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Oh so his alcoholism was only during his time at the Trump white house. I see.We don't know that. Some alcoholics are pretty good at hiding it. He just got so bad by the Trump years that it couldn't be ignored any more. And as I said, the widespread abuse of prescription meds by Trump's people probably had something to do with him getting caught.
He might have gotten some help. Or maybe being out of the WH lowered the pressure enough. The OP, after all.
And not chasing pills and alcohol."
Trump White House Was Awash in Drugs Because No One Wanted to Be There
i recall reading a report that listed the drugs being dispenses for the white house a few months ago and this story just adds to it all.
As a slight sidebar...do people bring in their own staffers or would the white house generally have mostly their own people? I'd assume mostly the latter
Thoughts on this?
We realize that Trump staffers were abusing drugs in the WH because of the toxic environment therein.
For example the IG report that detailed the massive illegal drug use in the Trump WH. I linked to it.
No one said that. If that's what you got from the IG report, your reading comprehension isn't so good. He got caught in the Trump WH. Whether or not his problem existed before Trump, it got bad enough in the drug culture of the WH that he could no longer hide it. Which is understandable.Oh so his alcoholism was only during his time at the Trump white house.
If you think of the IG report as propaganda, we've located the problem.So as I said....propaganda.
Which post?
Except that the papers are known to have been in Trump's possession, and now they are missing. Like a lot of other classified material he stole from the WH.Remember that story about the missing "binder"("Laptop!!!") that sounded really important but oddly enough...no one seems worried about?
Washington (CNN) — A binder containing highly classified information related to Russian election interference went missing at the end of Donald Trump’s presidency, raising alarms among intelligence officials that some of the most closely guarded national security secrets from the US and its allies could be exposed, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.Go back and read it again...it doesn't actually accuse anyone of anything, nor does it explicitly state what the problem is...it just suggests a possible problem with no evidence other than 1 person's fuzzy memory. Propaganda. "I've got a vague recollection"....is not a reason for a news article.
But does not have a problem now! hmmm Not before, not after! HMMMNo one said that. If that's what you got from the IG report, your reading comprehension isn't so good. He got caught in the Trump WH. Whether or not his problem existed before Trump, it got bad enough in the drug culture of the WH that he could no longer hide it. Which is understandable.
The IG report makes it clear that drug abuse in the Trump WH was a lot worse than previously suspected.
No one knows. Might be getting out of the WH culture was what he needed. Or he could still have a problem. According to the IG, he had more than a drinking problem:But does not have a problem now!
No one knows = he has no problems now. No one knew in the Oboma white house = he had no problem then. Just in the Trump white house he was a raging alcoholic. Excuse me if I dismiss this absurd claim.No one knows. Might be getting out of the WH culture was what he needed. Or he could still have a problem. According to the IG, he had more than a drinking problem:
The Department of Defense inspector general has issued a scathing review of Rep. Ronny Jackson during his time serving as the top White House physician, concluding that he made “sexual and denigrating” comments about a female subordinate, violated the policy for drinking alcohol while on a presidential trip and took prescription-strength sleeping medication that prompted concerns from his colleagues about his ability to provide proper care.
The findings outlined in the report, which was obtained by CNN prior to its release on Wednesday, stem from a years-long IG investigation into Jackson – who currently represents Texas in the House of Representatives and sits on the House Armed Services subcommittee overseeing military personnel – that was launched in 2018 and examines allegations that date back to his time serving during the Obama and Trump administrations. Members of Congress were briefed on the IG report findings on Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
And according to the report, there had been indications of problems for years before the IG investigation.
(Blames the Corps of Engineers)
They didn't build that mess.
Trump specified the contractors
So some of it fell over. None of it was actually built in a way to stop people from getting through.
And no, the Border Patrol are not lying.
Would have been, if he had been selecting the contractors.
But as you know, Trump picked big donors to do the work.
For some reason, they did it when there weren't Border Patrol people around. Go figure.
Trump said the new border wall was “impenetrable.” Smugglers are sawing through it.
Smugglers have found that all you need to cut through the wall is a $100 saw.
