Trump Watch 20180718

Today's Episode:  When I said that, I meant to say the opposite...

The post Putin Press conference still has legs, but I did note an article regarding progress with North Korea negotiations (or a lack thereof).  So, back on June 20th, at a speech in Duluth, Minnesota, Trump declared, "We got back our great fallen heroes, the remains sent back today, already 200 got sent back."

According to a statement by Mike Pompeo (Secretary of State) on July 17th, 2018 "I think in the next couple of weeks we'll have the first remains returned, that's the commitment, so progress is certainly being made there."  So, it appears that there have been zero human remains returned to the United States from North Korea since Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un.

It is interesting to wonder about how Trump's mind processes this stuff.  I suspect he has forgotten that he made that particular statement in Duluth.  And the people that heard that in Duluth probably haven't heard any follow up, and so trust and believe what they heard from Trump.

Trump is certainly re-defining what it means to be "Presidential," but not in a good way.

• 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 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
• Military Parade in Washington
• World Trade Organization
• Covfefe Syndrome
• NATO
• Russia/Putin relationship

Giuliani still there as Lawyer
John F. Kelly still there as Chief of Staff - 6-29-2018  Trump says "Things Happen."
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

Scott Pruitt - EPA Director - Resigned 7-5-2018