Trump vows 'peace through strength'
President pledges to build military 'none will dare challenge'
Trump in Charleston for launch of Boeing Dreamliner plane
White House denies National Guard to deport illegal immigrants
Associated Press cites 11-page deportation draft memo
Memo written by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly
Report: National Security adviser post a 's*** sandwich'
14 of the best Donald Trump cartoons so far
How the papers reported Mr Trump's 'wild' press conference
Donald Trump today vowed to build up a military "so great none will dare to challenge it".
Visiting a Boeing factory in South Carolina for the launch of its new Dreamliner aircraft, Mr Trump said a "big order" of F-18 Super Hornets was being considered.
He quoted George Washington and vowed to pursue a military policy of "peace through strength".
Mr Trump told Boeing employees: "The best way to prevent war is being prepared. We build a military might so great, and we are going to do that, that none will dare to challenge it. None."
It came as the White House denied a report it is considering mobilising as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up illegal immigrants, including millions living nowhere near the Mexico border.
An 11-page draft memo, obtained by the Associated Press, called for the unprecedented militarisation of immigration enforcement as far north as Portland, Oregon, and as far east as New Orleans, Louisiana.
Sean Spicer, Mr Trump's spokesman, said the suggestion was "100 per cent false".
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This is not true. DHS also confirms it is 100% false
The proposal included 11 states. Four of those border Mexico. They are California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
The other seven states are further north. They are Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.
Governors in all 11 states would have a choice whether to have their guard troops participate, the memo said.
The memo was written by Mr Trump's US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, a retired four-star Marine general.
Speaking on board Marine One Mr Spicer vehemently denied there was any plan to mobilise the National Guard.
He said: "It is irresponsible to be saying this. There is no effort at all to round up, to utilise the National Guard to round up illegal immigrants."
It came as the Kremlin has responded to Mr Trump's wild 75-minute press conference on Thursday by ordering state-owned television to stop broadcasting coverage of the US president.
It was the latest signal that Russia is losing confidence that friendly relations could be established with the US under Mr Trump.
Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin's spokesman, said: "We never wore rose-tinted glasses, never had any illusions."
In a wild press conference on Thursday Mr Trump accused the media of undermining his attempts to establish friendly relations with Mr Putin.
Mr Trump has declared the extraordinary press conference, which lasted for more than an hour, one of the "greatest ever".
"Fake media not happy!" he tweeted in the early hours of Friday morning.
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Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump
Thank you for all of the nice statements on the Press Conference yesterday. Rush Limbaugh said one of greatest ever. Fake media not happy!
5:13 PM - 17 Feb 2017
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It emerged that Mr Trump's choice for national security adviser, Retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward, had turned him down.
CNN reported that he had told a friend the job would be a "s*** sandwich".
Mr Harward issued a statement saying he had turned it down for family reasons.
Trump tweeting again about the media...
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Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump
"One of the most effective press conferences I've ever seen!" says Rush Limbaugh. Many agree.Yet FAKE MEDIA calls it differently! Dishonest
4:45 AM - 18 Feb 2017
15,332 15,332 Retweets 76,234 76,234 likes
11:16pm
Object thrown at Trump's motorcade
The Secret Service is investigating an incident where someone appears to have thrown something at President Trump’s motorcade in West Palm Beach today.
The incident happened near Mar-a-Lago as the motorcade traveled from the airport. It was not clear if any of the vehicles were struck. No one was hurt.
A large number of police officers and Secret Service agents gathered at an intersection along Southern Boulevard. A group of protesters had been at the corner when the motorcade passed.
CNN photojournalist Khalil Abdullah at the scene has video of a rock about the size of a baseball and a second item they were examining on the ground. Agents went into nearby stores and a gas station seeking video.
"Enemy of the people..."
Follow
Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump
The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!
3:18 AM - 18 Feb 2017
34,373 34,373 Retweets 104,498 104,498 likes
8:58pm
Michael Flynn also pressured UN while Obama still in power
The short-lived national security adviser was not only talking to the Russians, according to Foreign Policy magazine.
They have just published a story claiming that Mr Flynn was also contacting UN diplomats and trying to persuade them not to vote in favour of a resolution condemning Israeli settlements.
