bipartisanreport--2020-05-25--Trump Rampages Into Mid-Morning Conniption Fit Of Rage (IMAGES)

President Donald Trump continues to appear unhinged as the U.S. grapples with the crisis of the Coronavirus pandemic .
Early this Monday morning , which was the morning of Memorial Day and a day on which the U.S. seemed likely to soon hit a total of 100,000 confirmed Coronavirus deaths , Trump rushed to Twitter with a bizarre tirade defending the fact that he went golfing on Saturday and Sunday .
In this tirade , even after three years of Trump subjecting the nation to his literally hundreds of trips to his golf courses , he even suggested that those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worry about Barack Obama .
‘ Some stories about the fact that in order to get outside and perhaps , even a little exercise , I played golf over the weekend .
The Fake & Totally Corrupt News makes it sound like a mortal sin – I knew this would happen !
What they don ’ t say is that it was my first golf in almost 3 months and , if I waited 3 years , they would do their usual “ hit ” pieces anyway .
They are sick with hatred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
’ The reason that Trump hadn ’ t been golfing in awhile is because courses were closed because of the pandemic .
He doesn ’ t get points for that .
It is staggering that the mere mention of the slightest opposition to the president ’ s behavior — in this place playing golf — sparks him rushing to social media to proclaim that his opponents are supposedly mentally incapacitated .
He ’ s so self-obsessed that he appears to take even a simple question as an attack .
‘ They don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poor work ethic , or all of the time Obama spent on the golf course , often flying to Hawaii in a big , fully loaded 747 , to play .
What did that do to the so-called Carbon Footprint ?
He also played moments after the brutal killing by ISIS of a wonderful young man .
Totally inappropriate – and it was me who shattered 100 % of the ISIS Caliphate .
I was left a MESS !
’ The idea that Trump personally is responsible for the destruction of the ISIS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually rushed to abandon local anti-ISIS fighters when he didn ’ t feel like having troops in Syria anymore .
Meanwhile , just to be clear : Trump complains about Obama golfing after an ISIS execution , so why is Trump golfing after the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans any better ?
Trump mockingly complains about Obama daring to ride in a plane — so why are Trump ’ s own 266 trips to his golf courses any better ?

President Donald Trump continues to appear unhinged as the U.S. grapples with the crisis of the Coronavirus pandemic. Early this Monday morning, which was the morning of Memorial Day and a day on which the U.S. seemed likely to soon hit a total of 100,000 confirmed Coronavirus deaths, Trump rushed to Twitter with a bizarre tirade defending the fact that he went golfing on Saturday and Sunday. In this tirade, even after three years of Trump subjecting the nation to his literally hundreds of trips to his golf courses, he even suggested that those concerned about excessive presidential golfing should actually worry about Barack Obama.
he is clearly aware how bad it looks https://t.co/e16hqZXUZs — David Mack (@davidmackau) May 25, 2020
He tweeted:
‘Some stories about the fact that in order to get outside and perhaps, even a little exercise, I played golf over the weekend. The Fake & Totally Corrupt News makes it sound like a mortal sin – I knew this would happen! What they don’t say is that it was my first golf in almost 3 months and, if I waited 3 years, they would do their usual “hit” pieces anyway. They are sick with hatred and dishonesty. They are truly deranged!’
….3 months and, if I waited 3 years, they would do their usual “hit” pieces anyway. They are sick with hatred and dishonesty. They are truly deranged! They don’t mention Sleepy Joe’s poor work ethic, or all of the time Obama spent on the golf course, often flying to…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2020
The reason that Trump hadn’t been golfing in awhile is because courses were closed because of the pandemic. He doesn’t get points for that. It is staggering that the mere mention of the slightest opposition to the president’s behavior — in this place playing golf — sparks him rushing to social media to proclaim that his opponents are supposedly mentally incapacitated. He’s so self-obsessed that he appears to take even a simple question as an attack.
He continued:
‘They don’t mention Sleepy Joe’s poor work ethic, or all of the time Obama spent on the golf course, often flying to Hawaii in a big, fully loaded 747, to play. What did that do to the so-called Carbon Footprint? He also played moments after the brutal killing by ISIS of a wonderful young man. Totally inappropriate – and it was me who shattered 100% of the ISIS Caliphate. I was left a MESS!’
….Hawaii in a big, fully loaded 747, to play. What did that do to the so-called Carbon Footprint? He also played moments after the brutal killing by ISIS of a wonderful young man. Totally inappropriate – and it was me who shattered 100% of the ISIS Caliphate. I was left a MESS! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2020
The idea that Trump personally is responsible for the destruction of the ISIS caliphate is laughable at best. He actually rushed to abandon local anti-ISIS fighters when he didn’t feel like having troops in Syria anymore. Meanwhile, just to be clear: Trump complains about Obama golfing after an ISIS execution, so why is Trump golfing after the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans any better? Trump mockingly complains about Obama daring to ride in a plane — so why are Trump’s own 266 trips to his golf courses any better?
Trump has been to one of his golf clubs 266 times since taking office, and he regularly criticized Obama for playing golf, while saying he’d be too busy as president to play. “I’m not going to have time to go golfing, believe me. Believe me. Believe me, folks,” he said in Aug ‘16 https://t.co/1jSMl7Yvv9 — Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 25, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-05-26--W.H. Insider Defects & Leaks Details Of Trump’s Mental State To ‘Vanity Fair’

Whining is so unattractive .
A whining child ranks right up there on the Richter Scale , but when the whiner is 73-years-old and the president of these United States it boils down to outright disgusting .
This is what happened .
The coronavirus pandemic just stole the lives of 100,000 Americans in under three months .
The tragedy is too terrible to imagine .
The human mind has difficulty grasping it .
There is no slipping gently into the night with COVID-19 , these deaths are cruel .
Perfectly healthy people in their 20 ’ s die within days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with no warning and a long menu of symptoms .
It even leans over the junior beds of five-year-old children and ravages their blood vessels .
What do 100,000 people look like ?
Fill up a quarter-mile-long cruise ship comfortably full with 6,000 passengers .
Then fill another 15 1/3 more ships and line them up , connect them with a rope , and you have 100,000 people .
That does not take into consideration their grieving families and friends whose lives have been ever changed .
But wait !
Do not forget @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the president late last week said the man insisted he was coronavirus ’ biggest victim , according to The Vanity Fair : ‘ He was just in a fucking rage .
He was saying , ‘ This is so unfair to me !
Everything was going great .
We were cruising to reelection !
” Even as the death toll neared 100,000 and unemployment ranks swelled to over 38 million , Trump couldn ’ t see the pandemic as anything other than something that had happened to him .
“ The problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the adviser said .
Trump complained that he should have been warned about the virus sooner .
“ The intelligence community let me down !
” he said.
’ The White House promoted Political Director Bill Stepien to Deputy Campaign Manager .
Stephanie Alexander was the Midwest Political Director and promoted to Campaign Chief of Staff .
That did not bode well for the current Campaign Manager Brad Parscale .
Trump has been unhappy with his campaign manager due to his reckless and expensive spending habits as the president ’ s numbers at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign spokesperson sent an email : One of Trump ’ s friends said that the president was difficult : Stepien is a close friend of Ivanka Trump ’ s husband , Jared Kushner .
A former White House official commented : Trump is his own worst enemy another White House official commented : ‘ Trump is doing it to himself by tweeting idiotic conspiracy theories about Joe Scarborough .
Women are tired of this shit .
Trump can ’ t pivot to a different strategy .
He only knows one strategy—which is attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now it ’ s not what people are looking for .
And when he ’ s not feeling helpless or aggrieved , Trump continues to cling to magical thinking .
He lives in his own fucking world.
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Whining is so unattractive. A whining child ranks right up there on the Richter Scale, but when the whiner is 73-years-old and the president of these United States it boils down to outright disgusting. This is what happened.
The coronavirus pandemic just stole the lives of 100,000 Americans in under three months. The tragedy is too terrible to imagine. The human mind has difficulty grasping it. There is no slipping gently into the night with COVID-19, these deaths are cruel. Perfectly healthy people in their 20’s die within days of falling ill. The virus strikes with no warning and a long menu of symptoms. It even leans over the junior beds of five-year-old children and ravages their blood vessels.
What do 100,000 people look like? Fill up a quarter-mile-long cruise ship comfortably full with 6,000 passengers. Then fill another 15 1/3 more ships and line them up, connect them with a rope, and you have 100,000 people. That does not take into consideration their grieving families and friends whose lives have been ever changed.
But wait! Do not forget Donald Trump. An individual who talked with the president late last week said the man insisted he was coronavirus’ biggest victim, according to The Vanity Fair:
‘He was just in a fucking rage. He was saying, ‘This is so unfair to me! Everything was going great. We were cruising to reelection!” Even as the death toll neared 100,000 and unemployment ranks swelled to over 38 million, Trump couldn’t see the pandemic as anything other than something that had happened to him. “The problem is he has no empathy,” the adviser said. Trump complained that he should have been warned about the virus sooner. “The intelligence community let me down!” he said.’
The White House promoted Political Director Bill Stepien to Deputy Campaign Manager. Stephanie Alexander was the Midwest Political Director and promoted to Campaign Chief of Staff. That did not bode well for the current Campaign Manager Brad Parscale. Trump has been unhappy with his campaign manager due to his reckless and expensive spending habits as the president’s numbers at the polls have been dropping.
One Republican heard Trump screaming at Parscale:
‘Trump has been screaming at Brad, “How many fucking times do I have to tell you I don’t like this! Are you fucking stupid?”‘
A campaign spokesperson sent an email:
‘Your source is wrong. The President never said that about Brad. This is a solidification of Brad’s leadership.’
One of Trump’s friends said that the president was difficult:
‘Once you get on the wrong side of the mountain with Trump, it’s hard to get back.’
Stepien is a close friend of Ivanka Trump’s husband, Jared Kushner. A former White House official commented:
‘This is a sign the campaign realized they needed to bring in the big boys.’
Stephien said:
‘Bottom line is Americans want security. They want to feel safe in the realm of national security, and they want to feel economically secure.’
Trump is his own worst enemy another White House official commented:
‘Trump is doing it to himself by tweeting idiotic conspiracy theories about Joe Scarborough. Women are tired of this shit. Trump can’t pivot to a different strategy. He only knows one strategy—which is attack. It worked in 2016. But now it’s not what people are looking for. And when he’s not feeling helpless or aggrieved, Trump continues to cling to magical thinking. He lives in his own fucking world.’
One prominent Republican told Vanity Fair:
‘Right now the only person who can change the dynamic is Joe Biden.’
The White House declined to comment.
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bipartisanreport--2020-05-26--Trump Mentions Maybe Taking Another Dangerous Drug During COVID Press Briefing

