Tuesday
A recent Emerson College ePoll said that most Americans, especially Hispanics, feel that they are better off under President Trump than they were under President Obama.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 10, 2018
The Emerson ePoll conducted July 6th-7th, ” Data was collected using both an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system of landlines only (n=450) and an online panel provided by Survey Monkey (n=450)” 900 people responding, with an error margin of +/- 3.4.
President Trump’s job rating
Approve 43%
Disapprove 50%
Better off financially
Hispanics 62%
Blacks 30%
Worse Off financially
Hispanics 25%
Blacks 40%
Generic Congressional Ballot Test
Democrats 49%
Republicans 42%
The youth vote, which usually under-performs in a mid-term election cycle, break for democrats over republicans 58%-34%. Midwest were President Trump performed well in the general election job approval 40%, disapproval 54%. In the generic Congressional test the Midwest favored democrats 52% over republicans 34%.
The European Union makes it impossible for our farmers and workers and companies to do business in Europe (U.S. has a $151 Billion trade deficit), and then they want us to happily defend them through NATO, and nicely pay for it. Just doesn’t work!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 10, 2018
NATO—Article 5: The principle of collective defense is at the very heart of NATO’s founding treaty. It remains a unique and enduring principle that binds its members together, committing them to protect each other and setting a spirit of solidarity within the Alliance.
The NATO or what at the time was known as the Washington Treaty, was signed in April, 1949 at the same time the U.S. Senate “adopted the Vandenberg Resolution – a resolution that would change the course of American foreign policy since it allowed the United States to constitutionally participate in a mutual defence system in times of peace.”
Article 5 has only been called into play by one Allied force, The United States of America.
NATO spending is both indirect and direct spending “common funding.” In simple terms 2% of a countries GDP is spent, by that country, on that countries own defense spending. The U.S. does not pay to defend Germany, we pay for our own military which Germany would be allowed to use, if the situation called for joint military action, for example when the U.S. joined with our allies to bomb Syria, each country used its own military resources.
"NATO is indispensable, it’s as important today as it has ever been," House Speaker Paul Ryan says, adding that House will take up resolution to support NATO. (The Senate passed such a resolution last night on a 97-2 vote.)
— Laura Litvan (@LauraLitvan) July 11, 2018
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) voted no
Why is the U.S. Senate pushing to expand NATO when most of them aren’t even paying their fair share? I stand with @realDonaldTrump. Today, I blocked a resolution that applauds and calls for the expansion of NATO.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) July 10, 2018
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) there has been no statement at this time as to why Senator Lee voted no.
The resolution is non-bidding.
Just talked with Pfizer CEO and @SecAzar on our drug pricing blueprint. Pfizer is rolling back price hikes, so American patients don’t pay more. We applaud Pfizer for this decision and hope other companies do the same. Great news for the American people!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 10, 2018
USA Today: Pfizer announced after what Pfizer’s CEO Ian Read called “an extensive discussion with Trump on Tuesday,” that they would place a hold on raising prices, but reimpose the increases no later than January 1st, but warned, “they could return earlier if Trump’s “blueprint,” on drug prices takes effect before then.”
In May President Trump announced a “blueprint,” it consisted of forty-four pages, he said at the time, “We will have tougher negotiation, more competition and much lower prices at the pharmacy counter. And it will start to take effect very soon.”
Critics of the plan said it lacked “aggressive maneuvers required to curtail prices.”
Wednesday
Bilateral Breakfast with NATO Secretary General in Brussels, Belgium… pic.twitter.com/l0EP3lzhCM
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 11, 2018
More to come on the Bilateral Breakfast…
…things up, better than ever before, but it can’t go too quickly. I am fighting for a level playing field for our farmers, and will win!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 11, 2018
Soybean farmers are feeling the full force of tariffs imposed by President Trump on China. ASA said in a statement that, “Soybean farmers, whose crop represents 41 percent of the value of products on China’s tariff list, will feel the full effect.”
President Trump’s administration on Tuesday announced another round of tariffs to start against China sometime after August 30th. Food from fish, to fruits to vegetables, this includes soybeans, will see another 10% tariff applied to exports and imports as China has already expressed their intentions to retaliate against the latest levy.
Democrats in Congress must no longer Obstruct – vote to fix our terrible Immigration Laws now. I am watching what is going on from Europe – it would be soooo simple to fix. Judges run the system and illegals and traffickers know how it works. They are just using children!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 11, 2018
Congressional R’s have failed to gather support for immigration bills within their own party, two have failed to pass.
What good is NATO if Germany is paying Russia billions of dollars for gas and energy? Why are there only 5 out of 29 countries that have met their commitment? The U.S. is paying for Europe’s protection, then loses billions on Trade. Must pay 2% of GDP IMMEDIATELY, not by 2025.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 11, 2018
President Trump is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Finland after the NATO summit and his trip to the UK.
And we are not paying for Europe’s protection we fund our own military.
He deleted the first version of the tweet
The Washington Post has an article that explains the proposed pipeline between Russia and Germany.
