President Donald J. Trump

[Dr. MD MD]

How is the big beautiful wall/fence/moat going?
And the delicious - tasting healthcare for everyone?

You guys jail anyone for making jokes recently?

[Jackstar]

I'm completely uninterested in your bedroom preferences,

I think you mean hospital room.

you filthy animal

How is the big beautiful wall/fence/moat going?
And the delicious - tasting healthcare for everyone?

The news here is regularly injected with stories about wall construction. I am nowhere near that border--can neither confirm nor deny any veracity thereof.
The healthcare is working out fine for me--but I am legitimately more intelligent and well-read than 80% of my doctors, and I have a hoard of CryptoJews paying for everything, so... what can I tell you? Read more books, that's a good lad.

source: West Coast Comfy

[ACE of CLUBS]

Trumpanzee's tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum ....
Canada imports more steel and aluminum from the US than it exports to the US.
Canada has now enacted tariffs on Yank steel and aluminum ..... dollar for dollar + exchange.
Steel manufacturers on both sides of the border ...... wtf.

[Dr. MD MD]

Trumpanzee's tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum ....
Canada imports more steel and aluminum from the US than it exports to the US.
Canada has now enacted tariffs on Yank steel and aluminum ..... dollar for dollar + exchange.
Steel manufacturers on both sides of the border ...... wtf.

Yes, we saw your tweets, Lasha and we know you're very upset about it.  :

[GravitySucks]

Trumpanzee's tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum ....
Canada imports more steel and aluminum from the US than it exports to the US.
Canada has now enacted tariffs on Yank steel and aluminum ..... dollar for dollar + exchange.
Steel manufacturers on both sides of the border ...... wtf.

Yeah. Tariffs never work out for the US. Except since January 2017.  Pretty good track record so far.

We should have annexed Canada after the Pig War. Might have prevented that whole genocide “scoop” thing in the 60’s.

[Yorkshire pud]

Yeah. Tariffs never work out for the US. Except since January 2017.  Pretty good track record so far.

We should have annexed Canada after the Pig War. Might have prevented that whole genocide “scoop” thing in the 60’s.

As long as everyone is happy with higher prices it won't be a problem.

[ACE of CLUBS]

Yank national holiday ....... August 24th ?
Bonfire, etc., etc., ......

[Yorkshire pud]

Yank national holiday ....... August 24th ?
Bonfire, etc., etc., ......

The trade tariffs make no sense because Trump isn't consistent..He was all anti China but in recent weeks he's said he'll help their mobile phone company ZTC out. Coincidentally two things have happened before and after that announcement..China released a loan to an Indonesian golf resort that Trump is involved in but heavily financed from Chinese state banks. ZTC are also on the list of devices that are banned for use by US military and government departments because as standard they come with spyware.. So why is Trump helping them out?

The second thing was revealed last week, his daughter wife/none employed by WH as an advisor/foreign ambassador etc; Ivanka has been granted thirteen Chinese trademarks over the last three months. Which means she's enjoying a privilege denied others whereby rip off forgery clothes, phones, cars, bikes etc are freely made and sold with absolutely no protection from the Chinese government. I wonder how that happened?

[Metron2267]

Lest we also forget another guy also flying pallets of cash to a Muslim country. Weird how we sometimes support Iran and sometimes support Iraq and seem to always, depending on decade, want to invade or meddle in both.

It's as if we patterned ourselves off the Brits...

[Metron2267]

I think you ought to wait for some solid achievements in foreign policy before you start to crow about them.

Oh?

