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Trump Lies Again About Canadian Trade Surplus

The Hill reports: President Trump fired back at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday after Trudeau called Thursday’s implementation of U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum an affront to Canadian soldiers who died serving alongside their U.S. compatriots. Trump accused Canada’s government of treating U.S. agricultural interests “very poorly” in a tweet, adding that the country was “highly restrictive …

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Trudeau Blasts Trump On “Totally Unacceptable” Tariffs: We See No Sign Of Common Sense In This [VIDEO]

“These tariffs are totally unacceptable. The numbers are clear: The United States has a $2 billion U.S. dollars surplus in steel trade with Canada – and Canada buys more American steel than any other country in the world, half of U.S. steel exports. Canada is a secure supplier of aluminum and steel to the U.S. defense industry, putting aluminum in …

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Mother Of Texas School Shooting Victim Meets Privately With Trump: It Was Like I Was “Talking To A Toddler”

The Associated Press reports: Seeking to comfort grieving families and shaken survivors, President Donald Trump spent more than an hour privately Thursday with some of those impacted by a Texas mass school shooting that killed 10 and wounded more than a dozen on May 18. Rhonda Hart, whose 14-year-old daughter, Kimberly Vaughan, was killed at the school, told The Associated …

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Trump: Why Hasn’t Samantha Bee Been Fired?

The Pussy Grabber-In-Chief is pretending to be mad: President Trump on Friday blasted TBS over comedian Samantha Bee’s recent use of a vulgar slur to describe first daughter Ivanka Trump. After Roseanne Barr’s show was cancelled over her racist tweet about Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, Trump also accused ABC of a double standard, criticizing the network for apologizing to Jarrett …

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White House Once Touted Praise From FBI Informant In Press Release On Trump’s Criticism Of Chinese Trade

Politico reports: Before President Donald Trump tagged him a “spy” who had “infiltrated” his campaign, Stefan Halper had a different relationship with the White House: helping advance Trump’s trade agenda with China. In recent weeks, Halper has found himself at the center of the media cycle after reports that the FBI used him as an informant to contact several members …

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Japanese PM: We Cannot Accept Trump’s Auto Tariffs

NPR reports: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his government “cannot accept” new U.S. tariffs on imported automobiles, as is reportedly being considered as a possible next move by the White House. President Trump last week launched an investigation into whether auto imports posed a national security risk to the U.S., a justification that might be used to raise the …

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Mexico Hits Back At Trump With Tariffs On US Goods

The Associated Press reports: The Trump administration announced Thursday it will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe, Mexico and Canada after failing to win concessions from the American allies. Europe and Mexico pledged to retaliate quickly, exacerbating trans-Atlantic and North American trade tensions. The European Commission’s president, Jean-Claude Juncker, said Trump’s decision amounted to trade protectionism and …

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Hatch: Trump’s Tariffs Are A “Tax Hike On Americans”

The Hill reports: GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah), the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, on Thursday, blasted the Trump administration’s decision to slap steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union, Canada and Mexico saying the financial penalties are a “tax hike on Americans.” “My position remains unchanged: Tariffs on steel and aluminum imports are a tax hike on …

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Dr. Stabby’s New Deputy Chief Of Staff Is Son Of His “Closest Friend” Once Convicted Of Health Care Fraud

CNN reports: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson will name the son of his close friend and business associate as deputy chief of staff, the department confirmed Wednesday. Alfonso Costa Jr., 29, is expected to join the department in the coming weeks, a source familiar with the decision told CNN. Costa’s father is a dentist-turned-real-estate-investor who Carson has described …

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Trump Again Demands Apology From Disney CEO

The Associated Press reports: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested an executive behind ABC’s cancellation of sitcom “Roseanne” was biased while the White House said it did not defend comedian Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet that sparked the decision. Trump doubled down on that accusation again Thursday morning tweeting, “Iger, where is my call of apology? You and ABC have …

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REPORT: Trump Set To Ban German Auto Imports

