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President Trump Donates His First Quarter Salary

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By Breitbart. President Donald Trump announced Monday that he donated his first quarter salary of 2019 to the Department of Homeland Security.

“While the press doesn’t like writing about it, nor do I need them to, I donate my yearly Presidential salary of $400,000.00 to different agencies throughout the year, this to Homeland Security,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “If I didn’t do it there would be hell to pay from the FAKE NEWS MEDIA!”

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Trump Tweets Donation Check of Salary to Homeland Security

By Associated Press. Trump pledged as a candidate in 2016 to not accept the $400,000 annual presidential salary he would be due if elected.

Trump says the press doesn’t like writing about his donations “nor do I need them to.” . . .

By law, he must be paid, so Trump has donated the quarterly payments to various federal departments and agencies. (Read more from “Trump Tweets Donation Check of Salary to Homeland Security” HERE)

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Trump Praises His Supporters: ‘They’re Smarter and They’re Tougher’

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President Donald Trump told Breitbart News that he is confident his 2016 voters will be even more supportive of him in 2020.

“They’re smarter and they’re tougher and they work their asses off,” Trump said about his base in response to a question from Senior Breitbart News White House Correspondent Charlie Spiering during an Oval Office interview. “And that’s what came out; they came out of the valleys and the rivers, and they came all over the place. Honestly, you remember. Nobody knew they existed. They’re the real people. They’re the real great people.” . . .

When Breitbart News Washington Political Editor Matthew Boyle asked Trump if he thinks they will come back out in 2020 to support him again, Trump said he thinks even more will back his re-election. . .

“Oh, I see it,” Trump added. “We went to Alabama, and from the airplane to the site where the tornado was there were people lined up five deep—you see it, you were there with us? Did you see the pictures? I mean, like, thousands and thousands of people from the plane all the way out to the site—like it was a Fifth Avenue parade. But just to finish, when I was campaigning, I said I was going to do this, I was going to do that, I was going to do things. Now I’ve done them.” . . .

“You look at what we’ve done, we’ve done far—actually a liberal commentator said, whether you like him or not he’s done far more than he said he was going to do,” Trump said. “Right to Try? I never talked about Right to Try but we got Right to Try—great thing. We’ve done a lot more. We’ve got Choice. I never really said I was going to get Choice because most people said we couldn’t, but I got Choice. We got things done that nobody thought were possible.” (Read more from “Trump Praises His Supporters: ‘They’re Smarter and They’re Tougher'” HERE)

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Here’s How Many Americans Think Trump Is the Victim of a ‘Witch Hunt’

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Amid signs that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference may be near its conclusion, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds that trust in Mueller has eroded and half of Americans agree with President Donald Trump’s contention that he has been the victim of a “witch hunt.”

Support for the House of Representatives to seriously consider impeaching the president has dropped since last October by 10 percentage points, to 28 percent.

Despite that, the survey shows a nation that remains skeptical of Trump’s honesty and deeply divided by his leadership. A 52 percent majority say they have little or no trust in the president’s denials that his 2016 campaign colluded with Moscow in the election that put him in the Oval Office. . .

Twenty-eight percent say they have a lot of trust in former FBI director Mueller’s investigation to be fair and accurate. That’s the lowest level to date and down 5 points since December. . .

Mueller indicted 34 people, including Russian intelligence operatives and some of Trump’s closest aides and advisers. The indictments detailed the eagerness of the Trump campaign to benefit from a sophisticated Russian effort to influence the 2016 election but have not accused the president’s aides of participating in that operation. Last week, Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, was sentenced to a total of 7.5 years in federal prison for financial crimes. (Read more from “Here’s How Many Americans Think Trump Is the Victim of a ‘Witch Hunt'” HERE)

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Trump Urges Fox News to Bring Back Pirro

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President Donald Trump seemed to adopt the role of programmer in chief on Sunday, firing off a series of tweets that singled out for solidarity and scorn various anchors at his favorite network, Fox News, and suggested that federal regulators should bear down on “Saturday Night Live” and NBC.

