That was his Facebook message to Obama. His Facebook message to Trump was “President-elect Trump, thank you for your warm friendship and your clear-cut support for Israel!” So, yeah, Bibi’s happy with the election result.
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Obama-Trump trade barbs as relationship deteriorates
Separated by the entire North American continent and half the Pacific Ocean, the incoming and outgoing presidents are trading barbs — both veiled and overt — from their respective holiday vacations, souring a once a collegial public relationship. Marked by insults on Twitter, perceived public slights and foreign policy disputes, the ties between President-elect Donald Trump and President Barack Obama have significantly frayed less than a month before Trump is sworn into office.
Hillary Is BACK! Just In Time For Federal Court To STRIKE With Major Ruling Against Her
I was actually thoroughly enjoying the Hillary hiatus we saw after her embarrassing defeat in November, but all good things must come to an end eventually. The question now is: Should Hillary simply disappear forever, or should he be forced back into the spotlight to answer for her crimes? For right now, a Federal Court has decided that we must be bothered with her presence for just a bit longer, but in a way all conservatives can agree is acceptable.
The Electoral College Made It Possible For Us To Abolish Slavery
The Electoral College is a racist system that helped slave states, and that’s why it should be abolished. That’s one of the many talking points the Left has hurled against our electoral process.
Congress to Seek Justice Against the UN
In his scathing response to the Obama administration’s UN decision against Israel, Sen. Ted Cruz reminded the White House that Congress has constitutional authority over taxpayer funding. With that power, he said Congress will not stand by and let the executive branch continue its assault against their Middle East ally.
Pressure’s on for Trump to make diplomats safer
Donald Trump hammered rival Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign for failing to prevent the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, when she was secretary of state. Soon he’ll be the one responsible for protecting America’s diplomats, but he’s offered little insight into how he’ll do that.
Netanyahu calls Kerry speech ‘deep disappointment’
Israel’s prime minister decried Secretary of State John Kerry’s Mideast policy speech as a “deep disappointment” on Wednesday and vowed to work with the incoming Trump administration to contain the fallout from last week’s U.N. resolution calling Israeli settlements illegal. Netanyahu’s angry statement, delivered at a late-night news conference shortly after Kerry’s address, capped a tumultuous week in which years of tense relations with President Barack Obama boiled over.
Tensions erupt between Obama and Trump, setting up fraught transition
The anxious armistice between U.S. President Barack Obama and president-elect Donald Trump came to an abrupt halt Wednesday and put the United States on course for the rockiest presidential transition in at least six decades. Cracks in the relationship have been evident for weeks, but the fissure between the two broke into the open when Mr. Obama’s Secretary of State defended the American position in the United Nations on the issue of Israeli settlements and when Mr. Trump went to his Twitter account and banged out an unambiguous end to the surface niceties the two have laboured to present to a divided American public.
At Pearl Harbor, U.S., Japan look to move past legacy of war
President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial, part of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, adjacent to Honolulu, Hawaii, Tuesday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit Tuesday with President Barack Obama is powerful proof that the former enemies have transcended the recriminatory impulses that weighed down relations after the war, Japan’s government has said.
Mayo CEO Noseworthy Meets with Donald Trump
Donald Trump now says the White House transition is going “smoothly” after complaining earlier about some of President Barack Obama’s “statements and roadblocks.” Earlier Wednesday, Trump wrote on Twitter: “Doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory President O statements and roadblocks.
Comedy Or Tragedy? Whichever You Choose, Trump Was Year’s Top TV Star
If the ongoing presidential campaign was this year’s dominant TV show — which it was — then the year’s top TV star was Donald Trump. Certainly, The Donald had a bevy of co-stars and supporting cast members, but none of them — not even Hillary Clinton — were his equal when it came to commanding attention on television.
Comedy Or Tragedy? Whichever You Choose, Trump Was Year’s Top TV Star
If the ongoing presidential campaign was this year’s dominant TV show — which it was — then the year’s top TV star was Donald Trump. Certainly, The Donald had a bevy of co-stars and supporting cast members, but none of them — not even Hillary Clinton — were his equal when it came to commanding attention on television.
Trump shatters peace with Obama with tweet on ‘roadblocks’
In an interview published by CNN on Monday, Obama said that he would have beaten Trump had he run for a third term. Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama of hobbling the transition to the Republican’s administration with unspecified “inflammatory” statements and “roadblocks,” as tensions between the two men spilt into the open less than a month before Inauguration Day.
