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Trump, McConnell Are Fighting MSNBC, Washington Post

Inside the latest Trump vs. the media mess

(Newser) - A skirmish (or two) involving President Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Washington Post, and MSNBC has escalated into unusual personal bitterness this week, with election security legislation and Trump's attacks on US Rep. Elijah Cummings as the triggers. The AP explains :
  • The McConnell arm of the drama
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Trump: Baltimore Residents 'Living in Hell'

He continues criticism of Rep. Elijah Cummings

(Newser) - President Trump isn't letting the Baltimore controversy go away. When reporters outside the White House asked him about the issue Tuesday, Trump stepped up his criticism. "Those people are living in hell in Baltimore," said the president, per CBS News . Trump again pinned the blame on Rep....

Outcry Dismissed, Sweden Puts A$AP Rocky on Trial

Rapper's assault trial has started in Stockholm despite Trump's efforts to free him

(Newser) - It's been a long month for A$AP Rocky, detained by Swedish officials after allegedly attacking someone in a street fight at the end of June, and on Tuesday, the next phase of his overseas experience began. The 30-year-old American rapper, real name Rakim Mayers, pleaded not guilty at the...

Saying He Was 'Down There,' Trump Signs 9/11 Victims Bill

Democrat who wore firefighter jacket in protest isn't invited

(Newser) - President Trump signed a measure Monday extending the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund indefinitely. The Senate gave it final approval last week after a Congress-shaming campaign by comedian Jon Stewart. Extending the fund is "a sacred duty," Trump said Monday. "Today we come together as one nation to...

Trump Pardons 5, Commutes Sentences of 2

Pardons do not seem to be related to any high-profile lobbying efforts this time around

(Newser) - President Trump has issued full pardons to five men convicted of crimes including theft, fraud, and drug trafficking, in addition to commuting the sentences of two others, the AP reports. The president commuted the sentences of Ted Suhl, who was convicted of bribery related to Medicaid fraud, and Ronen Nahmani,...

De Niro: Mueller's Performance Wouldn't Get Him an Oscar

Because 'calm, confident, and dignified' isn't what the academy honors, he writes

(Newser) - The byline of Robert De Niro's opinion piece for the Washington Post points out the actor received an Emmy nomination for playing Robert Mueller on SNL. So he's perhaps more of an expert than most on a "Mueller performance." And he begins in a tongue-and-cheek fashion,...

Al Sharpton Responds to Slams From Trump

'He's like a child,' Sharpton says of the president

(Newser) - Al Sharpton and President Trump are now engaging in a war of words. In the morning, Trump called Sharpton a "con man" who "hates whites" after it emerged that Sharpton was on his way to Baltimore to respond to the president's weekend criticism of the city and...

Trump&#39;s Baltimore Controversy Continues Into New Week
Trump: Al Sharpton
'Hates Whites'
Jul 29, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

Trump: Al Sharpton 'Hates Whites'

President adds the reverend to his criticism amid Baltimore flap

(Newser) - The weekend controversy involving President Trump, Baltimore, and Rep. Elijah Cummings is already continuing into the new week. In a series of Monday morning tweets, Trump continued the theme. "Baltimore, under the leadership of Elijah Cummings, has the worst Crime Statistics in the Nation. 25 years of all talk,...

Trump: Cummings Is &#39;Racist&#39;
Trump: Cummings Is 'Racist'
Jul 28, 2019 4:00 PM CDT

Trump: Cummings Is 'Racist'

The president yet again unleashes on Twitter

(Newser) - Upping a feud with an influential black lawmaker, President Trump on Sunday assailed Rep. Elijah Cummings as a "racist" over the "rodent-infested mess" in his district while White House aides sought to downplay his comments as frustration over Democrats' unrelenting investigations, the AP reports. In a series of...

America's Top Spy Is Calling It Quits: Report

Dan Coats might be replaced by Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe

(Newser) - America's top spy is on the verge of stepping down after clashing with President Trump for the past two years, the New York Times reports. Dan Coats, who became director of national intelligence in 2017, is expected to leave in the next few days. Axios reports that Texas Rep....