http://www.conservapedia.com/Donald_Trump_achievements:_Foreign_policy
The Trump Administration took a tougher stance against Iran.[17] Here are some of the actions taken against the country:
February 3, 2017â€"After Iran tested a ballistic missile in apparent violation of a UN Security Council resolution, the Trump Administration instituted unilateral economic sanctions against 13 Iranian individuals and 12 companies.[18][19]
May 17, 2017â€"The Trump Administration imposed additional sanctions on an Iranian national, an Iranian company, a Chinese national, and three Chinese companies (because of Chinese dealings related to Iran's nuclear program).[20]
July 18, 2017â€"Despite recertifying the Iran nuclear deal the day earlier,[21] the Trump Administration imposed sanctions on 18 Iranian individuals and entities for supporting the nation's non-nuclear weapon programs and support for terrorists.[22]
September 14, 2017â€"While extending Iran sanctions relief in accordance with the Iran Deal, the Trump Administration imposed new sanctions on eleven Iranian people and companies suspected of supporting the country's ballistic missile program or being involved in cyber-attacks.[23]
October 13, 2017â€"President Trump, in a strongly-worded speech,[24] announced that he would decertify Iran's compliance with the Iran nuclear deal (known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA) and would give Congress time, under the threat of leaving the agreement entirely,[25] to revise the agreement to make it tougher against Iran.[26] The Trump Administration announced a new and tougher comprehensive strategy against Iran,[26] and the Treasury Department enacted terrorism-related sanctions on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[26][27]
December 29â€"31, 2017â€"In stark contrast to Obama before him,[28] as well as the UN and European leaders concurrently,[29] President Trump and his administration did not hesitate to show his full support for Iranian citizens protesting the Iranian governmental regime.[30] The protests â€" as well as President Trump's support â€" extended into 2018.
Despite claims by Democrats and other left-wingers that Trump's presidential campaign "colluded" with Russia, the Trump Administration took several tough actions against Russia, including some that even the Obama Administration avoided.[31] Here are some of the actions taken against the country:
February 2017â€"Two U.S. government-run media outlets began broadcasting in Russian in an attempt to counter Russian propaganda.[32]
April 21, 2017â€"The Trump Administration refused to issue waivers to any companies which wanted to do business with Russia, which was under economic sanctions, including ExxonMobil, which had applied for a waiver.[33] The day earlier, the Trump Administration announced, in strong language, it was implementing the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, which blacklisted certain Russian citizens.[34]
June 20, 2017â€"The same day President Trump met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on 38 Russian individuals and entities involved in the conflict with Ukraine.[35]
December 21, 2017â€"The Trump administration approved the export of lethal small arms to Ukraine, including a multimillion-dollar sniper rifle deal â€" something the Obama Administration refused to do â€" ramping up its support for the country in the simmering conflict with Russia-backed separatists.[36]
The Trump Administration took several actions against North Korea. The administration took a tougher stance on North Korea than its predecessors, which was bringing positive results by October 2017.[37] Here are some of the Trump Administration's actions against North Korea:
Early in Trump's presidency, he and his administration took a much tougher tone against North Korea than his predecessors.[38] In one instance,[39] President Trump stated that North Korea "will be met with fire, fury and frankly power, the likes of which the world has never seen before" if they did not stop threatening the U.S,[40] and Trump stated the next day that his comment may not have been tough enough.[41] The Trump Administration chose to include a military option among a list of potential strategies in United States policy towards North Korea.[42] North Korea had threatened to attack the U.S. territory of Guam, but after Trump's remarks it backed off from the threat.[43]
While the deployment was first announced during the Obama Administration, the Trump Administration confirmed it would continue the plans to â€" and subsequently did â€" deploy the THAAD missile defense system to South Korea despite China's strong objections.[44] THAAD was first used on May 14, 2017,[45] and it was successfully tested on July 11, 2017,[46] and July 30, 2017.[47] THAAD was fully deployed on September 7, 2017.[48]
August 5, 2017â€"The United States successfully and unanimously passed a resolution in the UN Security Council that established tough sanctions against North Korea that would cut the country's export revenue by a third.[49]
August 22, 2017â€"The Trump Administration implemented sanctions on 16 Chinese and Russian individuals and entities for doing business with North Korea.[50]
September 11, 2017â€"The United States successfully and unanimously passed another UN Security Council resolution that established new sanctions against North Korea.[51]
September 21, 2017â€"President Trump signed an executive order giving the Treasury Department additional authority to sanction entities doing business and "significant trade" with North Korea, including foreign banks.[52]
