bipartisanreport--2020-09-08--Obama Joins Biden & Harris With Tuesday Trump Take-Down

This year the campaign ads coming out from the anti-Donald Trump people are much different than they have been in the past .
Take the most recent ad produced by the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris people and released to NBC .
Its deceptively simple premise is one of the teacher ( President Barack Obama ) telling the student ( Harris ) about her 2020 campaign partner .
The two of them joke around , keeping it light , enjoying themselves .
She talks about working out with liter water bottles .
He recalls finding the only treadmill in a campaign town @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Three things people should know about Harris .
The woman in the soft pink jacket with the infectious smile tore Attorney General William Barr apart during a senate hearing — and enjoyed the game .
She is incredibly successful rising to the position of California ’ s attorney general before becoming one of its two senators .
The state has the fifth-largest economy in the world and a population comparable to Canada , according to The Mises .
Unlike most politicians , Harris laughs .
It feels good to have a happy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very strong as a vice president and next in line as the first woman president .
She started off the ad telling President Obama to talk about “ Joe : ” People watch Obama in action and remember how respectfully and with quiet dignity a president should take his or her job .
They recall how much they miss eight years of his presidency .
Harris said : What a perfect venue for two people who respect this year ’ s Democratic candidate .
Obama says : Yes , Biden did a cameo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president .
That image of him in a screaming yellow sports car wearing those cool sunglasses is indelible .
Obama continues : ‘ But the main thing to know about Joe is that Joe has never lost his sense of why we do this , and we do it because of you know for him , memories of his family back in Scranton and then the people of Delaware that he represented , the folks on the Amtrak train he met each and every day…His focus is going to be how ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sent him there.
’ Harris responded in a way that was comfortable , respectful , and in a way that helps people see Biden through the eyes of these two powerful people .
She responded : At the end of the video , Harris remains courteous and wishes the last first lady Michelle Obama her best .
Then , the 44th president said : Twitter world went nuts over this powerful ad .
Take a look at what they had to say about it below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

This year the campaign ads coming out from the anti-Donald Trump people are much different than they have been in the past. Take the most recent ad produced by the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris people and released to NBC. Its deceptively simple premise is one of the teacher (President Barack Obama) telling the student (Harris) about her 2020 campaign partner.
The two of them joke around, keeping it light, enjoying themselves. She talks about working out with liter water bottles. He recalls finding the only treadmill in a campaign town in the back of a hair salon.
Three things people should know about Harris. The woman in the soft pink jacket with the infectious smile tore Attorney General William Barr apart during a senate hearing — and enjoyed the game.
She is incredibly successful rising to the position of California’s attorney general before becoming one of its two senators. The state has the fifth-largest economy in the world and a population comparable to Canada, according to The Mises.
Unlike most politicians, Harris laughs. It feels good to have a happy person so confident in herself, so very strong as a vice president and next in line as the first woman president. She started off the ad telling President Obama to talk about “Joe:”
‘So tell me about Joe.’
People watch Obama in action and remember how respectfully and with quiet dignity a president should take his or her job. They recall how much they miss eight years of his presidency. Harris said:
‘So tell me about Joe and your relationship with Joe, and what do I need to know? Like what’s the thing about the ice cream. He loves ice cream. Tell me about that.’
What a perfect venue for two people who respect this year’s Democratic candidate. Obama says:
‘Well, listen, ice cream is big. Pasta with red sauce. He can go deep on that. He really does like those aviator glasses, he knows he looks good in ‘em.’
Yes, Biden did a cameo appearance on Veep when he was vice president. That image of him in a screaming yellow sports car wearing those cool sunglasses is indelible. Obama continues:
‘But the main thing to know about Joe is that Joe has never lost his sense of why we do this, and we do it because of you know for him, memories of his family back in Scranton and then the people of Delaware that he represented, the folks on the Amtrak train he met each and every day…His focus is going to be how’s that going to help those people who sent him there.’
Harris responded in a way that was comfortable, respectful, and in a way that helps people see Biden through the eyes of these two powerful people. She responded:
‘I love that about him, too. You know folks want to be seen and Joe sees people through those aviator glasses and without them. He really does see people. It’s a very special thing about him.’
At the end of the video, Harris remains courteous and wishes the last first lady Michelle Obama her best. Then, the 44th president said:
‘I’m going to be doing everything I can and Michelle will be, too, to make sure that we have a good Election Day.’
Twitter world went nuts over this powerful ad. Take a look at what they had to say about it below:
I follow Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, and Michelle Obama! DO YOU? pic.twitter.com/RW8UPbH7RV — Michael (@Thesilverdaddy) September 6, 2020
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-08--Trump Melts Down Over His Campaign Financial Collapse Disaster

President Donald Trump spends an inordinate amount of time replying to his critics on Twitter — he ’ s obsessed with it , in fact .
This Tuesday , the day after a report came out from The New York Times outlining the dire financial straits that his campaign seemed to be in , Trump rushed to Twitter to try and defend his campaign .
He claimed , for instance , that his campaign spent the hundreds of millions of dollars that have been dished out partly in order to counteract supposedly false reporting about the state of the Coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of false mainstream reporting about the Coronavirus .
Trump added that the spending supposedly paid off , because he ’ s supposedly up in the polls — but that ’ s just not true according to any reasonable understanding of reality .
He ’ s losing in many , many national polls .
‘ My Campaign spent a lot of money up front in order to compensate for the false reporting and Fake News concerning our handling of the China Virus .
Now they see the GREAT job we have done , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had 4 years ago – & are up in polls .
Lots of $ ’ s & ENERGY !
’ The Times originally reported that the Trump campaign and its partners in the national Republican Party have already spent more than $ 800 million from the $ 1.1 billion that they raised from the beginning of 2019 through July of this year .
That ’ s a huge rate of spending , and it ’ s been buoyed by expenses like more than $ 350 million that went towards growing an online donor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 100 million that went towards television advertising in the time before the Republican National Convention .
Notably , the Trump campaign also dished out cash like $ 11 million that went towards Super Bowl ads , an effort that , quite simply , seems like a pro-Trump vanity project .
On Tuesday morning , Trump also tweeted the claim that “ Suburban voters are pouring into the Republican Party because of the violence in Democrat run cities and states.
” It ’ s unclear what evidence Trump even pretends to have for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ survey , a full 59 percent of registered suburban voters said that they disapprove of Trump ’ s overall job as president .
As for Trump ’ s broader attempt to tie Democrats to violence — Joe Biden and his allies have unequivocally condemned violence over and over again .

President Donald Trump spends an inordinate amount of time replying to his critics on Twitter — he’s obsessed with it, in fact. This Tuesday, the day after a report came out from The New York Times outlining the dire financial straits that his campaign seemed to be in, Trump rushed to Twitter to try and defend his campaign. He claimed, for instance, that his campaign spent the hundreds of millions of dollars that have been dished out partly in order to counteract supposedly false reporting about the state of the Coronavirus pandemic. There is no systematic problem of false mainstream reporting about the Coronavirus. Trump added that the spending supposedly paid off, because he’s supposedly up in the polls — but that’s just not true according to any reasonable understanding of reality. He’s losing in many, many national polls.
Trump tweeted:
‘My Campaign spent a lot of money up front in order to compensate for the false reporting and Fake News concerning our handling of the China Virus. Now they see the GREAT job we have done, and we have 3 times more than we had 4 years ago – & are up in polls. Lots of $’s & ENERGY!’
My Campaign spent a lot of money up front in order to compensate for the false reporting and Fake News concerning our handling of the China Virus. Now they see the GREAT job we have done, and we have 3 times more than we had 4 years ago – & are up in polls. Lots of $’s & ENERGY! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 8, 2020
The Times originally reported that the Trump campaign and its partners in the national Republican Party have already spent more than $800 million from the $1.1 billion that they raised from the beginning of 2019 through July of this year. That’s a huge rate of spending, and it’s been buoyed by expenses like more than $350 million that went towards growing an online donor base for the GOP and more than $100 million that went towards television advertising in the time before the Republican National Convention. Notably, the Trump campaign also dished out cash like $11 million that went towards Super Bowl ads, an effort that, quite simply, seems like a pro-Trump vanity project.
On Tuesday morning, Trump also tweeted the claim that “Suburban voters are pouring into the Republican Party because of the violence in Democrat run cities and states.” It’s unclear what evidence Trump even pretends to have for this claim. In an early August survey, a full 59 percent of registered suburban voters said that they disapprove of Trump’s overall job as president. As for Trump’s broader attempt to tie Democrats to violence — Joe Biden and his allies have unequivocally condemned violence over and over again.
Suburban voters are pouring into the Republican Party because of the violence in Democrat run cities and states. If Biden gets in, this violence is “coming to the Suburbs”, and FAST. You could say goodbye to your American Dream! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 8, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-08--Postmaster DeJoy Put Under Immediate Federal Investigation

