bipartisanreport--2020-06-11--Kaleigh McEnany Caught Defending Confederate Racism On Video

The king of “ Fake News ” spends a great deal of time watching cable news .
When Fox News becomes too negative in their coverage of him , he turns to One American News .
It uses footage from “ Reuters , Associated Press , and Euronews services , as well as by RT , the Kremlin-funded news outlet that a U.S. intelligence report calls “ Russia ’ s state-run propaganda machine , ” according to The Washington Post .
Donald Trump decided to abandon his two-hour rambles after he disastrously asked his scientists to investigate how well ingesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The New York Times reported that Trump said : So much for that “ talent.
” White House Press Secretary Kaleigh McEnany walked in after Trump ’ s major blunder .
She has been holding regular briefings ever since , after she cleaned the dust off of the podium in the Press Briefing Room .
She has been cleaning up the messes he has created — the last one about military installations .
She rocketed from Harvard Law School in 2016 to fill the Republican National Committee ( RNC ) spokesperson ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was installed as White House Press Secretary .
Now , McEnany has become embroiled in another Trump blunder .
She appeared on the Fox Business show Trish Regan Primetime Thursday morning and said : The press secretary claimed on Thursday that her boss was “ personally ” offended by some news circulating in the White House .
It seemed that information was about renaming US military forts named after Confederate leaders being under consideration .
Thursday morning , Fox News co-host Ed Henry asked McEnany if the president would consider renaming military bases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump disagreed with generals such as retired David Petraeus .
The general wanted to change the Confederate names on important military installations .
McEnany said Trump believed that these bases were the last American soil that soldiers saw before shipping off to one of the nation ’ s wars : Then , she added that implying that these forts were “ racist installations ” was wrong .
Trump said the names on the fort were associated with heroic soldiers : ‘ And to somehow imply these forts were racist installations and that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they left , many of whom lost their life overseas , the president will not stand for that .
The president will respect this , because these forts and these names are associated with the heroes within them , not the name on the fort.
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The king of “Fake News” spends a great deal of time watching cable news. When Fox News becomes too negative in their coverage of him, he turns to One American News. It uses footage from “Reuters, Associated Press, and Euronews services, as well as by RT, the Kremlin-funded news outlet that a U.S. intelligence report calls “Russia’s state-run propaganda machine,” according to The Washington Post.
Donald Trump decided to abandon his two-hour rambles after he disastrously asked his scientists to investigate how well ingesting household cleansing products would work against coronavirus.
The New York Times reported that Trump said:
‘One of the reasons I do these news conferences, because if I didn’t, they would believe fake news, and we can’t let them believe fake news. They see us up here. They see us with admirals. They see us with this talent.’
So much for that “talent.” White House Press Secretary Kaleigh McEnany walked in after Trump’s major blunder. She has been holding regular briefings ever since, after she cleaned the dust off of the podium in the Press Briefing Room. She has been cleaning up the messes he has created — the last one about military installations.
She rocketed from Harvard Law School in 2016 to fill the Republican National Committee (RNC) spokesperson’s shoes. By 2019, she was installed as White House Press Secretary.
Now, McEnany has become embroiled in another Trump blunder. She appeared on the Fox Business show Trish Regan Primetime Thursday morning and said:
‘We will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here, we will not see terrorism come here, and isn’t that refreshing when contrasting it with the awful presidency of President Obama?’
The press secretary claimed on Thursday that her boss was “personally” offended by some news circulating in the White House. It seemed that information was about renaming US military forts named after Confederate leaders being under consideration.
Thursday morning, Fox News co-host Ed Henry asked McEnany if the president would consider renaming military bases named after slave-holders.
She announced that Trump disagreed with generals such as retired David Petraeus. The general wanted to change the Confederate names on important military installations.
Henry said:
‘The president is saying we’re not even going to consider something. We’re not going to listen, we’re not going to have that conversation.’
McEnany said Trump believed that these bases were the last American soil that soldiers saw before shipping off to one of the nation’s wars:
‘Yeah, what the president saw when he looked at this issue, he takes it personally offensive, the notion that the men who deployed to World War II, to World War I, to Korea, all across the world, to Vietnam — the last bit of the United States many of these men saw were these forts.’
Then, she added that implying that these forts were “racist installations” was wrong. Trump said the names on the fort were associated with heroic soldiers:
‘And to somehow imply these forts were racist installations and that’s the last thing they saw as they left, many of whom lost their life overseas, the president will not stand for that. The president will respect this, because these forts and these names are associated with the heroes within them, not the name on the fort.’
Check out the Fox News video:
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-11--GOP Senate Committee Rebukes Trump’s Demand Over Confederate Names

President Donald Trump decided this week that near the top of his priorities list was the preservation of monuments to the Confederacy .
Ten military bases throughout the United States are named for Confederate generals , and amidst a national outcry against the racism embedded in the United States , Trump rushed to Twitter to insist that the Confederacy-honoring base names must stay .
Now , the Republican-led Senate Armed Services Committee has apparently passed a measure that directly counters Trump ’ s plans and would establish a plan to rename the bases in question within three years .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken up by the full Senate as the next step towards becoming official .
Citing two of his colleagues , CNN ’ s Jim Sciutto reported early Thursday : It ’ s staggering that the removal of the names of Confederate generals from army bases is a point of contention — but thanks to Trump , it is .
And it ’ s not the first time that he ’ s decided to , as president of the United States , stick up for the legacy of the murderous racists of the Confederacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to remove statues of Confederate leaders from spots around the United States .
He actively wants to keep up the monuments that honor people whose real legacy is that they were willing to die in defense of slavery .
In this case , Trump seems to have actually already reacted to the Senate Armed Services Committee ’ s measure outlining plans for the removal of Confederate names from army bases .
After the news about the committee ’ s resolution , Trump tweeted — in all caps , for some reason : For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to suggest that a push for the removal of monuments to the Confederacy means that there ’ s some kind of plot to “ deny history ” and subvert American greatness — or whatever .
In fact , an acknowledgement of history is the reason that people want to remove monuments to the Confederacy since , in that history , the generals of the Confederacy led a murderous war to defend racism .

President Donald Trump decided this week that near the top of his priorities list was the preservation of monuments to the Confederacy. Ten military bases throughout the United States are named for Confederate generals, and amidst a national outcry against the racism embedded in the United States, Trump rushed to Twitter to insist that the Confederacy-honoring base names must stay. Now, the Republican-led Senate Armed Services Committee has apparently passed a measure that directly counters Trump’s plans and would establish a plan to rename the bases in question within three years. The measure now seems to need to be taken up by the full Senate as the next step towards becoming official.
Confirming @nielslesniewski, the committee adopted the amendment by Elizabeth Warren behind closed doors. The amendment would create independent commission to review and develop a detailed plan for removing the names from bases, installations, facilities, aircrafts, ships, planes https://t.co/bQcqfViC91 — Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 11, 2020
Citing two of his colleagues, CNN’s Jim Sciutto reported early Thursday:
‘Breaking this hour: GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee has adopted an amendment behind closed doors for Pentagon to remove the names of Confederate generals from military assets within three years’
Breaking this hour: GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee has adopted an amendment behind closed doors for Pentagon to remove the names of Confederate generals from military assets within three years, @mkraju @tedbarrettcnn reporting — Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) June 11, 2020
It’s staggering that the removal of the names of Confederate generals from army bases is a point of contention — but thanks to Trump, it is. And it’s not the first time that he’s decided to, as president of the United States, stick up for the legacy of the murderous racists of the Confederacy. He has previously complained about plans to remove statues of Confederate leaders from spots around the United States. He actively wants to keep up the monuments that honor people whose real legacy is that they were willing to die in defense of slavery.
In this case, Trump seems to have actually already reacted to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s measure outlining plans for the removal of Confederate names from army bases. After the news about the committee’s resolution, Trump tweeted — in all caps, for some reason:
‘THOSE THAT DENY THEIR HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT!’
THOSE THAT DENY THEIR HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 11, 2020
For starters, it’s laughably ridiculous to suggest that a push for the removal of monuments to the Confederacy means that there’s some kind of plot to “deny history” and subvert American greatness — or whatever. In fact, an acknowledgement of history is the reason that people want to remove monuments to the Confederacy since, in that history, the generals of the Confederacy led a murderous war to defend racism.
Good point. That is why you will not get a 2nd term. America will vote to support our democracy and constitution and fire you!!! @JoeBiden will lead an historical Presidency restoring America following your destruction. https://t.co/01vnNWZXHP — Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) June 11, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-06-11--General Mark Milley Publicly Embarrasses Trump During Thursday Snub

In a now infamous June 1 incident , peaceful protesters against police brutality were attacked by authorities and forcefully cleared from an area outside the White House right before President Donald Trump walked out of the White House grounds to hold a photo op at a local church .
The photo op had a conventionally Trumpian , haphazard feel — Trump even awkwardly held up a Bible during the photo op — but other figures like Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley were also on the scene .
Milley has now apologized for his participation in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pre-recorded commencement address to National Defense University students that his presence made the military seem involved with Trump ’ s domestic agenda .
The attack on peaceful protesters before Trump ’ s photo op included the usage of chemical irritants and rubber bullets — which , despite their potentially dubious-sounding name , can seriously injure those targeted with them .
The Trump team has delivered various excuses for the attack , which targeted individuals who ’ d gathered around Lafayette Square .
Attorney General Bill Barr , for instance , has claimed both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the area was made the day before the attack and that the crowd on June 1 was getting out-of-hand — although video from the scene makes clear that by and large , there was no provocation of police on the part of the overwhelming majority of protesters .
‘ [ Milley ’ s ] first public remarks since Mr. Trump ’ s photo op , in which federal authorities attacked peaceful protesters so that the president could hold up a Bible in front of St. John ’ s Church , are certain to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has spent the days since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis taking increasingly tougher stances against the growing movement for change across the country… military leaders , after halting steps in the beginning , are now positioning themselves firmly with those calling for change .
Mr. Trump ’ s walk across Lafayette Square , current and former military leaders say , has sparked a critical moment of reckoning in the military.
’ Besides Milley ’ s implicit criticism of the debacle , Trump has also faced a mountain of criticism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s handling of the peaceful protesters .
For example , retired General James Mattis , who served as the Defense Secretary in the Trump administration , has characterized Trump as a threat to the Constitution in the wake of the incident .
Milley ’ s own previous comments about the situation include an insistence to Rep. Ruben Gallego ( D-Ariz. ) that the military would not follow any illegal orders from the president .
Trump has repeatedly threatened throughout recent weeks to send the military out into the streets of the U.S. to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t like , although when armed white protesters stormed the Michigan state capitol building in protest of Coronavirus lockdowns , Trump wasn ’ t fazed .

