TrumpWatch

Week 1, Tuesday

So today we’re getting a racist Attorney General, the destruction of the environment in the Great Plains, and the gagging of scientists working in the federal government.

The President of the United States clings to a completely untenable conspiracy theory that millions of…

Week 6, Tuesday

President Trump suggested today that the anti-Semitics threats and attacks over the past month might have been caused by people who want to make him look bad rather than by his supporters.

Week 3, Thursday

President Trump attacked Senator Richard Blumenthal, saying he misrepresented comments by Judge Neil Gorsuch, who called Trump’s attacks on the federal judiciary “demoralizing” and disheartening.” This isn’t true, as Gorsuch’s comments were confirmed by one of the people guiding the judge through…

Week 1, Wednesday Mid-day

Trump issues Executive Orders to finance building a border wall with Mexico using tax dollars; to defund “sanctuary cities;” to ban Syrians from seeking refuge in America; and to potentially ban immigration and allow for deportation of people from an ill-defined set of countries…

Week 2, Monday

Massive protests occurred throughout the weekend in response to the anti-Muslim Executive Order issued by President Trump last Friday. The EO suspends the issuance of visas and immigration benefits to people from seven named countries. It suspends all refugee admission for four months. It appears to…

Week 1, Friday

President Trump begins his day by watching CNN and tweeting about a random Twitter user who was on CNN to discuss his baseless claim from last month that millions of people voted illegally.

Vice President Pence addresses the March for Life in person, vowing that the…

Week 2, Tuesday Mid-day

Yesterday, President Trump claimed to have personally cut the F-35 program budget by approximately $600 million. In fact, Lockheed had already planned cost reductions as detailed in a December 19 Pentagon briefing. The cost reduction has already been reflected in the Air Force’s budget.

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…