After announcing that he was taking hydroxychloroquine , a medicine used to treat malaria that has been ruled unsafe and too dangerous to even continue trials as a treatment for COVID-19 , Trump pondered aloud whether he should begin taking another drug during Tuesday ’ s press conference on the coronavirus .
Apropos of absolutely nothing other than an announcement that the government is pressing drug companies to lower the price of insulin for those with diabetes , both type 1 and type 2 , Trump asked the group of reporters if he should start taking insulin .
Insulin is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and is prescribed by medical physicians to control glucose levels in their patients .
It is not a drug to be taken casually , as it can dangerously reduce blood sugar levels when taken by someone without diabetes .
Trump , who insists he is the healthiest president ever to sit in the White House , has never announced having been diagnosed with diabetes or insulin-resistance of any kind .
The question follows an announcement by Trump that he is taking hydroxychloroquine , which the World Health Organization ( WHO ) recently stopped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dangerous side effects of the drug , including arrhythmia and death .

After announcing that he was taking hydroxychloroquine, a medicine used to treat malaria that has been ruled unsafe and too dangerous to even continue trials as a treatment for COVID-19, Trump pondered aloud whether he should begin taking another drug during Tuesday’s press conference on the coronavirus.
Trump muses about using insulin just for fun pic.twitter.com/PWvEhEcmTM — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 26, 2020
Apropos of absolutely nothing other than an announcement that the government is pressing drug companies to lower the price of insulin for those with diabetes, both type 1 and type 2, Trump asked the group of reporters if he should start taking insulin.
“I don’t take insulin. Should I be? I never thought about it.”
Trump says he's no longer taking hydroxychloroquine. https://t.co/OfODFU9NWW — All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) May 26, 2020
Insulin is a life-saving drug for those with diabetes and is prescribed by medical physicians to control glucose levels in their patients. It is not a drug to be taken casually, as it can dangerously reduce blood sugar levels when taken by someone without diabetes. Trump, who insists he is the healthiest president ever to sit in the White House, has never announced having been diagnosed with diabetes or insulin-resistance of any kind.
Trump is toying with resuming nuclear testing, the Kremlin is poised to take advantage. An infectious disease specialist for the Russian Health Ministry said Trump must really be taking hydroxychloroquine, since it’s known to cause psychotic side effects.https://t.co/4sHTMOJQ2H — Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) May 23, 2020
The question follows an announcement by Trump that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, which the World Health Organization (WHO) recently stopped testing in clinical trials due to the dangerous side effects of the drug, including arrhythmia and death.
‘The decision was made after an observational study published Friday in the medical journal The Lancet described how seriously ill Covid-19 patients who were treated with hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine were more likely to die.’
BREAKING: : WHO suspends clinical trial of Hydroxychloroquine, drug touted by Trump as 'coronavirus cure,' over allegations of safety fearshttps://t.co/Rj8GTvd95o — The HighWire (@HighWireTalk) May 25, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-05-26--Trump Outrageously Attacks Obama During Afternoon Mental Collapse

President Donald Trump appears to still be reeling over the negative media attention that he attracted over his golf outings last weekend , while the U.S. approached a total of 100,000 Coronavirus deaths .
Americans are still dying in large numbers due to the virus , and millions more Americans are still reeling from the economic upheaval amidst the attempts to contain the disease — but the president was focused with his public image .
This Tuesday afternoon , he rushed to Twitter to mockingly point out that former President Barack Obama also went golfing recently — although Obama is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignoring his basic job responsibilities .
He added that , supposedly , “ The only thing the Dems have going for them is their very close relationship with the Fake News Lamestream Media !
” It ’ s important to note — no , the Obama administration was never caught “ illegally spying on the Trump campaign.
” That just didn ’ t happen .
The president , who sounds completely unhinged , made it up based on a flimsy collection of scattered pieces of information that have been wound together into an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has even recently suggested that Obama and his former vice president Joe Biden should be potentially jailed for their supposed crimes against Trump ’ s campaign — but those crimes do not exist .
The president is talking like a wannabe despot targeting his political opponents .
His desperation may be based in his increasingly dismal political chances .
Polls consistently have presumptive Dem nominee Joe Biden far out ahead of Trump .

President Donald Trump appears to still be reeling over the negative media attention that he attracted over his golf outings last weekend, while the U.S. approached a total of 100,000 Coronavirus deaths. Americans are still dying in large numbers due to the virus, and millions more Americans are still reeling from the economic upheaval amidst the attempts to contain the disease — but the president was focused with his public image. This Tuesday afternoon, he rushed to Twitter to mockingly point out that former President Barack Obama also went golfing recently — although Obama is not the actual current president who is ignoring his basic job responsibilities.
Trump tweeted:
‘Didn’t Obama, whose Administration has now been caught cold illegally spying on the Trump campaign, recently also get caught playing golf on a course in Virginia, despite his wife Michelle urging people to stay home, before and after his round, in a major public service message?’
He added that, supposedly, “The only thing the Dems have going for them is their very close relationship with the Fake News Lamestream Media!”
….A total double standard. The only thing the Dems have going for them is their very close relationship with the Fake News Lamestream Media! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
It’s important to note — no, the Obama administration was never caught “illegally spying on the Trump campaign.” That just didn’t happen. The president, who sounds completely unhinged, made it up based on a flimsy collection of scattered pieces of information that have been wound together into an absolutely ridiculous and reality-disconnected narrative. Trump has even recently suggested that Obama and his former vice president Joe Biden should be potentially jailed for their supposed crimes against Trump’s campaign — but those crimes do not exist. The president is talking like a wannabe despot targeting his political opponents.
His desperation may be based in his increasingly dismal political chances. Polls consistently have presumptive Dem nominee Joe Biden far out ahead of Trump.
"If I were a Democrat instead of a Republican, I think everybody would've been in jail a long time ago, & I'm talking with 50-year sentences…people should be going to jail for this stuff…this was all Obama. This was all Biden": Trump suggests Obama & Biden should be in prison pic.twitter.com/MOwPvpYRu4 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 14, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:
"The only thing the Dems have going for them" There's also the fact that you are currently behind in every national poll and nearly every swing state poll. How are you feeling about this morning's 11 point deficit in your favorite one, Rasmussen? — Jean L.P. Jaurès 🌎🔬📚⚖ (@larsp2740) May 26, 2020
A double standard?
If it wasn't for double standards, you would have no standards at all. pic.twitter.com/SBGW4PhB5y — D Villella ❄ (@dvillella) May 26, 2020
someone should remind Trump that he's supposedly the president https://t.co/pLrq5oqXDM — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 26, 2020
Hey, @realDonaldTrump, why didn't you tell the American voters that you were negotiating a super-big deal for a Moscow tower while you were running for president, that such a deal would likely not go forward if you criticized Putin, & that your firm asked Putin's office for help? https://t.co/nnh05TmJHq — David Corn (@DavidCornDC) May 26, 2020
1) Obama did not "spy" on the Trump campaign. That is a lie. 2) Obama is … not actually the president anymore. https://t.co/H1vkcn2Ovp — S.V. Dáte (@svdate) May 26, 2020
Obama isn't the current president and isn't supposed to be in charge of a failing country during a pandemic.#OBAMAGREAT #ObamaWasBetterAtEverything https://t.co/fqJ0xG3k23 — Alex Contreras 🌈 (@Azcomicgeek) May 26, 2020
Headline: "Fact check: Trump has spent far more time at golf clubs than Obama had at same point." Awkward.https://t.co/BM7hGcZW8e https://t.co/TF6JAEsneH — Bob Geiger (@GeigerNews) May 26, 2020
100,000 Americans and counting have died on your watch thanks to your incompetence. Shut up about President Obama. https://t.co/bOjXlrfIDH — Wakandan Establishment Shill (@Kennymack1971) May 26, 2020
Wewww, where to start? Not only is this tweet a bunch of bullshit, but he seems to have forgotten that he himself was playing golf all weekend. https://t.co/d9LMdxxzBN — Santiago Mayer (@santiagomayer_) May 26, 2020
does he think obama is the president https://t.co/rL3gpTH3Gv — David Mack (@davidmackau) May 26, 2020
Obama is a private citizen. He can do what he wants, unlike Trump who has a public responsibility. https://t.co/3Nv0rj8IJo — Trump is a Chump (@1A_US_Const) May 26, 2020
Didn't you… The President of the United States…just go play golf… during a pandemic…that you deny…and continue to encourage people not to stay home… https://t.co/gnDGJkPbOz — brႿc (@justbroc_) May 26, 2020
Current president doesn't get that the former president isn't the current president because the current president is a fucking idiot.#IdiotInChief #MemorialDay2020 https://t.co/QvC4O92diM — Donald Trump's Ego (@TheBigDsEgo) May 26, 2020
Attention @GOP..could one of your party 's "leaders" call the "President" and let him know that President Obama's two terms are over…Maybe one of you can get the President to snap back to reality? @senatemajldr @GOPLeader @NikkiHaley @marcorubio @RandPaul @SenatorBurr https://t.co/KDa55GZIAt — ProgressiveHockeyPlayer (@ProgressiveHoc1) May 26, 2020
People are getting sick of this bile, misinformation, and conspiracy crap. This president is appalling and a disgusting human being. https://t.co/xTo8YSKiVT — William Zaffer (@ecobill43) May 26, 2020
#TrumpDeathToll100K + already so your number was wrong .. everything about you is wrong … dementia, hallucinations, delusions, and such an immature asshole thinking tweets like this will distract and deflect from your mis-handling of a pandemic . https://t.co/904w3rm1TA — r_scot_ (@r_scot_) May 26, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-05-26--U.S. Supreme Court Makes Tuesday Ruling Against Trump

