- Trump was assisted throughout his Presidential campaign by Russia (they will expect favors in return).
Allegation. No proof that this actually happened nor that Russia is expecting favors in return.
- Trump praises Russia and known fascist dictator Putin repeatedly.
True. Trump has praised Putin, Chinese communists and other tyrants for their "strong" leadership.
- Trump has tons of money invested in Russia.
Allegation, but no proof given. What is being suggested is that Trump has shady investments with Putin and the Russian governments. No proof has been provided. Also, as a man who was CEO of The Trump Organization, which has over 500 international businesses under it, I would be surprised if he
didn't have money invested in Russia, China, or any number of major countries around the world. Remember, the bulk of Trump business is real estate.
- Trump refuses to release his tax returns
True, Trump is the first modern president who has refused to release his tax return information. He continues to offer excuses which aren't valid, the main excuse being that due to an audit, he isn't allowed to release his tax info. The IRS has disputed that and stated there is nothing keeping Trump from releasing his taxes.
- which would show how deep these investments go.
Allegation. Again, the suggestion is that Trump has shady dealings with Putin, yet there hasn't been any proof given.
- Trump invites more hacking by Russia, instead of denouncing it fervently and promising an American response to such criminal acts.
True, Trump did make a statement during his stump speeches inviting Russia to do more hacking on Clinton. I'm sure had Wikileaks or Russia been hacking his private information he would have been saying something quite different.
- Trump supports stop and frisk gun grabs.
He was wrong about the ruling making it unconstitutional in NYC, and he supports a version of stop and frisk, but it's not a gun grab. IMO, it treads on the 4th amendment and should be stopped.
- Trump asked about using nuclear weapons regarding regional issues three times in a 30 minute security briefing.
First, this is inaccurate. It was not during a 30 minute security briefing, Trump wasn't receiving security briefings when this occured. This was during a conversation with a foreign policy expert who was advising the Trump campaign. The issue made the press when Joe Scarborough mentioned it during his Morning Joe show on MSNBC. Here's the exact quote Joe stated on air:
"I’ll have to be very careful here. Several months ago, a foreign policy expert on [the] international level went to advise Donald Trump, and three times he asked about the use of nuclear weapons. Three times he asked, at one point, if we have them, why can’t we use them? That’s one of the reasons he just doesn’t have foreign policy experts around him. Three times, in an hour briefing, why can’t we use nuclear weapons."
Scarborough should have done some more research into the claim. It was garbage reporting. There's absolutely no context. Joe's comment makes it appear as though Trump three times in a row asked about using nukes. He gives no context as to what was being talked about during this time, nor about why Trump asked the question alleged. It may have been a perfectly legitimate question, and those three times may have been for different scenarios.
The suggestion liberals and Scarborough are making is that Trump is dangerous and will nuke anyone he wants without consulting with anyone. As much as I don't like Trump and don't trust Trump, I don't believe it.
- Trump supports isolationist trade policies.
False. Trump wants trade deals, on his terms which are favorable to the US. If he was truly isolationist on trade, he wouldn't be making any trade deals with anyone. We'll see how this unfolds during his term.
- Trump met with the heads of media to threaten them should they wish to continue reporting anything negative about him.
Source and link. I found this from the NY Times, but nothing in it supports your allegation: "the president-elect delivered a defiant message: You got it all wrong. Mr. Trump, whose antagonism toward the news media was unusual even for a modern presidential candidate, described the television networks as dishonest in their reporting and shortsighted in missing the signs of his upset victory. He criticized some in the room by name, including CNN’s president, Jeffrey A. Zucker, according to multiple people briefed on the meeting who were granted anonymity to describe confidential discussions."
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/bu...e-it.html?_r=0
The meeting was off the record, so no transcript, audio or video exists. If you have a source to back up your claim, please post it.
- Trump has appointed an Alt-Right nationalist to Chief Strategist.
Bannon is not alt-right. Bannon's mistake, however, was allowing Breitbart to become a mouthpiece for alt-right.
- Trump supports a national registry of all Muslim citizens.
False. Trump does not support a national registry of ALL Muslim citizens -- keyword being "all." Trump has called for " "extreme vetting" of some Muslim immigrants -- and the "reinstatement of a national registry of immigrants and visitors who enter the United States on visas
from countries where extremist organizations are active."
- Trump has appointed men who support internment camps for Muslims.
Source and link please. This is the same stuff that was said of obama by scared Republicans back in 2008. FEMA Camps! Gun grab! Martial law!
- Trump supports revoking citizenship to flag burners.
True. He also wants to put them in jail for a year. I don't agree.
- Trump supports the creation of a special department with the authority to go door to door to find illegal immigrants and deport them.
False. Trump said he would have a deportation force, but no where has he ever mentioned this force would be tasked to go "door to door" to round up illegals and deport them. Trump also has praised obama's current immigration policies. I don't believe Trump will do mass deportations as he promised during the campaign. IMO, it was a dog whistle to win votes.
- Trump supports building a Berlin style wall across our Southern boarder.
False. Trump has said he will build a wall. Again, IMO, it was a dog whistle for votes. I doubt there will be any wall. The NY Times claims in an off-the-record interview that Trump was not as hardline as his rhetoric in campaign speeches. Even after the election, Trump said there wouldn't be a wall along the entire border, that it would be a mix of brick and mortar, electronic and fences. So basically what we already have.
Regarding it being a "Berlin style wall," hyperbole. There won't be any towers with military men/women trained and ordered to shoot people crossing the border.
- Trump does not support the NATO Alliance.
As it was with obama, I'm sure it will be with Trump. There was a pre-POTUS obama, who touted policies and political beliefs in speeches, then there was the POTUS obama who was vastly different. Trump did speak out against the NATO alliance, but after being elected was said to be committed to the NATO alliance.
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