There are 27 article(s) tagged President Donald Trump:

• June 2022

  • Letter to the Editor: Denying security to former President Trump is an effort ‘filled with hatred’

    “America is at a crossroad. We either come together as one or watch this great nation disappear.”

    By Letters to the Editor June 08, 2022

• February 2021

  • Dunavant to resign as U.S. Attorney

    The top federal prosecutor for the Western District of Tennessee, which includes Memphis, was appointed in 2017 by then-President Donald Trump.

    By Yolanda Jones February 10, 2021

  • TennCare explainer: A look at what changes

    What do the changes to the state’s TennCare program mean? Here’s a breakdown of the changes. 
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    Lee to deliver State of the State, with focus on economic recovery

    By Ian Round February 08, 2021

• January 2021

  • Shelby County Commission Scorecard: Police militarization, Trump honors, Capitol insurrection

    The County Commission Scorecard tracks how a seven-month-old police reform proposal moved from being one vote short of the seven necessary for final approval to 10 votes across party lines this week. 

    By Bill Dries January 27, 2021

• December 2020

  • Alexander Exit Interview: Trump’s influence on GOP will continue

    Sen. Lamar Alexander also said President Donald Trump has a record to be proud of during the interview on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast. And he said he carried Memphis in his five statewide general election wins by campaigning everywhere in the county, not just the Republican suburbs.

    By Bill Dries December 04, 2020

• November 2020

  • Regime change could benefit Memphis economy

    A Democrat in the White House and divided control of Congress may be good for the city: relaxed trade and immigration policies, more stimulus spending, status quo on taxes.

    By Wayne Risher November 16, 2020

• October 2020

  • Governor backs Trump statements on COVID-19

    Gov. Bill Lee is taking President Donald Trump’s view of the pandemic, saying people should not fear COVID-19 but “respect” the virus and take steps to avoid it, even though the president has downplayed the importance of wearing masks.

    By Sam Stockard October 06, 2020

  • Local leaders react to Trump testing positive for COVID-19, having ‘mild symptoms’

    The Constitution’s 25th Amendment spells out the procedures under which the president can declare himself “unable to discharge the powers and duties” of the presidency.

    By Sam Stockard October 02, 2020

• September 2020

  • Trump officially nominates Rhodes College graduate to Supreme Court

    If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Barrett would become the second Rhodes College graduate to hold a Supreme Court seat. The first, Justice Abe Fortas graduated in 1930 when the school was called Southwestern.

    By Omer Yusuf September 26, 2020

  • Rhodes graduate to be nominee for Supreme Court, according to reports

    Amy Coney Barrett, considered the frontrunner, is currently a member of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. If confirmed, Barrett, 48, would become the Supreme Court’s youngest justice.

    By Omer Yusuf September 25, 2020

• August 2020

  • Former Memphian granted clemency by Trump speaks at convention

    Locked in prison for 22 years, former Memphis resident Alice Johnson extolled the “compassion” of President Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention for granting her clemency.

    By Sam Stockard August 28, 2020

  • Postal woes vex customers in runup to Nov. 3

    Some Memphians say the Post Office is struggling to meet its universal service obligation as COVID-19 pandemic temporarily sidelines postal workers and USPS cuts mail processing capacity.

    By Wayne Risher August 24, 2020

  • Post Office supporters stage all-night vigil

    Supporters of a robust U.S. Postal Service turned out Thursday night for an all-night vigil near the Main Post Office in Downtown Memphis.

    By Wayne Risher August 20, 2020

  • Kustoff talks CARES Act, PPP and USPS during Bartlett chamber speech

    David Kustoff touts the CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program, but says the most recent attempt at relief cost too much. He also says the postal service must adapt to new conditions.

    By Michael Waddell August 20, 2020

  • Cohen rips postal changes as USPS backtracks

    The proposed Delivering for America Act would turn back the clock to Jan. 1, 2020 on changes that some critics contend are diluting U.S. Postal Service delivery results.

    By Wayne Risher August 18, 2020

  • Vigil for Post Office set Thursday in Memphis

    A "Vigil to Save the Post Office" is scheduled Thursday overnight in Navy Park in Downtown Memphis.

    By Wayne Risher August 17, 2020

  • Shark Week brings Trump appointee to FedEx hub

    Remains of lions, tigers and bears and more exotic creatures are part of a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service trove of items stopped from moving through the FedEx Express Memphis hub.

    By Wayne Risher August 14, 2020

• July 2020

  • Governor won’t require masks statewide despite changing GOP attitudes

    Even though Republican governors are mandating masks and President Donald Trump has begun calling them "patriotic," Gov. Bill Lee continues to decline requiring face coverings statewide.

    By Sam Stockard July 23, 2020

• April 2020

  • When and how will Memphis reopen? Answers are not pretty or clear cut

    Social distancing may last another eight weeks or more. And, even then, don't expect Memphis to reopen overnight.

    By Marc Perrusquia April 14, 2020

• March 2020

  • Montgomery: Are people of faith limited to thoughts and prayers?

    Do we just pray for our environment? Or pray for children being separated from their parents? Or might the faith communities be called to engage in … dare I suggest it … politics?

    By Steve Montgomery March 15, 2020

• February 2020

  • Trump renews Twitter attacks on Hart as judge criticizes Trump reaction

    Trump's latest Tweets followed a day-long hearing in Washington on Roger Stone's motion for a new trial.

    By Bill Dries February 25, 2020

  • Cohen: President’s response to Hart ‘unfair, but typical’

    The Congressman's defense of the former school board member comes eight years after she challenged him in the 9th District Democratic primary.

    By Bill Dries February 16, 2020

  • Trump reacts to Hart Facebook post on Stone trial

    Former school board member Tomeka Hart was foreperson on the Washington D.C. jury that convicted Stone on all seven counts of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering. Her Facebook post defending the prosecutors in the case got the President's attention Thursday morning.

    By Bill Dries February 14, 2020

  • Tomeka Hart breaks silence about serving as juror on Roger Stone trial

    "I can’t keep quiet any longer," Tomeka Hart said Wednesday about breaking her silence on serving on a jury that convicted Trump ally Roger Stone last year. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 14, 2020

  • Woman in Super Bowl ad for Trump seeks probation dismissal

    Alice Marie Johnson, whose drug conviction was commuted by Trump, still seeks to get her probation dismissed. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 03, 2020