In a now infamous June 1 incident, peaceful protesters against police brutality were attacked by authorities and forcefully cleared from an area outside the White House right before President Donald Trump walked out of the White House grounds to hold a photo op at a local church. The photo op had a conventionally Trumpian, haphazard feel — Trump even awkwardly held up a Bible during the photo op — but other figures like Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley were also on the scene. Milley has now apologized for his participation in the photo op, acknowledging in a pre-recorded commencement address to National Defense University students that his presence made the military seem involved with Trump’s domestic agenda.
Milley bluntly said:
‘I should not have been there. My presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics. As a commissioned uniformed officer, it was a mistake that I have learned from.’
The attack on peaceful protesters before Trump’s photo op included the usage of chemical irritants and rubber bullets — which, despite their potentially dubious-sounding name, can seriously injure those targeted with them. The Trump team has delivered various excuses for the attack, which targeted individuals who’d gathered around Lafayette Square. Attorney General Bill Barr, for instance, has claimed both that a decision to clear protesters from the area was made the day before the attack and that the crowd on June 1 was getting out-of-hand — although video from the scene makes clear that by and large, there was no provocation of police on the part of the overwhelming majority of protesters.
The New York Times reports:
‘[Milley’s] first public remarks since Mr. Trump’s photo op, in which federal authorities attacked peaceful protesters so that the president could hold up a Bible in front of St. John’s Church, are certain to anger the White House, where Mr. Trump has spent the days since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis taking increasingly tougher stances against the growing movement for change across the country… military leaders, after halting steps in the beginning, are now positioning themselves firmly with those calling for change. Mr. Trump’s walk across Lafayette Square, current and former military leaders say, has sparked a critical moment of reckoning in the military.’
Besides Milley’s implicit criticism of the debacle, Trump has also faced a mountain of criticism from other sources over his administration’s handling of the peaceful protesters. For example, retired General James Mattis, who served as the Defense Secretary in the Trump administration, has characterized Trump as a threat to the Constitution in the wake of the incident.
Milley’s own previous comments about the situation include an insistence to Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) that the military would not follow any illegal orders from the president. Trump has repeatedly threatened throughout recent weeks to send the military out into the streets of the U.S. to confront the protesters whose message he doesn’t like, although when armed white protesters stormed the Michigan state capitol building in protest of Coronavirus lockdowns, Trump wasn’t fazed.
American servicemembers must never obey an illegal order. Presidents should know not to issue them. pic.twitter.com/FEeJyLfPhX — Ruben Gallego (@RepRubenGallego) June 8, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-06-11--Trump Erupts & Yells About ‘Radicals’ During Mid-Morning Meltdown

President Donald Trump has consistently tried to depict himself as the “ law & order ” president , but that description is , quite simply , laughable .
Remember : he ’ s the guy who ’ s faced a dizzying array of his associates getting hit with federal criminal charges .
Nevertheless , this Thursday , he lashed out on Twitter against Democratic leaders who he thought weren ’ t promoting “ law & order ” enough .
His particular point of contention is a small area in Seattle where protesters have driven out police and set up a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a Capitol Hill neighborhood .
Trump , who seems forever paranoid , seems to take the protesters as some kind of apocalyptic heralds of the end of civilization — or something .
He ’ s just ridiculous .
That ’ s just a pathetic statement from a pathetic excuse for a president , although his followers will probably love it .
Joe Biden is not controlled by “ Radical Left BOSSES.
” He has not been in a basement “ sanctuary , ” although that ’ s the way that the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Biden spent at home amidst recent nationwide lockdowns over the Coronavirus pandemic .
And Washington Governor Jay Inslee ( D ) isn ’ t “ looking “ the fool ” ” — what exactly does Trump want the governor to do ?
Send the National Guard out against a small crowd of peaceful protesters in Seattle ?
Is this all some kind of game to Trump ?
On Thursday morning , Trump also added a defense of his commitment to preserving the names of military bases that are named after Confederate generals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for some reason : It ’ s like he doesn ’ t even care about making sense or sounding intelligently attuned to the situation .
Trying to get military bases renamed with names other than those of Confederate generals isn ’ t some kind of grandiose plot to “ deny history , ” or whatever .
It ’ s about not honoring murderous racists !

President Donald Trump has consistently tried to depict himself as the “law & order” president, but that description is, quite simply, laughable. Remember: he’s the guy who’s faced a dizzying array of his associates getting hit with federal criminal charges. Nevertheless, this Thursday, he lashed out on Twitter against Democratic leaders who he thought weren’t promoting “law & order” enough. His particular point of contention is a small area in Seattle where protesters have driven out police and set up a small, peaceful “autonomous zone” in a Capitol Hill neighborhood. Trump, who seems forever paranoid, seems to take the protesters as some kind of apocalyptic heralds of the end of civilization — or something. He’s just ridiculous.
He tweeted:
‘Sleepy Joe Biden refuses to leave his basement “sanctuary” and tell his Radical Left BOSSES that they are heading in the wrong direction. Tell them to get out of Seattle now. Liberal Governor @JayInslee is looking “the fool”. LAW & ORDER!’
Sleepy Joe Biden refuses to leave his basement “sanctuary” and tell his Radical Left BOSSES that they are heading in the wrong direction. Tell them to get out of Seattle now. Liberal Governor @JayInslee is looking “the fool”. LAW & ORDER! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 11, 2020
That’s just a pathetic statement from a pathetic excuse for a president, although his followers will probably love it. Joe Biden is not controlled by “Radical Left BOSSES.” He has not been in a basement “sanctuary,” although that’s the way that the Trump team has tried to describe the time that Biden spent at home amidst recent nationwide lockdowns over the Coronavirus pandemic. And Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) isn’t “looking “the fool”” — what exactly does Trump want the governor to do? Send the National Guard out against a small crowd of peaceful protesters in Seattle? Is this all some kind of game to Trump?
Actually, @JoeBiden has not been staying home and today's he's in Philadelphia to hold a roundtable with community members "on how to make sure the economic reopening is effective and safe and gets America back to work," according to his staff. https://t.co/N0oXUs7UXh — Steve Herman (@W7VOA) June 11, 2020
On Thursday morning, Trump also added a defense of his commitment to preserving the names of military bases that are named after Confederate generals.
He posted — in all caps, for some reason:
‘THOSE THAT DENY THEIR HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT!’
THOSE THAT DENY THEIR HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 11, 2020
It’s like he doesn’t even care about making sense or sounding intelligently attuned to the situation. Trying to get military bases renamed with names other than those of Confederate generals isn’t some kind of grandiose plot to “deny history,” or whatever. It’s about not honoring murderous racists!
Things President Trump is against: – changing Confederate names of U.S. Army bases – removing Confederate statues and monuments – athletes silently protesting police brutality and racial injustice – putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) June 10, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-06-11--Tucker Carlson Suffers Mass Exodus Of Advertisers After Racist Remarks

Fox News host Tucker Carlson has yet again inflicted a financial hit on his own team thanks to his incendiary and seemingly purposfully antagonistic racism .
Following his latest outrageous commentary about the recent nationwide protests against police brutality , which he referred to as “ Black Lives Matter riots , ” both Disney and T-Mobile — neither of which are exactly small companies — have permanently pulled their ads from Carlson ’ s show .
An ABC spokesperson said that the Disney ads placed on the show weren ’ t the company ’ s own doing in the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d been tasked with buying ads for the company , explaining : Internally , Disney has been working to insist upon its commitment to hearing black voices amidst the national outcry over police brutality that frequently targets black Americans .
In an internal memo , Disney execs insisted : ‘ We also realize that now more than ever is the time for us all to further strengthen our commitment to diversity and inclusion everywhere .
We intend to keep the conversation going , not just today , but for as long as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ Asked directly whether Carlson ’ s racism would be the kind of thing that his company supports , T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert said : In 2018 , over 20 advertisers cut ties with Carlson ’ s show after he went on a particularly brazenly racist rant against undocumented immigrants .
Now , Carlson ’ s show has actually been left with a laughably large portion of his ads dedicated to the MyPillow company , which is led by a Trump supporter , Mike Lindell .
Over a period of about three months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent of the ads on Carlson ’ s show .
Carlson , of course , doesn ’ t seem at all fazed by any backlash .
On Wednesday ’ s edition of his show , he denounced the “ racist lunatics with semiautomatic weapons ” who supposedly want to enact segregation in the U.S. That is an outrageously incorrect description of the recent crowds of peaceful protesters , although it does describe Michigan residents who stormed their state capitol not too long ago in protest of their state ’ s Coronavirus-induced lockdown orders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good people , ” and Carlson doesn ’ t seem to have had any condemnation for those actually armed demonstrators .
Amidst the crisis of police brutality , Carlson is not the only one who ’ s tried to fearmonger about the peaceful protesters .
Trump himself has consistently claimed that the protesters pose some kind of existential threat to the United States .
However , he has made up this threat in order to use it as an excuse to harass protesters whose message he does not care about .