Is there nothing the White House will not attempt ?
Is there anything too vile , too cruel , or too vicious for this president to pursue ?
Tuesday , the Supreme Court balked at the Donald Trump people ’ s demand that prisoners most likely to die from the coronavirus had to stay put .
He was giving them a death sentence .
The Supreme Court ruled that the prison officials must move 800 medically vulnerable or older prisoners out of a prison already plagued with nine deaths due to the coronavirus .
Any situations where people are in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explode .
That includes prisons , nursing or assisted living homes , luxury cruise ships , schools , and maybe even the military .
The White House tried to block a judge ’ s ruling that federal prison officials must protect their vulnerable inmates at the Elkton Federal Correction Institution .
Justices Clarence Thomas , Samuel Alito , and Neil Gorsuch would have granted the stay .
Last month four prisoners filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that the prison was a violation of their Eighth Amendment ’ s prohibition of “ cruel and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) argued that the prisoners could not have taken even the most basic precautions against COVID-19 .
The Supreme Court brief read , according to The New York Times : The low-security prison holds 2,400 inmates , and over a third of them are 65-year-old or older or have ailments that would make them vulnerable to the virus .
The inmates were asking for “ compassionate release , home confinement , parole or transfer to another facility.
” Ever since the 1980s , a large number of prisons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3.5 billion-dollar industry , according to The Sentencing Project .
Federal District Court in Cleveland Judge James Gwin wrote this about the plaintiffs on April 22 : The federal prison has had only limited testing , according to Judge Gwin : The ACLU referred to point in Judge Gwin ’ s May 19 order that the Supreme Court considered relevant .
The White House did not try to put a stay on Gwin ’ s May 19 order .
The SCOTUS majority wrote : The ACLU ’ s brief noted that the prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed .
Its brief read : ‘ The government has demonstrated for months that it will not take the necessary action at Elkton to save the lives of its charges .
As of today , despite the lack of mass testing , there are 128 confirmed and currently active cases of Covid-19 among Elkton prisoners , plus eight more among staff .
The true number is likely far higher .
Yet not a single prisoner , no matter how vulnerable , has been transferred out.
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Is there nothing the White House will not attempt? Is there anything too vile, too cruel, or too vicious for this president to pursue? Tuesday, the Supreme Court balked at the Donald Trump people’s demand that prisoners most likely to die from the coronavirus had to stay put. He was giving them a death sentence.
The Supreme Court ruled that the prison officials must move 800 medically vulnerable or older prisoners out of a prison already plagued with nine deaths due to the coronavirus. Any situations where people are in close proximity are Petri dishes waiting to explode. That includes prisons, nursing or assisted living homes, luxury cruise ships, schools, and maybe even the military.
The White House tried to block a judge’s ruling that federal prison officials must protect their vulnerable inmates at the Elkton Federal Correction Institution. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch would have granted the stay.
Last month four prisoners filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that the prison was a violation of their Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of “cruel and unusual punishment.” Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) argued that the prisoners could not have taken even the most basic precautions against COVID-19.
The Supreme Court brief read, according to The New York Times:
‘They are housed, cheek by jowl, in dormitory-style rooms of approximately 150 persons each,” the brief said. “Though well aware that social distancing is an indispensable means of protecting themselves, they are powerless to use it. The result has been a severe Covid-19 outbreak lasting months, causing the deaths — so far — of at least nine people and infecting hundreds more among prisoners and staff.’
The low-security prison holds 2,400 inmates, and over a third of them are 65-year-old or older or have ailments that would make them vulnerable to the virus. The inmates were asking for “compassionate release, home confinement, parole or transfer to another facility.” Ever since the 1980s, a large number of prisons have been privatized. It became a 3.5 billion-dollar industry, according to The Sentencing Project.
Federal District Court in Cleveland Judge James Gwin wrote this about the plaintiffs on April 22:
‘It bears repeating [plaintiffs] are not asking the court to dump inmates out into the streets. No one’s interest would be served in doing so. The court is confident that the transfer of prisoners from Elkton to other means of confinement could accomplish the goal of protecting Elkton’s vulnerable population while also protecting public safety.’
The federal prison has had only limited testing, according to Judge Gwin:
‘[S]o far the data demonstrates that almost one in four inmates at Elkton has been infected — an unacceptable number.’
Solicitor General Noel Francisco said:
‘Judge Gwin’s first order threatened public safety and amounted to unwarranted judicial interference with prison administration.’
The ACLU referred to point in Judge Gwin’s May 19 order that the Supreme Court considered relevant. The White House did not try to put a stay on Gwin’s May 19 order. The SCOTUS majority wrote:
‘Particularly in light of that procedural posture. The court declines to stay the district court’s April 22 preliminary injunction without prejudice to the government seeking a new stay if circumstances warrant.’
The ACLU’s brief noted that the prison crisis had not received the attention it needed. Its brief read:
‘The government has demonstrated for months that it will not take the necessary action at Elkton to save the lives of its charges. As of today, despite the lack of mass testing, there are 128 confirmed and currently active cases of Covid-19 among Elkton prisoners, plus eight more among staff. The true number is likely far higher. Yet not a single prisoner, no matter how vulnerable, has been transferred out.’
The brief continued:
‘People are continuing to die. When this action was filed in mid-April, three Elkton prisoners had died. Three more died within the week. The toll reached nine on May 8. The government’s complaint of administrative inconvenience cannot outweigh the risk of severe illness and death to petitioners in prison.’
Francisco wrote that he had been trying to reduce the levels of infection. However, he believed that the prisoners wanted too much:
“Respondent’s position, if correct would impose a constitutional six-feet-at-all-times rule that would require the release of inmates from low-security facilities even where prison officials have taken extensive efforts to mitigate the risk of spread, and even while most law-abiding citizens in today’s society cannot guarantee themselves such protections at all times.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-05-26--WH Press Secretary Embarrasses Herself During Tuesday Meltdown

The Trump team seems to be leaning heavily into bombastic rhetoric ahead of their expected general election face-off with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president Joe Biden .
At a press conference at the White House this Tuesday , White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended Trump for his inane mockery of Biden for wearing a mask while in public , and she defended Trump against criticism over the fact that he ’ s spent days on end tweeting nonsense conspiracy theories suggesting that then-GOP Congressman Joe Scarborough murdered one of his staffers in the early 2000s .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ t defend ?
Ironically , Biden ’ s usage of a face mask while out in public for a recent Memorial Day ceremony is in line with the Trump administration ’ s own guidelines !
The president and his team simply do not seem to care about consistency .
Asked about whether the president intended to mock Biden for wearing a mask with a particular Twitter post that he made , and if so , why , McEnany offered the inane response : ‘ The President ’ s excited to see that Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bit peculiar though that in his basement right next to his wife , he ’ s not wearing a mask but he ’ s wearing one outdoors when he ’ s socially distanced .
So I think that there is a discrepancy there .
He ’ s not shaming anyone — as the president noted himself , he wore a mask in private at the Ford facility , and he said he ’ s open to it if the circumstance mandates it.
’ That makes no sense when attempting to stack the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of public health guidelines and masks in particular .
Masks are meant to keep individuals who may have the Coronavirus from spreading it to someone else .
As such , they ’ re called for in public settings , like the Memorial Day ceremony that Biden attended this week .
It ’ s not some kind of game to see when and where and how long one can wear a mask .
They ’ re tied to these actual public health concerns , which McEnany seems completely ignorant of .
Biden ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so why would he wear one there ?
After a reporter pointed out that the current Trump administration guidance is to wear a mask when they ’ re out in public , McEnany insisted , referring to the president ’ s reaction to Biden wearing a maslk : It is hilariously ridiculous that McEnany seems like she ’ s trying to convince observers that Trump cares about “ data.
” Also at her Tuesday press conference , McEnany ludicrously tried to insist that the Trump administration ’ s “ hearts are with ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Scarborough ’ s Congressional office , who the president has been inanely and completely baselessly suggesting was murdered on account of the also completely despicably baseless allegation that she was having an affair with the Congressman .
If the Trump team ’ s “ hearts were with ” the family , then the president would have long ago kept his mouth shut .

