Sanders hits back at AOC after Ivanka Trump dig

Sarah Sanders, the former White House press secretary, fired back at freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who called out Ivanka Trump for accompanying her father to the G-20 summit.
Ocasio-Cortez called out Ivanka and said on Twitter that “being someone’s daughter actually isn’t a career qualification.”
“It hurts our diplomatic standing when the President phones it in & the world moves on. The US needs our President working the G20. Bringing a qualified diplomat couldn’t hurt either,” the freshman representative continued.
Ivanka represented the U.S. in meetings with leaders from China, Japan, Russia, India and Australia during the summit in Osaka, the South China Morning Post reported.
Sanders, who just recently stepped down from her role at the White House, said “phone it in @AOC is wasting your time on Twitter while destroying jobs in NY.” She said President Trump and Ivanka have created “millions of new jobs and continue to make the US stronger on the global stage but thank you for reminding Americans everyday why they elected Trump.”
Ocasio-Cortez played a major role in thwarting Amazon’s plans to build part of its HQ2 in Long Island City. She was one of several elected officials who pushed back on Amazon's planned expansion pointing at the secrecy of the deal itself, the lack of public input and the potential for gentrification and displacement resulting from 25,000 new highly paid tech workers in the area.
Fox News' Christopher Carbone contributed to this report

Trump says he's optimistic about trade deal with Chinese President Xi, in interview with Tucker Carlson

President Trump expressed optimism about a possible trade deal between his administration and Chinese President Xi Jinping, during an interview with Tucker Carlson set to air Monday night on Fox News.
Trump sat down with Carlson during the president's trip which included stops in Osaka, Japan, for the G20 summit, and a first-of-its kind visit by a U.S. president to North Korea, meeting with dictator Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone (DMZ).
President Trump told Carlson he was hopeful about striking a trade agreement with Xi.
"You just recently hours ago met with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping," Carlson said. "Are you closer, do you think after that meeting, to a trade deal?"
"I think so," Trump replied. "We had a very good meeting. He wants to make a deal. I want to make a deal. Very big deal, probably, I guess you'd say the largest deal ever made of any kind, not only trade."
"We got along very well," Trump added. "We understand each other."
Trump had met with Xi during the G20 summit in Osaka and described the meeting as "excellent" before saying the two countries were "back on track."
The news arrives on the heels of Trump announcing that Chinese tech giant Huawei could purchase equipment from U.S. companies after being blacklisted.
“U.S. companies can sell their equipment to Huawei,” Trump said at a news conference. “We’re talking about equipment where there’s no great national security problem with it.”
Huawei was placed on a blacklist last month barring American companies from providing them with computer chips or software, without first going through the federal government.
Trump had enacted tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese imports this year and has said he's willing to add tariffs on an additional $300 billion. China hit back with its own tariffs on American exports.
Carlson's full interview with Trump is scheduled for Monday on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" at 8 p.m. ET.
Fox News' Brie Stimson contributed to this report 

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Mark Levin: 2020 Dems' policies will 'destroy' key aspects of American society

Democratic presidential candidates' policy platforms will run the nation deeper into debt and transform American society, according to Mark Levin.
Americans must unite against the candidates' agendas to prevent "socialism" and retain "Americanism," Levin claimed Sunday on "Life, Liberty & Levin."
"They have plans that will do nothing but destroy this society," he said.
"We never talk about liberty anymore or individualism anymore or success or true free market capitalism. Look around you look at all the wealth that we have. You go to a grocery store there's everything you want in a grocery store look around your home.
"Why would we destroy such a society? It's time to take on the left. Time to take on the Democrat leadership. It's time to take on socialism with Americanism ... We never talk about liberty anymore, or individualism anymore, or success."
He mentioned several proposals including wealth taxes, Medicare-for-all, paid family leave and student debt forgiveness.
Levin claimed the Soviet Union's 1936 Constitution inspired or mirrors such initiatives, which he said were heralded by two candidates in particular.
"Article 118: Citizens of the U.S.S.R. have the right to work, that is, are guaranteed the right to employment and payment for their work in accordance with its quantity and quality," he said.
"Article 119: Citizens of the U.S.S.R. have the right to rest and leisure ... the institution of annual vacations with full pay for workers and employees and the provision of a wide network of sanatoria, rest homes and clubs for the accommodation of the working people -- Sounds just like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren."
The conservative radio host continued, arguing some Democrats, "embrace not the American dream, but the Soviet dream."
"Why is it that we don't have serious, substantive discussions about what they're proposing and how they're going to be paid for?" he asked.
The "Unfreedom of the Press" author said he believed such policies will make the nation's debt problems even worse.
"We have a crushing debt," he said.
"We have a fiscal operating debt of $22 trillion. Our economy produces slightly over $18 trillion in goods and services every year. That's enormous."

