bipartisanreport--2020-10-10--Pennsylvania Judge Delivers Stinging Defeat To Trump Over Election Interference

In a move sure to delight the Kremlin , Donald Trump has decided that his 2020 presidential campaign strategy will be focused on undermining the legitimacy of the U.S. election system just in case he loses .
During the only presidential debate of 2020 , Trump said that “ bad things happen in Philadelphia ” that require Trump-supporting poll watchers to ensure that poll workers aren ’ t allowing anyone to commit crimes , although those poll watchers had been turned away from polling locations .
A judge in Philadelphia set the record straight .
Apparently , to what will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowing unregistered poll watchers to come in an intimidate voters is not allowed under the law .
It ’ s not , as Trump insists , that Philadelphia election officials are worried about someone catching them biasing the election for Biden in Pennsylvania .
Instead , the rejection of these unregistered pro-Trump poll watchers is disallowed under Pennsylvania law .
‘ A local judge on Friday rejected an effort by the Trump campaign to send poll watchers to voting sites in Philadelphia , ruling that the campaign ’ s attempted poll-watching sn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The ruling from Judge Gary Glazer was a victory for Philadelphia officials and a loss for the Trump campaign .
The dispute revolved around “ satellite election offices , ” where election officials register voters , process applications for mail-in ballots , and allow voters to fill out and submit their mail ballots.
’ Trump stirred up controversy when a group of random Trump supporters who claimed to be poll watchers were turned away from a Philadelphia polling site , although it turns out that sending random people to watch people vote as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats bent on cheating the president out of reelection is just illegal and has been long before Trump ever decided to run for office .
‘ The Trump campaign sent unauthorized poll watchers into some of these locations last month , but they were kicked out by local officials .
President Donald Trump used this incident to spread false claims about anti-Trump bias at the polls , saying at last week ’ s debate that “ bad things happen in Philadelphia.
” ‘ The Trump campaign argued in court that these sites are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and therefore its poll watchers should be allowed .
The bipartisan Philadelphia City Commission said that while some ballots are being cast in the “ satellite ” locations , they don ’ t qualify as polling places under state laws that allow for partisan poll watchers .
The judge on Friday sided with the city officials.
’ Despite a mountain of lawsuits brought by Trump administration attorneys meant to thwart the election process , very few have had any success .
The case in Philadelphia is just one in a long list of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying his best to cast doubt over the legitimacy of the democratic system .
‘ ” The very detailed Election Code contains no provision that expressly grants the ( Trump ) Campaign and its representatives a right to serve as watchers at ‘ satellite offices ’ of the Board of Elections , ” Glazer wrote in a 15-page ruling .
‘ He later added , “ given their scope , timing , and purpose , the satellite offices do not constitute polling places where watchers have a right to be present under the @ @ @ @

In a move sure to delight the Kremlin, Donald Trump has decided that his 2020 presidential campaign strategy will be focused on undermining the legitimacy of the U.S. election system just in case he loses. During the only presidential debate of 2020, Trump said that “bad things happen in Philadelphia” that require Trump-supporting poll watchers to ensure that poll workers aren’t allowing anyone to commit crimes, although those poll watchers had been turned away from polling locations. A judge in Philadelphia set the record straight.
A local judge has rejected an effort by the Trump campaign to send poll watchers to voting sites in Philadelphia, ruling that the campaign's attempted poll-watching isn't allowed under state law. https://t.co/BxpeY2vmhq — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 10, 2020
Apparently, to what will surely be Trump’s surprise, allowing unregistered poll watchers to come in an intimidate voters is not allowed under the law. It’s not, as Trump insists, that Philadelphia election officials are worried about someone catching them biasing the election for Biden in Pennsylvania. Instead, the rejection of these unregistered pro-Trump poll watchers is disallowed under Pennsylvania law.
CNN reports that:
‘A local judge on Friday rejected an effort by the Trump campaign to send poll watchers to voting sites in Philadelphia, ruling that the campaign’s attempted poll-watching sn’t allowed under state law. ‘The ruling from Judge Gary Glazer was a victory for Philadelphia officials and a loss for the Trump campaign. The dispute revolved around “satellite election offices,” where election officials register voters, process applications for mail-in ballots, and allow voters to fill out and submit their mail ballots.’
A Philadelphia judge ruled state law doesn't allow poll watchers in election offices. https://t.co/QeI4711chV — USA TODAY Politics (@usatodayDC) October 9, 2020
Trump stirred up controversy when a group of random Trump supporters who claimed to be poll watchers were turned away from a Philadelphia polling site, although it turns out that sending random people to watch people vote as if registered poll workers might all be Democrats bent on cheating the president out of reelection is just illegal and has been long before Trump ever decided to run for office.
‘The Trump campaign sent unauthorized poll watchers into some of these locations last month, but they were kicked out by local officials. President Donald Trump used this incident to spread false claims about anti-Trump bias at the polls, saying at last week’s debate that “bad things happen in Philadelphia.” ‘The Trump campaign argued in court that these sites are tantamount to Election Day polling places, and therefore its poll watchers should be allowed. The bipartisan Philadelphia City Commission said that while some ballots are being cast in the “satellite” locations, they don’t qualify as polling places under state laws that allow for partisan poll watchers. The judge on Friday sided with the city officials.’
#BREAKING: A Philadelphia judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s campaign does not have the right for poll watchers to observe activities inside the city’s new satellite election offices. https://t.co/PPXo6opnlH — The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) October 9, 2020
Despite a mountain of lawsuits brought by Trump administration attorneys meant to thwart the election process, very few have had any success. The case in Philadelphia is just one in a long list of rejected lawsuits in cases where Trump is trying his best to cast doubt over the legitimacy of the democratic system.
‘”The very detailed Election Code contains no provision that expressly grants the (Trump) Campaign and its representatives a right to serve as watchers at ‘satellite offices’ of the Board of Elections,” Glazer wrote in a 15-page ruling. ‘He later added, “given their scope, timing, and purpose, the satellite offices do not constitute polling places where watchers have a right to be present under the Election Code.”‘
A Philadelphia judge on Friday rejected the Trump campaign's request to have poll watchers at satellite election offices. @MattPetrillo reportshttps://t.co/BkV9oH9R0A — CBS Philly (@CBSPhilly) October 9, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-10-10--Updated Betting Odds On 2020 Election Confirm GOP Implosion

Currency investors are betting that President Donald Trump will lose the upcoming election , as a new Bloomberg report explains .
In 2016 , these investors were buying the ruble ( Russian currency ) and selling off the peso ( Mexican currency ) on the basis of the notion that a Trump presidency might benefit Russia and disadvantage Mexico .
Now , the opposite transactions are taking place — investors are buying up the peso and selling off the ruble .
These developments correspond with an increasingly bright position for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in available polling data .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump by 10.2 percent in the FiveThirtyEight average of national-level polls .
‘ Trump is very keen to ingratiate himself with Russia , so what ’ s good for him is good for Russia .
Biden looks more likely to go back to a rules-based global trade regime , with Mexico and China potential beneficiaries.
’ In the past three months , the peso has risen in value by 6 percent against the dollar , while the ruble sunk by 8 percent against the dollar during that timeframe .
The good fortunes for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ as investors bet that increased stimulus under a Biden presidency will help boost Mexican exports to the U.S. , ” Bloomberg notes .
The ruble ’ s decline signifies that “ markets [ are ] predicting that a Democrat in the White House will more likely impose harsher sanctions on Russia , ” the publication adds .
As mentioned , there ’ s an increasingly likely chance of a Democrat winning the White House — FiveThirtyEight gives Biden an 85 percent chance of winning as of early Saturday .
Trump has definitely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s been in office — his administration has made a definitive imprint .
From the trade war with China whose costs have been frequently borne by Americans via import taxes to the monumental unemployment that has emerged in the wake of the Trump administration ’ s failure to systematically contain the Coronavirus , the Trump presidency has been an economic wreck .
The stock market gains that Trump spends so much time touting mean basically nothing substantive for the millions of Americans who have no financial stake in the stock market @

Currency investors are betting that President Donald Trump will lose the upcoming election, as a new Bloomberg report explains. In 2016, these investors were buying the ruble (Russian currency) and selling off the peso (Mexican currency) on the basis of the notion that a Trump presidency might benefit Russia and disadvantage Mexico. Now, the opposite transactions are taking place — investors are buying up the peso and selling off the ruble. These developments correspond with an increasingly bright position for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in available polling data. As of Saturday morning, Biden leads Trump by 10.2 percent in the FiveThirtyEight average of national-level polls.
London-based money manager Paul McNamara commented:
‘Trump is very keen to ingratiate himself with Russia, so what’s good for him is good for Russia. Biden looks more likely to go back to a rules-based global trade regime, with Mexico and China potential beneficiaries.’
In the past three months, the peso has risen in value by 6 percent against the dollar, while the ruble sunk by 8 percent against the dollar during that timeframe. The good fortunes for the peso’s value have emerged “as investors bet that increased stimulus under a Biden presidency will help boost Mexican exports to the U.S.,” Bloomberg notes. The ruble’s decline signifies that “markets [are] predicting that a Democrat in the White House will more likely impose harsher sanctions on Russia,” the publication adds. As mentioned, there’s an increasingly likely chance of a Democrat winning the White House — FiveThirtyEight gives Biden an 85 percent chance of winning as of early Saturday.
Trump has definitely sent the economy into a tailspin while he’s been in office — his administration has made a definitive imprint. From the trade war with China whose costs have been frequently borne by Americans via import taxes to the monumental unemployment that has emerged in the wake of the Trump administration’s failure to systematically contain the Coronavirus, the Trump presidency has been an economic wreck. The stock market gains that Trump spends so much time touting mean basically nothing substantive for the millions of Americans who have no financial stake in the stock market.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-10--State Supreme Court  Rules To Protect Early Voting In Blow To Trump