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Transfer of Power: President ObamaA s “exit interview” on CNN with former advisor David Axelrod generated plenty of attention when Obama bragged that he could have beaten Donald Trump. Missed in the hullabaloo, however, was a pledge by Obama that he would abide by tradition and retire with dignity as ex-president.
Live: Secretary Kerry’s Speech on Israel-PA Peace
Secretary of State John Kerry said that the two-state solution is in jeopardy despite being the “only” path towards peace between Arabs and Israel. Kerry claimed that the Obama Administration did not betray Israel when it allowed the passage of an anti-Israel resolution at the UN Security Council last week.
‘Obama and Ghattas both aided the terrorists’
MK Oren Hazan compared US President Barack Obama to Joint Arab List MK Basel Ghattas Wednesday, saying that both of them provided aid to terrorists. “One of them helped terrorists smuggle phones.
Trump accuses Obama of ‘inflammatory’ roadblocks
President-elect Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of throwing up “inflammatory” roadblocks during the transition of power and his administration of treating Israel with “total disdain,” further straining the veneer of civility between the incoming and outgoing leaders. Although Trump didn’t detail his complaints in his morning broadsides on Twitter, the president-elect has made it clear that it didn’t sit well with him when Obama recently boasted that he would have won the election if he’d been running.
Louisiana Political Hall of Shame welcomes two new members in 2016
Two Louisiana district attorneys were convicted in 2016, one at trial and one by guilty plea, at the federal courthouse in New Orleans. Walter Reed, right, discusses his conviction with reporters outside the federal courthouse in New Orleans.
Bonnie Raitt Performs For Mavis Staples At 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
Last night CBS aired the 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors from Washington D.C. Hosted by Stephen Colbert, the event featured a number of musicians performing tributes to Mavis Staples, Eagles and James Taylor who were among this year’s recipients of the distinguished honor. With President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in attendance, Bonnie Raitt spoke on behalf of Staples and strapped on a guitar to perform “We Shall Not Be Moved” and “Freedom Highway” while sharing vocals with Audra Day .
Trumpa s complaint about Obamaa s a inflammatorya rhetoric fits nicely with his rubber-and-glue strategy
Doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory President O statements and roadblocks.Thought it was going to be a smooth transition – NOT! The tweet would seem to be a reaction to Obama’s remark that he could have beaten Trump in the 2016 election and the Obama administration’s abstention from a key United Nations vote that ran afoul of Israel. But the language Trump uses here is telling, and it suggests that a feature of Trump’s 2016 campaign will persist during his presidency — the rubber-and-glue strategy.
It wasn’t all bad news for the planet: 5 positive environmental stories from 2016
The year will almost certainly hold the prize for the hottest in recorded history, eclipsing the records set in 2015 and 2014. Researchers tracked how Antarctic ice sheets continue to melt and how the Arctic continues to warm.
Michael Moore Lists The Exact Ways Dems Can Defeat Trump
Demonstrators chant during a protest march against the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. November12, 2016. REUTERS/David Becker Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore wants more Democrats to fight President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, and outlined a list of things they can do on his Facebook page Tuesday.
Cam Newton scores with visit to boy battling heart condition
By TAMARA LUSH Associated Press Carrie Fisher and Florence Henderson – and other icons of Generation X’s youth – are now gone, stolen by the cruel thief that is 2016. The year has left the… By TAMARA LUSH Associated Press Princess Leia was our first girl movie heroine, and we made our moms braid brunette yarn so we’d have earmuff buns for Halloween.
The Latest: East Jerusalem housing vote delayed
A senior leader … . FILE — In this Nov. 9, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
3 reasons we’ll get tax reform in 2017
“There’s only one missing ingredient for tax reform and that’s going to change in 2017,” House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady 3 reasons we’ll get tax reform in 2017 Trump’s 10 biggest allies in Congress Five questions for Trump’s tax reform MORE said on Tax Day 2016 . On Nov. 8, the chief tax writer in the House got his wish: a president who counts tax reform among his top priorities.
Donald Trump to throw out Obama administration orders
President Barack Obama and his administration used their control of the U.S. government’s executive branch to set numerous policies that President-elect Donald Trump can reverse when he takes office next month. Here are eight of the Obama administration rules and regulations that Trump has said he’ll scrap or significantly alter when he becomes president.