Antifa-Proud Boys confrontation in Portland turns violent; conservative writer injured

Maria C. Dehart, 23, was arrested during an Antifa protest and charged with disorderly conduct and harassment Saturday. (Portland Police Bureau)

At least three people were arrested and several others were reported injured, as members of Antifa and other leftist groups clashed with members of the Proud Boys and other conservatives around downtown Portland, Ore., on Saturday, police said.
One of those injured was Andy Ngo, a conservative writer who appeared to have been attacked by Antifa members, the Oregonian reported. Ngo later posted a photo of himself from a hospital, with bruises, cuts and scratches on his face.
Some of the demonstrators turned violent, throwing milkshakes said to be mixed with quick-drying cement, raw eggs and pepper spray. The gatherings were deemed "civil disturbance and unlawful assembly" by the Portland Police Bureau and the perpetrators were believed to include members of both sides.
Those arrested were identified as Gage Halupowski, 23, who was charged with multiple counts of assault, including on a public safety officer; James K. Stocks, 21, who was charged with harassment; and Maria C. Dehart, 23, who was charged with disorderly conduct and harassment.

Maria C. Dehart, 23, was arrested during an Antifa protest and charged with disorderly conduct and harassment Saturday. (Portland Police Bureau)

"During today's events, there were multiple assaults reported, as well as projectiles thrown at demonstrators and officers," the police said in a statement. "There were also reports of pepper spray and bear spray being used by people in the crowd. Officers deployed pepper spray during the incident. There were reports of individuals throwing 'milkshakes' with a substance mixed in that was similar to a quick-drying cement. One subject was arrested for throwing a substance during the incident."
Portland Fire Medics were embedded with the Portland Police Bureau members and treated eight people, including three police officers during the even, the Oregonian reported.
"Three community members received treatment at area hospitals after they were assaulted with weapons. Two officers were pepper-sprayed during the incident and were treated. Another officer was punched in the arm by a demonstrator and sustained non-life threatening injury. Another officer sustained a non-life threatening head injury from a projectile," the statement said.

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham roughed up by North Korean security guards

Stephanie Grisham replaced Sarah Sanders as White House press secretary only recently, but Grisham reportedly has already been injured on the job.
Grisham suffered bruises when a scuffle broke out Sunday between North Korean security guards and members of the media trying to get close to President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as they shook hands at the Demilitarized Zone, the Associated Press reported.
The new press secretary was reportedly pushing back against the guards, trying to help members of the White House press corps position themselves to cover the historic moment between Trump and Kim.
Several reporters tweeted about the clash between the guards and the media.
It was not immediately clear if Grisham required medical attention or if anyone else was injured or detained by the guards.
Grisham, 42, had been a spokeswoman for first lady Melania Trump before being named last week as the successor to Sarah Sanders, whose last day at the White House was Friday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Trump says US, North Korea agree to resume nuclear talks within weeks

President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, pictured here, met in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea on Sunday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President Trump said following his historic meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un on Sunday that the two leaders had agreed to restart a discussion on the communist nation's nuclear program.
Speaking to reporters after visiting the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, Trump said the U.S. and North Korea have both designated teams to resume the stalled talks within weeks.
The president — after roughly 50 minutes behind closed doors with Kim — said "speed is not the object" in trying to reach a deal but noted he believes both sides want to get the job done.
"We're looking to get it right," Trump said.
The meeting between Trump and Kim was the first face-to-face meeting between the two since their failed summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, in February. Prior to that, they met in Singapore last June.
Talks between the U.S. and North Korea had mostly broken down since the Hanoi summit, which ended without a deal. North Korea has hesitated at Trump's insistence that it give up its nuclear ambitions before it sees relief from crushing international sanctions.
The U.S. has said the North must submit to "complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization" before sanctions are lifted.
Despite their nearly hour-long chat, Trump said that sanctions on North Korea are still in place, although seemingly left open the possibility of scaling them back as part of renewed negotiations.
“At some point during the negotiation, things can happen," the president told reporters, adding that he suggested Kim could visit Washington, D.C., during their discussions.
Trump says he told Kim that, “at the right time, you’re going to come over” and that that could be “any time he wants to do it.” He added that he “would certainly extend the invite” and that, “at some point” it will happen.
Hours earlier, Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to step foot inside North Korea. He described it as "a great day for the world."
Inside the "Freedom House" on the South Korean side of the zone, Trump and Kim were joined by the president's daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
It was Trump's first visit to the DMZ, which every president since Ronald Reagan — except for President George H.W. Bush — has toured during their time in office, according to the Associated Press. But the elder Bush, who died last year, visited the DMZ while serving as vice president under Reagan.
Later Sunday, the president addressed U.S. troops at Osan Air Force Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
Fox News' Dom Calicchio and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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