Chelsea Clinton waded into political waters, bashing President Trump and “what he’s doing to degrade what it means to be an American.”In a wide-ranging interview with the U.K. paper the Guardian to promote her new children’s book, the former first daughter decried the Trump administration and its supporters who she said “have not only mainstreamed hate, but mainlined it, is so deeply dangerous.”She cited the rise in hate crimes reported to the FBI and the Southern Poverty Law Center as evidence of the toxic effects of Trump’s political language. “Not just the hundreds, but now thousands of instances in schools across America, where children are citing the president as they’re demeaning a little girl, or they’re chanting ‘Build a wall’ in an attempt to demean and degrade brown children,” she said.Also Read:Scaramucci: Media Now 'Supporting' North Korea Over Trump (Video)Clinton also slammed the … [Read more...] about Chelsea Clinton: Trump ‘degrades what it means to be American’
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Trump frets about threats to his Cohen of silence
Loyalty hedge Donald Trump wants everyone to know that he’s not worried at all — except maybe a little — about what Michael Cohen might do to save himself if he faces federal charges. That’s the gist of a tweetstorm set off by a New York Times story that portrayed the president’s treatment of his personal lawyer/fixer over the years as abusive. “Donald goes out of his way to treat him like garbage,” said Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to Trump. Among Cohen’s cleanup jobs for Trump have been arranging campaign-time hush-money payoffs for the porn star and the Playboy playmate who said they had sexual encounters with him. Cohen also has business dealings with Russia-connected figures under scrutiny by special counsel Robert Mueller. Trump accused the Times and its reporter Maggie Haberman of “going out of their way to destroy Michael Cohen and his relationship with me in the hope that he will ‘flip.’ ” Cohen, he … [Read more...] about Trump frets about threats to his Cohen of silence
After Sylvester Stallone Call, Trump Considers ‘Full Pardon’ of Long-Dead Boxer
Supported by Politics By KATIE ROGERSAPRIL 21, 2018 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Continue reading the main story WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — As four former presidents and the current first lady traveled to the funeral of Barbara Bush in Texas, President Trump took in his usual Saturday round of golf and issued a morning barrage of disparaging (and misspelled) tweets.Shortly after the televised funeral for Mrs. Bush ended, the president indicated that he had also fielded a call from Rambo.“Sylvester Stallone called me with the story of heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson. His trials and tribulations were great, his life complex and controversial,” Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter. “Others have looked at this over the years, most thought it would be done, but yes, I am considering a Full Pardon!”The missive appeared to depart from the president’s typical fare — by Saturday afternoon, Mr. Trump had attacked a New York … [Read more...] about After Sylvester Stallone Call, Trump Considers ‘Full Pardon’ of Long-Dead Boxer
Who was Jack Johnson, the boxer Trump is considering pardoning?
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump says he's considering a posthumous pardon for boxing's first black heavyweight champion more than 100 years after the late Jack Johnson was convicted by all-white jury of accompanying a white woman across state lines. Trump announced Saturday on Twitter that the actor Sylvester Stallone, a friend of his, had called to bring Johnson's story to his attention. "His trials and tribulations were great, his life complex and controversial," Trump wrote from his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. "Others have looked at this over the years, most thought it would be done, but yes, I am considering a Full Pardon!" Johnson is a legendary figure in boxing and crossed over into popular culture decades ago with biographies, dramas and documentaries following the civil rights era. Most famously, his story was fictionalized for the play … [Read more...] about Who was Jack Johnson, the boxer Trump is considering pardoning?
Trump considering pardon for late boxer Jack Johnson
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump says he’s considering a posthumous pardon for boxing’s first black heavyweight champion more than 100 years after the late Jack Johnson was convicted by all-white jury of accompanying a white woman across state lines.Trump announced Saturday on Twitter that the actor Sylvester Stallone, a friend of his, had called to bring Johnson’s story to his attention.“His trials and tribulations were great, his life complex and controversial,” Trump wrote from his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. “Others have looked at this over the years, most thought it would be done, but yes, I am considering a Full Pardon!”Johnson is a legendary figure in boxing and crossed over into popular culture decades ago with biographies, dramas and documentaries following the civil rights era.Most famously, his story was fictionalized for the play “The Great White Hope,” starring James Earl Jones, which won the … [Read more...] about Trump considering pardon for late boxer Jack Johnson