thedailycaller--2020-05-01--Non-Emergency Doctor And Dental Visits Allowed To Resume Friday In Virginia

Virginia will allow non-emergency doctor visits to resume Friday after the public health order expires , the Hill reported .
Democratic Gov .
Ralph Northam signed an executive order temporarily suspending elective surgeries in late March to preserve personal protective equipment and hospital space that was anticipated to have been needed to treat coronavirus patients , according to the Hill .
Since the supply of medical equipment such as masks and ventilators has stabilized , an extension of the order — which is set to expire at midnight Thursday — is unnecessary , Northam announced .
“ Our efforts to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ showing success .
Our hospitals are not seeing a surge of patients , ” Northam said according to the Hill .
Virginia ’ s move comes at the same time as many other states are beginning to phase in reopenings .
Certain elective medical , dental , and veterinary procedures were allowed to reopen Monday in Colorado .
( RELATED : Colorado Retail Businesses Reopen For Curbside Delivery , Elective Medical Procedures Resume ) Virginia is on track to begin a broader reopening May 8 , but the next stage will be re-evaluated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days and weeks .
“ We ’ re looking at trends and I think that ’ s important for everyone to understand , ” Northam said .
“ Our numbers haven ’ t flattened out yet.
” “ Elective surgeries can include everything from knee replacements to some cancer treatments .
These are procedures that can wait a while , but certainly not forever , ” Northam said .
He added that dental practices will also be reopened given that dental problems can affect an individual ’ s overall health , the Richmond @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are expected to follow strict safety guidelines from the state and federal government when they open their doors for non-emergency procedures , according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch .

Virginia will allow non-emergency doctor visits to resume Friday after the public health order expires, the Hill reported.
Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam signed an executive order temporarily suspending elective surgeries in late March to preserve personal protective equipment and hospital space that was anticipated to have been needed to treat coronavirus patients, according to the Hill.
Since the supply of medical equipment such as masks and ventilators has stabilized, an extension of the order — which is set to expire at midnight Thursday — is unnecessary, Northam announced.
“Our efforts to slow the spread of this virus are showing success. Our hospitals are not seeing a surge of patients,” Northam said according to the Hill.
Virginia’s move comes at the same time as many other states are beginning to phase in reopenings. Certain elective medical, dental, and veterinary procedures were allowed to reopen Monday in Colorado. (RELATED: Colorado Retail Businesses Reopen For Curbside Delivery, Elective Medical Procedures Resume)
Virginia is on track to begin a broader reopening May 8, but the next stage will be re-evaluated based on case data in the coming days and weeks.
“We’re looking at trends and I think that’s important for everyone to understand,” Northam said. “Our numbers haven’t flattened out yet.”
“Elective surgeries can include everything from knee replacements to some cancer treatments. These are procedures that can wait a while, but certainly not forever,” Northam said.
He added that dental practices will also be reopened given that dental problems can affect an individual’s overall health, the Richmond Times Dispatch reported.
Health care facilities are expected to follow strict safety guidelines from the state and federal government when they open their doors for non-emergency procedures, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.


thedailycaller--2020-04-30--ABC News At It Again: Tara Reade Would Be Second #MeToo Story The Network Was Accused Of Burying

Tara Reade , who says former Vice President Joe Biden sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s , told the Daily Caller News Foundation ( DCNF ) she did an interview with ABC five weeks ago about her story .
The interview was ignored for weeks , Reade said .
It was finally brought up in a long April 29 article about the allegation .
The article , titled “ At women ’ s event , Biden navigates around lingering sexual assault allegation , ” comes after Reade accused the network of burying her story in an interview with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the public over an accusation that it covered up a story about alleged child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein in August 2019 .
Reade ’ s accusation suggests this was more of the same .
ABC News reporter Sasha Pezenik interviewed her immediately after she went public with the allegation in March , Reade said .
Pezenik received all of Reade ’ s court documents , including ones related to her name change due to domestic violence , Reade added .
“ She [ Pezenik ] has never done a story , ” Reade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When I ’ ve asked her , she basically just says her producer ’ s not interested right now.
” “ She ’ s been sitting on the information for over a month and she always says , ‘ well I want to play devil ’ s advocate.
’ So I ’ m either getting ignored or I ’ m covered but they just sit on it and they don ’ t air it.
” The Daily Caller News Foundation conducted the interview with Reade before Pezenik ’ s article was published Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ included comments from Pezenik ’ s interview with Reade , came after weeks of legacy outlets appearing to dodge the story .
It also came after Reade called ABC News out on allegedly trying to ignore her accusation .
ABC News did not respond to multiple requests for comment about Reade ’ s allegation .
Pezenik also did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller .
In November 2019 , footage emerged showing ABC News anchor Amy Robach talking about an interview she had with one of alleged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accusers .
( RELATED : NBC , ABC And CBS Appear To Have Run Cover For World ’ s Most Powerful Rape Rings ) “ I ’ ve had this story for three years , ” Robach said in the unearthed video .
“ I tried for three years to get it on to no avail , and now it ’ s all coming out and it ’ s like these new revelations .
And I freaking had all of it .
I ’ m so pissed right now.
” The anchor said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out Prince Andrew was a part of the story .
Robach said she “ had all of ” the reporting years ago .
Both ABC News and Robach issued statements following the leaked footage distancing themselves from the video .
Robach claimed she was “ caught in a private moment of frustration.
” ABC News denied the allegation , saying it has “ never stopped investigating the story.
” The network also said that the interview never aired “ because we could not obtain sufficient corroborating evidence to meet ABC ’ s editorial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has also seen its own controversy regarding the # MeToo movement At least five women came forward in 2017 accusing ABC ’ s former political director Mark Halperin of sexual harassment while working at the network .
Halperin appeared to admit wrongdoing when he apologized for “ aggressive and crude ” behavior while working at ABC News .
“ Some of the allegations that have been made against me are not true .
But I realize that is a small point in the scheme of things .
Again , I bear responsibility for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Other women backed up the accusers ’ stories and some even said they experienced the sexual misconduct as well .
Glamour interviewed some of the women who accused Halperin of sexual misconduct while he worked at ABC News and one who became aware of the incidents but was not targeted herself .
The allegations range from being propositioned to have sex with Halperin to being inappropriately touched by him .
“ During my first meeting Mark , I was in his office , sitting across the desk , and he got up and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accuser told Glamour in 2017 .
“ I was like , ‘ what is going on ?
’ Then he pushed his penis up against my shoulder .
I don ’ t remember how I got out of there , but I got out of there.
” “ He [ Halperin ] immediately went to kiss me—it ’ s weird to even use that vernacular because it was somewhere between a kiss and shoving his tongue down my throat , ” another recalled .
“ I just remember saying , ‘ I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I left .
After that there were innuendos .
One time he called me late at night and said something like , ‘ If you won ’ t come to my hotel room , at least talk to me . '
” ABC News addressed this issue by saying that “ no complaints were filed during ” Halperin ’ s tenure .
The network added that “ Mark left ABC News over a decade ago.
” ABC News also did not respond to requests for comment on if it stands by the decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in light of its own tumultuous past with the # MeToo movement .

Tara Reade, who says former Vice President Joe Biden sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s, told the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) she did an interview with ABC five weeks ago about her story.
The interview was ignored for weeks, Reade said. It was finally brought up in a long April 29 article about the allegation. The article, titled “At women’s event, Biden navigates around lingering sexual assault allegation,” comes after Reade accused the network of burying her story in an interview with the DCNF.
ABC famously caught heat from the public over an accusation that it covered up a story about alleged child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein in August 2019.
Reade’s accusation suggests this was more of the same.
ABC News reporter Sasha Pezenik interviewed her immediately after she went public with the allegation in March, Reade said. Pezenik received all of Reade’s court documents, including ones related to her name change due to domestic violence, Reade added.
“She [Pezenik] has never done a story,” Reade previously said on April 24. “When I’ve asked her, she basically just says her producer’s not interested right now.”
“She’s been sitting on the information for over a month and she always says, ‘well I want to play devil’s advocate.’ So I’m either getting ignored or I’m covered but they just sit on it and they don’t air it.”
The Daily Caller News Foundation conducted the interview with Reade before Pezenik’s article was published Wednesday. ABC News’ article, which included comments from Pezenik’s interview with Reade, came after weeks of legacy outlets appearing to dodge the story.
It also came after Reade called ABC News out on allegedly trying to ignore her accusation.
ABC News did not respond to multiple requests for comment about Reade’s allegation. Pezenik also did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller.
ABC News has a history of allegedly avoiding #MeToo stories
In November 2019, footage emerged showing ABC News anchor Amy Robach talking about an interview she had with one of alleged child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers. (RELATED: NBC, ABC And CBS Appear To Have Run Cover For World’s Most Powerful Rape Rings)
“I’ve had this story for three years,” Robach said in the unearthed video. “I tried for three years to get it on to no avail, and now it’s all coming out and it’s like these new revelations. And I freaking had all of it. I’m so pissed right now.”
The anchor said Buckingham Palace threatened the network after finding out Prince Andrew was a part of the story. Robach said she “had all of” the reporting years ago.
Both ABC News and Robach issued statements following the leaked footage distancing themselves from the video. Robach claimed she was “caught in a private moment of frustration.”
ABC News denied the allegation, saying it has “never stopped investigating the story.” The network also said that the interview never aired “because we could not obtain sufficient corroborating evidence to meet ABC’s editorial standard about her allegations.”
The network has also seen its own controversy regarding the #MeToo movement
At least five women came forward in 2017 accusing ABC’s former political director Mark Halperin of sexual harassment while working at the network. Halperin appeared to admit wrongdoing when he apologized for “aggressive and crude” behavior while working at ABC News.
“I am profoundly sorry for the pain and anguish I have caused by my past actions. I apologize sincerely to the women I mistreated,” Halperin’s statement read.


thedailycaller--2020-04-30--FACT CHECK: Do New Autopsy Reports Suggest Jeffrey Epstein Likely Died From COVID-19?

