Trump adds Nigeria and other countries to his travel ban.

This is just racism.

There's a lot going on in America and the world, so I'm really glad @jbouie wrote this column on the blatant racism of Trump's latest travel ban and its historical precedents.https://t.co/TFRVXHlXO0
— Max Strasser (@maxstrasser) February 4, 2020

Nigerian immigrants are by far the most educated immigrant group in the US. Over 20% have *graduate* degrees. But… They're also black.

So due to the "travel ban" Nigerians will no longer be allowed to get green cards.

The ban was never about security.https://t.co/WMeZXxmOqB
— Mekka Okereke (@mekkaokereke) February 1, 2020

Looking for facts on Nigerian immigrants in the U.S.? More? See our new fast facts post: https://t.co/Q6M9MZupxJ @pewresearch
— Mark Hugo Lopez (@mhugolopez) February 4, 2020

It's a sign of how crazy the news cycle is right now that the United States three days ago barred immigration from the largest economy in Africa–a quarter of the continent's population is now barred from the US–and almost nobody is talking about it. https://t.co/u9fUUNEvnn
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) February 3, 2020

the only explanation for adding Nigeria to the travel ban is as an act of racial control https://t.co/d75Dlqu4Dr
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) February 3, 2020

Of course not. Most of the African countries on Trump’s list are Muslim majority countries. And we should all be pushing back against the Muslim ban.

But Nigeria’s religion isn’t the issue here.

Trump just doesn’t want Nigerians. He’s said it. Period. https://t.co/W7UqwHyDy0
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) February 1, 2020

Is anyone surprised that Trump kicked off the new year by prohibiting the largest population on the African continent from emigrating to the United States?
— jelani cobb (@jelani9) February 1, 2020

NIGERIA.

The largest black population in the world. A large Muslim population. A US ally, and one of the most important economies in Africa.

Trump's comments about African nations being sh*thole countries were not just words. He was foreshadowing actual policy direction. https://t.co/uq2ib9tNMS
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) January 31, 2020

As a Nigerian-American, I can’t help but see connections between xenophobia & anti-black racism as a through-line in the latest #TravelBan. Thanks @CNNOpinionfor the space to share about how this #MuslimBan sets back racial justice movements https://t.co/fqBwYc2MeV #AfricaBan
— OPAL TOMETI (@opalayo) February 5, 2020

Trump lies when he says America is respected

Most of the world (except for Russia and Israel) has a low opinion of Trump.

President Trump: "The whole world respects us now. We're respected again. America is respected again." pic.twitter.com/JvPbs2ap9R
— The Hill (@thehill) January 31, 2020

The number of people abroad who express confidence in US president fell from 70% in 2013 to 28% in 2018 while the number who see U.S. as a threat climbed from 25% to 45%. More Germans now view Trump as a danger than Kim, Putin, Xi, and Khamenei combined. https://t.co/H6JQvcTaLr
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) January 20, 2020

The U.S. is not perceived as being very trustworthy, according to a U.S. News & World Report list.https://t.co/a4HRGFoQs1
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) January 19, 2020

Donald Trump is less trusted in the world than either Vladimir Putin or Xi Jinping | Analysis by CNN's Chris Cillizza https://t.co/XhfRT5Fmbq pic.twitter.com/tqe5s8wR9q
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 10, 2020

Finally found a poll Trump is leading in. pic.twitter.com/y4B1nrjZXY
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) January 6, 2020

Survey: Germans say Trump is more dangerous than Putin, Kim or Xi.

Why it matters: The results show the degree to which trust in U.S. leadership has eroded under Trump, even among countries like Germany that are traditionally viewed as close allies. https://t.co/3VLY6tUMOT
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 26, 2019

Confidence in US leadership, change from Obama to Trump:

↓76% Germany
↓75% France
↓58% Canada
↓52% Australia
↓51% UK
↓48% Japan
↓44% South Korea
↓43% Mexico
↑8% Russia
(Pew 2018). https://t.co/mocxDsU05b
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) December 11, 2019

Follow @pewresearch during #SOTU2020 . We'll be live-tweeting the address with facts drawn from our research. https://t.co/cfI2lzV3qN
— Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) February 4, 2020

Pompeo’s disgusting comments to a reporter

What would you expect from a Trump appointee? See tweets on comments Pompeo made after the interview.

