Trump Says He’d ‘Love’ to See Another Shutdown over Immigration

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By Henry C. Jackson. Congress is on the verge of a budget deal. President Donald Trump is implying he’d be happy to shut it all down if he doesn’t get his way.

The House passed another stopgap funding bill that could avert a government shutdown as talks continued positively toward a broader, long-term agreement, POLITICO’s John Bresnahan, Jennifer Schultes and Sarah Ferris report. The House bill boosts Pentagon spending over the next eight months but only funds non-military programs until March 23, and at their current levels.

That approach is almost certain to be blocked in the Senate. But there’s optimism:

“Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met privately on (today) to discuss lifting stiff spending caps as part of the short-term funding package, according to sources in both parties briefed on the talks. The top four congressional leaders believe they are close to clinching a budget deal that significantly boosts defense and domestic spending and ends the cycle of temporary funding measures.” . . .

“If we don’t get rid of these loopholes where killers are allowed to come into our country and continue to kill … if we don’t change it, let’s have a shutdown,” Trump said at a White House roundtable focused on the gang MS-13. “We’ll do a shutdown, and it’s worth it for our country. I’d love to see a shutdown if we don’t get this stuff taken care of.” (Read more from “Trump Says He’d ‘Love’ to See Another Shutdown over Immigration” HERE)

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Trump: ‘I’d Love to See a Shutdown’ over Immigration

By CNN. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he supports a government shutdown if Democrats won’t agree to tighten immigration laws, undercutting ongoing bipartisan negotiations on Capitol Hill.

The comment, which came during a White House meeting on the violent MS-13 gang, was not well received in the room. Rep. Barbara Comstock, a Virginia Republican who represents a district with thousands of federal workers, confronted Trump about the remark and urged him to avoid another government shutdown.

“If we don’t change it, let’s have a shutdown,” Trump said of the nation’s immigration laws. “We’ll do a shutdown and it’s worth it for our country. I’d love to see a shutdown if we don’t get this stuff taken care of.” (Read more from “Trump: ‘I’d Love to See a Shutdown’ over Immigration” HERE)

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Billionaire Dem Running for Governor Is Caught Making Insensitive Remarks About Black Politicians

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A Democratic candidate for governor of Illinois is apologizing for racially insensitive comments captured on an FBI wiretap between him and then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

The billionaire businessman candidate, J.B. Pritzker, was heard suggesting Blagojevich appoint Secretary of State Jesse White to a Senate seat, calling him the “least offensive” African-American.

Pritzker, who’s considered the frontrunner in the March 20 primary, said Tuesday he regretted portions of the conversations recorded during a decade-old investigation of Blagojevich, who’s now imprisoned for convictions that included trying to trade an appointment to Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat for campaign cash.

“I regret the conversations in many ways, the words that I used, and the things that I didn’t say on that call that I would have preferred to have said. … I can do better and I have,” Pritzker said. “I clearly made a mistake that day and I clearly wasn’t my best self.”

Pritzer’s family has influenced Chicago politics for decades. His sister, Penny, served as commerce secretary under Obama. (Read more from “Billionaire Dem Running for Governor Is Caught Making Insensitive Remarks About Black Politicians” HERE)

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#Hillarygate: How the Clinton Machine Manufactured ‘Trump-Russia’

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Hillary Clinton continues to emerge as the main facilitator for not only the research, but also the primary source information that was supplied to create the impression that President Trump was working with Moscow to defeat her electoral ambitions.

Certainly, we shouldn’t dismiss the role the Obama White House played in abusing surveillance powers to spy on American citizens without cause, but that’s a separate (and very important) issue. The government surveillance initiated against then-candidate Trump during the 2016 election would not have been possible had it not been for the work of several prominent figures linked to Hillary Clinton.

Here’s some of the evidence detailing how the Clinton machine manufactured Trump-Russia:

The First Dossier

We know with 100 percent certainty that the Hillary Clinton campaign and the DNC paid for the research that led to what is referred to in the media as the “Steele dossier.” This week, a Senate committee showed evidence not only that the Clinton campaign funded dossier development efforts, but also that Clinton associates were sources for Steele’s information.

