However, Trump won’t ever condemn Putin. Why? What does Russia have on Trump? Sad!
Russian attacks on the US electric grid could lead to more attacks
The Energy Department blamed Russia for attacks on the electric grid. Of course, Trump won’t say anything bad about Putin. Sad!
Why we need government regulations
Do you think banks would behave ethically if there were no regulations?
Barclays will pay a $2 billion fine for losses incurred by investors. Sad!
Donations to the NRA surged after the Parkland shooting
According to this article:
“The week immediately after the shooting saw a 500 percent increase from the week prior to it.”
This will make it harder to get Congress to pass sensible gun legislation. Sad!
Just another shady financial deal by a Trump cabinet member
According to this article:
“For much of his first year in Washington, President Trump’s EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt occupied prime real estate in a townhouse near the U.S. Capitol that is co-owned by the wife of a top energy lobbyist, property records from 2017 show.”
Sad!
Trump has no comment on Stephon Clark
As pointed out in this tweet from Toure, Trump called Roseanne but didn’t call Stephon Clark’s family.
Symone Sanders had excellent points on CNN:
The White House called the shootings of Stephon Clark and Alton Sterling “local matters”. Trump wouldn’t comment on them but he had something to say when a white person was killed by an illegal immigrant because that appeals to his base.
Just more examples of Trump’s bigotry. Sad!
Another Trump campaign-Russia link
Trump is right – the Second Amendment will never be repealed
Retired Supreme Court Justice Stevens ignited a controversy by calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment in a New York Times opinion column.
Trump tweeted that the Second Amendment will never be repealed and he is right.
Here are some opinions from New York Times readers.
Stevens’s appeal is not helpful to meaningful discussions on gun control. It feeds into right-wing paranoia. Most people do not want to repeal the Second Amendment. I would vote in favor of it but it’s not a priority since it would never have much support.) That’s not the issue. Gun control advocates want universal background checks, bans on assault weapons and other specific items that would reduce gun violence. This is just a distraction. Sad!
Is Trump a good role model for children?
61% of Republicans think Trump is a good role model for children.
2% of Democrats think Trump is a good role model for children.
This article includes interviews with conservatives.
I can understand how people voted for Trump if, for example, they are opposed to abortion. I can’t understand how anyone could consider a vindictive, lying, philandering, incompetent bigot to be a role model. Sad!
Trump punishes states that didn’t vote for him
Trump punishes blue states and rewards red ones. This is clear in his immigration policies, the new census question and his efforts to block the Gateway rail project.
Now, he is using transportation grants to reward his voters and punish the rest. This Wall Street Journal article states:
“Some $314 million of those grants, or 64% of the total, will go to projects in rural locations, defined as those outside areas with 50,000 or more residents. About 19% percent of the U.S. population lives in those rural areas.”
All presidents are partisan but I don’t recall one who has been this vindictive.
Sad!
