Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of former U.S. president Donald Trump and his relationship to the Jewish community.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of former U.S. president Donald Trump and his relationship to the Jewish community.
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Fast Forward Stormy Daniels Sues Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen For Defamation
Stormy Daniels, the former adult-film star who allegedly signed a nondisclosure agreement shortly before the presidential election promising to keep quiet about a sexual encounter with President Trump, sued his lawyer on Monday for defamation. Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, said that Cohen publicly portrayed her as having made up the affair with…
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Fast Forward Trump Almost Offered Gary Cohn CIA Job, But Changed His Mind
President Trump reportedly informally offered former White House economic adviser Gary Cohn the job of CIA director, but ultimately changed his mind. Cohn, who resigned earlier this month amid a disagreement with the president’s steel and aluminum tariffs, had expressed interest in returning to the administration for the CIA job, which had become available last…
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Fast Forward Michael Cohen Taunts Stormy Daniels Over Lawsuit
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s personal lawyer, joked in a recent interview about the ongoing litigation he and Trump have with porn star Stormy Daniels, suggesting he might use winnings from the case to take a long trip. “The more I’m thinking about it, I might even take an extended vacation on her dime,” he told…
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Fast Forward Trump Administration Poised To Unveil Mideast Peace Plan
(JTA) — The Trump administration is finishing up its Middle East peace plan and intends to make it public soon, The New York Times reported. According to the report published Sunday, the plan does not call for a two-state solution. The White House must now figure out how to present the plan so that it…
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Fast Forward Did Michael Cohen Want Trump To Repay Him For Stormy Daniels Hush Money?
The bank used by President Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, to wire $130,000 to adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, has reported the suspicious payment to the Treasury Department. Cohen wired the money on October 27, 2016, 12 days before the presidential election, from a First Republic Bank account. The payment to…
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Fast Forward John Kelly Asks: ‘What Do Jared And Ivanka Do All Day?’
It’s been a year since Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump arrived in Washington. White House Chief of Staff John Kelly reportedly wants to know if the couple is ready to leave soon. Since taking over his job last year, Kelly has prioritized creating formal lines of authority and decision-making, while Kushner has resisted efforts to…
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Fast Forward Will Trump’s ‘Job-Killing’ Steel Tariffs Push Gary Cohn Out Of The White House?
President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports puts his top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, who opposed the tariffs, in a difficult position. Cohn is rumored to have been mulling resigning for some time, but stayed to stop Trump from imposing high tariffs. Politico reports that Cohn had been lobbying Trump for…
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News Evangelicals Love Queen Esther — And It Explains Why They Stick With Trump
Donald Trump is a modern American man, one of the most powerful people in the world, thrice married and not known for his meekness. The heroine of the Purim story, Esther, was an orphaned Jewess from ancient Persia plucked out of obscurity to be queen, remembered for her courage to speak truth to power. Hardly…
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