bipartisanreport--2020-08-31--Federal Court Restores Obama Legacy With Monday Trump Rebuke

On Monday , the Second Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a Trump administration attempt to make life easier for vehicle manufacturers whose vehicles don ’ t meet fuel efficiency standards .
The Trump administration had attempted to dramatically slash the fines that car manufacturers would have to pay per tenth of a mile per gallon that each vehicle goes above the federal government ’ s fuel economy standard .
Whereas the fine had previously been apparently set at $ 14 per tenth of a mile per gallon , the Trump administration had sought a level of $ 5.50 — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quickly accumulate when applied to every vehicle from a particular manufacturer that exceeds the standards .
The latest ruling from the Second Circuit Appeals Court is the second time that the court has weighed in on the issue .
Previously , prior to the 2019 fines change that was imposed by the Trump Administration ’ s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA ) , the court had ruled against the Trump administration ’ s attempt to delay an increase in the fuel economy-related fines that had been scheduled by Congress in 2015 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Act includes provisions for an increase in monetary penalties that ’ s meant to keep the weight of the penalties in line with inflation .
Subsequently , the Trump administration appears to have attempted to slash much of the fines altogether — and they employed a similar tactic when it comes to the fuel economy standards themselves .
Although the Obama administration demanded automobiles to be at nearly 55 miles per gallon across the board by 2025 , the Trump administration dialed those levels down to demand 40 miles per gallon by 2026 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case , lawsuits have emerged following that rule change — and the state of California has struck its own deal with automobile manufacturers under which produced vehicles would be more in line with Obama-era standards .
In this case , environmental groups and a full 13 states sued over the Trump administration ’ s attempt to roll back the fines for violating fuel efficiency standards .
The Sierra Club , which participated in the lawsuit , commented : ‘ Once again , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away polluting passes to automakers who lag behind on meeting standards required by law .
This is yet another reminder to Donald Trump ’ s NHTSA that the agency must comply with the law and set strong civil penalties that promote fuel economy and encourage automakers to meet the clean car standards.
’ The Trump administration has consistently sought to undermine environmental safety regulations for the purpose of paving the way for big business .
For instance , the administration has repealed the so-called Waters of the United States rule , which expanded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and subject to cleanliness standards .
The Trump administration also moved to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord , which was an agreement between the vast majority of countries outlining steps to curtail carbon emissions and otherwise thwart climate change .
At one point , Trump even derided a report on the looming effects of climate change that had been produced by his own administration , telling reporters that he simply didn ’ t believe it .

This week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a Trump administration attempt to make life easier for vehicle manufacturers whose vehicles don’t meet fuel efficiency standards. The Trump administration had attempted to dramatically slash the fines that car manufacturers would have to pay per tenth of a mile per gallon that each vehicle goes above the federal government’s fuel economy standard. Whereas the fine had previously been apparently set at $14 per tenth of a mile per gallon, the Trump administration had sought a level of $5.50 — a big drop. Fuel economy-related fines quickly accumulate when applied to every vehicle from a particular manufacturer that exceeds the standards.
The latest ruling from the Second Circuit Appeals Court is the second time that the court has weighed in on the issue. Previously, prior to the 2019 fines change that was imposed by the Trump Administration’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the court had ruled against the Trump administration’s attempt to delay an increase in the fuel economy-related fines that had been scheduled by Congress in 2015. Federal legislation known as the Improvements Act includes provisions for an increase in monetary penalties that’s meant to keep the weight of the penalties in line with inflation.
Subsequently, the Trump administration appears to have attempted to slash much of the fines altogether — and they employed a similar tactic when it comes to the fuel economy standards themselves. Although the Obama administration demanded automobiles to be at nearly 55 miles per gallon across the board by 2025, the Trump administration dialed those levels down to demand 40 miles per gallon by 2026. As in the fuel economy-related fines case, lawsuits have emerged following that rule change — and the state of California has struck its own deal with automobile manufacturers under which produced vehicles would be more in line with Obama-era standards.
In this case, environmental groups and a full 13 states sued over the Trump administration’s attempt to roll back the fines for violating fuel efficiency standards. The Sierra Club, which participated in the lawsuit, commented:
‘Once again, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that the Trump Administration cannot give away polluting passes to automakers who lag behind on meeting standards required by law. This is yet another reminder to Donald Trump’s NHTSA that the agency must comply with the law and set strong civil penalties that promote fuel economy and encourage automakers to meet the clean car standards.’
The Trump administration has consistently sought to undermine environmental safety regulations for the purpose of paving the way for big business. For instance, the administration has repealed the so-called Waters of the United States rule, which expanded the waterways that were under federal jurisdiction and subject to cleanliness standards.
The Trump administration also moved to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord, which was an agreement between the vast majority of countries outlining steps to curtail carbon emissions and otherwise thwart climate change. At one point, Trump even derided a report on the looming effects of climate change that had been produced by his own administration, telling reporters that he simply didn’t believe it.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-31--Congress Announces Subpoena Of Trump’s Postmaster General

The House Oversight Committee will be issuing a subpoena targeting the Trump-allied Postmaster General , Louis DeJoy , after DeJoy refused to provide documents about recent operational changes at the Postal Service that the committee had demanded .
The requested documents , as The Washington Post summarizes , include “ any analysis the Postal Service ran on the [ effect ] of the operational changes DeJoy instituted at the agency.
” Those changes have included reported cuts to overtime availability and the removal of mail sorting machines from facilities across the country , among other developments .
The demanded documents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DeJoy and the Trump campaign , ” as the Oversight Committee itself noted .
DeJoy ’ s policy and operations changes have sparked significant slowdowns in Postal Service operations across the country , which , among other potential negative ramifications , could negatively impact the ability for the Postal Service and election authorities to effectively handle mail-in ballots in the upcoming presidential election .
During a recent Fox interview , Trump himself openly noted the fact that a hit to Postal Service operations could significantly hamper the usage of mail-in ballots , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supposed problems with mail-in ballots for awhile .
In reality , he might simply be paranoid about the possibility of losing the upcoming election if Americans have the chance to truly make their voices heard .
Although DeJoy recently announced that he ’ d supposedly be pausing operations changes at the Postal Service , he told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) in a recent meeting that he did not actually intend to take steps like putting mail sorting machines back that had been taken out of commission .
On August 19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ admitted that he had no intention of replacing the sorting machines , blue mailboxes and other key mail infrastructure that have been removed and that plans for adequate overtime , which is critical for the timely delivery of mail , are not in the works.
” Recently , the House passed legislation called the Delivering for America Act , which , if fully enacted , would prohibit major updates to the policy and operations protocols that were in effect on January 1 of this year and would also provide the Postal Service with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which the agency ’ s own Board of Governors indicated earlier this year would be needed .
The Republican-led Senate has refused to move on that bill or similar legislation .

The House Oversight Committee will be issuing a subpoena targeting the Trump-allied Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy, after DeJoy refused to provide documents about recent operational changes at the Postal Service that the committee had demanded. The requested documents, as The Washington Post summarizes, include “any analysis the Postal Service ran on the [effect] of the operational changes DeJoy instituted at the agency.” Those changes have included reported cuts to overtime availability and the removal of mail sorting machines from facilities across the country, among other developments. The demanded documents also cover “previously undisclosed communications between DeJoy and the Trump campaign,” as the Oversight Committee itself noted.
Breaking: Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a memorandum notifying all Committee Members of her intent to issue a subpoena to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for documents he has been withholding from Congress. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 31, 2020
DeJoy’s policy and operations changes have sparked significant slowdowns in Postal Service operations across the country, which, among other potential negative ramifications, could negatively impact the ability for the Postal Service and election authorities to effectively handle mail-in ballots in the upcoming presidential election. During a recent Fox interview, Trump himself openly noted the fact that a hit to Postal Service operations could significantly hamper the usage of mail-in ballots, and he’s already been complaining about supposed problems with mail-in ballots for awhile. In reality, he might simply be paranoid about the possibility of losing the upcoming election if Americans have the chance to truly make their voices heard.
Although DeJoy recently announced that he’d supposedly be pausing operations changes at the Postal Service, he told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a recent meeting that he did not actually intend to take steps like putting mail sorting machines back that had been taken out of commission. On August 19, Pelosi said that DeJoy “frankly admitted that he had no intention of replacing the sorting machines, blue mailboxes and other key mail infrastructure that have been removed and that plans for adequate overtime, which is critical for the timely delivery of mail, are not in the works.”
Recently, the House passed legislation called the Delivering for America Act, which, if fully enacted, would prohibit major updates to the policy and operations protocols that were in effect on January 1 of this year and would also provide the Postal Service with $25 billion in apparent cash assistance, which the agency’s own Board of Governors indicated earlier this year would be needed. The Republican-led Senate has refused to move on that bill or similar legislation.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-31--Trump Caught Accepting 2 Dozen + Donations From Nazi’s