On Monday, Republican senators revealed that Clinton operatives were used to substantiate information about candidate Trump’s supposed collusion with Russia.

“It is troubling enough that the Clinton Campaign funded Mr. Steele’s work, but that these Clinton associates were contemporaneously feeding Mr. Steele allegations raises additional concerns about his credibility,” Senators Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham wrote to the Justice Department Monday.

According to the Senate findings, the first dossier actually originated with a foreign source (that was likely based in Russia). That source then passed information to an associate of the Clinton family, who then turned it over to a State Department official, who then delivered that information to Mr. Steele.

The Second Dossier

Last week, we learned that a second Trump-Russia dossier was created by sources directly linked to Hillary Clinton.

The Guardian reported that Cody Shearer — who has served for decades as something resembling a private intelligence operative for Hillary Clinton — is the man behind the second dossier. The first dossier created a long trail of sources to unlink Hillary Clinton from its origins. The second one was reportedly created by someone who has answered to her family since 1992.

There are seemingly only two documents in the world that share the eye-catching allegations forwarded about President Trump: the two Trump-Russia dossiers. Given this fact, Hillary Clinton’s trusted confidants were all too likely much bigger players in the formulation and manipulation of the “Trump-Russia” narrative than the media and former administration officials have led us to believe.

Cody Shearer and Sid Blumenthal

More and more evidence continues to surface linking the two longtime Clinton family operatives with the creation of the Trump-Russia narrative that led to the Mueller investigation.

On Tuesday, Rep. Jim Jordan accused the two of being intimately involved in an attempt at “rigging the game” with collusion conspiracies.

Jordan said it appears “they paid Steele to put together the dossier and told him what to put in. Talk about rigging the game and putting together a document that will serve your purposes as an opposition research document.”

Hillary Clinton’s use of Shearer and Blumenthal is explored in her private email communications with the two. When Clinton served as secretary of state, she tasked Shearer and Blumenthal with running off-the-books intelligence operations on her behalf. Blumenthal, who has a reputation as a hatchet man, was likely forced into this unofficial position because he was responsible for spreading “birther” rumors about President Obama.

The Isikoff Article

According to the Nunes memo, the FISA application to spy on Carter Page “extensively” cited a 2016 article by Michael Isikoff of Yahoo News. His reporting made various claims about Page’s 2016 trip to Moscow. The memo confirms that Isikoff’s reporting is based on evidence supplied by Christopher Steele, who compiled the first “Trump-Russia” dossier.

But it gets worse.

Isikoff is closely connected to the DNC and is known to travel in the same circles as the individuals who compiled and financed the Trump-Russia dossiers.

Moreover, a Wikileaks release found that during the presidential election season, the DNC (which was controlled by the Clinton campaign) recruited Isikoff to dig up dirt on then-candidate Trump. It’s unclear whether Isikoff decided to team up with the DNC. However, just a few months following the DNC outreach, Isikoff published the Yahoo article.

Jonathan Winer

“Phase two” of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes’ investigation involves the role that the State Department played in creating momentum for the Trump-Russia investigation.

Former State Department official Jonathan Winer is believed to be the person who established the connection between Christopher Steele and the Obama State Department during the 2016 campaign, according to reports in The Guardian and the Washington Post.

He is very well acquainted with key resources for the Trump-Russia dossiers. Conservative Review has found that in April, Winer attended the same highbrow, exclusive Miami intelligence conference alongside the heads of Fusion GPS, the firm that helped develop the Steele dossier.

Winer has been described as a “friend” of Steele’s. As the State Department’s former Special Envoy for Libya, he worked closely with Clinton operatives Cody Shearer and Sid Blumenthal, who were also tasked with creating Libya policy.

