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This past weekend was full of headlines, and of course, President Trump is at the center of them. On Saturday the President tweeted out allegations that former President Obama had his administration wiretap the phones at Trump Tower.
Now if you kept up with the Obama administration you may have noticed it wasn't so squeaky clean. The Obama administration had its fare share of scandals, with surveillance being one of them. President Trump may know more than he can tell the public at the moment, or he simply wants to dig deeper into some evidence he came across which blew this whole story. According to The Sun, the FBI obtained a warrant to conduct surveillance on four people close to the Trump campaign. However that was the second attempt at having a FISA court grant the warrant, so it makes you think why the first attempt was blocked. It also raises the question of any fine print within the warrant that was granted, say if those four people had business being in Trump Tower, that may have been included within the warrant. Even if there were no fine print, what would have stopped the Obama administration from doing such an act? Think of what the IRS did to conservative groups under Obama's watch. The Obama admin, along with the rest of the democratic party, never expected Trump to win and never thought any of this would be a problem. The real question is, who ordered the FISA warrant? Was it Obama directly, or was it former Attorney General Loretta Lynch? Former Attorney General under the Bush Administration, Michael Mukasey, believes Trump and that it may have came from the Obama Justice Department, per The Hill. Mukasey also stated that the prior Department of Justice may have really thought there was a Russian agent within the Trump campaign. Kinda of funny though, because right before Obama left office he had the DOJ ease the rules on spreading information between agencies. A little fishy, no? Let's also not forget the mysterious wiretapping into General Michael Flynn, which ultimately led to his resignation after being leaked. Below are a couple of videos from Fox News, first one of former Obama intel chief James Clapper denying the accusations along with brief analysis of the situation. The second is about the White House standing by the accusations with more analysis of the situation.
President Trump is not making this stuff up, like the man stated before he "don't kid". Press Secretary Sean Spicer himself said Trump had access to "very troubling" reports.
True or not, it shows how the deep state can operate, and by deep state I mean NSA, CIA, and FBI. These actions also make the case for government agencies being politicized. Again, this isn't Obama's first rodeo with this surveillance stuff. Today WikiLeaks tweeted this:
There is more where that came from, and one could on guess what we just don't know. Sadly, we just do not know if President Trump's accusation and potential evidence will add up, but if it does, Obama and his administration will be in some serious trouble.
Judicial Watch added a little fuel to this fire by filing lawsuits against the CIA, DOJ, and Treasury over these leaks. According to Judicial Watch, after the mentioned agencies failed to respond to a FOIA request regarding records into the General Flynn wiretapping. Multiple sources reported FBI directory James Comey told the DOJ not to investigate the President's claims, but those sources cited anonymous sources, so it make just be some "very fake news". Comey himself hasn't been quoted saying anything like that. The Trump Administration needs to replace all Obama era employees and appointees wherever possible, they have a serious leak problem. The Trump administration needs to keep digging for the remaining treasure to make the case for wiretapping. Rightfully so, The White House has asked Congress to investigate these accusations per The USA Today:
Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), was on Fox News's "Outnumbered" today, and said Congress would take a look at this and dive on in. Chaffetz is the the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
According to Greenville Journal Representative Trey Gowdy (R-SC), who also sits on the same committee as Mr. Chaffetz, believes if President Trump is telling the truth there will be a paper trail and "we'll be able to find it out". This whole situation goes to show the real power government has over the people of the United States. That should be what really spooks us, the American people, and we should be thankful we have people in Congress and the The White House that want to end all of that. We the people of the United States were (still are) having all our data sucked up by the NSA and maybe other agencies. Privacy is the biggest loser in the all of this, if not President Trump and the American people. Trump has very rarely been proven wrong, and Trump is obviously not a dumb person, he knows what he said and understands the accusations. If Trump is right then Congress, the DOJ, and the FBI will all reach the conclusion, make the charges, and get some indictments. Also if true, this will just go to show everything about the Obama administration being corrupt, sneaky, and crooked will be true. Pulsar Poll: How Did President Trump's Address to Congress Make You Feel About the Future of the US?3/1/2017
President Trump had his first address to Congress tonight and it really was a magnificent address. President Trump addressed many key issues and laid out a clear plan for the future of The United States of America.
President Trump continued to talk like he's talked since the day he came down the escalators to announce he was running for president. President Trump continued to preach "America first" while expressing to continue to be the world's gold standard of a nation. The president addressed the key issue of immigration and told Congress, and the American people, how it is and how we are going to fix the problem to better our country. We have to have, and enforce, borders in order to be a nation. Without borders, we are no nation. President Trump reassured Congress that the wall will be built, and we are going to solve the illegal immigration problem. The president has begun enforcing federal immigration laws such as deporting criminal illegal aliens. Expect deportations to increase while illegal immigration decreases. Illegal immigration does bring non-criminals into the country, but criminals and drugs, pour through our southern border and terrorists can very well pass through. President Trump is doing what the previous administration didn't want to to do, enforce current federal immigration laws, but we need to secure our borders as well. President Trump pressed on about spending insane amounts of money in the Middle East and around the world, while forgetting about the US. That is all true as well; sadly our roads, bridges, schools, and cities have been only getting worse and it's about time we have a president that is going to put us, the American people, first. Here's a PBS News Hour video of Trump's infrastructure remarks:
The President addressed the problems NAFTA and China's entrance to the World Trade Organization caused to the American worker and American manufacturing. That was a big promise Trump made during his campaign, which he is keeping so far, which is bringing back and creating jobs. Trump wants free, but fair trade as well, and "buy American and hire American". Thankfully projects like the Keystone Pipeline are authorized and ready for work, and Trump made sure projects such as these use American made steel.
