Trump is whining about stuff he proposed in the budget

The funding figures Trump complained about for the Kennedy Center, National Gallery and Smithsonian are actually lower than what he requested in his budget in February pic.twitter.com/54r3uMZxSF
— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) December 23, 2020

Someone has just made a great point to me: much of the foreign spending the president is complaining about was in his budget request to congress.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) December 23, 2020

What are the chances that after four years as President, Trump understands that the budget — which included the foreign spending he cited — and the covid relief bill are two separate pieces of legislation?
— Daniel Goldman (@danielsgoldman) December 23, 2020

Pres. Trump can pardon my cynicism (pun intended), but he’s been proposing budgets and signing bills for four years with provisions identical or nearly identical to the ones he’s complaining about. The entire legislative process needs to be overhauled to restore accountability. https://t.co/alZycxpLvK
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) December 23, 2020

Not only is the $40m the president singled out for the Kennedy Center NOT in the Covid relief bill, it's EXACTLY the amount he asked Congress to appropriate in his 2021 Budget request.
— Tony Fratto (@TonyFratto) December 23, 2020

The Trump Administration has requested $1.3 billion in aid for Egypt in each of its past 3 years’ proposed budgets. https://t.co/SdggSUPFEM
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) December 23, 2020

The funding figures Trump complained about for the Kennedy Center, National Gallery and Smithsonian are actually lower than what he requested in his budget in February pic.twitter.com/54r3uMZxSF
— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) December 23, 2020

Taxpayers pay for Trump’s “political activity” at his club

He called it a political activity, not me. Taxpayers should not pay for this. Most of his club members who attended it did not wear masks initially. The media posted pictures of the lack of masks and then masks were passed out. They did not social distance. I hope the state of New Jersey investigates to see if the state’s coronavirus rules were broken. The whole thing is disgusting and corrupt.

The tweets below were from yesterday but Trump did it again today. At least his club members wore masks today.

Trump says members of his NJ club who are gathered maskless are complying with law bc it’s a “political activity” and “peaceful protest.” It’s unclear what they are protesting. Trump in recent days has said that wearing a mask is patriotic, but seems to be endorsing no masks now
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 8, 2020

I don’t think he was ever sincere about wearing masks.

A dispatch from the front lines:https://t.co/zLYCgWGbQs
— Toluse Olorunnipa (@ToluseO) August 8, 2020

Guests at Trump club join audience for president's press conference, appear to ignore social distancing https://t.co/ER76uU1ZID pic.twitter.com/PTN6bCd1xF
— The Hill (@thehill) August 8, 2020

So, on a day talks between the White House and Democrats break down over a coronavirus relief package (including enhanced unemployment benefits), the President of the United States holds a press briefing FROM HIS COUNTRY CLUB!?!?! Is there no WH communications director? https://t.co/r3Bb44jQiH
— Robert A George (@RobGeorge) August 7, 2020

His spirits lifted after a difficult week during which aides warned one another about his foul mood, Trump put on a show for his club at Bedminster earlier tonight @anniekarni and me https://t.co/WPTt3FvUEu
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 8, 2020

Suppose they also don’t need to wear seatbelts or wash their hands in the bathroom. https://t.co/zp4fqmNbL9
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 8, 2020

Trump and his cult support law and order but don’t think rules apply to them.

Trump says this *taxpayer-funded and organized event* event is excepted from NJ COVID-19 regulations as a "political activity."
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 8, 2020

This completely unreal moment about masks in Bedminster as Trump spins up the crowd against the reporter is why the media SHOULD NOT CUT AWAY FROM THESE THINGS
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 8, 2020

This is in blatant violation of New Jersey's COVID-19 reopening protocols, which *require* golf clubs to limit the number of patrons at any indoor premises to 25% capacity and decline entry to anyone refusing to wear a face mask.

cc: @PhilMurphyNJ https://t.co/bHs6SZWNcr https://t.co/b5d5wocu7i
— Chris Sommerfeldt (@C_Sommerfeldt) August 7, 2020

Trump on intelligence assessment that Russia still interfering in 2020 election on his behalf: “I don’t care what anybody says.”
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) August 8, 2020

Trump is fine with Russia interfering in the election to help him.

