Trump Watch 20180722

Today's Episode:  It proves his innocence!  If it didn't, would he say that?

Trump uses Twitter a lot, and he wrote, "Looking more and more like the Trump Campaign for President was illegally being spied up (surveillance) for the political gain of Crooked Hillary Clinton and the DNC."  He didn't really explain why that was the case as far as I could tell.  Apparently he believes that the F.B.I. misled the courts when they got permission to place Carter Page under surveillance.
Of course, details don't appear to be Trump's strong suit.  He makes things up, and spins things at the time he speaks, and presumably when he tweets, and while that keeps him in touch with his devotees, it also adds to a record of public statements that are attributable to him.  Usually they seem to be declarative, but unsubstantiated, so it's tricky to say that they are lies.  But he also doesn't get held terribly responsible for his commentaries in the long run.  His Twitter Feed does have a sort of 1984 propaganda/ministry of truth vibe to it, although it is voluntary to receive the broadcasts, and there are "enemies of the state," that do monitor it, and report on their general veracity, if you are a Trump Supporter you can decide which set of "facts" you want to ascribe to.  "Alternative facts" is a very Orwellian line that seems to be kind of embraced by the Trump communications team.  He is prolific though, preaching to his peeps regularly, reminding them that he is there for them, and that he is under attack by a vast Hillary loving conspiracy.

• 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