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Lucky Loser — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 07:06:04 GMT

<br />But, there's also an even bigger problem. The more his peeps have had to face the pure facts and truths as of lately, the more positive reinforcement they absorb and will continue the same path of delusion. This is the very reason why he's become Teflon Don until recently but, he's actually on a slow path downward according to very respected polls among conservatives only. Sure, they won and Trump is president but, it's nothing like what they thought it would be...with exception to the sma... [ More ]

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lakerben — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 22:39:51 GMT

I say hmmmmmm?............

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LiLSpeedy — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 22:15:44 GMT

<br />Ban DDT, or Delirious Donald Trump. Donald with a stroke of a pen has done more damage to our security in one week than Obama has done in eight years. He is causing protests and unrest in the United States as well as countries over seas. It is very obvious why he picked these seven countries, and not any of the Muslim countries where he does business. Trump is only concerned about his personal business interest. He could care less about the terrorists that are in the countries that were ex... [ More ]

Original Blog Entry: Ban DDT

LiLSpeedy — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 21:55:45 GMT

The seven nations targeted for new visitation restrictions by President Trump on Friday all have something in common: They are places he does not appear to have any business interests.

The executive order he signed Friday bars all entry for the next 90 days by travelers from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia and Libya. Excluded from the lists are several majority-Muslim nations where the Trump Organization is active and which in some cases have also faced troublesome issues with terrorism.

According to the text of the order, the restriction applies to countries that have already been excluded from programs allowing people to travel to the United States without a visa because of concerns over terrorism. Hewing closely to nations already named as terrorism concerns elsewhere in law might have allowed the White House to avoid angering some more powerful and wealthy majority Muslim allies, such as Egypt.

But without divesting from his company, as bipartisan ethics experts had advised, Trump is now facing questions about whether he designed the new rules with his own business at least partly in mind.

Trump s order makes no mention of Turkey, which has faced several terrorist attacks in recent months. On Wednesday, the State Department updated a travel warning for Americans visiting Turkey, noting that an increase in anti-American rhetoric has the potential to inspire independent actors to carry out acts of violence against US citizens.

Trump has licensed his name to two luxury towers in Istanbul. A Turkish company also manufactures a line of Trump-branded home furnishings. Trump s most recent financial disclosure, filed in May when he was a presidential candidate, showed that he had earned as much as $6 million in the previous year from the deals.

The executive order makes no mention of Saudi Arabia, home of 15 of the 19 terrorists involved in the 9/11 attacks. The Trump Organization had incorporated several limited liability companies in preparation for an attempt to build a hotel in Saudi Arabia, showing an interest in expansion in the country. The company canceled those incorporations in December, indicating that no project is moving forward.

Excluded as well is Indonesia, the world s largest majority-Muslim nation, where there are two large Trump-branded resorts underway, built in partnership with powerful local interests.

To be blunt, we really don t know what to make of which motives are driving this president s decisions, said Kamal Essaheb, director of policy and advocacy for the National Immigration Law Center. From what we could tell from his campaign and his actions since he became president, what seems to be first and foremost on his mind is his own self-interest and an obsession with his brand.

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