bipartisanreport--2020-01-09--Asylum Seeker Commits Suicide Seconds After Being Denied Entry

A particularly grim spotlight on the Trump administration ’ s harsh treatment of asylum seekers emerged this week with reports that a so far unidentified Mexican man seeking asylum killed himself on a bridge into the United States after Border Patrol denied him entry .
The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon on the Mexican side of the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge , which crosses the border-marking Rio Grande River .
It ’ s been reported that the man was in his 30s , but it ’ s unclear both why exactly he was denied entry and what exact conditions sparked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yards away from the line dividing Mexican and U.S. territory .
Border Patrol issued only a terse response to the incident , sharing : Two Mexican security officials shared a short video and photos with Reuters that depicted the time leading up to and right after the incident .
The outlet adds that the “ attorney general ’ s office for the Mexican state of Tamaulipas… said it was investigating the man ’ s death.
” That area encompasses the Mexican side of the border at that particular location .
The bridge on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Texas city of Pharr .
Reuters notes that many asylum seekers “ say their lives are at risk at home from violent criminal gangs , which have made parts of the country increasingly perilous , ” and in fact , on multiple occasions , people who the Trump administration has kicked out of the country have been killed .
No threats of violence or documented instances of it have driven any kind of slowdown in the Trump administration ’ s rush to block off the southern border to the U.S. by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fall , a Cuban immigrant in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) committed suicide at a privately run detention facility in Louisiana .
The immigrant — 43-year-old Roylan Hernandez-Diaz — “ had grown increasingly frustrated with the difficulty of fighting his case from behind bars and the conditions in the facility , although it ’ s unclear what kind of abuse he was facing , ” in the description of Vice News .
There have been numerous reports of dangerous conditions forced on immigrants detained by various arms of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , documentation emerged showing that Border Patrol had even lied about the death of an ill Guatemalan teenager .
They claimed that a guard had discovered that the victim was unresponsive during a check , but in reality , he clearly collapsed in the middle of the night and was left for hours before his cellmate — not a guard — discovered what had happened and alerted authorities .
Trump has claimed that all of his administration ’ s crackdowns have been necessary , but the evidence for that claim just is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a documented security threat to the United States in any form .
There are no high crime rates , and many of them can ’ t even receive almost any government benefits — but the president has been leading his racist charge anyway .

A particularly grim spotlight on the Trump administration’s harsh treatment of asylum seekers emerged this week with reports that a so far unidentified Mexican man seeking asylum killed himself on a bridge into the United States after Border Patrol denied him entry. The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon on the Mexican side of the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, which crosses the border-marking Rio Grande River. It’s been reported that the man was in his 30s, but it’s unclear both why exactly he was denied entry and what exact conditions sparked his suicide, which took place just yards away from the line dividing Mexican and U.S. territory.
Border Patrol issued only a terse response to the incident, sharing:
‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection expresses its deepest sympathies at this tragic loss of life.’
Two Mexican security officials shared a short video and photos with Reuters that depicted the time leading up to and right after the incident. The outlet adds that the “attorney general’s office for the Mexican state of Tamaulipas… said it was investigating the man’s death.” That area encompasses the Mexican side of the border at that particular location. The bridge on which the man killed himself drops off at the Texas city of Pharr.
Reuters notes that many asylum seekers “say their lives are at risk at home from violent criminal gangs, which have made parts of the country increasingly perilous,” and in fact, on multiple occasions, people who the Trump administration has kicked out of the country have been killed. No threats of violence or documented instances of it have driven any kind of slowdown in the Trump administration’s rush to block off the southern border to the U.S. by just about any means necessary.
Last fall, a Cuban immigrant in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) committed suicide at a privately run detention facility in Louisiana. The immigrant — 43-year-old Roylan Hernandez-Diaz — “had grown increasingly frustrated with the difficulty of fighting his case from behind bars and the conditions in the facility, although it’s unclear what kind of abuse he was facing,” in the description of Vice News.
