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How Madeleine Westerhout,  Got Her Dream Job at the White House, Lost It, and What She Learned

DONALD TRUMP's ON TWITTER!

“Great new book by former Director of Oval Office Operations, Madeleine Westerhout, entitled “Off the Record”. When I look at all of the Fake Books and garbage written about me, it’s really nice to see a very smart and already wise young woman write an honest depiction of what went on at the White House during some extremely interesting and important times. So many good stories by someone who, unlike most other so called writers, was actually there, and a part of the action - of which there was plenty. Go buy this book, a job well done!”

Madeline Westerhout was executive assistant to President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2019, and the Director of Oval Office Operations at the White House from February to August 2019.
 
TRUMP FORGIVES PERSONAL ASSISTANT ON TWITTER
 
Madeleine Westerhout, the former "gatekeeper" of the Trump White House, writes about her relationship with the president, and tells the story of the terrible mistake that led to her losing her job.

From the first day President Trump stepped into the White House, Madeleine Westerhout was by his side, first as his executive assistant, then as the Director of Oval Office Operations. From her desk outside the Oval, she saw everyone who came in to see the president. She placed his phone calls, and was in the room for several historic moments. During her time working with President Trump at the White House, Camp David, Mar a Lago, and Bedminster, she grew to love her job and admire the president.
 
Then, in an unguarded moment during a dinner with reporters, she made a terrible mistake.
 
In Off the Record, Westerhout tells the full story of this dinner for the first time, revealing the circumstances that led to her fateful mistake. She also writes about her relationship with President Trump -- all the lessons she learned working with him, and why she believes he is a much different man than the one the media portrays every day. Westerhout describes President Trump as a kind and generous boss who continues to be a great leader for our country.
 
Order the book here...
 
READ: www.axios.com/madeleine-westerhout-memoir-6ece687e-1115-4bd4-bdc0-78508f2a1bac.html
 
LINKEDIN: www.linkedin.com/in/madeleine-westerhout-93b445192/
 
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/OffTheRecordBook/

Kathy Barnette is a conservative, Black, mother, and wife. She is a veteran, a former adjunct Professor of Corporate Finance, a conference speaker, and a Conservative political commentator. She served her country proudly for ten years in the Armed Forces Reserves, where she was accepted into Officer Candidacy School. Her corporate career includes working with two major financial institutions and in corporate America. Kathy sat on the Board of a pregnancy crisis center for five years. 

We discuss the two party conventions that just took place. The contrast couldn't be greater, one is a grim picture of America, the other an example of hope and greatness. The Dems didn't mention one word about the riots, why is that? America is truly at a crossroads.

 
WEBSITE: kathybarnette.com
 
WEBSITE: kathybarnetteforcongress.com

DURHAM STARTS THE SCALPINGS
'You don't win the game in the first inning,' say former federal prosecutor Ex-FBI lawyer Clinesmith pleads guilty to falsifying email in Russia probe in Durham's first case.

John Durham to Interviewed  Former CIA Director John Brennan.
 
LEGAL ANALYST/AUTHOR: John O'Connor, Postgate: How the Washington Post Betrayed Deep Throat, Covered Up Watergate, and Began Today's Partisan Advocacy Journalism He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Northern California representing the United States in both criminal and civil cases.

Former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith pleaded guilty Wednesday to falsifying an email used to support the surveillance of President Donald Trump's former campaign aide Carter Page.

The case against Clinesmith is the first to be brought by federal prosecutor John Durham, appointed last year by Attorney General William Barr to review the origins of the FBI's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election.

Clinesmith, who worked at the FBI for four years, is accused of altering an email in 2017 that investigators relied on to justify an application to wiretap Page, according to court records. The altered email indicated that Page was "not a source" for the Central Intelligence Agency. The original email from the CIA indicated otherwise.

During a brief court appearance via telephone Wednesday, Clinesmith admitted that he altered the email but said he believed at the time that the information he added was accurate.