The House Oversight Committee will be investigating new allegations that the Trump-allied Postmaster General , Louis DeJoy , pressured employees of his old company into donating to GOP candidates and causes , according to the committee ’ s Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney ( D-N.Y. ) .
Allegedly , during DeJoy ’ s tenure as CEO of the North Carolina company New Breed Logistics , employees who donated to Republican candidates were reimbursed via bonuses — which is illegal under both federal and state law .
There is a statute of limitations restricting prosecutions under the federal legislation , but there ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Besides the brazen criminality of the alleged reimbursement scheme , DeJoy also may have criminal exposure over having lied to Congress , because he claimed to Maloney ’ s committee that he had not repaid executives for donations to Trump ’ s campaign , she noted — although it ’ s worth adding that DeJoy had sold New Breed Logistics by 2016 .
Apparently reimbursed donations came earlier .
Simultaneous to her revelation of an investigation into the corruption allegations against DeJoy — which he has denied — Maloney also called for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Postal Service ’ s Board of Governors , who are responsible for his controversial original appointment as Postmaster General .
The original story in The Washington Post that revealed the apparent corruption at DeJoy ’ s old company used two employees as sources for the reimbursement component and five other people who worked for the business as sources for the component of the pressure on staffers to donate to Republican causes in the first place .
According to the Post , 124 employees of DeJoy ’ s former company donated more than $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 2014 — if even part of that money was reimbursed via bonuses , then that could constitute quite a substantial DeJoy-led criminal enterprise .
DeJoy has personally donated over $ 1.1 million to Trump Victory , which is the collaborative fundraising operation of the Trump campaign and the national Republican Party .
While on the job as Postmaster General , he ’ s faced steep criticism for the policy changes that he has implemented that have had the effect of slowing down mail delivery across the country .
These slowdowns have occurred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the presidential election , when mail-in ballots could have an even more important role than usual thanks to concerns around in-person voting due to the Coronavirus pandemic .
DeJoy claimed during testimony to Maloney ’ s committee last month that the Postal Service “ will do everything in our power and structure to deliver the ballots on time ” — but will he really ?
DeJoy spokesperson Monty Hegler “ did not directly address the assertions that DeJoy reimbursed workers for making contributions , ” according to the Post .
Instead , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believes that he has always followed campaign fundraising laws and regulations.
” Ironically , during DeJoy ’ s contentious recent appearance before the House , Rep. Jim Cooper ( D-Tenn. ) asked him if his “ backup plan ” was “ to be pardoned like Roger Stone.
” ( Stone , a convicted criminal , had his prison sentence commuted by Trump recently . )
DeJoy mockingly dismissed the question — but as it turns out , he might have some use for something like a pardon , although presidential pardons don ’ @ @ @ @ @

The House Oversight Committee will be investigating new allegations that the Trump-allied Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy, pressured employees of his old company into donating to GOP candidates and causes, according to the committee’s Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.). Allegedly, during DeJoy’s tenure as CEO of the North Carolina company New Breed Logistics, employees who donated to Republican candidates were reimbursed via bonuses — which is illegal under both federal and state law. There is a statute of limitations restricting prosecutions under the federal legislation, but there’s not one for the state law.
Besides the brazen criminality of the alleged reimbursement scheme, DeJoy also may have criminal exposure over having lied to Congress, because he claimed to Maloney’s committee that he had not repaid executives for donations to Trump’s campaign, she noted — although it’s worth adding that DeJoy had sold New Breed Logistics by 2016. Apparently reimbursed donations came earlier. Simultaneous to her revelation of an investigation into the corruption allegations against DeJoy — which he has denied — Maloney also called for the immediate suspension of DeJoy by the Postal Service’s Board of Governors, who are responsible for his controversial original appointment as Postmaster General.
The original story in The Washington Post that revealed the apparent corruption at DeJoy’s old company used two employees as sources for the reimbursement component and five other people who worked for the business as sources for the component of the pressure on staffers to donate to Republican causes in the first place. According to the Post, 124 employees of DeJoy’s former company donated more than $1 million to Republican candidates between 2000 and 2014 — if even part of that money was reimbursed via bonuses, then that could constitute quite a substantial DeJoy-led criminal enterprise.
DeJoy has personally donated over $1.1 million to Trump Victory, which is the collaborative fundraising operation of the Trump campaign and the national Republican Party. While on the job as Postmaster General, he’s faced steep criticism for the policy changes that he has implemented that have had the effect of slowing down mail delivery across the country. These slowdowns have occurred with just a short time left until the presidential election, when mail-in ballots could have an even more important role than usual thanks to concerns around in-person voting due to the Coronavirus pandemic. DeJoy claimed during testimony to Maloney’s committee last month that the Postal Service “will do everything in our power and structure to deliver the ballots on time” — but will he really?
DeJoy spokesperson Monty Hegler “did not directly address the assertions that DeJoy reimbursed workers for making contributions,” according to the Post. Instead, he reiterated a statement insisting that DeJoy “believes that he has always followed campaign fundraising laws and regulations.”
Ironically, during DeJoy’s contentious recent appearance before the House, Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) asked him if his “backup plan” was “to be pardoned like Roger Stone.” (Stone, a convicted criminal, had his prison sentence commuted by Trump recently.) DeJoy mockingly dismissed the question — but as it turns out, he might have some use for something like a pardon, although presidential pardons don’t cover state crimes.
WHOA: Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) to the Postmaster General at today's hearing: "Mr. DeJoy, is your backup plan to be pardoned like Roger Stone?" pic.twitter.com/eL50K7GOnu — The Recount (@therecount) August 24, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-09-09--Michael Cohen Appears On Maddow & Becomes Trump’s Worst Nightmare

Donald Trump ’ s former lawyer and “ fixer , ” Michael Cohen , is fresh out of prison and touring to promote his new book , Disloyal : A Memoir : The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump .
Book excerpts have drawn attention for their inside stories of Trump ’ s campaign and White House , including the president mocking evangelicals , routinely using the n-word to describe African Americans , and insinuating that American soldiers drafted to fight in Vietnam were “ dummies ” for not being able to avoid service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cohen appeared on MSNBC ’ s The Rachel Maddow Show to sit for an interview in which he discussed his explosive new memoir..
He confirmed that there are ongoing investigations into Trump ’ s businesses , including those investigations requiring copies of Donald Trump ’ s tax returns but also others that have not yet been made public .
Cohen said that , as Trump ’ s attorney , he had access to financial documents that prove tax fraud , bank fraud , and insurance fraud , and that Trump refuses to release @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a tremendous threat to the president.
” Perhaps most astonishing was his story regarding the sale of a real estate property in Palm Beach , Florida to a Russian oligarch in 2008 .
Trump had previously been unable to sell the property , which he had purchased for around 45 million dollars .
The oligarch , Dmitry Rybolovlev , paid him 95 million dollars after the property had sat on the market for months .
Cohen says that Trump believed that Vladimir Putin had arranged this 50 million dollar windfall for him .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ keen on this power , like Vladimir Putin , Mohammed bin Salman , Kim Jong Un ” have , and that the president has always been in search of that power .
He believed and was not bothered by what he believed were payments by the leader of a hostile foreign country , and “ anything like the purchase of this home had to be through or with the personal permission of Vladimir Putin.
” Cohen also answered questions about why , since his crimes were committed on behalf of the president , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prison .
Cohen said that he ’ s the only one who ’ s taken a hit to his reputation , as well , even though he ’ s “ not the one who had an affair , he did.
” I ’ m just the ‘ dummy ' ” who chose to pay $ 130,000 to cover up his affairs .
Trump is individual # 1 in the legal documents convicting Cohen , but Cohen the only one who was held accountable .

Donald Trump’s former lawyer and “fixer,” Michael Cohen, is fresh out of prison and touring to promote his new book, Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump. Book excerpts have drawn attention for their inside stories of Trump’s campaign and White House, including the president mocking evangelicals, routinely using the n-word to describe African Americans, and insinuating that American soldiers drafted to fight in Vietnam were “dummies” for not being able to avoid service as he did.
Can you imagine the ratings for Rachel Maddow's show tonight with Michael Cohen? Are you going to watch? Then rage tweet? Then try to sue them? pic.twitter.com/GVVBY4brKk — Happy Canadian (@macarthur54) September 9, 2020
On Tuesday, Cohen appeared on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show to sit for an interview in which he discussed his explosive new memoir.. He confirmed that there are ongoing investigations into Trump’s businesses, including those investigations requiring copies of Donald Trump’s tax returns but also others that have not yet been made public. Cohen said that, as Trump’s attorney, he had access to financial documents that prove tax fraud, bank fraud, and insurance fraud, and that Trump refuses to release his tax returns because they “pose a tremendous threat to the president.”
Michael Cohen just confirmed there are ongoing investigations of Donald j trump THIS is why trump will do everything in his fucking reach to steal the 2020 election and we MUST be ready to remove him#maddow — BlackWomenAreKryptoniteToGOP (@battletested5) September 9, 2020
Perhaps most astonishing was his story regarding the sale of a real estate property in Palm Beach, Florida to a Russian oligarch in 2008. Trump had previously been unable to sell the property, which he had purchased for around 45 million dollars. The oligarch, Dmitry Rybolovlev, paid him 95 million dollars after the property had sat on the market for months.
Cohen says that Trump believed that Vladimir Putin had arranged this 50 million dollar windfall for him. Cohen told Maddow that “Trump is keen on this power, like Vladimir Putin, Mohammed bin Salman, Kim Jong Un” have, and that the president has always been in search of that power. He believed and was not bothered by what he believed were payments by the leader of a hostile foreign country, and “anything like the purchase of this home had to be through or with the personal permission of Vladimir Putin.”
Rachel Maddow's interview with Michael Cohen is tonight at 9pm ET on MSNBC! Here's a sneak peek from @AriMelber earlier tonight. pic.twitter.com/YTTtygdAMZ — Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) September 9, 2020
Cohen also answered questions about why, since his crimes were committed on behalf of the president, he was the only one who went to prison. Cohen said that he’s the only one who’s taken a hit to his reputation, as well, even though he’s “not the one who had an affair, he did.” I’m just the ‘dummy'” who chose to pay $130,000 to cover up his affairs. Trump is individual #1 in the legal documents convicting Cohen, but Cohen the only one who was held accountable.
Michael Cohen tells Rachel Maddow that he believes trump will resign when he loses so that Pence can pardon him. That sounds about right. — BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) September 9, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-09-09--Trump Sees Woodward Coverage & Suffers 5-Tweet Evening Meltdown

