Scrutify: To pull apart, inspect, study, analyze. examine.
Huffington Post, ‘The president and his aides succeeded in reaching the mark in just 36 days.”[1]
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Trump appears to lie about terror attack in Sweden [1]
Protesters line streets in Flordia. [2]
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There was NO Bowling Green “massacre”. We are thankful to dedicated professionals in the law enforcement and intelligence communities who PREVENTED such a massacre.[1]
Tell the truth about what happened!
Washington Post [2]
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Trump supporters are increasingly causing tension between certain Trump supporters and our muslim neighbors.[1]
The New York Times, “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard both characterized the attack as a terrorist act, which came amid heightened tensions worldwide over President Donald Trump’s travel ban on several Muslim countries.”[1]
CBS News, “Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed his sorrow for the victims of a mass shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, calling it a “terrorist attack on Muslims.” At least six people were killed in the attack, and two suspects have been taken into custody. “Diversity is our strength, and religious tolerance is a value that we, as Canadians, hold dear,” Trudeau said.”[2]
A statement from University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., on President Trump’s recent Executive Order: https://t.co/VA4yZXftl2 pic.twitter.com/7Y0uA6orvE
— Notre Dame (@NotreDame) January 29, 2017
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The New York Times, “Yet even jaded connoisseurs of Oval Office dissembling were astonished over the last week by the torrent of bogus claims that gushed from President Trump during his first days in office. “We’ve never seen anything this bizarre in our lifetimes, where up is down and down is up and everything is in question and nothing is real,” said Charles Lewis, the founder of the Center for Public Integrity and the author of “935 Lies: The Future of Truth and the Decline of America’s Moral Integrity,” a book about presidential deception.”[1]
The New York Times, January 28, 2017 [1]
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Even when he won, he still is complaining. Show us the evidence!
Huffington Post, “President Donald Trump told Capitol Hill leaders Monday evening that he lost the popular vote because 3 million to 5 million “illegals” voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton, according to three sources in both parties familiar with the meeting.”[1]
The National Post, “The remarkable weekend performance by his press secretary, Sean Spicer, wherein he asserted what was plainly and verifiably false — that Trump’s inauguration had drawn the largest crowd in history — is a reminder of how grave the threat is. Spicer’s edict, after all, was plainly on orders of his boss, intended to reinforce Trump’s claim that “a million and a half” people had been present; his own claims were in turn defended by Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway’s as “alternative facts.” Score that a tripling (quadrupling?) down on the same obvious absurdity.”[2]
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The Atlantic, “One of the many things that is remarkable about the Trump administration is its devotion, even in its first days, to a particular variety of pointless falsehood.”[1]
The Atlantic also shows an amazing shot of almost empty reviewing stands during the Presidents motorcade.[1]
NBC News, “Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, said the White House press secretary gave “alternative facts” when he inaccurately described the inauguration crowd as “the largest ever” during his first appearance before the press this weekend.”[2]
CNN, “This issue started back on Saturday, when the notoriously thin-skinned Trump visited the CIA and, while standing in front of the wall that pays tribute to CIA agents who sacrificed their lives for our nation, bragged about the size of the crowd that had attended his inauguration. Trump, after first trashing the media, told the audience of CIA employees that, “it looked like a million, million and a half people” were standing in the crowd cheering for him.
The only problem with Trump’s statement at the CIA is these pesky things called facts. No one can say with any certainty what the crowd size was, plus objective metrics — such as use of Washington’s mass transit — indicated that Trump’s crowd was much smaller.”[3]
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Donald Trump has picked retired lieutenant general Michael Flynn for national security advisor. A decision that concerns many due to Flynn’s track record of questionable conduct and history of false statements. Here five things you need to know about Michael Flynn.[1][2]
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The Brookings Institute, “Never in American history has a president-elect presented more conflict of interest questions and foreign entanglements than Donald Trump. Given the vast and global scope of Trump’s business interests, many of which remain shrouded in secrecy, we cannot predict the full gamut of legal and constitutional challenges that lie ahead. But one violation, of constitutional magnitude, will run from the instant that Mr. Trump swears he will “faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” While holding office, Mr. Trump will receive—by virtue of his continued interest in the Trump Organization and his stake in hundreds of other entities—a steady stream of monetary and other benefits from foreign powers and their agents.”[1]
The Heritage Foundation, “Article VI of the Articles of Confederation was the source of the Constitution’s prohibition on federal titles of nobility and the so-called Emoluments Clause. The clause sought to shield the republican character of the United States against corrupting foreign influences.”[2]
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