thedailycaller--2020-07-13--‘They’re Not Concerned About The General Public’: NY, LA Police Unions Blast Massive Budget Cuts

• New York City officials recently approved a $ 1 billion police department budget cut .
Los Angeles officials similarly cut $ 150 million from the police budget last .
• “ They ’ re not concerned about the people that actually pay the taxes , ” said Vincent Vallelong , vice president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association of New York , who decried the city ’ s handling of the budget .
• “ I ’ d be surprised if every major unit in the department was not impacted , ” Los Angeles Police Protective League spokesman Dustin DeRollo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Los Angeles city officials of recklessness and said they don ’ t have the public ’ s interest in mind regarding recent cuts to police department funding in the two cities .
New York City officials approved a $ 1 billion cut to the city ’ s police department on June 30 , while the Los Angeles City Council agreed on a $ 150 million cut to its police on July 1 .
Calls to defund police departments nationwide picked up steam in the wake of the death of George Floyd , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police custody on May 25 after a white officer kneeled on his neck , video shows .
“ The whole defund movement itself is a scam , ” Vincent Vallelong , vice president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association of New York told The Daily Caller News Foundation .
He added : “ They ’ re not concerned about the general public .
They ’ re not concerned about the people that actually pay the taxes.
” ( RELATED : Debate Rages On Police Reform , Role Of Police Unions In Wake Of Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cut to police overtime pay in New York City , which he said is necessary in times of crisis .
The reduction of new police officers and negative effects on the department ’ s successful community policing program are the most damaging parts of Los Angeles ’ budget cuts , said Dustin DeRollo , spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Protective League .
However , proponents of defunding the police argue that police departments nationwide are often tasked with jobs – like dealing with mental health crises – that they aren ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the only way to reduce police violence is by reducing the amount of police officers .
“ Here ’ s an immediate demand we can all make : Cut the number of police in half and cut their budget in half , ” organizer Mariame Kaba wrote in The New York Times on June 12 .
“ Fewer police officers equals fewer opportunities for them to brutalize and kill people.
” The New York Police Department will maintain its ability to adequately protect all communities in the city despite the billion-dollar budget @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a June 30 statement .
Much of the funds that are being taken from the police budget will instead be put toward summer youth programs , education , social services and the New York Parks Department .
Overtime pay and school safety are the two areas of the police department that will see the biggest funding reduction , according to de Blasio ’ s statement .
“ From reinvesting funds from the NYPD in youth programming and social services , to building new community centers , this budget prioritizes our communities most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” de Blasio said .
The budget , which passed by a vote of 32-17 , caused a major division to form within the city council with several members arguing that police funding shouldn ’ t be cut while crime is spiking , according to The New York Times .
Homicides have increased by 21 % and shootings by 46 % in the first six months of 2020 compared to the same period last year , NBC New York reported .
“ Overtime comes from whatever major incident happens , ” Vallelong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only have a certain amount of money budgeted , does that mean that once they run out of any other money to pay police officers , they expect the cops to come in for free ?
” ( RELATED : REPORT : Hackers Are Buying Police Body Cameras On Ebay And Finding Video Evidence ) Vallelong noted that increased funding in the police department under the mayorship of Rudy Giuliani in the 90s helped clean up the streets and bring life to the city .
The budget shifts the homeless engagement unit away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and homelessness calls often turn violent , a prospect that social workers may not be prepared for , Vallelong said .
“ Good luck when the person turns violent because that could happen at any moment .
It could be the nicest person in the world and all of a sudden they snap , ” he said “ And then that [ social worker ] is pretty much going to be in a world of shit.
” He added that the New York City Department of Education , which is receiving $ 116 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the police department , is already overfunded and doesn ’ t serve the community well .
“ They ’ re going to give it to the Department of Education that has been a failure to children for probably the past 20 years , ” he said “ Let ’ s take money from an organization that has brought business back to the city and give it to an organization that is already a fat pig .
That makes a lot of sense.
” New York police officers tore down barricades outside City Hall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out demanding cuts to the police budget , according to The Daily Caller .
Politicians are “ failing ” New York police officers while the media is “ vilifying ” them said New York Police Benevolent Association President Mike O ’ Meara at a press conference on June 9 , The Daily Caller reported .
O ’ Meara ’ s remarks came amid violent protests in New York City and calls to defund the police .
The Los Angeles City Council , through a 12-2 vote , approved its $ 150 million budget @ @ @ @ @ @ @ department , which would mainly be achieved through overtime pay reductions and hiring reduction , according to the Los Angeles Times .
The majority of the money will be shifted into hiring programs and summer youth programs for poor communities , according to Councilman Curren Price , the LA Times reported .
“ This is a step forward , supporting minority communities in ways in which they deserve — with respect , dignity and an even playing field , ” said Price , according to the LA Times .
Mayor Eric Garcetti stopped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which he backed in May , KCBS-TV reported .
( RELATED : REPORT : Poll Finds Nine Out Of 10 Americans Think Police Brutality And Racism Are Problems ) “ What the council decided to do was just cut , ” DeRollo told The Daily Caller News Foundation .
“ It ’ s like that old adage about carpentry : You measure twice , you cut once , ” he continued .
“ They didn ’ t measure at all , they didn ’ t even cut .
They came with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said we ’ ll figure it out later.
” The most damaging cut to the department is the hiring reduction that the council approved , according to DeRollo .
The amount of cadets the department can accept into its police academy will be halved , which will have ripple effects felt for years to come .
“ It will take years to recover from that , ” DeRollo said .
“ And it will result immediately with less officers patrolling the streets.
” “ What that means simply is longer response times to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ It means less time to do community-based policing like building relationships in neighborhoods .
And it also will mean less ability to implement the training that everybody wants our officers to have.
” The Los Angeles Police Department loses about 500 officers annually due to retirements or moving to different police departments , DeRollo said .
However , that loss is counterbalanced by the roughly 500 officers who graduate police academy and are moved to the department .
The police department will be staffed with 9,757 officers by next summer , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the LA Times .
( RELATED : Joe Biden Sponsored Bill Protecting Cops Under Investigation Four Times As Senator ) The cuts to overtime pay could also have a major impact on the department , according to DeRollo .
Because the city didn ’ t specify which areas of the department need to curb overtime , Chief of Police Michel Moore might be forced to cut back resources for key units .
“ I ’ d be surprised if every major unit in the department was not impacted by that , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality.
” Democratic Councilman Joe Buscaino , who voted against the cuts , said the police budget should have been increased to bolster its community policing unit .
The department ’ s community policing program , which began in 2011 , has been successful in reducing crime and increasing community trust in police , according to a May UCLA study .
“ We were the enemy — pure and simple — if you had the LAPD uniform on , it was as if you had a target on your back .
If there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were not supposed to come in without back-up , ” said one officer interviewed in the study .
“ That ’ s all changed .
The residents of this community want [ the Community Safety Partnership ] here , they want this community to be safe .
They welcome us.
” The Los Angeles City Council also approved a policy replacing police officers with unarmed crisis responders for nonviolent emergency calls , KCBS-TV reported .
These teams will respond to mental health , neighbor dispute and substance abuse calls .
( RELATED : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Of Police In Their Community : Poll ) “ The bottom line is that the way things have been going is not working for our communities , ” Democratic Councilman Herb Wesson tweeted after the council approved the measure .
“ I look forward to continuing this work alongside [ Black Lives Matter-LA ] .
” Black Lives Matter-LA tweeted Monday that the Los Angeles Police Protective League “ is not a union ; it ’ s a gang.
” “ A lot of our mental health crisis calls are some of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to , ” DeRollo , like Vallelong , said .
DeRollo also agreed that police officers can ’ t solve all of the city ’ s social issues .
He added : “ Domestic disturbance calls are seemingly benign until you get to the situation , knock on the door and you find out that , you know , the guy who ’ s beating his wife is on meth and he ’ s violent and out of control.
” The Los Angeles Police Department already has a mental health evaluation unit , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers who respond to incidents with mental health clinicians .
However , this unit can only respond to about 25 % of the relevant calls due to a lack of resources .
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New York City officials recently approved a $1 billion police department budget cut. Los Angeles officials similarly cut $150 million from the police budget last.
“They’re not concerned about the people that actually pay the taxes,” said Vincent Vallelong, vice president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association of New York, who decried the city’s handling of the budget.
“I’d be surprised if every major unit in the department was not impacted,” Los Angeles Police Protective League spokesman Dustin DeRollo said.
Police unions accused New York and Los Angeles city officials of recklessness and said they don’t have the public’s interest in mind regarding recent cuts to police department funding in the two cities.
New York City officials approved a $1 billion cut to the city’s police department on June 30, while the Los Angeles City Council agreed on a $150 million cut to its police on July 1. Calls to defund police departments nationwide picked up steam in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25 after a white officer kneeled on his neck, video shows.
“The whole defund movement itself is a scam,” Vincent Vallelong, vice president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association of New York told The Daily Caller News Foundation.
He added: “They’re not concerned about the general public. They’re not concerned about the people that actually pay the taxes.” (RELATED: Debate Rages On Police Reform, Role Of Police Unions In Wake Of Floyd’s Death)
Vallelong decried the cut to police overtime pay in New York City, which he said is necessary in times of crisis. The reduction of new police officers and negative effects on the department’s successful community policing program are the most damaging parts of Los Angeles’ budget cuts, said Dustin DeRollo, spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Protective League.
However, proponents of defunding the police argue that police departments nationwide are often tasked with jobs – like dealing with mental health crises – that they aren’t equipped to deal with. Others say that the only way to reduce police violence is by reducing the amount of police officers.
“Here’s an immediate demand we can all make: Cut the number of police in half and cut their budget in half,” organizer Mariame Kaba wrote in The New York Times on June 12. “Fewer police officers equals fewer opportunities for them to brutalize and kill people.”
New York
The New York Police Department will maintain its ability to adequately protect all communities in the city despite the billion-dollar budget cut, Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a June 30 statement.
Much of the funds that are being taken from the police budget will instead be put toward summer youth programs, education, social services and the New York Parks Department. Overtime pay and school safety are the two areas of the police department that will see the biggest funding reduction, according to de Blasio’s statement.
“From reinvesting funds from the NYPD in youth programming and social services, to building new community centers, this budget prioritizes our communities most in need while keeping New Yorkers safe,” de Blasio said.
The budget, which passed by a vote of 32-17, caused a major division to form within the city council with several members arguing that police funding shouldn’t be cut while crime is spiking, according to The New York Times. Homicides have increased by 21% and shootings by 46% in the first six months of 2020 compared to the same period last year, NBC New York reported.
“Overtime comes from whatever major incident happens,” Vallelong said. “So, if they only have a certain amount of money budgeted, does that mean that once they run out of any other money to pay police officers, they expect the cops to come in for free?” (RELATED: REPORT: Hackers Are Buying Police Body Cameras On Ebay And Finding Video Evidence)
Vallelong noted that increased funding in the police department under the mayorship of Rudy Giuliani in the 90s helped clean up the streets and bring life to the city.
The budget shifts the homeless engagement unit away from the department. Mental health crisis and homelessness calls often turn violent, a prospect that social workers may not be prepared for, Vallelong said.
“Good luck when the person turns violent because that could happen at any moment. It could be the nicest person in the world and all of a sudden they snap,” he said “And then that [social worker] is pretty much going to be in a world of shit.”
He added that the New York City Department of Education, which is receiving $116 million of the funds being shifted from the police department, is already overfunded and doesn’t serve the community well.
“They’re going to give it to the Department of Education that has been a failure to children for probably the past 20 years,” he said “Let’s take money from an organization that has brought business back to the city and give it to an organization that is already a fat pig. That makes a lot of sense.”
New York police officers tore down barricades outside City Hall on July 1 where protesters had camped out demanding cuts to the police budget, according to The Daily Caller.
The moment NYPD arrived to clear the streets outside New York City Hall Park Autonomous Zone pic.twitter.com/wQVlzDLFG7 — Richie????McG???? (@RichieMcGinniss) July 1, 2020
Politicians are “failing” New York police officers while the media is “vilifying” them said New York Police Benevolent Association President Mike O’Meara at a press conference on June 9, The Daily Caller reported. O’Meara’s remarks came amid violent protests in New York City and calls to defund the police.
Los Angeles
The Los Angeles City Council, through a 12-2 vote, approved its $150 million budget cut to the city’s police department, which would mainly be achieved through overtime pay reductions and hiring reduction, according to the Los Angeles Times. The majority of the money will be shifted into hiring programs and summer youth programs for poor communities, according to Councilman Curren Price, the LA Times reported.
“This is a step forward, supporting minority communities in ways in which they deserve — with respect, dignity and an even playing field,” said Price, according to the LA Times.
Mayor Eric Garcetti stopped supporting an increase in the police budget, which he backed in May, KCBS-TV reported. (RELATED: REPORT: Poll Finds Nine Out Of 10 Americans Think Police Brutality And Racism Are Problems)
“What the council decided to do was just cut,” DeRollo told The Daily Caller News Foundation.
“It’s like that old adage about carpentry: You measure twice, you cut once,” he continued. “They didn’t measure at all, they didn’t even cut. They came with a meat cleaver and just hacked away and said we’ll figure it out later.”
The most damaging cut to the department is the hiring reduction that the council approved, according to DeRollo. The amount of cadets the department can accept into its police academy will be halved, which will have ripple effects felt for years to come.
“It will take years to recover from that,” DeRollo said. “And it will result immediately with less officers patrolling the streets.”
“What that means simply is longer response times to emergency calls,” he added. “It means less time to do community-based policing like building relationships in neighborhoods. And it also will mean less ability to implement the training that everybody wants our officers to have.”
The Los Angeles Police Department loses about 500 officers annually due to retirements or moving to different police departments, DeRollo said. However, that loss is counterbalanced by the roughly 500 officers who graduate police academy and are moved to the department.
The police department will be staffed with 9,757 officers by next summer, the lowest amount since 2008, according to the LA Times. (RELATED: Joe Biden Sponsored Bill Protecting Cops Under Investigation Four Times As Senator)
The cuts to overtime pay could also have a major impact on the department, according to DeRollo. Because the city didn’t specify which areas of the department need to curb overtime, Chief of Police Michel Moore might be forced to cut back resources for key units.
“I’d be surprised if every major unit in the department was not impacted by that,” he said. “That’s the reality.”
Democratic Councilman Joe Buscaino, who voted against the cuts, said the police budget should have been increased to bolster its community policing unit. The department’s community policing program, which began in 2011, has been successful in reducing crime and increasing community trust in police, according to a May UCLA study.
“We were the enemy — pure and simple — if you had the LAPD uniform on, it was as if you had a target on your back. If there were reports of a shooting, officers were not supposed to come in without back-up,” said one officer interviewed in the study. “That’s all changed. The residents of this community want [the Community Safety Partnership] here, they want this community to be safe. They welcome us.”
The Los Angeles City Council also approved a policy replacing police officers with unarmed crisis responders for nonviolent emergency calls, KCBS-TV reported. These teams will respond to mental health, neighbor dispute and substance abuse calls. (RELATED: More Than 75% Of Americans Approve Of Police In Their Community: Poll)
“The bottom line is that the way things have been going is not working for our communities,” Democratic Councilman Herb Wesson tweeted after the council approved the measure. “I look forward to continuing this work alongside [Black Lives Matter-LA].”
Black Lives Matter-LA tweeted Monday that the Los Angeles Police Protective League “is not a union; it’s a gang.”
“A lot of our mental health crisis calls are some of the most dangerous calls that police officers go to,” DeRollo, like Vallelong, said. DeRollo also agreed that police officers can’t solve all of the city’s social issues.
He added: “Domestic disturbance calls are seemingly benign until you get to the situation, knock on the door and you find out that, you know, the guy who’s beating his wife is on meth and he’s violent and out of control.”
The Los Angeles Police Department already has a mental health evaluation unit, which DeRollo says consists of plainclothes police officers who respond to incidents with mental health clinicians. However, this unit can only respond to about 25% of the relevant calls due to a lack of resources.
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thedailycaller--2020-07-13--Race Relations Plummeted While Joe Biden Was Vice President Under Barack Obama

