WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was returning to Washington Sunday after spending the weekend at his Bedminster golf club, where he helped raise millions of dollars for his re-election effort and continued his attacks on four Democratic freshmen. Trump boarded Air Force One after arriving at Morristown Airport by helicopter from Bedminster at 3:55 p.m., according to White House pool reports. He was accompanied by his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and his three children.He did not speak to reporters at the airport or make any public appearances during his visit, though he did meet with donors and speak at a Friday night fundraiser at the golf club, which raised $3 million for his re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee, according to a party official. Trump’s back in Jersey for a fundraiser and a weekend away from Washington The president opened his Bedminster golf club for a political fundraiser Friday. But he wasn’t quiet on Twitter, continuing … [Read more...] about Trump heads back to Washington after his Jersey weekend
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Biden, Booker: Trump using George Wallace playbook
Former Alabama Gov. George Wallace has become a touchstone on the 2020 presidential campaign trail, with at least two Democratic challengers accusing President Donald Trump of trading on racism much as Wallace did in his days as an overt segregationist.Joe Biden, the former vice president now among candidates for the 2020 Democratic nomination, said Friday in widely reported public remarks that Trump was "more George Wallace than George Washington." Democratic Sen. Cory Booker took up the theme during Sunday morning appearances on CNN's "State of the Union" and the CBS program "Face the Nation." On the latter program, in response to a question from host Margaret Brennan, Booker said he considered Trump as being worse than simply a racist."(H)e is somebody that is using race like a weapon to divide our country against itself," Booker said. "He's been using it since before he became president as a way to accelerate his gaining of political power. And the language he uses is actually … [Read more...] about Biden, Booker: Trump using George Wallace playbook
Readers respond: Irony of Trump’s racist tweets
The irony could not have been starker. On Sunday, July 14, the lectionary for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, of which I am a member, included the parable of the Good Samaritan. Sound familiar? A parable so profound that Good Samaritan laws are typical in countries, states and provinces that follow English Common Law. The parable is simple: A man beaten by robbers lies by the road and is overlooked by people we would expect should help him, but they do not. Who comes to his assist? A man who is a “natural enemy” but who sees a man in need. Meanwhile, that same Sunday morning, President Trump, via a tweet, goads women of color who dislike his politics to “go back” to their countries. His rhetoric and attitude alarm me greatly. Many ask, “Where is the outrage by people of faith?” May it here be noted, I am outraged, not only because I am a Christian but because I am an American. It is reprehensible — and embarrassing — to me … [Read more...] about Readers respond: Irony of Trump’s racist tweets
Trump says Squad is ‘destroying the Democrat Party’
close Video Karl Rove on President Trump vs. 'The Squad' Will the president's feud with four progressive Democratic congresswomen shape 2020 campaign? Insight from Wall Street Journal columnist Karl Rove, former senior adviser to President George W. Bush. President Trump called out the four freshman congresswomen known as "The Squad," claiming that not only are they bad for America as a whole, they are damaging their own party. The criticism comes amid a two-fronted political battle that Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley have been engaged in of late; one against Trump, and another against the Democratic establishment, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. AOC SAYS TRUMP 'RELISHED' RALLY CHANT ABOUT OMAR, DOESN'T WANT TO BE PRESIDENT ANYMORE "I don’t believe the four Congresswomen are capable of loving our Country," Trump tweeted Sunday morning. "They should apologize to America (and Israel) for the horrible (hateful) … [Read more...] about Trump says Squad is ‘destroying the Democrat Party’
Readers respond: Walden’s silence speaks volumes
Oregon's only Republican U.S. Congressional representative had the opportunity to make a principled vote to condemn the president's racist comments about four of his fellow representatives. He did not. He had an opportunity to lead his constituents in a conversation about bigotry and its corrosion of politics and his party. He did not. Is his constituent base so racist that he based his “no” vote on fear of a primary challenge? I certainly hope my fellow Oregonians are wiser than that, but I believe that Rep. Greg Walden’s political calculus convinced him to cower in the corner rather than stand up to his party’s hate speech. David Kaplan, Hood River … [Read more...] about Readers respond: Walden’s silence speaks volumes