thedailycaller--2020-03-01--FACT CHECK: Have 13,506 Marines Volunteered For White House Sentry Duty Since Trump’s Inauguration?

An image shared on Facebook claims 13,506 Marines have applied for White House sentry duty since President Donald Trump ’ s inauguration .
None volunteered for the position during the Obama administration , it also claims .
White House sentries are typically assigned to the position .
A Marine Corps spokesperson has said the number of volunteers is around a dozen , not in the thousands .
Featured in the post is a photo of a Marine escorting First Lady Melania Trump on her husband ’ s inauguration day .
( RELATED : Viral Image Claims 11 US Marines Died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marines have applied for Whitehouse ( sic ) duty since the inauguration of President Trump , ” a block of text below that reads .
“ In the previous eight years , no Marines volunteered for this duty , they had to be ‘ assigned.
’ Speaks volumes.
” White House Marine sentries stand outside the door of the West Wing whenever the president is working , according to a 2009 video published by the White House .
Four work at a time in shifts of 30 minutes on , 30 minutes off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and going from the building .
“ Most Marines who serve at the White House are assigned to that position based on the needs of the Marine Corps , after a lengthy and detailed screening process , not – except in rare cases – because they volunteered , ” Maj .
Brain Block , Marine Corps communications directorate , told The Associated Press ( AP ) .
The number of volunteers , Block told the AP , is actually around a dozen , not thousands as the post claims .

An image shared on Facebook claims 13,506 Marines have applied for White House sentry duty since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. None volunteered for the position during the Obama administration, it also claims.
Verdict: False
White House sentries are typically assigned to the position. A Marine Corps spokesperson has said the number of volunteers is around a dozen, not in the thousands.
Fact Check:
Featured in the post is a photo of a Marine escorting First Lady Melania Trump on her husband’s inauguration day. (RELATED: Viral Image Claims 11 US Marines Died ‘This Week’)
“13,506 Marines have applied for Whitehouse (sic) duty since the inauguration of President Trump,” a block of text below that reads. “In the previous eight years, no Marines volunteered for this duty, they had to be ‘assigned.’ Speaks volumes.”
White House Marine sentries stand outside the door of the West Wing whenever the president is working, according to a 2009 video published by the White House. Four work at a time in shifts of 30 minutes on, 30 minutes off to open the door for people coming and going from the building.
“Most Marines who serve at the White House are assigned to that position based on the needs of the Marine Corps, after a lengthy and detailed screening process, not – except in rare cases – because they volunteered,” Maj. Brian Block, Marine Corps communications directorate, told The Associated Press (AP).
The number of volunteers, Block told the AP, is actually around a dozen, not thousands as the post claims.


thedailycaller--2020-03-01--The Top Questionable Political Statements Of The 2020 Election Season

• Presidential contenders have come under fire for exaggerated claims and outright lies during the 2020 election cycle .
• Sen. Elizabeth Warren has repeatedly said she was fired for being pregnant , though documents show she resigned from her job .
• Former Vice President Joe Biden raised eyebrows through repeated claims he was arrested by South African authorities as a U.S. senator .
2020 presidential candidates have been fudging the truth and walking fine lines as they vie for American approval on the national stage .
Candidates seeking the Democratic nomination have come under fire for exaggerated claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Elizabeth Warren ’ s claims that she was fired for being pregnant , Mike Bloomberg ’ s assertion that he led New York City through 9/11 or former Vice President Joe Biden ’ s claim that he was arrested by South African officials as a U.S. senator .
Warren Says She Has Cherokee Ancestry President Donald Trump has jokingly called Warren “ Pocahontas ” in reference to the Massachusetts senator ’ s claim that she has Cherokee ancestry .
Warren said throughout her academic career that she has Cherokee ancestry , listing herself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Texas state bar registration form in April 1986 and as a minority in the Association of American Law Schools directory from 1986 to 1995 .
Warren has touted results of a genetic test showing that she had between 1/64th and 1/1024th American Indian ancestry as vindication of her claims .
( RELATED : Elizabeth Warren Scrubs Website Of Native American DNA Results ) The senator has blamed the “ right-wing machine ” for scrutinizing her claims of Cherokee ancestry , and her campaign website formerly blamed this right-wing machine for calling Warren “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Native American history , culture , and people to make Elizabeth the butt of a joke.
” Warren later removed sections of her campaign website that showed results of the DNA test in August 2019 .
Bloomberg Says He Led New York City Through 9/11 Former New York City Mayor Bloomberg said in a February campaign ad that he led New York City through 9/11 .
“ I led a complex , diverse city through 9/11 , and I have common sense plans to move America away from chaos to progress , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ titled “ It Won ’ t Work.
” However , Bloomberg did not take over as mayor of the city until several months after the Sept. 11 attacks .
Bloomberg became mayor of New York City on Jan. 1 , 2002 .
The mayor did receive praise for his work in rebuilding the city after the 9/11 attack , in which he rezoned about 40 % of New York City after the attacks .
Bloomberg also exaggerated his influence on New York state ’ s 2011 legalization of gay marriage , saying Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ got the Republican state Senate to vote for gay marriage virtually before anybody else in this country , ” when Democratic New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo and gay rights activists played a major role .
Warren Said She Was Fired For Being Pregnant “ I did that for a year , and then that summer I didn ’ t have the education courses , so I was on an ’ emergency certificate , ’ it was called .
I went back to graduate school and took a couple of courses in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t think this is going to work out for me , ’ ” she said in 2007 .
She added : “ I was pregnant with my first baby , so I had a baby and stayed home for a couple of years , and I was really casting about , thinking , ‘ What am I going to do ?
’ My husband ’ s view of it was , ‘ Stay home .
We have children .
We ’ ll have more children .
You ’ ll love this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it.
” Though Warren ’ s stories are contradictory , pregnancy discrimination was a disputed issue during the years after she departed her job .
Feminist leaders and unions sought to protect pregnant women from discrimination after the Supreme Court ruled in 1976 that a divisive General Electric policy was not discriminatory — a policy that gave workers with disabilities paid time off , but did not give pregnant women paid time off .
Congress then passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act in 1978 , legislation that made it illegal to treat pregnant women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their ability or inability to work.
” Biden Said He Was Arrested In South Africa As A U.S .
Senator Biden said multiple times throughout February that South African authorities arrested him in the 1970s while he tried to visit former South African President Nelson Mandela in prison .
“ This day , 30 years ago , Nelson Mandela walked out of prison and entered into discussions about apartheid , ” Biden told supporters in South Carolina in February , The New York Times reported .
“ I had the great honor of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great honor of being arrested with our U.N. ambassador on the streets of Soweto trying to get to see him on Robbens Island , ” he said .
Biden would have been a U.S. senator at the time , and his arrest would almost certainly have been noted in the U.S. media , TheNYT noted .
But newspaper found no relevant references to such an arrest in its archives and noted that Biden did not cite the arrest in his 2007 memoir .
Former U.N .
Ambassador Andrew Young , whom Biden said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the story has true and said he was not arrested with Biden .
He also told TheNYT that it is highly improbable that South African authorities would arrest a U.S. senator .
Biden later reversed his story , saying Friday that authorities merely “ stopped ” him rather than arrested him .
“ When I said ‘ arrested ’ I meant I was not able to move , cops would not let me go with them and made me stay where I was , ” he said on CNN .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was stopped , I was not able to move where I wanted to go.
” Biden has falsely said that the Obama administration did not “ lock people up in cages ” and that he immediately opposed the Iraq War .
The former vice president also compiled three different stories into one inaccurate and emotional war story that he has told on multiple occasions .
Trump Promised Mexico Would Pay For The Wall Trump promised to make Mexico pay for a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico , but the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promise .
( RELATED : EXCLUSIVE : Funding Secured For 1,000 Miles Of Border Wall , White House Officials Say ) “ The Wall will be paid for , directly or indirectly , or through longer term reimbursement , by Mexico , which has a ridiculous $ 71 billion dollar trade surplus with the U.S .
The $ 20 billion dollar Wall is ‘ peanuts ’ compared to what Mexico makes from the U.S. , ” Trump tweeted in January 2018 .
“ [ North American Free Trade Agreement ] NAFTA is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has “ now shifted from securing funds to being able to build more wall , ” a White House official told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Feb. 9 .
Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan promised that the administration will build 1,000 miles of border wall along the southwest border of the U.S .
He also said he expects to meet Trump ’ s goal of erecting 450 miles of the new border wall by the end of 2020 .
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Presidential contenders have come under fire for exaggerated claims and outright lies during the 2020 election cycle.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has repeatedly said she was fired for being pregnant, though documents show she resigned from her job.
Former Vice President Joe Biden raised eyebrows through repeated claims he was arrested by South African authorities as a U.S. senator.
2020 presidential candidates have been fudging the truth and walking fine lines as they vie for American approval on the national stage.
Candidates seeking the Democratic nomination have come under fire for exaggerated claims and straight-out lies, such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s claims that she was fired for being pregnant, Mike Bloomberg’s assertion that he led New York City through 9/11 or former Vice President Joe Biden’s claim that he was arrested by South African officials as a U.S. senator.
Warren Says She Has Cherokee Ancestry
President Donald Trump has jokingly called Warren “Pocahontas” in reference to the Massachusetts senator’s claim that she has Cherokee ancestry.
Warren said throughout her academic career that she has Cherokee ancestry, listing herself as “Native American” on a Texas state bar registration form in April 1986 and as a minority in the Association of American Law Schools directory from 1986 to 1995.
Warren has touted results of a genetic test showing that she had between 1/64th and 1/1024th American Indian ancestry as vindication of her claims. (RELATED: Elizabeth Warren Scrubs Website Of Native American DNA Results)
The senator has blamed the “right-wing machine” for scrutinizing her claims of Cherokee ancestry, and her campaign website formerly blamed this right-wing machine for calling Warren “Pocahontas” and using “racist depictions of Native American history, culture, and people to make Elizabeth the butt of a joke.”
Warren later removed sections of her campaign website that showed results of the DNA test in August 2019.
Bloomberg Says He Led New York City Through 9/11
Former New York City Mayor Bloomberg said in a February campaign ad that he led New York City through 9/11.
“I led a complex, diverse city through 9/11, and I have common sense plans to move America away from chaos to progress,” Bloomberg said in the ad, titled “It Won’t Work.”
However, Bloomberg did not take over as mayor of the city until several months after the Sept. 11 attacks. Bloomberg became mayor of New York City on Jan. 1, 2002. The mayor did receive praise for his work in rebuilding the city after the 9/11 attack, in which he rezoned about 40% of New York City after the attacks.
Bloomberg also exaggerated his influence on New York state’s 2011 legalization of gay marriage, saying Tuesday night at a Democratic debate that he “got the Republican state Senate to vote for gay marriage virtually before anybody else in this country,” when Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and gay rights activists played a major role.
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Warren Said She Was Fired For Being Pregnant
“I did that for a year, and then that summer I didn’t have the education courses, so I was on an ’emergency certificate,’ it was called. I went back to graduate school and took a couple of courses in education and said, ‘I don’t think this is going to work out for me,’” she said in 2007.
She added: “I was pregnant with my first baby, so I had a baby and stayed home for a couple of years, and I was really casting about, thinking, ‘What am I going to do?’ My husband’s view of it was, ‘Stay home. We have children. We’ll have more children. You’ll love this,’ and I was very restless about it.”
Though Warren’s stories are contradictory, pregnancy discrimination was a disputed issue during the years after she departed her job.
Feminist leaders and unions sought to protect pregnant women from discrimination after the Supreme Court ruled in 1976 that a divisive General Electric policy was not discriminatory — a policy that gave workers with disabilities paid time off, but did not give pregnant women paid time off.
Congress then passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act in 1978, legislation that made it illegal to treat pregnant women differently to other employees “similar in their ability or inability to work.”
Biden Said He Was Arrested In South Africa As A U.S. Senator
Biden said multiple times throughout February that South African authorities arrested him in the 1970s while he tried to visit former South African President Nelson Mandela in prison.
“This day, 30 years ago, Nelson Mandela walked out of prison and entered into discussions about apartheid,” Biden told supporters in South Carolina in February, The New York Times reported. “I had the great honor of meeting him.”
“I had the great honor of being arrested with our U.N. ambassador on the streets of Soweto trying to get to see him on Robbens Island,” he said.
Biden would have been a U.S. senator at the time, and his arrest would almost certainly have been noted in the U.S. media, TheNYT noted. But newspaper found no relevant references to such an arrest in its archives and noted that Biden did not cite the arrest in his 2007 memoir.
Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young, whom Biden said was arrested with him, has denied that the story has true and said he was not arrested with Biden. He also told TheNYT that it is highly improbable that South African authorities would arrest a U.S. senator.
Biden later reversed his story, saying Friday that authorities merely “stopped” him rather than arrested him.
“When I said ‘arrested’ I meant I was not able to move, cops would not let me go with them and made me stay where I was,” he said on CNN. “I guess I wasn’t arrested, I was stopped, I was not able to move where I wanted to go.”
Biden has falsely said that the Obama administration did not “lock people up in cages” and that he immediately opposed the Iraq War. The former vice president also compiled three different stories into one inaccurate and emotional war story that he has told on multiple occasions.
Trump Promised Mexico Would Pay For The Wall
Trump promised to make Mexico pay for a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, but the president has yet to follow through on this promise. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Funding Secured For 1,000 Miles Of Border Wall, White House Officials Say)
“The Wall will be paid for, directly or indirectly, or through longer term reimbursement, by Mexico, which has a ridiculous $71 billion dollar trade surplus with the U.S. The $20 billion dollar Wall is ‘peanuts’ compared to what Mexico makes from the U.S.,” Trump tweeted in January 2018. “[North American Free Trade Agreement] NAFTA is a bad joke!”
The Trump administration has “now shifted from securing funds to being able to build more wall,” a White House official told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Feb. 9. Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan promised that the administration will build 1,000 miles of border wall along the southwest border of the U.S.
He also said he expects to meet Trump’s goal of erecting 450 miles of the new border wall by the end of 2020.
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thedailycaller--2020-03-01--Joe Biden Takes Home Victory In South Carolina Primary, His First Time Ever Winning A Presidential S