Fox News host Tucker Carlson has yet again inflicted a financial hit on his own team thanks to his incendiary and seemingly purposfully antagonistic racism. Following his latest outrageous commentary about the recent nationwide protests against police brutality, which he referred to as “Black Lives Matter riots,” both Disney and T-Mobile — neither of which are exactly small companies — have permanently pulled their ads from Carlson’s show.
An ABC spokesperson said that the Disney ads placed on the show weren’t the company’s own doing in the first place. They blamed a third-party who’d been tasked with buying ads for the company, explaining:
‘The ABC advertisements were placed on the show without our knowledge by third party media buyers who were unaware that we do not advertise on the show, and they have now been notified not to place any further ads.’
Internally, Disney has been working to insist upon its commitment to hearing black voices amidst the national outcry over police brutality that frequently targets black Americans. In an internal memo, Disney execs insisted:
‘We also realize that now more than ever is the time for us all to further strengthen our commitment to diversity and inclusion everywhere. We intend to keep the conversation going, not just today, but for as long as it takes to bring about real change.’
Meanwhile, T-Mobile issued the statement:
‘We haven’t run ads on Tucker Carlson Tonight since early May and have cancelled all future placements. We will continue to support those who stand against racial injustice.’
Asked directly whether Carlson’s racism would be the kind of thing that his company supports, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert said:
‘It definitely is not. Bye-bye Tucker Carlson! #BlackLivesMatter‘
It definitely is not. Bye-bye Tucker Carlson! #BlackLivesMatter — Mike Sievert (@MikeSievert) June 10, 2020
In 2018, over 20 advertisers cut ties with Carlson’s show after he went on a particularly brazenly racist rant against undocumented immigrants. Now, Carlson’s show has actually been left with a laughably large portion of his ads dedicated to the MyPillow company, which is led by a Trump supporter, Mike Lindell. Over a period of about three months, MyPillow accounted for a whopping 41 percent of the ads on Carlson’s show.
I analyzed 3 months of Tucker Carlson's advertising. Th data shows just how few are companies willing advertise on the show. During this period, there were a total of 745 minutes of ads. MyPillow: 302 mins
All Others Combined: 443 mins He's essentially a 1 advertiser show. pic.twitter.com/PEcSPt6YrN — Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) June 11, 2020
Carlson, of course, doesn’t seem at all fazed by any backlash. On Wednesday’s edition of his show, he denounced the “racist lunatics with semiautomatic weapons” who supposedly want to enact segregation in the U.S. That is an outrageously incorrect description of the recent crowds of peaceful protesters, although it does describe Michigan residents who stormed their state capitol not too long ago in protest of their state’s Coronavirus-induced lockdown orders. Trump called those protesters “very good people,” and Carlson doesn’t seem to have had any condemnation for those actually armed demonstrators.
Amidst the crisis of police brutality, Carlson is not the only one who’s tried to fearmonger about the peaceful protesters. Trump himself has consistently claimed that the protesters pose some kind of existential threat to the United States. However, he has made up this threat in order to use it as an excuse to harass protesters whose message he does not care about.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-12--Trump Hotels Receive Devastating Economic News

The economic upheaval of the Coronavirus pandemic has had a majorly negative impact on President Donald Trump ’ s own businesses , according to a new report from The Washington Post .
In March , four out of the five top-performing hotels in the Trump Organization ’ s portfolio shut down and stayed shuttered through May amidst economy-wide shutdowns meant to try and stem the spread of the Coronavirus .
Those closings were in Miami , Las Vegas , Scotland , and Ireland , and a total of twelve Trump Organization-owned properties in just the United States and Canada have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation is so desperate that at Trump ’ s Chicago hotel , administrators “ turned off lights in common areas… to save on electricity , ” according to the report from the Post .
Overall , over 2,800 employees across Trump ’ s properties have been either furloughed or outright fired amidst the widespread Coronavirus-induced closures , as the report outlines .
At his Doral property , which is in southern Florida , the Trump Organization initially furloughed 560 employees .
Management then revealed that at least 250 of those jobs would not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closures across the Trump Organization ’ s properties , the Post estimates that the president ’ s business missed out on tens of millions of dollars in revenue that they ’ d have gotten if business had proceeded as normal , and there ’ s a chance that demand in the hospitality industry could be very slow to get back to pre-pandemic levels .
There are still serious concerns about the potential danger of large gatherings — at some theme parks , for example , guests are required to wear face masks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Organization are part of a much larger economic calamity that has struck the United States as authorities rushed to institute the closures that health experts said would be necessary to stem the spread of the Coronavirus .
Across ten recent weeks that unfolded amidst the height of the shutdowns , over 40 million people newly filed for unemployment benefits , representing absolutely staggering job loss .
Trump has responded to the crisis at his company by lauding his business for not taking handouts from the government to assist in their operations .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ post about his Doral resort opening back up : The Trump family seemingly could not have asked for money , because they were specifically excluded from eligibility for at least a significant portion of the pandemic-connected business bailout money .
The president and his business don ’ t get points for not trying to break the law .
When the pandemic clears , the Trump Organization will still have to grapple with the fact that increasingly small portions of the population are willing to patronize a Trump-branded establishment .

The economic upheaval of the Coronavirus pandemic has had a majorly negative impact on President Donald Trump’s own businesses, according to a new report from The Washington Post. In March, four out of the five top-performing hotels in the Trump Organization’s portfolio shut down and stayed shuttered through May amidst economy-wide shutdowns meant to try and stem the spread of the Coronavirus. Those closings were in Miami, Las Vegas, Scotland, and Ireland, and a total of twelve Trump Organization-owned properties in just the United States and Canada have either furloughed or fired workers. The situation is so desperate that at Trump’s Chicago hotel, administrators “turned off lights in common areas… to save on electricity,” according to the report from the Post.
How the pandemic has hit Trump Org: Thousands of empty hotel rooms, more than 2,800 laid-off and furloughed employees, and elimination of flowers, chocolates and newspapers at its New York hotel – via @partlowj @Fahrenthold @OConnellPostbiz https://t.co/Weyjtbjxpr — Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) June 12, 2020
As The Washington Post outlines:
‘With thousands of Trump’s hotel rooms empty, the company laid off or furloughed more than 2,800 employees and scoured for even the smallest savings. It eliminated flowers, chocolates and newspapers at its New York hotel and turned off lights in common areas in its Chicago hotel to save on electricity, according to letters that hotel management sent to investors.’
Overall, over 2,800 employees across Trump’s properties have been either furloughed or outright fired amidst the widespread Coronavirus-induced closures, as the report outlines. At his Doral property, which is in southern Florida, the Trump Organization initially furloughed 560 employees. Management then revealed that at least 250 of those jobs would not be coming back.
Thanks to the closures across the Trump Organization’s properties, the Post estimates that the president’s business missed out on tens of millions of dollars in revenue that they’d have gotten if business had proceeded as normal, and there’s a chance that demand in the hospitality industry could be very slow to get back to pre-pandemic levels. There are still serious concerns about the potential danger of large gatherings — at some theme parks, for example, guests are required to wear face masks.
The furloughs and lay-offs at the Trump Organization are part of a much larger economic calamity that has struck the United States as authorities rushed to institute the closures that health experts said would be necessary to stem the spread of the Coronavirus. Across ten recent weeks that unfolded amidst the height of the shutdowns, over 40 million people newly filed for unemployment benefits, representing absolutely staggering job loss.
Trump has responded to the crisis at his company by lauding his business for not taking handouts from the government to assist in their operations. As he proudly tweeted in response to a post about his Doral resort opening back up:
‘And the Trump family didn’t ask the Federal government for money to carry this and many other very expensive to carry properties!’
The Trump family seemingly could not have asked for money, because they were specifically excluded from eligibility for at least a significant portion of the pandemic-connected business bailout money. The president and his business don’t get points for not trying to break the law.
Notice how Trump hasn't offered up any of his hotels — for troops, or for coronavirus sufferers and healthcare workers? — Jennifer Mascia (@JenniferMascia) June 5, 2020
When the pandemic clears, the Trump Organization will still have to grapple with the fact that increasingly small portions of the population are willing to patronize a Trump-branded establishment.
Sen. Mike Lee is basically demanding D.C. put up his constituents in a luxury hotel, on the city's dime, at Trump's request. https://t.co/qSz1SEUOTh — Will Sommer (@willsommer) June 6, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-06-12--Trump Friday Interview With Black Reporter Goes Haywire Fast

