Trump Administration

Trump Furious With Meadows For Contradicting Docs

CNN reports: President Donald Trump is furious with chief of staff Mark Meadows after the top West Wing official contradicted the White House physician’s assessment Saturday of the President’s health, two sources with knowledge of the situation told CNN on Sunday. Meadows is now widely known inside the White House to be the unnamed source who spoke to reporters following …

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Meadows: Next 48 Hours “Will Be Critical” For Trump

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and the next 48 hours “will be critical” in his care as he battles the coronavirus at a hospital, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Saturday. Meadows’ comments contradicted the rosy assessment of Trump’s condition offered by his staff and doctors, who took pains …

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Barr Won’t Quarantine Despite Exposure To Infected

CNN reports: Attorney General William Barr is choosing not to quarantine after recently coming in close contact with members of President Donald Trump’s inner circle who have tested positive for Covid-19, including former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway. Conway is among at least seven people who have contracted the virus after attending a Rose Garden event last Saturday where Trump …

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ICE Posts Billboards In “Sanctuary City” Philadelphia

Via press release from ICE: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched a billboard campaign today in Pennsylvania to educate the public about the dangers of non-cooperation policies. The billboards feature at-large immigration violators who may pose a public safety threat. These individuals were previously arrested or convicted of crimes in the U.S., but were released into the community instead …

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Kellyanne Conway Reveals She’s Sick With COVID

And the hits just keep coming: Kellyanne Conway has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus on the same day President Donald Trump was hospitalized with the disease. The former White House aide’s daughter, Claudia, posted a string of videos to TikTok on Friday about her mom “coughing all around the house.” Earlier on Friday, the famous 15-year-old TikToker posted a video …

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Melania Says She Too Is Experiencing “Mild Symptoms”

ABC News reports: First lady Melania Trump said Friday morning that she, too, is experiencing “mild symptoms” of COVID-19. “Thank you for the love you are sending our way,” Mrs. Trump tweeted shortly after 11 a.m. “I have mild symptoms but overall feeling good. I am looking forward to a speedy recovery.” Mrs. Trump, 50, and President Trump learned late …

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WH Tried To Keep News About Hicks From Leaking

The New York Times reports: On Wednesday evening, a small coterie of advisers spoke with one another about Ms. Hicks’s symptoms as they flew home aboard Air Force One. Ms. Hicks was isolated in a separate cabin. She exited from the back of the plane, as opposed to the front. By Thursday, it was clear that something unusual was happening …

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Pence And Wife Have Tested Negative For COVID

CNBC reports: Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence have both tested negative for the coronavirus, Pence’s spokesman said Friday, hours after President Donald Trump announced he and the first lady tested positive. “As has been routine for months, Vice President Pence is tested for COVID-19 every day,” said Devin O’Malley, the vice president’s press secretary, in a …

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Melania’s Former Friend Releases Secret Recordings

USA Today reports: Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, who wrote the book “Melania and Me,” secretly recorded conversations with Trump in the summer of 2018 after Wolkoff left her role as an adviser, CNN reported Thursday night. The recordings show the first lady expressing frustration over media perception on major issues like the administration’s child separation policy. “I’m working my ass off …

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The New Yorker Reports Lurid Account Of Why Trump Cultist Kimberly Guilfoyle Was Pushed Out At Fox News

The New Yorker reports on the alleged circumstances under which Kimberly Guilfoyle left Fox News: According to a dozen well-informed sources familiar with her complaints, the assistant alleged that Guilfoyle, her direct supervisor, subjected her frequently to degrading, abusive, and sexually inappropriate behavior; among other things, she said that she was frequently required to work at Guilfoyle’s New York apartment …

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Trump’s Former National Security Advisor Says He Is “Aiding And Abetting” Putin’s Efforts To Ruin Election

Politico reports: Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster said Thursday that President Donald Trump is “aiding and abetting” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to sow doubt about the American electoral system. The stern warning from McMaster, who Trump handpicked to lead the White House National Security Council in 2017, came in an interview on MSNBC, after he was asked whether …

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Trump Admin May Put Up Billboards Of “Illegals”

CNN reports: The Trump administration is considering putting up billboards of immigration violators, an unprecedented move in lockstep with the President’s law-and-order message ahead of the election, according to two sources familiar with the proposal. President Donald Trump has repeatedly gone after so-called “sanctuary cities” — cities that limit cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities — arguing …

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Mike Pence’s Daughter Launches Christian Podcast

Via press release: Edifi, a new Christian podcast app that produces powerful original shows and aggregates the best faith-inspiring podcasts, has launched an exciting show: “Doubting It.” “Doubting It” is hosted by Charlotte Pence Bond, author and daughter of Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence. The show, which is part of The Edifi Podcast Network, masterfully explores …

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WH Claims SCOTUS Nominee Is A “Rhodes Scholar” (She Actually Attended Rhodes College In Tennessee)

Talking Points Memo reports: White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany was quick to join President Trump in claiming victory during his first presidential debate against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, despite his off-the-rails performance that was widely and swiftly panned by the media. Asked whether Trump believes he won the chaotic debate against Biden during an interview on Fox Business …

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Food Banks Balk At Distributing USDA Boxes Because They Must Come With A Letter From Glorious Leader

Politico reports: The Agriculture Department last week began mandating that millions of boxes of surplus food for needy families include a letter from President Donald Trump claiming credit for the program. The USDA’s $4 billion Farmers to Families Food Box Program has distributed more than 100 million boxes to those in need since May, with the aim of redirecting meat, …

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Federal Cops Were Directed To Praise Kenosha Killer

NBC News reports: Federal law enforcement officials were directed to make public comments sympathetic to Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged with fatally shooting two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, according to internal Department of Homeland Security talking points obtained by NBC News. In preparing Homeland Security officials for questions about Rittenhouse from the media, the document suggests that they note that …

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Trump Admin Loses Appeals Court Battle On Census

The San Francisco Chronicle reports: A federal appeals refused Wednesday to allow the Trump administration to shut down the 2020 census a month ahead of schedule, saying the speedup would reduce public confidence in an accurate population count that is crucial to congressional representation and federal funding. Over the dissent of a judge appointed by President Trump, the Ninth U.S. …

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Politico: $300M HHS Pandemic PR Blitz Is Falling Apart

Politico reports: They made a list of more than 30 celebrities including Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift and Billy Joel to appear in their ad campaign to “inspire hope” about coronavirus, but they ended up with only Dennis Quaid, CeCe Winans and Hasidic singer Shulem Lemmer. The health department’s $300 million-plus, taxpayer-funded vehicle to boost confidence in President Donald Trump’s response …

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Vatican Denies Pompeo’s Request To Meet With Pope

Reuters reports: The Vatican said on Wednesday it had denied a request from Mike Pompeo for an audience with Pope Francis, and accused the Secretary of State of trying to drag the Catholic Church into the U.S. presidential election by denouncing its relations with China. The extraordinary remarks from the two top diplomatic officials at the Vatican came after Pompeo …

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Ross To Face Contempt Hearing Over Census Defiance

Bloomberg News reports: A federal judge initiated contempt of court proceedings over allegations that the U.S. Commerce Department defied her order not to rush completion of the census. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh said during a hearing Tuesday that Monday’s announcement that Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross is targeting Oct. 5 to wrap up the once-a-decade population count “is doing …

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