Joe Biden Takes Home Victory In South Carolina Primary, His First Time Ever Winning A Presidential State Primary

Former Vice President Joe Biden is projected to score a much needed victory in Saturday ’ s South Carolina Democratic presidential primary election .
Biden , who had only earned 15 delegates after the first three states had voted in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary , outpaced current front-runner Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders with a projected 60 % of the vote to take control of at least 20 of South Carolina ’ s 54 pledged delegates .
Saturday was the first time in his three presidential runs that he won a state primary or caucus .
NBC , CNN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CBS all called South Carolina for Biden as soon as polls closed at 7:00 p.m .
ET .
Entering Saturday , Sanders held a commanding lead in the overall delegate count with 45 .
Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg sat in second place with 26 delegates , Biden had 15 , Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren had eight , and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar had seven .
South Carolina ’ s results will more than likely launch Biden into second place in the delegate count .
A major factor in Biden ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from South Carolina Democratic Rep. James Clyburn , the House Majority Whip .
Roughly a quarter of South Carolina voters polled by ABC said that Clyburn ’ s endorsement was a “ major ” factor in the choice on Saturday , but Clyburn still appeared to distance himself from the former vice president during a Saturday hit on CNN .
“ We need to do some retooling in the campaign .
No question about that .
I did not feel free to speak out about or even deal with it inside , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he stated .
“ I have now .
I ’ m all in .
And I ’ m not going to sit idly by and watch people mishandle his campaign.
” Exit polls from NBC News showed that 55 % of Saturday ’ s voters were black , 41 % were white , and 3 % were Latino .
During the Nevada caucuses , Sanders made massive inroads with both the black and Latino communities , but southern black voters , especially in South Carolina , have long been viewed as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look to build off his South Carolina performance this coming “ Super Tuesday , ” when 16 voting blocks will assign delegates .
Alabama , Arkansas , California , Colorado , Maine , Massachusetts , Minnesota , North Carolina , Oklahoma , Tennessee , Texas , Utah , Vermont , Virginia , American Somoa , and all Democrats abroad will cast votes on March 3 .
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available .

Former Vice President Joe Biden is projected to score a much needed victory in Saturday’s South Carolina Democratic presidential primary election.
Biden, who had only earned 15 delegates after the first three states had voted in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, outpaced current front-runner Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders with a projected 60% of the vote to take control of at least 20 of South Carolina’s 54 pledged delegates. Saturday was the first time in his three presidential runs that he won a state primary or caucus.
NBC, CNN, ABC, the Associated Press and CBS all called South Carolina for Biden as soon as polls closed at 7:00 p.m. ET.
NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN all have call South Carolina at 7 p.m. sharp — Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) March 1, 2020
Entering Saturday, Sanders held a commanding lead in the overall delegate count with 45. Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg sat in second place with 26 delegates, Biden had 15, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren had eight, and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar had seven. South Carolina’s results will more than likely launch Biden into second place in the delegate count.
A major factor in Biden’s victory was the recent endorsement he earned from South Carolina Democratic Rep. James Clyburn, the House Majority Whip. Roughly a quarter of South Carolina voters polled by ABC said that Clyburn’s endorsement was a “major” factor in the choice on Saturday, but Clyburn still appeared to distance himself from the former vice president during a Saturday hit on CNN.
“We need to do some retooling in the campaign. No question about that. I did not feel free to speak out about or even deal with it inside, because I had not committed to his candidacy,” he stated. “I have now. I’m all in. And I’m not going to sit idly by and watch people mishandle his campaign.”
Exit polls from NBC News showed that 55% of Saturday’s voters were black, 41% were white, and 3% were Latino. During the Nevada caucuses, Sanders made massive inroads with both the black and Latino communities, but southern black voters, especially in South Carolina, have long been viewed as Biden’s firewall.
Early NBC News exit poll says the SC Democratic electorate is 55% black, 41% white, 3% Latino, 1% other. (The 2016 numbers were 61% black, 35% white, 2% Latino, 1% other.) — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 29, 2020
Biden will look to build off his South Carolina performance this coming “Super Tuesday,” when 16 voting blocks will assign delegates. Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, American Somoa, and all Democrats abroad will cast votes on March 3.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.


thedailycaller--2020-03-01--Dear America: Preserve These Things For The Love Of God

