Trump Watch 20180627

Trump was Right!

Turns out that when Trump told Congress that  "The existence and risk of proliferation of weapons-usable fissile material on the Korean Peninsula and the actions and policies of the Government of North Korea continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States," after his summit, he knew that North Korea wasn't really on course to denuclearize.

Not that anyone is really paying much attention, and the news today isn't all that spectacular on this front, but it is notable.  As it turns out, there are people that try to watch what North Korea is doing, building, and working on, and their analysis is that North Korea is continuing to work on upgrading nuclear testing and research facilities (specifically a place called the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center).  https://www.38north.org/2018/06/yongbyon062618/


This news/report doesn't bode well for those that felt that Trump did much when it came to getting North Korea to denuclearize, but right now people are focused on who Trump will nominate for the Supreme Court Justice slot opening up, the Red Hen question, and what is going on with children/families at the border.

• Stormy Daniels
• Trump Charity lawsuit by New York Attorney General
• FBI investigation (it keeps being called a Russian Collusion investigation, but I'm pretty sure there's more to it than that at this point
• North Korea
• The Space Force
• The Border Wall
• Alien Children Detention/family separation
• Presidential Pardons
• Civil War Monuments
• Muslim Travel Ban
• China Tariffs/Trade
• Canada-G7 Tariffs/Trade
• NAFTA
• Puerto Rico response

Survivor White House watch.  Nothing really new today.

Giuliani still there as Lawyer
John F. Kelly still there as Chief of Staff
Jeff Sessions still there as Attorney General
Sarah Huckabee Sanders still there as Press Secretary, rumors continue to be denied.
Mike Pompeo - Secretary of State

John Bolton - National Security Advisor

Marc Short - White House Legislative Affairs Director - no denial of plans regarding his departure prior to the 2018 midterms.

Kirstjen Nielsen - Homeland Security Secretary

Joe Hagin - White House deputy Chief of Staff is resigning.- reported June 19th