President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct the Department of Justice to “vigorously pursue the death penalty” after President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates to life in prison.
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With the stroke of my pen, on Day 1, we’re going to stop the transgender lunacy,” President-elect Donald Trump said at Turning Point USA’s annual AmericaFest.
President-elect Donald Trump has been clear about his ire for the press for years. His latest verbal attacks, legal actions and cabinet appointments signal he is ready to increase his efforts to quiet critical reporting.
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The ERA is important, so the president should throw caution to the wind, do what he thinks is right and let the legal stuff get figured out later.
Trump named Mark Burnett as his pick for special envoy to the U.K., noting Burnett’s career as a producer for shows like “Survivor,” “Shark Tank,” “The Voice” and Trump’s “The Apprentice” in announcing the choice. Burnett is the former chairman of MGM and a 13-time Emmy Award winner.
His team includes Ivanka’s ex-con father-in-law, Don Jr.’s ex-fiancée, several billionaire pals, and lots of people with no diplomatic experience.
The FBI director and former top Justice Department official has been taking criticism from Trump since Trump appointed him in 2017
Trump has vowed revenge — to put his political enemies in jail, possibly including Special Counsel Jack Smith, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.). According to NPR, Trump during the campaign “made more than 100 threats to prosecute or punish perceived enemies.”
Greenland is strategically significant to the U.S because it sits between Russia and the eastern coast of the United States, and is the fastest way from Europe to New York. It’s also located beside the Norwegian Sea, which connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Arctic Ocean and the Barents Sea, where the Russian navy’s northern fleet operates.