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| Trump Finds a Target More Tempting Than Obama: Chelsea Manning | Trump Finds a Target More Tempting Than Obama: Chelsea Manning |
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| ■ President Trump came to Barack Obama’s defense on Thursday, slamming Chelsea Manning for calling the former president weak — though Mr. Trump has often done the same. | ■ President Trump came to Barack Obama’s defense on Thursday, slamming Chelsea Manning for calling the former president weak — though Mr. Trump has often done the same. |
| ■ Mr. Trump will downscale planes, flying Air Force One for the first time on Thursday. | ■ Mr. Trump will downscale planes, flying Air Force One for the first time on Thursday. |
| ■ The British prime minister will visit the Republicans’ congressional retreat on Thursday, as will Mr. Trump. | ■ The British prime minister will visit the Republicans’ congressional retreat on Thursday, as will Mr. Trump. |
| In a week in which President Trump is busy unraveling much of Barack Obama’s legacy, the former president was defended from an unusual quarter Thursday morning: Mr. Trump. | In a week in which President Trump is busy unraveling much of Barack Obama’s legacy, the former president was defended from an unusual quarter Thursday morning: Mr. Trump. |
| In an early-morning post on Twitter, Mr. Trump expressed outrage that Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst whose sentence for leaking American secrets was commuted by Mr. Obama, had criticized the 44th president for not being strong enough. | In an early-morning post on Twitter, Mr. Trump expressed outrage that Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst whose sentence for leaking American secrets was commuted by Mr. Obama, had criticized the 44th president for not being strong enough. |
| Even though Mr. Trump repeatedly characterized Mr. Obama the same way during last year’s campaign — “weak attitude and pathetic president,” “so weak and so bad,” “he’s been weak, he’s been ineffective” — he evidently thought Ms. Manning was ungracious to do so. | Even though Mr. Trump repeatedly characterized Mr. Obama the same way during last year’s campaign — “weak attitude and pathetic president,” “so weak and so bad,” “he’s been weak, he’s been ineffective” — he evidently thought Ms. Manning was ungracious to do so. |
| Mr. Trump seemed to be referring to a column that Ms. Manning wrote in The Guardian newspaper, in which she argued that Mr. Obama left “very few permanent accomplishments” because he was too willing to compromise. The column was largely a criticism of Republicans never giving Mr. Obama a chance, but it suggested that he had not been strong enough to resist them. | |
| “The one simple lesson to draw from President Obama’s legacy: Do not start off with a compromise,” Ms. Manning wrote. “They won’t meet you in the middle. Instead, what we need is an unapologetic progressive leader.” | “The one simple lesson to draw from President Obama’s legacy: Do not start off with a compromise,” Ms. Manning wrote. “They won’t meet you in the middle. Instead, what we need is an unapologetic progressive leader.” |
| It’s more chrome-plated than gold-plated, but it’s still a pretty nice ride. Mr. Trump will take his first official ride on Air Force One on Thursday, when he leaves Washington for an appearance at the Republican retreat in Philadelphia, where the party’s lawmakers are strategizing on how best to advance their agenda. | It’s more chrome-plated than gold-plated, but it’s still a pretty nice ride. Mr. Trump will take his first official ride on Air Force One on Thursday, when he leaves Washington for an appearance at the Republican retreat in Philadelphia, where the party’s lawmakers are strategizing on how best to advance their agenda. |
| The president has already given up his Boeing 757; when he flew to Washington from New York the day before his inauguration, he flew on a government plane — not yet called Air Force One because he was not yet president. | The president has already given up his Boeing 757; when he flew to Washington from New York the day before his inauguration, he flew on a government plane — not yet called Air Force One because he was not yet president. |
| But when the Boeing 747 leaves Joint Base Andrews outside Washington on Thursday morning, it will have the official moniker, and its most important occupant will be making the first of what will no doubt be hundreds of flights as president. | But when the Boeing 747 leaves Joint Base Andrews outside Washington on Thursday morning, it will have the official moniker, and its most important occupant will be making the first of what will no doubt be hundreds of flights as president. |
| While the plane may not have Mr. Trump’s name emblazoned on the outside, it does say “United States of America.” | While the plane may not have Mr. Trump’s name emblazoned on the outside, it does say “United States of America.” |
