David Raymond Amos
With regards to Trump showing
his true colours need I say only one name of an evil Beancounter and
the name of one very very company? Research Steve Banon and Goldman
Sachs and listen to President elect Trump changing his tune on a daily
basis.
Its always about the money. Everybody knows the Golden Rule. truly is he with the gold makes the rules. Nesy Pas Prime Minister Trudeau 'The Younger"? If I perchance am wrong then I must ask why are you meeting these dudes today now that Trump got elected?
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Its always about the money. Everybody knows the Golden Rule. truly is he with the gold makes the rules. Nesy Pas Prime Minister Trudeau 'The Younger"? If I perchance am wrong then I must ask why are you meeting these dudes today now that Trump got elected?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/trudeau-canada-investment-summit-foreign-morneau-1.3849202« less
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Trump names Reince Priebus, controversial Steve Bannon to key White House posts
Selection of former firebrand Breitbart news exec Bannon likely to upset Democrats
The Associated Press Posted: Nov 13, 2016 4:48 PM ET
Republican president-elect Donald Trump and Reince
Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, embrace during
his election night event at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early
morning hours of Nov. 9, in New York City. Priebus will be Trump's chief
of staff. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
President-elect Donald Trump made his first two key personnel
appointments on Sunday, one an overture to Republican circles by naming
GOP chief Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff, the other a
shot across the bow of the Washington establishment by tabbing Breitbart
news executive Steve Bannon as chief strategist and senior counsellor.
The two men had made up the president-elect's chief of staff shortlist, and while Priebus received that job, Bannon's post also is expected to wield significant clout. The media executive with ties to the alt-right and white nationalist movement was given top billing in the press release announcing their appointments.
Trump's hires were, at first glance, contradictory, though they fit a pattern of the celebrity businessman creating a veritable Rorschach test that allowed his supporters to see what they wanted. Priebus, who lashed the RNC to Trump this summer despite some intraparty objections, is a GOP operative with deep expertise of the Washington establishment that Trump has vowed to shake up. He has close ties to House Speaker Paul Ryan, a fellow Wisconsinite.
"I am very grateful to the president-elect for this opportunity to serve him and this nation as we work to create an economy that works for everyone, secure our borders, repeal and replace Obamacare and destroy radical Islamic terrorism," Priebus said in the statement announcing his appointment.
Bannon, meanwhile, helped transform the Breitbart news site into the
leading mouthpiece of the party's anti-establishment wing, which helped
fuel the businessman's political rise. Ryan has been one of his most
frequent targets.
"Steve and Reince are highly qualified leaders who worked well together on our campaign and led us to a historic victory," Trump said. "Now I will have them both with me in the White House as we work to make America great again."
Neither Priebus nor Bannon bring policy experience to their new White House roles. Chiefs of staff in particular play a significant role in policy making, serving as a liaison to Cabinet agencies and deciding what information makes it to the president's desk. They're often one of the last people in the room with the president as major decisions are made.
For his part, Ryan said in a tweet he was excited "for my friend" Priebus. Ryan made no mention of Bannon in that tweet, but earlier told CNN that he didn't know Bannon but "I trust Donald's judgment."
Trump's adult children, who serve as influential advisers to the president-elect, are said to have been concerned about having a controversial figure in the chief of staff role and backed Priebus for the job.
In announcing the appointments, Trump said Priebus and Bannon would work as "equal partners" — effectively creating two power centres in the West Wing. The arrangement is risky and could leave ambiguity over who makes final decisions.
Under Bannon's tenure, Brietbart pushed a nationalist agenda and became one of the leading outlets of the so-called alt-right — a movement often associated with white supremacist ideas that oppose multiculturalism and defend "Western values."
"It is easy to see why the KKK views Trump as their champion when Trump appoints one of the foremost peddlers of white supremacist themes and rhetoric as his top aide," Adam Jentleson, spokesman for top Senate Democrat, Harry Reid, said in a statement late Sunday. He was referring to the Ku Klux Klan.
