rightwingwatch--2020-03-12--Tom Cotton Is a Right-Wing Wild Card

Tom Cotton Is a Right-Wing Wild Card

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas intends to spend his time this year on the campaign trail stumping for his fellow Republicans , rather than traversing the “ natural state , ” where he is on the ballot in November .
Cotton is headed toward an essentially uncontested reelection as no Democrat is running against him .
That makes him an effective wild card , facing little possibility of accountability for his extreme rhetoric or policy positions and freeing him up to assist with other Republican projects .
Cotton ’ s latest television ad is aimed squarely at Joe Biden , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party nomination for president , and it attacks the former vice president for being “ weak on China and wrong for America.
” The ad then praises President Donald Trump for his stance on China and says that Cotton is “ standing ” with the president .
Breitbart News , which was given an advance copy of the ad , described it yesterday as “ one of the most vicious hits on Biden and his family ’ s corruption and deep ties to the Chinese Communist regime in Beijing.
” Breitbart News ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appear on television not in Arkansas but rather in Ohio—an electoral battleground state .
Cotton distributed a similar ad in Arkansas and key swing states earlier this month that alleged every Democrat running for president had embraced socialism in some form .
On this morning ’ s edition of SiriusXM Patriot ’ s “ Breitbart News Daily , ” Cotton discussed his new ad and addressed the growing coronavirus pandemic , which Cotton blamed squarely on the country of China .
In mid-February , Cotton took to Fox News to push a conspiracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a biolab in Wuhan , China .
Cotton told host and Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow that China had “ unleashed a plague on the entire world while they are threatening to kill Americans by withholding essential pharmaceuticals from our nation.
” “ These are not good folks , ” Cotton said of China .
“ And they are a competitor with us .
Joe Biden still does not understand that.
” Cotton ’ s Capitol Hill office is temporarily closed due to the disease. But that didn ’ t appear to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Brigitte Gabriel of the anti-Muslim group ACT for America uploaded a video to Twitter in which she claimed to have spoken with Cotton yesterday , but they had to do so over the phone because of his office ’ s self-quarantine. Speaking with Marlow , Cotton appeared to have embraced his freedom to assist other Republicans in this cycle .
Although Cotton did acknowledge that he has two opponents running—an independent and a libertarian candidate—he made it clear that he does not view them as significant threats to his reelection .
Instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans for the election year ahead .
“ My team and I have worked diligently over the last five years to be prepared for this reelection and the dividend of that was we do not have a Democratic opponent , and of course , that gives me some free time for what you might call ‘ extracurricular activities ’ to bring our president key states such as Ohio or supporting great senators like Joni Ernst in Iowa or Cory Gardner in Colorado , ” Cotton said .
“ And I certainly will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we reelect the president and that we do not elect Joe Biden.
” Cotton has made headlines for his far-right anti-immigrant positions , his pedaling of conspiracy theories , and his hawkish foreign policy agenda .
Just this morning , Cotton gained attention for promising to “ hold accountable those who inflicted [ coronavirus ] on the world.
” When a reporter questioned what Cotton meant by that statement , a Twitter account notorious for spreading misinformation during Hurricane Sandy said it meant “ China will pay for this , ” to which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all his extra free time , we should expect to see more of Cotton ; with an all-but-sure ticket to six more years in the U.S. Senate , we should not expect him to be any less extreme .

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas intends to spend his time this year on the campaign trail stumping for his fellow Republicans, rather than traversing the “natural state,” where he is on the ballot in November. Cotton is headed toward an essentially uncontested reelection as no Democrat is running against him. That makes him an effective wild card, facing little possibility of accountability for his extreme rhetoric or policy positions and freeing him up to assist with other Republican projects.
Cotton’s latest television ad is aimed squarely at Joe Biden, who is currently leading in the Democratic Party nomination for president, and it attacks the former vice president for being “weak on China and wrong for America.” The ad then praises President Donald Trump for his stance on China and says that Cotton is “standing” with the president. Breitbart News, which was given an advance copy of the ad, described it yesterday as “one of the most vicious hits on Biden and his family’s corruption and deep ties to the Chinese Communist regime in Beijing.” Breitbart News’ write-up of the ad says it will appear on television not in Arkansas but rather in Ohio—an electoral battleground state. Cotton distributed a similar ad in Arkansas and key swing states earlier this month that alleged every Democrat running for president had embraced socialism in some form.
On this morning’s edition of SiriusXM Patriot’s “Breitbart News Daily,” Cotton discussed his new ad and addressed the growing coronavirus pandemic, which Cotton blamed squarely on the country of China. In mid-February, Cotton took to Fox News to push a conspiracy theory that China had created the coronavirus in a biolab in Wuhan, China. Cotton told host and Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow that China had “unleashed a plague on the entire world while they are threatening to kill Americans by withholding essential pharmaceuticals from our nation.”
“These are not good folks,” Cotton said of China. “And they are a competitor with us. Joe Biden still does not understand that.”
Cotton’s Capitol Hill office is temporarily closed due to the disease. But that didn’t appear to stop Cotton from engaging with extreme groups. Brigitte Gabriel of the anti-Muslim group ACT for America uploaded a video to Twitter in which she claimed to have spoken with Cotton yesterday, but they had to do so over the phone because of his office’s self-quarantine.
Speaking with Marlow, Cotton appeared to have embraced his freedom to assist other Republicans in this cycle. Although Cotton did acknowledge that he has two opponents running—an independent and a libertarian candidate—he made it clear that he does not view them as significant threats to his reelection. Instead, Cotton shared some of his alternative plans for the election year ahead.
“My team and I have worked diligently over the last five years to be prepared for this reelection and the dividend of that was we do not have a Democratic opponent, and of course, that gives me some free time for what you might call ‘extracurricular activities’ to bring our president key states such as Ohio or supporting great senators like Joni Ernst in Iowa or Cory Gardner in Colorado,” Cotton said. “And I certainly will be doing my all to make sure that we reelect the president and that we do not elect Joe Biden.”
Cotton has made headlines for his far-right anti-immigrant positions, his pedaling of conspiracy theories, and his hawkish foreign policy agenda. Just this morning, Cotton gained attention for promising to “hold accountable those who inflicted [coronavirus] on the world.” When a reporter questioned what Cotton meant by that statement, a Twitter account notorious for spreading misinformation during Hurricane Sandy said it meant “China will pay for this,” to which Cotton responded: “Correct.”
With all his extra free time, we should expect to see more of Cotton; with an all-but-sure ticket to six more years in the U.S. Senate, we should not expect him to be any less extreme.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-12--Trump Uses Coronavirus Fears to Advance Bannon’s Far-Right Agenda

When President Donald J. Trump delivered his latest market-rattling remarks on the coronavirus pandemic from the Oval Office on Wednesday night , political reporters collectively scratched their heads over the president ’ s announcement of a ban on travelers from Europe and cargo coming from the continent .
( The cargo ban was later walked back . )
But anyone paying attention to the rise of the global right knew what Trump was up to : using well-founded fears of the virus ’ s spread in the U.S. to strengthen the hand of Stephen K. Bannon , Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the former ’ s quest to weaken the European Union .
In his remarks , Trump blamed European travelers for “ seeding ” the “ foreign virus ” —first identified in China—on American shores , and blamed Europe for the spread of the new coronavirus , because , he said , the E.U .
had not banned travel from China , as the U.S. has .
“ And taking early intense action , we have seen dramatically fewer cases of the virus in the United States than are now present in Europe , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact that Europe has a viable testing regimen , while it ’ s still impossible for most people in the U.S. to obtain a test for COVID-19 , as the new coronavirus is formally known .
Consequently , no one knows just how many people in the land of the free are freely walking around , spreading the virus .
Nor do we know how many deaths from respiratory failure are due to the new virus .
While a number of claims made by Trump in the remarks he delivered from the Resolute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ various government agencies , it is notable that a clarification from the Department of Homeland Security says that the European countries affected by the executive order signed by Trump include only those in the Schengen area , which means those that are party to a multi-nation agreement to maintain open borders among them .
Most of those 22 nations are members of the E.U .
In other words , this is an ideological and punitive action against those nations for daring to act in coalition , and for having demonstrated , since 1985 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Since before his ouster from the White House ( for saying mean things about Trump ’ s son , Don Jr. , daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner that were reported in the Michael Wolff book , “ Fire and Fury ” ) , Bannon has been working on growing the right-wing nationalist parties in Europe , Brazil and elsewhere , with a foremost goal of busting up the E.U .
While he served as an executive at Cambridge Analytica , Bannon helped fuel the Brexit referendum that has led to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ E.U .
In his Wednesday-night remarks , Trump said that the U.K. would be exempt from his European travel ban—never mind that confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.K. leapt by more than 20 percent since Trump spoke to the American people yesterday from the Oval Office , now standing at 596 , with 20 deaths reported .
“ However , ” according to the BBC , “ the actual number of people infected could be between 5,000 and 10,000 , the government ’ s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said.
” Politico @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travel ban functionally exempts travelers from Trump ’ s own properties in Scotland and Ireland .
In addition , Trump ’ s framing of COVID-19 as a “ foreign virus ” fits neatly into one of Bannon ’ s newer projects , a group he calls Committee on the Present Danger : China , whose major donor , Guo Wengui , appears to be Bannon ’ s latest sugar daddy , now that he ’ s said to have been abandoned by his former patrons , Robert and Rebekah Mercer .
While Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it is clear that they ’ re working in tandem .
The constellation of right-wing actors that form the alliance colloquially known as Bannon World are firmly on team Trump , as was obvious at last month ’ s Conservative Political Action Conference , which has become , for all intents and purposes , an arm of the Trump campaign .
( The conference is run by Matt Schlapp , whose wife Mercedes works for the Trump campaign .
Matt Schlapp and his roster of speakers at the four-day conference almost all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urging his reelection . )
Bannon World speakers at CPAC included former White House adviser Sebastian Gorka , Brexit Party Chairman Nigel Farage , Brazilian politician Eduardo Bolsonaro and China critic Gordon Chang .
The American Conservative Union , which stages CPAC , reported last week that one this year ’ s CPAC attendees—revealed today to be the Republican donor Alan Berger—tested positive for the virus after attending the conference .

