[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #551 - Kavanaugh(t?)

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Op maandag 24 september 2018 13:42 schreef clumsy_clown het volgende:

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Het is bizar met wat voor argumenten conservatieven komen. Zelfs onder nieuwsberichten in NL media zie je de GOP spins en ronduit alt-right conspiracys hierover. Waanzin.

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Op maandag 24 september 2018 14:11 schreef Tweek het volgende:

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Als ik me even de tyfus wil ergeren aan iets dan open ik de comments bij een artikel over Trump op de Elsevier site.

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Op maandag 24 september 2018 14:11 schreef Tweek het volgende:

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Als ik me even de tyfus wil ergeren aan iets dan open ik de comments bij een artikel over Trump op de Elsevier site.

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Op maandag 24 september 2018 14:18 schreef Szura het volgende:

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Ooit een gerespecteerd blad, tegenwoordig een quasi alt-right hoekje met een sjiek jasje van vroegere glorie dat opa nog in de kast had hangen.

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Op maandag 24 september 2018 13:33 schreef zalkc het volgende:
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jimsciutto twitterde op maandag 24-09-2018 om 14:33:41 New - President positive on second Trump-Kim summit: “It looks like we’ll have a second summit quite soon. As you know, Kim Jong Un wrote a beautiful letter and asked me for a second meeting. We will be doing that. Secretary Pompeo will work that out in the immediate future.” reageer retweet

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Op maandag 24 september 2018 14:48 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
Ah, ze gaan weer zogenaamd op voor de Nobelprijs voor de vrede.

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Op maandag 24 september 2018 11:50 schreef zalkc het volgende:

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En dat is ook het meest trieste, de GOP roept het over zichzelf af nu ze het op deze manier van het ontkennen en ontkrachten spelen. Ik weet vrijwel zeker dat als Kavanaugh direct had gezegd, "Ja stom, ik was jong en impulsief, en ik bied mijn excuses daarvoor aan", dan was de lont er vrij snel uit gehaald. Nu ontkent hij het glashard en vrij weinig studenten kunnen pochen op een smetteloze studententijd, misschien niet direct aanranding, maar allicht iets wat niet mag.

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cspan twitterde op donderdag 06-09-2018 om 01:14:51 Complete exchange between Sen. @maziehirono & Judge #Kavanaugh on sexual harassment, former judge Alex Kozinski and #MeToo movement. https://t.co/nmM7V3ksy6 reageer retweet

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Op maandag 24 september 2018 15:25 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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Het probleem is alleen dat Mazie Hirono hem twee gerichte vragen heeft gesteld op dit punt tijdens de hoorzittingen van de Senaat waarbij hij dus onder ede al ontkend heeft zich ooit schuldig te hebben gemaakt aan seksueel grensoverschrijdend gedrag sinds zijn 18e.

Aangezien hij 17 was mbt het incident met Dr Ford was er nog geen sprake van meineed maar bij de beschuldiging van Ramirez ligt dat dus anders...

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cspan twitterde op donderdag 06-09-2018 om 01:14:51 Complete exchange between Sen. @maziehirono & Judge #Kavanaugh on sexual harassment, former judge Alex Kozinski and #MeToo movement. https://t.co/nmM7V3ksy6 reageer retweet

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Acosta twitterde op maandag 24-09-2018 om 15:13:21 Trump at UN: “Judge Kavanaugh is an outstanding person and I am with him all the way.” reageer retweet

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Op maandag 24 september 2018 10:03 schreef klappernootopreis het volgende:

. Laat hem zich maar concentreren op de zaak Stormy Daniëls/Trump.

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MichaelAvenatti twitterde op maandag 24-09-2018 om 16:00:42 We will be appearing in court this afternoon in Los Angeles at 2 pm PST for @stormydaniels. We expect the court to provide guidance as to the case schedule and potential depositions of Cohen & Trump, as well as rule on Trump's motion to dismiss the defamation claim against him. reageer retweet

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President Donald Trump’s trade battles are already triggering economic warnings — and rising danger for Republicans just ahead of the midterm elections.

As fresh U.S. tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports take effect Monday, surveys show consumers growing increasingly worried about higher prices this fall. Giant retailers such as Walmart are warning of price increases for manufactured goods. And smaller businesses in swing states and districts from Washington state to Iowa to Tennessee are complaining bitterly about big hits to their exports.