In the past few days , Donald Trump has been revealed to have called fallen soldiers “ losers ” and “ suckers , ” both the Michael Cohen and Stephanie Wqilkoff-Wilson books were released , and he was caught on tape saying he chose to “ downplay ” the COVID-19 crisis .
In other words , it hasn ’ t been a good week for the president .
On Wednesday night , Trump lashed out , but oddly left one report out of his attack .
Trump can ’ t call tapes of his interviews with Bob Woodward , interviews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus was before telling the American people that it was nothing to be concerned about and would just “ disappear with the heat ” in April , a “ hoax ” or a “ witch hunt.
” He ’ s on tape and his own words are what has caught him .
The president wants to believe that he can contain the outrage , but his petty attacks are falling very flat while the American public absorbs the fact that their president knew how much danger they and their loved ones were in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what was coming .
Trump insists that he downplayed the virus because he didn ’ t want to “ cause a panic , ” but this is the same presidential candidate who ’ s warned voters of invading immigrant mobs and the end of the suburbs because poor people are coming .
Not causing a panic doesn ’ t mean lying to the American people , it means keeping a calm , cool head while keeping the American public informed .
Twitter was in no mood for Trump ’ s distractions .
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In the past few days, Donald Trump has been revealed to have called fallen soldiers “losers” and “suckers,” both the Michael Cohen and Stephanie Wqilkoff-Wilson books were released, and he was caught on tape saying he chose to “downplay” the COVID-19 crisis. In other words, it hasn’t been a good week for the president.
On Wednesday night, Trump lashed out, but oddly left one report out of his attack.
Trump can’t call tapes of his interviews with Bob Woodward, interviews in which he expressed how deadly the coronavirus was before telling the American people that it was nothing to be concerned about and would just “disappear with the heat” in April, a “hoax” or a “witch hunt.” He’s on tape and his own words are what has caught him.
The president wants to believe that he can contain the outrage, but his petty attacks are falling very flat while the American public absorbs the fact that their president knew how much danger they and their loved ones were in and yet he lied to them about what was coming. Trump insists that he downplayed the virus because he didn’t want to “cause a panic,” but this is the same presidential candidate who’s warned voters of invading immigrant mobs and the end of the suburbs because poor people are coming. Not causing a panic doesn’t mean lying to the American people, it means keeping a calm, cool head while keeping the American public informed.
Twitter was in no mood for Trump’s distractions. Read some of their comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-09--‘Lincoln Project’ Destroys Trump Over The Woodward Tapes

On Wednesday , a taped interview by Watergate journalist Bob Woodward with President Donald Trump blew the lid off the Trump administration ’ s incompetent handling of the COVID-19 crisis .
On February 7 , 2020 , Trump told Woodward that the virus was “ deadly stuff , ” far worse than even the most “ strenuous flu , ” and that new information coming in about the virus was “ stunning.
” Three days later , on January 10 , Trump said at a conference with the nation ’ s governors that “ a lot of people think that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the heat — as the heat comes in .
Typically , that will go away in April .
We ’ re in great shape though .
We have 12 cases — 11 cases , and many of them are in good shape now.
” The Lincoln Project was quick to hit Trump with a new political attack ad , calling out the president ’ s failure to respond to the virus .
They point out a few of the outright lies Trump told to the American people while Americans died , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the pandemic .
Trump told Woodward on February 7 that the virus was expected to have up to a five percent death rate .
On March 4 , 2020 when confronted with WHO data in an interview on Fox News , Trump said that they were inflating the death rate , saying “ I think the 3.4 % is really a false number.
” Trump told Woodward on February 7 that the virus was much deadlier than even the “ most strenuous flu.
” On March 10 , 2020 , Trump tweeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the common Flu .
It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year .
Nothing is shut down , life & the economy go on .
At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus , with 22 deaths .
Think about that !
” On March 24 , 2020 , Trump said “ we lose thousands and thousands of people each year to the flu .
We don ’ t shut the country down.
” Trump told Woodward that the data on how the virus was affecting young people was “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not just old , older people , Bob.
” On August 4 , 2020 , Trump said that “ young people are almost immune to this disease.
” What Trump knew and what he said were two different things .
Twitter was quick to respond to the new ad by The Lincoln Project .
Read some of their comments below :

On Wednesday, a taped interview by Watergate journalist Bob Woodward with President Donald Trump blew the lid off the Trump administration’s incompetent handling of the COVID-19 crisis. On February 7, 2020, Trump told Woodward that the virus was “deadly stuff,” far worse than even the most “strenuous flu,” and that new information coming in about the virus was “stunning.”
Three days later, on January 10, Trump said at a conference with the nation’s governors that “a lot of people think that (virus} goes away in April with the heat — as the heat comes in. Typically, that will go away in April. We’re in great shape though. We have 12 cases — 11 cases, and many of them are in good shape now.”
Trump knew it was worse than the flu. Trump knew coronavirus was deadly. #TrumpKnew and he did nothing. pic.twitter.com/rWKzj5Ti1i — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) September 9, 2020
The Lincoln Project was quick to hit Trump with a new political attack ad, calling out the president’s failure to respond to the virus. They point out a few of the outright lies Trump told to the American people while Americans died, but there are examples all throughout the spread of the pandemic.
Trump told Woodward on February 7 that the virus was expected to have up to a five percent death rate. On March 4, 2020 when confronted with WHO data in an interview on Fox News, Trump said that they were inflating the death rate, saying “I think the 3.4% is really a false number.”
Trump told Woodward on February 7 that the virus was much deadlier than even the “most strenuous flu.” On March 10, 2020, Trump tweeted “So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!” On March 24, 2020, Trump said “we lose thousands and thousands of people each year to the flu. We don’t shut the country down.”
Trump told Woodward that the data on how the virus was affecting young people was “stunning,” and that “it’s not just old, older people, Bob.” On August 4, 2020, Trump said that “young people are almost immune to this disease.”
What Trump knew and what he said were two different things.
Twitter was quick to respond to the new ad by The Lincoln Project. Read some of their comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-09--Trump Melts Down At Press Conference After Woodward Tapes Leak

On Wednesday afternoon , President Donald Trump held a press conference that he called to mark the occasion of the release of a new list of his potential picks for the Supreme Court if he gets a second term in office .
The list included some , uh , “ highlights ” like the hyperpartisan right-winger Ted Cruz , who ’ s currently a Senator from Texas and has “ distinguished ” himself through his relentless fealty to the GOP party line .
At the press conference , Trump also addressed tapes that had been released earlier in the day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longtime journalist Bob Woodward .
He tried to defend some of his comments , although he admitted to intentionally downplaying the Coronavirus , which he told Woodward that he did .
The entire point is that the Coronavirus is a “ tremendous problem ” !
That is the basic reality of the situation !
There have been millions of confirmed cases and almost 200,000 deaths in the United States , but Trump made a fool of himself with his suggestion that he should supposedly get some kind of credit for not over-hyping the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question from another journalist , Trump added : The virus was not “ sent ” to the United States by China .
That is conspiratorial racist nonsense that has no relationship to reality .
Trump just keeps making a laughingstock out of himself .
Check out his comments in the video below : Meanwhile , before he got to the question-and-answer part of the press conference , Trump made clear that the Coronavirus was far from the only subject about which he held onto wild delusions .
He insisted that there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to throw out the “ impartial rule of law ” — which is just ridiculous and has no relationship to reality .
It ’ s also rich coming from a guy who has so many former allies who ’ ve faced criminal charges .
‘ What has always made America exceptional is our reverence for the impartial rule of law .
People have come from all over the world to pursue the American Dream based on this sacred principle .
Equality under the law is the bedrock of our society… Unfortunately , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rejects the principle of equal treatment under the law .
If this extreme movement is granted a majority on the Supreme Court without a single vote of Congress.
’ Check out his comments below : He had some supposed examples .
He claimed , for instance , that “ radical justices will erase the Second Amendment , silence political speech , and require taxpayers to fund extreme late-term abortion ” — but these allegations are all baseless fearmongering .
Still , Trump added that these Democrat-appointed justices “ will give unelected bureaucrats the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” “ will remove the words ‘ under God ’ from the pledge of allegiance , ” and “ will erase national borders , cripple police departments.
” All of that is nonsense .

