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Shocker: Donald Trump Opposes The Equality Act
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Chris Johnson at the Washington Blade reports that Donald Trump will oppose the Equality Act, set for a vote in the full House of Representatives this Friday.
With a vote on the Equality Act in the U.S. House expected on Friday, a senior administration official indicated exclusively to the Washington Blade that President Trump opposes the bill.
“The Trump administration absolutely opposes discrimination of any kind and supports the equal treatment of all; however, this bill in its current form is filled with poison pills that threaten to undermine parental and conscience rights,” the senior administration official said via email.
More details about Trump’s position on the Equality Act may come soon from the White House, which traditionally issues a Statement of Administration Policy when legislation comes to the floor of either chamber of Congress.
The Equality Act would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act to ban anti-LGBTQ discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, jury service, education, federal programs and credit.
During the 2016 presidential election, Trump laughingly promised to be “better for the gays” than Hillary Clinton.
The Blade also harkens back to an interview with The Advocate in 2000, when Trump was considering a third party run for the White House, where he said he supported amending the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sexual orientation.
Let’s face it – no one expected Trump to support the Equality Act. And fortunately for him, the U.S. Senate will protect him from having to veto the legislation since it will never get a vote in the Senate.
Buttigieg Claps Back At Trump’s ‘Alfred E. Neuman’ Nickname: “I Guess It’s A Generational Thing”
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| Donald Trump (L) and Mayor Pete Buttigieg (R) |
Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg clapped back at Donald Trump after the president attempted a new nickname for the mayor.
In an interview with Politico, Trump dismissed the 37-year-old White House hopeful by referencing the freckled, gap-toothed Alfred E. Neuman character of Mad Magazine fame.
“Alfred E. Neuman cannot become president of the United States,” said the Trumpster.
When asked about the verbal slap, Buttigieg responded without a pause.
“I’ll be honest, I had to Google that, I guess it’s a generational thing,” said the mayor. “I didn’t get the reference. It’s kind of funny I guess, but he’s also the president of the United States and I’m surprised he’s not spending more time trying to salvage this deal with China.”
Meow!
Ouch! Mayor @Pete Buttigieg responds to @realDonaldTrump slam that he is “Alfred E Neuman” —“I had to Google that..I guess it’s a generational thing.” pic.twitter.com/ZL11noISYL— Carla Marinucci (@cmarinucci) May 11, 2019
NY Times Obtains 10 Years Of Trump Taxes
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The New York Times has reportedly obtained printouts from Donald Trump’s “official Internal Revenue Service tax transcripts, with the figures from his federal tax form, the 1040, for the years 1985 to 1994.”
It may come as no surprise that the Donald was not nearly as successful as he has touted for years.
In fact, in the years leading up to his 1987 book, The Art of the Deal, which purported Trump to be a self-made billionaire, he was hemorrhaging millions and millions of dollars.
From the New York Times:
The numbers show that in 1985, Mr. Trump reported losses of $46.1 million from his core businesses — largely casinos, hotels and retail space in apartment buildings. They continued to lose money every year, totaling $1.17 billion in losses for the decade.
In fact, year after year, Mr. Trump appears to have lost more money than nearly any other individual American taxpayer, The Times found when it compared his results with detailed information the I.R.S. compiles on an annual sampling of high-income earners. His core business losses in 1990 and 1991 — more than $250 million each year — were more than double those of the nearest taxpayers in the I.R.S. information for those years.
Over all, Mr. Trump lost so much money that he was able to avoid paying income taxes for eight of the 10 years. It is not known whether the I.R.S. later required changes after audits.
The Times goes on to note that one maneuver Trump would use to stay afloat was to acquire company shares with borrowed money, then publicly announce he was considering a takeover. Once the stock price would bump up, he would quietly sell his shares. The Times reports Trump reported $67.3 million in such stock gains from 1986 through 1989. However, savvy stock watchers eventually stopped taking his takeover announcements seriously.
Trump’s lawyer, Charles Harder, said in a statement that the tax information was false but didn’t point out any specific errors, according to the Times. He reportedly told the newspaper that IRS transcripts “are notoriously inaccurate.”
Of course, the good news is Trump’s people can clear up any inaccuracies by providing the actual tax returns which would show the Trumpster to be all that he’s claimed to be all these years, right?
By the way – yes, there’s a Trump tweet for everything. This one from 2012 didn’t age too well, did it?
