bipartisanreport--2020-08-01--Trump Unleashes Belligerent Attack On Beloved Medical Worker

This weekend , Trump tweeted an angry rebuttal to recent comments from Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health , who recently testified to Congress about the current state of the Coronavirus pandemic in the United States .
Fauci explained that one key difference behind the fact that the U.S. is still struggling while European countries are not is that some European countries shut down about 95 percent of their economy to stamp out the virus , but the U.S. did not .
Trump claimed that actually , the reason for higher case numbers in the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. has done .
That is utterly and completely ridiculous .
Tests don ’ t create Coronavirus cases .
The virus would still be spreading and killing Americans without a single test .
In other words , Trump is , by all appearances , profoundly incompetent and has no business being anywhere near the White House — and yet , there he remains anyway .
Trump tweeted : ‘ We have more cases because we have tested far more than any other country , 60,000,000 .
If we tested less , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Italy , France & Spain do ?
Now Europe sadly has flare ups .
Most of our governors worked hard & smart .
We will come back STRONG !
’ Again — this tweet is entirely ridiculous and ludicrously disconnected from reality .
The president is not maybe on to something .
He is wrong .
The entire breadth of facts and reality stand against him .
Currently , over 150,000 Americans have died due to the Coronavirus .
Not a single one of those people would still be alive if they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not a public relations menace that can be tampered down by refusing to acknowledge it .
It is a disease that has been sickening and killing Americans for months , while Trump has golfed and had meltdowns on Twitter .
Trump could have worked more effectively to coordinate the delivery of life-saving supplies like personal protective equipment to those on the front lines .
Instead , he has worried about the virus ’ s effect on his public image .
Americans have died in the wake of his incompetent malfeasance .


bipartisanreport--2020-08-02--Trump And Kushner’s Banker Put Under Immediate Investigation

Deutsche Bank has opened an internal investigation into a top official there who has worked with the Kushners and Trumps for years .
Specifically , they ’ re looking into a 2013 sale in which the bank ’ s Rosemary Vrablic co-purchased a Park Avenue apartment from a company that Jared Kushner and his wife , Ivanka Trump , have garnered some income from as recently as 2019 , which the couple revealed in a financial disclosure that emerged recently .
The New York Times notes that often , “ banks restrict employees from doing personal business with clients because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employees ’ interests and those of the bank , ” and according to a source for the Times , Kushner held a financial stake in the company that sold Vrablic the apartment — Bergel 715 Associates — at the time of the sale .
The transaction in question took place in June 2013 , when Vrablic and two of her colleagues purchased the apartment in question for about $ 1.5 million , according to the Times .
Last year , Jared and Ivanka earned $ 1 million to $ 5 million from Bergel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indication that their most recent income from the firm had anything to do with the sale to Vrablic all those years ago .
Still , there ’ s an apparent potential that a Deutsche Bank employee could have affected bank policy to make it in line with their own presumed interests of being on good terms with an interest like the company that Kushner has a stake in .
At the time of the purchase , Trump and Kushner were among Vrablic ’ s clients at the bank .
As the Times explains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 190 million in loans from the bank and would seek hundreds of millions of dollars more.
” At one point , Trump even “ sought a $ 1 billion commitment from Ms. Vrablic to buy the Buffalo Bills football team , ” the Times explains , but that purchase did not end up going through .
Trump ’ s former fixer Michael Cohen revealed in testimony to Congress that Trump apparently actually lied to Deutsche Bank about his net worth when attempting to secure that huge financial commitment .
According to Cohen , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his personal assessment of his net worth when negotiating with the bank .
Trump has praised Vrablic specifically .
In 2016 , he told the Times : Vrablic is not actually the boss , although she is a prominent banker .
Kushner , for his part , has been credited with introducing Vrablic to Trump , who faced closed doors at many other financial institutions because of his checkered financial history .
Testifying to the House Intelligence Committee in 2017 , Kushner insisted : Lately , Trump ’ s personal financial history has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to release his tax returns , which have been subpoenaed by interests including the Manhattan-area district attorney .

Deutsche Bank has opened an internal investigation into a top official there who has worked with the Kushners and Trumps for years. Specifically, they’re looking into a 2013 sale in which the bank’s Rosemary Vrablic co-purchased a Park Avenue apartment from a company that Jared Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, have garnered some income from as recently as 2019, which the couple revealed in a financial disclosure that emerged recently. The New York Times notes that often, “banks restrict employees from doing personal business with clients because of the potential for conflicts between the employees’ interests and those of the bank,” and according to a source for the Times, Kushner held a financial stake in the company that sold Vrablic the apartment — Bergel 715 Associates — at the time of the sale.
The transaction in question took place in June 2013, when Vrablic and two of her colleagues purchased the apartment in question for about $1.5 million, according to the Times. Last year, Jared and Ivanka earned $1 million to $5 million from Bergel 715, although there’s no indication that their most recent income from the firm had anything to do with the sale to Vrablic all those years ago. Still, there’s an apparent potential that a Deutsche Bank employee could have affected bank policy to make it in line with their own presumed interests of being on good terms with an interest like the company that Kushner has a stake in.
Daniel Hunter, a spokesperson for Deutsche Bank, told the Times:
‘The bank will closely examine the information that came to light on Friday and the fact pattern from 2013.’
At the time of the purchase, Trump and Kushner were among Vrablic’s clients at the bank. As the Times explains, they “had received roughly $190 million in loans from the bank and would seek hundreds of millions of dollars more.” At one point, Trump even “sought a $1 billion commitment from Ms. Vrablic to buy the Buffalo Bills football team,” the Times explains, but that purchase did not end up going through. Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen revealed in testimony to Congress that Trump apparently actually lied to Deutsche Bank about his net worth when attempting to secure that huge financial commitment. According to Cohen, Trump added about $4 billion onto his personal assessment of his net worth when negotiating with the bank.
Trump has praised Vrablic specifically. In 2016, he told the Times:
‘Why don’t you call the head of Deutsche Bank? Her name is Rosemary Vrablic. She is the boss.’
Vrablic is not actually the boss, although she is a prominent banker. Kushner, for his part, has been credited with introducing Vrablic to Trump, who faced closed doors at many other financial institutions because of his checkered financial history.
Testifying to the House Intelligence Committee in 2017, Kushner insisted:
‘I introduced him to this woman Rosemary. She is one of the biggest private wealth bankers, probably in the world. Amazing banker, amazing woman. Very smart banker. And she banked my family for a long time.’
Lately, Trump’s personal financial history has been in the spotlight amidst his refusals to release his tax returns, which have been subpoenaed by interests including the Manhattan-area district attorney.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-02--‘The Lincoln Project’ Hits Trump With Sunday Afternoon Stunner

Just as once protesters were victimized in the 1960s during the Civil Rights movement , protestors in the current movement toward racial equality have been brutalized by federal agents sent in to “ dominate ” them by the president .
Most poignantly , a group of adult women who called themselves “ the wall of moms ” who encircled protesters to protect them from harm and were tear-gassed and physically assaulted at the behest of Donald Trump .
Trump has tried saying that the group of women were a “ scam ” perpetrated by the “ Lamestream ” media to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Project is refusing to let him cover this one up with his normal , blame the media dismissals .
He has literally sent federal police forces to attack citizens of his own country and , one several fateful nights , the victims were women who gathered to protect people in their communities .
Trump is rapidly losing ground with white women just three months prior to the November election and currently stands much lower against Biden in polls with women than he did with Hillary Clinton .
His recent fear mongering of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeal to suburban moms , but he doesn ’ t appear to be benefitting from that strategy at all .
Trump ’ s ordered physical assaults against women , as well as the wall of veterans and wall of dads , and most importantly against protesters exercising their constitutional rights , is an attack on America .
The Lincoln Project explains why in a no-holds-barred kind of way .