• Polling on racial relations turned historically negative during President Barack Obama ’ s final year in office due in part to the blossoming of the Black Lives Matter movement after the police shootings of two black men .
Now , Obama ’ s vice president , Joe Biden , is running for president as a unifier on race .
• Americans ’ view on race during President Donald Trump ’ s first three years in office were good relative to Obama ’ s final year in office , with polls showing public satisfaction on race issues increasing dramatically in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turned overwhelmingly negative during the final year of Trump ’ s first term after the death of George Floyd , a black man who died in May after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly 9 minutes .
Former Vice President Joe Biden is billing himself as the person who can ease race relations and unify the nation as part of his 2020 presidential bid .
But race relations plummeted while the presumptive Democratic nominee served under President Barack Obama , the first black U.S. president in history .
Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the death of George Floyd , a black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes , video of the incident shows .
He met with Floyd ’ s family after the tragedy and wrote in a June 10 tweet that he ’ s ready to get to work on “ day one ” to tackle racism .
The former vice president stayed on message that month and promised to “ heal the racial wounds that have long plagued our country.
” ( RELATED : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump By Double Digits ) “ This is a battle for the soul of America , ” Biden said at an economic roundtable in June .
“ Who are we ?
What do we want to be ?
How do we see ourselves ?
What do we think we should be ?
Character is on the ballot here.
” But last time Biden was in the White House , when he was serving as vice president , race relations in the U.S. took a nose dive .
Americans held a positive view on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama ’ s administration , with more than 52 % of voters telling pollsters in 2008 that the former president ’ s victory would lead to better race relations , a Pew Research poll published in November 2008 showed .
Only 9 % thought race relations would get worse .
But polling on racial relations turned overwhelmingly negative during the last half of Obama ’ s administration .
Nearly 70 % of Americans said in July 2016 that race relations were bad , a level not seen since the 1992 riots in Los @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a New York Times/CBS News poll published that month and year show .
The poll found that six in 10 American voters said race relations were growing worse , up from 2015 , when 38 % 0f people expressed a similar view .
The downward trajectory coincided with the blossoming of the Black Lives Matter movement , which began in 2013 after videos were made public showing the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of the police .
They were killed over the course of two days that year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed in Dallas by a black Army veteran the day after the Sterling and Castile deaths .
Obama told audience members at the police officers ’ memorial service on July 11 , 2016 that , “ we are not as divided as we seem , ” “ We can not simply turn away and dismiss those in peaceful protest as troublemakers or paranoid , ” Obama said .
He added : “ We can ’ t simply dismiss it as a symptom of political correctness or reverse racism .
To have your experience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in authority , dismissed perhaps even by your white friends and co-workers and fellow church members again and again and again — it hurts.
” Obama ’ s pleas didn ’ t do much to change perceptions .
The July 2016 NYT poll showed a stark difference in how white and black people see race .
Three-quarters of black people said police are more likely to use deadly force on an African American over a white person , the poll showed .
Only 18 % of black people argued that the color of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with race relations jumped during Trump ’ s first three years in office .
A Gallup survey conducted in January 2020 , for instance , recorded a double-digit increase ( 14 percentage points ) in public satisfaction with the state of race relations in the country .
Only 22 % of people held a satisfactory view on race at the end of the Obama-era , with that number jumping to 36 % in January , Gallop ’ s survey showed .
Satisfaction also increased between six and nine points regarding the position of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January , according to the Gallup poll .
Trump and White House officials cited the historic low black unemployment rate for reasons why attitudes on race were in positive territory at that time .
Black unemployment reached a record low during the first two years of the Trump administration , with only 5.9 % claiming unemployment in May 2018 .
Yet the biggest drop came under Obama , when the unemployment rate for black people fell from 16.8 % in March 2010 to just 7.8 % in January 2017 , AP reported in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plummeted shortly after Floyd ’ s death , which sparked nationwide demonstrations and calls for city and state officials to defund the police .
Biden does not endorse an outright campaign to defund the police but does support a move to redirect police funding to address mental health .
Following Floyd ’ s death , most Americans now argue that race relations in the U.S. are bad , including a majority of both black and white people , according to a CBS poll conducted in June .
Roughly 61 % of Americans believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. today are generally bad compared to 35 % who say they are good , the poll notes .
More than 67 % of voters disapprove of the president ’ s “ oversight ” on the coronavirus pandemic , according to a July 11 poll conducted by The Guardian .
The same percentage said they disapproved of the president ’ s response to recent racial unrest .
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Polling on racial relations turned historically negative during President Barack Obama’s final year in office due in part to the blossoming of the Black Lives Matter movement after the police shootings of two black men. Now, Obama’s vice president, Joe Biden, is running for president as a unifier on race.
Americans’ view on race during President Donald Trump’s first three years in office were good relative to Obama’s final year in office, with polls showing public satisfaction on race issues increasing dramatically in 2018.
Views on race relations turned overwhelmingly negative during the final year of Trump’s first term after the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in May after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly 9 minutes.
Former Vice President Joe Biden is billing himself as the person who can ease race relations and unify the nation as part of his 2020 presidential bid. But race relations plummeted while the presumptive Democratic nominee served under President Barack Obama, the first black U.S. president in history.
Biden supported demonstrations in May and June against the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes, video of the incident shows. He met with Floyd’s family after the tragedy and wrote in a June 10 tweet that he’s ready to get to work on “day one” to tackle racism.
The former vice president stayed on message that month and promised to “heal the racial wounds that have long plagued our country.” (RELATED: Yet Another Poll Shows Biden Leading Over Trump By Double Digits)
“This is a battle for the soul of America,” Biden said at an economic roundtable in June. “Who are we? What do we want to be? How do we see ourselves? What do we think we should be? Character is on the ballot here.”
But last time Biden was in the White House, when he was serving as vice president, race relations in the U.S. took a nose dive.
Race Relations During The Obama Era
Americans held a positive view on race relations during the first half of Obama’s administration, with more than 52% of voters telling pollsters in 2008 that the former president’s victory would lead to better race relations, a Pew Research poll published in November 2008 showed. Only 9% thought race relations would get worse.
But polling on racial relations turned overwhelmingly negative during the last half of Obama’s administration. Nearly 70% of Americans said in July 2016 that race relations were bad, a level not seen since the 1992 riots in Los Angeles during the Rodney King case, a New York Times/CBS News poll published that month and year show.
The poll found that six in 10 American voters said race relations were growing worse, up from 2015, when 38% 0f people expressed a similar view.
The downward trajectory coincided with the blossoming of the Black Lives Matter movement, which began in 2013 after videos were made public showing the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of the police. They were killed over the course of two days that year.
Five police officers were shot and killed in Dallas by a black Army veteran the day after the Sterling and Castile deaths.
Obama told audience members at the police officers’ memorial service on July 11, 2016 that, “we are not as divided as we seem,”
“We cannot simply turn away and dismiss those in peaceful protest as troublemakers or paranoid,” Obama said.
He added: “We can’t simply dismiss it as a symptom of political correctness or reverse racism. To have your experience denied like that, dismissed by those in authority, dismissed perhaps even by your white friends and co-workers and fellow church members again and again and again — it hurts.”
Obama’s pleas didn’t do much to change perceptions.
The July 2016 NYT poll showed a stark difference in how white and black people see race. Three-quarters of black people said police are more likely to use deadly force on an African American over a white person, the poll showed. Only 18% of black people argued that the color of the person made no difference.
Race Relations During Trump’s Term
Satisfaction with race relations jumped during Trump’s first three years in office.
A Gallup survey conducted in January 2020, for instance, recorded a double-digit increase (14 percentage points) in public satisfaction with the state of race relations in the country. Only 22% of people held a satisfactory view on race at the end of the Obama-era, with that number jumping to 36% in January, Gallop’s survey showed.
Satisfaction also increased between six and nine points regarding the position of black people and other racial minorities in January, according to the Gallup poll. Trump and White House officials cited the historic low black unemployment rate for reasons why attitudes on race were in positive territory at that time.
Black unemployment reached a record low during the first two years of the Trump administration, with only 5.9% claiming unemployment in May 2018. Yet the biggest drop came under Obama, when the unemployment rate for black people fell from 16.8% in March 2010 to just 7.8% in January 2017, AP reported in 2019.
Poll numbers on race relations plummeted shortly after Floyd’s death, which sparked nationwide demonstrations and calls for city and state officials to defund the police. Biden does not endorse an outright campaign to defund the police but does support a move to redirect police funding to address mental health.
Following Floyd’s death, most Americans now argue that race relations in the U.S. are bad, including a majority of both black and white people, according to a CBS poll conducted in June. Roughly 61% of Americans believe that the state of race relations in the U.S. today are generally bad compared to 35% who say they are good, the poll notes.
Trump’s poll numbers are similarly dropping.
More than 67% of voters disapprove of the president’s “oversight” on the coronavirus pandemic, according to a July 11 poll conducted by The Guardian. The same percentage said they disapproved of the president’s response to recent racial unrest.
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thedailycaller--2020-07-13--US Navy Issues Memo Rescinding Its Prohibition On Attendance Of ‘Indoor Religious Services’

