memeorandum: Trump Invites Rodrigo Duterte to the White House (Mark Landler/New York Times)

10:30 AM ET, April 30, 2017

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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:

Democrats give up hope on striking a deal with Trump — Democrats couldn't be less interested in the whole Jared Kushner versus Steve Bannon drama, and they have given up on the idea that President Donald Trump's son-in-law will push him to work across the aisle on tax reform or anything else.

Discussion: Taylor Marsh

Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:

Donald Trump's Spell Hasn't Worn Off—And It Might Never — HARRISBURG, PA—Towards the end of a nearly hour-long speech on Saturday night, the President of the United States read a 266-word sonnet by Al Wilson called “The Snake.” — It was a callback for the truest believers to a simpler time …

David Ferguson / Raw Story:

GOP insiders slam Trump's desperate, ‘totally insane’ last-minute push for 100-days accomplishments — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — President Donald Trump's last-minute push to rack up some achievements to show for his first 100 days in office sent some of his closest aides reeling …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Hot Air and ABC News

Jonathan Cheng / Wall Street Journal:

National Security Chief Tells South Korea U.S. Will Pay for Defense System — Comments appear to undo President Trump's earlier remark that South Korea should pay for Thaad — SEOUL—White House national-security chief Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster told his South Korean counterpart that the U.S …

Discussion: RedState

Reuters:

South Korea says U.S. reaffirms it will pay THAAD costs; joint drills wrap up — South Korea said the United States had reaffirmed it would shoulder the cost of deploying the THAAD anti-missile system, days after President Donald Trump said Seoul should pay for the $1-billion battery designed to defend against North Korea.

Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Caller

Christiane Amanpour / CNN:
How the world sees Trump, 100 days in

Discussion: AOL

Brandon Carter / The Hill:

Trump says rally crowd broke records despite empty seats — President Trump claimed his 100-day rally in Pennsylvania broke attendance records despite rows of empty seats at the expo center where the rally was held. … Trump held his rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania instead of attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Discussion: Raw Story

Meghan Keneally / ABC News:

Trump assails media, Obama, at 100-day rally while skipping Correspondents' Dinner — President Trump marked his 100th day in office with a campaign rally in Pennsylvania this evening, assailing one of his favorite targets from the electoral cycle, the media, as he skipped the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Discussion: Politico, Axios and Associated Press

Mark Landler / New York Times:

Trump Invites Rodrigo Duterte to the White House — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Saturday invited the president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, to the White House, embracing an authoritarian leader who is accused of ordering extrajudicial killings of drug dealers and crudely disparaged Mr. Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama.

Discussion: Political Wire and Joe.My.God.

Emily Shugerman / The Independent:

Two members of alt-right accused of making white supremacist hand signs in White House after receiving press passes — The journalists say the hand symbol is innocent - but it has been condemned as ‘racist’ by the Anti-Defamation League — Two conservative journalists have sparked outcry …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Gateway Pundit

Eric Levenson / CNN:

Climate protest takes on Trump's policies — and the heat — in DC march — (CNN)Protesters backing action on climate change are braving the sweltering heat Saturday in the nation's capital as part of the People's Climate March. — The march began at 12:30 p.m. near the Capitol …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Mashable, New York Magazine, Vox, Politicus USA and Washington Post

Chris Mooney / Washington Post:
Climate March draws massive crowd to D.C. in sweltering heat

Discussion: Informed Comment, ABC News, VTDigger, Grist, Daily Kos, NBC News, The Guardian, New York Magazine, The Root, NPR, Washington Monthly and Mashable

Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Climate March Draws Thousands of Protesters Alarmed by Trump's Environmental Agenda

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Donald J. Trump / Washington Post:

President Trump: In my first 100 days, I kept my promise to Americans — Donald J. Trump is the president of the United States. — One hundred days ago, I took the oath of office and made a pledge: We are not merely going to transfer political power from one party to another …

Discussion: The Hill and AOL

Marc Fisher / Washington Post:

Trump invigorates, enchants crowd during rally in Harrisburg, Pa. — HARRISBURG, Pa. — On the 100th day, the president had fun. He zipped up to the nearest Rust Belt state full of the forgotten men and women who put him into office. He bashed the bad guys of the media and Hollywood and the swamp he'd just left behind.

Discussion: The Week

Martin Evans / Telegraph:

Whitehall terror suspect smiles and says ‘One love’ as he sets off on aid convoy to Palestine — A terror suspect arrested just yards from Downing Street with a rucksack full of knives took part in a controversial aid convoy to Gaza, it has emerged. — Khalid Mohammed Omar Ali, 27 …

Discussion: Breitbart and Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:

Trump: 'I couldn't care less about golf' — President Trump on Friday defended his frequent weekend trips to his luxury properties, saying he does not care about golfing as much as people might think he does. — “I have a lot of property. So if I go to my clubs like in New Jersey …

Discussion: Hullabaloo and Joe.My.God.