Tag Archives: White House

Man Whose Daughter Works For Most Publicly Vulgar President In History Complains About Vulgar Jokes

Via Mediaite: Michelle Wolf has gotten some criticism for her jokes about Sarah Huckabee Sanders last night, and this morning the White House Press Secretary’s father weighed in too. New York Times correspondent Maggie Haberman noted it was “impressive” that Huckabee Sanders did not leave the event while this was going on. Mike Huckabee thanked Haberman for her tweet and …

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Trump: Everybody Says The Press Gala Was Boring

The Wrap reports: President Donald Trump may have skipped Saturday night’s White House Correspondents Dinner — but that didn’t stop him from panning the annual gathering of journalists as a “big, boring bust.” POTUS, who led a campaign-style rally in Washington, Mich., on Saturday night, also slagged show host and “Daily Show” alum Michelle Wolf in a Sunday-morning tweet as …

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Trump Calls For Dem Sen. Jon Tester To Resign For “Phony Charges” Against VA Nominee Ronny Jackson

And now the revenge: Donald Trump called for Democratic Sen. Jon Tester to resign after he alleged the president’s pick for secretary of Veterans Affairs had a dubious record of prescribing and drunk driving. In a Saturday morning tweets, the president took aim at Tester, after White House doctor Ronny Jackson withdrew his nomination for Secretary of Veterans Affairs over …

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Adam Rippon Skips Trump Meeting With US Olympians, Urges Twitter Followers To Make Donations To GLAAD

The Hill reports: Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon skipped the Team USA visit to the White House on Friday, following through on a vow he made earlier this year. Rippon said in January that he did not think he would be “welcome” at the Trump White House because he is gay. Rippon said that in lieu of the visit, he …

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LIVE VIDEO: Trump Holds Joint Presser With Merkel

NPR reports: President Trump welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House Friday, calling her “a very extraordinary woman.” At a photo op before a working lunch, Trump said the two leaders “will be working on a lot of different subjects,” including trade and NATO. Trump and Merkel will take questions from reporters after their discussions. Merkel’s visit does …

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White House Releases Photo Of Pompeo And Kim

CNBC reports: President Donald Trump said Thursday that it would be a good idea to release the photographs of the meeting between then-CIA Director Mike Pompeo and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders did just that on Thursday afternoon. “Mike Pompeo did go there, he wasn’t supposed to meet with Kim Jong Un, but …

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Court Appoints “Special Master” From Giuliani’s Old Law Firm To Oversee Seized Files In Michael Cohen Case

Courthouse News reports: A federal judge appointed an independent special master Thursday to make sure that no files seized by the FBI from embattled attorney Michael Cohen qualify for attorney-client privilege. The appointment of former federal judge Barbara Jones caps off weeks of wrangling between attorneys for President Donald Trump, the Trump Organization, Cohen and federal prosecutors over how to …

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LIVE VIDEO: White House Press Briefing

This will likely be on the menu today: President Trump, in a Cabinet meeting including French President Emmanuel Macron during his White House visit Tuesday, said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been “very honorable” so far, as the U.S. looks to meet with North Korea soon about its nuclear program. “Kim Jong Un, he really has been very …

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News Orgs Seek Access To Mueller’s Search Warrants

The Washington Post reports: A coalition of news organizations, including The Washington Post, asked a federal court on Tuesday to unseal materials used by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to obtain search warrants in his investigation of President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and others indicted in the probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. The news …

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White House Defends VA Nominee Amid Reports Of Drunkenness At Work, Urges Swift Confirmation Hearing

The Washington Examiner reports: The White House will submit a request to the Senate this week to swiftly reschedule a confirmation hearing for Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, President Trump’s embattled pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. “We’ll be making a request to [Senate Veterans Affairs Committee] Chairman Isakson,” legislative affairs director Marc Short told reporters Wednesday. “We think …

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Mick Mulvaney Tells Bankers: In Congress I Wouldn’t Meet With Lobbyists Who Didn’t Give Me Money

The New York Times reports: Mick Mulvaney, the interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, told banking industry executives on Tuesday that they should press lawmakers hard to pursue their agenda, and revealed that, as a congressman, he would meet only with lobbyists if they had contributed to his campaign. “We had a hierarchy in my office in Congress,” …

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Trump Gives Cover For VA Pick To Withdraw: I Told Him These Are Vicious People, You Don’t Need This [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: President Trump today repeatedly said the choice to withdraw was Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson’s, but he also questioned why he would want to go forward and take the “abuse” from politicians. “It’s totally his decision, he’ll be making a decision,” Trump said when asked about the nomination of Jackson, who is the White House physician to …

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LIVE VIDEO: Trump Holds Joint Presser With Macron

CBS News reports: French President Emmanuel Macron is back at the White House on Tuesday where he is set to join President Trump for a day of meetings followed by a joint news conference on his second day in Washington for his official state visit. During a brief meeting with Macron after their Oval Office remarks, Mr. Trump called North …

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Questions Arise Over Trump’s Pick To Head VA

Politico reports: Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson’s nomination to be Veterans Affairs secretary may be in trouble, according to senators and aides in both parties. Republicans are considering postponing his confirmation hearing this week as senators pore over potentially new negative information that committee members have received, according to GOP sources familiar with the matter. And Senate Democrats are digging into …

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LIVE VIDEO: White House Press Briefing

CBS News recaps today’s likely topics: Mike Pompeo confirmation: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set to vote on President Trump’s pick to be the next Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo late this afternoon.  Pompeo faces an uphill battle in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where Democrats on the committee say they will be voting “no” on his nomination. GOP …

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White House Won’t Rule Out Pardon For Cohen

Raw Story reports: White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders on Monday declined to say President Donald Trump will not pardon his attorney, Michael Cohen, who is reportedly being investigated by federal prosecutors in New York. During a Monday morning press gaggle, Sanders was asked about a potential pardon for Cohen, who has been called president’s “fixer” for authoring non-disclosure agreements …

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Trump’s First State Dinner: No Media Or Democrats

Politico reports: For once, President Donald Trump is opting to go smaller. The president who delights in bigness — of his buildings, his crowd sizes, his hands — is opting for a slimmed-down affair when he hosts French President Emmanuel Macron for his first state dinner on Tuesday. Gone are the President Barack Obama-era days of outside event-planning firms and …

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Trump To Skip Funeral For Barbara Bush

Politico reports: President Donald Trump will not join first lady Melania Trump in attending the funeral services for Barbara Bush, the White House said in a statement, citing a desire to “avoid disruptions” stemming from the increased security presence and “out of respect for the Bush Family and friends.” “First Lady Melania Trump will attend the memorial service for Barbara …

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REPORT: Tillerson Blames Ouster On Jared Kushner

Ronan Farrow reports at The New Yorker: When I mentioned the White House’s role in escalating rumors of his demise, Tillerson appeared to have been waiting for the question. “Mm-hmm,” he said, nodding. “When you say ‘the White House,’ who are you talking about?” he asked. “The White House is comprised of how many people?” Hook, the director of policy …

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Melania To “Pay Respects” At Barbara Bush’s Funeral

CNN reports: First lady Melania Trump will attend the funeral for Barbara Bush in Texas on Saturday. “Mrs. Trump plans to pay her respects at the funeral on Saturday,” her communications director Stephanie Grisham told CNN. Bush, the matriarch of a Republican political dynasty and a first lady who elevated the cause of literacy, died Tuesday. She was 92. The …

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