NORFOLK , VA — A memo issued July 7 by the acting assistant Secretary of Defense for the U.S. Navy sought “ clarification ” of earlier orders prohibiting service members from attending “ indoor religious services.
” The original order reportedly came after “ the Navy experienced major outbreaks on an aircraft carrier and destroyer in April , which contributed to the large number of cases in the military branch.
” It prohibited service members from “ visiting , patronizing , or engaging ” in off-installation large gatherings , including indoor religious services , as previously reported .
The follow-up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” in the original orders “ should be construed to restrict attendance at places of worship where attendees are able to appropriately apply COVID-19 transmission mitigation measures , specifically social distancing and use of face covering.
” A spokesman for the Catholic Archdiocese of the Military told the Caller that the archdiocese was “ working to see all of ( the orders ) rescinded ” and that it “ always advocates to protect the rights of the faithful recognized by the First Amendment that the men and women of the military swear to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Becomes Involved In Virginia Church ’ s Religious Freedom Lawsuit Against Gov .
Ralph Northam ) On July 4 , Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio released a statement after members of the military and their families brought it to his attention .
One such service member was Steven W. , whose name has been partially redacted to protect his identity .
In a June 28 email to the archbishop which he provided to the Caller , he wrote , “ No one is stating that Covid is not real , but rather the response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are unjust and not lawful orders for any sailor , soldier , airman , or coastie to follow , ” the email continued .
Steven concluded in part by writing , “ I may have taken an oath to the United States to protect her from enemies both domestic and abroad , however my first allegiance is to Christ Jesus , and to protect his church from those who wish it evil.
” Broglio ’ s statement called for the order to be rescinded .
“ The provision is particularly odious to Catholics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Catholic program on naval installations due to budgetary constraints or many installation chapels are still closed—even though many of them could well ensure appropriate social distancing , ” Broglio wrote .
( RELATED : ‘ This Must End ’ : Lawmakers Warn Of ‘ Attacks ’ To Service Members ’ Religious Liberty ) “ The Navy can not legally prohibit family members from frequenting religious services off base .
Those family members return home where the military member lives .
What is the protective effect of the prohibition for the Navy personnel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement continues .
Brian Gibson is a non-denominational pastor of Megachurch “ HIS Church ” and spokesman for Christian pastors of religious liberty advocacy group “ Peaceably Gather .
He called it “ despicable to target Christian worship , ” saying the order was “ un-American ” and “ illegal.
” “ I believe it ’ s targeting Christian worship because the same attitude that seems to be informing this order has been so pervasive within America during the coronavirus outbreak , ” Gibson said .
“ Look , many mosques and synagogues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus , but the doors of Christian churches were ordered closed .
This is a tell-tale sign of Christian targeting , and a direct violation of our fundamental rights .
This is fundamentally American , our Freedom of Religion , and making a member of the Navy sign a legal document , acknowledging an order to not attend worship—that feels very close to what we ’ re witnessing in Communist China and Hong Kong.
” The Caller was contacted by sources from within the U.S. Military stating that legal action had already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barry , general council of First Liberty Institute , is heading the efforts to push back on the order .
Responding to today ’ s reversal of the order , Barry stated , “ This is a major victory for the Constitution and for religious freedom within our military .
This memo means tens of thousands of our brave service members will be able to safely and freely exercise their religious beliefs .
”