Simply a great interview. https://t.co/fKmvSO5Cf8
— Scott Simon (@nprscottsimon) January 24, 2020

This is outrageous — and not the first time, my sources tell me, that @secpompeo has cursed privately at journalists whose questions he did not like. @NPRKelly is a true professional and excellent journalist. https://t.co/MCp3wOSl7C
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) January 24, 2020

Pompeo: Point out Ukraine on a map

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly: pic.twitter.com/VYu0eOOpZc
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) January 24, 2020

This is how @SecPompeo spoke to NPR's Mary Louise Kelly. @NPRKelly is an indefatigable reporter and is exquisitely polite and collegial, one of the gems of this business. What boorish and inexcusable behavior. https://t.co/YyWnoBnxwW pic.twitter.com/ZWHklBj8cZ
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) January 24, 2020

Some politicians don't realize that by treating reporters this way, they're just giving them more material. And it will often make them look worse than whatever it was they were upset about in the first place. This paints a picture of an enormously stressed out Mike Pompeo: https://t.co/xR6YLD783b
— Eamon Javers (@EamonJavers) January 24, 2020

Pompeo is seen as a leading presidential candidate for 2024. There will likely be many such questions during that campaign. https://t.co/pEEzmpEyrr
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 24, 2020

Wait, he really … didn't think a national security reporter could find Ukraine on a map? https://t.co/OSFgTCT1I0
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) January 24, 2020

Trump tweets photo of Iran that is apparently classified

Trump keeps lying when he says Comey released classified information. Trump released classified information to Russian diplomats in the White House. Now, he has released an apparently classified picture of Iranian military installations.

Trump’s pro-Russia policies, attacks on our allies and reckless release of classified information is going to make it less likely that other countries will provide intelligence information to the US. Trump is making us less safe. Sad!

Trump revealed a detailed aerial image of an Iranian launchpad, an unusual disclosure that may have confirmed the United States is violating Iran’s airspace to spy on its missile program, @shaneharris & @agearan report. https://t.co/M8Jc4P0ErA
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) August 31, 2019

This defense is tautological not substantive. Yes, he can declassify anything but at what cost? What do Iran & the world learn about the capabilities of US surveillance satellites, for instance? And why the need to bypass the normal interagency declassification process? https://t.co/lV1SdE2sFp
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 30, 2019

Yes but it’s not like it was transmitted on a private email server. https://t.co/LzfXu0AbDo
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) August 30, 2019

If you are in the intelligence community and charged with providing national leadership with the best information available on foreign adversaries, a new reality is wondering whether intelligence products sent to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue will end up on Twitter https://t.co/zbM2GRlNee
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) August 30, 2019

Trump says he had the right to release the photo that he tweeted about Iran pic.twitter.com/EbenddQH3r
— Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) August 30, 2019

President Trump appears to taunt Iran with a tweet that raises concerns he disclosed classified information https://t.co/G5FdFC4Dw5 pic.twitter.com/3qKgPHDdMS
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 30, 2019

aren’t images like this supposed to be classified? https://t.co/RW8Lcp40ea
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 30, 2019

(Thread Alert):
The U.S. openly acknowledges it has a national means of collecting technical information about overseas proliferation. The U.S. has rarely disseminated such imagery, with a noteworthy exception of such images collected during the 2002-2003 runup to the Iraq War.
— Allison Puccioni (@puccioni1) August 30, 2019

The picture in Trump’s Tweet, which appeared to be a snapshot of a physical copy of the satellite image, was included in a Friday intel briefing.
"He’s not supposed to share it." “This will have global repercussions. The utter carelessness… So reckless.”https://t.co/ZEJreTSwOo
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 30, 2019

More on Trump’s pro-Putin behavior at the G-7

Trump is promoting Russia’s interests, not ours.