On Wednesday afternoon, President Donald Trump held a press conference that he called to mark the occasion of the release of a new list of his potential picks for the Supreme Court if he gets a second term in office. The list included some, uh, “highlights” like the hyperpartisan right-winger Ted Cruz, who’s currently a Senator from Texas and has “distinguished” himself through his relentless fealty to the GOP party line. At the press conference, Trump also addressed tapes that had been released earlier in the day which contain clips of his conversations with longtime journalist Bob Woodward. He tried to defend some of his comments, although he admitted to intentionally downplaying the Coronavirus, which he told Woodward that he did.
Trump said:
‘We don’t want to instill panic. We don’t want to jump up and down and start shouting that we have a problem that is a tremendous problem [and] scare everybody… We don’t want to cause pricing [for medical supplies] to go up to a level that becomes almost unaffordable.’
The entire point is that the Coronavirus is a “tremendous problem”! That is the basic reality of the situation! There have been millions of confirmed cases and almost 200,000 deaths in the United States, but Trump made a fool of himself with his suggestion that he should supposedly get some kind of credit for not over-hyping the situation.
In response to a follow-up question from another journalist, Trump added:
‘The last thing you want to do is create a panic in the country. This was a horrible thing. It was sent to us by China — should not have happened, it should never have happened.’
The virus was not “sent” to the United States by China. That is conspiratorial racist nonsense that has no relationship to reality. Trump just keeps making a laughingstock out of himself. Check out his comments in the video below:
Q: "Did you mislead the public?" President Trump: "Well, I think if you said in order to reduce panic, perhaps that's so. The fact is, I'm a cheerleader for this country. I love our country and I don't want people to be frightened. I don't want to create panic." pic.twitter.com/NNbnkPz346 — CSPAN (@cspan) September 9, 2020
Meanwhile, before he got to the question-and-answer part of the press conference, Trump made clear that the Coronavirus was far from the only subject about which he held onto wild delusions. He insisted that there’s some kind of left-wing movement that wants to throw out the “impartial rule of law” — which is just ridiculous and has no relationship to reality. It’s also rich coming from a guy who has so many former allies who’ve faced criminal charges.
Trump said:
‘What has always made America exceptional is our reverence for the impartial rule of law. People have come from all over the world to pursue the American Dream based on this sacred principle. Equality under the law is the bedrock of our society… Unfortunately, there is a growing radical left movement that rejects the principle of equal treatment under the law. If this extreme movement is granted a majority on the Supreme Court without a single vote of Congress.’
Check out his comments below:
He had some supposed examples. He claimed, for instance, that “radical justices will erase the Second Amendment, silence political speech, and require taxpayers to fund extreme late-term abortion” — but these allegations are all baseless fearmongering. Still, Trump added that these Democrat-appointed justices “will give unelected bureaucrats the power to destroy millions of American jobs,” “will remove the words ‘under God’ from the pledge of allegiance,” and “will erase national borders, cripple police departments.” All of that is nonsense.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-09--Whistle-Blower Blindsides Trump With Dramatic ‘September Surprise’

According to a newly revealed complaint from Department of Homeland Security official Brian Murphy , two Trump political appointees — Chad Wolf and Ken Cuccinelli — attempted to get intelligence reports altered in order to make them more in line with the president ’ s political agenda .
Wolf currently serves as the department ’ s chief , and Cuccinelli is second-in-command .
As CNN summarizes , the two of them “ repeatedly instructed career officials to modify intelligence assessments to ensure they matched up with misleading public comments from President Donald Trump about Antifa and “ anarchist ” groups.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ downplay the threat posed by White supremacists , ” CNN adds .
A report from the Anti-Defamation League reveals that in the 2010s , right-wing extremists were responsible for 76 percent of all extremism-tied murders in the United States .
In other words , white supremacy is a threat that ’ s not to be taken lightly , but that ’ s exactly what Wolf and Cuccinelli apparently wanted to do .
They also apparently wanted to try and concoct some kind of additional “ evidence ” for Trump ’ s attempt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , like the supposed anarchists and their allies that he delivers endless paranoid rants about .
According to a source speaking to CNN , Wolf and Cuccinelli made their attempted interventions in the intelligence reporting process “ due to concerns about how the initial language would reflect on the President.
” Interventions to try and downplay the threat of white supremacy came during deliberations over a document called the State of the Homeland Threat Assessment 2020 .
In what CNN identifies as the earliest available version of the document , the department says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offenders and small groups will pose the greatest terrorist threat to the Homeland through 2021 , with white supremacist extremists presenting the most lethal threat.
” In a later draft , the phrase “ white supremacist extremists ” is replaced with “ Domestic Violent Extremists , ” which is clearly a more vague term which might give Trump and his supporters an opportunity to an least temporarily escape accountability for the violence that they foster .
CNN does note that in the later draft of the 2020 threat assessment , the department says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extremists ( WSEs ) will remain the most persistent and lethal threat in the Homeland through 2021 ” — but in that other segment , they clearly seem to have inserted some both sides-ism .
In Murphy ’ s complaint , he also alleges that then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen totally misrepresented the facts when she claimed to Congress during testimony in late 2018 that 3,755 known or suspected terrorists had been stopped at the southern border of the U.S .
The actual total was three .
The House Intelligence Committee has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complaint .
It ’ s not the first time that a Trump appointee has been accused of improper intervention in national security and law and order-related processes .
Attorney General Bill Barr , for instance , has repeatedly gone to bat for Trump , claiming to Congress that he thinks “ spying did occur ” targeting the Trump campaign , but there ’ s no evidence for that claim .
The Obama administration did not spy on the Trump campaign .

According to a newly revealed complaint from Department of Homeland Security official Brian Murphy, two Trump political appointees — Chad Wolf and Ken Cuccinelli — attempted to get intelligence reports altered in order to make them more in line with the president’s political agenda. Wolf currently serves as the department’s chief, and Cuccinelli is second-in-command. As CNN summarizes, the two of them “repeatedly instructed career officials to modify intelligence assessments to ensure they matched up with misleading public comments from President Donald Trump about Antifa and “anarchist” groups.” Wolf and Cuccinelli also tried to “downplay the threat posed by White supremacists,” CNN adds.
A report from the Anti-Defamation League reveals that in the 2010s, right-wing extremists were responsible for 76 percent of all extremism-tied murders in the United States. In other words, white supremacy is a threat that’s not to be taken lightly, but that’s exactly what Wolf and Cuccinelli apparently wanted to do. They also apparently wanted to try and concoct some kind of additional “evidence” for Trump’s attempt to pin blame for violence on left-wingers, like the supposed anarchists and their allies that he delivers endless paranoid rants about.
According to a source speaking to CNN, Wolf and Cuccinelli made their attempted interventions in the intelligence reporting process “due to concerns about how the initial language would reflect on the President.”
Interventions to try and downplay the threat of white supremacy came during deliberations over a document called the State of the Homeland Threat Assessment 2020. In what CNN identifies as the earliest available version of the document, the department says that they “judge that ideologically-motivated lone offenders and small groups will pose the greatest terrorist threat to the Homeland through 2021, with white supremacist extremists presenting the most lethal threat.” In a later draft, the phrase “white supremacist extremists” is replaced with “Domestic Violent Extremists,” which is clearly a more vague term which might give Trump and his supporters an opportunity to an least temporarily escape accountability for the violence that they foster.
CNN does note that in the later draft of the 2020 threat assessment, the department says that they “judge that white supremacist extremists (WSEs) will remain the most persistent and lethal threat in the Homeland through 2021” — but in that other segment, they clearly seem to have inserted some both sides-ism. In Murphy’s complaint, he also alleges that then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen totally misrepresented the facts when she claimed to Congress during testimony in late 2018 that 3,755 known or suspected terrorists had been stopped at the southern border of the U.S. The actual total was three.
Murphy alleges that: – In Dec. 2018, Nielsen told Congress there were 3,755 known or suspected terrorists stopped at the SW border.
– Murphy told her this was wrong. It was three.
– When she testified again in March 2019, she did not correct her mistakehttps://t.co/I3wsTm63I1 — Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) September 9, 2020
The House Intelligence Committee has requested testimony from Murphy about his whistleblower complaint. It’s not the first time that a Trump appointee has been accused of improper intervention in national security and law and order-related processes. Attorney General Bill Barr, for instance, has repeatedly gone to bat for Trump, claiming to Congress that he thinks “spying did occur” targeting the Trump campaign, but there’s no evidence for that claim. The Obama administration did not spy on the Trump campaign.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-09--Trump Caught Denying White Privilege Exists In Leaked Audio Tape

It ’ s less than six weeks before Election Day , and for Donald Trump , the hits keep coming .
On Wednesday , the revelations in Watergate reporter Bob Woodward ’ s new book , Rage , due to be released on September 15 , rocked the White House and caught Trump on tape lying about his response to COVID-19 .
In other portions of the interviews Trump sat for with Woodward , he made inflammatory statements on race relations in the United States , and he can ’ t talk his way out of this one .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the subject of white privilege with a president who grew up wealthy , attended the best military schools , and received millions of dollars in inheritance money from his father .
Somehow , that president doesn ’ t understand white privilege .
According to The Washington Post : ‘ Woodward asked the president about White privilege , noting that they were both White men of the same generation who had privileged upbringings .
Woodward suggested that they had a responsibility to better “ understand the anger and pain ” felt by Black Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exists although he is the most shining example of it , but a multitude of facts bear out claims that white Americans fare better than black Americans .
Disparities in income , housing , criminal justice , and education are not deniable based on statistics and a president who dismisses the plight of 13 percent of voters due to the color of their skin is a prime example of white privilege in itself .
When confronted on the subject , Trump complained that black people just aren ’ t grateful enough for what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was willing to admit to Woodward that systemic racism exists , although in his white experience it isn ’ t as bad as in other places , but still struggles to understand the term “ white privilege.
” Critical thinking is not exactly Trump ’ s strongest suit , nor are facts , but Trump ’ s ignorance is damaging and even life-threatening for a significant number of people in this country .