NORFOLK, VA — A memo issued July 7 by the acting assistant Secretary of Defense for the U.S. Navy sought “clarification” of earlier orders prohibiting service members from attending “indoor religious services.”
The original order reportedly came after “the Navy experienced major outbreaks on an aircraft carrier and destroyer in April, which contributed to the large number of cases in the military branch.” It prohibited service members from “visiting, patronizing, or engaging” in off-installation large gatherings, including indoor religious services, as previously reported.
The follow-up memo states in part that “nothing” in the original orders “should be construed to restrict attendance at places of worship where attendees are able to appropriately apply COVID-19 transmission mitigation measures, specifically social distancing and use of face covering.”
A spokesman for the Catholic Archdiocese of the Military told the Caller that the archdiocese was “working to see all of (the orders) rescinded” and that it “always advocates to protect the rights of the faithful recognized by the First Amendment that the men and women of the military swear to uphold.” (RELATED: Justice Department Becomes Involved In Virginia Church’s Religious Freedom Lawsuit Against Gov. Ralph Northam)
On July 4, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio released a statement after members of the military and their families brought it to his attention.
One such service member was Steven W., whose name has been partially redacted to protect his identity. In a June 28 email to the archbishop which he provided to the Caller, he wrote, “No one is stating that Covid is not real, but rather the response has become draconian.”
“These commands are unjust and not lawful orders for any sailor, soldier, airman, or coastie to follow,” the email continued. Steven concluded in part by writing, “I may have taken an oath to the United States to protect her from enemies both domestic and abroad, however my first allegiance is to Christ Jesus, and to protect his church from those who wish it evil.”
Broglio’s statement called for the order to be rescinded.
“The provision is particularly odious to Catholics, because frequently there is no longer a Catholic program on naval installations due to budgetary constraints or many installation chapels are still closed—even though many of them could well ensure appropriate social distancing,” Broglio wrote. (RELATED: ‘This Must End’: Lawmakers Warn Of ‘Attacks’ To Service Members’ Religious Liberty)
“The Navy cannot legally prohibit family members from frequenting religious services off base. Those family members return home where the military member lives. What is the protective effect of the prohibition for the Navy personnel? Zero,” Broglio’s statement continues.
Brian Gibson is a non-denominational pastor of Megachurch “HIS Church” and spokesman for Christian pastors of religious liberty advocacy group “Peaceably Gather. He called it “despicable to target Christian worship,” saying the order was “un-American” and “illegal.”
“I believe it’s targeting Christian worship because the same attitude that seems to be informing this order has been so pervasive within America during the coronavirus outbreak,” Gibson said. “Look, many mosques and synagogues were permitted to reopen early on during the coronavirus, but the doors of Christian churches were ordered closed. This is a tell-tale sign of Christian targeting, and a direct violation of our fundamental rights. This is fundamentally American, our Freedom of Religion, and making a member of the Navy sign a legal document, acknowledging an order to not attend worship—that feels very close to what we’re witnessing in Communist China and Hong Kong.”
The Caller was contacted by sources from within the U.S. Military stating that legal action had already begun through First Liberty Institute. Mike Barry, general council of First Liberty Institute, is heading the efforts to push back on the order.
Responding to today’s reversal of the order, Barry stated, “This is a major victory for the Constitution and for religious freedom within our military. This memo means tens of thousands of our brave service members will be able to safely and freely exercise their religious beliefs.”


thedailycaller--2020-07-13--LeBron James Tweets ‘#FreeWOJ’ In Support Of Suspended ESPN Reporter Adrian Wojnarowski

Woj was suspended by ESPN after he responded to an email from Senator Josh Hawley about China and the NBA with “ F**k you.
” ( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) Now , LeBron wants ESPN to reverse the decision .
He tweeted Sunday night “ # FreeWOJ !
!
” in support of the famous NBA reporter .
Of all the hills for LeBron to stand and fight on , I ’ m not sure this one makes much sense at all .
ESPN is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has made that clear .
The days of John Skipper and politics oozing out of everywhere are over for ESPN .
Woj told an elected government official “ F**k you ” over email .
He had to be punished .
Why doesn ’ t LeBron James use his gigantic platform to lend a voice to the voiceless ?
Why doesn ’ t he use his Twitter to tweet about how China is a communist dictatorship ?
How about tweeting about Uighurs in China ?
Does LeBron James not care about freedom and equality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Woj didn ’ t need to be fired , but a message had to be sent .
Suspending him for his moronic email should get the job done .
LeBron James can feel free to sit this one out .

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James wants Adrian Wojnarowski’s suspension lifted.
Woj was suspended by ESPN after he responded to an email from Senator Josh Hawley about China and the NBA with “F**k you.” (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Don’t criticize #China or express support for law enforcement to @espn. It makes them real mad @Outkick pic.twitter.com/WJDxrotUBD — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 10, 2020
Now, LeBron wants ESPN to reverse the decision. He tweeted Sunday night “#FreeWOJ!!” in support of the famous NBA reporter.
Of all the hills for LeBron to stand and fight on, I’m not sure this one makes much sense at all. ESPN is a sports network, and president Jimmy Pitaro has made that clear.
The days of John Skipper and politics oozing out of everywhere are over for ESPN. Woj told an elected government official “F**k you” over email. He had to be punished.
If @NBA is going to put social cause statements on uniforms, why not “Support our Troops” or “Back the Blue”? Or given how much $$ @nba makes in #China, how about “Free Hong Kong”! Today I wrote to Adam Silver to ask for answers pic.twitter.com/PthYR4OxmE — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 10, 2020
Why doesn’t LeBron James use his gigantic platform to lend a voice to the voiceless? Why doesn’t he use his Twitter to tweet about how China is a communist dictatorship? How about tweeting about Uighurs in China?
Does LeBron James not care about freedom and equality?
ESPN made the right call. Woj didn’t need to be fired, but a message had to be sent. Suspending him for his moronic email should get the job done. LeBron James can feel free to sit this one out.


thedailycaller--2020-07-13--USA Today Dragged For Fact-Check Comparing Trump Campaign Eagle To Nazi Imagery

USA Today caught loads of flak on Twitter after rendering “ True ” a fact-check on whether or not a Trump campaign T-shirt design featuring an eagle is similar to Nazi imagery .
After several Twitter accounts pointed out what they felt were similarities between the “ America First Tee ” and the Nazi eagle , USA Today published the fact-check on Saturday .
After acknowledging that the eagle is “ widely used in American political imagery , ” the outlet described Nazi Germany ’ s use of the “ Imperial Eagle ” for its own symbol .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s website is called the ‘ America First Tee , ' ” USA Today wrote .
“ The design includes a left-facing eagle , holding a round emblem with the U.S. flag inside and ‘ Trump 2020 ’ in a banner underneath .
Forward also reported the eagle was a stock image , based on sleuthing from Twitter .
The stock art linked in the Forward article has since been removed.
” USA Today then described “ key differences ” in the design : “ In Trump ’ s , the eagle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chest ; the Nazi symbol holds the swastika lower .
Trump ’ s design also features ‘ Trump 2020 ’ below it .
The American eagle is also a bald eagle , whereas the Nazi eagle is depicted as an all-black bird.
” ( RELATED : ‘ They Will Not Stop Until Real Blood Is Spilled ’ : Chris Bedford And Tucker Carlson Discuss The Meaning Of Statue Removals ) Nevertheless , the comparison still earned a “ True ” rating : The claims that a Trump campaign T-shirt has come under criticism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nazi eagle is TRUE , based on our research .
But it is worth noting that the eagle is a common symbol in American politics , and is included in the presidential seal of the U.S. , as well as many federal departments .
The rating earned the outlet a good degree of hazing on Twitter :

