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Lol @ rich cronies trying to get the working class upset about government employees not getting paid.
I hope everyone wearing a suit catches on fire tomorrow, how's that?
 
Freeloading Rusty

Freeloading Rusty

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Trump issues executive order freezing federal workers' pay in 2019
The move, which nixes a 2.1% across-the-board pay raise that was set to take effect in January, comes as hundreds of thousands of federal employees are expecting to begin the new year furloughed or working without pay because of a partial government shutdown.
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Trump pulled out of a massive trade deal. Now 11 countries are going ahead without the US
A major 11-country agreement goes into effect Sunday, reshaping trade rules among economic powerhouses like Japan, Canada, Mexico and Australia — but the United States won't be a part of it.
That means that Welch's grape juice, Tyson's pork and California almonds will remain subject to tariffs in Japan, for example, while competitors' products from countries participating in the new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership will eventually be duty-free.
Japan will offer similar tariff relief to the European Union, in a separate trade deal set to go into effect on February 1.
"Our competitors in Australia and Canada will now benefit from those provisions, as US farmers watch helplessly," said US Wheat Associates President Vince Peterson at a hearing on the potential negotiations with Japan.
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No you wont Donald.

And I am a little confused over this one. How does shutting down the border prevent illegals from coming into America if they are all entering illegally?


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Freeloading Rusty

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Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal hits Trump as immoral, dishonest
Retired four-star Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal on Sunday criticized President Donald Trump for his approach to the presidency in a wide-ranging interview that saw the former top commander of the US and international forces in Afghanistan label Trump as dishonest and immoral.

"I don't think he tells the truth," McChrystal told ABC's Martha Raddatz on "This Week." When asked if he thought Trump was immoral, McChrystal responded: "I think he is."

"What I would ask every American to do is again, stand in front of that mirror and say, what are we about?," he continued. "Am I really willing to throw away or ignore some of the things that people do that are pretty unacceptable normally just because they accomplish certain other things that we might like. If we want to be governed by someone we wouldn't do a business deal with because they're their background is so shady, if we're willing to do that then that's in conflict with who I think we are."

"And so I think it's necessary in those times to take a stand," he said.

McChrystal also reacted to James Mattis' resignation from the Trump administration as Secretary of Defense earlier this month. Mattis wrote in his resignation letter that Trump had the right to a Defense Secretary whose views "better aligned" with the President's.

"If we have someone who is as selfless and as committed as Jim Mattis, resigns his position walking away from all the responsibility he feels for every service member in our forces and he does so in a public way like that, we ought to stop and say okay, why did he do it?" McChrystal said. "We ought to ask what kind of commander in chief he had that Jim Mattis that the good marine felt he had to walk away."

After Mattis' resignation, Trump tweeted that the two had an "interesting relationship" and that he gave Mattis "all the resources he never really had."

McChrystal resigned from his post under President Barack Obama in 2010 after he mocked key administration officials in a Rolling Stone article.
"I believe that it is the right decision for our national security," Obama said of McChrystal's exit. "The conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general."
In November, McChrystal wrote in a column for CNN saying that "America is facing a leadership crisis."
"We've become increasingly obsessed with what national leader we're for or against," he said. "President Trump is just the most bombastic example of this phenomenon, which has been playing out for decades."
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Kelly repeatedly told aides Trump wasn't up for job as president: report
Outgoing White House chief of staff John Kelly has frequently told aides that President Trump is not up for the task of being president, according to The New York Times.

The newspaper, citing two former administration officials, also reported that Kelly was known to tell aides that he had the “worst job in the world."

The report arrived after Kelly, who is set to leave the White House next month, made critical statements about the administration and Trump in an expansive interview with the Los Angeles Times.

Among other things, Kelly said that the border wall that Trump has repeatedly demanded is not actually a wall.

"To be honest, it’s not a wall,” Kelly said to the newspaper. “The president still says ‘wall’ — oftentimes frankly he’ll say ‘barrier’ or ‘fencing,’ now he’s tended toward steel slats.

"But we left a solid concrete wall early on in the administration, when we asked people what they needed and where they needed it."

Kelly added that Customs and Border Protection agents told him during his brief stint as Homeland Security secretary that they need physical barriers in some areas. But they largely indicated a desire for new technology and additional personnel, he said.

The Times noted that this isn't the first time Kelly has taken issue with Trump's stances related to immigration.

He said on Fox News earlier this year that Trump's views on the issue weren't "fully informed," a comment that reportedly made the president furious.

“The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it,” Trump wrote on Twitter.

The president's long-standing desire for a wall led to a partial government shutdown earlier this month. He is currently demanding $5 billion in funding for the structure, something Democrats have rejected.

Kelly will leave the White House after serving for about 17 months as chief of staff.
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Trump Is Reportedly Pumping the Brakes on His Timetable for Removing Troops From Syria
Donald Trump’s decision to pull all American troops out of Syria was widely controversial, leading to condemnation from both the left and the right, and spurring the resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis. Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the coalition fighting against ISIS, resigned the next day. Now that the damage has been done, Trump is reportedly considering changing his mind, because of course he is.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump is still committed to pulling troops out of Syria, but is considering slowing his original 30-day timetable for the process. He discussed this new strategy in a meeting with Sen. Lindsay Graham on Sunday night.

“I think we’re slowing things down in a smart way,” Graham told the Journal. “But the goal has always been the same: To be able to leave Syria, to make sure ISIS never comes back, our partners are taken care of and Iran’s contained.”

“I think we are in a pause situation, where we’re re-evaluating what’s the best way to achieve the president’s objective of having people pay more and do more,” Graham said.

According to Graham, after the widespread backlash over his 30-day withdrawal strategy, Trump may now be reconsidering the timeline.

“The president’s trip to Iraq was eye-opening,” Graham said. “The commanders there told him that ISIS was in a world of hurt, but not completely destroyed.”

Many Republicans and Democrats worry that a U.S. withdrawal from Syria could strengthen Iran’s grip on the region. Others caution that the absence of U.S. troops may make it easier for both Turkey and Syria to target the Kurds.

Some military experts say we will need to keep an eye on ISIS for the forseeable future.

“ISIS is an idea and as long as the fertile ground exists… you’re going to have it flare back up again,” former Army General Stanley McChrystal told ABC on Sunday.
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Freeloading Rusty

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Putin pens New Year's letters to world leaders, tells Trump he's open to meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told U.S. President Donald Trump in a New Year's letter that the Kremlin is "open to dialogue" on the myriad issues hindering relations between their countries.

The Kremlin published a summary of Putin's "greeting message" to Trump on Sunday. The summary states the Russian leader wrote: "Russia-U.S. relations are the most important factor behind ensuring strategic stability and international security."

Trump cancelled a formal meeting with Putin scheduled for Dec. 1 at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, tweeting "it would be best for all parties" given Russia's seizure days earlier of three Ukrainian naval vessels.

Since then, the Kremlin has repeatedly said it is open to dialogue.

The message to Trump was among dozens of holiday greetings Putin sent to other world leaders, each tailored to reflect a bilateral theme.
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