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January 17, 2018
Trump’s Rhetoric Backlash
Uses words laced
with profanity
and racism
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President Trump has once
again garnered worldwide criti-
cism for profane and racist com-
ments, this time about African
countries and Haiti during an
Oval Office meeting with several
members of Congress to discuss
bi-partisan immigration plans.
“Why are we having all these
people from sh*thole countries
come here?” Trump was quoted
as saying when the discussion
should bring in more people from
places like Norway,” he added.
The statement occurred on
the eve of the Martin Luther
King Jr. national holiday and
King’s daughter, Bernice King,
expressed her condemnation of
the comment on a Facebook live
video Friday. “We’ve heard so
many things from him via Twit-
ter and otherwise that have been
troubling to our humanity,” the
activist said.
The Lawyer’s Committee for
Donald Trump
Civil Rights Under Law, a non-
turned to immigrants from Af- partisan organization addressing
rica. He also condemned immi-
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gration from El Salvador. “We
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False Alarm in Hawaii
Hawaii officials faced widespread
criticism after a false alarm warn-
ing about an imminent missile at-
tack that urged residents to “seek
immediate shelter” on Saturday
morning. State officials canceled
the alert six minutes later, but
many people didn’t get the mes-
sage and people flooded the streets
in fear across the state, searching
for cover. Honolulu’s 911 system
received 5,500 calls.
Olympian Accuses Team Doctor
Four time gold
gymnast
Simone
Biles is the latest
Olympian to ac-
cuse former USA
Gymnastics physi-
cian Larry Nassar
of sexual abuse,
joining over 125 other women
and girls who say they were also
abused by the doctor during rou-
tine exams. Nasar faces decades
behind bars for seven counts of
criminal sexual conduct after
pleading guilty in November.
from “listening to yet another de-
structive and divisive speech” by
President Trump. Instead, the Port-
land Democrat released in state-
ment saying he will be working at
home listening to the concerns of
fellow Oregonians.
Coastal States Say No Drilling
Oregon’s Sens. Jeff Merkley and
Ron Wyden have joined 20 of
their colleagues asking Interior
Secretary Ryan Zinke to exempt
Oregon and other impacted states
from any new offshore oil or gas
leases. The letter comes on the
heels of a Trump Administration
plan to dramatically expand drill-
ing leases in coastal states. But
a few days later, Zinke granted a
special exemption to Florida, cit-
ing tourism interests.
New Homeless Day
Center in Vancouver
Vancouver City Council approved
the purchase of a $4.3 million
building last week to help provide
homeless services within the city.
The 25,000 square foot building is
a former Fish and Wildlife build-
ing and is located in the heart of
the city.
Semi Plunges into Columbia
A semi-truck on Interstate 84
crashed into an SUV and veered
out of control, splashing into the
Sitting Out State of Union
Columbia River, about a mile east
Congressman Earl Blumenauer an-
of Corbett, Monday night. Three
nounced last week that he will not
people were injured, including the
be attending the upcoming State of
truck driver.
the Union address, saving himself
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