Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Ingraham on Republicans: 'A lot of them don't want Donald Trump to succeed'
Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham
lashed out at establishment Republicans Tuesday night, telling Fox
News' "Hannity" that "a lot of them don't want Donald Trump to succeed."
"A lot of them don't like his
policies," said Ingraham, who singled out Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake as
being part of "a significant Chamber of Commerce wing of the Republican
Party."
Flake made headlines Tuesday with the release of his
book, titled "Conscience of a Conservative," in which he described the
GOP as being in "denial" about the consequences of electing Trump
president.'CHAOS IS NOT A GOOD PRINCIPLE': FLAKE SAYS GOP 'IN DENIAL ABOUT TRUMP
"Republicans play the safe gentlemanly game of politics," Ingraham told host Sean Hannity. "They agree with the Democrats on a lot of these key issues, and they don’t agree with Donald Trump on a lot of key issues, so they’re not willing to fight for him."
The Lifezette editor-in-chief theorized that Trump's critics have yet to get over his surprise victory in last year's election.
"He crushed them and they never got over it," Ingraham said. "The day after the election, they began plotting what they hoped would be his demise."
US may get tougher against China trade policies
The Trump administration is signaling it intends to
take a harsher stance on trade issues than it has during its first six
months.
The U.S. is considering using
rarely invoked U.S. trade laws to fend off China’s demands that foreign
companies share their technology in return for access to the country’s
vast market.
The move is prompted by discontent among U.S.
businesses, which have grown frustrated with China’s trade and market
access practices, the Wall Street Journal reported.Those practices have helped position China to become a global leader in emerging technologies, such as microchips and electric cars, the New York Times reported.
The U.S. policy shift also may reflect White House frustration that it hasn’t received the help it hoped for from China in addressing North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.
But a senior Chinese official said Monday there was no link between North Korea’s nuclear program and China-U.S. trade, Reuters reported.
Meanwhile, trade ministers from China and other nations -- including Brazil, Russia and India -- concluded a conference in Shanghai on Wednesday, agreeing to promote international cooperation and oppose "trade and investment protectionism," Reuters reported.
A source familiar with the U.S. discussions said the Trump administration planned to employ Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows Washington to investigate China’s trade practices and, within months, raise tariffs on imports from China, or impose other sanctions.
Section 301 was used frequently in the 1980s to combat Japanese imports of steel, motorcycles and other items, but less frequently after the World Trade Organization was founded in 1995, Reuters reported.
The new investigation would focus on China’s alleged “forced technology transfer policies and practices,” the source said, adding that the Trump administration could launch the probe as soon as this week.
One question not yet answered is whether the Trump administration would work with the WTO or seek to impose penalties on China without relying on the international body, the Wall Street Journal reported.
On Monday, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, assailing China and the European Union for “formidable nontariff trade barriers” and asserting the U.S. would use “every available tool” to combat those barriers.
GOP Senators: Stay on Health Care or ‘Move On’ to Tax Reform
Losers? |
Some GOP Senators are saying it’s time to move on
from health care, and onto tax reform, despite pressure to stay the
course from the president and White House officials.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Orrin Hatch said it’s
time to move onto other legislative priorities. He’d “like to get off
health reform for a while,” and let it calm down to come back to it
later and then we’ll get that solved.” Hatch says, “We do need to do
tax reform. This country hasn’t had tax reform since 1986.”
Monday, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin reiterated he was
100% confident tax reform could be done this year, saying, “we will
pass tax reform. This is about creating jobs about creating wage growth
about a simpler and fairer tax system. We’re going to simplify personal
taxes, 95% of Americans will be able to fill out their tax return on a
large post card.”
However, many Republicans think the party should continue
to give healthcare another shot. I think they need to go home and tell
their constituents it’s time to move on,” said Lindsey Graham, in
response to his colleagues. “Our best ideas haven’t even been presented
yet. “
President Trump continues to urge Senators to push forward
with Healthcare. Sunday he tweeted “Don’t give up Republican Senators,
the World is watching: Repeal & Replace.. and go to 51 9nuke
option), get Cross State Lines & more.”
While Graham said he would not vote on any changes to the
Senate, including Trump’s suggested ‘nuke option’ he said “at the end of
the day I want to help [President Trump] with an agenda I believe in.
His insistence we continue to focus on health care may save us from
ourselves.”
Pres. Trump is Reviewing Pentagon’s Proposed Strategy for Afghanistan
As the nation’s longest war continues in Afghanistan, President Trump is reviewing the Pentagon’s proposed strategy to break a stalemate against the Taliban and al-Qaeda.
On Monday, a defense official said the department’s working on a process that is being guided by the White House.
They’re reviewing how several aspects of national power like the military, intelligence and finances will contribute to their goals in ending the country’s war.
Defense Secretary James Mattis had promised a plan by mid-July after a request for more troops.
However, officials say he wants to make sure the strategy is right before fulfilling that call.
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