thegatewaypundit--2020-01-19--Dark and Dirty FBI Agent Joe Pientka and Wife Living the High Life After He Set Up General Flynn For

Dark and Dirty FBI Agent Joe Pientka and Wife Living the High Life After He Set Up General Flynn Forcing Flynn to Sell His House to Pay for Legal Fees We reported how dirty cop Joe Pientka whose is reportedly still at the FBI , and his wife , who we have uncovered is connected to the Trump Tower meeting set up by Fusion GPS , are living high on the hog with houses on both the East and West Coasts .
Joe was involved with everything corrupt involving the the Russia Collusion Hoax and his wife is an attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The FBI is hiding them to this day .
The FBI has done all it can to hide Joe Pientka , the corrupt cop at the FBI involved most all the criminal activities involving the coup of candidate and President Trump .
This corrupt cop was involved in everything and the FBI is hiding him .
We have identified multiple reasons why .
Joe Pientka was a very key player in the Crossfire Hurricane and Mueller gangs created based on fraudulent information .
We have pages on Pientka in a previous post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Actions FBI Agent Joe Pientka Involved in – Including Setting Up General Flynn – Yet Pientka Still Protected by FBI “ .
• The Crossfire Hurricane team members were selected by Peter Strzok , the Intel Section Chief , and Pientka .
• Pientka and Strzok entrapped General Flynn in the White House and lied about Flynn ’ s lying to the FBI Pientka was a member of the Crossfire Hurricane gang that was running the sham Trump Russia collusion investigation .
He shows in charts of the Crossfire Hurricane gang in 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in January 2017 : We don ’ t know why Peintka is not showing in the later organization chart but we believe it has to do with the fraudulent and now missing 302 ’ s that were filed about Pientka and Strzok ’ s meeting with General Flynn .
We do now know that Pientka moved from the East to West Coasts in the summer of 2019 .
He is still at the FBI !
We also note that you can see that Pientka still owns his home in Virginia per a simple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Notable , is that the mailing address for the home in Virginia is to a million dollar home in California that is held with Joe and his wife Melissa .
Melissa Pientka is an attorney who used to work in Virginia with the EDVA up through 2012 .
She supposedly went into private practice but a search of her records with the California Bar shows nothing .
She clearly doesn ’ t want to be found because a simple search online comes up with nothing .
What ’ s also unusual is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purchased their home in California , May 19 , 2018 .
This happens to be almost a year to the date when US Senator Chuck Grassley requested that the FBI bring Pientka before the Senate to testify on the Russia sham investigation .
The FBI never did comply with Grassley .
What we found next was a bit shocking .
We queried Melissa Pientka ’ s details on Justia.com and found out that she is working for a firm by the name of Baker and Hostetler LLP in Washington D.C : Baker & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When Fusion GPS ’ s bank transactions were released in late 2017 the records showed a connection between the two companies : The records show that Fusion was also paid $ 523,651 by the law firm BakerHostetler between March 7 , 2016 and Oct. 31 , 2016 .
Fusion worked for BakerHostetler to investigate Bill Browder , a London-based banker who helped push through the Magnitsky Act , a sanctions law vehemently opposed by the Kremlin .
Katsyv and Prevezon sought to limit the impact of the Magnitsky sanctions .
Glenn Simpson , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fusion GPS founding partner , compiled the research for the anti-Browder project .
He worked closely with Natalia Veselnitskaya , the Russian lawyer who also showed up at the infamous Trump Tower meeting held on June 9 , 2016 .
Simpson ’ s research ended up in the Trump Tower meeting in the form of a four-page memo carried by Veselnitskaya .
She also shared Simpson ’ s work with Yuri Chaika , the prosecutor general of Russia .
Simpson told the House Intelligence Committee earlier this week that he did not know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chaika or to Donald Trump Jr. , the Trump campaign ’ s point-man in the Trump Tower meeting .
Simpson testified that he did not know that Veselnitskaya had visited Trump Tower until it was reported in the press earlier this year .
So we now know that the Peintka ’ s have been living the high life for a long time .
Joe and his wife Melissa ( her maiden name is Bristow ) have been living way above their means for several years .
They own two homes .
They also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and a Porsche Cayenne and a 911 .
We also now know that Pientka ’ s role in the Russia Collusion scam may have been bigger than first thought .
According to Bruce Ohr ’ s testimony in front of Congress Pientka was his ‘ handler ’ : We absolutely know that the corrupt FBI is keeping dirty cop Pientka hidden .
Clearly there is a reason .
His wife being connected to Fusion GPS and the Trump Tower meeting could be part of that reason .
Their high life lifestyle is @ @ @ @

We reported how dirty cop Joe Pientka who is reportedly still at the FBI, and his wife, who we have uncovered is connected to the Trump Tower meeting set up by Fusion GPS, are living high on the hog with houses on both the East and West Coasts.
Joe was involved with everything corrupt involving the the Russia Collusion Hoax and his wife is an attorney for a company involved with Fusion GPS. The FBI is hiding them to this day.
The FBI has done all it can to hide Joe Pientka, the corrupt cop at the FBI involved most all the criminal activities involving the coup of candidate and President Trump. This corrupt cop was involved in everything and the FBI is hiding him. We have identified multiple reasons why.
Joe Pientka was a very key player in the Crossfire Hurricane and Mueller gangs created based on fraudulent information. We have pages on Pientka in a previous post: “The Many Corrupt and Criminal Actions FBI Agent Joe Pientka Involved in – Including Setting Up General Flynn – Yet Pientka Still Protected by FBI“.
Overall Pientka was:
Supervisor of Crossfire Hurricane.
The Crossfire Hurricane team members were selected by Peter Strzok, the Intel Section Chief, and Pientka.
The agents reported to Pientka.
Pientka reported operational activities to Strzok.
Pientka and Strzok entrapped General Flynn in the White House and lied about Flynn’s lying to the FBI
Pientka was a member of the Crossfire Hurricane gang that was running the sham Trump Russia collusion investigation. He shows in charts of the Crossfire Hurricane gang in 2016:
But then he mysteriously drops off in January 2017:
We don’t know why Peintka is not showing in the later organization chart but we believe it has to do with the fraudulent and now missing 302’s that were filed about Pientka and Strzok’s meeting with General Flynn.
We do now know that Pientka moved from the East to West Coasts in the summer of 2019. He is still at the FBI!
Public records reflect that Pientka relocated from DC to SF in the summer of 2019, after which he was listed as a SF Field Office Ass't Special Agent in Charge. This was a year after the DOJ notified the FISA Court of *some* (but not all) of his FISA deficiencies in July 2018 pic.twitter.com/b68lBTH4rv — Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) January 12, 2020
We also note that you can see that Pientka still owns his home in Virginia per a simple query of property taxes at property search.com. Notable, is that the mailing address for the home in Virginia is to a million dollar home in California that is held with Joe and his wife Melissa.
Melissa Pientka is an attorney who used to work in Virginia with the EDVA up through 2012. She supposedly went into private practice but a search of her records with the California Bar shows nothing. She clearly doesn’t want to be found because a simple search online comes up with nothing.
What’s also unusual is the date that the Pientka’s purchased their home in California, May 19, 2018. This happens to be almost a year to the date when US Senator Chuck Grassley requested that the FBI bring Pientka before the Senate to testify on the Russia sham investigation. The FBI never did comply with Grassley.
What we found next was a bit shocking. We queried Melissa Pientka’s details on Justia.com and found out that she is working for a firm by the name of Baker and Hostetler LLP in Washington D.C:
Baker & Hostetler are connected to Fusion GPS. When Fusion GPS’s bank transactions were released in late 2017 the records showed a connection between the two companies:
The records show that Fusion was also paid $523,651 by the law firm BakerHostetler between March 7, 2016 and Oct. 31, 2016. Fusion worked for BakerHostetler to investigate Bill Browder, a London-based banker who helped push through the Magnitsky Act, a sanctions law vehemently opposed by the Kremlin. BakerHostetler represented Prevezon Holdings and its owner, a Russian businessman named Denis Katsyv. Katsyv and Prevezon sought to limit the impact of the Magnitsky sanctions. Glenn Simpson, a former Wall Street Journal reporter and Fusion GPS founding partner, compiled the research for the anti-Browder project. He worked closely with Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer who also showed up at the infamous Trump Tower meeting held on June 9, 2016. Simpson’s research ended up in the Trump Tower meeting in the form of a four-page memo carried by Veselnitskaya. She also shared Simpson’s work with Yuri Chaika, the prosecutor general of Russia. Simpson told the House Intelligence Committee earlier this week that he did not know that Veselnitskaya provided the Browder information to Chaika or to Donald Trump Jr., the Trump campaign’s point-man in the Trump Tower meeting. Trending: JUST IN: Fulton County Clerk Releases New Statement on Leaked Trump Docs That Matched Fani Willis’s Indictments and It’s a Doozy Simpson testified that he did not know that Veselnitskaya had visited Trump Tower until it was reported in the press earlier this year.
Updates today==>>
So we now know that the Peintka’s have been living the high life for a long time. Joe and his wife Melissa (her maiden name is Bristow) have been living way above their means for several years. They own two homes. They also own multiple luxury cars including a Lexus, and a Porsche Cayenne and a 911.
We also now know that Pientka’s role in the Russia Collusion scam may have been bigger than first thought. According to Bruce Ohr’s testimony in front of Congress Pientka was his ‘handler’:
We absolutely know that the corrupt FBI is keeping dirty cop Pientka hidden. Clearly there is a reason. His wife being connected to Fusion GPS and the Trump Tower meeting could be part of that reason. Their high life lifestyle is suspicious as well.
Hat tip D. Manny


thegatewaypundit--2020-01-19--What the Media Won’t Tell You: Bill Clinton Charged of 11 Felonies and Impeachable Offenses – Trump

