Elizabeth Preza

1 week ago | smirkingchimp.com | Elizabeth Preza

— from Alternet Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson on Sunday warned President Donald Trump and his Republican allies about the impact of the president’s tariffs on the GOP, telling CNN’s Jake Tapper the White House could face a “really big political problem” if the president’s policies don’t pan out in the long term.

1 week ago | alternet.org | Elizabeth Preza

President Donald Trump on Sunday was criticized for defending his trade policies by insisting 11-year-old girls “can have 3 dolls or 4 dolls” and “5” pencils — with one critic exclaiming, the president “sounds like a true communist to me.” In an interview that aired Sunday, NBC News’ Kristen Welker asked Trump about comments he made during a recent Cabinet meeting where he argued “maybe the children will have 2 dolls instead of 30 dolls, and maybe the 2 dolls will cost a couple of bucks more...

1 week ago | alternet.org | Elizabeth Preza

BankRepublican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson on Sunday warned President Donald Trump and his Republican allies about the impact of the president’s tariffs on the GOP, telling CNN’s Jake Tapper the White House could face a “really big political problem” if the president’s policies don’t pan out in the long term.

1 week ago | alternet.org | Elizabeth Preza

Image via Screengrab / CNN. BankCNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday cornered Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) with his own words on government “weaponization” after President Donald Trump last week directed the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to “take away Harvard’s tax exempt status.” “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status," Trump wrote Friday on Truth Social.

1 week ago | alternet.org | Elizabeth Preza

President Donald Trump on Sunday said he’s unsure whether he has a duty to uphold the U.S. Constitution as president, telling NBC News’ “Meet the Press” he’s has “brilliant lawyers that work for [him].”Trump was speaking with NBC’s Kristen Welker about several high profile immigration cases during an interview that aired Sunday.