Trump: “We’re doing very well.”

Coronavirus deaths over the last 7 days:

Australia: 70
Canada: 37
France: 51
Germany: 49
Italy: 55
Japan: 27
Spain: 57
Sweden: 27
UK: 414

US: 7,189
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) August 8, 2020

Pres Trump's presser is a campaign style event where he has touted what he sees as his accomplishments, attacked Democrats on issues, and discussed everything from healthcare to policing. All with country club members watching, some not socially distancing and without masks.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) August 8, 2020

Trump lies about Obama, Biden and policing

He said they did nothing. He’s a liar…again.

His speech was worthless and he used the white supremacy keyword “heritage” at the end to appeal to the bigots in his base.

So that was weird. And my GOP source was correct in that there was no substance in Trump’s “police reform” announcement. It was mainly a ramble, praising himself, attacking President Obama and Democratic mayors and droning about the economy while gushing over police and violence.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 16, 2020

So the EO "bans chokeholds" except when the police want to use chokeholds?
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 16, 2020

The 116-page 2015 report of Obama's "Task Force on 21st Century Policing" is still up on the Department of Justice website: https://t.co/nFpgpHBq8s https://t.co/f52Eziy9cm
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) June 16, 2020

NEW: Dwayne L. Palmer & his mother, Rose, were among the families who met w/ Pres Trump for about an hour. Palmer told me Trump was sympathetic but used a lot of "platitudes." "Kind words," he said. "But, speaking for my family, we are beyond kind words. We want to see action.”
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 16, 2020

Before his lies, he met with families of people who were killed by police.

NOT TRUE what @realDonaldTrump said that @BarackObama & @JoeBiden did nothing! The Obama admin had 21st Century Policing enforced by the DOJ & its Civil Rights Division. Pattern & Practice & body cams were part of the accountability then. Trump abolished the Civil Rights office
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) June 16, 2020

Trump claims Obama and Biden "never even tried" to address these problems during their eight years in office. That's not true at all.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 16, 2020

Trump says Obama didn't reform policing. But Obama did and then Trump ditched it https://t.co/VsQMtdr3TE
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) June 16, 2020

Trump threatens the use of military force; peaceful protesters are tear gassed

I don’t watch Trump speak but it sounds like he said nothing about the basis of the protests – police murders of African-Americans. There’s no reason for the protesters to stop until something is being done.

I don’t support vandalism and looting. I totally support the peaceful protests. You can make an argument that peaceful protests don’t work. Look where they got Colin Kaepernick – unemployed. Kaepernick was right then and Trump’s talk and actions have only validated his concerns.

So Trump just essentially said he was going to use the military to suppress the first amendment while encouraging his supporters to exercise the second amendment. Terrifying. This is the moment I’ve expected since J20 2017.
— baynardwoods (@baynardwoods) June 1, 2020

Police used tear gas and flash bangs to clear out peaceful protesters so Trump could have a photo op at St. John’s Church. Just amazing.
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) June 1, 2020

There is absolutely no doubt that what the @POTUS just said, and the images of the military police in moving on a peaceful crowd, will further inflame an already dangerous situation.
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) June 1, 2020

This was a peaceful protest. And they are using tear gas. In the United States. In front of the White House.
— Jackie Kucinich (@JFKucinich) June 1, 2020

Were thousands of peaceful protestors just tear gassed so Trump could have a photo op? https://t.co/YZVC5oXXYM
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 1, 2020

Wtf. Fucktard is on tv spouting bullshit in the rose garden while he deploys federal police and military on a peaceful crowd! Made for tv moment. No questions for the law and order instigater in chief. He is declaring war on protest. This is going to be bad!#WarOnProtesters
— DreadMD (@originaldreadmd) June 1, 2020

Every fucking Democrat who voted to give Trump a humongous military budget, while claiming that he’s dangerous for the photo ops, bears some responsibility https://t.co/uirmYbW4uI
— Sarah Lazare (@sarahlazare) June 1, 2020

Newspaper editors have a choice: They don't have to use the photo that President used tear gas on his citizens to generate.
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 1, 2020

.@Acosta is reporting that the massive show of force (tear gas, etc.) against peaceful protestors across from the White House was to allow Trump to have a photo op at historic St. John’s church. Astonishing provocation – all for a photo op.
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) June 1, 2020

The President had peaceful protesters shot with tear gas and rubber bullets so he could get his picture taken.
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) June 1, 2020

Trump’s anti-Semitic remarks about Henry Ford

They were for the bigots who are a part of his base.