What the Media Won’t Tell You: Bill Clinton Charged of 11 Felonies and Impeachable Offenses – Trump Accused of ZERO Felonies and 2 Non-Crimes

What the Media Won ’ t Tell You : Bill Clinton Charged of 11 Felonies and Impeachable Offenses – Trump Accused of ZERO Felonies and 2 Non-Crimes The Trump impeachment sham is unique in a number of different ways compared to previous impeachments and most notably because no crime was committed or defined .
President Trump is accused of two offenses , neither is a crime .
Article One : Abuse of Power — broad and undefined non-criminal action .
Article Two : Obstruction of Congress — Not a crime and completely made up charge Now compare that to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinton was accused of 11 separate felonies and impeachable offenses .
The Starr Report , presented on Sept. 9,1998 , presented 11 impeachable offenses .
Bill Clinton was eventually charged because he “ …willfully provided perjuries , false and misleading testimony to the grand jury , ” and made “ …corrupt efforts to influence the testimony of witnesses and to impede the discovery of evidence.
” The Starr report cited 11 specific possible grounds for impeachment in four categories : Five counts of lying under oath Four counts of obstruction of justice One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abuse of constitutional authority

The Trump impeachment sham is unique in a number of different ways compared to previous impeachments and most notably because no crime was committed or defined.
President Trump is accused of two offenses, neither is a crime.
Article One: Abuse of Power — broad and undefined non-criminal action.
Article Two: Obstruction of Congress — Not a crime and completely made up charge
Now compare that to the Clinton Impeachment trial in 1998.
Bill Clinton was accused of 11 separate felonies and impeachable offenses.
The Starr Report, presented on Sept. 9,1998, presented 11 impeachable offenses. Bill Clinton was eventually charged because he “…willfully provided perjuries, false and misleading testimony to the grand jury,” and made “…corrupt efforts to influence the testimony of witnesses and to impede the discovery of evidence.”
The Starr report cited 11 specific possible grounds for impeachment in four categories:
Five counts of lying under oath
Four counts of obstruction of justice
One count of witness tampering
One count of abuse of constitutional authority


thegatewaypundit--2020-01-19--The Genius of Trump: China Economy is Growing at It’s Slowest Rate in 30 Years – Prognosis For Futur

The Genius of Trump: China Economy is Growing at It’s Slowest Rate in 30 Years – Prognosis For Future Doesn’t Look Good

The Genius of Trump : China Economy is Growing at It ’ s Slowest Rate in 30 Years – Prognosis For Future Doesn ’ t Look Good One month ago we reported that you can feel it in Hong Kong .
The economy is sluggish .
The question is – is the slowing Hong Kong Economy related to the protests which clearly have negatively impacted the local Hong Kong businesses or is the Hong Kong downturn related to a slowing China economy .
We now know the answer .
The BBC reported this week that official China figures are out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s economy grew last year at the slowest pace in almost three decades .
Official figures show that the world ’ s second largest economy expanded by 6.1 % in 2019 from the year before – the worst figure in 29 years .
The country has faced weak domestic demand and the impact of the bitter trade war with the US .
The government has been rolling out measures over the past two years in an attempt to boost growth .
It comes after almost two years of trade tensions with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relationship with America have seen improvements in manufacturing and business confidence data .
We ’ ve reported for months that President Trump had the US in the position that it can only win in a deal with China and he did .
The US economy is on fire – more Americans are working than every before , unemployment is at 50 year lows , wages are way up and the stock market is at record highs .
But China was moving in the opposite direction .
China could either give the US what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
China needed a Deal with the US ( i.e .
they don ’ t just want it ) – As were reported in a post in August President Trump recognizes that China is in an all out war with the US in regards to information and economics .
For years Western leaders have done nothing but negotiate into weak positions , never standing up to the Communist regime .
Former US Presidents treated China like they did Russia 50 years ago , as their superior always giving them what they wanted and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal acts .
President Trump knew that China needs the US now more than ever but the US didn ’ t need China .
We posted a presentation from former Trump Chief Strategist Steve Bannon regarding China .
He discussed how China is in an economic war with the US .
He said America was losing until President Trump .
Then he added this : Well here ’ s the game and right now we are converging on a point and they understand this .
We could take the whole thing down .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s built on a house of sand… If they [ China ] devalue their currency they are just going to flood more out .
They got $ 3 trillion of reserves and trust me , in a New York second that thing would flood out in a second .
That ’ s what their own people think about their economy .
We ’ ve allowed these guys to push us around .
We ’ ve allowed these guys to take the South China Sea… This trade war is going to end in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to see is a reorientation of the entire supply chain out of China… Bannon is right .
We reported in May that just like the US in 2008 , a perfect storm is building in China .
The excessive and extravagant construction projects , cash-flow challenges and lack of demand in China all could combine for a major financial disaster .
Trump is right – now is the time to make a deal with China .
As the movie ‘ The Big Short ’ revealed , in 2008 few individuals saw the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The cause of the 2008 sub-prime crisis is discussed in ( my book ) Falling Eagle , Rising Tigers : Politicians would have you believe that the 2008 financial meltdown was related to the more recent actions of one party or the other , but the roots of the 2008 housing market crisis really began in the 1930s with the creation of the Federal Housing Administration ( FHA ) , which guaranteed banks ’ mortgage risks and the Federal National Mortgage Association ( FNMA ) , which effectively insured mortgages by purchasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the lenders to the US taxpayers .
Then in 1977 , the Community Reinvestment Act ( CRA ) was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter .
This law was designed to promote home ownership for minorities by prohibiting banks from refusing mortgages in poor areas due to the loan ’ s high risk .
In addition , mortgage lenders were required under the 1975 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act ( HMDA ) to provide data about who they lent to .
Then in 1991 , HMDA rules were tightened and included specific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s lending .
Credit-worthiness was no longer relevant in the US and the volume of subprime loans exploded .
The government had inserted itself in the mortgage business .
Like most government initiatives , their plans were doomed .
Americans lacking the ability to pay for mortgages were provided mortgages at teaser rates that when fully adjusted would never be paid .
This ultimately climaxed in 2008 with the subprime crisis that sent shock waves around the world and put financial markets in a tailspin .
A financial meltdown is in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decades , China opened its borders and corporations around the world fled to China due to its cheap capital and meager payroll costs .
As a result , China ’ s economy exploded .
Again , from Falling Eagle , Rising Tigers : While the US is moving more and more towards a welfare state , China is moving more and more towards prosperity .
“ Since the launch of economic reform in 1978 more people ( in China ) have been made materially better off in a shorter span of time than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s rise out of poverty has been dramatic .
For example , considering a consumption threshold of $ 1 a day using the 1993 Power Purchasing Parities ( PPP ) , the World Bank tracked a reduction of poverty from 652 million Chinese people in 1981 to 135 million in 2004 .
China ’ s anti-poverty performance is even remarkable with a standard of $ 1.25 a day at 2005 PPP .
“ The numbers in poverty by this measure dropped from 848 million in 1981 to 351 million in 2004 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 1 standard ) or 497 million ( $ 1.25 standard ) people who had escaped from absolute poverty during 1981-2004.
” A half a billion Chinese citizens have risen out of poverty due to China ’ s changing policies !
The Chinese were relentless in their efforts to obtain Western technology and grow their economy .
They set up trade barriers and manipulated their currency in ways that helped China .
The US was at a disadvantage in trade resulting in massive deficits in the billions .
Along comes the Trump Administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s unfair trade advantage .
The timing of Trump ’ s tariffs was not good for China as there are more pressing issues that had to be addressed .
China had no choice but to go with what the US offers to keep its economy afloat .
The more pressing issues for China surround real estate , in a manner similar to the US in 2008 .
As China grew , it invested in its infrastructure and in addition , it invested in large housing projects throughout the country .
These efforts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ growing economy .
The problem is that China over invested in these random properties all over China and these properties today remain empty .
( See below pictures of real estate projects the middle of China ( Hubei Province ) – massive but mostly empty . )
There simply are not enough people in the area where these massive complexes were built that make enough money to afford living in these communities .
It appears that the Chinese communists misunderstanding of supply and demand economics may be their downfall .
Some say , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the peasants to these massive complexes .
This will be devastating .
First of all China needs to feed them .
Secondly , as we have learned in the US , people on the dole with no work tend to get involved in drugs and crime .
The human spirit needs a purpose – idle hands are the devil ’ s workshop !
These many properties throughout China sit unoccupied , and there is a cost to this .
Bloomberg reported in September 2018 – The amount of debt related to China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The total amount is unknown with S & P estimating the amount not reported by local communities and banks being over $ 6 trillion : The government may have to take over these debts as they become insolvent – We ’ ve said for nearly a year that China ’ s financial crash may make the 2008 crash in the US look small .
The implications will no doubt impact the entire world .
This is why China couldn ’ t afford to mess around with President Trump and had to make a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ couple of years ago under the Obama Administration that the world was saying that China was soon to pass the US and reports were that they had .
Today the US is the world ’ s strongest and largest economy by far .
It is now nearly twice as big as China ’ s and the US economy is growing while China ’ s is drying up .

