[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #586: #winning het jaar uit!

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Op zaterdag 29 december 2018 20:32 schreef Arcee het volgende:

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op zaterdag 29-12-2018 om 19:30:16 Any deaths of children or others at the Border are strictly the fault of the Democrats and their pathetic immigration policies that allow people to make the long trek thinking they can enter our country illegally. They can’t. If we had a Wall, they wouldn’t even try! The two..... reageer retweet

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op zaterdag 29-12-2018 om 19:36:17 ...children in question were very sick before they were given over to Border Patrol. The father of the young girl said it was not their fault, he hadn’t given her water in days. Border Patrol needs the Wall and it will all end. They are working so hard & getting so little credit! reageer retweet

Elke dag janken dat alles iedereen z'n schuld is behalve die van Trump.

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tommyxtopher twitterde op donderdag 27-12-2018 om 15:37:36 Trump's SECRETARY OF STATE, America's chief diplomat, said "We will continue to fight these battles, it is a never ending struggle... until the Rapture." Holy shit. https://t.co/M727uMoq4w reageer retweet

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FBI, New Jersey investigators gathered evidence of undocumented immigrants who say they worked at Trump golf course, lawyer says

Federal and state investigators are scrutinizing the employment documents of immigrants without legal status who say they worked at President Trump’s golf club in New Jersey, according to their attorney.

Anibal Romero, a Newark attorney who represents five undocumented immigrants who say they worked at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, said in an interview Saturday that he met with investigators from the New Jersey state attorney general’s office and two FBI agents in November, before the workers began to go public with their stories.

Romero said he turned over fake green cards and Social Security numbers that supervisors at the golf club allegedly gave one of his clients, Victorina Morales, a 44-year-old Guatemalan national. He also gave investigators the pay stubs of Sandra Diaz, a 46-year-old Costa Rican native who now has legal status but said she was undocumented when she worked at the club for three years.

The FBI agents told him they would “coordinate” with the New Jersey state attorney general’s office, Romero said.

The materials collected by law enforcement agencies, first reported by the New York Daily News, indicate that investigators may be launching a probe into the hiring practices of the president’s golf club.

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Morales said she had worked at the Bedminster club for the last five years — even making Trump’s bed and ironing the president’s clothes at times. She told the Times that managers at the club had taken steps to help her evade detection as an undocumented worker.

“The important point that I think has been left out is that Americans think these hard-working women get these jobs on their own — that’s not what happened,” Romero said. “People employed by the golf club recruited her and made her the phony documents.”

Bron: WaPo

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anniekarni twitterde op zondag 30-12-2018 om 14:02:28 To be honest, it’s not a wall,” Kelly said. https://t.co/x16fMD5QhR reageer retweet

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“To be honest, it’s not a wall,” Kelly said.

When Kelly led Homeland Security in early 2017, one of his first steps was to seek advice from those who “actually secure the border,” Customs and Border Protection agents who Kelly calls “salt-of-the-earth, Joe-Six-Pack folks.”

“They said, ‘Well we need a physical barrier in certain places, we need technology across the board, and we need more people,’” he said.

“The president still says ‘wall’ — oftentimes frankly he’ll say ‘barrier’ or ‘fencing,’ now he’s tended toward steel slats. But we left a solid concrete wall early on in the administration, when we asked people what they needed and where they needed it.”

Asked if there is a security crisis at the Southern border, or whether Trump has drummed up fears of a migrant “invasion” for political reasons, Kelly did not answer directly, but said, “We do have an immigration problem.”

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Z_Everson twitterde op zondag 30-12-2018 om 02:39:14 Elizabeth Warren just renamed her Twitter account, dropping the Mass reference. She’s running? https://t.co/mybjjaJ24X reageer retweet

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Op zondag 30 december 2018 15:36 schreef martijnde3de het volgende:

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Z_Everson twitterde op zondag 30-12-2018 om 02:39:14 Elizabeth Warren just renamed her Twitter account, dropping the Mass reference. She’s running? https://t.co/mybjjaJ24X reageer retweet

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Fears of Republican Power Grab in Michigan Fade as Governor Vetoes Bill (NYTimes)

Just a few weeks ago, protesters marched through the Michigan Capitol claiming that Republicans were trying to subvert the will of voters and seize power from the Democrats who had just been elected governor, attorney general and secretary of state.

