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Donald Trump tossed the coin at the Army-Navy football game soon after he announced the departure of his Chief of Staff John Kelly

 The commander in chief flew to Philadelphia for the 119th meeting in the storied rivalry between the service academies and officiated the coin toss at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles

 Navy called 'tails'  which was the was the result when Trump's flipped coin landed on the turf

Speaking to reporters on Saturday as he was leaving to attend the game, Trump confirmed that Kelly is leaving before the start of the next legislative session

 The staff-shake up allows Trump to start fresh in anticipation of Democrats' ascension to power in the House in January and and his re-election campaign in 2020

 Trump, who saw the Army-Navy contest in 2016 as president-elect, is the 10th sitting president to go to the game

President Theodore Roosevelt was the first, in 1901.  Share this article Share POTUS was seeing shaking hands with Gen Mark Milley who he said will become his next top military advisor

 Milley is a battle-hardened commander who has served as chief of the Army for the last three years

Like previous commanders in chief, Trump was expected to switch sides at halftime in a show of impartiality

The first game between the two service academies took place in 1890. Army won by 17 to 10

   No. 22 Army (9-2) is in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 1996. The Black Knights have won seven in a row and have defeated Navy (3-9) two straight years

 He was joined by State Department secretary Mike Pompeo, Department of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Interior secretary Ryan Zinke, Army's Mark Esper, and the Navy's Richard Spencer

 Military members present included current Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, set to be replaced by General Mark Milley who is also in attendance, Lieutenant General Darryl Williams, and Vice Admiral Walter Carter Jr

  Trump attended the game in 2016, shortly after his presidential election victory, but skipped 2017's rivalry, saying he would be watching it on television

The rivalry game was first played in 1890, the first year that the Army had an organized football team

 Then-President Theodore Roosevelt started the tradition of attending the game in 1901, and of the 19 other men to serve as president following Roosevelt, eight attended the game while in office

President Harry S. Truman attended the most games out of any president, making appearances at the stadium of at least six games, according to the Truman Library archives

During the matchup in 1950, Truman even conducted the coin toss.Former Presidents Woodrow Wilson and John F

Kennedy each attended the game twice during their tenure. Kennedy was shot and killed shortly before the 1963 game

 Out of the eight years President George W. Bush was in office, he watched the game from the arena three times

Former Presidents Calvin Coolidge, Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton and Obama all attended the game once

 

For more infomation >> Donald Trump tosses the coin at the start of the Army-Navy game - Daily News - Duration: 4:23.

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Leftists Attack Trump's Motorcade – He Rolls Down Window And Sets The Record Straight - Duration: 4:43.

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President Trump Attends Army-Navy football game - Duration: 1:41.

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Trump Receives ROARING Applause at Army-Navy Game! - Duration: 1:15.

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Three Anti-Trump Comedians Just Got Destroyed In One Night - Duration: 1:38.

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Huawei Arrest Shows Trump Has No Game Plan Against China - Duration: 2:47.

Huawei Arrest Shows Trump Has No Game Plan Against China

By escalating tensions over national security, the United States may be hurting its own position in trade talks.

Ms. Ford, a former Defense Department official, served as senior adviser to the assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security !-- --affairs!-- -- from 2009 to 2015. Ms. Cutler served as acting deputy United States trade representative from 2013 to 2015.

The arrest of Meng Wanzhou, a top executive at one of China's most strategically important companies, on the same day that President Trump and China's president, Xi Jinping, declared a 90-day "truce" in their trade war, is a diplomatic curveball that may fulfill some national security goals but could complicate upcoming trade talks with Beijing.

The administration is going to face many more difficult moments like this as its steps up competition with China, but its actions thus far suggest that it doesn't have a fully formed plan for how to manage the task.

While it appears that the timing of Ms. Meng's arrest was coincidental, this is not the impression in Beijing, where the move is seen as a political play to create leverage on trade or cripple Chinese technology companies. If this is not the case, the administration needs to come out much more clearly with a solid message about Ms. Meng's arrest and where it fits within broader American goals toward China.

Moreover, the fact that American officials allowed the summit to play out without raising the issue — or informing Mr. Trump, apparently — sends another muddled message to Beijing. Does it suggest the administration will continue to throw curveballs regardless of what China brings to the table? Or does it simply reveal a team that is hopelessly divided between factions with competing goals? Either way, if China concludes that the United States will pursue a barrage of punitive actions no matter what steps China takes to address American concerns, this will leave Beijing with little appetite to make meaningful concessions.

