In the wake of last week’s shooting at a practice session for members of the House Republicans’ baseball team, federal authorities announced that they’ve arrested an Illinois man for threatening President Donald Trump. In a Facebook post published June 15, Joseph Lynn Pickett of Edwardsville Ill. said planned to assassinate the president, according to the Belville News-Democrat.
Authored by Daniel Lang via SHTFplan.com,
When it comes to gun control, no one is more hypocritical than liberal celebrities and politicians. While these people promote the end of gun rights for ordinary Americans, it’s often the case that they are protected in public and in their homes, by cadres of highly trained and armed bodyguards. They reap the benefits of the Second Amendment, while treating the rest of us like children who can’t be trusted with a gun.
The Senate healthcare bill has been "in the open" for less than an hour, and already NBC's Chuck Todd reports that it may be DOA after "at least" 3 GOP senators plan to publicly announce their opposition to the bill.
In a tweet, NBC anchor Chuck Todd said that according to a “solid” unnamed source "at least 3 GOP sens (perhaps more) plan to announce public opposition to McConnell health bill later today."
Update: Senate Republicans have just released their official 142-page healthcare bill.
Here are some initial takeaways from the Wall Street Journal:
- The bill seeks funding for insurers through 2021
- The bill provides tax credits, lowers income eligibility
- Tax cuts on high-income households largely unchanged from House plan
- Bill suspends 'Cadillac Tax' on employer health plans through 2025
Specifically on Taxes:
President Trump is on a warpath this morning, raging against the hyporcrisy of Obama excuse-maker Jeh Johnson's comments. First, Trump asked a tough question...
By the way, if Russia was working so hard on the 2016 Election, it all took place during the Obama Admin. Why didn't they stop them?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2017
And then slammed the Democratic Nation Committe's seming ignorance...