Trump Plaza Associates,
the company that runs the Trump Taj Mahal,
filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
in Delaware on Tuesday.
Donald Trump fails to deliver
on golf
resort jobs pledge!
Dream on!
Before we get into
this,
let me remind my followers
and
my
(Native Brothers and
Sisters).
Donald Trump has
never
is now
and
Will Never do a thing for you
unless he can make a profit off
of you
and
is looked on as your hero
while porking you!
Always remember this by friends!
(The number of you
that
"Believed a multiple of lies and then voted for
Independent
Socialist Bernie Sanders,
even though he has a
'larger then questionable'
number of skeletons in his closets)!"
And
"Because this
did not work in your favor,
you voted for
(Donald
Trump)!"
"Careful for
what you ask for!"
And
"What goes
around, Comes around!"
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intention to deceive. The practice of communicating lies is called lying, and a
person who communicates a lie may be termed a liar. Lies may be employed to
serve a variety of instrumental, interpersonal, or psychological functions for
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negative connotation, and depending on the context a person who communicates a
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Tribes hope Trump's
'America first' pledge helps first Americans
But others are
already steeled for battle with administration
By PHILIP
MARCELOAssociated Press
BOSTON - Native
Americans hope President Donald Trump doesn't forget America's first
inhabitants as he promises to put "America first."
Tribes have been
reaching out to the Republican administration since it took office last month,
saying they're ready to help it meet its campaign promises of improving the
economy and creating more jobs for Americans.
Five large tribes in
Oklahoma - the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee Creek and Seminoles -
have requested a meeting with the New York billionaire during his first 100
days in office so they can talk about ways to advance their common interests.
In Massachusetts,
leaders of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, descendants of the Native Americans who
first encountered the Pilgrims nearly four centuries ago, have been echoing
similar sentiments to Trump officials as they seek approval of reservation
lands to build a $1 billion resort casino south of Boston.
"Tribes are
pouring billions and billions of dollars into the U.S. to help make America
great again," said Cedric Cromwell, chairman of the 2,600-member,
federally recognized tribe, playing off Trump's campaign slogan. "All of
these economies we're creating, from resort casinos to malls to businesses.
We're job creators. That's a story that's never really told."
But tribes elsewhere
have already steeled for battle just weeks into the new administration.
The Standing Rock
Sioux tribe in North Dakota has asked the courts to overturn recent federal
approvals for the Dakota Access pipeline. The tribe and its supporters are also
planning a large demonstration in Washington on March 10.
"The Trump
Administration is circumventing the law: wholly disregarding the treaty rights
of the Standing Rock Sioux," Jan Hasselman, an attorney representing the
tribe, said in a statement. "It isn't the 1800s anymore - the U.S.
government must keep its promises."
The tribes along the
nation's border with Mexico have also voiced concerns about the impact Trump's
proposed wall will have on their sovereign lands. And other tribal advocates
are closely watching what comes of Republicans' promises to repeal and replace
former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act.
The law included
federal funds for tribal health care programs, and stripping them could have
"disastrous consequences," dozens of tribal groups wrote in a
December letter to congressional leaders.
Despite the
uncertainties, many tribal leaders say they're still hopeful they can build on
the strong relationships enjoyed under prior administrations.
They've found reason
to cheer in Trump's pick to lead the Department of Interior, Ryan Zinke, a
Republican congressman from Montana who's pledged to "restore trust"
between the agency, the states and Indian tribes.
"Yes, we are
looking for ways to partner. Now, do we have assumptions because he's been in
battles with other tribes? Sure, and we're looking to clarify those
assumptions," says Gary Batton, chief of the roughly 200,000-member
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. "Is he open to considering that each tribal
government is its own separate entity and unique? That's the way we're
approaching this."
On the campaign
trail, Trump gave little indication how he might approach tribes, but many see
promise in the administration's broader goals.
"Infrastructure,
energy development, education and job creation," said Jacqueline Pata, a
member of the Tlingit-Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska's Central Council and
executive director for the National Congress of American Indians. "Those
are things that have been critical in Indian Country for a long, long
time."
Russell Begaye,
president of the Navajo Nation, says his members will be looking for greater
control over water, land, criminal justice and taxation on their sovereign
lands, which straddle parts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.