Video from PBS News Hour of Trump vowing not to let America get taken advantage of:
President Trump continues to stress his vision of America first, and is pushing common sense policies. President Trump only wants what's best for the people of the US, and that's what he means by giving Washington D.C back to us, the American people. No more lobbyists and career politicians endlessly swiping the taxpayer credit card and being all talk and no action, unless the action benefits them and special interest groups.
President Trump was right in bringing up the mess he inherited from President Obama, but he has the skills, tools, and resources to clean up the mess. The president also mentioned and gave the spotlight to rare disease survivors, families affected by illegal immigrants killing their kin, and families affected by poverty. The president echoed his campaign promises, laid out a clear agenda, and expressed the accomplishments his administration has made so far. What President Trump is doing, and what he plans to do, is nothing new to the people who supported him and actual listened to what he had to say and knew his vision. This is exactly why the democrats are short circuiting is because, they simply did not listen to candidate Trump and were not prepared for a president Trump. This also goes for celebrities and all the whiny liberal and dems across the country. President Trump also made it clear, we will defeat ISIS and destroy radical Islam. It has to be done, and the USA and her allies can do it easy. See this is what real leadership looks like, and the USA needed a president, along with the world, that has a get it done mindset. Donald J. Trump was an outsider that defied the coastal elites and deep blue America, he stood on a platform that promoted pro-business, pro-worker, deregulation, and pro-American policies and ideas. If you followed and/or supported Trump, what he's doing should be no surprise and those who supported him should be very happy and thankful. If you hated and despised Trump, gave him no chance, and gave him none of your time what he is doing and plans to do should shock you. However, it shouldn't shock you negatively, because there shouldn't be anything negative about President Trump's vision. He wants what's best for us, the American people, and he wants the US to be the world's gold standard again. The winners tonight are Donald Trump and the American people, the losers are democrats, media, and the people who want him gone. The GOP is on notice, they need to get in step with the Trump Administration and the people who voted them into office. President Trump is here to stay for 8 years, and we'll all be thankful he did. The democrats barely bothered to clap and stand, and they ran out of the chamber right as President Trump ended his speech, sad! We all have to stand united and walk in step with President Trump to truly Make America Great Again. We have to secure our borders, fix immigration, destroy radical Islam, bring back and create jobs, rebuild our country, restore communities, boost education, decrease our debt, deregulate industries, and decrease poverty. If we do all of that and then some, we can achieve President Trump's goal of Making America Great and Safe Again!
If you haven't heard by now, tech companies are outraged by President Trump's immigration/refugee order, yes they have formally banned against the Trump Administration. It wasn't too long ago when Trump met with the leaders of some of these same companies in Trump Tower. Moral high ground or bottom-lines?
127 companies have filed a legal brief against President Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees from seven middle eastern countries. These companies include big names like Google, Microsoft, Apple, Tesla/SpaceX, Netflix, Uber, Intel, and many other companies, all according to CNN Tech. The reasoning behind the brief is, according to the Los Angeles Times, "The order makes it more difficult and expensive for U.S companies to recruit, hire, and retain some of the world's best employees." and "It disrupts ongoing business operations, and it threatens companies' ability to attract talent, business, and investment in the United States." Some companies, like Google, also have employees in the restricted countries, and may have interests. Reading the headline and reading that, you'd think that's morally justified and makes a statement towards the Trump Administration. If you think it about it, it almost seems like the companies are worried about hiring and making money. Check this video for a better idea from Fox Business's "Making Money with Charles Payne":
From watching that video, or really just thinking outside the status quo of a legal brief like this, it seems to be about H-1B visas and their net profits. The US has about 900,000 to 1 million people with H-1B visas and about 13% make up US tech jobs, all according to that video clip.
It makes sense, tech companies can hire foreign workers cheaper and get "more bang for their buck" basically, but what about US workers? It's hard to believe US schools, colleges, and universities aren't pumping out qualified US workers. Again, "more bang for their buck". Now there is nothing wrong with H-1B visas, but since President Trump is against the program these companies are scrambling for damage control. H-1B visas are good for businesses and of course the foreign workers, but it does pose some questions when any industry uses the program extensively, and the tech industry does. According to Business Insider, in 2014 64.5% of 315,857 H-1B visas were for computer related occupations. That is a large chunk of that year's H-1B approvals, and Trump wants to bring that number down to fill it with American workers, it's hard to see why Trump is wrong. US tech companies should be trying to hire Americans before H-1B immigrants, there are plenty of skilled and qualified candidates that are right here in the USA. The H-1B visa program shouldn't be treated as a garden of workers for any American industry. Hire who you need, where you need it, when you need it and if that requires using the H-1B program from time to time then so be it, but don't abuse it and shun the American worker. President Trump has been stirring up all sorts of controversy, but all for the better interest of the United States. US tech companies have not been a fan of Trump since Trump started targeting the H-1B visa program during his campaign, they also came out because of his stance on immigration and refugees as a whole, some sort of moral high ground. Moral high ground though, that's all this legal brief is disguised as, in reality the tech sector does not want "business as usual" going away, they want to continue on like Obama never left, not going to happen. The tech sector should not have anything to worry about, they'll continue to make great products and offer great services, and they'll still make hefty profit. H-1B visas are not going away, it's just going to be slimmed down and American workers will be promoted. Some of the companies on the brief are on Trump's Tech Advisory Council, but a few like Uber, have since stepped away from the table. Trump has been facing plenty of scrutiny over his orders, but Trump's a winner and don't expect him to lose now. It's sad that business is being politicized, because that is not the role for business, but this is just another example of what makes America, America. |
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