Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Ben Carson: Trump ‘willing’ to work with Elijah Cummings on Baltimore
Democratic Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland turned down an invitation Wednesday to tour a federal housing facility in Baltimore with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, who was extending an olive branch to the lawmaker locked in a feud with President Trump. Published July 31, 2019
Donald Trump says he’ll cut budget in second term after military is rebuilt
President Trump said Wednesday that he wants to cut spending in his second term because the military "is very close to being totally rebuilt." Published July 31, 2019
Trump campaign, in new TV add, says Democrats ‘all the same’ on health care for illegals
The Trump campaign aired a new TV ad Tuesday slamming all the Democratic presidential candidates for offering free health care to illegal immigrants and ending private health insurance, charging, "They're all the same." Published July 30, 2019
Trump marks start of democracy at Jamestown, speech boycotted and protested
President Trump celebrated the 400th anniversary of democracy in America on Tuesday in a speech that quoted Martin Luther King Jr. and lamented the dawn of slavery in the new world, while some Democrats boycotted him over racial tensions and one state legislator heckled the president to his face. Published July 30, 2019
Donald Trump urges Fed to deliver ‘large’ interest-rate cut this week
President Trump said Tuesday he wants a "large cut" in interest rates by the Federal Reserve when the central bank meets tomorrow. Published July 30, 2019
Donald Trump says black voters in Baltimore calling White House to thank him
President Trump said Tuesday that "grateful" blacks in Baltimore are calling the White House to thank him for exposing corruption by their elected city officials, including Democratic Rep. Elijah E. Cummings. Published July 30, 2019
Donald Trump issues pardons and commutations for seven people
President Trump granted clemency Monday to seven people convicted of a variety of crimes, such as drug trafficking and weapons charges, and included an Arkansas man who was accused of Medicaid fraud in connection with his faith-based health treatment center. Published July 29, 2019
Donald Trump hosts meeting with urban pastors amid feud over poverty, crime in Baltimore
In the midst of a feud with Democrats over conditions in Baltimore, President Trump held a two-hour meeting Monday at the White House with inner-city faith leaders, some of whom emerged saying the president is concerned about people of all races. Published July 29, 2019
Trump signs 9/11 victims’ compensation bill, praises ‘grit’ of first responders
President Trump signed a 9/11 victims' compensation bill on Monday, saying "the day has come" to ensure health care and other services for first responders and their families. Published July 29, 2019
Trump expresses nation’s sorrow for ‘horrific shooting’ at California festival
President Trump expressed the nation's "deepest sadness and sorrow" Monday for the victims of a mass shooting at a festival in Gilroy, California. Published July 29, 2019
Donald Trump’s deficit, spending cuts all talk
For all of his tough talk about cutting spending and reducing deficits, President Trump has failed glaringly to get Congress even to make a dent in the budget. Published July 28, 2019
Donald Trump calls for designating antifa movement as terrorist organization
President Trump hinted Saturday on Twitter that he supports designating the militant far-left group antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. Published July 27, 2019
Donald Trump says GOP treated Obama easier than Democrats are treating him
President Trump suggested Friday that Congress should investigate former President Obama with the same level of scrutiny that lawmakers have directed at him, saying Republicans treated his predecessor more gently. Published July 26, 2019
Donald Trump to visit Jamestown to mark 400 years of American democracy
President Trump will travel to Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia, on Tuesday to mark the 400th anniversary of the birth of American democracy, the White House confirmed Friday. Published July 26, 2019
Donald Trump slams Bill de Blasio for police getting doused with buckets of water
President Trump has condemned "tragic" cases of people dousing New York City police officers with water, and he blamed Mayor Bill de Blasio for allowing citizens to torment cops with impunity. Published July 26, 2019
Donald Trump calls on House GOP to approve $1.37 trillion budget deal
President Trump urged House Republicans Thursday to vote for a two-year, $1.37 trillion budget measure, saying it's needed to keep building up the military and help veterans. Published July 25, 2019
Donald Trump vetoes resolutions blocking arms sales to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
President Trump vetoed three congressional measures Wednesday night that would block U.S. emergency arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Published July 24, 2019
Donald Trump: Robert Mueller hearings ‘very good day’ for him, GOP
President Trump and his advisers took a victory lap Wednesday, exulting that former special counsel Robert Mueller's anticlimactic testimony on the Russia probe backfired on Democrats badly enough to boost the president's reelection chances and even help Republicans pick up House seats next year. Published July 24, 2019
Trump mockingly thanks Democrats for holding Mueller hearings as his team crows ‘case closed’
President Trump responded to Robert Mueller's widely panned testimony Wednesday by offering a mocking "thank you" to House Democrats who insisted on holding televised hearings with the former special counsel. Published July 24, 2019
Jay Sekulow: Mueller hearing proves ‘case closed’
A lawyer for President Trump said former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony to the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday proves that "this case is closed." Published July 24, 2019
