Executive actions ready to go as Trump prepares to take office

[webfact]

Executive actions ready to go as Trump prepares to take office

By Ayesha Rascoe and Julia Edwards Ainsley

REUTERS

 

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump arrive aboard a U.S. Air Force jet at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump is preparing to sign executive actions on his first day in the White House on Friday to take the opening steps to crack down on immigration, build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border and roll back outgoing President Barack Obama's policies.

 

Trump, a Republican elected on Nov. 8 to succeed Democrat Obama, arrived in Washington on a military plane with his family a day before he will be sworn in during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.

 

Aides said Trump will not wait to wield one of the most powerful tools of his office, the presidential pen, to sign several executive actions that can be implemented without the input of Congress.

 

"He is committed to not just Day 1, but Day 2, Day 3 of enacting an agenda of real change, and I think that you're going to see that in the days and weeks to come," Trump spokesman Sean Spicer said on Thursday, telling reporters to expect activity on Friday, during the weekend and early next week.

 

Trump on Saturday plans to visit the headquarters of the CIA in Langley, Virginia. He has harshly criticized the agency and its outgoing chief, first questioning the CIA's conclusion that Russia was involved in cyber hacking during the U.S. election campaign before later accepting the verdict. Trump also likened U.S. intelligence agencies to Nazi Germany.

 

Trump's advisers vetted more than 200 potential executive orders for him to consider signing on healthcare, climate policy, immigration, energy and numerous other issues, but it was not clear how many orders he will initially approve, according to a member of the Trump transition team who was not authorized to talk to the press.

 

Signing off on orders puts Trump, who has presided over a sprawling business empire but has never before held public office, in a familiar place similar to the CEO role that made him famous, and will give him some victories with his supporters before he has to turn to the lumbering process of getting Congress to pass bills.

 

The strategy has been used by other presidents, including Obama, in their first few weeks in office.

 

"It sends two messages. The first is that he wants to show he will take action and not be stifled by Washington gridlock. The second is that he will move forward on reversing policies that he believes to be broken and bad," said Princeton University presidential historian Julian Zelizer.

 

Trump also is expected to impose a federal hiring freeze and take steps to delay implementation of a Labor Department rule due to take effect in April that would require brokers who give retirement advice to put their clients' best interests first.

 

Obama, ending eight years as president, made frequent use of his executive powers during his second term in office, when the Republican-controlled Congress stymied his efforts to overhaul immigration and environmental laws. Many of those actions are now ripe targets for Trump to reverse.

 

BORDER WALL

 

Trump is expected to sign an executive order in his first few days to direct the building of a wall on the southern border with Mexico, and actions to limit the entry of asylum seekers from Latin America, among several immigration-related steps his advisers have recommended.

 

That includes rescinding Obama's order that allowed more than 700,000 people brought into the United States illegally as children to stay in the country on a two-year authorization to work and attend college, according to several people close to the presidential transition team.

 

It is unlikely Trump's order will result in an immediate round-up of these immigrants, sources told Reuters. Rather, he is expected to let the authorisations expire.

 

The issue could set up a confrontation with Obama, who told reporters on Wednesday he would weigh in if he felt the new administration was unfairly targeting these immigrants.

 

Advisors to Trump expect him to put restrictions on people entering the United States from certain countries until a system for "extreme vetting" for Islamic extremists can be set up.

 

During his presidential campaign, Trump proposed banning non-American Muslims from entering the United States but his executive order regarding immigration is expected to be based on nationality rather than religion.

 

Another proposed executive order would require all cabinet departments to disclose and pause current work being done in connection with Obama's initiatives to curb carbon emissions to combat climate change.

 

Trump also is expected to extend prohibitions on future lobbying imposed on members of his transition team.

 

'THE HIGHEST IQ'

 

Washington was turned into a virtual fortress ahead of the inauguration, with police ready to step in to separate protesters from Trump supporters at any sign of unrest.

 

As Obama packed up to leave the White House, Trump and his family arrived in Washington for the pomp of inauguration weekend. They laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery and attended a concert at the Lincoln Memorial.