Live report from Hong Kong, China
One month ago we reported that you can feel it in Hong Kong. The economy is sluggish. The question is – is the slowing Hong Kong Economy related to the protests which clearly have negatively impacted the local Hong Kong businesses or is the Hong Kong downturn related to a slowing China economy. We now know the answer.
The BBC reported this week that official China figures are out and the news is scary:
China’s economy grew last year at the slowest pace in almost three decades. Official figures show that the world’s second largest economy expanded by 6.1% in 2019 from the year before – the worst figure in 29 years. The country has faced weak domestic demand and the impact of the bitter trade war with the US. The government has been rolling out measures over the past two years in an attempt to boost growth. It comes after almost two years of trade tensions with the US – although hopes of a better relationship with America have seen improvements in manufacturing and business confidence data.
We’ve reported for months that President Trump had the US in the position that it can only win in a deal with China and he did. The US economy is on fire – more Americans are working than ever before, unemployment is at 50 year lows, wages are way up and the stock market is at record highs. But China was moving in the opposite direction.
China could either give the US what it wanted in a deal or implode.
China needed a Deal with the US (i.e. they don’t just want it) –
As we reported in a post in August President Trump recognizes that China is in an all out war with the US in regards to information and economics. For years Western leaders have done nothing but negotiate into weak positions, never standing up to the Communist regime. Former US Presidents treated China like they did Russia 50 years ago, as their superior always giving them what they wanted and never standing up to their abuse and criminal acts.
President Trump knew that China needs the US now more than ever but the US didn’t need China.
We posted a presentation from former Trump Chief Strategist Steve Bannon regarding China. He discussed how China is in an economic war with the US. He said America was losing until President Trump. Then he added this:
Well here’s the game and right now we are converging on a point and they understand this. We could take the whole thing down. We can take, the whole thing’s built on a house of sand… If they [China] devalue their currency they are just going to flood more out. They got $3 trillion of reserves and trust me, in a New York second that thing would flood out in a second. That’s what their own people think about their economy. We’ve allowed these guys to push us around. We’ve allowed these guys to take the South China Sea… This trade war is going to end in victory and what you’re going to see is a reorientation of the entire supply chain out of China…
Bannon is right. We reported in May that just like the US in 2008, a perfect storm is building in China. The excessive and extravagant construction projects, cash-flow challenges and lack of demand in China all could combine for a major financial disaster. Trump is right – now is the time to make a deal with China.
As the movie ‘The Big Short’ revealed, in 2008 few individuals saw the US sub-prime crisis before it raised its head.
The cause of the 2008 sub-prime crisis is discussed in (my book) Falling Eagle, Rising Tigers:
Politicians would have you believe that the 2008 financial meltdown was related to the more recent actions of one party or the other, but the roots of the 2008 housing market crisis really began in the 1930s with the creation of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which guaranteed banks’ mortgage risks and the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), which effectively insured mortgages by purchasing mortgages from lenders. Both shifted risks from the lenders to the US taxpayers. Then in 1977, the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter. This law was designed to promote home ownership for minorities by prohibiting banks from refusing mortgages in poor areas due to the loan’s high risk. In addition, mortgage lenders were required under the 1975 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) to provide data about who they lent to. Then in 1991, HMDA rules were tightened and included specific demands for racial equality in the institution’s lending. Trending: JUST IN: Fulton County Clerk Releases New Statement on Leaked Trump Docs That Matched Fani Willis’s Indictments and It’s a Doozy
Credit-worthiness was no longer relevant in the US and the volume of subprime loans exploded. The government had inserted itself in the mortgage business. Like most government initiatives, their plans were doomed. Americans lacking the ability to pay for mortgages were provided mortgages at teaser rates that when fully adjusted would never be paid. This ultimately climaxed in 2008 with the subprime crisis that sent shock waves around the world and put financial markets in a tailspin.
A financial meltdown is in the works in China
Over the past few decades, China opened its borders and corporations around the world fled to China due to its cheap capital and meager payroll costs. As a result, China’s economy exploded. Again, from Falling Eagle, Rising Tigers:
While the US is moving more and more towards a welfare state, China is moving more and more towards prosperity. “Since the launch of economic reform in 1978 more people (in China) have been made materially better off in a shorter span of time than ever before in human history.” China’s rise out of poverty has been dramatic. For example, considering a consumption threshold of $1 a day using the 1993 Power Purchasing Parities (PPP), the World Bank tracked a reduction of poverty from 652 million Chinese people in 1981 to 135 million in 2004. China’s anti-poverty performance is even remarkable with a standard of $1.25 a day at 2005 PPP. “The numbers in poverty by this measure dropped from 848 million in 1981 to 351 million in 2004. This denotes that there were 517 ($1 standard) or 497 million ($1.25 standard) people who had escaped from absolute poverty during 1981-2004.” A half a billion Chinese citizens have risen out of poverty due to China’s changing policies!
The Chinese were relentless in their efforts to obtain Western technology and grow their economy. They set up trade barriers and manipulated their currency in ways that helped China. The US was at a disadvantage in trade resulting in massive deficits in the billions.
Along comes the Trump Administration, the first administration to address China’s unfair trade advantage. The timing of Trump’s tariffs was not good for China as there are more pressing issues that had to be addressed. China had no choice but to go with what the US offers to keep its economy afloat.
The more pressing issues for China surround real estate, in a manner similar to the US in 2008. As China grew, it invested in its infrastructure and in addition, it invested in large housing projects throughout the country. These efforts helped bolster China’s already fast growing economy.
The problem is that China over invested in these random properties all over China and these properties today remain empty.
(See below pictures of real estate projects in the middle of China (Hubei Province) – massive but mostly empty.)
There simply are not enough people in the area where these massive complexes were built that make enough money to afford living in these communities. It appears that the Chinese communists’ misunderstanding of supply and demand economics may be their downfall.
Some say, no problem, China will just move all the peasants to these massive complexes. This will be devastating. First of all China needs to feed them. Secondly, as we have learned in the US, people on the dole with no work tend to get involved in drugs and crime. The human spirit needs a purpose – idle hands are the devil’s workshop!
These many properties throughout China sit unoccupied, and there is a cost to this. Bloomberg reported in September 2018 –
Cash-to-short-term debt levels at more than 80 publicly traded real estate companies tracked by Bloomberg were 133 percent on average in the first half, the worst since the first six months of 2015 and down from 297 percent a year earlier. Almost a quarter of developers sport a ratio below 50 percent.
In addition, Bloomberg noted:
But while business has been booming, developers have also been piling on the debt. Firms have been selling more bonds in the domestic market — and at the cheapest rates as investors shrug off default concerns. Those with dollar-denominated obligations, meanwhile, face higher borrowing costs as the U.S. Federal Reserves continues on its tightening path.
The amount of debt related to China’s over development is massive. The total amount is unknown with S&P estimating the amount not reported by local communities and banks being over $6 trillion:
China may be sitting on a hidden debt pile of as much as 40 trillion yuan ($6 trillion), concealed off-balance-sheet by the country’s local governments, according to research from S&P Global Ratings. Many local governments in China raise debt and hold it off their balance sheet, in order to avoid lending limits imposed by central authorities. S&P says that this is a growing problem within the country, and that the amount of debt held this way has likely ballooned in recent years.
The government may have to take over these debts as they become insolvent –
Not only is the level of hidden debt held by local governments in the world’s second largest economy rising, but so too is the risk of those debts being defaulted on. Much of the debt is held by so-called local government financing vehicles (LGFVs), and S&P reports that central government may be willing to let these vehicles file for bankruptcy in the future. “Default risk of LGFVs is on the rise. China has opened up the possibility of insolvent LGFVs filing for bankruptcy, but managing the default aftermath is a formidable task for top leadership,” the report noted…. The country’s total non-financial sector debt, which includes household, corporate and government debt, will surge to almost 300% of GDP by 2022, up from 242% in 2016. Fears abound that if this debt pile continues to grow, a spectacular blow up could be imminent.
We’ve said for nearly a year that China’s financial crash may make the 2008 crash in the US look small. The implications will no doubt impact the entire world. This is why China couldn’t afford to mess around with President Trump and had to make a deal.
(On a personal note I spoke with one China CEO who said that a fellow manufacturing CEO in China said the economy there was “terrible”. I also spoke with another head of a manufacturing company in China and he moved his operations to Thailand. He said that there was no more room in Vietnam for his company at a reasonable cost because Vietnam was full as companies from China are filling it up.)
To think that only a couple of years ago under the Obama Administration that the world was saying that China was soon to pass the US and reports were that they had. Today the US is the world’s strongest and largest economy by far. It is now nearly twice as big as China’s and the US economy is growing while China’s is drying up.


thegatewaypundit--2020-01-19--HUGE! Maddow’s Nutcase Witness Lev Parnas CAUGHT IN NUMEROUS LIES AND SMEARS — Shokin May Join Nunes

HUGE! Maddow’s Nutcase Witness Lev Parnas CAUGHT IN NUMEROUS LIES AND SMEARS — Shokin May Join Nunes in Lawsuits (VIDEO)

HUGE !
Maddow ’ s Nutcase Witness Lev Parnas CAUGHT IN NUMEROUS LIES AND SMEARS — Shokin May Join Nunes in Lawsuits ( VIDEO ) On Monday Democrats released ‘ notes ’ by Lev Parnas , a GOP donor , that he claims show Rudy Giuliani ordered him to to call the President Zelensky of Ukraine and tell him aid would not be forthcoming if he didn ’ t agree to investigate the Bidens .
This Lev Parnas news was already reported in The New York Times back in November !
And Rush Limbaugh called it — Predicting in November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lev Parnas in their attacks on President Trump .
The legendary conservative radio host predicted on November 11th that indicted Ukrainian Lev Parnas will be the Democrats ’ Great Ukrainian Hope .
On Wednesday night Rachel Maddow invited Lev Parnas on to discuss his evidence that will finally take down the Orange Man and his evil pro-American regime !
During the interview Parnas , an obscure Republican donor , indicted President Trump , Vice President Pence , Rudy Giuliani , AG Bill Barr , Joe di Genova , Victoria Toensing and Rep. Devin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Justice published a response to Lev Parnas and his claims saying his comments about Bill Barr were “ 100 % false.
” For the record , back in November the spokesman for the Ukrainian President said Les Parnas was lying on his so-called meeting with President Zelensky .
And on Thursday CNN ’ s Christiane Amanpour interviewed Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko who refuted Parnas saying , “ Frankly I never spoke with this individual .
And again frankly I don ’ t trust any word again he ’ s now saying.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced on Saturday he is willing to join Rep. Devin Nunes in a lawsuit against Parnas for his big lie that the two met in Vienna to plot strategy .
Once again , the hate-filled Democrat lunatics are left with nothing after trusting another serial liar for the goods on Trump .

