called himself “a very stable genius”?
The comment was part of several tweets responding to the publishing of Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury, a book about the White House’s dysfunction. He later repeated the remark at a NATO summit.
thanked Kim Jong-Un for being “excellent” to three kidnapped Americans?
Two of the Americans had been held for a year, while the third had been held for three years.
As Trump welcomed them upon their return, he remarked, “We want to thank Kim Jong-un, who really was excellent to these three incredible people.” Trump went on to say to the three Americans, “I think you probably broke the all-time-in-history television rating for 3 o’clock in the morning.”
The New York Times – Trump Exults in Release of Prisoners and a Date Next Month With Kim Jong-un
The New York Times – Trump Greets 3 American Detainees Freed From North Korea
Politico – Trump thanks Kim Jong Un as he welcomes home detainees from North Korea
USA Today – Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer slams Trump’s kind words for Kim Jong Un
said, “we’re going to have a little fun today” before flying to Texas to meet family of recent mass shooting victims?
During the event, Trump spoke repeatedly about arming teachers. Rhonda Hart, mother of a 14 year old victim of the Texas school shooting, said of Trump that “it was like talking to a toddler.”
Independent – ‘It was like talking to a toddler’: Trump ‘kept mentioning’ arming teachers in meeting with Texas school shooting survivors
MSNBC – Grieving mother after meeting Trump: ‘It was like talking to a toddler’
said that the border wall needed to be physically transparent for border control to see through?
He explained, “One of the things with the wall is you need transparency, you have to be able to see through it. In other words, if you can’t see through that wall – so it could be a steel wall with openings, but you have to have openings because you have to see what’s on the other side of the wall.”
In another instance, he said the need for transparent walls was from the possibility of harm from projectiles from the southern side. Trump explained, “as horrible as it sounds, when they throw the large sacks of drugs over, and if you have people on the other side of the wall, you don’t see them–they hit you on the head with 60 pounds of the stuff? It’s over.”
He reiterated the need for a see-through wall during a subsequent press conference, where he noted that it would be “a more powerful wall and a more beautiful wall.”
Business Insider – Trump says his wall along the US-Mexico border will have to be see-through so people don’t get hit with giant sacks of drugs
Business Insider – Trump doubles down on the need for a ‘see-through’ border wall because he wants ‘to be able to see’
USA Today – ‘A WALL is a WALL!’ Trump declares. But his definition has shifted a lot over time
Wired – Let’s Talk About Trump, Border Walls, and Flying Heroin
signed an Executive Order that rolled back Obama-era protections for transgender students?
The Executive Order removed guidelines allowing transgender students to use the public school bathrooms that match their identity. The original order threatened to be withheld for institutions that failed to comply.
The administration later rolled back gender anti-discriminatory measures for healthcare and housing.
The Washington Post – Trump administration rolls back protections for transgender students
The New York Times – Trump Rescinds Rules on Bathrooms for Transgender Students
Reuters – Trump revokes Obama guidelines on transgender bathrooms
sued to prevent his taxes from being obtained?
Trump said repeatedly before and after the election that his tax returns would eventually be released, but couldn’t because they were under perpetual audit. Being under audit does not deny one the ability to share them.
After the House subpoenaed his financial records from the IRS, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin defied the subpoena.
Trump filed suits against the US House Ways and Means Committee and the state of New York to prevent his taxes from being obtained. His legal team’s contention was that a sitting president enjoys “absolute immunity from criminal process of any kind.”
After being stuck in appeals, the Supreme Court decided to review both legal cases, Trump v. Mazars US, LLP and Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG. A decision is still pending.
The Wall Street Journal – Trump Sues House Panel, New York Officials to Protect State Tax Returns
The New York Times – Trump Taxes: President Ordered to Turn Over Returns to Manhattan D.A.
The Hill – Judge puts new hold on Democrats’ lawsuit seeking Trump tax returns
The New York Times – Supreme Court to Rule on Release of Trump’s Financial Records
Wikipedia – Tax returns of Donald Trump
claimed he tried to stop chants of “send her back” directed at a Congresswoman, when he did no such thing?
During a rally, when Trump invoked Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, the crowd began chanting “send her back.” Omar, born in Somalia, America, successfully completed the legal process to become a US citizen where she had lived for two decades.
Trump claimed that he started speaking immediately to cut off the crowd, but video of the event shows that he waited for the chant to end on its own.
Trump had previously said that four Congresswomen of color who opposed him should “go back” from where they came. Of the four, only Ilhan-Omar isn’t US-born.
The New York Times – Trump Disavows ‘Send Her Back’ Chant After Pressure From G.O.P.
USA Today – Outrage, expressions of support for Rep. Ilhan Omar after ‘send her back’ chant at Trump rally
The Guardian – Donald Trump said he tried to stop the ‘send her back’ chants … but did he?
left Melania in the rain on the White House lawn?
While Trump had a large umbrella with him, as he spoke to news cameras, he made no attempt to share it with her.
“She did a great job on television the other night and I didn’t do so bad either, but she did a great job on television,” he said.
Trump has also misspelled his wife’s name in a tweet.
Vanity Fair – Donald Trump, Distracted by TV Cameras, Leaves Melania Stranded in the Rain on White House Lawn
AOL – President Trump leaves Melania in the rain without an umbrella on their way to Florida — and Twitter has the best reaction
was unable to close an umbrella?
After telling reporters that a recent mass shooting at a synagogue was because of their failure to have “protection,” Trump ascended the steps to Air Force One with an umbrella before dumping it at the door.
Six months later, he again failed to close his umbrella upon entering Air Force One. This time, however, he brought it inside the plane.
Reuters – Trump dumps umbrella at door of Air Force One
News18 – Six Months Later, Donald Trump Still Cannot Close an Umbrella