In an opinion handed down earlier this week , the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that early voting in the state can begin as planned , on October 13 .
The newly upheld start date adds almost a week to the ordinary early voting period in the state .
The state ’ s Republican Gov .
Greg Abbott originally ordered the additional days of early voting access in response to the Coronavirus , which has made crowding at in-person polling places especially precarious , particularly for medically vulnerable populations .
State Republicans including Texas state GOP Chair Allen West , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a selection of state legislators had challenged Abbott ’ s extension of early voting in court .
As The Texas Tribune reports , those who brought the case against Abbott ’ s early voting extension were “ arguing that Abbott defied state election law , which dictates that early voting typically begins on the 17th day before an election.
” Abbott used his emergency powers as the basis for his early voting extension , the Tribune notes .
The Coronavirus pandemic has already claimed the lives of well over 200,000 Americans , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polling place .
States across the country have expanded voting access in response to these concerns , but some Texas Republicans — albeit not the governor — didn ’ t even want to see less than a week added on to early voting .
Although he doesn ’ t appear to have gotten directly involved in this court case , the president has led his own efforts against expanded voting access around the country .
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht wrote in the court ’ s majority opinion that the timing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weighed in to the court ’ s decision to strike it down .
The Supreme Court ’ s ruling emerged mere days before the early voting period was set to begin in the state , and some Texas Republicans would have apparently liked to see a wrench thrown in the cycle .
As Hecht noted , “ To disrupt the long-planned election procedures as [ the state Republicans behind the lawsuit ] would have us do would threaten voter confusion.
” This case is definitely not the only recent one involving elections procedure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ District Judge Robert Pitman struck down a recent order from Gov .
Abbott that limited Texas counties to one ballot drop-off location apiece .
If left in place , that order could have seriously curtailed voting access in places like Harris County , which includes the city of Houston and has a total of over 4.7 million residents — all of whom would have had to rely on the same solitary absentee ballot drop-off box if the state ’ s Republican governor got his way .
In his ruling , Pitman said : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one per county , older and disabled voters living in Texas ’ s largest and most populous counties must travel further distances to more crowded ballot return centers where they would be at an increased risk of being infected by the coronavirus in order to exercise their right to vote and have it counted.
’ These cases are some of many in what seems likely to be a contentious and litigation-heavy election cycle .

In an opinion handed down earlier this week, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that early voting in the state can begin as planned, on October 13. The newly upheld start date adds almost a week to the ordinary early voting period in the state. The state’s Republican Gov. Greg Abbott originally ordered the additional days of early voting access in response to the Coronavirus, which has made crowding at in-person polling places especially precarious, particularly for medically vulnerable populations. State Republicans including Texas state GOP Chair Allen West, state Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, and a selection of state legislators had challenged Abbott’s extension of early voting in court.
As The Texas Tribune reports, those who brought the case against Abbott’s early voting extension were “arguing that Abbott defied state election law, which dictates that early voting typically begins on the 17th day before an election.” Abbott used his emergency powers as the basis for his early voting extension, the Tribune notes. The Coronavirus pandemic has already claimed the lives of well over 200,000 Americans, and it could potentially easily spread at a polling place. States across the country have expanded voting access in response to these concerns, but some Texas Republicans — albeit not the governor — didn’t even want to see less than a week added on to early voting. Although he doesn’t appear to have gotten directly involved in this court case, the president has led his own efforts against expanded voting access around the country.
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht wrote in the court’s majority opinion that the timing of the state Republicans’ legal challenge weighed in to the court’s decision to strike it down. The Supreme Court’s ruling emerged mere days before the early voting period was set to begin in the state, and some Texas Republicans would have apparently liked to see a wrench thrown in the cycle. As Hecht noted, “To disrupt the long-planned election procedures as [the state Republicans behind the lawsuit] would have us do would threaten voter confusion.”
This case is definitely not the only recent one involving elections procedure in Texas. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman struck down a recent order from Gov. Abbott that limited Texas counties to one ballot drop-off location apiece. If left in place, that order could have seriously curtailed voting access in places like Harris County, which includes the city of Houston and has a total of over 4.7 million residents — all of whom would have had to rely on the same solitary absentee ballot drop-off box if the state’s Republican governor got his way.
In his ruling, Pitman said:
‘By limiting ballot return centers to one per county, older and disabled voters living in Texas’s largest and most populous counties must travel further distances to more crowded ballot return centers where they would be at an increased risk of being infected by the coronavirus in order to exercise their right to vote and have it counted.’
Meanwhile, Texas Democratic Party chair Gilberto Hinojosa added:
‘Cutting these mail-in voting locations was wrong and done solely to attempt to steal the election from the rising Texas electorate. A county, like Harris County, with more than 4.7 million Texans should have more than one hand delivery location. Limiting counties like Harris is a desperate Republican attempt to hold onto power.’
These cases are some of many in what seems likely to be a contentious and litigation-heavy election cycle.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-11--NY Times Releases Sunday Night Trump Corruption Bombshell

The Trump administration is a spectacle of corruption , it seems .
According to a new report in The New York Times , the Trump administration has routinely dished out favors to individuals and interests who were patrons of some part of the Trump family business .
According to the Times , Trump financial records reveal “ over 200 companies , special-interest groups and foreign governments that patronized Mr. Trump ’ s properties while reaping benefits from him and his administration.
” That is a staggering level of conflict of interest on the part of the White House while Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Times , “ nearly a quarter ” of the over 200 interests who benefited from Trump administration actions while simultaneously patronizing the president ’ s business have not previously been reported upon .
The publication recently revealed that — after years of public interest and Trumpian stonewalling — they had obtained ( many of ) Trump ’ s tax returns .
Some of the initial revelations included the detail that Trump had apparently paid a mere $ 750 a year in personal income taxes in both 2016 and 2017 .
In 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d paid nothing in personal income taxes , according to the Times .
Meanwhile , five members of the president ’ s clubs were even offered ambassadorships by him .
Within this latest context , the Times reports the following : Indeed — “ drain the swamp ” is one of many slogans that have frequently rung out at Trump rallies .
The idea is that D.C. is a “ swamp ” of corruption that Trump is confronting .
In reality , it ’ s Donald Trump himself whose family business has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interests who had business of some kind before his presidential administration .
Trump handed executive control of the business over to Donald Jr. and Eric , his two adult sons , but the president has maintained his financial stake in the enterprise .
According to the Times , there ’ s a long list of patrons of the Trump Organization who have benefited from Trump administration action .
Across the first two years of Trump ’ s presidency , a mere 60 customers who had business before the Trump administration were responsible for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ income — and “ almost all ” of these customers “ saw their interests advanced , in some fashion , by Mr. Trump or his government , ” according to the Times .
Broadly , patrons of the president ’ s business while he has been in office include “ foreign politicians and Florida sugar barons , a Chinese billionaire and a Serbian prince , clean-energy enthusiasts and their adversaries in the petroleum industry , avowed small-government activists and contractors seeking billions from ever-fattening federal budgets , ” according to the Times .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ independent groups , businesses , and foreign governments who “ threw events at the president ’ s properties that were previously held elsewhere , or created new events ” entirely , according to the Times .
There are a lot of excuses that those behind the money-moving have thrown out , but the facts of the situation are clear .
Read more from the Times at this link .

The Trump administration is a spectacle of corruption, it seems. According to a new report in The New York Times, the Trump administration has routinely dished out favors to individuals and interests who were patrons of some part of the Trump family business. According to the Times, Trump financial records reveal “over 200 companies, special-interest groups and foreign governments that patronized Mr. Trump’s properties while reaping benefits from him and his administration.” That is a staggering level of conflict of interest on the part of the White House while Trump has been in charge.
According to the Times, “nearly a quarter” of the over 200 interests who benefited from Trump administration actions while simultaneously patronizing the president’s business have not previously been reported upon. The publication recently revealed that — after years of public interest and Trumpian stonewalling — they had obtained (many of) Trump’s tax returns. Some of the initial revelations included the detail that Trump had apparently paid a mere $750 a year in personal income taxes in both 2016 and 2017. In 10 of the previous 15 years, he’d paid nothing in personal income taxes, according to the Times.
Meanwhile, five members of the president’s clubs were even offered ambassadorships by him. Within this latest context, the Times reports the following:
‘Mr. Trump did not merely fail to end Washington’s insider culture of lobbying and favor-seeking. He reinvented it, turning his own hotels and resorts into the Beltway’s new back rooms, where public and private business mix and special interests reign… As president, [Trump] built a system of direct presidential influence-peddling unrivaled in modern American politics.’
Indeed — “drain the swamp” is one of many slogans that have frequently rung out at Trump rallies. The idea is that D.C. is a “swamp” of corruption that Trump is confronting. In reality, it’s Donald Trump himself whose family business has reaped millions of dollars in income from interests who had business of some kind before his presidential administration. Trump handed executive control of the business over to Donald Jr. and Eric, his two adult sons, but the president has maintained his financial stake in the enterprise.
According to the Times, there’s a long list of patrons of the Trump Organization who have benefited from Trump administration action. Across the first two years of Trump’s presidency, a mere 60 customers who had business before the Trump administration were responsible for almost $12 million in Trump Organization income — and “almost all” of these customers “saw their interests advanced, in some fashion, by Mr. Trump or his government,” according to the Times.
Broadly, patrons of the president’s business while he has been in office include “foreign politicians and Florida sugar barons, a Chinese billionaire and a Serbian prince, clean-energy enthusiasts and their adversaries in the petroleum industry, avowed small-government activists and contractors seeking billions from ever-fattening federal budgets,” according to the Times. The patrons have included more than 70 independent groups, businesses, and foreign governments who “threw events at the president’s properties that were previously held elsewhere, or created new events” entirely, according to the Times. There are a lot of excuses that those behind the money-moving have thrown out, but the facts of the situation are clear.
Read more from the Times at this link.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-11--Dr. Fauci Publicly Calls Out Trump’s Campaign Lies

Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health has spoken out following the Trump campaign ’ s inclusion of some of his comments in a campaign ad that ’ s been airing in Michigan , which he says was done without his consent .
Fauci ’ s original comments that are featured in the ad were also taken rather grossly out of context .
In the original conversation , which took place as part of a Fox News interview in March , Fauci broadly praised the Coronavirus response efforts of officials across the administration — but the Trump ad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who he ’ s talking about , making it sound like he was potentially referring to the president personally .
It ’ s definitely not great when the re-election campaign of the president of the United States is taking comments out of context from a top public health official .
The Trump campaign ad in question features a clip of Fauci saying that he “ can ’ t imagine that anybody could be doing more ” — and that ’ s it .
The ad does not feature the part of his comments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually talking about .
In his original interview , Fauci said the following while discussing the Trump administration ’ s response to the Coronavirus pandemic : ‘ We ’ re talking about all hands on deck .
I , as one of many people on a team , I ’ m not the only person .
Since the beginning that we even recognized what this was , I have been devoting almost full time on this .
I ’ m down at the White House virtually every day with the task force .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ So , I can ’ t imagine that under any circumstances that anybody could be doing more.
’ In the time since those original comments from Fauci , the status of the Coronavirus pandemic in the United States and the Trump administration ’ s response to it have both changed dramatically .
Those incessantly consistent White House task force meetings have stopped , and the potential for a brisk turnaround out of the thicket of the pandemic has faded .
The U.S. has suffered almost 8 million confirmed Coronavirus cases and what ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to one prominent tally .
Among those who have survived their bouts with the Coronavirus , there could be significant lingering health issues .
The Trump campaign responded with belligerence when confronted over their deceptive usage of Fauci ’ s words .
Campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh noted the “ accuracy ” of Fauci ’ s months-old comments — without noting the vast changes of circumstance that have occurred in the time since .
Neither did he note the potentially deceptive nature of the ad ’ s editing .
The Trump team continues to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people amidst the ongoing Coronavirus crisis .

Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health has spoken out following the Trump campaign’s inclusion of some of his comments in a campaign ad that’s been airing in Michigan, which he says was done without his consent. Fauci’s original comments that are featured in the ad were also taken rather grossly out of context. In the original conversation, which took place as part of a Fox News interview in March, Fauci broadly praised the Coronavirus response efforts of officials across the administration — but the Trump ad cuts out the part where Fauci identifies who he’s talking about, making it sound like he was potentially referring to the president personally.
Fauci said:
‘In my nearly five decades of public service, I have never publicly endorsed any political candidate. The comments attributed to me without my permission in the GOP campaign ad were taken out of context from a broad statement I made months ago about the efforts of federal public health officials.’
It’s definitely not great when the re-election campaign of the president of the United States is taking comments out of context from a top public health official. The Trump campaign ad in question features a clip of Fauci saying that he “can’t imagine that anybody could be doing more” — and that’s it. The ad does not feature the part of his comments where he identifies who he’s actually talking about.
In his original interview, Fauci said the following while discussing the Trump administration’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic:
‘We’re talking about all hands on deck. I, as one of many people on a team, I’m not the only person. Since the beginning that we even recognized what this was, I have been devoting almost full time on this. I’m down at the White House virtually every day with the task force. It’s every single day. So, I can’t imagine that under any circumstances that anybody could be doing more.’
In the time since those original comments from Fauci, the status of the Coronavirus pandemic in the United States and the Trump administration’s response to it have both changed dramatically. Those incessantly consistent White House task force meetings have stopped, and the potential for a brisk turnaround out of the thicket of the pandemic has faded. The U.S. has suffered almost 8 million confirmed Coronavirus cases and what’s approaching 220,000 Coronavirus-connected deaths, according to one prominent tally. Among those who have survived their bouts with the Coronavirus, there could be significant lingering health issues.
The Trump campaign responded with belligerence when confronted over their deceptive usage of Fauci’s words. Campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh noted the “accuracy” of Fauci’s months-old comments — without noting the vast changes of circumstance that have occurred in the time since. Neither did he note the potentially deceptive nature of the ad’s editing.
Murtaugh said:
‘These are Dr. Fauci’s own words. The video is from a nationally broadcast television interview in which Dr. Fauci was praising the work of the Trump Administration. The words spoken are accurate, and directly from Dr. Fauci’s mouth.’
The Trump team continues to present smoke and mirrors to the American people amidst the ongoing Coronavirus crisis.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-11--Lindsey Graham’s Re-Election Chances Take Devastating Blow

In the third quarter of 2020 , Democrat Jaime Harrison — who is running to unseat Republican Lindsey Graham in South Carolina — raised the highest single-quarter fundraising total of any U.S. Senate candidate on record .
In the third quarter of 2020 , the Harrison campaign raised $ 57 million , which is well over twice as high as the previous record , which was set by Democrat Beto O ’ Rourke in 2018 when he was challenging Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz .
During one of the fundraising quarters in that race , O ’ Rourke raised almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of course , well under Harrison ’ s latest total .
Across the third quarter , Harrison ’ s campaign “ received 1.5 million donations from 994,000 donors , with an average of $ 37 per gift , ” Axios reports .
That ’ s almost a million people who ’ ve turned out against Graham .
Harrison campaign spokesperson Guy King commented : ‘ This campaign is making history , because we ’ re focused on restoring hope back to South Carolina .
While Lindsey Graham continues playing political games in Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the real issues impacting people here — like healthcare , broadband access , and COVID relief for businesses and families .
After 25 years in Washington , Lindsey Graham has changed into someone voters no longer recognize , and these resources will be instrumental in our efforts to send Lindsey home in November.
’ The huge influx of donations for the Harrison campaign underlines one key fact : Americans across the country are energized about the prospect of getting Republicans out of office .
Graham has complained that “ they hate my guts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the donations have poured in for Harrison — but his perspective on the situation obscures something crucial .
There ’ s not some nefarious anti-American conspiracy fueling the campaign against Graham and other Senate Republicans .
There ’ s a movement of everyday Americans who are sick and tired of the Senate GOP ’ s willful enabling of destruction like that which has been wrought by the Trump administration .
Graham has been one of the president ’ s most prominent allies in the Senate .
Recently , he ’ s been working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ origins of the Russia investigation , which the president and his allies have routinely claimed — without evidence — was simply meant to politically drag down the Trump campaign .
More recently , Graham has also established his determination to get Trump ’ s latest nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed before Election Day , which is in less than a month .
Graham is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee , which handles U.S. Supreme Court nominations before they head to the full Senate , and if the schedule that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then the full Senate vote could end up the soonest before a presidential election that a U.S. Supreme Court nominee has been confirmed in the entire history of the United States .
Polling in the South Carolina U.S. Senate race has revealed that Harrison and Graham are running quite closely to each other .
A recent poll conducted by GBAO found Harrison with a 1 percent lead , while polling data from Data for Progress from shortly before that had Graham in the lead by 1 percent .
In other words — it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were supposed to face off in a debate late last week , but Harrison said that he would not attend unless Graham was tested for the Coronavirus , and Graham refused to get a test .