During a time of great civil unrest , perhaps the most tense time since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s , someone at Fox News thought it would be a good idea to send a black reporter to interview President Trump .
During yet another of his diatribes on how he ’ s been the greatest president for black Americans in history , interviewer Harris Faulkner had to remind Trump that he really hasn ’ t been .
‘ I think I ’ ve done more for the black community than any other president , and let ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because he did good — although it ’ s always questionable .
You know , in other words , the end result – ’ Of course , Faulkner wasn ’ t referring to the freedom of wealthy white men , but Trump doesn ’ t understand that .
Apparently , he doesn ’ t understand much of anything about black history ( this is the same man who thought Frederick Douglass was still alive ) but forcing any black American to have to explain to a white president that freeing slaves was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s also unclear what Trump was referring to by “ the end result.
” Is he questioning the decades of segregation and lynching that black Americans experienced after slavery and blaming Lincoln for not preemptively fixing that problem ?
Or is he questioning Lincoln ’ s freeing of slaves in this country ?
No one will ever know for sure .
What is clear is that Trump needs a history lesson .
Black history , preferably .
Twitter had a big reaction to the interview .
Read some of their @ @ @

During a time of great civil unrest, perhaps the most tense time since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, someone at Fox News thought it would be a good idea to send a black reporter to interview President Trump.
Spoiler alert: it wasn’t a good idea.
Trump: I think I’ve done more for the black community than any other President and let’s take a pass on Abraham Lincoln because he did good but although it’s always questionable, you know in other words the end result
Harris: Well we are free Mr. President pic.twitter.com/advWPuSKwv — Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) June 12, 2020
During yet another of his diatribes on how he’s been the greatest president for black Americans in history, interviewer Harris Faulkner had to remind Trump that he really hasn’t been.
Trump was saying:
‘I think I’ve done more for the black community than any other president, and let’s take a pass on Abraham Lincoln, because he did good — although it’s always questionable. You know, in other words, the end result –’
Faulkner interrupted:
‘Well, we are free, Mr. President. He did pretty well.’
Trump agreed.
‘We are free.’
Of course, Faulkner wasn’t referring to the freedom of wealthy white men, but Trump doesn’t understand that. Apparently, he doesn’t understand much of anything about black history (this is the same man who thought Frederick Douglass was still alive) but forcing any black American to have to explain to a white president that freeing slaves was a good thing is just painful to watch.
It’s also unclear what Trump was referring to by “the end result.” Is he questioning the decades of segregation and lynching that black Americans experienced after slavery and blaming Lincoln for not preemptively fixing that problem? Or is he questioning Lincoln’s freeing of slaves in this country? No one will ever know for sure.
What is clear is that Trump needs a history lesson. Black history, preferably.
Twitter had a big reaction to the interview. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-12--Hillary Trolls Trump Over Forcing Coronavirus Waiver On MAGA Fans

President Donald Trump will soon hold another campaign rally following a long break from the campaign trail due to the Coronavirus — and his team is making attendees agree not to hold the Trump team liable for any Coronavirus illnesses that they contract while on the premises .
Although some mitigation efforts have been wound back as the months of the Coronavirus onslaught have ground on , the virus still remains a very real threat , and big events like campaign rallies have the potential to turn into something like an incubation chamber for a sudden massive spread of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hillary Clinton called out Trump for putting Americans ’ health and safety on the line .
Indeed — there is still a very real danger to holding a huge event like a campaign rally .
While the event could be fine and free from the Coronavirus , if the virus is present in even just one or a few people , then untold thousands could suddenly be exposed to the virus all at once .
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has not yet returned to the campaign trail ; most recently , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at smaller-scale events .
Meanwhile , there ’ s another major issue with Trump ’ s upcoming rally .
It ’ s planned for Tulsa , Oklahoma , which besides its rather solidly Republican-leaning status , was the site of a violent attack on the local black community in 1921 .
In the incident , which has been deemed the Tulsa race massacre , at least dozens of people were murdered and hundreds were injured when the local white community violently attacked a predominately black area of the city .
Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 19th , which is the date of “ Juneteenth , ” a traditional observance marking the end of slavery in the United States .
Although Trump himself may not be aware of the convergence , someone on his team may want to turn Juneteenth ’ s reminder of the end of slavery into a reminder of racist violence like that which was inflicted in Tulsa .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Clinton below :

President Donald Trump will soon hold another campaign rally following a long break from the campaign trail due to the Coronavirus — and his team is making attendees agree not to hold the Trump team liable for any Coronavirus illnesses that they contract while on the premises. Although some mitigation efforts have been wound back as the months of the Coronavirus onslaught have ground on, the virus still remains a very real threat, and big events like campaign rallies have the potential to turn into something like an incubation chamber for a sudden massive spread of the virus. On Twitter this Friday, Hillary Clinton called out Trump for putting Americans’ health and safety on the line.
For a month, Trump has bellowed America is back, business needs to open, it's OK it's safe, wear a mask (or don't, like me). Now his campaign tells those signing up to a rally, they have to sign a waiver not to sue. Hypocrisy so brazen, it borders on something else. You choose. — Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) June 12, 2020
She bluntly observed:
‘If your rallies come with a liability waiver, you shouldn’t be holding them.’
If your rallies come with a liability waiver, you shouldn’t be holding them. https://t.co/J1BgdUec9k — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 12, 2020
Indeed — there is still a very real danger to holding a huge event like a campaign rally. While the event could be fine and free from the Coronavirus, if the virus is present in even just one or a few people, then untold thousands could suddenly be exposed to the virus all at once. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has not yet returned to the campaign trail; most recently, he’s been sticking to appearances at smaller-scale events.
So. Let's set the stage…
President Trump has chosen as the venue for his first rally in months, Tulsa, Oklahoma, site of a horrific massacre of African Americans. And he has set the date for June 19th, Juneteenth, a celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. — Dan Rather (@DanRather) June 10, 2020
Meanwhile, there’s another major issue with Trump’s upcoming rally. It’s planned for Tulsa, Oklahoma, which besides its rather solidly Republican-leaning status, was the site of a violent attack on the local black community in 1921. In the incident, which has been deemed the Tulsa race massacre, at least dozens of people were murdered and hundreds were injured when the local white community violently attacked a predominately black area of the city. Trump’s rally in Tulsa is planned for June 19th, which is the date of “Juneteenth,” a traditional observance marking the end of slavery in the United States. Although Trump himself may not be aware of the convergence, someone on his team may want to turn Juneteenth’s reminder of the end of slavery into a reminder of racist violence like that which was inflicted in Tulsa.
The Trump rally will occur on Juneteenth Day, when many Americans commemorate the end of slavery, in a city that was home to an infamous 1921 massacre of Black people, one of the worst racial atrocities in the nation’s history. https://t.co/3NgPHpuEc2 — Los Angeles Times (@latimes) June 10, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Clinton below:


bipartisanreport--2020-06-12--Schiff Declares Trump Has ‘No Empathy, No Decency’ During Friday Rebuke

President Donald Trump may try to wish his abject failures out of existence , but the devastating results of his incompetence remain on full display for all the world to see .
The Coronavirus has wreaked havoc across the United States , and amidst a nationwide outcry against police brutality , Trump has opted to advocate for more brutality .
Over and over again , Trump has threatened to send the military out into the streets to confront the protesters whose message he doesn ’ t care about .
During an appearance on MSNBC this week that he subsequently shared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Adam Schiff ( D-Calif. ) memorably pointed out that the U.S. would probably be better off if Trump stayed out of the way .
As he put it : ‘ In the midst of a pandemic , mass unemployment , and peaceful protest , Trump again demonstrates his unfitness for office .
He has no empathy , no decency .
His words and deeds do nothing but stoke more division and anger .
We would all be better off if he just stayed in his bunker.
’ During a recent period of protests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bunker on the White House grounds that is designed for usage in case of emergencies .
Laughably , in a subsequent interview on Fox Radio with Brian Kilmeade in which he discussed the incident , Trump claimed that he wasn ’ t in the bunker out of safety concerns at all .
Rather , he claimed , he was just inspecting it .
That ’ s a laughably ridiculous , haphazard excuse for his cowardly failures .
Presidents don ’ t , uh , “ inspect ” bunkers .
Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nationwide protests have been absolutely ridiculous .
Recently , he suggested that an elderly man who was assaulted by police in Buffalo may have been a secret “ Antifa ” provocateur .
Firstly — Antifa is not a centralized organization , no matter how wound up the president gets in his paranoia .
Secondly — Trump might as well say the moon is made of cheese at this point .
That ’ s how ridiculous he is .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Schiff below :

President Donald Trump may try to wish his abject failures out of existence, but the devastating results of his incompetence remain on full display for all the world to see. The Coronavirus has wreaked havoc across the United States, and amidst a nationwide outcry against police brutality, Trump has opted to advocate for more brutality. Over and over again, Trump has threatened to send the military out into the streets to confront the protesters whose message he doesn’t care about. During an appearance on MSNBC this week that he subsequently shared on Twitter, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) memorably pointed out that the U.S. would probably be better off if Trump stayed out of the way.
As he put it:
‘In the midst of a pandemic, mass unemployment, and peaceful protest, Trump again demonstrates his unfitness for office. He has no empathy, no decency. His words and deeds do nothing but stoke more division and anger. We would all be better off if he just stayed in his bunker.’
In the midst of a pandemic, mass unemployment, and peaceful protest, Trump again demonstrates his unfitness for office. He has no empathy, no decency. His words and deeds do nothing but stoke more division and anger. We would all be better off if he just stayed in his bunker. pic.twitter.com/aKivfXCwY6 — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) June 12, 2020
During a recent period of protests in D.C., Trump was brought to a bunker on the White House grounds that is designed for usage in case of emergencies. Laughably, in a subsequent interview on Fox Radio with Brian Kilmeade in which he discussed the incident, Trump claimed that he wasn’t in the bunker out of safety concerns at all. Rather, he claimed, he was just inspecting it. That’s a laughably ridiculous, haphazard excuse for his cowardly failures. Presidents don’t, uh, “inspect” bunkers.
Trump’s best ideas for responding to the recent nationwide protests have been absolutely ridiculous. Recently, he suggested that an elderly man who was assaulted by police in Buffalo may have been a secret “Antifa” provocateur. Firstly — Antifa is not a centralized organization, no matter how wound up the president gets in his paranoia. Secondly — Trump might as well say the moon is made of cheese at this point. That’s how ridiculous he is.
Check out Twitter’s response to Schiff below:


bipartisanreport--2020-06-12--Federal Appeals Court Rebukes Barr & Declares Flynn Request Invalid