Just as once protesters were victimized in the 1960s during the Civil Rights movement, protestors in the current movement toward racial equality have been brutalized by federal agents sent in to “dominate” them by the president. Most poignantly, a group of adult women who called themselves “the wall of moms” who encircled protesters to protect them from harm and were tear-gassed and physically assaulted at the behest of Donald Trump.
Trump has tried saying that the group of women were a “scam” perpetrated by the “Lamestream” media to make him look bad. The Lincoln Project is refusing to let him cover this one up with his normal, blame the media dismissals. He has literally sent federal police forces to attack citizens of his own country and, one several fateful nights, the victims were women who gathered to protect people in their communities.
The “protesters” are actually anarchists who hate our Country. The line of innocent “mothers” were a scam that Lamestream refuses to acknowledge, just like they don’t report the violence of these demonstrations! https://t.co/A0IBAzqVoT — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2020
Trump is rapidly losing ground with white women just three months prior to the November election and currently stands much lower against Biden in polls with women than he did with Hillary Clinton. His recent fear mongering of the protests as lawlessness and criminality is an appeal to suburban moms, but he doesn’t appear to be benefitting from that strategy at all.
Trump’s ordered physical assaults against women, as well as the wall of veterans and wall of dads, and most importantly against protesters exercising their constitutional rights, is an attack on America. The Lincoln Project explains why in a no-holds-barred kind of way.
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-02--W.H. Testing Czar Embarrasses Trump Over Hydroxychloroquine

Donald Trump walks around in public with a naked face as people around him succumb to the coronavirus .
Why does he still push an anti-malarial drug called hydroxychloroquine as a cure for COVID-19 ?
He must have been up all one night searching for a doctor to support his claims about it .
POTUS did find one , but she had a few demonic problems .
In spite of that , he still is a drug pusher for this Rx .
Even as Trump goes down his dark path , his health people try to take the higher road @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) Admiral Brett Giroir , M.D .
is in charge of the White House ’ s COVID-19 testing .
He appeared on Meet the Press Sunday morning .
He told host Chuck Todd there was “ no evidence ” the drug was “ effective : ” Giroir did not talk about his boss , but he did emphasize “ the scientific consensus was the drug did not help the coronavirus : ” The assistant secretary told NBC ’ s Todd that hydroxychloroquine “ looked very promising ” at first .
Five studies later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anti-malarial drug does not help COVID-19 patients : At first , Trump ’ s Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) approved it for emergency use as a treatment in spite of the drug being known to cause serious cardiac problems .
Then , the FDA pulled that approval in June stating : Giroir emphasized that hydroxychloroquine “ needs to be prescribed by a physician ” but said he doubted that most physicians would prescribe it : Trump retweeted a video that included the Houston , Texas physician , Stella Immanuel , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drug .
She called herself “ God ’ s battle axe ( sic ) and weapon of war.
” Interesting that both she and Trump talk about managing a war .
She also claimed “ medical treatments used alien DNA , ” according to The Daily Beast .
There was more : Immanuel falsely claimed it was a coronavirus cure in the video : ‘ I came here to Washington , D.C. , to tell America nobody needs to get sick .
This virus has a cure .
It is called hydroxychloroquine , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you people want to talk about a mask .
Hello ?
You don ’ t need mask .
There is a cure .
I know they don ’ t want to open schools .
No , you don ’ t need people to be locked down .
There is prevention and there is a cure.
’ Twitter removed Trump ’ s video retweet of the doctor ’ s video , because it was : The president defended his tweet , saying “ I happen to believe in it : ” ‘ She was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They were being fans of hydroxychloroquine , and I thought she was very impressive in the sense that — from where she came , I don ’ t know which country she comes from — but she said that she ’ s had tremendous success with hundreds of different patients , and I thought her voice was an important voice .
But I know nothing about her.
’ This is the NBC interview with Admiral Giroir : Twitter world went nuts over the president ’ s ASH physician ’ s admission .
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Donald Trump walks around in public with a naked face as people around him succumb to the coronavirus. Why does he still push an anti-malarial drug called hydroxychloroquine as a cure for COVID-19? He must have been up all one night searching for a doctor to support his claims about it. POTUS did find one, but she had a few demonic problems. In spite of that, he still is a drug pusher for this Rx.
Even as Trump goes down his dark path, his health people try to take the higher road. Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) Admiral Brett Giroir, M.D. is in charge of the White House’s COVID-19 testing. He appeared on Meet the Press Sunday morning.
He told host Chuck Todd there was “no evidence” the drug was “effective:” Giroir did not talk about his boss, but he did emphasize “the scientific consensus was the drug did not help the coronavirus:”
‘Most physicians and prescribers are evidence-based and they’re not influenced by whatever is on Twitter or anything else. And the evidence just does not show hydroxychloroquine is effective right now.’
Giroir continued:
‘We need to move on from that and talk about what is effective. At this point in time, there has been five randomized controlled, placebo controlled trials that do not show any benefit to hydroxychloroquine. So, at this point in time, we don’t recommend that as a treatment.’
The assistant secretary told NBC’s Todd that hydroxychloroquine “looked very promising” at first. Five studies later, all have now found that the anti-malarial drug does not help COVID-19 patients:
‘At this point in time, there’s been five randomized-controlled, placebo-controlled trials that do not show any benefit to hydroxychloroquine, so at this point in time, we don’t recommend that as a treatment. Right now, hydroxychloroquine, I can’t recommend that.’
At first, Trump’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved it for emergency use as a treatment in spite of the drug being known to cause serious cardiac problems. Then, the FDA pulled that approval in June stating:
‘a large, randomized clinical trial in hospitalized patients that found these medicines showed no benefit for decreasing the likelihood of death or speeding recovery.’
Giroir emphasized that hydroxychloroquine “needs to be prescribed by a physician” but said he doubted that most physicians would prescribe it:
‘There may be circumstances — I don’t know what they are — where a physician may prescribe it for an individual, but I think most physicians and prescribers are evidence-based, and they’re not influenced by whatever is on Twitter or anything else.’
Trump retweeted a video that included the Houston, Texas physician, Stella Immanuel, because she favored the president’s favorite drug. She called herself “God’s battle axe (sic) and weapon of war.” Interesting that both she and Trump talk about managing a war. She also claimed “medical treatments used alien DNA,” according to The Daily Beast.
There was more:
‘[T]he mythological male and female demons “incubus” and “succubus” was responsible for gynaecological defects such as cysts, impotence, infertility, and endometriosis. She has also alleged that scientists are making a vaccine to stop people from being religious.’
Immanuel falsely claimed it was a coronavirus cure in the video:
‘I came here to Washington, D.C., to tell America nobody needs to get sick. This virus has a cure. It is called hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and Zithromax. I know you people want to talk about a mask. Hello? You don’t need mask. There is a cure. I know they don’t want to open schools. No, you don’t need people to be locked down. There is prevention and there is a cure.’
Twitter removed Trump’s video retweet of the doctor’s video, because it was:
‘[I]n violation of our COVID-19 misinformation policy.’
The president defended his tweet, saying “I happen to believe in it:”
‘She was on air along with many other doctors. They were being fans of hydroxychloroquine, and I thought she was very impressive in the sense that — from where she came, I don’t know which country she comes from — but she said that she’s had tremendous success with hundreds of different patients, and I thought her voice was an important voice. But I know nothing about her.’
This is the NBC interview with Admiral Giroir:
Twitter world went nuts over the president’s ASH physician’s admission. Check out what these Americans had to say to him:
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-02--McConnell Tells Americans They Don’t Need $600 During Sunday Interview

During an interview that aired on the latest edition of Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) insulted struggling Americans with the implication that they ’ re lazily accepting government benefits amidst the current crisis rather than heading back to work .
Specifically , he called out the $ 600 a week that was added on to unemployment benefits towards the start of the pandemic ; the benefits , which expired just recently , provided what McConnell claimed was a “ disincentive ” for people to head back to work .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ – Senators ( including McConnell ! )
make $ 174,000 a year .
Jobs have been disappearing , at least temporarily , across the economy as businesses have closed , sometimes permanently , amidst the rush to beat back the Coronavirus .
And McConnell thinks it ’ s the $ 600 a week that poses a problem ?
Seriously ?
‘ The extra $ 600 put in The CARES Act ended up providing the opportunity for some people to make more by not going back to work than their neighbor did by going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is important , but what we ’ re trying to do is cure this disincentive to getting back to work in a time of high unemployment .
Basic unemployment , extremely important .
We also would provide a plus up , just not as generous because we still want to incentivize people to get back to work.
’ To be clear — Republicans have proposed an add-on of just $ 200 a week for unemployment benefits going forward .
What on earth is that even supposed to cover ?
One bill ?
Do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much things cost for everyday Americans ?
Van Susteren subsequently pointed out that “ for some people , there will be no jobs , ” but McConnell seemed unfazed — he claimed that one-time $ 1,200 payments to Americans will help make up the slack for those two people .
That ’ s the equivalent of just two weeks of the previous add-on to unemployment benefits .
Two weeks .
Amidst a global crisis , does McConnell expect unemployed people to get back on a job within 14 days ?
Discussing the possibility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McConnell added : ‘ We ’ re set up to have a vote , but I ’ d rather get an outcome than have a vote .
And we ’ ve got the space now to achieve that .
What we wanted to make sure the American people understood by setting up this vote beginning today to occur next week , that Senate Republicans wanted to act , we wanted to break the logjam we wanted to deal with the immediate problem of unemployment insurance.
’ If Senate Republicans so gung-ho about getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refused to even bring up for consideration the relief package that the Democrat-led House passed over two months ago ?
Americans have been struggling for all this time — the crisis has not gone away — but for over two months , McConnell decided to have relief negotiations take a backseat .
The House ’ s relief bill is one of hundreds of pieces of legislation from the Democrat-led House that McConnell has refused to even bring up for consideration in the Senate , as if playing politics is his priority here , @ @ @ @ @