There have been numerous reports of dangerous conditions forced on immigrants detained by various arms of the Trump admin. Comparatively just recently, documentation emerged showing that Border Patrol had even lied about the death of an ill Guatemalan teenager. They claimed that a guard had discovered that the victim was unresponsive during a check, but in reality, he clearly collapsed in the middle of the night and was left for hours before his cellmate — not a guard — discovered what had happened and alerted authorities.
Trump has claimed that all of his administration’s crackdowns have been necessary, but the evidence for that claim just is not there. Undocumented immigrants do not pose a documented security threat to the United States in any form. There are no high crime rates, and many of them can’t even receive almost any government benefits — but the president has been leading his racist charge anyway.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-09--Fox News Reporter Goes After Trump For ‘409k’ Faux Pas

Donald Trump went from the depths of defensive behavior to the heights of happy economic news with mind-jarring speed .
All this occurred during the time period since Trump ordered one of Iranian ’ s top people , General Qasem Soleimani assassinated and put America on the very edge of World War III .
The assassination occurred less than one week ago on January 3 , 2020 .
Thursday , Trump tweeted about people ’ s 409k ’ s , which was interesting , because there is no such animal or financial item .
The reporters around the president assumed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 401k , which is : Donald Trump tweeted an all-capitalized tweet about the stock market , according to The Business Insider : Fox News White House Correspondent John Roberts tweeted with a reference to a tweet that has been erased .
He said : MSNBC and NBC journalist David Gura had some fun at the president ’ s expense : Then about an hour later , Trump deleted this blooper tweet .
Then , he sent out another one that correctly , showed the item as 401k ’ s .
Others jumped upon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they responded : Comedian Nick Jack Pappas had some fun , too : ‘ Trump tweeted out 409K because he has no idea what a 401K is or how it actually works .
He ’ s never saved money in his life , he only goes into debt .
The ultra-wealthy are out of touch.
’ How appropriate that The Village Idiot summed it up : ‘ Well if you find a 409 k lol let me know I don ’ t have one but if you come up with one I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that cleaner with money .
Maybe you need to check 401k you might have a better chance at finding it ’ Trump also bragged about “ curing childhood cancer.
” However , his administration has budgeted to cut science and medical research programs deeply .
The president told the cheering crowd Thursday night as he ran through the achievements of his administration .
‘ We will achieve new breakthroughs in science and medicine .
I see what they are doing .
I see it .
They show me .
The things we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s never been anything like it .
We will be ending the AIDS epidemic shortly in America , and curing childhood cancer very shortly.
’ His budget asked for a 13 percent cut to the National Science Foundation ( NSF ) and a 12 % cut to the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) He was especially hard on the National Cancer Institute , cutting fund by $ 4.5 billion .
He also wanted to cut an entire Department of Energy .
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Donald Trump went from the depths of defensive behavior to the heights of happy economic news with mind-jarring speed. All this occurred during the time period since Trump ordered one of Iranian’s top people, General Qasem Soleimani assassinated and put America on the very edge of World War III. The assassination occurred less than one week ago on January 3, 2020.
Thursday, Trump tweeted about people’s 409k’s, which was interesting, because there is no such animal or financial item. The reporters around the president assumed that the president was referring to a 401k, which is:
‘[A] company-sponsored retirement account to which employees can contribute a certain amount that employers match either fully or partially.’
Donald Trump tweeted an all-capitalized tweet about the stock market, according to The Business Insider:
‘STOCK MARKET AT ALL-TIME HIGH! HOW ARE YOUR 409K’S DOING? 70%, 80%, 90% up? Only 50% up! What are you doing wrong?’
Fox News White House Correspondent John Roberts tweeted with a reference to a tweet that has been erased. He said:
‘???????”
MSNBC and NBC journalist David Gura had some fun at the president’s expense:
‘FINANCIAL ADVISER: Hi, David. ME: Hi. HOW IS MY 409K DOING?! FINANCIAL ADVISER: Um. ME: 70%, 80%, 90% up? FINANCIAL ADVISER: David… ME: What are you doing wrong?’
