to “ staple ” a green card to foreign - born scientists and engineers and Ph . D.s but in a recent Vox interview criticized certain employers for firing U.S. workers and replacing them with H-1B visa holders supplied by contractors . Kaine is generally pro - union , with a 96 percent lifetime Senate voting rating from the AFL - CIO . But Virginia has for decades been a right - to - work state , and Kaine has said , " I strongly support " the law , which frees union nonmembers from any legal obligation to pay fees to a union that bargains collectively on their behalf .
U.S. officials bridle at the way such talk muddles their carefully orchestrated message of U.S.-Europe unity against Putin 's aggression . And they say Berlusconi , who remains close to Putin , still does his share of the troublemaking . During an October 2014 international summit in Milan , the Russian dropped in on Berlusconi 's villa for a nightcap at 1:30 a.m. that reportedly lasted beyond 3 a.m. On a trip to Rome the next year , Putin again dropped in on his Italian friend , who pledgedcontact.commitmentpromiseexpressintent.meetto use his enduring political influence to push for an end to European sanctions against Russia — and later publicly pledged to help “ convince our American friends that the return to the atmosphere of the Cold War is inadmissible . ” Most memorably , perhaps , the two men paid a joint visit in September to Crimea — itself a political statement , given the landmass ' disputed status . While touring a winery , the two men were shown several bottles of a dust - covered 1775 vintage wine imported during the reign of Catherine the Great .
Lobbying : A 2015 analysis by Vox found that “ at least 181 companies , individuals , and foreign governments that have given to the Clinton Foundation also lobbied the State Department when Hillary Clinton ran the place . ” IBT reported that Bill Clinton was paid more than $ 2.5 million by firms that were lobbying Hillary Clinton ’s department . Colombia : A 2015 IBT investigative report found that as a Clinton Foundation - linked project accepted contributions from a Colombian oil firm and its founder , Hillary Clinton did not respond to calls for her State Department to use its power to combat alleged labor abuses at the company . Clinton also switched her position to support the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement , actively pushing Congress to ratify a pact she had previously pledgedcontact.commitmentpromiseexpressintent.meetto oppose . Banking : In 2015 , the Wall Street Journal reported that in “ an unusual intervention ” by a top U.S. diplomat , Secretary of State Clinton announced a legal settlement that allowed the Swiss financial behemoth UBS to turn over far fewer tax documents than were sought by the IRS in its probe of the bank . “ From that point on , UBS ’s engagement with the Clinton family ’s charitable organization increased , ” reported the Journal .
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" The real muslims will never accept the filthy ways of the west , " Mateen wrote , according to the letter from committee chairman Sen. Ron Johnson , a Wisconsin Republican . Johnson did not say how he learned of the posts other than to cite " information obtained by my staff . " As he did in his call to a 911 operator during the massacre , Mateen pledgedcontact.commitmentpromiseexpressintent.meethis allegiance on Facebook to the leader of the Islamic State and , in his final post , warned : " in the next few days you will see attacks from the Islamic state in the usa . " Omar Mateen , right , with his wife , Noor Zahi Salman , and their son . ( Facebook ) Omar Mateen , right , with his wife , Noor Zahi Salman , and their son .
As stated by Reuters , “ Hillary Clinton , under questioning by federal investigators over whether she had been briefed on how to preserve government records as she was about to leave the State Department , said she had suffered a concussion , was working part - time and could not recall every briefing she received . ” Then of course , there ’s the Clinton Foundation and the AP ’s report stating 85 donors gave $ 156 million for access to Clinton . The report states “ At least 85 of 154 people from private interests who met or had phone conversations scheduled with Clinton while she led the State Department donated to her family charity or pledgedcontact.commitmentpromiseexpressintent.meetcommitments to its international programs , according to a review of State Department calendars released so far to The Associated Press . ” There ’s plenty of smoke ( and perhaps a raging inferno ) there to give the election to Trump . Speaking of the Clinton Foundation , if you find Hillary Clinton ’s laptop in the mail , contact the authorities . If Trump eventually wins the White House , it will be the fault of “ progressive ” writers and media .
And in 2011 , Trump sued the company behind Trump Vodka after it went bankrupt , demanding $ 8.4 from his former partners . There ’s no indication that Trump received the money , or that he gave any of it to charity . " Trump also faces questions about what happened to money from his most recent book , “ Crippled America . ” He pledgedcontact.commitmentpromiseexpressintent.meetto donate the profits to charity : “ In May , Trump reported earning more than $ 1 million in royalties from the book . But there were no signs that he gave away any of it . His staff refused to answer questions . ” Both of these fit into a quite familiar pattern ...