The White House Daily Chronicle, April 16, 2018
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Presidential Itinerary – the details
President Donald Trump will attend a tax reform roundtable in Hialeah, Florida [Live Stream + transcript] then travel to Mar-a-Lago.
See all of the president’s daily schedules HERE.
Trump’s Tweets (newest to oldest)
Russia and China are playing the Currency Devaluation game as the U.S. keeps raising interest rates. Not acceptable!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 16, 2018
Comey drafted the Crooked Hillary exoneration long before he talked to her (lied in Congress to Senator G), then based his decisions on her poll numbers. Disgruntled, he, McCabe, and the others, committed many crimes!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 16, 2018
Official Statements
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Executive Actions
Proclamed April 15 through April 21, 2018, as National Volunteer Week
Executive Branch Nominations/Designations
- David John Urban of Florida, to be a Member of the American Battle Monuments Commission
- Richard Clarida of Connecticut, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years and to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System representing Region 1 (Boston, Massachusetts) for the remainder of a fourteen year term, expiring January 31, 2022
- Dan Michael Berkovitz of Maryland, to be Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, for the remainder of a five year term expiring April 13, 2023
- Michelle Bowman of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as the Community Bank Representative representing Region 8 (St. Louis, Missouri) for the remainder of a fourteen year term expiring January 31, 2020
Communications with Heads of State and State Officials (readouts often come the day after the conversation)
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