Is Trump and all he stands for a pile of fecal matter?

I believe that if an 18 year old could not have gotten his hands on a military assuault rifle, legally at least, it might have stopped that mass shooter

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oops, my bad tommor, I was going to start another thread.

Ohh well, there are so many more reasons to see that Donald Trump is a liar, a con artist, a man that uses serial bankruptcies to build wealth by not paying his workers.

The Assault Rifle that is built to kill military men and has been used to kill dozens of school children, really these have all been in the news.

Next week we’re about to learn the nature of the seizure warrant that the FBI just raided his home in Florida.

People all around him have already started serving prison sentences.

Sing with me boys and girls

Say hey!
Cha!

Hear the sound of the falling rain
Coming down like an Armageddon flame (hey!)
The shame, the ones who died without a name

Hear the dogs howling out of key
To a hymn called “Faith and Misery” (hey!)
And bleed, the company lost the war today, and

Oh I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives (whoa, oh, whoa, oh)
On holiday!

Hear the drum pounding out of time
Another protester has crossed the line (hey!)
To find the money’s on the other side

Can I get another amen? (Amen!)
There’s a flag wrapped around a score of men (hey!)
A gag, a plastic bag on a monument

Oh I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives (whoa, oh, whoa, oh)
On holiday!

Hey!

Three, four!

The representative from California has the floor
“Sieg Heil” to the president Gasman
Bombs away is your punishment
Pulverize the Eiffel towers
Who criticize your government

“Bang! Bang!” goes the broken glass, and
Kill all the fags that don’t agree
Try to fight fire, setting fire
Is not a way that’s meant for me

Just 'cause (hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Just 'cause, because we’re outlaws, yeah (hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!)

Oh I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives (whoa, oh, whoa, oh)
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives (whoa, oh, whoa, oh)
This is our lives on holiday!

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Donald Trump’s Evolving Stance on Abortion

The real estate mogul’s views have changed dramatically over the years.

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March 31, 2016, 3:20 PM

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Trump’s Abortion Comments Hurt His Popularity With Women

Despite his reversal on his statement, opponents are using his words against him.

� – Donald Trump’s position on abortion has been a key area of criticism from his competitors since the start of the presidential race and now it’s back in the limelight.

The real estate mogul-turned-politician has flip-flopped on the issue over the years. On Wednesday alone, Trump had three different stances on abortion, twice clarifying comments he made earlier in the day that women who undergo abortions, if there were a ban on the procedure, should be punished.

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Here’s a brief history of Trump’s evolving stance on the controversial procedure:

April 1989: Hosts a Pro-Choice Fundraiser

According to The New York Times, Trump was a co-host of a fundraiser at the Plaza Hotel, which he owned, for an abortion rights leader in 1989 but failed to attend. Organizers of the event told the paper that Trump and his relatives had received death threats over the dinner and that was the reason they decided to skip it.

October 24, 1999: Pro-Choice But “Hates It”

During an interview with Tim Russert on “Meet the Press,” Trump shared his thoughts on a number of social issues, including abortion.

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He declared that he was “very pro-choice,” but went on to decry the idea of the procedure.

PHOTO: Donald Trump is interviewed by Tim Russert on "Meet the Press" in 1999.

Donald Trump is interviewed by Tim Russert on “Meet the Press” in 1999.

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“I hate the concept of abortion. I hate it. I hate everything it stands for, I cringe when I listen to people debating the subject, but still I just believe in choice,” he said in the televised interview.

This clip has been recirculated frequently during this election season and was central to Sen. Ted Cruz’s critique of Trump’s “New York values”, since Trump repeatedly said in the 1999 interview that his social stances were shaped by his upbringing in New York.

“It may be a little bit of a New York background,” Trump explained in the interview.

May 3, 2011: Made the Switch

When Trump was toying with the idea of running for president in 2011, he told The Times that he was pro-life.

“There are certain things that I don’t think can ever be negotiated. Let me put it this way: I am pro life, and pro-life people will find out that I will be very loyal to them, just as I am loyal to other people. I would be appointing judges that feel the way I feel,” he told the paper in May 2011.

August 6, 2015: Pro-Life

When he finally decided to take the plunge and run for the presidency this upcoming term, Trump explained that he had had a change of heart, coming out strongly as pro-life and giving a specific explanation.