It’s less than six weeks before Election Day, and for Donald Trump, the hits keep coming. On Wednesday, the revelations in Watergate reporter Bob Woodward’s new book, Rage, due to be released on September 15, rocked the White House and caught Trump on tape lying about his response to COVID-19. In other portions of the interviews Trump sat for with Woodward, he made inflammatory statements on race relations in the United States, and he can’t talk his way out of this one.
When Bob Woodward suggested that they had a responsibility to better “understand the anger and pain" of black Americans, Trump essentially mocked him. "You really drank the Kool-Aid, didn’t you? Just listen to you. Wow. No, I don’t feel that at all.” https://t.co/UfwTk5w00q — Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) September 9, 2020
In one conversation, Woodward attempted to broach the subject of white privilege with a president who grew up wealthy, attended the best military schools, and received millions of dollars in inheritance money from his father. Somehow, that president doesn’t understand white privilege. According to The Washington Post: ‘Woodward asked the president about White privilege, noting that they were both White men of the same generation who had privileged upbringings. Woodward suggested that they had a responsibility to better “understand the anger and pain” felt by Black Americans.
‘“No,” Trump replied, his voice described by Woodward as mocking and incredulous. “You really drank the Kool-Aid, didn’t you? Just listen to you. Wow. No, I don’t feel that at all.”’
Spin your way outta this, Kool-Aid drinker :https://t.co/So3GbfdH9T — FourColorRyan (@fourcolorryan) September 9, 2020
Trump can deny that white privilege exists although he is the most shining example of it, but a multitude of facts bear out claims that white Americans fare better than black Americans. Disparities in income, housing, criminal justice, and education are not deniable based on statistics and a president who dismisses the plight of 13 percent of voters due to the color of their skin is a prime example of white privilege in itself. When confronted on the subject, Trump complained that black people just aren’t grateful enough for what he’s given them.
‘As Woodward pressed Trump to understand the plight of Black Americans after generations of discrimination, inequality and other atrocities, the president kept answering by pointing to economic numbers such as the pre-pandemic unemployment rate for Blacks and claiming, as he often has publicly, that he has done more for Blacks than any president except perhaps Abraham Lincoln.
‘In another conversation about race, on July 8, Trump complained about his lack of support among Black voters. “I’ve done a tremendous amount for the Black community,” he told Woodward. “And, honestly, I’m not feeling any love.”’
On Feb 7, Trump told Woodward that the novel coronavirus was 5 times deadlier than the seasonal flu. More than a month later he sent this tweet: https://t.co/BojiI97AzO — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 9, 2020
Trump was willing to admit to Woodward that systemic racism exists, although in his white experience it isn’t as bad as in other places, but still struggles to understand the term “white privilege.” Critical thinking is not exactly Trump’s strongest suit, nor are facts, but Trump’s ignorance is damaging and even life-threatening for a significant number of people in this country.
‘They spoke again about race relations on June 22, when Woodward asked Trump whether he thinks there is “systemic or institutional racism in this country.”
‘“Well, I think there is everywhere,” Trump said. “I think probably less here than most places. Or less here than many places.” ‘Asked by Woodward whether racism “is here” in the United States in a way that affects people’s lives, Trump replied: “I think it is. And it’s unfortunate. But I think it is.”’
With Woodward getting Trump on tape, MAGA World is about to move quickly from their Anonymous Sources Don’t Count routine to the tried-and-true Whatever, This Doesn’t Matter shtick. — Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) September 9, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-09-09--Kayleigh McEnany Attempts Bob Woodward Excuse But Fails Miserably

Donald Trump knew how deadly the coronavirus was in early February , and yet for months he said it was “ going to disappear ” and “ all work out fine.
” Many tens of thousands have died due to that .
These words came from Robert Woodward ’ s tapes of Trump for his new book Rage .
It gets worse .
The Washington Post investigative reporter gave CNN some of the tapes where 45 said : ‘ I wanted to always play it down , I still like playing it down , because I don ’ t want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amazing .
[ Coronavirus is five times ] more deadly [ than the flu . ]
’ ‘ [ It is ] more deadly than even your strenuous flues.
’ White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tried to downplay the audiotapes of Trump .
During Wednesday ’ s White House briefing CBS correspondent Paul Reid asked her about the tape where this president said he “ wanted to always play it down : ” She tried to defend her boss : ‘ And he makes clear that he doesn ’ t want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Which is the second part of the quote , which you failed to read.
’ Woodward noticed on Trump ’ s desk a large picture of Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un , apparently what POTUS is after .
Watch the video of the press secretary below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Donald Trump knew how deadly the coronavirus was in early February, and yet for months he said it was “going to disappear” and “all work out fine.” Many tens of thousands have died due to that. These words came from Robert Woodward’s tapes of Trump for his new book Rage. It gets worse. The Washington Post investigative reporter gave CNN some of the tapes where 45 said:
‘I wanted to always play it down,I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic.’
‘Pretty amazing. [Coronavirus is five times] more deadly [than the flu.]’
‘[It is] more deadly than even your strenuous flues.’
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tried to downplay the audiotapes of Trump. During Wednesday’s White House briefing CBS correspondent Paul Reid asked her about the tape where this president said he “wanted to always play it down:”
‘Did President Trump intentionally mislead the American people about the threat of COVID?.’
She tried to defend her boss:
‘Absolutely not. This president, at a time when you’re facing insurmountable challenges, it’s important to express confidence.’
Reid asked:
‘Is “playing it down,” is that expressing calm? It seems dishonest.’
The press secretary snapped:
‘And he makes clear that he doesn’t want to see chaos, by the way. Which is the second part of the quote, which you failed to read.’
Reid asked again whether 45 lied:
‘[T]he president lied to the American people about the threat of COVID.’
She responded:
‘The president has never lied to the American public on COVID. The president was expressing calm and his actions reflect that.’
Dr. Anthony Fauci world-renowned infectious disease expert told an associate:
‘[Trump] rudderless [and his] attention span is like a minus number. His sole purpose is to get reelected.’
Woodward noticed on Trump’s desk a large picture of Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, apparently what POTUS is after. Watch the video of the press secretary below:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-09--Russian Malware Found Uploaded To Florida Election Systems: Woodward

According to a new book from longtime journalist Bob Woodward , federal intelligence agencies have evidence of malware in the election registration computer systems of two Florida counties , St. Lucie and Washington .
Apparently , there ’ s no evidence that the malware was actually used , but it could have erased voters from the voter rolls , it seems .
If the malware had been put into motion , then — presumably — Democratic-leaning voters could have been erased from registration records ahead of Election Day , and since Florida does not allow for same-day voter registration , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of luck .
‘ Woodward reports new details on Russia ’ s election meddling , writing that the NSA and CIA have classified evidence the Russians had placed malware in the election registration systems of at least two Florida counties , St. Lucie and Washington .
While there was no evidence the malware had been activated , Woodward writes , it was sophisticated and could erase voters in specific districts .
The voting system vendor used by Florida was also used in states across the country.
’ Washington County is on the smaller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is north of Palm Beach , is not .
In the 2016 election , over 137,000 votes for president were cast in St. Lucie County , and Trump won the jurisdiction by a margin of about 3,400 votes .
( In Washington County , about 10,900 votes for president were cast , and Trump won the county by a larger margin — about 6,400 votes . )
Trump won the entire state of Florida by a margin of just 1.2 percent in 2016 , suggesting that if Russian malware had been activated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a potentially significant effect on the results .
Trump has consistently sought to downplay the threat of Russian interference in U.S. elections , no matter the evidence .
Meanwhile , the revelation of secret evidence of Russian malware in U.S. election systems was far from the only major bombshell in Woodward ’ s new book .
He also revealed , for instance , that Trump admitted to intentionally downplaying the threat of the Coronavirus to the American people .
If he ’ d treated the crisis as something more serious than a public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Americans who have died from the Coronavirus would still be alive today .

