Tag Archives: Trump lies

Courthouse News reports: The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily froze a midnight deadline for returning a Maryland to the U.S after he was mistakenly sent to a notorious El Salvador prison. Kilmar Abrego Garcia was swept up in deportation flights last month and sent to a terrorism center in El Salvador despite a judge’s order finding he would be persecuted …

The New York Post reports: President Trump has canceled a White House press conference with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — amid a third day of stock market panic over his sweeping “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs. There was no explanation for the surprise decision to ax the East Room forum moments before Netanyahu’s arrival. A smaller Oval Office pool …

“Yesterday, China issued Retaliatory Tariffs of 34%, on top of their already record setting Tariffs, Non-Monetary Tariffs, Illegal Subsidization of companies, and massive long term Currency Manipulation, despite my warning that any country that Retaliates against the U.S. by issuing additional Tariffs, above and beyond their already existing long term Tariff abuse of our Nation, will be immediately met with …

The Hill reports: The White House pushed back on the idea that President Trump is considering a 90-day pause on tariffs as “fake news” after it spread on social media and caused the stock market to jump. “Wrong. Fake News,” the White House said on X, sharing a post that Trump is reportedly expecting to do a pause. The social …

“The United States has a chance to do something that should have been done DECADES AGO. Don’t be Weak! Don’t be Stupid! Don’t be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!). Be Strong, Courageous, and Patient, and GREATNESS will be the result!” – Glorious Leader, posting just now to Truth Social. Trump is surely being handed …

“Oil prices are down, interest rates are down (the slow moving Fed should cut rates!), food prices are down, there is NO INFLATION, and the long time abused USA is bringing in Billions of Dollars a week from the abusing countries on Tariffs that are already in place. “This is despite the fact that the biggest abuser of them all, …

The Associated Press reports: Global stock markets extended a severe plunge Monday, fueled by fears that U.S. tariffs would lead to a global economic slowdown. European and Asian shares saw dramatic losses, the leading U.S. index flirted with bear market territory in pre-market trading, and oil prices sagged. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost nearly 8% shortly after the market opened …

“I’d love it if we could take some of our 20-time wise guys that push people into subways and hit people over the back of the head and then purposely run people over in cars, if he would take them, I would be honored to give them. I don’t know what the law says on that but I can’t imagine …

“We have massive Financial Deficits with China, the European Union, and many others. The only way this problem can be cured is with TARIFFS, which are now bringing Tens of Billions of Dollars into the U.S.A. They are already in effect, and a beautiful thing to behold. The Surplus with these Countries has grown during the ‘Presidency’ of Sleepy Joe …

EuroNews reports: US President Donald Trump insisted he had not deliberately triggered the intense market sell-offs but reaffirmed his goal of eliminating the US trade deficit. “I don’t want anything to go down, but sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something,” Trump said aboard Air Force One on Sunday. “We have to solve our trade deficit with China,” …

Washington City Paper reports: President Donald Trump for years has lusted after a big military parade over which he could preside — just like he sees leaders do in other mostly authoritative countries. During his first term in 2018, Trump wanted a grandiose military parade on the streets of D.C. But Trump angrily and reluctantly canceled his plans after military …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump claimed to have won yet another golf tournament on Sunday—with the president spending all weekend on the course while global markets continue their downward spiral after the announcement of his controversial tariffs. As he was headed back to Washington, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he “won” the Senior Club Championship in …

Mediaite reports: CBS anchor Margaret Brennan challenged Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over how the Trump administration’s sweeping new tariff policy targeted remote territories such as the Heard and McDonald Islands on Sunday. She asked Lutnick, “Like, why are the Heard and McDonald Islands, which don’t export to the United States and are quite literally inhabited by penguins, why do …

The Hill reports: In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” moderator Kristen Welker asked Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent about remarks from last January, when Bessent wrote, “Tariffs are inflationary.” “Have you expressed any concerns to President Trump directly that his tariff policy could be inflationary?” Welker asked. “No, what I have said are tariffs are a one-time price adjustment,” …

“Just since January 20th, we’ve had over 170 lawsuits filed against us. That should be the constitutional crisis right there, 50 injunctions. They’re popping up every single day, trying to control his executive power, trying to control where he believes our tax dollars should be allocated. “It’s basically a game of whack-a-mole with these district court judges around the country …

CNN HOST JAKE TAPPER: “President Trump laid out with a giant graphic of all the countries where tariffs were going to be, what he called reciprocal tariffs, were going be imposed. And you’re imposing a 10% tariff on the herd in McDonald Islands. The McDonald Islands have zero human inhabitants. They have zero exports, they have zero imports. They do …

Politico Europe reports: U.S. President Donald Trump has interfered in French politics with his tirade against the conviction of French far-right politician Marine Le Pen, France’s Prime Minister François Bayrou charged on Sunday. In an interview with Le Parisien, Bayrou called Trump’s social-media defense of Marine Le Pen an example of interference. “Interference has become the law of the world,” …

“We need a Senate that will convict him this time, and I want you to know, from my heart, from my heart, I understand that he is a Goliath. He is a Goliath. He has control of the generals in the military. He has control of the Justice Department. He has control of the Republican Party, but my friends, my …

Mediaite reports: Trump is participating in golf tournaments over the weekend, and a statement on his progress sent out by the pool went viral Saturday among members of the press for being “tone deaf” or worse, after a terrible week for the stock market and the president opting out of a solemn ceremony for fallen American service members to attend …

The Associated Press reports: Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk rallied across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the administration’s actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues. More than 1,200 “Hands Off!” demonstrations were planned by more than 150 groups, including civil rights organizations, labor unions, LBGTQ+ advocates, veterans and elections activists. The …