They say that in Europe our things are tiny and that in America your things are super-sized , and that ’ s a dangerous statement , prone to error when referring to anything other than the size of our Coca-Colas .
Any further debate could lead to a conflict of unprecedented proportions and distract us from the real issue : Here in Europe we are jealous of a lot of what you have in the United States of America .
In particular , three things : God , liberty and civil society .
In the social democratic Europe we live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but disappeared like the sun setting at the dusk of a civilization .
In their stead we are left with secularism , conditional freedom and an all-encompassing state that demands money from us day and night in the form of taxes , while all we can do is shrug our shoulders , pay up and say , as did Bartleby : “ I ’ d prefer no to.
” I write these lines , sit in a German alehouse “ Cervecería Alemana ” in Plaza Santa Ana in Madrid , an old cafe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away hours when she was living in Madrid , and in which Hemingway often sought refuge in good beer and beautiful people common to so many other bars in Europe .
Midway through the 20th century another celebrated writer would also sit here .
The Spaniard , Enrique Jardiel Poncela , was a successful comedian that , just over 30 , relocated to the United States to write scripts for Fox studios .
He had such a penchant for tucking himself away in a bar in Madrid to write , that they had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resemble one , for him to be inspired .
Jardiel hated the Hollywood vibe and on returning to Spain said that Americans were like “ big kids , ” although I ’ m not sure that ’ s actually a criticism .
He also wrote that if a European wanted to understand America , he would have to buy , on arrival there , a “ Bible , an automobile and a corkscrew.
” The corkscrew bit troubles me , even though these were the ’ 30s .
By the way , his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everyone to praise you , die.
” When he did die , before his corpse had grown cold , everyone did praise him .
And immediately afterward , not having ever displayed any political affiliation , everyone forgot about him .
If there is anything this brilliant Spanish comedian got right , it was to be free , gaining himself enmity from both left and right .
The European press has never been made for freedom , which is nothing other than the ability to say and do whatever you want and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ envy almost everything about the press in America , from its independence from the government to the bravery shown by many of its greatest journalists , often opting for honor in harakiri — in ink — when the cause is a worthy one ; sometimes it ’ s a sad collective suicide , like when they try to portray Nancy Pelosi as a rising star in the practice of origami .
But even a despicable silver-screen villain like Walter Matthau from “ The Front Page ” captivates us , because in his madness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wild press that was needed to create the brilliant myth of pressrooms littered by whisky filled flasks , and incredibly unstable individuals trying to keep the government at bay .
( RELATED : Trump Administration Beats Europe To The Punch On Establishing Reg Standard For AI Tech ) Half the things that opinion-makers in the States would make the secular public in secular Europe shake in their boots and cross themselves , and that ’ s another thing that you got right : It ’ s important to call an imbecile an imbecile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the risk of confusing the public .
And nothing describes the average European : confused and stunned .
We ’ re not even well-manipulated à la Soviet , because even though the left wing tries whenever it can , the European center-right works ceaselessly toward that postmodern sickness called appeasement .
The outcome is that the right wing receives the brunt of the insults , the left being better liars , and nobody can freely say whatever they want in a newspaper without first reading carefully the European Single Thought Law .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to write your column , coming close to choking on their own bile as they spit insults at you , while your own contribution to social unrest is safely censored .
If you ’ re right wing , they ’ ll come down on you like a ton of bricks .
To disagree , to think freely , to stand out , is to dig your own grave in modern Europe .
There is a very European bias toward the bureaucratic structuring of private initiatives that becomes truly exasperating .
Even in love @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States helps people become millionaires while Europe hinders them .
Sometimes quite embarrassingly so .
Just one example .
Spain ’ s new social communist government has threatened to cripple rich people with taxes .
As a result , an exodus to Portugal has begun .
What does this government do ?
Rectify ?
No .
They threaten with consequences against those leaving .
This is all we could expect from a government whose vice president criticizes and insults the owner of Inditex , my brilliant fellow countryman Amancio Ortega , for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treatment machines , to Spanish hospitals .
According to Spanish Vice President Pablo Iglesias , the Spanish public health service doesn ’ t need “ handouts ” from the rich .
Maybe he ’ s right .
But the Spanish cancer patients sure do .
Some people just keep proving Jardiel Poncelaright again when he said : “ Those that don ’ t dare to be intelligent , become politicians.
” There are exceptions , but they ’ re not in Pedro Sánchez ’ s government .
( RELATED : First Coronavirus Death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1,666 ) As a rule , the States ’ civil society is healthier than the European because it ’ s careful not to devote itself to mass ideological prostitution .
I said “ mass , ” I ’ m not here to naively canonise the whole country , ignoring that you ’ ve had presidents whose main virtue was knowing how to dance salsa .
But even then it ’ s different .
Your genuinely democratic culture — impossible to export– makes it easy to get rid of cretins that manage to reach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ independent civic leaders raise their voices and lead all they can , but only until they ’ re gobbled up by one party or another .
Then they become accommodated and their voices become muddled .
That might very well be the problem : this very European obsession with security , be it employment , unemployment , social life , housing or relationships .
Everything has to be as secure and predictable as German engineering , which is why there exists a certain disdain for the American dream .
If America can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the European elite can be reduced to the unassembled pieces of a wardrobe from Ikea ; if they ever manage to get it together , in an armed conflict , you ’ ll find me on the hamburger ’ s side .
Somehow mobility and meritocracy muddy the social democrat dream , which as with communism , needs poor and hungry to survive .
Sometimes I wonder why modern Europeans are so enthusiastic about living when most of their state tutored , predictable and bureaucratic lives are a bore .
Obviously Mediterranean Europe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there .
All of this has a tragic consequence .
The lack of a sense of humor extends like a plague throughout the continent .
Europe has lost its sense of humor and that ’ s it ’ s drama .
You only need see that safety warnings printed on any appliance produced in the European Union to understand how total safety and security is an illness .
You can ’ t take your job so seriously .
If you sell phone batteries , don ’ t place a warning on them , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ buyer not to nibble on it .
Don ’ t make a fool of yourself in 10 different languages .
The legal cobweb covering the Old Continent making you do it is no excuse .
Exporting illegal batteries is better than looking like a world-class idiot all over the world .
( RELATED : Europe ’ s Ethanol Regs Are INCREASING Global Warming ) But Europe takes itself too seriously .
Everything is regulated in its pocket-sized nations .
Everything is vital .
Everything is serious .
Everything is exceedingly dull .
Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dictator full of holes without tearing their hair out and crying , which is exactly what the French , Belgian or the Danes do .
The Dutch aren ’ t laughing so loud this week because some genius in the government has decided it would be a good idea to legalize an anti–old people pill .
Suddenly , Dutch progressive OAPs , that have been smoking spliffs since their teens , feel less enthusiastic about death-dealing because they ’ ve realized that in this year ’ s Halloween parties they will be the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s idiotization is that , given a choice as to what we import from the United States , instead of choosing liberty , wealth or the size of the damn ice in our drinks , we chose Halloween , which we would gladly send back to you in a box with its corresponding bow and a thank-you note “ always thinking of you.
” Something else we envy .
When a policeman shoots down a dangerous terrorist , you all ask how the policeman is and swell with pride over his heroism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the media react differently : Couldn ’ t he have spared the man ’ s life ?
Did he read him his rights ?
He wasn ’ t gunned down for wearing explosives and six machetes , he was murdered for being an Arab .
The same happens with military ops .
If no one botches it , America will still rally behind their military when they are deployed , even if there has been political dissent .
These small shows of unison that upstage the differences , around basic issues , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Small things can be huge .
Maybe because Americans don ’ t believe that the state will save them , and much less guarantee them everlasting life within the foreseeable future , they still choose to trust in God .
And that ’ s understandable .
When one sees Bernie Sanders and thinks , if an electoral catastrophe were to occur , that one ’ s life would be in his hands , it ’ s a huge relief to know you always have God to save you .
What ’ s more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives of men that , as with any civilization , want to transcend their own arrogance .
Which is why , when a politician finishes speaking with a “ God bless America !
” no one is surprised or shocked .
It even sounds good , magnificent , glorious .
On the other hand , in Europe , if one finishes his speech with a “ God bless Sweden !
” or “ God bless Denmark !
” it just doesn ’ t work .
It ’ s almost like saying “ God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It doesn ’ t even sound good .
What ’ s more you ’ ll instantly see people rise from their seats and call out : Why do you say “ God ” ?
I ’ m an atheist .
It ’ s offensive .
Why do you say “ God ” and not Goddess ?
Chauvinist !
It ’ s offensive .
Why do you say “ God ” and not Mother Nature ?
I identify as a rabbit .
Ethnocentrist !
It ’ s offensive .
In the end you just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , but reference Satan because you want to send the whole world to hell .
But then , once more , another uproar , like a cat fight on Twitter : Christianocentric !
Islamophobe .
Allah is great .
It ’ s offensive .
That ’ s when you decide to put an end to the event and hang yourself in a toilet stall .
That ’ s how things are in Europe .
Of course , Europe also has the History , it ’ s still at the origin of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , British humor , Houllebecq and Swe dish women .
But it also has its fair share of disappointments .
France was supposed to be fun .
All of my damned bohemians burned Paris down between opium dens , poetry and whisky .
It was all just an illusion .
These days their grandchildren don ’ t go out at night , they only read the state ’ s Official Bulletin and instead of alcohol , they down copious amounts of ecological tea in vegan tea shops where they extract the tea by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
My country is another matter .
Spaniards are only Europeans during work hours .
From six in the afternoon onward — Brussels time — we stop being European and we do whatever we feel like until 8 a.m. the next day .
This makes other Europeans feel awkward when they come to do business here .
They would much prefer to see a hoard of fools following one another mindlessly through the streets like Lemmings , that strange video game from the ’ 80s .
I mean they would rather be in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t do it because we love partying , but to safeguard the essence of ancient Europe , when Romans would commit the seven deadly sins all together , leave work mid-afternoon for a siesta and always found an excuse for a toast ( not the bread one ) .
Our sacred duty as Spaniards is to keep these worthy traditions alive , whatever Brussels says .
It ’ s not that Europe is a bad idea , just the same as the — oh so different — United States isn ’ t either @ @ @ @ @ @ @ European Union , is a place where we can sit down and talk instead of being gunned down and invaded .
It has its benefits , especially in what concerns public spending on weapons .
But neither Americans nor Europeans can permit themselves to be complacent .
Europe needs to recover its identity or Brexit will be just the beginning , and America needs to keep an eye on what ’ s happening over here , because no one ’ s immune to a plague of stupid people corrupting the power .
Although @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whatever happens in the future , here in Europe , we ’ ll always be jealous of the size of your missiles , Reagan ’ s politics , Scarlett Johansson ’ s beauty , George Clooney ’ s elegance and having a president who tweets all in caps .