November 20, 2017â€"The Trump Administration officially designated North Korea a state sponsor of terror.[53] The next day, the Treasury Department enacted additional sanctions on entities doing business with North Korea, including 13 Chinese and North Korean organizations.[54] These actions increased pressure on North Korea to end its nuclear and missile programs.[55]
The Trump Administration took actions against Cuba, reversing several â€" though not all â€" Obama-era policies by November 2017:[56]
June 16, 2017â€"During a speech attended by opponents of Cuba's Communist regime,[57] President Trump partially reversed Obama's pro-Cuba policies by restricting U.S. travel to Cuba and prohibit financial transactions that benefit the Cuban military.[58] The Trump Administration implemented the restrictions on November 9, 2017.[59] In addition, Trump visibly took a much stronger position on Cuba to repatriate American criminal fugitives than Obama had done.[60]
November 1, 2017â€"The Trump Administration chose to defend the U.S. embargo on Cuba at the United Nations and vote against resolutions condemning the embargo, reversing an Obama Administration policy.[61]
The Trump Administration adopted a more critical stance toward the United Nations than the Obama Administration.[62] Here are some of the actions the Trump Administration took related to the UN:
March 2017â€"After the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia authored a destructive and anti-Semitic[63] report against Israel, the report and agency were strongly criticized by the United States and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, and the executive director of the commission resigned in response.[64]
April 4, 2017â€"The Trump Administration halted U.S. funding of the United Nations Population Fund, which has links to inhumane abortion programs such as China's one-child policy. Instead, the $32.5 million was shifted to the U.S. Agency for International Development.[65]
September 19, 2017â€"President Trump gave a speech[66] at the United Nations General Assembly in which he strongly advocated for conservative policies and ideals. He strongly advocated for his philosophy of America First[12][67] and for national sovereignty in general,[13][67][68][69] stating that "as President of the United States I will always put America first," and that "the nation-state remains the best vehicle for elevating the human condition," among other strong statements.[12] He advocated for keeping refugees in their home countries.[70] He attacked the ideology of socialism.[71] He strongly criticized the Iran nuclear deal, calling it an "embarrassment."[72] To the shock of the mainstream media,[73] he notably criticized North Korea and its leader, calling him "Rocket Man" and threatening to "totally destroy" the Asian country.[74] He criticized the UN for letting governments that commit human rights abuses sit on the U.N. Human Rights Council.[75] Trump stated that he would "stop radical Islamic terrorism," not backing down from using the politically incorrect term.[76] The speech marked a shift toward a realist and pro-national sovereignty foreign policy.[69] The next day, Vice President Mike Pence also spoke at the UN, criticizing the institution for its numerous problems[77] and calling out "radical Islamic terrorism."[78] The same day that Pence spoke, First Lady Melania Trump spoke out for protecting children,[79] stating that it is ultimately the parents' responsibility to do so and to raise their children to be moral and love their country,[80] and she quoted from the Bible.[81]
October 12, 2017â€"The Trump Administration announced the U.S. would withdraw from UNESCO because of its anti-Israel bias.[82]
December 2, 2017â€"The Trump Administration pulled out of the Global Compact on Migration, a United Nations agreement on migration, due to it infringing on U.S. sovereignty and its immigration policies.[83] U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley stated that "our decisions on immigration policies must always be made by Americans and Americans alone," and that "the global approach in the New York Declaration is simply not compatible with U.S. sovereignty."[83]
December 24, 2017â€"UN Ambassador Nikki Haley announced that the United States would cut its contribution to the UN's 2018â€"19 budget by $285 million.[84]
The Trump Administration successfully secured the release of several American prisoners held in foreign countries that the Obama Administration did not or could not release.[85] It played a large role in successfully helping prevent CIA officer Sabrina de Sousa from being extradited to Italy, with the decision coming on March 1, 2017.[86] On April 21, 2017, Egypt released an Egyptian-American who had been detained for three years.[87] Additionally, according to the father of Otto Warmbier, who was held hostage in North Korea and then released in June 2017, the Obama Administration did not do enough to secure his release while the Trump Administration did secure his release.[88] In November 2017, China released three UCLA basketball players from custody for alleged shoplifting after President Trump asked the president of China to release them.[89]
The Trump Administration enacted numerous sanctions against Venezuela's socialist government in 2017, including on May 18,[90] July 31,[91] August 9,[92] and August 25.[93]
On March 18, 2017, the Trump Administration successfully forced the G-20 to remove its opposition to protectionism and temper its support for free trade,[94][95] and any mention of climate change[96][97] from its joint statement. Later, in April 2017, the Trump Administration refused to sign the G7 joint statement because the other nations could not agree to include support for nuclear and fossil fuels without support for the Paris climate agreement. The G7, thus, went without a joint statement.[98][99]

