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Trump Responds to Reports of Odd McCain Directive
Trump Responds to Reports
of Odd McCain Directive
the rundown
May 30, 2019 11:36 AM CDT

Trump Responds to Reports of Odd McCain Directive

If a White House official ordered ship obscured, he was 'well-meaning,' says president

(Newser) - President Trump has made no secret of the fact that he isn't, and never was, an admirer of the late John McCain. But that story took a strange turn this week with a report that the White House ordered the Navy essentially to conceal a destroyer named for McCain'...

Trump Clarifies a Tweet About Russia's Election Role

'No, Russia did not help get me elected,' he says, after a tweet suggested otherwise

(Newser) - By some readings, President Trump seemed to acknowledge in a tweet Thursday that Russia helped him win the 2016 election—but he quickly corrected that impression when speaking to reporters. "No, Russia did not help get me elected," Trump told the media outside the White House, reports the...

Report: White House Wanted USS John McCain 'Out of Sight'

'Trump is a child,' tweets Meghan McCain

(Newser) - The White House made a bizarre request ahead of President Trump's visit to a naval base in Japan this week, according to an email seen by the Wall Street Journal . In the May 15 email a US Indo-Pacific Command official told US Navy and Air Force officials that the...

NYT Reporter Gets Creative With Trump Event's Dress Code

Annie Karni wore her wedding dress

(Newser) - New York Times reporter Annie Karni was getting ready to head to Japan to cover President Trump's visit there when she found out about the dress code for one of the events she'd be attending—and she had to scramble to pack just the right thing, per Sky...

Roy Moore Won't Like These Trump Tweets

President says former judge 'cannot win' Alabama Senate seat

(Newser) - Failed Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore teased a rematch with Sen. Doug Jones on Tuesday before getting knocked down a peg by former supporter President Trump. "I have NOTHING against Roy Moore, and ... wanted him to win. But he didn't, and probably won't," Trump said in...

Amash: Congress Must Hold Trump Accountable

Republican congressman says president's actions 'are impeachable'

(Newser) - Rep. Justin Amash, so far the only sitting Republican to openly state that President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct , said so again Tuesday at a town hall in the Grand Rapids-area district he has served since 2011. "Clearly, things that violate the public trust are impeachable," the...

Iran Answers Trump on the Chance for Negotiations

'No prospect' at the moment, spokesman says

(Newser) - "I really believe that Iran would like to make a deal," President Trump said Monday about possible talks concerning its nuclear program, "and I think that’s very smart of them, and I think that’s a possibility to happen." He received his answer on Tuesday....

'Be Respectful,' Meghan McCain Scolds Klobuchar

'The View' host wants late father left 'out of presidential politics'

(Newser) - Meghan McCain was not a fan of Amy Klobuchar's anecdote about John McCain reciting names of dictators during President Trump's inauguration speech. "On behalf of the entire McCain family - @amyklobuchar please be respectful to all of us and leave my fathers legacy and memory out of...

Trump Not Too Happy About Invented Quote

The president reacts to pundit who says it was purposely 'ludicrous'

(Newser) - A leading political scientist attributed a fake quote to President Trump—apparently in jest—and Trump kinda noticed, the Washington Post reports. Ian Bremmer, a think tank leader and cable news pundit, posted the quote on Twitter: "President Trump in Tokyo: 'Kim Jong Un is smarter and would...

After Trump Splits With Bolton, N. Korea Pounces

Foreign ministry rep calls him a 'war maniac,' 'human defect'

(Newser) - President Trump acknowledged he was breaking with advisers Monday when he said he wasn't "personally bothered" by North Korea's recent short-range missile tests . "My people think it could have been a violation" but "I view it differently," the president said from Japan, per Reuters...

Klobuchar: McCain Did an Odd Thing at Trump's Inauguration

He listed dictators 'because he knew this man'

(Newser) - The late Sen. John McCain apparently predicted President Trump's cozy relationship with dictators well before the president rubbed elbows with Kim Jong Un and Rodrigo Duterte. At an event in Iowa on Saturday, Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar recounted that the Arizona senator "kept reciting to me names...

Trump Posts Surprising Tweet on Japan Trip
Trump Posts Surprising
Tweet on Japan Trip
the rundown
May 26, 2019 5:00 PM CDT

Trump Posts Surprising Tweet on Japan Trip

Meanwhile, Shinzo Abe is wooing him with golf and cheeseburgers

(Newser) - President Trump posted a tweet that likely surprised his Japanese hosts before they courted him Sunday with cheeseburgers, sumo-wrestling, and golf: "North Korea fired off some small weapons, which disturbed some of my people, and others, but not me," Trump tweeted Saturday, referring to short-range weapons that are...

Jon Voight: Trump's the Greatest Since Lincoln

Alyssa Milano dismisses him as an 'F-lister trying to stay relevant'

(Newser) - Eighty-year-old actor Jon Voight took to Twitter on Friday night to proclaim his love of President Trump in a pair of videos that said the president's job "is not easy" as he has to fight "the left and their absurd words of destruction," though he has...

Trump Opens Japan Trip With a Little Jab

The president mentions the US-Japanese trade imbalance

(Newser) - President Donald Trump opened a state visit to Japan on Saturday by needling the American ally over its trade imbalance with the United States, the AP reports. "Maybe that's why you like us so much," he joshed. Trump also promoted the US under his leadership, saying "...

Trump's Border Wall Plan Sees a Hiccup

Judge says Trump can't build sections using money designated for military

(Newser) - A federal judge blocked President Trump this week from building sections of his long-sought border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency. US District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr. on Friday immediately halted the administration's efforts to redirect military-designated funds for wall construction, per the AP...

Barr Wins Unusual Power for His Own Investigation

Attorney general will be able to declassify documents

(Newser) - President Trump has given Attorney General Bill Barr the tools to "investigate the investigators"—by granting him sweeping powers to declassify documents and directing intelligence officials to cooperate with Barr. The attorney general has launched his own probe into the origins of the investigation into Russian interference in...

Trump Offers Farmers Caught in Trade War $16B in New Aid

A $12B package was announced last summer

(Newser) - With more than a dozen farmers at his side, President Trump announced a $16 billion aid package to compensate farmers for their losses in the trade war with China. "This support for farmers will be paid for by the billions of dollars the Treasury takes in" from China, he...

Pelosi: Here's Why Trump Really Canceled Our Meeting

He actually wants impeachment proceedings, House speaker claims

(Newser) - The latest volley from Nancy Pelosi: The House speaker says President Trump wants Democrats to start impeachment proceedings because it will distract the public from the scandals dogging his administration. That's why, she said Thursday, the president actually canceled his infrastructure meeting with her and Chuck Schumer Wednesday: he...

Tillerson's Take on Trump-Putin Meeting Infuriates Trump

President says it was Tillerson who was 'totally ill prepared'

(Newser) - Rex Tillerson was "totally ill prepared and ill equipped to be Secretary of State," according to the man who appointed him. President Trump's tweeted insults about Tillerson, whom he again referred to as "dumb as a rock" on Thursday, came after Tillerson told the House Foreign...

2 Big Decisions Don't Go Trump's Way

His tax returns, financial records may be closer to the light of day

(Newser) - New York lawmakers gave final passage to legislation Wednesday that would allow President Donald Trump's state tax returns to be released to congressional committees that have, so far, been barred from getting the president's federal filings, the AP reports. The Democrat-led Senate and Assembly both approved the measures...

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