 

Trump earlier spoke to lawmakers and incoming cabinet nominees at a luncheon in a ballroom at his hotel, down the street from the White House, announcing during brief remarks that he would pick Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets of the National Football League, as U.S. ambassador to Britain.

 

"We have a lot of smart people. I tell you what, one thing we've learned, we have by far the highest IQ of any cabinet ever assembled," Trump said.

 

Trump has selected all 21 members of his cabinet, along with six other key positions requiring Senate confirmation. The Senate is expected on Friday to vote to confirm retired General James Mattis, Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, and retired General John Kelly, his Homeland Security choice.

 

Senate Republicans had hoped to confirm as many as seven cabinet members on Friday, but Democrats balked at the pace. Trump spokesman Spicer accused Senate Democrats of "stalling tactics."

 

Also in place for Monday: 536 "beachhead team members" at government agencies, Pence said, a small portion of the thousands of positions Obama's appointees will vacate.

 

Trump has asked 50 Obama staffers in critical posts to stay on until replacements can be found, including Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work and Brett McGurk, envoy to the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State.

 

The list includes Adam Szubin, who has long served in an "acting" capacity in the Treasury Department's top anti-terrorism job because his nomination has been held up by congressional Republicans since Obama named him to the job in April 2015.

 

The Supreme Court said Chief Justice John Roberts, who will administer the oath of office on Friday, met with Trump on Thursday to discuss inauguration arrangements.

 

(Additional reporting by Steve Holland, David Shepardson, Susan Heavey, David Alexander, Doina Chiacu, Ayesha Rascoe, Ginger Gibson, Mike Stone, Emily Stephenson and Lawrence Hurley; Writing by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Will Dunham)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-01-20

[pitrevie]

And I have no doubt that we have heard the last squawk about the President being unconstitutional, acting like a dictator etc every time Obama signed a similar order. The Tea Party will go back to their caves and quietly forget all about the founding fathers and that document they were handed by god to protect America. 

[kevkev1888]

Hope all goes well today!

Change is here at last. Good luck President Trump. Best wishes to all of America!

[craigt3365]

I remember when Bill Clinton first became president.  All set to change the world.  Then the realities of Washington hit him.  And that's where it stopped.  Trump's going to find out real fast there's a huge difference between being a CEO, where you can do what you want, and being a president, where you need the support of many others.  It will be interesting to see how he deals with this.  So far, it's not looking good. 

 

His cabinet picks are facing a tough time, and for good reasons.  Instead of draining the swamp, he's bringing more to DC to fill it.

[ThaiWest]

4 hours ago, pitrevie said:

And I have no doubt that we have heard the last squawk about the President being unconstitutional, acting like a dictator etc every time Obama signed a similar order. The Tea Party will go back to their caves and quietly forget all about the founding fathers and that document they were handed by god to protect America. 

 

Donald Trump IS the elected President of the United States of America. Get used to it. He was duly elected according to the Constitution of the United States. Enough said on that matter. Obama is past... History! The Republic is back! And with all of it’s glory! Shall it forever stand.

[ThaiWest]

3 hours ago, craigt3365 said:

I remember when Bill Clinton first became president.  All set to change the world.  Then the realities of Washington hit him.  And that's where it stopped.  Trump's going to find out real fast there's a huge difference between being a CEO, where you can do what you want, and being a president, where you need the support of many others.  It will be interesting to see how he deals with this.  So far, it's not looking good. 

 

His cabinet picks are facing a tough time, and for good reasons.  Instead of draining the swamp, he's bringing more to DC to fill it.

 

Hum... Yes Clinton ‘bent’ to the ‘will’ of the powers that be... He also owed to the powers... President Trump does not. What President Trump is bringing to his cabinet are _successful_ _business_ people who owe nothing to anyone just as President Trump owes nothing to anyone other than those who voted for him and trusts him... A damn good mix. ?  

[craigt3365]

3 minutes ago, ThaiWest said:

 

Hum... Yes Clinton ‘bent’ to the ‘will’ of the powers that be... He also owed to the powers... President Trump does not. What President Trump is bringing to his cabinet are _successful_ _business_ people who owe nothing to anyone just as President Trump owes nothing to anyone other than those who voted for him and trusts him... A damn good mix. ?  