An image shared on Facebook claims recent autopsy reports suggest that financier Jeffrey Epstein most likely died from COVID-19 , not suicide .
No such autopsy reports could be found .
The new coronavirus first emerged months after Epstein ’ s death .
Epstein , a financier and convicted sex offender , was found dead in his jail cell at Manhattan ’ s Metropolitan Correctional Center from what officials deemed a suicide in August 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges , according to The New York Times .
The circumstances surrounding his death remain the subject of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Facebook claims new autopsy reports suggest he actually died from COVID-19 , the respiratory virus caused by the coronavirus currently sweeping the globe .
The image shows a picture of Epstein with a breaking news chyron underneath that reads , “ NYT : Autopsy reports suggest Epstein most likely died from COVID-19.
” But the Daily Caller News Foundation found no such report from The New York Times or any other media outlet .
No evidence could be found to suggest the allegedly new autopsy report exist .
( RELATED : Does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jeffrey Epstein ? )
There is also no evidence that COVID-19 was in circulation in the U.S. in August 2019 , further undermining the claim .
China first reported cases of the new virus to the World Health Organization in late December , months after Epstein ’ s death , according to Business Insider .
The New York City medical examiner ’ s office conducted an autopsy shortly after Epstein ’ s death and concluded he hanged himself , according to The New York Times .
While the autopsy results were later disputed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s brother , there is no indication that Epstein died from COVID-19 .
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An image shared on Facebook claims recent autopsy reports suggest that financier Jeffrey Epstein most likely died from COVID-19, not suicide.
Verdict: False
No such autopsy reports could be found. The new coronavirus first emerged months after Epstein’s death.
Fact Check:
Epstein, a financier and convicted sex offender, was found dead in his jail cell at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center from what officials deemed a suicide in August 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges, according to The New York Times. The circumstances surrounding his death remain the subject of unsubstantiated conspiracy theories.
One image shared on Facebook claims new autopsy reports suggest he actually died from COVID-19, the respiratory virus caused by the coronavirus currently sweeping the globe. The image shows a picture of Epstein with a breaking news chyron underneath that reads, “NYT: Autopsy reports suggest Epstein most likely died from COVID-19.”
But the Daily Caller News Foundation found no such report from The New York Times or any other media outlet. No evidence could be found to suggest the allegedly new autopsy report exist. (RELATED: Does This Photo Show Adam Schiff Posing With Jeffrey Epstein?)
There is also no evidence that COVID-19 was in circulation in the U.S. in August 2019, further undermining the claim. China first reported cases of the new virus to the World Health Organization in late December, months after Epstein’s death, according to Business Insider.
The New York City medical examiner’s office conducted an autopsy shortly after Epstein’s death and concluded he hanged himself, according to The New York Times. While the autopsy results were later disputed by a pathologist hired by Epstein’s brother, there is no indication that Epstein died from COVID-19.
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thedailycaller--2020-04-30--The Legacy Media’s Failing Biden Cover-Up

We live in a time when many people are so partisan that their views are easy to predict based solely on their political persuasion .
If you ’ re a hardcore Republican , you ’ re pretty sure hydroxychloroquine is a solid treatment for COVID-19 , and if you ’ re a big-time Democrat , you know hydroxychloroquine is ineffective and even dangerous .
Our system is so partisan that nothing is beyond politics — even our choice of medicines .
This sad truth becomes flat-out tragic when it comes to topics like sexual assault .
Former Joe Biden Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sexually assaulting her back in 1993 .
The reality is nobody in the world besides Biden and Reade can know for sure what happened between the two of them back then .
As is often the case with sexual assault , there were no witnesses .
There are factors we can look at , such as what the alleged perpetrator and victim told others at the time .
But even those are not definitive .
What that means , in our political system , is that each side believes their guy no matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of sexual assault exists in both political parties .
When it comes to sexual assault allegations , however , we default to our warring camps .
Each side believes every sexual assault allegation against the other , no matter how outlandish , and dismisses every sexual assault allegation against their own , no matter how credible .
There are two groups deserving of special scrutiny in our cycle of politicized sex scandals : the media and the women ’ s or victims ’ rights advocates .
Christine Blasey Ford did not have any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brett Kavanaugh .
That doesn ’ t mean she was lying , of course , but it ’ s important evidence .
Julie Swetnick , whose accusations against Kavanaugh were flat-out outlandish , couldn ’ t prove she ’ d ever even met Kavanaugh .
By contrast , there are at least five people who can provide some level of corroboration for Reade : No .
1 : Her mother , who appears to have called in to Larry King ’ s television program to complain about her daughter ’ s treatment in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No .
2 : Her brother , who confirmed that Reade told him of the alleged incident back when it happened .
No .
3 : Her former neighbor Lynda LaCasse , who confirmed that Reade told her of the incident decades ago .
No .
4 : Another Reade friend , who confirmed to The Intercept that Reade told her of the incident back when it allegedly happened .
No .
5 : Reade ’ s former co-worker Lorraine Sanchez , who says Reade told her about a sexual assault by her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together years later in California .
None of this proves it happened the way Reade says it did , but it certainly adds a level of credibility to Reade ’ s charges .
( RELATED : Here ’ s Everything You Need To Know About Biden Accuser Tara Reade And Her Sexual Assault Allegation , All In One Place ) Despite this disparity in corroborating evidence , the American news media and women ’ s rights advocates jumped all over Kavanaugh but have remained largely silent when it comes to Biden .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has done 19 interviews since Reade ’ s allegation , and not one of the 142 questions he ’ s faced has touched on the topic .
According to the Media Research Center , in the month after Reade ’ s accusation , ABC and NBC didn ’ t air anything about it , and CBS News devoted just 63 seconds to the topic .
In the 12 days after the Kavanaugh allegations broke , the same three networks devoted a full six hours of their morning and evening news shows to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has faced their own # MeToo scandals .
In the wake of their own behavior , it would have been refreshing to see them behave in a slightly less partisan manner over Reade ’ s credible allegations , but apparently , nothing has changed .
The advocacy groups haven ’ t fared any better .
In the wake of the # MeToo scandals , some women ’ s advocates admitted publicly to regret the way they had handled sexual assault allegations against Bill Clinton .
Yet when the Daily Beast contacted Emily ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , NARAL Pro Choice America and the National Organization for Women about Reade ’ s allegations , they either did not reply or offered no comment .
The obvious lesson is neither the media nor the advocates devoting their lives to women ’ s issues care about those issues as much as they do about removing President Donald Trump from office .
What lesson has the Biden camp learned from how this has played out ?
Biden ’ s selection of former Sen. Chris Dodd to chair his vice presidential selection committee says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever put out .
Dodd , along with his pal former Sen. Ted Kennedy , was notorious for his treatment of women in Washington bars in the 1980s .
Dodd may have a lot to offer , and he certainly could have changed a lot since those days decades ago , but picking him in the midst of this scandal says all you need to know about the Biden camp ’ s mindset right now .
They are confident that the media and their liberal allies have their back .
Thanks to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , things may be changing .
More facts are continuing to trickle out about Reade ’ s accusations against Biden .
Those facts aren ’ t originating in The Washington Post or The New York Times .
Original reporting from Daily Caller , The Daily Beast , The Intercept and Business Insider has pushed the story forward to the point that the legacy media are being forced to cover it .
Thirty years ago , this would not have happened .
Chris Dodd and Ted Kennedy got a pass .
That was how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ co-founded The Daily Caller , one of America ’ s fastest-growing online news outlets , which regularly breaks news and distributes it to over 15 million monthly readers .
Patel also co-founded The Daily Caller News Foundation , a nonprofit news company that trains journalists , produces fact-checks and conducts longer-term investigative reporting .
The Daily Caller News Foundation licenses its content free of charge to over 300 news outlets , reaching potentially hundreds of millions of people per month .
To find out more about Neil Patel and read features by other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Creators website at www.creators.com