According to a new book from longtime journalist Bob Woodward, federal intelligence agencies have evidence that there was malware in the election registration computer systems of two Florida counties, St. Lucie and Washington. Apparently, there’s no evidence that the malware was actually used, but it could have erased voters from the voter rolls, it seems. If the malware had been put into motion, then — presumably — Democratic-leaning voters could have been erased from registration records ahead of Election Day, and since Florida does not allow for same-day voter registration, then those voters would have been out of luck.
CNN reports the following:
‘Woodward reports new details on Russia’s election meddling, writing that the NSA and CIA have classified evidence the Russians had placed malware in the election registration systems of at least two Florida counties, St. Lucie and Washington. While there was no evidence the malware had been activated, Woodward writes, it was sophisticated and could erase voters in specific districts. The voting system vendor used by Florida was also used in states across the country.’
Washington County is on the smaller side, but St. Lucie County, which is north of Palm Beach, is not. In the 2016 election, over 137,000 votes for president were cast in St. Lucie County, and Trump won the jurisdiction by a margin of about 3,400 votes. (In Washington County, about 10,900 votes for president were cast, and Trump won the county by a larger margin — about 6,400 votes.) Trump won the entire state of Florida by a margin of just 1.2 percent in 2016, suggesting that if Russian malware had been activated, then there could easily have been a potentially significant effect on the results.
Trump has consistently sought to downplay the threat of Russian interference in U.S. elections, no matter the evidence. Meanwhile, the revelation of secret evidence of Russian malware in U.S. election systems was far from the only major bombshell in Woodward’s new book. He also revealed, for instance, that Trump admitted to intentionally downplaying the threat of the Coronavirus to the American people. If he’d treated the crisis as something more serious than a public relations headache, then maybe large numbers of the Americans who have died from the Coronavirus would still be alive today.
CNN BREAKING: A whistleblower is alleging that top political appointees at DHS repeatedly instructed career officials to modify intelligence assessments to ensure they matched up with misleading public comments from President Trump https://t.co/DFvOFETend — Vaughn Sterling (@vplus) September 9, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-09-09--Election-Altering Trump Secret Tapes Leaked Via Bob Woodward

In an upcoming new book from longtime journalist Bob Woodward , President Donald Trump sounds like he feels entitled to more support from black Americans than he ’ s getting , and he sounds irritated that he ’ s not getting the support among black Americans that he wants , as if they ’ re somehow doing him some kind of disservice .
In reality , of course , it ’ s Trump himself who has pushed full steam ahead with a policy agenda that leaves many marginalized communities , including many black Americans , behind .
On July 8 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his conversations with the president ) : Outside of his conversations with Woodward , Trump ’ s self-delusions have gotten so staggering that he ’ s claimed that he ’ s done more for black Americans than any president besides Abraham Lincoln — and maybe even more than Lincoln !
Lincoln , of course , freed the slaves , and other presidents have accomplished other major breakthroughs , like Lyndon B. Johnson , who signed the Voting Rights Act into law .
Trump is just a pathological narcissist .
Although unemployment among black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for other groups during the early part of Trump ’ s tenure , unemployment promptly skyrocketed amidst the Coronavirus pandemic , which itself hit marginalized communities especially hard .
Furthermore , Trump has recently been really dialing into pretty brazen racism against black Americans .
He has been ranting and raving about his supposed defense of “ suburbs ” against a potential “ invasion ” of low income housing — which is , of course , often associated with groups like marginalized black Americans .
He sounds like he ’ s trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brazenly racism-based fearmongering around low income housing .
At the recent Republican National Convention ( RNC ) , GOP power-players gave the St. Louis couple Mark and Patricia McCloskey a primetime speaking slot , although the only reason that they have any kind of national prominence is because they pointed guns at peaceful protesters , which they ’ ve since faced criminal charges for .
In her convention remarks , Patricia claimed that Democrats “ want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning ” — which is simply a flat-out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claim stems from a rule imposed during the Obama era , which Trump ’ s team promptly overturned — CNN explains that the rule requires certain areas “ to examine and document racial discrimination in their neighborhood and create goals to reduce segregation.
” That ’ s it — and Trump and his allies are trying to turn an anti-segregation effort into some pseudoapocalyptic pro-crime initiative .

In an upcoming new book from longtime journalist Bob Woodward, President Donald Trump sounds like he feels entitled to more support from black Americans than he’s getting, and he sounds irritated that he’s not getting the support among black Americans that he wants, as if they’re somehow doing him some kind of disservice. In reality, of course, it’s Trump himself who has pushed full steam ahead with a policy agenda that leaves many marginalized communities, including many black Americans, behind.
On July 8, Trump told Woodward (who recorded his conversations with the president):
‘I’ve done a tremendous amount for the Black community. And, honestly, I’m not feeling any love.’
On July 8, Trump complained about his lack of support among Black voters. "I've done a tremendous amount for the Black community," he told Woodward. "And, honestly, I'm not feeling any love." https://t.co/KyGWilxTEd — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 9, 2020
Outside of his conversations with Woodward, Trump’s self-delusions have gotten so staggering that he’s claimed that he’s done more for black Americans than any president besides Abraham Lincoln — and maybe even more than Lincoln! Lincoln, of course, freed the slaves, and other presidents have accomplished other major breakthroughs, like Lyndon B. Johnson, who signed the Voting Rights Act into law. Trump is just a pathological narcissist.
Trump: "I did more for the Black community than anybody with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln, whether you like it or not."
Swan: "You believe you did more than Lyndon Johnson, who passed the Civil Rights Act?"
Trump: "I think I did, yeah." — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 4, 2020
Although unemployment among black Americans did continue to decline alongside unemployment for other groups during the early part of Trump’s tenure, unemployment promptly skyrocketed amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, which itself hit marginalized communities especially hard.
Furthermore, Trump has recently been really dialing into pretty brazen racism against black Americans. He has been ranting and raving about his supposed defense of “suburbs” against a potential “invasion” of low income housing — which is, of course, often associated with groups like marginalized black Americans. He sounds like he’s trying to cultivate support among white suburbanites with a brazenly racism-based fearmongering around low income housing.
Racist. Sexist. Misogynist. Dog Whistle all in one #Trump tweet. 'Suburban housewife' is dog whistle White identity politics from Racist President-in- Misogyny. #BidenHarris2020Landslide https://t.co/B3xvSSuCNY — Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (@SholaMos1) August 12, 2020
At the recent Republican National Convention (RNC), GOP power-players gave the St. Louis couple Mark and Patricia McCloskey a primetime speaking slot, although the only reason that they have any kind of national prominence is because they pointed guns at peaceful protesters, which they’ve since faced criminal charges for. In her convention remarks, Patricia claimed that Democrats “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning” — which is simply a flat-out lie, as CNN explained. The claim stems from a rule imposed during the Obama era, which Trump’s team promptly overturned — CNN explains that the rule requires certain areas “to examine and document racial discrimination in their neighborhood and create goals to reduce segregation.” That’s it — and Trump and his allies are trying to turn an anti-segregation effort into some pseudoapocalyptic pro-crime initiative.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-09--Military Academy Classmate Exposes Trump’s Contempt For Troops

It came as both a surprise and the final piece of a puzzle being placed when The Atlantic ’ s Jeffrey Goldberg published a story entitled “ Trump : Americans Who Died in War Are ‘ Losers ’ and ‘ Suckers . '
” While it hit many Americans hard to hear that a president could be so disdainful of the sacrifice so many of our soldiers have made to protect democracy , it also fit a pattern of disparaging statements Trump has made about those who ’ ve served , including the late Senator John McCain , Lt. Col. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the father of the late Officer Human Kahn .
Classmates of Donald Trump from The New York Military Academy say that the story surprised them least of all .
George White , who served as Trump ’ s superior at the academy , said that Trump has always mocked and disparaged military service , even as far back as high school .
White , along with five other classmates from the military academy , say that Trump learned his disdain for military service from his father and expressed many times that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ places to protect other countries , such as in Vietnam and Iraq .
Trump has countered the story , saying that he has given service members bigger raises than any other president , funded the military more than any other president , and that he ’ s only under attack because top military brass wants to engage in endless wars because they ’ re war profiteers .
However , Trump has only given service members the minimum required raise each year , his funding of the military directly contributes to defense contractors increasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t ended any wars or brought any troops home .
His “ support ” of the military has been shaky , at best .
‘ Trump ’ s attitude toward the military , then , is fundamentally ambivalent : He mocks the very idea of service , sacrifice , or discipline , but he likes shiny medals , big parades , and deadly weapons .
He has sought to portray himself as a tough and aggressive leader who understands the military better than generals do , yet he has repeatedly sought to @ @ @ @