People were aghast when Donald Trump supported the violent protest of white nationalists in Charlottesville , Virginia .
One of them ran over a peacefully protesting woman , and she died .
Less than a year into his election , POTUS finally held a press conference on neo-Nazis .
A reporter asked the seminal question that exposed Trump ’ s personal infrastructure of hate .
A reporter asked , according to The POLITIFACT : The reporter held firm , “ Forty-eight hours.
” The president responded with weasel words : The reporter responded with this question , “ So you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
” Trump was not making much sense : Then , the journalist said : POTUS took weasel-wording to the next level : Trump tried to balance out the playing field : ‘ Excuse me , excuse me .
They didn ’ t put themselves — and you had some very bad people in that group , but you also had people that were very fine people , on both sides .
You had people in that group .
Excuse me , excuse me .
I saw the same pictures as you did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that were there to protest the taking down of , to them , a very , very important statue and the renaming of a park from Robert E. Lee to another name you also had people that were very fine people , on both sides.
’ Trump ’ s campaign has been receiving thousands of dollars , contributed by a well-known neo-Nazi leader Morris Gulett in addition to other racist extremists , according to The Daily Beast .
Gulett brought an Aryan Nations [ Church of Jesus Christ Christian ] to Louisiana .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s campaign has been accepting the money since December 2017 in 29 separate transactions .
A racist employer/contributor who tried to impose his beliefs on his employees was sued .
He had tried to give them $ 1,000 to marry and $ 1,000 for having babies , calling it a “ procreation bonus.
” He said he wanted to stop minority groups from outnumbers white people in the US .
People might wonder why Beo-Nazis support the man who occasionally sits in the Oval Office .
The Southern Poverty Law Center ( SPLC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Patriot groups ” mushroomed when President Barack Obama took office .
One woman with an advanced degree feared that Obama would exact revenge upon white Americans for past infringements .
The National Socialist Movement ( NSM ) is “ America ’ s largest neo-Nazi group.
” SPLC Senior Fellow Mark Potok defined “ Patriot groups , ” according to The Vox Magazine : During a national rally , the leaders were interested in how Trump has helped ignite white supremacism and brought it into the “ mainstream.
” The president gave the group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : The US is not the only country with a neo-Nazi/Fascist resurgence .
In Germany , the far-right Alternative fur Deutschland ( AfD ) Party has about 35,000 members .
The German Alternative Party shot dead a man on video who defended Chancellor Angela Merkel ’ s pro-refugee policies .
The AfD , CDU , FDP coalition of 9,000 individuals came to Erfurt , which is Thuringia ’ s capital .
Their signs read : AfD punishes anyone who criticizes it , ever since it was elected into state parliament in 2014 : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
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People were aghast when Donald Trump supported the violent protest of white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia. One of them ran over a peacefully protesting woman, and she died. Less than a year into his election, POTUS finally held a press conference on neo-Nazis. A reporter asked the seminal question that exposed Trump’s personal infrastructure of hate.
A reporter asked, according to The POLITIFACT:
‘Let me ask you, Mr. President, why did you wait so long to blast neo-Nazis?’
Trump was defensive:
‘I didn’t wait long. I didn’t wait long.’
The reporter held firm, “Forty-eight hours.” The president responded with weasel words:
‘I wanted to make sure, unlike most politicians, that what I said was correct — not make a quick statement. The statement I made on Saturday, the first statement, was a fine statement.
The reporter responded with this question, “So you had to (inaudible) white supremacists?” Trump was not making much sense:
‘I brought it. I brought it. I brought it.’
Then, the journalist said:
‘Was it terrorism, in your opinion, what happened?’
POTUS took weasel-wording to the next level:
‘As I said…we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence. It has no place in America. And then it went on from there. Now, here’s the thing –‘
The president continued:
‘You had a group on one side and you had a group on the other, and they came at each other with clubs — and it was vicious and it was horrible. And it was a horrible thing to watch.’
Trump tried to balance out the playing field:
‘But there is another side. There was a group on this side. You can call them the left — you just called them the left — that came violently attacking the other group.’
The reporter continued:
‘(Inaudible) … both sides, sir. You said there was hatred, there was violence on both sides. Are the –‘
The president interrupted:
‘Yes, I think there’s blame on both sides. If you look at both sides — I think there’s blame on both sides. And I have no doubt about it, and you don’t have any doubt about it either. And if you reported it accurately, you would say.’
The questioner said:
‘The neo-Nazis started this. They showed up in Charlottesville to protest –‘
Once again, Trump interrupted:
‘Excuse me, excuse me. They didn’t put themselves — and you had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides. You had people in that group. Excuse me, excuse me. I saw the same pictures as you did. You had people in that group that were there to protest the taking down of, to them, a very, very important statue and the renaming of a park from Robert E. Lee to another name you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides.’
Trump’s campaign has been receiving thousands of dollars, contributed by a well-known neo-Nazi leader Morris Gulett in addition to other racist extremists, according to The Daily Beast. Gulett brought an Aryan Nations [Church of Jesus Christ Christian] to Louisiana.
This was no mistake. Trump’s campaign has been accepting the money since December 2017 in 29 separate transactions. A racist employer/contributor who tried to impose his beliefs on his employees was sued. He had tried to give them $1,000 to marry and $1,000 for having babies, calling it a “procreation bonus.” He said he wanted to stop minority groups from outnumbers white people in the US.
People might wonder why Beo-Nazis support the man who occasionally sits in the Oval Office. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) said that the number of “Patriot groups” mushroomed when President Barack Obama took office. One woman with an advanced degree feared that Obama would exact revenge upon white Americans for past infringements.
The National Socialist Movement (NSM) is “America’s largest neo-Nazi group.” SPLC Senior Fellow Mark Potok defined “Patriot groups,” according to The Vox Magazine:
‘[These] anti-government radical groups, we went from about 150”[to] something like 1,360 groups in 2012.’
During a national rally, the leaders were interested in how Trump has helped ignite white supremacism and brought it into the “mainstream.” The president gave the group legitimacy. NSM Commander Jeff Schoep said:
‘Some of the things that [Trump] is saying are issues that we have been tackling for years now.’
Potok said:
‘Just a year or two ago, a lot of the things that Trump says — the idea, for instance, of banning Muslims from this country — were considered really beyond the pale of political life in the United States. Now, those kinds of ideas are, in effect, normalized.’
The US is not the only country with a neo-Nazi/Fascist resurgence. In Germany, the far-right Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) Party has about 35,000 members. The German Alternative Party shot dead a man on video who defended Chancellor Angela Merkel’s pro-refugee policies.
Anti-AfD organizer Robert Fietzke said, The Daily Beast wrote:
‘It makes people angry that, even though people are being murdered, there are politicians who do not appear to understand how dangerous this party is.’
The AfD, CDU, FDP coalition of 9,000 individuals came to Erfurt, which is Thuringia’s capital. Their signs read:
‘No pact with fascists.’
AfD punishes anyone who criticizes it, ever since it was elected into state parliament in 2014:
‘[It wants to] cut funding for civil society initiatives—including those that offer advice on how to recognize and confront far-right ideas and the people promoting them.’
Featured image was a screenshot via YouTube.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-31--Federal Court Makes Dramatic Monday Ruling Against Michael Flynn

Donald Trump ’ s original band of advisors and supporters have a mountain of legal troubles , and those of former national security advisor Michael Flynn are not going away any time soon .
After Trump ’ s Department of Justice attempted to drop all of the charges against Flynn , charges he pleaded guilty to on two separate occasions , federal court Judge Sullivan determined that the decision would not go forward without scrutiny .
Hiring his own lawyer , Sullivan defended his decision to pull the reins in an appeals court , who agreed that Flynn should not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s friends at the DOJ .
According to The Washington Post : Flynn attempted to take the case to an appeals court to deny Sullivan the right to review the case before dismissing it at the Trump DOJ ’ s request .
Although courts are somewhat divided on what the powers of the judge should be , as most defer to prosecutors , an appeals court determined that he should be able to review the motives behind the dismissal request rather than be forced to let Flynn go free .
As it turns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ above the law , and federal courts are working to ensure that they remember that .
While the Flynn case is long from settled , another barrier to justice has been removed .

Donald Trump’s original band of advisors and supporters have a mountain of legal troubles, and those of former national security advisor Michael Flynn are not going away any time soon.
After Trump’s Department of Justice attempted to drop all of the charges against Flynn, charges he pleaded guilty to on two separate occasions, federal court Judge Sullivan determined that the decision would not go forward without scrutiny. Hiring his own lawyer, Sullivan defended his decision to pull the reins in an appeals court, who agreed that Flynn should not get an automatic dismissal from Trump’s friends at the DOJ.
According to The Washington Post:
‘A federal judge can scrutinize the Justice Department’s decision to drop the criminal case against President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled Monday, allowing the legal saga to continue.
‘The divided decision from the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit gives U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan the go ahead to question prosecutors’ unusual move to dismiss Flynn’s case ahead of sentencing. The retired general twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his Russian contacts before Trump took office in 2017.’
Breaking: Federal appeals court denies request by Michael Flynn and the Justice Department to shut down his criminal case in court quickly through an appeal. — Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 31, 2020
Flynn attempted to take the case to an appeals court to deny Sullivan the right to review the case before dismissing it at the Trump DOJ’s request. Although courts are somewhat divided on what the powers of the judge should be, as most defer to prosecutors, an appeals court determined that he should be able to review the motives behind the dismissal request rather than be forced to let Flynn go free.
‘In an 8-to-2 ruling, the court denied Flynn’s request, backed by the Justice Department, to shutdown Sullivan’s planned review and appointment of a retired federal judge to argue against the government’s position.
‘The decision by the full court reverses an earlier ruling by a three-judge panel of the same court that ordered Sullivan to immediately close the case.’
NOW: DC Circuit DENIES Michael Flynn's request to order a federal judge to dismiss the criminal information against him. Overturns the earlier panel ruling in Flynn's favor. pic.twitter.com/voBYMWffSZ — Jacqueline Thomsen (@jacq_thomsen) August 31, 2020
As it turns out, the Trump team is not above the law, and federal courts are working to ensure that they remember that. While the Flynn case is long from settled, another barrier to justice has been removed.
‘In May, Sullivan refused to immediately sign off on the Justice Department’s request to toss the case. Instead he tapped John Gleeson, a retired New York federal judge, to oppose the Justice Department.
‘Sullivan’s move prompted Flynn’s defense team to petition the D.C. Circuit to get involved midstream and force the judge’s hand. Sullivan hired his own lawyer to defend the court’s authority to investigate whether dismissing the case is in the public interest.’
BREAKING: Appeals court keeps Michael Flynn prosecution alive, permits judge to scrutinize the Justice Department's request to dismiss the case. https://t.co/T1Je1zwxGk — The Associated Press (@AP) August 31, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-08-31--Money Funnel From Saudi Prince To Trump Announced In Monday Surprise

