Donald Trump wants better deal on F-35 fighter jets, says ‘cost is out of control’

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President-elect Donald Trump took aim Monday at Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program, saying on Twitter that the “cost is out of control,” and he will be looking to save money on the fighter jet and other military programs when he takes office.

“The F-35 program and cost is out of control. Billions of dollars can and will be saved on military (and other) purchases after January 20th,” Mr. Trump tweeted.

It was the second time in as many weeks that Mr. Trump took to Twitter to blast Pentagon spending.

Last week, he urged the cancellations of Boeing’s contract to build a new Air Force One fleet, which was followed by an abrupt but temporary drop in the company’s stock price.

Similarly, Lockheed Martin’s stock price took a hit, as shares fell more than 5 percent by noon Monday. The aerospace company’s market value dropped $4 billion after the tweet.

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HUCKABEE to SORE LOSER DEMOCRATS: "Suck It Up, Snowflakes - You Lost"

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An Electoral Coup is Underway

 

On December 19, 2016 the electoral college will vote.

Based on the vote, Trump should receive 306 votes and Clinton will have 232.

However, it is possible for many electors to change their vote.  They aren't bound by it.

There's currently a very well funded attempt to influence electors to flip their votes on December 19th to change the outcome of the election.

Despite expectations that it is far fetched, it has a high chance of success.  As of today, there are enough electoral votes in play to flip the outcome.

The three outcomes in discussion right now:

1. Trump falls short of the electoral count (270) to become President and the election is sent to Congress for a decision.
2.  Clinton gets more than 270 electoral votes and becomes the President.
3. A dark horse candidate (Kaisitch, etc.) would get the votes to become President.

In my view:  all of these outcomes would end in a disaster.

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Ex-CIA operative: We may need a new vote

Via Iver "Can you imagine the magnitude of unrest should they either JFK him.....or have a new vote.... or the faithless electors screw the pooch?CW2 for sure. Now is not the time to be complacent."

Joe: " They don't have the cajones! If they attempt anything of such magnitude it's suicide for the entire Democratic Party."

FAKE HATE: Devout Houston Muslim Pleads Guilty to Torching His Own Mosque

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Breitbart.com reported:

The Muslim charged with arson of his own mosque on Christmas Day 2015 has pleaded guilty to felony arson in a Harris County (Houston) district court and was sentenced to prison.

The charging instrument stated that Gary Nathaniel Moore started a fire with the intent to destroy and damage a place of worship – the Savoy Masjid Mosque in Houston. Moore said he attended the mosque every day up to five times a day for five years. The Houston Fire Department (HFD) responded to the fire about 2:47 p.m. on Christmas Day.

Breitbart News reported that “up in smoke is the DC Media’s hoped-for anti-GOP Narrative. Before any facts were known, numerous DC Media outlets immediately exploited the tragedy to place the blame on Donald Trump.” As reported by Breitbart Texas, Breitbart News accurately predicted that the DC media would lose interest in the story “Now that a devout Muslim has been charged.”

More @ The Gateway Pundit

Charlottesville Residents Launch Official Process to Recall Disgraced Vice-Mayor Wes Bellamy

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In the wake of the revelation of numerous racist, homophobic, sexist and vulgar tweets posted on social media by Charlottesville Vice-Mayor Wes Bellamy, there has been an ongoing push to remove him from Charlottesville City Council.  Even though an online petition gathered nearly 1,000 signatures in a matter of days, and despite the fact that the Albermarle County School Board placed him on administrative leave and the Governor of Virginia forced him to resign from the State Board of Education, members of city council not only have refused to ask Bellamy to resign, but went as far as to express their unwavering support for the disgraced Vice-Mayor.  In response to the lack of action from city council, and on the advice of legal representation, a grassroots group of Charlottesville citizens has drafted an official recall petition, requesting that he be removed from office for “misuse of office’

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Newt Gingrich: Propaganda Media has No Relationship with News – Is Aligned with Corrupt Establishment

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Top U.S. spy agency has not embraced CIA assessment on Russia hacking +3

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The overseers of the U.S. intelligence community have not embraced a CIA assessment that Russian cyber attacks were aimed at helping Republican President-elect Donald Trump win the 2016 election, three American officials said on Monday.

While the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) does not dispute the CIA's analysis of Russian hacking operations, it has not endorsed their assessment because of a lack of conclusive evidence that Moscow intended to boost Trump over Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, said the officials, who declined to be named.

The position of the ODNI, which oversees the 17 agency-strong U.S. intelligence community, could give Trump fresh ammunition to dispute the CIA assessment, which he rejected as "ridiculous" in weekend remarks, and press his assertion that no evidence implicates Russia in the cyber attacks.

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                                              House Intel chair rejects call for new Russia probe

                                              Bolton questions if Russian hacks were ‘false flag’ 

                                      McConnell rejects special panel for Russia election allegations

A senior FBI counterintelligence official scoffed at CIA’s conclusion Russia had plotted to put Trump in office, calling the evidence “fuzzy” and “ambiguous.”

Via Billy

CIA veterans—none of them fans of Donald Trump–are urging caution about leaked allegations that Russia waged a secret campaign to put the New York Republican into the White House.

“I am not saying that I don't think Russia did this,” Nada Bakos, a top former CIA counterterrorism officer tells Newsweek, in a typical comment. “My main concern is that we will rush to judgment. The analysis needs to be cohesive and done the right way.”

More @ Newsweek

Clinton campaign wants intel briefings for Electoral College members

Via John "When in your life have you ever seen such shenanigans? Between the aborted recount and now this......they are trying to de-legitimize our election results. Next they'll be claiming aliens from space rigged the election. Sorry, the people have already spoken in accordance with our Constitution, but that's not good enough for liberals....well, too bad for them, those whiny crybabies. That's all they're good for."

 

Hillary Clinton's campaign has thrown its support behind an effort to provide members of the Electoral College with intelligence briefings on Russian breaches of U.S. political organizations before the College formally votes to elect Donald Trump president next week.

"The bipartisan electors' letter raises very grave issues involving our national security. Electors have a solemn responsibility under the Constitution and we support their efforts to have their questions addressed," Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta said Monday, responding to a request for briefings by a group of electors.

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