Year: 2017
Trump’s ‘Wall’ Would Cost $21.6 Billion
$21.6 billion
Cost of Donald Trump’s “wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border, which would take more than three years to construct, based on a U.S. Department of Homeland Security internal report seen by Reuters. “The report’s estimated price-tag is much higher than a $12-billion figure cited by Trump in his campaign and estimates as high as $15 billion from Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.”
White House Tenement
Donald Trump doesn’t spend his nights carousing,
But lately, about his home he’s been grousing.
Despite that it’s a mansion,
Trump can’t get past the notion
That he’s living in “government housing.”
Trump’s TV Addiction Is a Problem
The president’s advisers have tried to curb his cable news consumption during the workday. But there are no limits when the president returns to the residence. During another recent telephone conversation, Trump briefly put down the phone so he could turn up the volume on a CNN report. When he returned to the call, he was complaining about ‘fake news.’
— Associated Press
Facts About ‘Fake News’
In Trumplandia they don’t tolerate opposing views,
And if you point out their lies, they make no excuse.
But if you’re checking facts,
They call it “attacks,”
And they just keep on saying you report “fake news.”
Cohen Questions Trump’s Mental Health
“I’ve been in this town for 26 years. I have never seen anything like this. I genuinely do not think this is a mentally healthy president… This is what happens when you have a narcissist as president.
— Former Bush State Department official Eliot Cohen, quoted by the Huffington Post.
One-Third Don’t Realize ACA and Obamacare Are the Same
35%
Of Americans said either that they thought Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act were two different policies (17%) or didn’t know if they were the same or different (18%), according to a new Morning Consult survey. “This confusion was more pronounced among people 18 to 29 and those who earn less than $50,000 — two groups that could be significantly affected by repeal.”
Trump Disapproval Rate Skyrockets
54%
The Gallup daily tracking poll finds President Trump’s approval rate at 42% to 54% disapprove.
Sen. Warren Reads the Letter about Attorney-General Nominee Jeff Sessions That the GOP Doesn’t Want You To Hear
The optics of what happened on the Senate floor last night ought to be horrific. The Republican Senate leader, an elderly white man from a border state, essentially told a woman Democratic senator to shut up and sit down just as she was about to read a letter from an African-American civil rights icon.
Adding to the outrage — the letter was already part of the congressional record, and had been for 31 years.
A Parliamentary Objection
He might be our so-called president,
And he might be the White House’s sole resident,
But when Trump goes to London,
Because of his “racism and sexism,”
He won’t be allowed to address Parliament.