At one time , it seemed that Gen. Michael Flynn , the former national security adviser to President Trump for all of 23 days , seemed to know just how much trouble he was in .
Twice he stood in front of a judge and pleaded guilty to a number of crimes , including lying to the FBI and acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Turkey while working in the White House .
Flynn once appeared to be working with the Mueller team on the Trump/Russia investigation hoping for leniency .
Once a judge promised that he would grant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new legal team and an unprecedented request to rescind his guilty plea .
It appears , however , that Attorney General Bill Barr still doesn ’ t know how much trouble he might be in .
Although Flynn ’ s team insisted that the judge in his case , Judge Sullivan , was biased , an outside judge was brought in to review the case .
He called the Department of Justice ’ s decision to drop the investigation into Flynn an abuse of power and , after reviewing the evidence , found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the FBI .
Flynn has changed his stance on that despite transcripts making it clear that he lied , and none of the other charges have been called into question .
Since the federal judge who reviewed the case was not only not amenable but utterly outraged at what the DOJ was willing to do for Trump ’ s friends , his decision was appealed .
The appeals court currently looking at the case , including whether or not the original judge is justified in his decision to review of the DOJ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Flynn and their interference in the criminal case .
The appeals court , however , doesn ’ t appear to be any more impressed by the conspiracy theories than the two judges who came before them .
‘ If Judge Sullivan had just kept this motion waiting and languishing , that ’ s one thing , ” Henderson told Flynn attorney Sidney Powell .
“ But he has set a hearing for mid-July .
For all we know , by the end of July he will have granted the motion .
You also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a ‘ mere rubber stamp ’ either .
There ’ s nothing wrong with him holding a hearing — there ’ s no authority I know of that says he can ’ t hold a hearing.
’ It is only the charge of lying to the FBI that has the right-wing up in arms , using a transcript of Flynn ’ s interview to point out comments made by FBI investigators that prove they were also biased against both Flynn and Trump .
As long as the Trump team can stir up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a story , they know their supporters will be all in despite the evidence .

At one time, it seemed that Gen. Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Trump for all of 23 days, seemed to know just how much trouble he was in. Twice he stood in front of a judge and pleaded guilty to a number of crimes, including lying to the FBI and acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Turkey while working in the White House. Flynn once appeared to be working with the Mueller team on the Trump/Russia investigation hoping for leniency. Once a judge promised that he would grant no leniency, suddenly Flynn had a new legal team and an unprecedented request to rescind his guilty plea.
It appears, however, that Attorney General Bill Barr still doesn’t know how much trouble he might be in.
A former federal judge appointed to review the Justice Department's motion to dismiss criminal charges against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn said the request should be denied.https://t.co/gdYZVwKsmN — PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) June 10, 2020
Although Flynn’s team insisted that the judge in his case, Judge Sullivan, was biased, an outside judge was brought in to review the case. He called the Department of Justice’s decision to drop the investigation into Flynn an abuse of power and, after reviewing the evidence, found that Flynn did, indeed, lie to the FBI. Flynn has changed his stance on that despite transcripts making it clear that he lied, and none of the other charges have been called into question.
The Washington Post reports that:
‘A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday appeared reluctant to order a judge to immediately dismiss the guilty plea of President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, suggesting courts have the authority to review whether Justice Department moves to drop a prosecution are “in the public interest.”’
Former federal prosecutor @glennkirschner2 tells @MollyJongFast and @TheRickWilson that Barr is headed for an indictment when the Trump presidency is over. https://t.co/LKZW8oOWcu — Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) June 12, 2020
Since the federal judge who reviewed the case was not only not amenable but utterly outraged at what the DOJ was willing to do for Trump’s friends, his decision was appealed. The appeals court currently looking at the case, including whether or not the original judge is justified in his decision to review of the DOJ’s dropping of thir charges against Flynn and their interference in the criminal case. The appeals court, however, doesn’t appear to be any more impressed by the conspiracy theories than the two judges who came before them.
‘Flynn, joined by the Justice Department, had asked the appeals court to force U.S. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan to quickly close the case and put a stop to Sullivan’s examination of the government’s unusual decision to drop the charges against the retired three-star general.
‘But Judges Karen Henderson and Robert Wilkins of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit expressed skepticism of Flynn’s argument that Sullivan cannot conduct an independent evaluation or name an outside party to argue against the Justice Department’s May 7 motion.’ In his brief in the Flynn case, Judge Gleeson urges the court to reject “corrupt, politically motivated dismissals,” and finds “this is what has happened.” He’s right. Dismissal is sought by Barr’s handpicked prosecutor to protect a Trump crony. Flynn should be sentenced. https://t.co/xmOMzgYsYZ — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) June 10, 2020 The appeals court has said that the original judge has every right to investigate the DOJ’s decision, crushing any hopes Flynn, Trump, and their attorneys have in squashing the court case. Eventually, Trump will probably just pardon Flynn. In the meantime, the justice system appears determined to hold Flynn criminally accountable for his actions. Speaking on the decision by Judge Sullivan to investigate the DOJ, the appeals court justices said:
‘If Judge Sullivan had just kept this motion waiting and languishing, that’s one thing,” Henderson told Flynn attorney Sidney Powell. “But he has set a hearing for mid-July. For all we know, by the end of July he will have granted the motion. You also know courts have said he’s not a ‘mere rubber stamp’ either. There’s nothing wrong with him holding a hearing — there’s no authority I know of that says he can’t hold a hearing.’
It is only the charge of lying to the FBI that has the right-wing up in arms, using a transcript of Flynn’s interview to point out comments made by FBI investigators that prove they were also biased against both Flynn and Trump. As long as the Trump team can stir up some confusion in one inconsequential piece of a story, they know their supporters will be all in despite the evidence.
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-12--Trump Fans With KKK Hoods Caught Harassing Peaceful BLM Protest

As Donald Trump sits in the White House , violent racism remains alive and well in the United States .
At a Black Lives Matter protest this past Monday in a town called Fallon , Nevada — which is just over an hour away from the state capitol of Carson City — two men showed up wearing KKK hoods and waving Trump flags .
The association between Trumpisn and support for violent racism like that which the KKK pushes has been established before , but the recent Nevada debacle is a poignant reminder of just what has fueled Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s racism — Trump peddles brazenly racist policies and earns the support of many brazen racists .
At the Nevada protest , a police officer spoke to the men in the KKK hoods , and they eventually went on their way , with no immediately apparent lasting consequences for their actions .
Notably , two groups of protesters were on the scene at time that the Trump-supporting KKK adherents showed up , and they apparently united to condemn the racism .
Those two groups included the main Black Lives Matter activists and some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support of the “ All Lives Matter ” cause .
‘ Video has emerged showing the moment protesters from both sides came together to jeer and chant against the men who showed up at the demonstration in Fallon on Monday .
The clip shows one officer arriving to talk to the men in white hoods while at least one protester chants : “ No Trump , No KKK , no racist , fascist USA.
” ‘ Check out video of the incident below .
These are the kinds of people who Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woodwork .
Separately , the demonstration had previously swung the other direction , with protesters from each side coming together for apparent community and education .
Max Ryan , who was on the “ All Lives Matter ” side , explained to local media that what could have been a more tense interaction between his side and the Black Lives Matter ( BLM ) protesters stayed more peaceful thanks in part to the compassionate reaching out of the BLM demonstrators .
He said to local media outlet KTVM : ‘ What ended up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ either one of us saw happening .
The parties came across each other ’ s line .
And they said they come in peace .
So I said if you come in peace , then give me a hug .
And the next thing I know we were having a civilized conversation , educating each other .
It ’ s kind of amazing what one hug can do sometimes.
’ Black Lives Matter as a movement and protest slogan does not contradict “ All Lives Matter.
” Black lives are the ones that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. for some time .
Black Americans need focused support .
Meanwhile , Trump has continued to peddle his rabid racism at a sharp pace .
His response to recent nationwide protests against police brutality has been emblematic of his overall behavior .
Although when heavily armed , white demonstrators stormed the Michigan state capitol in protest of that state ’ s lockdown orders , Trump called them “ very good people , ” he ’ s repeatedly denounced supposed “ thugs ” when discussing the majority peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstrators @ @ @ @

As Donald Trump sits in the White House, violent racism remains alive and well in the United States. At a Black Lives Matter protest this past Monday in a town called Fallon, Nevada — which is just over an hour away from the state capitol of Carson City — two men showed up wearing KKK hoods and waving Trump flags. The association between Trumpisn and support for violent racism like that which the KKK pushes has been established before, but the recent Nevada debacle is a poignant reminder of just what has fueled Trump’s rise to power. It’s racism — Trump peddles brazenly racist policies and earns the support of many brazen racists.
At the Nevada protest, a police officer spoke to the men in the KKK hoods, and they eventually went on their way, with no immediately apparent lasting consequences for their actions. Notably, two groups of protesters were on the scene at time that the Trump-supporting KKK adherents showed up, and they apparently united to condemn the racism. Those two groups included the main Black Lives Matter activists and some people who’d shown up in support of the “All Lives Matter” cause.
Newsweek reports:
‘Video has emerged showing the moment protesters from both sides came together to jeer and chant against the men who showed up at the demonstration in Fallon on Monday. The clip shows one officer arriving to talk to the men in white hoods while at least one protester chants: “No Trump, No KKK, no racist, fascist USA.”‘
Check out video of the incident below. These are the kinds of people who Donald Trump openly empowers to come out of the woodwork.
Right after we concluded our peaceful protest. pic.twitter.com/L1gb7oynJZ — 𝔅𝔦𝔤 𝔎𝔞𝔥𝔲𝔫𝔞 (@MayMayZeller) June 9, 2020
Separately, the demonstration had previously swung the other direction, with protesters from each side coming together for apparent community and education. Max Ryan, who was on the “All Lives Matter” side, explained to local media that what could have been a more tense interaction between his side and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters stayed more peaceful thanks in part to the compassionate reaching out of the BLM demonstrators.
He said to local media outlet KTVM:
‘What ended up transpiring, I don’t think either one of us saw happening. The parties came across each other’s line. And they said they come in peace. So I said if you come in peace, then give me a hug. And the next thing I know we were having a civilized conversation, educating each other. It’s kind of amazing what one hug can do sometimes.’
Black Lives Matter as a movement and protest slogan does not contradict “All Lives Matter.” Black lives are the ones that are and have been under attack in the U.S. for some time. Black Americans need focused support.
Meanwhile, Trump has continued to peddle his rabid racism at a sharp pace. His response to recent nationwide protests against police brutality has been emblematic of his overall behavior. Although when heavily armed, white demonstrators stormed the Michigan state capitol in protest of that state’s lockdown orders, Trump called them “very good people,” he’s repeatedly denounced supposed “thugs” when discussing the majority peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstrators across the U.S.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-12--Trump Rage Tweets About ‘Anarchists & Terrorists’ During Friday Meltdown

People across the United States are continuing to grapple with problems like rampant police brutality and the ongoing spread of the Coronavirus .
Meanwhile , President Donald Trump appears to be hiding out in the White House and working himself into a frenzy to find new ways to harass Americans .
In Seattle , protesters recently set up what they ’ ve called an “ autonomous zone , ” in which police presence has been minimal and community members have led what ’ s gone on .
The scene has been peaceful — but Trump has now fired off yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders of complicity in some kind of anarchist “ takeover ” of Seattle .
Trump has completely deluded himself — the “ autonomous zone ” protest area has been within one neighborhood .
Trump is so self-obsessed that , in the service of his ego and his never-ending quest to make a name for himself against opponents both real and completely imaginary , he has essentially made up some kind of domestic security crisis that , quite simply , does not exist .
‘ Seattle Mayor says , about the anarchists takeover of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Summer of Love ” .
These Liberal Dems don ’ t have a clue .
The terrorists burn and pillage our cities , and they think it is just wonderful , even the death .
Must end this Seattle takeover now !
’ Of course , there ’ s a precedent for Trump pulling crises out of apparent thin air to use as excuses for harassing people who he does not like .
Trump has infamously declared a national emergency at the southern U.S. border after having previously warned of a supposed immigrant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course , are completely delusional — he ’ s tried to paint women and children fleeing violence that the U.S. sometimes helped exacerbate as some kind of national security threat .
It ’ s clear that when Trump references “ law and order , ” he means a very specific kind — the kind with him and people who look like him at the center .

People across the United States are continuing to grapple with problems like rampant police brutality and the ongoing spread of the Coronavirus. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump appears to be hiding out in the White House and working himself into a frenzy to find new ways to harass Americans. In Seattle, protesters recently set up what they’ve called an “autonomous zone,” in which police presence has been minimal and community members have led what’s gone on. The scene has been peaceful — but Trump has now fired off yet another absolutely unhinged Twitter screed accusing Washington leaders of complicity in some kind of anarchist “takeover” of Seattle. Trump has completely deluded himself — the “autonomous zone” protest area has been within one neighborhood.
Trump is so self-obsessed that, in the service of his ego and his never-ending quest to make a name for himself against opponents both real and completely imaginary, he has essentially made up some kind of domestic security crisis that, quite simply, does not exist.
Early Friday morning, he tweeted:
‘Seattle Mayor says, about the anarchists takeover of her city, “it is a Summer of Love”. These Liberal Dems don’t have a clue. The terrorists burn and pillage our cities, and they think it is just wonderful, even the death. Must end this Seattle takeover now!’
Seattle Mayor says, about the anarchists takeover of her city, “it is a Summer of Love”. These Liberal Dems don’t have a clue. The terrorists burn and pillage our cities, and they think it is just wonderful, even the death. Must end this Seattle takeover now! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2020
Of course, there’s a precedent for Trump pulling crises out of apparent thin air to use as excuses for harassing people who he does not like. Trump has infamously declared a national emergency at the southern U.S. border after having previously warned of a supposed immigrant “invasion.” His proclamations, of course, are completely delusional — he’s tried to paint women and children fleeing violence that the U.S. sometimes helped exacerbate as some kind of national security threat.
It’s clear that when Trump references “law and order,” he means a very specific kind — the kind with him and people who look like him at the center.
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-06-12--John Bolton Devastates Trump & Leaks Foreign Misconduct Beyond Ukraine

President Donald Trump has worked tirelessly throughout his time in office to escape accountability for his corruption , but more information about that corruption is coming out anyway .
According to Axios , the forthcoming memoir from Trump ’ s former national security adviser John Bolton reveals Trump “ misconduct with other countries ” other than Ukraine .
Trump , of course , tried to bribe Ukraine into investigating the Bidens , and the attempted bribery scheme drove Trump ’ s impeachment .
There have already been hints of some of the other corruption that Bolton might be preparing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was fired by Trump , State Department Inspector General Steve Linick was reportedly investigating the administration ’ s weapons sales to Saudi Arabia .
‘ In a memoir coming June 23 that the White House has tried to delay , former national security adviser Bolton will offer multiple revelations about Trump ’ s conduct in office , with direct quotes by the president and senior officials , according to a source familiar with the book… Bolton will go beyond Ukraine , and argue there was “ Trump misconduct with other countries , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump allies have been “ worried ” because Bolton “ was known as the most prolific note taker in high-level meetings ” while he was in the White House .
Bolton “ would sit there , filling yellow legal pad after yellow legal pad with notes , ” Axios outlines , and the former national security official and longtime conservative kept those notes , and they ’ ve presumably provided at least some of the basis for his book .
The book , which has been widely discussed since at least the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is called The Room Where It Happened : A White House Memoir and is slated to come out on June 23 , despite the White House ’ s efforts to thwart the book ’ s publication .
Trump has already tried to discredit Bolton .
This past January , as the impeachment proceedings against the president raged on , he tweeted : The problem is that there ’ s an overwhelming cache of evidence that reveals that actually , the Trump administration tried to use the leverage of delayed military aid for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bidens .
On the back cover of Bolton ’ s memoir , as revealed by Axios , he writes : ‘ As if impeachment were not enough , I also found myself confronting the daunting challenge of fighting an incumbent President determined to prevent the publication of a book about my White House experiences .
Trump behaved typically , directing the seizure and withholding of my advisors ’ personal and other unclassified documents… His reaction thus ranged from the mean-spirited to the Constitutionally impermissible .
My reaction… my response ?
Game on.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consistently tried to silence his critics .
Throughout the impeachment proceedings , for instance , his team frequently flat-out refused to comply with any aspect of the investigations .
Information keeps emerging against the president anyway .

President Donald Trump has worked tirelessly throughout his time in office to escape accountability for his corruption, but more information about that corruption is coming out anyway. According to Axios, the forthcoming memoir from Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton reveals Trump “misconduct with other countries” other than Ukraine. Trump, of course, tried to bribe Ukraine into investigating the Bidens, and the attempted bribery scheme drove Trump’s impeachment. There have already been hints of some of the other corruption that Bolton might be preparing to reveal — for example, when he was fired by Trump, State Department Inspector General Steve Linick was reportedly investigating the administration’s weapons sales to Saudi Arabia.
Axios reports:
‘In a memoir coming June 23 that the White House has tried to delay, former national security adviser Bolton will offer multiple revelations about Trump’s conduct in office, with direct quotes by the president and senior officials, according to a source familiar with the book… Bolton will go beyond Ukraine, and argue there was “Trump misconduct with other countries,” the source said.’
The publication outlines that Trump allies have been “worried” because Bolton “was known as the most prolific note taker in high-level meetings” while he was in the White House. Bolton “would sit there, filling yellow legal pad after yellow legal pad with notes,” Axios outlines, and the former national security official and longtime conservative kept those notes, and they’ve presumably provided at least some of the basis for his book. The book, which has been widely discussed since at least the time of Trump’s initial impeachment, is called The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir and is slated to come out on June 23, despite the White House’s efforts to thwart the book’s publication.
Trump has already tried to discredit Bolton. This past January, as the impeachment proceedings against the president raged on, he tweeted:
‘I NEVER told John Bolton that the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats, including the Bidens. In fact, he never complained about this at the time of his very public termination. If John Bolton said this, it was only to sell a book.’
I NEVER told John Bolton that the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats, including the Bidens. In fact, he never complained about this at the time of his very public termination. If John Bolton said this, it was only to sell a book. With that being said, the… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 27, 2020
The problem is that there’s an overwhelming cache of evidence that reveals that actually, the Trump administration tried to use the leverage of delayed military aid for Ukraine to pressure them into investigating the Bidens.
On the back cover of Bolton’s memoir, as revealed by Axios, he writes:
‘As if impeachment were not enough, I also found myself confronting the daunting challenge of fighting an incumbent President determined to prevent the publication of a book about my White House experiences. Trump behaved typically, directing the seizure and withholding of my advisors’ personal and other unclassified documents… His reaction thus ranged from the mean-spirited to the Constitutionally impermissible. My reaction… my response? Game on.’
Trump has, as Bolton suggests, consistently tried to silence his critics. Throughout the impeachment proceedings, for instance, his team frequently flat-out refused to comply with any aspect of the investigations. Information keeps emerging against the president anyway.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-12--Trump Woke Up, Got Weird, & Started Tweeting Gibberish About Joe Biden

