Trump Lies

The Associated Press reports: A dozen states sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York on Wednesday to stop its tariff policy, saying it is unlawful and has brought chaos to the American economy. The lawsuit said the policy put in place by President Donald Trump has left the national trade policy subject to …

An “exclusive scoop” from the Heritage Foundation: President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Wednesday prohibiting higher education accreditors from participating in unlawful diversity, equity, and inclusion discrimination, five sources familiar with the directive told The Daily Signal. The Wednesday order will ensure accreditors comply with federal anti-discrimination law like Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order prohibiting DEI practices in …

Bloomberg News reports: President Donald Trump will have dinner with the top 220 holders of the Trump memecoin, the issuers of the cryptocurrency announced on Wednesday. At the “intimate private dinner” on May 22 at his private club in Washington, Trump will talk about the future of crypto, according to the organizers. People who want to participate have to register, …

“The United States was more than just a nation. It’s a brand, it’s a universal brand, whether it’s our culture, our financial strength, our military strength. America rose beyond just being a country. It was like an inspiration for most of the world. And we’re eroding that brand right now. “In the financial markets, no brand compared to the brand …

“I’m suing the law firm of Perkins Coie for their egregious and unlawful acts, in particular the conduct of a specific member of this firm, only to find out that the Judge assigned to this case is Beryl Howell, an Obama appointment, and a highly biased and unfair disaster. “She ruled against me in the past, in a shocking display …

The Associated Press reports: Two major law firms are expected to ask separate judges on Wednesday to permanently block President Donald Trump’s executive orders that were designed to punish them and hurt their business operations. The firms — Perkins Coie and WilmerHale — have said the orders imposed in March are unconstitutional assaults on the legal profession that threaten their …

ProPublica reports: A top official in the Department of Labor this week informed all staff members that they could face criminal charges if they speak to journalists, former employees or others about agency business. A memo sent Monday by Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s chief of staff, Jihun Han, and obtained by ProPublica, states that “individuals who disclose confidential information …

Axios reports: President Trump got a scare from CEOs and markets on Monday. On Tuesday, he blunted some of his sharpest threats — signaling a softer stance on China and retreating from fiery rhetoric targeting the Fed. Monday was a tough day for Trump’s goal of reshaping the global economy. The CEOs of three of the nation’s biggest retailers — …

Via White House press release: Under President Donald J. Trump, America is back — leveraging environmental policies rooted in reality to promote economic growth while maintaining the standards that have afforded Americans the cleanest air and water in the world for generations. Unlike the previous administration, which wasted billions of taxpayer dollars on virtue signaling and ineffective grifts, the Trump …

USA Today reports: President Donald Trump repeated his desire for lower interest rates but told reporters he wouldn’t fire Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve. “I have no intention of firing him,” Trump said April 22 in the Oval Office, after a swearing-in ceremony for Paul Atkins as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commision. “I would like …

From the Wall Street Journal editorial board: If the White House wanted a test of how firing Jerome Powell would go over in the markets, it succeeded on Monday. U.S. stocks and the dollar plunged while yields on long-term Treasurys climbed after President Trump renewed his attacks on the Federal Reserve Chairman. Mr. Trump thinks he can bully everyone into …

CBS News reports: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to rehire all Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Network staff for now, and he said all congressional funding must resume to the outlets, which had been effectively shuttered by the administration. D.C. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth granted a preliminary injunction on behalf of the …

The Washington Post reports: The global economy will slow sharply this year, weighed down by President Donald Trump’s imposition of the highest import taxes in more than a century and the cloud of uncertainty that has billowed in their wake, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. Trump’s double-barreled tariff plan — a 10 percent tax on nearly everything the United …

Playbook reports: The International Monetary Fund will officially downgrade global growth forecasts this morning in response to the swirling trade war and severe market turbulence triggered by Donald Trump’s on-off tariffs. The IMF’s weeklong spring conference in Washington will dominate headlines at 9 a.m. with the unveiling of its first World Economic Outlook since Trump returned to power. It won’t …

“I’m doing what I was elected to do, remove criminals from our Country, but the Courts don’t seem to want me to do that. My team is fantastic, doing an incredible job, however, they are being stymied at every turn by even the U.S. Supreme Court, which I have such great respect for, but which seemingly doesn’t want me to …

The Harvard Crimson reports: Harvard sued the Trump administration in federal court on Monday over its multibillion dollar cuts to the University’s research funding, accusing the White House of undertaking an arbitrary and unconstitutional campaign to “punish Harvard for protecting its constitutional rights.” The move comes just one day after the Trump administration reportedly planned to cut another $1 billion …

Newsweek reports: President Donald Trump confirmed Monday in a Truth Social post that he will attend Pope Francis’s funeral alongside his wife, First Lady Melania Trump. “Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome. We look forward to being there!” Trump posted late Monday, after hours of speculation over whether the president would attend …

CNBC reports: Stocks fell again on Monday as President Donald Trump ramped up his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, raising questions about the central bank’s independence, while traders received little signs of progress on global trade talks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 973 points lower, or 2.5%. The S&P 500 shed 2.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite lost …

The Washington Post reports: There is only one person mentioned by name in Trump’s March 27 executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” That’s the order that seeks to “restore the Smithsonian Institution to its rightful place as a symbol of inspiration and American greatness” through removing mentions of historical racism. And the name in the order …

“Pete’s doing a great job. Just ask the Hooties [sic] how he’s doing. It’s just fake news. They just bring up stories. It sounds like disgruntled employees. He was put there to get rid of a lot of bad people, and that’s what he’s doing. You don’t always have friends when you do that.” – Trump, speaking from the White …