thedailycaller--2020-08-24--Atlantic Writer Jemele Hill Compares United States To Nazi Germany

Atlantic writer Jemele Hill compared America to Nazi Germany Sunday , tweeting that those who believe the latter was worse are “ wrong.
” Hill cited the book “ Caste : The Origins of Our Discontents ” by Isabel Wilkerson , which aims to explore how people ’ s lives and behaviors are influenced by “ linking the caste systems of America , India , and Nazi Germany , ” according to a Barnes and Noble description .
Hill claimed that “ if you were of the opinion that the United States wasn ’ t nearly as bad as Nazi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The sports writer ’ s tweet remains live as of the publication of this article , despite backlash from many .
Editor-in-chief of Arc Digital Berny Belvedere tweeted that Hill ’ s comments are “ breathtakingly irresponsible.
” “ How is anyone supposed to trust your judgment after this horror show of an opinion ?
” Hill replied to Belvedere defending her original comments .
( RELATED : ‘ It ’ s A Straight Up Noose ’ : Bubba Wallace , Jemele Hill Double Down On Noose Allegations Following FBI Findings ) “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country that murdered millions of Jews learned their systems of genocide by watching America , and studying our history of racialized slavery , and great knack for racial terrorism ?
” she wrote .
Author Allie Beth Stuckey noted that there has “ been a lot of critiques of this book from across the ideological spectrum on its profound historical flaws.
” “ You should read these critiques and allow yourself to be relieved that , no , America has never been close to Nazi Germany , ” she added .
Attorney Mark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delusional ” to believe the “ U.S .
is anywhere close to Nazi Germany.
” “ It is insulting to victims of Nazi Germany to even suggest this , as well as it is to America , ” Zaid tweeted .

Atlantic writer Jemele Hill compared America to Nazi Germany Sunday, tweeting that those who believe the latter was worse are “wrong.”
Hill cited the book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson, which aims to explore how people’s lives and behaviors are influenced by “linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany,” according to a Barnes and Noble description.
Hill claimed that “if you were of the opinion that the United States wasn’t nearly as bad as Nazi Germany, how wrong you are.”
Been reading Isabel Wilkerson’s new book, “Caste,” and if you were of the opinion that the United States wasn’t nearly as bad as Nazi Germany, how wrong you are. Can’t encourage you enough to read this masterpiece. — Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) August 23, 2020
The sports writer’s tweet remains live as of the publication of this article, despite backlash from many.
Editor-in-chief of Arc Digital Berny Belvedere tweeted that Hill’s comments are “breathtakingly irresponsible.”
“How is anyone supposed to trust your judgment after this horror show of an opinion?”
Hill replied to Belvedere defending her original comments. (RELATED: ‘It’s A Straight Up Noose’: Bubba Wallace, Jemele Hill Double Down On Noose Allegations Following FBI Findings)
“What would you call it when a country that murdered millions of Jews learned their systems of genocide by watching America, and studying our history of racialized slavery, and great knack for racial terrorism?” she wrote.
Believing the US and Nazi Germany are virtually indistinguishable is some #QAnon level of batshit crazy. https://t.co/9rrt39Vzz6 — Mike Glenn (@mrglenn) August 24, 2020
Author Allie Beth Stuckey noted that there has “been a lot of critiques of this book from across the ideological spectrum on its profound historical flaws.”
“You should read these critiques and allow yourself to be relieved that, no, America has never been close to Nazi Germany,” she added.
Attorney Mark S. Zaid tweeted that it is “delusional” to believe the “U.S. is anywhere close to Nazi Germany.”
“It is insulting to victims of Nazi Germany to even suggest this, as well as it is to America,” Zaid tweeted.


thedailycaller--2020-08-24--Black People Make Up The Overwhelming Majority Of Shooting Victims Amid NYC Wave

• A surge of gun violence in New York City is targeting mostly black people , according to New York City Police Department data .
• Shooting incidents involving black victims were up 177 % in June from the same time period in 2019 , NYPD data show .
• No other racial group was victimized by shootings at anywhere close to the same rate , the data show .
• New York City officials voted to subtract nearly $ 1 billion from the NYPD ’ s funding in late June .
Black people have been victimized by gun violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other racial group amid a surge of shootings and murders in New York City , according to New York City Police Department data reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation .
There were 194 shooting incidents that involved black victims in the city in June , a 177 % increase from the 70 recorded in June 2019 , according to NYPD Incident Level Data .
Of those incidents , 27 were classified as murders , a 170 % year-over-year increase from the 10 black people murdered in shootings in June 2019 .
No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shootings in New York City at anywhere close to the same rate black people have been since violent crime began surging in the city in mid-May and further accelerated in the weeks after George Floyd ’ s police-custody death in Minneapolis , the data show .
The city council voted in late June amid the surge in gun violence to remove nearly $ 1 billion from the NYPD ’ s budget and transfer the funds to youth and community development programs .
While there was an 80 % year-over-year increase in Hispanic shooting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 , the latest month that racial victim data is available , the ethnic group experienced only 6 murders as a result of those shootings , a 45 % decrease from the 11 murders as a result from shootings recorded in June 2019 .
No white people were killed as a result of shootings in New York City in June , according to NYPD data .
The city recorded a negligible increase in white shooting victims that month , with six recorded victims , up from four in June 2019 .
Violent crime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in July , with 244 citywide shooting incidents that month , a 177 % increase from the 88 shooting incidents in July 2019 , according to the NYPD .
It ’ s unclear what the racial makeup of July ’ s shooting victims are , as that data is released on a quarterly basis .
NYPD Incident Level data show that the surge in gun crime began in New York City in mid-May , about two weeks before Floyd ’ s May 25 death while in police custody sparked nationwide protests and unrest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city beginning in mid-June , the data show .
It ’ s unclear what exactly is driving the surge in gun violence in New York City .
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio attributed the spike in violence in his city to the coronavirus during an interview with MSNBC ’ s “ Morning Joe ” in July .
( RELATED : NYC Has Already Seen More Shootings This Year Than All Of 2019 ) “ In New York City , we ’ ve been the safest big city in America for years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ ve had a very tough two months — no doubt — and it is directly related to the coronavirus — the dislocation it ’ s caused , the fact that our court system is not functioning yet , so many factors.
” A spokesman for New York ’ s court system said in July that it was “ absurd , patently false and ridiculous ” for de Blasio to blame courts on the rise in violent crime in his city .
“ The Courts have operated continuously , operating throughout the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of hearings , and conferencing 1,000s of cases , Office of Court Administration Spokesman Lucian Chalfen said , adding that de Blasio “ should be looking in the mirror , not gazing out a window.
” NYPD Chief of Crime Control Strategies Michael LiPetri told the New York Post that a “ perfect storm ” of court closings , criminal-justice reform and coronavirus disruptions was responsible for the rise in violent crime in the city .
“ With the closing of the courts , there has been no grand jury investigations either… I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gun arrest for the person who found in possession of a firearm , ” LiPetri said .
“ More people getting released on their own recognizance and less people are getting indicted that ’ s a big issue.
” “ There needs to be swift and certain justice as a deterrent for carrying an illegal gun in New York City , ” LePetri added .
NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea has also singled out legislation de Blasio signed into law in July that criminalizes the use of chokeholds by law enforcement officers .
Shea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to The Wall Street Journal .
Shea has also pointed to the release of prisoners from jail during the coronavirus outbreak as being a driver of violent crime , however , NYPD data shows that only 35 of the 4,500 inmates released from Rikers Island during the pandemic have been rearrested on weapons charges , The Journal reported .
De Blasio and the NYPD did not return requests for comment .
New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez , who represents the Bronx , suggested in July that food scarcity was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crime in her city .
“ Maybe this has to do with the fact that people aren ’ t paying their rent and are scared to pay their rent , ” Ocasio-Cortez said .
“ So they go out and they need to feed their child and they don ’ t have money so … they feel like they either need to shoplift some bread or go hungry.
” New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo refuted Ocasio-Cortez ’ s theory , saying it is “ factually impossible ” that crime was rising because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ If you can ’ t pay your rent , you can not be evicted right now , ” Cuomo said .
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A surge of gun violence in New York City is targeting mostly black people, according to New York City Police Department data.
Shooting incidents involving black victims were up 177% in June from the same time period in 2019, NYPD data show.
No other racial group was victimized by shootings at anywhere close to the same rate, the data show.
New York City officials voted to subtract nearly $1 billion from the NYPD’s funding in late June.
Black people have been victimized by gun violence at a far greater rate than any other racial group amid a surge of shootings and murders in New York City, according to New York City Police Department data reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
There were 194 shooting incidents that involved black victims in the city in June, a 177% increase from the 70 recorded in June 2019, according to NYPD Incident Level Data. Of those incidents, 27 were classified as murders, a 170% year-over-year increase from the 10 black people murdered in shootings in June 2019.
No other racial group has been victimized by shootings in New York City at anywhere close to the same rate black people have been since violent crime began surging in the city in mid-May and further accelerated in the weeks after George Floyd’s police-custody death in Minneapolis, the data show.
The city council voted in late June amid the surge in gun violence to remove nearly $1 billion from the NYPD’s budget and transfer the funds to youth and community development programs.
While there was an 80% year-over-year increase in Hispanic shooting victims with 54 recorded incidents in June 2020, the latest month that racial victim data is available, the ethnic group experienced only 6 murders as a result of those shootings, a 45% decrease from the 11 murders as a result from shootings recorded in June 2019.
No white people were killed as a result of shootings in New York City in June, according to NYPD data. The city recorded a negligible increase in white shooting victims that month, with six recorded victims, up from four in June 2019.
Violent crime continued to surge in New York City in July, with 244 citywide shooting incidents that month, a 177% increase from the 88 shooting incidents in July 2019, according to the NYPD. It’s unclear what the racial makeup of July’s shooting victims are, as that data is released on a quarterly basis.
NYPD Incident Level data show that the surge in gun crime began in New York City in mid-May, about two weeks before Floyd’s May 25 death while in police custody sparked nationwide protests and unrest. Gun crime further accelerated in the city beginning in mid-June, the data show.
It’s unclear what exactly is driving the surge in gun violence in New York City.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio attributed the spike in violence in his city to the coronavirus during an interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” in July. (RELATED: NYC Has Already Seen More Shootings This Year Than All Of 2019)
“In New York City, we’ve been the safest big city in America for years,” de Blasio said. “We’ve had a very tough two months — no doubt — and it is directly related to the coronavirus — the dislocation it’s caused, the fact that our court system is not functioning yet, so many factors.”
A spokesman for New York’s court system said in July that it was “absurd, patently false and ridiculous” for de Blasio to blame courts on the rise in violent crime in his city.
“The Courts have operated continuously, operating throughout the pandemic, arraigning defendants, holding 100s of hearings, and conferencing 1,000s of cases, Office of Court Administration Spokesman Lucian Chalfen said, adding that de Blasio “should be looking in the mirror, not gazing out a window.”
NYPD Chief of Crime Control Strategies Michael LiPetri told the New York Post that a “perfect storm” of court closings, criminal-justice reform and coronavirus disruptions was responsible for the rise in violent crime in the city.
“With the closing of the courts, there has been no grand jury investigations either… I’m not talking about a simple gun arrest for the person who found in possession of a firearm,” LiPetri said. “More people getting released on their own recognizance and less people are getting indicted that’s a big issue.”
“There needs to be swift and certain justice as a deterrent for carrying an illegal gun in New York City,” LePetri added.
NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea has also singled out legislation de Blasio signed into law in July that criminalizes the use of chokeholds by law enforcement officers. Shea said the measure could deter law enforcement, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Shea has also pointed to the release of prisoners from jail during the coronavirus outbreak as being a driver of violent crime, however, NYPD data shows that only 35 of the 4,500 inmates released from Rikers Island during the pandemic have been rearrested on weapons charges, The Journal reported.
De Blasio and the NYPD did not return requests for comment.
New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, who represents the Bronx, suggested in July that food scarcity was to blame for the surge in violent crime in her city.
“Maybe this has to do with the fact that people aren’t paying their rent and are scared to pay their rent,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “So they go out and they need to feed their child and they don’t have money so … they feel like they either need to shoplift some bread or go hungry.”
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo refuted Ocasio-Cortez’s theory, saying it is “factually impossible” that crime was rising because people were struggling to pay rent.
“If you can’t pay your rent, you cannot be evicted right now,” Cuomo said.
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thedailycaller--2020-08-24--Russian Oligarch’s Ties To Manafort, Steele Posed Intel Risks, Senate Report Says

