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Rudy Giuliani helps create anti Trump protest website with Twitter typo US news

Arizona web designer seizes on Giuliani mistake to promote site calling Trump a 'traitor'

Arizona web designer seizes on Giuliani mistake to promote site calling Trump a 'traitor'

Rudy Giuliani has accused Twitter of allowing someone to "invade" one of his tweets to spread an anti-Trump message, after the veteran Republican sent a message with a typo.

On 30 November, Giuliani sent a tweet criticising Robert Mueller for issuing an indictment just as Donald Trump was heading to the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. Giuliani said Mueller had done similar in July as Trump left for a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin, and that the actions could have been easily taken earlier or later. "Out of control! Supervision please?" declared the former mayor of New York's tweet.

Unfortunately for Giuliani, a lack of spacing between his sentences meant that Twitter automatically detected the phrase G-20.In as a potentially valid web URL operated from India, and turned it into a link. When publishing his tweet, Giuliani did not notice that Twitter had turned it blue, indicating it was clickable.

This was, however, spotted by Jason Velazquez, an Arizona-based website designer, who immediately saw the potential for a prank, and registered the domain. He then made into a real website – one with an anti-Trump message.

When Giuliani discovered this, he again used the social network, declaring that "Twitter allowed someone to invade my text with a disgusting anti-president message." Demonstrating a lack of understanding of how web hyperlinks work, he added: "The same thing – period no space – occurred later and it didn't happen."

Echoing a common cry – sometimes made by Trump himself – that Silicon Valley's digital giants are biased against Conservative voices, Giuliani suggested that Twitter had done this deliberately. "Don't tell me they are not committed card-carrying anti-Trumpers," he said, finishing his tweet with an all-caps plea for "fairness please".

Velazquez's webpage consists of two elements, displayed the message that Giuliani described as "disgusting": "Donald J. Trump is a traitor to our country" and carrying a link to coverage of Mueller's investigation. Velazquez described setting up the site as 15 minutes' work.

For their part, a spokesperson for Twitter categorically denied Giuliani's inference, stating "the accusation that we're artificially injecting something into a tweet is completely false".

Rudy Giuliani's original tweet with the typo and the link to the anti-Trump website has been shared over 16,000 times since it was published. Giuliani has served as President's Trump's lawyer, and also as his cybersecurity advisor.

For more infomation >> Rudy Giuliani helps create anti Trump protest website with Twitter typo US news - Duration: 2:29.

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Trump touts trade talks with China after market selloff - Duration: 5:42.

For more infomation >> Trump touts trade talks with China after market selloff - Duration: 5:42.

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The Republican Party Is About To Stab Trump In The Back On Major Issue - Duration: 3:18.

For more infomation >> The Republican Party Is About To Stab Trump In The Back On Major Issue - Duration: 3:18.

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Affaire Khashoggi : la version de Trump contredite par des sénateurs américains - Duration: 4:49.

For more infomation >> Affaire Khashoggi : la version de Trump contredite par des sénateurs américains - Duration: 4:49.

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Trump asiste a funeral de Bush padre junto a otros expresidentes | Noticias Telemundo - Duration: 1:24.

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Melania Trump & Michelle Obama Meet Face-To-Face At George H.W. Bush's Funeral After Diss - Daily Ne - Duration: 3:31.

The living first ladies attended George H.W. Bush's funeral, and while they all got along, voters couldn't help but focus on how Melania Trump and Michelle Obama would greet each other

   While the former presidents and first ladies remained fairly cordial at George H

W. Bush's funeral on December 5, a hint of the bad blood between Melania Trump and Michelle Obama was still noticeable

Former FLOTUS Michelle slammed Melania in her new memoir, Becoming. They politely shook hands and exchanged a brief "good morning" at the National Cathedral, but that was about it

 Another seemingly awkward moment — Melania did not shake the hand of former first lady, and her husband's political rival, Hillary Clinton

The two women nodded at each other before Melania sat down. The three first ladies, along with Rosalynn Carter, sat together with their husbands in solidarity at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC and put their differences aside for the afternoon