The Trump team seems to be leaning heavily into bombastic rhetoric ahead of their expected general election face-off with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president Joe Biden. At a press conference at the White House this Tuesday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended Trump for his inane mockery of Biden for wearing a mask while in public, and she defended Trump against criticism over the fact that he’s spent days on end tweeting nonsense conspiracy theories suggesting that then-GOP Congressman Joe Scarborough murdered one of his staffers in the early 2000s. Is there anything that McEnany wouldn’t defend?
McEnany says “it’s a bit peculiar” that Biden doesn’t wear a mask when in the basement by his wife but “he’s wearing one outdoors when he’s socially distant.” — Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 26, 2020
Ironically, Biden’s usage of a face mask while out in public for a recent Memorial Day ceremony is in line with the Trump administration’s own guidelines! The president and his team simply do not seem to care about consistency.
Asked by @Yamiche why Trump can’t give aide’s widower peace and not bring up death of his late wife by dabbling in a conspiracy theory, McEnany won’t answer the question and says Scarborough needs to address his past comment – and then ignores follow up and turns to OANN reporter — Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 26, 2020
Asked about whether the president intended to mock Biden for wearing a mask with a particular Twitter post that he made, and if so, why, McEnany offered the inane response:
‘The President’s excited to see that Joe emerged from the basement. It is a bit peculiar though that in his basement right next to his wife, he’s not wearing a mask but he’s wearing one outdoors when he’s socially distanced. So I think that there is a discrepancy there. He’s not shaming anyone — as the president noted himself, he wore a mask in private at the Ford facility, and he said he’s open to it if the circumstance mandates it.’
.@jeffmason1: POTUS retweeted a criticism of Joe Biden wearing a mask. Why would he do that? McENANY: It's a bit peculiar that he doesn't wear a mask in his basement, but he wears one outdoors MASON: Isn't that the guidance though? McENANY: It's recommended but not required pic.twitter.com/gW7imNwLMn — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 26, 2020
That makes no sense when attempting to stack the remarks up against the actual basic facts of public health guidelines and masks in particular. Masks are meant to keep individuals who may have the Coronavirus from spreading it to someone else. As such, they’re called for in public settings, like the Memorial Day ceremony that Biden attended this week. It’s not some kind of game to see when and where and how long one can wear a mask. They’re tied to these actual public health concerns, which McEnany seems completely ignorant of. Biden’s house is not a public space, so why would he wear one there?
CNN banner: "TRUMP MOCKS BIDEN FOR WEARING MASK, WHICH IS TRUMP'S OWN POLICY" — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 26, 2020
After a reporter pointed out that the current Trump administration guidance is to wear a mask when they’re out in public, McEnany insisted, referring to the president’s reaction to Biden wearing a maslk:
‘The guidance is recommended but not required. So, it’s the personal choice of the individual, but it didn’t strike him as a very data-driven decision in that particular incidence.’
It is hilariously ridiculous that McEnany seems like she’s trying to convince observers that Trump cares about “data.”
So the White House guidance is that you either wear a mask at all times – including in the basement of your home – or not at all? https://t.co/CDOQoNYz0n — Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) May 26, 2020
Also at her Tuesday press conference, McEnany ludicrously tried to insist that the Trump administration’s “hearts are with” the family of a late former staffer in Scarborough’s Congressional office, who the president has been inanely and completely baselessly suggesting was murdered on account of the also completely despicably baseless allegation that she was having an affair with the Congressman. If the Trump team’s “hearts were with” the family, then the president would have long ago kept his mouth shut.
God this is disgusting. I don't know how these people sleep at night. https://t.co/pOMLhLCvZw — David Roberts (@drvox) May 26, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-05-26--GOP Floored After Polls From Deep Red Utah Show Massive Biden Surge

The Republicans have a big problem .
Sure , Donald Trump appears to shoot himself in the foot every time he opens his mouth .
Plus , the number of deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic will probably kill the 100,000th American today .
Yet , the GOP problem may be equally damning .
For POTUS , everything is about the numbers .
The GOP faces that problem of traditionally red , red states turning away from Trump and toward the Democrats .
Utah has not voted for a Democratic president since 1964 , when it voted for President Lyndon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changing .
In the meantime , it is hard to get your mind around the effect of COVID-19 , especially when people stay home .
They can not go to funerals or to weddings , graduations or baseball stadiums .
So how can people get a grip on the pandemic numbers ?
There are cities from across the nation with approximately the same population as the 100,000 people who have died .
People loved and lost these people as they suffered and slipped away in less than three months .
The cities with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Columbia MO , Lansing MI , Springfield IL , Billings MT , Boulder , CO , San Mateo CA , West Palm Beach FL , or Hartford CT. Now , imagine one of those cities totally bombed to the ground every day for three months .
That is the consequence of the coronavirus pandemic — up to this point .
The GOP had more bad news when the UtahPolicy.com/KUTV 2 News survey came out .
It had Republican Donald Trump leading presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden .
Yet , that lead was just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump to 41 percent for Biden .
Those interviewed , likely voters , were also enthusiastic about a third-party candidate , eight percent , and five percent had not yet decided who would get their vote .
The issue is not that Utah is especially enthusiastic about the former vice president .
The problem is that Trump is very unpopular .
His lead from just last month fell two percentage points .
It was Trump 46 and Biden 41 percent .
In 2016 , Trump did not do well in Utah either .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote .
In the meantime , the Trump base has not grown and more likely , it may have shrunk .
According to Real Clear Politic ’ s polling average , President Barack Obama ’ s Vice President Biden leads Trump by 5.5 percent nationwide .
Another issue in Utah is what the poll calls the “ gender gap.
” The divide between women and men in the voting booths has become a deep canyon .
Men prefer Trump 51 percent to Biden ’ s 35 percent .
Among women , Biden takes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s 37 percent : Among the conservative right voters , Trump does well .
He gets 93 percent of the strong Republicans ’ vote , 55 percent of the moderates , and even 6 8 percent of Independent voters .
Yet , “ true Independents ” and political moderates favor Biden .
They take him 10 points over Trump , 38 to 28 percent .
The same holds true for moderates .
They choose Biden to Trump 53-19 percent : The poll pointed toward the youth point for much of Biden ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conducted by Y2 Analytics .
The margin of error was three percentage points .
This poll was among 1099 likely Utah voters and was carried out from May 9 to May 15 .
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The Republicans have a big problem. Sure, Donald Trump appears to shoot himself in the foot every time he opens his mouth. Plus, the number of deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic will probably kill the 100,000th American today. Yet, the GOP problem may be equally damning. For POTUS, everything is about the numbers.
The GOP faces that problem of traditionally red, red states turning away from Trump and toward the Democrats. Utah has not voted for a Democratic president since 1964, when it voted for President Lyndon B. Johnson, but that may be changing.
In the meantime, it is hard to get your mind around the effect of COVID-19, especially when people stay home. They cannot go to funerals or to weddings, graduations or baseball stadiums. So how can people get a grip on the pandemic numbers? There are cities from across the nation with approximately the same population as the 100,000 people who have died. People loved and lost these people as they suffered and slipped away in less than three months.
The cities with similar populations would be Fargo ND, Columbia MO, Lansing MI, Springfield IL, Billings MT, Boulder, CO, San Mateo CA, West Palm Beach FL, or Hartford CT. Now, imagine one of those cities totally bombed to the ground every day for three months. That is the consequence of the coronavirus pandemic — up to this point.
The GOP had more bad news when the UtahPolicy.com/KUTV 2 News survey came out. It had Republican Donald Trump leading presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Yet, that lead was just by three percentage points, 44 for Trump to 41 percent for Biden. Those interviewed, likely voters, were also enthusiastic about a third-party candidate, eight percent, and five percent had not yet decided who would get their vote.
The issue is not that Utah is especially enthusiastic about the former vice president. The problem is that Trump is very unpopular. His lead from just last month fell two percentage points. It was Trump 46 and Biden 41 percent.
In 2016, Trump did not do well in Utah either. He took just 45.5 percent of the vote. In the meantime, the Trump base has not grown and more likely, it may have shrunk.
According to Real Clear Politic’s polling average, President Barack Obama’s Vice President Biden leads Trump by 5.5 percent nationwide.
Another issue in Utah is what the poll calls the “gender gap.” The divide between women and men in the voting booths has become a deep canyon. Men prefer Trump 51 percent to Biden’s 35 percent. Among women, Biden takes the vote 47 percent to Trump’s 37 percent:
‘If you add the 16 point lead for Trump among men, and Biden’s 10 point lead among women, you get a 24 point gender gap. ‘
Among the conservative right voters, Trump does well. He gets 93 percent of the strong Republicans’ vote, 55 percent of the moderates, and even 6 8 percent of Independent voters.
Yet, “true Independents” and political moderates favor Biden. They take him 10 points over Trump, 38 to 28 percent. The same holds true for moderates. They choose Biden to Trump 53-19 percent:
‘The survey also shows Trump trails Biden in both the 2nd and 4th Congressional Districts, which both contain significant parts of Salt Lake City and County. In CD 2, Biden leads Trump 46-42 percent. In the 4th District, Biden is ahead 43-38 percent. ‘
The poll pointed toward the youth point for much of Biden’s support:
‘If the presidential election in Utah turns out to be close in November, it will likely be due to younger voters hitting the polls. The youth vote in Utah is solidly behind Biden, while older voters lean primarily toward Trump. 18-34 year-olds back Biden 45-24 percent.
The polling results continued:
‘Voters between 35 and 44 are behind Biden 43-36 percent. Those in the 45-55 age range support Trump over Biden 53-35 percent. 55-64 year-olds are essentially split between the two, with Biden slightly ahead 47-45 percent. Elderly voters over the age of 65 back Trump 53-38 percent.’
The Utah Policy poll was conducted by Y2 Analytics. The margin of error was three percentage points. This poll was among 1099 likely Utah voters and was carried out from May 9 to May 15.
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bipartisanreport--2020-05-26--Schiff Shuts Down Trump’s Vote By Mail Lies With Tuesday Rebuke

