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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump attacks protections for immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries in Oval Office meeting — President Trump grew frustrated with lawmakers Thursday in the Oval Office when they floated restoring protections for immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as part …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Trump denies Haiti slur amid fallout from ‘shithole’ comment — President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to deny he insulted Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries” but admitted he used “tough” language during a discussion about an immigration deal with lawmakers.
New York Times:
Trump Alarms Lawmakers With Disparaging Words for Haiti and Africa — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday balked at an immigration deal that would include protections for people from Haiti and African countries, demanding to know at a White House meeting why he should accept immigrants from …
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
'This is CNN Tonight. I'm Don Lemon. The president of the United States is racist.' — It's not every day you hear a television news anchor unabashedly calling a public figure “racist.” Broadcast journalists tend to tread lightly when describing racism, using terms such as “racially charged” or “racially tinged.”
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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Mar-a-Lago, Trump's exclusive club, reportedly hires more of its seasonal foreign workers from Haiti than it does from nearly any other country — President Donald Trump reportedly stunned lawmakers Thursday when he asked, “Why do we need more Haitians” in the United States
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NBC News:
Trump referred to Haiti and African countries as ‘shithole’ nations — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday referred to Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries” during a meeting with a bipartisan group of senators at the White House, a Democratic aide briefed on the meeting told NBC News.
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
There is nothing ‘professional’ about this president
There is nothing ‘professional’ about this president
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Henrik Pryser Libell / New York Times:
From Norway to Haiti, Trump's Comments Stir Fresh Outrage
From Norway to Haiti, Trump's Comments Stir Fresh Outrage
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Paola Chavez / ABC News:
Trump defends ‘tough’ language used in DACA meeting after ‘s—hole countries’ comment
Trump defends ‘tough’ language used in DACA meeting after ‘s—hole countries’ comment
Washington Post:
‘Here is what my #shithole looks like’: African countries and Haiti react to Trump's remark
‘Here is what my #shithole looks like’: African countries and Haiti react to Trump's remark
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Benjamin Freed / Washingtonian:
Washington Post: “When the President Says It, We'll Use It Verbatim”
Washington Post: “When the President Says It, We'll Use It Verbatim”
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Wall Street Journal:
Transcript of Donald Trump Interview With The Wall Street Journal — President Donald Trump sat down for an interview Thursday morning with four reporters from The Wall Street Journal: Rebecca Ballhaus, Michael C. Bender, Peter Nicholas and Louise Radnofsky.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
JUST when you thought things were calming, TRUMP's THURS was wild from wire to wire — POTUS says he won't go to UK embassy opening because of bad Obama deal, but BUSH cut the deal — DINA POWELL's going away party — DRIVING THE DAY — A HEADLINE TRUMP WON'T LIKE — “Obama …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
David Brooks Picked a Bad Week to Say Trump ‘Runs a Normal, Good Meeting’ — Four days ago, David Brooks broke the news in the New York Times that President Trump is actually a sober-minded and competent public servant. “People who go into the White House to have a meeting …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Signals Openness to North Korea Diplomacy in Interview
Donald Trump Signals Openness to North Korea Diplomacy in Interview
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Is Expected to Stop Short of Reimposing Strict Sanctions on Iran
Trump Is Expected to Stop Short of Reimposing Strict Sanctions on Iran
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Donald Trump / Telegraph:
US ambassador to Panama resigns, saying he can no longer serve under Trump administration — US Ambassador to Panama John Feeley, a career diplomat and former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, has resigned, telling the State Department he no longer feels able to serve President Donald Trump.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump has no nominees for 245 important jobs, including an ambassador to South Korea
The Daily 202: Trump has no nominees for 245 important jobs, including an ambassador to South Korea
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Politico, The Week and Wall Street Journal
Thomas Frank / BuzzFeed:
Secret Money: How Trump Made Millions Selling Condos To Unknown Buyers — A BuzzFeed News review of every sale of a Trump-branded condominium in the United States provides the first comprehensive look at how many went to unidentified buyers who paid cash, an indication of possible money laundering.
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Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
Martha McSally's U.S. Senate ambitions began at least last summer
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama: Presidents need to watch their behavior — Barack Obama's advice on the presidency: Watch your behavior — because everyone else is watching it, and taking cues from it. — “One of the things that Michelle figured out, in some ways faster than I did — was part of your ability …
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Heather Stewart / The Guardian:
Donald Trump visit to London called off amid fears of mass protests — President will not now open new US embassy next month, with secretary of state Rex Tillerson likely to take his place … Donald Trump has backed off the idea of visiting Britain next month to open the new US embassy in London amid fears of mass protests.
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Bob Bryan / Business Insider:
Nancy Pelosi says companies' bonuses to workers because of the tax bill are ‘crumbs’ — Companies have been announcing one-time bonuses for employees and crediting the recent Republican tax law. — Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called the bonuses “crumbs” compared to the benefits corporations were receiving.
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
Hoyer calls Pelosi's ‘five white guys’ remark offensive
Hoyer calls Pelosi's ‘five white guys’ remark offensive
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi: ‘Five white guys’ leading DACA talks should open a ‘hamburger stand’
Pelosi: ‘Five white guys’ leading DACA talks should open a ‘hamburger stand’
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Time to Say It: Trump Is a Racist — When it comes to President Trump and race, there is a predictable cycle. He makes a remark that seems racist, and people engage in an extended debate about whether he is personally racist. His critics say he is. His defenders argue for an interpretation …
Gaby Pacheco / TheDream.Us:
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos to Fund 1,000 College Scholarships for Dreamers $33 million donation the largest ever for TheDream.US — Jeff Holmes jholmes@skdknick.com 860-575-6870 — Desiree Vodounon dvodounon@skdknick.com 917-499-5101
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Jeff Bezos donates $33 million to scholarship fund for ‘dreamers’
Jeff Bezos donates $33 million to scholarship fund for ‘dreamers’
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Tanya Basu / The Daily Beast:
Will President Trump's Physical Show That He's Obese? … Donald Trump's physical will take place Friday, his first as president. He'll be examined by Dr. Ronny Jackson, a rear admiral in the Navy and the White House physician since 2013, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Fits and fitness: Trump gives his skeptics plenty of fodder
Fits and fitness: Trump gives his skeptics plenty of fodder
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New York Times:
Some Assembly Required — In The New York Times Book Review, Michael Bierut reviews Alexander Langlands's “Craeft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts.” Bierut writes: — In “Craeft,” Langlands neither jumps aboard the homemade bandwagon nor stands athwart it.
Julia Horowitz / CNNMoney:
Fiat Chrysler will move Ram production to Michigan from Mexico — Tesla's Model 3 may not satisfy ‘mainstream’ buyers — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is feeling good about tax reform. So good that it says it's moving some of its truck production from Mexico to Michigan.
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