Jeff Sessions Praises Donald Trump’s Answers to ‘Sessions Test’

Breitbart ^ | 2/16/2016 | Julia Hahn

[mac_truck]

Alabama Senator Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) 80% praised GOP frontrunner Donald Trump's responses to his GOP candidate questionnaire.

Sessions noted that to date "Trump is the only candidate who has "answered to my satisfaction".

On February 5th, Sessions, the intellectual thought leader of the conservative nation-state movement, issued a questionnaire to all candidates seeking the Party's nomination. The Sessions test consisted of five straightforward questions addressing immigration, trade, and crime in the United States. In his response, Trump wrote, "After my inauguration, for the first time in decades, Americans will wake up in a country where their immigration laws are enforced."

On Monday's program of the Mark Levin Show, Sessions said:

The American people need to be alert. This is a very, very critical election. I think if they care about immigration issues and trade issues, they need to be sure about where their candidates stand. And I've asked them questions about trade and immigration and one question on crime. And Trump has answered to my satisfaction, but the others haven’t yet. So I think these candidates need to be specific about where they stand before Americans start giving them their vote.

"I'm a fan of Trump," Sessions said. "He's been clear on immigration, he's been clear on trade, and he's talking directly to the American people."

[bigbob]

Sessions and Gowdy both

[Lil Flower]

The more I learn about Dominionist theology and how his Father basically has been calling him a “king” since he was 4, it explains a lot about Cruz.

Pure cult-like.

[Lil Flower]

I knew it would only be a matter of time before the hate would turn on Sessions.

If y’all are anything, you’re predictable.

[nclaurel]

Were you privy to the meeting where the names were given or is that just your assumption?

[ChessExpert]

“And I’ve asked them questions about trade and immigration and one question on crime. And Trump has answered to my satisfaction, but the others haven’t yet. So I think these candidates need to be specific about where they stand before Americans start giving them their vote.”

I respect Jeff Sessions greatly. It would be great to see his scorecard questions. As much as I like Sessions, I cannot guaranty that I would agree 100% on all questions. I’d also like to see who has answered, how they’ve answered, and who hasn’t answered yet.

Trump probably has extra latitude on this. He may not have a record, and can answer today however he pleases. This has plusses and minuses. As for the others, I can sometimes be convinced that a flip is genuine. Best would be if they have always had the “right” (as I grade it) positions. That is better than no record. Worst would be if they currently have the wrong positions. Give Trump credit for scoring 100% on the Sessions test today.

A lot of Americans are personally worried about facing international competition. Should an auto assembler in Michigan (unionized), or Georgia (right-to-work) have to face competition from a Mexican in a Mexican plant? I say Yes. Should an American construction worker on a project in the United States have to face on-site competition from a Mexican? I say No.

[nclaurel]

Seems some conservatives might be a bit concerned electing someone who believes he is “King” and who Beck declared was sent by God to guide us. I firmly believe Christ is our guide no man and I believe we are a republic not subject to a religious or political king.

[TexasCajun]

Jeff Sessions: Without Ted Cruz, Amnesty Would Have Passed In 2013

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[Georgia Girl 2]

I think Jeff Sessions is likely to endorse Trump just before the SEC.

[mac_truck]

y/w Grampa...I’d like to see Sessions on the ticket with Trump. He’d make an excellent counter balance to the bombastic Trump and Alabama has no shortage of good conservatives to replace him in the Senate.

Trump/Sessions 2016!

[M. Thatcher]

I knew it would only be a matter of time before the hate would turn on Sessions. If y'all are anything, you're predictable.

I think you meant to post to someone else. I'm a fan.

[Grampa Dave]

Sessions would be a good vp.

Trump might need him in charge of the $inate to get through the old boy bs.

[aumrl]

“The more I learn about Dominionist theology “

I am curious as to where you go ‘to learn more about Dominionist theology’ ?

[lormand]

Official Trump/Chump-Sucker Thread

Running to be America's first Orange President

If you believe that opposition to a flip flopping Manhattenite pretend-Conservative, makes you a

• Neocon
• # insert here # - bot
• Hitler
• ...any Trump inspired slur

Then this thread is for you

• In 1999, Trump said he had joined the Reform Party because Republicans are “just too crazy” right.
• In 2000, he said: “I hate the concept of guns.”
• In 2004: “I identify more as a Democrat.”
• In 2007: Told Wolf Blitzer on CNN’s “The Situation Room” that Hillary Clinton was the most qualified to make a nuclear deal with Iran.
• In 2008: Said he was “impressed” with Rep. Nancy Pelosi, and supported the idea of impeaching then President George W. Bush.
• “I’m going to take care of everybody,” Trump said in September 2015 on CBS’ 60 minutes. When asked how he would pay for it, he lresponded that “the government’s going to take care of it.”
• He thinks affirmative action is okay
• He would fund Planned Parenthood except for abortion. (This is current federal policy, though Trump doesn't seem to know it.)
• He supports a progressive income tax. He does not favor a flat tax.
• He doesn't want to cut Social Security or Medicare.
• He's in favor of a ban on assault weapons.
• He invited Bill and Hillary Clinton to his wedding.
• He doesn't "fully" believe in supply-side economics.
• He hates the Iran deal, but he wouldn't abrogate it after taking office.

  Abortion

  Then: On "Meet The Press" in 1999, Trump said he was "very pro-choice." "I hate the concept of abortion," he said. "I hate it. I hate everything it stands for. ... but I just believe in choice."

  Now: In an interview with Bloomberg Politics in January, Trump said, "I'm pro-life and I have been pro-life." He said he believed there should be exceptions in cases of rape, incest or the life of the mother.

  Guns

  Then: In Trump's 200 book "The America We Deserve," he wrote that he "generally" opposed gun control but supported an assault weapons ban and a longer waiting period to purchase a firearm.

  Now: At the 2015 NRA-ILA Leadership Forum, Trump said if he became president, "the 2nd Amendment will be totally protected." He told the Web site Ammoland he does "not support expanding background checks" and said current background checks "don't work."

  Healthcare

  Then: In an interview with Larry King in 1999, Trump said he was "very liberal when it comes to health care" and that he believes in "universal healthcare." Now: During his announcement, he called Obamacare "a disaster called the big lie" and said the deductibles were so high they were "virtually useless."

  Hillary Clinton

  Then: Either Trump or his son donated to Clinton in 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007, he invited her to his 2005 wedding in Florida, where she sat front row, and he's donated at least $100,000 to the Clinton Foundation. He also said in an appearance on the Howard Stern show in the mid-2000s that she was a fantastic senator.

  Now: On NBC on Wednesday, he called Clinton "the worst secretary of state in the history of our nation" and said she would be "a terrible president."

  Party affiliation

  Then: Trump changed his party from Republican to Independent Party in 1999, and switched again to Democrat in 2001.

  Now: Has been a registered Republican since 2009.

  There are also some flips which haven't necessarily been from left to right.

  Jeb Bush

  Then: In Trump's 2000 book "The America We Deserve," he called Bush "a good man," "bright, tough and principled," and "exactly the kind of political leader this country needs now and will very much need in the future."

  Now: On Fox News's "On The Record" this week, he called Bush "pathetic" for his support of Common Core, said his immigration views were "baby stuff."

[mumblypeg]

“Where is St. Cruz’s?”

I’ve no idea. And that’s an excellent question.
Why didn’t the “journalist” who wrote this story ask it?
That was my point.

[Liz]

Sessions is the author of Trump/s NO AMNESTY declaration which has been called the new Magna Carta.

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More than 30 Immigrants Admitted to the U.S. Recently Implicated in Terrorism, reported 12/17/15

In advance of the release of Congress’ year-end spending package, the office of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is highlighting some terrorists who were recently granted access to the U.S. through the nation’s immigration system. In an email to reporters Tuesday, a Sessions aide listed more than 30 examples of immigrants admitted to the U.S. who were recently implicated in terrorist activities.

Sessions, chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, and other conservative lawmakers have warned against passing a spending bill that does not place limitations on admissions — in particular refugee admission — to the U.S.

“Congress must cancel Obama/s blank refugee check and put Congress back in charge of the program. We cannot allow the President to unilaterally decide how many refugees he wishes to admit, nor continue to force taxpayers to pick up the tab for the tens of billions of unpaid-for welfare and entitlement costs,” Sessions and

Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) , chairman of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations subcommittee, said in a joint statement last week.

The pair added that passing the spending deal without limiting language would put the U.S. on a path to approve admission for hundreds of thousands of migrants from a broad range of countries with jihadists movements over the next 12 months, on top of all the other autopilot annual immigration – absent language to reduce the numbers.

The Sessions aide noted that the 30 examples are listed represented just a partial inventory of recently implicated terrorist migrants.Read the list:

<><> A refugee from Uzbekistan was convicted of providing material support and money to a designated foreign terrorist organization. According to the Department of Justice, he also procured bomb-making materials in the interest of perpetrating a terrorist attack on American soil. (August 2015)

<><>An immigrant from Albania, who applied for and received Lawful Permanent Resident status, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for giving over $1,000 to terrorist organizations in Afghanistan, and for attempting to join a radical jihadist insurgent group in Pakistan. (August 2015)

<><> An immigrant from Egypt, who subsequently was granted U.S. citizenship, was charged with providing, and conspiring to provide, material support to ISIS, for aiding and abetting a New York college student in receiving terrorist training from ISIS, and conspiring to receive such training. (August 2015)

<><> An immigrant from India, who applied for and received Lawful Permanent Resident status by virtue of his marriage to an American citizen, was indicted in federal court on charges of conspiring to provide thousands of dollars to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in order to assist them in their global jihad, and on one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. (November 2015)

[lormand]

The Trump Chumps have their mule blinds on, or is it this....

[mac_truck]

Lol..is that your body with trumps head on it?

[lormand]

No, but if you look closely, your head is sticking out of Chumps orange rear end.

[mac_truck]

Trying to spin Trump as a liberal has you talking out of your cruzhole.

"I'm a fan of Trump," Sessions said. "He's been clear on immigration, he's been clear on trade, and he's talking directly to the American people."

[lormand]

"rying to spin Trump as a liberal has you talking out of your cruzhole.

Cruzhole? Don't try to be funny, its embarrassing.

Have you not seen his "past" positions? Have you done research on Cruz? Does he amass such an extensive record of flipflopping like Donald @ssClown? I'll bet if any candidate up their besides your messiah had said he hated the concept of guns, you would use that as the very first talking point against him.

Instead, you don't believe in yourself, you believe in the power of somebody else to make you feel better about your life and future. When somebody you support "jumps the shark", you slither back into tribal mode and back your tribal king, because that's what belonging to a tribe or collective. Trump can shoot ten people in Time Square for fun, you would still support him.