bipartisanreport--2020-06-23--Susan Collins Defects From GOP To Make Surprise Vote With Democrats

Senate Leader Mitch McConnell has damaged the country for decades to come .
At a point when Democrats paid little attention to the judicial nominations , he fed a slew of ultra-conservative judges into the judicial system .
What will come out on the other side is ugly .
Senator Susan Collins ( R-ME ) will be facing the fight of her political life for re-election in November .
For quite some time , people in Maine just kept re-electing her .
After McConnell stole President Barack Obama ’ s last Supreme Court ( SCOTUS ) appointment , Americans started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They also caught on to Collins ’ act .
She promised people that she would vote with the Democrats and dragged out the drama until the last moment .
Then , she inevitably voted with the Republicans .
Her bait-and-switch vote for SCOTUS Justice Brett Kavanaugh blew apart her ruse .
That was when the people of Maine decided “ enough.
” McConnell pulled one of his proteges and wholly unqualified protege ’ s out of his hat .
Cory Wilson was confirmed to a seat on the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court has long been considered the second-highest in the country .
Democrats were against his appointment .
That was due to how he has shown strict bipartisanship in his voting records on health care and LGBTQ rights .
Collins joined the Democrats as the Senate voted 42 to 51 for his confirmation , according to The Bloomberg News .
With the November 2020 election looming merely months away , Collins was a little slow to the actual moderate ball .
Her record has shown her voting in a straight line along with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believed that the people in her state were stupid or would not pay attention to her voting record .
Either would be a poor mistake on her part .
McConnell has sought out youth over qualifications in his judicial selections .
Walker , 38 , had been rated “ not qualified ” for this seat by the American Bar Association .
It noted that he was too inexperienced to hold this important seat .
At the same time , the American Bar Association ( ABA ) awarded him the “ highest rating possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Circuit seat .
While Collins has billed herself as a moderate GOP senator , she will be up against some tough opponents in November .
She was the only Republican to bite the bullet and vote against Wilson .
This week , the Senate will voted for his nomination to the D.C .
Circuit .
It was McConnell ’ s 200th judicial nominee confirmation .
Collins ’ s vote was among several votes against the president ’ s judicial nominees .
She also opposed Justin Wilson ’ s nomination to the D.C .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Wilson ’ s confirmation only required a simple majority .
Given that the Republicans have had 53 seats in the Senate , he will likely be easily confirmed .
Senators Dianne Feinstein ( D-CA , the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee , Amy Klobuchar ( D-MN ) , and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer ( D-NY ) were on a panel to determine the fate of McConnell ’ s nomination .
They wrote , according to the Senate Judiciary site : Walker clerked for the SCOTUS Justice Brett Kavanaugh during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Circuit .
He also clerked for Justice Anthony Kennedy , whom the Trump ’ s convinced to retire .
McConnell and Kavanaugh appeared for Walker ’ s investiture ceremony last March .
One of the problems with this man was his comments about Obamacare during his investiture and in an article that he wrote .
Democrats decried his bipartisan choice and tied it to comments about the COVID-19 pandemic .
Democrats argued that this might not be the time to confirm a judge who probably would vote against Obama ’ s Affordable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus pandemic .
His 2018 article reinforcing Kavanaugh ’ s nomination to the SCOTUS , he wrote that SCOTUS ’ support of Obamacare was “ indefensible.
” Walker showed his poor taste by joking at his investiture about Chief Justice John Robert ’ s decision penalizing people for not getting insurance : When Walker was confirmed , he was defensive about his article .
He claimed he was just making a joke , which had a familiar ring to it .
Donald Trump has often used that tactic : The Mueller Report Adventures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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 .

Senate Leader Mitch McConnell has damaged the country for decades to come. At a point when Democrats paid little attention to the judicial nominations, he fed a slew of ultra-conservative judges into the judicial system. What will come out on the other side is ugly.
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) will be facing the fight of her political life for re-election in November. For quite some time, people in Maine just kept re-electing her. After McConnell stole President Barack Obama’s last Supreme Court (SCOTUS) appointment, Americans started noticing what he was up to. They also caught on to Collins’ act.
She promised people that she would vote with the Democrats and dragged out the drama until the last moment. Then, she inevitably voted with the Republicans. Her bait-and-switch vote for SCOTUS Justice Brett Kavanaugh blew apart her ruse. That was when the people of Maine decided “enough.”
McConnell pulled one of his proteges and wholly unqualified protege’s out of his hat. Cory Wilson was confirmed to a seat on the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington on Thursday. This court has long been considered the second-highest in the country.
Democrats were against his appointment. That was due to how he has shown strict bipartisanship in his voting records on health care and LGBTQ rights. Collins joined the Democrats as the Senate voted 42 to 51 for his confirmation, according to The Bloomberg News.
With the November 2020 election looming merely months away, Collins was a little slow to the actual moderate ball. Her record has shown her voting in a straight line along with the very conservative Republicans. Perhaps, she believed that the people in her state were stupid or would not pay attention to her voting record. Either would be a poor mistake on her part.
McConnell has sought out youth over qualifications in his judicial selections. Walker, 38, had been rated “not qualified” for this seat by the American Bar Association. It noted that he was too inexperienced to hold this important seat. At the same time, the American Bar Association (ABA) awarded him the “highest rating possible” for the Washington, D.C. Circuit seat.
Collins said:
‘I oppose Judge Cory Wilson’s nomination to the Fifth Circuit. While Judge Wilson is entitled to his personal views, his comments about the legality of the Affordable Care Act, including calling the law ‘perverse’ and ‘illegitimate,’ raise doubts about his ability to rule impartially on matters where he holds very strong personal views.’
While Collins has billed herself as a moderate GOP senator, she will be up against some tough opponents in November. She was the only Republican to bite the bullet and vote against Wilson.
This week, the Senate will voted for his nomination to the D.C. Circuit. It was McConnell’s 200th judicial nominee confirmation.
Collins’s vote was among several votes against the president’s judicial nominees. She also opposed Justin Wilson’s nomination to the D.C. Circuit. She voted with the Democrats.
Wilson’s confirmation only required a simple majority. Given that the Republicans have had 53 seats in the Senate, he will likely be easily confirmed.
Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) were on a panel to determine the fate of McConnell’s nomination. They wrote, according to the Senate Judiciary site:
‘Judge Wilson has been an ardent supporter of restrictive voting measures, including voter ID laws, that disproportionately harm minority voters, and he has shown a pattern of dismissing legitimate concerns from voting rights groups.’ ‘Appointing someone to the Fifth Circuit who refers to the concerns of African American citizens and community advocates regarding the effects of voter ID laws as ‘poppycock’ is a slap in the face to Black Americans at a time when our country is working to take steps forward on racial justice, not backwards (sic).’
Walker clerked for the SCOTUS Justice Brett Kavanaugh during the justice’s seat on the D.C. Circuit. He also clerked for Justice Anthony Kennedy, whom the Trump’s convinced to retire. McConnell and Kavanaugh appeared for Walker’s investiture ceremony last March.
One of the problems with this man was his comments about Obamacare during his investiture and in an article that he wrote. Democrats decried his bipartisan choice and tied it to comments about the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats argued that this might not be the time to confirm a judge who probably would vote against Obama’s Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) during the coronavirus pandemic.
His 2018 article reinforcing Kavanaugh’s nomination to the SCOTUS, he wrote that SCOTUS’ support of Obamacare was “indefensible.” Walker showed his poor taste by joking at his investiture about Chief Justice John Robert’s decision penalizing people for not getting insurance:
‘Over 12 years and 300 opinions, he has repeatedly fought for principles of textualism and originalism, reined in regulatory overreach, and ensured that administrative bureaucrats are accountable to the elected president. Nominating Kavanaugh would continue President Trump’s exemplary record of selecting the best-qualified person for the Supreme Court, as he did with his brilliant choice of Justice Neil Gorsuch.’
When Walker was confirmed, he was defensive about his article. He claimed he was just making a joke, which had a familiar ring to it. Donald Trump has often used that tactic:
‘[It wasn’t a] commentary on the merits of any particular healthcare policy. It was legal analysis on constitutionality.’
His approval marked McConnell’s 199th judicial confirmations for Trump.
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--2020-06-23--Lindsey Graham Finally Turns Against Trump After Immigration Order

When Donald Trump took office , the economy was booming after eight years of job growth and low unemployment numbers .
All he had to do after President Obama left office was ride out the wave of Obama ’ s economic success without screwing things up too badly .
Then , COVID-19 happened , and Trump ’ s response to the virus did exactly what everyone hoped he wouldn ’ t : he screwed it up .
On Monday , Trump signed an executive order limiting the number of work visas that can be issued to foreign workers , citing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despite the fact that Americans have it at a higher rate than most of the countries where people are applying .
Sen. Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) warned on Twitter that the effects of that order may be “ chilling ” to the economic comeback .
Trump ’ s executive order accomplishes two of his campaign goals : strikes out at brown immigrants looking to enter the country and touts an “ America First ” policy on available jobs , particularly with the unemployment rate at its highest since 1929 .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the average displaced American worker is not the kind of job those workers want , nor do they pay enough for the average American worker to live .
The restrictions were fairly extensive .
According to The Washington Post : ‘ American workers compete against foreign nationals for jobs in every sector of our economy , including against millions of aliens who enter the United States to perform temporary work .
Under ordinary circumstances , properly administered temporary worker programs can provide benefits to the economy .
But under the extraordinary circumstances @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 outbreak , certain nonimmigrant visa programs authorizing such employment pose an unusual threat to the employment of American workers.
’ Graham may have been trying to placate Trump with his “ you built the economy ” nonsense , but any research on the American economic growth since the recession of 2007 shows that the economic growth began under President Obama and the trajectory has been slightly less rapid under Trump .
Twitter was quick to remind Sen. Graham just who was responsible for the economic success of the U.S. prior to COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ :

When Donald Trump took office, the economy was booming after eight years of job growth and low unemployment numbers. All he had to do after President Obama left office was ride out the wave of Obama’s economic success without screwing things up too badly.
Then, COVID-19 happened, and Trump’s response to the virus did exactly what everyone hoped he wouldn’t: he screwed it up.
On Monday, Trump signed an executive order limiting the number of work visas that can be issued to foreign workers, citing fears of a further spread of COVID-19 despite the fact that Americans have it at a higher rate than most of the countries where people are applying. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) warned on Twitter that the effects of that order may be “chilling” to the economic comeback.
Trump’s executive order accomplishes two of his campaign goals: strikes out at brown immigrants looking to enter the country and touts an “America First” policy on available jobs, particularly with the unemployment rate at its highest since 1929. However, the jobs that will be left available for the average displaced American worker is not the kind of job those workers want, nor do they pay enough for the average American worker to live.
The restrictions were fairly extensive. According to The Washington Post:
‘The restrictions will prevent foreign workers from filling 525,000 jobs, according to the administration’s estimates. The measures will apply only to applicants seeking to come to the United States, not workers who already are on U.S. soil.’
Trump’s proclamation said that:
‘American workers compete against foreign nationals for jobs in every sector of our economy, including against millions of aliens who enter the United States to perform temporary work. Under ordinary circumstances, properly administered temporary worker programs can provide benefits to the economy. But under the extraordinary circumstances of the economic contraction resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak, certain nonimmigrant visa programs authorizing such employment pose an unusual threat to the employment of American workers.’
Graham may have been trying to placate Trump with his “you built the economy” nonsense, but any research on the American economic growth since the recession of 2007 shows that the economic growth began under President Obama and the trajectory has been slightly less rapid under Trump.
Twitter was quick to remind Sen. Graham just who was responsible for the economic success of the U.S. prior to COVID-19. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-23--Trump Threatens Arrest Of Bolton & Black Protestors During Morning Meltdown

The nation has been watching as so much that appeared to be solid crumbled , leaving Americans this moment for change .
Three great columns crashed together : a coronavirus pandemic killed 122,000 people around us , the terrible layer of racism was unveiled , and a bottomless economy fell leaving everyone uncertain .
In spite of this , Americans recognized and seized this opportunity .
Donald Trump was stunned that only 6,200 people risked their lives for him at the Bank of Oklahoma rally .
White Americans watched in horror was a white policeman murdered a black man — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 40 million people have been unemployed , causing neighbors to help neighbors and create new sources of income .
Yet , Trump was whining about one of his top aides , former National Security Adviser ( NSA ) John Bolton and Hillary Clinton : POTUS would save a statue but not 122,000 sick Americans : Throw those who vandalize a statue in jail for 10 years : ‘ I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument , statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , per the Veteran ’ s Memorial Preservation Act , or such other laws that may be pertinent….. ’ Finally words about the coronavirus , but all they said was about Trump ’ s stupidity : Then , Trump pretended he was a dictator : Twitter world blew up with sharp responses to Trump ’ s attacks .
Take a look at some of our favorites below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

The nation has been watching as so much that appeared to be solid crumbled, leaving Americans this moment for change. Three great columns crashed together: a coronavirus pandemic killed 122,000 people around us, the terrible layer of racism was unveiled, and a bottomless economy fell leaving everyone uncertain. In spite of this, Americans recognized and seized this opportunity.
Donald Trump was stunned that only 6,200 people risked their lives for him at the Bank of Oklahoma rally. White Americans watched in horror was a white policeman murdered a black man — something Black Americans knew well. Over 40 million people have been unemployed, causing neighbors to help neighbors and create new sources of income.
Yet, Trump was whining about one of his top aides, former National Security Adviser (NSA) John Bolton and Hillary Clinton:
‘Washed up Creepster John Bolton is a lowlife who should be in jail, money seized, for disseminating, for profit, highly Classified information. Remember what they did to the young submarine sailor, but did nothing to Crooked Hillary. I ended up pardoning him – It wasn’t fair!’
POTUS would save a statue but not 122,000 sick Americans:
‘…..This action is taken effective immediately, but may also be used retroactively for destruction or vandalism already caused. There will be no exceptions!’
Throw those who vandalize a statue in jail for 10 years:
‘I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. with up to 10 years in prison, per the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act, or such other laws that may be pertinent…..’
Finally words about the coronavirus, but all they said was about Trump’s stupidity:
‘Cases are going up in the U.S. because we are testing far more than any other country, and ever expanding (sic) With smaller testing we would show fewer cases!’
Then, Trump pretended he was a dictator:
‘There will never be an “Autonomous Zone” in Washington, D.C., as long as I’m your President. If they try they will be met with serious force!’
Twitter world blew up with sharp responses to Trump’s attacks. Take a look at some of our favorites below:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-23--Subpoena For William Barr Announced By Congress

Donald Trump may be having the worst campaign season for reelection in history .
The country is experiencing its worst pandemic since 2017 , unemployment is at its highest rate since the Great Depression , civil unrest is at its highest since the 1960s , his former national security advisor has written a tell-all book about his long criminal record in office , and his beloved campaign rallies are turning out to be a bust .
Now , Trump ’ s attorney general is about to be subpoenaed by Congress , and this time it ’ s either comply or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s numerous instances of corruption have been well documented .
His covering for Trump during the impeachment hearings and the Mueller investigation , his firing of officials who dare to challenge Trump , his failure to investigate crimes related to the Trump administration , all of it has added up fast in his year and a half in office .
His firing of the attorney general for the SDNY , however , may finally be his undoing .
Attorney General Berman , a Trump appointee , was in the middle of investigating Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Rudy Giuliani for his work in Ukraine , work that led to Trump ’ s impeachment in 2019 .
On Friday night , Barr announced that Berman had resigned from his post .
However , Berman announced publicly that he had not resigned and that he didn ’ t intend to leave or to stop his investigation .
On Saturday , Barr announced that Donald Trump had personally decided to fire Berman because of his stand-off with Barr .
Trump says he didn ’ t and that he had nothing to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nadler , head of the House Judiciary Committee , announced on Monday to MSNBC ’ s Rachel Maddow that he was not only opening an investigation into the firing , but that he intended to subpoena Barr and that he expected Barr to resist , but that Congress wouldn ’ t stop at a subpoena this time .
Maddow asked if that meant the office budget or a personal budget allotted to Barr .
Nadler said that he meant the entire budget .
Twitter welcomed the news of an investigation into Barr ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the threats be carried out and for Barr to finally face the music .
Read some of their comments below :

Donald Trump may be having the worst campaign season for reelection in history. The country is experiencing its worst pandemic since 2017, unemployment is at its highest rate since the Great Depression, civil unrest is at its highest since the 1960s, his former national security advisor has written a tell-all book about his long criminal record in office, and his beloved campaign rallies are turning out to be a bust.
Now, Trump’s attorney general is about to be subpoenaed by Congress, and this time it’s either comply or lose all DOJ funding.
BREAKING: The House will officially subpoena attorney general Bill Barr– and will threaten to strip the DOJ budget as leverage. About time.pic.twitter.com/Sw86VX95JS — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) June 23, 2020
Barr’s numerous instances of corruption have been well documented. His covering for Trump during the impeachment hearings and the Mueller investigation, his firing of officials who dare to challenge Trump, his failure to investigate crimes related to the Trump administration, all of it has added up fast in his year and a half in office. His firing of the attorney general for the SDNY, however, may finally be his undoing.
Attorney General Berman, a Trump appointee, was in the middle of investigating Trump’s lawyer and “fixer,” Rudy Giuliani for his work in Ukraine, work that led to Trump’s impeachment in 2019. On Friday night, Barr announced that Berman had resigned from his post. However, Berman announced publicly that he had not resigned and that he didn’t intend to leave or to stop his investigation. On Saturday, Barr announced that Donald Trump had personally decided to fire Berman because of his stand-off with Barr. Trump says he didn’t and that he had nothing to do with the firing at all.
Jerry Nadler, head of the House Judiciary Committee, announced on Monday to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow that he was not only opening an investigation into the firing, but that he intended to subpoena Barr and that he expected Barr to resist, but that Congress wouldn’t stop at a subpoena this time.
‘We have other remedies too to try to force the attorney general we can eliminate his budget there are a number of things we can do, which we will do.’
Maddow asked if that meant the office budget or a personal budget allotted to Barr. Nadler said that he meant the entire budget.
‘We’re talking about the budget of the Department of Justice.’
Twitter welcomed the news of an investigation into Barr’s corruption, but were also insistent that the threats be carried out and for Barr to finally face the music. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-23--Obama Humiliates Trump During Joint Fundraiser Appearance With Biden

This Tuesday , former President Barack Obama hit the virtual campaign trail , participating in a fundraiser for the presidential candidacy of Joe Biden .
Obama appeared alongside the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee in a web broadcast which supporters were asked to donate before getting access to , and according to Biden ’ s campaign manager Jen O ’ Malley Dillon , a staggering over 175,000 people signed up for the broadcast — which is a hugely higher number than the around 6,200 who showed up for Trump ’ s recent in-person rally in Tulsa .
During the web event @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was blunt — he harshly criticized Donald Trump for faults including his exploitation of divisions in the U.S. , and he lauded Biden as someone who can be counted on in his own right and when it comes to the people who he fills his administration with .
In the era of Trump , of course , not only the presidency is in trouble , but so are the many offices making up the administration that have been filled up with incompetent shills for Trump ’ s far-right agenda .
Obama commented : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added , discussing Biden : ‘ I have said this before and I will say it again…this is somebody who throughout his career has shown he is in it for the right reasons , who says how can I help ?
Nobody is higher or lower than you and everybody deserves a fair shake… Biden has shown throughout his career that he didn ’ t get into politics to get rich .
He understands having the best people who can organize to solve problems .
What counts the most is they have the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the going gets tough.
’ Trump has seemed very anxious about Democratic political prospects recently .
In an interview that aired this week with Christian Broadcast Network ( CBN ) , Trump even accused Obama of treason — a crime that is traditionally punished via execution .
Obama , of course , did not commit treason .
Trump just seems wildly desperate .

