Here's How Far Behind Trump Is on Political Appointments Compared to Obama, Bush

The Daily Signal
May 15, 2017
Good morning from Washington, where President Trump lags behind recent predecessors in assembling his administration. Fred Lucas keeps score. What George Soros is doing in Hungary illustrates the need for a stronger U.S. presence overseas, Mike Gonzalez writes. America and France warn Russia that sanctions stay as long as its troops remain in Ukraine. Nolan Peterson reports from Kyiv. Plus: Josh Siegel on police strategy against the brutal MS-13 in a D.C. suburb, and Rachel del Guidice on preserving faith-based adoption agencies in Texas. It's Peace Officers Memorial Day.
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Here's How Far Behind Trump Is on Political Appointments Compared to Obama, Bush

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We Hear You: 'The Objective of Communism Is Total Servitude'

"I grew up in communist Cuba, where I endured about eight years of daily Marxist, Leninist and Castroist propaganda," writes Rolando Menendez. "My father tried to undo the damage … with talks and alternate readings."

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