Top stories published by TrumpWatch in 2017

National Security Advisor Michael Flynn resigned late last night after numerous articles highlighted his illegal conversation with Russian diplomats before Trump’s inauguration. It remains unclear whether Mike Pence and Donald Trump were misled by Flynn regarding the discussion he had or whether he…

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Feb 13, 2017

Week 4, Monday

It was a busy weekend for President Trump, as he golfed and entertained both Japanese Prime Minister Abe and his high-paying guests at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. The $200,000 membership fee seems to buy Mar-a-Lago members unique access to the President, who visited a wedding reception, and also to a…

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Mar 2, 2017

Week 6, Wednesday

President Trump spoke last night to a joint session of Congress. He was praised for the moderate tone in which he read the…

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Feb 28, 2017

Week 6, Monday

President Trump will put together a budget that includes a $54B increase in military spending. He will balance this spending with large cuts to the EPA and State Department, as well as to social safety net programs that don’t benefit retirees. This sets up a potential showdown with Rep. Paul Ryan, who…

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Feb 21, 2017

Week 5, Tuesday

President Trump finally spoke out about anti-Semitic incidents that have taken place around the country since his election, including four rounds of bomb threats to Jewish Community Centers and extensive vandalism at a St. Louis Jewish cemetery over the weekend. Reading carefully from a prepared…

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Feb 20, 2017

Week 5, Monday

Trump named Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his new National Security Adviser. Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, who has been acting NSA…

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Feb 23, 2017

Week 5, Thursday

As they prepare to select a new party chair, the Democrats have apparently decided on a strategy to counter President Trump and the GOP agenda, opting for total war and obstruction as a result of widespread protests that spread out across the country over the first five weeks of the Trump…

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Feb 16, 2017

Week 4, Thursday

President Trump held his first solo press conference today, first to introduce his new Secretary of Labor nominee, Alexander…

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Feb 24, 2017

Week 5, Friday

The White House blocked CNN, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Politico, and BuzzFeed from attending a press gaggle with Press Secretary Sean Spicer. Conservative media outlets Fox News, Breitbart News, The Washington Times, and One America News Network were invited to attend along with NBC…

These were the top 10 stories published by TrumpWatch in 2017. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2017 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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