Former FLOTUS and Bush's daughter-in-law, Laura Bush, sat with the Bush family in a different part of the cathedral

   The last time we saw all the first ladies together, was at former first lady Barbara Bush's funeral

Many wondered how it would go down, considering that Melania would have to sit with both Hillary and Michelle, her husband's political rival

Everything went swimmingly, though. While there was some noticeable tension in the room, Melania sat with the Obamas and seemed to be just fine

She even smiled while speaking to the former president. Her husband, President Donald Trump, was not in attendance for the funeral, as is typical for a sitting president

He surely would have been going wild seeing Melania having a nice time with the Obamas and Clintons! What an image

An awkward moment for sure, as Hillary Clinton nodded toward Melania Trump. Some cold stares, but also remarkable that an event can bring this group of people together, at least physically

pic.twitter.com/PY1vOb55pZ  — Michael D. Shear (@shearm) December 5, 2018    This time, Melania wasn't so stoked about seeing Michelle

Mrs. Obama threw a little shade at Melania recently, calling her out for her ludicrous belief that she's the "most bullied" person in the world

Having her husband as a buffer is a "relief," a source close to the current first lady told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY

"Melania is actually really relieved Donald will be there with her as it will help avoid any embarrassing run-ins with Michelle Obama," they said

"Melania always gravitated towards the Obamas previously at functions she attended solo," but since the shade, "Melania's feelings towards both her and Barack [Obama] have cooled considerably

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For more infomation >> Melania Trump & Michelle Obama Meet Face-To-Face At George H.W. Bush's Funeral After Diss - Daily Ne - Duration: 3:31.

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Dire Warning Just Issued To Trump About What's Coming In January 2019 - Duration: 2:54.

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Trump sends Dow Jones plunging nearly 800 points by tweeting 'I am a tariffs man' raising fears - Duration: 16:17.

Trump sends Dow Jones plunging nearly 800 points by tweeting 'I am a tariffs man' raising fears

U.S. stock markets plummeted Tuesday as a series of tweets from President Donald Trump suggested a trade war with China could resume next year despite claims of a truce and work on a long-term deal between the two countries.

The Dow Jones closed almost 800 points down at 25,027, a loss of 3. 1 per cent of its value, while billions were also wiped off the value of the Nasdaq and the S&P 500, the other two key indices.

The S&P 500 lost 90 points, or 3.2 percent, to 2,700. The Nasdaq fell 283 points, or 3.8 percent, to 7,158.

Trump said in morning tweets that he and Xi would 'probably' have a deal at the end of a 90-day timetable for talks that began on Saturday as he declared himself against free trade.

The declaration sent shockwaves through stock markets already nervous of a downturn and buffeted by fears of a tech slowdown which has seen Apple and other Silicon Valley firms lose billions off their value.

'Unless extended, they will end 90 days from the date of our wonderful and very warm dinner with President Xi in Argentina,' Trump asserted. 'China is supposed to start buying Agricultural product and more immediately.

President Xi and I want this deal to happen, and it probably will.'. He then proclaimed himself to be a 'tariffs man' in direct contradiction to his own White House's assertions that Trump is a free-trader.

'We are right now taking in $billions in Tariffs. MAKE AMERICA RICH AGAIN,' Trump said in messages. 'Let the negotiations begin. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!'.

Trump's tweets sent the market plunging. The Dow fell throughout the morning and was down by more than 700 points by early afternoon, then failed to regain any value. A further fall in value could see the year's gain lost entirely.

Among the firms hit were Boeing and Caterpillar, two major exporters which would have much to lose of trade tensions don't ease.

Bond prices soared sharply, sending yields lower, as traders shoved money into lower-risk investments. The sharp drop in yields hurt banks because it makes it harder to earn money from lending. JPMorgan Chase sank 4.5 percent.

Investors had initially welcomed the truce that the administration said was reached over the weekend in Buenos Aires between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping. The prospect of a deal sent stocks soaring Monday.

But on Tuesday, after a series of confusing and conflicting words from Trump and senior White House officials, stocks tumbled, with the Dow Jones sinking as much as 800 points.