Throughout his time on the job , President Donald Trump has pretty consistently capitulated to the interests of foreign dictators .
Saudi Arabia is no exception — the country was the first place that he visited overseas as president , and a newly available excerpt from a book about the country ’ s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ( otherwise known as MBS ) reveals how the apparently murderous despot spent millions of dollars on preparations to receive Trump .
The dramatic accommodations were meant to help cement the Trump team as Saudi loyalists — after all , MBS concluded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and treating the elected president of a republic like a visiting king ” were the best means to “ get Trump ’ s attention , ” as the book excerpt put it .
The book in question is called Blood and Oil : Mohammed bin Salman ’ s Ruthless Quest for Global Power , and it was written by Wall Street Journal correspondents Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck .
According to reports , MBS eventually ordered the execution of journalist Jamal Khashoggi , who was a U.S. resident and was killed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and whose death Trump has consistently refused to take overly seriously .
That incident occurred after Trump visited Saudi Arabia , which Hope and Scheck ’ s book reports the following about : ‘ To show Trump that he—not [ Mohammed bin Nayef ] —was the most fervent fighter of terrorism in the Saudi government , Prince Mohammed brought engineers and a construction crew to transform a decrepit Royal Court hotel lobby into a Battlestar Galactica–style “ war room ” for a new anti-extremism center under Mohammed ’ s control .
As later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made-for-TV set for world leaders to convene on than an indicator of any kind of significant shift in Saudi priorities.
’ A showy , photo op-ready “ war room ” wasn ’ t the only thing that the Saudis had to offer .
The Saudis even spent millions to pay country music star Toby Keith to pause an ongoing tour and come perform in the country — but Trump apparently doesn ’ t like the singer , so plans were abruptly shifted to keep the performance and presidential visit separate .
The book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner as a key link in their effort to turn the president ’ s team to their side .
Reporting on developments after plans were established to host MBS at the White House , the book says : Later on , the book adds : Kushner , like his father-in-law , had absolutely zero experience in government prior to assuming his present role .
That doesn ’ t mean that he hasn ’ t attempted to handle outlandishly steep tasks anyway — he ’ s been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Israel-Palestine peace negotiations , neither of which have been the site of any particularly compelling success recently .

Throughout his time on the job, President Donald Trump has pretty consistently capitulated to the interests of foreign dictators. Saudi Arabia is no exception — the country was the first place that he visited overseas as president, and a newly available excerpt from a book about the country’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (otherwise known as MBS) reveals how the apparently murderous despot spent millions of dollars on preparations to receive Trump. The dramatic accommodations were meant to help cement the Trump team as Saudi loyalists — after all, MBS concluded that “big deals, audacious praise, and treating the elected president of a republic like a visiting king” were the best means to “get Trump’s attention,” as the book excerpt put it.
The book in question is called Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman’s Ruthless Quest for Global Power, and it was written by Wall Street Journal correspondents Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck. According to reports, MBS eventually ordered the execution of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was a U.S. resident and was killed in Turkey by a Saudi hit squad, and whose death Trump has consistently refused to take overly seriously.
That incident occurred after Trump visited Saudi Arabia, which Hope and Scheck’s book reports the following about:
‘To show Trump that he—not [Mohammed bin Nayef]—was the most fervent fighter of terrorism in the Saudi government, Prince Mohammed brought engineers and a construction crew to transform a decrepit Royal Court hotel lobby into a Battlestar Galactica–style “war room” for a new anti-extremism center under Mohammed’s control. As later became clear, it was more a made-for-TV set for world leaders to convene on than an indicator of any kind of significant shift in Saudi priorities.’
A showy, photo op-ready “war room” wasn’t the only thing that the Saudis had to offer. The Saudis even spent millions to pay country music star Toby Keith to pause an ongoing tour and come perform in the country — but Trump apparently doesn’t like the singer, so plans were abruptly shifted to keep the performance and presidential visit separate. The book adds:
‘The Saudis presented Mr. Trump with a pile of lavish gifts—bejeweled sculptures, swords, daggers, headdresses, and a robe lined with white tiger fur among them—and Trump and his staff would return to the United States claiming a foreign-policy victory of resetting ties with Middle East allies.’
Apparently, MBS used Trump’s son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner as a key link in their effort to turn the president’s team to their side. Reporting on developments after plans were established to host MBS at the White House, the book says:
‘Right away, Prince Mohammed’s energetic team started a charm offensive focused on another millennial who rose to power on the back of his family relations, Jared Kushner.’
Later on, the book adds:
‘In the interactions that followed, Prince Mohammed gave Kushner confidence that he was a new kind of prince, one who understood the importance of the world of money and technology and wasn’t interested in age-old grievances.’
Kushner, like his father-in-law, had absolutely zero experience in government prior to assuming his present role. That doesn’t mean that he hasn’t attempted to handle outlandishly steep tasks anyway — he’s been involved in areas from Coronavirus response to Israel-Palestine peace negotiations, neither of which have been the site of any particularly compelling success recently.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-01--Alexander Vindnan Trolls Trump Over Poll Showing Military Members Loving Biden

When Donald Trump lashes out at Gold Star families , war heroes , and any military veteran who dares speak out against him , he gains a boost with his base , but loses ground with a base he says he has locked down : the military .
Alexander Vindman , a lifelong serviceman who served for 21 years in the U.S. Army before testifying against Trump in his impeachment trial , knows a little something about being attacked by the president , but he also knows how the military sees Trump ahead of the 2020 election .
Vindman was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his testimony thanks to the backlash from his brave decision to stand against Trump ’ s corruption , but he ’ s continuing to speak out against the president .
On Monday , Vindman pointed to a new article in the Military Times that shows that Trump is not popular with those serving overseas , and that he ’ s not the only one who ’ s seen through Trump ’ s lies about military support .
‘ The results , collected before the political conventions earlier this month , appear to undercut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among military members is strong thanks to big defense budget increases in recent years and promised moves to draw down troops from overseas conflict zones… ‘ In the latest results — based on 1,018 active-duty troops surveyed in late July and early August — nearly half of respondents ( 49.9 percent ) had an unfavorable view of the president , compared to about 38 percent who had a favorable view .
Questions in the poll had a margin of error of up to 2 percent .
‘ Among all survey participants , 42 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump ’ s time in office.
’ Although Trumps likes to brag about “ his ” military and “ his ” generals , it seems those serving in active duty are more likely to disapprove of him than praise his economic policies funding the military .
Of course , most of Trump ’ s claims are exaggerated , but those serving our country also know that it takes more than throwing money at a military budget to keep a country safe .
Twitter offered their support for Vindman and commented on their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Read some of their comments below :

When Donald Trump lashes out at Gold Star families, war heroes, and any military veteran who dares speak out against him, he gains a boost with his base, but loses ground with a base he says he has locked down: the military. Alexander Vindman, a lifelong serviceman who served for 21 years in the U.S. Army before testifying against Trump in his impeachment trial, knows a little something about being attacked by the president, but he also knows how the military sees Trump ahead of the 2020 election.
Vindman was forced to retire from the military after his testimony thanks to the backlash from his brave decision to stand against Trump’s corruption, but he’s continuing to speak out against the president. On Monday, Vindman pointed to a new article in the Military Times that shows that Trump is not popular with those serving overseas, and that he’s not the only one who’s seen through Trump’s lies about military support.
‘The results, collected before the political conventions earlier this month, appear to undercut claims from the president that his support among military members is strong thanks to big defense budget increases in recent years and promised moves to draw down troops from overseas conflict zones… ‘In the latest results — based on 1,018 active-duty troops surveyed in late July and early August — nearly half of respondents (49.9 percent) had an unfavorable view of the president, compared to about 38 percent who had a favorable view. Questions in the poll had a margin of error of up to 2 percent. ‘Among all survey participants, 42 percent said they “strongly” disapprove of Trump’s time in office.’
Although Trumps likes to brag about “his” military and “his” generals, it seems those serving in active duty are more likely to disapprove of him than praise his economic policies funding the military. Of course, most of Trump’s claims are exaggerated, but those serving our country also know that it takes more than throwing money at a military budget to keep a country safe.
Twitter offered their support for Vindman and commented on their feelings about Trump and the military. Read some of their comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-01--Trump Spazzes Into Evening Meltdown Over ‘Mini Stroke’ Report

