White House press briefing amid Puerto Rico crisis, tax reform debate

White House Press Secretary will likely take questions about hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico and the president's plan to reform tax law. Afterward, ABC News' "The Briefing Room" provides analysis.

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[RomeshSenewiratne-Alagaratnam]

Our independent investigations at the Holistic University of Brisbane (HUB) indicate that Hurricane Maria and the recent Caribbean hurricane disasters have been caused by Swedish and American weather warfare. They have been developing covert weather warfare programs since the Second World War and use the same techniques Hollywood studios use for their Blockbuster movies. Though weather warfare was banned in a 1970s treaty, the USA and its allies continued to develop both weather warfare and seismic warfare programs. These are accompanied by "appeals" for "humanitarian assistance" from the gullible public who generously donate to the corrupt Masonic organisations (like the Red Cross and Salvation Army) to "rebuild" after the supposedly natural disasters. One of the first of the modern weather warfare disasters in Australia was Cyclone Tracy in the 1970s, which devastated Darwin. The opportunity to rebuild Darwin was seized by the Italian Mafia, in the form of Luigi Grollo, the founder of the corrupt Grocon construction company. Grocon are one of Australia's biggest construction companies and built both casinos and the Australian Tax Office (ATO) building. It stands to reason that Donald Trump is also backed by the Genovese Mafia and the other Five Families of New York Italian mafia. They have controlled the New York real estate business with a monopoly on cleaning the windows of skyscrapers from the time they were first built in the 1950s and 1960s. Donald Trump's appointment of Scaramucci as his press secretary shows his liking for the Mob and he himself talks and behaves like a mobster.

[lukewalker]

Im sorry to say Ms Sanders but I dont think business owners are the majority of tax payers, probably a lot more employees who pay taxes, and they're all making minimum wage...

[dankidaniel]

I don't want the tax break, I want the health care break. keep my taxes, and buy me single payer

[migdaliacastroladydalia]

One week later! We are Americans! 10 days lift what a despicable 45!!

[kdn]

Cohn's remark that he is still in the White House bc of being able to change the tax code to help American people shows he is interested in serving the nation and not following a person. That is what I expect from the people working for our country. It Shows Cohn is not a quiter, like so many when things get tough!

[venusreena]

I dont think the media asked the same question more than 13 times

[JohnSmith-ugci]

We need a flat percentage tax rate the same for every wage earner with no deductions and no exemptions. We need to get out of the socialized tax system.

[amit]

gary cohn totally ditched trump tax benefit question

[vegaspowerlifting]

NO, I AM SO TIRED OF THEM USING THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES AS AN EXCUSE TO LIMIT FREE SPEACH... my father who didn't use bones spurs as an excuse to turn down the call to fight for this country said it perfectly one day as we were talking about this issue.. he said, "I didn't go to war to defend a flag, I went to war to defend what the flag means". he also said, "that the flag is only as good as the idea of which it represents. Burn thousand flags, and guess what, the idea, the true meaning of our country will always live on". Miss you pop!!!

[eturnall]

there is a reason for the jones act . excuses and reason that seem to make sense to save money or have benefit that they way or make law to excuse will not be what you think when exposed . to waive such act is allowing something destructive in order to make money greed. to set things aside for greed that are in place to protect is smoke and mirror.

[abe_ismain]

In looking at the big picture, this is what the democrats wanted. a female speaker press secretary....hahaha (or maybe wat the president wanted.)

[jimstineman]

50% of the married people with 2 children make $30, 000 not $100.000.. I am a single dad of 3 children and make $16.000 a year.