The bottom line

In her hell-bent quest to become president of the United States, Hillary Clinton pulled out all the stops to create a massive roadblock for Donald Trump’s electoral victory, using sketchy sources and foreign spies to do her dirty work. By all the evidence we have, her operatives manufactured the Trump-Russia narrative, just like they manufactured the Obama birther narrative. (For more from the author of “#Hillarygate: How the Clinton Machine Manufactured ‘Trump-Russia’” please click HERE)

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ICE to Trump: Don’t Cave on Border Security Promises

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The National ICE Council sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Friday expressing its opposition to his administration’s proposed immigration plan.

The council, which endorsed Trump in the 2016 presidential election, argues against the White House’s four-point plan to address the issue of “dreamers” — illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children who were previously covered by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Trump’s plan provides a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients and other illegal immigrants, while also setting aside billions of dollars in funding for security measures along the U.S.-Mexico border.

But according to ICE President Chris Crane, the plan doesn’t do enough to stop businesses from hiring illegal immigrants or crack down on sanctuary cities.

“We simply cannot in good faith support any legislative effort on immigration that does not include provisions regarding immigration detainers, sanctuary cities and the smuggling and trafficking of children across U.S. borders,” Crane wrote in the letter, according to The Washington Times.

“What you negotiate on immigration isn’t just a give and take negotiation,” the letter added, explaining that the proposed plan leaves “gaping holes” in ICE’s ability to protect the border.

“It sets the table for our nation’s immigration enforcement policies and strategy moving forward, and any critical enforcement measures bargained away potentially leaves gaping holes in law enforcement’s ability to provide for public safety and national security,” the letter reads.

Trump detailed his immigration plan last week in his State of the Union address.

Under the proposal, roughly 1.8 million illegal immigrants would essentially receive amnesty, but only if certain demands are met.

These demands include $25 billion for construction of a border wall and an end to the visa lottery and chain migration systems. Instead, Trump wants a merit-based program that prioritizes skilled immigrants who will contribute to American society.

As noted by The Times, Trump has touted the proposal as a compromise, with the White House saying that stronger enforcement measures will be implemented in the second phase of the plan.

Many Democrats, though, have rejected this proposal, arguing that the president is holding DACA recipients hostage.

Crane, on the other hand, thinks the immigration plan doesn’t go far enough. His organization, which represents 7,500 ICE employees, will not support amnesty for dreamers unless there is legislation that promises to immediately crack down on illegal immigration.

“We cannot and will not turn our backs on the victims of sanctuary cities and jurisdictions, and therefore cannot support any legislation that does not attempt to rectify this growing problem,” Crane wrote.

Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill have about a month to come up with a legislative solution to the DACA issue. Trump rescinded the Obama-era executive order in September 2017, giving Congress until March 5 to pass legislation addressing the fate of DACA recipients.

In the House of Representatives, many conservatives support an immigration bill put forward by Virginia GOP Rep Bob Goodlatte, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

That bill “would crack down on sanctuary cities, impose mandatory E-Verify on businesses, make it a crime to overstay a visitor’s visa and protect communities that cooperate in deportations,” The Times reported.

But in the Senate, it’s more difficult to rally support for hardline immigration legislation.

On Monday, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Democrat Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware proposed a bill that would protect young illegal immigrants from deportation. The legislation also increases border security, though it does not specifically contain funding for a wall.

However, in a Monday morning tweet, Trump seemed to reject this proposal on the basis that it “does not include STRONG border security and the desperately needed WALL.”

“Any deal on DACA that does not include STRONG border security and the desperately needed WALL is a total waste of time. March 5th is rapidly approaching and the Dems seem not to care about DACA. Make a deal!” the president tweeted. (For more from the author of “ICE to Trump: Don’t Cave on Border Security Promises” please click HERE)

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Washington Post Caught Making up False ‘Facts’ About Conservative Author for Transgender Story

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The Washington Post reportedly deleted errors in a story about a conservative author’s book addressing transgenderism without properly notifying the readers of the changes or offering a public apology to the writer for the original falsehoods.

Ryan T. Anderson’s soon-to-be-published book, “When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment,” apparently caught Post reporter Ariana Eunjung Cha’s attention when it shot to the top spot on Amazon’s “Gay and Lesbian” philosophy category. It also garnered the No. 1 position in the social policy and natural law category rankings.