analysis
When President Donald J. Trump delivered his latest market-rattling remarks on the coronavirus pandemic from the Oval Office on Wednesday night, political reporters collectively scratched their heads over the president’s announcement of a ban on travelers from Europe and cargo coming from the continent. (The cargo ban was later walked back.)
But anyone paying attention to the rise of the global right knew what Trump was up to: using well-founded fears of the virus’s spread in the U.S. to strengthen the hand of Stephen K. Bannon, Trump’s erstwhile chief White House strategist, in the former’s quest to weaken the European Union.
In his remarks, Trump blamed European travelers for “seeding” the “foreign virus”—first identified in China—on American shores, and blamed Europe for the spread of the new coronavirus, because, he said, the E.U. had not banned travel from China as the U.S. has. “And taking early intense action, we have seen dramatically fewer cases of the virus in the United States than are now present in Europe,” Trump said, conveniently omitting the fact that Europe has a viable testing regimen, while it’s still impossible for most people in the U.S. to obtain a test for COVID-19, as the new coronavirus is formally known. Consequently, no one knows just how many people in the land of the free are freely walking around, spreading the virus. Nor do we know how many deaths from respiratory failure are due to the new virus.
While a number of claims made by Trump in the remarks he delivered from the Resolute Desk have since been walked back by various government agencies, it is notable that a clarification from the Department of Homeland Security says that the European countries affected by the executive order signed by Trump include only those in the Schengen area, which means those that are party to a multi-nation agreement to maintain open borders among them. Most of those 22 nations are members of the E.U.
In other words, this is an ideological and punitive action against those nations for daring to act in coalition—and for having demonstrated, since 1985, the value of such a compact.
Since before his ouster from the White House (for saying mean things about Trump’s son, Don Jr., daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner that were reported in the Michael Wolff book, “Fire and Fury”), Bannon has been working on growing the right-wing nationalist parties in Europe, Brazil and elsewhere, with a foremost goal of busting up the E.U. While he served as an executive at Cambridge Analytica, Bannon helped fuel the Brexit referendum that has led to the United Kingdom’s departure from the E.U.
In his Wednesday-night remarks, Trump said that the U.K. would be exempt from his European travel ban—never mind that confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.K. leapt by more than 20 percent since Trump spoke to the American people yesterday from the Oval Office, now standing at 596, with 20 deaths reported. “However,” according to the BBC, “the actual number of people infected could be between 5,000 and 10,000, the government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said.”
Politico notes that the parameters of his European travel ban functionally exempt travelers from Trump’s own properties in Scotland and Ireland.
In addition, Trump’s framing of COVID-19 as a “foreign virus” fits neatly into one of Bannon’s newer projects, a group he calls Committee on the Present Danger: China, whose major donor, Guo Wengui, appears to be Bannon’s latest sugar daddy, now that he’s said to have been abandoned by his former patrons, Robert and Rebekah Mercer.
While Trump and Bannon may have their personal differences, it is clear that they’re working in tandem. The constellation of right-wing actors that forms the alliance colloquially known as Bannon World are firmly on team Trump, as was obvious at last month’s Conservative Political Action Conference, which has become, for all intents and purposes, an arm of the Trump campaign. (The conference is run by Matt Schlapp, whose wife Mercedes works for the Trump campaign. Matt Schlapp and his roster of speakers at the four-day conference almost all effusively praised the president, with many urging his reelection.) Bannon World speakers at CPAC included former White House adviser Sebastian Gorka, Brexit Party Chairman Nigel Farage, Brazilian politician Eduardo Bolsonaro and China critic Gordon Chang.
The American Conservative Union, which stages CPAC, reported last week that one this year’s CPAC attendees—revealed today to be the Republican donor Alan Berger—tested positive for the virus after attending the conference.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-12--Sebastian Gorka Won’t Stop Blaming the Left for Coronavirus ‘Mass Hysteria’

Joining the trend of right-wing commentators calling the coronavirus no big deal , former White House deputy assistant Sebastian Gorka won ’ t stop telling his audience that the virus is “ mass hysteria ” created by the left .
“ This year alone , for the record—tell your friends if they start getting hysterical saying ‘ I can ’ t buy those medical surgical masks ’ —16,000 Americans have died of the flu .
The flu .
Is that a front-page story ?
” Gorka said on his “ America First ” podcast last Friday .
“ Are they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president ?
No , because they can ’ t , but 12 deaths from some new threat called coronavirus ?
Let ’ s politicize that .
There is no gutter they will not sink into , ” Gorka said .
( At the time of the podcast ’ s recording , 12 people had died from coronavirus ; the number has since risen to 38 and continues to rise . )
Gorka had Dr. Marc Siegel , a regular Fox News contributor , on his podcast last Wednesday to affirm his claims that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for shifting the blame of the virus ’ s outbreak on to Trump .
“ How is this president responsible for this virus ?
It came from China , didn ’ t it ?
” said Siegel , who also called the World Health Organization ( WHO ) “ a bunch of alarmists ” on a recent Fox News panel .
On Monday , Gorka blamed the virus ’ s spread on Democrats and “ lying hacks and propagandists , ” in mainstream media , including Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation , but you should be sickened by what the media is trying to do to you , ” Gorka said .
More than 100 countries have been affected by the coronavirus .
Globally , more than 4,000 people have died from it , including more than 800 people in Italy alone .
On Wednesday , WHO Director-General announced that “ concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity , ” and by the alarming levels of inaction , ” the organization had designated the virus a pandemic .
Gorka gave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Conservative Political Action Conference where an attendee has been confirmed to have been sick with the coronavirus .
Gorka ’ s speech , titled “ How Socialism Kills Today , ” was a harangue against socialized medicine as it exists in Hungary .

Joining the trend of right-wing commentators calling the coronavirus no big deal, former White House deputy assistant Sebastian Gorka won’t stop telling his audience that the virus is “mass hysteria” created by the left.
“This year alone, for the record—tell your friends if they start getting hysterical saying ‘I can’t buy those medical surgical masks’—16,000 Americans have died of the flu. The flu. Is that a front-page story?” Gorka said on his “America First” podcast last Friday.
“Are they [Democrats] blaming that on the president? No, because they can’t, but 12 deaths from some new threat called coronavirus? Let’s politicize that. There is no gutter they will not sink into,” Gorka said. (At the time of the podcast’s recording, 12 people had died from coronavirus; the number has since risen to 38 and continues to rise.)
Gorka had Dr. Marc Siegel, a regular Fox News contributor, on his podcast last Wednesday to affirm his claims that the fear was overblown and attack Democrats for shifting the blame of the virus’s outbreak on to Trump.
“How is this president responsible for this virus? It came from China, didn’t it?” said Siegel, who also called the World Health Organization (WHO) “a bunch of alarmists” on a recent Fox News panel.
On Monday, Gorka blamed the virus’s spread on Democrats and “lying hacks and propagandists,” in mainstream media, including Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper.
“We’re not sick as a nation, but you should be sickened by what the media is trying to do to you,” Gorka said.
More than 100 countries have been affected by the coronavirus. Globally, more than 4,000 people have died from it, including more than 800 people in Italy alone. On Wednesday, WHO Director-General announced that “concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity,” and by the alarming levels of inaction,” the organization had designated the virus a pandemic.
Gorka gave a speech at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference where an attendee has been confirmed to have been sick with the coronavirus. Gorka’s speech, titled “How Socialism Kills Today,” was a harangue against socialized medicine as it exists in Hungary.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-12--Trump and His Religious-Right Allies Continue To Send Mixed Messages on Coronavirus