During an interview that aired on the latest edition of Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) insulted struggling Americans with the implication that they’re lazily accepting government benefits amidst the current crisis rather than heading back to work. Specifically, he called out the $600 a week that was added on to unemployment benefits towards the start of the pandemic; the benefits, which expired just recently, provided what McConnell claimed was a “disincentive” for people to head back to work. It’s $600 a week – Senators (including McConnell!) make $174,000 a year. Jobs have been disappearing, at least temporarily, across the economy as businesses have closed, sometimes permanently, amidst the rush to beat back the Coronavirus. And McConnell thinks it’s the $600 a week that poses a problem? Seriously?
McConnell told Van Susteren:
‘The extra $600 put in The CARES Act ended up providing the opportunity for some people to make more by not going back to work than their neighbor did by going back to work. So unemployment insurance is important, but what we’re trying to do is cure this disincentive to getting back to work in a time of high unemployment. Basic unemployment, extremely important. We also would provide a plus up, just not as generous because we still want to incentivize people to get back to work.’
To be clear — Republicans have proposed an add-on of just $200 a week for unemployment benefits going forward. What on earth is that even supposed to cover? One bill? Do Republicans in the Senate even know how much things cost for everyday Americans?
Van Susteren subsequently pointed out that “for some people, there will be no jobs,” but McConnell seemed unfazed — he claimed that one-time $1,200 payments to Americans will help make up the slack for those two people. That’s the equivalent of just two weeks of the previous add-on to unemployment benefits. Two weeks. Amidst a global crisis, does McConnell expect unemployed people to get back on a job within 14 days?
Discussing the possibility of voting to extend unemployment benefits, McConnell added:
‘We’re set up to have a vote, but I’d rather get an outcome than have a vote. And we’ve got the space now to achieve that. What we wanted to make sure the American people understood by setting up this vote beginning today to occur next week, that Senate Republicans wanted to act, we wanted to break the logjam we wanted to deal with the immediate problem of unemployment insurance.’
If Senate Republicans are so gung-ho about getting something done, then why have they refused to even bring up for consideration the relief package that the Democrat-led House passed over two months ago? Americans have been struggling for all this time — the crisis has not gone away — but for over two months, McConnell decided to have relief negotiations take a backseat.
The House’s relief bill is one of hundreds of pieces of legislation from the Democrat-led House that McConnell has refused to even bring up for consideration in the Senate, as if playing politics is his priority here, rather than helping Americans.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-02--Dr. Birx Publicly Contradicts Trump During ‘CNN Sunday’ Appearance

Over 150,000 Americans have died of the coronavirus , 154,449 to be exact .
Plus , 4,620,502 of our friends and family have the coronavirus , according to the Johns Hopkins data shown on CNN as of Sunday morning at 4:00 am ET .
Did Donald Trump implement a national mandate to wear masks ?
This is what the White House coronavirus task force coordinator had to say about those horrific numbers .
Dr. Deborah Birx , aka Trump ’ s talking head , told substitute host of CNN ’ s State of the Union Dana Bash that the COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , too : Birx said that it was important for people to pay attention to the CDC ’ s recommendations , because living in rural areas did not protect people from coming down with the disease : ‘ To everybody who lives in a rural area , you are not immune or protected from this virus .
If you ’ re in multi-generational households , and there ’ s an outbreak in your rural area or in your city , you need to really consider wearing a mask at home , assuming that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have individuals in your households with comorbidities .
This epidemic right now is different and it ’ s more widespread and it ’ s both rural and urban.
’ At first , Trump projected the coronavirus would just disappear — 22 times .
After the number of COVID-19 cases ran over his stingy predictions each time , he finally predicted 100,000 deaths last May , according to The Washington Post .
Now , the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) has predicted that over 173,000 Americans will die by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , POTUS wanted to open up the schools .
Health experts pondered whether children were immune to this virus .
However , probably , the most significant reason that the number was low , was kids stayed home .
As more and more states and businesses reopened , health experts have figured out that not only can children catch COVID-19 , they can spread it , too .
The former US Food and Drug Administrator Dr. Scott Gottlieb predicted that the death number could double by January 1 , 2021 .
That was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 300,000 deaths by year ’ s end .
People would have to wear masks , wash their hands frequently , and stay away from people to change that statistic .
Still , there has been no national policy .
Birx dared not get into the death toll , but she did indicate that the southern and western states needed to follow the CDC recommendations : Trump started out delegating the responsibility for managing the COVID-19 virus to the state governments .
That way he believed he would avoid any problems that came up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same with school openings with one major exception .
He tried to force schools to open back up by threatening to withhold school funding .
On Sunday , Bash asked Birx whether schools with a five percent state positivity rate should stay closed or rely on distance learning instead .
Birx pointed her to the CDC guidelines : Apparently , there was no common sense around this pandemic .
If kids go back to school and sit in a room with one teacher , they all have an 85 percent chance of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in education said that number could be higher .
When businesses opened up , more people got sick and died .
Why would that be any different with schools opening up ?
People must start thinking differently to solve this problem .
Twitter world groaned under the staggering numbers of dead .
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These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Over 150,000 Americans have died of the coronavirus, 154,449 to be exact. Plus, 4,620,502 of our friends and family have the coronavirus, according to the Johns Hopkins data shown on CNN as of Sunday morning at 4:00 am ET. Did Donald Trump implement a national mandate to wear masks?
This is what the White House coronavirus task force coordinator had to say about those horrific numbers. Dr. Deborah Birx, aka Trump’s talking head, told substitute host of CNN’s State of the Union Dana Bash that the COVID-19 has reached far into the rural areas, too:
‘What we are seeing today is different from March and April. It is extraordinarily widespread. It’s into the rural as equal urban areas.’
Birx said that it was important for people to pay attention to the CDC’s recommendations, because living in rural areas did not protect people from coming down with the disease:
‘To everybody who lives in a rural area, you are not immune or protected from this virus. If you’re in multi-generational households, and there’s an outbreak in your rural area or in your city, you need to really consider wearing a mask at home, assuming that you’re positive, if you have individuals in your households with comorbidities. This epidemic right now is different and it’s more widespread and it’s both rural and urban.’
At first, Trump projected the coronavirus would just disappear — 22 times. After the number of COVID-19 cases ran over his stingy predictions each time, he finally predicted 100,000 deaths last May, according to The Washington Post.
Now, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has predicted that over 173,000 Americans will die by August 22, CNN reported.
Still, POTUS wanted to open up the schools. Health experts pondered whether children were immune to this virus. However, probably, the most significant reason that the number was low, was kids stayed home. As more and more states and businesses reopened, health experts have figured out that not only can children catch COVID-19, they can spread it, too.
The former US Food and Drug Administrator Dr. Scott Gottlieb predicted that the death number could double by January 1, 2021. That was last month when he warned to expect 300,000 deaths by year’s end.
People would have to wear masks, wash their hands frequently, and stay away from people to change that statistic. Still, there has been no national policy.
Birx dared not get into the death toll, but she did indicate that the southern and western states needed to follow the CDC recommendations:
‘It’s not super spreading individuals, it’s super spreading events and we need to stop those. We definitely need to take more precautions.’
She continued, recommending:
‘[Each state has a] dramatically tailored set of recommendations based on what we are seeing at the community level, what we are seeing relevant to the hospitals.’
Trump started out delegating the responsibility for managing the COVID-19 virus to the state governments. That way he believed he would avoid any problems that came up before his November race. He did the same with school openings with one major exception.
He tried to force schools to open back up by threatening to withhold school funding. On Sunday, Bash asked Birx whether schools with a five percent state positivity rate should stay closed or rely on distance learning instead. Birx pointed her to the CDC guidelines:
‘If you have high case load and active community spread, just like we are asking people not to go to bars, not to have household parties, not to create large spreading events, we are asking people to distance learn at this moment so we can get this epidemic under control.’
Apparently, there was no common sense around this pandemic. If kids go back to school and sit in a room with one teacher, they all have an 85 percent chance of catching the coronavirus. One retired professor in education said that number could be higher.
When businesses opened up, more people got sick and died. Why would that be any different with schools opening up? People must start thinking differently to solve this problem.
Twitter world groaned under the staggering numbers of dead. Take a look at what they said below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-02--Mnuchin Looks & Sounds Awful During Failed ‘ABC Sunday’ Appearance

Negotiations over a planned new Coronavirus relief package have stalled to the point that a $ 600 a week add-on to unemployment benefits that had been instituted towards the start of the pandemic recently expired .
During an appearance on ABC ’ s This Week on Sunday morning , Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tried to defend his side , which has argued for — among other things — restraint when it comes to unemployment benefits , although the money could literally be the difference between whether many Americans have enough money to eat and pay rent or not .
Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a meager $ 600 a week — could give people a reason stay away from work , but host Martha Raddatz pointed out that that ’ s not even an accurate representation of the full situation .
‘ I think , as you said , Steny Hoyer and others understand that unemployment is supposed to be wage replacement , so it should be tied to some percentage of wages .
The fact that we had a flat number was only an issue of an emergency where we had 30-year-old computer systems .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agree on enhanced unemployment , we want to fix the issue where in some cases people are overpaid , and we want to make sure there ’ s the right incentives [ to go back to work ] .
’ Mnuchin subsequently insisted that his side had proposed extending the $ 600 a week in unemployment for one additional week as negotiations continue , as if that ’ s supposed to sound generous .
It ’ s not .
Raddatz cut in and pointed out : ‘ A Yale study from this month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have studied the benefits say that so far they don ’ t see any evidence in labor market data that the payments are affecting the rate at which people are returning to work during the pandemic.
’ What was Mnuchin ’ s first response ?
He glibly pointed out that he “ went to Yale , ” as if this situation is some kind of elitist game to him .
He subsequently pointed out that apparently , there have been cases where people have been paid more in unemployment than they were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ benefits are just enough to cover basic expenses — maybe the problem is that Mnuchin and his allies are prioritizing funneling people back into their jobs with starvation wages rather than getting Americans the actual support that they need .
It ’ s appalling how Mnuchin wants to spend his Sunday morning on national television philosophizing about how poor Americans might be getting too much financial support .
This weekend , as this tumult proceeds , Trump is golfing yet again .
He ’ s visited one of his company ’ s golf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using huge sums of taxpayer money for his travel expenses in the process .