In the third quarter of 2020, Democrat Jaime Harrison — who is running to unseat Republican Lindsey Graham in South Carolina — raised the highest single-quarter fundraising total of any U.S. Senate candidate on record. In the third quarter of 2020, the Harrison campaign raised $57 million, which is well over twice as high as the previous record, which was set by Democrat Beto O’Rourke in 2018 when he was challenging Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz. During one of the fundraising quarters in that race, O’Rourke raised almost $20 million, which is, of course, well under Harrison’s latest total.
Across the third quarter, Harrison’s campaign “received 1.5 million donations from 994,000 donors, with an average of $37 per gift,” Axios reports. That’s almost a million people who’ve turned out against Graham. Harrison campaign spokesperson Guy King commented:
‘This campaign is making history, because we’re focused on restoring hope back to South Carolina. While Lindsey Graham continues playing political games in Washington, Jaime Harrison is remaining laser-focused on the real issues impacting people here — like healthcare, broadband access, and COVID relief for businesses and families. After 25 years in Washington, Lindsey Graham has changed into someone voters no longer recognize, and these resources will be instrumental in our efforts to send Lindsey home in November.’
The huge influx of donations for the Harrison campaign underlines one key fact: Americans across the country are energized about the prospect of getting Republicans out of office. Graham has complained that “they hate my guts,” and that’s why the donations have poured in for Harrison — but his perspective on the situation obscures something crucial. There’s not some nefarious anti-American conspiracy fueling the campaign against Graham and other Senate Republicans. There’s a movement of everyday Americans who are sick and tired of the Senate GOP’s willful enabling of destruction like that which has been wrought by the Trump administration.
Graham has been one of the president’s most prominent allies in the Senate. Recently, he’s been working to lead a punitive investigation of the origins of the Russia investigation, which the president and his allies have routinely claimed — without evidence — was simply meant to politically drag down the Trump campaign.
More recently, Graham has also established his determination to get Trump’s latest nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed before Election Day, which is in less than a month. Graham is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which handles U.S. Supreme Court nominations before they head to the full Senate, and if the schedule that Graham has laid out is followed, then the full Senate vote could end up the soonest before a presidential election that a U.S. Supreme Court nominee has been confirmed in the entire history of the United States.
Polling in the South Carolina U.S. Senate race has revealed that Harrison and Graham are running quite closely to each other. A recent poll conducted by GBAO found Harrison with a 1 percent lead, while polling data from Data for Progress from shortly before that had Graham in the lead by 1 percent. In other words — it’s close. Graham and Harrison were supposed to face off in a debate late last week, but Harrison said that he would not attend unless Graham was tested for the Coronavirus, and Graham refused to get a test.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-11--Unwell Trump Live Tweets Sunday Afternoon Mental Collapse

Donald Trump just had another One-Flew-Over-The-Cuckoo ’ s-Nest ( OFOTCN ) moment .
That means someone left the door open to the looney bin .
Of course , it is somewhat difficult to tell the difference between one of his regular Dancing-On-The-Edge ( DOTE ) or just plain senile moments and these recent OFOTCN moments .
So , this is how a person can tell .
An old-fashioned Dancing-On-The-Edge moment would have been “ NATE SHOCKING WRONG SHOCKING !
BIG CROWDS !
!
!
.
” We have seen something so rare , this will make the journals .
[ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , let us explore how an insane president in the wild tweets .
After he went around the bend , full-out One-Flew-Over-The-Cuckoo ’ s-Nest , he started using complete sentences more often .
The tweeter-in-chief used articles ( a , an , the ) which he has rarely done before .
Plus , there have been several more warning signs .
Ironically , the more unstable he became , the better his grammar was .
Now , why would that have happened ?
Take a look at these eight signs the former leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we could measure his sanity on a one to eight scale If Trump got all eight out of a possible eight in his Twitter attack on the pollster Nate Silver , that meant he had reached the funny farm and abandoned his car .
Let us see what this tweet told us .
He only got four out of eight , so that showed he was only half nutso .
• No All Capital Letters – Oops that is a back to DANCING-ON-THE-EDGE jump • Only Uses All Capital Letter Where Appropriate , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ THAT ONE • No Multiple Exclamation Points – MISSED THAT ONE , TOO • Inserted an Article ( a , an , the ) – CHECK • Inconsistent Grammer – MISSED THAT ONE , TOO : What have we here ?
Ah , there was an article “ A total… ” so that was one of the One-Flew-Over-The-Cuckoo ’ s-Nest signs we were looking to see .
Next , we discover a complete sentence .
Oh , here is a new One-Flew-Over-The-Cuckoo ’ s-Nest one .
He even explained what he was talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amazing .
Clearly , his struggle with the coronavirus changed his entire degree of mental acuity .
Trump even wanted to get into his car a feeble old man and explode out of it baring his chest to show a Superman tattoo — or something like that .
When he tweeted about getting a clean bill of health , the man who occasionally sat in the Oval Office did something he had never done before – extraordinary .
He never explained anything before .
Here he had no all caps either .
Oh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multiple exclamation points “ !
!
!
” That gave Trump only a four out of eight points on the One-Flew-Over-The-Cuckoo ’ s-Nest category .
In other words , he was twice as crazy as he was in his Dancing-On-The-Edge moments .
• No All Capital Letters – Oops that is a back to DOTE sanity • Only Uses All Capital Letter Where Appropriate , i.e .
“ AP ” – UH , OH .
• No Multiple Exclamation Points – OOPS , THAT IS A MISS • Inserted an Article ( a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In a less mentally unstable moment , POTUS would have written “ AP FAKE NEWS !
” After he left the building completely , he rarely used all capital letters .
Get this .
He hardly ever used capital letters appropriately , for example , “ AP.
” But now that he lost it , he wrote it correctly .
That has never been seen before .
In this tweet , where POTUS went after the media , he came out with six out of eight possible nutty moments .
That meant he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Only Uses All Capital Letter Where Appropriate , i.e .
“ AP ” – CHECK • Inserted an Article ( a , an , the ) – THAT IS A MISS Okay , ready for another run around the wilderness ?
In this tweet deferring his own chaotic mind onto President Barack Obama , we looked for One-Flew-Over-The-Cuckoo ’ s-Nest moments .
Yes .
I believe we have seen something truly remarkable .
We have a perfect eight .
Yay .
• Only Uses All Capital Letter Where Appropriate , i.e @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Inserted an Article ( a , an , the ) – CHECK How about this one ?
Oh , it looks as if he missed two as he tweeted about the Democrats trying to get even with him for “ stacking the court.
” Once again , he deferred responsbility from himself to the Democrats .
We have definitely begun to see a pattern here .
That gave him a six out of eight taking him well into One-Flew-Over-The-Cuckoo ’ s-Nest territory .
• No All Capital Letters – Oops that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Uses All Capital Letter Where Appropriate , i.e .
“ AP ” – CHECK • Inserted an Article ( a , an , the ) – CHECK Twitter world went insane after Trump posted this mental health check-in .
Take a look at some of our very favorite responses below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Donald Trump just had another One-Flew-Over-The-Cuckoo’s-Nest (OFOTCN) moment. That means someone left the door open to the looney bin. Of course, it is somewhat difficult to tell the difference between one of his regular Dancing-On-The-Edge (DOTE) or just plain senile moments and these recent OFOTCN moments. So, this is how a person can tell.
An old-fashioned Dancing-On-The-Edge moment would have been “NATE SHOCKING WRONG SHOCKING! BIG CROWDS!!!.”
We have seen something so rare, this will make the journals. [In a quiet voice] Come along, let us explore how an insane president in the wild tweets.
After he went around the bend, full-out One-Flew-Over-The-Cuckoo’s-Nest, he started using complete sentences more often. The tweeter-in-chief used articles (a, an, the) which he has rarely done before. Plus, there have been several more warning signs.
Ironically, the more unstable he became, the better his grammar was. Now, why would that have happened? Take a look at these eight signs the former leader of the free world expressed, so we could measure his sanity on a one to eight scale
If Trump got all eight out of a possible eight in his Twitter attack on the pollster Nate Silver, that meant he had reached the funny farm and abandoned his car. Let us see what this tweet told us. He only got four out of eight, so that showed he was only half nutso.
Mental Checklist:
Complete Sentences – CHECK
No All Capital Letters – Oops that is a back to DANCING-ON-THE-EDGE jump
Only Uses All Capital Letter Where Appropriate, i.e. “AP” – MISSED THAT ONE
No Multiple Exclamation Points – MISSED THAT ONE, TOO
Inserted an Article (a, an, the) – CHECK
Explanation of A Term – NOT APPLICABLE
No Misspelled Words – CHECK
Inconsistent Grammer – MISSED THAT ONE, TOO:
‘.@NateSilver538 “The Trump 2016 Victory was the most shocking political development of my lifetime.” That’s only because you got it so wrong. This time there is far more ENTHUSIASM even than 2016. Winning many States much more easily than people understand. BIG CROWDS!!!’
What have we here? Ah, there was an article “A total…” so that was one of the One-Flew-Over-The-Cuckoo’s-Nest signs we were looking to see. Next, we discover a complete sentence. Oh, here is a new One-Flew-Over-The-Cuckoo’s-Nest one. He even explained what he was talking about “(immune).” Amazing. Clearly, his struggle with the coronavirus changed his entire degree of mental acuity. Trump even wanted to get into his car a feeble old man and explode out of it baring his chest to show a Superman tattoo — or something like that.
When he tweeted about getting a clean bill of health, the man who occasionally sat in the Oval Office did something he had never done before – extraordinary. He never explained anything before. Here he had no all caps either. Oh, wait…here comes a Dancing-On-The-Edge relic, multiple exclamation points “!!!”
That gave Trump only a four out of eight points on the One-Flew-Over-The-Cuckoo’s-Nest category. In other words, he was twice as crazy as he was in his Dancing-On-The-Edge moments.
Mental Checklist:
Complete Sentences – CHECK
No All Capital Letters – Oops that is a back to DOTE sanity
Only Uses All Capital Letter Where Appropriate, i.e. “AP” – UH, OH.
No Multiple Exclamation Points – OOPS, THAT IS A MISS
Inserted an Article (a, an, the) – CHECK
Explanation of A Term – CHECK
No Misspelled Words – CHECK
Inconsistent Grammer – THAT’S ANOTHER DOTE:
‘A total and complete sign off from White House Doctors yesterday. That means I can’t get it (immune), and can’t give it. Very nice to know!!!’
In a less mentally unstable moment, POTUS would have written “AP FAKE NEWS!” After he left the building completely, he rarely used all capital letters. Get this. He hardly ever used capital letters appropriately, for example, “AP.” But now that he lost it, he wrote it correctly. That has never been seen before.
In this tweet, where POTUS went after the media, he came out with six out of eight possible nutty moments. That meant he was only 75 percent insane. Remarkable.
Mental Checklist:
Complete Sentences – CHECK
No All Capital Letters – CHECK
Only Uses All Capital Letter Where Appropriate, i.e. “AP” – CHECK
No Multiple Exclamation Points – CHECK
Inserted an Article (a, an, the) – THAT IS A MISS
Explanation of A Term – NOT APPLICABLE
No Misspelled Words – CHECK
Inconsistent Grammer – THAT’S ANOTHER DOTE:
‘AP has long been Fake News!’
Okay, ready for another run around the wilderness? In this tweet deferring his own chaotic mind onto President Barack Obama, we looked for One-Flew-Over-The-Cuckoo’s-Nest moments. Yes. I believe we have seen something truly remarkable. We have a perfect eight. Yay.
Mental Checklist:
Complete Sentences – CHECK
No All Capital Letters – CHECK
Only Uses All Capital Letter Where Appropriate, i.e. “AP” – NOT APPLICABLE
No Multiple Exclamation Points – CHECK
Inserted an Article (a, an, the) – CHECK
Explanation of A Term – NOT APPLICABLE
No Misspelled Words – CHECK
Inconsistent Grammer – CHECK:
‘People don’t remember the chaos, hatred & discord that we all went through during the 8 years of Obama/Biden. St. Louis, Oakland, Baltimore, and so many other places, were a complete & total disaster. I wouldn’t be in the beautiful White House if it weren’t for Sleepy Joe, etc.’
How about this one? Oh, it looks as if he missed two as he tweeted about the Democrats trying to get even with him for “stacking the court.” Once again, he deferred responsbility from himself to the Democrats. We have definitely begun to see a pattern here. That gave him a six out of eight taking him well into One-Flew-Over-The-Cuckoo’s-Nest territory.
Mental Checklist.
Complete Sentences – CHECK
No All Capital Letters – Oops that is a back to DOTE sanity
Only Uses All Capital Letter Where Appropriate, i.e. “AP” – CHECK
No Multiple Exclamation Points – CHECK
Inserted an Article (a, an, the) – CHECK
Explanation of A Term – CHECK
No Misspelled Words – CHECK
Inconsistent Grammer – THAT’S ANOTHER DOTE:
‘Biden evades “Court Packing” question. @FoxNews Because his puppet masters are willing to destroy the U.S. Supreme Court. Don’t let this, and so many other really bad things, happen. VOTE!’
Twitter world went insane after Trump posted this mental health check-in. Take a look at some of our very favorite responses below:
Our Love and Prayers for you Mr. President and @FLOTUS and the great People of America! Thank you for all you do for Americans & the World – selfless & sincere service! Stay Blessed Man of Valor, Man of Courage! pic.twitter.com/hBEFeAqXIB — D͎a͎v͎i͎d͎ K͎y͎a͎l͎o͎ M͎u͎s͎y͎o͎k͎a͎ |🇰🇪 (@DavidKyaloM) October 11, 2020
IT’S TRUMP WHO IS TRYING TO STEAL THE ELECTION BY ANY MEANS POSSIBLE. BILL MAHER EXPLAINS IT VERY WELL!
New Rule: Here Comes President Gus | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) https://t.co/yCeGXp8HwG via @YouTube — HowEasyWeForget ¸¸♫·¯·♪¸¸♩·¯·♬¸¸ (@howeasyweforget) October 11, 2020
That’s not what that means and that’s not how it works. pic.twitter.com/ANgFkgF1RX — Aaron J Chilelli (@AChilelli) October 11, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-10-11--Lindsey Graham’s ‘Fox Sunday’ Appearance Turns Into PR Disaster

