A Weekly Dose of President Trump- Trump Family Train 8/1/2020

Free Republic ^ | 08/01/20 | Deplorables

[Lakeside Granny]

Very sad, Claudia has some very serious issues and I’m not sure just what has caused it.

I think her dad is a total jerk, might be a big part of the problem.

Seems more angry at her dad.

I just hope that their family can heal.

[JudyinCanada]

Hi Gran....

Did this guy who was shot in Kenosha not die? I just read something that said he was recovering in hospital....I assumed he was killed.

[Freee-dame]

PDJT is speaking to the delegates live now.

[jennychase]

>>>Do you know how old Claudia is?

15 yrs

[STARLIT]

Arriving in Bahrain, and wearing his stars & stripes mask, @SecPompeo is greeted by Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani. Pompeo will be in Bahrain as the speech he taped in Israel yesterday is played tonight to the GOP Convention.

...Mark Knoller.

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First Lady's Chief of Staff @StephGrisham45 says rules on using WH for political purposes are being "very strictly adhered to" in Mrs Trump's GOP Convention speech tonight from the Rose Garden. But she says the WH is Mrs Trump's and she wanted to speak from there tonight....per Mark Knoller.

[STARLIT]

White House says Pres Trump briefed today on the threats posed Marco & Laura, the storms bearing down on the Gulf Coast. Statement says Marco continues to weaken but Laura "will become a major hurricane." @FEMA_Pete told Pres that supplies are pre-staged in the area ready to respond.

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Donald J. Trump

I am pleased to inform the American Public that Acting Secretary Chad Wolf will be nominated to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. Chad has done an outstanding job and we greatly appreciate his service!

Acting Secretary Chad Wolf

Honored to be nominated by @POTUS to lead the men & women of DHS in safeguarding the American people. As the Homeland faces evolving threats from natural disasters, violent opportunists, malign cyber actors & transnational criminal orgs, the mission of DHS is as critical as ever.

[Lakeside Granny]

Jacob Blake is alive, this from a recent presser....

Jacob Blake’s father asked if he has confidence in justice:

“I don't have confidence in anybody that is white. That is doing an investigation about a black young man that was shot 7 times in his back & haven't come up with an answer or a comment—At this point, it's not welcome." pic.twitter.com/nIZe8w3xDe— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 25, 2020

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Tom Fitton · Dec 9, 2019

Who needs an IG! @JudicialWatch lawsuits ALREADY exposed:

Dossier-based FISA court fraud targeting @RealDonaldTrump

FBI payments to Christopher Steele

FBI firing of Steele

Extensive DOJ (Ohr) collusion w/Steele, Simpson, Fusion GPS

No court hearings by defrauded FISA courts

..

2..hours ago

.@JudicialWatch uncovers docs Congress has but keeps secret -- such as Hunter Biden foreign travel docs. https://t.co/Fc5babQg3W

And we get docs Congress could not get such as Strzok emails showing FBI wanted to spy on @RealDonaldTrump IN THE WHITE HOUSE! https://t.co/vvgms0WXuB https://t.co/gQcft67uRr— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) August 25, 2020

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It’s Durham Time ⚖️

Why don’t they have hearings on it......bring in people like they did for Antifa. @Jordan_Sather_ @prayingmedic and @X22Report could enlighten them if they wanted.

Jordan Sather

Yes, have Congressional hearings on QAnon and bring us “terrorist sympathizers” in who have been following it for years to explain it for America.

Good idea!

[sweetiepiezer]

Check this out!
Woman harassed in her car by BLM.

https://twitter.com/BGOnTheScene/status/1298075192057630724

[Rusty0604]

😎

[Rusty0604]

And they didn’t know the gun wasn’t loaded. If only they would protect the people as well as they protect themselves.

[jennychase]

President Donald Trump Issues A Full Pardon to Jon Ponder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7icpKAqWfg

[Rusty0604]

Now the dots are being connected.

[Rusty0604]

Fifteen.

[Rusty0604]

Hasn’t died yet.