This Tuesday, former President Barack Obama hit the virtual campaign trail, participating in a fundraiser for the presidential candidacy of Joe Biden. Obama appeared alongside the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee in a web broadcast which supporters were asked to donate before getting access to, and according to Biden’s campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon, a staggering over 175,000 people signed up for the broadcast — which is a hugely higher number than the around 6,200 who showed up for Trump’s recent in-person rally in Tulsa.
During the web event, according to some participants, Obama was blunt — he harshly criticized Donald Trump for faults including his exploitation of divisions in the U.S., and he lauded Biden as someone who can be counted on in his own right and when it comes to the people who he fills his administration with.
Biden campaign manager @jomalleydillon says over 175,000 people signed up to join today's grassroots fundraiser with @JoeBiden and @BarackObama — Johnny Verhovek (@JTHVerhovek) June 23, 2020
Obama, on backlash to changing demographics in the U.S.: "This president, this current president, exploits those divisions." He says that "there is a whole megaphone of conservative media" that amplifies it. — Ted Johnson (@tedstew) June 23, 2020
In the era of Trump, of course, not only the presidency is in trouble, but so are the many offices making up the administration that have been filled up with incompetent shills for Trump’s far-right agenda. Obama commented:
‘Joe’s been around for a while, and sometimes what happens is we take that for granted. There is a tendency to look for the new or shiny object
Obama: "Joe's been around for a while, and sometimes what happens is we take that for granted. There is a tendency to look for the new or shiny object." — Ted Johnson (@tedstew) June 23, 2020
And according to apparent participants, Obama added, discussing Biden:
‘I have said this before and I will say it again…this is somebody who throughout his career has shown he is in it for the right reasons, who says how can I help? Nobody is higher or lower than you and everybody deserves a fair shake… Biden has shown throughout his career that he didn’t get into politics to get rich. He understands having the best people who can organize to solve problems. What counts the most is they have the kind of character that stands up when the going gets tough.’
@TeamJoe Pres. Obama re. Joe Biden, "I have said this before & I will say it again…this is somebody who throughout his career has shown he is in it for the right reasons,who says how can I help? Nobody is higher or lower than you and everybody deserves a fair shake." — Dukiemom (@3703KD) June 23, 2020
Obama: "Biden has shown throughout his career that he didn't get into politics to get rich. He understands having the best people who can organize to solve problems. What counts the most is they have the kind of character that stands up when the going gets tough." — Sane Lunatic (@1people1future) June 23, 2020
Trump has seemed very anxious about Democratic political prospects recently. In an interview that aired this week with Christian Broadcast Network (CBN), Trump even accused Obama of treason — a crime that is traditionally punished via execution. Obama, of course, did not commit treason. Trump just seems wildly desperate.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-23--Trump Suggests Challenging Biden To Cognitive Test

The American people have a right to know about Donald Trump ’ s current state of health .
His first White House physician lied for him , and the current ones are not talking about this 74-year-old who managed to grow an inch since he took office .
No other president has ever made that claim .
Last November POTUS and his physician made an unscheduled trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda , MD .
That left people questioning his state of health .
The president ’ s talking heads claimed that he was just going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ routine annual physical , ” according to The Vox .
However , the answer seemed to be a bit off at the time : The president has this strange idea that being sick means being weak .
Critics can push his button by simply calling him weak or question instances when he shows his age .
There are times when he has appeared frail or confused .
He would be better off not criticizing former Vice President Joe Biden ’ s mental and physical health .
It would bring less attention to his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 10-minute cognitive screen test during his 2018 physical , and now he has trouble letting go of his self-described dazzling results .
He appeared to be unduly impressed with his ability to repeat five words in order .
Physicals can be cursory , and people have been known to drop dead right after “ acing ” their physicals .
The test he took , The Montreal Cognitive Assessment , was far from in-depth : The president claimed that the ramp at West Point where he gave an address was slippery as “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he ran down the last several feet .
He added that he used both hands to drink a glass of water .
Otherwise , it would have dripped onto his very expensive silk tie , according to The Washington Post : ‘ In the middle of the worst economy in a century and with more than a hundred thousand Americans dead this guy is primarily concerned with not looking weak .
And his endless , bottomless insecurity was onstage , in three dimensions , during that storytelling moment , for everyone to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot of crazy things in the last four years but that display of juvenile behavior and self-regard will go in the Trump time capsule.
’ The Lincoln Project , an anti-Trump group of Republicans and former Republicans released a new 45-second ad .
It started : Strategic Advisor for Republican Voters Against Trump , Mike Murphy , said that he thought Trump ’ s “ obsession with never seeming weak belied a deeper insecurity , making this particular line of attack particularly devastating : ” The Trump campaign has been releasing its own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the former VP .
The narrators spoke : In a statement , Spokesperson for the White House Sarah Matthews said that her boss did not share any “ physical or mental weaknesses that he accuses Biden of possessing : ” 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 .

The American people have a right to know about Donald Trump’s current state of health. His first White House physician lied for him, and the current ones are not talking about this 74-year-old who managed to grow an inch since he took office. No other president has ever made that claim.
Last November POTUS and his physician made an unscheduled trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. That left people questioning his state of health. The president’s talking heads claimed that he was just going over to “begin portions of his routine annual physical,” according to The Vox. However, the answer seemed to be a bit off at the time:
‘But the White House’s complete lack of credibility on issues from crowd size to foreign affairs makes it disconcertingly easy to disbelieve what officials say. While there would likely be fewer questions surrounding Trump’s health if the White House hadn’t long established a reputation for lying about everything, there are a number of indicators that something out of the norm went down on Saturday afternoon.’
The president has this strange idea that being sick means being weak. Critics can push his button by simply calling him weak or question instances when he shows his age. There are times when he has appeared frail or confused. He would be better off not criticizing former Vice President Joe Biden’s mental and physical health. It would bring less attention to his own state of health.
Trump had a 10-minute cognitive screen test during his 2018 physical, and now he has trouble letting go of his self-described dazzling results. He appeared to be unduly impressed with his ability to repeat five words in order.
Physicals can be cursory, and people have been known to drop dead right after “acing” their physicals. The test he took, The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, was far from in-depth:
‘[It[ includes animal pictures and other simple queries aimed at detecting mild cognitive impairment such as dementia — was intended to quell questions about Trump’s mental fitness. But in recalling it, Trump said he thought presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden would never be able to pass it and suggested challenging him to take the test.’
The president claimed that the ramp at West Point where he gave an address was slippery as “an ice-skating rink.” Then, he said he ran down the last several feet. He added that he used both hands to drink a glass of water. Otherwise, it would have dripped onto his very expensive silk tie, according to The Washington Post:
‘Anyway, that’s a long story, but here’s the story. I’ve lived with the ramp and the water since I left West Point.’
Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) referred to the COVID-19 pandemic deaths:
‘In the middle of the worst economy in a century and with more than a hundred thousand Americans dead this guy is primarily concerned with not looking weak. And his endless, bottomless insecurity was onstage, in three dimensions, during that storytelling moment, for everyone to see. I’ve seen a lot of crazy things in the last four years but that display of juvenile behavior and self-regard will go in the Trump time capsule.’
Press Secretary for Biden, TJ Ducklo released this statement:
‘For someone so obsessed with appearing strong, Donald Trump shows us every day just how weak he is…Donald Trump doesn’t care about the health or economic prosperity of the American people. He only cares about himself.’
The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump group of Republicans and former Republicans released a new 45-second ad. It started:
‘Something’s wrong with Donald Trump…He’s shaky, weak, trouble speaking, trouble walking. The most powerful office in the world needs more than a weak, unfit, shaky president.’
Strategic Advisor for Republican Voters Against Trump, Mike Murphy, said that he thought Trump’s “obsession with never seeming weak belied a deeper insecurity, making this particular line of attack particularly devastating:”
‘And now the strong guy — the strength image — is melting and we found out how weak and needy he is. If it’s “Sleepy Joe,”-we have “Weak, Needy Donald” and that is his kryptonite.’
The Trump campaign has been releasing its own ads. “Fortitude” made fun of the former VP. The narrators spoke:
‘Joe Biden is slipping . . . Biden is clearly diminished. Joe Biden does not have the strength, the stamina, and mental fortitude required to lead this country.’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tkyqjvMrnU
In a statement, Spokesperson for the White House Sarah Matthews said that her boss did not share any “physical or mental weaknesses that he accuses Biden of possessing:”
‘I challenge anyone who absurdly questions this president’s health to spend one day trying to keep up with his rigorous schedule. This president never stops — whether it’s working early in the morning or late into the evening.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-23--2 Whistle-Blowers Give Tuesday Testimony Devastating For Trump

