On Tuesday, Air Force One touched down at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station under an overcast sky. No other shades of gray marked President Trump’s visit to San Diego.Demonstrators blasted him. “This president,” Rep. Juan Vargas told an anti-Trump rally in San Ysidro, “he’s not my president. In fact, I voted twice to impeach him.”Demonstrators cheered him. Mark Stone left his home in Ventura County at 4:30 a.m. to attend a pro-Trump rally in Otay Mesa. His message: “That California loves him and we support his policies.”During a half-day stay in San Diego, Trump inspected prototypes of his proposed border wall and addressed Marines at Miramar. Then the president flew to a Beverly Hills fundraiser, leaving behind a region divided on his policies and his personality.San Diego County was not a Trump stronghold on Election Night 2016, when only 39 percent voted for the victorious Republican candidate. Local opposition to the president has only … [Read more...] about A day of passionate voices, pro and con, on Trump’s wall
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Steve Bannon Says ‘to Hell With Wall Street’ if It Doesn’t Like Trump’s China Trade War
World Steve Bannon Donald Trump China China trade war Trade War Fire and Fury Wall Street President Donald Trump’s former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon sided Wednesday with his old boss as Wall Street frowned on the White House's trade war with China. Trump has proposed imposing 25 percent tariffs on about 1,300 Chinese industrial technology, medical and transportation products, and China fired back Wednesday by announcing a 25 percent levy on U.S. imports including cars, soybeans and whiskey. The Dow Jones industrial average early Wednesday dipped more than 500 points before rebounding in the afternoon. Related: Bannon on Melania Trump’s ‘Suffragette White’ Pantsuit: ‘Suck on That’ But Bannon—who has bashed Trump and vice versa since he was ousted from the White House last year—backed the president on the matter, saying that Wall Street “cheered on the export” of jobs of working people. Recommended … [Read more...] about Steve Bannon Says ‘to Hell With Wall Street’ if It Doesn’t Like Trump’s China Trade War
Fact check: Trump administration departs from reality on wall, census, Amazon
President Donald Trump hailed the start of his long-sought U.S.-Mexico border wall this past week, proudly tweeting photos of the "WALL!" Actually, no new work got underway. The photos showed the continuation of an old project to replace 2 miles of existing barrier.And on Saturday, he ripped Amazon with a shaky claim that its contract with the post office is a "scam."Trump and his officials departed from reality on a variety of subjects in recent days: the census, Amazon's practices and the makeup of the Supreme Court among them. Here's a look at some statements and their veracity:TRUMP: "Great briefing this afternoon on the start of our Southern Border WALL!" — tweet Wednesday, showing photos of workers building a fence.TRUMP: "We're going to be starting work, literally, on Monday, on not only some new wall -- not enough, but we're working that very quickly -- but also fixing existing walls and existing acceptable fences." — Trump, speaking the previous week after signing … [Read more...] about Fact check: Trump administration departs from reality on wall, census, Amazon
Impatient for wall, Trump wants US military to secure border
WASHINGTON -- Frustrated by slow action on a major campaign promise, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built.Trump told reporters he's been discussing the idea with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. "We're going to be doing things militarily. Until we can have a wall and proper security, we're going to be guarding our border with the military," Trump said, calling the move a "big step."It wasn't immediately clear exactly how the proposal would work or what kind of troops Trump wanted to deploy. But the White House later said Trump wanted to mobilize the National Guard.RELATED: Bill would punish California companies that help build the border wallFederal law prohibits the use of active-duty service members for law enforcement inside the U.S., unless specifically authorized by Congress. But over the past 12 years, presidents have twice sent National Guard troops to the border to bolster security … [Read more...] about Impatient for wall, Trump wants US military to secure border
Analysis: Wall Street’s patience with Trump has its limits
Julie Pace and Josh Boak, Associated Press Updated 10:49 am, Thursday, April 5, 2018 Now Playing: A former official at the U.S. Treasury department says the current tariff war between the United States and China is a threat to the global supply chain. (April 4) Media: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than a year, Wall Street has largely ignored the unpredictability and chaos that has plagued Donald Trump's administration, confident that the businessman-turned-president's policies would juice the economy and that a team of mainstream advisers would keep more controversial proposals at bay. Now the financial markets are showing that their patience with Trump has its limits. A triple whammy of tariffs, Twitter threats against one of the nation's largest companies and high-level staff shake-ups have rattled Wall Street in recent weeks. The S&P 500 has fallen 1 percent amid turbulent daily price swings since March 1, the day Trump said he … [Read more...] about Analysis: Wall Street’s patience with Trump has its limits