| | | | | Ivanka Trump speaks with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on stage at the W20 conference Tuesday in Berlin. Image Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images | | | Ivanka Gets Hissed: Cold welcome in Berlin
Trump's Tape-Free Tie: An important update
Google's "Fake News" Fight: Search engine announces autocomplete feedback | | | What the White House is Talking About:
President Donald Trump is holding a roundtable with farmers this afternoon and signing an executive order "promoting agriculture and rural prosperity in America."
What the White House Press Corps is Talking About:
That Trump now doesn't need funding for the wall to keep the government open.
Ivanka Gets Hissed:
Ivanka Trump spoke at the G-20 Summit today in Berlin, and when she said her father was a "champion" for women, the crowd didn't respond too well. "I think the thousands of women who have worked with and for my father for decades when he was in the private sector are a testament to his belief and solid conviction in the potential of women and their ability to do the job as well as any man," she said.
Front Page News:
Here's the front page of the paper here today. The German word for "president's daughter" is "Prasidententochter." | | Image credit: @KateBennett_DC/Twitter
Ivanka Makes Embassy Stop:
She posted this photo from the US Embassy in Berlin: | | Image credit: @IvankaTrump/Instagram
Up Next:
Ivanka heads to the Siemens Technology Academy, as part of her push for women in STEM, and then to the Holocaust Memorial, where she'll pay her respects. Here was the view from the memorial last night: | | | Image credit: @KateBennett_DC/Twitter | | What Washington is Talking About:
Michael Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, did not disclose payments from Russia, nor is there evidence he followed the law, House Oversight Chair Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, said this morning.
What America is Talking About:
A second copy of the Declaration of Independence was found in Sussex, in southern England.
Countdown:
It's four days to Trump's 100th day in office/the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Guys, Trump Isn't Taping His Ties Anymore:
So, Obama didn't wear a tie yesterday at his big first public remarks since leaving the White House and I wrote about the significance of that here.
While researching for the story, though, I uncovered this very important detail that I think we might have missed. Remember how Trump used to wear his ties really long and tape up the tail because it was too short to reach the loop? Well, he's appeared to have fixed it. I found this April 9 photo of Trump stepping off AF1 (that's where you get all the good behind-the-tie shots because it's windy), and BEHOLD: | | Image Credit: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
Reality TV Expert Weighs in on Trump:
Andy Dehnart, the founder of reality blurred, a site about reality TV, wrote an editorial in today's Washington Post about the similarities between "The Apprentice" Trump and POTUS Trump.
You can read the whole thing here, but what I found most interesting was the phrases Trump has been using for years, like "I have no choice," used on his show when firing contestants and as President when explaining his views on policy, and "I was told," when confronted about inaccurate information, whether it was his ratings or the size of his electoral college win.
Google Announces Autocomplete Feedback:
Google Vice President of engineering Ben Gomes wrote in a blog post that the company is improving its search function, in part to combat "fake news." One change is an option to "report inappropriate predictions" on autocomplete. | | Image Credit: Google
Google has come under fire for autocomplete suggestions that are racist or misogynist, and during the 2016 campaign, there was a conspiracy theory that Google was trying to hide negative autocomplete suggestions about Hillary Clinton. CNN found that claim false. The things that pop up are "generated algorithmically and is a reflection of what people are searching for and what's available on the web," Gomes wrote.
An American Has the No. 1 Song in America Again:
California-born Kendrick Lamar is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his song "HUMBLE." It's the first No. 1 song by an American after 11 consecutive weeks of Englishman Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" ruling the chart.
Cher With Some Self Reflection:
The singer wondered yesterday if she's blinded from appreciating Trump's followers because of her "extreme prejudice" towards Trump. | | Image Credit: @cher/Twitter
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