== Independence Day -- patriotic song ==
President Trump shared a very patriotic song made by an evangelical church for Independence Day 2017.([http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-july-fourth-tweet-make-america-great-again/article/26277321],[http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-twitter-july-fourth/2017/07/04/id/799690/2],[http://www.christianpost.com/news/make-america-great-again-song-trump-church-choir-copyrighted-jeffress-190531/3],[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/04/donald-trump-heralds-new-make-america-great-again-anthem-on-independence-day/4] ). Contrast this with Barack Obama ([http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/05/july-4th-no-mention-independence-day-barack-obamas-twitter-facebook/]) and other liberals.[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/05/fourth-of-july-boycott-on-twitter-celebrate-malia-obamas-birthday-instead/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 10:07, 6 July 2017 (EDT) ===Independence Day fireworks===Mount Rushmore will have fireworks for the first time since 2009: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/442634-trump-touts-big-fireworks-returning-to-mt-rushmore-for-july-4] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:42, 8 May 2019 (EDT)
== Salary ==
President Trump chose to donate his salary to restore Antietam National Battlefield.[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/05/donald-trumps-salary-to-help-restore-antietam-national-battlefield/][http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/5/trump-donates-first-presidential-paycheck-antietam/][http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-salary-will-go-to-repair-civil-war-battlefield-at-antietam/article/2627800] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 10:10, 6 July 2017 (EDT)
:President Trump donated his latest paycheck to help pay for infastructure improvements: [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/13/trump-donates-first-quarter-salary-infrastructure/1],[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/02/13/president-trump-donates-fourth-quarter-salary-infrastructure-projects/334379002/2],[http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/373659-trump-donates-salary-to-transportation-dept-amid-infrastructure-push3],[http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/13/trump-donate-salary-infrastructure/4],[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/13/donald-trump-4q-dept-transportation/5] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:22, 13 February 2018 (EST)
::This time, Trump donated his salary to the Department of Veterans Affairs: [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/17/trump-donates-first-quarter-salary-to-department-of-veterans-affairs/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:18, 17 May 2018 (EDT)
:::And now, to the Small Business Administration: [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/03/donald-trump-donates-second-quarter-salary-small-business-administration/] I think it would be better that he donate the money to a private organization, personally. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 18:07, 3 October 2018 (EDT)
::::This time, to the Surgeon General: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/16/donald-trump-donates-second-quarter-salary-to-the-surgeon-general/ 1],[https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-donate-second-quarter-salary 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:46, 16 August 2019 (EDT)
:::::This time, to fight the opioid crisis: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/472027-trump-donates-third-quarter-salary-to-fight-opioid-crisis 1],[https://apnews.com/0ad1e8be56e040b4ab0e85c3d13c3358 2],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/26/donald-trump-donates-third-quarter-salary-to-help-fight-opioid-crisis/ 3],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-donates-third-quarter-presidential-salary-to-combat-opioid-epidemic 4],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-donates-third-quarter-salary-to-help-in-fight-against-the-opioid-crisis_3157466.html 5],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/26/donald-trump-donates-3rd-quarter-salary-opioids-fi/ 6] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:40, 26 November 2019 (EST)
== FBI headquarter move cancellation ==
:::Trump has appointed many former Bush appointees to administration positions: [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/23/trump-administration-bush-george-hires-1074498] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:05, 23 December 2018 (EST)
::::These seem like three great appointments to the White House Domestic Policy Council: [https://www.axios.com/trump-white-house-policy-hires-c1d1482f-ada8-4300-9249-f3c4b5654fce.html] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:21, 31 March 2019 (EDT)
:::::Good to hear that Darren Beattie got another job, this time working for pro-Trump representative Matt Gaetz: [https://twitter.com/MarkSKrikorian/status/1119337600173707265 1],[https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2019/04/19/matt-gaetz-hires-darren-beattie-white-house-speechwriter-fired-white-nationalist-ties/3524962002/ 2],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/new-hire-for-matt-gaetz-was-ousted-from-white-house-over-ties-to-white-nationalism 3],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/a-response-to-guilt-by-association-attacks 4] While the media's calling him a "white nationalist," he and the speech the media's criticizing him for are actually conservative. His Twitter profile says he's writing a book on nationalism, so I'm interested in that. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 12:12, 20 April 2019 (EDT)
::::::Interesting op-ed related to Trump's appointing of acting officials: [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trumps-acting-troupe] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:02, 30 April 2019 (EDT)
:::::::Interesting article briefly discussing Elaine Chao's tenure and agenda at the Department of Transportation: [https://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-crisis-tests-elaine-chaos-agenda-at-transportation-department-11556629200] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:50, 1 May 2019 (EDT)
::::::::Michelle Moons of Breitbart will join the White House Domestic Policy Council, a great appointment: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/452028-former-breitbart-white-house-correspondent-to-join-trump] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:01, 8 July 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::List of some Trump Administration nominees who withdrew from the nominating process: [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/17/from-heather-nauert-to-herman-cain-trumps-job-candidates-keep-quitting/3758484002/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:27, 3 August 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::Unforunately, the Trump Administration forced a Labor Department appointee to resign after the MSM labeled some sarcastic Facebook posts as "anti-Semitic": [https://humanevents.com/2019/09/03/bloomberg-laws-benjamin-penn-smears-trump-appointee/ 1],[https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/03/bloomberg-attacks-trump-official-for-mocking-anti-semite/ 2],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/shameful-trump-labor-appointee-forced-to-resign-after-bloomberg-portrays-sarcastic-facebook-post-as-anti-semitic 3],[https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/09/04/left-wing-media-admit-bloombergs-benjamin-penn-falsely-smeared-a-trump-official/ 4],[https://thehill.com/homenews/media/460129-bloomberg-revises-story-on-trump-labor-pick 5],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bloomberg-law-alters-headline-after-labor-aide-gets-job-back-refuses-to-issue-correction 6] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:14, 3 September 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::Fortunately, the Labor Department reportedly rehired him (the appointee is Leif Olsen): [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/460001-labor-department-appointee-who-quit-over-post-misinterpreted-as 1],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/labor-department-rehires-staffer-accused-of-anti-semitism-following-thorough-re-examination 2],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/labor-department-official-reinstated-bloomberg-report-anti-semitism 3],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-labor-official-gets-job-back-after-backlash-over-smear-piece-that-appeared-to-lead-to-resignation_3070134.html 4],[https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/leif-olson-to-rejoin-labor-department-days-after-resignation 5],[https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/04/exclusive-labor-department-to-reinstate-aide-wrongfully-accused-of-anti-semitism/ 6] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:38, 4 September 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::Michael Pack finally received a hearing today in the Senate: [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/19/trumps_choice_for_broadcasting_chief_on_senate_hot_seat__141294.html 1],[https://www.voanews.com/press-freedom/resignation-ceo-what-direction-us-news-agencies 2],[https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/senate-panel-headed-for-clash-over-several-diplomatic-and-development-nominees/2019/09/18/61654e52-da50-11e9-ac63-3016711543fe_story.html 3] It seems like it will be tough to confirm him because Democrats dislike him so much, so hopefully, he will be confirmed soon. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 12:52, 19 September 2019 (EDT)
== Shutting down advisory councils ==
:NASA wants to put men on the moon as early as 2026 (which isn't particularly soon, though this article says it's an ambitious plan): [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/24/nasa-return-moon-gateway-space-station-2024/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 10:35, 25 December 2018 (EST)
::Pence is calling for a manned Moon expedition by 2024: [https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/space/item/31863-pence-announces-plan-to-return-america-to-the-moon-by-2024 1],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/26/pence-calls-for-landing-us-astronauts-on-moon-in-5/ 2],[https://www.foxnews.com/science/pence-calls-on-nasa-to-put-a-man-on-the-moon-by-2024 3],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-moon/trump-administration-calls-for-putting-americans-back-on-moon-by-2024-idUSKCN1R72NW 4],[https://www.foxnews.com/science/pence-sets-sights-on-moon-mars-in-nasa-speech 5],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/27/mike-pence-american-astronauts-moon-within-five-years/ 6] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:00, 27 March 2019 (EDT)
:::Trump stated that NASA should focus on more important goals than a moon mission, though he did not rule out going to the moon: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/447486-trump-nasa-should-be-focused-on-the-much-bigger-things-than-going-to 1],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/7/donald-trump-tells-nasa-focus-on-mars-defense-scie/ 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:57, 7 June 2019 (EDT)
===Other space-related news===
:Also, I should note, simply for future reference, that Trump's executive order helping deregulate the space industry is in the deregulation sub-article, not here. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:11, 12 June 2018 (EDT)
::NASA Administrator Bridenstine is looking into selling naming rights for spaceships to private companies: [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/09/11/nasa-administrator-wants-to-sell-naming-rights-for-spacecraft/] This seems like a good move if implemented, as it would allow NASA to rely on the private industry for revenue. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:19, 11 September 2018 (EDT)
