What makes donald trump a good leader

DT: I think he respects strength. Okay? I think Putin respects strength. And I’ve said it before, I think I will get along well with Putin. Now you never know. I don’t say that – only a fool would say, “I will,” but I feel that I will get along well with Putin. I feel that if we can get along with more countries, that’s a positive thing. That’s not a bad thing. Some people — for instance, when Putin came out and he wanted to bomb the hell out of ISIS, we had people standing on the stage, we don’t want that, we want . . . Let me tell you something. If we have somebody else dropping bombs that cost a half a million dollars a piece on the top — if we have somebody helping us, that’s not so bad. You understand that. That’s not so bad. But I had people that I’m running against saying, like, that was a terrible thing. It’s not a terrible thing. We have a situation in Libya where a friend of … [Read more...] about Exclusive — Donald Trump Fires at Karl Rove: ‘A Dishonorable Guy,’ Who ‘Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Write for’ WSJ

Texas Republicans have been particularly vocal in their opposition. Congressman Dan Crenshaw said, “Tariffs are bad for our companies, they’re bad for consumers, and they’re bad for our supply chains.” While Senator Ted Cruz said, “There’s no reason that millions of farmers and ranchers and manufacturers and small businesses in Texas should pay the price and should face $30 billion in new taxes. That would be a mistake.” … [Read more...] about Trump’s Mexico Tariff Threat: Everything We Know

When Acosta asked Trump about the fact that he had previously been complimentary of China's response to the virus and asked Trump what has changed since then, Trump invoked his trade negotiations with China. During the negotiations, Trump said, he was complimentary of China, though he was also sometimes not. But after he made the deal, he continued, "All of a sudden, we heard there's a virus, and a virus is coming in. That changes my mind very greatly. That's a whole different thing." … [Read more...] about Fact check: A list of Trump’s pandemic-related false claims from March 16 through May 3

Facts First: Trump was wrong every time. A March 27 official progress update sent to CNN from the US government's kCustoms and Border Protection said that 147 miles of new wall had been built, fewer than Trump claimed on March 23 (over 150 miles). Similarly, the April 3 official progress update said that 151 miles had been built -- fewer than Trump claimed on March 25 (164 miles), March 30 (161 miles) and April 1 (161 miles). And the April 10 official update said that 158 miles had been built, fewer than Trump claimed on April 6 (161 miles) and April 10 (about 168 miles). … [Read more...] about Fact check: A list of Trump’s general false claims from March 16 through May 3

On Thursday, Trump announced that he is imposing a 5 percent tax on all Mexican imports to the United States — an across-the-board tariff that will steadily rise “until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP.” Of course, it is essentially impossible for AMLO’s government to prevent any human beings from crossing into the U.S. at any point along its 2,000-mile border with Mexico. So, it is not entirely clear what the Mexican government is actually supposed to do to secure relief from the tariffs. But in a press briefing Thursday, DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney suggested that AMLO’s signature on a safe third-country agreement might do the trick. … [Read more...] about 5 Ways Trump’s New Plan to Seal the Border by Putting Tariffs on Mexico Could Backfire