CNN:
On Monday evening, as word spread of yet more anti-Semitic behavior around the nation, it wasn't President Donald Trump who was the first to speak out against the threats to regional Jewish Community Centers — it was his daughter, Ivanka Trump.
Like her dad, however, she used Twitter to remind her followers that the United States is a "nation built on religious tolerance" and that it's important to protect houses of worship.
America is a nation built on the principle of religious tolerance. We must protect our houses of worship & religious centers. #JCC— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) February 20, 2017
It isn't unusual for Ivanka, who, along with her husband Jared Kushner, identifies as an Orthodox Jew, to speak out on such a heartfelt issue. But the President's daughter has picked up where she left off on the campaign trail — as the softer, gentler side of her father's gruff demeanor.Ivanka is the classy one in the Trump clan. She has a grace and dignity which most first Ladies aspire to, but few quite reach. Arguably, the best example of it was Jackie Kennedy.
Admittedly, Ivanka isn't the First Lady, although she appears as a bigger presence in her father's life than his wife Melania. As the father of a daughter, I can appreciate that aspect of Trump. I love and adore my wife, who is also my best friend, but my daughter holds a special place in my heart that nobody can ever approach. It belongs only to her.
That said, it is sad when the Left attacks her in some kind of guilt by association. Donald is what he is, and going after him makes sense. But to attack Ivanka just seems petty.
And it seems to be backfiring on the Left....
Heatstreet:
Ivanka Trump’s signature perfume is a best seller on retail giant Amazon.Interesting things happen when the free market meets political boycotts. Sometimes, the boycotts can backfire on the boycotters.
Ivanka Trump Eau de Parfum Spray For Women ($34 for a 3.4-ounce bottle) was No. 1 on Amazon’s list of bestselling fragrances and perfume for at least the sixth consecutive day. One reviewer wrote: “I normally buy this at Nordstrom. But now that I heard they will not carry it anymore, I was happy to find it on Amazon.” (Radha Beauty Aromatherapy was at No. 2 on Amazon’s list.) The recent success of Ivanka Trump’s perfume on Amazon, particularly after her products were dropped from other stores, suggests the “resistance economy” to boycott products associated with the family of President Trump can help a brand as well as hurt it.
Speaking of the Trumps, remember the to-do over Donald trump's comments about Sweden?
CNN:
Riots broke out in a predominantly immigrant neighborhood of Stockholm Monday night, as residents clashed with police officers and set vehicles on fire, Swedish police say.The Left-biased media doesn't seem to be snickering at Trump's comments today.
Officers were forced to call in reinforcements when a crowd began to gather in the suburb of Rinkeby during the arrest of a suspect, according to a statement from Stockholm police.
Stockholm regional police chief Ulf Johansson said the clashes may have been a result of their "increased pressure on criminals in the area."
The clashes come days after US President Donald Trump suggested that immigrants in Sweden were to blame for an increase in crime across the country.
By the way, this isn't the first time:
In an emailed statement to CNN, Swedish police said that while riots like those on Monday night are unusual, it is not the first time unrest has broken out in Rinkeby.In defense of the Leftist media, Trump's comment about rising crime in Sweden is blatantly false. But that doesn't mean everything is wonderful there.
In 2013, large scale riots flared for a week in the Swedish capital, with gangs setting fire to schools and a police station.
Speaking of Trump, how is Russia?
CNN:
Montenegro's chief special prosecutor has told a local TV station authorities believe Russian security services were involved in a plot to kill the country's then-prime minister and overthrow the government last October.Before you say, "Ah ha! This proves Russia could have been trying to steal the American election for Trump!", consider this: Montenegro is a tiny country in the Balkans, with a population of about 620,000 people. And Russia FAILED.
Milivoje Katnic said Montenegro officials have evidence that Russia's Federal Security Service was involved in the failed coup, according to his statements Sunday on Atlas TV. The allegation drew an immediate rebuke and denial from Russian officials.
Katnic said the plot was an attempt to stop Montenegro from joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO.
"Behind these events are nationalist structures from Russia, but we now know that certain Russian state authorities were involved also on a certain level," Katnic said.
Explain how Russia can fail so badly at Montenegro, but somehow steal the election in a country the size of the United States?
In other news...
New York Magazine:
The TSA accidentally let several people waltz through a security checkpoint without being properly screened on Monday morning — and to make matters worse, it took the agency two hours to alert police to the security breach.It gets funnier:
Around 6 a.m., 11 passengers walked through a TSA Precheck security checkpoint in Terminal 5 without being checked by a TSA agent. “The screening lane was unmanned, but passengers didn’t know, so they started going through it,” a source told the New York Post.
Three people set off metal detectors, but no one stopped them. “Early reports indicate three passengers did not receive required secondary screening after alarming the walk through metal detector,” the TSA confirmed in a statement. “All personal carry-on bags received required screening. A K9 team was present at the checkpoint at the time of the incident.”
Eventually the three people who set off the metal detectors were identified as passengers on a flight bound for San Francisco, and they were screened upon arrival.Aren't we glad they got screened after the fact? It is a good thing we have the TSA to close the barn door after the horses got out.
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