Negotiations over a planned new Coronavirus relief package have stalled to the point that a $600 a week add-on to unemployment benefits that had been instituted towards the start of the pandemic recently expired. During an appearance on ABC’s This Week on Sunday morning, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tried to defend his side, which has argued for — among other things — restraint when it comes to unemployment benefits, although the money could literally be the difference between whether many Americans have enough money to eat and pay rent or not. Republicans have argued that extra money — even a meager $600 a week — could give people a reason stay away from work, but host Martha Raddatz pointed out that that’s not even an accurate representation of the full situation.
Mnuchin commented to the host:
‘I think, as you said, Steny Hoyer and others understand that unemployment is supposed to be wage replacement, so it should be tied to some percentage of wages. The fact that we had a flat number was only an issue of an emergency where we had 30-year-old computer systems. So I think on the concept we absolutely agree on enhanced unemployment, we want to fix the issue where in some cases people are overpaid, and we want to make sure there’s the right incentives [to go back to work].’
Mnuchin subsequently insisted that his side had proposed extending the $600 a week in unemployment for one additional week as negotiations continue, as if that’s supposed to sound generous. It’s not.
Raddatz subsequently asked:
‘So you do think it’s a disincentive to find a job if you have that extra $600?’
Mnuchin self-confidently replied:
‘There’s no question, in certain cases where we’re paying people more to stay home than to work — that’s created issues in the entire economy.’
Raddatz cut in and pointed out:
‘A Yale study from this month refutes that, saying that many economists who have studied the benefits say that so far they don’t see any evidence in labor market data that the payments are affecting the rate at which people are returning to work during the pandemic.’
What was Mnuchin’s first response? He glibly pointed out that he “went to Yale,” as if this situation is some kind of elitist game to him.
Watch the exchange below:
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin tells @MarthaRaddatz “there’s no question” that $600 unemployment insurance is a disincentive to find a job in “some cases.” “There are cases where people are overpaid,” he adds when pressed about study refuting his argument. https://t.co/HNQgCe39RN pic.twitter.com/1zceOdxULW — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 2, 2020
He subsequently pointed out that apparently, there have been cases where people have been paid more in unemployment than they were on the job, but when unemployment benefits are just enough to cover basic expenses — maybe the problem is that Mnuchin and his allies are prioritizing funneling people back into their jobs with starvation wages rather than getting Americans the actual support that they need. It’s appalling how Mnuchin wants to spend his Sunday morning on national television philosophizing about how poor Americans might be getting too much financial support.
This weekend, as this tumult proceeds, Trump is golfing yet again. He’s visited one of his company’s golf courses on both Saturday and Sunday, using huge sums of taxpayer money for his travel expenses in the process.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-02--Trump Confronted At Golf Course By Protester Dressed As The Grim Reaper

This weekend , President Donald Trump went golfing again .
Early Sunday morning , he stopped by his own company ’ s golf course in Sterling , Virginia , where he ’ d also spent some time the previous day .
According to a White House reporter who was on the scene , when the presidential motorcade arrived at the course , there was a protester holding a “ tombstone-shaped sign that read 156K , ” which is the approximate number of people who have died in the U.S. from the Coronavirus so far .
While Trump golfs , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an uneventful drive in little traffic we pulled up to Trump National Golf Club in Sterling , VA at 9:05 a.m. Motorcade passed a lone protester on the side of the highway with a tombstone-shaped sign that read 156K… Fewer than 10 protesters were gathered at the entrance of the club holding signs , one dressed in black as the grim reaper.
’ The grim reaper protester , of course , calls out Trump ’ s abject failures in responding to the Coronavirus .
His failures have exacerbated suffering and death among Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus crisis seriously .
He has , for example , repeatedly touted the completely ridiculous claim that the U.S. has so many cases because the country has done so much testing .
In fact , the Coronavirus would still be spreading throughout the country and sickening and killing people whether or not a single test was performed .
None of the approximately 156,000 Americans who have died due to the Coronavirus would still be alive if they had not been tested for the disease .
Tests don ’ t create cases !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeming to fail to grasp the fact that whether or not a case is confirmed via testing , people are still getting sick and dying on his watch .
Other countries have successfully gotten their virus outbreaks under control , but the U.S. is left with an incompetent buffoon who spends an inordinate amount of time on the golf course in between his ridiculous conspiracy theories about the situation .

This weekend, President Donald Trump went golfing again. Early Sunday morning, he stopped by his own company’s golf course in Sterling, Virginia, where he’d also spent some time the previous day. According to a White House reporter who was on the scene, when the presidential motorcade arrived at the course, there was a protester holding a “tombstone-shaped sign that read 156K,” which is the approximate number of people who have died in the U.S. from the Coronavirus so far. While Trump golfs, the numbers continue to climb.
President Trump arrived at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia at 9:07am, according to pool reports. This is his 377th visit to one of his properties and 284th visit to one of his golf clubs during his presidency. — Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 2, 2020
Reporter Cheryl Bolen explained:
‘After an uneventful drive in little traffic we pulled up to Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, VA at 9:05 a.m. Motorcade passed a lone protester on the side of the highway with a tombstone-shaped sign that read 156K… Fewer than 10 protesters were gathered at the entrance of the club holding signs, one dressed in black as the grim reaper.’
The grim reaper protester, of course, calls out Trump’s abject failures in responding to the Coronavirus. His failures have exacerbated suffering and death among Americans.
Pool report: "After an uneventful drive in little traffic we pulled up to Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, VA … Motorcade passed a lone protester on the side of the highway with a tombstone-shaped sign that read 156K." — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 2, 2020
Trump has consistently failed to take the virus crisis seriously. He has, for example, repeatedly touted the completely ridiculous claim that the U.S. has so many cases because the country has done so much testing. In fact, the Coronavirus would still be spreading throughout the country and sickening and killing people whether or not a single test was performed. None of the approximately 156,000 Americans who have died due to the Coronavirus would still be alive if they had not been tested for the disease. Tests don’t create cases!
Trump seems profoundly and dangerously incompetent, seeming to fail to grasp the fact that whether or not a case is confirmed via testing, people are still getting sick and dying on his watch. Other countries have successfully gotten their virus outbreaks under control, but the U.S. is left with an incompetent buffoon who spends an inordinate amount of time on the golf course in between his ridiculous conspiracy theories about the situation.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-02--Trump Campaign Suffers Widespread Humiliation During ‘Fox News Sunday’

The Trump campaign is apparently trying to win re-election for Donald Trump via wishing him into a second term , or something .
During an appearance on Fox News Sunday this weekend , top Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller adamantly refused to take seriously the fact that in the majority of crucial polling on the national level and in swing states around the country , presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads Trump by significant margins .
Separately , Miller also struggled to directly answer a question from Wallace of whether or not the Trump campaign would accept foreign assistance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked the question three times , but Miller nervously called the question “ silly ” and tried to bury his sort-of-answer with dubious allegations about Democrats .
Asked if he can “ state flatly that neither the Trump administration nor the Trump campaign has received any information from foreign groups [ or ] foreign nationals about either Joe Biden or his family ” and if he could “ state flatly ” that the Trump campaign would not accept such information if it was offered , Miller struggled to piece together a response .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ silly question .
I mean , the folks who have actually taken foreign assistance were the Clinton campaign four years ago .
I mean , that entire shady dossier they put together was from a British spy .
No , we ’ re going to go and beat Joe Biden fair and square here , absolutely , but I think you should have asked the same question to two of his prospective running mates… because just as we saw , four years ago , it was the Democrats who took foreign assistance.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more .
Watch below ( it ’ s just after a few minutes in ) : Miller ’ s allegation of foreign assistance for the Democrats seems to hinge on a dossier that was assembled by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele , who in turn used sources including Russian nationals to compile his information , which was meant as opposition research against Trump .
To suggest that the information in that dossier is not only on par but worse than the orchestrated Russian government meddling in favor of the Trump campaign is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s implication that the Trump campaign did not accept foreign assistance during the 2016 election cycle is entirely disconnected from reality — they welcomed the help of the Russians , even though they didn ’ t successfully actively coordinate in the Russians ’ meddling .
Meanwhile , on Sunday , Miller also claimed that the Trump campaign is actually doing pretty great , which is laughable .
Currently , the Cook Political Report estimates that a full 308 electoral votes are at least leaning Democratic , and Biden leads nationally by an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weekend , according to RealClearPolitics .
‘ President Trump — the trajectory lines are going very well , I feel the campaign is in a good place .
I think in particular , we look battleground by battleground state , we ’ re doing much better than the public polling , which always tends to lag behind what our private polling is showing us .
We think he ’ s in a good position right now.
’ If the internal polls are so great , why doesn ’ t the Trump campaign release @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no reason to take Miller seriously at this point .
Watch some below :