Trump is tweeting about a Biden gaffe re African Americans that Biden has now apologized for.

In span of days Trump has praised 'bloodlines' of notorious anti-Semite Henry Ford & lectured Asian American reporter to "ask China." No apology.
— Greg Miller (@gregpmiller) May 22, 2020

"Good bloodlines." TRUMP=DEATH embraces Henry Ford's eugenics. Jared, you there?
— Todd Gitlin (@toddgitlin) May 22, 2020

"Bloodlines." Word choice matters, fucknuts. It's the tell. https://t.co/IxLly5KDak
— David Simon (@AoDespair) May 22, 2020

Six days ago Trump tweeted support for Nazi symps and it’s like it never happened. Read @monacharenEPPC at @BulwarkOnline on why this should a big deal. https://t.co/BEBGbIHBsL https://t.co/eZNle8BE4C
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) May 22, 2020

In 1918, Henry Ford purchased his hometown newspaper, The Dearborn Independent. A year and a half later, he began publishing a series of articles that claimed a vast Jewish conspiracy was infecting America. https://t.co/qIxaSd5CrE https://t.co/6R2lyJKwAz
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) May 22, 2020

Henry Ford was a virulent antisemite who famously claimed that a vast Jewish conspiracy was infecting America. A fact the president clearly knew when he made this statement. He owes the Jewish community an apology. https://t.co/wc3v4LKiHG
— Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) May 22, 2020

Don't anyone doubt for a second that whoever wrote Trump's speech saying Henry Ford had "good bloodlines" knew Henry Ford wrote a pamphlet called "The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem." This is the gaslit dog whistling this White House does. It's dark, scary stuff. https://t.co/uy1YuwBuOo
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) May 22, 2020

In 1918, Henry Ford purchased his hometown newspaper, The Dearborn Independent. A year and a half later, he began publishing a series of articles that claimed a vast Jewish conspiracy was infecting America. Ford bound the articles into four volumes titled "The International Jew.” https://t.co/HdSDUgYubq
— James Hohmann (@jameshohmann) May 21, 2020

Y’all President out here cozying up to Nazis again https://t.co/XYbv4j0peO
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) May 22, 2020

When the President of the United States praises "bloodlines" on national TV, I feel the same kind of existential dread and fatigue, the same kind of chest pain as I do when I read accounts of the Holocaust (of which I've been doing a lot for my book). It's…awful.
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) May 22, 2020

Trump keeps screaming out loud his approval of those with a history of hate and people refuse to listen. https://t.co/xLcHOjOQFw
— 🇺🇸🇵🇷 Name is Bishop🌊 (@BishesBrew) May 21, 2020

Spoiler: Ford was an anti-Semite and Nazi sympathizer. And Trump has praised him in the past. No reluctance. Make of that what you will. https://t.co/uo0rUItDdb
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) May 21, 2020

Trump continues to use official events for political purposes

His campaign should pay when he turns a presidential event into a rally. Reelection is his top priority.

Trump tells veterans he got Choice (created in 2014); claims he inherited no ventilators (thousands); claims he never had an empty seat (sure has); says Clinton got 223 electoral votes (232); adds new false element to false story about Pelosi; jabs "fake news," "sick" opponents.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 22, 2020

Washington Post article

To spell it out: when a prez and staff are on “official” WH trips, they are NOT ALLOWED to turn them into campaign events. (If they do, they’re supposed to charge AIr Force One costs to the campaign; WH staffers can’t participate; etc.)