Accusing political opponents of possibly having strokes is a tactic that President Donald Trump seems rather fond of at this point .
Following an earlier baseless suggestion that Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden had suffered a stroke ( or strokes ) , Trump has now leveled the accusation at conservative media figure Matt Drudge .
Trump made the accusation after Drudge ’ s website ran a headline insisting that a video shows Trump “ dragging ” his right leg , which the site posted alongside a headline about Trump denying that he ’ d had a series of mini-strokes — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d even made that accusation in the first place .
Where did Trump get the idea ?
Is it something that his doctors think may have happened ?
Trump is lying with his claim that Drudge didn ’ t support him in 2016 , and he also doesn ’ t seem to have any evidence for the claim that Drudge ’ s website is doing “ poorly.
” Reporter Oliver Darcy reported that “ the last time Trump knocked Drudge ’ s web traffic , Drudge went on record & told me his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In reality , Trump just seems pathologically unable to accept just about any kind of scrutiny in any form .
His recent physical faltering has been on display for all to see — are people not allowed to be worried about the fact that the president has at least twice publicly seemed to have trouble with walking short distances ?
At a West Point Military Academy ceremony , he struggled down a ramp , and at a more recent New Hampshire rally appearance , he stumbled after walking up what seemed like just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health is again in the public spotlight after a claim emerged from a book from New York Times reporter Mike Schmidt that Vice President Mike Pence was on standby to potentially assume the powers of the presidency if Trump had to be put under anesthesia during an abrupt visit that he made to Walter Reed Medical Center late last year .

Accusing political opponents of possibly having strokes is a tactic that President Donald Trump seems rather fond of at this point. Following an earlier baseless suggestion that Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden had suffered a stroke (or strokes), Trump has now leveled the accusation at conservative media figure Matt Drudge. Trump made the accusation after Drudge’s website ran a headline insisting that a video shows Trump “dragging” his right leg, which the site posted alongside a headline about Trump denying that he’d had a series of mini-strokes — although it’s unclear who’d even made that accusation in the first place. Where did Trump get the idea? Is it something that his doctors think may have happened?
This Trump double down is delicious. Screaming all day I DIDNT HAVE A STROKE is super convincing. Keep going, invisible plane guy! — Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) September 1, 2020
Trump tweeted:
‘Drudge didn’t support me in 2016, and I hear he doesn’t support me now. Maybe that’s why he is doing poorly. His Fake News report on Mini-Strokes is incorrect. Possibly thinking about himself, or the other party’s “candidate”.’
Drudge didn’t support me in 2016, and I hear he doesn’t support me now. Maybe that’s why he is doing poorly. His Fake News report on Mini-Strokes is incorrect. Possibly thinking about himself, or the other party’s “candidate”. https://t.co/9FraoFqOKq — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2020
Trump is lying with his claim that Drudge didn’t support him in 2016, and he also doesn’t seem to have any evidence for the claim that Drudge’s website is doing “poorly.” Reporter Oliver Darcy reported that “the last time Trump knocked Drudge’s web traffic, Drudge went on record & told me his site was actually experiencing record traffic.”
Fact check: @DRUDGE strongly supported Trump in 2016, not only in the general but also in the Republican primaries. And the last time Trump knocked Drudge's web traffic, Drudge went on record & told me his site was actually experiencing record traffic. https://t.co/MVVXX4rOUq https://t.co/oFrInUtRav — Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 1, 2020
In reality, Trump just seems pathologically unable to accept just about any kind of scrutiny in any form. His recent physical faltering has been on display for all to see — are people not allowed to be worried about the fact that the president has at least twice publicly seemed to have trouble with walking short distances? At a West Point Military Academy ceremony, he struggled down a ramp, and at a more recent New Hampshire rally appearance, he stumbled after walking up what seemed like just three steps. The president’s health is again in the public spotlight after a claim emerged from a book from New York Times reporter Mike Schmidt that Vice President Mike Pence was on standby to potentially assume the powers of the presidency if Trump had to be put under anesthesia during an abrupt visit that he made to Walter Reed Medical Center late last year.
Describing Trump’s unexpected November 2019 visit to Walter Reed Medical Center, he reports the White House wanted Mike Pence “on standby to take over the powers of the presidency temporarily if Trump had to undergo a procedure that would have required him to be anesthetized.” — Adam Goldman (@adamgoldmanNYT) August 31, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-01--Republican Hero Facing Criminal Charges Over Foreign Lobbying Scheme

Elliott Broidy , who once served as a deputy finance chairman for the Republican National Committee ( RNC ) , is set to face federal criminal charges over an illegal covert scheme to lobby the Trump administration on behalf of foreign interests , according to a new report in The Washington Post .
Broidy ’ s lobbying was on behalf of two causes : on the one hand , he apparently pushed for the extradition of Chinese national Guo Wengui back to his home country , where he is wanted on financial crimes charges that he says are bogus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. government drop an investigation into a scandal involving a Malaysian development fund known as 1MDB , which huge sums of money were swiped from .
‘ Federal prosecutors are preparing to charge longtime GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy in connection with efforts to influence the U.S. government on behalf of foreign interests , according to people familiar with the matter , a result of a sprawling , years-long investigation that involved a figure who helped raise millions for Donald Trump ’ s election and the Republican Party… He has been in discussions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reach a plea deal , they said.
’ The case against Broidy seems to be bolstered by a recent guilty plea from his business associate Nickie Mali Lum Davis , who admitted to her role in what federal prosecutors characterized as a “ back-channel lobbying campaign ” in her charging documents .
Broidy also participated in that campaign , although he ’ s not named in the documents — he ’ s apparently one of the people behind the identifiers “ Person A ” and “ Person B , ” who are referenced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ documents .
This past Monday , federal prosecutors “ told a judge that charges may be filed against additional defendants in the case , ” the Post notes .
That revelation presumably referenced Broidy .
Broidy has denied the allegations against him .
In 2018 , he claimed that the “ whole narrative is a fabrication driven by hackers who want to undermine ” him .
However , Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho — who was involved in the embezzlement of funds from that 1MDB investment fund — reportedly pushed an attempt by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extradite Guo Wengui , the Chinese national .
“ Broidy allegedly lobbied to have Guo removed from the United States at the request of Low and a Chinese government official , ” the Post says .
Davis , Broidy ’ s business associate who recently entered a guilty plea , admitted to prosecutors that she “ helped route an $ 8 million retainer to Broidy for the influence campaign , ” as the Post explains , adding that Low also offered to pay an additional $ 75 million if the 1MDB investigation was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence against Broidy appears to be well lined up .
Davis , for instance , has also admitted to having met with the aforementioned Chinese government official and Broidy ( alongside rapper Pras Michel ) in a Hong Kong hotel in 2017 .
Broidy ’ s subsequent targets for his lobbying included then-White House chief of staff Reince Priebus , Trump ’ s former deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates , and Trump himself .
Then-White House counsel Don McGahn reportedly privately took credit for having helped “ kill ” the extradition request after @ @ @ @ @

Elliott Broidy, who once served as a deputy finance chairman for the Republican National Committee (RNC), is set to face federal criminal charges over an illegal covert scheme to lobby the Trump administration on behalf of foreign interests, according to a new report in The Washington Post. Broidy’s lobbying was on behalf of two causes: on the one hand, he apparently pushed for the extradition of Chinese national Guo Wengui back to his home country, where he is wanted on financial crimes charges that he says are bogus. Additionally, Broidy reportedly sought to have the U.S. government drop an investigation into a scandal involving a Malaysian development fund known as 1MDB, which huge sums of money were swiped from.
BREAKING: Federal prosecutors are preparing to charge ex-Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy in connection with efforts to influence the U.S. government on behalf of foreign interests, people familiar tell @mattzap @CarolLeonnig @PostRozhttps://t.co/AglV4mqhq7 pic.twitter.com/B1zRRKCWNX — David S. Joachim (@davidjoachim) September 1, 2020
As the Post explains:
‘Federal prosecutors are preparing to charge longtime GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy in connection with efforts to influence the U.S. government on behalf of foreign interests, according to people familiar with the matter, a result of a sprawling, years-long investigation that involved a figure who helped raise millions for Donald Trump’s election and the Republican Party… He has been in discussions with the Justice Department and could ultimately reach a plea deal, they said.’
Federal prosecutors are preparing to charge longtime GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy, who faced scrutiny for his alleged role in trying to persuade high-level Trump administration officials to drop an investigation of Malaysian government corruption.https://t.co/ptMCYvttqN — Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) September 1, 2020
The case against Broidy seems to be bolstered by a recent guilty plea from his business associate Nickie Mali Lum Davis, who admitted to her role in what federal prosecutors characterized as a “back-channel lobbying campaign” in her charging documents. Broidy also participated in that campaign, although he’s not named in the documents — he’s apparently one of the people behind the identifiers “Person A” and “Person B,” who are referenced only by those phrases in the charging documents. This past Monday, federal prosecutors “told a judge that charges may be filed against additional defendants in the case,” the Post notes. That revelation presumably referenced Broidy.
Hawaii Businesswoman Nickie Mali Lum Davis Pleads Guilty to Facilitating Back-channel Lobbying Campaign to Drop 1MDB Investigation and Remove a Foreign National to China Davis worked closely with from RNC finance co-chair and Trump assoc Elliott Broidy https://t.co/t5SDSxhCJI — Wendy Siegelman (@WendySiegelman) August 31, 2020
Broidy has denied the allegations against him. In 2018, he claimed that the “whole narrative is a fabrication driven by hackers who want to undermine” him. However, Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho — who was involved in the embezzlement of funds from that 1MDB investment fund — reportedly pushed an attempt by Broidy to get the Trump administration to extradite Guo Wengui, the Chinese national.
“Broidy allegedly lobbied to have Guo removed from the United States at the request of Low and a Chinese government official,” the Post says. Davis, Broidy’s business associate who recently entered a guilty plea, admitted to prosecutors that she “helped route an $8 million retainer to Broidy for the influence campaign,” as the Post explains, adding that Low also offered to pay an additional $75 million if the 1MDB investigation was shut down within 180 days.
The evidence against Broidy appears to be well lined up. Davis, for instance, has also admitted to having met with the aforementioned Chinese government official and Broidy (alongside rapper Pras Michel) in a Hong Kong hotel in 2017. Broidy’s subsequent targets for his lobbying included then-White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, Trump’s former deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates, and Trump himself. Then-White House counsel Don McGahn reportedly privately took credit for having helped “kill” the extradition request after it got passed along.
The 2017 RNC Finance Committee: Steve Wynn – accused of sexual misconduct Michael Cohen – convicted of campaign finance violations Louis DeJoy – currently dismantling the U.S. post office Elliott Broidy – reportedly soon to be chargedhttps://t.co/5pVG2si1J7 — Wendy Siegelman (@WendySiegelman) September 1, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-09-01--Trump Boat Parade Leader Hit With Felony Charge Over Violent Threats