Matthew Sullivan has found a better way to draw down equity in your home. Rather than loan you the money, he'll buy a piece of your home and won't charge you any interest or require any monthly payments. He'll take his cut when you sell your home or you buy him out. Which could be a very good way to quickly get some needed cash. You won't need to fill out a credit app or go begging your banker. It's all very straight forward and easy. It's worth checking out if you have equity in your home. 

By all rights, Terrance K. Williams probably should have wound up in prison or dead. One of nine black children born to a crack addicted mother, Terrance went from one foster home to another. When he wasn't in a foster home he was in a juvenile shelter. Somehow, it only made him stronger. An unshakable belief in God and in himself helped get him through it all. Now he's a Trump Supporter and has visited the Whitehouse and can personally attest to the fact that President Trump is not a racist. It's an incredible story of indomitable will and the drive make something of himself, which he most certainly has. 

Karen Kataline has had enough. She's tired of the riots, tired of the loss of liberty and especially tired of wearing a mask that has no scientific backing behind it. She's tired of the Dems and their anti-social rioting and she's tired of them trying to turn the US into a third world Banana Republic. And we all should be. 

This week Fed Chair Powell gives a speech on the Fed’s new inflation policy.

Gulf Coast about to be hit by two big storms, the second a hurricane. Gasoline price impact? Segue into inflation...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/23/weather/marco-laura-gulf-coast-weather-forecast-sunday/index.html

Big high tax cities continue to implode

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/slammed-nyc-movers-turning-away-business-residents-flee-city

Market breadth is at catastrophic levels – let’s spend some time on this

Related to market breadth:  Tesla shorts get crushed

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/tesla-shorts-have-lost-more-25-billion-year-alone

If we have time…

Now there’s ‘virtual truancy’

https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/as-more-children-learn-from-home-the-state-is-cracking-down-on-virtual-truancy/

When we last spoke with Trilogy Metals CEO Tony Giardini, the company was anxiously awaiting US Government approval of its 120 mile road connecting its Ambler Mining District with the famed Dawson Highway. That approval was the only thing standing between Trilogy and developing this huge mining district. And finally, after numerous delays, the approval came through and the project was green-lighted. 

The recently released feasibility study gives a glimpse of what's in store. 

• Pre-tax Net Present Value (“NPV”)_8% of $1.6 Billion and an Internal Rate of Return (“IRR”) of 31% for the base case.
• After-tax NPV_8% of $1.1 Billion and after-tax IRR of 27% for the base case.
• At current spot metals prices of $2.94/lb copper, $1.09/lb zinc, $0.89/lb lead, $2,001/oz gold and $28.89/oz silver, the pre-tax NPV_8% is $1.8 Billion and IRR is 33.8% and after-tax NPV_8% is $1.3 Billion and IRR is 29.6%.

As shown above there's billions in copper, zinc, lead, silver and gold just waiting to be realized. And that's without taking the massive exploration potential into account. With $145 million in the bank and global partner South 32, the road ahead is indeed paved with riches. 

Trilogy Website

Ticker symbol TMQ on the TSX and NYSE

The pandemic will end, but what happens to economic fallout? The most important thing is that gold has hit multiple record highs. We had a slight retracement last week. Investors were buying the dip. GLD has had the highest volume on record. Silver has tripled since March, but it hasn’t hit the $50 levels of its past peaks. Gold could be ending the year in the $2200-$2300 range. Gary was predicting $2060 gold for now in April. Silver will challenge and break $30. If gold keeps moving, silver will hit the $40-$50 range and perhaps above. The Fed’s bailouts have no upper limits. They’ll keep buying bonds as long as it takes. No economic recovery on the horizon. Dollar could decline to 88 before all is said and done. Precious metals will continue to have intrinsic value as money printing continues unabated. It’s a race to zero. Mines were closed for several months and the US Mint ran out of silver rounds. $34 on this leg of the rally and on the next it could go well over $47.