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham ( R-S.C. ) is facing a perhaps surprisingly tough race for his re-election .
The Cook Political Report currently calls the race between Graham and his Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison a “ toss-up , ” and just this weekend , the Harrison campaign announced a staggering fundraising haul in the third quarter of 2020 .
In that quarter , they raised $ 57 million — which is the most that any U.S. Senate candidate has ever raised in a single quarter .
During a Sunday morning appearance on Maria Bartiromo ’ s Fox News show Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He went on an unhinged tirade against Democrats , who he claimed will “ structurally change the country ” if they win upcoming elections .
In other words , Graham sounds like he ’ s resorting to trying to energize his base with pseudoapocalyptic claims that Democrats are some kind of threat to the very foundation of the United States .
His rhetoric is cultish nonsense , and the current GOP ’ s propensity to totally write off Democrats as some kind of anti-American conspirators continues to prove disturbing .
Discussing the possibility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court to compensate for Republicans ’ rush to confirm a new Trump nominee with mere weeks to go before Election Day , Graham ranted : ‘ It changes America as we know it .
If we lost the House , the Senate and the White House they ’ re going to change the rules of the Senate… so you only need a majority , anything coming out of the House sails through the Senate .
They ’ re going to expand the court from nine to whatever number they need to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a nightmare for business , it ’ s a nightmare for social policy… If [ Democrats ] win , it ’ s not going to be about a health care debate , they ’ re going to structurally change the country.
’ To be clear : no , adding additional seats to the U.S. Supreme Court would not “ change America as we know it.
” It just wouldn ’ t .
Graham ’ s comments are unhinged rhetoric that have little to do with reality .
Adding seats to the court would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ checks and balances system throughout the federal government .
Depending on what cases get brought before the court , it might not even mean immediate major changes to the lives of everyday Americans .
As for Graham ’ s insistence that Democrats would change the rules “ so you only need a majority ” to pass measures in the Senate — current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) himself has already changed the rules so that simple majorities are all that are needed to confirm U.S. Supreme Court justices ( which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lower court nominees ) .
Talk about hypocrisy .
During his time on Fox this Sunday , Graham also reiterated his commitment to rushing the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court as the Trump-nominated replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , who passed away recently .
Graham insisted that Senate Republicans “ can easily get her confirmed before the election.
” Senate Republicans seem unfazed by the fact that a U.S. Supreme Court nominee has never been confirmed with this little time left until Election Day @ @ @ @ @ @

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is facing a perhaps surprisingly tough race for his re-election. The Cook Political Report currently calls the race between Graham and his Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison a “toss-up,” and just this weekend, the Harrison campaign announced a staggering fundraising haul in the third quarter of 2020. In that quarter, they raised $57 million — which is the most that any U.S. Senate candidate has ever raised in a single quarter. During a Sunday morning appearance on Maria Bartiromo’s Fox News show Sunday Morning Futures, Graham sounded desperate. He went on an unhinged tirade against Democrats, who he claimed will “structurally change the country” if they win upcoming elections.
In other words, Graham sounds like he’s resorting to trying to energize his base with pseudoapocalyptic claims that Democrats are some kind of threat to the very foundation of the United States. His rhetoric is cultish nonsense, and the current GOP’s propensity to totally write off Democrats as some kind of anti-American conspirators continues to prove disturbing.
Discussing the possibility of Democrats adding seats to the U.S. Supreme Court to compensate for Republicans’ rush to confirm a new Trump nominee with mere weeks to go before Election Day, Graham ranted:
‘It changes America as we know it. If we lost the House, the Senate and the White House they’re going to change the rules of the Senate… so you only need a majority, anything coming out of the House sails through the Senate. They’re going to expand the court from nine to whatever number they need to make it liberal… A liberal Supreme Court is a nightmare for business, it’s a nightmare for social policy… If [Democrats] win, it’s not going to be about a health care debate, they’re going to structurally change the country.’
To be clear: no, adding additional seats to the U.S. Supreme Court would not “change America as we know it.” It just wouldn’t. Graham’s comments are unhinged rhetoric that have little to do with reality. Adding seats to the court would not suddenly erase the rest of the checks and balances system throughout the federal government. Depending on what cases get brought before the court, it might not even mean immediate major changes to the lives of everyday Americans.
As for Graham’s insistence that Democrats would change the rules “so you only need a majority” to pass measures in the Senate — current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) himself has already changed the rules so that simple majorities are all that are needed to confirm U.S. Supreme Court justices (which followed a similar Democrat-led rule change for lower court nominees). Talk about hypocrisy.
During his time on Fox this Sunday, Graham also reiterated his commitment to rushing the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court as the Trump-nominated replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away recently. Graham insisted that Senate Republicans “can easily get her confirmed before the election.” Senate Republicans seem unfazed by the fact that a U.S. Supreme Court nominee has never been confirmed with this little time left until Election Day during a presidential election year.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-11--Lara Trump Embarrass Her Family During ‘Fox Sunday’ PR Disaster

