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Pres. Obama’s Security Adviser Says Trump’s Meeting With N. Korean
Trump’s Tariffs On Aluminum And Steel Will Impact Us All
Leader Cannot Be ‘Reality Show’
A spokesman for President Trump said Sunday “nothing is being ruled out” for Trump’s upcoming meeting with North Korea’s leader, including a pos- sible sitdown in the White House.
“Nothing is being ruled out,” Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah said on ABC’s “This Week. “I have no announce- ment, it’s a time and a place to be determined. ”
He also said there’s a remote possibility that Trump might travel to North Korea to meet with President Kim Jong Un.
However, the former deputy national security adviser to President Barack Obama also chimed in on Sunday that
President Trump will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, time and place unde- termined.
he has spoken to his former boss about the potential meeting be- tween North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Don- ald Trump, and Obama is rooting for the meeting’s suc- cess.
“I think the nation should be rooting for diplomacy to work
with North Korea and I think that's certainly President Obama's view,” Ben Rhodes said during an interview on “This Week” Sunday.
Rhodes warned, however, that he has not seen evidence that the Trump administration is "equipped for this negotia- tion.”
Rhodes said, “there's no place in the world more volatile than the Korean peninsula. You cannot just approach this like a reality show. This has to be something where you bring in the experts, you invest in the same type of capabilities in our government that we've seen this administration turn their back on: Science and diplomacy.”
The U.S. auto industry and beer industry are two that will be impacted by the tariff on steel and aluminum.
President Donald Trump amped up the eco- nomic pressure on the Euro- pean Union over the weekend, threatening to turn allies into enemies at home and abroad with his trade pronouncements.
The decision to slap hefty tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, which the White House made formal on Thursday, has roiled interna- tional markets, angered long- time trading partners and prompted threats from the president’s own party to stop the tariffs through legislation. And, there are good reasons you should care about the new tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on alu- minum imported into the United States according to re- ports:
•It's a tax hike ulti- mately paid by con- sumers.
•It could hurt employ- ment and make U.S busi- nesses less competitive.
•It could trigger a trade war.
•It could hurt Florida and Michigan's econ- omy. Michigan is particu- larly vulnerable because of
the role of steel in the auto in- dustry, and also Florida with the growing beer industry.
• Great Depression. In 1929, the Smoot-Hawley Tar- iff Act -- which raised U.S tar- iffs. Leading up to what was known as ‘Black Thursday’. U.S. Markets dropped 9 per- cent in a day and kicked off years long stock meltdown," according to Forbes maga- zine.
•It could undermine national security and our relationship with allies.
However, many, including some of Trump's own advi- sors, say the tariffs could ac- tually undermine national security by straining our rela- tions with allies.
"The burden of these tar- iffs, as always, will be passed on to the American con- sumer,” said Cody Lusk, president and CEO of the American International Au- tomobile Dealers Associa- tion.
The exemptions for Canada and Mexico are con- tingent on the three countries reaching what the U.S. views as a favorable deal renegoti- ating NAFTA in continuing talks.
Over Weekend: Trump Attacks Cong. Maxine Waters’ IQ; Says Drug Dealers Should Get Life
President Trump rallied outside Pittsburgh for state Rep. Rick Saccone ahead of Tuesday's special congres- sional election for a seat in the heart of America's steel indus- try on Saturday.
During the speech, Trump mocked California Rep. Max- ine Waters during a free- wheeling speech, saying she had a "very low IQ.”
He also called out the long- time congresswoman for her calls to impeach him.
"Did you ever see her? Did you ever see her? 'We will im- peach him. We will impeach the president,'"
Trump said before telling the crowd he hadn't done any- thing wrong.
"'It doesn't matter, we will impeach him.' She's a low IQ
President Trump attacked Maxine Waters, Chuck Todd and the media among other things at rally on Saturday.
individual," Trump said. "You can't help it.”
He also said that America should consider giving drug dealers the death penalty after claiming that some are killing thousands of people “and not even going to prison”.
While addressing the crowd, the President claimed that countries like Singapore and China have lower recorded
rates of drug crimes because of the punishments they enact.
The President also laun- ched wide-ranging attacks on the press, calling CNN “fake as hell” and taking particular aim at the moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press.
“Sleepy eyes Chuck Todd,” Mr. Trump said. “He’s a sleeping son of a b**ch. I’ll tell you.“
Cong. Waters Answers Pres. Trump, Again
Cong. Maxine Wa- ters (D-Calif.) predicted Sun- day that President Trump’s alleged affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels will be his downfall if special coun- sel Robert Mueller’s investi- gation isn’t.
“But this business about Stormy is not going to go away,” she told MSNBC. “If for some reason Mueller does not get him, Stormy will. So we know that this is going to go on.”
Trump allegedly had an af- fair with Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, more than a decade ago. His lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid her $130,000 just before the 2016 election as part of a
CONGRESSWOMAN MAXINE WATERS
nondisclosure agreement about the affair.
On last Tuesday, Daniels filed a lawsuit against the pres- ident alleging that a nondisclo- sure agreement (NDA) about the alleged affair which she signed 11 days before the 2016 election is not valid because
Trump never signed it.
It is well known that Cong. Waters has been a fierce and vocal critic of Trump’s rheto- ric and policies. She was among 60 Democrats who voted in December to launch impeachment proceedings
against the president.
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