Watch The Fallout After The Pandemic Interview here

When we last spoke with Andy he warned of a looming precious metals shortage in the fall, due to the near global mine shutdown caused by Covid 19. “We are at roughly 8 times normal sales at Miles Franklin.” Federal indictments against JP Morgan metal traders in March make Andy believe that it’s changed landscape. Silver went from around $12 to nearly $30. Gold went to $2000. Bottom line is that prices were supressed. Andy has been accumulating metals from any available source. He’s got a large selection of gold and islver. Jump quickly. Premiums are high. There’s not enough supply. It’s a challenge to get product. US and Canadian mints are only running at 50 percent capacity. The time to buy is now! Write to andy@milesfranklin.com.

Crowdfunding and Capital Raising Consultant | Publisher of “Accredited Investor Journal” | Author of the best selling books “Trade Like a Pro” and “Winning the Trading Game” |18k+ Followers on LinkedIn Noble A. DraKoln has been involved in multiple tech startups as a consultant, investor and director. In the early days of the conversion from paging to full digital cellular networks, from TDMA to CDMA, he successfully ran a venture that made mergers and acquisitions in the 900mHz, 150mHz, and 450mHz spectrum’s. At the introduction of DVDs he successfully ran and sold off a VHS to DVD conversion studio, and he has been a part of guiding, consulting, and assisting in financing internet startups in both Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 phases. Mr. Drakoln started out as a futures/commodities broker at the age of nineteen trading the E-mini S&P, gold futures contracts, and treasury bond strips. Since that time he has authored the Wiley & Sons published best-selling books Winning the Trading Game and Trade Like a Pro. Over the span of his twenty year career he has traded S & P 500 contracts, various options, and futures for himself and clients. His books have been translated into multiple languages, he has been a keynote speaker around the world, contributing writer to Forbes, Futures Magazine, along with dozens of other financial magazines, and a radio and T.V. financial commentator on Bloomberg and Fox Business News.

The insanity strategy. U.S. Attorney General William Barr is taking action. Realizing that the Left is now full on Communist, willing to burn the entire country down to get its way, and pulling out all the stops to take down the Trump Administration, Barr appears to be making this month as the critical nexus of his legal activity to restore law and order at all levels in our nation. If Barr does not act this week, the Conservative Treehouse has information that it has compiled over several months, that if released will make it impossible for the DOJ to not act. I am contacting CTH to join the effort to bring America back from the brink of destruction.

We also discuss H--C--Q and how you can get it. 

John makes a return appearance and discusses going from $200k in student loan debt to 240k in retirment savings. He’s written The Wealthy Gardner as a way to help his children and others to escape the debt trap. While the Law of Attraction is alive and well, you still need to execute. You have to work! Time to go to school to learn how to fix Electric Vehicles? 

1. Markets keep going up and the valuation of equities is over 177% of GDP. 
2. Dollar going down
3. Gold going up - Warren Buffett buys Barrack and sells all his shares Goldman Sacks. He’s selling banks and buying gold stocks. Late to the game. Long term rates coming down and short term rates are near zero. Inflation target above 2%. Banks can’t make money. 
4. Silver going up. It will become the best investment in the world. 
5. All we need is a vaccine and we can get back to normal. Wrong. Everytime the Fed raised rates the markets choked. Then the repo market seized up. Economy was headed down before Covid 19. The debt we’ve added and the falsification of assets and fake rates. 
6. World Economy is rapidly declining. There's no way out!

Warren Buffett Buys Gold and so Should You

Food prices rising:

"From February to June, meat and poultry prices rose nearly 11%, with beef and veal prices seeing the highest rise, spiking 20%. For pork the increase was about 8.5%. People are paying more for other staples, too: During the same time period, egg prices shot up 10%, and shoppers shelled out 4% more for cereals and fresh vegetables."