• A report from the Senate Intelligence Committee mentions Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska nearly 350 times , mostly for his connections to two operatives on opposite sides of “ Russiagate.
” • Trump-Russia dossier author Christopher Steele worked on Deripaska ’ s behalf from 2012 to 2017 , the report says .
• Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort worked for Deripaska from 2004 until falling out over a business dispute in 2009 .
• The Senate report and a former CIA station chief say that both of Deripaska ’ s connections present counterintelligence concerns for the U.S. A Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign chairman Paul Manafort and dossier author Christopher Steele posed counterintelligence risks for the U.S. , according to a Senate report and a former CIA station chief for Moscow .
Oleg Deripaska , a billionaire aluminum magnate , is mentioned 341 times in the Senate Intelligence Committee ’ s report released on Tuesday on Russia ’ s efforts to cozy up to Trump associates .
Deripaska ’ s connections to both Manafort and Steele have confounded investigators who have tried to figure out what role if any he played in the Russiagate saga @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2004 , but the pair were engaged in a business dispute at the time Manafort joined the Trump campaign in March 2016 .
Steele began working for Deripaska ’ s attorneys in 2012 , and continued to do so until at least early 2017 .
The Senate report said that Manafort ’ s ties to Deripaska posed a “ grave counterintelligence risk ” because the Republican operative was financially vulnerable to the Russian billionaire .
Manafort sent emails after he joined the Trump campaign asking how he could use his position to “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also offered to provide private briefings to Deripaska .
( RELATED : Senate Intel Committee Releases Russia Counterintelligence Report ) The Senate committee assessed that Steele ’ s connection to Deripaska created “ a potential direct channel for Russian influence on the dossier , ” which the FBI used in its investigation of the Trump campaign , and which many in the media touted as evidence of Trump-Russia collusion .
Daniel Hoffman , a former CIA station chief for Moscow , agrees with both assessments .
“ Manafort is vulnerable , greedy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you want to go after , ” Hoffman told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
Manafort , who is serving a 90-month prison sentence for a variety of financial crimes , shared internal Trump campaign polling data in August 2016 with his longtime business associate , Konstantin Kilimnik .
According to the Senate report , Kilimnik is a Russian intelligence officer and served as the chief liaison between Deripaska and Manafort .
The report also said that Deripaska , once considered one of Vladimir Putin ’ s closest allies , conducts “ influence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in foreign countries .
“ The Russian government coordinates with and directs Deripaska on many of his influence operations , ” the report said .
Rumors have long circulated that Kilimnik was affiliated with Russian intelligence , and the Senate report notes that Manafort and Rick Gates , a Trump campaign official who worked for Manafort , harbored suspicions that Kilimnik was a Kremlin-linked spy .
While the Trump campaign polling data that Manafort provided Kilimnik appeared to be innocuous , Hoffman said that the goal of a Russian spy operation would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sensitive information down the road .
“ The idea would be to get him conditioned to providing information , ” said Hoffman , who retired in 2017 after a 30-year CIA career .
“ If you ’ re in for a penny you ’ re in for a pound .
Give me some stuff that ’ s not important .
Next time I ask it won ’ t be about something so easily accessible or superfluous , ” he added .
Democrats and other Trump critics seized on the Senate report ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian government .
The Senate report also makes a cryptic reference to Kilimnik ’ s possible participation in the hack of Democrats ’ emails during the campaign .
The report also raises the possibility that Manafort took part in the scheme , though the details are redacted in the 966-page document .
There is no indication in the Senate report that Trump or others on the campaign other than Rick Gates knew that Manafort gave information to Kilimnik .
There is no indication that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Donald Trump or others on the campaign .
One indication that Manafort was freelancing is the campaign ’ s decision in mid-August 2016 to fire him after reports that he received secret payments from the Ukrainian government for consulting work done on behalf of a pro-Kremlin political party .
Hoffman said that Steele ’ s work for Deripaska raises questions about whether the dossier author was “ doing the bidding ” of his Russian employer .
The Senate report noted that the dossier mentions Manafort around 20 times , but never in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Kilimnik .
“ Steele and his subsources appear to have neglected to include or missed in its entirety Paul Manafort ’ s business relationship with Deripaska , which provided Deripaska leverage over Manafort and a possible route of influence into the Trump Campaign , ” the report says .
“ It makes you kind of wonder about everything that Steele is doing or his motivation , ” Hoffman told the DCNF .
Steele ’ s work for Deripaska appears to have covered a broad range of issues , including an investigation into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MI6 officer investigated Manafort on Deripaska ’ s behalf at the time he started his work on the infamous dossier .
Steele may also have outsourced some of the Manafort work to Fusion GPS , the opposition research firm that had hired him for the dossier project .
Steele also tasked his primary dossier source , Igor Danchenko , with investigating Manafort in March 2016 .
Steele also lobbied Justice Department official Bruce Ohr in 2015 and early 2016 to help Deripaska with problems he was having with his visa to the U.S @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deripaska from entering the country because of concerns that he is tied to organized criminal activity .
Steele also conducted an investigation for Deripaska ’ s lawyer , Paul Hauser , into the German company Bilfinger into 2017 .
Deripaska acknowledged in a July 2019 interview with The Hill that his attorneys hired Steele for legal work in London .
Steele said that he has only ever met Deripaska once and that the oligarch would not have been able to influence the dossier .
Deripaska has also denied links to the dossier .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s direct questions on whether he worked for Deripaska , but he said no client would have known about the dossier or provided input , other than Fusion GPS , ” the Senate report said .
The Senate report echoed a Justice Department inspector general report released last year by suggesting that Deripaska may have somehow influenced Steele ’ s dossier work .
The IG report said that an intelligence community report from June 2017 said that a Russian oligarch believed to be Deripaska may have been aware of Steele ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 .
It also found that an FBI unit raised concerns in 2015 about Steele ’ s links to Russian oligarchs .
The report also said that the U.S. intelligence community produced a report in June 2017 that indicated that two affiliates of Russia ’ s intelligence service were aware of Steele ’ s investigation of Trump in early July 2016 .
The IG report said that the FBI received evidence that Russian intelligence operatives may have fed disinformation to Steele ’ s sub-sources .
Manafort ’ s ties to Deripaska have received @ @ @ @ @ @ @ links to Steele .
A New York Times report on Manafort laid out his links to Deripaska , but neglected the report ’ s mentions of his ties to Steele .
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius focused on the Manafort-Deripaska link as well , ignoring Steele ’ s work for the oligarch .
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A report from the Senate Intelligence Committee mentions Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska nearly 350 times, mostly for his connections to two operatives on opposite sides of “Russiagate.”
Trump-Russia dossier author Christopher Steele worked on Deripaska’s behalf from 2012 to 2017, the report says.
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort worked for Deripaska from 2004 until falling out over a business dispute in 2009.
The Senate report and a former CIA station chief say that both of Deripaska’s connections present counterintelligence concerns for the U.S.
A Russian oligarch’s links to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and dossier author Christopher Steele posed counterintelligence risks for the U.S., according to a Senate report and a former CIA station chief for Moscow.
Oleg Deripaska, a billionaire aluminum magnate, is mentioned 341 times in the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report released on Tuesday on Russia’s efforts to cozy up to Trump associates.
Deripaska’s connections to both Manafort and Steele have confounded investigators who have tried to figure out what role if any he played in the Russiagate saga. Manafort began working for Deripaska in 2004, but the pair were engaged in a business dispute at the time Manafort joined the Trump campaign in March 2016.
Steele began working for Deripaska’s attorneys in 2012, and continued to do so until at least early 2017.
The Senate report said that Manafort’s ties to Deripaska posed a “grave counterintelligence risk” because the Republican operative was financially vulnerable to the Russian billionaire. Manafort sent emails after he joined the Trump campaign asking how he could use his position to “get whole” with Deripaska. Manafort also offered to provide private briefings to Deripaska. (RELATED: Senate Intel Committee Releases Russia Counterintelligence Report)
The Senate committee assessed that Steele’s connection to Deripaska created “a potential direct channel for Russian influence on the dossier,” which the FBI used in its investigation of the Trump campaign, and which many in the media touted as evidence of Trump-Russia collusion.
Daniel Hoffman, a former CIA station chief for Moscow, agrees with both assessments. “Manafort is vulnerable, greedy, avaricious, that’s the guy you want to go after,” Hoffman told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Manafort, who is serving a 90-month prison sentence for a variety of financial crimes, shared internal Trump campaign polling data in August 2016 with his longtime business associate, Konstantin Kilimnik. According to the Senate report, Kilimnik is a Russian intelligence officer and served as the chief liaison between Deripaska and Manafort.
The report also said that Deripaska, once considered one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, conducts “influence operations” on Russia’s behalf in foreign countries.
“The Russian government coordinates with and directs Deripaska on many of his influence operations,” the report said.
Rumors have long circulated that Kilimnik was affiliated with Russian intelligence, and the Senate report notes that Manafort and Rick Gates, a Trump campaign official who worked for Manafort, harbored suspicions that Kilimnik was a Kremlin-linked spy.
While the Trump campaign polling data that Manafort provided Kilimnik appeared to be innocuous, Hoffman said that the goal of a Russian spy operation would be to groom Manafort to eventually provide more sensitive information down the road.
“The idea would be to get him conditioned to providing information,” said Hoffman, who retired in 2017 after a 30-year CIA career.
“If you’re in for a penny you’re in for a pound. Give me some stuff that’s not important. Next time I ask it won’t be about something so easily accessible or superfluous,” he added.
“That’s wildly disturbing.”
Democrats and other Trump critics seized on the Senate report’s findings about Manafort, Kilimnik and Deripaska as evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian government.
The Senate report also makes a cryptic reference to Kilimnik’s possible participation in the hack of Democrats’ emails during the campaign. The report also raises the possibility that Manafort took part in the scheme, though the details are redacted in the 966-page document.
There is no indication in the Senate report that Trump or others on the campaign other than Rick Gates knew that Manafort gave information to Kilimnik. There is no indication that whatever Manafort was up to was directed by Donald Trump or others on the campaign.
One indication that Manafort was freelancing is the campaign’s decision in mid-August 2016 to fire him after reports that he received secret payments from the Ukrainian government for consulting work done on behalf of a pro-Kremlin political party.
Hoffman said that Steele’s work for Deripaska raises questions about whether the dossier author was “doing the bidding” of his Russian employer.
The Senate report noted that the dossier mentions Manafort around 20 times, but never in the context of his links to Deripaska and Kilimnik.
“Steele and his subsources appear to have neglected to include or missed in its entirety Paul Manafort’s business relationship with Deripaska, which provided Deripaska leverage over Manafort and a possible route of influence into the Trump Campaign,” the report says.
“It makes you kind of wonder about everything that Steele is doing or his motivation,” Hoffman told the DCNF.
Steele’s work for Deripaska appears to have covered a broad range of issues, including an investigation into Manafort’s finances.
The former MI6 officer investigated Manafort on Deripaska’s behalf at the time he started his work on the infamous dossier. Steele may also have outsourced some of the Manafort work to Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm that had hired him for the dossier project.
Steele also tasked his primary dossier source, Igor Danchenko, with investigating Manafort in March 2016.
Steele also lobbied Justice Department official Bruce Ohr in 2015 and early 2016 to help Deripaska with problems he was having with his visa to the U.S. The government has at times blocked Deripaska from entering the country because of concerns that he is tied to organized criminal activity.
Steele also conducted an investigation for Deripaska’s lawyer, Paul Hauser, into the German company Bilfinger into 2017.
Deripaska acknowledged in a July 2019 interview with The Hill that his attorneys hired Steele for legal work in London.
Steele said that he has only ever met Deripaska once and that the oligarch would not have been able to influence the dossier. Deripaska has also denied links to the dossier.
“Steele declined to answer the Committee’s direct questions on whether he worked for Deripaska, but he said no client would have known about the dossier or provided input, other than Fusion GPS,” the Senate report said.
The Senate report echoed a Justice Department inspector general report released last year by suggesting that Deripaska may have somehow influenced Steele’s dossier work.
The IG report said that an intelligence community report from June 2017 said that a Russian oligarch believed to be Deripaska may have been aware of Steele’s investigation of the campaign in early July 2016. It also found that an FBI unit raised concerns in 2015 about Steele’s links to Russian oligarchs.
The report also said that the U.S. intelligence community produced a report in June 2017 that indicated that two affiliates of Russia’s intelligence service were aware of Steele’s investigation of Trump in early July 2016.
The IG report said that the FBI received evidence that Russian intelligence operatives may have fed disinformation to Steele’s sub-sources.
Manafort’s ties to Deripaska have received far more media attention than have the links to Steele.
A New York Times report on Manafort laid out his links to Deripaska, but neglected the report’s mentions of his ties to Steele. Washington Post columnist David Ignatius focused on the Manafort-Deripaska link as well, ignoring Steele’s work for the oligarch.
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thedailycaller--2020-08-24--‘This Is False’: DOJ Denies Claim From Brian Stelter’s Book That AG Barr Met With Rupert Murdoch, Tr