Religious-right leaders and media outlets have been sending mixed messages about the coronavirus pandemic .
For some , it is a sign of God ’ s judgment or evidence that we are living in the End Times .
And for others , it is something that has been blown out of proportion by media and politicians who will do anything to bring down President Donald Trump .
As Right Wing Watch has reported , some religious-right leaders have said that Christians should not give in to fear of the virus because God has given them supernatural healing power and protection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will spare Christians from the virus and that will become evidence of God ’ s power and a potent tool for evangelization .
Evangelist Jonathan Shuttlesworth has mocked “ loser ” pastors who cancel services and said Christians should be holding mass gatherings to demonstrate the power of their faith .
Organizers of two “ prophetic ” conferences scheduled for early April announced this week that the events will not be canceled .
Trump himself has been sending mixed messages and promoting misinformation .
Even as cultural and sporting events , academic conferences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or cancelled as public health officials urged Americans to practice “ social distancing ” in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus , Trump continued to conduct business as usual , and his campaign continued to hold and schedule large public rallies .
That appeared to change Thursday morning ; CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller reported that Trump had scrubbed political trips to Nevada and Colorado that were scheduled for Friday and Saturday , while a decision about a March 25 campaign rally is still pending .
But organizers of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the outbreak .
On Wednesday , co-sponsors David Herzog Ministries and the Elijah List sent an email invitation to Passover 2020 : Decade of Awakening , a conference scheduled for April 9 – 12 in Phoenix , Arizona , addressing coronavirus fears .
Here are excerpts from the email : Today many people including Believers are in fear of the corona virus among other sicknesses .
But the Word of God promises us protection from these very things .
We hear reports of a thousand infected but Psalm 91 says , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ten thousand at your right hand , but it will not come near you.
” How seriously do we really believe and know how to activate this ?
When the death angel ‘ passed-over ’ Egypt those Israelites who had the blood on their doorpost were protected .
Israel was protected from every plague that was hitting Egypt at the time .
This was the 1st Passover .
Jesus ’ Last Supper was the last Passover meal he had with His disciples .
They were instructed to sacrifice their lamb and then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was symbolic of the Messiah Jesus that would be our lamb .
Jesus ’ last supper was also Passover and those who partake of the power of Jesus ’ Blood today are also promised protection from every pestilence , virus and plague for those who believe .
Jesus instructed the disciples to continue to ‘ keep the feast ’ of Passover but in the newness of what He did .
He is the reason for the season , as He is our Passover Lamb .
His Blood applied to the doorposts of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clearly tells us that we can claim protection from every pestilence , sickness , untimely death and every plague .
The invitation added that “ when we celebrate Passover as Jesus instructed there is a supernatural protection that is activated when we apply Jesus Blood and celebrate the Passover Lamb.
” It also invoked the experience of early 20th Century missionary John G. Lake , who some say had divine protection from the bubonic plague that was raging in South Africa during his ministry there .
The invitation made reference to Awaken 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sun Devil Stadium in Phoenix in January , which featured rapper Kanye West and “ prophetic ” leaders David Herzog , Cindy Jacobs , Lou Engle , and others .
If you missed that gathering , said the Passover 2020 promotion , you have another chance to be part of the launch of a decade of awakening in the U.S. “ We are on the cusp of the greatest move of God in America , greater than even the ‘ Jesus Movement ’ during the 60 ’ s and all the other moves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ The USA literally is in the beginning stages of a HUGE great Awakening and Harvest !
” Paula White , Trump ’ s longtime spiritual adviser and now official White House aide , is among the “ anointed ” scheduled speakers at Passover 2020 .
Joining her on the schedule is End Times author Jonathan Cahn , who portrays Donald Trump ’ s election as the fulfillment of biblical prophecy. White has a track record of using Passover and other Jewish holy days to promise her followers special spiritual blessings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by giving her money .
Organizers of another dominionist gathering , Harvest International Ministry ’ s Global Summit 2020 , announced Wednesday night that the April 13-16 event in Pasadena , California , will take place as planned , with precautions being taken to “ mitigate exposure to [ the ] virus by conference attendees.
” HIM ’ s Wednesday evening announcement said it would consider refund requests for Global Summit registrants who are subject to travel restrictions or exhibiting symptoms of acute respiratory illness as long as those requests included “ supporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Apostolic Reformation leader Ché Ahn and says it is dedicated to “ discipling nations.
” The Global Summit ’ s panel on government is scheduled to include Ahn , Christian nationalist political operative David Lane , and California State Senate Minority Leader Shannon Grove .
Other announced summit speakers include Lou Engle , Cindy Jacobs , Robert Henderson , Michael Brown , Mark Chironna and Eric Metaxas .

Update: While, as this post notes, David Herzog Ministries recently promoted its Passover 2020 gathering with the declaration that “The Word of God promises us protection” from the coronavirus, the group announced on March 15 that the gathering would be cancelled in response to updated recommendations from Arizona public health officials. The announcement said that an “online enhanced version” of the event is in the works. Before the cancellation was announced, White House adviser Paula White was dropped from the event’s website. Harvest International Ministry has since announced that its Global Summit 2020 has been postponed until August.
Religious-right leaders and media outlets have been sending mixed messages about the coronavirus pandemic. For some, it is a sign of God’s judgment or evidence that we are living in the End Times. And for others, it is something that has been blown out of proportion by media and politicians who will do anything to bring down President Donald Trump.
As Right Wing Watch has reported, some religious-right leaders have said that Christians should not give in to fear of the virus because God has given them supernatural healing power and protection from plagues. Some believe that God will spare Christians from the virus and that will become evidence of God’s power and a potent tool for evangelization. Evangelist Jonathan Shuttlesworth has mocked “loser” pastors who cancel services and said Christians should be holding mass gatherings to demonstrate the power of their faith. Organizers of two “prophetic” conferences scheduled for early April announced this week that the events will not be canceled.
Trump himself has been sending mixed messages and promoting misinformation. Even as cultural and sporting events, academic conferences, and large public gatherings were postponed or cancelled as public health officials urged Americans to practice “social distancing” in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Trump continued to conduct business as usual, and his campaign continued to hold and schedule large public rallies. That appeared to change Thursday morning; CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller reported that Trump had scrubbed political trips to Nevada and Colorado that were scheduled for Friday and Saturday, while a decision about a March 25 campaign rally is still pending.
But organizers of two religious-right conferences have not been swayed by the outbreak.
On Wednesday, co-sponsors David Herzog Ministries and the Elijah List sent an email invitation to Passover 2020: Decade of Awakening, a conference scheduled for April 9 – 12 in Phoenix, Arizona, addressing coronavirus fears. Here are excerpts from the email:
Today many people including Believers are in fear of the corona virus among other sicknesses. But the Word of God promises us protection from these very things. We hear reports of a thousand infected but Psalm 91 says, “A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.” How seriously do we really believe and know how to activate this? When the death angel ‘passed-over’ Egypt those Israelites who had the blood on their doorpost were protected. Israel was protected from every plague that was hitting Egypt at the time. This was the 1st Passover. Jesus’ Last Supper was the last Passover meal he had with His disciples. They were instructed to sacrifice their lamb and then eat it with their family. This was symbolic of the Messiah Jesus that would be our lamb. Jesus’ last supper was also Passover and those who partake of the power of Jesus’ Blood today are also promised protection from every pestilence, virus and plague for those who believe. Jesus instructed the disciples to continue to ‘keep the feast’ of Passover but in the newness of what He did. He is the reason for the season, as He is our Passover Lamb. His Blood applied to the doorposts of our life is total protection. Psalms 91 clearly tells us that we can claim protection from every pestilence, sickness, untimely death and every plague.
The invitation added that “when we celebrate Passover as Jesus instructed there is a supernatural protection that is activated when we apply Jesus Blood and celebrate the Passover Lamb.” It also invoked the experience of early 20th Century missionary John G. Lake, who some say had divine protection from the bubonic plague that was raging in South Africa during his ministry there.
The invitation made reference to Awaken 2020, a dominionist prayer gathering held at Sun Devil Stadium in Phoenix in January, which featured rapper Kanye West and “prophetic” leaders David Herzog, Cindy Jacobs, Lou Engle, and others. If you missed that gathering, said the Passover 2020 promotion, you have another chance to be part of the launch of a decade of awakening in the U.S. “We are on the cusp of the greatest move of God in America, greater than even the ‘Jesus Movement’ during the 60’s and all the other moves and revivals combined,” the invitation said. “The USA literally is in the beginning stages of a HUGE great Awakening and Harvest!”
It is important to realize that during these “Kairos” (opportune moment, appointed day, due season) times, HUGE things occur in the heavenly realms and situations are shifted into proper alignment and position. So, it is important that we get in sync on Earth with what is happening in Heaven in order to receive the downloads of new glory impartations and revelation God is wanting to pour out on us during these special times of year.
Paula White, Trump’s longtime spiritual adviser and now official White House aide, is among the “anointed” scheduled speakers at Passover 2020. Joining her on the schedule is End Times author Jonathan Cahn, who portrays Donald Trump’s election as the fulfillment of biblical prophecy. White has a track record of using Passover and other Jewish holy days to promise her followers special spiritual blessings in return for “honoring God” by giving her money.
Organizers of another dominionist gathering, Harvest International Ministry’s Global Summit 2020, announced Wednesday night that the April 13-16 event in Pasadena, California, will take place as planned, with precautions being taken to “mitigate exposure to [the] virus by conference attendees.”
HIM’s Wednesday evening announcement said it would consider refund requests for Global Summit registrants who are subject to travel restrictions or exhibiting symptoms of acute respiratory illness as long as those requests included “supporting documentation.”
HIM is led by New Apostolic Reformation leader Ché Ahn and says it is dedicated to “discipling nations.” The Global Summit’s panel on government is scheduled to include Ahn, Christian nationalist political operative David Lane, and California State Senate Minority Leader Shannon Grove. Other announced summit speakers include Lou Engle, Cindy Jacobs, Robert Henderson, Michael Brown, Mark Chironna and Eric Metaxas.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-12--Liz Crokin: The Coronavirus Is Cover for the Military to Make Mass Arrests

Right-wing “ journalist ” and Trump–worshiping conspiracy theorist Liz Crokin posted a video on YouTube last night in which she declared that the current coronavirus outbreak is really just a cover for the Trump administration to carry out the mass arrests long promised by conspiracy theorists .
Like her friend and fellow conspiracy theorist Mark Taylor , who suggested the same thing earlier this week , Crokin is an ardent believer in the QAnon conspiracy theory , which posits that President Donald Trump has been working diligently to arrest countless prominent political , media , and business leaders for allegedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ring .
In early 2019 , Crokin publicly declared that if the mass arrests long promised by “ Q ” did not happen by the end of the year , she would “ bow out ” of the movement and “ move on ” with her life .
The arrests never happened , but Crokin refused to give up , and she is now claiming that the coronavirus outbreak may really be cover for them to finally occur .
“ I do believe that when these mass arrests happen that we will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Crokin said .
“ I believe that the coronavirus , which the president of the United States and many doctors have said is no more serious than the flu , is the cover to put the country into lockdown—just like Italy is in lockdown—to possibly declare martial law , get people off the streets , keep them in their homes , so they ’ re safe so when the military and the National Guard sweeps in and conducts these mass arrests , it is done in a manner where people are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Q has been talking about these mass arrests , and Q has also been talking about how when these mass arrests happen , there will probably be many days of darkness , social media might go down , the National Guard is going to come in , and the military will be used to arrest these people , ” she added .
“ That is what I believe is happening right now .
”