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They say that in Europe our things are tiny and that in America your things are super-sized, and that’s a dangerous statement, prone to error when referring to anything other than the size of our Coca-Colas.
Any further debate could lead to a conflict of unprecedented proportions and distract us from the real issue: Here in Europe we are jealous of a lot of what you have in the United States of America. In particular, three things: God, liberty and civil society. In the social democratic Europe we live in, these three pillars have all but disappeared like the sun setting at the dusk of a civilization. In their stead we are left with secularism, conditional freedom and an all-encompassing state that demands money from us day and night in the form of taxes, while all we can do is shrug our shoulders, pay up and say, as did Bartleby: “I’d prefer no to.”
I write these lines, sit in a German alehouse “Cervecería Alemana” in Plaza Santa Ana in Madrid, an old cafe in which the dazzling Ava Gardner whittled away hours when she was living in Madrid, and in which Hemingway often sought refuge in good beer and beautiful people common to so many other bars in Europe. Midway through the 20th century another celebrated writer would also sit here. The Spaniard, Enrique Jardiel Poncela, was a successful comedian that, just over 30, relocated to the United States to write scripts for Fox studios.
He had such a penchant for tucking himself away in a bar in Madrid to write, that they had to build his office in Hollywood to resemble one, for him to be inspired. Jardiel hated the Hollywood vibe and on returning to Spain said that Americans were like “big kids,” although I’m not sure that’s actually a criticism. He also wrote that if a European wanted to understand America, he would have to buy, on arrival there, a “Bible, an automobile and a corkscrew.”
The corkscrew bit troubles me, even though these were the ’30s. By the way, his epitaph read: “If you want everyone to praise you, die.” When he did die, before his corpse had grown cold, everyone did praise him. And immediately afterward, not having ever displayed any political affiliation, everyone forgot about him. If there is anything this brilliant Spanish comedian got right, it was to be free, gaining himself enmity from both left and right. The European press has never been made for freedom, which is nothing other than the ability to say and do whatever you want and the strength to shoulder the consequences.
We envy almost everything about the press in America, from its independence from the government to the bravery shown by many of its greatest journalists, often opting for honor in harakiri — in ink — when the cause is a worthy one; sometimes it’s a sad collective suicide, like when they try to portray Nancy Pelosi as a rising star in the practice of origami. But even a despicable silver-screen villain like Walter Matthau from “The Front Page” captivates us, because in his madness we find an apt description of the wild press that was needed to create the brilliant myth of pressrooms littered by whisky filled flasks, and incredibly unstable individuals trying to keep the government at bay. (RELATED: Trump Administration Beats Europe To The Punch On Establishing Reg Standard For AI Tech)
Half the things that opinion-makers in the States would make the secular public in secular Europe shake in their boots and cross themselves, and that’s another thing that you got right: It’s important to call an imbecile an imbecile if you don’t you run the risk of confusing the public. And nothing describes the average European: confused and stunned. We’re not even well-manipulated à la Soviet, because even though the left wing tries whenever it can, the European center-right works ceaselessly toward that postmodern sickness called appeasement.
The outcome is that the right wing receives the brunt of the insults, the left being better liars, and nobody can freely say whatever they want in a newspaper without first reading carefully the European Single Thought Law. There are 70 million Twitter users just waiting to write your column, coming close to choking on their own bile as they spit insults at you, while your own contribution to social unrest is safely censored. If you’re right wing, they’ll come down on you like a ton of bricks.
To disagree, to think freely, to stand out, is to dig your own grave in modern Europe. There is a very European bias toward the bureaucratic structuring of private initiatives that becomes truly exasperating. Even in love.
Maybe because of liberty, the United States helps people become millionaires while Europe hinders them. Sometimes quite embarrassingly so. Just one example. Spain’s new social communist government has threatened to cripple rich people with taxes. As a result, an exodus to Portugal has begun. What does this government do? Rectify? No. They threaten with consequences against those leaving. This is all we could expect from a government whose vice president criticizes and insults the owner of Inditex, my brilliant fellow countryman Amancio Ortega, for having donated expensive, latest generation cancer treatment machines, to Spanish hospitals. According to Spanish Vice President Pablo Iglesias, the Spanish public health service doesn’t need “handouts” from the rich. Maybe he’s right. But the Spanish cancer patients sure do. Some people just keep proving Jardiel Poncelaright again when he said: “Those that don’t dare to be intelligent, become politicians.” There are exceptions, but they’re not in Pedro Sánchez’s government. (RELATED: First Coronavirus Death In Europe Confirmed, Death Toll At 1,666)
As a rule, the States’ civil society is healthier than the European because it’s careful not to devote itself to mass ideological prostitution. I said “mass,” I’m not here to naively canonise the whole country, ignoring that you’ve had presidents whose main virtue was knowing how to dance salsa. But even then it’s different. Your genuinely democratic culture — impossible to export– makes it easy to get rid of cretins that manage to reach office.
In Europe, the more independent civic leaders raise their voices and lead all they can, but only until they’re gobbled up by one party or another. Then they become accommodated and their voices become muddled. That might very well be the problem: this very European obsession with security, be it employment, unemployment, social life, housing or relationships. Everything has to be as secure and predictable as German engineering, which is why there exists a certain disdain for the American dream. If America can be reduced to a hamburger, part of the European elite can be reduced to the unassembled pieces of a wardrobe from Ikea; if they ever manage to get it together, in an armed conflict, you’ll find me on the hamburger’s side.
Somehow mobility and meritocracy muddy the social democrat dream, which as with communism, needs poor and hungry to survive. Sometimes I wonder why modern Europeans are so enthusiastic about living when most of their state tutored, predictable and bureaucratic lives are a bore. Obviously Mediterranean Europe is the exception; boredom is impossible there.
All of this has a tragic consequence. The lack of a sense of humor extends like a plague throughout the continent. Europe has lost its sense of humor and that’s it’s drama. You only need see that safety warnings printed on any appliance produced in the European Union to understand how total safety and security is an illness. You can’t take your job so seriously. If you sell phone batteries, don’t place a warning on them, in 10 different languages, asking the buyer not to nibble on it. Don’t make a fool of yourself in 10 different languages. The legal cobweb covering the Old Continent making you do it is no excuse. Exporting illegal batteries is better than looking like a world-class idiot all over the world. (RELATED: Europe’s Ethanol Regs Are INCREASING Global Warming)
But Europe takes itself too seriously. Everything is regulated in its pocket-sized nations. Everything is vital. Everything is serious. Everything is exceedingly dull. Americans can joke and laugh about filling some dictator full of holes without tearing their hair out and crying, which is exactly what the French, Belgian or the Danes do. The Dutch aren’t laughing so loud this week because some genius in the government has decided it would be a good idea to legalize an anti–old people pill. Suddenly, Dutch progressive OAPs, that have been smoking spliffs since their teens, feel less enthusiastic about death-dealing because they’ve realized that in this year’s Halloween parties they will be the dead.
Incidentally, proof of Europe’s idiotization is that, given a choice as to what we import from the United States, instead of choosing liberty, wealth or the size of the damn ice in our drinks, we chose Halloween, which we would gladly send back to you in a box with its corresponding bow and a thank-you note “always thinking of you.”
Something else we envy. When a policeman shoots down a dangerous terrorist, you all ask how the policeman is and swell with pride over his heroism. In Europe though, public opinion and the media react differently:
Couldn’t he have spared the man’s life?
Was it proportional?
Did he read him his rights?
He wasn’t gunned down for wearing explosives and six machetes, he was murdered for being an Arab.
The same happens with military ops. If no one botches it, America will still rally behind their military when they are deployed, even if there has been political dissent. These small shows of unison that upstage the differences, around basic issues, are what make a nation great. Small things can be huge.
Maybe because Americans don’t believe that the state will save them, and much less guarantee them everlasting life within the foreseeable future, they still choose to trust in God. And that’s understandable. When one sees Bernie Sanders and thinks, if an electoral catastrophe were to occur, that one’s life would be in his hands, it’s a huge relief to know you always have God to save you.
What’s more, God is present daily in the lives of men that, as with any civilization, want to transcend their own arrogance. Which is why, when a politician finishes speaking with a “God bless America!” no one is surprised or shocked. It even sounds good, magnificent, glorious. On the other hand, in Europe, if one finishes his speech with a “God bless Sweden!” or “God bless Denmark!” it just doesn’t work. It’s almost like saying “God bless the International Monetary Fund!” It doesn’t even sound good. What’s more you’ll instantly see people rise from their seats and call out:
Why do you say “God”? I’m an atheist. It’s offensive.
Why do you say “God” and not Goddess? Chauvinist! It’s offensive.
Why do you say “God” and not Mother Nature? I identify as a rabbit. Ethnocentrist! It’s offensive.
In the end you just give up, leave God out of it, but reference Satan because you want to send the whole world to hell. But then, once more, another uproar, like a cat fight on Twitter:
Christianocentric! Islamophobe. Allah is great. It’s offensive.
That’s when you decide to put an end to the event and hang yourself in a toilet stall. That’s how things are in Europe.
Of course, Europe also has the History, it’s still at the origin of our civilization, illustrious ruins, Spanish literature, British humor, Houllebecq and Swe dish women. But it also has its fair share of disappointments. France was supposed to be fun. All of my damned bohemians burned Paris down between opium dens, poetry and whisky. It was all just an illusion. These days their grandchildren don’t go out at night, they only read the state’s Official Bulletin and instead of alcohol, they down copious amounts of ecological tea in vegan tea shops where they extract the tea by caressing the leaves.
What about Spain? My country is another matter. Spaniards are only Europeans during work hours. From six in the afternoon onward — Brussels time — we stop being European and we do whatever we feel like until 8 a.m. the next day. This makes other Europeans feel awkward when they come to do business here. They would much prefer to see a hoard of fools following one another mindlessly through the streets like Lemmings, that strange video game from the ’80s. I mean they would rather be in Berlin than Madrid. We don’t do it because we love partying, but to safeguard the essence of ancient Europe, when Romans would commit the seven deadly sins all together, leave work mid-afternoon for a siesta and always found an excuse for a toast (not the bread one). Our sacred duty as Spaniards is to keep these worthy traditions alive, whatever Brussels says.
It’s not that Europe is a bad idea, just the same as the — oh so different — United States isn’t either. Europe, and I mean the European Union, is a place where we can sit down and talk instead of being gunned down and invaded. It has its benefits, especially in what concerns public spending on weapons. But neither Americans nor Europeans can permit themselves to be complacent. Europe needs to recover its identity or Brexit will be just the beginning, and America needs to keep an eye on what’s happening over here, because no one’s immune to a plague of stupid people corrupting the power. Although I suspect that in the end, whatever happens in the future, here in Europe, we’ll always be jealous of the size of your missiles, Reagan’s politics, Scarlett Johansson’s beauty, George Clooney’s elegance and having a president who tweets all in caps.
The views and opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not reflect the official position of the Daily Caller News Foundation. Content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact licensing@ dailycallernewsfoundation.org.
Translated by Joel Dalmau
Itxu Díaz is a Spanish journalist, political satirist and author. He has written nine books on topics as diverse as politics, music or smart appliances. He is a contributor to The Daily Beast, National Review, The Federalist and Diario Las Américas in the United States, and columnist several Spanish magazines and newspapers. He was also an advisor to the Ministry for Education, Culture and Sports in Spain. Follow him on Twitter at @itxudiaz or visit his website www.itxudiaz.com.
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thedailycaller--2020-02-29--FACT CHECK: Did Trump Call The Coronavirus A ‘Hoax’ At His South Carolina Rally?