We live in a time when many people are so partisan that their views are easy to predict based solely on their political persuasion. If you’re a hardcore Republican, you’re pretty sure hydroxychloroquine is a solid treatment for COVID-19, and if you’re a big-time Democrat, you know hydroxychloroquine is ineffective and even dangerous. Our system is so partisan that nothing is beyond politics — even our choice of medicines.
This sad truth becomes flat-out tragic when it comes to topics like sexual assault. Former Joe Biden Senate staffer Tara Reade has accused Biden of sexually assaulting her back in 1993. The reality is nobody in the world besides Biden and Reade can know for sure what happened between the two of them back then. As is often the case with sexual assault, there were no witnesses. There are factors we can look at, such as what the alleged perpetrator and victim told others at the time. But even those are not definitive. What that means, in our political system, is that each side believes their guy no matter what.
Reasonable people know the possibility of sexual assault exists in both political parties. When it comes to sexual assault allegations, however, we default to our warring camps. Each side believes every sexual assault allegation against the other, no matter how outlandish, and dismisses every sexual assault allegation against their own, no matter how credible.
There are two groups deserving of special scrutiny in our cycle of politicized sex scandals: the media and the women’s or victims’ rights advocates. Christine Blasey Ford did not have any corroborating witnesses of her allegations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh. That doesn’t mean she was lying, of course, but it’s important evidence. Julie Swetnick, whose accusations against Kavanaugh were flat-out outlandish, couldn’t prove she’d ever even met Kavanaugh. By contrast, there are at least five people who can provide some level of corroboration for Reade:
No. 1: Her mother, who appears to have called in to Larry King’s television program to complain about her daughter’s treatment in a Washington senator’s office.
No. 2: Her brother, who confirmed that Reade told him of the alleged incident back when it happened.
No. 3: Her former neighbor Lynda LaCasse, who confirmed that Reade told her of the incident decades ago.
No. 4: Another Reade friend, who confirmed to The Intercept that Reade told her of the incident back when it allegedly happened.
No. 5: Reade’s former co-worker Lorraine Sanchez, who says Reade told her about a sexual assault by her boss in Washington when they were working together years later in California.
None of this proves it happened the way Reade says it did, but it certainly adds a level of credibility to Reade’s charges. (RELATED: Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Biden Accuser Tara Reade And Her Sexual Assault Allegation, All In One Place)
Despite this disparity in corroborating evidence, the American news media and women’s rights advocates jumped all over Kavanaugh but have remained largely silent when it comes to Biden. According to the Washington Free Beacon, Biden has done 19 interviews since Reade’s allegation, and not one of the 142 questions he’s faced has touched on the topic. According to the Media Research Center, in the month after Reade’s accusation, ABC and NBC didn’t air anything about it, and CBS News devoted just 63 seconds to the topic. In the 12 days after the Kavanaugh allegations broke, the same three networks devoted a full six hours of their morning and evening news shows to the scandal. Each of these television networks has faced their own #MeToo scandals. In the wake of their own behavior, it would have been refreshing to see them behave in a slightly less partisan manner over Reade’s credible allegations, but apparently, nothing has changed.
The advocacy groups haven’t fared any better. In the wake of the #MeToo scandals, some women’s advocates admitted publicly to regret the way they had handled sexual assault allegations against Bill Clinton. Yet when the Daily Beast contacted Emily’s List, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, NARAL Pro Choice America and the National Organization for Women about Reade’s allegations, they either did not reply or offered no comment.
The obvious lesson is neither the media nor the advocates devoting their lives to women’s issues care about those issues as much as they do about removing President Donald Trump from office.
What lesson has the Biden camp learned from how this has played out? Biden’s selection of former Sen. Chris Dodd to chair his vice presidential selection committee says more than any statement his campaign could ever put out. Dodd, along with his pal former Sen. Ted Kennedy, was notorious for his treatment of women in Washington bars in the 1980s. Dodd may have a lot to offer, and he certainly could have changed a lot since those days decades ago, but picking him in the midst of this scandal says all you need to know about the Biden camp’s mindset right now. They are confident that the media and their liberal allies have their back.
Thanks to the proliferation of new media outlets, however, things may be changing. More facts are continuing to trickle out about Reade’s accusations against Biden. Those facts aren’t originating in The Washington Post or The New York Times. Original reporting from Daily Caller, The Daily Beast, The Intercept and Business Insider has pushed the story forward to the point that the legacy media are being forced to cover it. Thirty years ago, this would not have happened. Chris Dodd and Ted Kennedy got a pass. That was how the legacy media worked.
Neil Patel co-founded The Daily Caller, one of America’s fastest-growing online news outlets, which regularly breaks news and distributes it to over 15 million monthly readers. Patel also co-founded The Daily Caller News Foundation, a nonprofit news company that trains journalists, produces fact-checks and conducts longer-term investigative reporting. The Daily Caller News Foundation licenses its content free of charge to over 300 news outlets, reaching potentially hundreds of millions of people per month. To find out more about Neil Patel and read features by other Creators writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators website at www.creators.com
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thedailycaller--2020-04-30--Does CDC Data Show The Death Toll From Coronavirus Is Much Higher Than The Official Numbers?

• New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) data show the death toll from coronavirus is much higher than the official numbers , particularly if officials include the number of people who have died from heart attacks and other treatable illnesses .
• Officials say including deaths from second-order effects from the virus gives the public a better understanding of the health crisis ’ s magnitude .
• Data show that some of the total death numbers have skyrocketed in the seven states , including New York and New Jersey , that have suffered the worse from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hit 63,000 Thursday as the virus upturns everyday life , but newly released federal health data suggest the number of dead could be much higher if the count includes sick people who died because of stress to the medial system .
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show total deaths are nearly 50 % higher in states slammed by the coronavirus pandemic .
Death numbers in New York , Maryland , New Jersey , Michigan , Massachusetts , Illinois and Colorado leaped between March 8 and April 11 , data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numbers change due to the new data depends on a few factors .
The number of deaths during this period is more than three times the normal number for New York , where COVID-19 has killed thousands , according to the data , which were initially reported by The New York Times on Wednesday .
( RELATED : Death Tolls Jump In Cities Hit Hardest By Coronavirus As COVID Fears Lead People To Forgo Hospital Visits : CDC Data ) There have been more than 5,000 additional deaths in New Jersey compared with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago , data show .
The situation is similar in Michigan , where nearly 2,000 more deaths have transpired in the Wolverine State relative to the death toll five years ago , according to the CDC ’ s new numbers .
The big increase is happening in large part because of fear people have visiting the hospital if they experience health issues .
Research shows the virus , which has killed more than 60,000 people in the United States , is placing pressure on the health care system .
Hospital admissions for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instance , fell nearly 40 % in nine U.S. hospitals in March amid the pandemic , according to TheNYT , which cited an April 7 draft paper from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology .
Researchers also expect suicide rates to dramatically increase as the pandemic drags on .
That prospect becomes especially acute after governors and mayors began shutting down their economies to slow the spread .
Unemployment numbers skyrocketed after stay-at-home orders were instituted — roughly 30 million have filed for unemployment in the six weeks since the lockdowns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toll upward because of these second-hand effects gives a better understanding of the magnitude of the health crisis .
“ It gives you an overall sense of how big things are , ” Samuel Clark , a professor of sociology at Ohio State University , told TheNYT .
“ For now , you can basically attribute the excess mortality to Covid-19 .
But you also grab all the things that are not Covid at all , but are probably created by the situation.
” Health officials made similar calculations after Hurricane Maria ramrodded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Initial estimates showed the massive hurricane killing 64 people on the island , but those numbers were eventually adjusted upward as officials began to factor deaths from other factors not directly related to the storm .
George Washington University ( GWU ) researchers estimated that up to 2,975 people died on the island from September 2017 through February 2018 , a number that is substantially higher than what was the initial number up to that point .
Puerto Rico ’ s government commissioned the research .
GWU notes that the previous count @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not know how to appropriately tally deaths attributed to the storm .
Physicians counted those that died as a direct result of Maria , such as from flying debris or flooding , but they did not include fatalities due to the after effects , such as a lack of power infrastructure , which had been cut off following the hurricane .
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New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data show the death toll from coronavirus is much higher than the official numbers, particularly if officials include the number of people who have died from heart attacks and other treatable illnesses.
Officials say including deaths from second-order effects from the virus gives the public a better understanding of the health crisis’s magnitude.
Data show that some of the total death numbers have skyrocketed in the seven states, including New York and New Jersey, that have suffered the worse from the pandemic
The official coronavirus death toll hit 63,000 Thursday as the virus upturns everyday life, but newly released federal health data suggest the number of dead could be much higher if the count includes sick people who died because of stress to the medial system.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show total deaths are nearly 50% higher in states slammed by the coronavirus pandemic. Death numbers in New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Michigan, Massachusetts, Illinois and Colorado leaped between March 8 and April 11, data show. Whether or not the official numbers change due to the new data depends on a few factors.
The number of deaths during this period is more than three times the normal number for New York, where COVID-19 has killed thousands, according to the data, which were initially reported by The New York Times on Wednesday. (RELATED: Death Tolls Jump In Cities Hit Hardest By Coronavirus As COVID Fears Lead People To Forgo Hospital Visits: CDC Data)
There have been more than 5,000 additional deaths in New Jersey compared with an average count from half a decade ago, data show. The situation is similar in Michigan, where nearly 2,000 more deaths have transpired in the Wolverine State relative to the death toll five years ago, according to the CDC’s new numbers.
The big increase is happening in large part because of fear people have visiting the hospital if they experience health issues.
Research shows the virus, which has killed more than 60,000 people in the United States, is placing pressure on the health care system.
Hospital admissions for a serious type of heart attack, for instance, fell nearly 40% in nine U.S. hospitals in March amid the pandemic, according to TheNYT, which cited an April 7 draft paper from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Researchers also expect suicide rates to dramatically increase as the pandemic drags on. That prospect becomes especially acute after governors and mayors began shutting down their economies to slow the spread. Unemployment numbers skyrocketed after stay-at-home orders were instituted — roughly 30 million have filed for unemployment in the six weeks since the lockdowns began.
Analysts say adjusting the death toll upward because of these second-hand effects gives a better understanding of the magnitude of the health crisis.
“It gives you an overall sense of how big things are,” Samuel Clark, a professor of sociology at Ohio State University, told TheNYT. “For now, you can basically attribute the excess mortality to Covid-19. But you also grab all the things that are not Covid at all, but are probably created by the situation.”
Health officials made similar calculations after Hurricane Maria ramrodded its way through Puerto Rico in 2017. Initial estimates showed the massive hurricane killing 64 people on the island, but those numbers were eventually adjusted upward as officials began to factor deaths from other factors not directly related to the storm.
George Washington University (GWU) researchers estimated that up to 2,975 people died on the island from September 2017 through February 2018, a number that is substantially higher than what was the initial number up to that point. Puerto Rico’s government commissioned the research.
GWU notes that the previous count was too low because Puerto Rican physicians did not know how to appropriately tally deaths attributed to the storm.
Physicians counted those that died as a direct result of Maria, such as from flying debris or flooding, but they did not include fatalities due to the after effects, such as a lack of power infrastructure, which had been cut off following the hurricane.
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thedailycaller--2020-04-30--Planned Parenthood Will Receive Zero Coronavirus Aid, Trump Admin Official Says