You seemed to have missed the point....it's not about being a successful business person.  It's about building relationships and getting people on your side to get your bills passed.  So far, Trump's alienated a lot of people he's going to need in the future to do this.  He's no longer a CEO.

[ThaiWest]

1 minute ago, craigt3365 said:

You seemed to have missed the point....it's not about being a successful business person.  It's about building relationships and getting people on your side to get your bills passed.  So far, Trump's alienated a lot of people he's going to need in the future to do this.  He's no longer a CEO.

 

Oh! No, it is you who ha ‘missed the point’ ... You see, President Trump has the power of the Congress on his side for, at least the next 2 years [and likely 4] years. Wake up and smell the roses! It is a new day.

[Opl]

Why would Trump make the best president of all time?  Because he said so

 

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/423003/donald-trump-superlatives-best-ever

 

 

 

 

Edited January 20, 2017 by Opl

[ThaiWest]

AND the American People SAID SO...! ?

[Boon Mee]

PEN AND PHONE, MEET PHONE AND PEN: Trump Nominees Make Clear Plans to Sweep Away Obama Policies.

Good stuff.  Cut thru the bureaucratic mess that Obama made. 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/us/politics/trump-cabinet-hearings-obama-policies.html?_r=0

[pitrevie]

1 hour ago, ThaiWest said:

 

Donald Trump IS the elected President of the United States of America. Get used to it. He was duly elected according to the Constitution of the United States. Enough said on that matter. Obama is past... History! The Republic is back! And with all of it’s glory! Shall it forever stand.

 

What a shame you didn't address the substance of my post. I will repeat it for you, we are not likely to see so much fuss made when Trump issues his executive orders all that nonsense about acting as a dictator when issuing executive orders and acting unconstitutionally will somehow be forgotten. 

[baboon]

6 minutes ago, pitrevie said:

 

What a shame you didn't address the substance of my post. I will repeat it for you, we are not likely to see so much fuss made when Trump issues his executive orders all that nonsense about acting as a dictator when issuing executive orders and acting unconstitutionally will somehow be forgotten. 

I think what we had there was a sore winner just aching for an excuse to write "Get used to it", so I don't know how much use your reply above will be...

[jcsmith]

Meanwhile of the 690 positions which require senate approval, he's only assigned 30 positions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-administration-appointee-tracker/database/

 

In his haste to do away with Obama's legacy and declare his own greatness he's apparently paid no mind to the little things. He reached out to many of the people standing in those positions and asked them to stay on while he seeks replacements YESTERDAY... one day before he takes office. 

 

Edited January 20, 2017 by jcsmith

[craigt3365]

2 hours ago, Boon Mee said:

PEN AND PHONE, MEET PHONE AND PEN: Trump Nominees Make Clear Plans to Sweep Away Obama Policies.

Good stuff.  Cut thru the bureaucratic mess that Obama made. 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/us/politics/trump-cabinet-hearings-obama-policies.html?_r=0

From your article. 

 

Others remained vague about their commitment to the most divisive proposals in their policy areas, leaving a veil of uncertainty over what they would do to lead their departments if confirmed

[catinthehat]

6 hours ago, craigt3365 said:

I remember when Bill Clinton first became president.  All set to change the world.  Then the realities of Washington hit him.  And that's where it stopped.  Trump's going to find out real fast there's a huge difference between being a CEO, where you can do what you want, and being a president, where you need the support of many others.  It will be interesting to see how he deals with this.  So far, it's not looking good. 

 

His cabinet picks are facing a tough time, and for good reasons.  Instead of draining the swamp, he's bringing more to DC to fill it.

He WILL drain the swamp. It's long past due. How about adopting the view of at this point of the glass being half full. And with a bi-partisan view of it getting fuller every day. Do you really think that anyone will be able to diminish the way he gets things accomplished. He has had an excellent campaign team as evidenced in their breaking down the blue wall. And immediately assembling a transition team which he knows he must relay on.

 

And his cabinet picks are definitely more from the private sector as Washington has proven that career politicians views and positions become clouded and skewed as soon as they enter the gilded halls there ans see the immense personal gain they can garner from it. As he was democratically / electorally elected we should all give him  the chance to "walk the walk" now. The only thing  the imbalance in physical votes is that yes in fact New York and California do have more registered democrats.

