Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Trump: Democrats ‘don’t care about the children’
Democrats are exploiting illegal immigrant children for their own political purposes, President Trump asserted Thursday, seemingly preparing the country for the failure of a number of GOP immigration bills on Capitol Hill. Published June 21, 2018
Melania Trump makes surprise visit to detention facility in Texas
First lady Melania Trump made a surprise visit Thursday to a shelter for illegal immigrant children in Texas amid the furor over President Trump's rescinded family separation policy, expressing her desire to see the children reunited with their parents "as quickly as possible." Published June 21, 2018
Trump rips media for ignoring Americans ‘permanently separated’ from loved ones by illegals’ crimes
President Trump slammed the media Wednesday night for ignoring American families "permanently separated" from their loved ones in crimes committed by illegal immigrants, on the same day he reversed a much-criticized policy that separated illegal immigrant children from their parents. Published June 20, 2018
Donald Trump touts strong economy in Duluth, Minnesota campaign rally
President Trump held his first campaign rally Wednesday in a state that he lost to Hillary Clinton two years ago, visiting Minnesota to revel in the strong economy and the state's revived mining industry. Published June 20, 2018
Donald Trump’s executive order on family separations prompted by disturbing TV images
It was another case of President Trump taking action because of disturbing images of children on TV. Mr. Trump signed a hastily drawn-up executive order Wednesday to stop border authorities from separating illegal immigrant children from their parents, less than 24 hours after he defended his administration's policy of splitting up families. Published June 20, 2018
Trump’s tariffs receive bipartisan criticism at Senate hearing
Senators of both parties blasted Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross over President Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs Wednesday, saying the levies are harming the U.S. economy while doing nothing to stop China's unfair trade practices. Published June 20, 2018
Donald Trump signs executive order stopping family separations
President Trump signed an order Wednesday ending the separation of families at the border, moving to end a crisis that engulfed his administration and threatened to derail his hopes of progress on broader immigration reforms. Published June 20, 2018
EU to charge 25 percent tariffs on certain U.S. imports, responding to Trump’s levies
The European Union will charge tariffs of 25 percent on a range of U.S. products starting on Friday in response to U.S tariffs on EU steel and aluminum, the European Commission said Wednesday. Published June 20, 2018
Conservative groups launch ad campaign opposing tariffs
Conservative advocacy groups aligned with GOP mega-donors Charles and David Koch said Wednesday they'll begin airing ads in Washington next week opposing tariffs, a campaign that comes just as President Trump escalates his tariff feud with China. Published June 20, 2018
Congressional intern yells ‘Mr. President, f—- you!’ at Donald Trump in U.S. Capitol
A woman, reportedly a congressional intern, yelled an expletive at President Trump as he walked through the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday evening. Published June 19, 2018
Joe Hagin, White House deputy chief of staff, resigns
The White House announced the resignation Tuesday of deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin, who coordinated the logistics of President Trump's historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un just a week ago. Published June 19, 2018
Trump says he sometimes caves to political correctness
President Trump acknowledged Tuesday that even he surrenders sometimes to political correctness. Published June 19, 2018
Brad Parscale, Trump campaign manager, calls for firing of Jeff Sessions
Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said Tuesday that President Trump should fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation should be ended. Published June 19, 2018
Trump says Justice report shows Hillary Clinton ‘got away with’ it
President Trump said Tuesday a recent internal Justice Department report shows that Hillary Clinton "got away with" misconduct over her private email server. Published June 19, 2018
White House says new tariffs on China are ‘defensive’ to protect U.S. businesses and workers
President Trump said Tuesday that China's economic exploitation of the U.S. left him with "no choice" but to hit Beijing with tariffs, while the Chinese government warned that it will retaliate for Mr. Trump's "irrational" move, and stock markets plummeted on fresh fears of a trade war. Published June 19, 2018
Trump marks Juneteenth celebration as a reminder that ‘all people are created equal’
President Trump marked the annual Juneteenth celebration Tuesday with a statement honoring those who endured slavery in the U.S. Published June 19, 2018
Donald Trump threatens China with additional tariffs
President Trump escalated his trade feud with China on Monday night, threatening to impose tariffs of 10 percent on another $200 billion worth of Chinese goods in retaliation for previous tariffs and Beijing's intellectual-property practices. Published June 18, 2018
Republicans abandon Donald Trump over ‘zero tolerance’ border policy
Congressional Republicans beat a full-scale retreat Monday from the administration's zero-tolerance border policy, joining Democrats to demand that President Trump stop jailing parents and find ways to keep families together while trying to stop a new surge of illegal immigration. Published June 18, 2018
Donald Trump readies $200 billion in China tariffs, citing ‘unacceptable’ policies
President Trump escalated his trade feud with China Monday night, threatening to impose tariffs of 10 percent on another $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Published June 18, 2018
ProPublica audio tape of crying immigrant children plays during Kirstjen Nielsen briefing
A journalist at the daily White House press briefing Monday played an audio tape of crying illegal immigrant children while Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was defending the administration's policy of separating families who enter the country illegally. Published June 18, 2018