‘This Is False’: DOJ Denies Claim From Brian Stelter’s Book That AG Barr Met With Rupert Murdoch, Tried To Silence Andrew Napolitano

A Department of Justice ( DOJ ) spokeswoman denied a claim from CNN host Brian Stelter ’ s book accusing Attorney General William Barr of trying to “ muzzle ” Fox News ’ Judge Andrew Napolitano .
Stelter ’ s upcoming book “ Hoax : Donald Trump , Fox News and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth ” in part dives into an October 2019 meeting between Barr and media mogul Rupert Murdoch .
Stelter noted various topics that were discussed – including Napolitano , The Guardian reported , citing Stelter ’ s book .
The book alleges that President Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judge ’ s TV broadcasts that he had implored Barr to send Rupert a message in person … about ‘ muzzling the judge ’ .
[ Trump ] wanted the nation ’ s top law enforcement official to convey just how atrocious Napolitano ’ s legal analysis had been , ” citing an unnamed source , according to The Guardian .
DOJ spokeswoman Kerri Kupec denied this part of Stelter ’ s book Saturday evening on Twitter .
Kupec added that Stelter “ did not reach out to us before publishing.
” ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To 2019 Graduates : ‘ I Still Don ’ t Know What I ’ m Doing ’ ) The CNN host also wrote that Barr ’ s request “ carried a lot of weight , ” adding that no one was “ explicitly told to take Napolitano off the air.
” Napolitano has been outspoken against Trump , particularly during his impeachment trial .
Brian Stelter did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller .

A Department of Justice (DOJ) spokeswoman denied a claim from CNN host Brian Stelter’s book accusing Attorney General William Barr of trying to “muzzle” Fox News’ Judge Andrew Napolitano.
Stelter’s upcoming book “Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth” in part dives into an October 2019 meeting between Barr and media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Stelter noted various topics that were discussed – including Napolitano, The Guardian reported, citing Stelter’s book.
The book alleges that President Donald Trump “was so incensed by the judge’s TV broadcasts that he had implored Barr to send Rupert a message in person … about ‘muzzling the judge’. [Trump] wanted the nation’s top law enforcement official to convey just how atrocious Napolitano’s legal analysis had been,” citing an unnamed source, according to The Guardian.
DOJ spokeswoman Kerri Kupec denied this part of Stelter’s book Saturday evening on Twitter. Kupec added that Stelter “did not reach out to us before publishing.” (RELATED: CNN’s Brian Stelter To 2019 Graduates: ‘I Still Don’t Know What I’m Doing’)
“This is false,” she tweeted.
This is false. A basic fact-check would have revealed that, but @brianstelter did not reach out to us before publishing.https://t.co/OWgCWX3aFg — Kerri Kupec DOJ (@KerriKupecDOJ) August 23, 2020
The CNN host also wrote that Barr’s request “carried a lot of weight,” adding that no one was “explicitly told to take Napolitano off the air.” Napolitano has been outspoken against Trump, particularly during his impeachment trial.
Brian Stelter did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller.


thedailycaller--2020-08-24--America After Trump: The Battle For The GOP Has Begun