HALF of Americans don’t pay income tax despite crippling govt debt…http://t.co/gDAUj0Kt— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 23, 2012
This scolding is doubly delicious now that everyone knows:
(1) Trump doesn't pay income tax; and
(2) He just slapped $22,000,000,000,000+ of crippling govt debt on America's Chinese VISA card. #TrumpTaxes https://t.co/Cofmckh9D0— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) May 8, 2019
You know how a #BillionDollarLoser proves news that he’s a #BillionDollarLoser is “highly inaccurate”?He releases his tax returns.
You know why a #BillionDollarLoser won’t do that? It would prove that he not only was a #BillionDollarLoser but still is a #BillionDollarLoser. https://t.co/fEL3ts0skK
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) May 8, 2019
#BillionDollarLoser no surprise. Donald Trump May Be One of the Biggest Losers in America https://t.co/HGDkkCabz2— GapTheGen (@GapTheGen) May 8, 2019
I can’t lie…I’m not surprised that Donald Trump, a man who cannot spell chief or Kentucky, lost over a billion dollars owning casinos.
Owning…fucking…casinos.#BillionDollarLoser
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) May 8, 2019
Trump claims to be totally exonerated by Mueller…but blocks full release of the report & any subsequent testimony.Kinda like how Trump claims to be a brilliant businessman…but blocked release of his tax returns.#BillionDollarLoser #BiggestLoserTrump https://t.co/rHfSgkNpG4
— Eric Wolfson (@EricWolfson) May 8, 2019
Trump Rants On Mueller Testifying Before Congress: “No Redos”
Donald Trump ranted on Sunday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller should not testify before Congress, arguing that Democrats are “looking for a redo” after the investigation failed to establish that his campaign conspired with Russia.
….to testify. Are they looking for a redo because they hated seeing the strong NO COLLUSION conclusion? There was no crime, except on the other side (incredibly not covered in the Report), and NO OBSTRUCTION. Bob Mueller should not testify. No redos for the Dems!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2019
Trump has previously said that he would not stop Mueller from testifying and that he will leave it up to Attorney General Bill Barr to decide.
Barr has said the Justice Department has no issue with Mueller testifying.
The House Judiciary Committee is in negotiations with Mueller’s team and is hoping to bring him in to testify on May 15.
Note: The Mueller investigation will not cost $35,000,000 thanks to the millions of dollars seized from former Trump campaign manager, now-convicted felon, Paul Manafort.
Trump Skips Out On Cinco De Mayo Event Third Year In A Row
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For the third year in a row, Donald Trump has skipped the Cinco de Mayo celebration at the White House.
White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney was scheduled to attend, but cancelled at the last minute leaving the Mexican Ambassador, Martha Bárcena, with mid-level administration officials.
Both Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush attended/hosted large Cinco de Mayo celebrations at the White House during their administrations.
However, it is good to know that the Trumpster does at least enjoy a taco bowl every now and then.
Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics! https://t.co/ufoTeQd8yA pic.twitter.com/k01Mc6CuDI— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2016
The White House issued this statement:
I send my greetings and best wishes to all those celebrating Cinco de Mayo.
On this day 157 years ago, the Mexican people valiantly defended their freedom and prevailed in the Battle of Puebla. Facing a French army equipped with more men and better weapons, the tenacious Mexican forces, under the command of General Ignacio Zaragoza, rose to the daunting challenge and emerged victorious on May 5, 1862.
As we honor the anniversary of this historic victory, we celebrate the courage and patriotism the Mexican soldiers exemplified in defeating the invading army of Napoleon III. We also acknowledge the remarkable achievements of Mexican Americans and the many contributions they have made, and continue to make, to our Nation.
Melania and I hope those who are celebrating enjoy today’s festivities. Feliz Cinco de Mayo!
Trump Retweets Over 50 Anti-Biden Messages In One Morning
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Donald Trump must be getting waaaay nervous about former Vice President Joe Biden jumping into the presidential race.
Bloomberg reports the Trumpster retweeted more than five dozen tweets this morning, almost all anti-Biden in nature.
Biden, who announced his candidacy last week, has focused on blue collar, Rust Belt voters who helped Trump win in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan.
On Monday, the International Association of Firefighters endorsed Biden as several polls show Biden the clear front-runner among Democratic candidates.
But the endorsement clearly got under Trump’s skin.