The Trump administration has ensured that no coronavirus funding will go to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America , according to a senior administration official .
No funding from the Paycheck Protection Program ( PPP ) , a program created to assist small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic , will go to the nation ’ s largest abortion provider , the official told the Daily Caller News Foundation Thursday .
“ Through the Paycheck Protection Program , President Trump is delivering vital relief to help small businesses keep employees on payroll , ” a senior administration official told the DCNF @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the abortion industry shouldn ’ t be able to qualify for those funds , which are desperately needed by small businesses , ” the official added .
( RELATED : Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer : Abortion During Coronavirus ‘ Is Life Sustaining ’ ) News that Planned Parenthood will not receive the PPP funding was first reported by the Daily Signal Thursday .
The publication notes that the PPP forgives the government loans of businesses with less than 500 employees if these businesses don ’ t lay off their employees .
Employers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a process which the Small Business Administration ( SBA ) oversees .
“ The SB in SBA is for ‘ small business , ’ so SBA has regulations called ‘ affiliation rules ’ to define when small employers might be so closely affiliated with a parent organization that they should be considered one large employer , ” a senior administration official told the Daily Signal .
The official noted that Planned Parenthood has over 16,000 employees nationwide and thus is not eligible for PPP money .
“ The interim final rule made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parenthood ’ s corporate structure doesn ’ t qualify , ” the official added .
The news comes as abortion providers across the nation protest coronavirus abortion bans that some governors have mandated in order to preserve personal protective equipment ( PPE ) during the virus .
Abortion advocates , led by Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights , have struck back at such bans through legal measures .
The National Abortion Right ’ s Action League has accused both President Donald Trump and Republicans of using the coronavirus to limit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign responded by saying the abortion lobby ’ s attempts to use coronavirus to promote abortion are “ disgusting.
” “ President Trump is the most pro-life president in American history , ” Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh told the DCNF at the time .
( RELATED : These States Say Abortions Are Essential During The Coronavirus Crisis ) He added : “ It ’ s disgusting , but not surprising , that the extreme abortion lobby would try to use a global health crisis to promote the killing of unborn children.
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The Trump administration has ensured that no coronavirus funding will go to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, according to a senior administration official.
No funding from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a program created to assist small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, will go to the nation’s largest abortion provider, the official told the Daily Caller News Foundation Thursday.
“Through the Paycheck Protection Program, President Trump is delivering vital relief to help small businesses keep employees on payroll,” a senior administration official told the DCNF.
“It’s clear that the abortion industry shouldn’t be able to qualify for those funds, which are desperately needed by small businesses,” the official added. (RELATED: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: Abortion During Coronavirus ‘Is Life Sustaining’)
News that Planned Parenthood will not receive the PPP funding was first reported by the Daily Signal Thursday. The publication notes that the PPP forgives the government loans of businesses with less than 500 employees if these businesses don’t lay off their employees. Employers must still pay interest on the loans, a process which the Small Business Administration (SBA) oversees.
“The SB in SBA is for ‘small business,’ so SBA has regulations called ‘affiliation rules’ to define when small employers might be so closely affiliated with a parent organization that they should be considered one large employer,” a senior administration official told the Daily Signal.
The official noted that Planned Parenthood has over 16,000 employees nationwide and thus is not eligible for PPP money.
“The interim final rule made crystal clear that an organization with Planned Parenthood’s corporate structure doesn’t qualify,” the official added.
The news comes as abortion providers across the nation protest coronavirus abortion bans that some governors have mandated in order to preserve personal protective equipment (PPE) during the virus. Abortion advocates, led by Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights, have struck back at such bans through legal measures.
The National Abortion Right’s Action League has accused both President Donald Trump and Republicans of using the coronavirus to limit abortion access, to which the Trump campaign responded by saying the abortion lobby’s attempts to use coronavirus to promote abortion are “disgusting.”
“President Trump is the most pro-life president in American history,” Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh told the DCNF at the time. (RELATED: These States Say Abortions Are Essential During The Coronavirus Crisis)
He added: “It’s disgusting, but not surprising, that the extreme abortion lobby would try to use a global health crisis to promote the killing of unborn children.”
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thedailycaller--2020-04-30--FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show COVID-19 Relief Packages In Rwanda?

An image shared on Facebook purportedly shows bedding and food aid packages distributed in Rwanda during the coronavirus pandemic .
The photo predates the coronavirus pandemic by roughly half a year and appears to have been taken in Gambia .
Rwanda was the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to issue a lockdown in response to the global coronavirus pandemic , per the Washington Post .
The country ’ s government started distributing food essentials to vulnerable populations on March 30 , according to Rwandan media outlet Taarifa .
A photograph featuring what appears to be piles of neatly stacked bedding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ area started circulating on Facebook and Twitter shortly thereafter .
Social media users claimed the picture shows “ Covid-19 relief materials in Rwanda to an ( sic ) household under president # Paul_Kagami.
” ( RELATED : Did Walmart Introduce A Staggered Shopping Schedule By Age Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic ? )
Former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , who was appointed to the African Union as a special envoy to mobilize international economic support for the continent ’ s fight against COVID-19 , made a similar claim about the same photo in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ food distribution with social distancing to assist lower income households in the # COVID19 era !
” reads the tweet .
“ A great example from # Rwanda where community workers also distribute food and other necessities door-to-door @ PaulKagame.
” The photo , however , dates back to at least May 2019 , months before the new coronavirus first emerged in China .
Several Facebook posts from May 2019 assert that a Gambian sheikh donated the supplies to Muslims in his region during the month of Ramadan , which occurred from May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Daily Caller found a YouTube video , posted on May 21 , 2019 , that corroborates the claim of these Facebook posts .
The French-speaking narrator attributes the piles of supplies to the same Gambia sheikh , and the piles of supplies in the video match those in the Facebook posts from May 2019 .
“ Thanks to those who have drawn my attention to the food distribution picture I tweeted earlier today .
A friend sent it to me that it ’ s from Rwanda , ” Okonjo-Iweala later tweeted .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ point I want us to focus on is that it is a safe way of handling food distribution .
”