President Trump being briefed on April 6, 2017 concerning a military strike on Syria.
April 6, 2017â€"After the Syrian government used chemical weapons on its people, President Trump ordered a one-time airstrike against a Syrian air base, firing 60 cruise missiles at it.[100] The U.S. destroyed about 20 Syrian jet planes and caused extremely heavy damage on the base.[101] Defense Secretary James Mattis stated the attacks destroyed 20% of Syria's operational aircraft.[102] As even the New York Times reported, Trump's action was a show of U.S. strength, and it was in stark contrast to Obama, as Trump used surprise and speed in the attacks.[103] World leaders supported the strong action.[104] This was the first direct military action the U.S. took against the Assad regime.[105] On April 23, 2017, in response to the chemical attacks, the Trump Administration put sanctions on 271 employees of Syria’s Scientific Studies and Research Center, which supported the nation's chemical weapons program.[106] On June 18, 2017, the United States shot down a Syrian aircraft for the first time,[107] and in response to Russia's warnings, stated that it would do whatever in its national and military interests.[108]

President Trump welcomed in Saudi Arabia, May 2017.

President Trump visits the Western Wall, May 2017.
May 2017â€"President Trump embarked on an ambitious foreign trip, where he, among other accomplishments, visited the heartlands of the three Abrahamic religions, challenging the Muslim world to get serious about defeating Islamic terrorism, challenging the European leaders to contribute more to NATO, and isolating Iran.[15][109][110][111] While in the Middle East, Trump, unlike Obama, took a strong stance against Iran and strengthened the United States's traditional alliances with Israel and the Arab nations,[112] bringing them closer together.[113] His trip was described as one that "flipped traditional U.S. foreign policy upside down."[114] Here are some highlights and additional achievements of the trip:
May 20â€"21, 2017â€"President Trump visited Saudi Arabia, the first country he visited abroad as U.S. President. His trip to the country was a major event that clearly broke from foreign policy set by Barack Obama.[115] He received a very warm welcome[116] â€" much warmer than what Obama (under whom relations became estranged[117]) received â€" with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud greeting Trump at the tarmac, something Obama did not receive.[118] Unlike Obama, Trump did not bow to the Saudi king,[118][119] and he did not embark on an "apology tour" like Obama.[120] Trump signed a $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, with another $350 billion of arms for the following 10 years.[121] American and Saudi businesses signed similar agreements on the same day, with billions of dollars to be invested in the U.S.[122] President Trump also gave a major speech[123] to leaders of 50 Islamic world leaders challenging them to fight Islamic terror.[124] Trump gave a blunt speech, stronger than Obama's,[125] and he did not mention democracy or human rights, rather speaking about "good vs. evil," something his Islamic audience was more receptive to.[126] (despite this, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates agreed to donate $100 million to a women entrepreneurs fund proposed by Ivanka Trump[127]). The U.S. and Saudi Arabia strengthened counterterrorism ties by enacting joint sanctions on two "global terrorists,"[128] and Saudi Arabia opened a center to combat Islamic terrorism.[129] (according to President Trump, the commitment to combating Islamic terrorism was already being seen when several Arab nations cut ties with Qatar due to its support of Islamic terrorism and Iran;[130] later, Saudi Arabia changed its royal succession plan, possibly in an attempt to please President Trump[131]).
May 22â€"23, 2017â€"The second country President Trump visited was Israel, and his trip marked the first time a U.S. president visited the country on their first foreign trip.[132] He visited the country on the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War and Israel's capture of Jerusalem.[133] His flight from Saudi Arabia to Israel was one of the rare flights taken between the two countries and the first of a U.S. president to fly from the former to the latter.[134] A major suicide bombing occurred in the United Kingdom during the visit, and Trump denied recognition to the attacker[135] and other Islamic terrorists by calling them "losers."[136] Although not moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem as hoped,[137] President Trump became the first sitting U.S. President to visit the Western Wall,[138] and the Administration stated that the Trump was in "Jerusalem, Israel."[139] President Trump did not mention anything about a Palestinian state, a two-state solution, or about Israeli settlements.[140] It was also reported that the U.S. increased defense funding for Israel by $75 million.[141]
May 25, 2017â€"At the 2017 NATO summit, President Trump strongly stated his position that the other NATO member states should meet their expected contributions to the organization.[142]
May 26â€"27, 2017â€"At the 2017 G7 conference, President Trump focused on terrorism rather than climate change, as the other European leaders wished.[143] Much to the consternation of the G7 world leaders,[144] who lobbied for President Trump to accept the Paris climate agreement, Trump stood firm and refused to pledge commitment to the accords[145] so he could still deliberate over whether to stay in it.[146] (Trump ultimately announced, on June 1, 2017, that the U.S. would leave the agreement and cease implementing it[147]). President Trump was also reported as having refused to sign a declaration that stated the benefits as well as "pitfalls" of immigration.[148][149]
May 27, 2017â€"President Trump concluded his trip by speaking to U.S. soldiers,[150] as opposed to holding a press conference.[151]

President Trump giving his speech in Poland, July 2017.