USA Today caught loads of flak on Twitter after rendering “True” a fact-check on whether or not a Trump campaign T-shirt design featuring an eagle is similar to Nazi imagery.
After several Twitter accounts pointed out what they felt were similarities between the “America First Tee” and the Nazi eagle, USA Today published the fact-check on Saturday.
The President of the United States is campaigning for reelection with a Nazi symbol. Again. On the left: an official Trump/Pence “America First” tee. On the right; the Iron Eagle, the official symbol of the Nazi party.
⁰It’s not an accident. Bigotry is their entire brand. pic.twitter.com/mSOBxwf7Wa — Bend the Arc: Jewish Action (@jewishaction) July 1, 2020
After acknowledging that the eagle is “widely used in American political imagery,” the outlet described Nazi Germany’s use of the “Imperial Eagle” for its own symbol.
“The T-shirt for sale on the Trump campaign’s website is called the ‘America First Tee,'” USA Today wrote. “The design includes a left-facing eagle, holding a round emblem with the U.S. flag inside and ‘Trump 2020’ in a banner underneath. Forward also reported the eagle was a stock image, based on sleuthing from Twitter. The stock art linked in the Forward article has since been removed.”
USA Today then described “key differences” in the design: “In Trump’s, the eagle holds the American flag up near its chest; the Nazi symbol holds the swastika lower. Trump’s design also features ‘Trump 2020’ below it. The American eagle is also a bald eagle, whereas the Nazi eagle is depicted as an all-black bird.” (RELATED: ‘They Will Not Stop Until Real Blood Is Spilled’: Chris Bedford And Tucker Carlson Discuss The Meaning Of Statue Removals)
Nevertheless, the comparison still earned a “True” rating:
The claims that a Trump campaign T-shirt has come under criticism for using a symbol similar to a Nazi eagle is TRUE, based on our research. But it is worth noting that the eagle is a common symbol in American politics, and is included in the presidential seal of the U.S., as well as many federal departments.
The rating earned the outlet a good degree of hazing on Twitter:
Whoa, you mean Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a Nazi symbol on her official government website? https://t.co/rRYdhc2cvg pic.twitter.com/b6pR4KZzRD — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) July 12, 2020
Hey, @USATODAY, now do the symbolism of the imagery in the pin worn by these four women, all proud Democrats: https://t.co/Kib2Kh902N pic.twitter.com/yRHZaUMllr — Nan Hayworth, M.D. (@NanHayworth) July 12, 2020
Your disinformation and absolute deception echo Nazi propaganda. Wow just wow. Oh, and Eva Braun has one on her website. https://t.co/e2RngFqq2O pic.twitter.com/Kq2Q0Hw3XM — Geller Report (@PamelaGeller) July 12, 2020
An eagle on Trump campaign shirts is now a Nazi symbol? This is disgusting @USATODAY could even post this statement. https://t.co/Z77Z2z5II7 — Jessie Jane Duff – Text FIGHT to 88022 (@JessieJaneDuff) July 12, 2020
Eagles are canceled, you guys. https://t.co/aasTAq8NA4 — jon gabriel (@exjon) July 12, 2020
>The claim: This is literally on the dollar bill.
My ruling: Pathetic https://t.co/soaf4u6iq5 — Rodney Marsh (@RodneyMarsh10) July 12, 2020
“But the eagle is widely used in American political imagery. The office of the American president and many Cabinet-level offices have official seals that also incorporate an eagle as the central design.” https://t.co/PGST73uJu7 — Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) July 12, 2020
The claim: The body led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi regularly touts logo featuring imperial eagle, a Nazi symbol. Our ruling: True https://t.co/pxyDanQWSe pic.twitter.com/F9HBe9DITa — Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) July 12, 2020


thedailycaller--2020-07-13--Penn State Deletes Tweet Saying Conservative Viewpoints Matter

The Penn State College of Liberal Arts Twitter account deleted a tweet Sunday that said conservative viewpoints are welcome on campus after students expressed outrage .
The tweet said , “ Dear students , each of you belongs here.
” Included in the list was a sentence that said “ Dear conservative students , your viewpoints are important.
” ( RELATED : Penn State And Wisconsin Will Open Up Campuses In The Fall ) The tweet was later deleted following backlash from liberal students .
“ Conservatives in the United States do not live in a system that was built @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ancestors — a system that continues to put down people who look like [ their ancestors ] every day , ” Penn State student Cassandra Nuñez told the Penn State Daily Collegian .
“ Black , Latinx , LGBTQ+ , Muslim and Jewish individuals have to deal with [ an environment ] where a student can scream the N-word at protestors and draw a swastika for a ‘ cute ’ sorority squat picture and there are no consequences , ” she added .
“ To me , this just shows where Penn State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s director of strategic communications William Hessert said that the tweet was posted to show the college ’ s “ inclusive and supportive environment , ” according to the Daily Collegian .
“ [ Conservative students ] are some of the students that call us the N-word and show us firsthand what white supremacy really is , ” Penn State student Imani Murray said .
“ The # WeAre chant used to be one that gave me pride and accomplishment when I said it , now it only brings shame and disdain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will no longer be saying it .
”

The Penn State College of Liberal Arts Twitter account deleted a tweet Sunday that said conservative viewpoints are welcome on campus after students expressed outrage.
The tweet said, “Dear students, each of you belongs here.” Included in the list was a sentence that said “Dear conservative students, your viewpoints are important.” (RELATED: Penn State And Wisconsin Will Open Up Campuses In The Fall)
The tweet was later deleted following backlash from liberal students.
Penn State deleted this tweet which affirmed that conservative students are welcome on campus after *checks notes* liberal students expressed outrage pic.twitter.com/KuCvJtoKfr — Kara Zupkus (@kara_kirsten) July 11, 2020
“Conservatives in the United States do not live in a system that was built from the blood and trauma of their ancestors — a system that continues to put down people who look like [their ancestors] every day,” Penn State student Cassandra Nuñez told the Penn State Daily Collegian.
“Black, Latinx, LGBTQ+, Muslim and Jewish individuals have to deal with [an environment] where a student can scream the N-word at protestors and draw a swastika for a ‘cute’ sorority squat picture and there are no consequences,” she added. “To me, this just shows where Penn State’s priorities lie.”
Penn State’s director of strategic communications William Hessert said that the tweet was posted to show the college’s “inclusive and supportive environment,” according to the Daily Collegian.
“[Conservative students] are some of the students that call us the N-word and show us firsthand what white supremacy really is,” Penn State student Imani Murray said.
“The #WeAre chant used to be one that gave me pride and accomplishment when I said it, now it only brings shame and disdain,” Murray added. “I will no longer be saying it.”


thedailycaller--2020-07-13--Twitter Users Forced To Correct ‘NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt’ On Police Shooting Of Hakim Litt

Twitter Users Forced To Correct ‘NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt’ On Police Shooting Of Hakim Littleton

A tweet from “ NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt ” had to be corrected by Twitter users Saturday evening after leaving out an important note about the death of Hakim Littleton .
Littleton was shot by police officers Friday in Detroit , Michigan and died .
The NBC show tweeted that “ Detroit protesters demand justice after Hakim Littleton was killed by police , ” but excluded the note that Littleton was shot after he appeared to take out a weapon and sho0t at an officer , according to video footage of the incident .
“ *WARNING VIDEO of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” one Twitter user responded with a YouTube link showing footage of the apparent attack .
( RELATED : These Are The Police Officers Shot During The Riots ) Numerous other Twitter users pointed out that video footage shows Littleton firing at police officers .
The original tweet linked to a video of NBC News correspondent Kathy Park reporting on Littleton ’ s death .
Park did note that video footage shows Littleton taking what appears to be a weapon and firing it at an officer , although “ NBC Nightly News with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in its tweet .
“ This body cam footage appears to show Littleton shooting at an officer and missing before police returned fire , ” Parks said in the video .
Littleton can be seen shooting something at an officer as police arrested a man next to him .
Officers were not there to arrest Littleton , who allegedly said that he was not going to let police take his friend .
Despite the video footage , protesters are calling for answers and many have condemned the police for killing Littleton , according @ @ @

A tweet from “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” had to be corrected by Twitter users Saturday evening after leaving out an important note about the death of Hakim Littleton.
Littleton was shot by police officers Friday in Detroit, Michigan and died. The NBC show tweeted that “Detroit protesters demand justice after Hakim Littleton was killed by police,” but excluded the note that Littleton was shot after he appeared to take out a weapon and shoot at an officer, according to video footage of the incident.
“*WARNING VIDEO of suspect who opened fire on police,” one Twitter user responded with a YouTube link showing footage of the apparent attack. (RELATED: These Are The Police Officers Shot During The Riots)
*WARNING
VIDEO of suspect who opened fire on police.https://t.co/CHa4mfw7dU — Marilyn M???????? (@masonis_marilyn) July 12, 2020
Numerous other Twitter users pointed out that video footage shows Littleton firing at police officers.
The original tweet linked to a video of NBC News correspondent Kathy Park reporting on Littleton’s death. Park did note that video footage shows Littleton taking what appears to be a weapon and firing it at an officer, although “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” did not include this in its tweet.
“This body cam footage appears to show Littleton shooting at an officer and missing before police returned fire,” Parks said in the video.
Littleton can be seen shooting something at an officer as police arrested a man next to him. Officers were not there to arrest Littleton, who allegedly said that he was not going to let police take his friend. Despite the video footage, protesters are calling for answers and many have condemned the police for killing Littleton, according to Park.


thedailycaller--2020-07-13--Adm. Brett Giroir: Dr. Fauci ‘Not 100% Right,’ Doesn’t ‘Have The Whole National Interest In Mind’