Trump said the new border wall was “impenetrable.” Smugglers are sawing through it.
Smugglers have found that all you need to cut through the wall is a $100 saw.www.vox.com
Remember when lots of people here told you it wouldn't work? Told ya so.
(Trump's chosen contractors failed to finish their work, leaving about a quarter billion dollars worth of material)
Yep. Told you so.
Don't remember him advocating for a wall. He likely knew it wouldn't work, like most people here.
For good reason. The walls on the border by San Diego were repeatedly breached by tunnels because of a lack of visibility from the U.S. They are removing them for that reason.
That was a side hustle for Trump's people:
Bannon allies sentenced to prison in 'We Build the Wall' scheme
Brian Kolfage was sentenced to just over four years in prison, while co-defendant Andrew Badolato was sentenced to three years.
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Although Trump pardoned Bannon of federal charges for his role in "We Build the Wall," Bannon was indicted in September 2022 in New York state on charges including money laundering and scheming to defraud donors. He pleaded not guilty in both the federal and New York cases.
Bannon allies sentenced to prison in 'We Build the Wall' scheme
Brian Kolfage was sentenced to just over four years in prison, while co-defendant Andrew Badolato was sentenced to three years. Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty in September.www.nbcnews.com
The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
Most of the looted money was swiped from three large pandemic-relief initiatives launched during the Trump administration...The Biden administration put in place stricter rules to stem pandemic fraud, including use of the “Do Not Pay” database. Biden also recently proposed a $1.6 billion plan to boost law enforcement efforts to go after pandemic relief fraudsters.
The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
An Associated Press analysis found that fraudsters potentially stole more than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief funding; another $123 billion was wasted or misspent.apnews.com
It's worse than that for Trump and his family...
Trump Friends and Family Cleared for Millions in Small Business Bailout
Beneficiaries of the PPP included a lettuce farming venture backed by Trump’s son, Kushner companies, and a dentist who golfs with the president. The figures were released after a lawsuit by several news organizations, including ProPublica.
Trump Friends and Family Cleared for Millions in Small Business Bailout
Beneficiaries of the PPP included a lettuce farming venture backed by Trump’s son, Kushner companies, and a dentist who golfs with the president. The figures were released after a lawsuit by several news organizations, including ProPublica.www.propublica.org
Biden's efforts to get that money back from grifters is paying off.
United States Recovers $8.4 Million In Fraudulent COVID Relief Funds From Family
United States Recovers $8.4 Million In Fraudulent COVID Relief Funds From Family
Orlando, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces that the United States has obtained a final civil judgment ordering the forfeiture of $8,417,261.38 in proceeds from bank fraud and money laundering offenses related to COVID Relief Fraud.www.justice.gov
Looks like we're going to see a lot more of that. Good on him for doing it.
So does Biden. But he's actually doing something about it.
Apparently, fit right in with the drug culture in the Trump WH.
A lot of people made jokes about the Trump WH; "are they on drugs?" The answer seems to be "mostly, yes."
"Conversely, the White House Medical Unit’s pharmaceutical services included the full scope of pharmacy operations, including storage and inventory, prescribing and dispensing, procurement, and disposal, and was not credentialed by any outside agency.
We concluded that all phases of the White House Medical Unit’s pharmacy operations had severe and systemic problems due to the unit’s reliance on ineffective internal controls to ensure compliance with pharmacy safety standards.
In addition, the Military Health System senior leaders did not oversee the White House Medical Unit’s pharmacy operations. Without oversight from qualified pharmacy staff, the White House Medical Unit’s pharmaceutical management practices may have been subject to prescribing errors and inadequate medication management, increasing the risk to the health and safety of patients treated within the unit.
Additionally, the White House Medical Unit’s pharmaceutical management practices ineffectively used DoD funds by obtaining brand‑name medications instead of generic equivalents and increased the risk for the diversion of controlled substances.1
We found that the White House Medical Unit provided a wide range of health care and pharmaceutical services to ineligible White House staff in violation of Federal law and regulation and DoD policy.
Additionally, the White House Medical Unit dispensed prescription medications, including controlled substances, to ineligible White House staff.
