::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

"Manifesto of mistruth" That's how Nancy Pelosi characterized Trump's State of the Union Address moments after ripping up the transcript of his speech. By Mona Austin Let's talk about the pink elephant that was in the House Chamber on Tuesday night . . . There stood an impeached president delivering the State of the Union Address as if he was not impeached. Pres. Donald Trump added to the tangible bi-partisan tension that ballooned in the room as he rolled off a crop of misleading statements about his record, boasting as if no other president existed before him. The president showed no humility whatsoever. Needless to say, under the circumstances, Trump's performance did not bode well with House Democrats. From start to finish, the State of the Union Address couldn't have been more divisive. Pres. Donald Trump didn't shake House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's extended hand before he started. Pelosi rip...

T he vaping controversy may be to Pres. Donald Trump what the alcohol controversy was to Pres. Woodrow Wilson but for different reasons. The prohibition of alcohol started as protest for the religious community at the time. Pres. Trump is responding to a potential public health crisis that is laregely affecting you. On Friday a listening session on e-cigarettes and vaping as held at teh White House wherein people representing both sides of issue debated vigorously.  At the start of the week Trump backed off of his intent to change federal regulation on vaping, but said the feds will be raising the purchasing age to 21. Some attendees are advocatin for a ban on flavors.  The age for purchasing is already 21 in some areas sucach as  the District of Columbia and Ohio. Trump said,  "You watch prohibition... if you don't give it to them, it is going to come here illegally... They could be selling something on a street corner that could be horrible... they are going to h...

IMPEACHMENT UPDATE... By Mona Austin (The Slice): Witness intimidation was a focus of exploration on day-2 of the impeachment hearing. Former Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch told Democrat counsels she felt intimidated by the president tweeting @ her while she was giving her testimony. Chairman of the Intel Committee Adam Schiff read aloud a tweet from Pres. Trump live tweeted that things "went bad" wherever she showed up, an action some are calling impeachable itself some pundits say. The witness admitted that she felt intimidated by the tweet and Schiff opined that is it what was "designed" to do. Daniel Goldman, a former legal analyst for MSNBC, was appointed by Schiff to act as Democratic Counsel. posed multiple questions to Yovanovitch about her sudden dismissal from a post she held for 33 years. This part of the discovery revealed the Rudy Guiliani worked to have her fired. Yovanovitch agreed that in those busin...

Previous presidents of the United States have fallen in line with the system of government at play when they assumed the role.  Pres. Donald Trump the exception with plans to transform the federal government.  He has terminated individuals in key federal positions and many key federal jobs have been vacant during his entire time in office.  On Thursday, the White House released a summary of the areas that the administration feels requires improvement. “Billions and billions of dollars are being wasted on activities that are not delivering results for hardworking American taxpayers.” – President Donald J. Trump REORGANIZING GOVERNMENT: President Donald J. Trump’s reform and reorganization plan will make the Federal Government more responsive and accountable to the American people. Last year, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to work on a comprehensive plan to reorganize the Executive Branch. Af...