President Donald Trump has lately been trying to delegitimize the 2020 election before it even happens , or at least parts of it .
Throughout recent days , he has insisted that mail-in voting plans in states including Nevada , Michigan , and California are supposedly laying the groundwork for some kind of massive voter fraud , although there was and remains no evidence for his claims .
On Tuesday , House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff ( D-Calif. ) spoke out and pointed out that Trump is essentially trying to jeopardize the integrity of the entire 2020 election process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own political career .
‘ Restricting mail in voting during a pandemic is dangerous enough .
But Trump ’ s statements highlight another threat : He ’ s laying the groundwork to delegitimize millions of votes this fall .
And cast doubt on the result .
This is what tin pot dictators do .
Not U.S. Presidents.
’ Trump has attempted to delegitimize millions of votes at a time in the past .
He has claimed that millions of illegal votes were cast in the 2016 election , and of course , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went by-and-large for Hillary Clinton .
However , there is no evidence that those claims have anything to do with reality , and there ’ s not any evidence for Trump ’ s latest claims about supposed mail-in voting fraud either .
On Tuesday , he proclaimed that there ’ s supposedly “ NO WAY ( ZERO ! )
that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent , ” adding that “ Mail boxes will be robbed , ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ that will be followed up with professionals telling all of these people , many of whom have never even thought of voting before , how , and for whom , to vote.
” There is no evidence for any of these claims .
The president sounds completely disconnected from reality — and , as Schiff points out , he ’ s putting the integrity of U.S. elections on the line .

President Donald Trump has lately been trying to delegitimize the 2020 election before it even happens, or at least parts of it. Throughout recent days, he has insisted that mail-in voting plans in states including Nevada, Michigan, and California are supposedly laying the groundwork for some kind of massive voter fraud, although there was and remains no evidence for his claims. On Tuesday, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) spoke out and pointed out that Trump is essentially trying to jeopardize the integrity of the entire 2020 election process in an apparent attempt to protect his own political career.
Schiff tweeted:
‘Restricting mail in voting during a pandemic is dangerous enough. But Trump’s statements highlight another threat: He’s laying the groundwork to delegitimize millions of votes this fall. And cast doubt on the result. This is what tin pot dictators do. Not U.S. Presidents.’
Restricting mail in voting during a pandemic is dangerous enough. But Trump's statements highlight another threat: He's laying the groundwork to delegitimize millions of votes this fall. And cast doubt on the result. This is what tin pot dictators do. Not U.S. Presidents. — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) May 26, 2020
Trump has attempted to delegitimize millions of votes at a time in the past. He has claimed that millions of illegal votes were cast in the 2016 election, and of course, in Trump’s description, these votes went by-and-large for Hillary Clinton. However, there is no evidence that those claims have anything to do with reality, and there’s not any evidence for Trump’s latest claims about supposed mail-in voting fraud either.
On Tuesday, he proclaimed that there’s supposedly “NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent,” adding that “Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed” and after absentee ballots are sent out, “that will be followed up with professionals telling all of these people, many of whom have never even thought of voting before, how, and for whom, to vote.” There is no evidence for any of these claims. The president sounds completely disconnected from reality — and, as Schiff points out, he’s putting the integrity of U.S. elections on the line.
….living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one. That will be followed up with professionals telling all of these people, many of whom have never even thought of voting before, how, and for whom, to vote. This will be a Rigged Election. No way! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-05-26--Another Top Oversight Official Abruptly Resigns From Trump Administration

A top official responsible for oversight within the Trump administration has abruptly announced their resignation this week .
Glenn Fine had been serving as Principal Deputy Inspector General at the Department of Defense after President Donald Trump had previously demoted him from the role of acting Inspector General at the department , which also meant that Fine was removed from his then-role as chairperson of a committee meant to oversee the Trump administration ’ s usage of large amounts of money designated for Coronavirus relief .
Trump has consistently sought to kick officials out who he views as even slightly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to CNN , Fine is leaving the Defense Department of his own volition , and the official , whose resignation takes effect on June 1 , seemed to support this reporting with his own statement about his departure from government .
‘ It has been an honor to serve in the Inspector General community , both as the Inspector General of the Department of Justice and the DoD Acting Inspector General and Principal Deputy Inspector General performing the duties of the DoD Inspector General .
The role of Inspectors General is a strength @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide independent oversight to help improve government operations in a transparent way .
They are a vital component of our system of checks and balances , and I am grateful to have been part of that system .
After many years in the DoJ and DoD OIGs , I believe the time has come for me to step down and allow others to perform this vital role.
’ Fine added that he “ [ wishes ] the men and women of the DoD OIG and the Inspector General Community continued success in these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mattis — who served in the Trump administration before his replacement by current Defense Secretary Mark Esper — actually spoke out about Fine ’ s departure .
He praised the soon-to-be-former oversight official , telling CNN : CNN outlines that Fine ’ s only “ offense ” is that Trump considered him a leftover from the Obama era , which doesn ’ t exactly bode well for the future of what ’ s supposed to be independent oversight within the federal government .
CNN notes that “ [ several ] sources previously told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remove Fine , a career official , viewing him as a holdover from the Obama administration.
” In other words , the president is brazenly intertwining personal political concerns with the implementation of government policy .
He has recently fired a slew of oversight officials .
Most recently , he fired the Inspector General for the State Department , Steve Linick , who was reportedly investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the time of his ousting , which consequently seems like political retaliation .
Trump ’ s other targets for firings have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general Michael Atkinson and Christi Grimm , the latter of whom Trump promptly moved to oust from her role as acting Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services after a report emerged outlining medical supply shortages amidst the Coronavirus pandemic .

A top official responsible for oversight within the Trump administration has abruptly announced their resignation this week. Glenn Fine had been serving as Principal Deputy Inspector General at the Department of Defense after President Donald Trump had previously demoted him from the role of acting Inspector General at the department, which also meant that Fine was removed from his then-role as chairperson of a committee meant to oversee the Trump administration’s usage of large amounts of money designated for Coronavirus relief. Trump has consistently sought to kick officials out who he views as even slightly threatening to his political agenda.
According to CNN, Fine is leaving the Defense Department of his own volition, and the official, whose resignation takes effect on June 1, seemed to support this reporting with his own statement about his departure from government.
He said:
‘It has been an honor to serve in the Inspector General community, both as the Inspector General of the Department of Justice and the DoD Acting Inspector General and Principal Deputy Inspector General performing the duties of the DoD Inspector General. The role of Inspectors General is a strength of our system of government. They provide independent oversight to help improve government operations in a transparent way. They are a vital component of our system of checks and balances, and I am grateful to have been part of that system. After many years in the DoJ and DoD OIGs, I believe the time has come for me to step down and allow others to perform this vital role.’
Fine added that he “[wishes] the men and women of the DoD OIG and the Inspector General Community continued success in these important responsibilities.”
Former Defense Secretary James Mattis — who served in the Trump administration before his replacement by current Defense Secretary Mark Esper — actually spoke out about Fine’s departure. He praised the soon-to-be-former oversight official, telling CNN:
‘It’s regrettable seeing such a highly competent, non-partisan patriot and public servant leaving government service. Mr. Glenn Fine represents all that is noble in taking on the hard work of keeping government honest and responsive. He will be missed.’
CNN outlines that Fine’s only “offense” is that Trump considered him a leftover from the Obama era, which doesn’t exactly bode well for the future of what’s supposed to be independent oversight within the federal government. CNN notes that “[several] sources previously told CNN that Trump has long sought to remove Fine, a career official, viewing him as a holdover from the Obama administration.” In other words, the president is brazenly intertwining personal political concerns with the implementation of government policy.
Christi Grimm is a career official, not an Obama appointee. She began at the IG's office in 1999. She was there for 1+ years of Clinton, 8 years Bush, 8 years Obama, now 3 years Trump. The report on hospital shortages is based on interviews with administrators at 323 hospitals. pic.twitter.com/6I6vxisMjn — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 7, 2020
He has recently fired a slew of oversight officials. Most recently, he fired the Inspector General for the State Department, Steve Linick, who was reportedly investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the time of his ousting, which consequently seems like political retaliation. Trump’s other targets for firings have included the intelligence community’s inspector general Michael Atkinson and Christi Grimm, the latter of whom Trump promptly moved to oust from her role as acting Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services after a report emerged outlining medical supply shortages amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.
HHS WATCHDOG TESTIFIES ABOUT LACK OF PREPAREDNESS: Rep. Katie Porter and other members of the House Oversight Committee hold a hearing with HHS Principal Deputy Inspector General Christi Grimm on the Trump administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic https://t.co/VJs3TPdutL — NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 26, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-05-26--Trump Snaps & Attacks Governors During 3rd Big Monday Meltdown

