How Old Is Donald Trump

Donald Trump's Been Saying The Same Thing For 30 Years

... said the priority for his exploratory committee was to take a hard look at whether he could actually win the presidency as the Reform Party candidate, not just compete. He never climbed out of single digits in head-to-heads against George W. Bush and Al Gore, and Trump eventually dropped his bid. Trump also spelled out some of his philosophy with King. He said that, even though he's a Republican, he's pretty "liberal" on social issues, notably health care. He said he believes, in fact, in "universal health care" and agreed that it was an "entitlement from birth.". "I'm quite liberal, and getting much more liberal, on health care and other things. I really say, what's the purpose of a country if you're not going to have defense and health care. If you can't take care of your sick in the country, forget it. It's all over. I mean, it's no good. So I'm very liberal when it comes to health care. I believe in universal health care. I believe in whatever it takes to make ...

Pomp And Chaos Collide As Trump Becomes President

... first intense confrontations in a day that began with protesters shutting down at least a few security checkpoints. Anti-Trump protesters set a limo on fire outside The Washington Post headquarters. The car was parked on K Street in downtown Washington where police in riot gear had been trying to disperse the crowd of protesters. (Whitney Leaming/The Washington Post). The clashes intensified during the afternoon as protesters hurled objects — including concrete bricks — at police in black riot gear, who fired back with more flash bangs and pepper spray. As helicopters swirled overhead and about two dozen booms echoed through downtown buildings, dozens of demonstrators fled, coughing uncontrollably and pouring milk in their eyes to wash out the stinging liquid. Traffic throughout the area was left gridlocked. An hour later, the abused limousine was set ablaze, spreading dark smoke throughout ...

The Next Time We’re Going To Win The Old-fashioned Way

... Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty Images. Trump and Clinton shake hands at the end of the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N. Y., on Sept. 26, 2016. Joe Raedle, AFP/Getty Images. Trump meets with members of the National Border Patrol Council at Trump Tower on Oct. 7, 2016, in New York. Evan Vucci, AP. Trump and Clinton take part in the town hall debate at Washington University on Oct. 9, 2016, in St Louis. Saul Loeb, Pool/Getty Images. Trump walks off the stage followed by his wife, Melania, after the final presidential debate in Las Vegas on Oct. 19, 2016. Robyn Beck, AFP/Getty Images. Trump sits down with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and a group of small-business owners for a roundtable meeting on Nov. 1, 2016, in Altoona, Wis. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images. Donald Trump waves to supporters who were waiting outside of the fence following a rally at the Sun Country Airlines hangar in Minneapolis on Nov. 6, 2016. Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty Images. Trump looks at his wife, Melania, as they cast their votes at PS-59 on Nov. 8, 2016, in New York. Evan Vucci, AP. Trump at his victory speech in the early morning hours ...

How Fitting That A 16-year-old Singer And Some Unhappy Rockettes Are Kicking Off Donald Trump's Presidency

... on Washington, D. C.’s National Mall this morning—drawing a somewhat hushed, rained-upon crowd —and was concluded, as it traditionally is, by the singing of the national anthem. The anthem is not generally considered the most pivotal part of the ceremonies, nor is any of the live performance lineup over the weekend-long event, for that matter. But music this year has played an unusually prominent role. In the months leading up to Trump’s election droves of well-known artists across America came out in opposition to the celebrity president and the inaugural committee struggled to find A-list musicians to perform. “We are not putting on Woodstock,” said Trump spokesman Boris Epshteyn a few weeks ago, defending the inauguration’s lack of star power. So—what kind of show did the new president put on instead. Last time, Beyoncé. This time, a teenage game show contestant. Fair-skinned, light-haired, and dressed in a pure-as-snow white coat, Jackie Evancho took the stage after the inaugural address and sang the national anthem in a shaky voice. She idled in the spotlight for less than one ethereal minute before disappearing. Evancho is a 16-year-old vocalist who got ...

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... Third-party Cookies click Accept. Click OK and OK. Enabling Cookies in Internet Explorer 10, 11. Open the Internet Browser. Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options. Click the Privacy tab, and then, under Settings, move the slider to the bottom to allow all cookies, and then click OK. Click OK. Click Tools > Options > Privacy < Use custom settings for history. Check Accept cookies from sites. Check Accept third party cookies. Select Keep until: they expire. Click OK. Enabling Cookies in Google Chrome. Open the Google Chrome browser. Click Tools icon Or type in Go to chrome:/settings/ to the URL window, hit enter. Click ‘Advanced settings’ > Select Privacy > Content settings. Check ‘Allow local data to be set (recommended)’. Click ‘Done’. Under ‘History’ select Firefox will: ‘Use custom settings for history’. Check ‘Accept cookies from sites’ and ...

Trump’s America First Foreign Policy Is Now Official. Here’s What It Says

... of nullifying terrorist groups’ propaganda and recruitment networks. A massive military spending program. “Our military dominance must be unquestioned,” the manifesto asserts, noting that the size of the US Navy and Air Force have shrunk since 1991. Given that America’s defense budget is bigger than the next 10 countries combined, this would seem a pretty moot point—but it’s a big populist crowdpleaser from the new strongman president. The size of the Air Force and Navy are perhaps odd examples to pick, however, since warfare has changed considerably in recent decades , moving toward “nonlinear war” from old-fashioned big battles, and privileging the ability to rapidly respond to military provocations and being able to weaponize information. Reoriented diplomacy. “The world must know that we do not go abroad in search of enemies, that we are always happy when old enemies become friends, and when old friends become allies,” the manifesto reads. This sentence more than anything encapsulates how the world order could change under Trump. ...

Donald Trump Is Already Weaseling Out Of Being President

... “I mean my day one is gonna be Monday because I don’t want to be signing and get it mixed up with lots of celebration.”. Even those celebrations are getting slightly abridged, though, to accommodate the incoming president’s lighter tolerance for a long workday. According to The Washington Post , Trump plans to spend three days celebrating and shaking hands at three inaugural balls. His parade is expected to last only about 90 minutes, record speed for such an affair. Obama, by contrast, spread his inaugural festivities over five days and popped into 14 official balls when he was sworn in, and his parade stretched out for more than two hours. Axios’s Mike Allen reports that Trump’s inaugural address is also supposed to clock in as shorter than average. Friends have said that the insular president-elect, who is accustomed to getting his own way, will try to maintain his version of normalcy once he is in office. Corey Lewandowski, his former campaign manager, told the Post that Trump won’t necessarily make the same photo-ops and public appearances that past presidents have seen as a necessary part of the job. “A lot of what you see by previous ...

Trump's Team Removes All Old, Pending 'we The People' Petitions

... in full: “The unprecedented economic conflicts of this administration need to be visible to the American people, including any pertinent documentation which can reveal the foreign influences and financial interests which may put Donald Trump in conflict with the emoluments clause of the Constitution.”. The second petition calls on the president to fully divest himself from his private business interests. Trump enters the White House on Friday with numerous conflicts of interest, which he has essentially refused to resolve, citing the fact that there’s no law requiring him to do so. “The law is totally on my side,” Trump said following the election, “meaning the president can't have a conflict of interest.”. While he has turned control of his company over to his children, Trump will retain ownership of his corporation throughout his presidency, which—regardless of what the law—creates numerous geo-political conflicts. As Mother ...