President Donald Trump and his political allies have been obsessing over recent pro-Trump boat parades that have taken place around the country , as if groups of boaters are going to somehow magically sway the election in Trump ’ s favor .
As it turns out — even the boaters aren ’ t outside the realm of Trump World ’ s frequent criminal activity .
Carlos Gavidia , who organized and led a “ Trumptilla ” boat parade off the coast of Trump ’ s Mar-a-Lago resort on May 3 ( among other activism ) and helped spark the boat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to face a felony criminal charge over sending a threatening text to a resident of his now former Florida community .
In the text , Gavidia says that he said : “ I ’ m coming after you .
I ’ m going to ruin your life ” — and yet somehow , he and his lawyer act surprised that police are involved .
Gavidia was , specifically , slated to be charged with issuing written threats to kill or do bodily injury .
According to Gavidia ’ s attorney Stuart Kaplan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Palm Beach County Jail on Tuesday morning .
Previously , besides the boat parades that he ’ s helped organize , Gavidia even attended the recent acceptance speech for the GOP presidential nomination that Trump delivered at the White House .
Allegedly , at least according to Gavidia ’ s LinkedIn profile , he ’ s also a “ committee member ” of the Trump Victory Finance political action committee , which The Palm Beach Post describes as “ a major fund-raising arm for the president ’ s re-election.
” Gavidia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — alongside an image of a man with an assault rifle , he wrote on Instagram that Antifa “ ANIMALS NEEDED TO BE HUNTED !
!
” As for the threatening text message incident , Gavidia claimed that “ he and his family were victims of constant harassment in Jupiter ’ s exclusive Admirals Cove , ” which is where the person lives who got the recent threat from Gavidia and where Gavidia lived until he recently moved out .
Allegedly , Gavidia sent the text after his target confronted them in some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at dinner .
Gavidia does not seem to have provided many details of the alleged harassment , although allegedly , his target “ flipped him off ” prior to the threat .
Gavidia said , referring to his boat that he decked out with pro-Trump regalia : It is , of course , entirely incorrect to suggest that there ’ s some kind of nationwide conspiracy to make Trump look bad .
Trump doesn ’ t need much help with that .
Apparently , Gavidia offered to apologize to the person who he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accept the overture .
Kaplan shouldn ’ t be surprised that Gavidia is facing legal trouble for threatening to “ come after ” someone and “ ruin ” their life .
Gavidia is , of course , the latest in a long line of folks in the Trump orbit who ’ ve faced criminal charges .
Recently , Steve Bannon even joined the list .

President Donald Trump and his political allies have been obsessing over recent pro-Trump boat parades that have taken place around the country, as if groups of boaters are going to somehow magically sway the election in Trump’s favor. As it turns out — even the boaters aren’t outside the realm of Trump World’s frequent criminal activity. Carlos Gavidia, who organized and led a “Trumptilla” boat parade off the coast of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort on May 3 (among other activism) and helped spark the boat parade trend, was recently apparently set to face a felony criminal charge over sending a threatening text to a resident of his now former Florida community. In the text, Gavidia says that he said: “I’m coming after you. I’m going to ruin your life” — and yet somehow, he and his lawyer act surprised that police are involved.
Carlos Gavidia, a Trump boat parade leader, is expected to be charged with sending a threatening text, a felony, to a resident of his former Jupiter country club community, his attorney told The Palm Beach Post. https://t.co/BUWdq90I36 — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 1, 2020
Gavidia was, specifically, slated to be charged with issuing written threats to kill or do bodily injury. According to Gavidia’s attorney Stuart Kaplan, Gavidia was planning to turn himself in at the Palm Beach County Jail on Tuesday morning.
Previously, besides the boat parades that he’s helped organize, Gavidia even attended the recent acceptance speech for the GOP presidential nomination that Trump delivered at the White House. Allegedly, at least according to Gavidia’s LinkedIn profile, he’s also a “committee member” of the Trump Victory Finance political action committee, which The Palm Beach Post describes as “a major fund-raising arm for the president’s re-election.” Gavidia has also promoted violence in the past — alongside an image of a man with an assault rifle, he wrote on Instagram that Antifa “ANIMALS NEEDED TO BE HUNTED!!”
As for the threatening text message incident, Gavidia claimed that “he and his family were victims of constant harassment in Jupiter’s exclusive Admirals Cove,” which is where the person lives who got the recent threat from Gavidia and where Gavidia lived until he recently moved out. Allegedly, Gavidia sent the text after his target confronted them in some fashion while he and his wife were at dinner. Gavidia does not seem to have provided many details of the alleged harassment, although allegedly, his target “flipped him off” prior to the threat.
Gavidia said, referring to his boat that he decked out with pro-Trump regalia:
‘Sometimes I regret even wrapping the boat and starting this nationwide movement because I got a target on my back. Everybody wants to make Trump look bad. Unfortunately, I took a stand and I even took a bigger stand when I got ridiculed.’
It is, of course, entirely incorrect to suggest that there’s some kind of nationwide conspiracy to make Trump look bad. Trump doesn’t need much help with that.
Kaplan, Gavidia’s attorney, complained:
‘It’s outrageous and really shameful that law enforcement is involved. I think it is being used as a vindictive means to get even with Carlos.’
Apparently, Gavidia offered to apologize to the person who he threatened, but that person did not accept the overture. Kaplan shouldn’t be surprised that Gavidia is facing legal trouble for threatening to “come after” someone and “ruin” their life.
Gavidia is, of course, the latest in a long line of folks in the Trump orbit who’ve faced criminal charges. Recently, Steve Bannon even joined the list.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-01--Trump Stops On Tarmac & Has Angry Afternoon Hissy-Fit

There ’ s a new conspiracy theory in town and , of course , the president is its biggest promoter .
Before leaving for Kenosha , Wisconsin , a town with plenty of its own tragedy to deal with and who have asked Trump not to come , Trump stirred up more of the same fearmongering rhetoric that led to this explosively divisive time in history .
Trump spoke on the tarmac before boarding Air Force One and doubled down on his theories that dark shadow people are controlling the riots and Joe Biden along with it .
Trump first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ingraham on Monday night , where he told Ingraham that men are filling up the subways , dark men whose “ money is coming from some very stupid rich people that have no idea that if their thing ever succeeded , which it won ’ t , they will be thrown to the wolves like you ’ ve never seen before.
” Ingraham tried to press him for details , but he remained elusive .
‘ People you ’ ve never heard of .
People that are in the dark shadows…We had somebody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city this weekend , and in the plane it was almost completely loaded with thugs wearing these dark uniforms , black uniforms with gear and this and that .
They ’ re on a plane…I ’ ll tell you some time but it ’ s under investigation right now , ” Trump said .
“ But they came from a certain city , and this person was coming to the Republican National Convention and there were like , seven people on the plane like this person , and then a lot of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ damage .
They were coming.
’ Trump didn ’ t start this conspiracy theory himself .
Instead , he took it from a Facebook conspiracy theorists who reported that this all happened back in June .
There has been no confirmation that any of it is true , but it works well for Trump ’ s attempts to scare people into voting for him to avoid being invaded by public housing residents and anarchists .
‘ The claim about the flight matches a viral Facebook post from June 1 that falsely claimed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the plane in Boise from Seattle , dressed head to toe in black.
” The post , by an Emmett , Idaho , man , warned residents to “ Be ready for attacks downtown and residential areas , ” and claimed one passenger had “ a tattoo that said Antifa America on his arm.
” ‘ That post was shared over 3,000 times on Facebook , and other pages from Idaho quickly added their own spin to it , like the Idaho branch of the far-right militia group 3 Percenters.
’ Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on deaf ears at this point , considering that all his earlier warnings about Obama , the Clintons , and everyone else have proven untrue .
Trump should be focused on the COVID-19 crisis , the rising unemployment rate , the civil unrest , and coming up with a last-minute campaign platform .
Instead , he ’ s busy spreading more conspiracy theories , which only the looniest of his base will buy .