:::NASA will soon allow private trips to the International Space Station: [https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/447460-nasa-to-allow-private-astronauts-on-iss 1],[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/science/space-station-nasa.html 2],[https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/long-distance-trip-nasa-opening-space-station-visitors-63558353 3],[https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/07/nasa-open-space-station-public/ 4],[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/07/nasa-international-space-station-commercial-access-tourism 5],[https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2019/06/07/NASA-to-open-International-Space-Station-to-private-astronauts/1391559917627/ 6],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-nasa/got-50-million-for-a-vacation-nasa-to-open-space-station-to-private-citizens-idUSKCN1T81U6 7],[https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/nasa-says-international-space-station-open-business-ncna1015086 8],[https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/07/nasa-opening-iss-to-business-including-private-astronauts-by-2020.html 9],[https://www.foxnews.com/science/nasa-will-let-tourists-visit-the-international-space-station-starting-in-2020 10],[https://www.apnews.com/74169055c18242779e7b7f8f31844c48 11] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:57, 7 June 2019 (EDT)
::::NASA wants to do a space mission with SpaceX in 2020: [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-spacex/nasa-aims-for-first-manned-spacex-mission-in-first-quarter-2020-idUSKBN1WP1CS] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:45, 10 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::Good op-ed on how NASA's pro-commercial space activity policies will help reduce the U.S.'s dependance on Russia for access to outer space: [https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/472639-russias-status-as-a-space-power-will-end-with-the-start-of-nasas] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:14, 2 December 2019 (EST)
::::::NASA Administrator Bridenstine reviewed a rocket built for a moon mission: [https://apnews.com/c1796ece7e57d48c2364ae60c8181f9c] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:30, 9 December 2019 (EST)
:::::::Congress' moon lander funding is disappointing: [https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/475689-congress-greenlights-nasas-crewed-moon-lander-sort-of] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:04, 22 December 2019 (EST)
::::::::NASA is still making an effort to get to the moon by 2024: [https://www.axios.com/nasa-astronauts-moon-four-years-e6be2efc-c154-43d7-a732-b354812414b6.html] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:04, 7 January 2020 (EST)
== Unconfirmed administration nominees already at agencies ==
===More on California===
Partially because of Trump, California looks like it will have its first new water storage funded in 40 years: [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/14/trump-credited-with-funding-californias-first-new-water-storage-in-40-years/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:41, 14 September 2018 (EDT)
:Trump reportedly ordered a crackdown on homeless camps in California: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460742-trump-pushing-for-crackdown-on-homeless-camps-in-california-report 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/health/2019/09/10/report-trump-to-crack-down-on-california-homeless-camps/ 2],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-administration-officials-head-to-california-in-bid-to-tackle-homelessness 3],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-weighs-action-to-combat-homelessness-in-california-11568157251 4],[https://www.apnews.com/c3b5f3b9804248f298b3bd35b3ee00af 5],[https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2019/09/10/trumps-reported-california-homeless-takeover-bewilders-state-local-leaders-1181298 6],[https://beta.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/09/13/hud-secretary-ben-carson-top-trump-officials-visit-california-white-house-ramps-up-homeless-push/ 7] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:39, 10 September 2019 (EDT)
:More regarding Trump and the homeless situation in CA, including his comments on the situation: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/461838-visiting-california-trump-pledges-action-on-homelessness 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/17/donald-trump-proposes-federal-homeless-task-force-for-los-angeles-san-francisco/ 2],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-california-cities-detroy-themselves-homelessness-housing-crisis 3],[https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/HUD-Secretary-Carson-drops-in-on-San-Francisco-14446864.php 4],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/18/ben-carson-warns-of-potential-epidemic-among-homeless-in-california-cities/ 5],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/462103-trump-says-epa-will-cite-san-francisco-for-pollution-stemming-from 6],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/18/trump-san-francisco-environmental-violations-homelessness/ 7],[https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-epa-san-francisco-environmental-violations-homelessness 8],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/san-francisco-will-get-environmental-violation-notice-due-to-trash-from-homeless-trump-says_3088116.html 9],[https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/462324-president-trump-is-right-we-must-clean-up-americas-cities 10],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/02/watch-trump-pelosi-should-focus-on-her-own-district-people-are-dying-in-squalor/ 11],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-blasts-californias-homeless-crisis-pollution_3105303.html 12] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:37, 17 September 2019 (EDT)
:More on this: [https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/463157-trump-admin-challenges-california-for-failure-to-address-human 1],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-fires-another-volley-at-california-11569515560 2],[https://www.apnews.com/6f3f7798e43c4736b47d18664c8a0fb2 3] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:54, 26 September 2019 (EDT)
:Trump again criticized the homeless situation in California: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/25/trump-slams-gavin-newsom-over-homelessness-in-christmas-tweet/ 1],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/really-bad-job-trump-rips-california-governor-over-states-homeless-population 2],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-newsom-california-homeless-crisis-federal-intervention 3],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-warns-california-fix-homeless-crisis-or-federal-government-will-step-in_3185493.html 4],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/26/californias-homelessness-disaster-21k-increase-mor/ 5],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/476111-trump-tells-california-new-york-to-politely-ask-him-for-help-with 6],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-new-york-california-homeless-problem 7],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/28/donald-trump-says-california-and-new-york-must-ask/ 8] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:19, 25 December 2019 (EST)
== Joe Arpaio ==
:::::::::Some more good statements by Trump at CPAC 2019, including on tariffs, though I haven't added these either because they aren't particularly significant, or there isn't much overall sourcing on it: [https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/03/02/donald-trump-cpac-speech-2019-tariffs-help-protect-american-interests 1],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-praises-beautiful-otto-warmbier-after-criticism-over-north-korea-comments 2],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-says-he-was-in-a-horrible-position-between-negotiating-with-kim-warmbiers-death-11551559141 3] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:22, 2 March 2019 (EST)
::::::::::Great statements at a Michigan rally tonight: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/28/live-updates-no-collusion-trump-takes-victory-lap-in-michigan/ 1],[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-rips-pro-abortion-dems-russian-hoax-at-michigan-rally 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:09, 28 March 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::Trump criticized western-style liberalism, making some good comments, though the only sources I can find are left-wing MSM sources that mock him for making them (though the comments are much more reasonable and informed than they admit): [https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Trump-Putin-Western-liberalism-San-Francisco-G20-14060892.php 1],[https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-trump-putin-liberal-democracy-california-20190629-qxavvcyri5f3lpue5x5oa45uri-story.html 2],[http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/trump-thinks-western-style-liberalism-is-about-california.html 3],[https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-confuses-western-liberalism-with-los-angeles-and-san-francisco 4],[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/29/trumps-ignorance-basic-political-terms-is-full-display-overseas/ 5] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:08, 30 June 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::::Trump made what appears to be a good speech honoring the 400th anniversary of self-government in America: [https://www.apnews.com/bde0d590becf4d21a6601038ca828e3a] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:25, 30 July 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::::Some good statements at a rally in Louisiana yesterday: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/465508-trump-lashes-out-at-2020-dems-impeachment-inquiry 1],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/465504-trump-accuses-pelosi-of-hating-us-over-impeachment-inquiry 2],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/11/trump-democrats-pursuing-unconstitutional-impeachment/ 3],[https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/10/11/trump-nancy-pelosi-hates-the-united-states-of-america/ 4],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-rally-lake-charles-louisiana-nancy-pelosi-eddie-rispone-ralph-abraham-john-bel-edwards 5],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-nancy-pelosi-hates-the-united-states-of-america 6],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-calls-house-impeachment-inquiry-bulls-t-and-rallygoers-go-crazy 7],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/11/donald-trump-savages-democrats-impeachment-bs/ 8] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 10:49, 12 October 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::::::Despite ridicule and apparent misunderstanding from liberals, Trump is correct to note the cultural/political heritage between the U.S. and the Roman Republic: [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-takes-heat-for-tracing-us-cultural-and-political-heritage-to-ancient-rome 1],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/sorry-trolls-the-us-political-tradition-does-indeed-spring-from-the-roman-republic 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:12, 16 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::::::Some good statements at a rally in Texas today, including his criticisms of Beto O'Rourke for his positions on guns and religious liberty: [https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/10/17/live-updates-trump-holds-texas-rally/ 1],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-dallas-rally-ukraine-scrutiny-intensifies 2],[https://www.apnews.com/7b199c2850864e37bc5823d30be87d1f 3],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-blasts-crazy-nancy-pelosi-democrats-at-raucous-dallas-rally-idUSKBN1WX04E 4],[https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/10/17/texas-rally-donald-trump-mocks-the-flailer-beto-orourke/ 5],[https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/10/17/trump-rips-stupid-hollywood-elites-the-oscars-failed-because-they-came-after-us/ 6],[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/466402-trump-slams-very-dumb-orourke-for-proposals-on-guns-tax-exempt-status-for 7],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-hits-very-dumb-beto-orourke-for-wanting-to-tax-churches-and-confiscate-guns 8],[https://www.c-span.org/video/?465272-1/president-trump-holds-rally-dallas-texas 9] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:52, 17 October 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::::::::Strong statements by Trump at a conference for the International Association of Chiefs of Police: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/467740-trump-blasts-chicago-police-superintendent-in-first-visit-to-city-as 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/28/donald-trump-rips-jussie-smollett-and-impeachment-scam-at-police-conference-in-chicago/ 2],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-blasts-chicago-police-chief-as-a-disgrace-in-fiery-take-down-at-law-enforcement-conference 3],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-slams-police-chief-over-chicago-murder-rates-afghanistan-is-a-safe-place-by-comparison 4],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-federal-crackdown-on-violent-crime-to-come-soon-trump-tells-chiefs-of-police_3129967.html 5],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/28/donald-trump-slams-chicago-police-chief-jussie-smo/ 6],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-attacks-chicago-police-superintendent-over-crime-rate-11572290240 7],[https://www.apnews.com/e1e156deb2004bd49ee40bf9af4c73ec 8],[https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/33875-trump-blasts-chicago-s-sanctuary-city-policy 9] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:25, 28 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::::::::Trump endorsed Rich Lowry's book promoting nationalism: [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1193192673429131264 1],[https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-bring-back-nationalism-rich-lowry-book-mainstream-1470816 2],[https://www.inquisitr.com/5735593/donald-trump-nationalism-rich-lowry/ 3] If I can find better sources discussing this, I will add it to the article. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:49, 9 November 2019 (EST)