Retiring NY congressman gets post at Long Island University
A retiring New York congressman will next serve as the chairman of Long Island University’s Global Institute among other duties at the private college. Newsday reports Steve Israel will also teach, write and host events at the Brookville school on topics such as foreign policy and national security.
Melania Trump Will Reveal How America Views Women
Melania Trump acknowledges people in the crowd after her husband and Republican president-elect Donald Trump delivered his acceptance speech at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early morning hours of November 9, 2016 in New York City. Shamir is the author of the forthcoming children’s book, What’s the Big Deal About First Ladies , out Jan. 3, 2017.
Trump signals end to multilateralism
For eight years, President Barack Obama’s foreign policy doctrine has been rooted in a belief that while the United States can take action around the world on its own, it rarely should. His successor, President-elect Donald Trump, has derided some of the same international partnerships Obama and his recent predecessors have promoted, raising the prospect that the Republican’s “America First” agenda might well mean an America more willing to act alone.
No apology for horror of Pearl Harbor
The leaders of Japan and the United States sought to remind the world that even the most bitter enemies can become allies, during a historic pilgrimage to the hallowed waters of Pearl Harbor. Seventy-five years after Japan’s surprise attack, Abe and President Barack Obama peered down Tuesday at the rusting wreckage of the USS Arizona, clearly visible in the tranquil, teal water.
Trump’s path to a diplomatic nightmare
Donald Trump hammered rival Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign for failing to prevent the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, when she was secretary of state. Soon he’ll be the one responsible for protecting America’s diplomats, but he’s offered virtually no insight into how he’ll do that.
The Latest: East Jerusalem housing vote delayed
In this Nov. 24, 2015 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves as he boards the plane on departure from Israel after meetings in Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah. A senior leader of a Jewish settlement council is calling U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry “a stain on American foreign policy” and “ignorant of the issues.”
Georgia fireworks stores expect brisk sales after ban lifted
Georgia fireworks retailers say they’re gearing up for brisk sales after Gov. Nathan Deal recently lifted a temporary ban on shooting them.
The Year’s Best Drug Scares
Marijuana was on the ballot in six states this year, and prohibitionists hauled out some familiar, even quaint, arguments against legalization. Three of those warnings made my list of the year’s most memorable drug scares, which is rounded out by the panic over adolescent vaping and the DEA’s decision to treat kratom as a public menace.
Thank you for a revolutionary year throughout 2016… Here’s why 2017 …
Thank you for a revolutionary year throughout 2016 Here’s why 2017 may be the most astonishing year of our lives As we approach the end of 2016, we have all shared extraordinary successes, breakthroughs and revolutionary realizations that have reshaped human history. It has been a vibrant journey to share 2016 with all of you, and I want to thank you for your support, your comments, your suggestions and your advocacy of our mission.
Japanese prime minister offers condolences at Pearl Harbor
Seventy-five years after Imperial Japanese warplanes destroyed the Pacific fleet here and drew the United States into World War II, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan on Tuesday stood next to President Barack Obama at the site of the attack and offered repentance but did not apologize. “I offer my sincere and everlasting condolences to the souls of those who lost their lives here, as well as to the spirits of all the brave men and women whose lives were taken by a war that commenced in this very place, and also to the souls of the countless innocent people who became victims of the war,” Abe said.
At Pearl Harbor, US and Japan seek absolution from the war
In a historic pilgrimage, the leaders of Japan and the United States took to the hallowed waters of Pearl Harbor on Tuesday to prove that even the bitterest enemies can become allies. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not apologize, but conceded Japan “must never repeat the horrors of war again.”
Navy to commission USS Giffords in ’17
MOBILE, Ala. A naval program that has become a target for critics is preparing to commission the USS Gabrielle Giffords, named for the U.S. politician who survived an assassination attempt in 2011.
Phil Jackson, Jeanie Buss say they have ended engagement
In a historic pilgrimage, the leaders of Japan and the United States took to the hallowed waters of Pearl Harbor on Tuesday to prove that even the bitterest enemies can become allies. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not… A federal appeals court is weighing a challenge by death row inmates of an Ohio law that shields the names of companies that provide lethal injection drugs.
Editorial: A Congress strengthened by diversity
But there’s nothing homogeneous about how – or whether – Americans embrace that conviction in their personal lives. For more than two centuries, the Bill of Rights has barred the establishment of any particular religion while upholding the free exercise of all of them.