Politico published an article claiming President Donald Trump called the novel coronavirus a “ hoax ” at his Feb. 28 campaign rally in South Carolina .
“ Trump rallies his base to treat coronavirus as a ‘ hoax , ' ” reads the headline .
Trump referred to the alleged “ politicizing ” of the coronavirus by Democrats as “ their new hoax.
” He did not refer to the coronavirus itself as a hoax .
Throughout the speech , Trump reiterates his administration is taking the threat of the coronavirus seriously .
Politico appears to misconstrue the subject of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump “ tried to cast the global outbreak of the coronavirus as a liberal conspiracy intended to undermine his first term.
” But an examination of the video and transcript show Trump actually described Democratic complaints about his handling of the virus threat as “ their new hoax.
” “ We have exposed the far left ’ s corruption and defeated their sinister schemes and let ’ s see what happens in the coming months , ” Trump said during the rally .
“ Let ’ s watch .
Let ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus , you know that right ?
Coronavirus , they ’ re politicizing it.
” The novel coronavirus , known as COVID-19 , has spread from China to 53 other countries , sickening 85,403 people and killing 2,924 others as of Saturday , according to the World Health Organization .
Some Democrats , including former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Vice President Joe Biden , have criticized the administration ’ s response to the outbreak as rudderless and ill-prepared due to Centers for Disease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cuts and leadership by Trump .
But The Associated Press called this characterization “ distorted ” since the agencies haven ’ t seen loss of funding and have a “ playbook to follow for pandemic preparation ” regardless of who ’ s president .
Trump described the so-called “ politicizing ” of the White House ’ s response to the disease as what he perceives to be an attempt to undermine his administration , likening it to impeachment and the Mueller investigation .
( RELATED : Are There 8 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” said Trump about a minute after his first mention of the coronavirus .
“ They tried it over and over .
They ’ d been doing it since you got in .
It ’ s all turning .
They lost .
It ’ s all turning .
Think of it .
Think of it .
And this is their new hoax.
” When looking at the entirety of Trump ’ s remarks , it appears the “ new hoax ” comment refers to the alleged Democratic “ politicizing ” of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus itself .
The Hill , the Daily Beast and Slate , among other outlets , reported that the “ hoax ” comment was talking about Democratic criticism .
Slate said , “ Trump Slams Democrats Over Coronavirus Criticism : ‘ This Is Their New Hoax , ' ” while the Daily Beast posted , “ Trump : Democrats ’ Coronavirus Criticism A ‘ New Hoax . '
” At no point in the rally does Trump directly call the novel coronavirus outbreak a “ hoax ” or “ conspiracy.
” In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus as a “ public health threat ” and reiterates “ we have to take it very , very seriously .
That ’ s what we ’ re doing .
We are preparing for the worst.
” Trump denied that he called the coronavirus a “ hoax ” in a Feb. 29 press conference .
He said he was “ referring to the action that they take to try and pin this on somebody because we ’ ve done such a good job .
The hoax is on them .
I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here .
I ’ m talking what they ’ re doing .
That ’ s the hoax , ” according to NBC News .
The president and Vice President Pence , who has been placed in charge of the administration ’ s response to the outbreak , announced new travel restrictions involving Iran and increased travel advisories for Italy and South Korea at the press conference as well .
The new measures come after Washington health officials announced the first death in the U.S. from the novel coronavirus .
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Politico published an article claiming President Donald Trump called the novel coronavirus a “hoax” at his Feb. 28 campaign rally in South Carolina.
“Trump rallies his base to treat coronavirus as a ‘hoax,'” reads the headline.
Verdict: False
Trump referred to the alleged “politicizing” of the coronavirus by Democrats as “their new hoax.” He did not refer to the coronavirus itself as a hoax. Throughout the speech, Trump reiterates his administration is taking the threat of the coronavirus seriously.
Fact Check:
Politico appears to misconstrue the subject of the president’s statement, claiming that Trump “tried to cast the global outbreak of the coronavirus as a liberal conspiracy intended to undermine his first term.” But an examination of the video and transcript show Trump actually described Democratic complaints about his handling of the virus threat as “their new hoax.”
“We have exposed the far left’s corruption and defeated their sinister schemes and let’s see what happens in the coming months,” Trump said during the rally. “Let’s watch. Let’s just watch. Very dishonest people. Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus, you know that right? Coronavirus, they’re politicizing it.”
The novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, has spread from China to 53 other countries, sickening 85,403 people and killing 2,924 others as of Saturday, according to the World Health Organization.
Some Democrats, including former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Vice President Joe Biden, have criticized the administration’s response to the outbreak as rudderless and ill-prepared due to Centers for Disease Control and National Institutes of Health budget cuts and leadership by Trump. But The Associated Press called this characterization “distorted” since the agencies haven’t seen loss of funding and have a “playbook to follow for pandemic preparation” regardless of who’s president.
Trump described the so-called “politicizing” of the White House’s response to the disease as what he perceives to be an attempt to undermine his administration, likening it to impeachment and the Mueller investigation. (RELATED: Are There 8 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In Nashville?)
“They tried anything,” said Trump about a minute after his first mention of the coronavirus. “They tried it over and over. They’d been doing it since you got in. It’s all turning. They lost. It’s all turning. Think of it. Think of it. And this is their new hoax.”
When looking at the entirety of Trump’s remarks, it appears the “new hoax” comment refers to the alleged Democratic “politicizing” of his response to the coronavirus threat – not the coronavirus itself. The Hill, the Daily Beast and Slate, among other outlets, reported that the “hoax” comment was talking about Democratic criticism.
Slate said, “Trump Slams Democrats Over Coronavirus Criticism: ‘This Is Their New Hoax,'” while the Daily Beast posted, “Trump: Democrats’ Coronavirus Criticism A ‘New Hoax.'”
At no point in the rally does Trump directly call the novel coronavirus outbreak a “hoax” or “conspiracy.” In fact, he refers to the respiratory virus as a “public health threat” and reiterates “we have to take it very, very seriously. That’s what we’re doing. We are preparing for the worst.”
Trump denied that he called the coronavirus a “hoax” in a Feb. 29 press conference. He said he was “referring to the action that they take to try and pin this on somebody because we’ve done such a good job. The hoax is on them. I’m not talking about what’s happening here. I’m talking what they’re doing. That’s the hoax,” according to NBC News.
The president and Vice President Pence, who has been placed in charge of the administration’s response to the outbreak, announced new travel restrictions involving Iran and increased travel advisories for Italy and South Korea at the press conference as well. The new measures come after Washington health officials announced the first death in the U.S. from the novel coronavirus.
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thedailycaller--2020-02-29--Bruce LeVell On Black Support For Biden: ‘They’re Caught Up In A Harsh Generational Curse’