Why? Can anyone explain this? https://t.co/fFUcOm282G
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) August 27, 2019

Trump clashed over dinner with G7 leaders on the idea of reinviting Putin to their club. Story with ⁦@PamelaBrownCNN⁩ from Biarritz (yes I am still here) https://t.co/9Buop93Wib
— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) August 27, 2019

Trump blamed Obama alone for Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea. Fact is, while the Obama administration was caught off guard, the chain of events surprised US intel, the Pentagon, and Europe as a whole & was sparked by the fall of the pro-Russian govt in Ukraine. 1/
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 27, 2019

Trump advocates for Putin at G-7 summit in move to soften Russia’s pariah status https://t.co/8741A9F2Mx
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 27, 2019

.@JoeNBC on Pres. Trump claiming fmr. Pres. Obama was "outsmarted" by Russian Pres. Putin: "It's extraordinary unbecoming of a president to attack another president overseas."https://t.co/3NqyLhGimm
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 27, 2019

Sources inside the meeting said “Trump’s presence was tantamount to having Putin himself in the room.”https://t.co/nOfpQestVM
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) August 27, 2019

Russian stooge Trump blames Obama for Russia’s invasion of Crimea

Putin must be thrilled.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's mistold tale of Obama and Iran (from @AP) https://t.co/8VznbAO9v4
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 27, 2019

Trump called me "an organ of the Democrats."

Here was the question he didn't like: "You said Russia was kicked out of the G8 because they outsmarted Obama; in fact it was because they annexed Crimea… They're still there, why let them back in?" pic.twitter.com/aw086JW2K7
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) August 21, 2019

Putin took Crimea away from the Ukrainian people, not Obama! C'mon man ! This is so embarrassing. https://t.co/yNdOfFudiG
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) August 26, 2019

.@Yamiche to Trump: "Why do you keep using the misleading statement that Russia outsmarted Pres. Obama when other countries have said that the reason why Russia was kicked out was very clearly because they annexed Crimea. Why keep repeating what some people would see as a lie?"
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 26, 2019

"I know you like President Obama," Trump says to @Yamiche, after she asks him why he continues to attack President Obama for Russian President Putin annexing Crimea.
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) August 26, 2019

Trump's response here sounds like it was dictated by the Kremlin. He doesn't have a single negative word to say about Russia, but goes out of his way to trash Obama and advance the Kremlin's interests. Putin's investment continues to pay dividends. https://t.co/5FrY0FV2mo
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2019

Russia keeps its submarines in Crimea, Trump says, echoing Russian reasoning for why the Kremlin annexed Ukrainian territory
— Michael Birnbaum (@michaelbirnbaum) August 26, 2019

Did Putin tell him to say this? He might as well have since Trump spouts Russian propaganda.

Buried in Trump's last lie, btw, is his justifying Russia's invasion and annexation of Crimea because they do important submarine work there.

The president of the United States is making excuses for a dictator's brute force taking of another country's territory.
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) August 26, 2019

Asked why Russia should be allowed into the #G7, President Trump says Russia took Crimea from President Obama pic.twitter.com/iMb04Tof7B
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) August 26, 2019

Crimea is not part of the US so how could it have been taken from Obama? Trump is jealous of Obama because he is popular and people respect him.

Trump says that Crimea was "taken away from President Obama," "not President Trump," and Obama was "outsmarted" and embarrassed, so Obama wanted Russia out of the G8 because of his hurt feelings, and "they're not in for that reason."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 26, 2019

Russia is continuing their sweeping & unprecedented attack on U.S. elections, & @realdonaldtrump wants to allow them back into the G7.

Why does President Trump choose to reward Putin instead of defending the integrity of American elections?
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 21, 2019

Russia was kicked out of the G8 because of its annexation of Crimea. Today in the Oval Office, Trump said it happened because Putin "outsmarted" Obama.
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) August 20, 2019

He said this before the G7

Moscow Mitch

Uh-huh. "A spokesman for McConnell said the majority leader did not know that Bouchard had hopes of a deal with Rusal at the time McConnell led the Senate effort to end the sanctions." @thamburger @postroz https://t.co/zViU67Vnfr
— Dana Milbank (@Milbank) August 14, 2019

I don’t believe him.

