Dug a bit on the General Dynamics Lima Ohio plant a bit after POTUS emphasized the town name last night. Wanted to drop this crumb crediting POTUS for "Saving" the last Tank Plant in America.
President Trump Visits The Last Tank Plant In America, Which He Helped Save
Forbes 19MAR19
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2019/03/19/president-trump-visits-the-last-tank-plant-in-america-which-he-helped-save/#48b9d4f42879
"You better love me, I kept this place open." DJT March 20, 2019
Well worth the watch, if you haven't already.
President Trump Delivers Remarks at Lima Army Tank Plant
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The White House
Published on Mar 20, 2019
https://youtu.be/1hhSsGG4AVQ
POTUS on DNI/Ratcliffe
Q Mr. President, why did you throw the towel in on Ratcliffe? Why didn't you want to wait a little bit longer and see how that process went?
THE PRESIDENT: Which process are you talking about?
Q The confirmation process. The confirmation process with Congressman Ratcliffe.
THE PRESIDENT: Because I felt that Congressman Ratcliffe was being treated very unfairly. I was reading the press. And I think I am a student of the press. And I could see that the press was treating him, I thought, very unfairly. He's an outstanding man.
And I asked him – I said, "Do you want to go through this for two or three months or would you want me to, maybe, do something else?" And he thought about it. I said, "It's going to be rough." I could see exactly where the press was going and fake news. He's a fine man. He's a fine man. And so we hadn't started the process and I thought it's easier before we start.
But I read things that were just unfair. And he's just too good. He doesn't deserve it.
Q Mr. President, what issue do you have with Sue Gordon in the Acting role?
THE PRESIDENT: A little louder. What?
Q Sue Gordon, as Acting DNI – what issue do you have with her?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, that might be – I like Sue Gordon. And Sue Gordon is there now, and I like her very much. I've always liked Sue Gordon.
Q Would you name her Acting?
THE PRESIDENT: Could be. Yeah. It could be. We'll make another choice. And Sue will be – she's there now, and certainly she will be considered for the Acting, and that could happen. We'll probably be talking about it either later today or next week.
Do you like Sue Gordon?
Q Did Ratcliffe get cold feet, Mr. President?
THE PRESIDENT: No, I think he was just treated very badly, very harshly by the press. And he really had a decision to make. “Do you want to go through this for – it could be months.” And I said, "I think I see exactly what they're trying to do." Nobody understands the press, but I think I understand them as well as anybody. And I didn't think it was fair.
Q Did Republican lawmakers reach out to you to express concern about Ratcliffe?
THE PRESIDENT: No, they didn't. I think he would have had support. But again, we were very early in the process. We hadn't even started. So we were very early in the process. And I think he would have had good support, certainly from the Republicans.
Q They were pretty chilly.
THE PRESIDENT: What?
Q They were pretty chilly at first.
THE PRESIDENT: I haven't seen that. I could tell you, the Democrats were chilly. That's for sure.
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https://publicpool.kinja.com/subject-remarks-by-president-trump-before-marine-one-d-1836923266
POTUS on Nikki Haley's twat
Q Another question, if you don’t mind, sir. The tweet that you put out about Elijah Cummings and that attempted burglary on his home, Nikki Haley is saying it was so unnecessary. What do you say to Nikki Haley?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, that's okay. I don’t mind that. The tweet itself was just, really, a repeat of what I heard over the news. I know his house was robbed, and I thought that was too bad. That was really just – that was really not meant as a wise-guy tweet. I mean, his house was robbed and it came over the news at a certain moment last night. And I had just mentioned it.
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https://twitter.com/NikkiHaley/status/1157316435221405697