An image shared on Facebook purportedly shows bedding and food aid packages distributed in Rwanda during the coronavirus pandemic.
Verdict: False
The photo predates the coronavirus pandemic by roughly half a year and appears to have been taken in Gambia.
Fact Check:
Rwanda was the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to issue a lockdown in response to the global coronavirus pandemic, per the Washington Post. The country’s government started distributing food essentials to vulnerable populations on March 30, according to Rwandan media outlet Taarifa.
A photograph featuring what appears to be piles of neatly stacked bedding and food set out in a dusty area started circulating on Facebook and Twitter shortly thereafter. Social media users claimed the picture shows “Covid-19 relief materials in Rwanda to an (sic) household under president #Paul_Kagami.” (RELATED: Did Walmart Introduce A Staggered Shopping Schedule By Age Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic?)
Former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who was appointed to the African Union as a special envoy to mobilize international economic support for the continent’s fight against COVID-19, made a similar claim about the same photo in an April 8 tweet.
Responsible food distribution with social distancing to assist lower income households in the #COVID19 era! A great example from #Rwanda where community workers also distribute food and other necessities door-to-door @PaulKagame pic.twitter.com/EnukL4fTl3 — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@NOIweala) April 8, 2020
“Responsible food distribution with social distancing to assist lower income households in the #COVID19 era!” reads the tweet. “A great example from #Rwanda where community workers also distribute food and other necessities door-to-door @PaulKagame.”
The photo, however, dates back to at least May 2019, months before the new coronavirus first emerged in China. Several Facebook posts from May 2019 assert that a Gambian sheikh donated the supplies to Muslims in his region during the month of Ramadan, which occurred from May 5 to June 3 last year.
The Daily Caller found a YouTube video, posted on May 21, 2019, that corroborates the claim of these Facebook posts. The French-speaking narrator attributes the piles of supplies to the same Gambia sheikh, and the piles of supplies in the video match those in the Facebook posts from May 2019.
“Thanks to those who have drawn my attention to the food distribution picture I tweeted earlier today. A friend sent it to me that it’s from Rwanda,” Okonjo-Iweala later tweeted. “Whether Gambia or Rwanda, the point I want us to focus on is that it is a safe way of handling food distribution.”


thedailycaller--2020-04-30--Fox News Correspondent Talked To The Homeless About Coronavirus — Their Answers Were Jaw Dropping

Fox News contributor and Author of “ Taken For Granted ” Gianno Caldwell talked to some in the Los Angeles ‘ Skid Row ’ homeless population to find out if they have been properly informed by local government on the threat of coronavirus .
It turns out , not so much , at least with the people he spoke with .
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Some living on Skid Row had no idea what the coronavirus was when Caldwell asked them , while others did but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distancing guidelines .
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thedailycaller--2020-04-30--Trump Says He’s Seen Evidence That Strongly Suggests Coronavirus Came From Wuhan Lab

President Donald Trump said during a press conference Thursday that he has seen information indicating with a high degree of confidence that the novel coronavirus originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology .
“ Have you seen anything at this point that gives you a high degree of confidence that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was the origin of the virus ?
” Fox News reporter John Roberts asked Trump .
“ Yes , I have , ” Trump responded .
“ And I think the World Health Organization should be ashamed of themselves because they ’ re like the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he couldn ’ t share what exactly gives him a high degree of confidence that the virus originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology .
“ I can ’ t tell you that , ” he said .
“ I ’ m not allowed to tell you that.
” However , later in the same press conference Trump acknowledged that there are “ a lot of theories ” on the origins of the coronavirus , which has infected 3.2 million people worldwide and killed 233,000 .
“ We have people looking at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump said .
“ I think we ’ re going to have a very good answer , eventually .
And China might even tell us .
China may tell us.
” Trump ’ s comments came hours after the Office of the Director of National Intelligence confirmed in a statement Thursday that it is rigorously examining new information and intelligence to “ determine whether the outbreak began through contact with infected animals or if it was the result of an accident at a laboratory in Wuhan.
” ( RELATED : US Intelligence Community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Accidentally Leaked From Wuhan Lab ) The ODNI also said it agrees with the widespread scientific consensus that the novel coronavirus “ was not manmade or genetically modified , ” a blow to the conspiracy theory that the virus could be a Chinese-manufactured bioweapon .
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President Donald Trump said during a press conference Thursday that he has seen information indicating with a high degree of confidence that the novel coronavirus originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
“Have you seen anything at this point that gives you a high degree of confidence that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was the origin of the virus?” Fox News reporter John Roberts asked Trump.
“Yes, I have,” Trump responded. “And I think the World Health Organization should be ashamed of themselves because they’re like the public relations agency for China.”
Reporter: “Have you seen anything at this point that gives you a high degree of confidence that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was the origin of this virus?” President Trump: “Yes, I have. And I think the WHO should be ashamed of themselves.”pic.twitter.com/4hU6k1YAeE — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 30, 2020
Trump said he couldn’t share what exactly gives him a high degree of confidence that the virus originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
“I can’t tell you that,” he said. “I’m not allowed to tell you that.”
However, later in the same press conference Trump acknowledged that there are “a lot of theories” on the origins of the coronavirus, which has infected 3.2 million people worldwide and killed 233,000.
“We have people looking at it very, very strongly,” Trump said. “I think we’re going to have a very good answer, eventually. And China might even tell us. China may tell us.”
Trump’s comments came hours after the Office of the Director of National Intelligence confirmed in a statement Thursday that it is rigorously examining new information and intelligence to “determine whether the outbreak began through contact with infected animals or if it was the result of an accident at a laboratory in Wuhan.” (RELATED: US Intelligence Community Confirms It’s Examining Whether Coronavirus Accidentally Leaked From Wuhan Lab)
The ODNI also said it agrees with the widespread scientific consensus that the novel coronavirus “was not manmade or genetically modified,” a blow to the conspiracy theory that the virus could be a Chinese-manufactured bioweapon.
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thedailycaller--2020-04-30--China Showdown: Trump Versus Biden

China Showdown: Trump Versus Biden

Now that former Vice President Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic challenger to President Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election , the two politicians ’ records on China can and should be compared .
How to deal with China , the nascent superpower in the East , has been a contentious issue for some time .
It was even one of the defining questions of the 2016 presidential campaign .
Particularly in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic , for which it is at least partially responsible , China ’ s growing power and influence will remain an important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cycle .
( RELATED : More Than A Million Jobs Went Overseas Thanks To Trade Deals Joe Biden Supported , And It Could Hurt Him In An Election ) Biden ’ s attitude toward China throughout his political career has been somewhat dismissive , though his family has developed ties to the country that deserve careful scrutiny .
As recently as May 2019 in a campaign stump speech , Joe Biden said : China is going to eat our lunch ?
Come on , man .
They can ’ t even figure out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they have this great division between the China Sea and the mountains in the .
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west .
They can ’ t figure out how they ’ re going to deal with the corruption that exists within the system .
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They ’ re not bad folks , folks , but guess what .
They ’ re not competition for us .
Even a decade ago , the idea that China is “ not competition ” would have been inaccurate .
Manufacturing began to flee the U.S. for the cheaper Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entrance into the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) in 2001 .
Biden even referred to Trump ’ s travel ban on China , effective February 2 and now supported by most of the Democratic Party , as “ hysteria , xenophobia and fear-mongering.
” The relationship between China and the Bidens gets more complicated once Hunter Biden , Joe ’ s son , gets involved .
When Joe was still serving as vice president , there was a massive deal done between Chinese state-run companies and a “ series of LLCs ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The deal involved $ 1.5 billion being invested by a subsidiary of the Bank of China into Rosemont Seneca Partners , created by Hunter Biden .
Later , Rosemont Realty , a partner company of Rosemont Seneca Partners , was bought by the Chinese company Gemini Investments in a deal that “ included a $ 3 billion commitment from the Chinese ” for the purchase of funding development opportunities within the U.S. Disturbingly , these deals occurred while Joe Biden was serving as vice president and helping shape U.S. policy on China .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of U.S. manufacturing to China and return jobs to America was a key part of Trump ’ s 2016 campaign .
Trump at least verbally recognizes the threat China poses to the U.S. and has succeeded in toughening U.S. trade policy towards China .
However , it remains to be seen whether his actions will have any long-term success .
Trump , prior to launching a trade war against China , declared the U.S. “ will no longer turn a blind eye to unfair economic practices.
” The first step of the trade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worth of tariffs on a variety of Chinese imports , including steel , aluminum and solar panels .
( RELATED : How Exactly Is Trump ’ s USMCA Trade Deal Different From NAFTA ? )
The tariff war was partially resolved in January 2020 at the signing of the “ phase one ” trade deal between China and America .
However , that deal was closer to a “ truce ” than an actual victory on trade .
The deal lowered some tariffs , but many remained on industries such as oil and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Chinese imports are still under tariffs .
The deal also fails to address some of the core political issues , such as Chinese currency manipulation and the flight of U.S. manufacturing jobs .
The Trump administration recognizes that the deal is , in some ways , “ incomplete.
” The Trump administration has been harsher toward China during the coronavirus crisis than the Biden campaign .
As previously mentioned , Biden referred to the Chinese travel ban as “ xenophobic , ” while Trump has explicitly referred to coronavirus as the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over $ 400 million dollars of yearly funding to the World Health Organization ( WHO ) over its alleged malfeasance in handling coronavirus .
The WHO has faced criticism from many for “ running interference for China , ” with their Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus winning his seat following China ’ s backing in a 2017 election .
Public sentiment over the last several months has swung strongly against China , setting a 15-year record high with a recent Pew Research Poll showing that 66 % of Americans have a negative view towards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , fueled in part by economic losses that the coronavirus has only multiplied , could mean that both presidential candidates ’ records on China policy will take an important role in deciding the upcoming presidential election .