President Trump holding a bilateral meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda, July 2017.

President Trump meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, July 2017.
July 5â€"8, 2017â€"President Trump made his second foreign trip, this time to Poland and Germany. President Trump promoted his "America First" policies during his trip.[152][153] He and is actions during the trip were also the target of liberal mainstream media bias.[154][155] Here are some highlights and achievements of the trip:
July 6, 2017â€"Ahead of the G-20 conference, President Trump traveled to Poland, the first European nation to receive an official visit from the president.[156] Trump's decision to visit Poland immediately before the G-20 summit was seen as a sign of support for its conservative and Euroskeptic government.[157][158][159] Trump met with Polish President Andrzej Duda and stated that "we’ve never been closer to Poland than we are right now."[160] He attended the Three Seas Initiative, an alliance of 12 nations in Central and Eastern Europe, and promoted the U.S. as an energy exporter.[161]
On July 6, 2017, President Trump gave a major policy address[162][163][164] in front of 15,000 supporters[157][165] in front of the famous Warsaw Uprising Monument.[166] He promoted conservative, Christian, America First, and nationalistic values in his speech.[163][164][167][168][169] Trump took a strong stance against terrorism in his speech, stating that "our borders will always be closed to terrorism and extremism of any kind."[170] He strongly stood up for Western values[168][171] and asked "Do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost? Do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders? Do we have the courage to preserve our civilisation in the face of those who would subvert and destroy it?"[172] Reaffirming American NATO duties and military support for Poland, he spoke highly of Poland for meeting its NATO spending pledge.[170][173][174] While taking a reasonable stance regarding Russia,[175] Trump criticized "destabilizing" Russian activities such as supporting hostile regimes.[158][173][176] Trump took a strong stance against government bureaucracy and regulations, warning against "the steady creep of government bureaucracy that drains the vitality and wealth of the people" and stating that "the West became great not because of paperwork and regulations but because people were allowed to chase their dreams and pursue their destinies....we put faith and family, not government and bureaucracy, at the center of our lives."[158][173][177] Trump defended Christian and Roman Catholic faith, stating that "the people of Poland, the people of America, and the people of Europe still cry out ‘We want God’."[178][179] According to numerous conservative commentators, President Trump's speech marked a "clean break" with Obama's foreign policy philosophy, replacing them with his America First doctrine,[180] and he placed "matters of identity, culture, faith and sovereignty over democracy", unlike liberal globalists.[181] He received generally good reviews for the speech,[182] even from some critics.[164] It was reported that the Polish government's dropped its concerns over President Trump's perceived friendly relations with Russia after the speech.[183]
July 7â€"8, 2017â€"Going into the G-20 summit, President Trump displayed strong support for his America First philosophy and criticized the Paris climate agreement.[184] At the summit,[185] President Trump met numerous world leaders,[186] most notably Russian President Vladimir Putin.[187] After Trump's meeting with Putin, both countries announced a ceasefire in Syria's war.[188] In the final G-20 common statement, the Trump Administration, which was ideologically opposed by the other G-20 nations, successfully received concessions from them in regards to climate policy, with the statement acknowledging the U.S.'s intention to withdraw from the Paris agreement and including language on the nation's intention to promote clean fossil fuels internationally,[153][189] and trade.[153][190] (The Trump Administration stated it achieved many of its goals in the statement[191]). Despite mainstream media bias that the U.S. "abandoned" or "left" its position of leadership,[155] the U.S. actually strengthened its position of leadership by pushing his conservative, America First agenda rather than following the consensus of the other G-20 countries.[192] Although symbolic, President Trump wore an American flag pin, being the only world leader not to wear the G20 pin which had globalist symbolism.[193]
July 11, 2017â€"In an attempt to solve a diplomatic crisis between Qatar and several other Persian Gulf nations, the U.S. and Qatar signed an agreement for Qatar to increase its counterterrorism measures and to end funding for terrorist groups.[194]
Despite trying to work with China over North Korea,[195] the Trump Administration took numerous steps to counter and confront the nation.[196] The Trump Administration's national security strategy also took a tough stance on China.[197]
It was reported in July 2017 that the Trump Administration had ended a CIA program to arm "moderate" Syrian rebels, an ineffective program that had been criticized by conservatives.[198]
August 21, 2017â€"While many nationalist conservatives noted the how President Trump's plan for conducting the War in Afghanistan went against his America First campaign positions and being similar to Obama's plan,[199] President Trump, unlike Obama, chose to pursue a realist foreign policy, rejecting timetables for the war and choosing to focus on killing terrorists while rejecting "nation building."[200]
November 5â€"14, 2017â€"President Trump traveled to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines. He emphasized his America First philosophy during and after this trip.[201] Here are some highlights of the trip:
November 6, 2017â€"In Japan, President Trump voiced support for tough, America First trade policies and criticized the previous administration's policy.[202] When meeting Japan's emperor, President Trump did not bow as Obama did in 2009.[203]
November 9, 2017â€"President Trump stated that he did not blame China for understandably taking advantage of the U.S. in helping create America's massive trade deficit with China, as U.S. leaders should not have allowed themselves to have been taken advantage of in the first place.[204]
November 10, 2017â€"In Vietnam, President Trump spoke at the APEC summit being held there. He voiced strong support for tough, America First trade policies as well as for national sovereignty in general, and he criticized unfair trade practices, previous U.S. trade policy, and the World Trade Organization.[205]
December 6, 2017â€"In a historic move that went against the international global establishment,[206] President Trump reversed decades of United States policy by officially recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and ordering the U.S. State Department to begin the process of moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.[207] While previous presidents refused to declare Jerusalem as Israel's capital despite saying they would during election campaigns, President Trump actually kept his promise.[208] On December 18, 2017, the United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning the decision, the first time the U.S. made such a veto in six years.[209] The United States officially moved its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem in May 2018.[210]
Other achievements, 2017
While the following achievements were not official United States government policy actions by the Trump Administration, they were closely related to the Trump Administration and its policies:

President Trump strongly urged the other NATO members to increase their defense spending in order to meet their spending pledges. In late-June 2017, it was reported that Europe's NATO countries would increase their defense spending at the fastest pace in three years.[211]
It was reported in early July 2017 that President Trump had held about 50% more face-to-face meetings with foreign leaders than President Obama did during the same part of his presidency, "not including summits, the UN, or the Palestinian Authority," indicating that despite critics' claims of a more "isolationist" foreign policy, Trump started out his presidency with an active foreign policy in addition to his America First philosophy.[212] In his first six months in office, President Trump had three foreign trips and held 47 bilateral meetings with foreign leaders along with 102 phone calls with foreign heads of state.[213] At the same time, President Trump became the first president since Calvin Coolidge to not host a state dinner in his first year in office,[214] with the administration hosting its first state visit for French President Emmanuel Macron in April 2018.[215]

[Metron2267]

Is that your safeword at the Riyadh bath-house?

Do you regularly bathe in ghee?

[Metron2267]

How is the big beautiful wall/fence/moat going?

Slowly, but...

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/05/02/mulvaney_trump_is_building_a_wall_right_now_here_are_the_pictures.html

MULVANEY: This is the border -- the general -- the general (inaudible). This is the wall, by the way, that DHS said they wanted. I saw in the Oval Office with the president. We've talked about bricks and mortar. We've talked about concrete walls. This is what DHS wants. Why? Because it actually works better.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4956204/Drone-photos-border-wall-built-California.html

DailyMail.com has obtained drone photos that offer a birds-eye view of construction on Trump's new Mexican border wall.

The photos show laborers hard at work on eight different prototypes for the new border wall, which Trump hopes will more effectively keep would-be illegal immigrants from crossing into the U.S.

The prototypes are being constructed in the California desert, near San Diego. Construction began at the end of September, after being stalled three months when firms that didn't win contracts protested.

Reporters and photographers were invited by Customs and Border Patrol to visit the construction site this week, where crews already had large slabs of concrete poured.

And the delicious - tasting healthcare for everyone?

https://trumpcare.com

Unless you live in CA, DC, MA, NY or in WA, as of 1/12/2018, you no longer have the ability to enroll in an Obamacare or what is also known as an ACA compliant plan, unless you have a qualifying life event. Currently there are a number of  insurance companies as well as marketing companies, promoting “trumpcare plans”. It is important that you understand that officially, there is no such thing as a “Trumpcare Plan”. What insurance companies and marketers are referring to when they use the term “Trumpcare”, are health insurance plans that are an alternative to plans that comply with the regulations established by the ACA, or what is called Obamacare.

[Metron2267]

Trumpanzee's tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum ....
Canada imports more steel and aluminum from the US than it exports to the US.
Canada has now enacted tariffs on Yank steel and aluminum ..... dollar for dollar + exchange.
Steel manufacturers on both sides of the border ...... wtf.