 

People are just pissed off at the fact that a NON POLITICIAN will run this country. Neither he nor his cabinet picks need to paltry (to them) salaries and the continual dirt digging and hassles that go with these jobs? Is it too much for Americans to thin that these people might share a real and genuine passion for helping to make America great again?

Only a fool would think they could get away with any unscrupulous behavior in this day and age being under the Trump Haters microscope. These people CARE.

 

If you are an American you must have voted for Killary. And no it was not Comey, the Russians, Fox News, or anyone else that lost the  election for her. She was too oft remembered for her role in the Clinton Mafia, Benghazi, taking money from women persecuting Saudi Arabia, pay to play, her fake home brewed server and share of secret docs, labeling people as "deplorable's", labeling Millennial's as living in their parents basements, her laziness to get out and campaign harder, her membership in the 1% 'ers, her lack of a strong and detailed economic plan. The American people did not want to see her continue to promote Obama's do nothing limp wristed regime. And the final fact that she simply did not connect with the American people across the current economic landscape. 

[jcsmith]

1 hour ago, catinthehat said:

People are just pissed off at the fact that a NON POLITICIAN will run this country. Neither he nor his cabinet picks need to paltry (to them) salaries and the continual dirt digging and hassles that go with these jobs? Is it too much for Americans to thin that these people might share a real and genuine passion for helping to make America great again?

 

I don't think that is it at all. The problem is not that there are outsiders coming in. It's that people are being assigned to key positions who not only have zero experience in their tasks, but in some cases are the exact opposite of what you would expect to fill those positions. The idea that these billionaires won't try to use the position to line their pockets is questionable, as well. There are conflicts of interest all over the place.

 

Scott Pruitt in charge of the EPA? It seems like a sick joke but it's likely that he gets pushed through. This is a climate denier who dodged and ducked questions on it in his confirmation hearings trying to say that his personal opinion was irrelevant, who BTW has ongoing lawsuits against the very agency that he is going to be in charge of. He doesn't deny that climate change is happening (though dodged the question on if it was man made), yet still wants to see regulations lifted.

 

Speaking of the environment, you have Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State. A guy with no qualifications for this job, spending a career with Exxon as their CEO most recently. A whole lot of shady business went on during his watch there, including Exxon's disinformation campaign against climate change when they knew for a fact that it was happening. Similar to Pruitt he dodged questions on that issue. An order of friendship with Russia, and the fact that he has been for years actively campaigning to lift sanctions on Russia in light of the recent events also has to raise some eyebrows. The fact of the matter is that doing so would net him a lot of money with his interests in Exxon, and the fact that Exxon has a huge money deal in place with Russia to drill oil which has been put on hold due to the sanctions. This must just be a coincidence, right?

 

DeVos for example has no experience in the public school system at all, but has for years pushed for charter schools and stood against public school systems. I think we can all see the effects of a similar approach here in Thailand. Kids who can pay the most money get the better education, and public schools are a disaster. She lacks any type of a familiarity with core and common issues in the very post she will represent, and recently told congress that she wasn't against guns in schools in case for example a grizzly bear entered the school.

Andy Puzder in charge of Labor? He comes from a fast food background, fights against minimum wage hikes and paying overtime to workers. All the while, recent data shows the U.S. was 29th out of 30 developed countries in wealth inequality. It's good to know that Andy Puzder will be fighting against you on this!

 

Ben Carson may be a great brain surgeon, but how does that qualify him to be the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development? What experience does he have here that is relevant at all to his position? 

 

Jeff Sessions long history or alledged racism and anti-civil rights moves probably isn't going to stop him from becoming the next attorney general. That is probably bad news for states which legalized Marijuana.

Mnuchin is one of six representatives of Goldman Sachs on board and is assigned to head the Treasury Department. His shady housing history is well known, and this heavy representation of Goldman Sachs should end any discussion about draining the swamp. To give you an example he foreclosed on a 90 year old woman over underpaying her bill by $.27... Are you serious?