CNBC reports: President Donald Trump is preparing to impose a total ban on German luxury carmakers from the U.S. market, according to an exclusive report by German magazine WirtschaftsWoche. Citing several unnamed U.S. and European diplomats, the weekly business magazine reported that Trump told French President Emmanuel Macron last month he would maintain his trade policy with the aim of …

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Trump Quotes Limbaugh To Again Attack The FBI

The FBI did warn him but the gaslighting continues: President Trump quotes conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh in a tweet on Thursday, saying the FBI should have told Trump they embedded an informant in his campaign. The president in recent weeks has claimed without evidence that the FBI planted a mole in his campaign and sought to spy on his …

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Giuliani Claims Trump Won’t Fire Jeff Sessions Before Mueller’s Probe Is Over: It Will Be Worked Out [VIDEO]

The New York Post reports: President Trump has no plans to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions before the Russia probe is completed, the president’s lawyer said Wednesday. Rudy Giuliani told reporters outside the White House in an impromptu gaggle that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Special Counsel Robert Mueller should also be safe from Trump’s wrath. “I don’t think …

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Giuliani: Yankees Fans Booed Because They Love Me

The Hill reports: Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday pushed back at speculation that booing from fans at a New York Yankees game earlier this week had upset him, saying fans boo public figures they actually support. “No, no. I know Yankee fans. They boo you when they love you,” Giuliani said near the southwest gate of the White House, according to …

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Trump Breaks Silence On Roseanne To Cry That Disney’s CEO Has Apologized To Valerie Jarrett But Not To Him

Mediaite reports: President Trump has finally weighed in on Roseanne Barr and has decided the person most worthy of condemnation here is Disney CEO Bob Iger. No, seriously. Yes, after Barr’s show was cancelled because of her racist comment about Valerie Jarrett, Jarrett revealed that she received a call from Disney CEO Bob Iger. Iger himself tweeted yesterday that it …

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Hair Furor Whines About Rally Attendance Report

Here’s the report that has Trump ever so pissed: President Trump accused Democrats on Tuesday of siding with brutal immigrant gang members over American citizens and implored Republican voters to turn out in November’s midterm elections or risk the safety of their country. “They don’t want the wall, they want open borders,” Mr. Trump told the crowd. “They’re more interested …

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TODAY: Kim Kardashian To Meet With Trump To Discuss Prison Reform, Ratings Expected To Be Very High

Yahoo News reports: Her husband, Kanye West, is a fan. Her former stepfather, Caitlyn Jenner, calls him the “worst president we have ever had” regarding LGBTQ rights. And while Kim Kardashian may have supported Hillary Clinton in 2016, she’s now reportedly prepping for a major meeting with President Trump himself. Kardashian and attorney Shawn Chapman Holley will meet with Jared …

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Trump Rages: I Wish I Hadn’t Hired Jeff Sessions

Our Glorious Leader is continuing his streak of raging tweets, which now number nearly 40 in the last 72 hours. This morning he turned his fire once again on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, declaring that he wishes he’d never hired him. In today’s tweets, Trump quotes GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy but conveniently overlooks the portion of Gowdy’s interview which denounces …

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Napolitano: Spygate Claims Are “Baseless” [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: Fox News’s Andrew Napolitano said late Tuesday there is “no evidence” to support President Trump’s “Spygate” theory that the FBI planted spies during his 2016 presidential campaign. Napolitano, the news network’s senior judicial analyst, said on “The Story With Martha MacCallum” that Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, is making a “baseless” claim. “The allegations by Mayor Giuliani over …

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Gowdy Slams “Spygate” Claims: When Trump Finds Out What Happened, He’ll Be Glad For The FBI [VIDEO]

The Washington Post reports: Outgoing Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), the House Oversight Committee Chairman and Trump supporter, said in an interview on Fox that the FBI was justified in using a secret informant to assist in the Russia investigation. Gowdy, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, attended a classified Justice Department briefing last week over the FBI’s use of …

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