August 21, 2019

No Debark in Denmark

August 21, 2019 Buck Banks

Off to Denmark Trump was all set to roam,
Until his deal to buy Greenland was blown.
The Danes responded
With amusement, well-founded,
So our petulant president decided to stay home.

CBO Predicts Higher Deficits than Expected

August 21, 2019 Buck Banks

$12.2 trillion

The CBO says federal deficits are projected to grow much more than expected over the next decade thanks to the two-year budget agreement lawmakers and the White House struck last month, the Wall Street Journal reports. “The agency increased its forecasts for deficits over the next decade by $809 billion, to $12.2 trillion… The increase primarily reflects higher federal spending under the new budget deal, partly offset by lower projected interest rates.”

Ted Cruz Foresaw the Trump-Denmark Flap

August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 Buck Banks

“I mean, we’re liable to wake up one morning and Donald, if he were president, would have nuked Denmark.”

— Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) during the 2016 presidential campaign, quoted by New York magazine.

Trump on Trust

August 21, 2019 Buck Banks

“Nobody can be trusted. In my world, in this world, I think nobody can be trusted.”

— President Trump, when asked about the status of negotiations with the Taliban.

McCain: There’s No ‘Voice of Reason’ in the GOP

August 21, 2019 Buck Banks

“That was a tough torch to carry and, as John said, there were many lonely days because he always said what was on his mind. I don’t see anybody carrying that mantle at all, I don’t see anyone carrying the voice — the voice of reason.”

— Cindy McCain, telling ABC News that no one in the Republican Party has become the party’s “voice of reason” after her husband’s death last year.

Americans’ Confidence in Economy Falling

August 21, 2019 Buck Banks

65%

A new CNN poll finds 65% of Americans say current economic conditions are good, but that’s down since May, representing the first significant decline in public perception of the economy during Donald Trump’s presidency.

Trump Says Jews Who Vote for a Democrat Are Disloyal

August 21, 2019 Buck Banks

“I think that any Jewish people who vote for a Democrat, I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.”

— President Trump, quoted by Axios.

Trump in Hot Water with Farmers Over Biofuels

August 21, 2019 Buck Banks

31

“President Trump ordered cabinet members on Monday to stem the tide of rising anger in Iowa and other Farm Belt states over his administration’s decision to allow numerous oil refiners to mix less ethanol into their gasoline,” Reuters reports. “About a week ago, the administration granted 31 exemptions from the nation’s biofuel laws to 31 refineries.”

Government Won’t Vaccinate Migrants in Detention Camps for Flu

August 21, 2019 Buck Banks

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“The U.S. won’t be vaccinating migrant families in holding centers ahead of this year’s flu season, despite calls from doctors to boost efforts to fight the infection that’s killed at least three children at detention facilities in the past year,” CNBC reports.

Day: August 21, 2019

No Debark in Denmark

CBO Predicts Higher Deficits than Expected

$12.2 trillion

Ted Cruz Foresaw the Trump-Denmark Flap

“I mean, we’re liable to wake up one morning and Donald, if he were president, would have nuked Denmark.”

— Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) during the 2016 presidential campaign, quoted by New York magazine.

Trump on Trust

“Nobody can be trusted. In my world, in this world, I think nobody can be trusted.”

— President Trump, when asked about the status of negotiations with the Taliban.

McCain: There’s No ‘Voice of Reason’ in the GOP

“That was a tough torch to carry and, as John said, there were many lonely days because he always said what was on his mind. I don’t see anybody carrying that mantle at all, I don’t see anyone carrying the voice — the voice of reason.”

— Cindy McCain, telling ABC News that no one in the Republican Party has become the party’s “voice of reason” after her husband’s death last year.

Americans’ Confidence in Economy Falling

65%

A new CNN poll finds 65% of Americans say current economic conditions are good, but that’s down since May, representing the first significant decline in public perception of the economy during Donald Trump’s presidency.

Trump Says Jews Who Vote for a Democrat Are Disloyal

“I think that any Jewish people who vote for a Democrat, I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.”

— President Trump, quoted by Axios.

Trump in Hot Water with Farmers Over Biofuels

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Government Won’t Vaccinate Migrants in Detention Camps for Flu

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“The U.S. won’t be vaccinating migrant families in holding centers ahead of this year’s flu season, despite calls from doctors to boost efforts to fight the infection that’s killed at least three children at detention facilities in the past year,” CNBC reports.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Rick Wilson

— Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) on the “resign or be fired” ultimatum from the GOP’s Freedom Caucus just 174 days into his tenure as sp[eaker, reported by Punchbowl News.

“Trump’s head slowly dropped, his eyes closed. It jerked back upward. He adjusts himself. Then, his head droops again. He straightens up, leaning back. His head droops for a third time, he shakes his shoulders. Eyes closed still. His head drops. Finally, he pops his eyes open.”

— Law360 reports from the second day of Donald Trump’s “hush money” criminal trial.

— Jonathan Last

“He’s f**king crazy! The press often will ask me if I think Donald Trump is crazy. And I’ll say it this way: I don’t think he’s so crazy that you could put him in a mental institution. But I think if he were in one, he ain’t getting out!”

— New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), quoted by the Associated Press two years ago. Sununu is now backing Trump for president.

Numerati

$71.1 million to $45.2 million

56% to 37%

270,000

50 of 96

New York Times: “Of the 96 possible jurors brought into the room, more than 50 raised their hands to say they couldn’t be fair. They were immediately excused.”

20%