What if President Donald Trump loses in November ?
It ’ s the looming question few on the pro-Trump Right wish to entertain less than three months from Election Day .
In many ways this is understandable—after all , when the question has been posed , it has generally been by a pundit class all too eager to write off the president ’ s chances of victory in a race that ’ s still far from over .
But as the end of the campaign grows nearer , the possibility of a Trump defeat is also too dangerous to completely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every conservative recognizes that a Joe Biden administration—paired with a possibly Democrat-controlled Congress—would be a disaster for the country .
Under progressive rule in Washington , the country might never recover from the economic crash brought on by COVID-19 lockdowns , while Americans would also have to deal with increasingly aggressive attacks on their free speech , religious liberty and even basic safety .
Moreover , Democrats would also likely attempt to “ reform ” our electoral system to ensure no Republican ever gets near the White House again .
( RELATED : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden Against Trump : ‘ Future Of Our Democracy Is At Stake ’ ) It ’ s difficult to overstate the damage that Biden ’ s leftist agenda could do to the American experiment .
Should Democrats take the White House and Congress , effectively fighting their program and advancing a true conservative alternative will require an aggressive effort with active participation from all corners of the Republican Party .
But this raises a separate question : Will the post-Trump GOP even be willing to fight ?
Therein lies the gravest threat posed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , speculation is rapidly growing over what the GOP will look like once President Trump leaves office , with some voices suggesting that the party should initiate a more or less clean break with Trumpism .
For example , in his recently published book “ Trumpocalypse , ” former Bush speechwriter and Never-Trumper David Frum called for Republicans to become a “ … culturally modern post-Boomer generation party of markets and enterprise for the twenty-first century.
” And Maryland Gov .
Larry Hogan , one of Trump ’ s most vocal Republican critics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adopt “ a kind of a bigger tent message and avoiding the divisive rhetoric and avoiding the extremes of either party.
” If this platitude-heavy rhetoric sounds familiar , it ’ s because we have in fact heard it all before .
In the aftermath of Mitt Romney ’ s defeat in 2012 , the Republican National Committee infamously drafted a post-election “ autopsy , ” which hypothesized that the party ’ s chief problems were not “ connecting people ” to its economic policies and the need to be “ more inclusive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issues .
Simply put , their argument was that cultural issues distracted from the winning economic message of Romney , focused on helping America ’ s “ job creators ” and “ entrepreneurs.
” By the time of the 2016 presidential primaries , these ideas had largely become conventional wisdom among the Republican establishment .
But we all know what happened next .
After running a campaign almost entirely contrary to what the autopsy report had recommended—breaking from GOP economic orthodoxy and emphasizing cultural conservatism—Donald Trump won more electoral votes than any Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 victory proved that a socially conservative and economically populist platform can be a winning one for Republicans—and might be the only winning one .
Following this resounding result , one might expect that GOP leaders would be rushing to adapt the party to the will of the voters .
And indeed there are some pioneering Republicans—such as Sens .
Josh Hawley , Tom Cotton , and Marco Rubio , to name a few—who are doing just that , gradually working out a new and improved direction for the GOP focused on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as evidenced above , there are still too many in the establishment who would prefer to return to the defeated pre-Trump consensus rather than learn from the President ’ s successes .
This means that once President Trump leaves office—either after a loss this November or at the end of a second term in 2025—a high-stakes battle will almost certainly commence over the future of the GOP .
And those who do not want to see a return to the stale agenda of corporate Republicanism must be prepared to fight to ensure the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not tossed aside .
So what should a post-Trump Republican Party look like ?
As my organization , American Principles Project , has argued , Republicans should build their platform around a revitalization of the American family .
Our research has shown that family-oriented voters make up the base of the GOP and are natural conservatives , meaning it is this group that truly holds the future to the Republican Party .
Moreover , strong families are also the foundation of a healthy society , and with marriage and birth rates at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s future prosperity depends upon action to reverse these trends .
( RELATED : How We Return To An Economy That Lifts All Americans ) Fortunately , President Trump has done much already to establish this pro-family agenda .
His emphasis on trade and industrial policies , which put American workers first , has marked an important step for Republicans toward recognizing that economic policies must account for their effects on regular Americans and their families , not merely GDP or Wall Street fortunes .
His administration ’ s efforts to promote greater @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again the focus of education policy .
And his moves to respect and protect the sanctity of life , religious liberty , and the reality of biological sex have helped push back against forces that would erode the family still further .
Most importantly , Trump intuitively understands that politics is about drawing sharp contrasts and competing for American hearts and minds .
It requires casting bold , aggressive ideas to improve our nation .
Establishment Republicans have too often shied away from this for fear of denunciation from our cultural elites—or even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elites .
This element of the GOP must be forcefully opposed .
Whether Trump wins or loses in November , conservatives should demand that Republicans build upon the pro-family endeavor the president has started .
They should also demand that GOP leaders defend the idea of America itself from a radical left-wing , which increasingly holds this very nation and its founding principles in contempt .
While the outcome of the 2020 election is critically important , the battle to preserve the American experiment will not end if Biden and the Democrats prevail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Terry Schilling is the executive director at American Principles Project .
Follow him on Twitter @ Schilling1776 .
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 .

What if President Donald Trump loses in November?
It’s the looming question few on the pro-Trump Right wish to entertain less than three months from Election Day. In many ways this is understandable—after all, when the question has been posed, it has generally been by a pundit class all too eager to write off the president’s chances of victory in a race that’s still far from over. But as the end of the campaign grows nearer, the possibility of a Trump defeat is also too dangerous to completely ignore.
Of course, just about every conservative recognizes that a Joe Biden administration—paired with a possibly Democrat-controlled Congress—would be a disaster for the country. Under progressive rule in Washington, the country might never recover from the economic crash brought on by COVID-19 lockdowns, while Americans would also have to deal with increasingly aggressive attacks on their free speech, religious liberty and even basic safety. Moreover, Democrats would also likely attempt to “reform” our electoral system to ensure no Republican ever gets near the White House again. (RELATED: Sanders Calls On Progressives To Rally Behind Biden Against Trump: ‘Future Of Our Democracy Is At Stake’)
It’s difficult to overstate the damage that Biden’s leftist agenda could do to the American experiment. Should Democrats take the White House and Congress, effectively fighting their program and advancing a true conservative alternative will require an aggressive effort with active participation from all corners of the Republican Party. But this raises a separate question: Will the post-Trump GOP even be willing to fight? Therein lies the gravest threat posed by a defeat in 2020.
Already, speculation is rapidly growing over what the GOP will look like once President Trump leaves office, with some voices suggesting that the party should initiate a more or less clean break with Trumpism. For example, in his recently published book “Trumpocalypse,” former Bush speechwriter and Never-Trumper David Frum called for Republicans to become a “… culturally modern post-Boomer generation party of markets and enterprise for the twenty-first century.” And Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, one of Trump’s most vocal Republican critics, has said the GOP needs to adopt “a kind of a bigger tent message and avoiding the divisive rhetoric and avoiding the extremes of either party.”
If this platitude-heavy rhetoric sounds familiar, it’s because we have in fact heard it all before. In the aftermath of Mitt Romney’s defeat in 2012, the Republican National Committee infamously drafted a post-election “autopsy,” which hypothesized that the party’s chief problems were not “connecting people” to its economic policies and the need to be “more inclusive and welcoming” by moderating on social issues. Simply put, their argument was that cultural issues distracted from the winning economic message of Romney, focused on helping America’s “job creators” and “entrepreneurs.”
By the time of the 2016 presidential primaries, these ideas had largely become conventional wisdom among the Republican establishment. But we all know what happened next. After running a campaign almost entirely contrary to what the autopsy report had recommended—breaking from GOP economic orthodoxy and emphasizing cultural conservatism—Donald Trump won more electoral votes than any Republican candidate in nearly three decades. His 2016 victory proved that a socially conservative and economically populist platform can be a winning one for Republicans—and might be the only winning one.
Following this resounding result, one might expect that GOP leaders would be rushing to adapt the party to the will of the voters. And indeed there are some pioneering Republicans—such as Sens. Josh Hawley, Tom Cotton, and Marco Rubio, to name a few—who are doing just that, gradually working out a new and improved direction for the GOP focused on the needs of working Americans. However, as evidenced above, there are still too many in the establishment who would prefer to return to the defeated pre-Trump consensus rather than learn from the President’s successes.
This means that once President Trump leaves office—either after a loss this November or at the end of a second term in 2025—a high-stakes battle will almost certainly commence over the future of the GOP. And those who do not want to see a return to the stale agenda of corporate Republicanism must be prepared to fight to ensure the lessons from Trump’s 2016 victory are not tossed aside.
So what should a post-Trump Republican Party look like? As my organization, American Principles Project, has argued, Republicans should build their platform around a revitalization of the American family. Our research has shown that family-oriented voters make up the base of the GOP and are natural conservatives, meaning it is this group that truly holds the future to the Republican Party. Moreover, strong families are also the foundation of a healthy society, and with marriage and birth rates at or near all-time lows, America’s future prosperity depends upon action to reverse these trends. (RELATED: How We Return To An Economy That Lifts All Americans)
Fortunately, President Trump has done much already to establish this pro-family agenda. His emphasis on trade and industrial policies, which put American workers first, has marked an important step for Republicans toward recognizing that economic policies must account for their effects on regular Americans and their families, not merely GDP or Wall Street fortunes. His administration’s efforts to promote greater educational opportunity have properly made parents once again the focus of education policy. And his moves to respect and protect the sanctity of life, religious liberty, and the reality of biological sex have helped push back against forces that would erode the family still further.
Most importantly, Trump intuitively understands that politics is about drawing sharp contrasts and competing for American hearts and minds. It requires casting bold, aggressive ideas to improve our nation. Establishment Republicans have too often shied away from this for fear of denunciation from our cultural elites—or even worse, because they agree with those elites. This element of the GOP must be forcefully opposed.
Whether Trump wins or loses in November, conservatives should demand that Republicans build upon the pro-family endeavor the president has started. They should also demand that GOP leaders defend the idea of America itself from a radical left-wing, which increasingly holds this very nation and its founding principles in contempt. While the outcome of the 2020 election is critically important, the battle to preserve the American experiment will not end if Biden and the Democrats prevail. It will have only just begun.
Terry Schilling is the executive director at American Principles Project. Follow him on Twitter @Schilling1776.
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.


