President Donald Trump is trying to put in place the policies that got him elected — it’s creating backlash among supporters. A woman is suing the LDS Church, alleging that the then-MTC president raped her. ACLU director visits Utah, talks tough on Trump.
Happy Thursday. When Donald Trump ran for president, he promised to secure the nation’s borders, be tough on China and crack down on immigration. Enacting those policies, though, has frustrated many of his supporters and enraged some of his allies. It’s not been easy. Here’s a look at what Trump campaigned on and how he’s tried to put in place the polices that got him elected. [WaPost]
Topping the news: A woman who alleges the then-president of the LDS Missionary Training Center raped her is now suing the church. [Trib]
-> Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox and Utah Supreme Court Justice Thomas Lee said they did not violate any rules banning government officials from accepting expensive gifts when they used the Utah Jazz owner’s front-row seats at Tuesday night’s game. [Trib]
-> The national executive director of the ACLU visited Utah and discussed the challenge of fighting for civil liberties under President Donald Trump. [Trib]
Tweets of the day: From @aedwardslevy: "have we done CAMBRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER yet?”
-> From @MEPFuller: “Can’t believe we won the trade wars already. It was so easy!”
Happy Birthday: To Karen Crompton, director of the Salt Lake County Department of Human Services, and Jesse P. Higgins.
In other news: Gov. Gary Herbert ceremoniously signed a resolution Wednesday to send a statue of Martha Hughes Cannon, the first female state senator in Utah and the nation, to the U.S. Capitol to replace the state’s statue of Philo T. Farnsworth. [KUTV]
-> Lehi police have concluded that state Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, did not commit a crime after investigating allegations that he offered a woman $1 million to file false sexual harassment claims to discredit a Utah County business executive. [Trib] [Fox13]
-> Deadlines are fast approaching for Utah candidates gathering signatures and ballot initiatives looking to get on the ballot this year. [DNews] [Fox13]
-> Officials in Utah and Idaho have applied to control an unclaimed 400,000 acre-feet of water in Bear Lake. [Trib] [ABC4] [KSL]
-> The city of Sandy announced Wednesday that its police chief has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation. [Trib] [ABC4] [Fox13]
-> U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, traveled to Venezuela Wednesday and is expected to speak to the country’s president about the jailing of a Utah man who has been in prison there since 2016. [APviaTrib]
-> Eligible Utahns can get legal and financial help to scrub their criminal records on Thursday. The effort is part of Operation Rio Grande, which is working to combat crime and homelessness. [Trib]
-> Pat Bagley illustrates how he believes the LDS Church responds to rape allegations. [Trib]
-> Robert Gehrke writes about a meeting between the state lawmaker leading the Utah School Safety Commission and the Utah Gun Exchange, which exploits the private sale loophole for firearms. [Trib]
Nationally: President Donald Trump planned Wednesday to issue a proclamation directing the departments of Defense and Homeland Security to work with governors to deploy the National Guard to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. [NYTimes]
-> U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell commented Tuesday about the difficulties the Republican Party is facing in this year’s midterm elections. [WaPost]
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— Courtney Tanner and Madalyn Gunnell
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