The protesters’ worst fears did not come to fruition.

On Friday, Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican whose eight-year tenure ends next week, vetoed a bill that would have allowed lawmakers to intervene in court cases, a measure seen as an effort to dilute the authority of the new Democrats. Other legislation that would have stripped power from incoming officials never made it to a floor vote.

The results gave Michigan Democrats some measure of relief, though they were not at all thrilled with what had happened in recent weeks. Mr. Snyder also signed or vetoed dozens of other bills this week passed by lawmakers during their busy, contentious lame-duck session.

“Some of the ones that he vetoed, we are a little surprised that he vetoed,” State Representative Adam Zemke, a Democrat, said. “And so that’s a positive thing.”

In recent years, lame-duck bills to strip authority from newly elected Democrats have become part of the partisan playbook in Republican-controlled states. But Mr. Snyder’s approach to those measures contrasted sharply with that of Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, who proudly signed farther-reaching legislation this month, and of former Gov. Pat McCrory of North Carolina, who approved similar bills in 2016. In left-leaning states like New Jersey, Democrats have tested their own strategies to consolidate power.

In Michigan, Mr. Snyder loomed as the likeliest barrier to the authority-stripping measures. Never a hard-right Republican, the governor had disagreed over the years with his legislative counterparts on issues like gun rights. And Mr. Snyder had weathered criticism from some within his own party for his handling of the water crisis in Flint.

“He is not necessarily going to be motivated by the same things that Scott Walker or another really partisan Republican governor was,” said Brandon Dillon, the chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party and a longtime critic of Mr. Snyder. “We thought there was a good chance that he would take a different approach to these bills going out the door.”

In vetoing the bill that would have allowed legislators to weigh in on legal cases, Mr. Snyder said he would not have liked such intervention while he was governor. “Accordingly,” Mr. Snyder wrote in a letter to lawmakers, “I do not believe it prudent to sign this legislation as my term as governor comes to an end.”

His decision garnered praise from Dana Nessel, the Democrat who will become attorney general next week. “We are grateful to Gov. Snyder for demonstrating his integrity and commitment to upholding the Michigan Constitution,” she said in a statement.

Some bills opposed by Democrats still became law. Mr. Snyder signed dozens of new measures this week, including one limiting administrative rule-making and another that makes it harder for citizens to gather signatures for ballot initiatives. Previously, he approved measures that gutted citizen efforts to raise the minimum wage and expand paid leave for sick workers.

Efforts on Friday to reach Tom Leonard, the Republican speaker of the Michigan House, and Arlan Meekhof, the Republican majority leader in the Michigan Senate, were not immediately successful. A spokeswoman for the Michigan Republican Party declined to comment.

Mr. Zemke, the Democratic representative, said the tumult of recent weeks had raised questions about whether Michigan should even have a postelection legislative session in the future.

“Even though we may have come out less scarred than we had thought we might,” Mr. Zemke said, “if we didn’t have a lame duck, none of these bills would ever have been introduced.”[/spoiler]

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Op zaterdag 29 december 2018 22:20 schreef Tweek het volgende:

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Best eng eigenlijk, als Rutte zoiets over de PVDA zou zeggen bestond de VVD de volgende dag niet meer. Als in alle stemmers zouden weg lopen naar andere partijen.

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Op zaterdag 29 december 2018 22:20 schreef Tweek het volgende:

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Best eng eigenlijk, als Rutte zoiets over de PVDA zou zeggen bestond de VVD de volgende dag niet meer. Als in alle stemmers zouden weg lopen naar andere partijen.

De Republikeinen moeten toch gaan inzien dat deze situatie onhoudbaar is.