On Monday Democrats released ‘notes’ by Lev Parnas, a GOP donor, that he claims show Rudy Giuliani ordered him to to call the President Zelensky of Ukraine and tell him aid would not be forthcoming if he didn’t agree to investigate the Bidens.
This Lev Parnas news was already reported in The New York Times back in November!
And Rush Limbaugh called it — Predicting in November that Democrats would come back and use Lev Parnas in their attacks on President Trump. The legendary conservative radio host predicted on November 11th that indicted Ukrainian Lev Parnas will be the Democrats’ Great Ukrainian Hope.
On Wednesday night Rachel Maddow invited Lev Parnas on to discuss his evidence that will finally take down the Orange Man and his evil pro-American regime!
During the interview Parnas, an obscure Republican donor, indicted President Trump, Vice President Pence, Rudy Giuliani, AG Bill Barr, Joe di Genova, Victoria Toensing and Rep. Devin Nunes.
After the interview the Department of Justice published a response to Lev Parnas and his claims saying his comments about Bill Barr were “100% false.”
For the record, back in November the spokesman for the Ukrainian President said Les Parnas was lying on his so-called meeting with President Zelensky.
And on Thursday CNN’s Christiane Amanpour interviewed Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko who refuted Parnas saying, “Frankly I never spoke with this individual. And again frankly I don’t trust any word again he’s now saying.”
And former Ukrainian prosecutor Victor Shokin announced on Saturday he is willing to join Rep. Devin Nunes in a lawsuit against Parnas for his big lie that the two met in Vienna to plot strategy.
Via Chanel Rion at OAN.
New Dem Darling and self-throned 'James Bond' Lev Parnas' credibility an increasing liability… Victor Shokin tells @OANN Parnas lied about "Secret Meeting in Vienna" between Shokin and @DevinNunes. Shokin: "I should join Nunes in suing CNN."https://t.co/4AEtIbiVQ4 pic.twitter.com/xLsNBU5dpP — Chanel Rion OAN (@ChanelRion) January 18, 2020
Once again, the hate-filled Democrat lunatics are left with nothing after trusting another serial liar for the goods on Trump.


thegatewaypundit--2020-01-20--Trump Rips “Mini-Mike” Bloomberg Over His Remarks Trashing Texas Church Hero Jack Wilson

In late December two people were murdered and one person was in critical condition after a shooting at the West @ @ @ @ @ northwest Texas .
The shooter was prevented from causing more carnage by armed members of @ @ @ @ @ whom drew their own weapons in response to his attack .
Former Reserve Sheriff ’ @ @ @ @ @ a single shot and killed the mass murderer .
No less than four church members @ @ @ @ @ pulled guns on the shooter before he caused more carnage !
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Last week Texas @ @ @ @ @ Wilson with the first ever Governor ’ s Medal of Courage .
But not everyone @ @ @ @ @ ’ s heroics .
After the shooting former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said @ @ @ @ @ law enforcement to decide when to shoot and not “ average citizens.
” On Sunday @ @ @ @ @ ” Bloomberg for his outrageous attack on the Texas church hero and “ average ” @ @ @ @

In late December two people were murdered and one person was in critical condition after a shooting at the West Freeway Church of Christ in northwest Texas.
The shooter was prevented from causing more carnage by armed members of the church, several of whom drew their own weapons in response to his attack. Former Reserve Sheriff’s Deputy Jack Willson fired a single shot and killed the mass murderer.
No less than four church members, including one guard, pulled guns on the shooter before he caused more carnage!!
Last week Texas Governor Greg Abbott honored Jack Wilson with the first ever Governor’s Medal of Courage.
But not everyone was impressed with Jack Wilson’s heroics.
After the shooting former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said it’s up to law enforcement to decide when to shoot and not “average citizens.”
Seconds after a gunman open-fired at a Texas church, a good guy with a gun stopped him. Jack Wilson is the "average" American Bloomberg thinks should be disarmed. Does he understand that when bad things happen — time matters? He should give up his 24/7 armed security. #hypocrite pic.twitter.com/qZG8IzfelA — NRA (@NRA) January 3, 2020
On Sunday President Trump ripped “Mini-Mike” Bloomberg for his outrageous attack on the Texas church hero and “average” American gun owners.
Now Mini Mike Bloomberg is critical of Jack Wilson, who saved perhaps hundreds of people in a Church because he was carrying a gun, and knew how to use it. Jack quickly killed the shooter, who was beginning a rampage. Mini is against the 2nd A. His ads are Fake, just like him! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 19, 2020
The tweet has 121,000 likes.


thegatewaypundit--2020-01-20--Good News: President Trump to Take on Birth Tourism and Anchor Baby Crisis in America

Good News : President Trump to Take on Birth Tourism and Anchor Baby Crisis in America There are some 33,000 births in the US to foreign nationals each year .
Another 39,000 babies are born to foreign students , guest workers and other long-term temporary visa holders .
And , an additional 300,000 babies are born to illegal aliens each year in the United States .
According to Axios — President Trump is going to focus on this crisis in the coming weeks .
And Democrats will no doubt fight him on this too .
The Trump administration has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pregnant women visiting from other countries — with plans as early as this week to roll out a new rule cracking down on “ birth tourism , ” three administration officials told Axios .
Why it matters : Trump has threatened to end birthright citizenship and railed against immigrant “ anchor babies.
” The new rule would be one of the first tangible steps to test how much legal authority the administration has to prevent foreigners from taking advantage of the 14th Amendment ’ s protection of citizenship for anyone born in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ address the national security and law enforcement risks associated with birth tourism , including criminal activity associated with the birth tourism industry , ” a State Department official told Axios .
The regulation is also part of the administration ’ s broader efforts to intensify the vetting process for visas , according to another senior administration official .

There are some 33,000 births in the US to foreign nationals each year.
Another 39,000 babies are born to foreign students, guest workers and other long-term temporary visa holders.
And, an additional 300,000 babies are born to illegal aliens each year in the United States.
According to Axios — President Trump is going to focus on this crisis in the coming weeks.
And Democrats will no doubt fight him on this too.
Axios reported:


thegatewaypundit--2020-01-20--Trump Was Right! Warehouse in Puerto Rico Discovered this week FILLED with US Survival Aid for Hurri

Trump Was Right! Warehouse in Puerto Rico Discovered this week FILLED with US Survival Aid for Hurricane Maria (VIDEO)

Trump Was Right !
Warehouse in Puerto Rico Discovered this week FILLED with US Survival Aid for Hurricane Maria ( VIDEO ) In 2018 , nearly a year after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico , reports surfaced that piles of food and supplies were left to rot in semi truck trailers , and ended up eaten by rats and other vermin .
This was while San Juan mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz used every opportunity to try to blame Trump , saying that D.C. wasn ’ t sending enough aid .
CBS reported in 2018 : Donated food sent to Puerto @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were left to rot in a parking lot of a government facility , CBS News corresondent David Begnaud reported Friday .
Additionally , about 10 containers filled with non-perishable supplies sat at the government facility for 11 months .
And this week another warehouse full of US survival supplies was found in Puerto Rico .
A gigantic warehouse was discovered in Puerto Rico this week that was filled with US Survival aid sent there two years ago after the devastation of Hurricane Maria .
It was found because of the earthquakes !
Here @ @ @ @ @ @ @

In 2018, nearly a year after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, reports surfaced that piles of food and supplies were left to rot in semi truck trailers, and ended up eaten by rats and other vermin.
This was while San Juan mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz used every opportunity to try to blame Trump, saying that D.C. wasn’t sending enough aid.
CBS reported in 2018: Donated food sent to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria were left to rot in a parking lot of a government facility, CBS News corresondent David Begnaud reported Friday. Additionally, about 10 containers filled with non-perishable supplies sat at the government facility for 11 months.
And this week another warehouse full of US survival supplies was found in Puerto Rico.
A gigantic warehouse was discovered in Puerto Rico this week that was filled with US Survival aid sent there two years ago after the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
It was found because of the earthquakes!
#Breaking: The Governor of Puerto Rico has been exposed by withholding Emergency aid disaster relief from Hurricane Maria. Local firefighters have discovered a warehouse stuffed full off aid supplies. #US #PuertoRico pic.twitter.com/oQFZHnadUJ — Sotiri Dimpinoudis (@sotiridi) January 19, 2020
Here is video from inside the warehouse.


thegatewaypundit--2020-01-20--Joe Biden, Who Last Month Said Stutter Was Not to Blame for Verbal Lapses, Thanks Sullenberger for B

Joe Biden, Who Last Month Said Stutter Was Not to Blame for Verbal Lapses, Thanks Sullenberger for Bogus Attack on Lara Trump