The president’s posts directed at Fox News followed a particularly bruising week for the conservative cable outlet. Last Sunday, audio clips surfaced of misogynistic comments that prime-time host Tucker Carlson made on a Florida shock jock’s radio show from 2006 to 2011, and fellow talking head Jeanine Pirro was roundly rebuked the same weekend for appearing to question the patriotism of a Muslim-American member of Congress.

Fox News did not air Pirro’s weekly program, “Justice,” on Saturday night, and CNN reported Sunday that she has been suspended from the network. The president made clear that he was no fan of the unannounced lineup change. . .

Trump regularly tweets segments of Fox News shows and offers praise and promotion for its on-screen talent. But the president’s screed on Sunday marked perhaps his most forceful demand yet to the network on which the White House often relies for interviews, messaging to Republican voters and generally favorable coverage of the administration’s directives. (Read more from “Trump Urges Fox News to Bring Back Pirro” HERE)

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This Dem’s Hot Take on the New Zealand Shootings Is Even More Shameful Than AOC’s

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By Townhall. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) told CNN Friday that he believed President Trump’s “rhetoric” may have played a part in the horrific shootings at two mosques in New Zealand that left 49 dead.

“Words have consequences like saying we have an invasion on our border and talking about people as though they were different in some fatal way,” Blumenthal said. “I think that the public discourse from the president on down is a factor in some of these actions.”

“We know that at the very pinnacle of power in our own country, people are talking about ‘good people on both sides,'” he added, referencing comments that President Trump made about the 2017 violence in Charlottesvillle, Virginia that left one woman dead.

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U.S. President Donald Trump Denounces ‘Act of Hate’ in Christchurch Mosque Shooting

By Jonathan Lemire. US President Donald Trump sent condolences on Friday to the victims of the New Zealand mosque massacre, and the White House issued a statement denouncing the “vicious act of hate.”

The president tweeted on Friday that his “warmest sympathy and best wishes goes out to the people of New Zealand after the horrible massacre in the Mosques. 49 innocent people have so senselessly died, with so many more seriously injured.”

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders went further in denouncing the shooter’s actions, with a statement that said the “United States strongly condemns the attack in Christchurch. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. We stand in solidarity with the people of New Zealand and their government against this vicious act of hate.” (Read more from “US President Donald Trump Denounces ‘Act of Hate’ in Christchurch Mosque Shooting” HERE)

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Trump Vetoes Resolution to Block National Emergency

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President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution Friday that sought to block his national emergency declaration to fund the southern border wall, according to The New York Times.

After Democrats and 12 Republican senators supported the resolution to block the declaration, President Trump immediately issued the first veto of his presidency, calling the resolution “dangerous” and “reckless.”

“It is a dangerous resolution that would undermine United States sovereignty and threaten the lives and safety of countless Americans,” President Trump said in a White House statement. “It is, therefore, my duty to return it to the House of Representatives without my approval.” . . .

President Trump said he was not bothered by the number of Republicans who opposed his national emergency declaration, because he knew there weren’t enough votes in Congress to override a veto.

“They’re doing what they have to do, and I put no pressure on anybody,” President Trump said. “I actually said, ‘I could have gotten some of them to come along.’ I said, ‘I want for you to vote your heart. Do what you want to do. I’m not putting any pressure.’ … I didn’t need the votes. We all knew it’s going to be a veto, and there’s not going to be an override.” (Read more from “Trump Vetoes Resolution to Block National Emergency” HERE)

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Trump Grounds All Boeing 737 Flights, Along With Other Countries

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On Wednesday, President Trump announced that the United States will ground all Boeing 737 Max 8 planes in the United States, joining the European Union, India, and China, among others, which have suspended flights by the airplane after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 on Sunday that killed 157 people. Trump stated, “Those planes are grounded effective immediately. Safety is our paramount concern.” . . .

Last October, a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight was lost over the Java Sea, killing 189 people. After that incident, the FAA sent out an emergency airworthiness directive to carriers and pilots in training on the 737 MAX 8 “to disengage the aircraft’s automated controls if there are anomalies.”

