Presterity

This is a collectively authored reference site about the Donald Trump administration.

This work is produced by a partnership of concerned citizens, journalists, politicians, and watchdog organizations. Our mission is to document the Trump phenomenon, and ideally, limit the damage that can be caused by this unprecedented assault on facts, civil liberties, civil rights, and norms of public and political behavior. Read more about this project.

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2017.02.24Trump administration solicits ideas from contractors on how to build its promised wall between the U.S. and Mexico, a first tangible step toward delivering on the president’s signature campaign promise to curb unauthorized immigration. bloomberg.com (See also First 100 Days, Mexico Wall, Immigration)
2017.02.24Surrounded by corporate leaders, Trump signs an executive action telling government agencies to slash "job killing" rules that environmentalists argue serve as important protections. npr.org (See also First 100 Days, Executive Orders)
2017.02.24Republican Rep. Darrell Issa says a special prosecutor needs to lead an investigation into the alleged ties between Trump’s campaign and Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s regime. sandiegouniontribune.com (See also First 100 Days, Russian Meddling in Election)
2017.02.24A three-page DHS report casts doubt on need for Trump travel ban, saying citizenship is an “unreliable” threat indicator, and people from the banned countries have rarely been implicated in U.S.-based terrorism. washingtonpost.com (See also Department of Homeland Security, First 100 Days, Muslim Immigration Ban)
2017.02.26Henry Rousso, one of France’s most preeminent scholars and public intellectuals, is detained for more than 10 hours and nearly deported—for no clear reason—as he attempts to enter the United States to attend an academic symposium. washingtonpost.com (See also First 100 Days, Immigration)

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