| | | | | First lady Melania Trump and President Trump walk to their waiting motorcade after having dinner at Trump International Hotel in Washington Saturday. Photo Credit:Shawn Thew/Pool/Getty Images | | | Sneak Peek: What the WH plans to list as Trump's first 100 days accomplishments
To Mars, Stat: Trump wants us to be on Mars in next 4-8 years
Do It Again: Most Trump voters said they'd still vote for him | | | What the White House is Talking About:
President Trump this afternoon signs a proclamation on Holocaust remembrance. Tonight he's having dinner with everyone's favorite Senate twosome -- Senators John McCain and Lindsay Graham -- in the White House residence.
What the White House Press Corps is Talking About:
A pre-dinner WH reception hosted by Trump for conservative media: Fox News, Breitbart, OAN are expected.
Also, CNN's Jim Acosta got a sneak peek at the White House's list of Trump's accomplishments in his first 100 days.
To Mars, STAT!:
Trump had a video conference call this morning with NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer, who are aboard the International Space Station. His next big goal in space? Sending astronauts to Mars. "Tell me," said POTUS, "What do you see as timing for actually sending a human to Mars?" The astronauts broke the news that Trump's own NASA bill forecasts it won't likely happen until the 2030s (which was a little awkward). Trump responded: "Well we want to try and do it during my first term or at worst during my second term. So we'll have to speed that up a little bit." | | Image credit: Molly Riley/Pool/Getty Images
Hello From Berlin:
I'm in Berlin, Germany, this week to report on Ivanka Trump's inaugural international trip as first daughter and emissary of her father's administration. She's scheduled to participate in a panel tomorrow morning at the Women20 Summit at the personal invitation of Chancellor Angela Merkel. She'll also be taking questions from the media, though doing so off-camera. And later she'll make stops at a technology academy, the US Embassy and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews, where she will pay her respects to those killed in the Holocaust.
Ivanka's visit tomorrow is the talk of Berlin. Everyone I speak to has questions for me about Trump ("Are you scared?" is a popular one) and they are increasingly intrigued by Ivanka, who they see as a more moderate conduit for her father's conservative ideologies.
Here's the cover of today's newspaper, taken by my colleague Betsy Klein, who is here with me producing and reporting. | | Image credit: @betsy_klein/Twitter
Obama Social Secretary Does Rare Interview:
Found this recent philly.com interview with Deesha Dyer, the former Obama social secretary who has been under the radar since she departed the White House on January 20. Her final duty: coordinating the traditional tea hosted by the outgoing president and first lady for the incoming ones. "It was hard," Dyer tells columnist Jenice Armstong, "...because of who was coming in." Dyer's signed on with a speaking agency and has apparently started her own events consulting firm. | | Also, the Obamas Still Like to Try New DC Joints. Trump, Not So Much:
Barack and Michelle Obama went to Ocean Prime on Friday night with a bunch of friends and they ordered steak. (Obama wore a suit, no tie; Michelle had on a dress and cardigan, 'natch.) Trump, meanwhile on Saturday night, went back to his hotel's steak joint, BLT Prime, and also had, yes, steak. He was spotted tipping the chef when he left, slipping some cash into his hand as the staff lined up to say goodnight. Personally never heard of tipping the chef but, WTH, go with it.
With the President were Melania Trump, Ivanka and Jared Kushner, and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, who I hear is still living at the Trump Hotel while his reported new 16,000 square foot, $12.6 million Washington home is being prepped and decorated.
Berlin Scrapbook:
Speaking of food, last night I ate a wiener schnitzel the size of a small child's head. | | | And today I did some sightseeing. This is the famous Brandenburg Gate: | | | But also some shopping. ZARA is way cheaper here. Hi, I'm Kate and I can't help myself. | | | Image credit: Kate Bennett/CNN | | What Washington is Talking About:
Buckle up, my dudes, we got a wild week ahead. Congress returns from a two-week recess and President Trump is pressuring them to pay for The Wall to avoid a government shutdown by Friday.
What America is Talking About:
Are we going to war with North Korea? A state newspaper editorial there said Sunday the country is prepared to sink a "nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with a single strike" as US ships head to the region.
Countdown:
It's five days to Trump's 100th day in office AND the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
POTUS Progress Report:
Trump's average job approval for the first quarter of 2017 is 41%, per Gallup. The historical average for other presidents' first quarters? 61%. | | Image credit: Gallup
Most Trump Voters Would Do It Again:
A Washington Post-ABC News poll found 96% of Trump voters said they would vote for him again if the election was held today while only 85% of Hillary Clinton voters said they'd vote for her again. *hears a muffled shout of "Bernie would have won!" from the back of the room*
But wait, the poll found "there's no strong evidence that defectors primarily came from groups that favored Bernie Sanders in the primary," ABC wrote. These defectors, from both Clinton and Trump, were actually more likely to vote third party or not vote. The poll found 2% of Clinton voters say they'd now vote Trump and 1% of Trump voters would now vote Clinton.
Too Soon?:
Chelsea Clinton was honored Friday at Variety's Power of Women luncheon in New York along with stars like Jessica Chastain, Gayle King, Blake Lively, and Beyoncé's mom Tina Knowles. "SNL's" Vanessa Bayer introduced the women, saying, "They all have one thing in common -- none of their moms are president." 😳 Ouch. | | Image credit: Variety/YouTube
Clinton responded, "Vanessa, we may be able to say in this room today that no one's mother is currently president, but someday, someone's will be."
Here's One Way to Build The Wall:
Fort Worth contracting company PennaGroup released images of a US-Mexico border wall made with double wire mesh and the Seal of the United States on the US side. More than any other renderings I've seen, this looks very much like what I imagine Trump would like the wall to look like. | | Image credit: PennaGroup
PennaGroup described the "aesthetics" as "designed with Neoclassical architecture influences encompassing the styles of Federal and Greek Revival architecture that were a major influence during the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Washington, D.C."
You Were Saying...?:
Trump tweeted at 8:28 a.m. ET today about The Wall but left his followers hanging, ending mid-tweet with an "If." He didn't finish his thought until three hours later, with one tweet about an astronaut in between (read bottom to top). | | | Image credit: @realDonaldTrump/Twitter | | | | | | |
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