I'm not a fan of Trump's apparent support for abolishing the Electoral College (apparently contradicting some earlier statements): [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/26/trump-electoral-college-popular-vote-555148] If he continues pushing this view, I will add it as a failure, though as a casual side-statement, it's not significant. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:03, 26 April 2018 (EDT)
Not a speech, but while this does not appear to be anything significant (based on this article's criteria), I found it interesting that Trump commemorating Purple Heart Day received a relatively high-profile news article: [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/07/trump-commemorates-purple-heart-day.html] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:56, 7 August 2018 (EDT)
:Not a significant statement, but Trump's statement on why he did not get a White House pet is spot-on: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/429553-trump-phony-if-i-were-to-get-a-white-house-dog 1],[https://www.apnews.com/004817ba7d9f4d4bbdb99ec9b0af62b6 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:31, 12 February 2019 (EST)
::Trump commemorated Pope John Paul II's first trip to Poland: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/02/trump-hails-pope-john-paul-for-helping-tear-down-iron-curtain-of-communism/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:13, 2 June 2019 (EDT)
:::Trump made a surprise appearance at an evangelical church: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/02/trump-makes-surprise-appearance-at-mclean-bible-church-congregation-prays-for-him/ 1],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-stops-by-evangelical-church-to-pray-for-virginia-beach-victims 2],[https://pjmedia.com/faith/president-trump-makes-surprise-appearance-at-mclean-bible-church-after-va-beach-shooting/ 3],[https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/02/trump-surprise-stop-virginia-church/ 4] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 02:30, 3 June 2019 (EDT)
::::More on Pope John Paul II: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/13/donald-trump-honors-pope-john-paul-ii-legacy-during-polish-president-visit/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:08, 13 June 2019 (EDT)
:::::Some statements to American farmers: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/13/donald-trump-delivers-amazing-tribute-to-the-american-farmer/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:17, 13 June 2019 (EDT)
::::::Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Art Laffer, a conservative economist: [https://www.apnews.com/e11ef3f32af84c50be3d1bd4355eb824 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/19/father-of-supply-side-economics-art-laffer-awarded-presidents-medal-of-freedom/ 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:42, 19 June 2019 (EDT)
:::::::Trump stated (rightly) that the GOP treated Obama better than Democrats treat him: [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/26/donald-trump-says-gop-treated-obama-easier-dems-tr/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:33, 26 July 2019 (EDT)
::::::::Some good comments by Trump on the 2020 Dems, contrasting his policies' effect on the economy to those of the Dems: [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-democratic-debate-response-stock-market-economy-unemployment 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/31/donald-trump-reacts-to-democrat-debate-they-will-take-america-in-an-economic-sinkhole/ 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:12, 1 August 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::Trump appears to be warming up to Bannon again, which is good: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/455995-trump-calls-bannon-one-of-my-best-pupils-over-his-2020-analysis 1],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/bannon-battles-back-former-aide-regaining-trumps-favor 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:50, 2 August 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::Trump made some comments criticizing Steve King, though, unlike the previous comments, his recent comment on rape isn't defensible (though the establishment is overreacting at a silly gaffe and trying to paint King as an evil person): [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/457635-trump-offers-tepid-criticism-of-king 1],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-rep-steve-king-rape-incest-comments 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:22, 15 August 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::Great statements by Trump in a letter to a boy: [https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-calls-blind-boy-beautifully-made-in-the-image-of-god-after-he-paints-picture-of-american-flag_3066492.html] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:24, 3 September 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::::Some great statements by Trump regarding new allegations against Justice Kavanaugh: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/461448-trump-radical-left-democrats-and-lamestream-media-want-to-scare 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/15/donald-trump-new-brett-kavanaugh-claim-to-scare-him-into-turning-liberal/ 2],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kavanaugh-must-be-impeached-harris-says-as-new-uncorroborated-allegation-surfaces 3],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-suggests-innocent-kavanaugh-should-sue-blasts-media-for-lies 4],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-defends-kavanaugh-against-radical-left-democrats-and-urges-him-to-start-suing 5],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-says-kavanaugh-should-start-suing-people-for-libel-after-assault-allegation_3082810.html 6],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/15/brett-kavanaugh-new-york-times-article-prompts-don/ 7],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-kavanaugh/trump-rebuffs-kavanaugh-impeachment-calls-after-new-sexual-misconduct-report-idUSKBN1W00Q8 8],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/461531-trump-says-kavanaugh-assaulted-by-lies-and-fake-news-after-nyt-issues 9],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/16/donald-trump-justice-kavanaugh-assaulted-by-lies-and-fake-news/ 10],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-calls-for-the-resignation-of-everybody-involved-in-nyts-smear-story-on-kavanaugh 11],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/brett-kavanaugh-mitch-mcconnell-lindsey-graham-impeachment-calls 12],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-kavanaugh-being-assaulted-judicial-record-under-attack 13],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/461659-trump-says-nyt-employees-involved-in-kavanaugh-article-should-resign 14],[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/461684-Trump-praises-Kavanaugh-great-brilliant-man-blasts-NYT 15],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-rally-new-mexico-democrat-leaning 16],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-york-times-staff-behind-brett-kavanaugh-story-should-resign-trump-says_3084422.html 17],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/16/donald-trump-demands-new-york-times-resignations-o/ 18],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/461805-trump-says-kavanaugh-and-his-family-have-been-hurt-badly 19],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-kavanaugh-and-his-family-have-been-hurt-so-badly_3085534.html 20] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:19, 15 September 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::::Some great comments mocking Mitt Romney ([https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/462710-trump-mocks-romney-with-video-contrasting-their-presidential-bids 1],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-slams-romney-with-video-mocking-his-election-loss 2],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/23/donald-trump-mocks-mitt-romney-twitter-video-monta/ 3],[https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/23/trump-romney-ukraine-1508746 4]), and trolling Greta Thunberg: [https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2019/09/23/trump-trolls-greta-thunberg-she-seems-like-a-very-happy-young-girl/ 1],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-thunberg-has-a-bright-and-wonderful-future 2],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/24/donald-trump-mocks-greta-thunberg-16-year-old-clim/ 3],[https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/24/trump-greta-thunberg-climate-1508826 4],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/462730-trump-on-thunberg-seems-like-a-very-happy-young-girl 5] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:01, 24 September 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::::Trump also refered to Chris Cuomo as "fredo" multiple times: [https://thehill.com/homenews/media/462746-trump-repeatedly-refers-to-cnns-cuomo-as-fredo-at-un] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:28, 24 September 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::::::Probably a defining tweet on the Ukraine hoax: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/26/donald-trump-declares-impeachment-the-greatest-scam-in-the-history-of-american-politics/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:11, 26 September 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::::::Some very strong statements amid the impeachment/Ukraine push: [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-biden-and-his-son-are-stone-cold-crooked 1],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/youre-corrupt-trump-blasts-media-as-he-scolds-reporter-during-press-conference 2],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/02/unleashed-donald-trump-thunders-against-democrat-impeachment-efforts-at-the-white-house/ 3],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-blasts-bidens-as-stone-cold-crooked-in-explosive-press-conference 4],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/464094-trump-has-testy-exchange-with-reporter-amid-impeachment-furor 5],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-whistleblower-pompeo/trump-slams-impeachment-probe-as-hoax-as-democrats-seek-white-house-documents-idUSKBN1WH1BP 6],[https://www.apnews.com/df0e1d951d424766abae4f25b0942268 7],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/464260-trump-foes-are-maniacs-impeachment-is-crap 8] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:33, 2 October 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::::::::Trump retweeted a Twitter post criticizing Greta Thunberg: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/464188-trump-retweets-post-mocking-greta-thunberg-calling-her-an-actress] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:46, 3 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::::::::Some good statements in a speech to young black conservatives: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/04/donald-trump-to-young-black-leaders-democrats-want-to-steal-your-voice-and-steal-your-country/ 1],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/4/jobless-rate-for-hispanic-americans-hits-record-lo/ 2],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-to-young-black-conservatives-well-drain-the-swamp_3106924.html 3] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:11, 4 October 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::::::::::Some strong criticisms of Mitt Romney and statements of how Republicans fail to stick together while Democrats succeed: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/464534-trump-democrats-are-lucky-that-they-dont-have-any-mitt-romney-types 1],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-continues-attacks-on-mitt-romney-says-democrats-have-bad-policies-but-they-stick-together 2],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/6/donald-trump-laments-mitt-romney-double-cross-demo/ 3],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-tells-republicans-to-stick-together-as-he-promotes-romney-attack-ad 4],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/466553-trump-knocks-romney-as-democrat-secret-asset-in-new-video 5],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/18/trump-brands-romney-a-democrat-secret-asset-in-video/ 6],[https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/10/24/stephanie-grisham-mitt-romney-trash-trump/ 7] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:16, 6 October 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::::::::::Some more on how Republicans fail to stick together while Democrats don't: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/21/donald-trump-democrats-do-not-have-mitt-romney-stick-together/ 1],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/466817-trump-urges-gop-to-fight-for-him 2],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/466735-trump-urges-gop-to-defend-him-more-strongly-on-impeachment 3],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/theyre-vicious-and-they-stick-together-trump-commends-democratic-unity 4],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/21/donald-trump-rips-mitt-romney-republicans-amid-imp/ 5],[https://www.apnews.com/4cbe0140836e414a8cc4666d8c14fc0a 6],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-whistleblower/trump-exhorts-republicans-to-get-tougher-against-impeachment-inquiry-idUSKBN1X0101 7],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/21/donald-trump-tells-sean-hannity-gop-must-get-tough/ 8] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:01, 21 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::::::::::Good comments by Trump criticizing William Taylor, the diplomat attacking him before Congress: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/467477-trump-steps-up-attacks-on-key-diplomat-in-impeachment-inquiry 1],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-denounces-envoy-bill-taylor-who-linked-ukraine-aid-to-pressure-campaign-11572025558 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:19, 25 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::::::::::Pompeo defended Taylor, and Trump criticized Pompeo: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/467554-pompeo-voices-support-for-work-of-diplomat-criticized-by-trump 1],[https://www.apnews.com/60f96f4bad9c42b587cbb37b3abe48be 2],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/we-all-can-get-it-wrong-mike-pompeo-suggests-william-taylor-misunderstood-ukraine-controversy 3] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:53, 25 October 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::::::::::::More Mitt Romney criticisms: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/31/donald-trump-mitt-romney-worst-name-politics/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:13, 31 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::::::::::::Some more statements by Trump on Greta Thunberg: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/474229-trump-criticizes-greta-thunberg-after-person-of-the-year-win-chill 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/12/donald-trump-mocks-ridiculous-greta-thunberg-time-person-of-the-year-cover/ 2],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/donald-trump-stumped-by-time-pick-of-swedish-teen-/ 3],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/trump-criticizes-teen-climate-activist-after-magaz/ 4],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-criticizes-climate-activist-greta-thunberg-11576160362 5],[https://apnews.com/1457f3374cc025ae471fb90912a4a611 6] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:29, 12 December 2019 (EST)
::::::::::::::::::::::Some statements by Trump related to the impeachment matter: [https://www.axios.com/trump-impeachment-christian-pray-6d592466-9517-4608-b9e7-84affaa96b61.html 1],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/18/donald-trump-asks-nation-pray-over-his-impeachment/ 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:35, 19 December 2019 (EST)
Trump strongly criticized Obama for his role in the spying on his campaign, accusing Obama of treason: [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-accuses-obama-of-treason-for-spying-on-his-2016-campaign 1],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/trump-accuses-obama-of-treason-for-spying-on-his-2016-campaign 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:52, 27 October 2019 (EDT)
:Some more great statements at a rally in Mississippi: [https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/11/01/live-updates-trump-holds-mississippi-rally-2/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:49, 1 November 2019 (EDT)
:Statements at a Kentucky rally: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/04/live-updates-trump-holds-kentucky-rally-for-gov-matt-bevin/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 10:39, 5 November 2019 (EST)
:Trump's Louisiana rallies: [https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/11/06/live-updates-trump-holds-louisiana-rally-2/ 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/11/14/live-updates-trump-holds-louisiana-rally-3/ 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:39, 6 November 2019 (EST)
:Trump's rally in Florida: [https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/11/26/live-updates-trump-holds-florida-homecoming-rally/ 1],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-homecoming-rally-sunrise-fla 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:17, 26 November 2019 (EST)
:Trump's rally in Pennsylvania: [https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/12/10/live-updates-trump-holds-pennsylvania-rally-2/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:22, 10 December 2019 (EST)
:Trump's rally in Michigan: [https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/12/18/live-updates-trump-holds-merry-christmas-rally-in-michigan/ 1],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/475238-trump-rallies-supporters-as-he-becomes-third-president-to-be 2],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/18/trump-reacts-live-to-house-impeachment-vote-im-having-a-good-time/ 3],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-rallies-his-base-as-house-votes-to-impeach-11576727567 4],[https://apnews.com/df59970ad25ae98e8d0139fd24adcec1 5] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:13, 18 December 2019 (EST)
:Articles related to Trump's 2020 campaign rallies: [https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/01/09/live-updates-trump-holds-ohio-rally-2/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:14, 9 January 2020 (EST)
Some more sources on Mike Pence's SBC speech, which I think would have distracted from the main point of the entry I added, but which are still good to store here: [https://www.christianpost.com/news/mike-pence-sbc-meeting-speech-slammed-focusing-trump-politics-224935/ 1],[http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2018/june/why-the-southern-baptists-new-leader-and-a-lot-of-followers-are-so-upset-with-pences-speech 2],[https://www.onenewsnow.com/church/2018/06/14/an-sbc-wrap-up-greear-patterson-and-pence 3] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:15, 14 August 2018 (EDT)
:Some other decent (but insignificant, IMO) statements by Pence: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/08/vp-oil-and-gas-industry-promote-accomplishments-2020/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:16, 9 March 2019 (EST)
::A decent op-ed on Bill Barr's statements on anti-Semitism, though it takes a negative stance on Trump's recent tweets and uses the first paragraph to contrast Trump's and Barr's statements: [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/speaking-of-bigotry-ag-barr-fights-against-anti-semitism] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:00, 16 July 2019 (EDT)
:::Some more decent statements by Pence: [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/13/mike-pence-urges-house-gop-members-spread-trump-ag/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:25, 13 September 2019 (EDT)
::::Some great statements by Stephen Miller on various subjects: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/07/stephen-miller-warns-america-do-not-be-bystander-history-fate-future-country-hands/ 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/07/exclusive-stephen-miller-2020-democrats-want-to-sacrifice-the-working-class-for-illegal-aliens/ 2],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/06/exclusive-stephen-miller-exposes-the-deep-state-a-collection-of-permanent-bureaucrats-enmeshed-inside-the-federal-government/ 3],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/465465-stephen-miller-defends-trump-accuses-democrats-of-witch-hunt-part-two 4] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:56, 7 October 2019 (EDT)
:::::Some good statements by Pence: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/467037-pence-swipes-at-democrats-for-embracing-far-left-agenda-impeachment 1],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vice-president-pence-hits-out-at-democrats-impeachment-push-says-white-house-will-fight-back-with-the-truth-about-trump 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:22, 22 October 2019 (EDT)
::::::Some more good statements by Pence: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/09/mike-pence-in-2020-have-faith-in-god-and-donald-trump/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:11, 10 January 2020 (EST)
== CPAC 2018 ==
:Interesting article, on how Trump is able to "flip the script" against him opponents even if he does what many people consider a mistake: [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/20/donald-trump-on-the-rebound-president-can-flip-the/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:50, 20 July 2018 (EDT)
::Interesting article on Trump and polling: [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/24/donald-trump-approval-rating-varies-president-cont/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:14, 25 July 2018 (EDT)
:::Somewhat interesting article discussing specific examples showing Trump's "takeover" (as they term it) of the GOP: [https://www.axios.com/how-donald-trump-conquered-the-republican-party-aa807726-dd47-480a-a953-9c96bd67a54a.html] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:42, 14 July 2019 (EDT)
===2018 campaign===
:Another article, on how the Trump campaign is taking steps to avoid a GOP primary challenge: [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/4/trump-campaign-takes-steps-to-prevent-a-challenge-/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:55, 4 February 2019 (EST)
::The Trump campaign is reportedly implementing "precedent-setting" ethics standards: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/10/push-drain-swamp-trump-campaign-implements-rigorous-ethics-transparency-standards-staff-consultants/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:25, 11 April 2019 (EDT)
