tibbett’s death at the feet of Democrats. Sarah Sanders, White House press secretary, said “Sadly, the individual believed to be responsible for the murder is an illegal immigrant, making this an unfortunate reminder of why we need to strengthen our immigration laws.” Tibbetts’ father spoke out against Trump, saying he did not want his daughter to be used as a pawn in political conversation and specifically not in anti-immigrant rhetoric. He released a statement, which included this point: “do not appropriate Mollie's soul in advancing views she believed were profoundly racist.”

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/22/mollie-tibbetts-death-donald-trump-791461

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/02/us/mollie-tibbetts-father-op-ed/index.html

McCain

Senator John McCain passed away hours after he posted that he was stopping his cancer treatment. Trump managed to Tweet out a brief message, but he made sure to not say anything laudatory or bring it up during any of his events that day. McCain specifically said Trump was not invited to his funeral so past presidents Obama and Bush provided eulogies in Trump’s absence.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/26/john-mccain-trump-white-house-796166

Campaigning

Trump Tweeted out his regular endorsements for candidates as election season continues. Of particular note are his Tweets about his visit to Ohio, his self-assigned grades, and his visit to West Virginia. Trump went to Ohio to lead the state Republican Party’s annual dinner, but Ohio Governor John Kasich did not attend. Kasich has crticized Trump amd Trump has repeatedly blamed the Republican Kasich for party losses. In an interview with Fox News Trump said he would give himself an A+ for his presidency so far, especially for his work on the Supreme Court and taxes. Given that an A+ implies perfection, this grade reflects Trump’s obsession with himself and ignores all the errors he has made. Trump also went to West Virginia where he held a MAGA rally and taunted the public and the media by asking them to prove there was collusion. This statement is particularly ironic given that Manfort, Trump’s former campaign chairman, was found guilty of 8 counts of financial crimes this week. It’s also a little ironic that Trump played John Denver’s song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” during his rally considering Denver was definitely on the liberal side.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-to-headline-ohio-gop-dinner-but-kasich-wont-be-there/2018/08/22/e25f10d4-a65c-11e8-b76b-d513a40042f6_story.html?utm_term=.9dbd10ad9b70

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/403211-trump-gives-himself-a-grade-of-a

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/08/21/watch_live_trump_rally_in_west_virginia.html

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-rally-west-virginia-08-21-18/index.html

Trade

Trump has been working on trade negotiations with Mexico in an effort to fix NAFTA, the problem is that he has been in conversation with Mexico and not Canada. Trump said he will make two bilateral agreements with the nations individually if he cannot get Canada to agree to the negotiations set with Mexico. “The agreement with Mexico requires 75% of a car’s value to be manufactured in North America, up from Nafta’s current level of 62.5%, Reuters reported. It would also require 40% to 45% of the car to be made by workers earning at least $16 per hour.” The trade deal has to be approved by Congress for it to go forward.

Trump had plans for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to go to North Korea to continue denuclearization talks but that visit has now been halted. Trump said not enough progress has been made for Pompeo to make the visit and that solidifying trade agreements with China before the trip is also a goal.

The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act was passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The goal is for the US to have stricter measures on intellectual and technology property.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/27/trump-nafta-us-mexico-trade-understanding-latest

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/24/politics/trump-pompeo-north-korea/index.html

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-roundtable-foreign-investment-risk-review-modernization-act-firrma/

Fake News

Trump continues his rant against fake media. In an interview on Fox News Trump said fake news is 80 percent of the media. He also Tweeted the “Social Media Giants” are silencing the people; this statement is in reference to how Twitter and Facebook have limited posts from far right thinkers who promote hate speech, including racist and anti-Semitic speech.

The New Yorker reported that Trump was considering revoking security clearance to Obama, a privilege that is generally maintained to previous officials so they can consult. Trump revoked security clearance to former CIA director Brennan, but Trump Tweeted that he not considered doing that to Obama.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/8/24/17759940/donald-trump-economy-jobs-growth-obama

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/21/donald-trump-barack-obama-security-clearance/1049907002/

Sports

Trump has continued his assault on NFL protestors and famous athletes who are outspoken about the social problems; these persistent attacks have led to more conversations about the relationship between the presidency and sports.