“I’ve done more for Firefighters than this dues sucking union will ever do, and I get paid ZERO!” Trump said in one posting to his nearly 60 million followers on the social media platform.
I’ve done more for Firefighters than this dues sucking union will ever do, and I get paid ZERO! https://t.co/Tw0qwTiUD6— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 1, 2019
The retweets were replies to an earlier tweet by Fox News personality Dan Bongino, who announced that the firefighters he knew weren’t lining up behind Biden.
I cannot wait to vote for the greatest president ever— Saul Pavlinsky Sr (@saulpavsr) May 1, 2019
24 years plus firefighter here,& there’s no chance Biden is my choice. #NoMoJoe Actually, no one on the left has the American workers best interests in mind. Higher taxes, bigger government & mass giveaway plans does not help the American “Worker”. @POTUS works 4 every American— Scott T. Bepler(Sam’s Dad) (@ScottBepler) April 30, 2019
As a retired FF I know that the majority of the rank and file are conservative or moderate and DO NOT support liberal democrats!— Skip Omasta (@OmastaSkip) April 30, 2019
Trump Feuds With Fox News’ Judge Andrew Napolitano
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File this under “Infighting is funny.”
Donald Trump is super-angry because Fox News contributor Judge Andrew Napolitano penned this for Fox News last week which doesn’t quite ‘exonerate’ Trump of obstruction of justice:
Obstruction is a rare crime that is rarely completed. Stated differently, the obstructer need not succeed in order to be charged with obstruction. That’s because the statute itself prohibits attempting to impede or interfere with any government proceeding for a corrupt or self-serving purpose.
The president’s job is to enforce federal law. If he had ordered its violation to save innocent life or preserve human freedom, he would have a moral defense. But ordering obstruction to save himself from the consequences of his own behavior is unlawful and condemnable.
In retribution, Trump tweeted an angry retort claiming Napolitano turned on him because the Trumpster refused to nominate the judge to the Supreme Court.
Note how the Donald also puts the word “pal” in quotes in referring to openly gay Fox News anchor Shepard Smith, who has also been critical of the president.
Thank you to brilliant and highly respected attorney Alan Dershowitz for destroying the very dumb legal argument of “Judge” Andrew Napolitano….— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 28, 2019
….Ever since Andrew came to my office to ask that I appoint him to the U.S. Supreme Court, and I said NO, he has been very hostile! Also asked for pardon for his friend. A good “pal” of low ratings Shepard Smith.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 28, 2019
Napolitano clapped back over the weekend during an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business clarifying the SCOTUS comment and asked out loud of the Donald, “This is the way you treat your friends?”
Via Mediaite:
Andrew Napolitano accused Donald Trump of mischaracterizing their conversations together when the president swiped at him over the weekend. Maria Bartiromo asked Napolitano about this when he joined her on Fox Business, but he shrugged it off and asked “This is the way you treat your friends? How do you treat your enemies?”
Napolitano said that when he described how Neil Gorsuch had the judicial qualities Trump was looking for, the president-elect supposedly turned to him and said: “sounds like you’re describing yourself.”
“I said ‘no, no, I’m not describing myself,’” Napolitano recalled. “‘I’m describing Neil Gorsuch because you have this list of people from which you want to choose, and Judge Gorsuch is the person that I think most of your advisers are going to point to.’”
Meme Of The Day: Trump Says He Is “A Young Vibrant Man”
In a reaction to the announcement by former Vice President Joe Biden that he will run for president in 2020, Donald Trump offered a backhanded (and questionable) comment about his own, and Biden’s, current physical conditions.
“Well, I just feel like a young man. I’m so young. I can’t believe it. I’m the youngest person — I am a young vibrant man. I look at Joe, I don’t know about him.”
Q: “How old is too old to be president.”President Trump: “Well I just feel like a young man. I’m so young. I can’t believe it. I’m the youngest person — I am a young vibrant man. I look at Joe, I don’t know about him.” pic.twitter.com/AYcZtA0b5J
— CSPAN (@cspan) April 26, 2019
Majority Of Americans Aren’t Feeling Impeachment
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As Donald Trump’s approval rating continues to hover at a limp 39% following the release of the Mueller report, the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll shows:
• 58% of Americans believe Trump lied to the public about the issues involved in the Mueller investigation
• Only 31% of those polled believe he told the truth
• 56% of Americans don’t feel impeachment proceedings should be pursued at this time
• 37% say Congress should move forward on impeachment