Monday, March 26, 2018

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION - Trump's One Man Show

aka "Trump Listens Only to Trump"

"Trump call to Putin draws condemnation as leaked details show widening rift with staff" PBS NewsHour 3/21/2018

Trump had to thank his benefactor.  After all, Putin got Trump elected.

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SUMMARY:  President Trump's phone call congratulating Russian President Vladimir Putin on his landslide re-election drew criticism on Wednesday from lawmakers and former national security officials.  On Tuesday, the Washington Post reported that Trump had ignored instructions from advisors not to congratulate the Russian leader, widening the rift between him and his staff.  Yamiche Alcindor reports.




"Sen. King: 2018 elections are ‘vulnerable’ and U.S.  is failing to deter our adversaries" PBS NewsHour 3/21/2018

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SUMMARY:  Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) says King joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the ongoing Russia investigation, failures by Facebook to regulate the use of its own data, President Trump’s congratulatory call to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and securing state election systems.

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