The Trump campaign is apparently trying to win re-election for Donald Trump via wishing him into a second term, or something. During an appearance on Fox News Sunday this weekend, top Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller adamantly refused to take seriously the fact that in the majority of crucial polling on the national level and in swing states around the country, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads Trump by significant margins. Separately, Miller also struggled to directly answer a question from Wallace of whether or not the Trump campaign would accept foreign assistance in their struggle against Biden — Wallace asked the question three times, but Miller nervously called the question “silly” and tried to bury his sort-of-answer with dubious allegations about Democrats.
Asked if he can “state flatly that neither the Trump administration nor the Trump campaign has received any information from foreign groups [or] foreign nationals about either Joe Biden or his family” and if he could “state flatly” that the Trump campaign would not accept such information if it was offered, Miller struggled to piece together a response.
He ranted:
‘Chris, that’s a silly question. I mean, the folks who have actually taken foreign assistance were the Clinton campaign four years ago. I mean, that entire shady dossier they put together was from a British spy. No, we’re going to go and beat Joe Biden fair and square here, absolutely, but I think you should have asked the same question to two of his prospective running mates… because just as we saw, four years ago, it was the Democrats who took foreign assistance.’
Wallace ended up repeating the question twice more. Watch below (it’s just after a few minutes in):
Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller on the state of the presidential race, mail-in voting https://t.co/1m9HiCcMhP @FoxNews #AAG #AAG2020 — All American Girl (@AIIAmericanGirI) August 2, 2020
Miller’s allegation of foreign assistance for the Democrats seems to hinge on a dossier that was assembled by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele, who in turn used sources including Russian nationals to compile his information, which was meant as opposition research against Trump.
To suggest that the information in that dossier is not only on par but worse than the orchestrated Russian government meddling in favor of the Trump campaign is extremely dubious, at best. Miller’s implication that the Trump campaign did not accept foreign assistance during the 2016 election cycle is entirely disconnected from reality — they welcomed the help of the Russians, even though they didn’t successfully actively coordinate in the Russians’ meddling.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, Miller also claimed that the Trump campaign is actually doing pretty great, which is laughable. Currently, the Cook Political Report estimates that a full 308 electoral votes are at least leaning Democratic, and Biden leads nationally by an average of 7.4 percent as of this weekend, according to RealClearPolitics.
Miller claimed:
‘President Trump — the trajectory lines are going very well, I feel the campaign is in a good place. I think in particular, we look battleground by battleground state, we’re doing much better than the public polling, which always tends to lag behind what our private polling is showing us. We think he’s in a good position right now.’
If the internal polls are so great, why doesn’t the Trump campaign release them? There’s little to no reason to take Miller seriously at this point. Watch some below:
‘You hurt your credibility’: Chris Wallace grills Trump spokesman @JasonMillerinDC for denying campaign is losing in polls pic.twitter.com/MXRhe2qygB — Lars❄#FBR🇳🇴 (@a_fly_guy) August 2, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-08-02--Pelosi Emasculates Trump Over Failed Presidency During ‘ABC Sunday’

Negotiations over a new Coronavirus-connected economic relief package have been ongoing on Capitol Hill , and this Sunday , during an appearance on ABC ’ s This Week with guest host Martha Raddatz , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) sharply criticized President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress over their behavior during the negotiations .
Some on the GOP side have been pushing , among other things , for imposing an add-on to unemployment benefits of just $ 200 a week , which Pelosi insisted is a completely bad faith proposal that does not actually meet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump in all of this ?
Golfing !
On Saturday , he yet again visited one of his courses .
Asked what she would say to the millions of Americans who recently saw their incomes drop after the expiration of a $ 600 a week add-on to unemployment , Pelosi told Raddatz : ‘ I say to them : talk to President Trump .
He ’ s the one standing in the way of that .
We have been for the $ 600 .
They have a $ 200 proposal which does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working families , and it ’ s a condescension , quite frankly , because they ’ re saying they really don ’ t need it , [ and ] they ’ re just staying home because they make more money at $ 600 , so the idea that they made a proposal is really not actually factual… The fact is that they ’ re subjecting someone who gets $ 600 to scrutiny that they won ’ t subject somebody [ to ] who gets millions of dollars in the PPP .
So this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact is , if we ’ re going to succeed , we must defeat the virus.
’ Trump has taken an almost entirely hands-off approach to confronting the virus .
He struggles to even grasp the gravity of the situation — he ’ s consistently claimed that the reason that the U.S. has so many confirmed Coronavirus cases is that the country has done so much testing , which is just an utterly moronic statement .
The virus would still be spreading and killing people even if not a single test was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump blamed Democrats for the recent expiration of the $ 600 a week add-on to unemployment benefits , but — unsurprisingly — he missed the whole picture .
He tweeted : In reality , to suggest that Republicans have just been ready and waiting to pass a relief bill for this whole time is absolutely ludicrous .
The Democrat-led House passed a relief bill over two months ago that would extend increased unemployment benefits until January 2021 .
Senate Republicans have refused to take up the proposal .
Subsequently , Republicans have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sen. Martha McSally ( R-Ariz. ) , who proposed a meager 7-day extension of unemployment benefits at the current level while relief negotiations play out .
Democrats apparently do not want give Republicans a way to cop out of taking the negotiations seriously — as Pelosi noted , some of them have even wrung their hands about the supposed disincentive to work that ’ s inherent in giving people $ 600 a week .
Unemployed people are struggling to provide for basic expenses like food and rent , and Republicans are apparently accusing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Negotiations over a new Coronavirus-connected economic relief package have been ongoing on Capitol Hill, and this Sunday, during an appearance on ABC’s This Week with guest host Martha Raddatz, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sharply criticized President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress over their behavior during the negotiations. Some on the GOP side have been pushing, among other things, for imposing an add-on to unemployment benefits of just $200 a week, which Pelosi insisted is a completely bad faith proposal that does not actually meet Americans’ needs. Where’s Trump in all of this? Golfing! On Saturday, he yet again visited one of his courses.
Asked what she would say to the millions of Americans who recently saw their incomes drop after the expiration of a $600 a week add-on to unemployment, Pelosi told Raddatz:
‘I say to them: talk to President Trump. He’s the one standing in the way of that. We have been for the $600. They have a $200 proposal which does not meet the needs of America’s working families, and it’s a condescension, quite frankly, because they’re saying they really don’t need it, [and] they’re just staying home because they make more money at $600, so the idea that they made a proposal is really not actually factual… The fact is that they’re subjecting someone who gets $600 to scrutiny that they won’t subject somebody [to] who gets millions of dollars in the PPP. So this is about putting workers first, and the fact is, if we’re going to succeed, we must defeat the virus.’
Watch below:
After Democrats turned down offer of short-term extension, Speaker Pelosi says, “We have been for the $600. They have a $200 proposal which does not meet the needs of working families … the idea that they made a proposal is really not actually factual.” https://t.co/HNQgCe39RN pic.twitter.com/tnlu1Bdx3g — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 2, 2020
Trump has taken an almost entirely hands-off approach to confronting the virus. He struggles to even grasp the gravity of the situation — he’s consistently claimed that the reason that the U.S. has so many confirmed Coronavirus cases is that the country has done so much testing, which is just an utterly moronic statement. The virus would still be spreading and killing people even if not a single test was performed anywhere in the country.
Meanwhile, Trump blamed Democrats for the recent expiration of the $600 a week add-on to unemployment benefits, but — unsurprisingly — he missed the whole picture. He tweeted:
‘Pelosi & Schumer blocked desperately needed unemployment payments, which is so terrible, especially since they fully understand that it was not the workers fault that they are unemployed, it’s the fault of China!’
Trump is lying, again. Democrats passed an extension of unemployment benefits 10 weeks ago. Mitch McConnell refused to act until mid-July, when it was too late. He said Republicans didn't see the "urgency of action." They left for the weekend Thursday without passing a bill. https://t.co/c4Jza3mKvN — Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 31, 2020
In reality, to suggest that Republicans have just been ready and waiting to pass a relief bill for this whole time is absolutely ludicrous. The Democrat-led House passed a relief bill over two months ago that would extend increased unemployment benefits until January 2021. Senate Republicans have refused to take up the proposal. Subsequently, Republicans have proposed measures like the recent effort from Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), who proposed a meager 7-day extension of unemployment benefits at the current level while relief negotiations play out.
Fact check: The HEROES Act extended enhanced unemployment through January 2021. House Dems passed it on May 15, but you & @senatemajldr have blocked it from becoming law. https://t.co/Xfw8OERijn — Rep. Mark Pocan (@repmarkpocan) July 31, 2020
Democrats apparently do not want give Republicans a way to cop out of taking the negotiations seriously — as Pelosi noted, some of them have even wrung their hands about the supposed disincentive to work that’s inherent in giving people $600 a week. Unemployed people are struggling to provide for basic expenses like food and rent, and Republicans are apparently accusing them of being too comfortable not working.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-02--Trump Goes Full ‘Douche Bag’ With Racist Sunday Morning Meltdown