Joe Biden , Who Last Month Said Stutter Was Not to Blame for Verbal Lapses , Thanks Sullenberger for Bogus Attack on Lara Trump Leading Democratic Party presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday thanked ‘ Miracle on the Hudson ’ pilot Captain Chesley “ Sully ” Sullenberger , a Biden supporter , for writing a NY Times op-ed this weekend that attacked President Trump ’ s daughter-in-law Lara Trump for allegedly mocking Biden ’ s stuttering .
Trump , who sympathetically talked about Biden ’ s penchant for verbal lapses during a campaign stop in Des Moines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden for stuttering , saying that she did not know he had a stutter .
Biden himself said last month his lapses on the campaign trail were not due to his childhood stuttering , but that has not stopped Biden and his campaign from orchestrating a hit on Lara Trump and the Trump campaign .
Biden wrote , “ Thank you @ Captsully for sharing your story .
There ’ s a lot of kids who I bet needed to hear it .
Being different isn ’ t a barrier to success .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ save lives in a crash landing — or even run for President.
” Headline and excerpt from the Sullunberger article published by the New York Times on Saturday : Capt .
‘ Sully ’ Sullenberger : Like Joe Biden , I Once Stuttered , Too .
I Dare You to Mock Me .
The retired pilot responds to recent comments from the president ’ s daughter-in-law , Lara Trump , on the way the former vice president talks .
As a small boy in Denison , Texas , I remember vividly the anguish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , knowing that I was going to have a hard time getting the words out ; that my words could not keep up with my mind , and they would often come out jumbled .
My neck and face would quickly begin to flush a bright red , the searing heat rising all the way to the top of my head ; every eye in the room on me ; the intense and painful humiliation , and bullying that would follow , all because of my inability to get the words out .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I heard Lara Trump mocking former Vice President Joe Biden at a Trump campaign event , with the very words that caused my childhood agony .
“ Joe , can you get it out ?
” Ms. Trump was seen saying onstage , as a few giggles are heard from an otherwise silent audience .
“ Let ’ s get the words out , Joe.
” In the interest of full disclosure , I attended a fundraiser last year for the Biden campaign , but this issue goes beyond politics .
Regardless of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or his chances of becoming the Democratic nominee for president ; whether you are a Republican , a Democrat , or none of the above ; whether you stuttered as a child or laughed at one who did ; whether as a parent you try to protect your own stuttering child from taunts such as those made by the president ’ s daughter-in-law ; these words come without hesitation : Stop .
Grow up .
Show some decency .
People who can ’ t , have no place in public life .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I did , feel when they hear a grown-up on a public stage trying to make a bunch of other adults laugh by ridiculing a public figure who also stutters ?
… CBS reporter Adam Brewster posted a video clip with a straightforward report on Trump ’ s comments made at the Des Moines , Iowa campaign stop Thursday evening , “ Lara Trump on the Dem field/debate “ I feel kind of sad for Joe Biden…I ’ m supposed to want him to fail at every turn , but every time he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him I ’ m like ‘ Joe can you get it out ?
Let ’ s get the words out Joe.
’ …The problem is that ’ s their front runner ” The media and liberals accused Trump of mocking Biden for stuttering .
Trump commented Friday night , denying she knew he had a stutter , “ Yet another example of the egregious reporting we see every day in the mainstream media .
Anyone who takes 10 seconds to watch what I actually said can clearly see that I never mention a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he had one — but they can ’ t help themselves ” Just last month Biden spoke to Axios , saying his speech lapses on the campaign trail are not due to stuttering .

Leading Democratic Party presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday thanked ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ pilot Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, a Biden supporter, for writing a NY Times op-ed this weekend that attacked President Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump for allegedly mocking Biden’s stuttering. Trump, who sympathetically talked about Biden’s penchant for verbal lapses during a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, denied mocking Biden for stuttering, saying that she did not know he had a stutter. Biden himself said last month his lapses on the campaign trail were not due to his childhood stuttering, but that has not stopped Biden and his campaign from orchestrating a hit on Lara Trump and the Trump campaign.
Screen image from Biden interview with Axios, December 8, 2019.
Biden wrote, “Thank you @Captsully for sharing your story. There’s a lot of kids who I bet needed to hear it. Being different isn’t a barrier to success. It can give you the strength to save lives in a crash landing — or even run for President.”
Thank you @Captsully for sharing your story. There’s a lot of kids who I bet needed to hear it. Being different isn’t a barrier to success. It can give you the strength to save lives in a crash landing — or even run for President. https://t.co/0sYl6VhJyr — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 19, 2020
Headline and excerpt from the Sullunberger article published by the New York Times on Saturday:
Capt. ‘Sully’ Sullenberger: Like Joe Biden, I Once Stuttered, Too. I Dare You to Mock Me.
The retired pilot responds to recent comments from the president’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, on the way the former vice president talks.
As a small boy in Denison, Texas, I remember vividly the anguish of being called on in grade school, knowing that I was going to have a hard time getting the words out; that my words could not keep up with my mind, and they would often come out jumbled. My neck and face would quickly begin to flush a bright red, the searing heat rising all the way to the top of my head; every eye in the room on me; the intense and painful humiliation, and bullying that would follow, all because of my inability to get the words out. Those feelings came rushing back, when I heard Lara Trump mocking former Vice President Joe Biden at a Trump campaign event, with the very words that caused my childhood agony. “Joe, can you get it out?” Ms. Trump was seen saying onstage, as a few giggles are heard from an otherwise silent audience. “Let’s get the words out, Joe.” In the interest of full disclosure, I attended a fundraiser last year for the Biden campaign, but this issue goes beyond politics. Regardless of how you feel about Joe Biden, or his chances of becoming the Democratic nominee for president; whether you are a Republican, a Democrat, or none of the above; whether you stuttered as a child or laughed at one who did; whether as a parent you try to protect your own stuttering child from taunts such as those made by the president’s daughter-in-law; these words come without hesitation: Stop. Grow up. Show some decency. People who can’t, have no place in public life. What might a child who stutters, as I did, feel when they hear a grown-up on a public stage trying to make a bunch of other adults laugh by ridiculing a public figure who also stutters?…
CBS reporter Adam Brewster posted a video clip with a straightforward report on Trump’s comments made at the Des Moines, Iowa campaign stop Thursday evening, “Lara Trump on the Dem field/debate “I feel kind of sad for Joe Biden…I’m supposed to want him to fail at every turn, but every time he comes on stage or they turn to him I’m like ‘Joe can you get it out? Let’s get the words out Joe.’ …The problem is that’s their front runner”
Lara Trump on the Dem field/debate "I feel kind of sad for Joe Biden…I'm supposed to want him to fail at every turn, but every time he comes on stage or they turn to him I'm like 'Joe can you get it out? Let's get the words out Joe.' …The problem is that's their front runner" pic.twitter.com/oJgXRkIHbJ — Adam Brewster (@adam_brew) January 17, 2020
The media and liberals accused Trump of mocking Biden for stuttering. Trump commented Friday night, denying she knew he had a stutter, “Yet another example of the egregious reporting we see every day in the mainstream media. Anyone who takes 10 seconds to watch what I actually said can clearly see that I never mention a stutter — didn’t even know he had one — but they can’t help themselves”
Yet another example of the egregious reporting we see every day in the mainstream media. Anyone who takes 10 seconds to watch what I actually said can clearly see that I never mention a stutter — didn’t even know he had one — but they can’t help themselves https://t.co/i7oyVR6xlp — Lara Trump (@LaraLeaTrump) January 18, 2020
Just last month Biden spoke to Axios, saying his speech lapses on the campaign trail are not due to stuttering.


thegatewaypundit--2020-01-20--Suspect Stabs Landlord then Shoots and Kills Two Police Officers in Honolulu

Two police officers were shot and killed in Honolulu today .
The suspect also stabbed his landlord and set the @ @ @ @ @ Head area .
Our thoughts and prayers for the Honolulu police officers and their families @ @ @ @ @ two Honolulu police officers died in a shooting in the Diamond Head area , a @ @ @ @ @ suspect appears to have set a home on fire https : //t.co/Vhv8yrB5oN pic.twitter.com/5k0QdzjKpb There was @ @ @ @ @ of Honolulu , Hawaii on Sunday involving the deaths of two police officers and multiple @ @ @ @ @ .
Indications out of Honolulu suggest that police were called to Waikiki after being alerted @ @ @ @ @ place in the morning .
The Honolulu police announced on Twitter that they have shut @ @ @ @ @ surrounding areas as they investigate the matter .

Two police officers were shot and killed in Honolulu today.
The suspect also stabbed his landlord and set the home ablaze in the Diamond Head area.
Our thoughts and prayers for the Honolulu police officers and their families https://t.co/F4Qwv07IeH
At least two Honolulu police officers died in a shooting in the Diamond Head area, a report says, and the suspect appears to have set a home on fire https://t.co/Vhv8yrB5oN pic.twitter.com/5k0QdzjKpb
Mediaite reported:
There was an emergency situation reported out of Honolulu, Hawaii on Sunday involving the deaths of two police officers and multiple houses being set on fire.
Indications out of Honolulu suggest that police were called to Waikiki after being alerted to an assault that took place in the morning. The Honolulu police announced on Twitter that they have shut down Hibiscus Drive and the surrounding areas as they investigate the matter.


thegatewaypundit--2020-01-19--The Genius of Trump: China Economy is Growing at Its Slowest Rate in 30 Years – Prognosis For Future

The Genius of Trump: China Economy is Growing at Its Slowest Rate in 30 Years – Prognosis For Future Doesn’t Look Good