Mashpee
Wampanoag Tribe Chairman Cedric Cromwell sits behind his desk at the
community/government Center in Mashpee, Mass., in this May 29, 2014, file
photo. "Tribes are pouring billions and billions of dollars into the U.S.
to help make America great again ...," said Cromwell, chairman of the
2,600-member, federally recognized tribe, playing off President Donald Trump's
campaign slogan. "We're job creators. That's a story that's never really
told."
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By PHILIP
MARCELOAssociated Press
BOSTON - Native
Americans hope President Donald Trump doesn't forget America's first
inhabitants as he promises to put "America first."
Tribes have been
reaching out to the Republican administration since it took office last month,
saying they're ready to help it meet its campaign promises of improving the
economy and creating more jobs for Americans.
Five large tribes in
Oklahoma - the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee Creek and Seminoles -
have requested a meeting with the New York billionaire during his first 100
days in office so they can talk about ways to advance their common interests.
In Massachusetts,
leaders of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, descendants of the Native Americans who
first encountered the Pilgrims nearly four centuries ago, have been echoing
similar sentiments to Trump officials as they seek approval of reservation
lands to build a $1 billion resort casino south of Boston.
"Tribes are
pouring billions and billions of dollars into the U.S. to help make America
great again," said Cedric Cromwell, chairman of the 2,600-member,
federally recognized tribe, playing off Trump's campaign slogan. "All of
these economies we're creating, from resort casinos to malls to businesses.
We're job creators. That's a story that's never really told."
But tribes elsewhere
have already steeled for battle just weeks into the new administration.
The Standing Rock
Sioux tribe in North Dakota has asked the courts to overturn recent federal
approvals for the Dakota Access pipeline. The tribe and its supporters are also
planning a large demonstration in Washington on March 10.
"The Trump
Administration is circumventing the law: wholly disregarding the treaty rights
of the Standing Rock Sioux," Jan Hasselman, an attorney representing the
tribe, said in a statement. "It isn't the 1800s anymore - the U.S.
government must keep its promises."
The tribes along the
nation's border with Mexico have also voiced concerns about the impact Trump's
proposed wall will have on their sovereign lands. And other tribal advocates
are closely watching what comes of Republicans' promises to repeal and replace
former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act.
The law included
federal funds for tribal health care programs, and stripping them could have
"disastrous consequences," dozens of tribal groups wrote in a
December letter to congressional leaders.
Despite the
uncertainties, many tribal leaders say they're still hopeful they can build on
the strong relationships enjoyed under prior administrations.
They've found reason
to cheer in Trump's pick to lead the Department of Interior, Ryan Zinke, a
Republican congressman from Montana who's pledged to "restore trust"
between the agency, the states and Indian tribes.
"Yes, we are
looking for ways to partner. Now, do we have assumptions because he's been in
battles with other tribes? Sure, and we're looking to clarify those
assumptions," says Gary Batton, chief of the roughly 200,000-member
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. "Is he open to considering that each tribal
government is its own separate entity and unique? That's the way we're
approaching this."
On the campaign
trail, Trump gave little indication how he might approach tribes, but many see
promise in the administration's broader goals.
"Infrastructure,
energy development, education and job creation," said Jacqueline Pata, a
member of the Tlingit-Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska's Central Council and
executive director for the National Congress of American Indians. "Those
are things that have been critical in Indian Country for a long, long
time."
Russell Begaye,
president of the Navajo Nation, says his members will be looking for greater
control over water, land, criminal justice and taxation on their sovereign
lands, which straddle parts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.
"If Trump is
about self-sufficiency and self-determination, let's see if he really means
that," he said. "Give us full authority over our lands. If this land
is ours, why are we asking the federal government for permission?"
Tribes with casino
dreams, meanwhile, are optimistic that Trump's experience in the industry, as
well as his promises to ease business regulations, will work in their favor,
said Jason Giles, a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma and
executive director of the National Indian Gaming Association.
Trump once owned
three Atlantic City, New Jersey, casinos, though two have since shuttered and
one operates under different owners.
Tribes are even
willing, for now, to overlook the president's past off-color statements about
Native Americans. Testifying before Congress in 1993, the then-casino mogul
questioned the legitimacy of some of his tribal rivals.
"Go up to
Connecticut," Trump said, referring to the Mashantucket Pequot tribe,
owners of Foxwoods Resort Casino. "They don't look like Indians to
me."
Giles called Trump's
past remarks "troublesome" but says he and other tribal
representatives have been assured by Trump's advisers that those statements
aren't reflective of the current administration, which didn't respond to
requests for comment for this story.
"We're taking
them at their word," he said. "We're going into this with open
arms."