On Tuesday , President Donald Trump announced that he had given “ authorization ” for a prison sentence of 10 years to be handed down to any protesters caught defacing statues of slave owners who also happen to be historical figures .
If you ’ re one of Trump ’ s friends , however , he believes you should get as little time as possible for literally threatening to kill a witness in a criminal case against you , as well as the witness ’ s therapy dog .
Two whistleblowers , Assistant United States Attorney Aaron S. J. Zelinsky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the DOJ ’ s Antitrust Division , will be speaking to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday about Trump ’ s Department of Justice and their behind-the-scenes work to reduce the sentence of longtime Trump friend and informal advisor to the 2016 Trump campaign , Roger Stone .
Stone has been charged with five counts of giving false testimony , witness tampering , and obstructing an official proceeding .
Stone was caught lying to Congress about his communications with Wikileaks during the 2016 Trump campaigns , working as a liaison to Julian Assange @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hacked from DNC computer servers to embarrass and hurt the campaign of Hillary Clinton .
Stone first bragged in a campaign event that he was the liaison , then told Congress he wasn ’ t , then was exposed as having told the truth the first time .
When brought up on charges of lying , a witness named Randy Credico was called to testify against him .
Stone was recorded during a call to Credico ’ s home threatening to kill him and hurt his therapy dog .
A copy of Zelinsky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and says : Prosecutors in Stone ’ s case recommended on February 10 , 2020 a sentence of seven to nine years in prison once Stone was convicted .
Later that night , Trump tweeted about the “ miscarriage of justice ” committed in Stone ’ s case with the sentencing recommendation and complained that the whole case was just another political hit job .
Shortly afterward , the judge struck down prosecutors ’ request and sentenced Stone to just under three years in prison , prompting all four federal prosecutors to resign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s statement describes the unusual and outrageous moves by the Trump administration , and DOJ Attorney General William Barr , to interfere in Stone ’ s case .

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that he had given “authorization” for a prison sentence of 10 years to be handed down to any protesters caught defacing statues of slave owners who also happen to be historical figures. If you’re one of Trump’s friends, however, he believes you should get as little time as possible for literally threatening to kill a witness in a criminal case against you, as well as the witness’s therapy dog.
NEWS: Aaron ZELINSKY, a prosecutor in Stone's case, describes significant political pressure in DOJ. "What I heard – repeatedly – was that Roger Stone was being treated differently from any other defendant because of his relationship to the President."https://t.co/dKMzqhppK3 — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 23, 2020
Two whistleblowers, Assistant United States Attorney Aaron S. J. Zelinsky and John Elias, an attorney in the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, will be speaking to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday about Trump’s Department of Justice and their behind-the-scenes work to reduce the sentence of longtime Trump friend and informal advisor to the 2016 Trump campaign, Roger Stone. Stone has been charged with five counts of giving false testimony, witness tampering, and obstructing an official proceeding.
Stone was caught lying to Congress about his communications with Wikileaks during the 2016 Trump campaigns, working as a liaison to Julian Assange while he planned to release stolen documents hacked from DNC computer servers to embarrass and hurt the campaign of Hillary Clinton. Stone first bragged in a campaign event that he was the liaison, then told Congress he wasn’t, then was exposed as having told the truth the first time. When brought up on charges of lying, a witness named Randy Credico was called to testify against him. Stone was recorded during a call to Credico’s home threatening to kill him and hurt his therapy dog.
A copy of Zelinsky’s opening statement has been released and says:
‘The first thing every AUSA learns is that we have an ethical and legal obligation to treat every defendant equally and fairly. No one is entitled to more or less because of who they are, who they know, or what they believe. In the United States of America, we do not prosecute people because of their politics. ‘And we don’t cut them a break because of their politics either. In the many cases I have been privileged to work on in my career, I have never seen political influence play any role in prosecutorial decision making. With one exception: United States v. Roger Stone.’
Roger Stone lied to our committee to protect Trump and he was convicted. But Bill Barr intervened to benefit Trump’s friend and get him a lighter sentence. This runs counter to every American principle of impartial justice. Barr’s conduct is disgraceful. He should resign. https://t.co/REu7tTjtPC — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) June 23, 2020
Prosecutors in Stone’s case recommended on February 10, 2020 a sentence of seven to nine years in prison once Stone was convicted. Later that night, Trump tweeted about the “miscarriage of justice” committed in Stone’s case with the sentencing recommendation and complained that the whole case was just another political hit job. Shortly afterward, the judge struck down prosecutors’ request and sentenced Stone to just under three years in prison, prompting all four federal prosecutors to resign from the case in protest.
Zelinsky’s statement describes the unusual and outrageous moves by the Trump administration, and DOJ Attorney General William Barr, to interfere in Stone’s case.
‘What I saw was the Department of Justice exerting significant pressure on the line prosecutors in the case to obscure the correct Sentencing Guidelines calculation to which Roger Stone was subject – and to water down and in some cases outright distort the events that transpired in his trial and the criminal conduct that gave rise to his conviction. Such pressure resulted in the virtually unprecedented decision to override the original sentencing…What I heard – repeatedly – was that Roger Stone was being treated differently from any other defendant because of his relationship to the President. I was told that the Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Timothy Shea, was receiving heavy pressure from the highest levels of the Department of Justice to cut Stone a break, and that the U.S. Attorney’s sentencing instructions to us were based on political considerations. I was also told that the acting U.S. Attorney was giving Stone such unprecedentedly favorable treatment because he was “afraid of the President.”’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x0Cl5Q8CEM
Even worse for President Trump, new information on the Russian collusion scandal will be released during Zelinsky’s testimony that says Trump was well aware of Stone’s actions and may have been directing him to collude with Wikileaks and Russia. ‘That summer, Stone wasn’t just talking to the CEO, Chairman, and Deputy Chairman of the campaign. He was talking directly to then-candidate Trump himself.’ William Barr, meanwhile, is also under investigation for obstructing justice by the House Judiciary Committee for his firing of U.S. Attorney General Berman from the SDNY while he was investigating Trump’s newest attorney and “fixer,” Rudy Giuliani.
.@Maddow: "The one way William Barr most badly botched this whole thing is that he forgot to come up with any explanation for why he was trying to fire that prosecutor … and now Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler says he has opened an investigation." https://t.co/sesa0AVNqf — MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 23, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-23--Biden Doubles Lead Over Trump In Dramatic New National Poll