In analyzing the testimonies of former White House Military Office employees, we found
that White House Medical Unit senior leaders directed eligibility practices that did not comply with DoD guidance."
How would expediting removal court processes put more people into the country.
The courts determine who should be there by law.
And how do you think adding border patrol officers to the border would let more people sneak in?
You see, any immigrant who does not have the right to remain here, would be removed by the court. That's what immigration courts do. Of course those who fit the law granting asylum would be more quickly allowed to stay, just as those who are not would more quickly be removed.Is this a question....and can you reword it?
There's immigration court. There's no "expediting removal court". There's no "removal court". There's only immigration court.
And you think if we just continue to delay the process, more people will show up? C'mon. Expediting the cases would have fewer people not showing up. Think.And many people aren't showing up.
If you ask for asylum as part of your defense in removal proceedings, and the immigration judge says that you do not qualify, you can appeal that decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which is the highest court in our immigration court system. If the BIA denies your request, you can appeal to a federal court. If you are still denied asylum by federal court – or if you do not file an appeal when the immigration judge denies your case – you will probably be deported.When they do show up...if you imagine they get put on an airplane and sent back to their home nation whenever their asylum claims are rejected....you would be incorrect.
ICE data show that there have been around 28,700 deportations in fiscal year 2021ICE...immigration and customs enforcement is the agency that removes people who are ineligible to stay. Old Joe had told them to not remove anyone with less than a felony.
So people just cut those 3,000 holes in Trump's fence for the fun of it? C'mon. You know better than that, even if you've never been here.They aren't sneaking in..
Actually, it was republican governors who bussed them to distant locations. Remember how DeSantis packed off Venezuelan refugees to Martha's Vineyard, spending more Florida tax money than it would have cost to give each of them a first-class airline ticket? That one kind of backfired on him, when the people of Martha's Vineyard organized to help those people he left stranded there.and then Biden flies them or busses them to that location, where they typically don't show up for immigration court.
New York has a worker shortage, as does Chicago. So in the long run, DeSantis and his fellows actually did them a favor. Florida also has a worker shortage, and Florida businessmen are wondering why he's spending tax money to remove workers from the state.That's why NYC and other cities have had to cut services to the citizens.
For example, the WH physician drinking on the job along with taking other unprescribed meds. People being handed controlled drugs without being eligible or even having a prescription. Stuff like that. It's why the WH physician was demoted and fired by the Navy.What drug culture?
No, you added "their prescriptions." They point is they didn't have them. In some cases, the IG found people sharing the meds.So some senior staff told ineligible junior staff "they can get their prescriptions filled at the WH"
You see, any immigrant who does not have the right to remain here, would be removed by the court. That's what immigration courts do. Of course those who fit the law granting asylum would be more quickly allowed to stay, just as those who are not would more quickly be removed.
And you think if we just continue to delay the process, more people will show up? C'mon.
Expediting the cases would have fewer people not showing up. Think.
If you ask for asylum as part of your defense in removal proceedings,
and the immigration judge says that you do not qualify, you can appeal that decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which is the highest court in our immigration court system. If the BIA denies your request, you can appeal to a federal court. If you are still denied asylum by federal court – or if you do not file an appeal when the immigration judge denies your case – you will probably be deported.
What happens if they deny my asylum request?
If you apply for asylum with USCIS and they do not grant your application, if you do not have any other immigration status, such as a student or visitor visa for which your stay has not expired, they will issue you a Notice to Appear in removal proceedings and you will have to appear in...www.womenslaw.org
ICE data show that there have been around 28,700 deportations in fiscal year 2021
Facts on deportations during Biden’s first 29 days
An Instagram post takes aim at President Joe Biden’s immigration promise to halt deportations during his first 100 dayswww.politifact.com
I think you were confused by Biden continuing Obama's policy of focusing enforcement against felons.
The Trump administration abandoned that policy, because it's easier to round up the much more numerous law-abiding illegals.
So people just cut those 3,000 holes in Trump's fence for the fun of it?
Actually, it was republican governors who bussed them to distant locations.
New York has a worker shortage, as does Chicago.
