Not that I recall, but then again nothing about this presidency is standard. I thought they normally took an official photo.

Who said something about draining the swamp?

Source

You could not make this stuff up

But he has drained the swamp. And brought all the lizards and alligators into government.

It's Trump's swamp so that makes it okay.

I did. I even asked some questions about it .... I don't know Swiss companies who do business with Trump.

What, to have the weight on Southamerican and Eastern European entries? Why do I doubt that?

This joke may answer!

Donald Trump on a field trip visiting a sausage factory:

The owner proudly explains the level of automation.....

"You need to push the pig inside. The machine does all the work..
Lo, you have the sausage come out"

Trump: "I want to make America Great Again! Is it possible to push the
sausage in, the pig comes out....?"

Factory Owner: "Yes it is possible. Your father tried it years ago, and he
succeeded...!"

Exactly 71 years ago!!!!!

(a passing thought -
If the process/configaration has taken 9 months, it cannot come under
the term automation!)

i have absolutely no desire to visit the US at this time.

I think I understood the "America first" now. The US is gonna be so busy dealing with Trumps mental stunts that the rest of the world can cozily get great again. And the Brexit people will bring back the British Empire ....

Not that I recall either, but neither is it customary to announce supreme court picks in prime time (e.g, a live broadcast at 8pm Washington time.)

I lost that desire when George W. Bush came into power..... looks like I'll never go there again Too bad, there are still two places I would have liked to visit.

Jason Chaffetz gives the complaint more weight, thankfully. I saw earlier that Obama ethics advisor had raised the issue after Trump's tweet, but believed that would be damned by Trump supporters.

What has (I suppose) saddened me a little today, I was on a call and had Trumps twitter open on one my the screens, when the tweet came through that ended "Our hero...". As the previous tweet had been about McCain, I wondered who Trump was refering to, so refreshed the screen a few times whilst I was on hold. It took a full 20mins before the next one appeared... "..Ryan died on a winning mission ( according to General Mattis), ..." Best case scenario, Trump was interupted between tweets. Disturbing is that it possibly takes him 20mins to write one. Saddening is the thought that perhaps...just perhaps... he needed to check the name of the serviceman that died with general Mattis.

Now some Tory quisling has tabled a motion of no confidence to have Bercow sacked.
Brexit and now Trump worship, what have we become <sigh>

I assume it is mostly tourists who are dropping out as they have the flexibility to choose other destinations whereas business travellers are less flexible?

Who needs tourist dollars anyway?

I can think of a few business travellers and companies who will be on a sticky wicket with this, and most of them work in the oil industry.

I'm wondering if a British passport holder with numerous recent (civillian) stamps from one of the banned countries will be questioned at all.

bet they will be....just see the example of a US citizen who happens to be african-american muslim and who won a medal at the Rio olympic games.

exciting isn't it

Damn! One of my mates / former colleague, worked for two years in Iraq and Afghanistan booking the onward flights for troops being sent back to the US and UK. He moved to NYC in December but is back in the UK for a few weeks.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco has refused to reinstate President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations.

Oh dear. What a pity. Never mind. *all the WH staff duck flying Iphone*