thedailycaller--2020-08-24--CNN Guest Says RNC Will Be A ‘Major Medical And Political Disinformation Event’

CNN commentator Amanda Carpenter said Sunday that this week ’ s Republican National Convention should be treated as “ a major medical and political disinformation event.
” Carpenter appeared on “ Reliable Sources ” to discuss the way networks like CNN might cover the RNC .
( RELATED : Pelosi : Republicans Who Support Trump Will Have ‘ Major Doggy Doo On Their Shoes ’ ) Host Brian Stelter set the stage by claiming the President Donald Trump — scheduled to speak on all four nights of the convention that kicks off Monday — was already telling lies about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week .
“ He ’ s been lying about the Democrats ’ convention .
He was out there on Twitter claiming the Democrats cut out the words under God during the Pledge of Allegiance .
They did not .
Of course , this happened in two caucuses , not part of the formal program .
The president heard about it on Fox News , got misled and spread the misinformation to millions on Twitter , ” Stelter said .
The official Pledge of Allegiance — featured during all four nights of the DNC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Stelter noted , there were two DNC caucus meetings during which the phrase was omitted .
And while President Trump did initially say that “ the Democrats ” had omitted the phrase from the Pledge of Allegiance , he later clarified his comment to specify the two caucus meetings .
Stelter went on to ask Carpenter , “ Let ’ s say it ’ s 10:15 on Monday night , the president is speaking , he is once again lying to the public about voter fraud , about mail-in voting , about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the major networks , NBC , ABC , CBS , CNN , MSNBC , what should they do ?
” “ I think the networks need to be making preparations now to cover this as a major medical and political disinformation event , ” Carpenter replied , arguing that the RNC was likely to focus on two specific themes — a miraculous cure for coronavirus and the potential rigging of the election .
“ Both of these ideas are dangerous to our health and democracy .
And it will call for expertise , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ networks should not be afraid to break in and put an election integrity expert or medical expert on the air .
Don ’ t forget , this is not just Donald Trump pushing this message .
”

CNN commentator Amanda Carpenter said Sunday that this week’s Republican National Convention should be treated as “a major medical and political disinformation event.”
Carpenter appeared on “Reliable Sources” to discuss the way networks like CNN might cover the RNC. (RELATED: Pelosi: Republicans Who Support Trump Will Have ‘Major Doggy Doo On Their Shoes’)
Host Brian Stelter set the stage by claiming the President Donald Trump — scheduled to speak on all four nights of the convention that kicks off Monday — was already telling lies about the Democratic National Convention that was held last week.
WATCH:
“He’s been lying about the Democrats’ convention. He was out there on Twitter claiming the Democrats cut out the words under God during the Pledge of Allegiance. They did not. Of course, this happened in two caucuses, not part of the formal program. The president heard about it on Fox News, got misled and spread the misinformation to millions on Twitter,” Stelter said.
The official Pledge of Allegiance — featured during all four nights of the DNC — was recited as written, but as Stelter noted, there were two DNC caucus meetings during which the phrase was omitted.
NEW VIDEO: At the #DemocraticNationalConvention , LGBT Caucus purposely leaves out the words, “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance. Watch. This now makes twice that two key constituencies of the Democratic Party have done this. See my earlier tweet about DNC Muslim Caucus pic.twitter.com/2GIDcCMq1F — David Brody (@DavidBrodyCBN) August 19, 2020
WATCH: “Under God” was removed from the Pledge of Allegiance during a DNC event this past week. pic.twitter.com/zqTDfb1uM4 — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) August 22, 2020
And while President Trump did initially say that “the Democrats” had omitted the phrase from the Pledge of Allegiance, he later clarified his comment to specify the two caucus meetings.
The Democrats took the word GOD out of the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democrat National Convention. At first I thought they made a mistake, but it wasn’t. It was done on purpose. Remember Evangelical Christians, and ALL, this is where they are coming from-it’s done. Vote Nov 3! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 22, 2020
Two Democrat Caucus Meetings removed “UNDER GOD” from the Pledge of Allegiance. It sounded not only strange, but terrible. That’s where they’re coming from! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 23, 2020
Stelter went on to ask Carpenter, “Let’s say it’s 10:15 on Monday night, the president is speaking, he is once again lying to the public about voter fraud, about mail-in voting, about threats to the election. What should the major networks, NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, what should they do?”
“I think the networks need to be making preparations now to cover this as a major medical and political disinformation event,” Carpenter replied, arguing that the RNC was likely to focus on two specific themes — a miraculous cure for coronavirus and the potential rigging of the election.
“Both of these ideas are dangerous to our health and democracy. And it will call for expertise,” Carpenter continued. “I think networks should not be afraid to break in and put an election integrity expert or medical expert on the air. Don’t forget, this is not just Donald Trump pushing this message.”


thedailycaller--2020-08-23--‘This Was A Riot’: At Least A Dozen Arrested In Denver Riot To Defund The Police

At least a dozen people were arrested in Denver , Colo. , Saturday night after rioters vandalized businesses and clashed with police officers .
9News reported that dozens of demonstrators outside the Denver Police Department ( DPD ) headquarters called for the department to be abolished .
However , things soon turned violent , with some rioters setting fire to trees and an American flag , while others broke windows and threw fireworks at officers , per the same report .
One officer suffered a concussion and third degree burns but is expected to make a full recovery , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experienced last night was not a protest , it was anarchy , ” Denver Director of Safety Murphy Robinson said , according to The Denver Post .
“ The people who showed up last night–the anarchists who showed up last night–brought weapons to the table .
They had guns , they brought explosives , axes , machetes .
And they had one intent purpose , to harm our officers.
” “ I want these anarchists to hear me clearly and loudly that this will not be tolerated in our city .
You are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to CBS4 Denver .
“ Effective immediately , I ’ m suspending the Command PR Bond Jail Inmate cap I put in place due to COVID-19 in March.
” A Quiznos restaurant was the victim of rioters , with Democratic Gov .
Jared Polis calling the actions “ inexcusable ” in a tweet Sunday .
( RELATED : Denver Police Officer Fired For ‘ Let ’ s Start A Riot ’ Instagram Post ) “ Just as we all condemn inexcusable acts of terror against a family-owned restaurant , acts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corporate chains and public buildings .
An attack against any of our lives and property is an attack against all of our lives and property.
” The rioters claim the city has failed and refused to address their demands about defunding the police , according to Fox31 .
Riots also said they wanted to end homeless sweeps , stop racism and seek justice for Elijah McClain , who died a year ago after he was violently stopped by Aurora police , according to The Denver Post .
“ Unfortunately we had people who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get their point across is to try to inflict violence or engage our police officers in a violent clash , ” Mayor Michael Hancock said Sunday , per The Denver Post .
“ We are not going to stand for it .
We are not going to stand for their anarchy , their chaos or their mindless destruction in our city.
” “ Last night was a riot in our city , ” Hancock said , according to CBS4 Denver .
“ We will not be using the words protest or march @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also shot down claims that the protest was in support of Black Lives Matter , saying , “ I want to speak to you as a Black man and as a Denver native .
The narrative that these anarchists are marching for justice for Black lives is frankly false .
The public needs to know that you do not represent us .
Stop using the color of my skin to tear up my city.
” Hancock said rioters will pay for any property damage caused , according to CBS4 Denver .
“ This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people of Denver , the taxpayers of this city .
”

At least a dozen people were arrested in Denver, Colo., Saturday night after rioters vandalized businesses and clashed with police officers.
9News reported that dozens of demonstrators outside the Denver Police Department (DPD) headquarters called for the department to be abolished.
However, things soon turned violent, with some rioters setting fire to trees and an American flag, while others broke windows and threw fireworks at officers, per the same report.
One officer suffered a concussion and third degree burns but is expected to make a full recovery, according to CBS4 Denver.
A protest in front of Denver Police headquarters is small but has escalated quickly. About 50 protesters are here right now, many with shields and helmets. A van pulled up and passed out shields to protesters. Protesters are at a standoff with a SWAT team now #9News pic.twitter.com/XlzmcenfG9 — Marc Sallinger (@MarcSallinger) August 23, 2020
“What we experienced last night was not a protest, it was anarchy,” Denver Director of Safety Murphy Robinson said, according to The Denver Post. “The people who showed up last night–the anarchists who showed up last night–brought weapons to the table. They had guns, they brought explosives, axes, machetes. And they had one intent purpose, to harm our officers.”
“I want these anarchists to hear me clearly and loudly that this will not be tolerated in our city. You are not welcome here,” Robinson continued, according to CBS4 Denver. “Effective immediately, I’m suspending the Command PR Bond Jail Inmate cap I put in place due to COVID-19 in March.”
A Quiznos restaurant was the victim of rioters, with Democratic Gov. Jared Polis calling the actions “inexcusable” in a tweet Sunday. (RELATED: Denver Police Officer Fired For ‘Let’s Start A Riot’ Instagram Post)
“Just as we all condemn inexcusable acts of terror against a family-owned restaurant, acts of criminal terrorism are just as wrong against corporate chains and public buildings. An attack against any of our lives and property is an attack against all of our lives and property.”
Just as we all condemn inexcusable acts of terror against a family-owned restaurant, acts of criminal terrorism are just as wrong against corporate chains and public buildings. An attack against any of our lives and property is an attack against all of our lives and property. https://t.co/tqmIN7TRLt — Jared Polis (@jaredpolis) August 23, 2020
The rioters claim the city has failed and refused to address their demands about defunding the police, according to Fox31. Riots also said they wanted to end homeless sweeps, stop racism and seek justice for Elijah McClain, who died a year ago after he was violently stopped by Aurora police, according to The Denver Post.
“Unfortunately we had people who decided that the best way for them to get their point across is to try to inflict violence or engage our police officers in a violent clash,” Mayor Michael Hancock said Sunday, per The Denver Post. “We are not going to stand for it. We are not going to stand for their anarchy, their chaos or their mindless destruction in our city.”
“Last night was a riot in our city,” Hancock said, according to CBS4 Denver. “We will not be using the words protest or march. This was a riot.”
Hancock also shot down claims that the protest was in support of Black Lives Matter, saying, “I want to speak to you as a Black man and as a Denver native. The narrative that these anarchists are marching for justice for Black lives is frankly false. The public needs to know that you do not represent us. Stop using the color of my skin to tear up my city.”
Hancock said rioters will pay for any property damage caused, according to CBS4 Denver.
“This should not be something born by the people of Denver, the taxpayers of this city.”