Not legally. A law enforcement does not have judicial powers. Again, not like Russia. And a long time ago, the Supreme Court ruled that a person must be made aware of his rights in order to have rights. Must be confusing for you.The people who apprehend someone here illegally....whether the border patrol (if they are apprehended crossing the border) don't make any determination of the validity of their asylum claim. They used to at some point in the past to some bare minimum degrree. At some point, it changed so the person here illegally doesn't even need to have any idea what asylum is to request it.
Hence Biden's move to put more resources into determining who was legally allowed to stay and who wasn't. As you know, Trump ordered House republicans to not let Biden's bill for more resources for the courts and Border Patrol come to a vote. For reasons that even some republicans admit.It's the sheer volume of people that is delaying the process and the complete lack of consequences.
Normally when people cut holes in a barrier, what does that mean? It's always nice when you make my point for me.I never said that.
Well first, let's just acknowledge that you have no idea what you are talking about and the policy that you are confused about was rescinded about 2 years ago. ICE has been instructed to prioritize the removal of dangerous criminals. Trump opposes that for reasons we've already discussed. Any illegal can be removed, but a supervisor's approval was necessary to set aside the hunt for felons and arrest those who are not felons. The new policy, gives individual agents discretion as to arrests, but the administration continues to tell ICE to focus on the most dangerous people whenever possible.Well first, let's just acknowledge that you have no idea what you are talking about and what I stated about who ICE has been instructed to deport is correct.
Seems like a lousy idea when you consider how few qualify, they could remain in Mexico ( or the first country of safety overseas) while waiting to be processed. Many problems solved. both in Humanitarian tragedy, and financial disaster.Not legally. A law enforcement does not have judicial powers. Again, not like Russia. And a long time ago, the Supreme Court ruled that a person must be made aware of his rights in order to have rights. Must be confusing for you.
Hence Biden's move to put more resources into determining who was legally allowed to stay and who wasn't. As you know, Trump ordered House republicans to not let Biden's bill for more resources for the courts and Border Patrol come to a vote. For reasons that even some republicans admit.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Thursday took aim at former President Trump for pushing Republican lawmakers to oppose a border deal so that he could use the issue to campaign against President Biden in the 2024 presidential election.
Romney told CNN’s Manu Raju he thought it was “really appalling” that Trump would try to prevent progress on addressing the surge in migration at the southern border.
“I think the border is a very important issue for Donald Trump,” Romney said. “And the fact that he would communicate to Republican senators and congresspeople that he doesn’t want us to solve the border problem because he wants to blame Biden for it is really appalling.”
“But the reality is that we have a crisis at the border, the American people are suffering as a result of what’s happening at the border, and someone running for president ought to try to get the problem solved as opposed to saying, ‘Hey, save that problem. Don’t solve it. Let me take credit for solving it later,’” Romney continued.
Romney: ‘Appalling’ Trump wants to kill border bill so he can ‘blame Biden’
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Thursday took aim at former President Trump for pushing Republican lawmakers to oppose a border deal so that he could use the issue to campaign against President Biden …thehill.com
None of this has anything to do with the drug culture in the Trump WH, of course.
I think you were confused by Biden continuing Obama's policy of focusing enforcement against felons. The Trump administration abandoned that policy, because it's easier to round up the much more numerous law-abiding illegals.
(denial that illegal aliens are sneaking into the country)
So people just cut those 3,000 holes in Trump's fence for the fun of it?
Normally when people cut holes in a barrier, what does that mean? It's always nice when you make my point for me.
Well first, let's just acknowledge that you have no idea what you are talking about and the policy that you are confused about was rescinded about 2 years ago. ICE has been instructed to prioritize the removal of dangerous criminals. Trump opposes that for reasons we've already discussed. Any illegal can be removed, but a supervisor's approval was necessary to set aside the hunt for felons and arrest those who are not felons. The new policy, gives individual agents discretion as to arrests, but the administration continues to tell ICE to focus on the most dangerous people whenever possible.
Which seems like a good idea to me.
No that's wrong. He could just be hiding them, maybe by treatment or by just not mixing drugs.No one knows = he has no problems now.
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