UNIMAN

My money is on --They skip right past your post and continue on----

I agree and that is why he has not. 

[Quote: Originally Posted by Midnight1]Quote Originally Posted by UNIMAN: Quote Originally Posted by Midnight1: But doesn't he fall outside the "birthright citizenship" designation?   See no relevance to your statement. Musk legally applied for and went through the process of becoming a citizen.  I see Musk as an outside private auditor selected by the President. Didn't he work illegally in the 90's when he was suppose to be going to school per his visa? He wants to deport immigrants working illegally in the US & he certainly falls into that category, right?[/Quote]

SNOPES rates that claim as UNPROVEN. 

I have no idea.

Musk said; I was on a J-1 visa that transitioned to an H1-B. They know this, as they have all my records. Losing the election is making them desperate

See no relevance to your statement. Musk legally applied for and went through the process of becoming a citizen. 

I see Musk as an outside private auditor selected by the President.

And what agency has Musk shutdown? He said USAID should be shutdown and Trump agrees.

Trump put Rubio in charge of USAID.

In a letter to Congress on Monday, Rubio said he had ordered a "review and potential reorganization of USAID's activities to maximize efficiency and align operations with national interest." The State Department would consult with Congress to "reorganize and absorb" parts of the agency, according to the letter.

So the real question is; How much authority does Trump have over USAID. 

Try again.

Elon Musk is a citizen of the United States, having obtained his citizenship in 2002. 

Try Googling career politician Chuck Shumer's net worth.

You find anywhere from $900,000 to $81,000,000. 

https://www.commuterclub.co.uk/chuck-schumer-net-worth-whats-behind-his-wealth/

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/wealth/chuck-schumer-net-worth/

Musk declared in a post, "Doge has not looked at, nor is there any interest in, private financial data. What would we even do with it? The outgoing payment review process just looks at potential fraud and wasteful spending to organizations. Corrupt politicians are the ones complaining. I wonder why?"

The Joint Committee on Taxation said that the TCJA would add almost $448 billion to the deficit over the next 10 years.

In comparison Biden Admin spent $175 billion on student loan forgivness and $175 billion to the preventable war in Ukraine in just four years. 

Politico; The four laws’ spending and tax breaks for Biden’s priorities totaled at least $1.6 trillion, exceeding the inflation-adjusted cost of FDR’s assault on the Great Depression.

Seems I remember you saying all that Canadian sour crude goes to China? Maybe with tariffs less will be shipped to US. 

As expected the media won't do articles on current Canadian tariffs on US products. 270% on American dairy products, wow!

Medicare Advantage plans are private health insurance plans that contract with Medicare and are used by roughly 34 million Americans. The program mostly enrolls adults older than the age of 65, but also offers benefits to people of all ages with disabilities. Biden Amin previously had made cuts to Medicare Advantage rates, including in April 2024, when experts said enrollees would face an additional $33 a month for out-of-pocket costs, or $396 a year, due to the cuts. Critics at the time said the cuts would be especially devastating to seniors living on fixed incomes who are already coping with ongoing inflation issues. 

Dems make cuts too!

When Michigan's Whitmer took office in 2020 one of her promises was revoking the state tax on pensions. It took until 2024 to get it started. This year retirees pay 50%, next year 25%, and then the next it's gone. It is taking eight years!

Trump takes office two weeks ago and all you here is "what about tax on social security", what about no tax on tips" HA-HA!!!

Don't you realize how stupid that looks? Really. 

Didn't know what continuity of government mission was myself. See several outlets explain it to their readers. And he didn't "chime in", he was asked by a reporter and Trump, unlike Biden, actually answers questions rather than singing happy birthday to someone he doesn't know. 

Well said.

I never let the HuffPost sink in, too toxic!!

Trump's tariffs on Mexico causes immediate results. Mexico has agreed to put 10,000 troops on the border in exchange for a one month delay in tariffs. 

Please Mr. President, so much winning, all at once, it's just too much!!!!

See very few news outlets reporting that Mexico has caved to Trump's tariffs and has agreed to put 10,000 troops on the border in exchange for a one month delay of tariffs. 

Getting things done, and fast! How refreshing.

Does anyone know why Trump is doing this? 

"We'll be announcing the tariffs on Canada and Mexico for a number of reasons," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Number one is the people who have poured into our country so horribly and so much. Number two are the drugs — fentanyl and everything else that have come into the country. And number three are the massive subsidies we are giving to Canada and Mexico in the form of deficits.

A Drug Enforcement Association (DEA) intelligence report from 2020 noted Mexico, China and India as the three biggest players in fentanyl production.

"While Mexico and China are the primary source countries for fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances trafficked directly into the United States, India is emerging as a source for finished fentanyl powder and fentanyl precursor chemicals," it reads.

Last year, the U.S. spent $377 million on Canadian imports and recouped $322 million, leaving them with a trade deficit of $54M. The highest this annual deficit was during Trump's first term was $25 million

Data from the US Census Bureau shows the trade defict with Canada is the highest since 2008.

Source; Newsweek

Watching this is too funny.

Slim, thinking asking if the unknown pilot was a minority or female and then being right got you boxed.

Mugg, you asked someone why ATC positions are so short of employees. Can't you see that's harassment? You can't questions.....to certain people.

My turn soon? Who knows.

Well, well, well. 

If one does a media search on "Clinton used Gauntanamo Bay" you get from;

PBS; "The little known history of Gauntanamo Bay". The move, first made by the George H. W. Bush administration, would lay the groundwork for the U.S. government in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks to claim it could hold people at Guantanamo Bay beyond the reach of American law. 

They skipped right past Clinton.

USA TODAY; The center occupies a small portion of the base, with limited capacity, and cannot house the 30,000 people Trump suggested could be sent there, according to a report by the The Associated Press.

No mention of Clinton there!

Reuters; The detention facility at Guantanamo Bay was set up in 2002 by then-U.S. President George W. Bush to detain foreign militant suspects following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. There are 15 detainees left in the prison.

NBC NEWS; (my favorite) "CLINTON SLAMS GAUNTANAMO PRISION"

So where did I find 45,000??

STARS & STRIPES MAGAZINE; https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2025-01-30/guantanamo-bay-immigrants-16650045.html

In 1994, for instance, President Bill Clinton resumed the previous administration’s use of the Guantánamo base for processing Haitian refugees and later ordered Cuban asylum seekers caught at sea to be held on the base. Later that same year, the facility’s migrant population totaled 45,000, according to a government report.

Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2025-01-30/guantanamo-bay-immigrants-16650045.html
Source - Stars and Stripes

 All those media outlets and not one mentions Clinton years. And the fact the population totaled 45,000. All at one time or maybe a yearly total? Could be. Don't blame ya for questioning me, media doing their Trump era selective reporting......again.

AP; An official with OPM, which made the resignation offers, said air traffic controllers are exempt from a hiring freeze that Trump announced on taking office on Jan. 20 and they are not eligible for a buyout even though they were sent the offer. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal government operations.

There's no evidence that the White House effort to downsize government played any role in the collision, with shortages of air traffic controllers long predating Trump taking office

U.S. government agencies and private contractors have used facilities at Guantánamo Bay to detain asylum seekers and refugees for several decades, rights groups say

In 1994, for instance, President Bill Clinton resumed the previous administration’suse of the Guantánamo base for processing Haitian refugees and later ordered Cuban asylum seekers caught at sea to be held on the base. Later that same year, the facility’s migrant population totaled 45,000, according to a government report.

Wow, Clinton had 45,000 in a facility designed for 780. 

Guess it fits the title of the thread.