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Trump: Day 675
-Disapproval Climbs 2 Record 60%
-Suggests Launching State-Run TV
-General Motors Cutting 14,700 Jobs
-Trusted 'Body Man' Departing W.H.
-Hosts 2 Campaign Rallies in Miss
-Melania Unveils Haunting WH Video
-Manafort Lied After Plea Agreement
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Day 780 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 631 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.

The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
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Day 421 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injured 546 and Congress has taken NO action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
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Visit @GunDeaths for up-to-date statistics and information
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About 200 people marched through an Alabama shopping mall to protest the shooting death of E.J. Bradford, Jr., a black man whom police erroneously believed was a gunman who shot and wounded two people. apne.ws/m4OXeml
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Day 241 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
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The US soldier killed in Afghanistan on Saturday has been identified as a 25-year-old elite Army Ranger Sgt. Leandro Jasso from Washington state.

May he Rest In Peace. 
bit.ly/2TJX8IA
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Day 241 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.

With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.
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Day 220 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.

➡️ 25 of 2,667 separated kids still in custody.
➡️ 99 kids still in custody with parents who were deported
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Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now more than 14,000 are in U.S. custody.

The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
sfchronicle.com/nation/article…
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Trump, asked if he's comfortable tear gassing migrant children at the border, responds: "They had to use, because they were being rushed by some very tough people." (via CBS)

We saw the video of women holding babies in diapers.
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Just a reminder that Trump's biggest evangelical boosters have gone largely silent as he has ramped up his attacks on the caravan and refugees on the southern border.
thedailybeast.com/trump-loving-e…
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On Fox & Friends, Border Patrol Foundation president defends pepper spraying migrants because “it’s natural. You could actually put it on your nachos and eat it.”
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Day 168 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
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"North Korea's buildup of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles is disrupting peace in Northeast Asia and may soon plummet the region into a serious Cold War — and maybe even a hot war." — r.rand.org/8rx8
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On this day in 1950, Chinese troops rupture the U.S. and Allied lines along the Ch'ongch'on River in North Korea. Beijing's intervention in the five-month old Korean War ends any remaining hope that the American troops will be 'home by Christmas.'
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Day 98 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet and Congress has refused to call for investigations and impeachment.

Is Trump above the law?

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Trump likely won't be the only target of Democratic scrutiny once they take over the House.

His children may be as well. nytimes.com/2018/11/25/us/…
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Day 55 since WaPo columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

Saudi Arabia admits they were responsible for his death. Yet, the location of Khashoggi's body remains unknown.

Why does Trump defend Saudi Arabia?
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Growing list of lawmakers saying Trump not being honest about what US intelligence shows about MBS role in #Khashoggi killing: @SenMikeLee @BenSasse @SenAngusKing @RepAdamSchiff @SenJackReed
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Jared Kushner pushed State and Defense Department officials to inflate the Saudi arms deal to $110 billion, two U.S. officials and three former White House officials tell ABC News.

Jim Mattis reportedly supported Kushner's effort.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/kushn…
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Tunisia civil society protests Saudi crown prince visit
aane.ws/3Lp
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Top Arab spy was at Seychelles meeting being probed by Mueller dailym.ai/2tEZ3VQ
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Trump actually tweeted that he wishes Mueller paid more attention to the people on his campaign who *didn't* communicate with Russians.
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Jerome Corsi says he knew Wikileaks had John Podesta's emails -- and that they would be released in October. But it was an educated guess, he said, not inside information.

Mueller's team doesn't believe him, he added. politico.com/story/2018/11/…
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As reported on @MSNBC: Jerome Corsi, a former associate of Roger Stone, tells NBC News that he has been offered a plea deal by Mueller on one count of perjury, related to WikiLeaks and Assange.