Tough titties.

[Metron2267]

Yeah. Tariffs never work out for the US. Except since January 2017.  Pretty good track record so far.

We should have annexed Canada after the Pig War. Might have prevented that whole genocide “scoop” thing in the 60’s.

North America's largest walk in freezer section, there's some incremental value there I think...

[Metron2267]

The trade tariffs make no sense because Trump isn't consistent..

DUMB FUCK!

That's how he sorts and singles out the miscreants, duh.

He was all anti China but in recent weeks he's said he'll help their mobile phone company ZTC out. Coincidentally two things have happened before and after that announcement..China released a loan to an Indonesian golf resort that Trump is involved in but heavily financed from Chinese state banks. ZTC are also on the list of devices that are banned for use by US military and government departments because as standard they come with spyware.. So why is Trump helping them out?

Are you that insipid that you can't do your own homework?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-25/trump-administration-said-to-reach-deal-to-keep-zte-in-business

President Donald Trump said the U.S. would allow Chinese telecommunications-equipment maker ZTE Corp. to remain in business after paying a $1.3 billion fine, changing its management and board and providing “high-level security guarantees.”

A deal on ZTE has broad implications beyond the woes of the company. The U.S. and China are engaged in high-stakes talks on steel trade and intellectual property rights under the looming threat of punitive tariffs. U.S.-traded shares of NXP Semiconductors NV rose 4.7 percent after the announcement, as signs of better U.S.-China relations bode well for Chinese approval of Qualcomm’s purchase of the Dutch chipmaker.

The second thing was revealed last week, his daughter wife/none employed by WH as an advisor/foreign ambassador etc; Ivanka has been granted thirteen Chinese trademarks over the last three months. Which means she's enjoying a privilege denied others whereby rip off forgery clothes, phones, cars, bikes etc are freely made and sold with absolutely no protection from the Chinese government. I wonder how that happened?

Smart businesswoman, I wonder where she picked up her chops...

Tee hee!

[Jackstar]

The trade tariffs make no sense

What are you, the target audience? Your comprehension is neither sought nor required.

[Jackstar]

we saw your tweets, Lasha

Is this confirmed? No one tells me anything.

[Metron2267]

What are you, the target audience? Your comprehension is neither sought nor required.

Englies can mind their own whirled peas and spotted dick.

[Kidnostad3]

How is the big beautiful wall/fence/moat going?
And the delicious - tasting healthcare for everyone?

Hey, if a wall was good enough for the likes or Qui Shi Huang, Publius Aelius Hadrianus and Pink Floyd it’s good enough for me. We need to build a big ass wall that stretches from the Gulf of Mexico along  the Mexican border to the California border proceeding from thence north along the eastern borders of California, Oregon and Washington State to Canada and from thence east along the Canadian border to the Atlantic Ocean. This would serve to rid the nation of 2/3 of the whiney liberal America-haters that the Country is currently burdened with and significantly raise both the average IQ and testosterone levels of the Nation.  An additional benefit would be that it would discourage the Canadians from their frequent cross border incursions for the purpose of buying cheap American goods and experiencing decent weather.

[malachi.martini]

Your comprehension is neither sought nor required.

You're the best.

[PB the Deplorable]

The trade tariffs make no sense because Trump isn't consistent...

That's not why.  It's not a requirement that we treat every country the same, of even preferable that we do so.

But slapping tariffs on our friends and allies is the wrong move.  It will drive up the cost of everything made fom steel and aluminum, and eventually everything made and transported by machinery and equipment made from steel and aluminum - a ripple effect through the economy.  It will cost jobs and business in companies that sell products subject to retaliatory tariffs placed on them by Canada, Mexico, and the EU.  It's a stupid thing to do.

Where we should threaten to enact tariffs - and much else - is on China.  It's long past time to send them the message that stealing industrial trade secrets and technology, stealing military technology, stealing intellectual property (films, books, music, etc), unfair trade practices for our companies doing business there, and so on, will simply not be tolerated. 

[albrecht]

That's not why.  It's not a requirement that we treat every country the same, of even preferable that we do so.

But slapping tariffs on our friends and allies is the wrong move.  It will drive up the cost of everything made fom steel and aluminum, and eventually everything made and transported by machinery and equipment made from steel and aluminum - a ripple effect through the economy.  It will cost jobs and business in companies that sell products subject to retaliatory tariffs placed on them by Canada, Mexico, and the EU.  It's a stupid thing to do.

