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trailmonkee

(2,681 posts)
Fri Aug 4, 2017, 01:16 PM Aug 2017

Trump jumps the gun on jobs report tweet -- again (violating a federal rule)

Source: CNN

President Donald Trump was so excited by the good news in Friday's jobs report that he jumped the gun to tweet about it, violating a federal rule that requires an hour between when a report is released, and when federal officials can comment on the numbers.

The 209,000 jobs added by employers in July and the drop in unemployment to 4.3% was just too much for the tweeter-in-chief to resist bragging about on Twitter.

"Excellent Jobs Numbers just released - and I have only just begun. Many job stifling regulations continue to fall. Movement back to USA!" he tweeted at 8:45 a.m., 15 minutes after the report.



Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/04/news/economy/trump-jobs-tweet/index.html

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Trump jumps the gun on jobs report tweet -- again (violating a federal rule) (Original Post) trailmonkee Aug 2017 OP
What is the penalty? Not Ruth Aug 2017 #1
Nothing, for Trump. bitterross Aug 2017 #2
Same as for obstruction of justice, abuse of power, more obstruction of justice, interfering with Leghorn21 Aug 2017 #3
spot on. not much except a short lived headline. riversedge Aug 2017 #4
Also, cheats at golf. Also, whatever you call very huge tremendous conflicts of interest. Also, Leghorn21 Aug 2017 #5
Lock him up. mac56 Aug 2017 #6
Wait until the first shit report under HIS budget in 2018 Bengus81 Aug 2017 #7
How many of those were coal and other similar jobs he promised how base to bring back ? JI7 Aug 2017 #8
Thanks Obama! n/t moonscape Aug 2017 #9
truly amazing syringis Aug 2017 #10

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
3. Same as for obstruction of justice, abuse of power, more obstruction of justice, interfering with
Fri Aug 4, 2017, 01:30 PM
Aug 2017

a Federal investigation, trashing the emoluments clause, money laundering, collaborating with enemies of the state, and lying.

I.e., not much

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
5. Also, cheats at golf. Also, whatever you call very huge tremendous conflicts of interest. Also,
Fri Aug 4, 2017, 01:47 PM
Aug 2017

wears scotch tape to hold neckties in place...oh look, no laws broken, at last!

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)
7. Wait until the first shit report under HIS budget in 2018
Fri Aug 4, 2017, 05:21 PM
Aug 2017

Not a word until he calls the report FAKE NUMBERS.

syringis

(5,101 posts)
10. truly amazing
Fri Aug 4, 2017, 06:22 PM
Aug 2017

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