Domestic Issues

08/02/2017 “It has not been fair to our people, to our citizens, to our workers,” Trump said as he endorsed legislation to curb legal immigration.  This proposal “will reduce poverty, increase wages and save taxpayers billions and billions of dollars,” said Trump. The proposed legislation would reshape legal immigration to the US, cutting annual admissions in half and prioritizing education ...

8/1/2017 14 states, including New York, have filed a lawsuit against the EPA after it delayed enacting tougher clean air air standards designed to fight smog.   In early June, Scott Pruitt, Trump’s choice to lead the EPA, decided to delay implementation of the Obama administration’s 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards to Oct. 1, 2018. Among the states that signed ...

7/31/2017 General John Kelly took over as Chief of Staff this morning, and it didn’t take long before “The Mooch” was fired and shown the door.  Scaramucci technically hadn’t even started his job yet.  His official start date was to be August 15th. After what can only be described as a nightmare of embarrassing events, Scaramucci lost his job today. ...

7/31/2017 President Trump plays a lot of golf.  A lot.  While it is not surprising that he take some time off to relax, the amount of time he spends away from the White House at his properties is alarming.  During his campaign, Trump also stated that he would have no time to play (see video below), and often criticized President ...

7/28/2017 A day after being belittled by new Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus has resigned.  Priebus’s tenure as Chief of Staff is the shortest in US history.  It was announced that General John Kelly will take over the position beginning Monday morning.  General Kelly currently serves as Secretary of Homeland Security.  It is unknown who is ...

Newly appointed White House Director of Communications Anthony Scaramucci needs a lesson in communications.  In a obscenity-filled rant to The New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza, Scaramucci crossed the boundary of rationality. It began when Lizza received, and then tweeted information regarding Trump’s evening dinner plans with Scaramucci, the first Lady, Sean Hannity, and former Fox New executive Bill Shine. Scaramucci apparently ...

7/27/2017 “I want to extend my sincere apologies to those in our Scouting family who were offended by the political rhetoric that was inserted into the jamboree.” “We sincerely regret that politics were inserted into the Scouting program” said Michael Surbaugh, the Boy Scout’s chief.  “It was never our intent” for the National Jamboree to become a venue for partisan political ...

7/27/2017 John McCain gave the thumbs down to Trumpcare late last night.  After seven years of posturing and complaining about the Affordable Healthcare Act, Republicans could not pass a repeal, a replace, or a repeal and replace.   John McCain joined Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski to defeat the passing of the "skinny" repeal, which really wasn't a repeal. ...

07/27/2017 Newly appointed White House Director of Communications Anthony “The Mooch” Scaramucci, today took time to call CNN to talk about White House leaks.  Scaramucci referred the White House staff to “stinking fish”, and implied that only he and the President don’t stink. In reference to the White House staff, he went on to say “Why don’t you honor the job?” ...

7/26/2017 This morning, President Trump tweeted that his administration will ban transgender people from serving in the military.  The news caught many off guard, including the Pentagon. It is estimated that there are about 6,000 current transgender troops serving in the US military, about the same amount of people on board a fully staffed aircraft carrier.  After consultation with my ...