:::The Trump campaign raised $30 million in the first quarter of 2019, much more than Trump's opponents: [https://www.theepochtimes.com/trumps-2020-campaign-raises-30-million-in-first-quarter_2880223.html 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/14/donald-trump-reelection-campaign-30m-first-quarter/ 2],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-raked-in-30m-in-first-quarter 3],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/14/donald-trump-re-election-campaign-raises-30-millio/ 4],[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/438858-trump-reelection-campaign-says-it-has-raised-30m-report 5],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trumps-re-election-campaign-raised-more-than-30-million-in-first-quarter-of-2019-idUSKCN1RR00V 6],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sanders-tops-dems-2020-fundraising-fight-trump-builds-unprecedented-war-chest 7],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/15/trump-leads-all-democratic-challengers-in-first-qu/ 8] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 10:53, 15 April 2019 (EDT)::::This is an obviously-biased article, since it portrays Trump's campaigning and governing as two things he cannot do at the same time (saying that he's campaigning at the expense of government) -- I'm mentioning it here, though, because this person's correct that Trump does campaign, though this is a good thing as he's still connecting with his voters: [https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/442129-trump-never-transitioned-away-from-campaign-rhetoric] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]):::::Almost half of contributions to Trump's 2020 campaign are from women, third place of every presidential candidate, Republican or Democrat: [https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-female-donors-2020-campaign-1416402 1],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-raising-big-bucks-from-women-donors 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:47, 8 May 2019 (EDT)::::::Statements by Trump: [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-trashes-democratic-challengers-calls-sanders-crazy-and-mocks-betos-reboot] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:39, 14 May 2019 (EDT):::::::This MSM article claims Trump is using his office to help his re-election campaign: [https://www.apnews.com/61cd9f7f6b884efbba360b1590ef17bc] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:37, 15 May 2019 (EDT)::::::::Good choice -- Trump's 2020 campaign will reportedly continue using its "MAGA" slogan: [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-campaign-will-stick-with-make-america-great-again-for-2020] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:59, 17 May 2019 (EDT):::::::::Trump's campaign announcement rally: [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/18/donald-trump-vows-keep-america-great-2020-launch-w/ 1],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/449246-five-takeaways-from-trumps-2020-kickoff-rally 2],[https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/06/18/live-updates-trump-launches-2020-re-election-campaign/ 3],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-launches-2020-re-election-campaign-orlando-arena 4],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/trump-kicks-off-2020-campaign-with-populist-manifesto-that-signals-a-play-for-the-gop-base 5],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-launches-re-election-campaign-presents-himself-as-outsider-and-victim-idUSKCN1TJ10W 6],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-officially-launches-2020-presidential-reelection-bid-celebrates-accomplishments-over-past-2-years_2969254.html 7] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:56, 18 June 2019 (EDT)::::::::::Trump is raising a massive amount of money: [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/453410-democrats-fret-over-trump-cash-machine] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:24, 17 July 2019 (EDT)::::::::::Trump has the highest approval rating of his presidency right now: [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/453682-trump-averages-highest-approval-rating-of-his-presidency-in-second-quarter 1],[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/07/22/trump-approval-rating-new-high-npr-pbs-poll-after-racist-tweets/1796556001/ 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 12:18, 18 July 2019 (EDT):::::::::::Some massive fundraising by Trump and the RNC ([https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rnc-raises-record-setting-august-money-gop-momentum 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/18/rnc-announces-record-23-5-million-raised-in-august/ 2],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republican-national-committee-raises-record-haul-in-august 3]), while the Trump Campaign is focusing on immigration and trade to win Hispanics' support: [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-immigration-trade-hispanic-vote-2020-new-mexico] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:09, 17 September 2019 (EDT):::::::::::More strong fundraising amid the push to impeach Trump among Democrats: [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/462931-gop-raises-approximately-1m-on-day-of-impeachment-announcement 1],[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/463064-trump-campaign-gop-raise-5-million-amid-impeachment-inquiry-top-adviser 2],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/25/gop-raises-nearly-1-million-day-impeachment-announcement/ 3],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-fundraising-24-hours-impeachment 4],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/25/trump-campaign-rnc-raise-5-million-following-impeachment-announcement/ 5],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-campaign-and-gop-raise-5-million-after-pelosis-impeachment-inquiry-announcement_3097186.html 6],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/26/trump-campaign-rnc-raise-13-million-following-impeachment-announcement/ 7],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/26/donald-trump-2020-campaign-raises-13-million-amid-/ 8],[https://www.apnews.com/3f52ecedad1f40e98356da2b72372ed7 9],[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/463329-trump-campaign-says-it-raised-13m-after-pelosi-announced-impeachment 10],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/28/trump-campaign-raises-15-million-in-small-dollar-donations-following-impeachment-inquiry/ 11],[https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/republicans-rake-in-15-million-off-trump-impeachment-threat 12],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-campaign-hauls-in-13-million-in-two-days-after-pelosi-impeachment-announcement_3100147.html 13],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/republicans-net-15-million-of-donations-amid-trump-impeachment-threat-eric-trump-says_3100401.html 14],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/winred-impeachment-republican-donor-platform-windfall 15],[https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/10/02/rnc-spox-50000-new-donors-since-democrat-impeachment-announcement-5-million-in-first-24-hours/ 16],[https://apnews.com/01f4876925d905e77ff6f109393d6d89 17] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:20, 25 September 2019 (EDT)::::::::::::Some very strong fundraising numbers: [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/463920-trump-campaign-rnc-raise-staggering-125-million-in-third-quarter 1],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-rnc-breaks-record-with-massive-125m-fundraising-quarter-haul 2],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/1/trump-2020-campaign-raises-125-million/ 3],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-rnc-raise-125-million-in-third-quarter-11569967170 4],[https://www.apnews.com/3b5b5d61556f4ca49402477de9d28bdb 5],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-campaign-rnc-break-fundraising-record-and-raise-125-million-in-third-quarter_3103520.html 6],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-and-republicans-break-fundraising-record-and-bring-in-125m-haul 7],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-rnc-raise-five-times-more-than-top-dem-presidential-candidate 8],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-re-election-bid-raised-45-million-online-in-third-quarter-11570204369 9],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/07/trump-campaign-democrat-impeachment-fever-fueling-historic-support/ 10],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-rnc-fundraising-third-quarter 11],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/15/brad-parscale-trump-campaign-manager-touts-125-mil/ 12],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rnc-raises-record-setting-27-3-million-in-september-amid-impeachment-push 13],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/17/rnc-rakes-in-record-27-3-million-in-september/ 14],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trumps-historic-lead-on-2020-fundraising-is-starting-to-rattle-democrats 15],[https://www.conservativereview.com/news/rnc-raised-four-times-much-dnc-september/ 16],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/impeachment-backlash-fuels-record-gop-fundraising-now-have-61-million-report_3150875.html 17] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:10, 1 October 2019 (EDT):::::::::::::The GOP has seen some electoral gains in 2019: [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/gop-making-big-gains-in-2019-after-2018-blue-wave] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:37, 19 October 2019 (EDT)::::::::::::::Also, about 20% of people at a recent Trump rally in Texas were Democrats: [https://www.theepochtimes.com/one-in-five-dallas-trump-rally-registrants-was-democrat-campaign-chair-says_3121595.html] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:45, 19 October 2019 (EDT):::::::::::::::Trump is launching a coalition of black supporters today: [https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/11/08/potus-to-launch-black-voices-for-trump-in-atlanta-visit/ 1],[https://apnews.com/c81e90b3cba745f1a06990d98ec7ebde 2],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/469664-trump-launches-effort-to-boost-support-among-black-voters 3],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/08/donald-trump-launches-black-voices-for-trump-coalition-for-2020/ 4],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-launches-black-outreach-effort-for-2020 5],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/8/trump-calls-black-voters-reject-democrats-says-imp/ 6],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-revs-up-effort-to-win-black-vote-11573251294 7],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-campaign-launches-coalition-black-voices-for-trump_3141684.html 8] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:18, 8 November 2019 (EST)::::::::::::::::Trump's approval among Iowa Republicans is increasing: [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-support-booms-among-gop-base-in-iowa] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:45, 18 November 2019 (EST):::::::::::::::::Trump won't try to change his image in TV ads to pander to certain voters: [https://www.wsj.com/articles/pro-trump-ads-wont-bother-sanitizing-image-11575023402] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:39, 29 November 2019 (EST)::::::::::::::::::A majority of Republicans prefer Trump to Lincoln, illustrating how popular he is with conservatives and Republicans (though this also could illustrate how Americans tend to focus on the present day than the past): [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/30/majority-of-republicans-pick-donald-trump-over-abr/ 1],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/poll-majority-of-republicans-think-trump-a-better-president-than-lincoln 2],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/472460-poll-majority-of-republicans-say-trump-better-president-than-lincoln 3],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-preferred-over-lincoln-by-republicans-poll 4],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/poll-majority-of-republicans-think-trump-is-a-better-president-than-abraham-lincoln_3161865.html 5] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:41, 30 November 2019 (EST):::::::::::::::::::GOP optimism on winning back the House has increased: [https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-energizes-gop-optimism-for-winning-back-house-despite-demographic-trends_3176230.html] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:41, 18 December 2019 (EST)::::::::::::::::::::The Trump campaign launched a Democrats for Trump group: [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/19/democrats-trump-coalition-launched-trump-campaign/ 1],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-launches-democrats-for-trump-seeking-disaffected-liberals 2],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-campaign-launches-democrats-for-trump-coalition-aimed-at-disaffected-democrats_3180522.html 3] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:36, 19 December 2019 (EST)::::::::::::::::::::The Trump campaign also began an evangelicals for Trump group: [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/21/trump-campaign-launches-evangelicals-for-trump-ami/ 1],[https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/475629-trump-to-headline-event-for-evangelicals-in-the-new-year 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:32, 21 December 2019 (EST) Black voters are still conservative on abortion and education issues, which could weaken the Democrats' grip on them as a voting bloc: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/02/black-voters-pulling-away-from-democrat-party-on-abortion-education/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:56, 2 December 2019 (EST):The odds of Trump winning in 2020 have increased, and black support has also increase: [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/winning-trump-surges-to-best-odds-for-reelection-since-impeachment-started 1],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/black-voter-support-for-trump-at-highest-levels-could-seal-2020-win 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:50, 21 December 2019 (EST)