Cha’s original story about the book was released on Friday morning and titled, “Ryan Anderson’s book calling transgender people mentally ill is creating an uproar,” which would be changed later that day after contacting the author.

According to the publisher’s description, Anderson’s work “tackles some of the most pressing issues raised by the movement, which has “gone from something that most Americans had never heard of to a cause claiming the mantle of civil rights.”

In a series of tweets, Matt Franck, director of the Simon Center on Religion and the Constitution, charged The Post with spreading falsehoods about Ryan — a policy research fellow with The Heritage Foundation — and his book.

In the original version of her story, Cha wrote, “Anderson makes an inflammatory claim — that transgender people are mentally ill.”

Later in her story, the reporter added, “Anderson is also known for his advocacy of ‘ex-gay’ conversion therapy, which has been scientifically discredited …”

Franck came to Anderson’s defense, noting that “neither of those things was true. The reporter seems to have not contacted Anderson at all.”

The Post appeared to accede to its errors by changing both the story’s headline and deleting some of its content Friday afternoon.

The original headline, which can still be seen in the link was changed to “Ryan Anderson’s book on transgender people is creating an uproar,” taking out the phrase “mentally ill.”

The phrase was also removed from the story, simply stating instead that Anderson “makes what some feel is an inflammatory case against transgender people.”

Franck pointed out that The Post apparently made contact with Anderson after publishing piece, despite the author’s book being the subject.

Cha included Ryan’s emailed statement to her story in which he said, “Activists want to silence and shame anyone who questions transgender ideology. But there’s too much at stake to remain silent, for what’s at stake is nothing less than the human person.”

Franck wrote of the paper’s revisions, “So after getting crucial facts wrong in its initial story, facts that it was driven to delete in its revised version, how did The Post alert its readers to its corrections? This is how: ‘This post has been updated.’”

“That’s it. No information for its readers on what it had gotten wrong. No apology to the subject about the palpable hit job. Nothing but ‘updated.’ This is a journalist disgrace,” Franck added.

Kelsey Harkness, a reporter with The Daily Signal (which is affiliated with The Heritage Foundation), agreed with Franck’s assessment.

In an email to The Western Journal, Anderson noted that the backlash to his book isn’t surprising.

“As to the reaction to my book, it’s no surprise that it is intense, even from people who haven’t read it,” Anderson stated. “Activists want to silence and shame anyone who questions transgender ideology.”

He added, “My goal in writing this book was to help people think about these issues more carefully, and to respond to those in need more charitably.” (For more from the author of “Washington Post Caught Making up False ‘Facts’ About Conservative Author for Transgender Story” please click HERE)

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Top Dem Fooled over ‘Nude’ Photos of Trump Romp with Russian Model

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Nobody fools Rep. Adam Schiff – the highest ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee – except, well, maybe Russian pranksters offering him naked photos of President Trump having a romp with glamorous model Olga Buzova.

When two Russian comedians, known as “Vovan” and “Lexus,” promised the allegedly compromising intel to Schiff, one of Trump’s most outspoken critics in Congress, the Democrat from California took detailed notes. The congressman asked the pair for name spellings and documentation.

During the eight-minute call, which took place last year, Schiff told them: “I’ll be in touch with the FBI about this. And we’ll make arrangements with your staff. I think it probably would be best to provide these materials both to our committee and to the FBI.”

After the call, Schiff’s staff tried to acquire the “classified” material on Trump from a person they believed to be a Ukrainian politician, the London Daily Mail reported. The man – who was actually “Vovan” – identified himself as Andriy Parubiy, chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament . . .

However, in audio of the call, Schiff sounded as if he took the conversation seriously. And emails from Schiff’s office to the fake Parubiy indicated the congressman believed the call had been “productive.” (Read more from “Top Dem Fooled over ‘Nude’ Photos of Trump Romp with Russian Model” HERE)

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Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Plans to Become a Pastor

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Nick Foles Plans to Become a Pastor After Football

By ABC News. Nick Foles has a calling far greater than throwing touchdown passes . . .