White House coronavirus task force member Admiral Brett Giroir said fellow task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci “ doesn ’ t necessarily … have the whole national interest in mind ” when dispensing advice on how to deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic .
Giroir , the assistant secretary for health and White House coronavirus testing czar , appeared on NBC ’ s “ Meet the Press ” Sunday to discuss the ongoing coronavirus response with anchor Chuck Todd .
“ Dr .
Fauci has argued that parts of the country experiencing surges should shut down , ‘ but there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said an official with direct knowledge of the conversation who spoke on the condition of anonymity , ” Todd said , quoting the Post .
“ Are there some ideas that you can ’ t propose because the president will never accept them ?
” “ I want to just put this to rest , ” Giroir responded .
“ There is complete , open , honest discussion within the task force .
The task force meets three or four times a week .
The vice president calls me regularly .
Dr. Birx @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Believe me , if there is a public health opinion that needs to be said that needs to be it.
” “ And I respect Dr. Fauci a lot , but Dr. Fauci is not 100 % right , and he also doesn ’ t necessarily — and he admits that — have the whole national interest in mind , ” he continued .
“ He looks at it from a very narrow public health point of view , but let me just say there is absolutely open discourse .
I feel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president within those rooms .
The vice president I know briefs the president on a daily basis .
So nobody feels like anything is held back.
” ( RELATED : ‘ More Off Base Than Your Average Epidemiologist ’ : Tucker Cites Dr. Fauci ’ s ‘ Buffoon Level ’ Mistakes , Questions ‘ Powerful ’ Role ) Fauci reportedly “ no longer briefs Trump ” and hasn ’ t spoken to the president since the first week of June .
The Washington Post cited a senior administration official as saying that anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the U.S. should “ reopen and move on ” is out of favor with the president .

White House coronavirus task force member Admiral Brett Giroir said fellow task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci “doesn’t necessarily … have the whole national interest in mind” when dispensing advice on how to deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Giroir, the assistant secretary for health and White House coronavirus testing czar, appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday to discuss the ongoing coronavirus response with anchor Chuck Todd.
Todd quoted from a Washington Post piece about Fauci’s declining influence.
“Dr. Fauci has argued that parts of the country experiencing surges should shut down, ‘but there is no buy-in for that,’ said an official with direct knowledge of the conversation who spoke on the condition of anonymity,” Todd said, quoting the Post. “Are there some ideas that you can’t propose because the president will never accept them?”
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“I want to just put this to rest,” Giroir responded. “There is complete, open, honest discussion within the task force. The task force meets three or four times a week. The vice president calls me regularly. Dr. Birx is not one to hold her tongue. Believe me, if there is a public health opinion that needs to be said that needs to be it.”
“And I respect Dr. Fauci a lot, but Dr. Fauci is not 100% right, and he also doesn’t necessarily — and he admits that — have the whole national interest in mind,” he continued. “He looks at it from a very narrow public health point of view, but let me just say there is absolutely open discourse. I feel absolutely free saying anything to the vice president within those rooms. The vice president I know briefs the president on a daily basis. So nobody feels like anything is held back.” (RELATED: ‘More Off Base Than Your Average Epidemiologist’: Tucker Cites Dr. Fauci’s ‘Buffoon Level’ Mistakes, Questions ‘Powerful’ Role)
Fauci reportedly “no longer briefs Trump” and hasn’t spoken to the president since the first week of June. The Washington Post cited a senior administration official as saying that anyone who disagrees with Trump’s opinion that the U.S. should “reopen and move on” is out of favor with the president.


thedailycaller--2020-07-12--Andrew Cuomo’s Report On Nursing Home Deaths Marked By Clear Conflicts Of Interest