White House aides have struggled to explain the details of what the two countries actually agreed on. And China has not confirmed that it made most of the concessions that the Trump administration has claimed.

Trump's top trade adviser said Tuesday evening that 'hand-wringing' in the media wasn't necessary even as he admitted that the administration had sowed confusion.

'Maybe that's the fault of us not communicating,' Peter Navarro told Fox News in an appearance on Special Report. 'Maybe that's why I'm here.'.

Among the conflicting assertions that White House officials made was over whether China had actually agreed to drop its 40% tariffs on U.S. autos.

In addition, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday on the Fox Business Network that China agreed to buy $1.2 trillion of U.S. products.

But he added, 'if that's real' - raising some doubt - it would close the U.S. trade deficit with China, and 'we have to have a negotiated agreement and have this on paper.'.

Many economists have expressed skepticism that very much could be achieved to bridge the vast disagreements between the two countries in just 90 days.

'The actual amount of concrete progress made at this meeting appears to have been quite limited,' Alec Phillips and other economists at Goldman Sachs wrote in a research note.

'The sense is that there's less and less agreement between the two sides about what actually took place,' said Willie Delwiche, investment strategist at Baird.

'There was a rally in the expectation that something had happened. The problem is that something turned out to be nothing.'.

Other concerns contributed to the stock sell-off, including falling long-term bonds. That suggested that investors expect the U.S. economy to slow, along with global growth, and possibly fall into recession in the coming year or two.

Trump and White House aides promoted the weekend deal as an historic breakthrough that would ease trade tensions and potentially reduce tariffs.

The president's top economic adviser indicated on Monday that the trade truce with China would be called off if an accord doesn't begin to 'firm up' in the next three months as he insisted that Trump would prefer a deal to tariffs.

'At the end of 90 days, they have to show significant progress,' Larry Kudlow told reporters. 'He wants a world with zero tariffs, zero non-tariff barriers and zero subsidies. That's his goal,' the president's National Economic Council director said.

But Kudlow was left with egg on his face as his boss, Trump, slapped down the claim he wanted zero tariffs in a tweet saying: 'Remember I am a tariff man.

The 90-day timetable started Saturday and will stave off a round of tariffs on Beijing that were scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, the White House said on Monday.

That was after Kudlow mistakenly claimed Trump would hold off on further action until April. It's by March 1 that the White House has set as the deadline for the Chinese to act.

A statement from after a dinner between Trump and Xi announced a halt in the trade war for three months, with the White House stressing on Monday that it wants to see immediate action.

Kudlow did not outline the consequences of inaction but said, 'They've gotta move quickly on all fronts. 'This is not going to be something where there is soft commitments that get kicked down the road,' Mnuchin said the same day.

Talks with China have fallen apart at other junctures, including a round of talks led by Mnuchin earlier this year.

Trump imposed $200 billion in tariffs on China as a result that he pledged to raise to $500 billion at the beginning of next year unless there's a deal.

Negotiations on the U.S. side are being led by Robert Lighthizer, the president's trade representative, Kudlow said, offering a conflicting account from Mnunchin, who'd claimed earlier in the day that Trump is in charge of talks.

'Nothing will happen without President Trump,' Kudlow explained as he spoke to reporters on the White House's front lawn.

The White House says it is cautiously optimistic after a dinner between Presidents Trump and Xi over the weekend that a deal would come out of the new push.

'The story's always been disappointing,' Kudlow admitted during a press call. 'I'm just saying the history's not been great.'. However, he said, 'I hope it has a happy ending, truly. And we have a lot of things to do.'.

Kudlow assessed during the White House call on Monday afternoon, 'We never ever got close to this. President Trump also said Monday that U. -China relations 'have taken a BIG leap forward' after he and President Xi agreed on the trade truce.

Trump used the name of a Communist Party of China farm reform program that killed tens of millions of people 60 years ago.

The Great Leap Forward was a cornerstone of Chairman Mao Zedong's move toward a socialist economy by requiring farmers to 'collectivize' their property and operations, and by forcing farm workers to take industrial jobs.

