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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 505 days 10 hours 42 minutes
Day 16: "America is back."
1/ Homeland Security suspends travel ban, and will resume standard inspections of travelers as it did prior to the signing of the travel ban. The White House announced the Justice Department would file an emergency motion to stop the halt, but it ...
Day 15: "We need to act."
1/ Federal judge in Seattle halts Trump’s immigration order. The temporary restraining order is granted on a nationwide basis. (Seattle Times) Government reveals over 100,000 visas revoked due to travel ban. (Washington Post) U.S. segregating ...
Day 14: "Moral failing."
1/ Trump badgered, bragged and abruptly ended phone call with Australian leader. Trump blasted Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over a refugee agreement and boasted about the magnitude of his electoral college win. Trump called it “this...
Day 13: "The time for decisive action is now."
1/ Trump Picks Neil Gorsuch, A Scalia Clone, For The Supreme Court. Ideologically, Gorsuch would almost certainly represent a reliably conservative vote and voice. Gorsuch would be the most conservative justice save for the silent stalwart Justice...
Day 10: "Wake-up call."
1/ Trump’s first defeat. The immigration order creates an international mess and a political embarrassment. The hastily crafted order was temporarily and partially blocked by a U.S. District Court Judge. (Politico) UPDATE: Trump doubles down on h...
Day 9: "Beyond the pale."
1/ Trump’s order blocks immigrants at airports, stoking fear around the globe. The executive order suspended entry of all refugees to the United States for 120 days, barred Syrian refugees indefinitely, and blocked entry into the United States for...
Day 8: "It's time to act."
1/ Trump executive order suspends admission of all refugees for 120 days while a new system is put in place to tighten vetting for those from predominantly Muslim countries and give preference to religious minorities. Trump said that the goal is t...
Day 7: "Down into the gutter of rancor and vitriol."
1/ Steve Bannon says media should “keep its mouth shut.” Trump’s chief strategist, laced into the American press during an interview, arguing that news organizations had been “humiliated” by an election outcome few anticipated, and repeatedly desc...
Day 6: "Attempted sedition."
1/ Trump’s voter fraud example? A troubled tale about Bernhard Langer meant to illustrate rampant, unchecked voter fraud. (NY Times) tl;dr Langer was standing in line at a polling place on Election Day. Ahead of and behind Langer were voters who ...
Day 2: "The gravest damage."
1/ Photos comparing Trump’s inauguration crowd to the Women’s March (CNN) 2/ White House press secretary Sean Spicer attacked media for accurately reporting inauguration crowds. “This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, perio...