Donald Trump wants to win the 2020 presidential election so much he can almost taste it .
Chances are that he would not win unless he manipulated the facts , the goals , and/or the people .
Even aa Americans heard from Governor Mayor Cuomo during his daily briefing .
that wearing their masks is “ officially cool.
” People should want to make masks a part of their daily life .
Then , Cuomo came up with a well-worn idea .
He spoke about the overdue need to rebuild the nation ’ s infrastructure , not just talk about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need action .
Is that how Trump is operating ?
Apparently not .
The president was in the midst of grabbing the credit already directed to “ most governors.
” He blamed the governors for not having “ their own stockpiles , ” and tried to dump his own faults and failures upon them : Then , Trump moved to the “ fake lamestream news !
” and to the governors looking “ great ” as POTUS just keeps “ rolling along , doing great things : ” Trump spoke about his original @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right decisions ” — yet one more time : On top of that , he claimed that “ 1 1/2 to 2 million ” would have died during the coronavirus pandemic “ as opposed to the 100,000 plus.
” He quipped that one was too many deaths after he asked senior citizens to vote in person and sacrifice themselves on the altar of Trump ’ s reelection : ‘ For all of the political hacks out there , if I hadn ’ t done my job well , & early , we would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ People , as opposed to the 100,000 plus that looks like will be the number .
That ’ s 15 to 20 times more than we will lose .
I shut down entry from China very early !
’ Then , the man whose people told us we “ overreacted a little bit ” to the coronavirus climbs all over his self-congratulations .
Some farmer plowed one of his fields to write in giant lettering “ TRUMP 2020 : ” We would be more impressed if he had tractor-written Herman Melville ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two words were enough to impress Trump .
Trump stole the credit from state governors and blamed others for his own errors in judgment .
Still he was willing to let people die to further his reelection campaign , which made Americans furious .
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Interestingly enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any order .

Donald Trump wants to win the 2020 presidential election so much he can almost taste it. Chances are that he would not win unless he manipulated the facts, the goals, and/or the people. Even aa Americans heard from Governor Mayor Cuomo during his daily briefing. that wearing their masks is “officially cool.” People should want to make masks a part of their daily life.
Then, Cuomo came up with a well-worn idea. He spoke about the overdue need to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, not just talk about it. People need jobs. They need action. Is that how Trump is operating? Apparently not.
The president was in the midst of grabbing the credit already directed to “most governors.” He blamed the governors for not having “their own stockpiles,” and tried to dump his own faults and failures upon them:
‘We made most Governors look very good, even great, by getting them the Ventilators, unlimited Testing, and supplies, all of which they should have had in their own stockpiles. So they look great, and I just keep rolling along, doing great things and getting Fake Lamestream News!’
Then, Trump moved to the “fake lamestream news!” and to the governors looking “great” as POTUS just keeps “rolling along, doing great things:”
Trump spoke about his original acts against China that were “the right decisions” — yet one more time:
‘….One person lost to this invisible virus is too much, it should have been stopped at its source, China, but I acted very quickly, and made the right decisions. Many of the current political complainers thought, at the time, that I was moving far to fast, like Crazy Nancy!’
On top of that, he claimed that “1 1/2 to 2 million” would have died during the coronavirus pandemic “as opposed to the 100,000 plus.” He quipped that one was too many deaths after he asked senior citizens to vote in person and sacrifice themselves on the altar of Trump’s reelection:
‘For all of the political hacks out there, if I hadn’t done my job well, & early, we would have lost 1 1/2 to 2 Million People, as opposed to the 100,000 plus that looks like will be the number. That’s 15 to 20 times more than we will lose. I shut down entry from China very early!’
Then, the man whose people told us we “overreacted a little bit” to the coronavirus climbs all over his self-congratulations. Some farmer plowed one of his fields to write in giant lettering “TRUMP 2020:”
‘How brilliant are our FARMERS? Thank you @lgutwein99_31, real talent! #MAGA’
We would be more impressed if he had tractor-written Herman Melville’s entire book of Moby Dick, but two words were enough to impress Trump.
Trump stole the credit from state governors and blamed others for his own errors in judgment. Still he was willing to let people die to further his reelection campaign, which made Americans furious. Check out some of our favorite responses below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-05-26--Trump’s Cyber-Harassment Victim Publicly Exposes Him As A Ghoul

President Donald Trump has debased the office of the president yet again throughout recent days with his repeated promotion of the conspiracy theory that former Florida Congressman Joe Scarborough had something nefarious to do with the death of a staffer in his then-Congressional office in the early 2000s .
There is not a shred of evidence supporting the president ’ s conspiracies , but he ’ s run with them anyway in an apparent attempt to drag Scarborough ’ s name through the mud .
Now , the late staffer ’ s widower has written to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president ’ s rants about his late wife from the platform .
Timothy Klausutis , who lost his wife Lori to an accident stemming from a heart condition while she worked in Scarborough ’ s office , wrote , in part : ‘ President Trump on Tuesday tweeted to his nearly 80 million followers alluding to the repeatedly debunked falsehood that my wife was murdered by her boss , former U.S. Rep. Joe Scarborough… My request is simple : please delete these tweets… I am now angry as well as frustrated and grieved… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken something that does not belong to him – the memory of my dead wife – and perverted it for perceived political gain… My wife deserves better.
’ Twitter issued a very non-committal response on Tuesday .
A spokesperson for the company said that they are “ deeply sorry about the pain these statements , and the attention they are drawing , are causing the family , ” adding that the company has been “ working to expand existing product features and policies so we can more effectively address things like this going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there even any semblance of a specific plan from the company for dealing with the president ’ s inane belligerence , although they did note that they “ hope to have those changes in place shortly.
” Meanwhile , Trump is continuing to spread his lunacy , which now includes the de facto targeting of a widower who he ’ s forcing to retread the death of his wife .
Trump tweeted after the emergence of the widower ’ s letter that there are “ So many unanswered & obvious questions , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , ” adding , “ Law enforcement eventually will ?
” There is no factual basis for any of this .

President Donald Trump has debased the office of the president yet again throughout recent days with his repeated promotion of the conspiracy theory that former Florida Congressman Joe Scarborough had something nefarious to do with the death of a staffer in his then-Congressional office in the early 2000s. There is not a shred of evidence supporting the president’s conspiracies, but he’s run with them anyway in an apparent attempt to drag Scarborough’s name through the mud. Now, the late staffer’s widower has written to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, pleading with him to remove the president’s rants about his late wife from the platform.
1. Her name was Lori Klausutis and she died of natural causes (https://t.co/As4ET3QEad). It's not a cold case 2. Klausutis's widower is demanding Trump stop exploiting his dead ex-wife and urged Twitter to take down these tweets (https://t.co/K5sToMgfOc) 3. Trump is a monster https://t.co/OFlD7mvpGF — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 26, 2020
Timothy Klausutis, who lost his wife Lori to an accident stemming from a heart condition while she worked in Scarborough’s office, wrote, in part:
‘President Trump on Tuesday tweeted to his nearly 80 million followers alluding to the repeatedly debunked falsehood that my wife was murdered by her boss, former U.S. Rep. Joe Scarborough… My request is simple: please delete these tweets… I am now angry as well as frustrated and grieved… the President of the United States has taken something that does not belong to him – the memory of my dead wife – and perverted it for perceived political gain… My wife deserves better.’
Timothy Klausutis, the widower of Lori Klausutis, has written to Jack Dorsey asking him to delete tweets by President Trump spreading a debunked conspiracy theory about his late wife’s death and @JoeNBC His letter is heartbreaking@karaswisher reports https://t.co/bcCw3E895f pic.twitter.com/rHHL7XcxUu — Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) May 26, 2020
Twitter issued a very non-committal response on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the company said that they are “deeply sorry about the pain these statements, and the attention they are drawing, are causing the family,” adding that the company has been “working to expand existing product features and policies so we can more effectively address things like this going forward.” Nowhere in the statement is there even any semblance of a specific plan from the company for dealing with the president’s inane belligerence, although they did note that they “hope to have those changes in place shortly.”
Twitter statement re: Trump's tweets about Lori Klausutis: "We are deeply sorry about the pain these statements… are causing the family." Changes are in the works to "expand existing product features and policies so we can more effectively address things like this going forward" pic.twitter.com/JxiYmaYYL4 — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 26, 2020
Meanwhile, Trump is continuing to spread his lunacy, which now includes the de facto targeting of a widower who he’s forcing to retread the death of his wife. Trump tweeted after the emergence of the widower’s letter that there are “So many unanswered & obvious questions, but I won’t bring them up now,” adding, “Law enforcement eventually will?” There is no factual basis for any of this.


bipartisanreport--2020-05-27--Trump Comes Unglued & Sends New Message To Widower

Of all the dangerous conspiracy theories on the right , the ones that become widespread among their viewers and end up harming the families of people who have died are some of the saddest , just like the Sandy Hook shootings , the Seth Rich conspiracy , and the latest , the death of an aide to former U.S. Representative and current MSNBC host Joe Scarborough .
While Trump had previously brought up the 19-year-old case of a young woman who died while working in Scarborough ’ s office during his time in Congress , he has pushed the conspiracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that police needed to open a “ cold case investigation ” into her death .
Trump , Jr. , always a fan of a good and harmful conspiracy theory , was quick to tweet about the claim on his own Twitter account .
His claim prompted the widower of the young staffer to request that Twitter remove the false claims .
In the letter , the widower explained that his wife ’ s death was shown in an autopsy to have resulted from an undiagnosed heart condition .
There is nothing to “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he explained how hurtful the lies are .
Trump ’ s claim , repeated by his press secretary on Tuesday , that Scarborough laughed about the staffer ’ s death is disproven by video of the interview .
Press Secretary Kaitlyn McEnany defended the president ’ s actions during a press conference , deflecting and ignoring reporters who insisted that a president tweeting accusations of murder to 80 million followers is quite different than a radio host laughing on his show .
Like his former press secretaries , McEnany stuck to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a transcript of Tuesday ’ s press conference , a reporter was shown to have asked : Well I would note that the president said this morning that this is not an original Trump thought and it is not .
In fact , 2003 on Don Imus ’ s show , it was Don Imus and Joe Scarborough that joked about killing an intern .
Joked and laughed about it .
So that was I ’ m sure pretty hurtful to Lori ’ s family and Joe Scarborough himself brought this up with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answer it .
McEnany ’ s former employer , Fox News , has had no problem pushing conspiracy theories that harm mourning families , as evidenced by their airing of conspiracy theories about the murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich , promoted by – and eventually walked back after Fox News admitted that there was no evidence to support their claims – host Sean Hannity , who is reportedly cheering Trump ’ s Scarborough attacks on .