What is Tik Tok ?
Donald Trump has been threatening to ban the Chinese-owned company even as it was in talks to sell to an American company .
This video-sharing network does little lip-sync , talent , dance , and comedy videos , and it makes fun of POTUS on a regular basis .
Is that why does he hates it ?
Tik Tok was also blamed for kids buying tickets , boosting the president ’ s Tulsa , Oklahoma rally size far beyond those who actually appeared .
It would be extremely difficult to sell this add-on app ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problem .
Trump has no problem with another Chinese company whose technology for cell phones goes from Americans right back into Bejing .
Again , the commander-in-chief puts himself and the embarrassment Tik Tok rained down upon him above the nation ’ s interest .
He took a few minutes away from Tik Tok to blame China for the coronavirus , then went on to claim he was dropping drug prices .
Sunday morning saw 158,207 dead out of 4.71 million diagnosed cases of the terrible pandemic , according to Google statistics .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a naked face : After that , Trump claimed he was for vets , second amendment , and lower taxes .
What about the children starving on his watch : Of course , he went negative about the press : For some reason , POTUS thinks pharmaceutical ads mean they are doing poorly .
Odd : Then , he added another multi-whoppered tweet : Twitter world went nuts when Trump tweeted out his nonsense .
Check out what America had to say back to him : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

What is Tik Tok? Donald Trump has been threatening to ban the Chinese-owned company even as it was in talks to sell to an American company. This video-sharing network does little lip-sync, talent, dance, and comedy videos, and it makes fun of POTUS on a regular basis. Is that why does he hates it?
Tik Tok was also blamed for kids buying tickets, boosting the president’s Tulsa, Oklahoma rally size far beyond those who actually appeared. It would be extremely difficult to sell this add-on app (application), but there was another problem.
Trump has no problem with another Chinese company whose technology for cell phones goes from Americans right back into Bejing. Again, the commander-in-chief puts himself and the embarrassment Tik Tok rained down upon him above the nation’s interest.
He took a few minutes away from Tik Tok to blame China for the coronavirus, then went on to claim he was dropping drug prices. Sunday morning saw 158,207 dead out of 4.71 million diagnosed cases of the terrible pandemic, according to Google statistics. Even so, he walks around with a naked face:
‘Was in the Great State of Texas this week and explained that the Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats, headed up by their great leader, Sleepy Joe Biden (who never leaves his basement), are strongly against “Oil, Gas, Guns, & God”. Must be tough to win Texas on that platform!’
After that, Trump claimed he was for vets, second amendment, and lower taxes. What about the children starving on his watch:
‘Madison is a star who loves the USA and his Great State, North Carolina. Will fight for Military, Vets, 2nd Amendment, Lower Taxes & Regulations. He is a winner who has my Complete & Total Endorsement!’
Of course, he went negative about the press:
‘That’s because it is mostly FAKE NEWS! Quote Tweet’
Next, it was blaming China again:
‘Big China Virus breakouts all over the World, including nations which were thought to have done a great job. The Fake News doesn’t report this. USA will be stronger than ever before, and soon!’
For some reason, POTUS thinks pharmaceutical ads mean they are doing poorly. Odd:
‘When you see the Drug Companies taking massive television ads against me, forget what they say (which is false), YOU KNOW THAT DRUG PRICES ARE COMING DOWN, BIG. Favored Nations Clause means USA will pay the lowest price of any nation in the World. Never done before. Watch!!!’
He referenced this tweet:
‘A State of Disaster has been declared in Victoria over the COVID-19 outbreak and Melbourne residents face strict new restrictions including a nightly curfew and limits on movement outside of the home. Here are the details.’
Then, he added another multi-whoppered tweet:
‘When you see the Drug Companies taking massive television ads against me, forget what they say (which is false), YOU KNOW THAT DRUG PRICES ARE COMING DOWN, BIG. Favored Nations Clause means USA will pay the lowest price of any nation in the World. Never done before. Watch!!!’
Twitter world went nuts when Trump tweeted out his nonsense. Check out what America had to say back to him:
Under your leadership, America has the worst pandemic response in the world. 150,000 dead 4.5 million infections No contact tracing Protests over wearing mask and social distancing, Inspired by you. You’re a murderer. https://t.co/7FO5VUeh5m pic.twitter.com/ZRj2dDHMWU — Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) August 2, 2020
Don’t let Republicans take away the social security you earned. It’s just another #GOPscam. New from @ReallyAmerican1.
pic.twitter.com/NVvt6QkI8p — MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) August 1, 2020
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-03--Trump Melts Down At W.H. Podium After Criminal Investigation Revealed

This week , Manhattan prosecutors revealed that an ongoing investigation into the Trump Organization covered potential criminal behavior .
Specifically , amidst a court battle with the president over a subpoena from the Manhattan District Attorney ’ s office for Trump ’ s financial records , that DA ’ s office cited “ possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization ” as clear justification for their subpoena .
At a White House press conference on Monday , Trump frantically melted down over the news .
Asked about the investigation of the Trump Organization , Trump told a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continuation of the witch hunt .
It ’ s Democrat stuff — they failed with Mueller , they failed with everything .
They failed with Congress .
They failed at every stage of the game .
This has been going on for three and a half , four years — even before I got in , this was starting with the Mueller deal — Mueller started a little bit after , but it started with some of the people that you know very well… this is a continuation of the worst witch hunt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing that I know even about it… What they ’ re doing is they send them around to all over the country , I guess , maybe.
’ It ’ s definitely noteworthy how there ’ s barely any substance of any kind anywhere in that rant .
Most of what Trump has in response to the news of the latest scrutiny of his misconduct consists of insults — and that ’ s just about it .
This is the president of the United States here , and what does he do when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Manhattan District Attorney ’ s office cited three widely circulated media reports as evidence for the potential misconduct on the part of the president and his business .
Those reports included a 2019 Washington Post story about how Trump had lied about his net worth when negotiating with potential sources of business funding , an earlier New York Times piece outlining the president ’ s tax schemes , and a Wall Street Journal article revealing the infamous hush money scheme targeting women with whom the president had affairs .

This week, Manhattan prosecutors revealed that an ongoing investigation into the Trump Organization covered potential criminal behavior. Specifically, amidst a court battle with the president over a subpoena from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office for Trump’s financial records, that DA’s office cited “possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization” as clear justification for their subpoena. At a White House press conference on Monday, Trump frantically melted down over the news.
As I’ve said, this can move quickly. “The Manhattan district attorney’s office suggested…it has been investigating President Trump & his company for possible bank and insurance fraud,a significantly broader inquiry than the prosecutors have acknowledged” https://t.co/8DdgZ1ZzG9 — Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) August 3, 2020
Asked about the investigation of the Trump Organization, Trump told a reporter:
‘This is just a continuation of the witch hunt. It’s Democrat stuff — they failed with Mueller, they failed with everything. They failed with Congress. They failed at every stage of the game. This has been going on for three and a half, four years — even before I got in, this was starting with the Mueller deal — Mueller started a little bit after, but it started with some of the people that you know very well… this is a continuation of the worst witch hunt in American history. There’s nothing that I know even about it… What they’re doing is they send them around to all over the country, I guess, maybe.’
Watch his comments below:
#BREAKING: President Trump responds to investigation into Trump Organization: "This is a continuation of the worst witch hunt in American history." pic.twitter.com/XwHv1DXdx9 — The Hill (@thehill) August 3, 2020
It’s definitely noteworthy how there’s barely any substance of any kind anywhere in that rant. Most of what Trump has in response to the news of the latest scrutiny of his misconduct consists of insults — and that’s just about it. This is the president of the United States here, and what does he do when faced with pressure? Melt down.
Great example of Trump strategy back-firing – by forcing Manhattan DA's office to further detail/justify reasons for their subpoena they also forced disclosure of fact that Trump & his company under a live criminal investigation. Oops.https://t.co/xBcALFBnC3 — Shanlon Wu (@shanlonwu) August 3, 2020
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office cited three widely circulated media reports as evidence for the potential misconduct on the part of the president and his business. Those reports included a 2019 Washington Post story about how Trump had lied about his net worth when negotiating with potential sources of business funding, an earlier New York Times piece outlining the president’s tax schemes, and a Wall Street Journal article revealing the infamous hush money scheme targeting women with whom the president had affairs.
The Manhattan DA's criminal investigation into @realDonaldTrump and his company has expanded to look at possible bank and insurance fraud. @DeutscheBank presumably was the "victim" of any such fraud. @WRashbaum @BenWeiserNYT https://t.co/c0LvUwMwHb — David Enrich (@davidenrich) August 3, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-08-03--Pre-Election Hearing For Trump’s Postmaster General Demanded By Democrats