The mixed-race (self-identified) golf player, Tiger Woods, was asked about Trump’s policies towards people of color and about race relations in general. Woods has known Trump for years and stumbled around the answers; Woods said people need to respect the office of the presidency and that he was hungry. Of course Trump is thrilled that Woods kept mum.

Trump met with Jim Brown, a former football player and activist. Brown said he was impressed with Trump and Trump’s goals to support Black communities.

Trump wished a happy birthday to former WWE player and businessman, Vince McMahon. Trump and McMahon go way back since Trump had a bit with the WWE.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/christinebrennan/2018/08/28/tiger-woods-successfully-straddles-fence-president-trump/1127549002/

https://www.thenation.com/article/understanding-jim-browns-ugly-support-of-donald-trump/

http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2018/0825/645189/donald-trump-wishes-vince-mcmahon-happy-birthday/

South Africa Land Seizure

The South African president, Ramaphosa, is considering taking lands from White farmers without compensation in order to redistribute lands and work toward economic equality. Fox News reported that land seizures had already occurred, essentially Tucker Carlson tried to energize his White nationalist base by implying Blacks were stealing from poor White farmers. And, Trump, rather than getting information or council from his staff, Tweeted out a policy directive because of a false story he heard on Fox News.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/22/it-finally-happened-the-long-fight-to-expel-americas-last-known-nazi

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45285827

Nazi Deportation

A man who lived in Queens, New York for decades was discovered to have been an guard at a concentration camp during WWII; he originally got into the United States by claiming he was a Polish immigrant farmer. Groups have been calling for his deportation for years, but the U.S. was having a hard time finding a country who would take him. Trump deported the man this week. New York State Assemblyman Hikind went on Fox and Friends to thank Trump for getting it done.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/22/it-finally-happened-the-long-fight-to-expel-americas-last-known-nazi

Propaganda

Trump went hard with his propaganda Tweets this week, claiming a 90 percent approval rate and releasing a series of videos that touted his accomplishments while criticizing Obama. Trump’s claims about approval rating are just blatantly incorrect, even if looking at the Rasmussen Poll that tends to provide higher ratings than other agencies. Trump had a 46% approval rating and 54% disapproval; although, Trump has managed to maintain high 80s in the percentage of Republicans who approve of him.

Trump loves to tout high economic numbers including the stock market, but economists continually argue that the economy is still drifting off of Obama era policies and consequences of Trump policies have yet to be seen. Of course, Trump is angered by this and so continues to attack Obama and other Democrats. Then in a series of videos he posted on Twitter Trump gloated about low unemployment numbers, ending Obamacare, and that there needs to be an apology for criticizing Trump when he has done a wonderful job.

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-confuses-approval-disapproval-rating-1091208

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/8/24/17759940/donald-trump-economy-jobs-growth-obama

Presidential Notes

Trump met with the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, who some believe is a political twin of Trump. Kenyatta also was born to wealthy family, barely won the election, and many believe is wrapped in corruption.

Trump again Tweeted about his concerns about drug pricing, but there has yet to be any real movement on this issue.

Trump spoke with Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia. Morrison won an election that many feel was unfair, he was voted from within rather than by public vote. Trump said the US relationship with Australia was stronger than ever.

Hawaii was hit by Hurricane Lane where it left over 19 inches of rain. It is estimated that this storm was the largest to hit Hawaii in over 25 years.

Trump awarded a Medal of Honor to John Chapman who died in a 2002 battle in Afghanistan. Chapman’s family went to the White House to receive the award.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/08/27/trump-and-kenyas-president-are-mirror-images-of-each-other/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australia-pm-scott-morrison-trump-phone-call-unelected-leader-backlash-a8507726.html

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/23/us/hurricane-lane-hawaii-wxc/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/22/politics/medal-of-honor-john-chapman-donald-trump/index.html

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