Then about an hour later, Trump deleted this blooper tweet. Then, he sent out another one that correctly, showed the item as 401k’s.
Others jumped upon the 409k blooper. Check out how they responded:
‘[H]ow is your “409K” doing everybody’
Vox journalist Aaron Rupar added:
‘Trump deleted and reposted to fix the “409K” thing but will never figure out how apostrophes work’
Comedian Nick Jack Pappas had some fun, too:
‘Trump tweeted out 409K because he has no idea what a 401K is or how it actually works. He’s never saved money in his life, he only goes into debt. The ultra-wealthy are out of touch.’
Former South Carolina congressman Bakari Sellers (D-SC) tweeted:
‘My 409k has a couple billion in it. I just have to find it.’
How appropriate that The Village Idiot summed it up:
‘Well if you find a 409 k lol let me know I don’t have one but if you come up with one I am going to the market start searching for that cleaner with money. Maybe you need to check 401k you might have a better chance at finding it’
Trump also bragged about “curing childhood cancer.” However, his administration has budgeted to cut science and medical research programs deeply. The president told the cheering crowd Thursday night as he ran through the achievements of his administration. ‘We will achieve new breakthroughs in science and medicine. I see what they are doing. I see it. They show me. The things we are doing in our country today. There’s never been anything like it. We will be ending the AIDS epidemic shortly in America, and curing childhood cancer very shortly.’ His budget asked for a 13 percent cut to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and a 12% cut to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) He was especially hard on the National Cancer Institute, cutting fund by $4.5 billion. He also wanted to cut an entire Department of Energy. It funded speculative technology deemed to be too risky for private investors.
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--2020-01-09--Trump Says ‘Mistake’ Led To Ukrainian Plane Being Shot Down

The ongoing tension between Iran and the United States took a dramatic new turn on Thursday with the revelation in multiple news outlets that U.S. officials believe that Iran accidentally shot down the passenger jet that crashed outside that nation ’ s capital this week .
All of the 176 people on board the plane died in the crash .
Their flight was headed to Ukraine , where many of the passengers were set to take a connecting flight to Canada , and the idea in these new reports is that an Iranian missile crew thought they were under attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radar .
CBS News bluntly explains that “ U.S .
officials are confident ” that Iran shot down the Ukrainian International Airlines flight in question , considering “ U.S .
intelligence picked up signals of a radar being turned on , sources told CBS News .
U.S. satellites also detected two surface-to-air missile launches , which happened shortly before the plane exploded.
” According to a source who was in a federal briefing delivered on Thursday to top officials , missile components may have been found at the crash site — investigations are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Ukrainian airliner took place on the same night that Iranian forces launched missile attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq , which were meant as retaliation for the abrupt recent assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani , who was also a political leader in the country .
If the accidental Iranian strike theory proves true , those behind it would have presumably assumed that the aircraft was the American response .
If the plane in question was shot down , these 176 civilians were , essentially , caught in the crossfire of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The dead include Iranians , Canadians , Ukrainians , Swedes , Afghans , Germans , and British nationals .
On Thursday , Trump himself acknowledged that he did not believe that the crash was caused by mechanical malfunction , as was initially reported in the time right after the incident .
Reportedly , the plane was even on fire before it went down .
Now , Ukrainian authorities have said they ’ re exploring options including that malfunction , a terrorist attack , and an accidental missile launch .
‘ Well , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t want to say that because other people have their suspicions .
Somebody could have made a mistake on the other side… not our system .
It has nothing to do with us .
It was flying in a pretty rough neighborhood .
They could ’ ve made a mistake .
Some people say it was mechanical .
I personally don ’ t think that ’ s even a question.
’ It ’ s unclear what intelligence about the situation that Trump may have privy to at the time of his remarks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Iran alleges that the allegation that they accidentally shot down the plane is simply not true .