Now that former Vice President Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic challenger to President Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election, the two politicians’ records on China can and should be compared.


thedailycaller--2020-04-30--Trump Sends Letter To Pelosi Informing Her Of Signed Executive Order Activating Reserves For Counter

Trump Sends Letter To Pelosi Informing Her Of Signed Executive Order Activating Reserves For Counter-Narcotics Efforts

President Donald Trump on Thursday sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi informing her that he signed an executive order intended to help prevent the use or distribution of illegal narcotics , by activating a select reserve of the Armed Forces .
“ Dear Madam Speaker : ( Dear Mr. President : ) Effective today , pursuant to section 12304 of title 10 , United States Code , I am authorizing the Secretary of Defense to order units and individual members of the Selected Reserve to active duty to augment active component forces for the effective conduct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Operation in the Western Hemisphere.
’ This authority is necessary to ensure the Department of Defense can properly conduct operations required to meet our evolving security challenges , ” Trump said in his letter to Pelosi .
The executive order would order a select reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty , in order to help with the “ Enhanced Department of Defense Counternarcotic Operation in the Western Hemisphere , ” the order reads .
( RELATED : EXCLUSIVE : White House Officials Counter Pelosi ’ s Claim That Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The Secretary of Defense is directed to order to active duty for not more than 365 consecutive days , any units , and any individual members not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit , of the Selected Reserve under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense , not to exceed 200 Selected Reservists at any one time , as he considers necessary , ” the order continues .
( RELATED : EXCLUSIVE : New Trump Budget Includes First Ever Chapter Defining Government Waste , Targets Programs To Eliminate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department of Defense in regards to the executive order and received this response from lieutenant colonel Chris Mitchell , a Department of Defense Spokesman .
“ In that executive order , the President authorized Secretary Esper to activate units and individual members in the Selected Reserve to support the Enhanced Department of Defense Counternarcotic Operation in the Western Hemisphere .
In response , Secretary Esper will activate an Air National Guard unit in support .
The unit will provide intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance support to the operation , ” Mitchell said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The President has made clear that he is committed to stopping the flow of illicit drugs into the United States , ” an administration official told the Daily Caller when asked about the executive order .
In an April 1 coronavirus task force meeting , Trump said : “ In this time of need , I know that every American will do their patriotic duty and help us to achieve a total victory .
As governments and nations focus on the coronavirus , there ’ s a growing threat that cartels , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actors will try to exploit the situation for their own gain .
And we must not let that happen .
We will never let that happen.
” “ Today , the United States is launching enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Western Hemisphere to protect the American people from the deadly scourge of illegal narcotics .
We must not let the drug cartels exploit the pandemic to threaten American lives , ” Trump said on April 1 .

President Donald Trump on Thursday sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi informing her that he signed an executive order intended to help prevent the use or distribution of illegal narcotics, by activating a select reserve of the Armed Forces.
“Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Effective today, pursuant to section 12304 of title 10, United States Code, I am authorizing the Secretary of Defense to order units and individual members of the Selected Reserve to active duty to augment active component forces for the effective conduct of ‘Enhanced Department of Defense Counternarcotic Operation in the Western Hemisphere.’ This authority is necessary to ensure the Department of Defense can properly conduct operations required to meet our evolving security challenges,” Trump said in his letter to Pelosi.
The executive order would order a select reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty, in order to help with the “Enhanced Department of Defense Counternarcotic Operation in the Western Hemisphere,” the order reads. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: White House Officials Counter Pelosi’s Claim That Trump’s WHO Cuts Are ‘Illegal’)
“The Secretary of Defense is directed to order to active duty for not more than 365 consecutive days, any units, and any individual members not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit, of the Selected Reserve under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense, not to exceed 200 Selected Reservists at any one time, as he considers necessary,” the order continues. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: New Trump Budget Includes First Ever Chapter Defining Government Waste, Targets Programs To Eliminate Entirely)
The Daily Caller contacted the Department of Defense in regards to the executive order and received this response from lieutenant colonel Chris Mitchell, a Department of Defense Spokesman.
“In that executive order, the President authorized Secretary Esper to activate units and individual members in the Selected Reserve to support the Enhanced Department of Defense Counternarcotic Operation in the Western Hemisphere. In response, Secretary Esper will activate an Air National Guard unit in support. The unit will provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support to the operation,” Mitchell said in his statement to the Daily Caller.
“The authorization is capped at 200 personnel,” Mitchell added.
“The President has made clear that he is committed to stopping the flow of illicit drugs into the United States,” an administration official told the Daily Caller when asked about the executive order.
In an April 1 coronavirus task force meeting, Trump said: “In this time of need, I know that every American will do their patriotic duty and help us to achieve a total victory. As governments and nations focus on the coronavirus, there’s a growing threat that cartels, criminals, terrorists, and other malign actors will try to exploit the situation for their own gain. And we must not let that happen. We will never let that happen.”
“Today, the United States is launching enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Western Hemisphere to protect the American people from the deadly scourge of illegal narcotics. We must not let the drug cartels exploit the pandemic to threaten American lives,” Trump said on April 1.


thedailycaller--2020-04-30--WHO Says China Blocking It From Investigation Into Coronavirus Origin

A top World Health Organization official said Thursday that China is blocking the WHO from participating in China ’ s investigation into the origin of coronavirus .
Dr. Gauden Galea , the WHO ’ s representative to China , told Sky News that the WHO has made repeated requests to join the investigation to no avail .
“ We know that some national investigation is happening but at this stage we have not been invited to join , ” Galea said .
“ We are expecting to get in the near future a briefing on where that is and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ WHO is making requests of the health commission and of the authorities .
The origins of [ the ] virus are very important , the animal-human interface is extremely important and needs to be studied.
” ( RELATED : Media Rhetoric On ‘ Wuhan Virus ’ Echoes Chinese Propaganda ) When asked whether China had a good reason for excluding the WHO , Galea answered : “ From our point of view , no.
” China ’ s refusal to cooperate with the WHO — which has aligned itself with China throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Intelligence Community is investigating whether the virus could have leaked from a Wuhan lab .
“ The [ Intelligence Community ] will continue to rigorously examine emerging information and intelligence to determine whether the outbreak began through contact with infected animals or if it was the result of an accident at a laboratory in Wuhan , ” the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a statement Thursday .
President Donald Trump said Thursday that information he has seen leads him to believe the virus originated from the Wuhan Institute of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at this point that gives you a high degree of confidence that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was the origin of this virus ?
” a reporter asked Trump at Thursday ’ s press briefing .
“ Yes , I have , ” Trump answered .
“ And I think the World Health Organization should be ashamed of themselves , because they ’ re like the public relations agency for China.
” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for an “ independent assessment ” into the origins of the deadly virus — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ This is a virus that has taken more than 200,000 lives across the world .
It has shut down the global economy .
The implications and impacts of this are extraordinary , ” Morrison told reporters Wednesday .
“ Now , it would seem entirely reasonable and sensible that the world would want to have an independent assessment.
” Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton has similarly argued that the virus most likely leaked from a Wuhan lab in the area where the outbreak is believed to have first started .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Cotton pointed to Chinese authorities ’ cover-up of the virus in its early stages to argue that they have something to hide .
“ This evidence is circumstantial , to be sure , but it all points toward the Wuhan labs , ” he wrote .
“ Thanks to the Chinese coverup , we may never have direct , conclusive evidence — intelligence rarely works that way — but Americans justifiably can use common sense to follow the inherent logic of events to their likely conclusion.
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A top World Health Organization official said Thursday that China is blocking the WHO from participating in China’s investigation into the origin of coronavirus.
Dr. Gauden Galea, the WHO’s representative to China, told Sky News that the WHO has made repeated requests to join the investigation to no avail.
“We know that some national investigation is happening but at this stage we have not been invited to join,” Galea said. “We are expecting to get in the near future a briefing on where that is and to discuss possible collaboration.”
He added: “WHO is making requests of the health commission and of the authorities. The origins of [the] virus are very important, the animal-human interface is extremely important and needs to be studied.” (RELATED: Media Rhetoric On ‘Wuhan Virus’ Echoes Chinese Propaganda)
When asked whether China had a good reason for excluding the WHO, Galea answered: “From our point of view, no.”
China’s refusal to cooperate with the WHO — which has aligned itself with China throughout the pandemic — came as the U.S. Intelligence Community is investigating whether the virus could have leaked from a Wuhan lab.
“The [Intelligence Community] will continue to rigorously examine emerging information and intelligence to determine whether the outbreak began through contact with infected animals or if it was the result of an accident at a laboratory in Wuhan,” the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a statement Thursday.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that information he has seen leads him to believe the virus originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
“Have you seen anything at this point that gives you a high degree of confidence that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was the origin of this virus?” a reporter asked Trump at Thursday’s press briefing.
“Yes, I have,” Trump answered. “And I think the World Health Organization should be ashamed of themselves, because they’re like the public relations agency for China.”
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Reporter: “Have you seen anything at this point that gives you a high degree of confidence that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was the origin of this virus?” President Trump: “Yes, I have. And I think the WHO should be ashamed of themselves.”pic.twitter.com/4hU6k1YAeE — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 30, 2020
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for an “independent assessment” into the origins of the deadly virus — a statement that sparked backlash from China.
“This is a virus that has taken more than 200,000 lives across the world. It has shut down the global economy. The implications and impacts of this are extraordinary,” Morrison told reporters Wednesday.
“Now, it would seem entirely reasonable and sensible that the world would want to have an independent assessment.”
Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton has similarly argued that the virus most likely leaked from a Wuhan lab in the area where the outbreak is believed to have first started.
In an April 21 Wall Street Journal op-ed, Cotton pointed to Chinese authorities’ cover-up of the virus in its early stages to argue that they have something to hide.
“This evidence is circumstantial, to be sure, but it all points toward the Wuhan labs,” he wrote.
“Thanks to the Chinese coverup, we may never have direct, conclusive evidence — intelligence rarely works that way — but Americans justifiably can use common sense to follow the inherent logic of events to their likely conclusion.”
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thedailycaller--2020-04-30--Matthew McConaughey Explains How A Texas Boy In Cowboys’ Country Became A Redskins Fan