• New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo has relied on elite consulting firm McKinsey & Company to handle several aspects of the state ’ s coronavirus response .
• Cuomo cited grim predictions from McKinsey and other consultants to justify clearing up hospital bed space in New York by forcing nursing homes to accept positive coronavirus patients .
• McKinsey then analyzed data for a state report that Cuomo claims absolves him of blame for thousands of nursing home deaths in the state .
• McKinsey ’ s role in developing the after-action report on nursing home deaths means the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it had a hand in creating .
Democratic New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo has relied on the same high-powered consulting firm to guide key aspects of his planning for the coronavirus pandemic , as well as to analyze the results of those decisions , including the controversial policy to require nursing homes to accept residents even if they had coronavirus .
McKinsey & Company ’ s work on both the state ’ s coronavirus response and the evaluation of that response presents a clear conflict of interest for the firm and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find out about the Cuomo administration ’ s disastrous coronavirus response , the more suspicious his actions look , ” Rep. Steve Scalise , the top Republican on the House select subcommittee on the response to the coronavirus crisis , told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
Cuomo began citing McKinsey ’ s alarming projections about the coronavirus peak in mid-March , just as the state began to see an uptick in cases .
Concerned that the state ’ s hospitals could not deal with an expected tidal wave of sick patients , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 25 to require hospitals to send nursing home residents back to their facilities even if they had the virus .
Cuomo has faced intense backlash over the policy , with his critics blaming him for many of the 6,400 reported deaths of nursing home residents .
( The Cuomo administration in May admitted knowingly underreporting the number of nursing home deaths . )
The governor claimed vindication on July 6 , touting the release of a report from the New York State Department of Health ( NYSDOH ) .
The report asserted that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caused a surge in nursing home deaths because of the timing of the policy change and the peak in nursing home fatalities .
The study instead pinned blame on 37,5000 nursing home staffers across the state , claiming that they unwittingly spread the virus to residents of their facilities .
( RELATED : Watchdog Repeatedly Warned About Nursing Home Infections Before Pandemic Struck ) “ It was pure politics and it was ugly politics .
And now the report has the facts , and the facts tell the exact opposite story , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ July 6 .
What Cuomo did not disclose — and what was disclosed only in a single footnote in the 33-page NYSDOH report — was that McKinsey & Company analyzed the data for the nursing home study .
McKinsey ’ s role in developing the after-action report on nursing home deaths means the firm was analyzing the effects of policies it had a hand in creating .
“ This is yet another example of why Governor Cuomo must start answering our questions .
He continues to avoid transparency by refusing to respond to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time for him to be held accountable , ” Scalise told the DCNF .
McKinsey ’ s grim projections of the pandemic peak have proved far off the mark .
The firm projected that New York would need between 55,000 and 110,000 hospital beds , depending on whether New Yorkers adopted aggressive or minimal social distancing behaviors , respectively .
The McKinsey model also projected the state would need between 25,000 and 37,000 ventilators .
“ Right now in New York specifically the rate of the curve suggests that in 45 days we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 110,000 beds , people needing 110,000 beds that compares to our current capacity of 53,000 beds , ” Cuomo said at a press conference on March 18 .
New York ended up only reaching 17 % of the number of hospital beds needed in McKinsey ’ s doomsday scenario , and 34 % of those projected in the conservative estimate .
Cuomo ’ s office said in a report released in May that the state peaked at 18,825 hospital patients on April 12 .
The New York Times reported that the state reached @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4,600 , around 18 % of McKinsey ’ s most optimistic prediction .
( RELATED : EXCLUSIVE : New York Admits Undercounting Nursing Home Deaths ) Cuomo did not tie the 110,000 bed statistic to McKinsey in the March 18 press conference , but he has linked that number to the consulting firm in several other press conferences about the pandemic , while also touting projections from the Gates Foundation and Columbia University .
“ McKinsey , great organization , ” he said at a briefing on April 11 .
At the March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 110,000 statistic and said that the state needed to embrace a three-prong plan to save New Yorkers ’ lives : slow the spread of the virus , increase hospital capacity and “ identify new hospital beds.
” Cuomo said he met the day before with hospital administrators and was planning to relax Department of Health regulations in order to free up hospital capacity .
Cuomo did not mention any changes to policies regarding nursing homes , but he enacted the order a week later .
Cuomo has repeatedly denied that he is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths .
In an interview on June 19 , the three-term governor said that his critics were using the fatalities as a “ shiny object ” to score political points .
He has also defended relying on McKinsey ’ s models , saying that New Yorkers changed their behavior based on the alarming projections , thus slowing the spread of the virus .
“ McKinsey 110,000 ; McKinsey-moderate with mitigation : 55,000 .
What actually happened ?
18,000 , ” Cuomo said at a June 18 press conference .
“ They were all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we were doing.
” The NYSDOH report provides few details about the methodology of the analysis , but says that the agency relied on self-reported nursing home data to conclude that the deaths “ were related to infected nursing home staff.
” McKinsey ’ s involvement in the report is disclosed in one footnote which reads : “ The New York State Department of Health staff was supported by McKinsey & Company.
” The firm analyzed the data on nursing home patients for NYSDOH but did not draft the report .
Scalise , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the coronavirus crisis , wrote in a letter to Cuomo on Thursday that the NYSDOH report “ appears to be little more than your administration ’ s latest attempt to deflect criticism and shift blame for the consequences of your deadly nursing home order.
” He asserted that the report contained “ half-baked data manipulations ” and “ flawed methodology.
” A senior adviser to Cuomo reiterated the governor ’ s talking points in response to questions from the DCNF .
“ All the projection models , including the ones by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and others were off because no one could account for New Yorkers ’ widespread compliance of social distancing that bent the curve , ” Rich Azzopardi told the DCNF .
Azzopardi did not address questions about McKinsey ’ s work for the Cuomo administration .
Neil Grace , a spokesman for McKinsey , declined to speak on the record about McKinsey ’ s work for the Cuomo administration , including on the NYSDOH report .
While Cuomo is claiming victory from the report , some critics of Cuomo ’ s nursing home policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christopher Laxton , executive director of the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine , told ProPublica , that the report was “ defensive politics on the part of the governor.
” The New York State Nurses Association called for an independent review of nursing home deaths .
“ New Yorkers deserve a full accounting of what happened over the past four months , and the NYSDOH nursing home report , unfortunately , does not move us forward , ” the group said in a statement on Friday .
“ The need is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of nursing home practices , the role of for-profit operators , and NYSDOH oversight.
” The editorial board for The Buffalo News said on July 8 that while the NYSDOH report provides a “ plausible ” explanation for nursing home deaths , the report is a “ political document ” since NYSDOH reports directly to Cuomo .
“ It ’ s well established that governments can ’ t credibly investigate themselves , so even if the report is accurate , it lacks the arms-length impartiality that would lend it broad credibility , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other reasons to believe that the NYSDOH report does not paint the full picture of nursing home-related coronavirus deaths in the state .
As the DCNF has reported , the health agency in early May quietly changed its reporting rules on nursing home deaths to exclude fatalities that occurred outside the physical nursing home facility .
In other words : a patient who became ill at a nursing home and died shortly after arriving at a hospital isn ’ t counted as a nursing home death in New York .
The New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NYSDOH report that the state does not report all coronavirus-related deaths of nursing home patients .
NYSDOH did not respond to a request for comment .
McKinsey has contributed to other aspects of the Cuomo administration ’ s pandemic response .
On April 16 , the state tapped McKinsey to produce what was touted as a “ Trump-proof ” plan to revive the state ’ s economy amid the pandemic .
According to CNBC , McKinsey was hired to produce models on coronavirus testing , infections and other data to help guide decisions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York economy .
Cuomo relied on the consulting firm before the pandemic as well .
The governor hired McKinsey in 2011 to work on an initiative to revamp the state budget .
A 2016 “ State of the State ” report said that Cuomo tapped McKinsey help on an economic redevelopment project for Buffalo .
Founded in 1926 , McKinsey & Company has long been considered one of the world ’ s elite management consulting firms .
According to The New York Times , McKinsey serves 90 of the largest 100 corporations in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corporations and foreign governments have long been a source of criticism for the firm .
McKinsey consultants have worked for the governments of Turkey , Saudi Arabia and China , and rogue companies like Enron and Purdue Pharmaceuticals , which has been blamed for aggravating the opioid epidemic .
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has relied on elite consulting firm McKinsey & Company to handle several aspects of the state’s coronavirus response.
Cuomo cited grim predictions from McKinsey and other consultants to justify clearing up hospital bed space in New York by forcing nursing homes to accept positive coronavirus patients.
McKinsey then analyzed data for a state report that Cuomo claims absolves him of blame for thousands of nursing home deaths in the state.
McKinsey’s role in developing the after-action report on nursing home deaths means the firm was analyzing the effects of policies it had a hand in creating.
Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has relied on the same high-powered consulting firm to guide key aspects of his planning for the coronavirus pandemic, as well as to analyze the results of those decisions, including the controversial policy to require nursing homes to accept residents even if they had coronavirus.
McKinsey & Company’s work on both the state’s coronavirus response and the evaluation of that response presents a clear conflict of interest for the firm and the Cuomo administration.
“The more we find out about the Cuomo administration’s disastrous coronavirus response, the more suspicious his actions look,” Rep. Steve Scalise, the top Republican on the House select subcommittee on the response to the coronavirus crisis, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Cuomo began citing McKinsey’s alarming projections about the coronavirus peak in mid-March, just as the state began to see an uptick in cases. Concerned that the state’s hospitals could not deal with an expected tidal wave of sick patients, Cuomo enacted a much-criticized policy on March 25 to require hospitals to send nursing home residents back to their facilities even if they had the virus.
Cuomo has faced intense backlash over the policy, with his critics blaming him for many of the 6,400 reported deaths of nursing home residents. (The Cuomo administration in May admitted knowingly underreporting the number of nursing home deaths.)
The governor claimed vindication on July 6, touting the release of a report from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH).
The report asserted that the March 25 order could not have caused a surge in nursing home deaths because of the timing of the policy change and the peak in nursing home fatalities. The study instead pinned blame on 37,5000 nursing home staffers across the state, claiming that they unwittingly spread the virus to residents of their facilities. (RELATED: Watchdog Repeatedly Warned About Nursing Home Infections Before Pandemic Struck)
“It was pure politics and it was ugly politics. And now the report has the facts, and the facts tell the exact opposite story,” Cuomo said at a press conference on July 6.
What Cuomo did not disclose — and what was disclosed only in a single footnote in the 33-page NYSDOH report — was that McKinsey & Company analyzed the data for the nursing home study.
McKinsey’s role in developing the after-action report on nursing home deaths means the firm was analyzing the effects of policies it had a hand in creating.
“This is yet another example of why Governor Cuomo must start answering our questions. He continues to avoid transparency by refusing to respond to our letters, and it’s time for him to be held accountable,” Scalise told the DCNF.
McKinsey’s grim projections of the pandemic peak have proved far off the mark. The firm projected that New York would need between 55,000 and 110,000 hospital beds, depending on whether New Yorkers adopted aggressive or minimal social distancing behaviors, respectively. The McKinsey model also projected the state would need between 25,000 and 37,000 ventilators.
“Right now in New York specifically the rate of the curve suggests that in 45 days we could have up to an input of 110,000 beds, people needing 110,000 beds that compares to our current capacity of 53,000 beds,” Cuomo said at a press conference on March 18.
New York ended up only reaching 17% of the number of hospital beds needed in McKinsey’s doomsday scenario, and 34% of those projected in the conservative estimate. Cuomo’s office said in a report released in May that the state peaked at 18,825 hospital patients on April 12.
The New York Times reported that the state reached its peak number of ventilators needed at 4,600, around 18% of McKinsey’s most optimistic prediction. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: New York Admits Undercounting Nursing Home Deaths)
Cuomo did not tie the 110,000 bed statistic to McKinsey in the March 18 press conference, but he has linked that number to the consulting firm in several other press conferences about the pandemic, while also touting projections from the Gates Foundation and Columbia University.
“McKinsey, great organization,” he said at a briefing on April 11.
At the March 18 press conference, Cuomo cited the 110,000 statistic and said that the state needed to embrace a three-prong plan to save New Yorkers’ lives: slow the spread of the virus, increase hospital capacity and “identify new hospital beds.”
Cuomo said he met the day before with hospital administrators and was planning to relax Department of Health regulations in order to free up hospital capacity. Cuomo did not mention any changes to policies regarding nursing homes, but he enacted the order a week later.
Cuomo has repeatedly denied that he is to blame for the spike in nursing home deaths. In an interview on June 19, the three-term governor said that his critics were using the fatalities as a “shiny object” to score political points.
He has also defended relying on McKinsey’s models, saying that New Yorkers changed their behavior based on the alarming projections, thus slowing the spread of the virus.
“McKinsey 110,000; McKinsey-moderate with mitigation: 55,000. What actually happened? 18,000,” Cuomo said at a June 18 press conference. “They were all wrong? No. We changed what we were doing.”
The NYSDOH report provides few details about the methodology of the analysis, but says that the agency relied on self-reported nursing home data to conclude that the deaths “were related to infected nursing home staff.”
McKinsey’s involvement in the report is disclosed in one footnote which reads: “The New York State Department of Health staff was supported by McKinsey & Company.”
The firm analyzed the data on nursing home patients for NYSDOH but did not draft the report.
Scalise, the ranking member on the select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis, wrote in a letter to Cuomo on Thursday that the NYSDOH report “appears to be little more than your administration’s latest attempt to deflect criticism and shift blame for the consequences of your deadly nursing home order.”
He asserted that the report contained “half-baked data manipulations” and “flawed methodology.”
A senior adviser to Cuomo reiterated the governor’s talking points in response to questions from the DCNF.
“All the projection models, including the ones by the Trump administration, the Gates Foundation, and others were off because no one could account for New Yorkers’ widespread compliance of social distancing that bent the curve,” Rich Azzopardi told the DCNF.
Azzopardi did not address questions about McKinsey’s work for the Cuomo administration.
Neil Grace, a spokesman for McKinsey, declined to speak on the record about McKinsey’s work for the Cuomo administration, including on the NYSDOH report.
While Cuomo is claiming victory from the report, some critics of Cuomo’s nursing home policy are casting doubt on its findings.
Christopher Laxton, executive director of the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, told ProPublica, that the report was “defensive politics on the part of the governor.”
The New York State Nurses Association called for an independent review of nursing home deaths.
“New Yorkers deserve a full accounting of what happened over the past four months, and the NYSDOH nursing home report, unfortunately, does not move us forward,” the group said in a statement on Friday.
“The need is plain for a comprehensive, independent review of nursing home practices, the role of for-profit operators, and NYSDOH oversight.”
The editorial board for The Buffalo News said on July 8 that while the NYSDOH report provides a “plausible” explanation for nursing home deaths, the report is a “political document” since NYSDOH reports directly to Cuomo.
“It’s well established that governments can’t credibly investigate themselves, so even if the report is accurate, it lacks the arms-length impartiality that would lend it broad credibility,” the editorial board wrote.
There are other reasons to believe that the NYSDOH report does not paint the full picture of nursing home-related coronavirus deaths in the state.
As the DCNF has reported, the health agency in early May quietly changed its reporting rules on nursing home deaths to exclude fatalities that occurred outside the physical nursing home facility. In other words: a patient who became ill at a nursing home and died shortly after arriving at a hospital isn’t counted as a nursing home death in New York.
The New York Times noted in a story analyzing the NYSDOH report that the state does not report all coronavirus-related deaths of nursing home patients.
NYSDOH did not respond to a request for comment.
McKinsey has contributed to other aspects of the Cuomo administration’s pandemic response.
On April 16, the state tapped McKinsey to produce what was touted as a “Trump-proof” plan to revive the state’s economy amid the pandemic.
According to CNBC, McKinsey was hired to produce models on coronavirus testing, infections and other data to help guide decisions on how to safely reopen the New York economy.
Cuomo relied on the consulting firm before the pandemic as well.
The governor hired McKinsey in 2011 to work on an initiative to revamp the state budget. A 2016 “State of the State” report said that Cuomo tapped McKinsey help on an economic redevelopment project for Buffalo.
Founded in 1926, McKinsey & Company has long been considered one of the world’s elite management consulting firms. According to The New York Times, McKinsey serves 90 of the largest 100 corporations in the world.
Its work for major corporations and foreign governments have long been a source of criticism for the firm. McKinsey consultants have worked for the governments of Turkey, Saudi Arabia and China, and rogue companies like Enron and Purdue Pharmaceuticals, which has been blamed for aggravating the opioid epidemic.
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thedailycaller--2020-07-12--Woman Shot And Killed After Group Says ‘All Lives Matter’