It's also not clear what this arrest means for upcoming trade talks. If the administration's aim is to build pressure and create leverage against China, this approach is unlikely to work. In his comments to NPR, the public radio network, on Thursday, John R. Bolton, President Trump's national security adviser, was reluctant to directly discuss the arrest. Instead he emphasized issues like intellectual property — signaling a seriousness about tackling structural problems on trade. This is a worthy goal, but it is unlikely that Ms. Meng's arrest will, by itself, produce much leverage. Taking aim at a single company, even one as valuable as Huawei, is unlikely to shift deep-seated interests and practices in the Chinese economy.

The administration would instead be wise to more assertively send the message that the arrest is a law enforcement action separate from trade talks. Suggestions by anonymous administration officials that Ms. Meng's arrest could be used as leverage in upcoming trade discussions undermines the message about national security and, frankly, seems like an afterthought.

If Ms. Meng and Huawei violated the law, then the United States has every right to seek her arrest and bring her to trial. Suggesting that this principle is for sale would cheapen the idea that the United States cares about playing by the rules. It would also signal to American allies and to China that American concerns about technology theft or violations of sanctions against Iran can simply be traded away for other priorities. Using the arrest for political ends could also encourage China and other nations to employ more heavy-handed tactics against American businesses in the future.

The arrest also has some potential second-order effects. Although Beijing's public response to the Huawei arrest has so far been measured, Chinese social media forums are already full of suggestions for potential retaliatory moves. If tensions escalate, there could be new risks for American executives working abroad.

If that happens, how will the administration respond? What if China retaliates against not just the United States but against allies like Canada, where Ms. Meng was arrested for extradition to the United States? The administration has been pushing countries such as Canada, Britain and Australia to support not only its approach to technology theft but also Iran sanctions. They will need assurances that the United States will stand beside them if the going gets tough.

Moreover, continued moves against Chinese technology firms will have long-term implications for America's interests abroad. The administration is right to be concerned about America's technological prowess and protecting sensitive infrastructure. But if our actions lead China to accelerate its plans to achieve self-sufficiency in key technologies — a likely development — we will be creating a more formidable competitor. Are we ready?

The administration has legitimate concerns about China's commitment to playing by the rules on both trade and national security. But at multiple points this year — including the president's last-minute U-turn over sanctions on the Chinese technology firm ZTE and the deployment of tariffs against American allies on national security grounds — it has been its own worst enemy. With Ms. Meng's arrest, the administration faces perhaps its biggest test yet. It needs to show that its actions are part of a solid game plan to protect American national security interests and promote national competitiveness. That's the deal the American people deserve.

Lindsey Ford (@lindseywford) is the director of political-security affairs for the Asia Society Policy Institute in Washington. Wendy S. Cutler (@wendyscutler) is a vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute.

For more infomation >> Huawei Arrest Shows Trump Has No Game Plan Against China - Duration: 2:47.

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President Trump On A Tirade, Calls Sitting Senator 'The Dick' - Duration: 2:16.

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'SNL': Robert Mueller Tells Eric Trump That Getting Elected Was Worst Thing That Ever Happened To Do - Duration: 2:42.

Robert De Niro returned as the ever-watchful Robert Mueller who scarily hid in Eric Trump's closet! Watch the Dec

8 cold open of 'SNL' here!    Robert Mueller (portrayed once again by Robert De Niro) returned to SNL for this week's cold open to literally hide in Eric Trump's closet

At first, Eric gets comforted by Donald Trump Jr. that he won't get indicted (although Eric thinks it means something to the effect that "there's no sugar indict coke

" After trying to read "Twas The Night Before Christmas", Don Jr. and Eric hears a creak that Donald attributes to the "cheap steel dad uses to build these towers

" After Don Jr. leaves the room on what seems to be a very heated legal phone call, Robert Mueller (AKA Eric's "dad's friend from work") appears next to Eric and eventually tells him that he's not the worst thing to happen to Donald Trump

No, Robert tells him "getting elected president was the worst thing that ever happened to your dad

" Watch the whole sketch go down here!    Last week's cold open had Alec Baldwin returning as Donald Trump

In addition to a vampyric Rudy Giuliani, the sketch played on Trump's jealousy over Vladimir Putin and Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman, with Putin trying to convince Trump that his handshake with Salman "meant nothing

" The whole sketch ended with Trump and the rest of the cast singing, "Don't Cry For Me Argentina

"  And in terms of cold opens, SNL's season premiere started off with the most hilarious opening sketch of all season

Featuring Matt Damon as Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing, the now-justice flew off the handle and at one point, chugged a beer

At one point, Kavanaugh screamed, "I lifted weights every day . . . am I angry? You're damn right! But if you think I'm angry now you just wait until I get on that Supreme Court and then you're all going to pay!" "It's just me, Robert Mueller

Your dad's friend from work." #SNL pic.twitter.com/xsLhnSg1oe  — Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) December 9, 2018    We'll keep you posted with all of the latest SNL sketches

In the meantime, check out all of the latest photos from this season in our gallery above

For more infomation >> 'SNL': Robert Mueller Tells Eric Trump That Getting Elected Was Worst Thing That Ever Happened To Do - Duration: 2:42.