Upsetting centuries of agrarian tradition and moving farmers to factory work led to a famine that killed tens of millions of Chinese.

Government officials tried to reverse the trend by instituting farm production quotas, executing some who failed to meet minimum targets. China's economy was devastated.

Trump appeared to be unaware of the significance of his words on Monday, tweeting: 'My meeting in Argentina with President Xi of China was an extraordinary one. Relations with China have taken a BIG leap forward! Very good things will happen.'.

'We are dealing from great strength, but China likewise has much to gain if and when a deal is completed. Level the field!' he wrote.

Minutes later, the president specifically tied his self-congratulation to what he predicted will be a dramatic increase in farm exports from the U.S.

'Farmers will be a a very BIG and FAST beneficiary of our deal with China. They intend to start purchasing agricultural product immediately.

We make the finest and cleanest product in the World, and that is what China wants. Farmers, I LOVE YOU!' he tweeted.

Historians' estimates of the number of Chinese killed by the famine that resulted from the Great leap Forward range from 18 million to 55 million.

Buyers and analysts quickly pointed out on Monday that China's tariffs on U.S. farm produce are still in place, mostly 25 per cent duties on soybeans, corn, sorghum and wheat.

The so-called deal appeared on Monday to be little more than a cease-fire in what had become a protracted tariff war, with Trump and Xi agreeing pull back from an all-out trade war that was threatening world economic growth and had set global investors on edge.

This year Trump imposed an import tax of 25 percent on $50 billion in Chinese products, then hit an additional $200 billion worth of goods with 10 percent tariffs.

Those 10 percent tariffs were scheduled to ratchet up to 25 percent on Jan. 1 if the U.S. and China failed to reach an agreement to at least postpone that move.

In Buenos Aires, Trump agreed to delay the scheduled U.S. tariff increase for 90 days while the two sides negotiate over the administration's complaints related to how Beijing systematically steals trade secrets and forces the U.S.

and other foreign countries to hand over sensitive technology as the price of admission to the vast Chinese market.

In return, China agreed to buy what the White House called a 'not yet agreed upon, but very substantial' amount of U.S. products to help narrow America's gaping trade deficit with China.

If the Chinese did eventually increase such purchases, it would be warmly welcomed in the U.S. Farm Belt, where producers of soybeans and other crops have been hurt by Beijing's retaliatory tariffs.

Trump tweeted late Sunday that 'China has agreed to reduce and remove tariffs on cars coming into China from the U.S.

Currently the tariff is 40%.' There was no Chinese announcement about possible tariff cuts, and the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing didn't immediately respond to questions.

Beijing cut import duties on foreign autos to 15 percent in July but added a 25 percent penalty for U. -made vehicles the following month in response to Trump's tariff hikes.

Kudlow says that Xi indicated that 'large numbers of transactions' of agricultural, energy and industrial commodities would be accompanied by tariff reductions soon. He put a ballpark estimate at $1. 2 billion, although he noted they are private sector transactions.

For more infomation >> Trump sends Dow Jones plunging nearly 800 points by tweeting 'I am a tariffs man' raising fears - Duration: 16:17.

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9th Circuit Judge Who Struck Down Trump's Muslim Travel Ban Busted In Sleazy Scandal - Duration: 15:05.

For more infomation >> 9th Circuit Judge Who Struck Down Trump's Muslim Travel Ban Busted In Sleazy Scandal - Duration: 15:05.

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Trump Walks In & Salutes H.W.'s Casket, Now Look Where Melania Puts Her Hand - Duration: 2:47.

For more infomation >> Trump Walks In & Salutes H.W.'s Casket, Now Look Where Melania Puts Her Hand - Duration: 2:47.

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Ex asesor de Trump podría librarse de la cárcel por la trama rusa | Noticias Telemundo - Duration: 0:41.

For more infomation >> Ex asesor de Trump podría librarse de la cárcel por la trama rusa | Noticias Telemundo - Duration: 0:41.

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Melania Trump wears elegant black coat as she and Donald to attend the funeral George H. W. Bush - Duration: 5:22.