The more Donald Trump talks , the deeper he buries himself .
At the same time , former Vice President Joe Biden has remained primarily out of the public view .
That has worked to Biden ’ s advantage with him gaining a remarkably strong lead over the president .
The interviewees in the latest Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll expressly disapproved of the job the commander-in-chief has been doing with the COVID-19 pandemic , racial tensions , and a plummeting economy .
In an exclusive interview , The Hill gave the nation an early peek into the poll ’ s outcome @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters would vote for Biden should the election be held today .
Only 44 percent said they would vote for Trump .
That is a 12-point lead , increased from the same poll taken in May .
This poll is reflective of other recent national polls .
Trump has been losing ground even in battleground states , The latter determine the outcome of the election .
However , based upon the 2016 surprise win , voters are advised to remain active .
The video murder of George Floyd by a white policeman and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a significant way .
Polling Director for the Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll Mark Penn referenced Trump ’ s daily briefings from earlier this year .
They stopped after the president suggested that people inject themselves with disinfectant as a remedy for the coronavirus : Penn continued , pointing to the problems Trump has encountered recently : POTUS said on Tuesday that he is preparing another executive order .
It would : The nationwide protests have resulted in some defacing or removing historical monuments .
Many of the were installed during the Jim Crowe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rally was a dismal failure for him for three possible reasons : • Teens signed up as a prank and did not show .
• Possibly , people have tired of the president ’ s histrionics .
During his rally , Trump called testing a “ double-edged sword ” and he ordered his staff to “ slow the testing down , please : ” Later , POTUS claimed he had just been joking : It appears that Biden ’ s relative silence has worked to his advantage , because Trump does best with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shelter-in-place order , he has not held a press conference , but his lead in the polls continues to widen , according to The Hill : The poll is performed online with 2,000-plus registered voters .
Its results include a diverse swath of the country , and the results are weighted for “ age , gender , region , race/ethnicity , marital status , household size , income , employment , and education where necessary to align them with their actual proportions in the population.
” Its latest poll contained the opinions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on June 17 through June 18 : The Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll ’ s complete results will appear online later in the week .
The country has seen plenty of Donald Trump in recent weeks and months .
On the other hand , given Biden ’ s relative quiet ; perhaps , a quick look into his background would be worth a look .
His son Beau Biden urged him to run again for president as he lay dying .
The son that the father called “ his soul ” had brain cancer .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ The president ’ s family needed him at home .
Before he was President Barack Obama ’ s vice president , Biden served six terms as the senator from Delaware .
He was elected for the first time when he was 27 , coming in under the age ruling in just a hair breadth ’ s time to qualify .
Since then , he has spent the last half-century in public service .
According to The New York Times , he considers himself : Biden has asked advice from both health care and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through the coronavirus pandemic that has sent a tsunami wave across the country .
He came away with free and easily-accessible tests and no out-of-pocket costs for the eventual vaccine .
The former VP has been “ sharply critical ” of Donald Trump ’ s response to the pandemic .
He understands how important health care is to a family .
He lost his wife and little daughter in a car accident .
His two sons were badly injured both physically and emotionally .
As a result , Biden promised them he would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did .
No matter how late , he took that train home .
As the former vice president , he worked on the Affordable Care Act ( ACA ) Biden was born in Scranton , PA in 1942 , but the family had to move to Delaware when he was a kid just in third grade , because there just was no work for his father there any longer .
He tells wonderful little stories about his parents .
The former senator understands the value of bipartisanship .
He wants to see more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aisle .
He chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and is a strong advocate for “ defending America ’ s role as a leader on the global stage.
” President Obama and former Vice President Biden have a deep friendship .
The country misses that era of respect , honor , and patriotism .
That would also include Independents and moderate Republicans .
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The more Donald Trump talks, the deeper he buries himself. At the same time, former Vice President Joe Biden has remained primarily out of the public view. That has worked to Biden’s advantage with him gaining a remarkably strong lead over the president. The interviewees in the latest Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll expressly disapproved of the job the commander-in-chief has been doing with the COVID-19 pandemic, racial tensions, and a plummeting economy.
In an exclusive interview, The Hill gave the nation an early peek into the poll’s outcome:
‘Former Vice President Joe Biden doubled his lead over President Trump to 12 points as voters expressed disapproval with the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus, racial tensions and the economy.’
A full 56 percent of likely voters would vote for Biden should the election be held today. Only 44 percent said they would vote for Trump. That is a 12-point lead, increased from the same poll taken in May.
This poll is reflective of other recent national polls. Trump has been losing ground even in battleground states, The latter determine the outcome of the election. However, based upon the 2016 surprise win, voters are advised to remain active. The video murder of George Floyd by a white policeman and the following protests have touched the country in a significant way.
The Hill continued:
‘Forty-three percent of voters said they approved for Trump, down 4 points from the last Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll survey and the lowest since early 2018. Meanwhile, 57 percent of voters said they disapproved of the president.’
Polling Director for the Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll Mark Penn referenced Trump’s daily briefings from earlier this year. They stopped after the president suggested that people inject themselves with disinfectant as a remedy for the coronavirus:
‘After 11 months of improving ratings, Trump in the last month set back to below 50 percent in his handling of the crisis after the Clorox press conference as he pulled back from the daily briefings. He continues to lag in the national presidential horse race while Biden’s numbers have shown no change up or down. This race is far from over and both candidates have potentially winning scenarios.’
The poll reflects a national trend:
‘A number of other states and national polls show Biden leading Trump. The RealClearPolitics polling average on Tuesday showed Biden up 9.8 points over Trump…Florida, Arizona, Wisconsin and Michigan also show Biden leading the president, though with narrower margins, raising the prospect the election could tighten with more than four months to go.’
Penn continued, pointing to the problems Trump has encountered recently:
‘This has been a weak month for President Trump and the Republicans who have not found their footing after the emergence of the George Floyd protests and given the concern about a possible second wave and concern about opening up too fast [as states begin to reopen.] Biden’s favorable remains under 50 percent but he shows real strength in this month’s horse race and the Democrats stayed steady as the Republicans tumbled.’
POTUS said on Tuesday that he is preparing another executive order. It would:
‘[R]einforce existing laws in the U.S. that punish people for vandalizing monuments. The statement came hours after protesters tried to topple a statue of President Jackson in Lafayette Square across the street from the White House.’
The nationwide protests have resulted in some defacing or removing historical monuments. Many of the were installed during the Jim Crowe era.
Trump ‘s Tulsa OK rally was a dismal failure for him for three possible reasons:
People feared the coronavirus pandemic. Teens signed up as a prank and did not show. Possibly, people have tired of the president’s histrionics.
During his rally, Trump called testing a “double-edged sword” and he ordered his staff to “slow the testing down, please:”
‘I will have an executive order very shortly, and all it’s really going to do is reinforce what’s already there, but in a more uniform way.’
Later, POTUS claimed he had just been joking:
‘Let me make it clear. We have got the greatest testing program anywhere in the world. We test better than anybody in the world. Our tests are the best in the world and we have the most of them. By having more cases it sounds bad, but actually what it is is finding more people.’
It appears that Biden’s relative silence has worked to his advantage, because Trump does best with an adversary. Since the coronavirus pandemic shelter-in-place order, he has not held a press conference, but his lead in the polls continues to widen, according to The Hill:
‘The Harvard CAPS / Harris Poll is performed monthly, and the poll is released by Harvard’s Center for American Political Studies and Harris Insights and Analytics.’
The poll is performed online with 2,000-plus registered voters. Its results include a diverse swath of the country, and the results are weighted for “age, gender, region, race/ethnicity, marital status, household size, income, employment, and education where necessary to align them with their actual proportions in the population.”
Leaning States
Its latest poll contained the opinions of 1,886 randomly selected individuals and was performed on June 17 through June 18:
‘The Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll…is a collaboration of the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard University and The Harris Poll. The Hill will be working with Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll throughout 2020.’
The Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll’s complete results will appear online later in the week. The country has seen plenty of Donald Trump in recent weeks and months. On the other hand, given Biden’s relative quiet; perhaps, a quick look into his background would be worth a look.
His son Beau Biden urged him to run again for president as he lay dying. The son that the father called “his soul” had brain cancer. It was too soon in 2016. The president’s family needed him at home.
Before he was President Barack Obama’s vice president, Biden served six terms as the senator from Delaware. He was elected for the first time when he was 27, coming in under the age ruling in just a hair breadth’s time to qualify.
Since then, he has spent the last half-century in public service. According to The New York Times, he considers himself:
‘[A] steady, seasoned hand in a dangerous and uncertain world.’
Biden has asked advice from both health care and economic experts as he sends his way through the coronavirus pandemic that has sent a tsunami wave across the country. He came away with free and easily-accessible tests and no out-of-pocket costs for the eventual vaccine. The former VP has been “sharply critical” of Donald Trump’s response to the pandemic.
He understands how important health care is to a family. He lost his wife and little daughter in a car accident. His two sons were badly injured both physically and emotionally. As a result, Biden promised them he would come home every night, and he did. No matter how late, he took that train home.
As the former vice president, he worked on the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Biden was born in Scranton, PA in 1942, but the family had to move to Delaware when he was a kid just in third grade, because there just was no work for his father there any longer. He tells wonderful little stories about his parents.
The former senator understands the value of bipartisanship. He wants to see more negotiating with the other side of the aisle. He chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and is a strong advocate for “defending America’s role as a leader on the global stage.”
President Obama and former Vice President Biden have a deep friendship. The country misses that era of respect, honor, and patriotism. That would also include Independents and moderate Republicans.
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--2020-06-23--Twitter Sanctions New Trump Tweet For ‘Abusive Behavior’

Twitter — the social media corporation — seems to take obligations to the public interest more seriously than many Republican members of Congress who refuse to condemn the president ’ s behavior .
After placing a small but significant number of notices on previous Trump tweets informing the public that the posts violated the platform ’ s rules , Twitter has now placed another notice on another one of the president ’ s tweets indicating that the post violates platform rules .
In this particular case , Twitter has placed a rule violation notice on a Tuesday post in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peaceful protesters who may gather in Washington , D.C. Twitter said the post violated its policy against “ abusive behavior.
” In the original post , Trump says : Trump ’ s reference to an “ autonomous zone ” refers to a small area that peaceful protesters in Seattle set up , which they called the “ Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone.
” The area is , compared to the overall size of the city of Seattle , very small , but that hasn ’ t stopped Trump from trumpeting the conspiracy theory that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Seattle has not , however , been taken over , by any stretch of the imagination .
Yet , the president is now using his made-up conspiracy theory as justification for appearing to threaten violence against peaceful protesters .
Twitter has previously marked Trump tweets including posts that included lies about mail-in voting and seemingly threatened violence against other protesters before the ones that the president is now targeting .
Throughout nationwide protests against police brutality , Trump has repeatedly threatened the largely peaceful protesters with violence — he ’ s repeatedly threatened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the U.S. , for example .
Trump has already raged when Twitter has previously marked his tweets for violating platform rules .
He signed an executive order that aimed to remove liability protections for social media companies and “ would open the door for the Commerce Department and the Federal Communications Commission to reinterpret the law and allow the Federal Trade Commission to create a tool for users to report bias online , ” The Verge reports .