Right-wing “journalist” and Trump–worshiping conspiracy theorist Liz Crokin posted a video on YouTube last night in which she declared that the current coronavirus outbreak is really just a cover for the Trump administration to carry out the mass arrests long promised by conspiracy theorists.
Like her friend and fellow conspiracy theorist Mark Taylor, who suggested the same thing earlier this week, Crokin is an ardent believer in the QAnon conspiracy theory, which posits that President Donald Trump has been working diligently to arrest countless prominent political, media, and business leaders for allegedly being part of a global satanic pedophile ring.
In early 2019, Crokin publicly declared that if the mass arrests long promised by “Q” did not happen by the end of the year, she would “bow out” of the movement and “move on” with her life. The arrests never happened, but Crokin refused to give up, and she is now claiming that the coronavirus outbreak may really be cover for them to finally occur.
“I do believe that when these mass arrests happen that we will be in martial law for our own safety,” Crokin said. “I believe that the coronavirus, which the president of the United States and many doctors have said is no more serious than the flu, is the cover to put the country into lockdown—just like Italy is in lockdown—to possibly declare martial law, get people off the streets, keep them in their homes, so they’re safe so when the military and the National Guard sweeps in and conducts these mass arrests, it is done in a manner where people are kept safe.”
“Since 2017, Q has been talking about these mass arrests, and Q has also been talking about how when these mass arrests happen, there will probably be many days of darkness, social media might go down, the National Guard is going to come in, and the military will be used to arrest these people,” she added. “That is what I believe is happening right now.”


rightwingwatch--2020-03-12--Christians Should Be More Concerned About Hell-Bound Neighbors Than Coronavirus, Says Revivalist Joh

Christians Should Be More Concerned About Hell-Bound Neighbors Than Coronavirus, Says Revivalist John Burton

John Burton , a Missouri-based “ prophetic messenger and revivalist ” formerly associated with the International House of Prayer in Kansas City , is telling conservative Christians that they should be ashamed of responding to the coronavirus in fear .
Charisma posted a column Wednesday morning by Burton , “ Why Aren ’ t Christians Willing to Shame Satan ’ s End-Times Assaults ?
” originally published at The Stream a week earlier under the headline , “ Christians are Being Embarrassed by Coronavirus.
” “ We have authority over all the power of the enemy , ” said Burton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by public health officials “ embarrassing ” to Christians : People are refusing to travel , canceling vacations , rejecting invitations to public gatherings , hiding away at home and waiting for the world to end .
Yes , this is absolutely embarrassing and is no way to represent our mighty healer !
We need an awakening of bold faith .
It ’ s time for God ’ s people to rise up in the face of the enemy , with fire in our eyes , and cast him out .
We fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will , as a unified army , assault the darkness and laugh at the threats .
You are in this army , mighty warrior .
Take your stand and let the world see you are fearless , relentless and full of the fire of the Holy Spirit !
Burton said American Christians should be ashamed of showing more intense interest in the virus than in the fact that so many of their compatriots are bound for Hell .
“ This fear that ’ s causing supposed blood-bought followers of the most powerful being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a minuscule chance that they might be touched by a flu-like illness is ridiculous when compared to their concerns about eternity , ” he wrote , saying that Americans have a far greater chance of going to Hell than of dying from the coronavirus .
“ Those who don ’ t know Jesus , who have rejected His leadership and lordship , are in grave danger , ” Burton wrote .
“ We shouldn ’ t be surprised when trouble comes , and though we have an advocate , those who have said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We must intercede for them ; we must war on their behalf , ” he wrote .
“ Messages of awakening should be sounded night and day .
They are not in a safe place.
” Like other religious-right leaders , Burton hopes that the virus will turn out to be an evangelistic opportunity .
He prayed that the crisis will be just what “ the lost ” need “ to turn to Jesus in full force.
” Burton is a frequent contributor to Charisma .
In 2014 , seven months before the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Burton wrote that God had “ suddenly and powerfully revealed a clear , easy-to-understand strategy that will , without question , stop the fast-moving gay agenda in its tracks .
”

John Burton, a Missouri-based “prophetic messenger and revivalist” formerly associated with the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, is telling conservative Christians that they should be ashamed of responding to the coronavirus in fear.
Charisma posted a column Wednesday morning by Burton, “Why Aren’t Christians Willing to Shame Satan’s End-Times Assaults?” originally published at The Stream a week earlier under the headline, “Christians are Being Embarrassed by Coronavirus.”
“We have authority over all the power of the enemy,” said Burton, who called the social-distancing strategy urged by public health officials “embarrassing” to Christians:
People are refusing to travel, canceling vacations, rejecting invitations to public gatherings, hiding away at home and waiting for the world to end. Yes, this is absolutely embarrassing and is no way to represent our mighty healer! We need an awakening of bold faith. It’s time for God’s people to rise up in the face of the enemy, with fire in our eyes, and cast him out. We fear none other than God, and we will, as a unified army, assault the darkness and laugh at the threats. You are in this army, mighty warrior. Take your stand and let the world see you are fearless, relentless and full of the fire of the Holy Spirit!
Burton said American Christians should be ashamed of showing more intense interest in the virus than in the fact that so many of their compatriots are bound for Hell. “This fear that’s causing supposed blood-bought followers of the most powerful being in existence to absolutely freak out over a minuscule chance that they might be touched by a flu-like illness is ridiculous when compared to their concerns about eternity,” he wrote, saying that Americans have a far greater chance of going to Hell than of dying from the coronavirus.
“Those who don’t know Jesus, who have rejected His leadership and lordship, are in grave danger,” Burton wrote. “We shouldn’t be surprised when trouble comes, and though we have an advocate, those who have said no to God do not.”
“We must intercede for them; we must war on their behalf,” he wrote. “Messages of awakening should be sounded night and day. They are not in a safe place.”
Like other religious-right leaders, Burton hopes that the virus will turn out to be an evangelistic opportunity. He prayed that the crisis will be just what “the lost” need “to turn to Jesus in full force.”
Burton is a frequent contributor to Charisma. In 2014, seven months before the Supreme Court’s marriage equality decision, Burton wrote that God had “suddenly and powerfully revealed a clear, easy-to-understand strategy that will, without question, stop the fast-moving gay agenda in its tracks.”


rightwingwatch--2020-03-12--‘Apostolic’ Leader Says God Told Him the Church Needs to Do More To Help Trump Overcome Coronavirus

‘Apostolic’ Leader Says God Told Him the Church Needs to Do More To Help Trump Overcome Coronavirus and Win Reelection

Charisma , the Pentecostal-oriented media operation that has energetically promoted and defended President Donald Trump , published a “ prophetic word ” Wednesday slamming the church and prayer intercessors for not taking their responsibility to overcome the devil ’ s efforts to deny President Donald Trump ’ s reelection seriously enough .
The column was written by Robert Henderson , described by Charisma as “ a global apostolic leader who operates in revelation and impartation ” and who promotes Seven Mountains dominionism .
Henderson prayed that the courts of heaven would issue a judgment against the coronavirus and the fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media .
Henderson described a dream he had about three weeks before the “ coronavirus began to seem as a threat ” in the U.S .
In the dream , he was standing next to Trump and “ bouncing and pushing my shoulder against his shoulder in a playful way ” until Trump “ chided and chastised me.
” He took this as a message from God for Trump ’ s Christian backers : Even though it was me in the dream , I am quite sure I was simply being allowed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our lack of diligence and seriousness toward this presidency .
I also understood that the intent of the devil is to disrupt the economy of our nation .
This is what the devil understands he must do to seek to deny President Trump the re-election .
In that I was handed the financial section of the paper after President Trump was finished looking into it , I know that we are being assigned to pray and stand with President Trump to secure and stabilize the economy of our nation .
Without this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upset in the elections this year .
President Trump could be removed from office .
We must take our stand and deal with issues that the enemy would use to disrupt our economy and the economy of the nations with the end results being the ousting of Donald J. Trump as our president .
The media and politicians would like nothing more than to discredit President Trump and to motivate people through fear until the economy is greatly damaged .
We must take our place and contend for God ’ s will instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pray specifically that God would give Trump “ the same prophetic wisdom that He gave to Joseph , ” referring to a biblical character who interpreted the Egyptian Pharaoh ’ s dreams as a warning of coming famine , and who led efforts to prepare for it .
He added , “ I actually felt that I saw Joseph come in the spirit realm as a part of the cloud of witnesses to help move President Trump in the directions he needs to go.
” He continued : Could it be that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impart to President Trump that which is necessary to guide us out of these perilous places and into prosperity for the sake of his re-election ?
We must contend for this to occur .
We have been given an assignment to stand in all seriousness in these moments of financial peril and uncertainty .
Henderson had a few specific “ prayer directives.
” He said readers should repent for themselves and for the body of Christ for “ not having taken seriously the place You have given us on behalf of President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Henderson ’ s “ prayer directives ” : We should come before the court of heaven and ask for judgment against this coronavirus .
We should petition the courts that that which is being used to fight against the purposes of God would be annulled .
The fear being driven by the media must be dismantled .
Otherwise , it can wreck the economy and have a very devastating effect .
One decision from the court of heaven and everything changes .
As we approach Your courts , Lord , we would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that You have sent President Trump .
We would ask that any way this coronavirus is moving against that purpose , that it would be judged .
We ask that all fears being driven by the media and politicians to alter our economy would be judged as illegal and unrighteous .
Let a peace and sense of safety come over this nation and the people within it .
We ask , Lord , for judgments against this thing that would be against You .
We repent for any legal claim the enemy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We ask now , Lord , for Your judgment and dismantling of it .
In Jesus ’ Name .
As we stand before Your courts , Lord , we declare that we receive the mandate and assignment to stand on behalf of President Trump , His presidency and our nation ’ s economy .
We seek to undergird and help guard the economy of this nation .
Give us wisdom , oh God , as we stand and contend in Your courts .
In Jesus ’ Name .
We should pray that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his re-election bid , it will turn and work for him .
That there will be such a turnaround , it will affirm President Trump ’ s leadership and skill as the one sent by God .
Now , Lord , as we stand before Your courts , we ask that what the enemy meant for evil , You , oh God , would turn for good .
Give such wisdom that there is a great turn around in our economy and that this becomes that which the enemy will not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Trump to be distinguished in the eyes of the people as one who with great skill and wisdom led the nation in these perilous times .
In Jesus ’ Name , amen .
This week ’ s “ prophetic word ” is not Henderson ’ s first spiritual intervention on behalf of Trump .
Last year , he appeared on televangelist Jim Bakker ’ s show , where he claimed that his intercession in the court of heaven was responsible for Trump ’ s 2016 election victory .
And in January , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show , this time claiming that God had called him to serve as Trump ’ s spiritual running mate in 2020 .

