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by chango369 » Dec 11, 2016 10:32 am
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—Just days after picking Betsy DeVos to run the Department of Education, President-elect Donald Trump has tapped another wealthy outsider by naming Joaquín Guzmán, known as “El Chapo,” to head the Drug Enforcement Administration.
In an official statement, Trump said that El Chapo’s “tremendous success in the private sector” showed that he has what it takes to “shake things up” at the D.E.A.
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#942 by Scot Dutchy » Dec 11, 2016 10:37 am
chango369 wrote:NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—Just days after picking Betsy DeVos to run the Department of Education, President-elect Donald Trump has tapped another wealthy outsider by naming Joaquín Guzmán, known as “El Chapo,” to head the Drug Enforcement Administration.
In an official statement, Trump said that El Chapo’s “tremendous success in the private sector” showed that he has what it takes to “shake things up” at the D.E.A.
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TRUMP PICKS EL CHAPO TO RUN D.E.A.
#943 by angelo » Dec 11, 2016 11:39 am
Scot Dutchy wrote:That mad claim he made about shooting people in the street and people would still vote for him.
#944 by Scot Dutchy » Dec 11, 2016 12:28 pm
#945 by chango369 » Dec 11, 2016 2:07 pm
#946 by Scot Dutchy » Dec 11, 2016 3:31 pm
Rex Tillerson of Exxon Mobil set to be Trump secretary of state pick – reports
Oil CEO has ties to Putin and criticized economic sanctions against Russia
FBI covered up Russian influence on Trump’s election win, Reid claims
Oil executive Rex Tillerson is likely to be nominated by Donald Trump for secretary of state, lifting the Exxon Mobil chief executive who has ties to Russian president Vladimir Putin into consideration for the most senior US diplomat.
The president-elect met Tillerson for the second time in less than a week on Saturday morning, a campaign spokeswoman told the Guardian.
Transition team sources told NBC News, the New York Times and CNN that the businessman was Trump’s top choice.
Jason Miller, the transition team spokesman, did not confirm or deny the reported selection of Tillerson, using Twitter to say: “No announcements on Secretary of State until next week at the earliest.”
The news leaked less than a day after reports that US intelligence officials had concluded that the Kremlin tried to intervene in the 2016 election to help Trump defeat Hillary Clinton, according to officials quoted anonymously in the Washington Post and New York Times.
Republicans disputed those findings. Earlier on Friday, Barack Obama ordered the agencies to review all evidence about Russian interference in the election, including hacks on political organizations including the Democratic National Committee.
Trump has repeatedly praised Putin, and said he would like to restore US-Russia relations and work with Russian counterparts against international terrorism.
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Economic sanctions against Russia have hindered Exxon’s work with Rosneft, and Tillerson has spoken out against them. A 2011 deal with Rosneft, to access Arctic oil reserves, could be worth as much as $500bn, Putin said at the time.
In 2013, the Kremlin gave Tillerson an Order of Friendship award. A year later, after the US and European Union placed sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Crimea and military action in Ukraine, Tillerson said the policy was harmful.
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#947 by Scot Dutchy » Dec 11, 2016 5:06 pm
Donald Trump says he doesn't need daily intelligence briefings as President because he's 'smart'
The president-elect told Fox News Sunday that his generals are briefed more frequently
Donald Trump is doing his best to defend skipping out on intelligence briefings since he won the election last month. It's recently been reported that the president-elect only receives one briefing per week and on Sunday, he appeared to suggest he was too smart to be given them daily.
"I get it when I need it," the 70-year-old said in an interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday.
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#948 by angelo » Dec 12, 2016 10:08 am
Scot Dutchy wrote:You approve?
#949 by Scot Dutchy » Dec 12, 2016 11:26 am
#951 by Scot Dutchy » Dec 12, 2016 12:45 pm
#952 by Sendraks » Dec 12, 2016 1:22 pm
#953 by Scot Dutchy » Dec 12, 2016 1:56 pm
Sendraks wrote:Trump joining up with Putin, will be nothing more than Putin manipulating Trump into whatever agenda best serves Putin. Lets have no doubts about who will be calling the shots in that relationship.
#954 by Teague » Dec 12, 2016 2:31 pm
Sendraks wrote:Trump joining up with Putin, will be nothing more than Putin manipulating Trump into whatever agenda best serves Putin. Lets have no doubts about who will be calling the shots in that relationship.
#955 by PensivePenny » Dec 12, 2016 2:47 pm
#956 by angelo » Dec 12, 2016 2:53 pm
Scot Dutchy wrote:Sendraks wrote:Trump joining up with Putin, will be nothing more than Putin manipulating Trump into whatever agenda best serves Putin. Lets have no doubts about who will be calling the shots in that relationship.
I have no illusions about that. But both agenda's would be well served with high oil prices that they have more control over which is where both are very similar. Control freaks.
#957 by Scot Dutchy » Dec 12, 2016 6:42 pm
Electoral college members demand information on Russian relations before voting to make Donald Trump president
The electors wrote an open letter to US Director of National Intelligence James clapper calling for the information prior to their vote
Ten members of the electoral college have requested more information from intelligence officials on the relationship between President-elect Donald Trump and Russia.
The electoral college addressed an open letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper prior to their 19 December vote that would finalise the election results.
US intelligence officials concluded that Russia conducted hacks against the Democratic National Committee and other associated officials in order to help Mr Trump win the election. President Barack Obama had earlier called for a "full review" of intelligence surrounding Russia's involvement in the hacks.
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#958 by PensivePenny » Dec 12, 2016 7:08 pm
Scot Dutchy wrote:Electoral college members demand information on Russian relations before voting to make Donald Trump president
The electors wrote an open letter to US Director of National Intelligence James clapper calling for the information prior to their vote
Ten members of the electoral college have requested more information from intelligence officials on the relationship between President-elect Donald Trump and Russia.
The electoral college addressed an open letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper prior to their 19 December vote that would finalise the election results.
US intelligence officials concluded that Russia conducted hacks against the Democratic National Committee and other associated officials in order to help Mr Trump win the election. President Barack Obama had earlier called for a "full review" of intelligence surrounding Russia's involvement in the hacks.
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This is not going to go away.
#959 by SafeAsMilk » Dec 12, 2016 8:04 pm
PensivePenny wrote:Not so much him, but the ignorance of the American people.
#960 by MarkS » Dec 12, 2016 8:32 pm
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