Where we should threaten to enact tariffs - and much else - is on China.  It's long past time to send them the message that stealing industrial trade secrets and technology, stealing military technology, stealing intellectual property (films, books, music, etc), unfair trade practices for our companies doing business there, and so on, will simply not be tolerated.

Generally speaking yeah. But we will see what really happens. Trump's known strategy of negotiation is to always be willing to walk away and to ask for well over and above what you really want and then 'settle' for what you wanted after negotiations. I wouldn't mind slightly higher prices if it meant a secure border and a polite, clean society and country. And there is lots of the budget(s) that could be cut to offset some increase in prices. But we should be uniting between European countries on trade, defense, immigration, and unite against the threats of folks like China, Muslims, etc.

[nooryisawesome]

How bad are things when I am tuning into the 700 club to get “real news” for lack of a better option.

[Dr. MD MD]

How bad are things when I am tuning into the 700 club to get “real news” for lack of a better option.

The left would rather see everything go into the toilet than admit defeat. Blame them.

[nooryisawesome]

The left would rather see everything go into the toilet than admit defeat. Blame them.

The right and Trump aren’t any better. It is pathetic. We wait all this time to get an outsider President and what we get is someone who just wants to troll.

It used to be corruption and politicians out to enrich themselves were the biggest problem. Now is the complete hatred and inability for both sides to work with each other. Both sides would rather throw up smoke screen and misdirections, get nothing done, then blame the other side. It is a pathetic corrupt hate filled system on every side.

For the people who want to remove Trump do they realize that will have an equally large reaction?

Something needs to change. Things can go South in a hurry when there is this much hatred.

[Dr. MD MD]

The right and Trump aren’t any better. It is pathetic. We wait all this time to get an outsider President and what we get is someone who just wants to troll.

It used to be corruption and politicians out to enrich themselves were the biggest problem. Now is the complete hatred and inability for both sides to work with each other. Both sides would rather throw up smoke screen and misdirections, get nothing done, then blame the other side. It is a pathetic corrupt hate filled system on every side.

For the people who want to remove Trump do they realize that will have an equally large reaction?

Something needs to change. Things can go South in a hurry when there is this much hatred.

Nope. I've vote left enough in my life and I'm just not seeing the right wing bias here. So those corrupt pussies got caught with their hands in the cookie jar (and more!). There was a TV show theme song in the 70s that went Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. the left should've listened closer to that.

[ACE of CLUBS]

That's not why.  It's not a requirement that we treat every country the same, of even preferable that we do so.

But slapping tariffs on our friends and allies is the wrong move.  It will drive up the cost of everything made fom steel and aluminum, and eventually everything made and transported by machinery and equipment made from steel and aluminum - a ripple effect through the economy.  It will cost jobs and business in companies that sell products subject to retaliatory tariffs placed on them by Canada, Mexico, and the EU.  It's a stupid thing to do.

Where we should threaten to enact tariffs - and much else - is on China.  It's long past time to send them the message that stealing industrial trade secrets and technology, stealing military technology, stealing intellectual property (films, books, music, etc), unfair trade practices for our companies doing business there, and so on, will simply not be tolerated.

President Trump has harmed the American economy.
You have a good grasp of the trade situation.
The softwood tariffs made housing more expensive for you folks. We upped the price in American dollars on our wood and combined with the low Canadian dollar, we've done well. Not so much the working class Americans buying/building their houses. Steel & aluminum will be the same.
Besides all the blather we slather on each other here, the American working class is no different than ours here in Canada. I enjoyed travelling the western states for years, found the western American citizens open and generous.

[Dr. MD MD]

President Trump has harmed the American economy.
You have a good grasp of the trade situation.
The softwood tariffs made housing more expensive for you folks. We upped the price in American dollars on our wood and combined with the low Canadian dollar, we've done well. Not so much the working class Americans buying/building their houses. Steel & aluminum will be the same.
Besides all the blather we slather on each other here, the American working class is no different than ours here in Canada. I enjoyed travelling the western states for years, found the western American citizens open and generous.

Oh, fuck off, you stupid lesbian bitch! :

[Jackstar]

slapping tariffs on our friends and allies is the wrong move.  It will drive up the cost of everything

Who are your friends, and why are they so poor? Tell them to get off their fat lazy ass and get a job at Burger King.

[Jojo]

Oh, fuck off, you stupid lesbian bitch! :

Lesbians aren't stupid.