During the first debate, Trump was asked about his comments from 1999 and said that “since then, I’ve very much evolved.”

“What happened is friends of mine, years ago, were going to have a child, and it was going to be aborted. And it wasn’t aborted. And that child today is a total superstar, a great, great child. And I saw that. And I saw other instances,” Trump said at the debate.

“I am very, very proud to say that I am pro-life,” he added.

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Trump has repeated this personal story and reiterated his pro-life stance many times over the course of his campaign.

March 30, 2016: Talk of Punishing Women and Possible Ban

In the span of roughly three hours on Wednesday, Trump had three different stances on abortion.

During a taping of an MSNBC town hall in Wisconsin, Trump was pressed repeatedly by host Chris Matthews if he thinks there should be “some form of punishment” if abortion were banned and Trump finally said: “For the woman? … Yeah.”

He went on to say that the punishment in question would “have to be determined.”

After a clip of that interview was released, Trump’s campaign first released the following statement from Trump: “This issue is unclear and should be put back into the states for determination. Like Ronald Reagan, I am pro-life with exceptions, which I have outlined numerous times.”

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His campaign later released another statement, effectively retracting the most controversial portion of the comments he had made during the MSNBC taping.

The second statement reads: “If Congress were to pass legislation making abortion illegal and the federal courts upheld this legislation, or any state were permitted to ban abortion under state and federal law, the doctor or any other person performing this illegal act upon a woman would be held legally responsible, not the woman. The woman is a victim in this case as is the life in her womb. My position has not changed – like Ronald Reagan, I am pro-life with exceptions,” Trump said in his subsequent statement.

It’s early hours over the pond have you been on the sherbet s

Forgive me, I’m just a Southeast Texas Hick in the USA. Not sure what you mean friend.

Had a good night out or iin ( had a few drinks)

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I’ve been Trump bashing for the past few while. Which is akin to masterbation, but the porn is like all the same picture over and over.

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Lol.nothing wrong with a lively debate but 6 consecutive posts abit on the Obsessive side

Man, as my step mom used to say, just rub it and get all the poison out.

I think I’m done now.

Ok have a good night /morning

you too, Cherrio

Editorial comment provided by the poster as this topic is so near and dear to my heart. Trump has no problem with citizens of the United States paying taxes. Just so long as he doesn’t have to:

House panel can get Trump’s taxes, appeals court says

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The House Ways and Means Committee does have the right to see former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, denying his claim that the request for the documents was “politically motivated.”

The three-judge panel on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court ruling from December that found the committee’s ask to be justified.

The House panel, chaired by Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), first requested the 45th president’s business and personal returns in 2019 — seeking documents for the years between 2013 and 2018 as part of an investigation into the Internal Revenue Service’s audit program and tax law compliance by Trump. Federal law says the IRS “shall furnish” the returns of any taxpayer to a handful of top lawmakers.

Donald Trump leaving Trump Tower on Wednesday morning.

Donald Trump leaving Trump Tower on Wednesday morning.

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Trump has long claimed the committee’s action was driven by opposition to him personally. However, Senior Circuit Judge David Sentelle wrote in his ruling that lawmakers having personal political motives “as well as legislative ones” is nothing new.

“Indeed, it is likely rare that an individual member of Congress would work for a legislative purpose without considering the political implications,” wrote Sentelle, who added that courts “do not probe motives of individual legislators.”

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“These motives are explicitly protected by the Speech or Debate Clause.”

Rep. Richard Neal, center, chaired the committee that requested Trump's tax records in 2019.

Rep. Richard Neal, center, chaired the committee that requested Trump’s tax records in 2019.

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Sentelle also ruled that the committee’s request does not violate the separation of powers principle and the Treasury Department’s decision to hand over the returns does not violate Trump’s First Amendment rights.

“While it is possible that Congress may attempt to threaten the sitting president with an invasive request after leaving office, every president takes office knowing that he will be subject to the same law as all other citizens upon leaving office,” the judge wrote. “This is a feature of our democratic republic, not a bug.”

In December, a Trump-appointed federal judge ruled that the committee has the authority to obtain and potentially publish the records.

Federal law says the IRS “shall furnish” the returns of any taxpayer to a handful of top lawmakers.