Or, that is how it was, when rules applied https://t.co/Ji42hvGYcm
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) May 21, 2020

Trump has completely obliterated the line between taxpayer-funded White House events and campaign events. He's delivering a slightly watered down version of his rally speech. pic.twitter.com/jMVQpSdoNu
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 21, 2020

Trump in an official speech at a Michigan auto plant: "I don't know how the hell these unions aren't endorsing Trump instead of the standard Democrat. A Democrat that doesn't even know where he is."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 21, 2020

I asked the WH about this once. I got a shrug and this response: “So sue us.” https://t.co/j6PI7W5Wnv
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) May 21, 2020

Trump turns photo op at Ford factory into a mini-political rally: "I don't know how the hell these unions aren't endorsing Trump instead of the standard Democrat," he says. "A Democrat that doesn't even know where he is." Also says Hillary made a bad trade deal w/South Korea.
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) May 21, 2020

Trump again uses an official event for a campaign rally

Can’t anyone stop this? taxpayers should not have to pay for this. Trump doesn’t leave any separation between his job and campaign. It’s all political to him. Sad!

The president is now mocking “sleepy Joe Biden” at what is an official WH visit and not a campaign event.
— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) May 14, 2020

During this official speech, Trump has mocked "Sleepy Joe," called the media "a disaster," and denounced "a buncha globalists who didn't know what the hell they were doing." Some crowd laughter, a fair bit of silence.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 14, 2020

Trump began his remarks in Pennsylvania by disparaging social distancing pic.twitter.com/N8LdXi5icu
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 14, 2020

Mass death, we love to see it! https://t.co/7SNdF59alG
— Matt Bors (@MattBors) May 14, 2020

Trump on coronavirus cases: "When you test, you have a case. When you test, you find something is wrong with people. If we didn't do any testing we would have very few cases."
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) May 14, 2020

What a stupid remark!

FACTCHECK — @realDonaldTrump repeatedly says, as he did just now in Allentown, "if we didn't do any testing we would have very few cases." No. If we didn't do any testing, you would still have the same number of cases (if not more) — you just wouldn't know about them.
— Michael D. Shear (@shearm) May 14, 2020

Trump lies during the State of the Union address

Here are fact checks and comments:

Fact Checks

A team of our reporters who cover the economy, national security, health care and more will be fact-checking President Trump's claims during the State of the Union address. Follow along here. https://t.co/va51u3a81B
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 5, 2020

fact checking the SOTUhttps://t.co/FokwFdXwAY
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 5, 2020

31 false and misleading claims! –> Fact-checking President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address https://t.co/vPUwZSyb6H
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) February 5, 2020

This conduct has been normalized which is tragic.

Read this headline below again and consider that this is The President of the United States. https://t.co/bQqPqWtHIl
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) February 5, 2020

Last night @realDonaldTrump came before Congress and the American people and made up a series of lies. That was unbecoming, violated tradition & was offensive.

And right now the Administration is still suing to eliminate coverage for pre-existing conditions.#WednesdayWisdom https://t.co/nXE1sFk2bc
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) February 5, 2020

A pathological liar has a huge rhetorical advantage over rivals who are too timid to call lying by its rightful name
— Brent Staples (@BrentNYT) February 5, 2020

"How do you qualify something as a good speech if it's fed by lies?" —@JoeNBC pic.twitter.com/kSkxnkEHhe
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) February 5, 2020

Why are Trump's nonstop lies to Congress during his SOTU speech being treated as less of a breach of "decorum" than @SpeakerPelosi's ripping up of his speech is?https://t.co/3C4RscHgot
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 5, 2020

Perhaps the biggest lie President Trump told tonight was his claim he'll protect patients with pre-existing conditions.

His admin is in court trying to take those protections away.

The only way he can truly protect people with pre-existing conditions is to drop the lawsuit now.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) February 5, 2020

"drew on falsehoods." They will bend over backwards to not call a lie a lie. This is just embarrassing levels of equivocation https://t.co/F0WDrWYQtu
— Daniel Gilmore (@gilmored85) February 5, 2020

Rick Santorum is saying on CNN right now that Trump isn't lying when he says he wants to protect pre-existing conditions. The other 6 panelists are shaking their heads, rolling their eyes & pushing back. The problem, though, is CNN inviting Santorum on to keep spewing lies on air
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) February 5, 2020

Trump lied less on the economy tonight than he has before. I counted single-digit lies. There were at least 22 in a speech on the economy he gave in November. @YahooFinance documented them: https://t.co/GGVlxkcWJm pic.twitter.com/wOAk8f8SZ7
— Rick Newman (@rickjnewman) February 5, 2020

WATCH: @SteveRattner fact checks Pres. Trump's #SOTU claims on the economy.