The economic fallout from Trump’s skirmishes with China, Canada, Mexico and the European Union risk making an already tough cycle for Republicans even more brutal, giving Democrats a chance to peel away voters linked to influential industries — like Washington state cherry farmers and Tennessee bourbon makers — who have long supported business-friendly Republicans.

“Where you have real-world effects of the trade war, you see people’s opinions sour dramatically,” said Scott Lincicome, a trade lawyer and adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute who is studying the links between public opinion and trade. “You look at places like Washington state where people are dependent on exporting cherries and apples, or rust belt states that border Canada, or Tennessee with auto and bourbon makers, and you are going to see close races where this is actually a decisive issue.”

The latest impact will begin to hit Monday as new 10 percent tariffs Trump slapped on over $200 billion in imports from China are scheduled to go into effect. That tariff rate is set to rise to 25 percent on Jan. 1 if the Chinese don’t capitulate to White House demands. Trump has also threatened to bump the total up to over $500 billion in imports, which would hit nearly every product China exported to the U.S. last year.

Economists expect that to translate into higher prices for consumers across the country and special pain for low-to-middle-income voters who make up much of Trump’s base — and are least able to absorb increased costs for consumer goods from air conditioners to clothing and furniture. Republicans are counting on getting Trump supporters to the polls in November to hold off projected Democratic gains in the House and potentially the Senate. Forcing consumers to pay higher prices could make that harder.

“If you are kind of in the middle- or lower-income groups, you are buying a lot of what economists call tradable goods and you’ll be hit a lot harder,” said Kyle Handley, assistant professor of business economics and public policy at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. “This is basically the Trump voter who is going to see the biggest hit to their total spending.”

Evidence is already piling up that consumers and businesses are growing increasingly nervous about Trump’s trade policy.

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“This is going to be like death by a thousand cuts hitting every consumer product once you broaden the tariffs out,” said Matthew Shay, president of the National Retail Federation. “Taxing American consumers as a way of getting the Chinese to the table just doesn’t seem like the right tactic to us. If all of these tariffs on $500 billion-plus from China go into effect, prices will increase on everything that gets imported and that‘s going to be painful and real and unnecessary.”

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 24-09-2018 om 16:15:04 Rob Goldstone acknowledged that Don Jr. came into the room during the Trump Tower meeting anticipating — and very happy to accept — "opposition research" he believed was coming from the Russian government. https://t.co/bc1EvgqN3T reageer retweet

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MichaelAvenatti twitterde op maandag 24-09-2018 om 16:32:20 Warning: My client re Kavanaugh has previously done work within the State Dept, U.S. Mint, & DOJ. She has been granted multiple security clearances in the past including Public Trust & Secret. The GOP and others better be very careful in trying to suggest that she is not credible reageer retweet

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_ShannonMiller twitterde op maandag 24-09-2018 om 15:45:15 RIGHT NOW: @Yale law students staging a sit-in in law school building demanding a full, fair and impartial investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. #nbcct https://t.co/3jlxRk6IoY reageer retweet

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_ShannonMiller twitterde op maandag 24-09-2018 om 16:04:48 WATCH: Dozens of students sit in silence, wearing black demanding thorough look into accusations against Yale alumnus and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. 31 law school classes have been cancelled today in light of protest. #nbcct https://t.co/yCthpadhuj reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 24-09-2018 om 16:40:17 Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has verbally resigned to Chief of Staff John Kelly in anticipation of being fired by Trump, a source with direct knowledge tells Axios. https://t.co/Y2Xy3Y5qdm reageer retweet

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Op maandag 24 september 2018 16:41 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 24-09-2018 om 16:40:17 Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has verbally resigned to Chief of Staff John Kelly in anticipation of being fired by Trump, a source with direct knowledge tells Axios. https://t.co/Y2Xy3Y5qdm reageer retweet

Holy shit....

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jimsciutto twitterde op maandag 24-09-2018 om 16:42:06 Breaking: Dep AG Rod Rosenstein is expecting to be fired, @LauraAJarrett reporting reageer retweet

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eorden twitterde op maandag 24-09-2018 om 16:44:32 A source close to Rosenstein disputes the Axios report that Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein has verbally resigned, @LauraAJarrett reports. The source says that Rosenstein expects he is being fired.Noel Francisco, the solicitor general, would take on oversight of the Mueller probe. reageer retweet

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Op maandag 24 september 2018 16:43 schreef Klaphark het volgende:

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Waarom niet wachten op ontslag? Dit heeft minder effect.