Reports have emerged of delays at the U.S .
Postal Service , and those developments could have major impacts on upcoming elections , since the usage of mail-in voting has increased amid nationwide concerns about gathering in person at places like polling stations due to the Coronavirus .
Now , House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney ( D-N.Y. ) has requested testimony from the current Postmaster General about the issue .
She has requested that the top Postal Service official , Louis DeJoy , appear at a hearing on September 17 in order to “ examine operation changes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ The Committee on Oversight and Reform requests your testimony at a hearing to examine recent changes to U.S .
Postal Service ( USPS ) operations and standards and the need for on-time mail delivery during the ongoing pandemic and upcoming election , which as you know may be held largely by mail-in ballot.
’ Some of the reporting surrounding delays at the Postal Service includes the revelation of an internal document insisting that “ the mail will not go out ” if staffing shortages leave postal facilities unable to keep up with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system .
The Postal Service responded to concern by stating that the particular document in question was not official , but , like other organizations across the country , the agency has struggled amidst the Coronavirus pandemic .
In a May 13 statement , the National Association of Letter Carriers revealed that at the time , about 5,000 Postal Service employees were under quarantine because of issues related to the Coronavirus .
At the time , they also revealed that more than 12,000 Postal Service employees had previously been under quarantine at some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been able to return to work .
President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated conspiracy theories about the supposed potential of widespread fraud accompanying the widespread usage of mail-in voting .
There ’ s no evidence for his claims , but he seems to be using them as an excuse to ignore these actual issues with the election , like apparent delays in the Postal Service ’ s operations .

Reports have emerged of delays at the U.S. Postal Service, and those developments could have major impacts on upcoming elections, since the usage of mail-in voting has increased amid nationwide concerns about gathering in person at places like polling stations due to the Coronavirus. Now, House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) has requested testimony from the current Postmaster General about the issue. She has requested that the top Postal Service official, Louis DeJoy, appear at a hearing on September 17 in order to “examine operation changes to the U.S. Postal Service.”
Maloney said:
‘The Committee on Oversight and Reform requests your testimony at a hearing to examine recent changes to U.S. Postal Service (USPS) operations and standards and the need for on-time mail delivery during the ongoing pandemic and upcoming election, which as you know may be held largely by mail-in ballot.’
Some of the reporting surrounding delays at the Postal Service includes the revelation of an internal document insisting that “the mail will not go out” if staffing shortages leave postal facilities unable to keep up with the level of mail passing through the system. The Postal Service responded to concern by stating that the particular document in question was not official, but, like other organizations across the country, the agency has struggled amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. In a May 13 statement, the National Association of Letter Carriers revealed that at the time, about 5,000 Postal Service employees were under quarantine because of issues related to the Coronavirus. At the time, they also revealed that more than 12,000 Postal Service employees had previously been under quarantine at some point during the pandemic but had since been able to return to work.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated conspiracy theories about the supposed potential of widespread fraud accompanying the widespread usage of mail-in voting. There’s no evidence for his claims, but he seems to be using them as an excuse to ignore these actual issues with the election, like apparent delays in the Postal Service’s operations.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-03--Trump Humiliated After ‘Out In Force’ Rally Only Draws 19 People

In 2016 , Donald Trump had supporters who would risk arrest if he told them to “ knock the s**t out of him for me.
” Today , he can barely get people to risk a virus to show up at one of his political rallies .
After weeks of spreading disinformation on mail-in voting , insisting that Democrats will use it to “ rig ” the election , it turned out that Trump ’ s favorite new political issue couldn ’ t even convince his supporters to rally in Nevada .
GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel tweeted on Monday that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in force ” to protest the expansion of mail-in voting , convinced by Trump and the GOP that it is less safe than voting in person .
Consider the current surge in COVID-19 cases , voting in person is less safe and mail-in voting has never led to any significant , or even worrisome , fraudulent votes .
If this is Trump ’ s base in Nevada , considered a swing state in 2020 , he doesn ’ t have much of an enthusiastic base left in the state .
Biden currently leads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major polling at four percentage points over Trump .
Trump lost Nevada to Hillary Clinton in 2016 , but only by a margin of two percentage points .
As the numbers for each swing state is published , Trump ’ s hold in those states becomes more and more precarious , and large voter turnout usually benefits Democrats far more than Republicans .
Twitter was quick to notice the “ full force ” crowd in McDaniel ’ s photo .
Read some of their comments below :

In 2016, Donald Trump had supporters who would risk arrest if he told them to “knock the s**t out of him for me.” Today, he can barely get people to risk a virus to show up at one of his political rallies. After weeks of spreading disinformation on mail-in voting, insisting that Democrats will use it to “rig” the election, it turned out that Trump’s favorite new political issue couldn’t even convince his supporters to rally in Nevada.
.@realDonaldTrump’s supporters are out in force today protesting Nevada Dems’ attempts to ram through mass mail-in voting & ballot harvesting. Dems want to use the pandemic to destroy election integrity. Help us fight back and https://t.co/tidEkccKCq! pic.twitter.com/xnVYlsRWBP — Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) August 2, 2020
GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel tweeted on Monday that Trump’s supporters were “out in force” to protest the expansion of mail-in voting, convinced by Trump and the GOP that it is less safe than voting in person. Consider the current surge in COVID-19 cases, voting in person is less safe and mail-in voting has never led to any significant, or even worrisome, fraudulent votes. If this is Trump’s base in Nevada, considered a swing state in 2020, he doesn’t have much of an enthusiastic base left in the state.
Biden currently leads in Nevada across an average of all major polling at four percentage points over Trump. Trump lost Nevada to Hillary Clinton in 2016, but only by a margin of two percentage points. As the numbers for each swing state is published, Trump’s hold in those states becomes more and more precarious, and large voter turnout usually benefits Democrats far more than Republicans.
Twitter was quick to notice the “full force” crowd in McDaniel’s photo. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-03--‘Fake News!’ Trump Flips Out On Jim Acosta Over COVID-19 Question

The United States of America is experiencing its worst pandemic since 1917 , but this time the president is solely concerned with winning an election and will stop at nothing , not even disinformation in the face of 156,000 American deaths , to rally supporters against everyone else .
On Monday , CNN ’ s Jim Acosta , who has often been a target of Donald Trump ’ s because of his affiliation with CNN , asked the president a question about the biggest issue facing the country today : COVID-19 .
The issue is not a political one , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When Acosta mentioned those deaths , however , Trump berated him and called him , once again , “ fake news.
” Trump has pushed this narrative since Americans first found out about the virus , although the response by the Trump administration has been one of the worst of any country .
Eager to reopen the economy in order to have good numbers ahead of the November election , that reopening came too soon and the United States is experiencing a surge that ’ s breaking record numbers .
The Financial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said again that we only know there are as many cases of the virus in the U.S. because of the much higher rate of testing this country does , but that doesn ’ t hold true in statistics regarding the testing rates in places like South Korea or Australia .
No matter how Trump tries to spin it , the response was his responsibility to manage and his failure today .
‘ Since mid-March , lockdowns and social distancing procedures have been largely managed on a state-by-state basis .
President Trump urged governors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and several had raced to lift restrictionson business before meeting CDC guidelines on declining case counts as well as the need for widespread testing and contact tracers .
But the majority are taking a phased approach to reopening .
’