| Mr. Trump, the headliner at the Republican congressional retreat in Philadelphia, has more Twitter followers. Peyton Manning, another featured speaker, has more Super Bowl rings. | Mr. Trump, the headliner at the Republican congressional retreat in Philadelphia, has more Twitter followers. Peyton Manning, another featured speaker, has more Super Bowl rings. |
| But the most surprising guest for lawmakers on Thursday may be Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain, who is also set to become on Friday the first foreign leader to meet Mr. Trump at the White House. | But the most surprising guest for lawmakers on Thursday may be Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain, who is also set to become on Friday the first foreign leader to meet Mr. Trump at the White House. |
| “Our allies have been marginalized over the last eight years,” Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota, told reporters on Wednesday, kicking off the retreat. “And that’s going to change, and it starts with a visit from the leader of one of our closest and strongest allies.” | “Our allies have been marginalized over the last eight years,” Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota, told reporters on Wednesday, kicking off the retreat. “And that’s going to change, and it starts with a visit from the leader of one of our closest and strongest allies.” |
| That statement was oddly juxtaposed with Mr. Trump’s announcement of a grand border wall with Mexico, which prompted Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, to consider canceling a trip to Washington next week, and left a former Mexican president, Vicente Fox, cursing on Twitter. | That statement was oddly juxtaposed with Mr. Trump’s announcement of a grand border wall with Mexico, which prompted Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, to consider canceling a trip to Washington next week, and left a former Mexican president, Vicente Fox, cursing on Twitter. |
| Former President Barack Obama had pretty cordial relations with Britain’s prime ministers, but never mind. | Former President Barack Obama had pretty cordial relations with Britain’s prime ministers, but never mind. |
| Mr. Thune said Mrs. May was the first sitting head of government to attend one of the party’s retreats. She is in the throes of a busy week. In a recent television interview with the BBC, Mrs. May said she would be spending part of her visit emphasizing to Mr. Trump the importance of NATO, which the president has called obsolete. | Mr. Thune said Mrs. May was the first sitting head of government to attend one of the party’s retreats. She is in the throes of a busy week. In a recent television interview with the BBC, Mrs. May said she would be spending part of her visit emphasizing to Mr. Trump the importance of NATO, which the president has called obsolete. |
| Senator Jeff Sessions’s confirmation as attorney general already seems a sure thing, but a public boost from the gun lobby, one of the capital’s most powerful forces, won’t hurt with Republicans in control. | Senator Jeff Sessions’s confirmation as attorney general already seems a sure thing, but a public boost from the gun lobby, one of the capital’s most powerful forces, won’t hurt with Republicans in control. |
| The National Rifle Association is airing a political ad on cable stations and online beginning on Thursday to highlight Mr. Sessions’s law-and-order portfolio, his stance on gun rights and his support for the police “after eight years of political elites abandoning police,” the group said. | The National Rifle Association is airing a political ad on cable stations and online beginning on Thursday to highlight Mr. Sessions’s law-and-order portfolio, his stance on gun rights and his support for the police “after eight years of political elites abandoning police,” the group said. |
| “He will get criminals off our streets and protect the Second Amendment,” the ad promises. The N.R.A. said the campaign would have a six-figure budget — modest by the group’s standards — but would not disclose the exact cost. | “He will get criminals off our streets and protect the Second Amendment,” the ad promises. The N.R.A. said the campaign would have a six-figure budget — modest by the group’s standards — but would not disclose the exact cost. |
| First came the order to build the wall. Now comes the extraction of payment — from Mexico. | First came the order to build the wall. Now comes the extraction of payment — from Mexico. |
| “There will be a payment,” Mr. Trump told ABC News. “It will be in a form, perhaps a complicated form.” | “There will be a payment,” Mr. Trump told ABC News. “It will be in a form, perhaps a complicated form.” |
| Whatever that means, Mexico feels differently. | Whatever that means, Mexico feels differently. |