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riversedge's JournalWithout my interference, Aya Hegazy could have stayed another 28 years in prison: Trump
I am glad she is home safe. His bragging is beyond the pale. I have to wonder what Egypt expects as payback.
Wednesday 3 May, 2017
Without my interference, Aya Hegazy could have stayed another 28 years in prison: Trump
http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/photos-pharaonic-cemetery-dozens-coffins-gold-colored-masks-discovered-luxor
Aya Hijazi, an Egyptian-American woman detained in Egypt for nearly three years on human trafficking charges, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Reuters
During the speech of the US President Donald Trump on his 100th day in office, he mentioned the release of the Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazy from Egyptian prisons as one of his achievements.
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"For instance," said Trump, "we were proud to quietly work with the Egyptian government last week to ensure that an American citizen – a beautiful young woman named Aya came home after being in an Egyptian prison for the past three years, she was going to be there for another 28 years,” he said.
He pointed out that former president Obama worked diligently for three years but he didn’t get them out; “I met with President Al-Sisi and it worked out quickly and he was great about it, and not only did the court system and President Al-Sisi let her out, but they let her husband, her innocent eight people and they all are back here right now,” he said.
“They won’t include this in my 100 days but I’m very proud that I’ve done it and she’s a happy young woman.. I said: 'How tough, Aya, was in that prison?' She said: 'You don’t want to know',” recounted Trump.
The speech provoked anger among Egyptians, and prompted TV show presenter Lamees Al-Hadidi to urge the Egyptian foreign ministry and state bodies to release an official statement detailing what Trump has said and refuting what she called "inaccuracies" in his statement; because it is damaging to the reputation of the Egyptian regime and judiciary, according to Hadidi.
In response to the Donald J. Trump for President campaigns accusations of ad censorship:
Those are the facts!!!!
CNN Communications?Verified account @CNNPR
In response to the Donald J. Trump for President campaign’s accusations of ad censorship:
https://twitter.com/CNNPR/status/859425426556542976
Ivanka Trump plans to review executive orders before they're signed: White House officials
this whole thingy is getting more weird as the days go by!
Jon Cooper?Verified account @joncoopertweets 3h3 hours ago
Ivanka Trump plans to review executive orders before they're signed: White House officials
https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/859496114185277440
Conservative Heritage Foundation fires leader Jim DeMint right after Trump called him amazing
Bye bye.
Conservative Heritage Foundation fires leader Jim DeMint right after Trump called him “amazing”
By Oliver Willis | May 2, 2017
The conservative Heritage Foundation has let go its leader Jim DeMint, shortly after Donald Trump lavished him with praise at the National Rifle Association's annual convention. DeMint is the latest leader of the right, along with Fox's Roger Ailes and Bill O'Reilly, to lose their jobs shortly after Trump's reverse Midas touch.
(AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Jim DeMint has been fired as the head of the conservative Heritage Foundation, only days after Donald Trump praised “all of the people” at the foundation and described DeMint’s leadership as “amazing.”
The board of trustees held a meeting Tuesday to vote on DeMint’s future with the foundation and issued statement that “by a unanimous vote, [the board] has asked for and received the resignation of Jim DeMint as president and CEO of the organization.”
The statement goes on to say it was “a difficult and necessary decision,” but gave no specific reasons for DeMint’s firing.
DeMint is the latest conservative leader to receive a Trump endorsement and then find himself out of a job, suggesting Trump may have a reverse Midas touch. Fox News’ Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly were both removed from their jobs shortly after Trump offered his public support of them..............................................
I can't swear this is the case, but I think Dave Reichert just agreed to vote for AHCA if it was one
This waiting is horrible.
Betty Retweeted
Matt Fuller?Verified account @MEPFuller 22m22 minutes ago
I can't swear this is the case, but I think Dave Reichert just agreed to vote for AHCA if it was one or two votes short. McHenry got him.
Rep. Cummings busts Pence: I warned the vice president directly about Michael Flynn (NOV letter)
Rep. Cummings busts Pence: “I warned the vice president directly” about Michael Flynn
http://shareblue.com/rep-cummings-busts-pence-i-warned-the-vice-president-directly-about-michael-flynn/
By Tommy Christopher | May 2, 2017
As evidence grows of the White House cover-up of the Michael Flynn scandal, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) has issued a statement that implicates Vice President Mike Pence, who apparently lied to the American people about his involvement.
(AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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In March, Pence claimed that he had “just learned” of payments that Flynn received for his work on behalf of the Turkish government. However, new reports show that the Trump transition team, led by Pence, was aware of Flynn’s work and appointed him to the position anyway. Now Marc T. Short, the White House director for Legislative Affairs and Pence’s longtime aide and family friend, is orchestrating the obstruction of the House Oversight Committee’s investigation of Flynn, which could be incredibly damaging to Pence.