The Genius of Trump : China Economy is Growing at Its Slowest Rate in 30 Years – Prognosis For Future Doesn ’ t Look Good One month ago we reported that you can feel it in Hong Kong .
The economy is sluggish .
The question is – is the slowing Hong Kong Economy related to the protests which clearly have negatively impacted the local Hong Kong businesses or is the Hong Kong downturn related to a slowing China economy .
We now know the answer .
The BBC reported this week that official China figures are out and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy grew last year at the slowest pace in almost three decades .
Official figures show that the world ’ s second largest economy expanded by 6.1 % in 2019 from the year before – the worst figure in 29 years .
The country has faced weak domestic demand and the impact of the bitter trade war with the US .
The government has been rolling out measures over the past two years in an attempt to boost growth .
It comes after almost two years of trade tensions with the US – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America have seen improvements in manufacturing and business confidence data .
We ’ ve reported for months that President Trump had the US in the position that it can only win in a deal with China and he did .
The US economy is on fire – more Americans are working than ever before , unemployment is at 50 year lows , wages are way up and the stock market is at record highs .
But China was moving in the opposite direction .
China could either give the US what it wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed a Deal with the US ( i.e .
they don ’ t just want it ) – As we reported in a post in August President Trump recognizes that China is in an all out war with the US in regards to information and economics .
For years Western leaders have done nothing but negotiate into weak positions , never standing up to the Communist regime .
Former US Presidents treated China like they did Russia 50 years ago , as their superior always giving them what they wanted and never standing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
President Trump knew that China needs the US now more than ever but the US didn ’ t need China .
We posted a presentation from former Trump Chief Strategist Steve Bannon regarding China .
He discussed how China is in an economic war with the US .
He said America was losing until President Trump .
Then he added this : Well here ’ s the game and right now we are converging on a point and they understand this .
We could take the whole thing down .
We can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ built on a house of sand… If they [ China ] devalue their currency they are just going to flood more out .
They got $ 3 trillion of reserves and trust me , in a New York second that thing would flood out in a second .
That ’ s what their own people think about their economy .
We ’ ve allowed these guys to push us around .
We ’ ve allowed these guys to take the South China Sea… This trade war is going to end in victory and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a reorientation of the entire supply chain out of China… Bannon is right .
We reported in May that just like the US in 2008 , a perfect storm is building in China .
The excessive and extravagant construction projects , cash-flow challenges and lack of demand in China all could combine for a major financial disaster .
Trump is right – now is the time to make a deal with China .
As the movie ‘ The Big Short ’ revealed , in 2008 few individuals saw the US sub-prime crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cause of the 2008 sub-prime crisis is discussed in ( my book ) Falling Eagle , Rising Tigers : Politicians would have you believe that the 2008 financial meltdown was related to the more recent actions of one party or the other , but the roots of the 2008 housing market crisis really began in the 1930s with the creation of the Federal Housing Administration ( FHA ) , which guaranteed banks ’ mortgage risks and the Federal National Mortgage Association ( FNMA ) , which effectively insured mortgages by purchasing mortgages from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lenders to the US taxpayers .
Then in 1977 , the Community Reinvestment Act ( CRA ) was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter .
This law was designed to promote home ownership for minorities by prohibiting banks from refusing mortgages in poor areas due to the loan ’ s high risk .
In addition , mortgage lenders were required under the 1975 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act ( HMDA ) to provide data about who they lent to .
Then in 1991 , HMDA rules were tightened and included specific demands for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lending .
Credit-worthiness was no longer relevant in the US and the volume of subprime loans exploded .
The government had inserted itself in the mortgage business .
Like most government initiatives , their plans were doomed .
Americans lacking the ability to pay for mortgages were provided mortgages at teaser rates that when fully adjusted would never be paid .
This ultimately climaxed in 2008 with the subprime crisis that sent shock waves around the world and put financial markets in a tailspin .
A financial meltdown is in the works in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China opened its borders and corporations around the world fled to China due to its cheap capital and meager payroll costs .
As a result , China ’ s economy exploded .
Again , from Falling Eagle , Rising Tigers : While the US is moving more and more towards a welfare state , China is moving more and more towards prosperity .
“ Since the launch of economic reform in 1978 more people ( in China ) have been made materially better off in a shorter span of time than ever before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rise out of poverty has been dramatic .
For example , considering a consumption threshold of $ 1 a day using the 1993 Power Purchasing Parities ( PPP ) , the World Bank tracked a reduction of poverty from 652 million Chinese people in 1981 to 135 million in 2004 .
China ’ s anti-poverty performance is even remarkable with a standard of $ 1.25 a day at 2005 PPP .
“ The numbers in poverty by this measure dropped from 848 million in 1981 to 351 million in 2004 .
This denotes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ standard ) or 497 million ( $ 1.25 standard ) people who had escaped from absolute poverty during 1981-2004.
” A half a billion Chinese citizens have risen out of poverty due to China ’ s changing policies !
The Chinese were relentless in their efforts to obtain Western technology and grow their economy .
They set up trade barriers and manipulated their currency in ways that helped China .
The US was at a disadvantage in trade resulting in massive deficits in the billions .
Along comes the Trump Administration , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unfair trade advantage .
The timing of Trump ’ s tariffs was not good for China as there are more pressing issues that had to be addressed .
China had no choice but to go with what the US offers to keep its economy afloat .
The more pressing issues for China surround real estate , in a manner similar to the US in 2008 .
As China grew , it invested in its infrastructure and in addition , it invested in large housing projects throughout the country .
These efforts helped bolster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The problem is that China over invested in these random properties all over China and these properties today remain empty .
( See below pictures of real estate projects in the middle of China ( Hubei Province ) – massive but mostly empty . )
There simply are not enough people in the area where these massive complexes were built that make enough money to afford living in these communities .
It appears that the Chinese communists ’ misunderstanding of supply and demand economics may be their downfall .
Some say , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the peasants to these massive complexes .
This will be devastating .
First of all China needs to feed them .
Secondly , as we have learned in the US , people on the dole with no work tend to get involved in drugs and crime .
The human spirit needs a purpose – idle hands are the devil ’ s workshop !
These many properties throughout China sit unoccupied , and there is a cost to this .
Bloomberg reported in September 2018 – The amount of debt related to China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The total amount is unknown with S & P estimating the amount not reported by local communities and banks being over $ 6 trillion : The government may have to take over these debts as they become insolvent – We ’ ve said for nearly a year that China ’ s financial crash may make the 2008 crash in the US look small .
The implications will no doubt impact the entire world .
This is why China couldn ’ t afford to mess around with President Trump and had to make a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ couple of years ago under the Obama Administration that the world was saying that China was soon to pass the US and reports were that they had .
Today the US is the world ’ s strongest and largest economy by far .
It is now nearly twice as big as China ’ s and the US economy is growing while China ’ s is drying up .


thegatewaypundit--2020-01-20--“Unconstitutional” – VA Sheriff Richard Vaughan: ‘If Democrat Gun Control Bills Go Through as Propos

“Unconstitutional” – VA Sheriff Richard Vaughan: ‘If Democrat Gun Control Bills Go Through as Proposed, They Will Not be Enforced’ (VIDEO)

“ Unconstitutional ” – VA Sheriff Richard Vaughan : ‘ If Democrat Gun Control Bills Go Through as Proposed , They Will Not be Enforced ’ ( VIDEO ) Thousands of Second Amendment supporters attended a pro-gun rally in Richmond , Virginia on Monday .
Sheriff Richard Vaughan of Grayson County , VA said on Monday at the pro-gun rally that the new gun control bills being proposed by the Democrats in the state ’ s general assembly are “ unconstitutional.
” “ If the bills go through as proposed , they will not be enforced .
They are unconstitutional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Virginia Sheriffs : We support the Second Amendment : On Thursday , lawmakers in the state Senate passed the first pair of bills in a wave of gun-control legislation that is set to come up for votes .
One bill would restore the state ’ s previous one-handgun-a-month rule , while the second would allow local governments to ban guns in public buildings , parks and at permitted events — including political protests .
The vote was straight party line , 21-19 .
Gov .
Ralph Northam declared a temporary state of emergency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Capitol Square .
He cited “ credible and serious threats , ” but did not elaborate .
However , outside of the fenced off area , gun owners were seen with rifles slung over their shoulders and guns in holsters on their belts .
So far there has been no violence and no arrests at Monday ’ s rally despite estimates of around 25,000 people in attendance .
President Trump on Monday warned : “ The Democrat Party in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia are working hard to take away your 2nd Amendment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Don ’ t let it happen , VOTE REPUBLICAN in 2020 !
”

Thousands of Second Amendment supporters attended a pro-gun rally in Richmond, Virginia on Monday.
Sheriff Richard Vaughan of Grayson County, VA said on Monday at the pro-gun rally that the new gun control bills being proposed by the Democrats in the state’s general assembly are “unconstitutional.”
“If the bills go through as proposed, they will not be enforced. They are unconstitutional,” Sheriff Richard Vaughan said.
WATCH:
Sheriff Richard Vaughan of Grayson County, VA: “If the bills go through as proposed, they will not be enforced. They are unconstitutional.” pic.twitter.com/X2D9HSzJMc — The First (@TheFirstonTV) January 20, 2020
Virginia Sheriffs: We support the Second Amendment:
Virginia Sheriffs: We Support the Second Amendment #VirginiaRally pic.twitter.com/uaDpBvVWdT — Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 20, 2020
On Thursday, lawmakers in the state Senate passed the first pair of bills in a wave of gun-control legislation that is set to come up for votes. One bill would restore the state’s previous one-handgun-a-month rule, while the second would allow local governments to ban guns in public buildings, parks and at permitted events — including political protests. The vote was straight party line, 21-19.
Gov. Ralph Northam declared a temporary state of emergency, banning all weapons including guns from Capitol Square. He cited “credible and serious threats,” but did not elaborate.
However, outside of the fenced off area, gun owners were seen with rifles slung over their shoulders and guns in holsters on their belts.
So far there has been no violence and no arrests at Monday’s rally despite estimates of around 25,000 people in attendance.
President Trump on Monday warned: “The Democrat Party in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia are working hard to take away your 2nd Amendment rights. This is just the beginning. Don’t let it happen, VOTE REPUBLICAN in 2020!”


