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Caroline O.‏ @RVAwonk 2m2 minutes ago
This matters for many reasons. Among the most important: The census provides the denominator needed to assess and address inequities. twitter.com/outmagazine/status/846868769150582784 …

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Freedom Caucus member introduced bill to force ObamaCare repeal vote hill.cm/xrkNOzt

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House Republicans vote to block resolutions demanding that Trump's tax returns be released. thehill.com/policy/finance/326220-republicans-vote-to-block-resolutions-on-trumps-tax-returns …

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Andrea Marvin CBS12‏Verified account @2AndreaMarvin 4h4 hours ago
Chinese President Xi Jingping will stay at the Eau Palm Beach Resort next Thu & Fri; meeting w/ President Trump pic.twitter.com/NEGlm95rVg

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Steve Herman Retweeted Andrea Marvin CBS12
During #Florida visit #China president won't be staying at Mar-a-Lago.

Trump attempts to stop lawsuit from former Apprentice contestant, says he can't be sued while in office

Good luck with that, Donnie! I think you'll find that Clinton v Jones does apply.

I want to know why the president of China isn't staying at Maralago.

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Fox News ratings hit highest level in cable TV history hill.cm/RK221Ej

ugh

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Cyprus AG tells @nbcnews that his money-laundering squad passed info on Paul #Manafort's banking in Cyprus to US Treasury Dept

From the article:

"The president’s son-in-law and free-floating aide, Jared Kushner, who has described himself as a first among equals in the West Wing"

Daniel W. Drezner‏Verified account @dandrezner 1m1 minute ago
Wait, Jared Kushner "has described himself as a first among equals in the West Wing"?! Are you f**king kidding me? www.nytimes.com/2017/03/28/us/politics/vice-president-mike-pence.html …

Perfectly timed from Amy Siskind:

Amy Siskind‏ @Amy_Siskind
Don't lose hope, folks. We are moving ahead at lightning speed now. Two weeks after my post on Trump's worst day yet - some thoughts....

Pain the removal of the civil rights page. To me that means for the police... shoot first ask questions later... aren't there enough accidental murders by police... He's also banging on about Chicago again. The man is obsessed with Chicago. I bet the city loves being held up as the worst city in America on the WH.gov page.

On the clean coal nonsense. He held a press conference after, I could've punched the telly at him saying repeatedly "cleeeeeeean coal cleeeeeean coal" in a very annoying way. Agree on the repeating. He hasn't a bloody clue what he's talking about so keep emphasising and repeating and hope everyone takes it on board because of the repetition.

Haha. www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/we-dont-make-mistakes-trump-says-before-introducing-police-boss-by-wrong-name/news-story/dff3a582a176dac22d209393a02ebb11. He is a complete buffoon and a laughing stock round the world. Love the Aussie press sometimes, it hits where it hurts.

Interesting about the news.com.au article Rousette. That site is a feeder for Daily Telegraph pieces and other news items of that ilk - eg. Murdoch-owned media. The coverage on there has never been particularly good to Trump, but now it is starting to get prickly.

Fox ratings may be up. But so are other news media.

And his approval ratings keep going down.
It's in my laptop but I was reading last night about the significance of this and how it's bad news across the different polls (likely voters and all) and the different groups (Reps, independents, etc)

Found it

www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/03/27/trumps-approval-hits-a-new-low-of-36-percent-but-thats-not-the-bad-news/

Trump could sign an executive order making everyone's name Ken or Barbie.

That is interesting Claws. I do try and catch up with other countries views of this debacle, not just UK and US.

Everything is a knee jerk reaction with him isn't it... headline grabbing and photo opportunity. This debunks any myth whatsoever of bringing back jobs

www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2017/03/trump_s_environmental_executive_order_is_as_stupid_as_it_is_damaging.html

If he is still President by the time of the next election, does he automatically get to be Republican candidate or does he need to be nominated as before?

He can't be completely oblivious to the polls about his approval ratings. Do you think he just convinces himself they're fake? For someone so thin skinned whose raison d'etre is to be the bestest most popular President ever, they must sting a bit.

Yes, those pesky polls will have been yugely faked by Hillary Clinton, in TrumpWorld. They're alternative facts, just like the yuge numbers of people at his inauguration.

I think there are parts of his brain that are, for god knows what reason, too clouded to accept the realities he does not like. Instead, he gets fixated on the things he does like and can understand. In this respect, the repetition is not just about simple propaganda but also points to the limited nature of his comprehension and engagement.

I am rather heartened by Amy Siskind and others who keep fighting, keep watching, keep resisting.

There was talk earlier of how Russia might have influenced Brexit. I wouldn't find it hard to believe if it came out that they used bots and misinformation on news sites to sway the country leaving aside the more explicit false claims plastered on the sides of buses.

Have there been any more developments on that? Farage is best pals with Trump and Brexit and the US election results were unexpected events in 2016 - both ultimatey leading two main players of Western influence to back away from coalitions such as the EU and NATO, which Russia is probably very pleased about. I can't find any information on this and it is all supposition but on such a momentous day, I can't help but feel we've been manipulated into this.

A PP - forgive that I forget exactly whom - pointed out the irony of eyes now being on Russia. I think that's right - they may be generally pleased but they're also now in unknown territory. As are the WH. I agree with Siskind - things are actually moving with lightning speed as US presidential politics go. All the .......iced tea in the world isn't going to help Bannon et al over the next couple of months.

As for China? It doesn't surprise me at all that - Xi was it? - isn't staying at Mar a Lago. At least, not if you read the editorial about the One China policy in that 'proudly independent' newspaper, the China Daily' - wholly unconnected with the Chinese government of course. They're just sitting on that ole river bank...................

If he is still President by the time of the next election, does he automatically get to be Republican candidate or does he need to be nominated as before?

Technically a sitting President will usually get the nomination of their party, but in theory there is nothing to stop another Republican challenging him for the nomination. I'm not sure if this would have to happen before the Convention (to allow people to vote) or if it happens during the convention when only the Republican delegates will get to vote.

Oh - and I do hope that 45 watches his markets over the next week.