Donald Trump tweeted that Kim Jong Un is short and fat in response Jong Un’s claim that Trump was old and crazy.
Trump also argued that at age 71, he is not old. He did not, however, defend himself against Jung Un’s insanity claim.
In response to questions from reporters about Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brief meeting during the Asian summit, Trump said that he believed Putin’s claims that Russia did not interfere with the election, despite the fact that all 17 United States intelligence agencies agree that Russia interfered with out election and attacked our democracy. Putin then denied that Trump even asked him about election interference during their brief meeting. In response, Trump then lashed out at former US intelligence leaders as “political hacks” and did not refute Putin’s assertion.
According to the latest poll, evangelicals in Alabama are now more likely to vote for Roy Moore after the disclosures that Moore had sexual relationships with several teenage girls when he was 32 years old and older, including a 14 year old girl.
One Alabama lawmaker defended Moore by arguing that Mary and Joseph of The Bible had a similar age disparity in their relationship, failing to recall that Mary and Joseph were, at least according to The Bible, were not having sex. Mary was a virgin, at least according to the text.
A 36-year-old attorney and Trump nominee who has never tried a case and who was unanimously deemed “not qualified” by the American Bar Association was approved for a lifetime federal district judgeship by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Details from the Republican tax bill emerged last week, including the surprise that 47 million middle class households – especially those with children – will get a tax hike while corporations and millionaires will be guaranteed the vast majority of the proposed tax breaks.
Other details from the tax plan include:
Students lose help paying off their loans. Teachers can no longer deduct the cost of buying classroom supplies. Grad students get taxed on their scholarships. Deductions on large out-of-pocket medical expenses will be eliminated. Massive cuts to Medicaid & Medicare. Massive cuts to the funding for Head Start and Pell Grants, while at the same time private school tuition will become fully deductible. Brand new tax breaks to the owners of (if you can believe it) golf courses.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who didn’t know the Department of Energy regulated and protected nuclear power plants until he was given the job and actually campaigned on a platform to eliminate the Department of Energy, said that sexual assault could be prevented if we simply use more fossil fuels to keep the lights on.
Trump appointed a man to the Department of Agriculture whose previous job was cabana attendant at Westchester Country Club.
Trump appointed a man to the Energy Department whose previous job was manager at Meineke Auto Repair in New Hampshire.
A new appointee to the EPA Scientific Advisory Board stated that the air in the United States is “too clean for optimum health.”
Trump’s pick to lead a State Department office of female empowerment strongly criticized the movie “Frozen” for not having enough men in it.
All of this is not to make you despondent or disillusioned. It is simply to remind you that if you oppose Donald Trump and his leadership, you cannot become complacent. You must act and continue to act until honest, ethical, capable leadership is restored for our country.
Write to or call your Senator or Congressperson regularly. Download the 5 Calls app, which will make the five most strategic phone calls for you every day and tell you exactly what to say to be most effective. I don’t use it every day, but I use it three or four times a week and vow here to do better.
Volunteer for a campaign or cause. Make a monetary donation. Run for office. Ensure that your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers are registered to vote.
Stay informed.
Every week Trump and his supporters in Congress are attacking the very institutions that make our nation great. They are doing so quietly, strategically, and ruthlessly. We must stand as a bulwark to their efforts. We must resist at every turn. We must make it as difficult as possible for them to erode our democracy and damage our foundations until the 2018 and 2020 elections.
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