thegatewaypundit--2020-01-20--Joe Biden Campaign Threatens Liberal Media Against Reports on “Debunked” Hunter Biden Pay-for-Play S

Joe Biden Campaign Threatens Liberal Media Against Reports on “Debunked” Hunter Biden Pay-for-Play Scandals

Joe Biden Campaign Threatens Liberal Media Against Reports on “ Debunked ” Hunter Biden Pay-for-Play Scandals Former Vice President Joe Biden warned the liberal mainstream media today against reports on his son Hunter Biden ’ s pay-for-play scandals .
Joe Biden insisted the several scandals involving his son have all be “ debunked ” which is complete nonsense .
This happened on the same day that five members of Joe Biden ’ s family were accused of enriching themselves thanks to Joe Biden ’ s lifelong ‘ career ’ in politics .
Author Peter Schweizer described the findings in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ article shortly before its launch date .
Joe Biden ’ s campaign issued a memo to media outlets on Monday warning them against spreading “ false accusations ” driven by President Donald Trump and Republicans against the former vice president .
The memo , released a day before the start of Trump ’ s Senate impeachment trial , says there is “ no evidence ” for disproven claims pushed by the president that Biden sidelined a Ukrainian prosecutor who was investigating an energy company that his son , Hunter , held a high-paid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a malicious and conclusively debunked conspiracy theory ” about Biden , deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield and senior campaign adviser Tony Blinken wrote .
“ Not only is there no evidence for the GOP ’ s malicious attacks on the Vice President , those attacks have been actively debunked.
” The memo represents an especially strong rebuke of the GOP-backed conspiracy theories , which media “ must state clearly and unambiguously that they have been discredited and debunked by authoritative sources , ” Bedingfield and Blinken said .
“ To fail to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accusations about Joe Biden have been comprehensively disproven , to artificially prop-up these egregious lies based on the ‘ principle ’ that if partisans make accusations , they have to be treated as legitimate regardless of the facts , is to make you an enabler of misinformation , ” the memo warned reporters and media outlets .

Former Vice President Joe Biden warned the liberal mainstream media today against reports on his son Hunter Biden’s pay-for-play scandals.
Joe Biden insisted the several scandals involving his son have all be “debunked” which is complete nonsense.
Joe and Hunter Biden golfing with Burisma officials.
This happened on the same day that five members of Joe Biden’s family were accused of enriching themselves thanks to Joe Biden’s lifelong ‘career’ in politics. Author Peter Schweizer described the findings in his new book in a New York Post article shortly before its launch date.
Politico reported:


thegatewaypundit--2020-01-20--Video Montage Shows Fake News Media Hyping Fears That ‘Swarms of White Nationalists’ Would Cause Vio

Video Montage Shows Fake News Media Hyping Fears That ‘Swarms of White Nationalists’ Would Cause Violence at Virginia Pro-Gun Rally

Video Montage Shows Fake News Media Hyping Fears That ‘ Swarms of White Nationalists ’ Would Cause Violence at Virginia @ @ @ @ @ and MSNBC hyped fears that “ swarms ” of scary “ white nationalists ” would @ @ @ @ @ rally in Virginia .
So far there has been no violence and no arrests at @ @ @ @ @ estimates of around 25,000 people in attendance .
The fake news media ignored blacks who @ @ @ @ @ rally .
Just look at these white supremacists : A black man in attendance said @ @ @ @ @ a constitutional right issue , but it ’ s also a civil right issue .

Fake News CNN and MSNBC were wrong…AGAIN.
All morning CNN and MSNBC hyped fears that “swarms” of scary “white nationalists” would cause violence at the pro-gun rally in Virginia.
So far there has been no violence and no arrests at Monday’s rally despite estimates of around 25,000 people in attendance.
WATCH:
#NEW MONTAGE from me showing how @CNN and @MSNBC spent their mornings hyping fears that "white nationalists" and "extremists" would cause "violence" at #VirginiaRally for the #2A like in 2017 at Charlottesville #LobbyDay2020 pic.twitter.com/wR91mMPfmR — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 20, 2020
The fake news media ignored blacks who attended Monday’s pro-2A rally.
What a great day expressing our First Amendment rights in Richmond today at the #Richmond2ARally. We will not be quiet as our Constitutional rights are trampled on. #VA10 #LobbyDay2020 pic.twitter.com/rENZ9gE3np — Jeffery A Dove Jr. (@JefferyADoveJr) January 20, 2020
Just look at these white supremacists:
Seen at Richmond rally – group of Black Panthers who support the 2A pic.twitter.com/QMxaPFEbX9 — Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 20, 2020
A black man in attendance said guns rights are not only a constitutional right issue, but it’s also a civil right issue.
"I love this country." "It's about the #2ndAmendment… It's not only a constitutional right issue, but it's also a civil right issue." "As an African American on #MLKDay, it's critically important that we preserve the ability to defend ourselves" pic.twitter.com/CX5LPX9kUd — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) January 20, 2020
The worst white supremacists ever.
Truly the worst white supremacists ever pic.twitter.com/HT472X7LiU — Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) January 20, 2020
This black guy trolled KKK-Blackface Ralph Northam:


thegatewaypundit--2020-01-20--“King of Sweetheart Deals” – New Book: How Five Members of Joe Biden’s Family Made Millions From His

“King of Sweetheart Deals” – New Book: How Five Members of Joe Biden’s Family Made Millions From His Political Connections, Power and Access

“ King of Sweetheart Deals ” – New Book : How Five Members of Joe Biden ’ s Family Made Millions From His Political Connections , Power and Access “ Secret Empires ” author Peter Schweizer wrote a new book titled , “ Profiles in Corruption : Abuse of Power by America ’ s Progressive Elite , ” and one slimy lifelong politician — Joe Biden — emerges as the “ king of sweetheart deals ” Schweizer said .
According to Schweizer , Hunter Biden wasn ’ t the only family member who made millions off of his political connections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s family enriched themselves because of Joe Biden ’ s lifelong ‘ career ’ in politics and Schweizer outlined his new book in a New York Post article shortly before its launch date .
Joe Biden ’ s younger brother James Biden often frequented the White House , when old crooked Joe was Vice President , and a construction management company he was affiliated with , HillStone International , flourished .
James Biden was made Vice President of HillStone despite having ZERO experience in the field and next thing you know , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 35 billion dollar project to build homes in Iraq .
Consider the case of HillStone International , a subsidiary of the huge construction management firm Hill International .
The president of HillStone International was Kevin Justice , who grew up in Delaware and was a longtime Biden family friend .
On Nov. 4 , 2010 , according to White House visitors ’ logs , Justice visited the White House and met with Biden adviser Michele Smith in the Office of the Vice President .
Less than three weeks later , HillStone announced that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as an executive vice president .
James appeared to have little or no background in housing construction , but that did not seem to matter to HillStone .
His bio on the company ’ s website noted his “ 40 years of experience dealing with principals in business , political , legal and financial circles across the nation and internationally… ” James Biden was joining HillStone just as the firm was starting negotiations to win a massive contract in war-torn Iraq .
Six months later , the firm announced a contract to build @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a $ 35 billion , 500,000-unit project deal won by TRAC Development , a South Korean company .
HillStone also received a $ 22 million US federal government contract to manage a construction project for the State Department .
Joe Biden ’ s son Hunter Biden made millions of dollars sitting on the board of Burisma Holdings , a Ukrainian natural gas company despite having ZERO knowledge in the field .
Hunter Biden took a ride with daddy Joe in Air Force Two to Beijing and less than two weeks later Hunter secured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China , for the new firm Rosemont Seneca , partnered with Bohai Harvest RST ( BHR ) .
Representatives of the Biden family have denied any connection between the vice president ’ s visit and Hunter ’ s business .
However , a BHR representative told The New Yorker earlier this year that Hunter used the opportunity to introduce his father to Chinese private equity executive Jonathan Li , who became CEO of BHR after the deal ’ s conclusion .
Exceeding their initial fundraising goal , the partners at BHR raised their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new fund .
The company ’ s website now brags that it manages “ over RMB 15 billion ” in assets — the equivalent of about $ 2.1 billion in today ’ s dollars .
Under the terms of the deal , BHR , in which Hunter ’ s firm held an equity stake , would be a lead investor in the fund .
Other investors include China Development Bank and China ’ s social security fund Joe Biden ’ s daughter Ashley and her husband Dr. Howard Krein in 2011 announced the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ StartUp Health ” from the White House even though they barely had a functioning website at the time .
StartUp Health was barely up and running when , in June 2011 , two of the company ’ s executives were ushered into the Oval Office of the White House .
They met with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden .
The following day , the new company would be featured at a large health care tech conference being run by the US Department of Health and Human Services , and StartUp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House , attending events in 2011 , 2014 and 2015 .
How did StartUp Health gain access to the highest levels of power in Washington ?
There was nothing particularly unique about the company , but for this : The chief medical officer of StartUp Health , Howard Krein , is married to Joe Biden ’ s youngest daughter , Ashley .
Joe Biden ’ s other brother Frank Biden was flown to Costa Rica on Air Force Two in 2009 where he was busy wheeling and dealing a huge real estate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experience in the field .
Shortly after Frank Biden ’ s trip to Costa Rica , the Costa Rica News announced “ a new multilateral partnership “ to reform Real Estate in Latin America ” among Frank Biden , a developer named Craig Williamson , and the Guanacaste Country Club , a newly planned resort.
” This was all happening while Joe Biden was tasked by Barack Obama to be the administration ’ s point man in Latin America and the Caribbean .
In real terms , Frank ’ s dream was to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thousands of homes , a world-class golf course , casinos , and an anti-aging center .
The Costa Rican government was eager to cooperate with the vice president ’ s brother .
Frank ’ s vision for a country club in Costa Rica received support from the highest levels of the Costa Rican government — despite his lack of experience in building such developments .
He met with the Costa Rican ministers of education and energy and environment , as well as the president of the country .
On Oct. 4 , 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Education signed a letter of intent with Frank ’ s company , Sun Fund Americas .
The project involved allowing a company called GoSolar to operate solar power facilities in Costa Rica .
The previous year , the Obama-Biden administration ’ s OPIC had authorized a $ 6.5 million taxpayer-backed loan for the project .
In 2014 , then-Vice President Joe Biden announced the launch of the Caribbean Energy Security Initiative ( CESI ) where American taxpayer dollars were dedicated to financing local energy projects in Caribbean countries , including Jamaica…and Frank Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a solar facility .
Click here to purchase Peter Schweizer ’ s new book , “ Profiles in Corruption : Abuse of Power by America ’ s Progressive Elite ”