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Donald Trump throws his support behind Paris 'yellow vest' protests - Duration: 4:30.

 Donald Trump appeared to back the yellow vest protesters in a provocative message to Emmanuel Macron, the French president, claiming that the Paris climate change agreement had triggered the unrest

 The US president also claimed protesters were chanting his name on the streets of the French capital, as his rift with Mr Macron continued to deepen

 As demonstrators were clashing with police in Paris and protests were being held across France on Saturday, Mr Trump said: "The Paris Agreement isn't working out so well for Paris

Protests and riots all over France. People do not want to pay large sums of money, much to third world countries (that are questionably run), in order to maybe protect the environment

Chanting 'We Want Trump!' Love France."  Sunday Telegraph reporters, placed across the city, heard no such chants

 He later tweeted that the protests were "very sad" and reiterated his call for Mr Macron to pull out of the Paris climate change deal, and agree to lower taxes

 He did not specify how he believed the agreement and taxes were linked. Very sad day & night in Paris

Maybe it's time to end the ridiculous and extremely expensive Paris Agreement and return money back to the people in the form of lower taxes? The U

S. was way ahead of the curve on that and the only major country where emissions went down last year!— Donald J

Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 8, 2018  The provocative intervention comes at a difficult moment for Mr Macron, who has taken pride in his ability to "manage" Mr Trump

 Last year he invited him to Paris for the Bastille Day celebrations, rolling out the red carpet and leaving the US leader so impressed he wanted his own military parade in Washington DC

 Mr Trump then returned the honour, inviting Mr Macron and his wife Brigitte in April to the one and only state dinner he has held so far

 The two men cemented their friendship by planting a tree on the White House lawn

Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron plant a tree, as a symbol of their friendship, in April  But in recent months the relationship has soured

 Mr Macron used his Armistice Day speech to deliver a pointed rebuke to Mr Trump's nationalism, and Mr Trump hit back, mocking his French counterpart and saying he should try to "make France great again"

 Mr Macron responded by saying that France would not be pushed around by the United States

For more infomation >> Donald Trump throws his support behind Paris 'yellow vest' protests - Duration: 4:30.

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Trump Announces John Kelly's Departure By Year's End - Duration: 0:38.

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Trump Says He's Choosing Winchester Native Mark Milley To Be Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chairman - Duration: 0:37.

For more infomation >> Trump Says He's Choosing Winchester Native Mark Milley To Be Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chairman - Duration: 0:37.

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Smug Amal Clooney Now Blaming Trump for Violence Against Journalists in Other Countries - Duration: 2:53.

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Ammon Bundy Breaks Away From Trump - Duration: 6:53.

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Subpoenas For Trump Coming Soon In Emoluments Lawsuit - Duration: 3:51.

It's not very often that we actually get to report on any good news happening in this

country, but earlier this week we got some really good news from a federal judge who

ruled that the emoluments case lawsuits against Donald Trump in both Maryland and the district

of Columbia.

Not only can they go forward, but they can go ahead and start with subpoenas and the

discovery process.

This means that this case is pretty much going to be headed to trial in the very near future.

And you know what though, even if it doesn't end up heading to trial, the fact that discovery

has begun might be all that we need because the, uh, um, attorneys, General Maryland and

district Columbia, they know exactly what they're doing.

They know that they don't have to bring this to trial to be successful.

All they have to do, all they had to do was get to that discovery point where they could

then subpoena documents from the Trump organization documents that had been without a scrutiny

for years and now they have access to them.

That is what this judge ruled this week.

It's time.

Go for it.

Make it happen, and in case you're not familiar with these emoluments cases, what's happened

is that Donald Trump's properties that he owns, he still has a financial stake in them.

He still owns them for all we know.

He might even still be running them, but he gets a cut of the profits.

So when you have foreign dignitaries coming and staying in these hotels are on these properties

or even at his golf courses, uh, any money spent there eventually makes its way back

to Trump in the form of profits.

So it is illegal according to the emoluments clause of the US Constitution for a sitting

president to take any form of emoluments, cash, gift, whatever it is, from a foreign

dignitary, by them staying in Trump's hotels and paying, you know, their nightly rate,

that profit goes back to Trump.

That is an illegal emoluments.

Sounds complicated.

Sounds silly at times, but that's the law.

That's why presidents are supposed to divest everything they have.