Charisma, the Pentecostal-oriented media operation that has energetically promoted and defended President Donald Trump, published a “prophetic word” Wednesday slamming the church and prayer intercessors for not taking their responsibility to overcome the devil’s efforts to deny President Donald Trump’s reelection seriously enough. The column was written by Robert Henderson, described by Charisma as “a global apostolic leader who operates in revelation and impartation” and who promotes Seven Mountains dominionism. Henderson prayed that the courts of heaven would issue a judgment against the coronavirus and the fear he claimed is being driven by the media.
Henderson described a dream he had about three weeks before the “coronavirus began to seem as a threat” in the U.S. In the dream, he was standing next to Trump and “bouncing and pushing my shoulder against his shoulder in a playful way” until Trump “chided and chastised me.”
He took this as a message from God for Trump’s Christian backers:
Even though it was me in the dream, I am quite sure I was simply being allowed to feel the chastening of the Lord concerning our lack of diligence and seriousness toward this presidency. I also understood that the intent of the devil is to disrupt the economy of our nation. This is what the devil understands he must do to seek to deny President Trump the re-election. In that I was handed the financial section of the paper after President Trump was finished looking into it, I know that we are being assigned to pray and stand with President Trump to secure and stabilize the economy of our nation. Without this, the stage could be set for an upset in the elections this year. President Trump could be removed from office. We must take our stand and deal with issues that the enemy would use to disrupt our economy and the economy of the nations with the end results being the ousting of Donald J. Trump as our president. The media and politicians would like nothing more than to discredit President Trump and to motivate people through fear until the economy is greatly damaged. We must take our place and contend for God’s will instead to be done.
Henderson urged people to pray specifically that God would give Trump “the same prophetic wisdom that He gave to Joseph,” referring to a biblical character who interpreted the Egyptian Pharaoh’s dreams as a warning of coming famine, and who led efforts to prepare for it.
He added, “I actually felt that I saw Joseph come in the spirit realm as a part of the cloud of witnesses to help move President Trump in the directions he needs to go.” He continued:
Could it be that God would allow Joseph to come and impart to President Trump that which is necessary to guide us out of these perilous places and into prosperity for the sake of his re-election? We must contend for this to occur. We have been given an assignment to stand in all seriousness in these moments of financial peril and uncertainty.
Henderson had a few specific “prayer directives.” He said readers should repent for themselves and for the body of Christ for “not having taken seriously the place You have given us on behalf of President Trump and his presidency.” Here is more from Henderson’s “prayer directives”:
We should come before the court of heaven and ask for judgment against this coronavirus. We should petition the courts that that which is being used to fight against the purposes of God would be annulled. The fear being driven by the media must be dismantled. Otherwise, it can wreck the economy and have a very devastating effect. One decision from the court of heaven and everything changes. As we approach Your courts, Lord, we would remind You of Your passion for America and that You have sent President Trump. We would ask that any way this coronavirus is moving against that purpose, that it would be judged. We ask that all fears being driven by the media and politicians to alter our economy would be judged as illegal and unrighteous. Let a peace and sense of safety come over this nation and the people within it. We ask, Lord, for judgments against this thing that would be against You. We repent for any legal claim the enemy is using to propagate this devilish thing. We ask now, Lord, for Your judgment and dismantling of it. In Jesus’ Name. … As we stand before Your courts, Lord, we declare that we receive the mandate and assignment to stand on behalf of President Trump, His presidency and our nation’s economy. We seek to undergird and help guard the economy of this nation. Give us wisdom, oh God, as we stand and contend in Your courts. In Jesus’ Name. … We should pray that instead of this working against President Trump and his re-election bid, it will turn and work for him. That there will be such a turnaround, it will affirm President Trump’s leadership and skill as the one sent by God. Now, Lord, as we stand before Your courts, we ask that what the enemy meant for evil, You, oh God, would turn for good. Give such wisdom that there is a great turn around in our economy and that this becomes that which the enemy will not be able to twist nor spin. Allow President Trump to be distinguished in the eyes of the people as one who with great skill and wisdom led the nation in these perilous times. In Jesus’ Name, amen.
This week’s “prophetic word” is not Henderson’s first spiritual intervention on behalf of Trump. Last year, he appeared on televangelist Jim Bakker’s show, where he claimed that his intercession in the court of heaven was responsible for Trump’s 2016 election victory. And in January, he was back on Bakker’s show, this time claiming that God had called him to serve as Trump’s spiritual running mate in 2020.


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rightwingwatch--2020-03-13--The Most Ridiculous Coronavirus Tweets from the Right

Right-wing media figures have contorted into a variety of positions to defend President Donald Trump and his administration ’ s fumbling of the coronavirus outbreak , which the World Health Organization declared a pandemic Wednesday .
Here are eight of the most ridiculous tweets we could find making their way through right-wing Twitter : Far-right columnist Michelle Malkin felt no pity for Disney when news broke that Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure would close in response to the outbreak : “ I am crying no tears for American tech worker-screwing globalist , H-1B-exploiting Disney being forced to close over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daniel Horowitz attempted to draw a line between viral diseases and immigration .
“ Focal Point ” radio show host Bryan Fischer called concern over the coronavirus “ utterly irrational panic ” and blamed the “ Talking Snake Media ” for turning the public against Trump .
Right-wing meme creator Carpe Donktum , whose real name is Logan Cook , used racist language to respond to a New York Times article asking if calling the coronavirus a “ foreign virus ” or “ Chinese virus ” is racist , saying it wasn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call it the “ Ching Chong Prague ” out of spite .
Following Donktum ’ s tweet , Sam Parker , a Republican who ran for U.S. Senate in Utah in 2018 , arranged a poll for the best name for the virus—by the “ best , ” we think he meant racist .
Judicial Watch ’ s Tom Fitton alleged that the political left was “ protecting Chinese communists ” by chiding Republicans for repeatedly calling COVID-19 the “ Wuhan ” or “ Chinese ” virus .
Kaitlin Bennett , who rose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in her graduation pictures at Kent State University , insisted that calling COVID-19 the “ Chinese ” virus was no different than describing food and restaurants as such .
Charlie Kirk warned his followers that the pandemic would be worse with Democrats in charge .

Right-wing media figures have contorted into a variety of positions to defend President Donald Trump and his administration’s fumbling of the coronavirus outbreak, which the World Health Organization declared a pandemic Wednesday.
Here are eight of the most ridiculous tweets we could find making their way through right-wing Twitter:
Far-right columnist Michelle Malkin felt no pity for Disney when news broke that Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure would close in response to the outbreak: “I am crying no tears for American tech worker-screwing globalist, H-1B-exploiting Disney being forced to close over a foreign virus.”
Conservative Review editor Daniel Horowitz attempted to draw a line between viral diseases and immigration.
“Focal Point” radio show host Bryan Fischer called concern over the coronavirus “utterly irrational panic” and blamed the “Talking Snake Media” for turning the public against Trump.
Right-wing meme creator Carpe Donktum, whose real name is Logan Cook, used racist language to respond to a New York Times article asking if calling the coronavirus a “foreign virus” or “Chinese virus” is racist, saying it wasn’t racist but that he’d call it the “Ching Chong Prague” out of spite.
Following Donktum’s tweet, Sam Parker, a Republican who ran for U.S. Senate in Utah in 2018, arranged a poll for the best name for the virus—by the “best,” we think he meant racist.
Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton alleged that the political left was “protecting Chinese communists” by chiding Republicans for repeatedly calling COVID-19 the “Wuhan” or “Chinese” virus.
Kaitlin Bennett, who rose to fame by posing with a gun in her graduation pictures at Kent State University, insisted that calling COVID-19 the “Chinese” virus was no different than describing food and restaurants as such.
Charlie Kirk warned his followers that the pandemic would be worse with Democrats in charge.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-13--‘Prophet’ Claimed ‘Tide is Turning’ on Coronavirus Two Weeks Ago

The Christian Broadcasting Network is promoting a short e-book by “ prophetic ” author and podcaster Shawn Bolz about how to pray against the coronavirus .
“ God has a plan , ” Bolz told Fox News earlier this month .
He delivered the core prophetic message of the e-book two weeks ago , when he declared in Charisma , “ The Lord showed me the end of the coronavirus .
The tide is turning now !
” Since Bolz ’ s Feb. 28 column in Charisma , the tide has definitely not turned in the U.S. , where the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1,700 as of Friday—and is certainly underreported given the ruinous lack of capacity in the U.S to test people for the virus .
But Bolz blames “ the enemy ” ( Satan ) and the media for promoting fear .
The e-book , “ Standing in Faith Against Coronavirus ” includes this “ prophecy ” : The Lord showed me the end of the Coronavirus .
The tide is turning now !
God is on the side of humanity .
He is answering the prayers and cries of the nations and is putting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fear based tactics of both the enemy and several media outlets for political reasons is coming to an end .
The enemy has been trying to distract and steal from several equally important purposes and issues by dominating airwaves with conspiracy and fear .
Within a short amount of time , the extreme threat will feel like it is in the past .
God is using prayers from around the world as a highway for healing and to bring about solutions in a mighty way .
As Bolz acknowledges , there is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus .
Science-based social-distancing strategies spreading across the country are meant to “ flatten the curve ” —slow the spread of the virus so that the health care infrastructure is not overloaded at its peak .
And as Bolz also notes , work is underway to develop a vaccine .
Bolz ’ s e-book , which the CBN story notes can be downloaded for free , includes Psalm 91—which talks about God and his angels protecting people from the powers of evil—prayers for protection and healing , and three pages of “ declarations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fear .
Bolz predicted in February that Trump would be reelected and have an encounter with God that would result in “ more boldness ” in his second term .
Bolz ’ s podcast , “ Exploring the Prophetic , ” is distributed on Charisma ’ s podcast network .
In 2018 , Bolz wrote for Charisma that the Supreme Court was part of God ’ s “ blueprint ” for America and that Brett Kanavaugh ’ s nomination was an answer to prayer .
“ Let ’ s prophesy him into place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also pray for his heart to come into the very necessary conviction that God intends for him to have with a Spirit of God ’ s wisdom and Revelation.
” Bolz also “ prophetically ” stated that God will give Trump another Supreme Court vacancy to fill .