Peter Schweizer strikes again!
“Secret Empires” author Peter Schweizer wrote a new book titled, “Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elite,” and one slimy lifelong politician — Joe Biden — emerges as the “king of sweetheart deals” Schweizer said.
According to Schweizer, Hunter Biden wasn’t the only family member who made millions off of his political connections.
Five members of Joe Biden’s family enriched themselves because of Joe Biden’s lifelong ‘career’ in politics and Schweizer outlined his new book in a New York Post article shortly before its launch date.
JAMES BIDEN
Joe Biden’s younger brother James Biden often frequented the White House, when old crooked Joe was Vice President, and a construction management company he was affiliated with, HillStone International, flourished.
James Biden was made Vice President of HillStone despite having ZERO experience in the field and next thing you know, the firm was a part of a $35 billion dollar project to build homes in Iraq.
Consider the case of HillStone International, a subsidiary of the huge construction management firm Hill International. The president of HillStone International was Kevin Justice, who grew up in Delaware and was a longtime Biden family friend. On Nov. 4, 2010, according to White House visitors’ logs, Justice visited the White House and met with Biden adviser Michele Smith in the Office of the Vice President. Less than three weeks later, HillStone announced that James Biden would be joining the firm as an executive vice president. James appeared to have little or no background in housing construction, but that did not seem to matter to HillStone. His bio on the company’s website noted his “40 years of experience dealing with principals in business, political, legal and financial circles across the nation and internationally…” James Biden was joining HillStone just as the firm was starting negotiations to win a massive contract in war-torn Iraq. Six months later, the firm announced a contract to build 100,000 homes. It was part of a $35 billion, 500,000-unit project deal won by TRAC Development, a South Korean company. HillStone also received a $22 million US federal government contract to manage a construction project for the State Department.
HUNTER BIDEN
Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden made millions of dollars sitting on the board of Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian natural gas company despite having ZERO knowledge in the field.
Hunter Biden took a ride with daddy Joe in Air Force Two to Beijing and less than two weeks later Hunter secured $1.5 billion from the bank of China, for the new firm Rosemont Seneca, partnered with Bohai Harvest RST (BHR).
Representatives of the Biden family have denied any connection between the vice president’s visit and Hunter’s business. However, a BHR representative told The New Yorker earlier this year that Hunter used the opportunity to introduce his father to Chinese private equity executive Jonathan Li, who became CEO of BHR after the deal’s conclusion. Exceeding their initial fundraising goal, the partners at BHR raised their target to $1.5 billion for the new fund. The company’s website now brags that it manages “over RMB 15 billion” in assets — the equivalent of about $2.1 billion in today’s dollars. Under the terms of the deal, BHR, in which Hunter’s firm held an equity stake, would be a lead investor in the fund. Other investors include China Development Bank and China’s social security fund
BIDEN’S DAUGHTER ASHLEY AND HER HUSBAND
Joe Biden’s daughter Ashley and her husband Dr. Howard Krein in 2011 announced the launch of their investment consultancy firm “StartUp Health” from the White House even though they barely had a functioning website at the time.
StartUp Health was barely up and running when, in June 2011, two of the company’s executives were ushered into the Oval Office of the White House. They met with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. The following day, the new company would be featured at a large health care tech conference being run by the US Department of Health and Human Services, and StartUp Health executives became regular visitors to the White House, attending events in 2011, 2014 and 2015. How did StartUp Health gain access to the highest levels of power in Washington? There was nothing particularly unique about the company, but for this: Trending: JUST IN: Fulton County Clerk Releases New Statement on Leaked Trump Docs That Matched Fani Willis’s Indictments and It’s a Doozy The chief medical officer of StartUp Health, Howard Krein, is married to Joe Biden’s youngest daughter, Ashley.
FRANK BIDEN
Joe Biden’s other brother Frank Biden was flown to Costa Rica on Air Force Two in 2009 where he was busy wheeling and dealing a huge real estate deal and other hustles, despite ZERO experience in the field.
Shortly after Frank Biden’s trip to Costa Rica, the Costa Rica News announced “a new multilateral partnership “to reform Real Estate in Latin America” among Frank Biden, a developer named Craig Williamson, and the Guanacaste Country Club, a newly planned resort.”
This was all happening while Joe Biden was tasked by Barack Obama to be the administration’s point man in Latin America and the Caribbean.
In real terms, Frank’s dream was to build in the jungles of Costa Rica thousands of homes, a world-class golf course, casinos, and an anti-aging center. The Costa Rican government was eager to cooperate with the vice president’s brother. Frank’s vision for a country club in Costa Rica received support from the highest levels of the Costa Rican government — despite his lack of experience in building such developments. He met with the Costa Rican ministers of education and energy and environment, as well as the president of the country. On Oct. 4, 2016, the Costa Rican Ministry of Public Education signed a letter of intent with Frank’s company, Sun Fund Americas. The project involved allowing a company called GoSolar to operate solar power facilities in Costa Rica. The previous year, the Obama-Biden administration’s OPIC had authorized a $6.5 million taxpayer-backed loan for the project.
There’s more…
In 2014, then-Vice President Joe Biden announced the launch of the Caribbean Energy Security Initiative (CESI) where American taxpayer dollars were dedicated to financing local energy projects in Caribbean countries, including Jamaica…and Frank Biden was coincidentally in Jamaica ready to build a solar facility.
After Joe Biden brought together leaders for CESI, brother Frank’s firm Sun Fund Americas announced that it was “engaged in projects and is in negotiations with governments of other countries in the [Caribbean] region for both its Solar and Waste to Energy development services.” As if to push the idea along, the Obama administration’s OPIC provided a $47.5 million loan to support the construction of a 20-megawatt solar facility in Clarendon, Jamaica. Frank Biden’s Sun Fund Americas later announced that it had signed a power purchase agreement to build a 20-megawatt solar facility in Jamaica.
VALERIE BIDEN OWENS
Joe Biden’s sister Valerie Biden Owens made millions of dollars running Joe’s Senate and Presidential campaigns.
Valerie was also a senior partner in a political messaging firm named Joe Slade White & Company; the only two executives listed at the firm were Joe Slade White and Valerie. The firm received large fees from the Biden campaigns that Valerie was running. Two and a half million dollars in consulting fees flowed to her firm from Citizens for Biden and Biden For President Inc. during the 2008 presidential bid alone.
Click here to purchase Peter Schweizer’s new book, “Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elite”


thegatewaypundit--2020-01-20--“We Will Not Stop!” – Maxine Waters Vows to Continue New Impeachments Against President Trump (VIDEO

“We Will Not Stop!” – Maxine Waters Vows to Continue New Impeachments Against President Trump (VIDEO)

Democrat Maxine Waters made the rounds yesterday on the national networks .
Mad Maxine says Democrats will not stop with their attempts to impeach President Trump .
“ We will not stop .
Whether or not that leads to another impeachment activity , I don ’ t know .
But I know we must continue the work that our constituents elected us to congress to do.
” Democrat Maxine Waters further proving that this impeachment has been a political game since day one .
California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters had quite the slip of the tongue over the weekend when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stop trying to impeach President Donald Trump from office .
During an interview on Sunday ’ s broadcast of MSNBC ’ s “ Weekends , ” Waters spoke about the impeachment trial beginning in the Senate this week .
But things took a turn when Waters said even if Trump is acquitted by the Senate , House Democrats would not stop investigating him .
“ What about if the president is ultimately acquitted by the Senate ?
Do you see the house potentially taking up other articles of impeachment against him ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Services Committee , ” Waters began .
“ There has been plenty of talk of emoluments clause violations .
Might those potentially be stronger than what we ’ ve seen here , could that be taken up ?
” she continued .
She wasn ’ t done there .

Democrat Maxine Waters made the rounds yesterday on the national networks.
Mad Maxine says Democrats will not stop with their attempts to impeach President Trump.
“We will not stop. Whether or not that leads to another impeachment activity, I don’t know. But I know we must continue the work that our constituents elected us to congress to do.”
Democrat Maxine Waters further proving that this impeachment has been a political game since day one.
Trending Politics reported:
California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters had quite the slip of the tongue over the weekend when she revealed that Democrats were never going to stop trying to impeach President Donald Trump from office.
During an interview on Sunday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Weekends,” Waters spoke about the impeachment trial beginning in the Senate this week.
But things took a turn when Waters said even if Trump is acquitted by the Senate, House Democrats would not stop investigating him.
“What about if the president is ultimately acquitted by the Senate? Do you see the house potentially taking up other articles of impeachment against him? You are the chair of the Financial Services Committee,” Waters began.
“There has been plenty of talk of emoluments clause violations. Might those potentially be stronger than what we’ve seen here, could that be taken up?” she continued.
She wasn’t done there.