It came as both a surprise and the final piece of a puzzle being placed when The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg published a story entitled “Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers.'” While it hit many Americans hard to hear that a president could be so disdainful of the sacrifice so many of our soldiers have made to protect democracy, it also fit a pattern of disparaging statements Trump has made about those who’ve served, including the late Senator John McCain, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, Adm. William McRaven, and the father of the late Officer Human Kahn.
Experiences shared by President Trump's former classmates at the New York Military Academy help explain the president’s reported contempt for those who fought, died, or were wounded in America’s wars, FP's @michaelphirsh writes.https://t.co/HawDSEbgK2 — Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) September 8, 2020
Classmates of Donald Trump from The New York Military Academy say that the story surprised them least of all. George White, who served as Trump’s superior at the academy, said that Trump has always mocked and disparaged military service, even as far back as high school.
According to Foreign Policy:
‘The 74-year-old retired Army veteran was Trump’s superior—the first captain, or highest-ranking cadet—in Trump’s 1964 graduating class at the New York Military Academy. White said he witnessed up close Trump’s contempt for military service, discipline, and tradition, as well his ungoverned sense of entitlement, all helped along by his father Fred Trump’s generous donations to the school.’
President Trump was visibly distressed this weekend over fallout from The Atlantic story claiming he disparaged the military https://t.co/w5kwNnf4Gn pic.twitter.com/fr87E508We — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 9, 2020
White, along with five other classmates from the military academy, say that Trump learned his disdain for military service from his father and expressed many times that he could not understand American troops fighting in places to protect other countries, such as in Vietnam and Iraq.
‘No, those remarks absolutely didn’t surprise me. In my dealings with him he was a heartless, obnoxious son of a bitch.’
“From day one, the neocons and the folks who have profited off of American foreign adventurism have opposed Trump,” said conservative strategist Chris Barron. https://t.co/UEvLL0O5QL — Chris Barron 🇺🇸 (@ChrisRBarron) September 9, 2020
Trump has countered the story, saying that he has given service members bigger raises than any other president, funded the military more than any other president, and that he’s only under attack because top military brass wants to engage in endless wars because they’re war profiteers. However, Trump has only given service members the minimum required raise each year, his funding of the military directly contributes to defense contractors increasing their bottom line, and he hasn’t ended any wars or brought any troops home. His “support” of the military has been shaky, at best.
‘Trump’s attitude toward the military, then, is fundamentally ambivalent: He mocks the very idea of service, sacrifice, or discipline, but he likes shiny medals, big parades, and deadly weapons. He has sought to portray himself as a tough and aggressive leader who understands the military better than generals do, yet he has repeatedly sought to avoid war.’
Multiple Trump administration officials have now confirmed that he repeatedly disparaged veterans and fallen service members, calling them “losers” and “suckers.” Any military personnel or veterans who still support Trump should hold their head in shame. — Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) September 5, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-09-10--Trump Appears On Hannity & Has Bob Woodward Freakout

Whenever Trump is in a mess he can ’ t lie his way out of , his fallback position is to appear on Fox News host Sean Hannity ’ s show and allow him to guide Trump toward the proper spin .
After a Twitter eruption where , on the day that tapes were released of him admitting that he “ downplayed ” the coronavirus , Trump had no words on the subject or on journalist Bob Woodward , who released the tapes .
For that , he needed the help of Sean Hannity .
Hannity gave him an introduction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He scorned the “ mainstream media ” for telling lies and creating hoaxes just 55 days before the election , implying that reports that Trump has disparaged the military and failed to inform the public about the threat of COVID-19 .
He insisted that those coronavirus statements reported , in particular , are all false , pointing to Trump ’ s travel ban on China .
He ignores the fact that Trump allowed 140,000 people to travel to the U.S. from China after implementing the ban , that the first cases of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Europe , and that Trump ’ s response is clearly a failure since nearly 200,000 people are dead .
However , the introduction was nothing more than a starting point for Trump to twist words and deflect .
Both Hannity and Trump focused on Trump ’ s “ response ” to the virus , listing accomplishments and praise from other officials .
Neither addressed the many statements Trump made publicly downplaying the virus and how those statements did not match what the president wasn ’ t telling the American people .
Trump also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want Americans to “ panic , ” which is why he downplayed the virus .
There is , however , a big difference between keeping the public calm and outright lying to them .
The quotes in Woodward ’ s article , all caught on tape , prove that Trump lied to the public about COVID-19 repeatedly .

Whenever Trump is in a mess he can’t lie his way out of, his fallback position is to appear on Fox News host Sean Hannity’s show and allow him to guide Trump toward the proper spin. After a Twitter eruption where, on the day that tapes were released of him admitting that he “downplayed” the coronavirus, Trump had no words on the subject or on journalist Bob Woodward, who released the tapes.
For that, he needed the help of Sean Hannity.
Remember this: Trump is *still* downplaying the Coronavirus. The deliberate disinformation is not confined to his misleading dismissals in the spring. Just a week ago, he shared a conspiracy theory questioning the death toll. — Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) September 9, 2020
Hannity gave him an introduction to lead Trump to his talking points. He scorned the “mainstream media” for telling lies and creating hoaxes just 55 days before the election, implying that reports that Trump has disparaged the military and failed to inform the public about the threat of COVID-19. He insisted that those coronavirus statements reported, in particular, are all false, pointing to Trump’s travel ban on China. He ignores the fact that Trump allowed 140,000 people to travel to the U.S. from China after implementing the ban, that the first cases of the virus came to the U.S. from Europe, and that Trump’s response is clearly a failure since nearly 200,000 people are dead.
However, the introduction was nothing more than a starting point for Trump to twist words and deflect.
This is at least reckless endangerment and it's potentially criminally negligent homicide–or worse. 180,000 Americans should still be with us. How many more will die? And for what? Still no calls for Donald’s resignation @nytimes @washingtonpost?#HeKnew #VOTE — Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) September 10, 2020
Both Hannity and Trump focused on Trump’s “response” to the virus, listing accomplishments and praise from other officials. Neither addressed the many statements Trump made publicly downplaying the virus and how those statements did not match what the president wasn’t telling the American people.
"It was China's fault" — Trump to Hannity on the coronavirus pic.twitter.com/wbCrKCHnxy — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 10, 2020
Trump also repeated claims that he didn’t want Americans to “panic,” which is why he downplayed the virus. There is, however, a big difference between keeping the public calm and outright lying to them. The quotes in Woodward’s article, all caught on tape, prove that Trump lied to the public about COVID-19 repeatedly.
“I can’t be jumping up and down scaring people,” Trump said on Hannity just now. No, he can’t—but he does. — Jonathan Alter (@jonathanalter) September 10, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-09-11--Federal Court Makes Thursday Ruling To Stop Trump Immigration Policy

Donald Trump ’ s desire to please his racist base has played out in courtrooms all over the country .
He ’ s tried ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ( DACA ) Act , locking families in separate cages , and mass deportations , only to be blocked in court again and again .
Trump has also made multiple attempts to change the processes and outcome of the 2020 U.S. Census , attempting to put new questions on the forms requiring a respondent to state whether or not they are a U.S. cities as well as trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those most difficult to count – the poor , the homeless , and the undocumented – out of the final numbers .
On Thursday , Trump lost yet another battle in federal court , this time over his attempts to keep the undocumented from being counted at all .
According to The Hill : ‘ A unanimous three-judge panel for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York said in its decision that Trump ’ s executive memorandum violates the executive branch ’ s “ constitutional responsibility to count the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and to apportion members of the House of Representatives among the States according to their respective numbers.
” ‘ ” The merits of the parties ’ dispute are not particularly close or complicated , ” the panel wrote in its 86-page unsigned opinion.
’ The panel of judges determined that their decision was an easy one , as Trump is clearly trying to subvert established laws .
The decision was unanimous and Trump ’ s wishes to once again treat undocumented immigrants as less than human were thwarted .
‘ ” The President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ view of what is most ‘ consonant with the principles of representative democracy ’ for the view that Congress already chose , ” the panel added , quoting the president ’ s memo .
‘ The panel consisted of two judges appointed by Republican presidents and one by a Democrat.
’ It is unlikely that the court case will stop with the judges in New York ; Trump will most likely pursue his case in higher courts in an attempt to get his way .
Just in case , the judges who ruled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ door open in case the next court finds differently than they did .
‘ The ruling prohibits the Department of Commerce from reporting any information regarding undocumented immigrants in its census count that could be used to implement the president ’ s directive .
‘ But the judges said the agency should continue to study whether it would be feasible to calculate the number of undocumented immigrants in each state , in case the ruling is overturned on appeal .
‘ The decision is another major court defeat for the White House , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ census with citizenship data .
’

Donald Trump’s desire to please his racist base has played out in courtrooms all over the country. He’s tried ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Act, locking families in separate cages, and mass deportations, only to be blocked in court again and again.
A panel of three federal judges said today that President Trump’s order to exclude people in the country illegally when redrawing congressional districts violates the lawhttps://t.co/5f34Y4FtlB — POLITICO (@politico) September 10, 2020
Trump has also made multiple attempts to change the processes and outcome of the 2020 U.S. Census, attempting to put new questions on the forms requiring a respondent to state whether or not they are a U.S. cities as well as trying to stop the counting, which would leave those most difficult to count – the poor, the homeless, and the undocumented – out of the final numbers. On Thursday, Trump lost yet another battle in federal court, this time over his attempts to keep the undocumented from being counted at all.
According to The Hill:
‘A unanimous three-judge panel for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York said in its decision that Trump’s executive memorandum violates the executive branch’s “constitutional responsibility to count the whole number of persons in each State and to apportion members of the House of Representatives among the States according to their respective numbers.” ‘”The merits of the parties’ dispute are not particularly close or complicated,” the panel wrote in its 86-page unsigned opinion.’
Court blocks Trump’s order to exclude undocumented immigrants from Census count https://t.co/OX5Ze4FdR7 — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 10, 2020
The panel of judges determined that their decision was an easy one, as Trump is clearly trying to subvert established laws. The decision was unanimous and Trump’s wishes to once again treat undocumented immigrants as less than human were thwarted.
‘”The President is not free to substitute his own view of what is most ‘consonant with the principles of representative democracy’ for the view that Congress already chose,” the panel added, quoting the president’s memo. ‘The panel consisted of two judges appointed by Republican presidents and one by a Democrat.’
A three-judge panel BLOCKS the Trump admin’s attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants from census apportionment. “[T]he Presidential memorandum is DECLARED unlawful,” the judges wrote. Background, @CourthouseNews https://t.co/W7U2CnPLrU pic.twitter.com/aWOWTRpjLO — Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) September 10, 2020
It is unlikely that the court case will stop with the judges in New York; Trump will most likely pursue his case in higher courts in an attempt to get his way. Just in case, the judges who ruled on the case on Thursday left the door open in case the next court finds differently than they did.
‘The ruling prohibits the Department of Commerce from reporting any information regarding undocumented immigrants in its census count that could be used to implement the president’s directive. ‘But the judges said the agency should continue to study whether it would be feasible to calculate the number of undocumented immigrants in each state, in case the ruling is overturned on appeal. ‘The decision is another major court defeat for the White House, which has repeatedly attempted to weight the census with citizenship data.’
A court has blocked President Trump’s attempt to omit unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers used to determine House seats. https://t.co/Yv3o4EV2vT — NPR (@NPR) September 10, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-09-10--Trump Melts Down After Reporter Confronts Him Over Woodward Tapes