The contact would be another violation of the Logan Act, which states that there can only be one foreign policy voice at a time - and, at that time, it was Barack Obama's team.
Trump team send out "media accountability survey"
Supporters of Donald Trump have just received a text message:
From Donald Trump: Help me stop FAKE NEWS! Take the Media Accountability Survey and tell me which one you think is the worst.
It then links to a 25-question survey, which asks whether the responder has faith in CNN, Fox News and MSNBC.
It then goes on to ask questions such as:
Do you believe that the mainstream media has reported unfairly on our movement?
Do you believe that the mainstream media does not do their due diligence fact-checking before publishing stories on the Trump administration?
Do you believe that political correctness has created biased news coverage on both illegal immigration and radical Islamic terrorism?
Do you believe that the media wrongly attributes gun violence to Second Amendment rights?
Do you believe that the media uses slurs rather than facts to attack conservative stances on issues like border control, religious liberties, and ObamaCare?
I wonder what they will do with the results?
8:10pm
Europe pushes back at Trump's Nato spending policy
Our defence editor Ben Farmer is in Munich, covering the annual security conference.
He writes:
European leaders have pushed back at Donald Trump’s ultimatum that they increase defence spending or risk America scaling back its commitment to Transatlantic protection.
Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor said her country would not accelerate existing, long term plans to ramp up the military budget by 2024 despite a demand by the US this week that countries increase spending by the end of the year.
The president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker also said countries must not cave in to US demands.
James Mattis, US defence secretary, earlier this week warned Nato that a new “political reality” after the election of Donald Trump meant it was no longer possible for allies to shirk their share of the defence burden.
Trump pledges to stop 'foreign cheating'
Mr Trump told Boeing employees: "We want products made in America made by American hands."
He pledged to stop "foreign cheating" and to expand the use of the "magic" words "Made in the USA".
Trump pledges to stop 'foreign cheating'
Mr Trump told Boeing employees: "We want products made in America made by American hands."
He pledged to stop "foreign cheating" and to expand the use of the "magic" words "Made in the USA".
President pledges to build military 'none will dare challenge'
Trump in Charleston for launch of Boeing Dreamliner plane
White House denies National Guard to deport illegal immigrants
Associated Press cites 11-page deportation draft memo
Memo written by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly
Report: National Security adviser post a 's*** sandwich'
14 of the best Donald Trump cartoons so far
How the papers reported Mr Trump's 'wild' press conference
Donald Trump today vowed to build up a military "so great none will dare to challenge it".
Visiting a Boeing factory in South Carolina for the launch of its new Dreamliner aircraft, Mr Trump said a "big order" of F-18 Super Hornets was being considered.
He quoted George Washington and vowed to pursue a military policy of "peace through strength".
Mr Trump told Boeing employees: "The best way to prevent war is being prepared. We build a military might so great, and we are going to do that, that none will dare to challenge it. None."
It came as the White House denied a report it is considering mobilising as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up illegal immigrants, including millions living nowhere near the Mexico border.
An 11-page draft memo, obtained by the Associated Press, called for the unprecedented militarisation of immigration enforcement as far north as Portland, Oregon, and as far east as New Orleans, Louisiana.
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| The Mar-a-Lago estate owned by Donald Trump |
Sean Spicer, Mr Trump's spokesman, said the suggestion was "100 per cent false".
Follow
Sean Spicer ✔ @PressSec
This is not true. DHS also confirms it is 100% false
The proposal included 11 states. Four of those border Mexico. They are California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
The other seven states are further north. They are Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.
Governors in all 11 states would have a choice whether to have their guard troops participate, the memo said.
The memo was written by Mr Trump's US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, a retired four-star Marine general.
Speaking on board Marine One Mr Spicer vehemently denied there was any plan to mobilise the National Guard.
He said: "It is irresponsible to be saying this. There is no effort at all to round up, to utilise the National Guard to round up illegal immigrants."
It came as the Kremlin has responded to Mr Trump's wild 75-minute press conference on Thursday by ordering state-owned television to stop broadcasting coverage of the US president.
It was the latest signal that Russia is losing confidence that friendly relations could be established with the US under Mr Trump.
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| The UN Security Council |
Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin's spokesman, said: "We never wore rose-tinted glasses, never had any illusions."
