Episode Six: Executive Overreach and Federal Spending

California District One Media

Welcome to California District One Media. I’m Tony West. This is your weekly watchdog news report on your District One elected officials in Congress. Here’s the latest. A recent Gallup poll shows Donald Trump’s approval rating of his first 100 days in office at a record low of only thirty-seven percent, an approval rating lower than any president in modern U.S. history. On Wednesday, Senator Feinstein demanded the Senate Judiciary Committee hold hearings to assess President Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey. Both Senators Harris and Feinstein continue to call for an independent counsel. But despite the endless investigations and controversy involving the new president, FiveThirtyEight.com rates Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s “TrumpScore” a one hundred percent voting match inline with the Trump administration. This week, LaMalfa voted for a spending increase of one hundred and twenty MILLION dollars to protect the Trump family’s travels around the world. After only one hundred and twenty-two days in office, the president has spent a record twenty-five percent of his time visiting Trump properties at a cost to the taxpayers of $3 million dollars per trip. LaMalfa’s vote allows the President to continue his weekly weekend golf trips to Trump properties, the first lady’s continued residency at Trump Tower, and the Trump son’s business travels worldwide.