A slew of top political leaders who were at a recent White House event for the rollout of Judge Amy Coney Barrett ’ s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court have since tested positive for the Coronavirus , but the president ’ s daughter-in-law and top campaign official Lara Trump doesn ’ t sound concerned .
During an appearance on Fox News Sunday over the weekend , host Chris Wallace asked Lara about the outbreak among top officials following what Dr. Anthony Fauci has termed a “ super-spreader event ” at the White House — and Lara promptly launched into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country .
Besides downplaying the lack of attention to Coronavirus safety protocols at the White House , Lara also claimed that there ’ s been essentially no scrutiny on the possibility of Coronavirus transmission at recent anti-police brutality protests across the U.S .
This claim is just not true , period .
Just last weekend , for example , CNN anchor Brian Stelter directly replied to a post from the Twitter account for Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee that had claimed that CNN is “ not worried ” about the risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on Sunday , Wallace posed the following question to Lara Trump : ‘ While people were not socially distanced , many , but not all , were wearing masks [ at a Saturday White House event ] .
Having said that , that ’ s a lot better than two weeks ago at the event for Judge Amy Coney Barrett , where people were packed in , almost no masks and Dr. Fauci has said that that event was a super-spreader .
Why did it take the president getting COVID for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guidelines more seriously , although even yesterday they were still violating some ?
’ Lara responded , in part , by insisting that White House event attendees had been tested prior to entrance — but testing is not a guarantee of no virus presence .
The virus could , for example , be incubating .
‘ Well at that Amy Coney Barrett event — look , I think most of those people , if not all of those people , were tested for Coronavirus before sitting down for that event .
And , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other side of the coin , the fact that we have had in this country — since really the height of the COVID days — these demonstrations across America , riots in the streets — peaceful protests , some of them ; many of them , not peaceful — all across America , but you never hear any concern after these things about those being super-spreader events .
I have yet to hear one doctor say anything about them , I have yet to hear one media outlet say anything about those.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Simple web searches would be able to reveal the numerous times that media outlets have covered the risk of Coronavirus transmission at protests .
Watch some of Lara ’ s comments below : The president and his political allies continue to turn towards this incessant finger-pointing in the wake of the Trump administration ’ s own glaring failures to systematically contain the Coronavirus in the United States .

A slew of top political leaders who were at a recent White House event for the rollout of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court have since tested positive for the Coronavirus, but the president’s daughter-in-law and top campaign official Lara Trump doesn’t sound concerned. During an appearance on Fox News Sunday over the weekend, host Chris Wallace asked Lara about the outbreak among top officials following what Dr. Anthony Fauci has termed a “super-spreader event” at the White House — and Lara promptly launched into a lie-riddled rant about recent protests across the country.
Besides downplaying the lack of attention to Coronavirus safety protocols at the White House, Lara also claimed that there’s been essentially no scrutiny on the possibility of Coronavirus transmission at recent anti-police brutality protests across the U.S. This claim is just not true, period.
Just last weekend, for example, CNN anchor Brian Stelter directly replied to a post from the Twitter account for Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee that had claimed that CNN is “not worried” about the risk of Coronavirus transmission during protests.
Stelter commented:
‘Excuse me? Is this a taxpayer funded Twitter account? Are you unaware of the times when I commented, on CNN, about the risk of Covid-19 during the protests?’
Excuse me? Is this a taxpayer funded Twitter account? Are you unaware of the times when I commented, on CNN, about the risk of Covid-19 during the protests? — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 5, 2020
Meanwhile, on Sunday, Wallace posed the following question to Lara Trump:
‘While people were not socially distanced, many, but not all, were wearing masks [at a Saturday White House event]. Having said that, that’s a lot better than two weeks ago at the event for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, where people were packed in, almost no masks and Dr. Fauci has said that that event was a super-spreader. Why did it take the president getting COVID for the White House to take the CDC safety guidelines more seriously, although even yesterday they were still violating some?’
Lara responded, in part, by insisting that White House event attendees had been tested prior to entrance — but testing is not a guarantee of no virus presence. The virus could, for example, be incubating.
She commented:
‘Well at that Amy Coney Barrett event — look, I think most of those people, if not all of those people, were tested for Coronavirus before sitting down for that event. And, you never hear Chris, on the other side of the coin, the fact that we have had in this country — since really the height of the COVID days — these demonstrations across America, riots in the streets — peaceful protests, some of them; many of them, not peaceful — all across America, but you never hear any concern after these things about those being super-spreader events. I have yet to hear one doctor say anything about them, I have yet to hear one media outlet say anything about those.’
Again — that’s just nonsense. Simple web searches would be able to reveal the numerous times that media outlets have covered the risk of Coronavirus transmission at protests.
Watch some of Lara’s comments below:
The president and his political allies continue to turn towards this incessant finger-pointing in the wake of the Trump administration’s own glaring failures to systematically contain the Coronavirus in the United States.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-11--‘Swing State’ Early Voting Totals Restore Hope For America’s Future

Donald Trump is doing his best stupid president tricks again .
He wanted to pull a stunt of leaving the hospital after his coronavirus attack frail and weak then getting out of the helicopter , ripping open his shirt , and exposing a Superman shirt .
He is his own worst enemy .
Look at this .
The problem Trump ’ s message absentee voting was very effective among Republicans , Democrats not so much .
Alex Conant , a veteran adviser to Senator Marco Rubio , Republican of Florida said Trump ’ s comments about absentee voting by mail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a key swing state , 146,000 people had voted by mail in the 2016 election at this time .
Now , 647,000 absentee votes have come in to count .
The big Democratic wins have also shown up in “ Pittsburgh PA , Chapel Hill NC , and Tampa FL , and the long lines of cars waiting at a Houston ” to drop off their ballots , according to The New York Times .
Tom Bonier , the chief executive of TargetSmart , a Democratic data firm , said that his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the first 275,000 first-time voters and showed an 18-point lead from “ sporadic voters : ” ‘ One of the advantages of having absentee ballots or voting by mail is it gives you a little bit of a snapshot as they are returned , and finding out who is returning them and where you are in your field operation .
If Republicans aren ’ t getting accurate reads on that , they ’ re not getting accurate reads on where they need to adjust more.
’ James Edming , a Republican assemblyman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there to endorse Trump in 2016 : ‘ People that I ’ m talking to are going to go to the polls .
If you put ’ em in the mail , God only knows .
But if I turn it in to the clerk at the Town of True , I know it ’ s going to count.
’ Twitter world went crazy when they saw this .
Check out some of our favorite responses below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .

Donald Trump is doing his best stupid president tricks again. He wanted to pull a stunt of leaving the hospital after his coronavirus attack frail and weak then getting out of the helicopter, ripping open his shirt, and exposing a Superman shirt. He is his own worst enemy. Look at this.
The problem Trump’s message absentee voting was very effective among Republicans, Democrats not so much.
Alex Conant, a veteran adviser to Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida said Trump’s comments about absentee voting by mail had quashed Republican turnout:
‘In Florida, Republicans have a really good early-vote program. The president takes advantage of it. So why the president would tell Republicans in Florida not to vote early, when historically that’s how we run elections in Florida, is very concerning.’
In Wisconsin, a key swing state, 146,000 people had voted by mail in the 2016 election at this time. Now, 647,000 absentee votes have come in to count. The big Democratic wins have also shown up in “Pittsburgh PA, Chapel Hill NC, and Tampa FL, and the long lines of cars waiting at a Houston” to drop off their ballots, according to The New York Times.
Tom Bonier, the chief executive of TargetSmart, a Democratic data firm, said that his models indicated Democrats held a 10-point lead with the first 275,000 first-time voters and showed an 18-point lead from “sporadic voters:”
‘Democrats are highly engaged, and they’re turning out. Republicans can’t say the same.’
Matt Batzel, the Cedar Grove, Wisconsin-based executive director of American Majority, a conservative grass-roots training business noted:
‘The left is very focused on getting their people to request absentee ballots and return them. Democrats are in the lead as of the ballots that are returned, no doubt.’
Republican strategist Matt Gorman commented:
‘One of the advantages of having absentee ballots or voting by mail is it gives you a little bit of a snapshot as they are returned, and finding out who is returning them and where you are in your field operation. If Republicans aren’t getting accurate reads on that, they’re not getting accurate reads on where they need to adjust more.’
James Edming, a Republican assemblyman from northern Wisconsin who was the one there to endorse Trump in 2016:
‘People that I’m talking to are going to go to the polls. If you put ’em in the mail, God only knows. But if I turn it in to the clerk at the Town of True, I know it’s going to count.’
Sachin Chheda, a Democratic consultant in Milwaukee said:
‘I see lots of pictures on Facebook of people taking selfies as they drop their ballots into the boxes. And I’m not seeing that a little bit, I’m seeing a ton of that.’
Xristobal Ramirez, Chequamegon Democratic Party in key Michigan counties chair, said:
‘There’s a lot of trust in our mail system up here and a lot of dependence on the mail system. The mail generally doesn’t fail us out here.’
Twitter world went crazy when they saw this. Check out some of our favorite responses below:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-11--Trump Snaps Like A Madman During Surprise ‘Fox News Sunday’ Meltdown