California on verge of passing wealth tax and is considering big increase in income tax– would raise top income tax rate to 16%

Are Chicago and NYC over? Chicago shutting its downtown at 9pm each night, NYC sees massive increase in shootings, subway system going bankrupt, apartments empty, people moving out in droves.  

Sound money caucus forms in Congress -- better late than never

https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2020/08/14/sound-money-caucus-capitol-hill-002104

Fedex and UPS says can’t handle nationwide mail-in balloting

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/512146-ups-fedex-shut-down-calls-to-handle-mail-in-ballots-warn-of-significant

Who said riots are good for the Dems? 

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/cnn-poll-bidens-lead-trump-tumbles-10-points-after-two-months-rioting

Last week I made the decision to start taking Hydroxychloquine (HCQ). I'm not a doctor or other healthcare professional and I'm certainly not recommending for you to take HCQ. I'm only relaying to you, what went into my thought process in deciding to start an HCQ/Zinc regimen. I'm 63 years old, have slightly high blood pressure and am pre-diabetic. Although both conditions are treated and well under control, this puts me in a higher risk category than many in my age group. While still my chances of dying from Covid-19 are well under 1 percent, I felt I didn't want to wait around to get infected. The literature and studies appear to indicate the HCQ/Zinc may have a prophylactic effect with, contrary to mainstream media induced hysteria, very little risk. So in consultation with my doctor I made the decision. So far, zero side effects other than Zinc upsetting my stomach slightly. By the way, Zinc is essential to a healthy functioning immune system. So let me know what you think. 

COVID-19 ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYST: David Sussman, is the founder and CEO of VALCOR Worldwide, and a nationally recognized small business advocate and consultant.
 
President Trump issued 4 executive orders that  unilaterally impose a stimulus plan, including a suspension of the payroll tax, an extension of federal unemployment benefits, an eviction moratorium and another round of individual stimulus checks.
 
The constitutionality of such a move in unclear. And some people tell FOX Business Trump may be using this as a negotiating tactic to bring Democrats to the table and hammer out a compromise. Either way, Trump did it and he's sent the Democrat's leaders Pelosi and Schumer reeling. 

Michael D. Farkas is the Founder, Executive Chairman and CEO of Blink Charging, an owner/operator in electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the United States. Since 2009 Michael has led Blink as a driving force in the EV industry paving the way for growth and adoption of electric vehicles.  Prior to founding Blink, Michael has established a track record as a successful principal investor across a variety of industries including automotive, retail, telecommunications, agriculture, and aerospace.

As the automobile industry experiences a significant shift to embrace alternative fuels and electric vehicles, an opportunity presents itself for business owners and operators to incorporate charging infrastructure at their properties. Michael outlines the EV market landscape conditions and expectations and discusses the advantages of various business models used when deploying EV infrastructure.

But in the end, the question is, "Can Blink and other charging networks make money?" And that remains to be seen 

Joe Bell, founder of Legacy Beyond Listings, Real Estate & Wealth Expert Coach and author of the book “Assets, Acquisitions, & Abundance: A Guide To Building True Wealth & Legacy Through Real Estate.
Joe is an expert at helping Real Estate professionals build legacy, retirement, and wealth.

Back in 2006, Joe was brand new to the real estate game. He was young and had no money, couldn’t keep up on a mortgage and was facing foreclosure. Everything changed in 2009 when he purchased his first investment property and hit a home run. Since then, Joe has owned many companies, has a real estate firm and is now an experienced broker and investor himself.
He would love to explain how a 40 year old agent landed a profitable investment in a weekend without using his own money.