There’s a new conspiracy theory in town and, of course, the president is its biggest promoter. Before leaving for Kenosha, Wisconsin, a town with plenty of its own tragedy to deal with and who have asked Trump not to come, Trump stirred up more of the same fearmongering rhetoric that led to this explosively divisive time in history.
TRUMP: "A person was on a plane, said there were about 6 people like that person, more or less, and what happened is the entire plane filled up with the looters, the anarchists, rioters, people looking for trouble. The person felt very uncomfortable on the plane." pic.twitter.com/VP0idEzLNi — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 1, 2020
Trump spoke on the tarmac before boarding Air Force One and doubled down on his theories that dark shadow people are controlling the riots and Joe Biden along with it. Trump first presented this theory to Fox News Laura Ingraham on Monday night, where he told Ingraham that men are filling up the subways, dark men whose “money is coming from some very stupid rich people that have no idea that if their thing ever succeeded, which it won’t, they will be thrown to the wolves like you’ve never seen before.” Ingraham tried to press him for details, but he remained elusive.
‘People you’ve never heard of. People that are in the dark shadows…We had somebody get on a plane from a certain city this weekend, and in the plane it was almost completely loaded with thugs wearing these dark uniforms, black uniforms with gear and this and that. They’re on a plane…I’ll tell you some time but it’s under investigation right now,” Trump said. “But they came from a certain city, and this person was coming to the Republican National Convention and there were like, seven people on the plane like this person, and then a lot of people were on the plane to do big damage. They were coming.’
The conspiracy theory that President Donald Trump pushed on Monday that a plane “almost completely loaded with thugs” was set to disrupt protests was almost identical to a rumor that went viral on Facebook three months ago. https://t.co/1cMYAVLWNL — Max Burman (@maxburman93) September 1, 2020
Trump didn’t start this conspiracy theory himself. Instead, he took it from a Facebook conspiracy theorists who reported that this all happened back in June. There has been no confirmation that any of it is true, but it works well for Trump’s attempts to scare people into voting for him to avoid being invaded by public housing residents and anarchists.
NBC News reports that:
‘The claim about the flight matches a viral Facebook post from June 1 that falsely claimed, “At least a dozen males got off the plane in Boise from Seattle, dressed head to toe in black.” The post, by an Emmett, Idaho, man, warned residents to “Be ready for attacks downtown and residential areas,” and claimed one passenger had “a tattoo that said Antifa America on his arm.” ‘That post was shared over 3,000 times on Facebook, and other pages from Idaho quickly added their own spin to it, like the Idaho branch of the far-right militia group 3 Percenters.’
"the entire plane filled up with the looters, the anarchists, and obviously the people who were looking for trouble." He is delusional. Literally. https://t.co/uty0EDKYCR — Amy Siskind 🏳🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) September 1, 2020
Trump’s dark rhetoric should be falling on deaf ears at this point, considering that all his earlier warnings about Obama, the Clintons, and everyone else have proven untrue. Trump should be focused on the COVID-19 crisis, the rising unemployment rate, the civil unrest, and coming up with a last-minute campaign platform. Instead, he’s busy spreading more conspiracy theories, which only the looniest of his base will buy.
“We had somebody get on a plane from a certain city this weekend, and in the plane it was almost completely loaded with thugs, wearing these dark uniforms, black uniforms, with gear and this and that. They're on a plane." Investigators have identified the thugs on Air Force One. pic.twitter.com/3zLRSjHAyX — Paul Robeson (@No_Signal00) September 1, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-09-01--‘The Lincoln Project’ Hits Trump Hard With Tuesday Take-Down

For Donald Trump , the presidency has been one long reality TV show .
There have been the firings , or people booted off Trump ’ s island , the suspense of whether or not the whole world would just end thanks to the president , and plenty of backroom drama and corruption .
Instead of poll numbers , Trump tends to rate the health of his presidency in TV ratings .
To continue to do so , however , Trump is going to have to admit that he ’ s not as popular as he once was .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TV game show host is the same entertaining but highly dangerous mamas he always was , but fo a growing number of voters , the schtick is wearing thin .
That was proven during the Democratic and Republican National Conventions , where ratings for Joe Biden ’ s acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination topped Trump ’ s very long acceptance speech for the Republican nomination the following week .
In fact , the entire Democratic convention outperformed the Republican convention in ratings , with only the first lady ’ s speech drawing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump should probably thank his lucky stars for that .
More people watching the Republican convention would mean more people watching Trump ’ s oldest son and his son ’ s girlfriend utterly embarrassing themselves with bizarre speeches , more views of the impeachment lawyer , criminal lawyer , and Russian investigation lawyer speeches ( seriously , who else but Trump would have such a line-up ? )
, and more views of Trump ’ s nonsense accusations about Joe Biden ’ s radicalism , his support of violent fringe groups , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was a pot calling the kettle black show , and none of it was helpful to the president .
Twitter was in full support of the Lincoln Project ’ s efforts to boot Trump from office .
Read some of their comments below :

For Donald Trump, the presidency has been one long reality TV show. There have been the firings, or people booted off Trump’s island, the suspense of whether or not the whole world would just end thanks to the president, and plenty of backroom drama and corruption. Instead of poll numbers, Trump tends to rate the health of his presidency in TV ratings.
Biden beats Trump in polls and ratings. Ouch. pic.twitter.com/QijtGL4aW7 — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) September 1, 2020
To continue to do so, however, Trump is going to have to admit that he’s not as popular as he once was. For a small base, the former reality TV game show host is the same entertaining but highly dangerous mamas he always was, but fo a growing number of voters, the schtick is wearing thin.
That was proven during the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, where ratings for Joe Biden’s acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination topped Trump’s very long acceptance speech for the Republican nomination the following week. In fact, the entire Democratic convention outperformed the Republican convention in ratings, with only the first lady’s speech drawing much viewership at all.
Of course, Trump should probably thank his lucky stars for that. More people watching the Republican convention would mean more people watching Trump’s oldest son and his son’s girlfriend utterly embarrassing themselves with bizarre speeches, more views of the impeachment lawyer, criminal lawyer, and Russian investigation lawyer speeches (seriously, who else but Trump would have such a line-up?), and more views of Trump’s nonsense accusations about Joe Biden’s radicalism, his support of violent fringe groups, and his “well-known” corruption. It was a pot calling the kettle black show, and none of it was helpful to the president.
Twitter was in full support of the Lincoln Project’s efforts to boot Trump from office. Read some of their comments below:
Featured image screenshot via Twitter


bipartisanreport--2020-09-01--Trump Freaks Out Over Rumor Of Sudden Hospital Visit For Stroke

Last November , President Donald Trump was whisked away to Walter Reed Medical Center for an unannounced visit .
The Trump administration has claimed that the visit was merely part of a routine check-up for the president , but , besides their general lack of credibility , the visit was not announced ahead of time , as is routine , and recent reporting reveals that Vice President Mike Pence was apparently on standby to temporarily assume the powers of the presidency in case Trump needed to be put under anesthesia .
On Tuesday , Trump melted down on Twitter over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ they are trying to say that your favorite President , me… suffered a series of mini-strokes.
” It ’ s unclear who exactly Trump is referring to , because a consensus is that something is wrong , not that he had “ a series of mini-strokes ” specifically .
‘ It never ends !
Now they are trying to say that your favorite President , me , went to Walter Reed Medical Center , having suffered a series of mini-strokes .
Never happened to THIS candidate – FAKE NEWS .
Perhaps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another Party !
’ It ’ s unclear who even alleged that Trump had “ a series of mini-strokes ” in the first place .
Where did he get that idea ?
Is a series of mini-strokes something that his doctors thought may have happened to him ?
There ’ s no evidence supporting Trump ’ s flippant suggestion that Joe Biden may have suffered strokes .
It ’ s always amazing when folks try and characterize Biden as the candidate who is “ weak ” and struggles to stay on track , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once publicly insisted that he ’ s “ never understood wind , ” among other greatest hits .
As MSNBC host Rachel Maddow put it this week , discussing the latest reporting about the Walter Reed visit : ‘ Whatever it was , it was serious enough that the vice president was warned to be on standby [ because ] the president might have to be under general anesthesia , which would occasion Mike Pence having to temporarily become president .
And to state the obvious , that is not something that happens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of your physical .
If you had to go under general anesthesia to have a physical , nobody would have an annual physical.
’ On Tuesday , Trump also tweeted about a recent National Guard deployment in Wisconsin and efforts to restart college football .