Matthew McConaughey explained on Thursday how as a Texas boy growing up in Dallas Cowboys ’ country became a Washington Redskins fan .
“ I always tell that story I told you , ” the 50-year-old actor explained to the host of “ The Rich Eisen ” show .
“ ( RELATED : REPORT : Coachella Potentially Rescheduled To October Due To Coronavirus Fears ) “ When you ’ re watching…you ’ re four-years-old watching westerns with your dad and you find yourself rooting for the Indians versus the cowboys , ” he added .
( RELATED : REPORT : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coronavirus Fears ) McConaughey continued , “ And then when your favorite foods hamburgers you got a middle linebacker , number 55 who ’ s now in the Hall of Fame called Chris Hanburger .
When you ’ re four-years-old that ’ s already two for two .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) “ At eight-years-old I was in Texas stadium…at the Redskins game , ” the “ Interstellar ” star shared .
“ I show up , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eight-years-old , painted burgundy , shirtless , shoeless , with a headdress on , and a shammy.
” “ Remember the shammys you dry your car with ?
” he added .
“ I had a shammy like roped around my waist , a loin cloth shammy .
I remember , I felt like I was going naked just like the Indians .
My mom said , ‘ no you got to wear your BVD ’ s man , you got to wear some underwear . '
” At one point in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ latest PSA he cut in Spanish with boxer Canelo Alvarez to encourage the wearing of masks during the pandemic .
Also , what his foundation , the JKLivin Foundation , was doing to help during the coronavirus outbreak , including providing meals to students and their families and laptops so they could continue their education .
It is just the latest move from the McConaugheys .
As previously reported , earlier this month the “ Dallas Buyers Club ” star and his family surprised residents of a senior living home as they hosted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the pandemic .

Matthew McConaughey explained on Thursday how as a Texas boy growing up in Dallas Cowboys’ country became a Washington Redskins fan.
“I always tell that story I told you,” the 50-year-old actor explained to the host of “The Rich Eisen” show. “(RELATED: REPORT: Coachella Potentially Rescheduled To October Due To Coronavirus Fears)
“When you’re watching…you’re four-years-old watching westerns with your dad and you find yourself rooting for the Indians versus the cowboys,” he added. (RELATED: REPORT: Coachella Potentially Rescheduled To October Due To Coronavirus Fears)
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McConaughey continued, “And then when your favorite foods hamburgers you got a middle linebacker, number 55 who’s now in the Hall of Fame called Chris Hanburger. When you’re four-years-old that’s already two for two. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
“At eight-years-old I was in Texas stadium…at the Redskins game, ” the “Interstellar” star shared. “I show up, I’m on the sidelines, at eight-years-old, painted burgundy, shirtless, shoeless, with a headdress on, and a shammy.”
“Remember the shammys you dry your car with?” he added. “I had a shammy like roped around my waist, a loin cloth shammy. I remember, I felt like I was going naked just like the Indians. My mom said, ‘no you got to wear your BVD’s man, you got to wear some underwear.'”
At one point in the interview, he also talked about his latest PSA he cut in Spanish with boxer Canelo Alvarez to encourage the wearing of masks during the pandemic.
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Also, what his foundation, the JKLivin Foundation, was doing to help during the coronavirus outbreak, including providing meals to students and their families and laptops so they could continue their education.
It is just the latest move from the McConaugheys. As previously reported, earlier this month the “Dallas Buyers Club” star and his family surprised residents of a senior living home as they hosted a virtual bingo night for the group during the pandemic.


thedailycaller--2020-04-30--Trump Asked About Tara Reade Before Biden: ‘I Think He Should Respond’

President Donald Trump said Thursday that 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden should respond to Tara Reade ’ s allegations of sexual assault against him .
Biden has not been asked about Reade ’ s allegations , but a reporter pressed Trump on the matter at Thursday ’ s White House press briefing .
Trump responded by saying that the allegations could be false , but he thinks Biden should respond .
“ I don ’ t know anything about it , ” Trump said .
“ I think he should respond .
It could be false accusations , I know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been falsely charged numerous times , and there is such a thing.
” “ If you look at Brett Kavanaugh , there is an outstanding man , ” POTUS continued .
“ He was falsely charged .
What happened with him was an absolute disgrace to our country .
I guess three of the four women have now admitted that .
And the fourth ?
Give me a break.
” “ I can only say that I think he should respond , ” Trump added , emphasizing that Kavanaugh was “ a fine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a man suffering so unfairly.
” ( RELATED : Here ’ s Everything You Need To Know About Biden Accuser Tara Reade And Her Sexual Assault Allegation , All In One Place ) Biden will reportedly be asked about Reade ’ s allegations Friday morning on MSNBC .
The former vice president did not respond to a request for comment from the DCNF .
Tara Reade worked as a Senate staffer for Biden in 1993 and has accused the then-senator of kissing her , touching her and penetrating her with his fingers without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different details of Reade ’ s account against Biden , a DCNF review of public statements found : her mother , her brother , her close friend , her former neighbor , and her former coworker .
Reade came forward with her allegations March 24 and on April 9 filed a police report with the D.C. Metropolitan police – a police report which is now inactive , the MPD told the Daily Caller News Foundation Wednesday .
The Biden campaign has denied the assault and said it “ absolutely did not happen , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ address the matter .
An analysis by the Free Beacon Wednesday found that Biden has faced 19 interviews spanning almost 4 hours since Reade came forward .
During these interviews , he has faced 142 questions without being asked about Reade .
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President Donald Trump said Thursday that 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden should respond to Tara Reade’s allegations of sexual assault against him.
Biden has not been asked about Reade’s allegations, but a reporter pressed Trump on the matter at Thursday’s White House press briefing. Trump responded by saying that the allegations could be false, but he thinks Biden should respond.
“I don’t know anything about it,” Trump said. “I think he should respond. It could be false accusations, I know all about false accusations. I have been falsely charged numerous times, and there is such a thing.”
“If you look at Brett Kavanaugh, there is an outstanding man,” POTUS continued. “He was falsely charged. What happened with him was an absolute disgrace to our country. I guess three of the four women have now admitted that. And the fourth? Give me a break.”
“I can only say that I think he should respond,” Trump added, emphasizing that Kavanaugh was “a fine man” and that he “saw a man suffering so unfairly.” (RELATED: Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Biden Accuser Tara Reade And Her Sexual Assault Allegation, All In One Place)
Biden will reportedly be asked about Reade’s allegations Friday morning on MSNBC. The former vice president did not respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.
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Tara Reade worked as a Senate staffer for Biden in 1993 and has accused the then-senator of kissing her, touching her and penetrating her with his fingers without her consent.
Five people have corroborated different details of Reade’s account against Biden, a DCNF review of public statements found: her mother, her brother, her close friend, her former neighbor, and her former coworker.
Reade came forward with her allegations March 24 and on April 9 filed a police report with the D.C. Metropolitan police – a police report which is now inactive, the MPD told the Daily Caller News Foundation Wednesday.
The Biden campaign has denied the assault and said it “absolutely did not happen,” though Biden has yet to personally address the matter.
An analysis by the Free Beacon Wednesday found that Biden has faced 19 interviews spanning almost 4 hours since Reade came forward. During these interviews, he has faced 142 questions without being asked about Reade.
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thedailycaller--2020-05-01--It Took 37 Days For Media To Ask Joe Biden About Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Accusation

The media afforded former Vice President Joe Biden 37 days of silence in regards to a sexual assault allegation against him .
Biden was directly asked about former Senate staffer Tara Reade ’ s accusation that he sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s for the first time Friday .
Before that moment , Biden had only rejected the accusation through a spokesperson , despite numerous public interviews in the five weeks since Reade publicly accused him .
Biden ’ s public denial follows mounting pressure from both Democrats and Republicans for the former vice president to officially address Reade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public sexual assault allegation was levied March 25 and the media did not ask the former vice president a single question on the matter until May 1 .
The media ’ s avoidance is not for a lack of availability to Biden .
In fact , Biden faced 142 questions across 19 interviews since Reade ’ s allegation came to light , The Washington Free Beacon noted in an analysis April 29 .
( RELATED : CNN Failed To Uncover Footage From Its Own Archives That Could Back Up Biden Accuser ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of speaking time , many of which came on big networks .
Some of these interviews came after major media publications finally began to consistently report on Reade ’ s allegation .
Not a single interviewer asked Biden about the alleged sexual assault .