Bruce LeVell , the executive director of the National Diversity Coalition for Trump , sat down the the Daily Caller ’ s Stephanie Hamill to discuss the South Carolina primary , black support for former Vice President Joe Biden and more .
“ They ’ re caught up in a harsh generational curse , ” said LeVell .
“ I think people have short memories when it comes to Joe Biden , this is the man that authorized the Clinton crime bill.
” ( RELATED : Bruce Levell Debunks Trump Is a Racist Narrative . )
LeVell went on to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies are benefiting minorities .
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“They’re caught up in a harsh generational curse,” said LeVell. “I think people have short memories when it comes to Joe Biden, this is the man that authorized the Clinton crime bill.” (RELATED: Bruce Levell Debunks Trump Is a Racist Narrative.)
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thedailycaller--2020-02-29--President Trump Offers Coronavirus Aid To Iran

President Donald Trump offered to assist Iran in dealing with its coronavirus outbreak during his address at the Conservative Political Action Conference ( CPAC ) on Saturday .
“ My job is to protect Americans and also , very crucially , in this case to protect Americans ’ health , ” Trump began , speaking on the coronavirus , which claimed its first victim on U.S. soil Saturday .
However , he also offered to extend a helping hand to the people of Iran as well .
“ We have the greatest health care professionals in the world , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this problem , we are certainly willing to do so , ” he said .
“ They ’ re having a very big outbreak.
” “ We would love to be able to help them .
All they have to do is ask .
We will have great professionals over there , ” he added .
( RELATED : First Coronavirus Death On American Soil ) The president also spoke on the administration ’ s newly imposed travel restrictions placed on Iran , Italy and South Korea .
“ That is why today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans to the fullest extent possible , ” he said .
“ In addition to the existing ban on travel by most Iranian nationals , we ’ re banning the travel of anyone who has been to Iran in the last 14 days.
” Trump ’ s attitude on Iran was not all positive .
He also reminded the thousands of CPAC attendees in the audience why he chose to order the killing of Qasem Soleimani .
He described Soleimani as “ the father of the roadside bomb ” before claiming that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time ago.
” “ We have killed a lot of terrorists , ” he added .

President Donald Trump offered to assist Iran in dealing with its coronavirus outbreak during his address at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday.
“My job is to protect Americans and also, very crucially, in this case to protect Americans’ health,” Trump began, speaking on the coronavirus, which claimed its first victim on U.S. soil Saturday. However, he also offered to extend a helping hand to the people of Iran as well.
“We have the greatest health care professionals in the world, and if we can help the Iranians with this problem, we are certainly willing to do so,” he said. “They’re having a very big outbreak.”
“We would love to be able to help them. All they have to do is ask. We will have great professionals over there,” he added. (RELATED: First Coronavirus Death On American Soil)
President Donald Trump offers to help Iran contain its Coronavirus outbreak at #CPAC2020: pic.twitter.com/Wl1yxK12Bb — Kyle Hooten (@KyleHooten2) February 29, 2020
The president also spoke on the administration’s newly imposed travel restrictions placed on Iran, Italy and South Korea.
“That is why today my administration announced new measures to protect Americans to the fullest extent possible,” he said. “In addition to the existing ban on travel by most Iranian nationals, we’re banning the travel of anyone who has been to Iran in the last 14 days.”
Trump’s attitude on Iran was not all positive. He also reminded the thousands of CPAC attendees in the audience why he chose to order the killing of Qasem Soleimani.
He described Soleimani as “the father of the roadside bomb” before claiming that he should have been killed “a long time ago.”
“We have killed a lot of terrorists,” he added.


thedailycaller--2020-02-29--Trump Mocks Biden, Says He Would Be ‘In A Home Someplace’ While Others Run The Government For Him

President Donald Trump mocked former Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday , saying that if he won , he would “ be in a home someplace ” while others took care of everything for him .
Trump took aim at Biden during a wide-ranging speech Saturday , closing out the annual Conservative Political Action Conference ( CPAC ) in National Harbor , Maryland .
( RELATED : Mike Huckabee Says Trump Could Suck Coronavirus Out Of The Sick And It Wouldn ’ t Be Enough ) The president first mocked the former vice president for claiming that 150 million people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump complained about how his own jokes were taken seriously when wild gaffes from Biden were ignored .
“ I can have fun .
Remember I said Russia , if you ’ re listening , in front of 25,000 people , they cut it off at the end , so that you don ’ t see the laughter , the joke , and they said ‘ he asked for help , ’ right ?
Russia , if you ’ re listening , a very famous — they cut that thing so quick at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to hear the laughter in the place and me laughing , ” Trump explained .
“ It was , boom .
These are really dishonest people.
” Trump then said he turned to the first lady after hearing Biden ’ s comments and said , “ But I said to her — it ’ s true .
I said to her , ‘ let me ask you this , did he just say that we killed 150 million people ?
That ’ s half of our population .
This is a terrible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what ’ s going on .
This is bad . '
” The crowd laughed as Trump continued , “ This wasn ’ t reported by the fake news .
It ’ s true .
I said ‘ I ’ ve got to check that , first lady , because you know what ?
If 150 million people were killed last year by guns , and they didn ’ t report the story ’ — you see , they didn ’ t — they didn ’ t report it.
” Trump went on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asking audience members to “ scream like hell ” for the candidate they thought he ’ d beat most easily .
When the crowd screamed loudest for Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders , Trump appeared to be taken aback .
“ That happened last night too , I did the same thing .
They think that crazy Bernie — how you could be easier to beat than Joe ?
” he asked .
“ The guy can ’ t put two sentences together .
It ’ s insulting , how can you be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the middle .
Everyone knows he ’ s not a communist and with Bernie there ’ s a real question about that .
But he ’ s definitely a radical left socialist Democrat and people know that .
With Joe , he ’ s sort of down the middle , you know .
The difference is , Joe ’ s not going to be running the government .
He ’ s just going to be sitting in a home someplace .
And people are going to be running it for him .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ”

President Donald Trump mocked former Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday, saying that if he won, he would “be in a home someplace” while others took care of everything for him.
Trump took aim at Biden during a wide-ranging speech Saturday, closing out the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. (RELATED: Mike Huckabee Says Trump Could Suck Coronavirus Out Of The Sick And It Wouldn’t Be Enough)
The president first mocked the former vice president for claiming that 150 million people had been killed by gun violence.
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Trump complained about how his own jokes were taken seriously when wild gaffes from Biden were ignored.
“I can have fun. Remember I said Russia, if you’re listening, in front of 25,000 people, they cut it off at the end, so that you don’t see the laughter, the joke, and they said ‘he asked for help,’ right? Russia, if you’re listening, a very famous — they cut that thing so quick at the end because they didn’t want to hear the laughter in the place and me laughing,” Trump explained. “It was, boom. These are really dishonest people.”
Trump then said he turned to the first lady after hearing Biden’s comments and said, “But I said to her — it’s true. I said to her, ‘let me ask you this, did he just say that we killed 150 million people? That’s half of our population. This is a terrible event. We have to find out what’s going on. This is bad.'”
The crowd laughed as Trump continued, “This wasn’t reported by the fake news. It’s true. I said ‘I’ve got to check that, first lady, because you know what? If 150 million people were killed last year by guns, and they didn’t report the story’ — you see, they didn’t — they didn’t report it.”
Trump went on to call for an informal poll, asking audience members to “scream like hell” for the candidate they thought he’d beat most easily.
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When the crowd screamed loudest for Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Trump appeared to be taken aback.
“That happened last night too, I did the same thing. They think that crazy Bernie — how you could be easier to beat than Joe?” he asked. “The guy can’t put two sentences together. It’s insulting, how can you be easier? But he is more down the middle. Everyone knows he’s not a communist and with Bernie there’s a real question about that. But he’s definitely a radical left socialist Democrat and people know that. With Joe, he’s sort of down the middle, you know. The difference is, Joe’s not going to be running the government. He’s just going to be sitting in a home someplace. And people are going to be running it for him. And they will be radical left socialists.”


thedailycaller--2020-02-29--‘Finally Rebuilding Our Nation’: Trump Celebrates Afghanistan Withdrawal To Chants Of ‘USA’

President Donald Trump celebrated the new peace deal between the U.S. and Taliban while promising to rebuild “ our nation ” at the Conservative Political Action Conference ( CPAC ) on Saturday .
“ The agreement was made possible by the extraordinary bravery of our — of our American warriors , the sacrifice of these incredible people , their allies , and I want to also thank NATO , ” Trump said to a full auditorium at CPAC .
“ We had 28 , essentially 28 countries participating in this and they ’ re very happy to be out .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so very happy to announce that to this group in particular.
” Over the course of several months , the deal will reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan from 13,000 to 8,600 .
If the Taliban upholds their promise to prevent terrorism , the U.S. will completely withdraw all military forces within 14 months .
( RELATED : US Signs Peace Deal With Taliban , Will Withdraw All Troops If Taliban Keeps Commitments ) WATCH : “ After years of rebuilding foreign nations , we are finally rebuilding our nation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s time , right ?
It ’ s time , ” Trump added .
The promise to rebuild “ our nation ” was followed up with chants of “ USA , USA , USA ” by few thousand supporters at the Gaylord Hotel at CPAC .
The president maintains his highest approval rating since the beginning of his administration at a polling average of 45.9 % , according to RealClearPolitics .