Last November, President Donald Trump was whisked away to Walter Reed Medical Center for an unannounced visit. The Trump administration has claimed that the visit was merely part of a routine check-up for the president, but, besides their general lack of credibility, the visit was not announced ahead of time, as is routine, and recent reporting reveals that Vice President Mike Pence was apparently on standby to temporarily assume the powers of the presidency in case Trump needed to be put under anesthesia. On Tuesday, Trump melted down on Twitter over the reporting about the episode, complaining that “they are trying to say that your favorite President, me… suffered a series of mini-strokes.” It’s unclear who exactly Trump is referring to, because a consensus is that something is wrong, not that he had “a series of mini-strokes” specifically.
Describing Trump’s unexpected November 2019 visit to Walter Reed Medical Center, he reports the White House wanted Mike Pence “on standby to take over the powers of the presidency temporarily if Trump had to undergo a procedure that would have required him to be anesthetized.” — Adam Goldman (@adamgoldmanNYT) August 31, 2020
He tweeted:
‘It never ends! Now they are trying to say that your favorite President, me, went to Walter Reed Medical Center, having suffered a series of mini-strokes. Never happened to THIS candidate – FAKE NEWS. Perhaps they are referring to another candidate from another Party!’
It never ends! Now they are trying to say that your favorite President, me, went to Walter Reed Medical Center, having suffered a series of mini-strokes. Never happened to THIS candidate – FAKE NEWS. Perhaps they are referring to another candidate from another Party! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2020
It’s unclear who even alleged that Trump had “a series of mini-strokes” in the first place. Where did he get that idea? Is a series of mini-strokes something that his doctors thought may have happened to him? There’s no evidence supporting Trump’s flippant suggestion that Joe Biden may have suffered strokes. It’s always amazing when folks try and characterize Biden as the candidate who is “weak” and struggles to stay on track, when Trump’s the guy who once publicly insisted that he’s “never understood wind,” among other greatest hits.
We are entitled to know about the health of the president. Would Trump even be well enough to serve a second term? https://t.co/teumiIVPQn — Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) August 31, 2020
As MSNBC host Rachel Maddow put it this week, discussing the latest reporting about the Walter Reed visit:
‘Whatever it was, it was serious enough that the vice president was warned to be on standby [because] the president might have to be under general anesthesia, which would occasion Mike Pence having to temporarily become president. And to state the obvious, that is not something that happens when you go in for a segment of your physical. If you had to go under general anesthesia to have a physical, nobody would have an annual physical.’
On Tuesday, Trump also tweeted about a recent National Guard deployment in Wisconsin and efforts to restart college football.
Heading to Kenosha, Wisconsin, to thank Law Enforcement and the National Guard for a job well done. The Violence stopped six days ago, the moment the Guard entered the picture. Thank you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2020
Had a very productive conversation with Kevin Warren, Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference, about immediately starting up Big Ten football. Would be good (great!) for everyone – Players, Fans, Country. On the one yard line! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-01--‘The Lincoln Project’ Announces Veteran Defector Group Against Trump

The brilliant Republicans ’ and former Republicans ’ strategy in The Lincoln Project has not let up in its fast-paced ad campaign to take down Donald Trump .
A surprising number of top GOP members have joined , including a powerful group of veterans .
Draft avoider Trump should be afraid , very afraid .
The Lincoln Project had hardly announced its Women ’ s Coalition when it rolled out the Veteran and Military Community Coalition .
The message was , according to Fox News : The project decided to share its announcement with Fox News first : These 20-plus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Blue and Gold Star family members .
It also included veterans returning from war with “ disabilities , their advocates , and other veterans.
” Co-founder Rick Wilson indicated that the project has attacked the airwaves with rapid-fire frequency as it has gone after the president and even Republican senators up for office in November .
The group has invested over $ 11 million to date running its powerful TV and digital ads : Wilson said : Senior Advisor for Veterans Affairs at The Lincoln Project , Frederick Wellman entered the group wielding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hot war .
He said : ‘ [ O ] ur mobilization effort is about asking veterans and military community members to once again step up at a difficult time for our nation and volunteer in their local community .
We want them to volunteer as poll workers as the COVID pandemic has severely impacted the ability of local governments to man their election sites.
’ CNN analyst retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling left the military after reaching the pinnacle of Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army .
Founders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Republican strategist for President George W. Bush Steve Schmidt , the late Senator John McCain , and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger • GOP strategist for President George H.W .
Bush , McCain , and former Ohio Governor John Kasich , media consultant , and author of Everything Trump Touches Dies Rick Wilson Trump is truly weak .
He gained his power by using the megaphone of his tweets .
Former Seal Dr. Dan Barkhuff said that Trump “ isn ’ t a conservative : ” Twitter world caught fire .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .

The brilliant Republicans’ and former Republicans’ strategy in The Lincoln Project has not let up in its fast-paced ad campaign to take down Donald Trump. A surprising number of top GOP members have joined, including a powerful group of veterans. Draft avoider Trump should be afraid, very afraid.
The Lincoln Project had hardly announced its Women’s Coalition when it rolled out the Veteran and Military Community Coalition. The message was, according to Fox News:
‘Donald Trump has proven to be an unfit Commander-in-Chief in every aspect of that most solemn duty. This will be compared against Joe Biden who had a son serve in Iraq and understands the military community in a unique way as one of our own.’
The project decided to share its announcement with Fox News first:
‘Trump constantly claims success and support for the military and veteran communities among his top accomplishments but his actual record is one of failure and lies.’
These 20-plus veterans ranged from retired general officers to Blue and Gold Star family members. It also included veterans returning from war with “disabilities, their advocates, and other veterans.”
Co-founder Rick Wilson indicated that the project has attacked the airwaves with rapid-fire frequency as it has gone after the president and even Republican senators up for office in November. The group has invested over $11 million to date running its powerful TV and digital ads: Wilson said:
‘Veterans of every rank and every branch of service have joined the Lincoln Project to ensure we elect new leadership to serve in the White House.’
Senior Advisor for Veterans Affairs at The Lincoln Project, Frederick Wellman entered the group wielding efficiency not unlike the strategy to enter a hot war. He said:
‘[O]ur mobilization effort is about asking veterans and military community members to once again step up at a difficult time for our nation and volunteer in their local community. We want them to volunteer as poll workers as the COVID pandemic has severely impacted the ability of local governments to man their election sites.’
CNN analyst retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling left the military after reaching the pinnacle of Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army.
Founders and members of The Lincoln Project include
Republican strategist for President George W. Bush Steve Schmidt, the late Senator John McCain, and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
GOP strategist for President George H.W. Bush, McCain, and former Ohio Governor John Kasich, media consultant, and author of Everything Trump Touches Dies Rick Wilson
Former New Hampshire GOP chair Jennifer Horn.
Trump is truly weak. He gained his power by using the megaphone of his tweets. Former Seal Dr. Dan Barkhuff said that Trump “isn’t a conservative:”
‘Former U.S Navy SEAL Dr. Dan Barkhuff knows @realDonaldTrump isn’t a conservative — he’s weak. And he’s the most easily fixable problem in America today.’
Former U.S Navy SEAL Dr. Dan Barkhuff knows @realDonaldTrump isn't a conservative — he's weak. And he's the most easily fixable problem in America today. pic.twitter.com/Ep5cCdY0pw — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 27, 2020
Twitter world caught fire. It saw veterans standing up against Trump. Take a look at some of our favorites below:
Featured image screenshot via YouTube.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-01--Barr Brazenly Purges Top National Security Official Only Weeks From Election

Attorney General Bill Barr has frequently faced steep criticism for his consistent capitulation to the political whims of the president , and now , he ’ s taken yet another step that ’ s garnering concern .
He has removed Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brad Wiegmann from his post leading the Justice Department ’ s Office of Law and Policy , which , in short , acts as a sort of supervisory office within the department , helping ensure that operations are in line with the law .
The sorts of operations that it deals with include “ federal counterterrorism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immigration… and Russia ’ s interference in U.S. elections , ” ABC summarizes .
According to ABC , “ two weeks ago , Wiegmann… was told he is being reassigned and replaced with a political appointee.
” Wiegmann had led the office throughout some of the Obama administration and for the entirety of the Trump administration so far .
The political appointee who is replacing him is 36-year-old Kellen Dwyer , who served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney ’ s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia prior to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job , Dwyer made headlines for accidentally revealing that the federal government had secretly filed criminal charges against Julian Assange , the founder of WikiLeaks , which distributed material that the Russian government had stolen from U.S. political interests around the time of the 2016 election .
Dwyer has “ limited time and experience handling national security matters , ” as ABC summarizes — he joined the federal government six years ago , compared to the twenty-three years that Wiegmann has been with the federal government — but now , he ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the legality of issues like the government ’ s response to foreign interference in domestic elections .
Katrina Mulligan , who has served as a career national security official in the Obama and Trump administrations , told ABC that Dwyer could have sway over an internal debate over when “ it is and isn ’ t appropriate ” to make a public revelation of foreign interference in U.S. elections .
Just recently , the Trump administration already moved to restrict some information about that topic : Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president , said that his office would no longer be providing election security-related , in-person briefings to Congress .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff ( D-Calif. ) have insisted that Ratcliffe ’ s decision to stick with written updates does not adequately fulfill the legal requirement for Congress to be kept informed .
As for the Office of Law and Policy , Matt Olsen , who served as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center during the Obama era , told ABC that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s unremarkable ” for a political appointee to get tapped to lead the office , but “ the concern here is that you have someone who by all accounts has been doing a great job in a very sensitive role… [ and ] now within really just weeks of the election is replaced with somebody who is viewed more as a partisan.
” Trump and Barr have repeatedly kicked out officials under politically dubious pretexts , from Geoffrey Berman — the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York — to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general overseeing the intelligence community .