"Anyway you slice it – this is at best a continuation of the Obama recovery, and at worst, a slower version of the Obama recovery."https://t.co/IgFm0151VZ
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 6, 2020

Trump continues to use music that artists don’t want him to

Mike Mills, a founding member of R.E.M., said the band is exploring legal solutions to prevent President Trump from using their music at his rallies: "Please know that we do not condone the use of our music by this fraud and con man” https://t.co/DoNwBRNuUA
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 15, 2020

This is not a new issue.

I’ve covered it here and here.

Trump’s terrible comments on John Dingell

Trump attacks a dead man again. Trump is a terrible person. Most Republicans won’t condemn these despicable comments.

A response from Rep. Debbie Dingell’s office after the president’s attack tonight. https://t.co/rvO5kgzJ93 pic.twitter.com/WD46Lzg3Si
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) December 19, 2019

John Dingell served our country in World War II. He was the longest-serving Member of the House in history, was instrumental in passing Medicare, Civil Rights, Clean Air Act, & more. @realDonaldTrump is not fit to carry Mr. Dingell’s boots. How dare Trump disparage his memory.
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) December 19, 2019

Trump made fun of a widow tonight at his Rally in Battle Creek, MI. The woman was Rep Debbie Dingell who lost her husband last year. He was a loved and respected Congressman. Trump mocks his death implying he may be looking up from Hell. Then pretend cries acting like he’s Debbie pic.twitter.com/wje7J1xqyX
— Mystery Solvent (@MysterySolvent) December 19, 2019

Debbie Dingell has managed her public grief with all the grace in the world, but her pain has been visible. She wears her husband’s rings around her neck on a chain. She‘s teared up in front of reporters. It’s devastating to think that anyone would choose to make that pain worse. https://t.co/WWThpdIzZQ
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) December 19, 2019

As he was getting impeached, Trump ridiculed a dead congressman who was an iconic figure in the House https://t.co/THqqCJnbZA
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 19, 2019

He mocks a widow- imitating her supposedly thanking Trump after her husband’s death – & then “jokingly” says that Rep. Dingell is in hell now. This isn’t normal, it’s not even human. Ask every @GOP defender to respond to this, please. Make them defend the indefensible. https://t.co/XytloELfma
— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) December 19, 2019

Stories covering Trump's insult of John Dingell need to mention that this is a pattern.

In June, Trump seemed to imply that he was happy that McCain was dead and had gone on to "far less green pastures."

Those comments were made at a faith conference. https://t.co/qkiUMgpKtn
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) December 19, 2019

Does the president really believe that simply lowering a flag for a deceased lawmaker should have protected him from a vote for impeachment? Trump’s expectations of loyalty & support for relatively insignificant actions are illuminating … https://t.co/YiPN2jc2x1
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) December 19, 2019

Trump rhetoric infects the press. Rep. Dingell did not “hit back.” She expressed her grief over the President of the United States cruelly criticizing her recently deceased husband. https://t.co/87NCG8QqSu
— John Warner (@biblioracle) December 19, 2019

Correct. Not even a consideration for him. https://t.co/Q8MZtFYUwu
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) December 19, 2019

The "counter-puncher” metaphor also posits Trump as the victim because when he’s “counterpunching” he’s supposedly defending himself from attack when in fact he’s being a bully. https://t.co/OoHSa4vEm9
— Touré (@Toure) December 19, 2019

We have enabled him. He has been allowed to prosper while constantly saying things like this. He has rarely been held accountable. That’s one reason impeachment matters. https://t.co/SY7HFtfyKU
— Matt Lewis (@mattklewis) December 19, 2019