President Donald Trump celebrated the new peace deal between the U.S. and Taliban while promising to rebuild “our nation” at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday.
“The agreement was made possible by the extraordinary bravery of our — of our American warriors, the sacrifice of these incredible people, their allies, and I want to also thank NATO,” Trump said to a full auditorium at CPAC. “We had 28, essentially 28 countries participating in this and they’re very happy to be out. This is 19 years, 19 years, so very happy to announce that to this group in particular.”
Over the course of several months, the deal will reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan from 13,000 to 8,600. If the Taliban upholds their promise to prevent terrorism, the U.S. will completely withdraw all military forces within 14 months. (RELATED: US Signs Peace Deal With Taliban, Will Withdraw All Troops If Taliban Keeps Commitments)
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“After years of rebuilding foreign nations, we are finally rebuilding our nation and taking care of our own American citizens. It’s time, right? It’s time,” Trump added. The promise to rebuild “our nation” was followed up with chants of “USA, USA, USA” by few thousand supporters at the Gaylord Hotel at CPAC.
The president maintains his highest approval rating since the beginning of his administration at a polling average of 45.9%, according to RealClearPolitics.


thedailycaller--2020-02-29--Trump Says Life Would Be Easier ‘If We Had A Press That Told The Truth’ — CPAC Crowd Goes Wild

The crowd erupted in cheers Saturday when President Donald Trump mocked the press , saying “ it would be so much easier if we had a press that told the truth.
” Trump made the remarks during a wide-ranging speech closing out the Conservative Political Action Conference ( CPAC ) in National Harbor , Maryland .
Trump began by talking about his decision to pull American troops from Syria and how he believed that the coverage of that decision had been unfair .
( RELATED : We Can ’ t Destroy NATO ‘ For The Kurds ’ : Jim Talent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Situation ) “ You remember recently when I took the soldiers out of Syria and everyone said , ‘ well , we have to protect the border between Turkey and Syria ’ and I said , ‘ why , why , what does it have to do with us ?
They have been fighting for a thousand years .
What does it have to do with us ?
Why are we protecting the border ? '
” Trump asked .
The president went on to note that he had kept a presence in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to protect , saying that the press had not reported that fairly either .
“ So they say he left soldiers , no , I left soldiers to keep the oil , okay , they don ’ t want to say that .
‘ He kept soldiers there .
He didn ’ t tell the truth.
’ These people are the worst .
They are . '
” The crowd laughed as Trump shrugged and continued , “ It would be so much easier for our country if we had a press that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in cheers and laughter .

The crowd erupted in cheers Saturday when President Donald Trump mocked the press, saying “it would be so much easier if we had a press that told the truth.”
Trump made the remarks during a wide-ranging speech closing out the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.
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Trump began by talking about his decision to pull American troops from Syria and how he believed that the coverage of that decision had been unfair. (RELATED: We Can’t Destroy NATO ‘For The Kurds’: Jim Talent, James Carafano Break Down The Syria Situation)
“You remember recently when I took the soldiers out of Syria and everyone said, ‘well, we have to protect the border between Turkey and Syria’ and I said, ‘why, why, what does it have to do with us? They have been fighting for a thousand years. What does it have to do with us? Why are we protecting the border?'”Trump asked.
The president went on to note that he had kept a presence in Syria because of the oil he wanted to protect, saying that the press had not reported that fairly either. “So they say he left soldiers, no, I left soldiers to keep the oil, okay, they don’t want to say that. ‘He kept soldiers there. He didn’t tell the truth.’ These people are the worst. They are.'”
The crowd laughed as Trump shrugged and continued, “It would be so much easier for our country if we had a press that told the truth.”
The crowd erupted in cheers and laughter.
“Right? It’s true,” the president concluded.


thedailycaller--2020-03-01--Pete Buttigieg Drops Out Of Presidential Race

Former South Bend , Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the 2020 Democratic presidential race Sunday , according to numerous reports .
The decision comes following a poor showing in South Carolina ’ s primary Saturday .
The former mayor earned just 2 % of black votes , early polling indicated according to the New York Times .
“ Pete Buttigieg to announce he is out of the presidential race , his staff now hearing the news in campaign call , sources tell us , ” Politico reporter Carla Marinucci tweeted .
Buttigieg , 38 , narrowly lost the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Joe Biden .
He claimed victory before the results were officially in , causing backlash among many .
The openly gay former mayor then came in third in the Nevada caucuses and followed it up with a fourth place finish in South Carolina Saturday .
( RELATED : ‘ What An F-ing Disaster ’ : NBC Hot Mic Moment Appears To Catch Panelist Trashing Iowa Caucuses ) Despite being one of the frontrunners for much of the Democratic race , Buttigieg failed to draw support from voters of color , the NYT @ @ @ @ @ @ @ town hall Monday , where Buttigieg said that there had been no talks regarding dropping out .
Buttigieg joins billionaire Tom Steyer , who dropped out Saturday , on the increasing list of failed presidential candidates .

Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the 2020 Democratic presidential race Sunday, according to numerous reports.
The decision comes following a poor showing in South Carolina’s primary Saturday. The former mayor earned just 2% of black votes, early polling indicated according to the New York Times.
“Pete Buttigieg to announce he is out of the presidential race, his staff now hearing the news in campaign call, sources tell us,” Politico reporter Carla Marinucci tweeted.
The former mayor tweeted about his decision to drop out Sunday evening. Buttigieg thanked supporters and noted that “together we’ll beat this president [Donald Trump] and build the era that must come next.”
Thank you for inviting me into your homes, sharing your stories, and putting your trust in me. We launched our campaign because Americans are hungry for a new kind of politics that brings us together. And together we’ll beat this president and build the era that must come next. pic.twitter.com/QDajvx1lpL — Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) March 2, 2020
Buttigieg, 38, narrowly won the Iowa primary in February over Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. He claimed victory before the results were officially in, causing backlash among many. The openly gay former mayor then came in third in the Nevada caucuses and followed it up with a fourth place finish in South Carolina Saturday. (RELATED: ‘What An F-ing Disaster’: NBC Hot Mic Moment Appears To Catch Panelist Trashing Iowa Caucuses)
Despite being one of the frontrunners for much of the Democratic race, Buttigieg failed to draw support from voters of color, the NYT reported. The former mayor told supporters Sunday that he would “do everything” possible to make sure there would be “a new Democratic president come January.”
“We sent a message to every kid out there wondering if whatever marks them out as different means they are destined to be less than,” Buttigieg added Sunday. “To see someone who once felt that exact same way can become a leading presidential candidate with his husband at his side.”
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.@PeteButtigieg: “I am making the difficult decision to suspend my campaign for the presidency. I will no longer seek to be the 2020 Democratic nominee for president, but I will do everything in my power to ensure that we have a new Democratic president come January.” pic.twitter.com/pbDXsWwFPZ — CSPAN (@cspan) March 2, 2020
The decision follows a CNN town hall Monday, where Buttigieg said that there had been no talks regarding dropping out. Buttigieg joins billionaire Tom Steyer, who dropped out Saturday, on the increasing list of failed presidential candidates.
Just hours before Buttigieg’s announcement, he said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that his campaign would “be assessing at every turn not only what the right answer is for the campaign, but making sure the every step we take is in the best interest of the party and that goal of making sure we defeat [President] Donald Trump, because our country can’t take four more years of this.”
Trump tweeted about Buttigieg’s exit shortly after the announcement and wrote that it was the beginning of Democrats “taking Bernie out of play.” The decision to suspend his campaign comes shortly before Super Tuesday, where 14 states will go to the polls.


thedailycaller--2020-03-01--HHS Secretary: Coronavirus Risk Remains ‘Low’ In US

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Sunday that the average American remains at “ low ” risk for the coronavirus and said it ’ s still unknown how the Washington person who died over the weekend contracted the virus .
Appearing on “ Face the Nation , ” Azar was asked by host Margaret Brennan about the first confirmed coronavirus death in America .
“ So we just had the first American death on U.S. soil out in Washington state .
What do we know about how the virus was contracted and how much it has spread ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wuhan Coronavirus Crisis Shows No Signs Of Slowing Down And Has Hit American Shores , Here Are The Details ) Azar expressed his sympathies for the family of the deceased and responded that it is still unknown how the disease was contracted in this case .
“ We do not know how he contracted the virus yet .
And so that ’ s why we and the state of Washington are deployed out there to try to trace who he had contact with and how he might have gotten the virus , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the numbers of infected people that the country should be prepared to handle , to which Azar responded that the risk to the average American remains “ low , ” because America has the “ finest public health system in the world.
” He also stated that the government is taking “ the most aggressive containment measures in the history of the United States , ” and that testing for the disease will expand massively over the coming weeks .