Twitter — the social media corporation — seems to take obligations to the public interest more seriously than many Republican members of Congress who refuse to condemn the president’s behavior. After placing a small but significant number of notices on previous Trump tweets informing the public that the posts violated the platform’s rules, Twitter has now placed another notice on another one of the president’s tweets indicating that the post violates platform rules. In this particular case, Twitter has placed a rule violation notice on a Tuesday post in which Trump appeared to preemptively threaten violence against peaceful protesters who may gather in Washington, D.C. Twitter said the post violated its policy against “abusive behavior.”
In the original post, Trump says:
‘There will never be an “Autonomous Zone” in Washington, D.C., as long as I’m your president. If they try, they will be met with serious force!’
Twitters has placed a "public interest notice" on this Trump tweet. pic.twitter.com/wgz5GffXmA — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 23, 2020
Trump’s reference to an “autonomous zone” refers to a small area that peaceful protesters in Seattle set up, which they called the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone.” The area is, compared to the overall size of the city of Seattle, very small, but that hasn’t stopped Trump from trumpeting the conspiracy theory that the city has been taken over. Seattle has not, however, been taken over, by any stretch of the imagination. Yet, the president is now using his made-up conspiracy theory as justification for appearing to threaten violence against peaceful protesters.
Twitter has previously marked Trump tweets including posts that included lies about mail-in voting and seemingly threatened violence against other protesters before the ones that the president is now targeting. Throughout nationwide protests against police brutality, Trump has repeatedly threatened the largely peaceful protesters with violence — he’s repeatedly threatened to send the military into the streets of the U.S., for example. Trump has already raged when Twitter has previously marked his tweets for violating platform rules. He signed an executive order that aimed to remove liability protections for social media companies and “would open the door for the Commerce Department and the Federal Communications Commission to reinterpret the law and allow the Federal Trade Commission to create a tool for users to report bias online,” The Verge reports.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-23--Pence Falls On Camera While Running Up Steps

Donald Trump loves to attack his political rival , Joe Biden , over the times he trips over words due to a childhood stutter , calling him “ mentally incompetent ” and that he is too old to be president ( he ’ s three years older than Trump ) .
As it turns out , the Trump administration can ’ t seem to stay on their feet without assistance .
Perhaps this is the real health crisis America should be worried about ?
On Tuesday , Vice President Mike Pence was boarding Air Force Two to travel to Wisconsin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jog his way up the stairs to the plane .
In a fall heard ’ round the world , he slipped and fell flat on his face , quickly popping back up to signal that he was okay .
Pence ’ s fall follows Trump ’ s weird shuffle down a ramp at West Point ’ s graduation ceremony , which he explained away by saying he didn ’ t want to give the press the satisfaction of seeing him “ bust my a**.
” As it turns out , everyone talked about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ age and his mental acumen in the face of his seeming inability to drink water with one hand or walk down a ramp without struggling .
That argument came full circle for Trump .
All in all , a fall on some stairs is not the most embarrassing moment for the Trump administration , and it ’ s not even the most embarrassing moment they ’ ve had on stairs leading to a plane .
Trump infamously walked up the stairs to Air Force One with toilet paper stuck to his shoe .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s fall is just amusing .

Donald Trump loves to attack his political rival, Joe Biden, over the times he trips over words due to a childhood stutter, calling him “mentally incompetent” and that he is too old to be president (he’s three years older than Trump).
As it turns out, the Trump administration can’t seem to stay on their feet without assistance. Perhaps this is the real health crisis America should be worried about?
Mike Pence falling is literally the story and image of the ENTIRE Trump Administration..🤣😂🤣 ..fall on your face and pretend NOTHING ever happened. 🤭 pic.twitter.com/11FsXvcyde — Women SCARE Trump💪🤣🌈 (@Ky_Gill28) June 23, 2020
On Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence was boarding Air Force Two to travel to Wisconsin. waving at reporters before trying to jog his way up the stairs to the plane. In a fall heard ’round the world, he slipped and fell flat on his face, quickly popping back up to signal that he was okay.
Trump tells half empty audience at #TulsaRally the reason he couldn’t walk down the “really steep” ramp at West Point last week is because he was wearing leather-bottom shoes and it was so hot and he was so tired from saluting so many cadets. pic.twitter.com/MGdjRMVhUd — Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) June 21, 2020
Pence’s fall follows Trump’s weird shuffle down a ramp at West Point’s graduation ceremony, which he explained away by saying he didn’t want to give the press the satisfaction of seeing him “bust my a**.” As it turns out, everyone talked about him all the worse, questioning his age and his mental acumen in the face of his seeming inability to drink water with one hand or walk down a ramp without struggling. That argument came full circle for Trump.
Work for Trump and it sticks to the bottom of your shoe like…toilet paper. pic.twitter.com/BxRI1EGSsm — Francine McKenna (@retheauditors) June 21, 2020
All in all, a fall on some stairs is not the most embarrassing moment for the Trump administration, and it’s not even the most embarrassing moment they’ve had on stairs leading to a plane. Trump infamously walked up the stairs to Air Force One with toilet paper stuck to his shoe. When compared to that moment, Pence’s fall is just amusing.
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-23--Trump Set To Investigate CDC As Political Scapegoat For COVID-19: report

During his very bad week , Donald Trump was on the hunt for someone to blame for his own failings .
After the abysmal showing at the Tulsa , OK rally with an auditorium two-thirds empty , the president set his sights on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) .
Certainly , people stayed home , because they did not want to die .
Trump wants to befuddle his followers , so that they will not see their support for him as a possible death knell for their own and their families ’ lives .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Can he convince them that the coronavirus pandemic is not been as bad as they imagine ?
The White House officials have been trying to scapegoat the CDC rather than this deadly virus .
That was part of the reason that the president has been running around the nation ’ s hotspots maskless .
There are two additional reasons for his dangerous actions .
First , he has always believed that illness was the equivalent of weakness .
Conversely , daring to wear no mask makes him look more manly .
Second , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the admission of the coronavirus pandemic and losing in the upcoming election or no coronavirus and a big win in November .
Trump said that he told his people to slow down the testing so that there will be fewer cases of the virus .
That was a bit like do not take a pregnancy test so you will not be pregnant .
Yet , that has been POTUS ’ warped thinking all along .
He wants to wish it away .
Even as he went to the Marine One helicopter on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday , told MSNBC reporters : The White House has launched a deep inquiry into the CDC to review what it claims were its failings , according to The POLITICO .
The investigation will explore why the early test kits failed .
He neglected to mention that the World Health Organization ( WHO ) offered the nation the very same test kits that it sent the rest of the world , , Trump turned the offer down .
Furthermore , the White House wanted to know the death rate state-by-state .
Thus far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have tested positive for COVID-19 , and over 122,000 Americans have died from the virus .
One problem people have about this dreadful illness blanketing the country is it is hard to grasp what 122,000 deaths over several months look like .
Okay , imagine Donald Trump flying in low over Tucson , AZ and bombing half of the city .
He kills all the people on the bombed-out side .
This mission would have no more impact on the commander-in-chief than if he was playing a video game .
The reason is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ empathy .
Otherwise , he would work to end the pandemic .
If Trump went on to Pasadena , CA , and bombed it , he would kill all of the people living there , according to databases.com .
Let us say that he swung back over Topeka , KS and released his bombs , he would obliterate every man , woman , and child living there .
Green Bay WI would be gone , and so would most of Ft. Louderville , FL .
His bombs would destroy over half of Pittsburg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , MA .
A former administration official said : Former Obama Homeland Security official Juliette Kayyem worked on the 2009 H1N1 pandemic response team .
She said that agencies could review their response after the crisis had passed , but that need was not specific to the CDC alone : A former White House official noted that the Center for Disease and Control ( CDC ) Director Robert Redfield agreed with the pre-pandemic issue .
The agency has activities all over the place : An official in the administration blamed the CDC for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .

During his very bad week, Donald Trump was on the hunt for someone to blame for his own failings. After the abysmal showing at the Tulsa, OK rally with an auditorium two-thirds empty, the president set his sights on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Certainly, people stayed home, because they did not want to die.
Trump wants to befuddle his followers, so that they will not see their support for him as a possible death knell for their own and their families’ lives. This puts POTUS in a precarious position. Can he convince them that the coronavirus pandemic is not been as bad as they imagine?
The White House officials have been trying to scapegoat the CDC rather than this deadly virus. That was part of the reason that the president has been running around the nation’s hotspots maskless. There are two additional reasons for his dangerous actions. First, he has always believed that illness was the equivalent of weakness. Conversely, daring to wear no mask makes him look more manly. Second, he believes that his choice was between the admission of the coronavirus pandemic and losing in the upcoming election or no coronavirus and a big win in November.
Trump said that he told his people to slow down the testing so that there will be fewer cases of the virus. That was a bit like do not take a pregnancy test so you will not be pregnant. Yet, that has been POTUS’ warped thinking all along. He wants to wish it away. Even as he went to the Marine One helicopter on his way to Yuma, AZ, on Tuesday, told MSNBC reporters:
‘More cases makes it sound bad.’
The White House has launched a deep inquiry into the CDC to review what it claims were its failings, according to The POLITICO. The investigation will explore why the early test kits failed. He neglected to mention that the World Health Organization (WHO) offered the nation the very same test kits that it sent the rest of the world,, Trump turned the offer down.
Furthermore, the White House wanted to know the death rate state-by-state. Thus far, 2.3 million people in this country have tested positive for COVID-19, and over 122,000 Americans have died from the virus. One problem people have about this dreadful illness blanketing the country is it is hard to grasp what 122,000 deaths over several months look like.
Okay, imagine Donald Trump flying in low over Tucson, AZ and bombing half of the city. He kills all the people on the bombed-out side. This mission would have no more impact on the commander-in-chief than if he was playing a video game. The reason is this man has no conscience and no empathy. Otherwise, he would work to end the pandemic.
If Trump went on to Pasadena, CA, and bombed it, he would kill all of the people living there, according to databases.com. Let us say that he swung back over Topeka, KS and released his bombs, he would obliterate every man, woman, and child living there. Green Bay WI would be gone, and so would most of Ft. Louderville, FL. His bombs would destroy over half of Pittsburg, PA and nearly all of Springfield, MA.
A former administration official said:
‘WHO is an easy one. It is foreign body in Switzerland. CDC will be tough to create a bogeyman around for the average voter.’
Former Obama Homeland Security official Juliette Kayyem worked on the 2009 H1N1 pandemic response team. She said that agencies could review their response after the crisis had passed, but that need was not specific to the CDC alone:
‘When the history books are written about this crisis, is anyone actually going to believe that America’s abysmal performance and its high death rate was because of some bureaucratic impediment at the CDC? The core of America’s problem is a White House that clearly was not pressed into action in January. And every flaw — from CDC and testing to FEMA and the stockpiles to the supply chain and the states — every systemic problem is rooted in White House malfeasance.’
A former White House official noted that the Center for Disease and Control (CDC) Director Robert Redfield agreed with the pre-pandemic issue. The agency has activities all over the place:
‘The thing to do is take a hard look at the CDC and say, what are the five things that they really need to do, and do it to the exclusion of everything else. People have been talking about back to basics, core mission.’
An official in the administration blamed the CDC for a delayed state COVID-19 count:
‘In Pennsylvania, if you have coronavirus and you die from a gunshot wound, it gets classified as a coronavirus death. If the data drives the decision making, you want to make sure you have good data. When you have different ways of counting things, it can lead to distortion. The audit was suggested as means to confirm that or disprove that.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-23--Hillary Trolls Trump Over His Dumb COVID-19 Testing Philosophy

President Donald Trump ’ s incompetent self-obsession puts lives on the line .
At his recent campaign rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma , he claimed to the crowd that he had asked administration officials to slow down testing for the Coronavirus so that the overall number of confirmed cases could be kept low .
White House officials subsequently claimed that Trump was just joking , but as recently as this Tuesday , when asked if he was kidding , Trump suggested that he was not .
Hillary Clinton was among those to promptly condemn Trump for putting American lives on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with public image .
On Twitter this Tuesday , she shared : Trump ’ s insistence that he does not “ kid ” isn ’ t exactly ambiguous .
No matter the clean-up operations that officials from his administration would like to carry on with , he seems to want observers to take his words seriously , no matter their level of dangerous ridiculousness .
Coronavirus testing is , quite simply , imperative in the fight against the disease , because it allows public health authorities to track its spread and therefore — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ curtail the outbreak .
The virus has already killed over 120,000 Americans , as Clinton notes — it ’ s not a trivial issue .
No matter the seriousness of the situation , and the fact that over 120,000 Americans have died and the country has been plunged into a serious crisis amidst the rush to pick up the slack of the president ’ s lax ( at best ) response , Trump still seems to want congratulations for his supposed job well done .
This Tuesday morning , he even complained about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Health ’ s Dr. Anthony Fauci has gotten , as if responding to the pandemic is some kind of popularity contest .

President Donald Trump’s incompetent self-obsession puts lives on the line. At his recent campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he claimed to the crowd that he had asked administration officials to slow down testing for the Coronavirus so that the overall number of confirmed cases could be kept low. White House officials subsequently claimed that Trump was just joking, but as recently as this Tuesday, when asked if he was kidding, Trump suggested that he was not. Hillary Clinton was among those to promptly condemn Trump for putting American lives on the line in service of his obsession with public image.
On Twitter this Tuesday, she shared:
‘Again, 120,000 Americans are dead from COVID-19 and the president ordered testing to be slowed down because big numbers would hurt him politically. There aren’t words for this level of betrayal.’
Again, 120,000 Americans are dead from COVID-19 and the president ordered testing to be slowed down because big numbers would hurt him politically. There aren't words for this level of betrayal. https://t.co/v2fvnqdmcU — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 23, 2020
Trump’s insistence that he does not “kid” isn’t exactly ambiguous. No matter the clean-up operations that officials from his administration would like to carry on with, he seems to want observers to take his words seriously, no matter their level of dangerous ridiculousness. Coronavirus testing is, quite simply, imperative in the fight against the disease, because it allows public health authorities to track its spread and therefore — hopefully — be able to work to curtail the outbreak. The virus has already killed over 120,000 Americans, as Clinton notes — it’s not a trivial issue.
No matter the seriousness of the situation, and the fact that over 120,000 Americans have died and the country has been plunged into a serious crisis amidst the rush to pick up the slack of the president’s lax (at best) response, Trump still seems to want congratulations for his supposed job well done. This Tuesday morning, he even complained about the attention that the National Institutes of Health’s Dr. Anthony Fauci has gotten, as if responding to the pandemic is some kind of popularity contest.
….Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is with us in all ways, a very high 72% Approval Rating. So, if he is in charge along with V.P. etc., and with us doing all of these really good things, why doesn’t the Lamestream Media treat us as they should? Answer: Because they are Fake News! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 23, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Clinton:


bipartisanreport--2020-06-23--Adam Schiff Reveals Tuesday Trump Foreign Collusion Scheme

President Donald Trump continues to seem obsessed with winning re-election to the point that , in his new memoir , Trump ’ s former national security adviser John Bolton reveals that Trump apparently asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for help with his re-election campaign .
Specifically , Trump apparently asked the Chinese president to increase his country ’ s purchase of agricultural goods from U.S. producers , which Trump indicated that he thought would boost his re-election chances .
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff ( D-Calif. ) is among those who ’ ve spoken out against the president ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Schiff pointed out that during Trump ’ s impeachment trial , he raised the possibility that Trump might collude with China to try and boost his re-election chances .
‘ During the impeachment trial , I posed this hypothetical to Senators : If China began to interfere in our elections to help Trump , would he call them out ?
Or would he give China a better trade deal ?
As it turns out , the answer was just as damning as we thought.
’ There ’ s an important note here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s impeachment trial that the president ’ s behavior suggested that he might be willing and ready to cooperate with China in an attempt to boost his re-election chances , the overwhelming majority of Republican Senators did nothing .
Only one single Republican Senator — Utah ’ s Mitt Romney — voted to convict Trump of either of the charges against him .
( Romney voted to convict Trump of abuse of power . )
In the wake of the latest revelations about Trump ’ s apparent attempt to solicit election help from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that House Democrats were discussing options for the road ahead , including whether or not to have Bolton testify .
Schiff explained : ‘ We do need , I think , to expose the length and breadth of this president ’ s depravity and how much it is endangering the country .
So those facts are going to need to come out and we are discussing with the Speaker and my fellow chairs just how to do that.
’ Check out Twitter ’ s response to some of his latest commentary below :

President Donald Trump continues to seem obsessed with winning re-election to the point that, in his new memoir, Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton reveals that Trump apparently asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for help with his re-election campaign. Specifically, Trump apparently asked the Chinese president to increase his country’s purchase of agricultural goods from U.S. producers, which Trump indicated that he thought would boost his re-election chances. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is among those who’ve spoken out against the president’s corruption. On Twitter this Tuesday, Schiff pointed out that during Trump’s impeachment trial, he raised the possibility that Trump might collude with China to try and boost his re-election chances.
Alongside a video of his remarks, Schiff commented:
‘During the impeachment trial, I posed this hypothetical to Senators: If China began to interfere in our elections to help Trump, would he call them out? Or would he give China a better trade deal? As it turns out, the answer was just as damning as we thought.’
During the impeachment trial, I posed this hypothetical to Senators: If China began to interfere in our elections to help Trump, would he call them out? Or would he give China a better trade deal? As it turns out, the answer was just as damning as we thought. pic.twitter.com/TeH350tdoM — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) June 23, 2020
There’s an important note here — although Schiff argued during Trump’s impeachment trial that the president’s behavior suggested that he might be willing and ready to cooperate with China in an attempt to boost his re-election chances, the overwhelming majority of Republican Senators did nothing. Only one single Republican Senator — Utah’s Mitt Romney — voted to convict Trump of either of the charges against him. (Romney voted to convict Trump of abuse of power.)
In the wake of the latest revelations about Trump’s apparent attempt to solicit election help from China, Schiff acknowledged over the weekend that House Democrats were discussing options for the road ahead, including whether or not to have Bolton testify. Schiff explained:
‘We do need, I think, to expose the length and breadth of this president’s depravity and how much it is endangering the country. So those facts are going to need to come out and we are discussing with the Speaker and my fellow chairs just how to do that.’
Check out Twitter’s response to some of his latest commentary below:


bipartisanreport--2020-06-23--GOP Senator Finally Breaks With Trump After Obama Treason Accusation

