Trump Log #58: Manafort-Cohen Week

I hope everyone enjoyed Manfort-Cohen week, I know I did.

US healthcare costs as a percentage of GDP is about 18%. This is extremely high, much higher than other industrialized countries. It increases at a faster rate than inflation which is alarming. But something good happened recently, for the year 2017 in remained relatively flat. This should be bigger news, good news. If Trump actually Tweeted about it, maybe they'd cover it. But if he did that, he might have to admit to something ... that the ACA is working. Obamacare, while still imperfect, is basically working. It is controlling cost better than anyone expected. This percentage is increasing again, up to 18.2% but it is increasing at a lower rate. Perhaps if we left the ACA alone or maybe improved it a bit, instead of trying to repeal it, it might actually work. Not with the leadership we have now though.

In hindsight, President Obama may be remembered as an even better president than we originally saw him as while he was in office. History might remember him as that one who was sandwiched between two of the nation's worst. Obama's administration was virtually scandal free with zero indictments during his time in office.

Two years into the Trump administration, the Mueller investigation has come up with over 100 different charges, against over 30 people and three companies. 25 of the people are Russian and they will probably never to be extradited. More is expected to come. This week two of the closest people to him were brought to justice. Paul Manafort, Trump's campaign manager, was found guilty of eight counts of tax fraud, bank fraud, etc. Ten counts were thrown out because one juror refused to vote guilty on them. Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to eight similar criminal charges. He is cooperating and will get leniency. Under oath, he admitted that the president had committed felonies. 

The only thing that would make this a better week, is seeing Trump escorted out of the White House in chains. We can only hope. Hope and change!

Trump Log:
Monday 8/20/18 - The Trump administration has lost three court cases in the last three days in regards to how they are running the EPA. (Source: Washington Post)

Tuesday 8/21/18 - Remember ex-EPA director Pruitt's $43,000.00 phone booth? Records show that he used the phone only once for a five minute call to the president. You think your phone bill is high! (Source: Washington Post)

Wednesday 8/22/18 - Trump's own lawyer, Michael Cohen, states, under oath, that the president has committed felonies. (Source: Washington Post)

Thursday 8/23/18 - It has been awhile since Trump has mentioned Africa on Twitter. The silence was broken on 8/22 when he came to the defense of farmers in South Africa ... "white farmers." The ambassador post to South Africa, one of the largest economies in Africa, has remained empty for almost two years (the entirety of Trump's tenure). (Source: Washington Post)

Friday 8/24/18 - Three years ago, Congress created an academic support fund to assist schools with issues like mental health of students, art, music and technology. Trump's Secretary of Education, DeVos, wants schools be able to use these funds for guns. (Source: New York Times)

Saturday 8/25/18 - Trump takes a photo with one of the leaders of QAnon. How a leader of a crazy group of conspiracy theorists has so much access to the US President, no one seems to know. (Source: Slate).

Sunday 8/26/18 - One of the few remaining decent Republicans passed away this week, John McCain. One of Trump's aides wrote up something really nice about him for the President to Tweet, but Trump rejected that and tweeted something else  ... he didn't say anything about McCain, just expressed condolences to his family. (Source: Washington Post)

Prior Trump Logs:
Issue # 1 - posted November 15th, 2016
Issue # 2 - posted November 22nd, 2016
Issue # 3 - posted November 29th, 2016
Issue # 4 - posted December 6, 2016
Issue # 5 - posted December 12, 2016
Issue # 6 - posted December 19, 2016
Issue # 7 - posted December 26, 2016
Issue # 8 - posted January 3, 2017
Issue # 9 - posted January 10, 2017
Issue #10 - posted January 17, 2017
Issue #11 - posted January 24, 2017
Issue #12 - posted January 31, 2017
Issue #13 - posted February 7, 2017
Issue #14 - posted February 14, 2017
Issue #15 - posted February 21, 2017
Issue #16 - posted February 28, 2017
Issue #17 - posted March 7, 2017
Issue #18 - posted March 14, 2017
Issue #19 - posted March 21, 2017
Issue #20 - posted March 28, 2017
Issue #21 - posted April 5, 2017
Issue #22 - posted April 11, 2017
Issue #23 - posted April 18, 2017
Issue #24 - posted April 25, 2017
Issue #25 - posted May 2, 2017
Issue #26 - posted May 9, 2017
Issue #27 - posted May 16, 2017
Issue #28 - posted May 23, 2017

Issue #29 - posted May 30, 2017

Issue #30 - posted June 6, 2017
Issue #31 - posted June 13, 2017
Issue #32 - posted June 20, 2017

Issue #33 - posted June 27, 2017
Issue #34 - posted March 12, 2018
Issue #35 - posted March 19, 2018
Issue #36 - posted March 26, 2018
Issue #37 - posted April 1, 2018
Issue #38 - posted April 8, 2018
Issue #39 - posted April 15, 2018
Issue #40 - posted April 22, 2018
Issue #41 - posted April 29, 2018
Issue #42 - posted May 6, 2018
Issue #43 - posted May 13, 2018
Issue #44 - posted May 20, 2018
Issue #45 - posted May 27, 2018
Issue #46 - posted June 3, 2018
Issue #47 - posted June 10, 2018
Issue #48 - posted June 17, 2018
Issue #49 - posted June 24, 2018
Issue #50 - posted July 1, 2018
Issue #51 - posted July 8, 2018
Issue #52 - posted July 15, 2018
Issue #53 - posted July 22, 2018
Issue #54 - posted July 29, 2018

Issue #55 - posted August 5, 2018
Issue #56 - posted August 12, 2018
Issue #57 - posted August 19, 2018