“One thing that makes America great is that the people can laugh at you without retribution,” said Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif.
Author: William Cummings, USA TODAY
When, where and how to watch President Donald Trump’s 2019 State of the Union address
Here is arundown of how to watch, and what to watch for, as Trump delivers the State of the Union under unprecedentedcircumstances.
Trump and Putin sat down for meeting in Buenos Aires with no U.S. staff, report says
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it “is absolutely none of our concern who had and didn’t have a translator there.”
‘I’m not going to do what Michael Cohen has done’: Roger Stone says cooperation comment ‘misconstrued’
“I’m not going to do what Michael Cohen has done.I’m not going to make up lies or bear false witness against Donald Trump or anyone,” Stone said.
‘Don’t help elect Trump, you egotistical billionaire,’ Heckler yells at Howard Schultz
Although most have not used profanity, many political figures and media pundits have echoed the heckler’s sentiments.
Intelligence chiefs’ threat assessment omits border, says North Korea won’t give up nukes
After Trump’s first summit with Kim in July, the president proclaimed on Twitter that there “is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea.”
‘Bullying journalists is not Presidential’: Fox News anchor berates Trump for tweets
“They don’t deserve this. No reporter does. They are doing their jobs and reporting the facts,” tweeted Fox News anchor Julie Banderas.
‘Trump is having an impact’: NATO head credits president’s tough talk for $100B boost
Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO secretary general, said Trump is helping the alliance adapt to “a more unpredictable world.”
Former S.F. Mayor Willie Brown writes about dating Kamala Harris, appointing her to posts
In her 2003 run for San Francisco district attorney, Kamala Harris called Willie Brown an “albatross hanging around my neck.”
President Trump accuses Speaker Nancy Pelosi of behaving ‘irrationally’ during shutdown
Senate Majority Leaders Mitch McConnell will introduce Trump’s immigration proposal in a Senate bill on Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence said.