Scotus pick shades Potus
Donald Trump’s supreme court nominee Neil Gorsuch called the president’s tweet attacking the federal district court judge James Robart “disheartening and demoralizing” in a private meeting with Senator Richard Blumenthal Wednesday.
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The offending tweet. (This time)
The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
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Trump responded Thursday by attacking Blumenthal for incorrectly describing his military service seven years ago, suggesting he was not a trustworthy source to relay Gorsuch’s words. A spokesperson for Gorsuch had already, by this point, confirmed their accuracy.
Ads by aides
Top Trump aide Kellyanne Conway was under fire Thursday after she encouraged Fox and Friends viewers to buy Ivanka Trump clothing products. The comments followed the retailer Nordstrom announcing the line would be ending, to the chagrin of the Potus.
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Go buy Ivanka’s stuff, is what I would say..It’s a wonderful line. I own some of it...I’m going to give a free commercial here. Go buy it today, everybody. You can find it online.”
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Conway received a rare rebuke from the White House over the plug. And GOP House oversight committee chairman Jason Chaffetz said Conway’s promotion of Ivanka Trump’s fashion brand was “wrong, wrong, wrong, clearly over the line, unacceptable”.
Destroying the blood of our youth
With his attorney general pick confirmed late Wednesday, Trump signed a series of executive orders he said were aimed at reducing crime and making America safer. Trump said one of the orders would “Break the back of the criminal cartels that have spread across our nation and are destroying the blood of our youth”.
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“I wish the rise that we’re seeing in crime in America today were some sort of aberration or a blip. My best judgement, having been involved in criminal law enforcement for many years, is that this is a dangerous permanent trend that places the health and safety of the American people at risk.”
-Jeff Sessions
Postcards to the real president
Some on social media have taken it upon themselves to send letters and postcards to top Trump adviser Steve Bannon amid reports that he is pulling many of the strings of the Trump White House.
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Dear #PresidentBannon I'm concerned you've been #hacked! It appears Trumpie got access to @POTUS 😰😰😰#nationalsecurity #PostcardsToBannon pic.twitter.com/iNJyfVC0up
— Notes 2 Pres Bannon (@Note2PresBannon) February 9, 2017
...and another thing
Is former White House photographer Pete Souza trolling Trump with his flashback posts?