As The Daily Wire reported on Tuesday, the European Union and India announced they were banning the Boeing 737 Max from flying over their airspace, according to the BBC. The United Kingdom and China had banned the airplane already; the FAA in the U.S. had said the plane was airworthy, although Southwest Airlines, which operates 34 Boeing 737 Max airplanes, the most of any in America, said passengers booked on any flight with that airplane will be permitted to change their reservations. American Airlines, which operates 24 of the planes, stated its “standard policies for changes still apply.”

India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation said the 737 would be grounded “immediately,” adding, “These planes will be grounded till appropriate modifications and safety measures are undertaken to ensure their safe operations.” The EU Aviation Safety Agency stated the flights would be banned “as a precautionary measure.” It also stated, “The accident investigation is currently ongoing, and it is too early to draw any conclusions as to the cause of the accident.” . . .

Boeing has described the 737 series, which includes the 737 Max 7, 737 Max 8, 737 Max9, and 737 Max 10. Each new edition features more seats, as the “most popular jet aircraft of all time.” The 737 Max 8 typically contains between 162-178 seats, with a maximum of 210. It has a range of 6,570 kilometers, or roughly 4082 miles. It is almost 130 feet long and has a wingspan of almost 118 feet. As with the other aforementioned planes, its engine is a LEAP-1B from CFM International. (Read more from “Trump Grounds All Boeing 737 Flights, Along With Other Countries” HERE)

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Critics Used This Photo to Try and Prove the Trumps Were in an Unhappy Marriage…but They Missed the Context

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President Trump and first lady Melania Trump traveled to Alabama last week in the wake of a series of deadly tornadoes. They toured the devastation and offered what comfort they could to those affected. The natural disaster killed 23 people and destroyed homes for miles. Per usual, however, the media misinterpreted some photos that were produced from the trip.

In one particular picture, the president and Mrs. Trump are looking at something on the ground with pained faces. So, author Molly Jong-Fast, who contributes to The Bulwark, amused herself by joking that the two are in “martial bliss.”

That’s when Donald Trump Jr. reminded the critics that of course they look glum. They are touring a storm-ravaged community. In the supposed “martial bliss” photo that Jong-Fast mocked, they are paying respects at a gravesite.

The Trumps’ trip to Alabama also resurrected another “scandal” that some folks have found reason to peddle. The ladies of “The View” spent some time on Monday analyzing the “fake Melania” conspiracy in which theorists suggest that wasn’t really the first lady by Trump’s side this weekend.

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Trump Slams ‘Anti-Israel’ Democratic Party

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President Trump spoke to reporters Friday before departing for Alabama and was asked about the “sham” resolution that was passed Thursday to protect Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and the Democratic Party’s increasing anti-Semitism.

“I thought yesterday’s vote by the House was disgraceful. Because the Democrats have become an anti-Israel party. They’ve become an anti-Jewish party,” the president said.

The president is headed to Alabama to survey the damage after devastating tornadoes hit the state, resulting in 23 deaths and injuries to dozens more. Some 36 tornadoes touched down in Alabama last weekend, wreaking havoc across the state. The president has instructed FEMA to devote substantial resources towards recovery efforts. (For more from the author of “Trump Slams ‘Anti-Israel’ Democratic Party” please click HERE)

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According to This Fox Host, Trump Has Lost His Way: ‘Never Forget Who Your Friends Are’

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One of Donald Trump’s most vociferous champions has turned on the president, accusing him of cosying up to corporate CEOs who are trying to “destroy him and his policies.”

Fox Business host Lou Dobbs was critical of the meeting Trump held on Wednesday with the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, comprising of business big hitters like Apple chief Tim Cook and the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Tom Donohue.

The board is chaired by Trump’s daughter Ivanka and commerce secretary Wilbur Ross and is focused on issues like lowering unemployment and preparing for the shift toward automation and artificial intelligence in the workplace. . .

“In what should have been a reminder to the president’s counselors that in politics as in life it is important to never forget who your friends are,” Dobbs said.

“If this White House thinks that listening to the beguiling prattle of Tim Cook, Tom Donohue,.. is helpful to this president, then the battle of the forgotten man and woman in this country will be decided by the very establishment that the president ran against.” (Read more from “According to This Fox Host, Trump Has Lost His Way: ‘Never Forget Who Your Friends Are'” HERE)

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