1. Nafta ‘tweaks’
In a joint press conference with Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, Donald Trump said of bilateral trade relations, “We have a very outstanding trade relationship with Canada. We’ll be tweakin’ it.”
Eye on Canada
Is the US-Canada border secure? Trump: "You can never be totally confident"
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) February 13, 2017
2. Flynn ice
Embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn got a boost from top Trump aide Kellyanne Conway, who told reporters Flynn “has the full confidence of the president.”
Sorry not sorry
Flynn apologized Friday to vice-president Mike Pence for “misleading him about a conversation with the Russian ambassador” about sanctions, ABC News reported, citing an unnamed White House official.
'Evaluating the situation'
WH statement on Flynn as read out by @PressSec just now pic.twitter.com/iWBFGxWYf5
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) February 13, 2017
3. Situation room al fresco
HOLY MOLY !!! It was fascinating to watch the flurry of activity at dinner when the news came that North Korea had launched a missile in the direction of Japan… Wow.....the center of the action!!!
– a weekend terrace diner at Mar-a-Lago, on watching the president in action
Table for twenty
This photo taken from my instagram TL seems to capture one of the moments described in this @CNN piece https://t.co/czixCjPox1 pic.twitter.com/OkiAkUcWdE
— Enrique Acevedo (@Enrique_Acevedo) February 13, 2017
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5. Deportation raids
Fear gripped immigrant communities after federal agents conducted weekend raids. Trump said the effort targeted “very, very hardened criminals,” but in fact non-criminals were swept up, in some cases separating parents from children.
...and another thing:
Moby claims to have insider information that Trump is in 'collusion with the Russian government' https://t.co/tGQ0gaq5wC pic.twitter.com/59YLGxVGV2
— NME (@NME) February 13, 2017