Of all the dangerous conspiracy theories on the right, the ones that become widespread among their viewers and end up harming the families of people who have died are some of the saddest, just like the Sandy Hook shootings, the Seth Rich conspiracy, and the latest, the death of an aide to former U.S. Representative and current MSNBC host Joe Scarborough.
While Trump had previously brought up the 19-year-old case of a young woman who died while working in Scarborough’s office during his time in Congress, he has pushed the conspiracy even harder lately on Twitter, saying that police needed to open a “cold case investigation” into her death. Trump, Jr., always a fan of a good and harmful conspiracy theory, was quick to tweet about the claim on his own Twitter account. His claim prompted the widower of the young staffer to request that Twitter remove the false claims.
In the letter, the widower explained that his wife’s death was shown in an autopsy to have resulted from an undiagnosed heart condition. There is nothing to “get to the bottom” of, and he explained how hurtful the lies are.
‘The frequency, intensity, ugliness, and promulgation of these horrifying lies ever increases on the internet. These conspiracy theorists, including most recently the President of the United States, continue to spread their bile and misinformation on your platform disparaging the memory of my wife and our marriage. President Trump on Tuesday tweeted to his nearly 80 million followers alluding to the repeatedly debunked falsehood that my wife was murdered by her boss, former U.S. Rep. Joe Scarborough. The son of the president followed and more directly attacked my wife by tweeting to his followers as the means of spreading this vicious lie.’
Trump’s claim, repeated by his press secretary on Tuesday, that Scarborough laughed about the staffer’s death is disproven by video of the interview.
Press Secretary Kaitlyn McEnany defended the president’s actions during a press conference, deflecting and ignoring reporters who insisted that a president tweeting accusations of murder to 80 million followers is quite different than a radio host laughing on his show. Like his former press secretaries, McEnany stuck to the “what about” script.
In a transcript of Tuesday’s press conference, a reporter was shown to have asked:
‘Why is the president making these unfounded allegations? I mean, this is pretty nuts, isn’t it? The president’s accusing somebody of possibly murder. The family is pleading with the president to the please stop founded conspiracy theories. Why is he doing that?’
McEnany responded by saying:
Well I would note that the president said this morning that this is not an original Trump thought and it is not. In fact, 2003 on Don Imus’s show, it was Don Imus and Joe Scarborough that joked about killing an intern. Joked and laughed about it. So that was I’m sure pretty hurtful to Lori’s family and Joe Scarborough himself brought this up with Don Imus and Joe Scarborough himself can answer it.
McEnany’s former employer, Fox News, has had no problem pushing conspiracy theories that harm mourning families, as evidenced by their airing of conspiracy theories about the murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich, promoted by – and eventually walked back after Fox News admitted that there was no evidence to support their claims – host Sean Hannity, who is reportedly cheering Trump’s Scarborough attacks on.
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bipartisanreport--2020-05-27--Trump Explodes & Threatens Jack Dorsey/Twitter After Being Fact-Checked

On a day when the United States approached 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 , more than the last five wars and September 11 , 2001 combined , the president once again spent the day on Twitter .
During Tuesday ’ s rant , Trump once again lied about the dangers of mail-in voting , insisted that only CNN and The Washington Post have called out his misinformation campaign , and threatened Twitter .
Trump has pushed his claim that mail-in voting leads to voter fraud , despite an abundance of sources , including the government Trump currently runs , disproving that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government , voterfraudfacts.com says that : Trump is so far more upset with Twitter for their “ interference ” in an election than he is with Russia .
The long-forgotten voter fraud commission appointed by Trump shortly after his inauguration , paid for with American tax dollars , disbanded after research proved their jobs to be useless .
Why does Trump continue to insist that mail-in ballots will cause widespread voter fraud ?
The answer to that has been given by Trump himself .
‘ In an interview on “ Fox & Friends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the coronavirus stimulus negotiations that would have vastly increased funding for absentee and vote-by-mail options .
The final package included $ 400 million for the effort , which was far less than what Democrats had sought .
‘ “ The things they had in there were crazy , ” Trump said .
“ They had things – levels of voting that , if you ever agreed to it , you ’ d never have a Republican elected in this country again.
” ’ Twitter had a big reaction to Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responses below :

On a day when the United States approached 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, more than the last five wars and September 11, 2001 combined, the president once again spent the day on Twitter. During Tuesday’s rant, Trump once again lied about the dangers of mail-in voting, insisted that only CNN and The Washington Post have called out his misinformation campaign, and threatened Twitter.
Trump has pushed his claim that mail-in voting leads to voter fraud, despite an abundance of sources, including the government Trump currently runs, disproving that claim. Using statistics from the federal government, voterfraudfacts.com says that:
‘Out of the 197 million votes cast for federal candidates between 2002 and 2005, only 40 voters were indicted for voter fraud. Only 26 of those cases, or about .00000013percent of the votes cast, resulted in convictions or guilty pleas.’
Trump is so far more upset with Twitter for their “interference” in an election than he is with Russia.
The long-forgotten voter fraud commission appointed by Trump shortly after his inauguration, paid for with American tax dollars, disbanded after research proved their jobs to be useless. Why does Trump continue to insist that mail-in ballots will cause widespread voter fraud? The answer to that has been given by Trump himself.
The Seattle Times reported that:
‘In an interview on “Fox & Friends,” Trump referenced proposals from Democrats in the coronavirus stimulus negotiations that would have vastly increased funding for absentee and vote-by-mail options. The final package included $400 million for the effort, which was far less than what Democrats had sought. ‘“The things they had in there were crazy,” Trump said. “They had things – levels of voting that, if you ever agreed to it, you’d never have a Republican elected in this country again.”’
Twitter had a big reaction to Trump’s complaints. Read a few of those responses below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-05-28--Executive Order Against Twitter & ‘Social Media’ Announced By W.H.

Most Americans are old enough to remember when Republicans insisted that executive orders were “ government overreach ” and that signing them made a president into a dictator , even though the last two Republican presidents signed more executive orders than the last two Democrats .
Not one of those Republicans has commented thus far on news that Donald Trump , the leader of the Republican Party , plans to sign an executive order “ regarding social media ” the day after one of his tweets were fact-checked by Twitter .
Trump went on a rant following the fact-check , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread as much disinformation he wants while railing against “ fake news.
” Twitter fact-checked Trump by placing a link under his tweets spreading disinformation on mail-in ballots , which Trump insists lead to widespread voter fraud .
However , numerous sources of research shows that there have been fewer cases of voter fraud in the United States in the past 10 years than reported cases of UFO sightings .
McEnany refused to disclose any details of what an executive order regulating “ social media ” might entail , but Trump threatened on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he would not allow Twitter to fact-check him while railing about free speech .
Trump has riled up his 80 million Twitter followers , and Trump , Jr. has run with the conspiracy theory , saying that conservatives have been silenced by social media outlets , inventing a conspiracy theory about outlets like Twitter and Facebook to ramp up the “ us versus them ” theme that is the hallmark of his presidential campaigns and presidency .
Twitter had a big reaction to the news .
See some of their responses below :

Most Americans are old enough to remember when Republicans insisted that executive orders were “government overreach” and that signing them made a president into a dictator, even though the last two Republican presidents signed more executive orders than the last two Democrats.
Not one of those Republicans has commented thus far on news that Donald Trump, the leader of the Republican Party, plans to sign an executive order “regarding social media” the day after one of his tweets were fact-checked by Twitter. Trump went on a rant following the fact-check, insisting that he should be free to spread as much disinformation he wants while railing against “fake news.”
Twitter fact-checked Trump by placing a link under his tweets spreading disinformation on mail-in ballots, which Trump insists lead to widespread voter fraud. However, numerous sources of research shows that there have been fewer cases of voter fraud in the United States in the past 10 years than reported cases of UFO sightings.
McEnany refused to disclose any details of what an executive order regulating “social media” might entail, but Trump threatened on Tuesday night that “as president” he would not allow Twitter to fact-check him while railing about free speech.
Trump has riled up his 80 million Twitter followers, and Trump, Jr. has run with the conspiracy theory, saying that conservatives have been silenced by social media outlets, inventing a conspiracy theory about outlets like Twitter and Facebook to ramp up the “us versus them” theme that is the hallmark of his presidential campaigns and presidency.
Twitter had a big reaction to the news. See some of their responses below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-05-27--23 States Simultaneously Sue Trump To Protect Obama’s Legacy