Baltimore to Trump: 'Better to Have a Few Rats Than Be One'

The 'Baltimore Sun' is having none of the president's criticism of Elijah Cummings' district

(Newser) - Charm City isn't exactly bothering to be charming after the president of the United States attacked Baltimore as a "very dangerous & filthy place" that is the "Worst in the USA” and a "rat and rodent infested mess." The Baltimore Sun pulled zero punches in...

Trump: Baltimore District a 'Rodent Infested Mess'

The president takes aim at Rep. Elijah Cummings

(Newser) - President Trump on Saturday denigrated a majority-black district represented by a congressional nemesis as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess," broadening a campaign against prominent critics of his administration that has exacerbated racial tensions, the AP reports. Trump lashed out in tweets against Rep. Elijah Cummings, the...

Supreme Court: Border Wall Can Be Built With DOD Funds

$2.5B in Defense Department money can now be tapped by Trump administration for sections of wall

(Newser) - The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the Trump administration to tap billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall with Mexico. The court's five conservative justices gave the administration the green light to begin work on four contracts it has awarded using...

Trump: We'll Retaliate Against 'Macron's Foolishness'

President criticizes France's new digital tax on big companies, along with French wine

(Newser) - President Trump on Friday promised to retaliate against France for adopting a pioneering tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon, and Facebook, per the AP . He also managed to get in a shot at French wine. Trump, who doesn't drink, tweeted : "I've always said American wine is...

PM Has Called Trump Unfit. US Ambassador Isn't Worried

Woody Johnson says relationship between Boris Johnson, US president will be 'sensational'

(Newser) - President Trump thinks the United Kingdom's new prime minister will be "great," and the US ambassador to the UK seems to share similar optimism not only for Johnson's ability to, like Trump, "get things done," but also on the two leaders' future dealings. "...

Mock Seal's Maker: This Was No Accident

Ex-Republican shouts out 'best troll ever'

(Newser) - The man who created the mock presidential seal that turned up during a speech by President Trump has spoken—and, in his view, "there's no way this was an accident." Charles Leazott, a graphic designer from Richmond, Va., who twice voted for George W. Bush, says he...

Trump Slams Sweden Over Rapper's Detention

'Give A$AP Rocky his FREEDOM'

(Newser) - Sweden has decided to detain American rapper A$AP Rocky until his trial on an assault charge begins Tuesday—and President Trump is hopping mad about it. He slammed the country and its prime minister in tweets Thursday night, the Guardian reports. "Very disappointed in Prime Minister Stefan Löfven...

Doctored Seal Behind Trump Appears to Read, '45 Is a Puppet'

The employee responsible has been fired, conservative organization says

(Newser) - President Trump spoke at a student activist conference Tuesday with what appeared to be two presidential seals on a screen behind him. Except only one was the official seal. The other was a doctored image that looked close to the real one, the Washington Post reports. The image was captured...

Rep. Omar: Trump&#39;s Rally a &#39;Defining Moment&#39; for US
Rep. Omar Calls Trump
Racist in New Op-Ed
OPINION
Jul 25, 2019 11:26 AM CDT

Rep. Omar Calls Trump Racist in New Op-Ed

She writes that the 'send her back!" chant will be a 'defining moment' in US history

(Newser) - The rally during which supporters of President Trump chanted "send her back!" wasn't just a blip on the political radar, writes Rep. Ilhan Omar in the New York Times . It "will be a defining moment in American history," writes the Somalia native, who was actually...

After Mueller's Big Day, Pelosi Spurns Impeachment Push

Hours of testimony apparently fail to move the needle

(Newser) - Mueller Day is over, and the assessments continue to roll in. One common theme in coverage is that if Democrats were hoping Robert Mueller's testimony would create a big push for impeachment, they were off the mark. Politico reports that in a closed-door meeting of the Democratic caucus...

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