Melania Trump donned an elegant black coat to attend the state funeral for former president

George H.W. Bush on Wednesday morning.

The 48-year-old first lady had a solemn look on her face when she arrived at Washington

National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. hand in hand with her husband, President Donald

Trump.

Melania's $2,275 double-breasted coat by Proenza Schouler featured a collar and a belt with

a shiny gold clasp, an eye-catching detail to an otherwise demure outfit.

Despite the near-freezing weather in the nation's capital that the morning, she opted to keep

her legs bare, topping off her chic outfit with a pair of classic black patent leather

heels.

She had her caramel-colored hair down around her shoulders in its signature style.

She wore minimal jewelry aside from the platinum bands on her fingers.

Melania and her husband arrived amid solemn music about ten minutes before the service

was scheduled to begin.

They held hands as they entered the cathedral and walked down the aisle before taking their

seats.

Seated in order of presidential precedence, Trump sat in the first seat in the first row

of the Washington National Cathedral with the first lady beside him.

Next to her was former President Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama, and then

Bill Clinton with Hillary Clinton beside him.

Obama, who was already seated, shook the first lady's hand as she sat down next to him.

Clinton also greeted Melania with a handshake.

President Trump removed his overcoat and handed it to a military escort before he, too, sat

down.

Trump shook the hand of Obama — whom he derided in earlier years with the false claim

of not being born in the United States and regularly pilloried on the campaign trail.

Obama, in an unusual move for a former president, actively campaigned in the off-year elections

and blasted his successor's conduct in office.

Michelle, who trashed Trump in her new book, then reached across her husband to shake Trump's

hand.

Trump only shook hands with the Obamas, and Hillary Clinton, seated to her husband's left,

sat stone-faced and looked straight ahead toward the pulpit.

Clinton, mouth slightly agape, turned his head somewhat toward the current president

but did not engage or attempt a long-distance shake.

The Clintons were several feet away from the Trumps.

Neither the Trumps nor the Clintons endeavored to exchange a greeting, though had they tried

it would have had to involve getting by the seated Obamas from their front-row seats.

The atmosphere seemed tense as the row of leaders awaited the casket carrying the remains

of the former president.

They all stared straight ahead and did not speak.

Former president George W. Bush, the late leader's most visible legacy, entered the

cathedral last.

Before taking his place with other family members in the pew across the aisle from the

row of living presidents, he walked over to shake hands with the Trumps, the Obamas, the

Clintons, and the Carters.

Such a gathering of presidents and former occupants of the Oval Office has not been

seen since Trump was inaugurated.

The president did not attend the funeral of Barbara Bush in April when all the former

first couples gathered to support George H.W. Bush.

Melania, however, did attend as a representative of the current White House.

George H.W. Bush's stately cathedral memorial was held after a day and a half of lying in

state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, where Republicans and Democrats lined up for hours to pay their

final respects.

Trump has been consistently critical of the late Bush for his military adventurism and

regime-change policies in the Persian Gulf and Panama, which he believes sacrificed too

much American blood and treasure for minimal return.

He even mocked Bush's Thousand Points of Light volunteerism program this summer, claiming

his 'Make America Great Again' slogan provided a better, more aspirational vision.

But following Friday's death of Bush at age 94, the current president treated Americans

to a kinder, gentler Trump.

'We lost a president who truly was a wonderful person, a wonderful man, a great man,' he

told reporters in Argentina during the G20 summit.

On Wednesday he proclaimed the cathedral service 'not a funeral, this is a day of celebration

for a great man who has led a long and distinguished life.

He will be missed!'

Though Trump sat in the front row, he didn't offer a eulogy.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Tuesday that former president George W. Bush had 'dibs.'

Other eulogists included Alan Simpson, the former senator from Wyoming; Brian Mulroney,

the former Canadian prime minister who also spoke at Ronald Reagan's funeral; and presidential

historian Jon Meacham, who wrote a Bush biography.

The Trumps visited with members of the Bush family on Tuesday at Blair House, the U.S.

president's official guest house.