An Indianapolis woman was shot to death along a canal last weekend after either she or someone in her group reportedly told a group of Black Lives Matter supporters that all lives matter .
The victim , Jessica Doty Whitaker , and her fiancée , Jose Ramirez , were hanging out at the canal with two other people when someone in their group said the N-word , which prompted a confrontation with a group of strangers , Ramirez said , according to Fox 59 News .
When the suspect ’ s group said “ black lives matter , ” either @ @ @ @ @ @ @ replied “ all lives matter , ” Ramirez said .
After realizing both groups were armed , they separated and fist-bumped before walking away .
( RELATED : Trump Supporter Slapped In The Face At Black Lives Matter Plaza ) They thought that the other group had left , Ramirez said , “ but they were sitting on St. Clair waiting for us to come under the bridge and that ’ s when she got shot.
” “ She shouldn ’ t have lost her life .
She ’ s got a 3-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ It ’ s hard to tell him his mom is in heaven and if you want to talk to her you have to look up and say , ‘ I love you , mom . '
” “ We ’ re going through a lot .
The 3-year-old boy doesn ’ t even understand really , ” he added .
“ I just want justice for Jessica and her son and her family.
” Two shootings occurred at the canal last week , including one where 14-year-old Curtis White Junior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempted armed robbery .
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Captain Jerry Leary said that the canal is still safe to go to .
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department , Indiana State Police , the parks department , and the Department of Metropolitan Development all work together to police the canal , according to the report .
They have added more security cameras and are increasing overnight patrol .
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing .
Police said that anyone with any information can contact 317-262-TIPS .

An Indianapolis woman was shot to death along a canal last weekend after either she or someone in her group reportedly told a group of Black Lives Matter supporters that all lives matter.
The victim, Jessica Doty Whitaker, and her fiancée, Jose Ramirez, were hanging out at the canal with two other people when someone in their group said the N-word, which prompted a confrontation with a group of strangers, Ramirez said, according to Fox 59 News.
When the suspect’s group said “black lives matter,” either Whitaker or someone else in her group replied “all lives matter,” Ramirez said. After realizing both groups were armed, they separated and fist-bumped before walking away. (RELATED: Trump Supporter Slapped In The Face At Black Lives Matter Plaza)
“the suspect’s group shouted Black Lives Matter. Whitaker or someone in her group replied that All Lives Matter.
The groups then fist bumped and walked away. However, minutes later Ramirez claims the killer opened fire from a nearby bridge and ran away.” https://t.co/pS23AX475A — Ky Chow (@KyBusiness) July 12, 2020
They thought that the other group had left, Ramirez said, “but they were sitting on St. Clair waiting for us to come under the bridge and that’s when she got shot.”
“She shouldn’t have lost her life. She’s got a 3-year-old son she loved dearly,” Ramirez said. “It’s hard to tell him his mom is in heaven and if you want to talk to her you have to look up and say, ‘I love you, mom.'”
“We’re going through a lot. The 3-year-old boy doesn’t even understand really,” he added. “I just want justice for Jessica and her son and her family.”
Two shootings occurred at the canal last week, including one where 14-year-old Curtis White Junior died during what police say was an attempted armed robbery.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Captain Jerry Leary said that the canal is still safe to go to.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Indiana State Police, the parks department, and the Department of Metropolitan Development all work together to police the canal, according to the report. They have added more security cameras and are increasing overnight patrol.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. Police said that anyone with any information can contact 317-262-TIPS.


thedailycaller--2020-07-12--Florida Hits 15,299 Positive COVID Cases, Most In One Day Since Pandemic Reached The US

Florida smashed a record for coronavirus cases in one day Sunday , making it the first time the state has recorded more than 12,000 daily cases .
Total cases in Florida sit at nearly 270,000 after the state notched 15,299 cases Saturday , The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday , citing state health officials .
California , Arizona and other states have seen a renewed surge in coronavirus cases as well , according to the report .
The virus originated in China before spreading around the world and to the United States , where it has killed more than 134,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stanford ’ s Dr. Scott Atlas : ’ 80-85 % ’ Of Texas Hospital Patients ‘ Have Nothing To Do With COVID-19 ’ ) Gov .
Ron DeSantis lashed out at critics in May for suggesting at the time that the state would see massive increases in deaths linked to coronavirus , or COVID-19 , after the Florida Republican moved ahead with reopening his state .
“ You got a lot of people in your profession who waxed poetically for weeks and weeks about how Florida was going to be just like New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s going to be next , just like Italy , wait two weeks , ’ ” DeSantis told reporters on May 20 .
More than 32,000 people have reportedly died from the virus in New York ; Florida has a death toll of about 4,200 , data show .
The number of new cases has also outpaced the increase in coronavirus testing , WSJ reported .
California , for instance , conducted 5.2 million tests , with New York and Florida following close behind , according to the WSJ , which cited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase in positive cases , related death tolls have only recently begun to increase .
John Hopkins ’ s database shows that more than 800 Americans died on Wednesday , Thursday and Friday .
That ’ s 60 % higher than the death total from a week prior , The New York Times reported Friday .
The pandemic prompted state and city officials to institute economic lockdowns and stay-at-home orders , which resulted in economic chaos .
More than 40 million people filed for unemployment during the first three months of the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for bankruptcy .
Oil prices also saw a steep decline as people avoided travel .
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Florida smashed a record for coronavirus cases in one day Sunday, making it the first time the state has recorded more than 12,000 daily cases.
Total cases in Florida sit at nearly 270,000 after the state notched 15,299 cases Saturday, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing state health officials. California, Arizona and other states have seen a renewed surge in coronavirus cases as well, according to the report.
The virus originated in China before spreading around the world and to the United States, where it has killed more than 134,000 people since March. (RELATED: Stanford’s Dr. Scott Atlas: ’80-85%’ Of Texas Hospital Patients ‘Have Nothing To Do With COVID-19’)
Gov. Ron DeSantis lashed out at critics in May for suggesting at the time that the state would see massive increases in deaths linked to coronavirus, or COVID-19, after the Florida Republican moved ahead with reopening his state.
“You got a lot of people in your profession who waxed poetically for weeks and weeks about how Florida was going to be just like New York: ‘wait two weeks Florida’s going to be next, just like Italy, wait two weeks,’” DeSantis told reporters on May 20.
More than 32,000 people have reportedly died from the virus in New York; Florida has a death toll of about 4,200, data show.
The number of new cases has also outpaced the increase in coronavirus testing, WSJ reported. California, for instance, conducted 5.2 million tests, with New York and Florida following close behind, according to the WSJ, which cited Johns Hopkins University data.
Despite an increase in positive cases, related death tolls have only recently begun to increase.
John Hopkins’s database shows that more than 800 Americans died on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. That’s 60% higher than the death total from a week prior, The New York Times reported Friday.
The pandemic prompted state and city officials to institute economic lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, which resulted in economic chaos. More than 40 million people filed for unemployment during the first three months of the pandemic, while retail stores and restaurants filed for bankruptcy.
Oil prices also saw a steep decline as people avoided travel.
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