“I want to be a pastor in a high school,” Foles said Thursday. “It’s on my heart. I took a leap of faith last year and signed up to take classes at seminary. I wanted to continue to learn and challenge my faith. It’s a challenge because you are writing papers that are biblically correct. You want to impact people’s hearts.”

Foles is part of a team that has a strong Christian brotherhood. MVP contender Carson Wentz has been outspoken about his faith and many players spend a lot of time together in prayer, studying the Bible and sharing devotionals.

Foles was one of the study leaders during his first stint in Philadelphia and has become a go-to source for younger guys. Left guard Stefen Wisniewksi also plans to become a pastor after his career ends. (Read more from “Nick Foles Plans to Become a Pastor After Football” HERE)
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By ABC News. The underdog Philadelphia Eagles upset the defending champion New England Patriots, 41-33, Sunday night, to win their first Super Bowl ever.

The victory over the dynastic Patriots was pulled out shortly after Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham stripped 40-year-old New England quarterback Tom Brady in the final minutes, setting up a 44-yard field goal from rookie kicker Jake Elliot with just over a minute left.

The Eagles were an underdog in Super Bowl LII as the NFC squad, led by an untested coach with only two years at the reins and a backup quarterback, 29-year-old Nick Foles, who had never won a playoff game before this season. New England, at most betting outlets, was favored to win by 4.5 points.

Foles was thrust into the starting role after MVP contender Carson Wentz was lost for the season when he suffered a torn ACL and LCL in a week 14 win over the Los Angeles Rams. (Read more from “Philadelphia Eagles Win Superbowl” HERE)

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‘Fake News Meets OBAMAgate’: Comey Assistant Leaves FBI for CNN

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On Friday, a former FBI agent wrote an eye-catching opinion piece in the New York Times, claiming that he had retired from the Bureau because it had received unfair “political attacks” from Republicans in Congress.

Other than its entirely disingenuous premise (alleging Republicans are attacking the FBI as a whole, rather than investigating alleged misdeads under leaders James Comey and Andrew McCabe), the piece leaves out important information.

Nowhere in the opinion article does Campbell reveal the fact that he was James Comey’s special assistant. Campbell presents himself as someone who is unattached to the current political situation, leaving out the fact that he has a huge vested interest in defending Comey.

But it gets worse. Following the op-ed, John Cardillo, a host for The Rebel and former law enforcement officer, claimed that Campbell also left out the fact that he had already accepted an offer to become a CNN analyst.

It appears that Cardillo’s sources were correct. On Monday morning, CNN announced that Campbell had joined the network.

In joining CNN, Campbell has changed his social media information to remove his association with Comey. Prior to joining CNN, Campbell’s Twitter bio had revealed that he served as Comey’s special assistant.

Campbell’s misdirection appears to be borrowing from the tactics of his recent colleague, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. When attempting to get a warrant to spy on the Trump campaign, McCabe swore to the authenticity of the Trump-Russia dossier. He reportedly never told the FISA court judge the fact that the dossier was concocted by political forces who were paid by Hillary Clinton. Similarly, Campbell, in representing himself as a neutral force, has omitted the fact that he served as James Comey’s right-hand man. (For more from the author of “‘Fake News Meets OBAMAgate’: Comey Assistant Leaves FBI for CNN” please click HERE)

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Here Are the Eagles Players Who Will Skip Trump White House Visit After Super Bowl Win

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It’s customary for championship-winning teams from the major American sports to visit the White House and celebrate with the president.

But despite their Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday, some Philadelphia Eagles players have made it clear they have no intention of being part of this tradition.

Prior to their team’s 41-33 win over the Patriots in Super Bowl LII, Eagles wide receiver Torrey Smith and defensive end Chris Long said they didn’t want to visit the White House. Safety Malcom Jenkins said Monday that he too would boycott the White House visit.

Smith particularly cited President Donald Trump and the controversy surrounding NFL players who refuse to kneel during the playing of the national anthem. Trump has strongly criticized the anthem protests in a series of statements and tweets.

