- Trump tweet - "I told Rex Tillerson, our wonderful Secretary of State, that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with Little Rocket Man......Save your energy Rex, we'll do what has to be done!"
- Funding for CHIPs (Children’s Health Insurance Program) runs out without a vote from the GOP controlled Congress.
- 10/2 - Documents from Trump's company and associates show additional contact with the Russians during the presidential campaign. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-company-had-more-contact-with-russia-during-campaign-according-to-documents-turned-over-to-investigators/2017/10/02/2091fe5e-a6c0-11e7-850e-2bdd1236be5d_story.html?utm_term=.3f6418339d9f&wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-politics%252Bnation&wpmk=1
- Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s declaration that “I got 30 percent of the crew that’s not loyal to the flag” is an escalation that demands denunciation. What he means is that there are Interior Department employees that think climate change is real and public lands should not be raped by commercial ventures. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/10/02/disloyalty-slur-latest-in-series-showing-trump-administration-mistrust-of-feds/?undefined=&utm_term=.c4b867f9a260&wpisrc=nl_politics&wpmm=1
- Trump tells Puerto Ricans that they are "throwing our budget a little out of whack". Shame on them for letting that hurricane hit their island. Tone deaf.
- Now is not the time to discuss gun control legislation. The GOP never thinks it is time.
- After getting permission from the NRA, GOP members of Congress say they may consider gun control legislation. Outlawing "bump stocks", amazing and mostly meaningless.
- Tim Murphy resigns from Congress after allegedly asking his mistress to get an abortion. He is a GOP House member of the Pro-Life Caucus and co-sponsor of the 20-week abortion bill. Hypocrisy.
- Trump administration issues rule narrowing women's access to birth-control coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Allows a much broader group of employers and insurers to claim a religious or moral exemption from offering no-charge contraceptives.
- The House passes an abortion bill banning abortions after the 20th week. Consider these last three bullets. 1. Restrict access to birth control. 2. Restrict and oppose abortions. 3. Unless a GOP member of Congress gets his mistress pregnant.
- 10/8 - Trump goes after Republican Senator Bob Corker on Twitter. Blames him for Iranian deal and more. Childish.
- Corker says 'White House has become an adult day care center'.
- Pence leaves an NFL game when 49ers kneel during the National Anthem. A planned stunt that cost taxpayers thousands of dollars.
- Trump hints that maybe an Obamacare extension is the answer to health care. Complete flip-flop from all the "repeal & replace" rhetoric.
- The next day he says he will fix health care via executive orders. At the same time, he continues to sabotage Obamacare at the expense of the people and their health.
- The EPA repeals Obama-era emission rules. We need more carbon pollution.
- US withdraws from UNESCO, further pulling back from the international community.
- Trump threatens to withdraw FEMA and military from Puerto Rico.
- Trump signs executive order to further sabotage Obamacare, allowing stripped down coverage.
- Pro teams stop staying at Trump hotels.
- By Executive Order, Trump eliminates the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies for lower income people. That makes is the Unaffordable Care Act (UCA) now known as Trumpcare.
- Trump's Drug Czar nominee, Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA), introduced legislation that restricted DEAs ability to prosecute big opioid distributors. https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/manchin-calls-on-trump-to-withdraw-marinos-nomination-as-drug-czar-in-wake-of-post60-minutes-probe/2017/10/16/b73ee1be-b287-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html?utm_term=.51d5adabf95d&wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-politics%252Bnation&wpmk=1
- Trump lies about Obama and other presidents making phone calls to the families of fallen military personnel after admitting that he hasn't yet called for four soldiers killed 12 days prior. Says he will call when appropriate. Gives a very long and convoluted answer to reporter's question. BS. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/10/16/criticized-for-not-commenting-on-soldiers-killed-in-action-trump-falsely-says-obama-did-even-less/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumpsoldiers-405pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
- 10/16 - Trump, in a Cabinet meeting, blast the GOP Congress for getting nothing done. Later in an appearance with Mitch McConnell he says the two are on the same page and never closer.
- 10/17 - Tom Marino withdraws as drug czar nominee.
- 10/17 - Federal judge blocks the third version of Trump's travel ban.
- Trump's net worth falls by $600 million to $3.1 billion according to Forbes. Not quite the over $10 billion Trump claims he is worth.
We'll leave the Mueller team indictments for next month's winning list.
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