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Who the Hell Is Running Things at the White House?

by JoleenAmaya Posted on January 29, 2017

Mother Jones

This is nuts:

On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security determined that President Trump’s immigration order didn’t apply to green card holders.
Later on Friday, Steve Bannon overruled them and said it did.
Saturday night, DHS confirmed that the order applied to green card holders.
Today, chief of staff Reince Priebus apparently overruled Bannon and said it didn’t apply to green card holders after all.

Who are Bannon and Priebus speaking for? Neither one of them has the authority on their own to issue these directives. DHS Secretary John Kelly has the authority. Whoever’s running the Department of Justice has the authority. Donald Trump has the authority. When are we going to hear from one of them?

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Who the Hell Is Running Things at the White House?

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Stephen Colbert Shuts Down Ted Cruz Over Ronald Reagan Legacy

by RodericGrasser Posted on September 22, 2015

Mother Jones

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If there was one clear winner that emerged from last week’s Republican presidential debate, it was Ronald Reagan, whose legacy was repeatedly invoked and showered with 45 instances of praise from his admiring disciples, including Sen. Ted Cruz.

The Texas senator’s Reagan fandom was tested during an appearance on the “Late Show” last night, when host Stephen Colbert pointed out that Reagan famously supported both an amnesty program for immigrants and raising taxes—two policies Cruz has vehemently railed against throughout his own campaign for president.

“Reagan raised taxes,” Colbert said. “Reagan actually had an amnesty program for illegal immigrants. Neither of those things would allow Reagan to be nominated today. So to what level can you truly emulate Ronald Reagan?”

“Could you agree with Reagan on those two things?” he asked.

Cruz was then forced to admit that no, contrary to his previously uncritical adulation of Reagan, he wouldn’t be able to endorse two of Reagan’s major positions.

The two continued to spar on policy items, including gay marriage. During one point, Colbert asked members of the audience to stop booing Cruz, who appeared visibly uneasy in his guest chair. We can’t wait to see how Donald Trump will fare when he swings by the “Late Show” tonight. Stay tuned.

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Stephen Colbert Shuts Down Ted Cruz Over Ronald Reagan Legacy

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