Former first lady Laura Bush went to the White House on Tuesday morning for a tour of Christmas

decorations with Melania.

The Bushes greeted the Trumps hours later.

President Trump shook both Bushes' hands.

Melania opted for kisses on both of their cheeks before they disappeared inside Blair

House.

For more infomation >> Melania Trump wears elegant black coat as she and Donald to attend the funeral George H. W. Bush - Duration: 5:22.

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BREAKING DONALD TRUMP JUST GAVE MUELLER HORRIBLE NEWS… HE WANTS IT NOW - Duration: 15:57.

BREAKING DONALD TRUMP JUST GAVE MUELLER HORRIBLE NEWS…

HE WANTS IT NOW

Special counsel Robert Mueller was caught by surprise.

Donald Trump made the announcement Mueller fears the most.

President Trump revealed the deadline that will shut Mueller down for good.

Trump made journalists in the fake news media heads spin when the administration announced

the President had instructed National Security Adviser John Bolton to invite Russian President

Vladimir Putin to the White House in the fall for a second summit.

Anti-Trump reporters thought they had beaten Trump into retreat with a solid week of fake

outrage and manufactured crisis surrounding Trump's answers in a press conference with

Putin.

Trump smartly realized anti-Trump reporters were trying to trick him into saying the 2016

election was illegitimate and that Hillary Clinton was the rightful winner and dodged

their gotcha questions about alleged Russian "meddling" in the election.

The media uses the word meddling so news consumers who have not been following every detail of

the story think Russia altered the vote totals and that the outcome is suspect.

Journalists immediately launched into an uproar over a second Trump-Putin summit.

But the White House had a surprise up their sleeves.

The administration released a statement saying the summit with Putin had been postponed until

2019 because that is when the Mueller probe will be over.

Bolton's statement read "The President believes that the next bilateral meeting with

President Putin should take place after the Russia witch hunt is over, so we've agreed

that it will be after the first of the year."

This statement came on the heels of Russian officials wanting more time for the summit.

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov declared "there are other options [to meet] which our leaders

can look at."

"After the [Helsinki] summit you know what kind of atmosphere there is around its outcome,"

Ushakov continued, "I think it would be wise to let the dust settle and then we can

discuss all these questions in a business-like way.

But not now."

The two leaders are both set to attend the G20 summit in Argentina this November.

But what most intrigued political observers was the suggestion that the Mueller probe

will wrap up by the end of the year.

There is increasing pressure on Mueller to wind down his investigation and produce his

findings.

With the midterm elections rapidly approaching, Justice Department guidelines are going to

require Mueller to go dark.

And Mueller has already issued indictments against 25 Russian nationals and 3 internet

marketing companies for alleged election meddling and hacking email accounts belonging to Clinton

campaign chairman John Podesta and the Democratic National Committee.

Both of those indictments stated there were no Americans who committed criminal acts to

aid or abet the Russians.

Mueller's grand jury is still active as evidenced by the special counsel subpoenaing

Kristin Davis – the Madame who ran an escort service and who also worked for Trump aide

Roger Stone after she failed gubernatorial bid.

But observers believe the end is in sight for the Mueller probe.

We will keep you up to date on any new developments in the

Mueller probe.

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More 400 former DoJ employees sign a statement opposing Trump appointee Matt Whitaker - Duration: 3:17.

More 400 former DoJ employees sign a statement opposing Trump appointee Matt Whitaker

More than 400 former Department of Justice employees have signed a statement condemning President Trump's choice to appoint an acting attorney general.

In the statement, lawyers, judges and civil servants say that are 'disturbed' by Trump's choice to appoint Matt Whitaker to the role because he has not been vetted by the Senate.

They call on Trump to nominate a full attorney general to replace Jeff Sessions so that the candidate can be properly examined, and in the meantime to offer the role to the Senate-approved official who is next in line.

The statement says: 'We know that overseeing the Department of Justice is one of the most important roles in our government.

'The attorney general is responsible for ensuring that we are a nation of laws and that every citizen and every government official - including the President himself - is equally subject to those laws.