Attorney General Bill Barr has frequently faced steep criticism for his consistent capitulation to the political whims of the president, and now, he’s taken yet another step that’s garnering concern. He has removed Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brad Wiegmann from his post leading the Justice Department’s Office of Law and Policy, which, in short, acts as a sort of supervisory office within the department, helping ensure that operations are in line with the law. The sorts of operations that it deals with include “federal counterterrorism and counterintelligence activities” along with “immigration… and Russia’s interference in U.S. elections,” ABC summarizes.
According to ABC, “two weeks ago, Wiegmann… was told he is being reassigned and replaced with a political appointee.” Wiegmann had led the office throughout some of the Obama administration and for the entirety of the Trump administration so far. The political appointee who is replacing him is 36-year-old Kellen Dwyer, who served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia prior to his new job. In his old job, Dwyer made headlines for accidentally revealing that the federal government had secretly filed criminal charges against Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, which distributed material that the Russian government had stolen from U.S. political interests around the time of the 2016 election.
Dwyer has “limited time and experience handling national security matters,” as ABC summarizes — he joined the federal government six years ago, compared to the twenty-three years that Wiegmann has been with the federal government — but now, he’ll be tasked with leading efforts to deal with the legality of issues like the government’s response to foreign interference in domestic elections. Katrina Mulligan, who has served as a career national security official in the Obama and Trump administrations, told ABC that Dwyer could have sway over an internal debate over when “it is and isn’t appropriate” to make a public revelation of foreign interference in U.S. elections.
Just recently, the Trump administration already moved to restrict some information about that topic: Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, who is a political ally of the president, said that his office would no longer be providing election security-related, in-person briefings to Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) have insisted that Ratcliffe’s decision to stick with written updates does not adequately fulfill the legal requirement for Congress to be kept informed.
As for the Office of Law and Policy, Matt Olsen, who served as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center during the Obama era, told ABC that “in and of itself, it’s unremarkable” for a political appointee to get tapped to lead the office, but “the concern here is that you have someone who by all accounts has been doing a great job in a very sensitive role… [and] now within really just weeks of the election is replaced with somebody who is viewed more as a partisan.”
Trump and Barr have repeatedly kicked out officials under politically dubious pretexts, from Geoffrey Berman — the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York — to Michael Atkinson, who was the inspector general overseeing the intelligence community.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-01--New Swing State Polling Shows Decisive Nine-State Biden Sweep

A new round of polling from Morning Consult has Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden leading in nine key states .
The states covered by the polling include Michigan , Arizona , Colorado , Wisconsin , Minnesota , Pennsylvania , Georgia , Florida , and North Carolina .
Trump won most of those states in 2016 ; the only Clinton victories on the list were Colorado and Minnesota .
If Biden carried even some of the additional states on the list , then he might be able to deny Trump a second term in office .
States like Michigan and Florida @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leading margin in the electoral college — with 45 electoral votes between those two states alone , moving them from the Republican to Democratic column and leaving everything else the same from the 2016 results would give Biden a win .
In the latest Morning Consult polling , Biden led in Michigan , Arizona , and Colorado by 10 percent , in Wisconsin by 9 percent , in Minnesota by 7 percent , in Pennsylvania by 4 percent , in Georgia by 3 percent , and in Florida and North Carolina by 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Colorado , Wisconsin , and Minnesota , Biden was at 50 percent or above overall , making his leads essentially insurmountable if the distribution of support reflected in the polling results was to hold until Election Day , which isn ’ t that far into the future at all .
In each of the other states , Biden was at 49 percent , putting him pretty close to an insurmountable lead .
As of Tuesday morning , with the Morning Consult data seemingly not factored in , Biden led Trump by an average @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to RealClearPolitics .
FiveThirtyEight had Biden ’ s national-level lead at an average of 7.1 percent , with at least some recent Morning Consult data factored in .
Critically , the outlet had Biden with an average of 50.3 percent of the overall support , putting him just over the top with an essentially insurmountable lead , at least on the national level .
In 2016 , Hillary Clinton ended up with 48.2 percent of the national popular vote .
( Trump had 46.1 percent of the popular vote . )
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on voters ’ opinions in the presidential race .
For instance , as of early September 1 , an average of 57.7 percent of Americans say that they disapprove of the president ’ s Coronavirus response , according to FiveThirtyEight .
With millions of infections and over 180,000 deaths , that ’ s not exactly an issue able to be swept aside , no matter how much Trump tries .

A new round of polling from Morning Consult has Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden leading in nine key states. The states covered by the polling include Michigan, Arizona, Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina. Trump won most of those states in 2016; the only Clinton victories on the list were Colorado and Minnesota. If Biden carried even some of the additional states on the list, then he might be able to deny Trump a second term in office. States like Michigan and Florida were critical for Trump’s 2016 leading margin in the electoral college — with 45 electoral votes between those two states alone, moving them from the Republican to Democratic column and leaving everything else the same from the 2016 results would give Biden a win.
#NEW @MorningConsult Poll MI
Biden 52 (+10)
Trump 42 AZ
Biden 52 (+10)
Trump 42 CO
Biden 51 (+10)
Trump 41 WI
Biden 52 (+9)
Trump 43 MN
Biden 50 (+7)
Trump 43 PA
Biden 49 (+4)
Trump 45 GA
Biden 49 (+3)
Trump 46 FL
Biden 49 (+2)
Trump 47 NC
Biden 49 (+2)
Trump 47 8/21-30 — Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) September 1, 2020
In the latest Morning Consult polling, Biden led in Michigan, Arizona, and Colorado by 10 percent, in Wisconsin by 9 percent, in Minnesota by 7 percent, in Pennsylvania by 4 percent, in Georgia by 3 percent, and in Florida and North Carolina by 2 percent. In Michigan, Arizona, Colorado, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, Biden was at 50 percent or above overall, making his leads essentially insurmountable if the distribution of support reflected in the polling results was to hold until Election Day, which isn’t that far into the future at all. In each of the other states, Biden was at 49 percent, putting him pretty close to an insurmountable lead.
As of Tuesday morning, with the Morning Consult data seemingly not factored in, Biden led Trump by an average of 6.2 percent in national-level polling, according to RealClearPolitics. FiveThirtyEight had Biden’s national-level lead at an average of 7.1 percent, with at least some recent Morning Consult data factored in. Critically, the outlet had Biden with an average of 50.3 percent of the overall support, putting him just over the top with an essentially insurmountable lead, at least on the national level. In 2016, Hillary Clinton ended up with 48.2 percent of the national popular vote. (Trump had 46.1 percent of the popular vote.)
There are a number of crises likely weighing on voters’ opinions in the presidential race. For instance, as of early September 1, an average of 57.7 percent of Americans say that they disapprove of the president’s Coronavirus response, according to FiveThirtyEight. With millions of infections and over 180,000 deaths, that’s not exactly an issue able to be swept aside, no matter how much Trump tries.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-01--NY Attorney General Announces Tuesday Legal Move To Stop Trump Corruption

Even the U.S. Census , that staple of democracy , is not safe under Donald Trump .
After trying to add questions about respondents ’ citizenship status and being shut down by the SCOTUS in those efforts , Trump has now ordered the census counting to stop far ahead of the initial timeline for completion .
In the middle of a pandemic , that leaves a fair number of people uncounted and , therefore , unrepresented in government .
As it turns out , these are specific types of people , and that ’ s the motive for Trump and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to count during a census are those in poverty , including those who are homeless or transient due to their socioeconomic status .
The fewer poor people are counted , the fewer black and brown Americans are represented , since a disproportionate number of people of color live in poverty .
That isn ’ t the only step Trump has taken to undermine democracy for all Americans , though .
According to The Brookings Institute : ‘ the Trump administration issued a memorandum seeking to remove undocumented immigrants ( “ illegal aliens ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the census headcount that serves as the basis for reapportioning House of Representatives members among states .
Then , on Monday , the Census Bureau announced that they would be cutting short the headcount by a month .
In both cases , these changes will result in an undercount of demographic groups that are not part of Trump ’ s political base.
’ These moves to undermine the census are calculated and deliberate , and not just meant to boost Trump ’ s popularity with the more racist side of his base @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep power in districts where their bases are smaller .
Twitter expressed its support of New York Attorney General Letitia James .
Read some of their comments below :

Even the U.S. Census, that staple of democracy, is not safe under Donald Trump. After trying to add questions about respondents’ citizenship status and being shut down by the SCOTUS in those efforts, Trump has now ordered the census counting to stop far ahead of the initial timeline for completion. In the middle of a pandemic, that leaves a fair number of people uncounted and, therefore, unrepresented in government. As it turns out, these are specific types of people, and that’s the motive for Trump and the GOP.
The most difficult populations to count during a census are those in poverty, including those who are homeless or transient due to their socioeconomic status. The fewer poor people are counted, the fewer black and brown Americans are represented, since a disproportionate number of people of color live in poverty. That isn’t the only step Trump has taken to undermine democracy for all Americans, though.
According to The Brookings Institute:
‘the Trump administration issued a memorandum seeking to remove undocumented immigrants (“illegal aliens” in the memo’s words) from the census headcount that serves as the basis for reapportioning House of Representatives members among states. Then, on Monday, the Census Bureau announced that they would be cutting short the headcount by a month. In both cases, these changes will result in an undercount of demographic groups that are not part of Trump’s political base.’
These moves to undermine the census are calculated and deliberate, and not just meant to boost Trump’s popularity with the more racist side of his base. They are intended to help Republicans keep power in districts where their bases are smaller.
Twitter expressed its support of New York Attorney General Letitia James. Read some of their comments below: