With Writing on the Wall, Democrats Mourn Florida Races They Could Have Won
“Andrew Gillum turned out the vote,” said a Democratic official. But people “just didn’t know how to vote.”
PEMA LEVY NOVEMBER 16, 2018 3:56 PM

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/11/with-writing-on-the-wall-democrats-mourn-florida-races-they-could-have-won/

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NBC News calls CA-45: Katie Porter (D) is the apparent winner of California House 45. Democrat gain. —@NBCPolitics

This now puts Democrats with a net gain of 36 seats in the House.

2:00 PM - 16 Nov 2018

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Trump tells Fox News' Chris Wallace that he believes wildfires in California are mainly due to "management" and not climate change.

"Maybe [climate change] contributes a little bit -- the big problem we have is management."

POTUS cites inadequate raking of leaves as a cause.

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1063532278977126400

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After describing his experience at an Elvis concert, Trump ends Medal of Freedom ceremony by reminding his distinguished guests that "we are a nation that is doing really, really well right now. We have our greatest economy ever, we have our greatest employment numbers ever."

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Trump fondly recalls how when he saw Elvis in Vegas, an announcer said, "Elvis has left the house."

(The famous saying was actually "Elvis has left the building&quot

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1063509069816872961

“I’m not agitated, it’s a hoax,” Trump said. “The whole thing is a hoax.”

A reporter in the White House noted that Trump seemed particularly unhappy with Mueller on Thursday morning.

“No, it’s just a continuation,” Trump replied. “You can go — there should have never been an investigation because there was never anything done wrong. There was no collusion.”

“You would have known about it a long time ago if there was. There was nothing — they should have never had it. They have wasted millions and millions of dollars,” the president continued.

Trump described the investigation as a “witch hunt,” but insisted that Mueller would not cause problems for him. “I’m sure it will be just fine,” he remarked.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/watch-trump-insists-isnt-agitated-mueller-rages-witch-hunt-russia-investigation/

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It’s finally dawning on him who has the biggest incentive to see him impeached.

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TRUMP on White House's preliminary loss to CNN in court: "People have to behave... decorum. You can't take 3 questions and 4 questions, and stand up and not sit down... total freedom of the press is more important to me than anybody would believe, but you have to act w/respect."

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“Mike, will you be my running mate?” Mr. Trump asked Vice President Pence, who stood up, raised his hand, and nodded.

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But in private Mr. Trump is apparently not feeling so fine. In recent weeks, with his electoral prospects two years from now much on his mind, Mr. Trump has focused on the person who has most publicly tethered his fortunes to him. In one conversation after another he has asked aides and advisers a pointed question: Is Mike Pence loyal?

Mr. Trump has repeated the question so many times that he has alarmed some of his advisers. The president has not openly suggested dropping Mr. Pence from the ticket and picking another running mate, but the advisers say those kinds of questions usually indicate that he has grown irritated with someone.

But some Trump advisers, primarily outside the White House, have suggested to him that while Mr. Pence remains loyal, he may have used up his utility. These advisers argue that Mr. Trump has forged his own relationship with evangelical voters, and that what he might benefit from more is a running mate who could help him with women voters, who disapprove of him in large numbers.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/us/politics/mike-pence-trump-administration.html

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Aaron Rupar Retweeted Maggie Haberman

The Donald/Ivanka campaign is going to be lit

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Trump repeatedly boasts about boosting the Pentagon budget, and he enjoys giving speeches before cheering troops or military hardware, but he has been reluctant to visit troops in war zones, reported the New York Times.

His immediate predecessors, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, each made four visits to troops in Afghanistan, the same number of visits Bush made to Iraq, which Obama visited once.

Aides told the newspaper that Trump has not made visits to war zones because he does not really want them serving there in the first place.

They said a presidential visit would validate missions he doesn’t truly believe in.

Trump, who got a military deferment for bone spurs during the Vietnam War era, has also not made special trips to visit troops deployed at American bases overseas.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/trump-wont-visit-troops-war-zones-doesnt-believe/