Day 14: Thursday, February 2, 2017

Morning

UC Berkley Police Chief Margo Bennett addresses the riots on the night of February 1 (Fox 11 Los Angeles Facebook)

Previous night phone call on Tucker Carlson Tonight with Milo Yiannopoulos (YouTube)

Statement by Berkley Mayor Jesse Arreguin, does not disavow previous night’s riots (@JesseArreguin archive)

President Trump airs the idea of possibly cutting federal funds from UC Berkley due to violence, riots (@realDonaldTrump archive)

President Trump says on Twitter that Iran has been “put on notice,” calls Obama Adminsitration Iran Deal a life-line for country that was on it’s last legs (@realDonaldTrump archive Tweet 1, Tweet 2)

President Trump congratulates Rex Tillerson as new Secretary of State (@realDonaldTrump archive) (Tillerson’s speech on YouTube)

President Trump meets with Harley Davidson executives from Milwaukee, Wisconsin (@POTUS) Remarks by Trump (WhiteHouse.gov)

Prime Ministory of Japan Shinzo Abe intends to propose bilateral economic plan to President Trump, could generate 700,000 jobs (The Japan News)

Remarks by President Trump at national prayer breakfast (WhiteHouse.gov)

February proclaimed “National African American History Month” (WhiteHouse.gov)

Associate Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch founded and led “Fascism Forever” club at his prep school (Daily Mail)

Labor Unions split when it comes to working with, supporting Trump Administration (Bloomberg)

House Democrats planning to protest President Trump’s speech to Congress on February 28 (The Hill)

Microsoft leads pushback against Trump Administration immigration reform (Bloomberg)

Iran confirms it test-fired a new ballistic missile, but claims the test did not breach the nuclear agreements with world powers or the U.N. (Reuters)

Afternoon

Reuters reports that Samsung may be looking to build a new U.S. factory under Trump Administration (Reuters), President Trump sends tweet encouraging Samsung (@realDonaldTrump)

John McCain urges President Trump to send weapons to Ukraine (The Hill)

Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds White House Press Briefing (YouTube)

Senate Democrats refuse to meet with Judge Neil Gorsuch (Washington Examiner)

More UC Berkley students attacked for supporting President Trump (@KGBVeteran)

Evening

Trump Administration announces change in policy towards U.S. technology sales in Russia (treasury.gov), new changes would allow acquisition of licenses from the Russian FSB to sell encryption and cybersecurity products, but not direct-sale of high tech goods (The Intercept)

Nancy Pelosi calls Steven Bannon a white supremacist at press conference (YouTube)

White House releases statement requesting Israel to cease new settlements or expansion of settlements beyond current borders (NYT)

White House NSC appointments (WhiteHouse.gov)

Trump Administration boosts morale from “all-time low” at Border Patrol (Fox News)

Australian leadership in disarray after President Trump phone call with PM Malcolm Turnbull, John McCain seeks to undermine Trump’s authority in matter, Australian opposition party says Turnbull government may need to think of a “Plan B” when dealing with Trump (Herald Sun)

Bloomberg, TIME, The Economist launch blitz attack against Trump Administration (ZeroHedge)

U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. rules that the Trump Administration must allow immigrants with visas entry into the U.S., Department of Homeland Security has declined to comment (Y! News)

Milo Yiannopolous popularity spikes post Berkley riots, book sales increased 12,740% over one night (ZeroHedge), Milo himself appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight to address the rioting, free speech, and the Trump Administration (YouTube)

Lt Governor of California Gavin Newsom releases statement in support of Wednesday night’s riots, calls President Trump’s threat to pull federal funding “asinine” (Press Release Point)

Vice President Mike Pence to appear on Hannity, 10 PM

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