thedailycaller--2020-08-23--Widow Of Slain Police Captain David Dorn Will Speak At Republican National Convention

The widow of murdered St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn is set to speak at this week ’ s Republican @ @ @ @ @ the list released Sunday by the Republican National Committee , Ann Dorn is scheduled to @ @ @ @ @ the final night of the convention .
Retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn , @ @ @ @ @ killed on June 2 after he responded to a burglar alarm at Lee ’ s @ @ @ @ @ break-in at Lee ’ s was tied to the widespread protests and riots following the @ @ @ @ @ ( RELATED : Line To Pay Respect To Fallen Police Captain David Dorn Should Renew @ @ @ @ @ following week , Dorn was remembered at a public visitation that drew a crowd of @ @ @ @ @ at the RNC include another couple from St. Louis — Mark and Patricia McCloskey — @ @ @ @ @ with firearms and confronted protesters who claimed that they had only entered the private street @ @ @ @ @ Democratic St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson ’ s home .

The widow of murdered St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn is set to speak at this week’s Republican National Convention.
According to the list released Sunday by the Republican National Committee, Ann Dorn is scheduled to speak on Thursday, during the final night of the convention.
The Trump campaign releases list of RNC speakers for this week pic.twitter.com/tvffhA0N9n — Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) August 23, 2020
Retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn, 77, was shot and killed on June 2 after he responded to a burglar alarm at Lee’s Pawn and Jewelry. The break-in at Lee’s was tied to the widespread protests and riots following the death of George Floyd. (RELATED: Line To Pay Respect To Fallen Police Captain David Dorn Should Renew Faith In America)
The following week, Dorn was remembered at a public visitation that drew a crowd of hundreds.
Astounding: The show of public support for fallen officer David Dorn, who was killed last week while protecting a small business from looters pic.twitter.com/OXHt4nkyMq — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 9, 2020
Other featured speakers at the RNC include another couple from St. Louis — Mark and Patricia McCloskey — who stood on their property with firearms and confronted protesters who claimed that they had only entered the private street because they were marching to Democratic St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson’s home.


thedailycaller--2020-08-23--‘This Is A Major Advance’ — Trump Announces FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization For Convalescent Plasm

‘This Is A Major Advance’ — Trump Announces FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization For Convalescent Plasma Treatment

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has issued an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma in treating patients with coronavirus , expanding access to a potentially lifesaving therapy .
“ Today I ’ m pleased to make a truly historic announcement in our battle against the China virus that will save countless lives , ” he told reporters gathered in the White House briefing room .
“ The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization and that ’ s such a powerful term , emergency use authorization for a treatment known as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus patients with the liquid portion of blood containing coronavirus antibodies , and Trump urged any Americans who were diagnosed with coronavirus “ to go to Coronavirus.gov and sign up and donate plasma today.
” ( RELATED : What Happens If A Coronavirus Vaccine Is Deliverable Before The Election ? )
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar noted that the therapy is most effective in patients recently diagnosed with coronavirus and that the treatment itself proved a 35 % mortality rate reduction in patients under 80 who were not already using a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emphasize this point because I don ’ t want you to gloss over this number , ” he reiterated .
“ We dream in drug development of something like a 35 % mortality reduction .
This is a major advance in the treatment of patients .
This is a major advance.
” Throughout the press conference , Trump and Azar both additionally talked about the progress the administration ’ s Operation Warp Speed has made toward developing vaccine candidates to combat coronavirus .

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma in treating patients with coronavirus, expanding access to a potentially lifesaving therapy.
“Today I’m pleased to make a truly historic announcement in our battle against the China virus that will save countless lives,” he told reporters gathered in the White House briefing room. “The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization and that’s such a powerful term, emergency use authorization for a treatment known as convalescent plasma.”
The treatment involves injecting coronavirus patients with the liquid portion of blood containing coronavirus antibodies, and Trump urged any Americans who were diagnosed with coronavirus “to go to Coronavirus.gov and sign up and donate plasma today.” (RELATED: What Happens If A Coronavirus Vaccine Is Deliverable Before The Election?)
WATCH:
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar noted that the therapy is most effective in patients recently diagnosed with coronavirus and that the treatment itself proved a 35% mortality rate reduction in patients under 80 who were not already using a ventilator.
“I just want to emphasize this point because I don’t want you to gloss over this number,” he reiterated. “We dream in drug development of something like a 35% mortality reduction. This is a major advance in the treatment of patients. This is a major advance.”
WATCH:
Throughout the press conference, Trump and Azar both additionally talked about the progress the administration’s Operation Warp Speed has made toward developing vaccine candidates to combat coronavirus.


thedailycaller--2020-08-23--REPORT: Every Big 10 Athletic Director Was Against Canceling Football

Every single Big 10 athletic director reportedly supported playing football in the fall .
According to Sam McKewon from Omaha.com , every single Big 10 AD wanted to play football and B1G commissioner Kevin Warren knew it .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) Despite that fact , football was still canceled during the coronavirus pandemic .
To make matters even worse , McKewon reported that the most powerful ADs in the conference were left out of the decision making process .
Most notably , Wisconsin ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Gene Smith “ were left out of key discussions that shaped the league ’ s decisions.
” How can Cowardly Kevin still have a job ?
How can the B1G commissioner be aware of the fact that every AD wanted to play football , and then cancel the season anyways .
How detached from reality is Warren and the B1G university leaders in his ear ?
With every passing hour , this looks worse and worse for the Big 10 .
At this point , I ’ m not sure how much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have no doubt it ’ ll get worse , but it ’ s hard to see how it could .
It ’ s just a disgraceful situation all the way around .
We ’ ve decimated the conference that was the crown jewel of college athletics , and for what reason ?
If it ’ s safe for the NFL , high schools and other colleges to play , then we should be playing too , especially if there ’ s complete support from the B1G athletic directors .
With all due respect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immediately .

Every single Big 10 athletic director reportedly supported playing football in the fall.
According to Sam McKewon from Omaha.com, every single Big 10 AD wanted to play football and B1G commissioner Kevin Warren knew it. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Despite that fact, football was still canceled during the coronavirus pandemic. To make matters even worse, McKewon reported that the most powerful ADs in the conference were left out of the decision making process. Most notably, Wisconsin’s Barry Alvarez and Ohio State’s Gene Smith “were left out of key discussions that shaped the league’s decisions.”
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How can Cowardly Kevin still have a job? How can the B1G commissioner be aware of the fact that every AD wanted to play football, and then cancel the season anyways.
How detached from reality is Warren and the B1G university leaders in his ear? With every passing hour, this looks worse and worse for the Big 10.
At this point, I’m not sure how much more embarrassing it could get. I have no doubt it’ll get worse, but it’s hard to see how it could.
It’s just a disgraceful situation all the way around. We’ve decimated the conference that was the crown jewel of college athletics, and for what reason?
If it’s safe for the NFL, high schools and other colleges to play, then we should be playing too, especially if there’s complete support from the B1G athletic directors.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wisconsin Football (@badgerfootball) on Aug 7, 2020 at 12:37pm PDT
With all due respect, this situation needs to be resolved immediately.


thedailycaller--2020-08-23--FX Releases The Official Trailer For ‘Fargo’ Season 4 With Chris Rock

The newest season of “ Fargo ” looks excellent .
The plot of the fourth season , according to FX ’ s YouTube description , is , “ The fourth installment of Fargo is set in 1950 Kansas City , where two criminal syndicates fighting for a piece of the American dream have struck an uneasy peace .
Chris Rock stars as Loy Cannon , the head of the African American crime family who trades sons with the head of the Italian mafia as part of tenuous truce.
” ( REVIEW : ‘ Westworld ’ Season 3 Ends With The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you all know , I loved the first three seasons of the hit FX show , and it looks like the new one with Chris Rock and Timothy Olyphant won ’ t be any different .
The new season of “ Fargo ” was supposed to come out awhile ago , but it was delayed indefinitely because of coronavirus .
Now , we ’ re going to get season four starting September 27 .
Was the wait fun ?
Hell no , but I think it ’ ll be worth it once it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ re talking about one of the best shows ever made .
From the first season through the third , I ’ ve loved every single minute of “ Fargo.
” FX is bringing us a new season in about a month , and the cast is loaded with talent .
I can ’ t wait to see what we get starting September 27 .
It should be a very fun time .