They're not supposed to have interest in any business in the United States to avoid these

constitutional problems.

Donald Trump didn't do that.

He still gets the profits.

Now, what could happen from this, and this is a long shot, probably never would have

a chance of ever really happening, but I'm going to throw it out there just in the off

chance it does.

If these lawsuits are successful, Donald Trump would be forced to sell off his businesses

to get rid of any financial stake that he hasn't any Trump property around the world.

He'll never do that.

He already sees the walls closing in on him with a muller investigation, with all of the

other investigations than New York investigation.

But this one, this one has a lot of power to force him to leave office on his own because

when it comes down to whether or not he wants to make money or be president, Trump is going

to choose money every single time.

Hell, that's why he ran for president.

He's making a ton of money right now.

A lot of it off the backs of American taxpayers, so if they force him through these lawsuits

to sell off his properties and no longer have a financial interest in them, combined with

all of the other pressure coming on him from the other side, I firmly believe that if that

were to happen, he would step down and say, no, my businesses are too important.

I need to do this.

This is for the workers are those, uh, you know, companies, the businesses, I've got

to protect them so I'm doing this for them.

Whatever his excuses are, there is however slight the potential of this case, the force

that man to resign.

For more infomation >> Subpoenas For Trump Coming Soon In Emoluments Lawsuit - Duration: 3:51.

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MSNBC The Last Word Lawrence O'Donnell 12/8/2018 : 'Donald Trump must be impeached' - Duration: 48:29.

For more infomation >> MSNBC The Last Word Lawrence O'Donnell 12/8/2018 : 'Donald Trump must be impeached' - Duration: 48:29.

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Weekend Update: Trump Calls for End to Mueller Probe - SNL - Duration: 3:42.

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HUGE TRUMP ANNOUNCEMENT ROCKS THE WHITE HOUSE - Duration: 11:38.

HUGE TRUMP ANNOUNCEMENT ROCKS THE WHITE HOUSE

Donald's making major changes – Americans will be seeing 3 new faces a lot in 2019.

After the intense 2018 midterms, Trump has been making some major changes to his White

House, like most Presidents do.

And he's got 3 big ones that have been highly anticipated.

Firebrand U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley announced she is departing for personal reasons.

Now we know Trump is picking a rising star to take her place.

From Breitbart:

President Donald Trump will name State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert as U.N. Ambassador

to replace Nikki Haley, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

Nauert, who was also a former Fox News anchor, has enjoyed the trust of Secretary of State

Mike Pompeo, Ivanka Trump, and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Her close relationship with key Trump players is a good sign.

She will not be a loose cannon, or fall prey to anti-Trumpers, who still lurk in D.C.

But that's not all.

Once the midterms settled, we learned that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was leaving

his post.

While Sessions successfully led the DOJ—especially in confronting illegal immigration—he made

a huge mistake early on.

He recused himself from the FBI's Russian probe, leading to the ongoing Mueller mess.

That was enough for Trump to ask for his resignation.

Word has reached us that Trump has picked his replacement.

And—shocker—he's been Attorney General before!

From Breitbart:

President Donald Trump confirmed Friday that he will nominate William Barr as his new Attorney

General.

Barr served as Attorney General during the George H.W. Bush administration from 1991-1993,

unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate.

He is currently an attorney for Washington, DC law firm Kirkland and Ellis.

Barr once wrote that Trump was right to fire James Comey from the FBI.

It appears he has a similar view on the Justice Department as the president.

The fact that Barr served another respected, conservative president is a good sign.

He has experience and know-how to lead the DOJ effectively.

Perhaps he will have the guts to fire Mueller and bring this ridiculous Russian witch hunt

to an end.

But then the biggest shoe dropped today, and this one's been a long time coming.

President Trump has not been getting along great with his Chief of Staff John Kelly.

Word has come down that he will be officially stepping down and making way for another man

already in the White House.

From DailyMail:

White House insiders expect Chief of Staff John Kelly to resign in the coming days.

His expected replacement is Nick Ayers, the young chief of staff to Vice President Mike

Pence.

Ayers is a 36-year-old political wunderkind; Kelly is a 68-year-old decorated vet.

President has been telling aides to reach out to Ayers if they need things.

Clearly, President Trump is looking to fix a few problems in the White House.

He had a Chief of Staff who was so fixed in his ways, he would not follow Trump's direction

and their relationship was pretty broken.

Now he's got a young guy with lots of energy and new ideas, but also respect for the President.

He also had an Attorney General who was an experienced politician but didn't have the

foresight to head off the Mueller witch hunt.

Now he's got someone more supportive of Trump with experience as the Attorney General.

Big changes for the White House for 2019 – and they're looking like smart moves

so far.