MI officials and University
professors speak on Russia
Donald Trump Jr.
tweets out proof
of meeting with
Russian official
during campaign
By JENNIFER MEER and
NISA KHAN
Summer Managing News Editor and
Summer Editor in Cheif
The
Michigan
Daily
administered a survey to 1,000
randomly selected respondents
at the University of Michigan
campus.
There
were
135
respondents.
The following article includes
data collected in this survey,
particularly
with
to
student
reactions to the Trump presidency
and possible connections to the
Russian government.
“You need to think about it from
the standpoint of Republicans
in Congress right now, this is
a president whose supporters
still really admire him,” Charles
Shipan, University of Michigan
Professor of Social Science, said.
“If they take on the president of
their own party, they, at this point,
need to worry about what they’ll
impede for their political careers.”
On July 7, President Donald
Trump
met
with
Russian
President
Vladimir
Putin
to
discuss U.S. elections and Syria —
a relationship met with criticism
for those who worry about the
foreign government influencing
United States policies.
This week, his son has tweeted
out proof of meeting with Russia
in order to find incriminating
evidence on former Democratic
candidate Hillary Clinton.
In the Michigan Daily survey,
approximately 79.21 percent of
students responded that they
disapprove of Trump’s actions
thus far by selecting either a 1
(being not at all) or 2 on a scale
of 1 to 5 when asked whether
they
approve
of
Trump’s
performance
as
president;
uncertain
was
an
option.
Additionally, approximately 48.51
percent indicated they believe
impeachment of Trump would be
appropriate on the same scale.
According to Gallup, Trump’s
approval rating from January 20
to July 11 is 40 percent.
The U.S. - Russia situation
In June 2016, a hacker — later
reported to be associated with
the state of Russia — leaked
the
Democratic
National
Committee’s research file on
Trump. Since July 2016, the
FBI has been investigating ties
between Russia and the Trump
campaign; Congress has also
been investigating the situation.
Allegedly, the state of Russia
interfered in the 2016 election in
order to benefit Trump; whether
Trump himself was involved in
this disturbance is unknown.
However, even prior to the
election and the inauguration,
Trump and his campaign were
subjected to scrutiny due to the
alleged ties.
According to the Washington
Post, Michael Flynn, director of
the Defense Intelligence Agency
under former President Barack
Obama,
served
as
Trump’s
National Security Advisor for
merely 24 days, before he was
forced to resign under contentious
circumstances. In December 2015,
Flynn joined a panel discussion
on Russia Today — a Russian
news channel — and reportedly
increased communications with
Sergey
Kislyak,
the
Russian
ambassador to the United States.
He is also known to support the
Turkish government and Turkish
business interests, which are tied
to Russia.
The FBI began investigating
Flynn in April 2016. Attorney
General Jeff Sessions, formerly an
Alabama senator, is also known to
have been in contact with Kislyak
on multiple occasions, though he
denies any conspiracy.
In July 2016, private Democratic
National
Committee
emails
were exposed by Wikileaks. In
October, the directors of national
intelligence and the Department
of Homeland Security warned
the country of potential Russian
interference in the election, saying
Russia was involved in the release
of the emails.
After
the
election,
in
December,
Flynn
and
Jared
Kushner,
Trump’s
son-in-
law and senior advisor, met
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OPINION ...............................
ARTS ......................................
CLASSIFIEDS.........................
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SPORTS................................
NEWS
Democrats
Gubernatorial candidate
and congresional candi-
date speak in Bloomfield.
>> SEE PAGE 3
NEWS
Research
University research links
mental illness to discrimi-
nation in Black men.
>> SEE PAGE 2
OPINION
Normalizing war
“the American public has
been almost unaffected by
the wars...”
>> SEE PAGE 4
ARTS
Movie Review:
“Spider-Man”
Latest installment
impresses casual and
diehard fans alike.
>> SEE PAGE 6
SPORTS
Recruiting trail
Harbaugh has put together
a class that 247Sports
ranks No. 19 nationally.
>> SEE PAGE 11
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Business owners,
students cope with
difficulties, hoping
for long-run returns
By CHETALI JAIN
Summer Daily News Editor
Downtown Ann Arbor has
been a medley of bright orange
construction barrels and torn up
asphalt this summer as a result
of the drastic road work being
done in many busy downtown
areas.
Not long after students had
packed up their things and
exited Ann Arbor after taking
their finals, streets were blocked
off and detour signs were posted
around Catherine Street, South
State
Street,
South
Division
Street and Fourth Avenue to
name a few. The construction
has impacted both students and
local businesses.
Information
junior
Jessica
Vu
is
currently
living
in
University Towers, located at
South
University
and
South
Forest avenues and said the
construction has added some
difficulties to her day-to-day
life. Vu has a car on campus and
revealed the roads were never of
particular concern to her before
the work started.
“The
construction
has
complicated my commute to
work and classes,” Vu said. “The
loud construction has become
my new alarm clock. I often
wake up to it at around 7 a.m.”
Much of the work consists of
road resurfacing and sidewalk
ANN ARBOR
See RUSSIA, Page 3
See SOUTH U, Page 3
GRAPHIC BY ISHAN VASHISHTA
Road work
to cement
South U as
vibrant Ann
Arbor spot