In a statement emailed to Shareblue, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), the ranking member of that committee, states that he personally warned Pence about Flynn’s conflicts of interest:
In addition to being in the press in the fall — well after General Flynn’s last background check — I warned the Vice President directly six months ago about the conflicts created by Lt. General Flynn’s company lobbying on behalf of Turkish interests. It is unclear whether the White House heeded my warnings or did any vetting at all, but it’s clear now that they could have prevented the problems that occurred with Lt. General Flynn. Republicans in Congress are doing a disservice to the White House and our national security interests by not conducting rigorous and serious oversight of the Administration, especially to help catch issues early and address them.
Cummings is referring to a letter that he sent Pence in November, during the presidential transition, warning of Flynn’s activities on behalf of a foreign government, and requesting additional information from Pence, as head of the transition team........................................
Tweet:
https://twitter.com/Shareblue/status/859436410444685312
Trump cheerleads for the torturers: Public adoration for the worst of the worst is taking a buzz
USA TODAY
Trump cheerleads for the torturers: Brian Klaas
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/02/trump-cheerleads-torturers-erdogan-duterte-sisi-brian-klaas-column/101195282/
Brian Klaas 2:52 p.m. ET May 2, 2017
The fact that Trump is drawn to these brutal dictators sticks out like a sore thumb
Public adoration for the worst of the worst is taking a buzz saw to our soft power.
664109374 A POL GOV USA DC
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I’ve interviewed hundreds of pro-democracy reformers from Belarus to Thailand. Most plead with me to persuade my government — the government of the United States — to provide them with just a bit more support, a bit of hope against an authoritarian tyrant.
They want freedom. They want basic human rights. They want democracy.
The president of the United States is not on their side.
Instead, he consistently sides with the torturers and the oppressors over the tortured and the oppressed. That appalling decision will not only make the world a darker place, it will also damage America’s strategic interests.
President Trump has repeatedly said that “torture works.” He praised Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and said he wished his brutal regime was still in power. Since becoming president, he has praised Russia's Vladimir Putin, an authoritarian despot who murders journalists and dissidents. Trump congratulated President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for rigging a referendum that effectively dismantled democracy in Turkey. He invited Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to the White House, even though he has boasted about personally murdering people and is using death squads to kill thousands. Trump embraced Egypt’s military dictator, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, at the White House in April, though Sisi killed at least 900 people in a single day and routinely tortures his opponents.
This week, he praised North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a “smart cookie” whom he would “be honored” to meet. Trump even went so far as to suggest that Kim’s ability to consolidate power in the dynastic dictatorship was “incredible,” even though Kim did so by assassinating relatives and murdering political opponents with flamethrowers and anti-aircraft guns.
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This leaves us with a series of uncomfortable truths about the lack of moral values in the White House:
The president of the United States has had harsher words for Meryl Streep and Nordstrom than he has for Putin, Erdogan, Duterte, Sisi and Kim.
Trump attacks our free press as “the enemy of the people” but defends dictators who kill, jail or torture journalists.
He has tweeted about “human rights” only once — to mock them. In comparison, he has tweeted about crowds 248 times and called someone a “dummy” on Twitter 77 times.
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@alfranken grills DOJ official at hate crime hearing: "What message does it send" for Trump to have
Al talking about how Bannon traffics in Muslim hate chatter.
Tommy Christopher?Verified account @tommyxtopher 20m20 minutes ago
.@alfranken grills DOJ official at hate crime hearing: "What message does it send" for Trump to have Bannon in the WH?
https://twitter.com/tommyxtopher/status/859495128490049536
This...he does it all the time! White power sign.
I have not seen him do it--but I only found out a while ago-this was a white power sign.
Sher' Wilson Retweeted
Wendy Marcinkiewicz? @WendyMarcinkie1 21h21 hours ago
Replying to @tribelaw @baebae3017
This...he does it all the time! White power sign.
https://twitter.com/WendyMarcinkie1/status/859167040573255680
Sheila Phelan? @smp00 21h21 hours ago
Replying to @WendyMarcinkie1 @tribelaw @baebae3017
It creeps me out when he does that finger stuff.
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Wendy Marcinkiewicz? @WendyMarcinkie1 21h21 hours ago
Me too! It especially bothered me during the Debates.
1 reply 1 retweet 12 likes
Sheila Phelan? @smp00 21h21 hours ago
That and the way he says 'our'. Nails on chalkboard. It's the content not the style I realize - still the whole package is cringeworthy
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