America First

Which came first, Donald Trump’s “America First” or Adam Putnam’s “Florida First?”

Published on June 28, 2017 in Peter/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

Since announcing his presidential run two years ago, Donald Trump has kept a focus on “America First” – strong national interests in global security, foreign policy and trade. Just as “America First” propelled Trump to the White House, Adam Putnam hopes a similar theme will help drive him to the Governor’s Mansion. That could explain why the new header of Putnam’s Twitter profile boasts a bright red background, emblazoned with the words “#FloridaFirst.” Hey, it worked for Trump; why not…

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No American Covenant or New Frontier for this president. Donald Trump speaks of ‘American carnage.’

Published on January 20, 2017 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

America is getting what it ordered on Election Day. If anyone was expecting an evolution from Donald Trump the candidate to Donald Trump the president, never mind. The new president delivered an inaugural address Friday that was straight from his campaign script — to the delight or dismay of different subsets of Americans. Trump gave nods to unity and began with kind words for Barack and Michelle Obama, but pivoted immediately to a searing indictment of the status quo and…

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On more than one issue, Republican Donald Trump sounds like a Democrat

Published on May 16, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

As he tries to charm Republicans still skeptical of his presidential candidacy, Donald Trump has a challenge: On several key issues, he sounds an awful lot like a Democrat. And on some points of policy, such as trade and national defense, the billionaire businessman could even find himself running to the left of Hillary Clinton, his likely Democratic rival in the general election. Trump is a classic Republican in many ways. He rails against environmental and corporate regulations, proposes dramatically…

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