On Sunday morning , President Donald Trump continued his rush to get back in the spotlight with a live interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News .
During the interview , he tried to repeatedly reiterate the idea that he ’ s doing well following his recent bout with the Coronavirus , which included a stay in the hospital .
He repeated the claim that he ’ s now “ immune ” from the virus for some period of time , although many details of post-Coronavirus infection immunity from re-infection are unknown at this point .
Trump ’ s ranting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump delivered a strange word salad rant about the “ protective glow ” of the word “ immunity ” itself .
‘ I passed the highest test , the highest standards , and I ’ m in great shape .
And I have to tell you , I feel fantastically .
I really feel good , and I even feel good by the fact that the word ‘ immunity ’ means something .
Having really a protective glow means something .
I think it ’ s very important to have that — to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ What is he even talking about , exactly ?
Watch some of his unhinged rambling below : It ’ s worth noting — despite his consistent claims that he ’ s doing great , the White House has been rather opaque when it comes to key details of his condition .
For example , they have spent days refusing to say when the last occasion is on which the president tested negative for the virus .
Trump is continuing to struggle on basic facts related to the Coronavirus .
Discussing the experimental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coronavirus infection , he called the treatment a “ cure ” for the virus , which it ’ s not .
He concurrently yet again suggested that those who recover from the Coronavirus are definitively “ immune , ” despite the many unanswered questions on this front .
He also suggested that “ people have to realize ” the chance of recovering from the virus without experimental antibody treatment — but the well over 200,000 Americans who ’ ve lost their lives amidst the pandemic don ’ t “ have to realize ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ downplay the virus have never and will never reflect reality .
‘ I know people call it a therapeutic , but to me , it ’ s a cure .
To me , it ’ s a cure .
I think it ’ s much more than a therapeutic , and I want to get it immediately into the hospitals , and I wan na — it ’ s a transfusion , it takes one hour , and it transfuses into the body , and I ’ ll tell you what , what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would ’ ve been fine [ without it ] , and people have to realize that .
Once you do recover , you ’ re immune .
So now you have a president who doesn ’ t have to hide in a basement , like his opponent .
You have a president who is immune , which I think is a very important thing , frankly.
’ Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is not and has never been “ hiding in the basement , ” period .
Rather , his team has taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep in-person Biden events from turning into potential “ super-spreader ” events .
There ’ s a big difference , and Trump , in his willful ignorance , refuses to recognize the difference .
Trump ’ s final commentary of the interview featured him ranting that former leaders at the FBI are “ absolute scum , ” which sounds disturbingly unhinged .
Watch some of his comments below :

On Sunday morning, President Donald Trump continued his rush to get back in the spotlight with a live interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News. During the interview, he tried to repeatedly reiterate the idea that he’s doing well following his recent bout with the Coronavirus, which included a stay in the hospital. He repeated the claim that he’s now “immune” from the virus for some period of time, although many details of post-Coronavirus infection immunity from re-infection are unknown at this point. Trump’s ranting got worse — at one point, Trump delivered a strange word salad rant about the “protective glow” of the word “immunity” itself.
Trump said:
‘I passed the highest test, the highest standards, and I’m in great shape. And I have to tell you, I feel fantastically. I really feel good, and I even feel good by the fact that the word ‘immunity’ means something. Having really a protective glow means something. I think it’s very important to have that — to have that is a very important thing.’
What is he even talking about, exactly? Watch some of his unhinged rambling below:
"I passed the highest test, the highest standards, & I'm in great shape. And I have to tell you, I feel fantastically … I even feel good by the fact that the word 'immunity' means something. Having really a protective glow means something. I think it's very important" — Trump pic.twitter.com/KZnJv0RYJU — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 11, 2020
It’s worth noting — despite his consistent claims that he’s doing great, the White House has been rather opaque when it comes to key details of his condition. For example, they have spent days refusing to say when the last occasion is on which the president tested negative for the virus.
Trump is continuing to struggle on basic facts related to the Coronavirus. Discussing the experimental antibody treatment that he got after his Coronavirus infection, he called the treatment a “cure” for the virus, which it’s not. He concurrently yet again suggested that those who recover from the Coronavirus are definitively “immune,” despite the many unanswered questions on this front. He also suggested that “people have to realize” the chance of recovering from the virus without experimental antibody treatment — but the well over 200,000 Americans who’ve lost their lives amidst the pandemic don’t “have to realize” anything. Trump’s attempts to downplay the virus have never and will never reflect reality.
Discussing that antibody treatment, Trump said:
‘I know people call it a therapeutic, but to me, it’s a cure. To me, it’s a cure. I think it’s much more than a therapeutic, and I want to get it immediately into the hospitals, and I wanna — it’s a transfusion, it takes one hour, and it transfuses into the body, and I’ll tell you what, what a difference it is… I think I would’ve been fine [without it], and people have to realize that. Once you do recover, you’re immune. So now you have a president who doesn’t have to hide in a basement, like his opponent. You have a president who is immune, which I think is a very important thing, frankly.’
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is not and has never been “hiding in the basement,” period. Rather, his team has taken the basic public health precautions necessary to keep in-person Biden events from turning into potential “super-spreader” events. There’s a big difference, and Trump, in his willful ignorance, refuses to recognize the difference.
Trump’s final commentary of the interview featured him ranting that former leaders at the FBI are “absolute scum,” which sounds disturbingly unhinged. Watch some of his comments below:
"Once you do recover, you're immune. So now you have a president who doesn't have to hide in a basement, like his opponent." — this is false. There are documented cases of people being infected with coronavirus more than once https://t.co/12BrCiEfXx pic.twitter.com/J2Iak6PDIh — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 11, 2020
Trump's latest public therapy session with Bartiromo ends with him repeatedly calling the former leadership of the FBI "scum." Lunatic stuff. pic.twitter.com/fkrZz75q1I — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 11, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-10-11--Eric Trump Suffers Full Blown Meltdown During ‘ABC Sunday’ Debacle

Apparently , an unwillingness to face even the slightest amount of pressure runs in the Trump family .
Eric Trump — President Donald Trump ’ s son , who helps run the family business while his father is in the White House — appeared on ABC ’ s This Week on Sunday morning , and he absolutely melted down when confronted with ongoing revelations from The New York Times about Trump family finances .
In particular , host Jonathan Karl asked Eric about a recent Times report that reveals the privileges that have been granted to patrons of the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Eric freaked out — he claimed that his father gets “ punched in the head every single day , ” which , although an apparent metaphor , still sounds just totally unhinged .
In short , Eric tried to characterize his father as the innocent victim of some kind of political persecution .
That ’ s just nonsense .
The president ’ s willfully ignorant persecution complex does not reflect basic reality , and Trumpism subsequently seems like a personality cult .
Asked for a response to the Times report , Eric @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we ’ ve lost a fortune .
My father has lost a fortune running for president .
He doesn ’ t care — he doesn ’ t care .
He wanted to do what was right .
The last thing , I can tell you , [ that ] Donald Trump needs in the world is this job .
He wakes up in the morning , and he has to fight you , and he has to fight the entire media , and he has to fight the Democrats , and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day , and he wakes up , and he fights for this country , and he fights against the lunacy of the Radical Left .
And he created the greatest economy .
He created the most jobs , and he rebuilt the military , and we ’ re no longer getting ripped off by Mexico and China.
’ That rant flatly did not answer Karl ’ s original question about the special treatment that some patrons of the Trump Organization have gotten .
After the host pressed that point again , Eric offered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question .
He insisted that “ we ’ re a hospitality company ” and have “ tens of millions ” of people who stay at his family ’ s properties each year .
( Really ? )
He also claimed that “ the media is gone ” in this country .
Faced with the slightest amount of pressure , Eric rushed to proclaiming the supposed end of the whole system .
He sounds like an egomaniac .
During his time on ABC , Eric also addressed his father ’ s recent bout with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president took a “ vaccine ” for the illness , but he did not , and he blew past his error when questioned about it .

Apparently, an unwillingness to face even the slightest amount of pressure runs in the Trump family. Eric Trump — President Donald Trump’s son, who helps run the family business while his father is in the White House — appeared on ABC’s This Week on Sunday morning, and he absolutely melted down when confronted with ongoing revelations from The New York Times about Trump family finances. In particular, host Jonathan Karl asked Eric about a recent Times report that reveals the privileges that have been granted to patrons of the Trump family’s business. In response, Eric freaked out — he claimed that his father gets “punched in the head every single day,” which, although an apparent metaphor, still sounds just totally unhinged.
In short, Eric tried to characterize his father as the innocent victim of some kind of political persecution. That’s just nonsense. The president’s willfully ignorant persecution complex does not reflect basic reality, and Trumpism subsequently seems like a personality cult.
Asked for a response to the Times report, Eric frantically ranted:
‘My response is that we’ve lost a fortune. My father has lost a fortune running for president. He doesn’t care — he doesn’t care. He wanted to do what was right. The last thing, I can tell you, [that] Donald Trump needs in the world is this job. He wakes up in the morning, and he has to fight you, and he has to fight the entire media, and he has to fight the Democrats, and he gets punched in the head every single day, and he wakes up, and he fights for this country, and he fights against the lunacy of the Radical Left. And he created the greatest economy. He created the most jobs, and he rebuilt the military, and we’re no longer getting ripped off by Mexico and China.’
That rant flatly did not answer Karl’s original question about the special treatment that some patrons of the Trump Organization have gotten. After the host pressed that point again, Eric offered up a half-hearted answer to the actual question. He insisted that “we’re a hospitality company” and have “tens of millions” of people who stay at his family’s properties each year. (Really?) He also claimed that “the media is gone” in this country. Faced with the slightest amount of pressure, Eric rushed to proclaiming the supposed end of the whole system. He sounds like an egomaniac.
Watch his meltdown below:
NEW: “My father has lost a fortune,” Eric Trump tells @jonkarl when pressed on a NYT report that Pres. Trump turned “his own hotels and resorts into the Beltway’s new back rooms, where public and private business mix and special interests reign.” https://t.co/fsCP2um0H5 pic.twitter.com/MtZLiszs2K — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) October 11, 2020
During his time on ABC, Eric also addressed his father’s recent bout with the Coronavirus. He said that the president took a “vaccine” for the illness, but he did not, and he blew past his error when questioned about it.
Eric Trump, who is clearly not an expert in these matters, repeatedly claims his father's recovery from coronavirus is a result of "vaccines" his father created, which is false — he took therapeutic drugs but not vaccines, and certainly has played no direct role in creating them pic.twitter.com/mN1WrrkTg1 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 11, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-10-11--Ted Cruz Crashes & Burns During Sunday ‘Meet the Press’ Meltdown