 

Then there are other guys who are simply nut cases like Bannon and Flynn who have a history of spreading fake news and making racially charged or inaccurate statements. 

 

So please can we stop with these claims that somehow Trump is going to do something great to turn things around. He's filled the swamps with pythons and gators and the only solace I can see is that we won't know how much he is fleecing the country for (with his stock manipulating tweets) because he refuses to release his tax returns or divest from his business.

 

Edited January 20, 2017 by jcsmith

[thaibeachlovers]

8 hours ago, craigt3365 said:

I remember when Bill Clinton first became president.  All set to change the world.  Then the realities of Washington hit him.  And that's where it stopped.  Trump's going to find out real fast there's a huge difference between being a CEO, where you can do what you want, and being a president, where you need the support of many others.  It will be interesting to see how he deals with this.  So far, it's not looking good. 

 

His cabinet picks are facing a tough time, and for good reasons.  Instead of draining the swamp, he's bringing more to DC to fill it.

I doubt that was Bill's problem. He was having too much "fun" till it was exposed, and then it wasn't much fun after that.

As he proved in his second term he had no problem working with congress.

 

I don't expect Trump to have a problem with congress, as they are a majority GOP.

[Chicog]

Welcome to....

 

[Jingthing]

4 hours ago, ThaiWest said:

 

Oh! No, it is you who ha ‘missed the point’ ... You see, President Trump has the power of the Congress on his side for, at least the next 2 years [and likely 4] years. Wake up and smell the roses! It is a new day.

Yes, I agree it's a new day.

This inauguration is one the darkest, most tragic days in U.S. history.

Will the U.S. still be a free democracy after he's done his damage? We don't know. 

The trump demagogue is a man that openly admires authoritarians like Putin and Duterte ... he's not normal and everything DECENT Americans hold dear is in grave danger now. 

Yes, I blame ALL trump voters for this mess too. They should have held their noses and voted for the nice lady rather than inflict such RISK on the U.S. (and the world). 

Edited January 20, 2017 by Jingthing

[heybruce]

4 hours ago, Opl said:

Why would Trump make the best president of all time?  Because he said so

 

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/423003/donald-trump-superlatives-best-ever

 

 

 

 

 

3 hours ago, ThaiWest said:

AND the American People SAID SO...! ?

 

Actually, a significant majority of the American people said no.  Are you forgetting he lost the popular vote by almost 3 million?

[Jingthing]

3 minutes ago, heybruce said:

 

 

Actually, a significant majority of the American people said no.  Are you forgetting he lost the popular vote by almost 3 million?

He has no mandate but in his fake news world, it doesn't matter. He just says he has one (and he controls congress for real) and he's got his fascist style PROPAGANDA MINISTERS to back up his BIG lies. 

Entering office with HISTORICALLY LOW approval ratings, but no, it doesn't matter, the American emperor with no clothes has indeed seized the POWER. 

Edited January 20, 2017 by Jingthing

[heybruce]

Funny thing about this non-politician who promised to "drain the swamp", he is proving himself a hypocrite even before taking office.

 

http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/donald-trump-said-goldman-sachs-had-total-control-over-hillary-clinton-then

 

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-adds-goldman-sachs-executive-administration-article-1.2944943

[heybruce]

" Trump also is expected to impose a federal hiring freeze and take steps to delay implementation of a Labor Department rule due to take effect in April that would require brokers who give retirement advice to put their clients' best interests first. "

 

Someone help me out here--why is it a bad idea to make brokers prioritize the best interests of the people who hired them for advice?

[mike324]

30 minutes ago, heybruce said:

Funny thing about this non-politician who promised to "drain the swamp", he is proving himself a hypocrite even before taking office.

http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/donald-trump-said-goldman-sachs-had-total-control-over-hillary-clinton-then

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-adds-goldman-sachs-executive-administration-article-1.2944943

 

Trumps cabinet worth 60% more than Obamas, with some sources stating 4x. Outside of the cabinet, there are a handful that are billionaires as well. Sounds like restocking the swamp indeed.