Corsi says he won't accept the deal.
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Special counsel accuses former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort of lying during questioning, violating plea agreement
washingtonpost.com/local/public-s…
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Without a motion from prosecutors asking for leniency, Paul Manafort is expected to face a prison term of at least 10 years for his crimes. nytimes.com/2018/11/26/us/…
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CREW and 10 former ethics officials from several presidential admins and government agencies have filed an amicus brief supporting the state of Maryland's motion alleging that Matthew Whitaker's appointment was illegal. citizensforethics.org/legal-filing/c…
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Bipartisan group comes up with ways to document if Trump is becoming an un-American tyrant 
washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump… @ktumulty
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@JeffFlake says he’ll vote NO on the Thomas Farr nomination, holding to his threat to oppose all judges until the Mueller protection bill is brought up for a vote.

I'll believe it when I see it.
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Trump, who has repeatedly blamed Obama for Russian annexation of Crimea, has yet to comment on Russians seizing three Ukrainian naval ships. edition.cnn.com/2018/11/26/eur…
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Ben Cardin, asked about Russia attacking Ukrainian Navy ships, says he thinks Putin feels he can do what he wants with impunity.

"Trump has not taken direct action against Russia in regards to Ukraine ... I think he believes Mr. Trump will not take action against him."
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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian parliament has voted to impose martial law for 30 days in wake of Russian seizure of Ukrainian vessels.
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Six months before people were sickened by contaminated romaine, Trump's FDA — responding to pressure from the farm industry and Trump's order to eliminate regulations — shelved Obama-era water-testing rules for at least four years.
wired.com/story/the-scie…
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NASA says it has landed a spacecraft on Mars to explore the planet's interior. apne.ws/cPt4Rfy
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The climate report the Trump administration tried to bury last week is leading the @nytimes site.

Read this terrific @CoralMDavenport story... on what they tried to hide.
nytimes.com/2018/11/25/cli…
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A bunch of government scientists landed a vehicle on Mars.

Trump tells reporters "I don't believe" another bunch of government scientists who just warned about the effects of climate change.
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A small group of Democratic and Republican House members plans to introduce a carbon tax bill this week, the first bipartisan climate legislation in a decade. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-repo…
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FEMA is spending more than $1 billion on emergency repairs to homes in Puerto Rico damaged by Hurricane Maria, but much of it is going to contractors charging steep markups and overhead, according to a NYT investigation.
nytimes.com/2018/11/26/us/…
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General Motors to slash 14,700 jobs in North America
bit.ly/2TP6ouW
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From June: G.M. Says New Wave of Trump Tariffs Could Force U.S. Job Cuts nyti.ms/2lKMLVo
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Confirmed by @GM:

Assembly plants that will be unallocated in 2019 include:

•Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
•Detroit
•Lordstown Assembly in Warren, Ohio.

Propulsion plants that will be unallocated in 2019 include:

•White Marsh, Maryland.
•Warren, Michigan
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GM Lordstown reportedly closing with loss of 2,500 jobs. Trump told the Mahoning Valley last year: The area's jobs "are all coming back. They’re all coming back. ... We’re going to fill up those factories or rip them down and build new ones."
dispatch.com/news/20170726/…
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7 months ago: “Auto companies expanding at record pace”
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In February: "Trump took credit for General Motors' announcement that it would close an underutilized factory in South Korea, saying GM was 'moving back from Korea to Detroit.'"
autoblog.com/2018/02/15/tru…
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Trump, warning that GM's plant-closing decision amounts to "playing around w/the wrong person," directs CEO: "better damn well open new plant there very quickly"
wsj.com/articles/gm-sa…
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Meanwhile, U.S. Steel still isn't opening the 6-8 new plants that Trump repeatedly & falsely claims it is.

Coal mines aren't coming back and farmers are in trouble, too.
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The # of farms filing for bankruptcy is increasing across the Upper Midwest, a new analysis finds.

84 farms filed for bankruptcy in WI, MN, ND, SD, MT in the 12 months ending in June, more than double the number over the same period in '13 & '14. apnews.com/70498f1fe7af46…
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Trump's disapproval rating has jumped 10 points in the last month to a record 60 percent, per @GallupNews
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Trump broaches the idea of starting state television because of his unhappiness with CNN.