The newest season of “Fargo” looks excellent.
The plot of the fourth season, according to FX’s YouTube description, is, “The fourth installment of Fargo is set in 1950 Kansas City, where two criminal syndicates fighting for a piece of the American dream have struck an uneasy peace. Chris Rock stars as Loy Cannon, the head of the African American crime family who trades sons with the head of the Italian mafia as part of tenuous truce.” (REVIEW: ‘Westworld’ Season 3 Ends With The Possible Deaths Of Multiple Characters)
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fargo (@fargo) on Aug 10, 2020 at 7:03am PDT
As you all know, I loved the first three seasons of the hit FX show, and it looks like the new one with Chris Rock and Timothy Olyphant won’t be any different.
Give the trailer a watch below.
The new season of “Fargo” was supposed to come out awhile ago, but it was delayed indefinitely because of coronavirus.
Now, we’re going to get season four starting September 27. Was the wait fun? Hell no, but I think it’ll be worth it once it’s all said and done.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fargo (@fargo) on Mar 16, 2020 at 3:04pm PDT
We’re talking about one of the best shows ever made. From the first season through the third, I’ve loved every single minute of “Fargo.”
FX is bringing us a new season in about a month, and the cast is loaded with talent.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fargo (@fargo) on Aug 10, 2020 at 7:04am PDT
I can’t wait to see what we get starting September 27. It should be a very fun time.


thedailycaller--2020-08-23--Watch The Preview For The Season 3 Finale Of ‘Yellowstone’

The preview for the season three finale of “ Yellowstone ” is out , and it looks awesome .
The final episode of the latest season airs tonight on the Paramount Network , and I speak for millions of fans when I say that we ’ re all excited .
( REVIEW : ‘ Yellowstone ‘ Is Incredible In The New Episode ‘ Meaner Than Evil ’ ) If the preview for “ The World is Purple ” is an accurate indication of things to come , we ’ re for a ton of chaos and violence .
Give it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re not excited to watch this episode tonight , then you ’ re no friend of mine .
It ’ s that simple .
You ’ re either riding with the Duttons or you ’ re not with us at all .
I honestly have no idea what to expect going into “ The World is Purple.
” We know the Duttons have identified Roarke as the man behind Wade Morrow ’ s actions , and we know the enemies of the Duttons don ’ t last long .
Outside of that , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what ’ s going to happen .
All I know is that I expect bodies to hit the ground .
Bad guys don ’ t have long life expectancies in “ Yellowstone , ” and something tells me that fact isn ’ t changing tonight .
Will Roarke fall ?
Will any members of the Duttons go down ?
I have so many questions and we ’ ll get them answered tonight on the Paramount Network .
You all better be watching with me !

The preview for the season three finale of “Yellowstone” is out, and it looks awesome.
The final episode of the latest season airs tonight on the Paramount Network, and I speak for millions of fans when I say that we’re all excited. (REVIEW: ‘Yellowstone‘ Is Incredible In The New Episode ‘Meaner Than Evil’)
If the preview for “The World is Purple” is an accurate indication of things to come, we’re for a ton of chaos and violence. Give it a watch below.
If you’re not excited to watch this episode tonight, then you’re no friend of mine. It’s that simple. You’re either riding with the Duttons or you’re not with us at all.
I honestly have no idea what to expect going into “The World is Purple.” We know the Duttons have identified Roarke as the man behind Wade Morrow’s actions, and we know the enemies of the Duttons don’t last long.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yellowstone (@yellowstone) on Aug 23, 2020 at 5:56am PDT
Outside of that, I don’t have a clue what’s going to happen. All I know is that I expect bodies to hit the ground.
Bad guys don’t have long life expectancies in “Yellowstone,” and something tells me that fact isn’t changing tonight.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yellowstone (@yellowstone) on Aug 22, 2020 at 5:00pm PDT
Will Roarke fall? Will any members of the Duttons go down? I have so many questions and we’ll get them answered tonight on the Paramount Network. You all better be watching with me!


thedailycaller--2020-08-23--I’m Officially A Seltzer Man

I’m Officially A Seltzer Man

The world is officially upside down because I ’ m now a seltzer man .
Despite the fact that I ’ ve been empire building without slowing down for years , I ’ ve been battling an array of health issues recently .
Not to get too specific , but I can ’ t really drink beer anymore .
It ’ s unclear if it ’ s going to be this way forever ( seems likely ) or if there ’ s going to be a fix .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When I got this world shattering news right before the weekend started , it felt like everything was collapsing around me .
After all , I ’ m a man who built an empire on cases and cases of Busch Light and other beer .
Now , I ’ m being told I can ’ t drink it anymore .
Naturally , I had to immediately pivot .
I never die .
I just go to hell to regroup , and while regrouping , I was told to give seltzers a shot .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve dogged seltzers a lot .
Most beer drinking people do , but my options are now incredibly limited .
So , I figured I ’ d give it a shot .
Folks , I ’ m now all in on seltzers .
Corona Seltzer is absolutely bomb .
I ’ ve tried three or four different brands in the past couple days .
White Claw is good , but Corona is hands down the best .
I ’ m not just drinking Seltzer , but I ’ m loving it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong .
Did I think I ’ d have to stop drinking beer at the ripe old age of 28 ?
I didn ’ t , but here we are .
There might come a day when beer and I get to meet again , but I don ’ t think that day will be anytime soon .
Believe it or not , I ’ m actually okay with that .
I enjoyed my beer drinking days .
They were awesome , but we ’ re onto the next stage .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even come in cans that you can crack open with the boys !
What a wild time to be alive .

The world is officially upside down because I’m now a seltzer man.
Despite the fact that I’ve been empire building without slowing down for years, I’ve been battling an array of health issues recently. Not to get too specific, but I can’t really drink beer anymore. It’s unclear if it’s going to be this way forever (seems likely) or if there’s going to be a fix. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
When I got this world shattering news right before the weekend started, it felt like everything was collapsing around me.
After all, I’m a man who built an empire on cases and cases of Busch Light and other beer. Now, I’m being told I can’t drink it anymore.
It’s Friday night in America. We have @BuschBeer chilling on ice in my @OrcaCoolers, college football is going to happen, I have my @Yellowstone hat on, sitting in my @BadgerFootball chairs and we’re going to win the war against coronavirus. P.S.: How’d I do @ohhyoubetcha? pic.twitter.com/r7pkGlSlao — David Hookstead (@dhookstead) May 15, 2020
Naturally, I had to immediately pivot. I never die. I just go to hell to regroup, and while regrouping, I was told to give seltzers a shot.
Now, as everyone knows, I’ve dogged seltzers a lot. Most beer drinking people do, but my options are now incredibly limited. So, I figured I’d give it a shot.
Folks, I’m now all in on seltzers. Corona Seltzer is absolutely bomb. I’ve tried three or four different brands in the past couple days.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Best Beers (@bestbeers_inc) on Feb 25, 2020 at 3:44pm PST
White Claw is good, but Corona is hands down the best. I’m not just drinking Seltzer, but I’m loving it. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
Did I think I’d have to stop drinking beer at the ripe old age of 28? I didn’t, but here we are. There might come a day when beer and I get to meet again, but I don’t think that day will be anytime soon.
Believe it or not, I’m actually okay with that. I enjoyed my beer drinking days. They were awesome, but we’re onto the next stage.
It’s all about seltzers now! They even come in cans that you can crack open with the boys! What a wild time to be alive.


thedailycaller--2020-08-23--REPORT: Wealthy Michigan Donors Are Threatening To Withhold Money Because Football Was Canceled

Wealthy University of Michigan donors are reportedly at the brink with the school over the fact that football was canceled .
According to Jeff Snook , “ seven and eight figure donors ” at UM “ are threatening to withhold their money ” over football not being played .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) You can listen to Snook break it down with Clay Travis below .
I hope like hell donors do withhold their money .
I hope like hell donors at every single school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money .
What the hell did these Big 10 leaders and Cowardly Kevin think was going to happen when they stole football from us during the coronavirus pandemic ?
Did they really expect everyone to smile and go along with it ?
Hell no .
This is now a war , and it ’ s open season on the Big 10 .
Donors , fans , coaches and players have to fight back at all costs .
If that means no more checks are getting written to Michigan , then so be it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we can revisit making donations , and not one damn second before that .
We didn ’ t ask for this fight , but Cowardly Kevin and the presidents that canceled football brought it to our doorstep .
Don ’ t be surprised when we fight back with our wallets .

Wealthy University of Michigan donors are reportedly at the brink with the school over the fact that football was canceled.
According to Jeff Snook, “seven and eight figure donors” at UM “are threatening to withhold their money” over football not being played. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
You can listen to Snook break it down with Clay Travis below.
I hope like hell donors do withhold their money. I hope like hell donors at every single school that supported shutting down football withhold their money.
What the hell did these Big 10 leaders and Cowardly Kevin think was going to happen when they stole football from us during the coronavirus pandemic?
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michigan Football (@umichfootball) on Aug 11, 2020 at 1:14pm PDT
Did they really expect everyone to smile and go along with it? Hell no. This is now a war, and it’s open season on the Big 10.
Donors, fans, coaches and players have to fight back at all costs. If that means no more checks are getting written to Michigan, then so be it.
Once everyone involved is fired then we can revisit making donations, and not one damn second before that.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michigan Football (@umichfootball) on Aug 11, 2020 at 12:46pm PDT
We didn’t ask for this fight, but Cowardly Kevin and the presidents that canceled football brought it to our doorstep. Don’t be surprised when we fight back with our wallets.


thedailycaller--2020-08-23--Biden Not Ruling Out A Second Presidential Term

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said in an interview airing Sunday that he ’ s not ruling out running for a second term if he is successful in winning the 2020 election .
Biden challenged President Donald Trump , who has frequently criticized the former vice president for his alleged declining mental acuity , saying “ Watch me .
Mr. President , watch me.
” “ So you ’ re leaving open the possibility you ’ ll serve eight years if elected ?
” anchor David Muir asked .
Biden attempted to reposition his comments that he would be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wasn ’ t referring to the length of his presidency , but that his leadership would inaugurate a new era for the Democratic Party .
( RELATED : Joe Biden Interrupts His Wife ’ s Campaign Speech To Bite Her Finger ) “ In any state where we have competitive people running for the Senate and the House and the legislature , it ’ s important the Democratic Party invest there , ” Biden told ABC .
“ So [ what ] I want to do is make sure when this is over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we won back statehouses , we ’ re in a position where we transition to a period of bringing people up to the visibility that they need to get to be able to lead nationally .
And that ’ s about raising people up .
And that ’ s what I ’ m about.
” Trump has dismissed Biden as being unable to function , saying he “ doesn ’ t know he ’ s alive.
” “ Watch me , Mr. President .
Watch me .
Look at us both , what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what we control , what we know , what kind of shape we ’ re in , ” Biden said in reference to vice presidential candidate and Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris .
“ I think it ’ s a legitimate question to ask anybody over 70 years old whether or not they ’ re fit and whether they ’ re ready .
But I just — only thing I can say to the American people , it ’ s a legitimate question to ask anybody , watch me.
” ( RELATED : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iowa Speech ) Biden has previously stated that he will be a one-term president if he is elected and subsequently feels that he loses “ energy and mental acuity.
” The presidential candidate has dismissed taking a cognitive test as Trump has said he has done , asking , “ Why the hell would I take a test ?
” If elected , Biden would be 78 year old on his inauguration day .

