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President Trump slams Bowe Bergdahl’s sentence: ‘Complete disgrace’
President Donald Trump called the news that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will not be facing any prison time a “complete disgrace” today, but that’s far from the harshest comment he’s had on the issue. “The decision on Sergeant Bergdahl is a complete and total disgrace to our Country and to […]
Trump won’t rule out firing AG Jeff Sessions
President Trump is hammering the Justice Department over a lack of an investigation into Democrats and isn’t ruling out firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions if the department doesn’t take action against Hillary Clinton. “I don’t know,” Trump told ABC’s Jonathan Karl when asked if the president would fire Sessions if […]
Bowe Bergdahl will receive no prison time, judge rules
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier turned captive who pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, will not receive prison time. A military judge sentenced Bergdahl on Friday to a reduction in rank to private (the lowest level), forfeiture of $1,000 a month for 10 months and a dishonorable […]
Trump ‘disappointed’ in Justice Department for not focusing on Clinton and DNC
President Donald Trump today attacked his own Justice Department for not doing more to investigate Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party in the wake of revelations that her presidential campaign had a measure of control over the Democratic National Committee in 2015, well before she had clinched the party’s nomination. […]
Trump says military hitting ISIS ’10 times harder’
President Donald Trump is suggesting that the United States military will hit the terrorist group ISIS “10 times harder” after a driver Tuesday drove into a bike path in lower Manhattan, killing eight people. The suspect identified in Tuesday’s terrorist attack was allegedly inspired by ISIS videos, according to the […]
Trump say American public ‘deserves’ Clinton investigation
President Donald Trump said Friday the American public “deserves” a federal investigation of Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee over a joint fundraising agreement they signed in August 2015. Trump launched a multi-part Twitter attack criticizing his former 2016 rival. Trump writes: “Crooked Hillary bought the DNC & then […]
US considering returning N. Korea to list of terror sponsors
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser says North Korea could be returned to the list of countries the U.S. believes sponsor terrorism, as part of Trump’s strategy to counter the North’s growing nuclear threat. “You’ll hear more about that soon, I think,” the adviser, H.R. McMaster, said at a briefing […]
The Note: Will Trump be Santa or the Grinch with Christmas tax cut?
The TAKE with Rick Klein “A giant tax cut for Christmas,” President Donald Trump promised the American people. What’s not clear yet is whether the public wants this gift as much as Republican representatives. The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, conducted Sunday through Wednesday, hints at the sales job ahead. […]
60 percent of Americans say Trump tax plan will benefit wealthy
Americans oppose Donald Trump’s emerging tax plan by broad a 17-point margin, with 60 percent saying it favors the wealthy -– including six in 10 of the wealthy themselves. As details –- albeit still scarce -– have emerged, support and opposition have grown essentially in tandem. Fifty percent in this […]