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Trump Deletes 2 Different Retweets From Morning

One called him a 'fascist'

(Newser) - President Trump is having another eventful stretch on Twitter. And the item getting the most attention appears to have been a misfire by the president, reports Politico . It began when Trump tweeted about a story on Fox saying he was considering a pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio. A Twitter user...

Trump Aide Repeatedly Tried to Arrange Russia Meetings: Report

Senior officials were hesitant: WaPo

(Newser) - Snippets of some 20,000 Trump campaign emails handed over to congressional investigators reveal repeated efforts by Russian officials to arrange meetings between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Washington Post reports. In a half dozen emails sent between March and September 2016, a Trump foreign policy adviser...

Fallon Blasts Trump on Charlottesville: 'Shameful'

Late-night host said seeing white supremacists made him 'sick to my stomach'

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon once caught a lot of flak for mussing Donald Trump's hair, but now that Trump actually is president, Fallon is getting a lot more serious, Mashable reports. On Monday's Tonight Show, Fallon addressed the violence in Charlottesville, Va., leading to the deaths of Heather Heyer and...

2 More CEOs Resign From Trump Council

Intel, Under Armour chiefs are out

(Newser) - In what President Trump's critics say is turning into an exodus, two more CEOs stepped down from the president's American Manufacturing Council on Monday. The resignations of Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank and Intel CEO Brian Krzanich followed that of Merck Pharma CEO Kenneth Frazier, who was strongly...

Thousands Protest Trump's Return to Trump Tower

'Feels good to be home,' he tweets

(Newser) - President Trump was back in his own bed Monday night for the first time since taking office—but not everybody in his hometown was pleased to see him back. Thousands of protesters, some holding signs denouncing the violence in Charlottesville, gathered along Fifth Avenue ahead of the president's return...

Trump 'Seriously Considering' Pardoning 'Sheriff Joe'

Arpaio 'doesn't deserve to be treated this way,' Trump says

(Newser) - Donald Trump's first presidential pardon might go to Joe Arpaio. The former Arizona sheriff known for his unconventional and sometimes controversial tactics on crime and illegal immigration was found guilty of criminal contempt last month , and Trump, who has so far not pardoned anyone, tells Fox News he's...

Trump Specifically Condemns White Supremacists
Victim's Mom Thanks Trump,
but Critics Unswayed 
the rundown
Aug 14, 2017 3:26 PM CDT

Victim's Mom Thanks Trump, but Critics Unswayed

President denounces white supremacists, calls racism 'evil'

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday specifically condemned white supremacist groups in the wake of the weekend's deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va. The key quote: "Racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups...

Trump Orders Inquiry Into China, and Beijing Is Ticked
China Says US Move
Will 'Poison' Relations
the rundown
Aug 14, 2017 2:24 PM CDT

China Says US Move Will 'Poison' Relations

Trump orders a preliminary inquiry into Beijing's trade practices

(Newser) - US relations with China took a potentially nasty turn on Monday when President Trump ordered a preliminary inquiry into Beijing's trade practices. Even before Trump formally signed a memorandum to put things in motion, China made it clear it was unhappy. The move will hurt the US economy and...

Trump Lashes Out at CEO Who Criticized Va. Response

Merck's Kenneth Frazier quits federal panel in protest

(Newser) - Critics of President Trump's response to racial violence in Virginia have been waiting to see whether he will condemn white supremacists on Monday. He may yet do that, but first he condemned one of those critics. "Now that Ken Frazier of Merck Pharma has resigned from President'...

What Editorials Are Saying About Charlottesville, Trump

President under fire for his 'many sides' statement

(Newser) - President Trump's statement blaming "many sides" for the violence in Charlottesville, Va., is a big topic in newspaper editorials, and Trump isn't getting much support. It's not a huge surprise that the editors at the New York Times are critical, but he's also taking flak...

5 Takes on Trump&#39;s Response to Charlottesville
5 Takes on Trump's
Response to Charlottesville
OPINION
Aug 13, 2017 4:32 PM CDT

5 Takes on Trump's Response to Charlottesville

Including a conservative writer who's calling the president out

(Newser) - President Trump's comments so far on the violence in Charlottesville have been denounced by those on both sides of the political aisle . A sampling of columnists' takes on his response:
  • In the New Yorker , Jelani Cobb says this is one of the weakest responses to Nazism America has seen.
...

White House Elaborates on Trump's Charlottesville Words

Some see an attempt to defend, others to clarify

(Newser) - Much has been made about President Trump's decision to place blame "on many sides" in his initial comments about the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend, rather than specifically denounce white supremacists by name. The White House was out with a statement on Sunday that the Hill frames...

White House Is Getting a Big Upgrade

Workers are busy while president is away

(Newser) - While the president is away , the West Wing isn't exactly playing: It's undergoing a renovation so massive that all staffers not currently with President Trump in New Jersey have been evacuated to an adjacent office building, reports ABC News . Among items on the lengthy punchlist: Replacing the 27-year-old...

Trump: 'Many Sides' to Blame in Virginia

'When I watch Charlottesville, to me it's very, very sad'

(Newser) - President Trump on Saturday blamed "many sides" for violent clashes between protesters and white supremacists in Virginia and contended that the "hatred and bigotry" broadcast across the country had taken root long before his political ascendancy. That was not how the Charlottesville mayor assessed the chaos that led...

North Korea: Millions Are Signing Up to Fight

Pyongyang adds to rhetoric as China urges calm

(Newser) - China's president delivered a direct message to President Trump: Ease up on the North Korea rhetoric. In a phone call with Trump Friday night, Xi Jinping said he wanted both sides to avoid "words and actions" that would make the situation worse, per the BBC , citing Chinese media....

Trump Reveals One Option He's Been Mulling on Venezuela

'A military operation—a military option—is certainly something that we could pursue'

(Newser) - As many fret over the increasingly tense relationship between the US and North Korea, President Trump threw another country into the mix Friday: Venezuela. Speaking to reporters Friday from his New Jersey golf club, flanked by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, and National...

Trump Has More Strong Words for North Korea

Says Kim Jong Un 'will regret it fast' if 'overt threats' are made

(Newser) - President Trump continued to speak out against North Korea Friday, telling reporters Kim Jong Un "will truly regret it and he will regret it fast" if he does in fact attack Guam or even "utters one threat in the form of an overt threat" to the US, its...

Trump Hotel in DC Braced for a Loss, Got a Windfall

The first 4 months of the year saw a $1.97M profit

(Newser) - "Some people really want to stay there, and then there's a bunch of people who don't." It's a statement that could be applied to pretty much any hotel, but it has special meaning in this case. The hotel the analyst is referring to is the...

Trump Again Escalates War of Words With N. Korea

He says US is 'locked and loaded' if the North 'acts unwisely'

(Newser) - President Trump issued one more provocative threat to North Korea Friday morning: "Military solutions are now fully in place,locked and loaded,should North Korea act unwisely," he tweeted . "Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path!" The tweet comes after a Chinese newspaper warned both...

China Has Warnings for Both North Korea and US

If Pyongyang strikes first, China won't help, says editorial

(Newser) - A Chinese newspaper thought to reflect the thinking of leaders in Beijing has issued a warning to both North Korea and the United States about a preemptive strike. An editorial in the Global Times warns the North that if Pyongyang decides to launch an attack threatening US soil, China will...

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