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said in an interview airing Sunday that he’s not ruling out running for a second term if he is successful in winning the 2020 election.
Biden challenged President Donald Trump, who has frequently criticized the former vice president for his alleged declining mental acuity, saying “Watch me. Mr. President, watch me.”
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Biden dismisses Pres. Trump’s insults about his mental fitness, telling @DavidMuir, “Watch me. Mr. President, watch me.” “The Ticket – The First Interview” airs Sunday night at 8 p.m. on ABC. https://t.co/z5TPSIPqRq pic.twitter.com/m88hrkn2ix — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 23, 2020
“So you’re leaving open the possibility you’ll serve eight years if elected?” anchor David Muir asked.
“Absolutely,” Biden replied.
Biden attempted to reposition his comments that he would be a “transition candidate” by saying he wasn’t referring to the length of his presidency, but that his leadership would inaugurate a new era for the Democratic Party. (RELATED: Joe Biden Interrupts His Wife’s Campaign Speech To Bite Her Finger)
“In any state where we have competitive people running for the Senate and the House and the legislature, it’s important the Democratic Party invest there,” Biden told ABC. “So [what] I want to do is make sure when this is over, we have a new Senate, we won back statehouses, we’re in a position where we transition to a period of bringing people up to the visibility that they need to get to be able to lead nationally. And that’s about raising people up. And that’s what I’m about.”
Trump has dismissed Biden as being unable to function, saying he “doesn’t know he’s alive.”
“Watch me, Mr. President. Watch me. Look at us both, what we say, what we do, what we control, what we know, what kind of shape we’re in,” Biden said in reference to vice presidential candidate and Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris. “I think it’s a legitimate question to ask anybody over 70 years old whether or not they’re fit and whether they’re ready. But I just — only thing I can say to the American people, it’s a legitimate question to ask anybody, watch me.” (RELATED: Joe Biden Stumbles Over His Words In Iowa Speech)
Biden has previously stated that he will be a one-term president if he is elected and subsequently feels that he loses “energy and mental acuity.”
The presidential candidate has dismissed taking a cognitive test as Trump has said he has done, asking, “Why the hell would I take a test?”
If elected, Biden would be 78 year old on his inauguration day.


thedailycaller--2020-08-23--POLL: 88.4% Of People Want Big 10 Commissioner Kevin Warren Fired

Big 10 commissioner Kevin Warren isn ’ t very popular with the fans .
I asked people on Twitter if Warren and all the university presidents who canceled Big 10 football during the coronavirus pandemic should be fired , and the results weren ’ t good news for him .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) Of the 908 voters , 88.4 % voted to fire Warren and the presidents !
When is the last time 88.4 % of people agreed on literally anything ?
Has that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ People hate Kevin Warren , and I don ’ t blame them .
Kevin Warren ( known as Cowardly Kevin ) might be a good person , and I ’ m sure we could drink a beer and talk .
However , he is way out of his element when it comes to running the Big 10 .
He has no idea what the hell he ’ s doing , and his idiotic actions are costing the conference .
By not playing football in the fall , we ’ re doing damage that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and decades of domination , the Big 10 committed suicide for no reason .
For that , he has to go .
It ’ s that simple .
Fire Kevin Warren and every single person involved immediately .
It ’ s what the fans want , and it ’ s the right thing to do .
Hell , fire him and make me the Big 10 commissioner .
I ’ ll have us playing football again by nightfall .

Big 10 commissioner Kevin Warren isn’t very popular with the fans.
I asked people on Twitter if Warren and all the university presidents who canceled Big 10 football during the coronavirus pandemic should be fired, and the results weren’t good news for him. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Of the 908 voters, 88.4% voted to fire Warren and the presidents!
Should Kevin Warren (many people like to call him Cowardly Kevin) and all the moronic university presidents who voted to ruin the Big 10 by canceling football be fired? — David Hookstead (@dhookstead) August 22, 2020
When is the last time 88.4% of people agreed on literally anything? Has that happened in the past few years?
People hate Kevin Warren, and I don’t blame them. Kevin Warren (known as Cowardly Kevin) might be a good person, and I’m sure we could drink a beer and talk.
However, he is way out of his element when it comes to running the Big 10. He has no idea what the hell he’s doing, and his idiotic actions are costing the conference.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ohio State Football (@ohiostatefb) on Aug 14, 2020 at 7:38am PDT
By not playing football in the fall, we’re doing damage that might never be reversed. After decades and decades of domination, the Big 10 committed suicide for no reason.
For that, he has to go. It’s that simple.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wisconsin Football (@badgerfootball) on Aug 12, 2020 at 2:52pm PDT
Fire Kevin Warren and every single person involved immediately. It’s what the fans want, and it’s the right thing to do. Hell, fire him and make me the Big 10 commissioner. I’ll have us playing football again by nightfall.


thedailycaller--2020-08-23--SEC Football Players Will Be Tested Three Times A Week For Coronavirus

SEC football players will be tested a ton during the season for coronavirus .
According to Brett McMurphy , the SEC has decided to bump up testing to three times a week for football players and other athletes in sports “ with a high risk of close contact.
” ( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) Previously , athletes were being tested twice a week .
This is a good idea , and it doesn ’ t take any skin off of the back of the SEC .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s a very rich conference .
If they can afford to have ample testing for coronavirus , then they have to do it .
Why wouldn ’ t they ?
There ’ s nothing wrong with testing , and we should be testing football players as often as possible during the coronavirus pandemic .
How else are you going to stay on top of the situation ?
If a player tests positive , then immediately pull them and put them in isolation .
It ’ s really not a hard concept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away from the rest of the team , and everything will be fine .
It ’ s time to play some football , and I fully endorse any safety measures that get the job done .

SEC football players will be tested a ton during the season for coronavirus.
According to Brett McMurphy, the SEC has decided to bump up testing to three times a week for football players and other athletes in sports “with a high risk of close contact.” (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Previously, athletes were being tested twice a week.
SEC announces it now plans to conduct three COVID tests weekly for football & other sports with a high risk of close contact. Previously, league had announced 2 tests per week — Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 21, 2020
This is a good idea, and it doesn’t take any skin off of the back of the SEC. The SEC has tons of money. It’s a very rich conference.
If they can afford to have ample testing for coronavirus, then they have to do it. Why wouldn’t they?
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alabama Football (@alabamafbl) on Aug 22, 2020 at 3:55pm PDT
There’s nothing wrong with testing, and we should be testing football players as often as possible during the coronavirus pandemic.
How else are you going to stay on top of the situation? If a player tests positive, then immediately pull them and put them in isolation.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alabama Football (@alabamafbl) on Aug 20, 2020 at 4:07pm PDT
It’s really not a hard concept to figure out. Keep sick players away from the rest of the team, and everything will be fine. It’s time to play some football, and I fully endorse any safety measures that get the job done.


thedailycaller--2020-08-23--Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby Says There Likely Won’t Be Any Sports If Football Isn’t Played

The Big 12 might not have any sports at all if football isn ’ t played in the fall .
According to Brett McMurphy , Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby told Chip Brown that “ it ’ s likely ” no sports happen if football isn ’ t played during the coronavirus pandemic .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) In case you didn ’ t already know how important college football is when it comes to the college landscape , this should sum it up for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be playing sports that lose money if football doesn ’ t happen .
It ’ s just not possible .
I hate to sound mean to all the great water polo players and the golf teams , but those sports can only exist because football pays for everything .
If there ’ s no football , then there ’ s no money .
If there ’ s no money , then you can ’ t fund sports that don ’ t generate revenue .
It ’ s pretty basic economics .
As of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intends on playing football in the fall , which means everything will probably be fine .
However , if they have to shut it down , then you can reasonably assume there ’ ll be no more sports for the rest of the year .
If there ’ s no money , then there ’ s no options on the table .

The Big 12 might not have any sports at all if football isn’t played in the fall.
According to Brett McMurphy, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby told Chip Brown that “it’s likely” no sports happen if football isn’t played during the coronavirus pandemic. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Big 12 commish Bob Bowlsby tells @ChipBrown247 if there is no football in the fall at Big 12 schools “it’s likely” there will not be any sports played for entire 2020-21 academic year “based on what I’ve heard from our campuses” — Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 22, 2020
In case you didn’t already know how important college football is when it comes to the college landscape, this should sum it up for everyone.
You simply can’t be playing sports that lose money if football doesn’t happen. It’s just not possible.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oklahoma Football (@ou_football) on Aug 15, 2020 at 6:06pm PDT
I hate to sound mean to all the great water polo players and the golf teams, but those sports can only exist because football pays for everything.
If there’s no football, then there’s no money. If there’s no money, then you can’t fund sports that don’t generate revenue. It’s pretty basic economics.
As of right now, the Big 12 still intends on playing football in the fall, which means everything will probably be fine.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oklahoma Football (@ou_football) on Aug 12, 2020 at 7:35pm PDT
However, if they have to shut it down, then you can reasonably assume there’ll be no more sports for the rest of the year.
If there’s no money, then there’s no options on the table.