Trump inflames racial tensions

This column states:

“Echoing the words and images of the white nationalist movement to dehumanize immigrants and inflame racial tensions has become a defining feature of Donald Trump’s presidency and of the Republican Party’s brand. ”

Trump lied about his meeting with Republican House members last night

Liar!

All of the reporters who covered the meeting, including @kathrynw5, @AlexNBCNews and @jdawsey1, say they were told the room responded to the Sanford jab with boos, silence and groans, not applause and laughter. pic.twitter.com/svO40Dbygl

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 20, 2018

This is flat-out not true, according to people who were actually in the room. https://t.co/bEncFIaNgE

— Katie Watson (@kathrynw5) June 20, 2018

There was awkward silence and some boos. See story here. https://t.co/7vb12Xcqej https://t.co/ORR3qU4U25

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) June 20, 2018

House Republicans had front row seats to @POTUS’s dazzling display of pettiness and insecurity. Nobody applauded or laughed. People were disgusted. https://t.co/FvmDCxElgv

— Justin Amash (@justinamash) June 20, 2018

Sanford on this Trump tweet: "Another day running of dancing on the grave, or shooting the dead guy? I don't quite get what's going on. It's certainly entered the twilight zone." https://t.co/qAnAdbJcOl

— Paul McLeod (@pdmcleod) June 20, 2018

Donald Trump loves to kick people when they're down. https://t.co/CxmVPvqrFh pic.twitter.com/RtqZ5XQ7sm

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) June 20, 2018

Trump is saying more things that aren’t true. (That’s what I call lying.)

Trump is outdoing even himself with falsehoods these days. My look at the latest string in mistruths, obfuscations, and downright lies. https://t.co/cHWcrI82Qu

— Ashley Parker (@AshleyRParker) June 20, 2018

THEY ARE TOTALLY MAKING THIS UP AS THEY GO. Yesterday on Fox News Radio @hogangidley45: "The family separation part of it is horrible but it is the law. He won't take executive action that is unconstitutional. https://t.co/C5AMgfZ36C

— andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) June 20, 2018

Covers: Hey Joe

“Hey Joe” was popular in the 1960s and was recorded many times. The first recording was by the Leaves in 1965. The best known version was by Jimi Hendrix in 1966. The Mothers of Invention parodied it in 1968 with “Hey Punk”.

I saw Steve Earle perform it last night (6/19/18) which prompted me to post this.

The Leaves

Jimi Hendrix

The Mothers of Invention “Hey Punk”

Trump reversed his family separation policy

Trump reversed his policy about separating families after saying only Congress could do it. What a damn liar!

BREAKING: President Trump just signed an executive order to keep families together at the border, reversing his position that he has no authority to do so https://t.co/lbfrZeJ4uR pic.twitter.com/gbOeJeEDA8

— CNN (@CNN) June 20, 2018

YOU DON’T THANK THE KIDNAPPER FOR RELEASING THE HOSTAGES https://t.co/ecLSmuiidc

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 20, 2018

At some point there will be a crisis that is not of the White House’s own making and they will need people beyond the president’s base to have faith in what they say. https://t.co/8d1AdeYm0w

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 20, 2018

It’s also an executive action she said that Trump couldn’t take, and “only” Congress could act https://t.co/x87efNrzgc

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 20, 2018

When we made this, people accused us of exaggeration, but it was really almost entirely rooted in Trump's campaign promises. It's remarkable how focused his administration has been on bringing so many of those pledges to bear. https://t.co/c13oHTOcYd

— Kathleen Kingsbury (@katiekings) June 20, 2018

9 months old. Someone’s 9 month old baby is here. In New York City. Without parents. https://t.co/jYSdm0i2YE

— Jamie Stelter (@JamieStelter) June 20, 2018

Here's a clue that the executive order was slapped together and posted on short notice: The White House misspelled "seperation" in the heading. https://t.co/R00q5wMUii pic.twitter.com/JABvXeJ9ha

— Gregory Korte (@gregorykorte) June 20, 2018

This is why Trump thinks he’s winning: by creating a crisis all now accept the idea that there is an immigration crisis… https://t.co/MD5LoE0QKJ

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) June 20, 2018

This tweet was just 3 days ago. https://t.co/TFGcpsJ6gT

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) June 20, 2018

POTUS created family separations at the border, and now he wants credit for ending them. This is how dictators operate. https://t.co/JiF9uCZwMv

— Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) June 20, 2018

Key: trump ends separation policy. Remember – dhs secy said policy didn’t exist. Cites “zero tolerance” remains. Lack of tolerance is how we got in trouble w/ separation. Justice is about law and fairness. If potus doesn’t get that – doomed to repeat same mistake. #DOYOURJOB

— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) June 20, 2018

Is there no one—not a single person—with a political appointment in this administration who has the soul, the decency, the moral backbone to quit over family separation? Not one?

— Ruth Marcus (@RuthMarcus) June 20, 2018

To be clear: This is not a story about the media. This is a story about the Trump administration’s decision to enforce a “zero tolerance” policy at the border https://t.co/4sujwcsJDn

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 20, 2018

About that Peace Prize nomination … https://t.co/nO07MyAL1r

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 20, 2018

The president’s order does not solve this problem. It does nothing to reunify the 2,300 children who have been taken from their parents. pic.twitter.com/jo2knb8eT8

— Senator Bill Nelson (@SenBillNelson) June 20, 2018

Per DOJ press call and convos with HHS, DHS: No one seems to have a plan for reuniting these 2300 kids with their parents

— Julia E. Ainsley (@JuliaEAinsley) June 20, 2018

Gene Hamilton, counsel to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, said he couldn't say when the migrant children separated from families right now will be reunited with their parents.

He referred reporters on a White House conference call to HHS and DHS officials. https://t.co/fPmcXqQtgr

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) June 20, 2018

That's one reason why Trump's executive order is worded to only require that the family be kept together "where appropriate and consistent with law and available resources." As a practical matter, children will still be taken from their parents under his new policy. https://t.co/YSCoBnGR9p

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) June 20, 2018

Buyers tied to Russia bought Trump properties with cash

looks shady to me!

Buyers connected to Russia or former Soviet republics made 86 all-cash sales — totaling nearly $109 million — at 10 Trump-branded properties in South Florida and NYC. Many of them made purchases using shell companies designed to obscure their identities.https://t.co/882IsQlMdK

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) June 20, 2018

Is Trump of “good character”?

I like this:

This is a new one: complaint asks DC to revoke liquor lic. at @realDonaldTrump’s DC hotel b/c bar owners must be “of good character.” pic.twitter.com/0uog20VwXO

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) June 20, 2018