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Op zondag 30 december 2018 17:52 schreef Kansenjongere het volgende:

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Als Rutte het zou zeggen zou het hem misschien stemmen kosten, maar als Wilders of Baudet het zou zeggen zou hun achterban het vermoedelijk alleen maar geweldig vinden.

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feliciasonmez twitterde op zondag 30-12-2018 om 21:23:46 Lindsey Graham outside WH just now after lunch withTrump: "We had a great lunch. We talked about Syria. He told me some things I didn’t know that made me feel a lot better about where we’re headed in Syria." reageer retweet

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feliciasonmez twitterde op zondag 30-12-2018 om 21:26:22 “The wall has become a metaphor for border security,” Graham says reageer retweet

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Op zondag 30 december 2018 21:52 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Ook een manier om je gezicht te redden: 'The Wall' betekent eik 'Border Security'

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feliciasonmez twitterde op zondag 30-12-2018 om 21:23:46 Lindsey Graham outside WH just now after lunch withTrump: "We had a great lunch. We talked about Syria. He told me some things I didn’t know that made me feel a lot better about where we’re headed in Syria." reageer retweet

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feliciasonmez twitterde op zondag 30-12-2018 om 21:26:22 “The wall has become a metaphor for border security,” Graham says reageer retweet

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Op zondag 30 december 2018 22:00 schreef KoosVogels het volgende:

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Graham is weer tot de orde geroepen.

Lindsey Graham: The President is not a man under siege

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Op zondag 30 december 2018 22:20 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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Ik had meer de indruk dat Trump hem als spreekbuis heeft gebruikt om de boodschap over te brengen.

Lindsey Graham: The President is not a man under siege

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op zondag 30-12-2018 om 22:59:44 President and Mrs. Obama built/has a ten foot Wall around their D.C. mansion/compound. I agree, totally necessary for their safety and security. The U.S. needs the same thing, slightly larger version! reageer retweet

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Op zondag 30 december 2018 23:16 schreef Houtenbeen het volgende:

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op zondag 30-12-2018 om 22:59:44 President and Mrs. Obama built/has a ten foot Wall around their D.C. mansion/compound. I agree, totally necessary for their safety and security. The U.S. needs the same thing, slightly larger version! reageer retweet

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Op zondag 30 december 2018 23:16 schreef Houtenbeen het volgende:

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op zondag 30-12-2018 om 22:59:44 President and Mrs. Obama built/has a ten foot Wall around their D.C. mansion/compound. I agree, totally necessary for their safety and security. The U.S. needs the same thing, slightly larger version! reageer retweet

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Op zondag 30 december 2018 23:19 schreef Monolith het volgende:

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Een muur van drie meter, dat zal ze leren!

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maggieNYT twitterde op maandag 31-12-2018 om 01:29:26 The DACA-for-border-wall $ deal that Graham discussed today is not something Democrats are interested in now, in part because the issue is expected to go to a high court challenge in 2019 https://t.co/9KC5qf73gy reageer retweet

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maggieNYT twitterde op maandag 31-12-2018 om 01:41:28 House Dems are preparing to pass a bill to fund the government on Thursday, taking away a White House talking point that they're unwilling to make a move https://t.co/9KC5qf73gy reageer retweet

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maggieNYT twitterde op maandag 31-12-2018 om 01:50:30 Some Trump advisers see budget fight taking place now as preferable to late next year. But Trump had agreed to the CR that was passed and he was supposed to sign a few weeks ago. Now, Dems have no incentive to make a first offer after he reneged on that https://t.co/9KC5qf73gy reageer retweet

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maggieNYT twitterde op maandag 31-12-2018 om 01:55:17 The toughest part is yet to come for Trump, which is when he gets sent something and is tempted to sign it to end the standoff and is urged by his base to veto it. So far, this is noise...but 800k federal workers are impacted https://t.co/9KC5qf73gy reageer retweet

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LizSly twitterde op maandag 31-12-2018 om 00:30:50 These are the exact same conditions set by the administration before Trump’s withdrawal announcement. In other words, the troops stay indefinitely. Except now everyone else is confused and already making other plans. https://t.co/aGjoLBxIRb reageer retweet

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azcentral twitterde op zaterdag 29-12-2018 om 03:30:24 Migrant children dragged, pushed at Southwest Key shelter. https://t.co/Xgnqnjy4zq https://t.co/W3I7n3paXv reageer retweet

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Op maandag 31 december 2018 00:33 schreef john2406 het volgende:

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Vergeet de diepte niet!