“We read the news just like everyone else,” Smith said Wednesday, according to NJ Advance Media. “You see Donald Trump tweet something. … We have those conversations in the locker room, just like everyone else does in the workplace. We’re very informed about what goes on, and we’re trying to continue to educate ourselves.”

“They call it the anthem protest,” he added. “We’re not protesting the anthem. It’s a protest during the anthem. I understand why people are mad, or may be offended when someone takes a knee.”

For Long, it’s the second time in as many years he will skip the White House visit. Last year, he was a member of the Super Bowl-winning Patriots, and he boycotted the customary trip then as well.

“No, I’m not going to the White House,” he said last week on the “Pardon My Take” podcast, as reported by USA Today. “Are you kidding me?”

During a media session, he would not detail his stance any further.

“I went through this last year with the Trump thing,” Long said. “I’m not going to get into it.”

On Monday, meanwhile, Jenkins appeared on CNN’s “New Day” to announce he would refuse to visit the White House.

“Nah, I personally do not anticipate attending,” Jenkins said.

After being asked if he had a message for Trump, Jenkins replied, “My message has been clear all year. … I want to see changes in our criminal justice system. I want to see us push for economical and educational advancement in communities of color and low-income communities.”

“And I want to see our relationship between our communities and our law enforcement be advanced.”

The relationship between Trump and NFL players has been strained all year, particularly after a September rally where the president called for the “sons of b—–s” who kneel during the anthem to be “fired.”

On Sunday, Trump released a statement prior to the Super Bowl, in which he emphasized the importance of honoring service men and women by standing for the anthem.

“We owe these heroes the greatest respect for defending our liberty and our American way of life. Their sacrifice is stitched into each star and every stripe of our Star-Spangled Banner,” Trump said.

“We hold them in our hearts and thank them for our freedom as we proudly stand for the National Anthem.”

No players kneeled during the anthem Sunday, though Jenkins, Smith and Eagles safety Rodney McLeod all raised their fists, as reported by New York Magazine.

Jenkins, Smith and Long might not be the only players who will skip the White House visit. Like Long, Eagles running back LeGarrette Blount was on the Patriots last year, and he too decided he did not want to take part in the tradition.

“I just don’t feel welcome into that house. I’m just going to leave it at that,” Blount said at the time. (For more from the author of “Here Are the Eagles Players Who Will Skip Trump White House Visit After Super Bowl Win” please click HERE)

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Trump’s Lawyers Make Recommendation on Whether He Should Meet Mueller

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By The Daily Wire. Lawyers representing President Donald Trump have reportedly advised the president against meeting with special counsel Robert Mueller for an interview under oath, a move many have cautioned is a perjury trap.

The report from The New York Times, published late on Monday, says that the president’s lawyers are concerned about his shoot-from-the-hip communication style in which he occasionally contradicts himself. Citing “four people briefed on the matter,” the Times claims that there is a friction brewing between the president and his lawyers as he is eager to speak with Mueller since he believes that he did nothing wrong. The Times notes:

But John Dowd, the longtime Washington defense lawyer hired last summer to represent Mr. Trump in the investigation, wants to rebuff an interview request, as do Mr. Dowd’s deputy, Jay Sekulow, and many West Wing advisers, according to the four people. The lawyers and aides believe the special counsel might be unwilling to subpoena the president and set off a showdown with the White House that Mr. Mueller could lose in court.

The decision on whether Trump will, in fact, sit down with Mueller for an interview is expected to be made sometime in the coming weeks. (Read more from “Trump’s Lawyers Make Recommendation on Whether He Should Meet Mueller” HERE)

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Trump’s Attorneys Want Him to Refuse an Interview with Mueller

By The Week. Attorneys for President Trump have advised him to not sit down for an interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, four people briefed on the matter told The New York Times.

Trump has publicly declared that he is open to speaking with Mueller, who is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and if Trump obstructed justice, but his lawyers fear he will make false statements, which would lead to Trump being charged with lying to investigators, the Times reports. (Read more from “Trump’s Attorneys Want Him to Refuse an Interview with Mueller” HERE)

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