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2018-12-22T12:57:00-05:00

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More Fallout: Top U.S. Envoy in ISIS Fight Resigns in Protest

Last updated on: December 22, 2018 at 12:57 pm By Susan Wright

Well, it isn’t just Secretary of Defense James Mattis that has grown tired of the incompetence and ill-advised moves from the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. On Thursday, Mattis met with President Trump, in an attempt to talk some sanity into the hay haired mountebank, in regards to his sudden decision to withdraw American troops from Syria. Reports are that the president did not listen to his generals or advisers before announcing on Twitter that he would be abandoning... Read more

2018-12-22T09:22:29-05:00

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Let’s Talk About That Border Wall GoFundMe Campaign

Last updated on: December 22, 2018 at 9:22 am By Susan Wright

As of this writing, we’re in a partial government shut down. Our president, who had earlier agreed to sign a compromise bill to keep the government funded until February 2019 abruptly reversed course after being criticized by pundits, Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh. He wanted an arbitrary amount – $5 billion – to fund a wall on the southern border. Of course, there has been no planning or actual consideration and the amount is just a random tax on American... Read more

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2018-12-21T00:42:13-05:00

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Coincidence? After Repeated Russian Complaints, Key U.S. Base in Syria to Close

Last updated on: December 21, 2018 at 12:42 am By Susan Wright

If you’re still wondering if President Trump’s seemingly out-of-nowhere decision to withdraw from Syria, leaving our Kurdish allies to fight ISIS alone was just some random glitch, wonder no more. Yes, those we’ve fought beside in Syria to contain this threat are facing certain destruction. They know it, and they are in a panic. ISIS is not defeated, and they are thrilled to see the American forces leave. They’re not the only ones. Those powers who will now step in... Read more

2018-12-20T18:44:21-05:00

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DONE: Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis Resigns in Protest

Last updated on: December 20, 2018 at 6:44 pm By Susan Wright

Well, I wondered who would be the next to go, but I didn’t expect this. That’s right, folks, with Nikki Haley out as our ambassador to the United Nations and John Kelly leaving at the end of the year, we’ve almost cleaned all the adults out of this clown car of an administration. So let’s make it final. President Trump announced today that his Secretary of Defense James Mattis will be bailing by February. “General Jim Mattis will be retiring,... Read more

2018-12-20T10:44:30-05:00

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WHIPLASH: Trump Deems Southern Border Secure

Last updated on: December 20, 2018 at 10:44 am By Susan Wright

I feel like I went to sleep in one reality, and woke up in another. That’s kind of the way it felt the morning after Donald Trump was declared the GOP nominee for the presidency, in 2016. Ever since then, it’s been one long, lost journey through Crazytown. So let’s talk about President Trump’s magical, mystical border wall. It was pretty much the platform he began his run for the top office on, and he has been about nothing else,... Read more

2018-12-19T12:34:42-05:00

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President Trump Declares the War Against ISIS Won

Last updated on: December 19, 2018 at 12:34 pm By Susan Wright

The commander-in-chief of our military is a complete idiot. That may not be completely fair. To be fair, we’d also have to pose the question: How would a Russian asset act any differently? With a tidal wave of investigations, scandals, and reports of corruption threatening to overwhelm President Trump, his administration, and even his family over the entirety of his presidency, thus far, he really needs distractions. Just the news cycle of the last couple of weeks demands something big.... Read more

2018-12-19T10:36:25-05:00

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The Trump Tower Moscow Deal Was Closer to Being a Thing Than We Thought

Last updated on: December 19, 2018 at 10:36 am By Susan Wright

How do you know when Donald Trump and his circle are not lying? Their mouths are closed. Ok. That aside, I’ll say that perhaps Trump’s TV lawyer, Rudy Giuliani had no intent to lie. It is highly possible that he just doesn’t know what he’s talking about. In fact, I’d say it is more than just possible that Rudy Giuliani doesn’t know what he’s talking about. It’s pretty much a feature, with him. In this instance, the former mayor of... Read more

2018-12-18T12:19:16-05:00

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BREAKING: Trump Foundation to Dissolve, per Agreement With New York AG Office

Last updated on: December 18, 2018 at 12:19 pm By Susan Wright

“A shocking pattern of illegality.” That is the description used by New York’s top prosecutor to describe the actions of the Trump family charitable organization, the Trump Foundation. It was formed in 1987, but you’d be hard pressed to find any glowing reports of philanthropic works from that particular crew. These days, it is but one more avenue for investigation into the potentially illegal activities of our current president and his brood. In what is breaking news, it has been... Read more

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2018-12-18T10:33:50-05:00

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Special Counsel Set to File on Trump Team’s Talks of Sanctions Relief

Last updated on: December 18, 2018 at 10:33 am By Susan Wright

This has been one of the hot topics for debate, ever since it was discovered that Russia had set about to interfere in the 2016 election. Why? Why would they care about our election, and why would they seem to favor Donald Trump over anyone else in the primaries, and in particular, over Hillary Clinton? The simple answer would be Trump’s inexperience and utter ignorance. He would be easy to manipulate, and as we’ve seen, he’s more than willing to... Read more

2018-12-17T15:13:15-05:00

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Did Ivanka Trump Orchestrate Inflated Prices for Her Dad’s Inauguration Event?

Last updated on: December 17, 2018 at 3:13 pm By Susan Wright

So let’s go back over a story we talked about last week. Out of the mountain of scandals and investigations coming at Donald Trump, the latest to emerge, springing forth from the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office centers around the newly elected president’s inaugural committee, and how the funds raised by the committee were spent. If you’ll remember, former Trump personal lawyer and “fixer,” Michael Cohen’s home, offices, and hotel room were raided in April. Of those things discovered were secret... Read more

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