== Dealing with Congress ==
Trump hasn't been proactive in getting Congress to work more: [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/05/klukowski-trump-should-cancel-senates-august-recess/] Of course, maybe he's trying to be pragmatic about dealing with them (trying not to upset them and thus make them oppose his agenda), but he also doesn't seem to be helping the situation. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:47, 5 June 2018 (EDT)
:Trump signed a bill to issue 400,000 silver coins to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women's' suffrage: [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/25/susan-b-anthony-harriet-tubman-silver-coins-commem/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:45, 25 November 2019 (EST)
===Senate problems===
:::::Hopefully, Trump will follow through on his statement to revoke Bruce Ohr's clearance: [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/402324-trump-prepared-to-revoke-doj-officials-security-clearance 1],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/17/donald-trump-says-bruce-ohr-next-lose-security-cle/ 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:45, 17 August 2018 (EDT)
::::::Hillary Clinton gave her security clearance up, in protest of the Trump Administration's recent actions mentioned above: [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hillary-clintons-security-clearance-removed-at-her-request-judiciary-committee-reveals] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:06, 13 October 2018 (EDT)
:::::::The administration reportedly never followed through with Trump's order to revoke John Brennan's security clearance: [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rand-paul-deep-state-protected-john-brennans-security-clearance 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/05/rand-paul-deep-state-ignored-order-to-pull-john-brennans-security-clearance/ 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 02:35, 5 June 2019 (EDT)
:::::::Rand Paul now says he was assured that Brennan's clearance was removed after all: [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rand-paul-insiders-say-john-brennan-lost-need-to-know-clearance-and-access-to-classified-info] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 12:15, 13 June 2019 (EDT)
The Trump Administration's efforts to improve the security clearance process is reportedly behind schedule: [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-clearances/top-secret-trumps-revamp-of-u-s-security-clearances-stumbling-officials-report-idUSKCN1TK127] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 12:31, 19 June 2019 (EDT)
== Twitter Shadowbanning ==
::The White House has drafted a potential executive order to probe big tech companies: [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tech-probe/white-house-draft-order-directs-probes-into-tech-giants-bloomberg-idUSKCN1M20UC 1],[https://thehill.com/policy/technology/407897-white-house-proposes-executive-order-for-trump-that-would-examine-tech 2],[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/09/22/report-white-house-drafts-executive-order-to-investigate-big-tech/ 3],[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-mulls-ordering-investigation-of-google-facebook-for-anti-conservative 4] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 18:48, 22 September 2018 (EDT)
:::HUD filed a lawsuit against Facebook for advertising discrimination: [https://www.axios.com/facebook-hud-lawsuit-ad-discrimination-housing-5c09bde7-d8e0-42b2-b6fe-93c9b567bd03.html 1],[https://thehill.com/policy/technology/436209-hud-charges-facebook-with-housing-discrimination-over-its-targeted 2],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-charges-facebook-with-violating-fair-housing-laws-11553775078 3],[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/03/28/hud-charges-facebook-with-housing-discrimination/ 4] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 12:03, 28 March 2019 (EDT)
::::The DOJ is reportedly preparing for an antitrust lawsuit against Google: [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/05/31/justice-department-launch-antitrust-google/ 1],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-is-preparing-antitrust-investigation-of-google-11559348795 2],[https://www.axios.com/doj-preparing-antitrust-investigation-google-2faceb98-d84a-48d9-8f6e-9d6dfa961113.html 3],[https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/31/google-antitrust-justice-department-1349436 4],[https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/doj-reportedly-exploring-antitrust-probe-of-google 5],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/doj-preparing-antitrust-investigation-into-google 6],[https://www.apnews.com/ccb8d3feb3ba4792bc0674fdc1d87e58 7],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-antitrust-google/u-s-regulators-divide-scrutiny-of-amazon-and-google-washington-post-idUSKCN1T3061 8],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftc-to-examine-how-facebook-s-practices-affect-digital-competition-11559576731 9],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-antitrust-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-justice-dept-considering-apple-probe-sources-idUSKCN1T42DD 10],[https://thehill.com/policy/technology/446701-doj-gets-jurisdiction-for-potential-apple-investigation-report 11],[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/06/03/report-google-antitrust-case-could-move-quickly-due-to-past-complaints/ 12],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-technology-antitrust/u-s-moving-toward-major-antitrust-probe-of-tech-giants-idUSKCN1T42JH 13],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-technology-antitrust/u-s-moving-toward-major-antitrust-probe-of-tech-giants-idUSKCN1T42JH 14] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 01:49, 1 June 2019 (EDT)
::::Congress will also investigate big tech companies for antitrust concerns: [https://www.theepochtimes.com/congress-launches-big-tech-antitrust-probe_2949655.html 1],[https://www.apnews.com/44b759e73472440ca60d782e44faa572 2],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftc-to-examine-how-facebook-s-practices-affect-digital-competition-11559576731 3],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/03/house-judiciary-democrats-launch-top-to-bottom-antitrust-probe-of-big-tech/ 4] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 01:52, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
::::More on this: [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/4/josh-hawley-elizabeth-warren-united-big-tech-anti-/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 02:37, 5 June 2019 (EDT)
::::The head of the DOJ's anti-trust division stated he would take a broad view when it comes to Big Tech antitrust cases: [https://www.apnews.com/9bc0e4153b5c42bd87986e0085399d23] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:30, 12 June 2019 (EDT)
:::::Good statements by Ajit Pai: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/13/ajit-pai-greatest-threat-to-internet-is-unregulated-silicon-valley-tech-giants/ 1],[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/fcc-chief-ajit-pai-declares-tech-censorship-greatest-threat-to-a-free-internet 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:07, 13 June 2019 (EDT)
::::::The U.S. will hold a social media summit on July 11: [https://thehill.com/policy/technology/450418-trump-to-convene-social-media-summit-in-july 1],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-to-hold-social-media-summit-11561566481 2],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/26/white-house-social-media-summit-july/ 3],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-socialmedia/online-conservatives-expect-to-vent-social-media-frustrations-at-white-house-summit-idUSKCN1U519H 4],[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jim-hanson-social-media-discrimination-against-conservatives-is-intolerable-trump-summit-explores-solutions 5] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:04, 26 June 2019 (EDT)
:::::::The U.S. signed a G-20 statement calling on social media companies to counter terrorism on their sites: [https://www.wsj.com/articles/g-20-tells-social-media-operators-to-step-up-efforts-against-terrorist-content-11561811579] On its face, it seems good, but this could be interpreted or implemented in the wrong way. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 18:52, 29 June 2019 (EDT)
::::::::Facebook and Twitter are reportedly not invited to the upcoming summit: [https://thehill.com/policy/technology/451919-facebook-and-twitter-reportedly-not-invited-to-trumps-social-media-summit 1],[https://www.apnews.com/060f8e089839475da0b31783f810be45 2],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/the-white-house-is-shadowbanning-internet-freedom-voices-at-its-social-media-summit 3] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:54, 7 July 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::Congress may possibly ban Big Tech companies from providing financial services and operating cripto currencies: [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cryptocurrency-bill/u-s-proposes-barring-big-tech-companies-from-offering-financial-services-digital-currencies-idUSKCN1U90NL] Also, the FTC reportedly fined Facebook $5 billion: [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jim-hanson-reported-5b-facebook-settlement-is-well-deserved-punishment-for-abuses-of-user-privacy 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/07/12/report-ftc-fines-facebook-5-billion-for-privacy-violations/ 2],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftcs-5-billion-fine-alone-wont-get-facebook-out-of-crosshairs-11563043006 3],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftc-approves-roughly-5-billion-facebook-settlement-11562960538 4],[https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/12/ftc-fines-facebook-5-billion-for-privacy-lapses.html 5],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/ftc-gives-facebook-5-billion-fine-over-privacy-violations-report_3000681.html 6],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/13/facebook-faces-a-5b-ftc-fine-the-largest-ever-in-t/ 7],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/12/report-ftc-approves-roughly-5b-fine-for-facebook/ 8],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-ftc/ftc-to-announce-5-billion-settlement-with-facebook-as-early-as-this-week-sources-idUSKCN1UH25S 9],[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/07/22/report-ftc-caved-to-facebook-on-privacy-violations-fine/ 10] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:42, 14 July 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::Trump stated he will investigate Google because of its ties to China: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/453231-trump-administration-will-take-a-look-after-thiel-raises-concerns 1],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-says-administration-will-investigate-claim-google-is-committing-treason 2],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-trump/trump-says-will-take-a-look-at-accusations-over-google-china-idUSKCN1UB1DE 3],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-to-take-a-look-at-google-after-accusations-of-treason-with-china_3004361.html 4],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-suggests-google-could-be-investigated-for-treason 5] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:43, 16 July 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::Trump stated he will review a Pentagon contract with Amazon: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/18/report-trump-mulls-eliminating-amazons-10-billion-pentagon-contract/ 1],[https://thehill.com/policy/technology/453757-trump-to-request-review-of-pentagon-cloud-computing-contract 2],[https://www.apnews.com/05ac119c4b9c43a1ab51cd627618c35b 3],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pentagon-cloud/trump-says-looking-closely-at-amazons-bid-on-10-billion-pentagon-contract-idUSKCN1UD2ME 4] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:07, 18 July 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::::More on the FTC settlement with Facebook: [https://www.apnews.com/47f5f7fd9e0941a880b929af081a37a0 1],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/24/facebook-5-billion-fine-insufficient-critics-charg/ 2],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-settlement-requires-mark-zuckerberg-to-certify-compliance-11563923987 3],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-agrees-to-pay-5-billion-in-ftc-settlement-11563971400 4],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-ftc/facebook-to-pay-record-5-billion-u-s-fine-over-privacy-violations-critics-call-it-a-bargain-idUSKCN1UJ1L9 5],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/24/ftc-fines-facebook-5b-adds-oversight-for-privacy-m/ 6],[https://www.apnews.com/47f5f7fd9e0941a880b929af081a37a0 7],[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/07/24/ftc-commissioner-criticizes-terrible-precedent-set-by-facebook-settlement-5-billion-fine/ 8],[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/07/24/josh-hawley-ftc-settlement-utterly-fails-to-penalize-facebook-for-privacy-violations/ 9],[https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/24/facebook-to-pay-5-billion-for-privacy-lapses-ftc-announces.html 10] Many conservatives don't think the settlement went far enough in punishing Facebook, so I probably won't add this, at least for now. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 01:04, 25 July 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::::More statements on Google: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454882-trump-hints-at-investigating-googles-china-work-over-national 1],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-trump/trump-warns-google-after-treasury-chief-says-no-concerns-on-china-idUSKCN1UL210 2],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/26/donald-trump-promises-to-find-out-any-problems-with-china-and-google/ 3] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:58, 26 July 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::::::The FTC is investigating Facebook's aquisitions in an antitrust probe: [https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftc-antitrust-probe-of-facebook-scrutinizes-its-acquisitions-11564683965 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/08/02/report-ftc-investigating-facebooks-purchase-of-instagram-and-whatsapp/ 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:04, 1 August 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::::::The DOJ and FTC disagree on which agency is in charge of what regarding Big Tech antitrist actions: [https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-ftc-skirmish-over-antitrust-turf-11564997402] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 07:32, 5 August 2019 (EDT)
::::::::::::::::Statements by Trump and the White House on potential political 2020 bias by Google: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/456314-trump-we-are-watching-google-very-closely 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/08/06/4-facts-about-donald-trumps-claim-that-google-is-meddling-in-elections/ 2],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/06/donald-trump-we-are-watching-google-very-closely/ 3],[https://www.foxnews.com/tech/trump-google-political-bias-allegations 4],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/6/trump-google-engaged-illegal-conduct-based-account/ 5],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-cites-google-engineer-who-said-company-had-bias-against-president-criticizes-sundar-pichai_3031979.html 6],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/white-house-watching-google-closely-amid-reports-of-election-interference-trump-says_3031684.html 7] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:01, 6 August 2019 (EDT)
:::::::::::::::::The FTC is considering blocking Facebook to integrate its messaging products: [https://www.axios.com/the-ftcs-preemptive-strike-on-facebook-fd916761-89c8-4cc2-9099-b74c6f832635.html] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:32, 16 December 2019 (EST)
Trump is reportedly considering an executive order on anti-conservative bias by Big Tech: [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/08/07/report-white-house-prepares-executive-action-on-big-tech-bias/ 1],[https://thehill.com/policy/technology/456631-report-trump-considering-exec-action-over-alleged-anti-conservative-bias-in 2],[https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/white-house-silicon-valley-tech-bias-executive-order 3],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-prepares-action-against-social-media-censorship-bias_3035109.html 4],[https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/33079-white-house-preparing-executive-order-to-stop-social-media-censorship 5],[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/08/09/report-donald-trump-will-use-fcc-ftc-to-fight-social-media-censorship/ 6],[https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/09/tech/white-house-social-media-executive-order-fcc-ftc/index.html 7],[https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/33139-duke-pesta-luis-miguel-executive-order-coming-against-big-tech 8] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:27, 7 August 2019 (EDT)
:More on the conservative reaction to Big Tech bias: [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-mulls-action-on-anti-conservative-bias-as-twitter-locks-out-mcconnell-campaign] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:52, 8 August 2019 (EDT)
:More on the proposed executive order and the general issue: [https://thehill.com/policy/technology/456906-trump-seeks-powers-to-rein-in-alleged-tech-bias] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:26, 9 August 2019 (EDT)
::Some good Big Tech comments by the FTC's chairman: [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ftc-tech/u-s-ftc-chief-says-regulator-is-prepared-to-break-up-big-tech-firms-bloomberg-idUSKCN1V3229 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/08/14/ftc-chair-joe-simons-says-he-is-prepared-to-break-up-big-tech/ 2],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ftc-chairman-says-hes-prepared-to-break-up-silicon-valley-giants 3] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:30, 13 August 2019 (EDT)
::Some dificulties in pursuing an antitrust investigation against Facebook: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/20/ftc-chairman-facebooks-integration-with-instagram-whatsapp-could-complicate-antitrust-measures/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:34, 20 August 2019 (EDT)
::More on Big Tech and actions (including on the state level) against it: [https://www.apnews.com/032b65b615a1462bbe4f0d1e9f1092e0 1],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/big-tech-faces-historic-scrutiny-with-new-antitrust-probes_3077989.html 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:46, 9 September 2019 (EDT)
:::50 states and territories have started an anti-trust investigation into Google: [https://www.theepochtimes.com/50-us-states-and-territories-launch-anti-trust-probe-into-google_3075088.html 1],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/9/google-antitrust-probe-launched-ken-paxton-attorne/ 2],[https://www.apnews.com/8fae76b9b37d473caff2c94a59029a57 3] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:29, 10 September 2019 (EDT)
::::The FTC is planning on clarifying its authority over Big Tech companies: [https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftc-to-clarify-its-power-to-regulate-big-tech-11568322161] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:31, 13 September 2019 (EDT)
:::::Another article on bad cooperation between the FTC and the DOJ on antitrust investigations: [https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-antitrust-enforcers-signal-discord-over-probes-of-big-tech-11568663356 1],[https://thehill.com/policy/technology/461829-antitrust-enforcers-in-turf-war-over-big-tech 2],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/senator-questions-two-agencies-investigations-of-big-tech-firms-11568750084 3],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-antitrust-hearing/top-u-s-antitrust-regulators-admit-to-infighting-on-big-tech-probe-idUSKBN1W225Q 4] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:35, 16 September 2019 (EDT)
::::::The DOJ says its Big Tech investigations are very important to the agency: [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-antitrust-hearing-delrahim/u-s-justice-dept-official-calls-big-tech-antitrust-probes-a-priority-idUSKBN1W22CD] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:41, 18 September 2019 (EDT)
:::::::AG Barr is considering an antitrust investigation against Facebook: [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-25/attorney-general-barr-sought-doj-facebook-antitrust-probe] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 12:07, 29 September 2019 (EDT)
::::::::The federal government is investigating a deal between Google and Ascension Health that involves medical records of millions of Americans: [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/11/13/federal-regulators-begin-probe-into-googles-collection-of-detailed-medical-records/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:30, 13 November 2019 (EST)
== Natural disasters ==
:Some extra articles related to the whole flood insurance changes: [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-12/insurance-rates-seen-rising-in-flood-prone-areas-with-trump-plan 1],[https://qz.com/1572422/trump-could-finally-recognize-climate-change-for-flood-insurance/ 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:01, 20 March 2019 (EDT)
::Because of HUD regulations $35 million is disaster relief hasn't reached its destination yet: [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/3/hud-red-tape-snags-35-billion-disaster-relief-gao-/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:30, 4 April 2019 (EDT)
:::Trump was right when he criticized Puerto Rico's leaders for mismanaging disaster funds: [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-media-savaged-trump-when-he-claimed-puerto-rico-officials-were-mismanaging-disaster-aid-but-he-was-right] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:53, 12 July 2019 (EDT)
== Andrew Jackson and the $20 bill ==
Trump proclaimed World Freedom Day: [https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-proclaims-world-freedom-day-to-oppose-communism-and-to-uphold-individual-liberties_2353983.html] Seems good, but not significant enough to actually add to the article. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:59, 10 November 2018 (EST)
:An extra article on the victims of communism day, though this one focuses on a specific media "controversy" at the White House: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-scheduled-a-photo-op-with-trump-then-the-president-chose-to-keep-reporters-out/2019/11/07/3cf4e05c-01ae-11ea-8bab-0fc209e065a8_story.html] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 10:01, 8 November 2019 (EST)
::Trump declared January 2020 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month: [https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-issues-proclamation-declaring-january-human-trafficking-prevention-month_3191664.html] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:30, 2 January 2020 (EST)
== Patriotism ==
The White House's Christmas theme is patriotic this year: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/26/white-house-unveils-american-treasures-christmas-theme/] I doubt this is significant enough to add (unless other sources take notice of it), but it's a good sign. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:11, 26 November 2018 (EST)
:More on this, though probably still not enough to add to the article: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/26/photos-american-treasures-christmas-white-house/ 1],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/27/melania-trump-blood-red-white-house-christmas-tree/ 2],[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/melania-trumps-white-house-christmas-decorations-include-gorgeous-18th-cent 3],[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/circle-of-hell-liberals-viciously-attack-melanias-white-house-christmas-dec 4] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 10:28, 27 November 2018 (EST)