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Op zondag 30 december 2018 23:16 schreef Houtenbeen het volgende:

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op zondag 30-12-2018 om 22:59:44 President and Mrs. Obama built/has a ten foot Wall around their D.C. mansion/compound. I agree, totally necessary for their safety and security. The U.S. needs the same thing, slightly larger version! reageer retweet

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Op maandag 31 december 2018 09:13 schreef Vis1980 het volgende:

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En zou u ook kunnen uitleggen waarom dat is?

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Op maandag 31 december 2018 03:22 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
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LizSly twitterde op maandag 31-12-2018 om 00:30:50 These are the exact same conditions set by the administration before Trump’s withdrawal announcement. In other words, the troops stay indefinitely. Except now everyone else is confused and already making other plans. https://t.co/aGjoLBxIRb reageer retweet

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Op maandag 31 december 2018 09:44 schreef Arcee het volgende:

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Kan niet wachten tot Trump dit in z'n eigen onsamenhangende woorden nader gaat toelichten.

Duitse leraar allemaal onvoldoende of nee toch niet

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Op maandag 31 december 2018 09:56 schreef Ulx het volgende:
Trump heeft dus alleen maar zijn onderhandelaars een trap in de rug gegeven.
Dealmaker my ass.

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Op maandag 31 december 2018 13:06 schreef martijnde3de het volgende:

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De oplossing lijkt mij heel makkelijk: de democraten stemmen voor de begroting(met geld voor de wall) en stemmen voor de strengere imigratiehervorming. Dan krijgen de daca kinderen een greencard doordat republikeinen voor stemmen.

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Op zondag 30 december 2018 23:19 schreef Monolith het volgende:

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Een muur van drie meter, dat zal ze leren!

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Op maandag 31 december 2018 13:17 schreef Tijger_m het volgende:

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Obama heeft dan ook goede reden om zich zorgen te maken met de hoeveelheid rechtse terroristen in de VS.

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Op maandag 31 december 2018 14:36 schreef Tweek het volgende:
Elizabeth Warren stelt zich kandidaat:
https://www.nytimes.com/2(...)nt-announcement.html

Ga je Trump niet mee verslaan denk ik.

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Op maandag 31 december 2018 14:36 schreef Tweek het volgende:
Elizabeth Warren stelt zich kandidaat:
https://www.nytimes.com/2(...)nt-announcement.html

Ga je Trump niet mee verslaan denk ik.

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Op maandag 31 december 2018 14:36 schreef Tweek het volgende:
Elizabeth Warren stelt zich kandidaat:
https://www.nytimes.com/2(...)nt-announcement.html

Ga je Trump niet mee verslaan denk ik.

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Op maandag 31 december 2018 14:36 schreef Tweek het volgende:
Elizabeth Warren stelt zich kandidaat:
https://www.nytimes.com/2(...)nt-announcement.html

Ga je Trump niet mee verslaan denk ik.

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Op maandag 31 december 2018 15:15 schreef Q. het volgende:

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Je hebt een mannelijke, blanke, zuidelijke democraat nodig om Trump te kunnen verslaan. Type Beto. GEEN vrouw of kleuring want het grootste deel van dat land leeft nog in de middeleeuwen en zal daar nooit op stemmen. Je moet een kandidaat hebben die voor de gemiddelde middeleeuwse Republikein acceptabel is. En een vrouw is dat niet. Warren niet, Hillary niet.

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Op maandag 31 december 2018 15:19 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:

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Geen 'kleurling' want daar zal het grootste deel nooit op stemmen? Je bent Obama vergeten?