Federal law says the IRS “shall furnish” the returns of any taxpayer to a handful of top lawmakers.

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“A long line of Supreme Court cases requires great deference to facially valid congressional inquires,” US District Judge Trevor McFadden wrote at the time. “Even the special solicitude accorded former presidents does not alter the outcome.”

Neal praised the ruling on Tuesday, saying it has “yet again” affirmed the committee’s position.

Senior Circuit Judge David Sentelle said that politicians' personal as well as legislative motives are nothing new.

Senior Circuit Judge David Sentelle said that politicians’ personal as well as legislative motives are nothing new.

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“I’m pleased that this long-anticipated opinion makes clear the law is on our side,” Neal said. “When we receive the returns, we will begin our oversight of the IRS’s mandatory presidential audit program.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also celebrated the decision, calling it “an important victory for the rule of law.”

“Access to the former president’s tax returns is crucial to upholding the public interest, our national security & our Democracy,” the California Democrat said in a tweet.

“We look forward to the IRS complying with this ruling and delivering the requested documents so that Ways and Means can begin its oversight responsibilities of the mandatory presidential audit program.”

The appeals court’s decision came one day after the former president’s Florida estate at Mar-a-Lago was raided by FBI agents. The raid was reportedly part of a probe into whether Trump illegally took classified records from the White House.

Trump has claimed the raid was the result of “prosecutorial misconduct, the weaponization of the Justice System, and an attack by Radical Left Democrats who desperately don’t want me to run for President in 2024.”

Trump put on a brave face for the crowds outside Trump Tower.

Trump put on a brave face for the crowds outside Trump Tower.

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The former president has yet to announce whether he intends to seek another White House bid.

‘MOST PRO-GAY PRESIDENT’

What are Trump’s views on the LGBTQ community and gay marriage?

DONALD Trump has shifted his focus to LGBTQ voters in a push to earn their support for a second stint in the White House.

The president’s LGBTQ supporters say that the Trump administration has made gay rights a “non-issue,” citing his friendships with gay men and his appointment of at least two openly gay federal judges

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Donald Trump has recently shifted his focus to recruiting LGBTQ voters

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Donald Trump has recently shifted his focus to recruiting LGBTQ voters Credit: Rex Features

What is Trump’s position on LGBTQ rights?

The president has had a spotty track record when it comes to LGBTQ rights.

Days after he was sworn into office, Trump said on January 30 that he would keep in place a 2014 Obama-era executive order that created federal workplace protections for LGBTQ people.

But weeks later, he rolled back key components of the Obama administration’s workplace protections for LGBTQ Americans.

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The Trump administration rolled back requirements that made federal contractors prove they’re complying with the protections, which makes it harder to track workplace discrimination against LGBTQ employees.

President Trump has had a spotty record when it comes to LGBTQ rights

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President Trump has had a spotty record when it comes to LGBTQ rightsCredit: Rex Features

Trump said in 2017 that he'd keep Obama-era federal workplace protections for LGBTQ people

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Trump said in 2017 that he’d keep Obama-era federal workplace protections for LGBTQ peopleCredit: AP:Associated Press

But months later, the DOJ argued that federal law doesn't protect employers from discriminating against workers because of their sexual orientation

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But months later, the DOJ argued that federal law doesn’t protect employers from discriminating against workers because of their sexual orientation Credit: Reuters

Supporters of the president wave Trump banners at a rally

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Supporters of the president wave Trump banners at a rallyCredit: Rex Features

In July 2017, the Department of Justice argued in court that federal civil rights law doesn’t prohibit employers from discriminating against workers based on sexual orientation.

The Trump administration argued to the Supreme Court in 2019 that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 doesn’t include sexual orientation or gender identity.

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act bans employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

The Trump administration argued in 2019 that the 1964 Civil Rights Act doesn't include discrimination against LGBTQ people

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The Trump administration argued in 2019 that the 1964 Civil Rights Act doesn’t include discrimination against LGBTQ peopleCredit: Reuters

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bans employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bans employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national originCredit: The Associated Press

What has Trump done for the LGBTQ community?

Trump pick and former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grennell claimed Trump is the “most pro-gay president in history” in a campaign ad released on Twitter in August.

In the ad, he cites Trump’s efforts to help the gay community, including fight against the “homophobic regime” of Islamic terrorist group Hezbollah.

Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grennell appeared in a pro-LGBTQ Trump campaign ad

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Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grennell appeared in a pro-LGBTQ Trump campaign adCredit: Log Cabin GOP

Grennell, who is openly gay, listed the ways that President Trump has supported the LGBTQ community

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Grennell, who is openly gay, listed the ways that President Trump has supported the LGBTQ community Credit: Log Cabin GOP

Grennell, who was selected by Trump, said his sexual orientation 'didn't even faze' the president

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Grennell, who was selected by Trump, said his sexual orientation ‘didn’t even faze’ the presidentCredit: Log Cabin GOP

Grennell, who is gay, also noted that his sexual orientation “didn’t even faze” the president.

“President Trump is the most pro-gay president in history and I can prove it,” he says.

“I’m Ric Grennell. I’m America’s first openly gay cabinet member.”

First lady Melania Trump released a video of her own on Thursday, in which she details what her husband has done for the LGBTQ community.

“I was shocked to discover that some of these powerful people have tried to paint my husband as anti-gay or against equality. Nothing could be further from the truth,” she said.

Mary Rowland, an openly lesbian judge nominated by President Trump, was confirmed as a federal district judge for the US District Court of Northern Illinois in August 2019.

Patrick Bumatay, an openly gay Filipino-American judge also selected by Trump, was confirmed to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in December 2019.

The Trump campaign threw a “Trump pride” event in October to try and win over LGBTQ voters in Minnesota.

Trump has appointed at least two openly gay judges to the federal courts

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Trump has appointed at least two openly gay judges to the federal courtsCredit: Reuters

A man sports a 'Gays for Trump 2020' t-shirt

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A man sports a ‘Gays for Trump 2020’ t-shirtCredit: Rex Features

The Trump campaign hosted a "Trump pride" event in October to win over LGBTQ voters in Minnesota

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The Trump campaign hosted a “Trump pride” event in October to win over LGBTQ voters in MinnesotaCredit: Twitter/Jennifer Carnahan

Does Trump support gay marriage?

Before he was elected president, Trump told CNN’s Jake Tapper in 2015 that he is “just for traditional marriage.”

But after being elected president in November 2016, he said in an interview that he considers the nationwide legality of same-sex marriage “settled.”

Trump also said he was “fine” with the Supreme Court’s decision to legally recognize gay marriage.

Trump said in 2016 that he considers the nationwide legality of same-sex marriage 'settled'

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Trump said in 2016 that he considers the nationwide legality of same-sex marriage 'settled’Credit: Getty Images - Getty

Trump has said he's 'fine' with the Supreme Court's decision to legally recognize gay marriage

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Trump has said he’s ‘fine’ with the Supreme Court’s decision to legally recognize gay marriageCredit: AP:Associated Press

A gay Trump supporter attends an evening rally

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A gay Trump supporter attends an evening rallyCredit: Rex Features

Is Trump going to ban gay marriage?

President Trump said he has no plans to take away same-sex marriage rights.

During a 60 Minutes interview in 2016, he said that debating the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision to make same-sex marriage a right nationwide wouldn’t happen because it’s been written into law.

Trump said in a 2016 60 minutes interview that he had no plans to roll back same-sex marriage rights

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Trump said in a 2016 60 minutes interview that he had no plans to roll back same-sex marriage rightsCredit: 60 minutes Twitter

He said he wouldn't challenge the Supreme Court's decision to legalize gay marriage because it's already written into law

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He said he wouldn’t challenge the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize gay marriage because it’s already written into lawCredit: Getty - Contributor

US election 2020: What is Trump’s record on the environment?

By Christopher Giles and Wanyuan Song
BBC Reality Check

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12 October 2020

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US President Trump speaks during a briefing on wildfires with local and federal fire and emergency officials in SacramentoIMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES

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President Trump at a briefing on wildfires in California

With forest fires in the western US and a hurricane hitting the southern coast of America, President Donald Trump has caused controversy by questioning the science around climate change.

He has called himself a “great environmentalist”, touting successes in conservation, wildlife protection and the banning of some off-shore drilling.

We have taken a look at what he has said and done on environmental issues.

Trump: “China’s carbon emissions are nearly twice what the US has and… rising fast. Last year, America reduced its… emissions by more than any country in the [Paris climate] agreement.”

Mr Trump is right about the total size of China’s emissions compared to the US - but not when it comes to comparing China and the US in terms of emissions per person.

China produces nearly twice as much CO2 as the US, which is the world’s second largest emitter of carbon dioxide.

Total CO2 emissions . Million tonnes. .

However, per head of population, the US produces significantly more carbon dioxide than China.

As for the growth in carbon emissions, Mr Trump is right. China’s emissions have risen considerably despite a slowdown from 2014 to 2016.

But Mr Trump’s other claim that last year the US had reduced its emissions by more than any other country doesn’t give the full picture.

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Greenhouse gas emissions per capita. Tonnes. Data is for 2017 for selected countries. Globally Qatar has highest C02 emissions per capita..

In 2019, the US had the largest decline in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by quantity, but not by percentage.

Between 2018 and 2019, the US reduced its emissions by 2.9% - but Germany’s 8% and Japan’s 4.3% reductions were much bigger.

Trump: “It’ll start getting cooler. You just watch… I don’t think science knows, actually.”

These comments were in response to California Secretary for Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot, who said to the president: “We want to work with you to really recognise the changing climate.”

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Mr Trump’s record on the environment has become a controversial campaign issue

Mr Trump has received widespread criticism from scientific experts on this issue.

Dr Chris Brierley, an associate professor in climate science at UCL, said the world was getting warmer and would continue to do so.

“You’ll have some anomalously cold years and some anomalously hot years but it is certainly going up,” he said.

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And there is an overwhelming scientific consensus these rising temperatures are being driven by human actions.

Nasa, the US space agency, says: “Multiple studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals show that 97% or more of actively publishing climate scientists agree climate-warming trends over the past century are extremely likely due to human activities.”

But the president has shown little, if any, commitment to tackling climate change and last year withdrew the US from the Paris accord, a multilateral agreement to tackle global warming.

Trump: “Right now we have the cleanest air we’ve ever had in this country, let’s say over the last 40 years.”

Over the past few decades, air quality - a measure of six major pollutants - has improved significantly in the US.

From 1970 to 2019, the overall level of these pollutants fell by 77%, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

And this trend has largely continued into Mr Trump’s administration, with a 7% fall between 2017 and 2019, which is why the EPA says the US currently has the cleanest air on record.

Air pollution in the US has been improving. . Number of Days Reaching "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" Level or Above on the Air Quality Index (Among 35 Major U.S. Cities for Ozone and PM2.5 Combined).

But whether these achievements are a result of actions taken by the president or part of a longer-term trend away from polluting energy sources such as coal is contested by experts.

“The decisions of his administration to weaken numerous air-quality standards reveal his clear intent to worsen air quality in the long run,” says H Christopher Frey, a professor at North Carolina State University and former chief of the EPA’s air-quality scientific advisory board.

Other factors such as weather events can also have a heavy impact on pollution.

Trump: “I’m committed to ensuring the United States has the… cleanest water on Earth.”

The US is ranked 26th in the world on sanitation and drinking water, according to Yale University’s 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI).

On this ranking, Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and the UK have the cleanest water.

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The Colorado River

The government has been criticised for repealing the 2015 Waters of the United States rule.

This had placed limits on polluting chemicals that could be used near bodies of water but was seen as restrictive for farmers and industrial workers.

“The revisions to the Waters of the US rule remove a significant number of waters and wetlands from the protection of the Clean Water Act, potentially impacting water quality and leading to the destruction of more wetlands,” says Hana Vizcarra, an environment lawyer at Harvard University.

Trump: “I signed the Great American Outdoors Act, the most significant investment in our national parks in over a century.”

The US Congress has approved $9.5bn (£7.5bn) of funding for national parks over the next five years.

The bill, supported by both Democrats and Republicans, will also increase by $900m a year funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, created in 1965.

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Yosemite National Park

President Trump had previously expressed support for cutting funding for conservation but changed his mind this summer and signed the bill into law.

“Passing the Great American Outdoors Act is quite simply the most significant investment in conservation in decades,” National Wildlife Federation president and chief executive Collin O’Mara says.

And National Parks Conservation Association president and chief executive Theresa Pierno says: “This is the largest investment our country has made in our national parks and public lands in more than 50 years.”

Is Trump really a good businessman?

October 6, 2020 diepthought Donald Trump, English Comments Offon Is Trump really a good businessman?

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Claim: Trump has repeatedly claimed that the reason he is qualified to be president is because he’s a successful businessman, and many Americans believe it.

Rating: This claim is MOSTLY FALSE. Although Trump has made considerable money from his entertainment and real estate career, his tax returns from the last two decades reveal that he has lost much more money than he has made.

Between 2004 and 2018, Trump made $427.4 million from selling his image, such as the licensure of his brand to real estate firms and from The Apprentice. However, according to a report in The New York Times, Trump paid “no taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years–largely because he reported losing much more money than he made.”

Here are some of Trump’s most significant business failures:

  • In 2016 and in 2017, his first year as president, Trump paid only $750 in federal taxes each of those years. That is because in 2017, Trump’s income was $14.8 million but he reported $27.6 million in business losses.

  • Between 1985 and 1994, Trump’s businesses lost $1.17 billion. Year after year, Trump lost more money than nearly any other individual American taxpayer.

  • Within eighteen months of starting Trump Shuttle, his airline, in 1989, the business lost $125 million.

  • Since 2000, Trump has reported losing more than $315 million in the operation of his golf courses.

  • Trump’s Washington hotel has lost more than $55 million since opening in 2016.

  • Under Trump’s ownership, the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was bankrupted twice. Having spent $1.2 billion to build the property, Trump sold it for only $50 million in 2017. In total, he has bankrupted his companies six times.

  • In 2018, Trump paid $25 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by students who alleged that they had been defrauded by the now-defunct Trump University, a for-profit program.

  • Trump currently owes hundreds of millions of dollars in loans and mortgages. In 2016, he took out a $100 million mortgage on the commercial space in Trump Tower. He appears to have paid off none of that amount, which is due in 2022. Additionally, his tax records show that he is personally liable for $421 million in loans, most of which is also due within four years.

  • Trump’s business portfolio was vulnerable to the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; the value of Trump’s office buildings, hotels, and resorts have decreased by $600 million.

  • In addition to these business losses, Trump also currently faces an audit by the IRS for claiming a $72.9 million tax refund in 2010, even after reporting huge losses of $1.4 billion in 2008 to 2009. He could owe the IRS as much as $100 million if the IRS finds that his reporting was inaccurate.

The New York Times’ reporting was based on two decades of Trump’s tax returns that the paper was able to obtain. Previously, Trump refused to release his tax returns, even though other politicians have done so when they ran for public office. Trump said that he could not release his returns because they were being audited. That is not true. An audit doesn’t prevent a president from releasing his tax returns.

Trump has dismissed The New York Times report as “fake news.” But he still refuses to release his returns. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, seemingly confirmed that the New York Times’s reporting was true, telling the press that he was “very concerned” about how Trump’s tax returns were released, saying, “That information should have never gotten out.”

Conclusion: The claim that Trump is a successful businessman, in terms of building profitable companies, has been determined to be MOSTLY FALSE. Year after year, Trump has reported huge losses on his tax returns that far exceed his income. Trump is also personally liable for $421 million dollars in loans, which will be due in the next four years.

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Despite all the lies and deceptions that have taken place under Trump, the maga hats are still the most irrational and vicious people on the planet - well, just look at them now.

FBI search warrant shows Trump under investigation for potential obstruction of justice, Espionage Act violations

The documents, unsealed after the Justice Department sought their public disclosure amid relentless attacks by Trump and his GOP allies, underscore the extraordinary national security threat that federal investigators believed the missing documents presented. The concern grew so acute that Attorney General Merrick Garland approved the unprecedented search of Trump’s estate last week.

Welcome to TDS America

Quite amazing that the fools can find nothing positive to say about the ridiculous coalition currently mismanaging the USA !

Instead they can only show their desparate fear of an old man who may or may not even stand for election !

An old man who is the very best a country of some 300 million souls can find to govern them !

What does this show about the catastropic education system they have inflicted on their children and grand children ?

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Aside from causing chaos, what has he done?