Recently , longtime journalist Bob Woodward released a tape of his conversation with President Donald Trump in which the president admits to intentionally downplaying the threat of the Coronavirus .
He had to lie to do so , and he ’ s kept lying in the time since — the Coronavirus has been and continues to pose a serious threat to the United States .
When ABC reporter Jonathan Karl confronted the president over his deception at a Thursday press conference at the White House , Trump threw a fit .
‘ That ’ s a terrible question and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
What I said is we have to be calm .
We can ’ t be panicked… Certainly if [ Woodward ] thought that was a bad statement , he would have reported it because he thinks that , you know , you don ’ t want to have anybody that is going to suffer medically because of some fact .
He didn ’ t report it because he didn ’ t think it was bad .
Nobody thought it was bad… And your question , the way you phrased that is such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disgrace to ABC television network , it ’ s a disgrace to your employer.
’ Trump is a pathological narcissist — this much is abundantly clear .
Karl followed up by pointing out a very specific lie that Trump told .
In his effort to avoid sparking “ panic ” — via lying — Trump claimed at one point that the Coronavirus was on par with the seasonal flu .
It was not .
As Karl pointed out , comparing his private conversations with Woodward to what he told the American public : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again .
He claimed that the U.S. “ has had flu years where we ’ ve lost 100,000 people.
” Actually , according to the CDC , at no point since at least 2010 if not earlier has the death toll from a year of influenza infections in the U.S. surpassed about 61,000 .
As Karl kept pressuring the president , Trump delusionally claimed that he just “ wanted to show that our country is going to be fine one way or the other.
” The country is not fine .
Almost 200,000 @ @ @ @

Recently, longtime journalist Bob Woodward released a tape of his conversation with President Donald Trump in which the president admits to intentionally downplaying the threat of the Coronavirus. He had to lie to do so, and he’s kept lying in the time since — the Coronavirus has been and continues to pose a serious threat to the United States. When ABC reporter Jonathan Karl confronted the president over his deception at a Thursday press conference at the White House, Trump threw a fit.
Karl asked Trump:
‘Why did you lie to the American people? And why should we trust what you have to say now?’
Trump, who’s seemingly forever in meltdown-mode, replied:
‘That’s a terrible question and the phraseology. I didn’t lie. What I said is we have to be calm. We can’t be panicked… Certainly if [Woodward] thought that was a bad statement, he would have reported it because he thinks that, you know, you don’t want to have anybody that is going to suffer medically because of some fact. He didn’t report it because he didn’t think it was bad. Nobody thought it was bad… And your question, the way you phrased that is such a disgrace. It’s a disgrace to ABC television network, it’s a disgrace to your employer.’
Trump is a pathological narcissist — this much is abundantly clear.
Karl followed up by pointing out a very specific lie that Trump told. In his effort to avoid sparking “panic” — via lying — Trump claimed at one point that the Coronavirus was on par with the seasonal flu. It was not.
As Karl pointed out, comparing his private conversations with Woodward to what he told the American public:
‘You said it was deadlier than the flu, and then you went out and told the American public that this was just like the flu.’
Trump replied by seemingly misrepresenting reality yet again. He claimed that the U.S. “has had flu years where we’ve lost 100,000 people.” Actually, according to the CDC, at no point since at least 2010 if not earlier has the death toll from a year of influenza infections in the U.S. surpassed about 61,000.
As Karl kept pressuring the president, Trump delusionally claimed that he just “wanted to show that our country is going to be fine one way or the other.” The country is not fine. Almost 200,000 people are dead.
Watch Trump’s delusional rant below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-10--Trump Bragged About Protecting Saudi Prince From Journalist Murder Scandal

President Donald Trump ’ s affinity for murderous dictators is well-established at this point , but now there ’ s more evidence in the form of contents from the upcoming new book from longtime journalist Bob Woodward .
In the book , Woodward reveals that at one point , Trump bragged to him about having “ saved ” Saudi Arabia ’ s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from Congressional scrutiny .
The Crown Prince , otherwise known as MBS , is believed to have ordered the brutal murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi , who was assassinated at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prioritize the Saudis ’ economic relationship to the U.S. in the wake of the violence .
Specifically , Trump has undertaken steps like his veto of a piece of legislation with bipartisan backing that would have ended U.S. support for the Saudis in their fight against rebels in Yemen , where the Saudi forces have already killed local civilians with U.S.-made weaponry .
The Trump administration has also pushed through arms sales worth about $ 8 billion to Saudi Arabia and its ally , the United Arab Emirates .
The Trump team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sale , which they used as an excuse to conduct the transactions without Congressional involvement , despite concerns about the weapons going towards violence against civilians .
At the time of his recent firing , the State Department ’ s inspector general , Steve Linick , was investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ’ s handling of the Saudi arms sale issue .
Although a subsequent report from the department ’ s inspector general ’ s office apparently concluded that Pompeo abided by legal standards surrounding the emergency declaration , that same report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fully assess the humanitarian risks of selling the weapons to the Gulf nations ” and “ did not take steps needed to reduce civilian casualties and limit possible legal liability associated with selling the arms , ” The New York Times reports .
As for Trump and MBS , the president lauded the leader ’ s denials of a role in the Khashoggi killing and , as mentioned , focused on the economic issues .
Trump commented to Woodward : ‘ He will always say that he didn ’ t do it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and frankly I ’ m happy that he says that .
But he will say that to you , he will say that to Congress , and he will say that to everybody .
He ’ s never said he did it… He says very strongly that he didn ’ t do it .
Bob , they spent $ 400 billion over a fairly short period of time… They wouldn ’ t last a week if we ’ re not there , and they know it.
’ Apparently then , that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make Trump willing to overlook the brutal murder of a journalist who caught the attention of a murderous dictator who Trump sounds ready and eager to protect .
Is there a dictator in the world who Trump isn ’ t willing to blindly capitulate to ?
Trump is the president of the United States and selling out the country .

President Donald Trump’s affinity for murderous dictators is well-established at this point, but now there’s more evidence in the form of contents from the upcoming new book from longtime journalist Bob Woodward. In the book, Woodward reveals that at one point, Trump bragged to him about having “saved” Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from Congressional scrutiny. The Crown Prince, otherwise known as MBS, is believed to have ordered the brutal murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was assassinated at the Saudi consulate in Turkey. Trump chose to prioritize the Saudis’ economic relationship to the U.S. in the wake of the violence.
Referring to MBS, Trump said:
‘I saved his ass. I was able to get Congress to leave him alone. I was able to get them to stop.’
Specifically, Trump has undertaken steps like his veto of a piece of legislation with bipartisan backing that would have ended U.S. support for the Saudis in their fight against rebels in Yemen, where the Saudi forces have already killed local civilians with U.S.-made weaponry. The Trump administration has also pushed through arms sales worth about $8 billion to Saudi Arabia and its ally, the United Arab Emirates. The Trump team declared a national emergency underpinned the arms sale, which they used as an excuse to conduct the transactions without Congressional involvement, despite concerns about the weapons going towards violence against civilians.
At the time of his recent firing, the State Department’s inspector general, Steve Linick, was investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s handling of the Saudi arms sale issue. Although a subsequent report from the department’s inspector general’s office apparently concluded that Pompeo abided by legal standards surrounding the emergency declaration, that same report concluded “that the State Department failed to fully assess the humanitarian risks of selling the weapons to the Gulf nations” and “did not take steps needed to reduce civilian casualties and limit possible legal liability associated with selling the arms,” The New York Times reports.
As for Trump and MBS, the president lauded the leader’s denials of a role in the Khashoggi killing and, as mentioned, focused on the economic issues. Trump commented to Woodward:
‘He will always say that he didn’t do it. He says that to everybody, and frankly I’m happy that he says that. But he will say that to you, he will say that to Congress, and he will say that to everybody. He’s never said he did it… He says very strongly that he didn’t do it. Bob, they spent $400 billion over a fairly short period of time… They wouldn’t last a week if we’re not there, and they know it.’
Apparently then, that’s a sum that’s big enough to make Trump willing to overlook the brutal murder of a journalist who caught the attention of a murderous dictator who Trump sounds ready and eager to protect.
Is there a dictator in the world who Trump isn’t willing to blindly capitulate to? Trump is the president of the United States and selling out the country.