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Fast Forward Disney CEO Pulls Out Of Trump Business Council Following ‘Paris’ Decision
Disney Chairman and CEO Robert Iger has resigned from President Trump’s Advisory Council over his decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Iger announced his intention to pull out of the council in a tweet published this morning on his personal Twitter account. As a matter of principle, I’ve resigned from the President’s…
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Opinion This Is The Way The World Ends
With the U.S. leaving the Paris Climate Agreement, a cartoonist envisions what happens next.
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Fast Forward Evangelist Says Trump Can’t Be Impeached — He’s ‘King Cyrus Under Siege’
President Trump-supporting author and preacher Lance Wallnau posted a video describing the president as the biblical king Cyrus and said that Trump will not be impeached, despite the rumblings in Washington D.C. “Trump’s not going anywhere. He’s a Cyrus, but he’s a Cyrus under siege,” Wallnau said. During Wallnau’s address, first noted and blogged about…
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Food No Shakshuka For You, Donald!
When the American First Family dined at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence on Monday night, Israeli celebrity chef Segev Moshe made sure the menu would appeal to President Donald Trump’s all-American tastes. Among the safely familiar offerings were hamburger sliders, steak with barbecue sauce and molten chocolate cake (sprinkled with edible gold-leaf). Israeli food…
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Fast Forward How Jason Greenblatt Kept Kosher On Trump’s Visit To Saudi Arabia
What does a kosher-keeping Trump advisor eat in Riyadh? Jason D. Greenblatt, the president’s special representative for international negotiations, gave us a hint when he tweeted his thanks to the U.S. Mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for supplying him with kosher food during his stay. He included the hashtag #Frozenmealscanbegood. The father of…
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News Jewish Mystics Hope Trump’s Israel Visit Might ‘Raise The Temple’
Donald Trump’s transformation from real estate mogul and reality TV star to president reads like a strange American fairytale. Dogged by controversy, with no political experience, Trump is now the most powerful person in the world. To some, his triumph was so unlikely that there was only one way to explain in — God played…
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Fast Forward No Golan? White House Video Shows Unprecedented Israel Map
A White House video designed to promote the first trip abroad by President Trump seemingly portrayed a shocking change in American policy and the Trump administration’s beliefs. But it was pulled almost immediately. The video was intended to promote the trip to four countries. A slide in the video showed a map of Israel with…
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Breaking News Stephen Miller Will Write Trump’s Speech On Islam. Here’s Why That’s Turning Some Heads.
(JTA) — Stephen Miller, who serves as Trump’s senior adviser for policy, is reportedly the primary author of a speech on Islam that the president will deliver in Saudia Arabia. Trump will be giving the speech, which will address radical Islam, in front of representatives of 50 Muslim countries as part of his first overseas trip. He…
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