Trump is ‘desperately cherry-picking the data’ on the economy, according to the Washington Post.
President Trump Credit: AP Photo, Susan Walsh
Trump has racked up thousands of lies in his short tenure in the White House — but his most recent statement about the economy essentially managed to squeeze 64 lies into a single tweet.
Trump falsely claimed that U.S. GDP growth (which was 4.2 percent last quarter) is higher than the country’s unemployment rate (currently 3.9 percent) for the first time in more than 100 years.
Like much of what Trump says, this is flatly untrue. But even for Trump, it’s a whopper of epic proportions.
The following article by David A. Fahrenthold, Josh Dawsey and Rosalind S. Helderman was posted on the Washington Post website August 25, 2018:
President Trump’s wall of secrecy — the work of a lifetime — is starting to crack.
His longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty last weekto breaking campaign-finance laws and said he had arranged hush-money payments to two women at Trump’s direction. A tabloid executive — who had served Trump by snuffing out damaging tales before they went public — and Trump’s chief financial officer gave testimony in the case.
All three had been part of the small circle of family, longtime aides and trusted associates who have long played crucial roles in Trump’s strategy to shield the details of his personal life and business dealings from prying outsiders.
The following article by Caitlin Dewey was posted on the Washington Post website February 12, 2018:
White House budget director Mick Mulvaney explained on Feb. 12 how the Trump administration hopes to save money on food aid. (The Washington Post)
The Trump administration wants to slash food aid to low-income families and make up the difference with a box of canned goods — a change that Office of Management and budget director Mick Mulvaney described in a Monday briefing as a “Blue Apron-type program.”
“What we do is propose that for folks who are on food stamps, part — not all, part — of their benefits come in the actual sort of, and I don’t want to steal somebody’s copyright, but a Blue Apron-type program where you actually receive the food instead of receive the cash,” Mulvaney said. “It lowers the cost to us because we can buy [at wholesale prices] whereas they have to buy it at retail. It also makes sure they’re getting nutritious food. So we’re pretty excited about that.” Continue reading “Trump wants to slash food stamps and replace them with a ‘Blue Apron-type program’”
The following article by Alexis Simendinger was posted on the Hill website December 1, 2017:
As special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation marches on, consultants and lobbyists are studying how former allies of President Trump ended up in legal jeopardy, in part through their business activities with international clients.
During Friday’s AM View hosted by Alexis Simendinger, The Hill’s Megan R. Wilson explains how others who represent foreign agents are being extra cautious.
The following article by Robert Faturechi of ProPublica and Danielle Ivory of the New York Times was posted on the ProPublica website August 7, 2017:
This article was co-published with The New York Times.
President Donald Trump in Huntington, West Virginia, on Aug. 3 Credit: Justin Merriman/Getty Images
When President Trump ordered federal agencies to form teams to dismantle government regulations, the Transportation Department turned to people with deep industry ties.
One appointee had previously lobbied the department on behalf of American Airlines. Another held executive roles for several electric and hybrid car companies regulated by the department. A third was a lawyer who represented United Airlines in regulatory matters.
The three appointees have been identified by ProPublica and The New York Times in a continuing effort to track members of the deregulation teams. The appointments, previously unreported, follow a pattern identified by the two news organizations: By and large, the Trump administration has stacked the teams with political appointees, some of whom may be reviewing rules their former employers sought to weaken or kill.
