West Palm Beach, FL...Hello, everybody. Well, thank you very much. And good afternoon. As President, my highest and most solemn duty is the defense of our nation and its citizens. Last night, at my direction, the United States military successfully executed a flawless precision strike that killed the number-one terrorist anywhere in the world, Qasem Soleimani. Soleimani was plotting imminent and sinister attacks on American diplomats and military personnel, but we caught him in the act and terminated him.
Iran’s Gen. Soleimani Killed in Airstrike at Baghdad Airport (AP)
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/02/2020 06:27 PM
Baghdad (AP) — Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was killed in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport Friday, Iraqi television and three Iraqi officials said. The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, or PMF, the officials said.
Defense Department on Actions in Iraq Against Iran General Soleiman
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/02/2020 07:23 PM
Washington, DC....At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region. General Soleimani and his Quds Force were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more. He had orchestrated attacks on coalition bases in Iraq over the last several months – including the attack on December 27th – culminating in the death and wounding of additional American and Iraqi personnel. General Soleimani also approved the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad that took place this week.
President Says He Will Sign China Trade Deal on January 15th
Posted by: thepinetree on 12/31/2019 08:35 AM
Washington, DC..."I will be signing our very large and comprehensive Phase One Trade Deal with China on January 15. The ceremony will take place at the White House. High level representatives of China will be present. At a later date I will be going to Beijing where talks will begin on Phase Two!"
Winter Fun Should be Safe on Stanislaus National Forest
Posted by: thepinetree on 12/31/2019 12:33 PM
Sonora, CA...Winter conditions on the Stanislaus National Forest mean skiing, sledding and snowmobiling are popular during the holiday season. Forest officials want to share our efforts to provide safe recreation opportunities and encourage visitors to think safety and be a good neighbor during winter fun.
Happy New Year to 330,222,422 People in the United States. World Population Expected at 7,621,018,958 on Jan. 1
Posted by: thepinetree on 12/31/2019 01:51 PM
Washington, DC...As the nation rings in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau projects the U.S. population will be 330,222,422 on Jan. 1, 2020. The nation starts the new decade with an increase of 1,991,085 people, or 0.61%, from New Year’s Day 2019. Since Census Day (April 1) 2010, the population has grown by 21,476,884 or 6.96%.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo & Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Iraq
Posted by: thepinetree on 12/31/2019 05:20 PM
Palm Beach, FL....SECRETARY POMPEO: Good evening. Myself, with Secretary Esper, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Milley, came here to Florida today to brief the President on the activities that have taken place in the Middle East over the course of the last 72 hours. I will leave to Secretary Esper to talk about the military activity, but I want to put it in the context of our policy with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran. The attacks that took place against an Iraqi facility threatened American forces. This has been going on now for weeks and weeks and weeks. This wasn’t the first set of attacks against this particular Iraqi facility and others where there were American lives at risk.
State & Local Public Servants Average $51.66 Per Hour, Those They Serve Average $34.77.
Posted by: thepinetree on 12/28/2019 09:40 AM
Washington, DC...According to the latest numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics the public sector continues to be the most lucrative portion of our economy to work. Historically public sector jobs provided security at a lower compensation rate as a trade off. Government jobs now provide not only security but much higher average hourly compensation. Has the SEIU and other Public Employee Unions done for Government Workers what the UAW did for the Auto Workers in the 70s & 80s? Have they created a wage structure that is unsustainable in the long run? State and local government compensation averaged $51.66 per hour worked in September 2019 while private industry could only manages $34.77 the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Governor Newsom On 100-Day Challenge Initiative for California Cities & Counties to Fight Homelessness
Posted by: thepinetree on 12/23/2019 10:54 AM
Bakersfield, CA...Governor Gavin Newsom earlier in December announced that California will begin launching 100-day challenges for California cities and counties, replicating a successful national model to jumpstart action to fight homelessness. The Governor also sent a letter to President Trump detailing how the federal government can take immediate action to help California cities and counties fight homelessness.
Congressman McClintock Says Speaker Pelosi Abusing Her Powers
Posted by: thepinetree on 12/21/2019 11:13 AM
Washington, DC...Congressman Tom McClintock today issued the following statement in response to the Speaker’s announcement that she is indefinitely delaying transmittal of the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate for trial: The Speaker of the House has no authority superior to, or independent of, the House of Representatives. The transmittal of official acts of the House is strictly a ministerial function of that office.
