Robertson explained that language can have certain cues, often termed 'micro-cultures,' where meanings differ in specific locations. For example, a community might refer to a restaurant as 'the corner spot' instead of its actual name.
Means is President Trump's controversial nominee for surgeon general, a role often described as the "nation's doctor." It entails being America's foremost spokesperson on public health, as well as educating the public using the best scientific information available. You're probably most familiar with the surgeon general's warning on cigarette packs and alcohol labels.
Former Hogan & Lovells partner turned White House special counsel (in the Trump I regime) Ty Cobb is back on the cable news circuit to make some biting comments about his former boss. Cobb left the hallowed halls of Biglaw to join the first Trump administration, but he quickly left. Since then, he's taken to the airwave with his signature facial hair with a folksy way of cutting through the right-wing BS.
From the large bruise on his hand to his catnaps during Cabinet meetings to his (even more) desultory speaking style of late, the 79-year-old president appears increasingly, well, old. So this week, New York published Ben Terris's investigation into a question that has captivated anyone who cares about the future of American democracy: What's going on with PresidentDonald Trump's health? In the article, Terris speaks with Trump himself in the Oval Office, flanked by doctors who attest to his supposedly incredible condition.
He had one problem, Trump said. At a certain age, about 86, 87, he started getting, what do they call it? He pointed to his forehead and looked to his press secretary for the word that escaped him. Alzheimer's, Leavitt said. Like an Alzheimer's thing, Trump said. Well, I don't have it. Is it something you think about at all? I asked. No, I don't think about it at all. You know why? he said. Because whatever it is, my attitude is whatever.
I saw no evidence. I saw a man that was retreating. I mean, he went to the middle of the street. He didn't even obstruct traffic. He let a car go through. As the agents advanced on him, he retreated to the side of the street. A woman is violently pushed to the ground, and he turns to help her, and that's when he is grabbed from behind. I saw no evidence of him assaulting the police,
Donald Trump has called on the GOP to nationalize elections, which are currently run by states, as mandated in the Constitution. Many are alarmed by the president's words, considering his continued quest to consolidate power and his inability to accept the results of free and fair elections. In short, his desire to nationalize seems like a blatant effort to control their outcomes.