[STARLIT]

Jay Sekulow

Teachers unions & radical Left-run school districts are trying to use the pandemic to BLOCK children from getting education funding. That’s why, on behalf of U.S. Senators and Representatives, we’ve just filed an amicus brief to fight back in court.

Teachers unions & radical Left-run school districts are trying to use the pandemic to BLOCK children from getting education funding. That’s why, on behalf of U.S. Senators and Representatives, we’ve just filed an amicus brief to fight back in court. https://t.co/8gLlAQh42a— Jay Sekulow (@JaySekulow) August 25, 2020

As we detail in our brief:

When Governor McMaster applied for, received, then used CARES Act funds to create the SAFE Grants program, administered by his Office, to award subgrants in support of tuition costs for students who need it to attend essential independent schools carrying out emergency educational services, his actions were precisely within the intent of Congress in passing the CARES Act.

It was the clear and well-reasoned intent of Congress to help all students, plainly in an emergency setting, supporting the Governor’s discretionary role to administer these funds. As the Governor has made clear, the SAFE Grants Program provides eligible low- and middle-income families (up to 300 percent of the federal poverty line, or $78,600 for a family of four) with a scholarship of up to $6,500 per student to pay tuition and fees at a private or religious school. The Governor anticipates that approximately 5,000 scholarships will be awarded in total for this fall’s rapidly approaching school year. In using GEER funds this way, the Governor is acting squarely within Congress’s intent.

The terms used by Congress in creating the GEER Fund are plain and unambiguous and congressional intent is clear. Congress intended for these funds to be awarded to governors for immediate use to benefit students in a variety of ways, including by education-related entities deemed essential by governors in a national emergency. Congress most assuredly did not limit school choice by excluding private or religious schools from “education related entity ” and did not intend for students and families choosing independent schools, whether private or religious, to be excluded from the critical benefit of GEER funds.

One of the main components of our School Choice Initiative is that education should be student centered – not dictated by the whims of teachers unions and entrenched local school bureaucrats. We make this student focus a central point of our brief:

The Governor is using these funds for South Carolina students, just like Congress intended. Whether the funds end up being spent at a religious “education related entity” or not depends entirely upon the intervening act of the parents/guardians choosing that entity for their student’s education. This is aid to parents and families, not a “direct” benefit to religious schools in violation of Article XI, section 4 of South Carolina’s Constitution. The bottom line is that the student is the direct beneficiary. Schools, like parents, provide education and education related services and care to students. The religion (or not) of the education related entity is irrelevant. In creating the emergency relief fund at issue, Congress was and is concerned with students.

Our brief also reminds the SC Supreme Court that time is of the essence, as schools are about to start, if they haven’t already. This lawsuit is simply one more delay keeping kids from the quality education they deserve and to which they are entitled. If the federal government is going to send funding to states to provide creative solutions during these trying times, it should do so in a way that enables states to give parents more control and flexibility over their children’s education. The CARES Act did just that, and Gov. McMaster has acted lawfully.

These broken public schools don’t seem to be concerned with what’s best for students. They’re just afraid of losing those precious tax dollars. But if they can’t do a better job preparing all of our kids for a successful future, then we as parents should be enabled to send them to a school that can.

Here at the ACLJ, we are proud to stand with South Carolina’s congressional delegation to ensure that school choice is provided for students who need it most. And we will continue to advocate for school choice and for greater options for all families. As we reported, Sen. Tim Scott (SC) introduced the School Choice Now Act, which if enacted, would allocate 10% of all upcoming COVID-related education spending toward school choice programs. Specifically, the bill would appropriate these funds to states, who would in turn provide the funds to scholarship-granting organizations. Families could use these scholarships to send their kids to the school of their choice.

That could include homeschooling. It could include private schools and charter schools. And it could include religious schools. In fact, the language in the bill specifically prohibits blocking funds from any of these options.

After all, parents who pay taxes deserve every right to provide the best education as they see fit for their child. And if they decide it’s a private school, or even a religious or parochial school, then they should have that right and ability, regardless of their income or zip code.