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President Donald Trump's message Friday to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan was "inappropriate" because of his references to terrorism, Rep. Ted Lieu said Friday.
"The message was inappropriate," the California Democrat told Wolf Blitzer on CNN. "When you devote an entire paragraph to terrorist attacks, you are imputing to the 99.9 percent of Muslims who are peaceful that they are somehow linked to these terrorist attacks.
"You just don't do that in a holiday message."
During President Trump's recent visit to Saudi Arabia, he and King Salman agreed on a controversial multibillion dollar arms deal. The agreement promises Saudi Arabia $110 billion worth of arms immediately and an additional $350 billion over the next 10 years.
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the US 4TH Circuit Court of Appeals decided not to reinstate President Trump's revised travel ban.
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A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is calling on the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee hold a hearing on a planned sale of precision-guided munitions kits to Saudi Arabia.
Since President Trump took office, military posturing and bellicosity between the United States and North Korea has escalated. In recent weeks, it has grown to include reciprocal threats of the use of nuclear weapons.
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after joining the bipartisan Congressional Digital Trade Caucus as a founding Member.
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after introducing the Stop Waste And Misuse by the President Act of 2017, otherwise known as the SWAMP Act. This legislation compels President Trump and the First Family to reimburse the American taxpayer for federal funds spent at commercial properties that he or his family own or have a financial interest in.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) said Saturday that "it is clear as day" that President Trump attempted to impede the FBI's investigation into alleged ties between his campaign and Russia, calling Trump's actions "a federal crime staring all of us in the face."
Lieu appeared on "MSNBC Live" and discussed the newly ramped-up talk of Trump's impeachment one day after CNN reported that White House lawyers were researching the impeachment process as a precaution.