Very interesting to see all the stories popping up in the last couple days that feature interviews with Braidy’s CEO (whose Kentucky mill is backed by a $200M Russian investment.) Worth revisiting our scoop from earlier this month. https://t.co/bepYD5fH9i
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) August 14, 2019

Does this have something to do with Mitch McConnell's refusal to allow the Senate to vote on an election security bill that would prevent future attacks on our elections by Russia? https://t.co/wIGWQWnJQD
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) August 14, 2019

Trump’s racist comments at the Ross fundraiser

Just typical Trump – praising our enemies and mocking our allies. I’m sure Putin is happy. These tweets concern his comments at the Ross fundraiser for him.

Trump on Kim: “People say he only smiles when he sees me.” https://t.co/ixIzzPyhsT
— Eliana Johnson (@elianayjohnson) August 11, 2019

"Talking about South Korea, Trump said it makes great TVs & has a thriving economy, 'So why are we paying for their defense…' He then mimicked the accent of the leader Moon Jae-in while describing how he caved in to Trump’s tough negotiations."https://t.co/ZKb2eJA8Tu
— Elise Hu (@elisewho) August 11, 2019

Amazing that this has to be said in 2019 but mimicking Asian accents is, indeed, racist. https://t.co/fvDQipEGAn
— Nicole Perlroth (@nicoleperlroth) August 10, 2019

At the fundraiser at Steve Ross's house, the president talked about trying for a deal on background checks and China, per an attendee. He said, per attendee, there will be a deal and the senate doesn't have to return because the leadership will mutually agree on a deal … 1/
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 9, 2019

He should be nervous. Related is not a normal real estate development company. Its strategy is built around lifestyle brands that rely on an emotional relationship to the customer. It's dangerous for them to become politicized, especially in Trump's direction. https://t.co/lSn4kxxD85
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) August 9, 2019

He had the fundraiser anyway.

"The controversy makes Steve Ross hotter." Trump
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) August 9, 2019

Trump wants Poland to be friendly with Russia

This quote is unbelievable. What side is Trump on?

Asked if Russia is friend or foe, Duda says Russia has been "showing its very unkind, imperial face" and declares of Poland, "we are part of the west."

Then Trump chimes in with this: "I hope that Poland is going to have a great relationship with Russia."
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) June 12, 2019

Trump sides with Kim over the CIA

Whose side is he on? He prefers a murderous dictator to protecting the United States. Kim knows flattery works with Trump. Sad!

Don't let the inanity of Trump's "beautiful letter" comment cause you to miss the big news here: Trump took Kim Jong Un's side against the CIA. https://t.co/4DNFAJIGUW
— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) June 11, 2019

The president of the United States is making promises about foreign intelligence assets to a hostile foreign leader with nuclear weapons https://t.co/xjLnoUoS8B
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) June 11, 2019

The president of the United States appears to be saying he has ordered the CIA not to recruit spies close to the world's most brutal dictator because the two have a good relationship. https://t.co/hXzQt2HaR2
— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) June 11, 2019

Trump genuinely doesn't understand that if it's true the CIA recruited Kim's brother, that would be a huge win for USA. Trump: "I wouldn't let that happen under my auspices."
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) June 11, 2019

Why would the US president bar US intelligence agencies from gathering intel on a foreign leader who threatens to attack the US with nuclear weapons? Why isn’t there clear bipartisan opposition to this bizarre stance? https://t.co/xJpCRniiH1
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) June 11, 2019

The president* just sent a valentine to Kim Jong Un because nothing matters: https://t.co/PFf7GLGTnh
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) June 11, 2019

Trump just crippled the CIA’s ability to recruit high-placed sources: Trump says he would not permit Kim brother to be CIA asset https://t.co/gLv1PhbWgZ @MSNBC
— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) June 11, 2019