The Christian Broadcasting Network is promoting a short e-book by “prophetic” author and podcaster Shawn Bolz about how to pray against the coronavirus. “God has a plan,” Bolz told Fox News earlier this month. He delivered the core prophetic message of the e-book two weeks ago, when he declared in Charisma, “The Lord showed me the end of the coronavirus. The tide is turning now!”
Since Bolz’s Feb. 28 column in Charisma, the tide has definitely not turned in the U.S., where the number of cases has climbed dramatically to 1,700 as of Friday—and is certainly underreported given the ruinous lack of capacity in the U.S to test people for the virus. But Bolz blames “the enemy” (Satan) and the media for promoting fear.
The e-book, “Standing in Faith Against Coronavirus” includes this “prophecy”:
The Lord showed me the end of the Coronavirus. The tide is turning now! God is on the side of humanity. He is answering the prayers and cries of the nations and is putting an end in sight. The exaggerated fear based tactics of both the enemy and several media outlets for political reasons is coming to an end. The enemy has been trying to distract and steal from several equally important purposes and issues by dominating airwaves with conspiracy and fear. Within a short amount of time, the extreme threat will feel like it is in the past. God is using prayers from around the world as a highway for healing and to bring about solutions in a mighty way.
As Bolz acknowledges, there is a natural cycle to the spread of the virus. Science-based social-distancing strategies spreading across the country are meant to “flatten the curve”—slow the spread of the virus so that the health care infrastructure is not overloaded at its peak. And as Bolz also notes, work is underway to develop a vaccine.
Bolz’s e-book, which the CBN story notes can be downloaded for free, includes Psalm 91—which talks about God and his angels protecting people from the powers of evil—prayers for protection and healing, and three pages of “declarations” claiming health and protection and rejecting fear.
Bolz predicted in February that Trump would be reelected and have an encounter with God that would result in “more boldness” in his second term.
Bolz’s podcast, “Exploring the Prophetic,” is distributed on Charisma’s podcast network. In 2018, Bolz wrote for Charisma that the Supreme Court was part of God’s “blueprint” for America and that Brett Kanavaugh’s nomination was an answer to prayer. “Let’s prophesy him into place,” Bolz wrote, “but also pray for his heart to come into the very necessary conviction that God intends for him to have with a Spirit of God’s wisdom and Revelation.” Bolz also “prophetically” stated that God will give Trump another Supreme Court vacancy to fill.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-13--Perry Stone: The Coronavirus Is Attacking Older People Who Won’t Take the Mark of the Beast

Right-wing pastor Perry Stone hosted a “ Firehouse Prayer ” meeting at his church in Cleveland , Tennessee , Thursday night that was dedicated to waging spiritual warfare against the coronavirus outbreak through prayer and intercession .
During the service , Stone proclaimed that the COVID-19 virus is a demonic attempt to kill elderly Americans who won ’ t accept the Mark of the Beast so socialism can take over this nation .
Stone claimed that in the Bible , the Israelites were attacked by the Amalekites , who “ started killing the old , the weak , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Stone said , is behind the current coronavirus outbreak .
“ It ’ s almost like a spirit of Amalek that is trying to attack our older people.
” Stone said .
“ Let me tell you why the enemy wants to get rid of our older people .
They are the ones who are established in the Bible .
They are the ones who know enough about the Word not to take the Mark of the Beast.
” “ The younger generations [ say ] , ‘ Oh cool , put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll open a door .
Wow.
’ They ’ re going to take it , ” Stone added .
“ The older people in America in the Southeast are the conservative people , and this is attacking them to get that group out.
” “ If you get rid of all of those people who resist the Beast , and resist the Antichrist , and resist the system , then you have a whole other pro-socialist , pro-communist , give-me-your-money-and-I ’ ll-do-what-I-want-with-it group coming up , ” he said .
“ You see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 35 percent of America is into it .
And they have no respect for those older people who have made this country great .
”

Right-wing pastor Perry Stone hosted a “Firehouse Prayer” meeting at his church in Cleveland, Tennessee, Thursday night that was dedicated to waging spiritual warfare against the coronavirus outbreak through prayer and intercession.
During the service, Stone proclaimed that the COVID-19 virus is a demonic attempt to kill elderly Americans who won’t accept the Mark of the Beast so socialism can take over this nation.
Stone claimed that in the Bible, the Israelites were attacked by the Amalekites, who “started killing the old, the weak, and the feeble.” The demonic spirit of Amalek, Stone said, is behind the current coronavirus outbreak.
“It’s almost like a spirit of Amalek that is trying to attack our older people.” Stone said. “Let me tell you why the enemy wants to get rid of our older people. They are the ones who are established in the Bible. They are the ones who know enough about the Word not to take the Mark of the Beast.”
“The younger generations [say], ‘Oh cool, put it in my hand. It’ll open a door. Wow.’ They’re going to take it,” Stone added. “The older people in America in the Southeast are the conservative people, and this is attacking them to get that group out.”
“If you get rid of all of those people who resist the Beast, and resist the Antichrist, and resist the system, then you have a whole other pro-socialist, pro-communist, give-me-your-money-and-I’ll-do-what-I-want-with-it group coming up,” he said. “You see them. They’re out there, 35 percent of America is into it. And they have no respect for those older people who have made this country great.”


rightwingwatch--2020-03-13--Jerry Falwell Jr. Floats Conspiracy Theory That Coronavirus Is North Korean Bioweapon

Jerry Falwell Jr. , president of Liberty University , appeared on President Donald Trump ’ s favorite morning news show “ Fox & Friends ” Friday and floated various conspiracy theories about the coronavirus that would absolve Trump of fault for his administration ’ s handling of the disease , which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization Wednesday .
Fox & Friends invited Falwell Jr. on to speak about the recent wave of college campus closures in response to the coronavirus and to explain why Falwell Jr. ’ s school had decided not to cancel in-person classes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Liberty University has , however , canceled all international travel in response to the coronavirus . )
Falwell Jr. responded by downplaying the threat of the disease and positing conspiracy theories because it struck him as “ strange ” that “ so many ” people were—as he put it— ” overreacting ” to the pandemic .
“ It makes you wonder if there ’ s a political reason for that .
You know , impeachment didn ’ t work , and the Mueller report didn ’ t work , and Article 25 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maybe now this is their next attempt to get Trump , ” Falwell Jr. said .
( By Article 25 , Falwell Jr. appeared to be referencing the 25th Amendment , which Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had discussed invoking to remove Trump from office for being unfit . )
Falwell Jr. continued , “ I had the owner of a restaurant ask me last night—he said , ‘ Do you remember the North Korean leader promised a Christmas present for America back in December ?
Could it be they got together with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ I don ’ t know , but it really is something strange going on.
” The Liberty University president is among Trump ’ s most fervent evangelical supporters , appearing at events alongside the president and hosting top Trump administration officials and Trump ’ s family members for events at his campus .
Falwell Jr. is also well-connected in Trump-supporting Republican circles .
Last year , Turning Point USA president and founder Charlie Kirk teamed up with Falwell Jr. to launch a think tank at Liberty University called the Falkirk Center .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Bemoaning the rise of leftism is no longer enough , and turning the other cheek in our personal relationships with our neighbors as Jesus taught while abdicating our responsibilities on the cultural battlefield is no longer sufficient.
” But Falwell Jr. ’ s appearance on Fox News this morning isn ’ t Liberty University ’ s first head-on collision with conspiracy theories .
The university produced a documentary about the QAnon-obsessed conspiracy theorist and “ firefighter prophet ” Mark Taylor in 2018 .
That same year , a Liberty University professor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ theory was “ worthy of FBI investigation .
”

Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University, appeared on President Donald Trump’s favorite morning news show “Fox & Friends” Friday and floated various conspiracy theories about the coronavirus that would absolve Trump of fault for his administration’s handling of the disease, which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization Wednesday.
Fox & Friends invited Falwell Jr. on to speak about the recent wave of college campus closures in response to the coronavirus and to explain why Falwell Jr.’s school had decided not to cancel in-person classes like other schools across the nation. (Liberty University has, however, canceled all international travel in response to the coronavirus.) Falwell Jr. responded by downplaying the threat of the disease and positing conspiracy theories because it struck him as “strange” that “so many” people were—as he put it—”overreacting” to the pandemic.
“It makes you wonder if there’s a political reason for that. You know, impeachment didn’t work, and the Mueller report didn’t work, and Article 25 didn’t work, and so maybe now this is their next attempt to get Trump,” Falwell Jr. said. (By Article 25, Falwell Jr. appeared to be referencing the 25th Amendment, which Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had discussed invoking to remove Trump from office for being unfit.)
Falwell Jr. continued, “I had the owner of a restaurant ask me last night—he said, ‘Do you remember the North Korean leader promised a Christmas present for America back in December? Could it be they got together with China and this is that present?’ I don’t know, but it really is something strange going on.”
On Fox & Friends, Jerry Falwell Jr claims people are “overreacting” to coronavirus, the national response is “their next attempt to get Trump,” and the virus itself is a North Korean bioweapon. pic.twitter.com/2JPuNBW7C3 — Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) March 13, 2020
The Liberty University president is among Trump’s most fervent evangelical supporters, appearing at events alongside the president and hosting top Trump administration officials and Trump’s family members for events at his campus.
Falwell Jr. is also well-connected in Trump-supporting Republican circles. Last year, Turning Point USA president and founder Charlie Kirk teamed up with Falwell Jr. to launch a think tank at Liberty University called the Falkirk Center. It bore a mission statement that read: “Bemoaning the rise of leftism is no longer enough, and turning the other cheek in our personal relationships with our neighbors as Jesus taught while abdicating our responsibilities on the cultural battlefield is no longer sufficient.”
But Falwell Jr.’s appearance on Fox News this morning isn’t Liberty University’s first head-on collision with conspiracy theories. The university produced a documentary about the QAnon-obsessed conspiracy theorist and “firefighter prophet” Mark Taylor in 2018. That same year, a Liberty University professor said that the “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory was “worthy of FBI investigation.”


rightwingwatch--2020-03-16--Right Wing Round-Up: The Buck Stops Elsewhere


rightwingwatch--2020-03-16--Right Wing Bonus Tracks: Real Leadership


rightwingwatch--2020-03-16--Trump-Boosting Megachurch Pastor Mocks Those Who Skipped Church For Fear of Coronavirus

Guillermo Maldonado , the Florida megachurch pastor and self-declared apostle who hosted President Donald Trump at a January rally for the president ’ s reelection campaign , defied recommendations by public health officials , urging his congregants to attend church Sunday .
During the service , he mocked those who stayed away and declared that fear of the coronavirus is a “ demonic spirit.
” The January campaign rally Maldonado hosted at his King Jesus International Ministry church in Kendall marked the launch of the president ’ s Evangelicals for Trump campaign .
Maldonado said that the coronavirus is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fulfillment of biblical prophecy that God would “ shake ” the nations .
The current “ shaking ” is not from the devil , but from God himself , Maldonado said , adding that it is the fear that is demonic .
Maldonado challenged people to demonstrate their faith in the power of God to protect and heal them by coming to church in spite of public health warnings .
On a since-deleted Facebook video showing Maldonado making similar comments , according to the Miami Herald , the pastor had previously told followers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about not coming to church , “ You have two choices .
Come in and receive your healing , or stay home and miss out on it.
” Echoing those remarks during the two-and-a-half hour service on Sunday morning , Maldonado noted that the church was not as packed as it usually is , and mocked those who are “ home in the cave afraid of the virus.
” He told members of the congregation watching at home via livestream that he expected to see them at the 6 p.m. service .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people to his house to be contagious with the virus ?
” Maldonado asked .
“ Of course not.
” While guest speaker Renny McLean—a Texas-based “ apostle ” —was speaking to those attending church , Maldonado broke into the broadcast feed and told people watching from home that closing churches is “ the plan of the enemy.
” Maldonado was part of a group of religious leaders who met with Trump in the White House in October to express their support and criticize the impeachment inquiry .
As Right Wing Watch reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with dominionist “ prophets ” and “ apostles ” like Lou Engle , Ché Ahn , and Cindy Jacobs .
Pro-Trump “ prophet ” Lance Wallnau promoted the Evangelicals for Trump launch during a “ 2020 Prophecy ” video livestream on New Year ’ s Day , portraying the 2020 election as a spiritual battle and repeatedly urging his supporters to attend the Friday night rally .
Like other pro-Trump “ prophets , ” Maldonado believes that God has raised up President Donald Trump as part of his plan for the End Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Speaking at the 2019 Global Prophetic Summit hosted by Jacobs ’ Generals International in November , Maldonado said God told him , “ America , I have prepared this time , I have raised somebody in office to open the doors for my gospels.
” “ And the Lord said , ‘ America , open your eyes .
Do not miss the time of your visitation .
Do not miss the time of your visitation , ’ says God , ” Maldonado continued .
Maldonado said God had revealed to him the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ End Times cycle we are now in .
There will be “ shaking ” around the world that will cause people to seek God , Maldonado said , bringing about a global revival .
Part of the shaking will be civil wars as well as a holy war between the “ seeker-friendly artificial church ” and “ the real , supernatural remnant church.
” Maldonado said God told him that civil war was coming to America .
“ The Lord showed me what is going to happen in America , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What you saw , there ’ s a white horse that has been released upon the earth of civil wars , ’ and then he said , ‘ That horse is coming upon America.
’ ” Visiting apostle McLean ’ s message was heavy on prosperity gospel theology , urging people not to hold back their financial support over concerns about the impact of the virus on their personal finances .
He urged people to tithe and then make a generous “ seed ” offering on top of that if they want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the “ glory ” that he said will come after the shaking , during which the righteous will “ possess the wealth of the wicked.
” As Right Wing Watch has reported , Maldonado is just one of many religious-right figures urging people to ignore public health officials ’ social-distancing recommendations .

(Update 3/18/20): Since the publication of this article, Maldonado’s King Jesus International Ministry announced that services are suspended “until further notice” due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Guillermo Maldonado, the Florida megachurch pastor and self-declared apostle who hosted President Donald Trump at a January rally for the president’s reelection campaign, defied recommendations by public health officials, urging his congregants to attend church Sunday. During the service, he mocked those who stayed away and declared that fear of the coronavirus is a “demonic spirit.”
The January campaign rally Maldonado hosted at his King Jesus International Ministry church in Kendall marked the launch of the president’s Evangelicals for Trump campaign.
Maldonado said that the coronavirus is a sign of the End Times, a fulfillment of biblical prophecy that God would “shake” the nations. The current “shaking” is not from the devil, but from God himself, Maldonado said, adding that it is the fear that is demonic. Maldonado challenged people to demonstrate their faith in the power of God to protect and heal them by coming to church in spite of public health warnings.
On a since-deleted Facebook video showing Maldonado making similar comments, according to the Miami Herald, the pastor had previously told followers who might feel sick and were thinking about not coming to church, “You have two choices. Come in and receive your healing, or stay home and miss out on it.”
Echoing those remarks during the two-and-a-half hour service on Sunday morning, Maldonado noted that the church was not as packed as it usually is, and mocked those who are “home in the cave afraid of the virus.” He told members of the congregation watching at home via livestream that he expected to see them at the 6 p.m. service.
“Do you believe God would bring his people to his house to be contagious with the virus?” Maldonado asked. “Of course not.”
While guest speaker Renny McLean—a Texas-based “apostle”—was speaking to those attending church, Maldonado broke into the broadcast feed and told people watching from home that closing churches is “the plan of the enemy.”
Maldonado was part of a group of religious leaders who met with Trump in the White House in October to express their support and criticize the impeachment inquiry. As Right Wing Watch reported, in January:
Maldonado is associated with dominionist “prophets” and “apostles” like Lou Engle, Ché Ahn, and Cindy Jacobs. Pro-Trump “prophet” Lance Wallnau promoted the Evangelicals for Trump launch during a “2020 Prophecy” video livestream on New Year’s Day, portraying the 2020 election as a spiritual battle and repeatedly urging his supporters to attend the Friday night rally. Like other pro-Trump “prophets,” Maldonado believes that God has raised up President Donald Trump as part of his plan for the End Times and the second coming of Jesus Christ. Speaking at the 2019 Global Prophetic Summit hosted by Jacobs’ Generals International in November, Maldonado said God told him, “America, I have prepared this time, I have raised somebody in office to open the doors for my gospels.” “And the Lord said, ‘America, open your eyes. Do not miss the time of your visitation. Do not miss the time of your visitation,’ says God,” Maldonado continued. Maldonado said God had revealed to him the order of events taking place in the End Times cycle we are now in. There will be “shaking” around the world that will cause people to seek God, Maldonado said, bringing about a global revival. Part of the shaking will be civil wars as well as a holy war between the “seeker-friendly artificial church” and “the real, supernatural remnant church.” Maldonado said God told him that civil war was coming to America. “The Lord showed me what is going to happen in America,” he said. “The Lord said, ‘What you saw, there’s a white horse that has been released upon the earth of civil wars,’ and then he said, ‘That horse is coming upon America.’”
Visiting apostle McLean’s message was heavy on prosperity gospel theology, urging people not to hold back their financial support over concerns about the impact of the virus on their personal finances. He urged people to tithe and then make a generous “seed” offering on top of that if they want to avoid struggles in the future and partake of the “glory” that he said will come after the shaking, during which the righteous will “possess the wealth of the wicked.”
As Right Wing Watch has reported, Maldonado is just one of many religious-right figures urging people to ignore public health officials’ social-distancing recommendations.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-16--It’s Hard to Believe David A. Clarke Was Recommended for a Real Job in Homeland Security

Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke melted down in a profanity-laced Twitter rant on Sunday in which he encouraged the public to defy the government ’ s precautionary warnings meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease , alleging that liberal billionaire George Soros was somehow involved in the “ FLU panic.
” “ GO INTO THE STREETS FOLKS .
Visit bars , restaurants , shopping malls , CHURCHES and demand that your schools re-open .
NOW !
If government doesn ’ t stop this foolishness…STAY IN THE STREETS .
END GOVERNEMNT CONTROL OVER OUR LIVES .
IF @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AN EXPLOITATION OF A CRISIS , ” Clarke posted on his Twitter account , where he has nearly one million followers .
In another tweet , Clarke called the United States ’ response to the COVID-19 coronavirus the byproduct of “ several decades of liberal wussification.
” Clarke wrote , “ We closed America , we crashed the economy not on the basis of factual information but out of panic , fear & hysteria.
” On Sunday , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Sunday the cancellation of all events of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States for the next eight weeks .
Across the nation , businesses , restaurants , and bars are operating at limited capacities and people are practicing social distancing to slow the spread of the coronavirus .
New York City has ordered the closure of restaurants , except for take-out .
Clarke ’ s tweets were widely panned as dangerous .
Monday morning , three of Clarke ’ s tweets were no longer visible on his Twitter timeline .
Twitter told Right Wing Watch that it took action against Clarke ’ s tweets for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In one since-removed tweet , Clarke claimed that the ordered closures of bars and restaurants were part of “ orchestrated attempt to destroy CAPITALISM.
” Clarke urged businesses to “ defy the order.
” Another removed tweet read : “ I am TIRED of all this , ‘ we have to err on the side of caution ’ BULL SH*T. WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO REASONABLENESS DAMMIT .
It ’ s the DAMN FLU .
Stop being afraid and start being SENSIBLE .
WASH YOUR FUCK*NG HANDS !
STOP BUYING TOILET @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
?
?
?
” The third removed tweet urged people to “ TAKE…TO …THE…STREETS.
” Ironically , Clarke ’ s Twitter bio currently reads : “ I AM LEAVING TWITTER DUE TO THEIR CONSERVATIVE SPEECH CONTROL .
TOTALITARIAN BIGOTS.
” Clarke also floated an anti-Soros conspiracy theory in his Sunday meltdown , suggesting that the wealthy liberal donor was involved in stoking fears of the outbreak .
“ Not ONE media outlet has asked about George Soros ’ s involvement in this FLU panic .
He is SOMEWHERE involved in this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I don ’ t talke my orders from ANYBODY .
I lead and think for myself .
The left HATES that from a black man.
” Ginni Thomas , wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas , reportedly suggested the White House hire Clark for  ” a homeland security role. ” ( The New York Times reported that officials privately communicated “ to associates ” that Thomas ’ personnel recommendations “ could never survive proper vetting.
” ) But if Thomas ’ suggestion had actually been acted upon , Clarke would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country ’ s response to coronavirus .
Fox News effectively banned Clarke from appearing on its network in 2018 , and one source told The Daily Beast that Clarke ’ s rhetoric on-air “ became crazier and crazier and most shows refused to use him.
” Clarke was also let go from the pro-Trump super PAC America First Action , where he wound up after he was passed over in 2017 for a White House job .

Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke melted down in a profanity-laced Twitter rant on Sunday in which he encouraged the public to defy the government’s precautionary warnings meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease, alleging that liberal billionaire George Soros was somehow involved in the “FLU panic.”
“GO INTO THE STREETS FOLKS. Visit bars, restaurants, shopping malls, CHURCHES and demand that your schools re-open. NOW! If government doesn’t stop this foolishness…STAY IN THE STREETS. END GOVERNEMNT CONTROL OVER OUR LIVES. IF NOT NOW, WHEN? THIS IS AN EXPLOITATION OF A CRISIS,” Clarke posted on his Twitter account, where he has nearly one million followers.
In another tweet, Clarke called the United States’ response to the COVID-19 coronavirus the byproduct of “several decades of liberal wussification.” Clarke wrote, “We closed America, we crashed the economy not on the basis of factual information but out of panic, fear & hysteria.”
On Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Sunday the cancellation of all events of 50 or more people in the United States for the next eight weeks. Across the nation, businesses, restaurants, and bars are operating at limited capacities and people are practicing social distancing to slow the spread of the coronavirus. New York City has ordered the closure of restaurants, except for take-out. Clarke’s tweets were widely panned as dangerous.
Monday morning, three of Clarke’s tweets were no longer visible on his Twitter timeline. Twitter told Right Wing Watch that it took action against Clarke’s tweets for violating its stated policy against encouraging self-harm.
In one since-removed tweet, Clarke claimed that the ordered closures of bars and restaurants were part of “orchestrated attempt to destroy CAPITALISM.” Clarke urged businesses to “defy the order.”
Another removed tweet read: “I am TIRED of all this, ‘we have to err on the side of caution’ BULL SH*T. WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO REASONABLENESS DAMMIT. It’s the DAMN FLU. Stop being afraid and start being SENSIBLE. WASH YOUR FUCK*NG HANDS! STOP BUYING TOILET PAPER. DO YOU FUC*ING HEAR ME????”
The third removed tweet urged people to “TAKE…TO …THE…STREETS.”
Ironically, Clarke’s Twitter bio currently reads: “I AM LEAVING TWITTER DUE TO THEIR CONSERVATIVE SPEECH CONTROL. TOTALITARIAN BIGOTS.”
Clarke also floated an anti-Soros conspiracy theory in his Sunday meltdown, suggesting that the wealthy liberal donor was involved in stoking fears of the outbreak.
“Not ONE media outlet has asked about George Soros’s involvement in this FLU panic. He is SOMEWHERE involved in this,” Clarke wrote. He continued, “I don’t talke my orders from ANYBODY. I lead and think for myself. The left HATES that from a black man.”
Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, reportedly suggested the White House hire Clark for ”a homeland security role.” (The New York Times reported that officials privately communicated “to associates” that Thomas’ personnel recommendations “could never survive proper vetting.”) But if Thomas’ suggestion had actually been acted upon, Clarke would currently be working at the forefront of the country’s response to coronavirus.
Fox News effectively banned Clarke from appearing on its network in 2018, and one source told The Daily Beast that Clarke’s rhetoric on-air “became crazier and crazier and most shows refused to use him.” Clarke was also let go from the pro-Trump super PAC America First Action, where he wound up after he was passed over in 2017 for a White House job.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-16--Rodney Howard-Browne: Coronavirus Pandemic Is a Globalist Plot to Kill People With Vaccines

Amid the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic , right-wing pastor and radical conspiracy theorist Rodney Howard-Browne held services at his The River church in Tampa Bay , Florida , on Sunday , where he encouraged congregants to greet one another by shaking hands because , as he said , “ we ’ re raising up revivalists , not pansies.
” Howard-Browne , who was among evangelical leaders who laid hands upon and prayed over President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in 2017 , dedicated most of his Sunday sermon to mocking fears about the spread of the coronavirus and calling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to terrify people into receiving vaccines that will kill them , which he claimed was all part of a plan laid out in a 2010 document called “ Scenarios for the Future of Technology and International Development ” produced by The Rockefeller Foundation and Global Business Network .
Howard-Browne said he doesn ’ t know anybody who has been infected by the coronavirus , nor does he know anybody who knows anybody who has been infected , which he cited as evidence that the entire thing is nothing more than a globalist plot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s been weaponized to instill fear into people because what they want to do is change the way the world functions , really forever , ” he said .
“ All these churches that are allowing themselves to come down to 250 [ congregants ] , guess what ?
When you try to meet again , you ain ’ t gon na be able to meet again .
They are going to keep you at 250 because you gave up ground .
You gave up ground .
Whatever ground you give up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up permanently.
” “ Because the climate change narrative for global governance failed , ” Howard-Browne continued , “ they are using the World Health Organization to then come in and take over the control of nations and then they are going to bring in vaccines … There ’ s going to be forced vaccines , which they can kill off many people with vaccines .
It ’ s about population reduction because there are too many people on the planet , but with the correct vaccines we can shoot them and then @ @ @ @ @

Amid the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, right-wing pastor and radical conspiracy theorist Rodney Howard-Browne held services at his The River church in Tampa Bay, Florida, on Sunday, where he encouraged congregants to greet one another by shaking hands because, as he said, “we’re raising up revivalists, not pansies.”
Right-wing pastor Rodney Howard-Browne is not about to cancel church or prevent congregants from shaking hands because they are not a bunch of “pansies.” pic.twitter.com/C36kBIEWqF — Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) March 15, 2020
Howard-Browne, who was among evangelical leaders who laid hands upon and prayed over President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in 2017, dedicated most of his Sunday sermon to mocking fears about the spread of the coronavirus and calling it a “phantom plague” designed to terrify people into receiving vaccines that will kill them, which he claimed was all part of a plan laid out in a 2010 document called “Scenarios for the Future of Technology and International Development” produced by The Rockefeller Foundation and Global Business Network.
Howard-Browne said he doesn’t know anybody who has been infected by the coronavirus, nor does he know anybody who knows anybody who has been infected, which he cited as evidence that the entire thing is nothing more than a globalist plot to shut down churches.
“It’s been weaponized to instill fear into people because what they want to do is change the way the world functions, really forever,” he said. “All these churches that are allowing themselves to come down to 250 [congregants], guess what? When you try to meet again, you ain’t gonna be able to meet again. They are going to keep you at 250 because you gave up ground. You gave up ground. Whatever ground you give up because of fear, you will give up permanently.”
“Because the climate change narrative for global governance failed,” Howard-Browne continued, “they are using the World Health Organization to then come in and take over the control of nations and then they are going to bring in vaccines … There’s going to be forced vaccines, which they can kill off many people with vaccines. It’s about population reduction because there are too many people on the planet, but with the correct vaccines we can shoot them and then they can die.”


rightwingwatch--2020-03-17--Right Wing Round-Up: Trump’s Coronavirus Gaslighting Begins


rightwingwatch--2020-03-17--Right Wing Bonus Tracks: The Return

Right Wing Bonus Tracks: The Return