 

Donald Trump $3.7 billion 

Wilbur Ross: $2.5 billion (Secretary of Commerce)

Betsy DeVos: $1.25 billion (Secretary of Education)

Rex Tillerson: $325 million (Secretary of State)

Steven Mnuchin: $300 million (Secretary of the Treasury)

Andy Puzder: $45 million (Secretary of Labor)

Ben Carson: $29 million (Secretary of Housing and Urban Development)

Elaine Chao: $24 million (Secretary of Transportation)

Tom Price: $10 million (Secretary of Health and Human Services)

Jeff Sessions: $6 million (Attorney General)

James Mattis: $5 million (Secretary of Defense)

John Kelly: $4 million (Secretary of Homeland Security)

Rick Perry: $2 million (Secretary of Energy)

Mike Pence: $800,000 (Vice President)

Ryan Zinke: $800,000 (Secretary of the Interior)

 

Data from Forbes.

Edited January 20, 2017 by mike324

[pitrevie]

47 minutes ago, heybruce said:

Funny thing about this non-politician who promised to "drain the swamp", he is proving himself a hypocrite even before taking office.

 

http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/donald-trump-said-goldman-sachs-had-total-control-over-hillary-clinton-then

 

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-adds-goldman-sachs-executive-administration-article-1.2944943

 

Here in the UK our own Nigel Farage has railed against Goldman Sachs but apparently its okay when his chum Trump employs so many of them.

[jcsmith]

1 hour ago, heybruce said:

" Trump also is expected to impose a federal hiring freeze and take steps to delay implementation of a Labor Department rule due to take effect in April that would require brokers who give retirement advice to put their clients' best interests first. "

 

Someone help me out here--why is it a bad idea to make brokers prioritize the best interests of the people who hired them for advice?

 

In his quote he mentioned Trump plans to delay it. These guys are not looking out for any of your best interests, they have the best interest of big business. 

 

Some info on what he is talking about here: http://fortune.com/2016/12/09/donald-trump-andy-puzder-labor-401k/

And another recent example of shady Trump dealings here: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-tries-to-stick-sc-taxpayers-with-bill-for-trump-jr-s-mess-854853699850

 

In that example Trump bought his son's business and wants to sell the property. But the problem is that this property has some possible health violations which will cost money to clean up. So trump has applied to have the tax payers foot the bill because in the state the tax payers will cover the bill if the damage is as a result of a previous owner who you do not have any relationships with... But the previous owner was Donald Trump Jr.  He likes to talk about things like people collecting from welfare money or government assistance, but he has absolutely no problem with abusing the system to avoid paying taxes, and stiffing the working man and making them pay for his bills.

 

Add to it his long list of contractors who Trump has stiffed over the years (see http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/06/09/donald-trump-unpaid-bills-republican-president-laswuits/85297274/ ) refusing to pay them after the work was done, stretching out court dates until they went out of business or just gave up... He does not have anyones best interest in mind but his own. Never has, never will. Which is why him not releasing his tax records and allowing his kids to run his business is unacceptable. When you see him constantly making comments about companies on Twitter and how he can manipulate their stock prices very easily, you can't trust him to not abuse this for his own self interests.

Edited January 20, 2017 by jcsmith

[Srikcir]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

sign executive actions on his first day in the White House on Friday

Didn't Trump say that Day 1 will begin the following Monday as he'll be on vacation Saturday and Sunday at Mar-a-Lago? Friday will have too many celebrations to be Day One and he doesn't want to spoil the festivities. So Trump's first act as President is not to act.

[Jingthing]

He may as well keep banker's hours as it's not exactly a well kept secret that Pence will be doing most of the actual work anyway. But it's quite scary the baby man narcissist will have the nuclear launch box with him. The man's psychologically unstable ... quite obviously ... just look at his twitter account for definite proof. 

 

I'm not actually afraid he would start an aggressive attack but I don't think he can be trusted to show any reasonable restraint in the case of a grey area crisis like the Cuban missile crisis ... if trump had been president then instead of JFK there would have been nuclear war.  Keep in mind the wild man extremist NUTCASES that are his closest advisors -- Bannon and Flynn. 

Edited January 20, 2017 by Jingthing

[Rhys]

Bring his wind to the IMO ... rechecks..in the mail