At this point , President Donald Trump appears to live in a self-obsessed reality of his own making .
During an interview with the Christian Broadcast Network ( CBN ) that aired on Monday , Trump claimed that former President Barack Obama committed treason , which is an absolutely ludicrous assertion that has no relationship to reality .
As evidence for his false claims of Obama ’ s crimes , Trump has pointed to imaginary misconduct that Obama perpetrated against the Trump team through the Russia investigation , and in that same CBN interview , he suggested that if this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago , Obama administration officials would have been executed .
On Tuesday , North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis — a Republican who ’ s facing a tough re-election battle this year — distanced himself from the president ’ s remarks .
Of course , Tillis doesn ’ t get points for distancing himself from the president ’ s latest absolutely unhinged conspiracy theory .
In the CBN interview , Trump said : What on earth does Trump mean by a “ modern day version of taping ” ?
Tapes are still a thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The president is so self-obsessed that he ’ s seemingly trying to weasel out of accountability for the brazen falsehood of his claim that Obama “ spied ” on him by trying to pretend that words don ’ t mean what they mean anymore .
‘ If it was the opposite , two years ago , 25 people would have been convicted and they would be sent to jail for 50 years .
And by the way , if it were 100 years ago , or 50 years ago , they would have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a different time .
We ’ re in a different time .
You understand what I mean by that .
They spied on the opposing party ’ s campaign and we caught them.
’ Trump ’ s claim that the Obama team “ spied ” on the Trump campaign and was “ caught ” is false .
There was no nefarious conspiracy ; there was only a duly proceeding investigation that occasionally included court-approved surveillance of a one-time Trump adviser , Carter Page .
It is staggering that the current president of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinks that his opponents are guilty of such terrible crimes that they would have been executed if the supposed crimes took place 50 years ago .
Trump , who is in his 70s , was a young adult 50 years ago , meaning that he ’ s basically reminiscing about the “ good old days ” when it was supposedly easier to put people to death — and even after all of this insanity , there are still Republicans who will support him !
Trump ’ s conspiracy theories are a danger to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to this reality , because presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads Trump in many polls on both the national level and in many individual swing states that Trump won in 2016 .

At this point, President Donald Trump appears to live in a self-obsessed reality of his own making. During an interview with the Christian Broadcast Network (CBN) that aired on Monday, Trump claimed that former President Barack Obama committed treason, which is an absolutely ludicrous assertion that has no relationship to reality. As evidence for his false claims of Obama’s crimes, Trump has pointed to imaginary misconduct that Obama perpetrated against the Trump team through the Russia investigation, and in that same CBN interview, he suggested that if this imaginary scandal unfolded 50 or 100 years ago, Obama administration officials would have been executed. On Tuesday, North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis — a Republican who’s facing a tough re-election battle this year — distanced himself from the president’s remarks.
POLITICO reporter Andrew Desiderio shared:
‘Senate Republicans distancing themselves today from Trump’s unfounded “treason” claims against Obama. “I don’t think that President Obama committed treason,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) says.’
Senate Republicans distancing themselves today from Trump’s unfounded “treason” claims against Obama. “I don’t think that President Obama committed treason,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) says. cc: @realDonaldTrump — Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) June 23, 2020
Of course, Tillis doesn’t get points for distancing himself from the president’s latest absolutely unhinged conspiracy theory. In the CBN interview, Trump said:
‘It’s treason. Look, when I came out a long time ago, I said they’ve been spying on my campaign. I said they’ve been taping, and that was in quotes, meaning a modern day version of taping, it’s all the same thing. But a modern day version. But they’ve been spying on my campaign.’
What on earth does Trump mean by a “modern day version of taping”? Tapes are still a thing! They’re not antiquated. The president is so self-obsessed that he’s seemingly trying to weasel out of accountability for the brazen falsehood of his claim that Obama “spied” on him by trying to pretend that words don’t mean what they mean anymore.
President Donald Trump once again went after former President Barack Obama, this time accusing his predecessor of “treason.” pic.twitter.com/MuwyKOfUKS — HuffPost (@HuffPost) June 23, 2020
In that original CBN interview, Trump added:
‘If it was the opposite, two years ago, 25 people would have been convicted and they would be sent to jail for 50 years. And by the way, if it were 100 years ago, or 50 years ago, they would have been executed, but we’re in a different time. We’re in a different time. You understand what I mean by that. They spied on the opposing party’s campaign and we caught them.’
Trump’s claim that the Obama team “spied” on the Trump campaign and was “caught” is false. There was no nefarious conspiracy; there was only a duly proceeding investigation that occasionally included court-approved surveillance of a one-time Trump adviser, Carter Page.
It is staggering that the current president of the United States glibly admits that he thinks that his opponents are guilty of such terrible crimes that they would have been executed if the supposed crimes took place 50 years ago. Trump, who is in his 70s, was a young adult 50 years ago, meaning that he’s basically reminiscing about the “good old days” when it was supposedly easier to put people to death — and even after all of this insanity, there are still Republicans who will support him!
Trump’s conspiracy theories are a danger to the United States. Americans seem attuned to this reality, because presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads Trump in many polls on both the national level and in many individual swing states that Trump won in 2016.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-24--Trump Says Dumb Stuff During Tuesday Night Arizona Rally Flop

After a pitiful showing at his first rally back on the campaign trail in Tulsa , Oklahoma on Saturday , Donald Trump decided to visit Phoenix , Arizona , where the worst outbreak of COVID-19 has been happening recently , to give a small rally celebrating his non-existent and ridiculous border wall .
For some reason , 3,000 students lined up to see Trump give the exact same speech he gave on Saturday , which was both live-streamed and available in full on Fox News .
They cheered riotously when Trump , twice , referred to COVID-19 as the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race baiting .
They cheered that line of rhetoric even more when Trump said “ I just got back from something you like very much , the border wall , ” ecstatic at the idea of locking brown people out of the country .
Trump played up the drama and his “ us versus them ” narrative , a favorite of dictators throughout history , getting cheers for his stance against “ left and left wing intolerance , ” telling his supporters that “ we will never surrender to mob violence.
” Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ event by Students for Trump founder , Ryan Fournier was not accompanied by the group ’ s co-founder , John Lambert , who is currently serving prison time for wire fraud .
‘ According to the federal government , at the same time he was building a nationwide political network and serving as one of the most visible young faces of Trump ’ s populist movement , Lambert was also posing online as a high-powered New York lawyer , eventually making off with tens of thousands of dollars in fees he stole from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the joys of hearing Trump say awful things about black protesters , Chinese people , and undocumented immigrants , students in Phoenix risked their lives .
Very few people were seen wearing masks and Trump failed to wear one despite the mayor ’ s pleas that he set an example for his attendees .
In a statement , Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallegos said in a statement released on Tuesday that : ‘ While I do not believe an event of this magnitude can be held safely , particularly as Arizona sees rising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to continue with this rally…We ’ ve seen tremendous compliance with the mask ordinance that went into effect this weekend .
Everyone attending tomorrow ’ s event , particularly any elected official , should set an example to residents by wearing a mask .
This includes the President .
’

After a pitiful showing at his first rally back on the campaign trail in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, Donald Trump decided to visit Phoenix, Arizona, where the worst outbreak of COVID-19 has been happening recently, to give a small rally celebrating his non-existent and ridiculous border wall.
WATCH: President Trump again refers to the Chinese Coronavirus as “Kung Flu”, crowd goes wild at ‘Students for Trump’ event pic.twitter.com/hgiL57hTq1 — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 24, 2020
For some reason, 3,000 students lined up to see Trump give the exact same speech he gave on Saturday, which was both live-streamed and available in full on Fox News. They cheered riotously when Trump, twice, referred to COVID-19 as the “Kung Flu,” delighted by his race baiting. They cheered that line of rhetoric even more when Trump said “I just got back from something you like very much, the border wall,” ecstatic at the idea of locking brown people out of the country.
Trump played up the drama and his “us versus them” narrative, a favorite of dictators throughout history, getting cheers for his stance against “left and left wing intolerance,” telling his supporters that “we will never surrender to mob violence.”
5 years ago I started Students for Trump. I never imagined it would turn into a massive movement with so much love and support behind it… And today we are hosting @realDonaldTrump in Phoenix! God is GREAT! — Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) June 23, 2020
Trump was thanked on Twitter and during the event by Students for Trump founder, Ryan Fournier was not accompanied by the group’s co-founder, John Lambert, who is currently serving prison time for wire fraud.
‘According to the federal government, at the same time he was building a nationwide political network and serving as one of the most visible young faces of Trump’s populist movement, Lambert was also posing online as a high-powered New York lawyer, eventually making off with tens of thousands of dollars in fees he stole from unwitting clients seeking legal services.’
The scene of President Trump’s appearance at a Phoenix mega-church. No social distancing. And the only masks I am seeing are being worn by the White House travel pool pic.twitter.com/WYBRjAiDJp — Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) June 23, 2020
For all the joys of hearing Trump say awful things about black protesters, Chinese people, and undocumented immigrants, students in Phoenix risked their lives. Very few people were seen wearing masks and Trump failed to wear one despite the mayor’s pleas that he set an example for his attendees.
In a statement, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallegos said in a statement released on Tuesday that:
‘While I do not believe an event of this magnitude can be held safely, particularly as Arizona sees rising COVID cases, the president has decided to continue with this rally…We’ve seen tremendous compliance with the mask ordinance that went into effect this weekend. Everyone attending tomorrow’s event, particularly any elected official, should set an example to residents by wearing a mask. This includes the President.’
Trump supporter in Phoenix refuses to wear a mask because of “the hypocrisy of BLM protesters not wearing masks,” even though 99% of them actually did. pic.twitter.com/BmwOvB6fnM — John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳🌈 (@aravosis) June 23, 2020
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