So, who's going to tell him about Voice of America?
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Red Christmas trees and "Be Best" ornaments at the White House?

Melania's Christmas decorations look like they're straight out of the Shining.
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Jordan Karem is leaving post as Trump’s body man and director of Oval Office operations. He ascended in the White House ranks from a rank-and-file advance aide to one of Trump’s confidants.

Add another name to the @maddow board.
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Remember when Trump said he would nominate a new UN Ambassador "within the next two or three weeks"?

That was on October 9.

7 weeks ago tomorrow.
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Fascinating story about a federal agency that is down to its last employee, who writes reports no one reads and waits for decisions no one can make, because the Trump admin is neglecting to operate significant portions of the federal government. 
apnews.com/edd1f5eaca3747…
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Mia Love hit Trump in her concession speech, saying his behavior toward her "gave me a clear vision of his world as it is. No real relationships, just convenient transactions.

That is an insufficient way to implement sincere service and policy."
cnn.com/2018/11/26/pol…
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 "This election experience and these comments shines a spotlight on the problems Washington politicians have with minorities and black Americans — it's transactional, it's not personal."
cnn.com/2018/11/26/pol…
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While data show a drop-off in violence by left-wing groups, violence by white supremacists & other far-right attackers has been on the rise since Barack Obama’s presidency — and surged since Trump took office. This year has been especially deadly. wapo.st/2FSMuwz
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Two nooses and several hate signs were found hanging at the Mississippi State Capitol Monday, WLBT reports.

State Capitol police took the nooses and signs down and are investigating. wlbt.com/2018/11/26/noo…
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Trump holds rallies in support of Hyde-Smith one day before Mississippi runoff election
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Trump on undocumented immigrants: "We don't want those people in Mississippi."

Mississippi does, in fact want those people. The state's ag industry is fueled by migrant, often undocumented, farm workers.
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Trump in Mississippi delivered his customary riff on how none of “the media” will turn their cameras around to show the crowds at his rally.

None of the major networks are carrying his rally, and haven’t done so in months.
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During the rally in Elvis Presley's birthplace ― Tupelo, Mississippi ― Trump compared himself to the rock icon. huffp.st/eIy0qrS
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Well, this is interesting.

Historian finds German decree banishing Trump's grandfather theguardian.com/us-news/2016/n…
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39 Days remain until Democrats take majority control of the House.
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Democrat T.J. Cox officially takes the lead in CA-21 tonight. If this result holds, it means Democrats will have flipped 40 seats in the House.
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Dems are getting close to 60 million votes in the 2018 midterms.

In 2008, McCain got 60M votes; Romney got 61M in 2012;
Trump got 63M in 2016.

Dems nearly got as many House votes as the GOP presidential nominees in 2008/2012/2016.
nbcnews.com/politics/first…
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"Democrats won the House with the largest margin of victory in history for either party, according to NBC News election data.”
nbcnews.com/politics/elect…
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Thankfully the Democrats do not lack lawyers! politi.co/2KxySW1
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Day 134 at the #KremlinAnnex

"FEARMONGER"
pscp.tv/w/bsyMuTF4ZUtX…
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Daily reminder...
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In case you missed yesterday's thread:
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Rep. Tim Ryan on GM closings: "[Trump] did not lift 1 finger. He's got executive time all day, he spends time on Twitter, he does nothing but try to divide the country & start culture wars, & behind the scenes the American worker's getting screwed."
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Trumps claims he loves to talk about trade but when he's being interviewed by a skilled reporter like @bobdavis187, he demonstrates how little he really knows. wsj.com/articles/trans… via @WSJ
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The Government Accountability Office will investigate whether individuals connected to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida have had inappropriate influence over the Department of Veterans Affairs
cnn.com/2018/11/26/pol…
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