The United States of America is experiencing its worst pandemic since 1917, but this time the president is solely concerned with winning an election and will stop at nothing, not even disinformation in the face of 156,000 American deaths, to rally supporters against everyone else.
This clip is unreal. When a reporter asked Donald Trump why the US has seen so many COVID-19 deaths, he said, “Hold it, fake news CNN." He then falsely implied that the coronavirus “was released by China" and blamed Democratic mayors and governors for the spread in the US. pic.twitter.com/JKmQ01FGfs — Mother Jones (@MotherJones) August 3, 2020
On Monday, CNN’s Jim Acosta, who has often been a target of Donald Trump’s because of his affiliation with CNN, asked the president a question about the biggest issue facing the country today: COVID-19. The issue is not a political one, the virus affects Republicans and Democrats alike. When Acosta mentioned those deaths, however, Trump berated him and called him, once again, “fake news.”
‘Fake news CNN. Hold it, we have done a great job in this country. We haven’t been given enough, not me, Vice President Pence, the task force have not been given the kind of credit.’
Trump has pushed this narrative since Americans first found out about the virus, although the response by the Trump administration has been one of the worst of any country. Eager to reopen the economy in order to have good numbers ahead of the November election, that reopening came too soon and the United States is experiencing a surge that’s breaking record numbers.
The Financial Times reports that:
‘New infections have risen sharply in many US states in recent weeks, prompting state governments and businesses to slow their easing of lockdown measures. Twenty-five states reported record seven-day averages in new confirmed cases in the week to July 7, FT analysis of data compiled by the Covid Tracking Project shows.’
The president also said again that we only know there are as many cases of the virus in the U.S. because of the much higher rate of testing this country does, but that doesn’t hold true in statistics regarding the testing rates in places like South Korea or Australia. No matter how Trump tries to spin it, the response was his responsibility to manage and his failure today.
‘Since mid-March, lockdowns and social distancing procedures have been largely managed on a state-by-state basis. President Trump urged governors to use their latitude over reopenings, and several had raced to lift restrictionson business before meeting CDC guidelines on declining case counts as well as the need for widespread testing and contact tracers. But the majority are taking a phased approach to reopening.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-03--‘Possible Extensive Criminal Conduct’ By Trump Org Announced By District Attorney

As Manhattan authorities continue to pursue President Donald Trump ’ s financial records , they have revealed in a new court filing that they are looking at “ possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization ” — which does not exactly sound great for the president .
Specifically , Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has subpoenaed financial records for the president , including his tax returns , from his longtime accounting firm Mazars USA .
Trump has consistently fought the subpoena , but he recently lost at the Supreme Court , which ruled that he had no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because he ’ s the president .
The Trump side has continued to fight against the subpoena with other — still dubious , at best — arguments .
Specifically , Trump ’ s side has claimed that the Manhattan DA ’ s subpoena “ is not a straightforward request to review specific business transitions.
” Instead , they claim : The District Attorney ’ s office outlines how this claim of some kind of investigative overreach is simply not true .
In a Monday court filing , Vance ’ s office cited three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s apparent financial misconduct and said : Specifically , Vance ’ s office cited reports including a 2019 Washington Post story about how Trump had lied about his personal net worth when negotiating with potential sources for business funding , a 2018 New York Times story about the “ dubious tax schemes ” including “ outright fraud ” that Trump has engaged in , and a Wall Street Journal story revealing the infamous hush money scheme targeting women with whom Trump had affairs .
As part of that hush money scheme , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ financial records to hide the fact that Michael Cohen , the president ’ s former longtime fixer , was getting reimbursed for some of the hush money .
In the face of all this evidence of the president ’ s apparent financial misconduct , Vance ’ s office had little patience for the president ’ s team ’ s consistent fights against their subpoena .
Referring to Trump , Vance ’ s office said in their Monday court filing : Trump has claimed that investigations into him and his team are “ witch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no evidence to support his claims that he ’ s being somehow unfairly persecuted .
On the flip side , there is plenty of evidence outlining the misconduct that the investigators across state and federal government have been looking into .
No matter Trump ’ s consistent claim of a witch hunt , a number of his associates have faced very real criminal charges .

As Manhattan authorities continue to pursue President Donald Trump’s financial records, they have revealed in a new court filing that they are looking at “possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization” — which does not exactly sound great for the president. Specifically, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has subpoenaed financial records for the president, including his tax returns, from his longtime accounting firm Mazars USA. Trump has consistently fought the subpoena, but he recently lost at the Supreme Court, which ruled that he had no special freedom to ignore the subpoena just because he’s the president. The Trump side has continued to fight against the subpoena with other — still dubious, at best — arguments.
Specifically, Trump’s side has claimed that the Manhattan DA’s subpoena “is not a straightforward request to review specific business transitions.” Instead, they claim:
‘[It] is an overreaching demand designed to pick apart the President and each related entity from the inside out, without regard to the geographic limits of the District Attorney’s jurisdiction or the scope of the grand jury’s investigation.’
The District Attorney’s office outlines how this claim of some kind of investigative overreach is simply not true. In a Monday court filing, Vance’s office cited three widely available media stories about the president’s apparent financial misconduct and said:
‘In light of these public reports of possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization, there was nothing facially improper (or even particularly unusual) about the Mazars Subpoena, which [was] issued in connection with a complex financial investigation, requesting eight years of records from an accounting firm.’
Specifically, Vance’s office cited reports including a 2019 Washington Post story about how Trump had lied about his personal net worth when negotiating with potential sources for business funding, a 2018 New York Times story about the “dubious tax schemes” including “outright fraud” that Trump has engaged in, and a Wall Street Journal story revealing the infamous hush money scheme targeting women with whom Trump had affairs. As part of that hush money scheme, the Trump Organization falsified some of its financial records to hide the fact that Michael Cohen, the president’s former longtime fixer, was getting reimbursed for some of the hush money.
In the face of all this evidence of the president’s apparent financial misconduct, Vance’s office had little patience for the president’s team’s consistent fights against their subpoena. Referring to Trump, Vance’s office said in their Monday court filing:
‘Plaintiff’s baseless [complaint] merely serves to delay the grand jury’s investigation. Every day that goes by is another day Plaintiff effectively achieves the ‘temporary absolute immunity’ that was rejected by this Court, the Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court.’
Trump has claimed that investigations into him and his team are “witch hunts,” but there’s no evidence to support his claims that he’s being somehow unfairly persecuted. On the flip side, there is plenty of evidence outlining the misconduct that the investigators across state and federal government have been looking into.
No matter Trump’s consistent claim of a witch hunt, a number of his associates have faced very real criminal charges.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-03--Trump Throws Monday Afternoon Tik Tok Tantrum On Video

In July , Donald Trump tried to throw a political rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma , a move discouraged by medical experts due to the COVID-19 crisis .
Fortunately , the “ nearly one million ” tickets that had been requested , which Trump did not hesitate to brag about , didn ’ t all represent actual Trump supporters .
There is a theory that users on the social media , video-sharing platform Tik Tok were requesting tickets en masse in order to leave those seats empty during the rally .
Less than 7,000 total supporters showed up for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his promise to ban the social media company from operating within the United States , a move he says is related to the data mining of user information , which poses a security threat , although that doesn ’ t appear to be a concern of his in any instance prior to now .
Trump bragged that he had a great conversation with Chinese officials in which he told them that an American company would be buying Tik Tok if they expected to operate in the United States and that they would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. Treasury .
‘ Here ’ s the deal : I don ’ t mind if it ’ s Microsoft or somebody else , a big company , secure company , very American company buys it…I did say that “ if you buy it , whatever the price is , it goes to whoever owns it because I guess it ’ s China , essentially…I said a substantial portion of that price is going to have to come into the treasury of the United States because we ’ re making it possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know , they don ’ t have any rights unless we give it to them.
’ While Trump has never truly subscribed to the Republican ideology when it didn ’ t directly benefit him to do so , the interference in a free trade market , as well as the extortion inherent in Trump ’ s statement , should have any true Republican up in arms .
Twitter was quick to respond to Trump ’ s Monday rant .
Read some of their comments below :

In July, Donald Trump tried to throw a political rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a move discouraged by medical experts due to the COVID-19 crisis. Fortunately, the “nearly one million” tickets that had been requested, which Trump did not hesitate to brag about, didn’t all represent actual Trump supporters. There is a theory that users on the social media, video-sharing platform Tik Tok were requesting tickets en masse in order to leave those seats empty during the rally. Less than 7,000 total supporters showed up for the rally.
#BREAKING: President Trump says TikTok must be bought by US company and pay cut of selling price into US Treasury: "Right now they don't have any rights unless we give it to them." pic.twitter.com/VJ7gC1u6nc — The Hill (@thehill) August 3, 2020
On Monday, Trump repeated his promise to ban the social media company from operating within the United States, a move he says is related to the data mining of user information, which poses a security threat, although that doesn’t appear to be a concern of his in any instance prior to now. Trump bragged that he had a great conversation with Chinese officials in which he told them that an American company would be buying Tik Tok if they expected to operate in the United States and that they would be paying a big portion of it to the U.S. Treasury.
‘Here’s the deal: I don’t mind if it’s Microsoft or somebody else, a big company, secure company, very American company buys it…I did say that “if you buy it, whatever the price is, it goes to whoever owns it because I guess it’s China, essentially…I said a substantial portion of that price is going to have to come into the treasury of the United States because we’re making it possible for this deal to happen. You know, they don’t have any rights unless we give it to them.’
While Trump has never truly subscribed to the Republican ideology when it didn’t directly benefit him to do so, the interference in a free trade market, as well as the extortion inherent in Trump’s statement, should have any true Republican up in arms.
Twitter was quick to respond to Trump’s Monday rant. Read some of their comments below:
Featured image screenshot via Twitter video