'Because of the profound responsibilities the position entails and the independence it requires, it can only be filled by someone who has been subjected to the strictest scrutiny under the process required by the Constitution.

'Mr Whitaker has not been confirmed by the Senate, his qualifications to be the nation's chief law enforcement officer have not been publicly reviewed, and he has not been fully vetted for any potential conflicts of interest.

After months of chastising Sessions for failing to protect him from the Russia probe into election interference, Trump finally fired his attorney general last month.

Session technically resigned, but made it clear in his letter to Trump that he was offering the resignation 'at your request'.

He was promptly replaced by Whitaker, a Trump loyalist who has previously described the Russia probe - which he is now overseeing - as a 'witch hunt', echoing Trump's own words.

But because Whitaker was appointed as acting attorney general, he has not faced Senators for the usual cross-examination before being confirmed.

The statement had 421 signatories as of Wednesday morning, but others are being asked to add their names with the list being updated twice daily.

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Arrogant Trump-Hater Bill Kristol Hit with Disaster - Weekly Standard To Close in Days - Duration: 3:02.

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Pres. Donald Trump and Melania arrive and shake hands with Obamas | George HW Bush funeral - Duration: 1:10.

For more infomation >> Pres. Donald Trump and Melania arrive and shake hands with Obamas | George HW Bush funeral - Duration: 1:10.

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Bush Family Wants No Replay Of McCain's Hateful Anti-Trump Funeral, Meghan Explodes - Duration: 6:27.

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Trump Dropped The Hammer On The Caravan With These 9 Jaw Dropping Words - Duration: 3:19.

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Stormy Daniels Get Hit Hard By Trump's Attorneys Over Defamation - Duration: 1:51.

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G20: What Did Trump and Xi Agree to? | China Uncensored - Duration: 8:57.

Donald Trump...

versus Xi Jinping.

Saturday's meeting between Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping

ended in a trade truce...

...or did it?!

Hi.

Welcome back to China Uncensored.

I'm your host, Chris Chappell.

The G20.

It's like going on vacation with your entire extended family

that you barely get along with.

Unlike the G7,

which is like going on vacation with your immediate family

that you...

barely get along with.

And just like my family vacations,

there were plenty of protests,

tons of security,

and loads of photo ops.

Now doesn't that just scream

"we're happy to be here!"

Anyway,

the annual G20 meeting

was held in Argentina over the weekend.

It's a forum where world leaders get together

basically to discuss ways to avoid international crises.

And in some cases,

to slap exuberant high-fives to cement their budding bromances.

I wonder if there's a backstory here.

"We meet later.

I show you how to kill many journalist."

Poison.

The trick is poison.

Anyway, as far as I'm concerned,

the G20's single most important event was

a working dinner between

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

One of the big issues for Trump

was stemming the flow of fentanyl from China.

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid drug.

And fentanyl coming illegally from China

is a big part of the deadly drug epidemic in the US.

The closed door dinner meeting

lasted an hour longer than expected,

so there was obviously no shortage of other stuff to talk about.

For example:

trade tariffs, intellectual property theft,

government subsidies, and of course,

whether you should eat steak with a fork or with chopsticks.

Of course,

the press had to leave before the steak arrived,

so we don't know exactly what Trump and Xi Jinping talked about.

But we do know how it ended.

Sort of.

OK, it's complicated.

The White House issued a press statement....

...and so did the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

And they don't exactly match up.

The US said China would

"designate Fentanyl as a Controlled Substance,

meaning that people selling Fentanyl to the United States

will be subject to China's maximum penalty under the law."

But China merely said it would

"start working to adjust related regulations."

Those two statements are not the same.

It's like your wife expects you to fix the garage door,

but technically you only agreed to start

exploring garage-door-related issues.

Now when it comes to trade,

there was also a bit of a mismatch.

Originally the US was going to raise tariffs

on 200 billion dollars worth of Chinese goods from 10% to 25%,

starting on January 1st.

After the meeting,

according to the White House,

Trump agreed to delay those tariffs for 90 days.

That aims to allow both sides to reach an agreement on

"structural changes with respect to forced technology transfer,

intellectual property protection,

non-tariff barriers,

cyber intrusions and cyber theft."

