can someone please get on impeaching this fuck?

justsomeantifas:

Here’s your dose of “What the Fuck Is Going On” news extended edition (2/11/2017 – 2/14/2017)

After a weekend of controversy, Michael Flynn has resigned from his position as national security advisor. Flynn appears to have lied about his communications with Russia and had conversation about lifting the sanctions against them. He did this before Trump even took office and it was also revealed that the DoJ had warned the Trump administration about Flynn. It was revealed today that Trump actually knew about Flynn’s conversations with Russia for weeks. Retired Lt. Gen. Joseph Keith Kellogg Jr. will serve as acting national security advisor until another replacement is named. (source)

Raids conducted by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency continued to be carried out this weekend. Trump tweeted on Sunday that he’s merely keeping his promise to get rid of immigrants who are “drug dealers” and “gang members” however ICE confirmed that 25% of those picked up had no prior felony convictions. This is just the start of the broadened scope of powers given to ICE agents from Trump’s executive order. ICE then promised to meet with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to discuss these raids, however ICE backed out of the meeting. (source) (source)

Former Goldman Sachs banker Steven Mnuchin was confirmed as the Secretary of Treasury. Mnuchin for Secretary of Treasury has been controversial because his professional history highlights the actions that led the country into financial crisis and he gained a large chunk of his wealth by foreclosing the homes of elderly homeowners and running a bank that hastily foreclosed on homeowners. (source)

Today Trump signed into law legislation that repeals a securities disclosure rule aimed at curbing corruption at energy and mining companies. This rule of the Dodd-Frank Act requires oil and gas companies to reveal taxes paid to foreign countries. Trump stated that this resolution “is a big signing, very important signing.” (source)

Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver has sponsored a bill in Tennessee that would no longer consider children born from artificial insemination as legitimate offspring to their parents. The bill is controversial and noted for it’s obvious attack against same-sex couples. Weaver claims that she’s doing this because of constitutional concerns raised by the Tennessee Attorney General in a divorce case between two women. (source)

Former Breitbart editor and deputy assistant to Trump, Sebastian Gorka, is the subject of some controversy due to some pictures of him during Trump’s inauguration. Some have noted that Gorka is wearing a medal originally issued by the Hungarian Order of Heroes, Vitézi Rend, a group who collaborated with Nazi Germany. Hungarians who came across the interview pointed out the medal and some Hungarian scholars have noted the medal does appear to identify with the Order of Vitéz. It’s also been noted that Gorka signed his PhD dissertation in as “Sebestyén L. v. Gorka” – “L. v.” being initials representing members of Vitézi Rend. This comes after he defended the White House’s omission of the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. (source) (source)

After the border wall estimates came out (21.6 billion) and the numbers showed a much higher price than Trump and the GOP claimed it would be, Trump took to Twitter. He claims that he has not gotten involved in the negotiations yet and that the prices will come “way down.” (source)

A temporary restraining order was sought to halt the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. However on Monday, a federal judge, James Boasberg, denied their request. Another hearing to attempt to block the pipeline is scheduled for Feb. 27th 2017. (source)

Senior White House policy adviser Stephen Miller was asked on ABC News about the Trump administration’s claims of voter fraud. He repeated the same lie that millions voted illegally and then refused to provide evidence but ensured the audience that it’s true and when repeatedly asked to prove how it’s true said to go to New Hampshire and talk to the people there because everyone knows it’s true. He then whined about the media refusing to cover the mass voter fraud – despite there being no evidence and it being an outright lie. Miller also gave other interviews the same day where he said in regards to the travel ban that “the president’s powers here are beyond question,” and “that the powers of the president to protect our country are very substantial and will not be questioned.” Naturally Trump later praised Miller for representing him and defending him in these interviews. (source) (source)

The Justice Department has begun it’s rollback of transgender rights for students. This all came quickly after Sen. Jeff Sessions was confirmed as attorney general, who has consistantly voted against LGBTQ rights and issues. It’s been a concern what Sessions could do in his position regarding active LGBTQ-related lawsuits and what this all means for the Justice Department as a whole. (source)

Trump complained on Sunday that the media refused to run stories on the “big crowds” of supporters lining the roads to the airport as he returned to Washington. However, the crowds were reported on but they were almost entirely protesters, largely protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline. (source)

Several conservative pundits keep trying to compare the protests against Trump’s secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, to segregation. Some even referencing Ruby Bridges, the first first Black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in Louisiana. (source)

Trump’s most recent approval rating is lower than that of any president who has been in office less than a month, and is currently similar to the numbers former President Bush saw after Hurricane Katrina. Forty percent of Americans currently approve of Trump’s job performance, and 54 percent disapprove. (source)

Secret Service director, Joseph Clancy, has announced that he is stepping down and retiring next month. This resignation means that Trump will now be able to appoint his own choice or Secret Service director. (source)