In the upside down world of American politics today , one candidate can say that Americans should inject themselves with disinfectant to cure a virus , brag that “ his ” generals look like Tom Cruise , introduce Tim Cook of Apple as “ Tim Apple , ” and insists that he ’ s spoken with “ hundreds of governors ” and his supporters think he ’ s a genius .
Let a man with a childhood stutter stumble over a couple of words , and that same “ genius ” will convince his supporters he ’ s unfit to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In the ten-second clip , Vice President Joe Biden really did lose track of the words he was saying .
That part , at least , is true .
What ’ s left out is the one hour and thirty-one minutes in which he very eloquently spoke on COVID-19 , the current response from the White House , and the failure of that response .
See the entire roundtable below .
The stumble happens at 12:36 and he quickly recovered his speech .
Keep in mind that the man laughing at Biden has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ repeated them and then doubled down on them .
In just a small clip of Trump ’ s last campaign rally , he said : ‘ Suppose that we hit the body with a tremendous , whether it ’ s ultraviolet or just very powerful light .
Supposing you brought the light inside the body , which you can do either through the skin or in some other way .
Is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning ?
It sounds interesting to me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the whole concept of the light , the way it kills it in one minute .
That ’ s pretty powerful.
’ Twitter wasn ’ t impressed by Trump ’ s little video .
Read some of their comments below :

In the upside down world of American politics today, one candidate can say that Americans should inject themselves with disinfectant to cure a virus, brag that “his” generals look like Tom Cruise, introduce Tim Cook of Apple as “Tim Apple,” and insists that he’s spoken with “hundreds of governors” and his supporters think he’s a genius.
Let a man with a childhood stutter stumble over a couple of words, and that same “genius” will convince his supporters he’s unfit to hold office. Welcome to 2020.
How do you think China, Russia, Japan or others would do with him in a negotiation? We would have no Country left!!! https://t.co/3YlD1ufODX — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2020
In the ten-second clip, Vice President Joe Biden really did lose track of the words he was saying. That part, at least, is true. What’s left out is the one hour and thirty-one minutes in which he very eloquently spoke on COVID-19, the current response from the White House, and the failure of that response. See the entire roundtable below. The stumble happens at 12:36 and he quickly recovered his speech.
Keep in mind that the man laughing at Biden has said some truly outrageous things and then repeated them and then doubled down on them. In just a small clip of Trump’s last campaign rally, he said:
And don’t forget this classic gem:
‘Suppose that we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light. Supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. Is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning? It sounds interesting to me, so we’ll see. But the whole concept of the light, the way it kills it in one minute. That’s pretty powerful.’
“Do you think Suburban Women want to Defund the Police? I don’t think so.” @marcthiessen — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2020
The Republican Party has not yet voted on a Platform. No rush. I prefer a new and updated Platform, short form, if possible. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2020
Twitter wasn’t impressed by Trump’s little video. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-12--‘The Economist’ Electoral Count Prediction Models Shows 331-207 Blowout

Donald Trump ’ s own campaign advisers have been telling them that there is a very good chance that he could lose the reelection .
His campaign manager came from the data-driven world , so he certainly should know .
One of Trump ’ s primary problems is that he is down in the swing states and in key demographics of women and Independents .
The COVID-19 pandemic and the videotaped murder of a black Minneapolis , MN man by police hurt his chances badly .
Top aides to the former Vice President understood that Joe Biden could win the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , Democrats can not be complacent about a win .
Without a significant number of ballet votes cast for him , Biden could lose .
Not all of Donald Trump ’ s supporters trust the polls and pollsters , so they have traveled un the radar .
A self-described “ data-driven journalist ” for The Economist Magazine G. Elliot Morris offered a glimpse into the nation ’ s political future and predicted that former Vice President Joe Biden could be projected to win 331 Electoral College votes , leaving just 207 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the basic tools that the poll-driven readers need to carry them safely throughout this 2020 political season .
To begin with , he has three links that will come in handy .
The first explains that he could capture what today ’ s snapshot of the elections ’ the model says , but only today .
‘ Four months ago , Donald Trump ’ s odds of winning a second term had never looked better .
After an easy acquittal in his impeachment trial , his approval rating had reached its highest level @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the upper-40s range that delivered re-election to George W. Bush and Barack Obama .
Unemployment was at a 50-year low , setting him up to take credit for a strong economy .
And Bernie Sanders , a self-described socialist , had won the popular vote in each of the first three Democratic primary contests.
’ In less than three months , the US economy reached its highest level in decades before plummeting to a level not seen since the Great Depression in 1929 : ‘ But even by Mr Trump ’ s frenetic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stock since then has been remarkably abrupt .
First , Joe Biden , Barack Obama ’ s moderate and well-liked vice-president , pulled off a comeback for the ages , surging from the verge of dropping out to presumptive nominee .
Then covid-19 battered America , claiming at least 110,000 lives and 30m jobs .
And just when deaths from the virus began to taper off , protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd convulsed cities across America .
Mr Trump ’ s callous response has widened the empathy gap separating him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The second link contains the methodology behind the model .
Third , Morris kindly provided the open-sourced code for the model : Second , he showed that there was a margin of five percentage points , which relatively high .
The models do not tend to look very far back .
Statisticians prefer to narrow their variables : After that , Morris further explains the advantages of his model of predictions : ‘ Then it pushes the numbers from unadjusted polls back towards the trend lines in polls that are weighted for partisanship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much a difference now , but come the conventions and debates our model will probably be much more stable than others.
’ Although the president does not like to hear bad news , the news could be very bad for him in November .
His advisors tell him that he must make immediate changes to his message in a mid-course correction , or he could lose to Biden .
Other advisors tell him to remain on his current course .
His base remains his best bet for November .
His advisers should know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2014 was that he carried an ultra-slim margin of 80,000 total votes spread across three swing states .
The Economist believed that Trump ’ s greatest weakness would be assuming what worked in 2016 would work once again in 2020 .
He can no longer claim to be the outsider he was when running against Secretary Hillary Clinton , the really big insider .
Biden feels somewhat like an insider , too , after serving eight years as President Barack Obama ’ s vice president .
Before that , Biden served as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was barely old enough to qualify .
Now , Trump has a history for people .
to examine .
Two additional issues for Trump has been that he can not change his message or his campaign strategy : 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 .

