caption A Utah teacher is shown how to handle a handgun by instructor Clint Simon (R), at a concealed-weapons training class to 200 Utah teachers on December 27, 2012 in West Valley City, Utah. source George Frey/Getty Images President Donald Trump said having “highly trained” teachers with guns could help prevent tragedies like the deadly Florida school shooting. Trump also said he’d support giving school teachers a bonus if they carry guns in the classroom. Scientific research suggests more guns in schools won’t help prevent more shootings, but there are other things that might work. President Donald Trump is touting a new and controversial plan to arm a nationwide band of “highly trained” teachers and school security guards to help them take on future school shooters. Trump has suggested that an armed teacher would have stopped the attacker at Marjory Stoneman Douglas … [Read more...] about President Trump wants to arm teachers to prevent mass shootings — here’s what the science says about guns in schools
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This whole US dollar debacle is a perfect example of what the Trump administration does best
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin did not voice support for a strong US dollar while speaking at the World Economic Forum this week. Markets hated it. Consider this example 1,437 of the administration taking something that should be simple and turning it into a gong show. If the Trump administration excels at anything, it’s in turning something that should be easily manageable – if not completely benign – into an unmitigated fiasco. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s performance at Davos serves as a perfect example. “Obviously a weaker dollar is good for us as it relates to trade and opportunities,” Mnuchin said on Wednesday at a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. This was not the right answer. In the name of global economic stability (and attracting investment to the US) the answer to any question about the dollar should be automatic, a no-brainer for any US … [Read more...] about This whole US dollar debacle is a perfect example of what the Trump administration does best
Trump says he will talk to Mueller under oath in the Russia investigation
President Donald Trump says he is “looking forward” to being interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller under oath amid the investigation of Russia’s meddling in the 2016 US election. Multiple news outlets reported Trump’s comments on Wednesday, which come as the president’s lawyers negotiate terms for a sit-down with Mueller. Hours later, the White House said in a statement that Trump was “speaking hurriedly,” but that he remains committed to “complete cooperation” with Mueller. President Donald Trump says he is “looking forward” to being interviewed under oath by special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the investigation of Russia’s meddling in the 2016 US election. Mueller is also looking into whether the Trump campaign cooperated with the Russians, and whether Trump obstructed justice as the investigation got underway. Responding to … [Read more...] about Trump says he will talk to Mueller under oath in the Russia investigation
Trump says he doesn’t remember asking an FBI official who he voted for
President Donald Trump said he does not remember asking deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe last year who he voted for in the 2016 US presidential election. Trump said he didn’t know why the question would have been a “big deal” and that he believed it was “a very unimportant question.” President Donald Trump said that he did not remember asking deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe last year who he voted for in the 2016 US presidential election, according to a New York Times report published Wednesday. “I don’t think so; no, I don’t think I did,” Trump said in an impromptu meeting with reporters, according to The Times. “I don’t know what’s the big deal with that.” “I don’t remember asking him the question,” Trump continued. “I think it’s also a very unimportant question.” Trump reportedly posed the question to McCabe, who at the … [Read more...] about Trump says he doesn’t remember asking an FBI official who he voted for
Homeland Security secretary denies under oath that she heard Trump say ‘shithole countries,’ but admits that he used ‘tough language’
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said under oath that she “did not hear” President Donald Trump use the phrase “shithole countries.” Trump made the reported remark at a meeting on immigration at the White House last week, according to some senators who attended the meeting. Nielsen said she did not dispute that Trump “was using tough language” in the meeting. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that she “did not hear” President Donald Trump use the word “shithole” to refer to foreign countries in a meeting last week. “The conversation was very impassioned. I don’t dispute that the president was using tough language,” Nielsen said. “The concept and the context I believe in which this came up, was that the president would like to move to a merit-based system. The … [Read more...] about Homeland Security secretary denies under oath that she heard Trump say ‘shithole countries,’ but admits that he used ‘tough language’