But did the Chinese Foreign Ministry admit to

any of those things?

Of course not!

They just said both sides reached consensus

and agreed not to impose new additional tariffs.

Wait,

did they not hear the "for 90 days" part?

Or did they just forget to write it down?

Also, according to the White House,

"China will agree to purchase a not yet agreed upon,

but very substantial,

amount of agricultural, energy, industrial,

and other product from the United States

to reduce the trade imbalance."

But the Chinese statement merely said

"it will work to open its market,

expand imports and resolve economy- and trade-related issues."

And they "called on the two sides to

realize cooperation for win-win results."

And of course that

"The foundation and premise of any positive moves

is a concrete agreement featuring mutually beneficial

and win-win results."

Yes, it's a win-win.

China has even said they're going to allow

Trump's speeches on state-run CCTV.

With some minor edits.

"We're gonna win-win with trade.

We're gonna win-win with health.

We're gonna win-win at so many levels.

We're gonna win-win.

You're gonna get so tired of win-winning.

You're gonna say,

'Mr. President, please!

We don't want to win-win anymore!

It's too much!'

And I'm gonna say,

'I'm sorry,

we're gonna keep win-winning.'"

I guess that's what happens when you make deals

with Win-Winnie the Pooh.

That being said,

it's possible the Chinese Communist Party

has a somewhat different definition of win-win.

China expert Bill Bishop says

it's likely that China has

no intention of making the kind of structural changes

to its unfair trade policies that the US is calling for.

"The Chinese are always playing for time,"

he says, "and any pause that involves more talking

is a victory for Beijing,

as it only adds to the chances they have

for a shift to a more favorable US domestic political environment."

This is echoed by the South China Morning Post,

which argues that now comes the hard part:

making good on China's trade war truce promises.

And that,

according to Nicholas Consonery,

director of the research firm Rhodium Group,

just doesn't seem likely.

"We've got a window now to see how serious

the Chinese government is about moving forward

with structural economic reform," he said.

"And recent history doesn't lead us to a very optimistic place."

So it would seem that it's a pretty tall order

for Chinese and American negotiators to agree

within just 90 days on the massive structural changes

China needs to make.

Especially when they can't even agree

on what they agreed on at the meeting.

Besides,

Xi Jinping may try to drag things out as long as he can.

Because he knows that while President Trump

only has another 2 to 6 years in office,

he gets to be president for life.

Provided that Xi can continue

to fend off the other Communist Party faction

that's out for his blood.

But that's another episode.

So what do you think about the G20 meeting

between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping?

Leave your comments below.

And before you go,

it's time for me to answer a question

from one of you who supports China Uncensored

through the crowdfunding website Patreon.

David Blatt asks:

"Why don't states in the middle east,

where Islam is so important it's often the official religion

and justice systems are based on it in the form of Sharia Law,

help the Uyghurs of China

from the oppression of the infidel CCP?"

Good question, David.

My simple answer is,

geopolitics are strategic,

and decisions are not always based on good moral choices,

or even based on religious alliances.

Consider this:

For most of the big Islamic countries

including Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Pakistan, Turkey,

and the United Arab Emirates

their biggest trade partner is China.

So a lot of governments might think it's not a good idea to rock the boat.

And also countries like

Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt,

don't have the best human rights records.

Many of them are authoritarian regimes that,

like the Chinese Communist Party,

emphasize so-called "social stability",

as well as also non-interference

with the internal affairs of other countries.

Which really means that they don't want other countries

to interfere in their internal affairs.

Just like the Chinese Communist Party.

So this looks like a case where geopolitical

and strategic economic interests

are more important than religious interests.

But I would argue that even for people

who don't care about Islam,

it's important to condemn what the Chinese Communist Party

is doing to the Uighurs.

The techniques they're developing to spy on and oppress Uighurs

they're honing those skills,

and the next time they go after another group,

they'll oppress that group even more.

And if you're in China,

one day, that group could include you.

So thanks for your...

depressing question, David.

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Once again,

I'm Chris Chappell.

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