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January 7, 2019

A lot of "Executive Time" for tomorrow:

Here's Trump's public schedule for tomorrow. (Public schedules don't include all of a president's activities.)



https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1082085415572643845
January 5, 2019

Here's Trump using cun*t in public... also fu@k, motherfu@ckers, bit@h, a$$, bull$hit, $hit, pu$$y

Here’s Trump using cun*t in public... also fu@k, motherfu@ckers, bit@h, a$$, bull$hit, $hit, pu$$y, and saying he has “sex” in common with daughter Ivanka.

Spare me your conservative “civility.” Hypocrites all. You worship this. You are complicit.


https://twitter.com/BryanDawsonUSA/status/1081573525918531586
January 5, 2019

Trump: 'I don't care' that most federal employees working without pay 'are Democrats'

Source: The Hill

President Trump said Saturday that he wants to end a partial government shutdown, claiming that he doesn't "care that most of the workers not getting paid are Democrats."

“I don’t care that most of the workers not getting paid are Democrats, I want to stop the Shutdown as soon as we are in agreement on Strong Border Security!” he tweeted.

“I am in the White House ready to go, where are the Dems?”

The government entered a partial shutdown on Dec. 22, closing 25 percent of the government and leaving hundreds of thousands of workers furloughed or forced to work without pay for the time being.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/424004-trump-i-dont-care-that-most-federal-employees-working-without-pay-are



https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1081563196249513985
January 4, 2019

Trump considering declaring national emergency in an effort to secure wall funding: Sources

Source: ABC News

President Donald Trump is seriously considering potential options to circumvent Congress, including declaring a national emergency, to reprogram funds from the Department of Defense and elsewhere to help pay for parts of his desired border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to multiple sources familiar with the ongoing discussions.

Sources tell ABC News the discussions are still on the "working level" adding that there's a range of legal mechanisms that are being considered before such a decision is announced.

The discussions have intensified as the president is now 14 days into a partial government shutdown, facing newly empowered House Democrats who are refusing to budge issue of wall funding. "We are not doing a wall," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday, calling the proposed structure an "immorality."

The administration is holding meetings Friday, through the weekend and into next week, to continue discussions on next steps, according to officials.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-declaring-national-emergency-secure-wall-funding-sources/story?id=60164759



Edit to add:

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1081278165652332546
January 4, 2019

NEWS -- THE PRESIDENT has sent a letter to members of congress of both parties calling for...

NEWS — THE PRESIDENT has sent a letter to members of congress of both parties calling for a border wall.

“Walls work. That’s why rich, powerful, and successful people build them around their homes.”







https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1081223464881700867
January 4, 2019

US citizen held in Moscow on espionage charges seeks Irish consular assistance

A former US Marine arrested last week on espionage charges in Russia has sought Irish consular assistance.

Canadian-born Paul Whelan is a US citizen and also holds an Irish passport.

He was arrested while he was in Moscow to attend a wedding.

The Department of Foreign Affairs said: "The Embassy of Ireland in Moscow has requested consular access to an Irish citizen currently detained in Russia after receiving a request for assistance.

"The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will provide all possible and appropriate assistance in relation to this case."

Mr Whelan is also a British citizen and is seeking assistance from all embassies of countries of which he is a citizen.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2019/0104/1020235-russia/


https://twitter.com/rprose/status/1081184110356455426
https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1081190116490731520

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