1. Just like a maniac
Donald Trump is “maniacally focused” on fulfilling his campaign pledges, Steve Bannon warned on Thursday, predicting a daily fight against the media he has branded as the opposition party.
‘All these promises’
The mainstream media ought to understand something: all those promises are going to be implemented … The corporatist, globalist media are adamantly opposed to an economic nationalist agenda that Donald Trump has … If you think they’re going to give you your country back without a fight, you’re sadly mistaken.
– Steve Bannon
'Every day is going to be a fight'
Every day is going to be a fight. That is the promise of Donald Trump … All the people who’ve came in and said you’ve got to moderate. Every day in the Oval Office he tells Reince and I: ‘I committed this to the American people, I promised this when I ran, and I’m going to deliver on this.’
– more Steve Bannon
2. CPAC in all its glory
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) jeered Trump in 2011. Six years later, Trump will appear as the Republican president at the conservative confab that mixes policy, paranoia and partying in equal measures.
All it used to take was a costume
A sad sight at CPAC: the tri-cornered hat guy without a scrum pic.twitter.com/OdT2b7pRz2
— Ben Terris (@bterris) February 23, 2017
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4. ‘No mass deportations’
Homeland security secretary John Kelly told a Mexico City crowd: “There will be no, repeat no, mass deportations.” He added, “There will be no use of military force in immigration operations – none.”
5. ‘Major tax reform’
Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday the administration is committed to getting major tax reform legislation through Congress by August, the AP reported. “It’s going to be focused on middle-income tax cuts,” he said.
… and another thing:
CPAC 2017 has kicked off! #CPAC2017 #CPAC pic.twitter.com/ZbNNZo8puK
— CPAC 2017 (@CPAC) February 23, 2017
… and another thing:
NJ Gov. Chris Christie says he has not accepted White House job, not seeking a job with a NYC sports radio station. https://t.co/w23yYBI92d
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 23, 2017
...and another thing:
An anime cosplay convention preceded #CPAC so there's some humorous cross-pollination in the venue's Instagram feed: https://t.co/er1nJxD7QP pic.twitter.com/lsVBPuYRwu
— Luther Lowe (@lutherlowe) February 23, 2017
… and another thing:
Here's Bannon & Priebus praising each other at CPAC just now pic.twitter.com/jATKhFwnO2
— Gabby Morrongiello (@gabriellahope_) February 23, 2017
… and another thing:
Spotted at #CPAC2017 pic.twitter.com/AYFpSl3tDQ
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) February 23, 2017
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