WTF Just Happened Today

Monday, October 2, 2017

1/ Trump called the Las Vegas shooting "an act of pure evil."

2/ The House could vote on legislation this week that would roll back restrictions on gun silencers.

3/ Rex Tillerson said the US is in direct communication with North Korea about its nuclear program even after Trump tweeted in August that “talking is not the answer!”

4/ Trump called Tillerson's effort to communicate with North Korea a waste of time.

5/ Trump urged senior staff to portray him as a "crazy guy," while discussing whether the US would withdraw from the South Korean trade deal.

6/ Congress let funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program expire.

7/ The National Security Agency warned senior White House officials against using personal cellphones and email.

8/ Since John Kelly took over the West Wing in July, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's role have shrunk.

9/ Facebook is turning over more than 3,000 Russian-linked advertisements to congressional investigators.

10/ Trump accused the San Juan mayor of "poor leadership" and suggested that the island's residents are not doing enough to help themselves.