The media afforded former Vice President Joe Biden 37 days of silence in regards to a sexual assault allegation against him.
Biden was directly asked about former Senate staffer Tara Reade’s accusation that he sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s for the first time Friday. Before that moment, Biden had only rejected the accusation through a spokesperson, despite numerous public interviews in the five weeks since Reade publicly accused him.
The presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee denied sexually assaulting Reade on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Friday. Moments before he was set to be interviewed, Biden issued a written statement denying the assault.
Biden’s public denial follows mounting pressure from both some Democrats and Republicans for the former vice president to officially address Reade’s allegation. Reade’s public sexual assault allegation was levied March 25 and the media did not ask the former vice president a single question on the matter until May 1.
Tara Reade first made her sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden on March 25. It’s an embarrassment to the national media that it took until May 1 for him to be asked about it https://t.co/aTXq4Y5pKG — Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) May 1, 2020
The media’s avoidance is not for a lack of availability to Biden. In fact, Biden faced 142 questions across 19 interviews since Reade’s allegation came to light, The Washington Free Beacon noted in an analysis April 29. (RELATED: CNN Failed To Uncover Footage From Its Own Archives That Could Back Up Biden Accuser’s Allegations)
This equals nearly four hours of speaking time, many of which came on big networks. Some of these interviews came after major media publications finally began to consistently report on Reade’s allegation. Not a single interviewer asked Biden about the alleged sexual assault.
The New York Times published an investigation into Reade’s allegation April 12. The Biden campaign used this investigation in talking points reportedly sent to top Democratic supporters.
The talking points read that “a thorough review by the New York Times has led to the truth: this incident did not happen,” according to Buzzfeed. The NYT pushed back on the talking points, noting that its investigation did not reach a conclusion either way.
Publications began to cover Reade’s allegation more aggressively after evidence began to surface that could corroborate her story. One of these pieces of evidence was an unearthed video from CNN’s “Larry King Live” that appeared to show Reade’s mother talking about problems her unnamed daughter had with a “prominent” senator.


thedailycaller--2020-05-01--Joe Biden Denies Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Allegation Live On MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’

Former Vice President Joe Biden denied the allegation of sexual assault against him directly Friday on MSNBC ’ s “ Morning Joe.
” Biden , the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee , was publicly accused by Tara Reade five weeks ago of sexually assaulting her in the early 1990s .
The alleged incident occurred during Reade ’ s time as a former senate staffer for the then-Delaware senator .
Reade ’ s accusation was largely avoided by legacy outlets for a month before more evidence came to light that could corroborate her story .
Since then , pressure has mounted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as he previously only denied it through a spokesperson .
“ Morning Joe ” announced Thursday evening that co-hosts Mika Brzezinski , Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist would be joined by Biden the following morning .
Biden was expected “ to respond for the first time to the recent allegation of sexual assault , ” the network tweeted .
The media ’ s avoidance surrounding Reade ’ s allegation allowed Biden five weeks of silence , The Washington Free Beacon noted in an analysis published April 29 .
Biden faced 142 questions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegation came to light .
( RELATED : Second Hopeful VP Doesn ’ t Believe Biden ’ s Accuser ) This equals nearly four hours of speaking time , many of which came on big networks .
Biden was asked a total of zero questions about Reade ’ s sexual assault allegation , the Free Beacon reported .

Former Vice President Joe Biden directly denied the allegation of sexual assault against him Friday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
Biden, the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, was publicly accused by Tara Reade on March 25 of sexually assaulting her in the early 1990s. The alleged incident occurred during Reade’s time as a former senate staffer for the then-Delaware senator.
Reade’s accusation was largely avoided by legacy outlets for a month before more evidence came to light that could corroborate her story. Since then, pressure mounted for Biden to directly address the allegation, as he previously only denied it through a spokesperson. (RELATED: It Took 37 Days For Media To Ask Joe Biden About Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Accusation)
“It is not true,” Biden said Friday on MSNBC. “I’m saying unequivocally it never, never happened and it didn’t.”
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“Morning Joe” announced Thursday evening that co-hosts Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist would be joined by Biden the following morning. Biden was expected “to respond for the first time to the recent allegation of sexual assault,” the network tweeted.
Biden denied the allegation in a written statement minutes before he was set to go on MSNBC to address the incident Friday.
Tomorrow in a @Morning_Joe exclusive, former Vice President @JoeBiden joins @JoeNBC, @morningmika & @WillieGeist to respond for the first time to the recent allegation of sexual assault. — MSNBC Public Relations (@MSNBCPR) April 30, 2020
The media’s avoidance surrounding Reade’s allegation allowed Biden roughly five weeks of silence, The Washington Free Beacon noted in an analysis published April 29. Biden faced 142 questions in 19 interviews since Reade’s allegation came to light. (RELATED: Second Hopeful VP Doesn’t Believe Biden’s Accuser)
This equals nearly four hours of speaking time, many of which came on big networks. Biden was asked a total of zero questions about Reade’s sexual assault allegation, the Free Beacon reported.
Biden spoke at length with Brzezinski about the allegation. He said in Friday’s written statement that he would tell the Senate to look through the files from his time as a Delaware senator at the National Archives and Records Administration.
Reade allegedly issued a complaint against him in 1993 and Biden said that this complaint would be made public if found. Brzezinski asked if he is “absolutely certain” that there is no record of a complaint from Reade about him.
“I am absolutely positive that no one I am aware of was ever made aware of a complaint, formal complaint made of or by Tara Reade against me at the time,” Biden said.
Brzezinski pressed Biden numerous times regarding the University of Delaware documents that are currently locked up. He said there are no “personnel records” at that location.
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Biden also explained that the documents “could be taken out of context” if fully released.
The “Morning Joe” co-host pushed Biden on his past comments regarding allegations against Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh.
“Are women to be believed unless it pertains to you?” Brzezinski asked.
“Look, women are to be believed, given the benefit of the doubt,” Biden responded. “If they come forward and say something that they said happened to them, they should start off with the presumption they are telling the truth. Then you have to look at the circumstances and the facts. And the facts in this case do not exist. They never happened.”
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thedailycaller--2020-05-01--Texas A&M Is Preparing To Play Football In The Fall

Texas A & M has every intention of playing football in the fall .
With the coronavirus pandemic halting sports in America for the moment , we ’ re all wondering when a decision on football will be made .
Well , you can now add Texas A & M to the list of programs that intend on playing .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) According to The Eagle , Texas A & M university system Chancellor John Sharp told the presidents in the A & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the plan is to be open and play football in the fall .
While the Aggies don ’ t have the historical prestige or influence of a team like Oklahoma or Nebraska , they are an SEC program .
The fact another major college football program is committing to the season is a great sign for fans around America .
With every passing day , it seems like more and more programs are gearing up .
Iowa , a slightly above mid-level B1G program , is all in on the season .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ m here for it .
I ’ m for that kind of action .
We need to band together and commit to playing !
Am I surprised one of the biggest teams in Texas is committing to playing ?
Not at all .
Football in Texas is a religion .
There ’ s no way they ’ re sitting out the season .
Let ’ s keep hoping more and more pieces fall into place to make sure the season happens .
I can ’ t wait for it to happen !

Texas A&M has every intention of playing football in the fall.
With the coronavirus pandemic halting sports in America for the moment, we’re all wondering when a decision on football will be made. Well, you can now add Texas A&M to the list of programs that intend on playing. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
According to The Eagle, Texas A&M university system Chancellor John Sharp told the presidents in the A&M system during a Thursday phone call that the plan is to be open and play football in the fall.
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While the Aggies don’t have the historical prestige or influence of a team like Oklahoma or Nebraska, they are an SEC program.
The fact another major college football program is committing to the season is a great sign for fans around America.
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With every passing day, it seems like more and more programs are gearing up. Iowa, a slightly above mid-level B1G program, is all in on the season.
The dominos are falling and I’m here for it. I’m for that kind of action. We need to band together and commit to playing!
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Texas A&M Football (@aggiefootball) on Apr 6, 2020 at 9:49am PDT
Am I surprised one of the biggest teams in Texas is committing to playing? Not at all. Football in Texas is a religion.
There’s no way they’re sitting out the season.
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Let’s keep hoping more and more pieces fall into place to make sure the season happens. I can’t wait for it to happen!