::Trump supports a constitutional amendment to ban the burning of the American flag: [https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-says-he-supports-ban-on-burning-american-flag_2964544.html 1],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/15/donald-trump-backs-constitutional-amendment-to-ban/ 2],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/15/no-brainer-trump-supports-sen-daines-proposed-amendment-to-ban-flag-burning/ 3],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/448715-trump-throws-support-behind-no-brainer-measure-to-ban-burning-of 4],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-backs-bill-to-ban-flag-burning-a-no-brainer 5],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/17/nolte-trump-is-wrong-about-outlawing-american-flag-burning/ 6] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 17:24, 15 June 2019 (EDT)
:::Trump wants to hold more such events: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/10/trump-wants-hold-his-4th-july-salute-america-every-year/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:00, 10 July 2019 (EDT)
::::The White House's Christmas theme this year is "Spirit of America": [https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/472565-white-house-unveils-christmas-decorations-with-spirit-of 1],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/2/patriotism-is-the-theme-of-christmas-at-the-white-/ 2],[https://apnews.com/987ea66c53e74586b826842c379a2111 3] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:32, 2 December 2019 (EST)
::::(just as a sidenote, the Vice Presidential residence's Christmas theme is "Victorian Christmas): [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/472698-karen-pence-reveals-victorian-christmas-themed-decorations-at] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:37, 2 December 2019 (EST)
::::The media and Democrats are (unsurprisingly) mocking the White House and Melania Trump for the announcement and the decorations: [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/2/melania-trump-christmas-decorations-mocked-media/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:09, 3 December 2019 (EST)
:::::Fireworks will return to Mount Rushmore for the first time since 2009: [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/very-exciting-trump-boasts-about-fireworks-returning-to-mount-rushmore-for-fourth-of-july] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:30, 16 December 2019 (EST)
::::::More related to the WH's Christmas decorations, mentioned above: [https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/christmas-at-the-white-house-spirit-of-america-holiday-decorations-deck-the-halls-trump] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:44, 23 December 2019 (EST)
== Grounding faulty airplanes ==
Apparently, the FAA didn't ground the Boeing 737-8 MAX planes too slowly, but it appears the rest of the world rushed the decision, doing it too quickly: [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/business/pilots-faa-didnt-wait-too-long-to-ground-boeings-737-8-max-plane] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:26, 16 March 2019 (EDT)
== Chamber of Commerce influence ==
Fortunately, the Chamber of Commerce does not have much influence during the Trump Administration: [https://www.wsj.com/articles/washingtons-biggest-lobbyist-the-u-s-chamber-of-commerce-gets-shut-out-11556812302] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:03, 2 May 2019 (EDT)
== Miscellaneous FCC actions ==
The FCC may take action against robocallers: [https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/fcc-chief-vows-to-return-consumer-sanity-with-aggressive-robocall-enforcement 1],[https://thehill.com/policy/technology/443770-fcc-to-consider-allowing-carriers-to-block-robocalls-by-default 2],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-poised-to-let-phone-companies-block-robocalls-11557938503 3],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-robocalls/fcc-set-to-let-phone-companies-block-more-robocalls-idUSKCN1SL1CC 4] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 14:33, 13 May 2019 (EDT)
:The FCC approved this proposal: [https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2019/06/06/robocall-rule-fcc-phone-companies-block-unwanted-calls/1366898001/ 1],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/blocking-robocalls-to-get-easier-under-new-fcc-policy-11559841004 2],[https://thehill.com/policy/technology/447270-fcc-votes-to-allow-phone-carriers-to-block-robocalls-by-default 3],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/6/robocalls-be-automatically-blocked-cell-phone-comp/ 4],[https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/06/fcc-allows-att-verizon-other-carriers-block-more-suspected-robocalls/ 5],[https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/fcc-bans-robocalls-texts 6] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 02:39, 7 June 2019 (EDT)
::Federal and state governments are now starting to take action against robocallers: [https://thehill.com/policy/technology/450264-state-federal-officials-announce-major-crackdown-on-robocall-operations 1],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ftc-robocalls/u-s-lawmakers-regulators-advance-crackdown-on-robocalls-idUSKCN1TQ2XB 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:50, 25 June 2019 (EDT)
:::The FCC approved a plan to improve broadband mapping data: [https://thehill.com/policy/technology/455750-fcc-approves-plan-to-improve-broadband-mapping-data] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:44, 1 August 2019 (EDT)
::::Since fining robocallers, the FCC has only collected under $7,000: [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/11/11/report-fcc-has-collected-just-6790-since-it-began-fining-robocallers/] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:30, 11 November 2019 (EST)
:::::The FCC wants the cable industry to gain access to auto airwaves for WiFi purposes, something the Transportation Department opposes: [https://www.axios.com/fcc-autowaves-wifi-battle-04fa5dfc-bd1e-401e-85e7-7508ad512ca1.html] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 16:53, 21 November 2019 (EST)
::::::A bill cracking down on robocallers has been sent to Trump: [https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/19/robocall-deal-sails-through-senate-to-trumps-desk-087949 1],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-approves-anti-robocall-bill-11576775918 2],[https://apnews.com/270d5cc24e51d32588b6dfb1e007ad50 3],[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-robocall-congress/senate-passes-anti-robocall-bill-president-expected-to-sign-it-idUSKBN1YN2ES 4] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:06, 20 December 2019 (EST)
== Air Force One ==
Trump revealed his proposed repainting of Air Force One: [https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/13/trump-air-force-one-design-1363766 1],[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/exclusive-trump-unveils-patriotic-paint-job-air-force/story?id=63676678 2],[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/448321-trump-shares-renderings-of-red-white-and-blue-air-force-one 3],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/13/donald-trump-unveils-updated-air-force-one-paint-scheme/ 4],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-unveils-air-force-one-paint-job 5],[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-unveils-red-white-and-blue-redesign-of-air-force-one 6],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-plan-to-repaint-air-force-one-has-some-democrats-fuming 7] The House Democrats want to block him from doing this, so hopefully, they'll fail since it's colored nicely. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 11:57, 13 June 2019 (EDT)
:More on this -- it seems like a nice proposal, and I hope it actually gets repainted: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/449572-trump-displays-model-air-force-one-during-meeting-with-trudeau 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/20/donald-trump-unveils-model-of-new-air-force-one-paint-scheme/ 2],[https://apnews.com/9547a38731a8435aa771757cea6ca153 3] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 18:42, 20 June 2019 (EDT)
== Military parade for Independence Day ==
Interesting article on this: [https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-fourth-of-july-speech-to-break-from-tradition-11562059811] I might add the ceremony to the article, depending on the details/significance. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 13:34, 2 July 2019 (EDT)
:Military and generals are participating: [https://www.wsj.com/articles/military-brass-troops-joining-trump-at-july-4-event-on-national-mall-11562173040] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:57, 3 July 2019 (EDT)
::More sources on this, though these aren't relevant or up-to-date to add: [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-salute-to-america-brings-military-might-fireworks-and-a-health-dose-of-controversy-to-washington 1],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/president-trump-to-salute-americas-history-military-heroes-in-speech_2990183.html 2],[https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/pictures-report-idUSRTS2KXYR 3],[https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/salute-to-america-trump-4th-of-july-fireworks-speech-schedule-watch-live-stream-crowd-2019-07-04/ 4] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:32, 5 July 2019 (EDT)
:::Potentially useful image of the rally, in addition to the one I chose to upload: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salute_to_America_(48201286846).jpg] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:02, 6 July 2019 (EDT)
== White House upgrades ==
Some good renovations of the White House under the Trumps: [https://www.apnews.com/3979557cbc8d4c78a5e9d3f206ee0f15 1],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/white-house-upgrade-first-lady-melania-trump-has-done-a-lot-with-the-place_3086906.html 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:04, 18 September 2019 (EDT)
== Promoting the arts ==
Trump awarded the National Medal of Arts to Jon Voight and some other people: [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/471573-trump-awards-jon-voight-others-national-medal-of-arts 1],[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/21/donald-trump-awards-national-medal-of-arts-to-actor-jon-voight-at-white-house/ 2],[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-honors-jon-voight-james-patterson-others-with-national-medal-of-arts-national-humanities-medal 3],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-awards-medals-to-jon-voight-alison-krauss-and-others_3153976.html 4],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/21/trump-awards-arts-medal-jon-voight-alison-krauss/ 5],[https://apnews.com/498d03f42ac04388b47482bd9b62303f 6] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 20:59, 21 November 2019 (EST)
== Christmas Eve off ==
President Trump is giving an extra day off for federal employees for Christmas Eve: [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/17/donald-trump-surprises-federal-employees-by-granting-extra-day-off-for-christmas-eve/ 1],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-order-gives-federal-employees-a-day-off-for-christmas-eve_3178222.html 2] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 22:46, 17 December 2019 (EST)
== Self-driving cars ==
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is in talks with GM over potentially deploying self-driving cars on streets in the country: [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-autonomous-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-talks-with-gm-over-deploying-self-driving-cars-without-steering-wheels-idUSKBN1YO2EI] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 23:52, 20 December 2019 (EST)
== American Indian policies ==
Trump signed a bill into law that expands eligibility for a federal grant to help preserve native languages: [https://apnews.com/585f69288446b54cc4878abdbdb6d505 1],[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/23/donald-trump-signs-native-american-language-preser/ 2],[https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-signs-bipartisan-bill-to-preserve-native-languages_3183802.html 3] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 00:23, 24 December 2019 (EST)
== Amtrak ==
Amtrak is becoming more profitable under its current leadership: [https://www.wsj.com/articles/surging-amtrak-seeks-green-light-from-congress-11577889706 1],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/amtrak-has-lost-money-for-decades-a-former-airline-ceo-thinks-he-can-fix-it-11562385660 2],[https://www.wsj.com/articles/amtrak-seeking-to-break-even-sees-some-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-11573223401 3] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:39, 1 January 2020 (EST)