Joe has been named in the “Top 40 Under 40” in Alaska, and has been featured in places such as ABC, NBC, Digital Journal, Investor Place, and more

Since we met David Erfle several years ago, he was convinced that the key to future wealth was in mining stocks. He runs one of the most transparent and interactive newsletters around. Fast forward to now and we see that David was correct. His stocks are way way up and they're barely getting started. To David, the recent pull back is welcome news. We don't want to see a parabolic rise as that inevitably ends in sorrow. Even more over-sized gains are on the horizon. 

n the early days of the coronavirus crisis, President Donald Trump was flanked in the White House briefing room by a team of public health experts in a seeming portrait of unity to confront the disease that was ravaging the globe.
 
But as the crisis has spread to all reaches of the country, with escalating deaths and little sense of endgame, a chasm has widened between the president and the experts. The result: daily delivery of a mixed message to the public at a moment when coherence is most needed. 

Trump and his political advisers insist that the United States has no rival in its response to the pandemic. They point to the fact that the U.S. has administered more virus tests than any other nation and that the percentage of deaths among those infected is among the lowest.

As Steve reports, "The latest Rasmussen poll has trump at 51 percent approval, 7 points higher than Obama at this point in his presidency. Such poll numbers are all the more remarkable given the radically and absurdly negative coverage Trump receives on an hourly basis from the mainstream media. In fact, the Media Research Center conducted a study that found that 92 percent of the media’s coverage of President Trump was decisively negative, the mirror opposite of the fawning coverage that daily accompanied the Obama presidency. But Rasmussen isn't an outlier. The latest Democracy Institute poll has Trump beating Biden by a margin of 48 percent to 46 percent, with Trump leading by a healthy five points in crucial swing states like Florida, Iowa, Michigan, and Pennsylvania."

n the August 1st piece on Politico by Jean Guerrero entitled "The Man Who Made Stephen Miller," they claim that almost 20 years ago I cultivated an angry high-school student named Stephen Miller and that now his ideas are coming to life in the Trump administration. I never claimed to have "made" Stephen Miller. He was a brilliant young man when I met him. Stephen and I are what a reasonable person would call "classical liberals" - we both have written thousands if not hundreds of thousands of words to make clear our positions. But the author of this article is determined to smear us both as racists. This is the fascist mentality of the left. If you disagree with someone, they must be racists. Being against illegal immigration and being for merit immigration, as we both are, is not "anti-immigrant" as this article maliciously claims. To call Stephen or me "hatemongers" and to insinuate that we are racists is just to pull a page out of the slimiest smear site in the country, but it's par for the course for leftists. Identity politics is racism. The Democrat Party trades in racist attacks on a daily basis. I have written three books on race - all of them organized around Martin Luther King's vision of a world in which people are judged on their character, not on their skin color. Of course, being a leftist and supporting a Democrat Party Guerrero wouldn't understand that. Shame on Politico for reprinting this.

Can Trump Just Order the Treasury to Give Us Money? John Rubino  

Can Trump just give us money via executive order?

Seattle pro-cop rally, Portland police union office fire, Chicago bridges raised: misdirection by 1% (see next entry)

Meanwhile: Fed is preparing to officially shoot for higher than 2% inflation

One-fifth of all mail-in ballots disqualified in NYC primary – chaos coming in November. US Postal Service meltdown -2.2 billion in the last few months. Major service cut backs just in time for elections. 

Was THAT the gold/silver correction??

Miners reporting killer Q2 numbers

Robinhood stops reporting trading data

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/robinhood-app-robbing-amateurs-dotcom-era

Social media imposing modern-day Hays Code on political speech

Cyclical credit contraction. Stock market is vulernable to a downturn that no one sees coming. Going into the fall you can have a much more severe correction, especially the NY Market. Don’t use the Wuhan Flu to make any investing decisions, both long or short. The liquidity events could be very severe and substantial. Where we’re getting huge excesses in Silver, we’re getting very high excesses in the US Dollar’s decline. We’re in a very lengthy expansion and bull market in metals which will raise prices of majors, medium sized companies and explorers. When a discovery is made, you’re rapidly building an asset. But be prepared for the inevitable pullback, so take so money off the table and get ready for the next upside move.