By Laurie Baron
SAN DIEGO — President Donald Trump has left it to his chief of staff John Kelly to decide whether Jared Kushner can continue in his current position with a temporary security clearance. Actually the only document Kushner needs to retain his access to top secret information is his marriage certificate.
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President Trump contends that the Special Counsel’s recent indictments of 13 Russian nationals, Paul Manafort, and Rick Gates prove that there was “no collusion” between Russians and his presidential campaign. He’s like a boxer who believes he has won the match because he’s still standing after the first round.
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Florida Governor Rick Scott proposed raising the minimum age for purchasing semiautomatic weapons from 18 to 21 to prevent mass shootings in grammar, middle, and high schools and shift them to college campuses.
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A survey of 170 members of the American Political Science Association’s Presidents and Executive Politics Section ranked Donald Trump the worst president in American history. Trump bragged that he was the best at being worst.
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Israeli police have recommended charging Prime Minister Netanyahu with two counts of bribery. Emulating President Trump, Netanyahu defended himself by denying that he ever colluded with Russia.
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Baron is professor emeritus of history at San Diego State University. He may be contacted via lawrence.baron@sdjewishworld.com. San Diego Jewish World points out to new readers that this column is satire, and nothing herein should be taken literally.