How Trump erased the election-year line between politics and policy

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Presidents running for reelection have traditionally worked to balance official government business with campaign activity. But government watchdogs and officials from past administrations warn that President Trump has smashed that norm.

A spokesperson for the Federal Election Commission said that to distinguish political travel from official travel, the White House should consider the purposes and the natures of the events at each stop.

While there are some clear rules governing what sort of political activity the president can engage in on official trips and on the White House grounds , many of the president's political actions are guided by tradition and norms. "They were afraid of losing Congress, so they pushed the envelope on a bunch of things," said Richard Painter, a Trump critic who was the chief White House ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush, recalling the 2006 midterm elections, when he frequently had to push back on some actions by administration officials.

Maska said she recalled discussions during the 2012 campaign about whether using Obama's official armored podium with the presidential seal at political events was an example of undue influence and a burden on taxpayers. Ultimately, the campaign decided to buy its own armored podium for Obama to use at events, which, Maska recalled, was expensive.

 

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He is trying to do things differently cause past presidents haven’t done a good job

How big is the check the democrats are paying for the daily trolling of our president.? Are you guys trying to be the next CNN?

Wow another hit piece against Trump. It been a whole 1 hour since the last one. Democrat propaganda. We get it u hate Trump.

Wow, imagine this! NBC doing a negative story of realDonaldTrump!!

Wake up, smart white Republicans still thinking about re-electing Trump. He is misleading you into believing that he is looking out for your interests. Fact is in 4 years Fake President Trump has done absolutely nothing for working class white Republicans.

REPUBLICAN SENATORS LED BY 'MOSCOW MITCH' [WHO APPARENTLY CUT A DEAL W/RUSSIA-PUTIN JUST LIKE TRUMP] CONTINUE 2 ENABLE TRUMP IN CREATING HIS NEW 'NEO-NAZI REGIME' BASED ON 'TRUMP WORLD' RULED ONLY BY 'TRUMP TRUTHS.' !!! ALL PAY 'HOMAGE' TO TRUMP!

So could it be that Kanye & Trump made a deal - That Kanye would sell-out the entire Black race & ALL his other fans and run against Biden, in exchange for the million$ in PPP money he received from Trump⁉️ Then, that would make Kanye a grifter & a rotten traitor like Trump‼️

The question is, could there possibly be a strategy to his behavior. This man's incompetence has killed tens of thousands of Americans, persons related to all parts, religions, political parties...Americans! Besides the LeagueOfGreedyBastards who needs this psychotic sociopath

trump's just filling his purse. All he's ever done.

He tells it like it is. No more stupid mealy mouth bullshit and pandering. Get your big girl panties on. FFS.

No shit. He’s been doing this since 2016. Where the hell have y’all been?

Strange coincidences: realDonaldTrump remove Pandemic readiness office from WH then recalls health officials from China then all of a sudden there is a pandemic. Next he says it’s a hoax. I can go on if you want.

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Do you think Biden will use the “ I have Covid excuse ,” to get out of the Presidential debates? .. you know the Dems will never let him show up ...

'For Trump to effectively be reaching into all of our pockets to subsidize his proposed activity on the South Lawn ... no, the taxpayer should not have to pay for that.' Referring to Pres. nomination acceptence speech. This is nonsense, really.

Is er dan in de hele VS geen enkele zichzelf respecterende psychiater die durft te zeggen dat de man knetterkneis is?Niemand die het over de nieuwe kleren van deze ''keizer'''durft te hebben.?

Trump smashed a norm? Really? By golly I’m shocked! eyeroll what was a “norm” must become a set of laws, otherwise this will happen again

Dictator in waiting

“President” Trump cares for nothing else than Trump. His only job is campaigning. He’s being doing it since he got elected—only interrupted by lies, lying about lying, and lying to cover up about lying about lying.

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Pathetic. I cannot wait until you’re all exposed for the lying and fear mongering because that is all you’re good for anymore.

It’s called a “press convention party announcement executive signing chopper talk” for a reason news reporters.

TRUTH. Deal with it....

Duh!

NotMyPresident

Stop whining & worrying about this or that. You folks were warned pre- 2016 election but wanted to vote for the 5 time bankrupt serial pu$$y grabber over the woman Obama called 'the most qualified candidate in American history!' You got burned & now we got 160k plus dead. VOTE!

Trump is not a TRADICIONAL President...He, is a PATRIOT FIRST, A President SECOND, and A GREAT AMERICAN OVERALL!!!

Oldest President to be elected for Office, has more money than all Presidents put together.

He has been on the campaign trail since June of 2015.

boy does he look like crap

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