Donald Trump’s own campaign advisers have been telling them that there is a very good chance that he could lose the reelection. His campaign manager came from the data-driven world, so he certainly should know. One of Trump’s primary problems is that he is down in the swing states and in key demographics of women and Independents.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the videotaped murder of a black Minneapolis, MN man by police hurt his chances badly. Top aides to the former Vice President understood that Joe Biden could win the Electoral College by quite a few votes. However, Democrats cannot be complacent about a win. Without a significant number of ballet votes cast for him, Biden could lose. Not all of Donald Trump’s supporters trust the polls and pollsters, so they have traveled un the radar.
A self-described “data-driven journalist” for The Economist Magazine G. Elliot Morris offered a glimpse into the nation’s political future and predicted that former Vice President Joe Biden could be projected to win 331 Electoral College votes, leaving just 207 for Trump. Morris has distilled down the basic tools that the poll-driven readers need to carry them safely throughout this 2020 political season.
To begin with, he has three links that will come in handy. The first explains that he could capture what today’s snapshot of the elections’ the model says, but only today.
‘Four months ago, Donald Trump’s odds of winning a second term had never looked better. After an easy acquittal in his impeachment trial, his approval rating had reached its highest level in three years, and was approaching the upper-40s range that delivered re-election to George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Unemployment was at a 50-year low, setting him up to take credit for a strong economy. And Bernie Sanders, a self-described socialist, had won the popular vote in each of the first three Democratic primary contests.’
In less than three months, the US economy reached its highest level in decades before plummeting to a level not seen since the Great Depression in 1929:
‘But even by Mr Trump’s frenetic standards, the tumble in his political stock since then has been remarkably abrupt. First, Joe Biden, Barack Obama’s moderate and well-liked vice-president, pulled off a comeback for the ages, surging from the verge of dropping out to presumptive nominee. Then covid-19 battered America, claiming at least 110,000 lives and 30m jobs. And just when deaths from the virus began to taper off, protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd convulsed cities across America. Mr Trump’s callous response has widened the empathy gap separating him from Mr Biden into a chasm.’
The second link contains the methodology behind the model. Third, Morris kindly provided the open-sourced code for the model:
‘[The] code [is] for “a dynamic multi-level Bayesian model to predict US presidential elections.”‘ ”We have open-sourced the code for the model. You can download it here.” ‘Code for a dynamic multi-level Bayesian model to predict US presidential elections, implemented in Stan – TheEconomist/us-potus-mode’
Then, Morris generated the electoral map that showed Biden winning a strong count: ‘Here’s the electoral map as we start the year in earnest. The model thinks Joe Biden is favored to win about 331 electoral votes come November.’ Then, The Economist begins to get into the weeds, pointing our how the magazine forecasts: ‘We call this our “prior” forecast for the race and it helps us calibrate the model early. If polls are diverging wildly from the prior, it will split the difference. Today the prior is that Joe Biden will win 53.5% of the two-party vote. By election day it will be mostly polls.’
Second, he showed that there was a margin of five percentage points, which relatively high. The models do not tend to look very far back. Statisticians prefer to narrow their variables:
‘Second, our model treats polls conservatively. Election-day polls (at the state level) have had a margin of error of about 5 points in elections going back to 2000. That’s a bit wider than many forecasters assumed in 2016, possibly explaining why they got the election so “wrong.”‘
After that, Morris further explains the advantages of his model of predictions:
‘Third, and in a first among forecasters (from what we can tell), our model includes a correction for partisan non-response bias in polls. In effect it draws two sets of averages each day: one for polls that don’t weight by party/past vote, and one that does.
He continued: ‘Then it pushes the numbers from unadjusted polls back towards the trend lines in polls that are weighted for partisanship. This doesn’t make so much a difference now, but come the conventions and debates our model will probably be much more stable than others.’ Although the president does not like to hear bad news, the news could be very bad for him in November. His advisors tell him that he must make immediate changes to his message in a mid-course correction, or he could lose to Biden. Other advisors tell him to remain on his current course. His base remains his best bet for November. His advisers should know that the only reason their boss won in 2014 was that he carried an ultra-slim margin of 80,000 total votes spread across three swing states. The Economist believed that Trump’s greatest weakness would be assuming what worked in 2016 would work once again in 2020. He can no longer claim to be the outsider he was when running against Secretary Hillary Clinton, the really big insider. Biden feels somewhat like an insider, too, after serving eight years as President Barack Obama’s vice president. Before that, Biden served as the US senator from Delaware when he was barely old enough to qualify. Now, Trump has a history for people. to examine. Two additional issues for Trump has been that he cannot change his message or his campaign strategy:
‘The President is wholly incapable of changing his message. He hasn’t been able to change his campaign strategy. There is not going to be a course correction. Trump will keep steering the Republican ship into the ground, as his advisers are right.’ Trump’s penultimate problem is himself, and that one is not going to change either.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-13--Trump Threatens NFL Boycott Over Flag Kneel During Afternoon Meltdown

Whenever there ’ s a serious social issue raising heated conversations across the country , Donald Trump can be counted on to take the worst side .
In the same week that Trump rescinded Obama-era healthcare protections for transgender Americans ( and on Pride Day , no less ) , he has ranted about peaceful protests by professional athletes who kneel during the National Anthem to protest the disproportionate number of black Americans who experience police brutality .
To be clear , Donald Trump has never before now been any kind of soccer fan .
If he won ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Soccer team anymore , they ’ ll lose exactly zero points in their ratings .
He has had a lot to say , however , about the NFL and the recent statement by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell .
Is it a coincidence that the NFL players who began protesting by kneeling are black and the soccer team who knelt in solidarity with those players are women ?
Previously , Trump has referred to Colin Kaepernick who knelt during the National Anthem , not as a protest against the flag or the anthem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promises of that flag and anthem have not held true for black Americans , as a “ son-of-a-b*tch ” and said that “ maybe he shouldn ’ t be in our country , ” echoing the age-old taunts of white people for black Americans to “ go back to Africa.
” Trump ’ s stance on this issue is aligned with very few Americans at this point .
A Rasmussen poll , the president ’ s favorite pollsters , released a report this week showing that the Black Lives Matter movement is “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is speaking to his far-right , white , Southern base with these disparaging comments , but he doesn ’ t appear to be helping himself much with the average American .
Twitter was particularly critical of Trump ’ s Saturday rant .
Read some of their comments below :

Whenever there’s a serious social issue raising heated conversations across the country, Donald Trump can be counted on to take the worst side. In the same week that Trump rescinded Obama-era healthcare protections for transgender Americans (and on Pride Day, no less), he has ranted about peaceful protests by professional athletes who kneel during the National Anthem to protest the disproportionate number of black Americans who experience police brutality.
To be clear, Donald Trump has never before now been any kind of soccer fan. If he won’t be watching the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team anymore, they’ll lose exactly zero points in their ratings. He has had a lot to say, however, about the NFL and the recent statement by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
We, the NFL, condemn racism and the systematic oppression of Black People. We, the NFL, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. We, the NFL, believe Black Lives Matter. #InspireChange pic.twitter.com/ENWQP8A0sv — NFL (@NFL) June 5, 2020
Is it a coincidence that the NFL players who began protesting by kneeling are black and the soccer team who knelt in solidarity with those players are women?
Previously, Trump has referred to Colin Kaepernick who knelt during the National Anthem, not as a protest against the flag or the anthem but about the ways in which the promises of that flag and anthem have not held true for black Americans, as a “son-of-a-b*tch” and said that “maybe he shouldn’t be in our country,” echoing the age-old taunts of white people for black Americans to “go back to Africa.”
Trump’s stance on this issue is aligned with very few Americans at this point. A Rasmussen poll, the president’s favorite pollsters, released a report this week showing that the Black Lives Matter movement is “more popular than Donald Trump,” Trump is speaking to his far-right, white, Southern base with these disparaging comments, but he doesn’t appear to be helping himself much with the average American.
Twitter was particularly critical of Trump’s Saturday rant. Read some of their comments below:
Featured image screenshot via YouTube


bipartisanreport--2020-06-13--Video Of Feeble Trump Struggling To Walk At West Point Goes Viral

This Saturday , President Donald Trump delivered a commencement address at the West Point military academy , after school administrators called graduates back to the school grounds for the event following school closures amidst the initial stages of the Coronavirus pandemic .
During his speech , which he in large part read from a teleprompter , Trump included a racist diatribe against China in connection to the Coronavirus , and he interjected to note that his birthday was the following day , which didn ’ t exactly earn much of a response from the audience .
After the event concluded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ struggling with walking down a ramp that led away from the stage where he ’ d been speaking .
In the video , Trump can be seen eventually taking very small steps as he makes his way down the incline alongside a military official who clearly had a somewhat easier time with it .
Twitter user and political commentator Tom Joseph wrote : ‘ Trump had trouble walking down the ramp at the West Point grad ceremony .
Balance & gait issues are part of his dementia symptoms .
Bad planning here .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ w/ a normal sized step would make him fall over .
To stay upright he had to take baby shuffle steps ’ This incident is far from the first occasion on which observers have wondered and worried about the president ’ s health .
Concerns have ranged from some kind of diagnosable narcissistic personality disorder to some kind of dementia , like that which Tom Joseph pointed to .
For example , Yale psychiatrist Dr. Bandy X Lee , who also leads an organization called the World Mental Health Coalition , commented recently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ psychopathology makes him avoid all the right decisions , while driving him to make all the wrong decisions ” and added that Trump “ has been visibly deteriorating.
” Trump , infamously , has responded to those who ’ ve wondered about his fitness by proclaiming himself to be a “ very stable genius.
” Is his “ genius stability ” why he has endlessly melted down on Twitter and in other public meltdowns with reality-disconnected freakouts targeting his opponents ?

This Saturday, President Donald Trump delivered a commencement address at the West Point military academy, after school administrators called graduates back to the school grounds for the event following school closures amidst the initial stages of the Coronavirus pandemic. During his speech, which he in large part read from a teleprompter, Trump included a racist diatribe against China in connection to the Coronavirus, and he interjected to note that his birthday was the following day, which didn’t exactly earn much of a response from the audience. After the event concluded, Trump was caught on camera seemingly struggling with walking down a ramp that led away from the stage where he’d been speaking.
In the video, Trump can be seen eventually taking very small steps as he makes his way down the incline alongside a military official who clearly had a somewhat easier time with it. Twitter user and political commentator Tom Joseph wrote:
‘Trump had trouble walking down the ramp at the West Point grad ceremony. Balance & gait issues are part of his dementia symptoms. Bad planning here. His forward lean on a down slope w/ a normal sized step would make him fall over. To stay upright he had to take baby shuffle steps’
Trump had trouble walking down the ramp at the West Point grad ceremony. Balance & gait issues are part of his dementia symptoms. Bad planning here. His forward lean on a down slope w/ a normal sized step would make him fall over. To stay upright he had to take baby shuffle steps pic.twitter.com/skxlmFtgb7 — Tom Joseph (@TomJChicago) June 13, 2020
This incident is far from the first occasion on which observers have wondered and worried about the president’s health. Concerns have ranged from some kind of diagnosable narcissistic personality disorder to some kind of dementia, like that which Tom Joseph pointed to. For example, Yale psychiatrist Dr. Bandy X Lee, who also leads an organization called the World Mental Health Coalition, commented recently to Salon that Trump’s “psychopathology makes him avoid all the right decisions, while driving him to make all the wrong decisions” and added that Trump “has been visibly deteriorating.”
Trump, infamously, has responded to those who’ve wondered about his fitness by proclaiming himself to be a “very stable genius.” Is his “genius stability” why he has endlessly melted down on Twitter and in other public meltdowns with reality-disconnected freakouts targeting his opponents?