In a wild press conference on Thursday Mr Trump accused the media of undermining his attempts to establish friendly relations with Mr Putin.
Mr Trump has declared the extraordinary press conference, which lasted for more than an hour, one of the "greatest ever".
 |
| James Mattis, speaking at the Munich Security Conference |
"Fake media not happy!" he tweeted in the early hours of Friday morning.
Follow
Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump
Thank you for all of the nice statements on the Press Conference yesterday. Rush Limbaugh said one of greatest ever. Fake media not happy!
5:13 PM - 17 Feb 2017
24,131 24,131 Retweets 129,456 129,456 likes
It emerged that Mr Trump's choice for national security adviser, Retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward, had turned him down.
CNN reported that he had told a friend the job would be a "s*** sandwich".
Mr Harward issued a statement saying he had turned it down for family reasons.
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| Air Force One flies over protsesters |
Trump tweeting again about the media...
Follow
Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump
"One of the most effective press conferences I've ever seen!" says Rush Limbaugh. Many agree.Yet FAKE MEDIA calls it differently! Dishonest
4:45 AM - 18 Feb 2017
15,332 15,332 Retweets 76,234 76,234 likes
11:16pm
Object thrown at Trump's motorcade
The Secret Service is investigating an incident where someone appears to have thrown something at President Trump’s motorcade in West Palm Beach today.
The incident happened near Mar-a-Lago as the motorcade traveled from the airport. It was not clear if any of the vehicles were struck. No one was hurt.
A large number of police officers and Secret Service agents gathered at an intersection along Southern Boulevard. A group of protesters had been at the corner when the motorcade passed.
CNN photojournalist Khalil Abdullah at the scene has video of a rock about the size of a baseball and a second item they were examining on the ground. Agents went into nearby stores and a gas station seeking video.
"Enemy of the people..."
Follow
Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump
The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!
3:18 AM - 18 Feb 2017
34,373 34,373 Retweets 104,498 104,498 likes
8:58pm
Michael Flynn also pressured UN while Obama still in power
The short-lived national security adviser was not only talking to the Russians, according to Foreign Policy magazine.
They have just published a story claiming that Mr Flynn was also contacting UN diplomats and trying to persuade them not to vote in favour of a resolution condemning Israeli settlements.
The contact would be another violation of the Logan Act, which states that there can only be one foreign policy voice at a time - and, at that time, it was Barack Obama's team.
Trump team send out "media accountability survey"
Supporters of Donald Trump have just received a text message:
From Donald Trump: Help me stop FAKE NEWS! Take the Media Accountability Survey and tell me which one you think is the worst.
It then links to a 25-question survey, which asks whether the responder has faith in CNN, Fox News and MSNBC.
It then goes on to ask questions such as:
Do you believe that the mainstream media has reported unfairly on our movement?
Do you believe that the mainstream media does not do their due diligence fact-checking before publishing stories on the Trump administration?
Do you believe that political correctness has created biased news coverage on both illegal immigration and radical Islamic terrorism?
Do you believe that the media wrongly attributes gun violence to Second Amendment rights?
Do you believe that the media uses slurs rather than facts to attack conservative stances on issues like border control, religious liberties, and ObamaCare?
I wonder what they will do with the results?
8:10pm
Europe pushes back at Trump's Nato spending policy
Our defence editor Ben Farmer is in Munich, covering the annual security conference.
He writes:
European leaders have pushed back at Donald Trump’s ultimatum that they increase defence spending or risk America scaling back its commitment to Transatlantic protection.
Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor said her country would not accelerate existing, long term plans to ramp up the military budget by 2024 despite a demand by the US this week that countries increase spending by the end of the year.
The president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker also said countries must not cave in to US demands.
James Mattis, US defence secretary, earlier this week warned Nato that a new “political reality” after the election of Donald Trump meant it was no longer possible for allies to shirk their share of the defence burden.
Trump pledges to stop 'foreign cheating'
Mr Trump told Boeing employees: "We want products made in America made by American hands."
He pledged to stop "foreign cheating" and to expand the use of the "magic" words "Made in the USA".
Trump pledges to stop 'foreign cheating'
Mr Trump told Boeing employees: "We want products made in America made by American hands."
He pledged to stop "foreign cheating" and to expand the use of the "magic" words "Made in the USA".
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