One of the remarkable opportunities that grew out of coronavirus pandemic is that people in cities can look into the sky and see stars .
That was something our country did to us over time and with great damage to these bodies , that we travel around in — the human kind .
Since people have been sheltering at home , emissions have dropped 17 percent .
Now , Donald Trump wants to blow that up , too .
Twenty-three .
states have .
joined together to sue the Trump administration .
It appears that POTUS and his big business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama ’ s climate measures regarding fuel efficiency standards , according to TheNational Public Radio ( NPR ) .
These were required of automakers , and many of them disagree with the emissions rollback , but Trump doomed them in March .
The ruling cut “ year-over-year improvements ” by “ slashing standards.
” These had been required so that those who build autos would reach an average of 55 miles per gallon ( mpg ) by 2025 .
Trump pulled that back to 40 mpg by 2026 , which coincides with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He wants to stay in office and believes the nation owes him two extra years for being mean to him .
The coalition of states ’ attorneys general say the commander-in-chief ’ s rule is in direct conflict with the existing law .
NPR ’ s Nathan Rott commented that there were problems with the analysis : He continued noting that for people to come out on the good side , manufacturers must assume that people will be able to drive their cars “ for 40 years : ” Attorney General for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that his state would go to court , according to The Hill : Those attorneys general indicated that the president ’ s plan would cost the American voters over $ 13 billion more than they would save by Trump ’ s action .
It appeared that the White House knew this , too , because The Hill reviewed the documentation that showed those advisers with doubts about the rule .
The president ’ s staff at the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) were involved in writing the rule , but they also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ignored them .
Becerra said that the administration added a citizenship question to the Census , and that helped the states win their case : Rott added that the average age of cars on the road today is 12 years : ‘ In fact , in today ’ s announcement , the EPA says the average age of vehicles on the road right now is the highest it ’ s ever been at 12 years .
Numbers like that are sure to come up in lawsuits challenging the change .
More immediately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announcement , which will lead to dirtier air , is tone deaf , given the country is dealing with a pandemic affecting people ’ s lungs.
’ The EPA had no comment .
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One of the remarkable opportunities that grew out of coronavirus pandemic is that people in cities can look into the sky and see stars. That was something our country did to us over time and with great damage to these bodies, that we travel around in — the human kind. Since people have been sheltering at home, emissions have dropped 17 percent. Now, Donald Trump wants to blow that up, too.
Twenty-three. states have. joined together to sue the Trump administration. It appears that POTUS and his big business buddies want to roll back President Barack Obama’s climate measures regarding fuel efficiency standards, according to TheNational Public Radio (NPR). These were required of automakers, and many of them disagree with the emissions rollback, but Trump doomed them in March.
The ruling cut “year-over-year improvements” by “slashing standards.” These had been required so that those who build autos would reach an average of 55 miles per gallon (mpg) by 2025. Trump pulled that back to 40 mpg by 2026, which coincides with the end of Trump’s desired six-year-term. He wants to stay in office and believes the nation owes him two extra years for being mean to him.
The coalition of states’ attorneys general say the commander-in-chief’s rule is in direct conflict with the existing law.
NPR’s Nathan Rott commented that there were problems with the analysis:
‘That’s just one of the problems with the math the administration has used to justify this change. Even the EPA’s own scientific advisory council slammed earlier versions of the rule, saying the agency’s underlying technical analysis contained significant weaknesses.’
He continued noting that for people to come out on the good side, manufacturers must assume that people will be able to drive their cars “for 40 years:”
‘Antonio Bento, a professor of policy and economics at the University of Southern California, says that’s because the administration is cherry-picking numbers to support this rollback. For example, the EPA says this change will save thousands of lives because people will be in newer, safer cars. But to reach that number, they’re assuming a car will be driven for 40 years.’
Attorney General for California Xavier Becerra (D) reported that his state would go to court, according to The Hill:
‘[W]ith our three best allies by our side: the facts, the science and the law.’
Those attorneys general indicated that the president’s plan would cost the American voters over $13 billion more than they would save by Trump’s action. It appeared that the White House knew this, too, because The Hill reviewed the documentation that showed those advisers with doubts about the rule.
The president’s staff at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were involved in writing the rule, but they also had significant doubts about its success. Trump ignored them.
Becerra said that the administration added a citizenship question to the Census, and that helped the states win their case:
‘This is not the first time the administration has tried to hide documents in important cases.’
Rott added that the average age of cars on the road today is 12 years:
‘In fact, in today’s announcement, the EPA says the average age of vehicles on the road right now is the highest it’s ever been at 12 years. Numbers like that are sure to come up in lawsuits challenging the change. More immediately, Bento and others say, the announcement, which will lead to dirtier air, is tone deaf, given the country is dealing with a pandemic affecting people’s lungs.’
The EPA had no comment.
Featured image is a screenshot via YouTube.
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--2020-05-27--Trump Supporter Caught Threatening Latino Couple With A Hammer

The racism that President Donald Trump puts on display on a regular basis does not exist in a vacuum .
Adding to the list of other disturbing racist displays that his supporters around the country have put on , a woman in Houston , Texas , was arrested over Memorial Day weekend after she threatened a Latino couple with a hammer .
It ’ s unclear how the woman — 60-year-old Constance Lynn Bono — ever became aware of the couple in the first place , but at one point , the two of them suddenly noticed her following them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called police , Bono got out of her car and began swinging a hammer towards the couple while insisting that they should “ get out of my country.
” During her screamed rant , Bono identified the couple as Mexicans , but they ’ re actually from Ecuador .
The pair who were targeted , Dr. Lia Franco and her husband Arturo Cordovez , currently live in New Orleans , where Franco has been completing a medical residency and , most recently , treating Coronavirus patients .
( Louisiana has been hit very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the most recent publicly available post on Bono ’ s Facebook page is a pro-Trump diatribe .
Other posts rant against the public health measures that have been imposed in efforts against the Coronavirus and rant against the mainstream media .
‘ So we stopped a little bit on the side and she was still there… She screamed ‘ You Mexicans , get out of my fucking country .
Go back to your fucking country.
’ ..
I think she needs help , she needs treatment , but that doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the laws of her country .
If she broke the laws here , she needs to pay for what she did .
But for me as a physician , I think the most important thing is she needs treatment , she needs help.
’ Bono was arrested while she threatened the couple with her hammer .
She “ is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon , a second-degree felony with a punishment range of up to 20 years in prison , ” a local media outlet reports , adding that “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the charge could be enhanced to a first-degree felony , with a punishment range of up to life in prison.
” The incident emerged as the U.S. grappled with continued racist violence like a Minneapolis police officer ’ s murder of a black man named George Floyd .
Four people have been fired from the local police department over the incident , but many are clamoring for much sharper action against those behind the heinous violence , which the cops and their supporters might like to chalk up to just the vagaries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they ’ re trying to excuse a systematic targeting of non-white people that has left heartbreaking cases of violent , preventable deaths at the hands of police all around the country .

The racism that President Donald Trump puts on display on a regular basis does not exist in a vacuum. Adding to the list of other disturbing racist displays that his supporters around the country have put on, a woman in Houston, Texas, was arrested over Memorial Day weekend after she threatened a Latino couple with a hammer. It’s unclear how the woman — 60-year-old Constance Lynn Bono — ever became aware of the couple in the first place, but at one point, the two of them suddenly noticed her following them. After they subsequently pulled over and called police, Bono got out of her car and began swinging a hammer towards the couple while insisting that they should “get out of my country.”
During her screamed rant, Bono identified the couple as Mexicans, but they’re actually from Ecuador. The pair who were targeted, Dr. Lia Franco and her husband Arturo Cordovez, currently live in New Orleans, where Franco has been completing a medical residency and, most recently, treating Coronavirus patients. (Louisiana has been hit very hard.) Meanwhile, perhaps unsurprisingly, the most recent publicly available post on Bono’s Facebook page is a pro-Trump diatribe. Other posts rant against the public health measures that have been imposed in efforts against the Coronavirus and rant against the mainstream media.
Cordovez explained to local media, referring to Bono:
‘She stopped behind us. After that she started showing a hammer through the mirror. She was shaking her arm… and cursing at us I think. I was thinking what did I do?’
Franco adds:
‘So we stopped a little bit on the side and she was still there… She screamed ‘You Mexicans, get out of my fucking country. Go back to your fucking country.’.. I think she needs help, she needs treatment, but that doesn’t justify the fact she needs to follow the laws of her country. If she broke the laws here, she needs to pay for what she did. But for me as a physician, I think the most important thing is she needs treatment, she needs help.’
Bono was arrested while she threatened the couple with her hammer. She “is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony with a punishment range of up to 20 years in prison,” a local media outlet reports, adding that “if prosecutors believe racism was the motive, the charge could be enhanced to a first-degree felony, with a punishment range of up to life in prison.”
The incident emerged as the U.S. grappled with continued racist violence like a Minneapolis police officer’s murder of a black man named George Floyd.
Four people have been fired from the local police department over the incident, but many are clamoring for much sharper action against those behind the heinous violence, which the cops and their supporters might like to chalk up to just the vagaries of police work. The problem is that they’re trying to excuse a systematic targeting of non-white people that has left heartbreaking cases of violent, preventable deaths at the hands of police all around the country.