With Election Day less than a month away , Sen. Ted Cruz ( R-Texas ) — who actually isn ’ t up for re-election this time around — appeared on NBC ’ s Meet the Press this Sunday to discuss the state of the race .
Stunningly , he tried to characterize President Donald Trump as standing for “ optimism ” and a bright perspective on the future of the United States , which is , quite simply , totally disconnected from the facts .
Trump has tried to garner support by , among other things , ranting to his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That claim is false , but this nonsensical doom and gloom is what the president presents to his supporters — not some kind of rosy perspective !
‘ I think there ’ s an incredible volatility in politics right now .
The delta between possible outcomes is as wide as I ’ ve ever seen it… I think the outcome really turns on two things .
Number one , it turns on optimism .
If people are optimistic and hopeful about the future , if they ’ re going back to work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a very good election for Republicans .
If they ’ re pessimistic and depressed and hopeless , that will help the Democrats .
And number two , turnout… I think this is a turnout election .
I think the hard left is showing up no matter what — they hate the president .
And the big open question is , does everybody else show up ?
’ It ’ s consistently amazing when Republicans try and depict Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as of some kind of pawn of the “ hard left.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t even support Medicare-for-all or the Green New Deal , although he does , of course , have some of his own ambitious and somewhat related policy plans in each of these areas .
More broadly — Cruz sounds like he wants to write off essentially the bulk of the Democratic base as “ pessimistic ” members of the “ hard left.
” This is how a top Republican thinks of the millions of Americans who don ’ t see themselves represented in the president ’ s nonsense .
Notably , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actual state of the current election cycle .
Democrats are heavily favored to do well , while Republicans are definitely not .
FiveThirtyEight gave Biden an 86 percent chance of winning the presidency on Sunday morning , and their average of national-level polling had Biden up by 10.3 percent at that same point .
That ’ s not some kind of political environment in which Democrats and Republicans have roughly equal chances of pulling through .
Cruz seems to be presenting fictions to the American people .

With Election Day less than a month away, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) — who actually isn’t up for re-election this time around — appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press this Sunday to discuss the state of the race. Stunningly, he tried to characterize President Donald Trump as standing for “optimism” and a bright perspective on the future of the United States, which is, quite simply, totally disconnected from the facts. Trump has tried to garner support by, among other things, ranting to his supporters that Democrats will abolish the suburbs. That claim is false, but this nonsensical doom and gloom is what the president presents to his supporters — not some kind of rosy perspective!
Cruz told host Chuck Todd:
‘I think there’s an incredible volatility in politics right now. The delta between possible outcomes is as wide as I’ve ever seen it… I think the outcome really turns on two things. Number one, it turns on optimism. If people are optimistic and hopeful about the future, if they’re going back to work — that will be a factor in a very good election for Republicans. If they’re pessimistic and depressed and hopeless, that will help the Democrats. And number two, turnout… I think this is a turnout election. I think the hard left is showing up no matter what — they hate the president. And the big open question is, does everybody else show up?’
Check out Cruz’s comments below:
NEW: @SenTedCruz says there’s “incredible volatility” in the 2020 election, and “the delta between possible outcomes" is wide “I believe President Trump can win … and Republicans can take both the House and Congress. But I also think it is possible we see a Democratic sweep.” pic.twitter.com/M7bhvEK4tX — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) October 11, 2020
It’s consistently amazing when Republicans try and depict Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as of some kind of pawn of the “hard left.” Biden is definitely not — he doesn’t even support Medicare-for-all or the Green New Deal, although he does, of course, have some of his own ambitious and somewhat related policy plans in each of these areas. More broadly — Cruz sounds like he wants to write off essentially the bulk of the Democratic base as “pessimistic” members of the “hard left.” This is how a top Republican thinks of the millions of Americans who don’t see themselves represented in the president’s nonsense.
Notably, Cruz is also simply wrong about the actual state of the current election cycle. Democrats are heavily favored to do well, while Republicans are definitely not. FiveThirtyEight gave Biden an 86 percent chance of winning the presidency on Sunday morning, and their average of national-level polling had Biden up by 10.3 percent at that same point. That’s not some kind of political environment in which Democrats and Republicans have roughly equal chances of pulling through. Cruz seems to be presenting fictions to the American people.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-12--Jim Acosta Humiliates Trump Fans After They Scream ‘CNN Sucks’

At a Monday rally in Sanford , Florida — the president ’ s first campaign event outside the White House grounds since his diagnosis with the Coronavirus — a group of the president ’ s supporters seemingly tried to shout down CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta with an angry chant .
While Acosta was speaking live with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer , a seemingly rather large group of the president ’ s supporters were shouting the chant : “ CNN sucks !
” The inane pettiness seems quite aptly representative of Trumpism as a whole .
Acosta replied by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would also “ suck.
” Rallygoers have subjected themselves to the possibility of Coronavirus infection by attending the event .
As the belligerent “ CNN sucks !
” chant rang out in the background , Acosta memorably commented to Blitzer : Check out his on-point comments below : The Trump campaign has repeatedly flouted public health precautions that are meant to keep the frequently deadly Coronavirus from spreading .
Although temperature checks have apparently been performed on rallygoers before entrance , what if they ’ re carrying the Coronavirus without displaying symptoms ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ else at the event who could catch the virus and display serious symptoms and maybe even die ?
These Trump campaign rallies have routinely proceeded with essentially no systematically meaningful mask-wearing or social distancing in place , and the president keeps trying to downplay the threat from the virus altogether .
The president and his team frequently prioritize their own political point-scoring over basic concerns about protecting life , and it ’ s just appalling .
The president himself , as mentioned , has experienced a bout with the Coronavirus , but this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the disease .
He insisted in the wake of his time in the hospital that Americans should not let the virus “ dominate ” their lives , as if dealing with the pandemic hinges on mere personal and/or political will .
It does not , and it never has .
Dealing with the pandemic hinges on the material and public health policy support that the Trump administration has repeatedly failed to provide over the course of the crisis .

At a Monday rally in Sanford, Florida — the president’s first campaign event outside the White House grounds since his diagnosis with the Coronavirus — a group of the president’s supporters seemingly tried to shout down CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta with an angry chant. While Acosta was speaking live with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer, a seemingly rather large group of the president’s supporters were shouting the chant: “CNN sucks!” The inane pettiness seems quite aptly representative of Trumpism as a whole. Acosta replied by noting to Blitzer that getting the Coronavirus would also “suck.” Rallygoers have subjected themselves to the possibility of Coronavirus infection by attending the event.
As the belligerent “CNN sucks!” chant rang out in the background, Acosta memorably commented to Blitzer:
‘And as this crowd is chanting that there are members of the press here who suck, I should also point out what also sucks — getting the Coronavirus.’
Check out his on-point comments below:
>> @Acosta at Trump's rally in FL: "As this crowd is chanting that there are members of the press here who suck, I should also point out, what also sucks: getting the coronavirus." pic.twitter.com/nMUlZ8lnlB — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 12, 2020
The Trump campaign has repeatedly flouted public health precautions that are meant to keep the frequently deadly Coronavirus from spreading. Although temperature checks have apparently been performed on rallygoers before entrance, what if they’re carrying the Coronavirus without displaying symptoms? And what if there’s someone else at the event who could catch the virus and display serious symptoms and maybe even die? These Trump campaign rallies have routinely proceeded with essentially no systematically meaningful mask-wearing or social distancing in place, and the president keeps trying to downplay the threat from the virus altogether. The president and his team frequently prioritize their own political point-scoring over basic concerns about protecting life, and it’s just appalling.
The president himself, as mentioned, has experienced a bout with the Coronavirus, but this experience has not changed his overall approach to the disease. He insisted in the wake of his time in the hospital that Americans should not let the virus “dominate” their lives, as if dealing with the pandemic hinges on mere personal and/or political will. It does not, and it never has. Dealing with the pandemic hinges on the material and public health policy support that the Trump administration has repeatedly failed to provide over the course of the crisis.