The two men had made up the president-elect's chief of staff shortlist, and while Priebus received that job, Bannon's post also is expected to wield significant clout. The media executive with ties to the alt-right and white nationalist movement was given top billing in the press release announcing their appointments.
Trump's hires were, at first glance, contradictory, though they fit a pattern of the celebrity businessman creating a veritable Rorschach test that allowed his supporters to see what they wanted. Priebus, who lashed the RNC to Trump this summer despite some intraparty objections, is a GOP operative with deep expertise of the Washington establishment that Trump has vowed to shake up. He has close ties to House Speaker Paul Ryan, a fellow Wisconsinite.
"I am very grateful to the president-elect for this opportunity to serve him and this nation as we work to create an economy that works for everyone, secure our borders, repeal and replace Obamacare and destroy radical Islamic terrorism," Priebus said in the statement announcing his appointment.
Steve Bannon, who served as campaign CEO for
president-elect Donald Trump, is shown leaving Trump Tower on Nov. 11.
(Evan Vucci/The Associated Press)
"Steve and Reince are highly qualified leaders who worked well together on our campaign and led us to a historic victory," Trump said. "Now I will have them both with me in the White House as we work to make America great again."
Neither Priebus nor Bannon bring policy experience to their new White House roles. Chiefs of staff in particular play a significant role in policy making, serving as a liaison to Cabinet agencies and deciding what information makes it to the president's desk. They're often one of the last people in the room with the president as major decisions are made.
For his part, Ryan said in a tweet he was excited "for my friend" Priebus. Ryan made no mention of Bannon in that tweet, but earlier told CNN that he didn't know Bannon but "I trust Donald's judgment."
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Bannon a riskier appointment
Trump's adult children, who serve as influential advisers to the president-elect, are said to have been concerned about having a controversial figure in the chief of staff role and backed Priebus for the job.
In announcing the appointments, Trump said Priebus and Bannon would work as "equal partners" — effectively creating two power centres in the West Wing. The arrangement is risky and could leave ambiguity over who makes final decisions.
Under Bannon's tenure, Brietbart pushed a nationalist agenda and became one of the leading outlets of the so-called alt-right — a movement often associated with white supremacist ideas that oppose multiculturalism and defend "Western values."
"It is easy to see why the KKK views Trump as their champion when Trump appoints one of the foremost peddlers of white supremacist themes and rhetoric as his top aide," Adam Jentleson, spokesman for top Senate Democrat, Harry Reid, said in a statement late Sunday. He was referring to the Ku Klux Klan.
We at @ADL_National oppose the appt of Steve Bannon to sr role at @WhiteHouse bc he & his alt-right are so hostile to core American values
Bannon, who became campaign CEO in August, pushed Trump to adopt more
populist rhetoric and paint rival Hillary Clinton as part of a global
conspiracy made up of the political, financial and media elite, bankers
bent on oppressing the country's working people — a message that carried
Trump to the White House but to some, carried anti-Semitic undertones.
An ex-wife of Bannon said he expressed fear of Jews when the two battled over sending their daughters to private school nearly a decade ago, according to court papers reviewed this summer by The Associated Press. In a sworn court declaration following their divorce, Mary Louise Piccard said her ex-husband had objected to sending their twin daughters to an elite Los Angeles academy because he "didn't want the girls going to school with Jews."
A spokeswoman for Bannon denied he made those statements.
With files from Reuters
An ex-wife of Bannon said he expressed fear of Jews when the two battled over sending their daughters to private school nearly a decade ago, according to court papers reviewed this summer by The Associated Press. In a sworn court declaration following their divorce, Mary Louise Piccard said her ex-husband had objected to sending their twin daughters to an elite Los Angeles academy because he "didn't want the girls going to school with Jews."
A spokeswoman for Bannon denied he made those statements.
With files from Reuters
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