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Sunday that the average American remains at “low” risk for the coronavirus and said it’s still unknown how the Washington person who died over the weekend contracted the virus.
Appearing on “Face the Nation,” Azar was asked by host Margaret Brennan about the first confirmed coronavirus death in America.
“So we just had the first American death on U.S. soil out in Washington state. What do we know about how the virus was contracted and how much it has spread?” she asked. (RELATED: Wuhan Coronavirus Crisis Shows No Signs Of Slowing Down And Has Hit American Shores, Here Are The Details)
Azar expressed his sympathies for the family of the deceased and responded that it is still unknown how the disease was contracted in this case.
“We do not know how he contracted the virus yet. And so that’s why we and the state of Washington are deployed out there to try to trace who he had contact with and how he might have gotten the virus,” he said.
The host then asked about the numbers of infected people that the country should be prepared to handle, to which Azar responded that the risk to the average American remains “low,” because America has the “finest public health system in the world.”
He also stated that the government is taking “the most aggressive containment measures in the history of the United States,” and that testing for the disease will expand massively over the coming weeks.


thedailycaller--2020-03-01--John Mulaney Jokes On ‘SNL’ About Senators Stabbing Julius Caesar, Says It ‘Would Be An Interesting

John Mulaney Jokes On ‘SNL’ About Senators Stabbing Julius Caesar, Says It ‘Would Be An Interesting Thing If We Brought That Back Now’

Comedian John Mulaney explained in his “ Saturday Night Live ” monologue how Julius Caesar was assassinated by Roman senators and suggested “ that would be an interesting thing if we brought that back now.
” “ It is a leap year , as I said .
Leap year began in 45 B.C .
under Julius Caesar .
This is true , he started the leap year in order to correct the calendar and we still do it to this day , ” Mulaney , a former “ SNL ” writer , told the live audience .
( RELATED : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : ‘ It ’ s A Terrible Show ’ ) “ Another thing that happened under Julius Caesar , he was such a powerful maniac that all the senators grabbed knives and they stabbed him to death .
That would be an interesting thing if we brought that back now , ” he said to loud applause and laughter .
“ I asked my lawyer if I could make that joke and he said let me call another lawyer and that lawyer said yes , ” Mulaney added .
Liberal actor Alec Baldwin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late night comedy show to great acclaim .
After receiving criticism from the president for his performance , Baldwin suggested Trump ’ s words were threatening to himself and his family .
( RELATED : Alec Baldwin Returning To ‘ SNL ’ To Mock Trump In Season Premier ) “ I wonder if a sitting president exhorting his followers that my role in a TV comedy qualifies me as an enemy of the people constitutes a threat to my safety and that of my family ?
” Baldwin tweeted .
But the long-running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wit just for Trump .
During the 2016 presidential campaign a skit savaged Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for her seemingly precarious health .
The show also went after “ Buzzfeed ” for running with an anti-Trump story that was slammed by the former Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s investigative team .

Comedian John Mulaney explained in his “Saturday Night Live” monologue how Julius Caesar was assassinated by Roman senators and suggested “that would be an interesting thing if we brought that back now.”
“It is a leap year, as I said. Leap year began in 45 B.C. under Julius Caesar. This is true, he started the leap year in order to correct the calendar and we still do it to this day,” Mulaney, a former “SNL” writer, told the live audience. (RELATED: Trump On ‘Saturday Nigh Live’: ‘It’s A Terrible Show’)
“Another thing that happened under Julius Caesar, he was such a powerful maniac that all the senators grabbed knives and they stabbed him to death. That would be an interesting thing if we brought that back now,” he said to loud applause and laughter.
“I asked my lawyer if I could make that joke and he said let me call another lawyer and that lawyer said yes,” Mulaney added.
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Liberal actor Alec Baldwin regularly plays and mocks Trump on the late night comedy show to great acclaim. After receiving criticism from the president for his performance, Baldwin suggested Trump’s words were threatening to himself and his family. (RELATED: Alec Baldwin Returning To ‘SNL’ To Mock Trump In Season Premier)
“I wonder if a sitting president exhorting his followers that my role in a TV comedy qualifies me as an enemy of the people constitutes a threat to my safety and that of my family?” Baldwin tweeted.
But the long-running show has not reserved its caustic political wit just for Trump. During the 2016 presidential campaign a skit savaged Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for her seemingly precarious health.
The show also went after “Buzzfeed” for running with an anti-Trump story that was slammed by the former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative team.


thedailycaller--2020-03-01--Pence Says Democrats Pushing ‘Irresponsible Rhetoric’ On Coronavirus — Chuck Todd Demands Names

Vice President Mike Pence called out the “ outrageous and irresponsible rhetoric ” on Sunday that he says some Democrats are using to politicize the coronavirus .
Last week , President Donald Trump appointed Pence as the head of the coronavirus task force .
Although he stopped short of accusing Democrats of “ weaponizing ” the disease to attack Trump , as some Republican supporters have done , Pence told NBC News ’ “ Meet the Press , ” “ The president took decisive action to protect the American people ” that warranted “ voices on our side pushing back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chuck Todd suggested that the Democrats were not playing political games .
“ What facts are there that Democrats are doing this ?
It seems like people are asking questions and are concerned about the virus .
This implies some sort of political motivation , which is kind of gross.
” ( RELATED : Traveler ‘ Cleared ’ Of Coronavirus Appears On Fox News , Coughs On Child While Saying ‘ It Is Contagious ’ ) “ Well , I will tell you there ’ s been a lot of irresponsible rhetoric among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Todd demanded that Pence , “ Name some names … Because this just feels like gaslighting .
Please name some names .
We ’ re all … big people here.
” Pence cited a column in The New York Times “ by a prominent liberal journalist that said we should rename it the Trump virus.
” He reminded the NBC host that “ this virus began in China ” and that the president can not “ be blamed.
” “ The president took decisive action to protect the American people , ” said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outrageous and irresponsible rhetoric on the other side.
” On Friday , Trump accused CNN of trying to “ stoke a national coronavirus panic.
” Instead of acknowledging the attacks from the left , Todd asked , “ Do you think the rhetoric from your side helps ?
” ( RELATED : US Official Shuts Down Chinese Reporter For Claiming China ‘ Contained ’ Coronavirus ) “ I never begrudge people responding to unwarranted , unjustified attacks .
But I promise you , we are going to continue to focus on the mission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and given this government , and that is we ’ re going to bring the full resources of the federal government to bear , ” Pence responded .
On Saturday , Pence and the president announced the death of the first coronavirus victim .
The vice president promised that “ the American people can be confident that we ’ re going to continue to work this issue.
” Pence said despite the acrimony between the president and the House of Representatives “ we ’ re going to work with leaders with both parties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our federal agencies have all the resources they need.
” “ Remember , Chuck , this is about the lives of the American people .
”

Vice President Mike Pence called out the “outrageous and irresponsible rhetoric” on Sunday that he says some Democrats are using to politicize the coronavirus.
Last week, President Donald Trump appointed Pence as the head of the coronavirus task force.
Although he stopped short of accusing Democrats of “weaponizing” the disease to attack Trump, as some Republican supporters have done, Pence told NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” “The president took decisive action to protect the American people” that warranted “voices on our side pushing back on outrageous and irresponsible rhetoric.”
Host Chuck Todd suggested that the Democrats were not playing political games. “What facts are there that Democrats are doing this? It seems like people are asking questions and are concerned about the virus. This implies some sort of political motivation, which is kind of gross.” (RELATED: Traveler ‘Cleared’ Of Coronavirus Appears On Fox News, Coughs On Child While Saying ‘It Is Contagious’)
“Well, I will tell you there’s been a lot of irresponsible rhetoric among Democrats and commentators on the left.”
Todd demanded that Pence, “Name some names … Because this just feels like gaslighting. Please name some names. We’re all … big people here.”
Pence cited a column in The New York Times “by a prominent liberal journalist that said we should rename it the Trump virus.” He reminded the NBC host that “this virus began in China” and that the president cannot “be blamed.”
“The president took decisive action to protect the American people,” said Pence, who called out the “outrageous and irresponsible rhetoric on the other side.”
On Friday, Trump accused CNN of trying to “stoke a national coronavirus panic.”
“Anti-Trump Network @CNN doing whatever it can to stoke a national Coronavirus panic. The far left Network pretty much ignoring anyone who they interview who doesn’t blame President Trump.” @trish_regan @FoxNews Media refuses to discuss the great job our professionals are doing! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 28, 2020
Instead of acknowledging the attacks from the left, Todd asked, “Do you think the rhetoric from your side helps?” (RELATED: US Official Shuts Down Chinese Reporter For Claiming China ‘Contained’ Coronavirus)
“I never begrudge people responding to unwarranted, unjustified attacks. But I promise you, we are going to continue to focus on the mission the president has given this task force and given this government, and that is we’re going to bring the full resources of the federal government to bear,” Pence responded.
On Saturday, Pence and the president announced the death of the first coronavirus victim.
The vice president promised that “the American people can be confident that we’re going to continue to work this issue.” Pence said despite the acrimony between the president and the House of Representatives “we’re going to work with leaders with both parties in Congress to make sure not only our federal agencies have all the resources they need.”
“Remember, Chuck, this is about the lives of the American people.”