A website affiliated with their military “ called the U.S. intelligence a conspiracy cooked up by Iran ’ s enemies ” — although Iran has said they ’ re unwilling to even give the plane ’ s “ black box ” to Boeing or the United States .
The incident mirrors one in 1988 when the U.S. mistakenly shot down Iran Air Flight 655 , killing all 290 people on board .

The ongoing tension between Iran and the United States took a dramatic new turn on Thursday with the revelation in multiple news outlets that U.S. officials believe that Iran accidentally shot down the passenger jet that crashed outside that nation’s capital this week. All of the 176 people on board the plane died in the crash. Their flight was headed to Ukraine, where many of the passengers were set to take a connecting flight to Canada, and the idea in these new reports is that an Iranian missile crew thought they were under attack and fired after detecting the plane on radar.
CBS News bluntly explains that “U.S. officials are confident” that Iran shot down the Ukrainian International Airlines flight in question, considering “U.S. intelligence picked up signals of a radar being turned on, sources told CBS News. U.S. satellites also detected two surface-to-air missile launches, which happened shortly before the plane exploded.” According to a source who was in a federal briefing delivered on Thursday to top officials, missile components may have been found at the crash site — investigations are still underway.
.@cbsnews: US officials are confident Ukrainian Flt 752 was shot down by Iran. US intelligence picked up signals of the radar being turned on & satellite detected infrared blips of 2 missile launches, probably SA-15s, followed shortly by another infrared blip of an explosion. — Kris Van Cleave (@krisvancleave) January 9, 2020
Federal officials were briefed on this intel this morning. A source familiar with the briefing adds missile components may have been found near the crash site. — Kris Van Cleave (@krisvancleave) January 9, 2020
The believed strike on the Ukrainian airliner took place on the same night that Iranian forces launched missile attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, which were meant as retaliation for the abrupt recent assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, who was also a political leader in the country. If the accidental Iranian strike theory proves true, those behind it would have presumably assumed that the aircraft was the American response. If the plane in question was shot down, these 176 civilians were, essentially, caught in the crossfire of conflict that President Donald Trump kickstarted. The dead include Iranians, Canadians, Ukrainians, Swedes, Afghans, Germans, and British nationals.
On Thursday, Trump himself acknowledged that he did not believe that the crash was caused by mechanical malfunction, as was initially reported in the time right after the incident. Reportedly, the plane was even on fire before it went down. Now, Ukrainian authorities have said they’re exploring options including that malfunction, a terrorist attack, and an accidental missile launch.
Trump commented:
‘Well, I have my suspicions. I don’t want to say that because other people have their suspicions. Somebody could have made a mistake on the other side… not our system. It has nothing to do with us. It was flying in a pretty rough neighborhood. They could’ve made a mistake. Some people say it was mechanical. I personally don’t think that’s even a question.’
It’s unclear what intelligence about the situation that Trump may have privy to at the time of his remarks. For their part, CBS News reports that Iran alleges that the allegation that they accidentally shot down the plane is simply not true. A website affiliated with their military “called the U.S. intelligence a conspiracy cooked up by Iran’s enemies” — although Iran has said they’re unwilling to even give the plane’s “black box” to Boeing or the United States. The incident mirrors one in 1988 when the U.S. mistakenly shot down Iran Air Flight 655, killing all 290 people on board.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-09--Graham Acts Like A ‘Magical’ Drunk On Thursday Morning TV

One of the great questions about Senator Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) is : What happened to you ?
The senator used to be the sidekick of one of the most patriotic , most honorable members of Congress Senator John McCain ( R-AZ ) .
Then , Donald Trump walked into the life of the senator from South Carolina .
Graham used to be humorous , animated , and above all a patriot .
He stood against the Russians attacking America ’ s elections .
He was concise , direct , and like McCain , honorable .
When Senator McCain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Graham might possibly have been a lost satellite looking for somewhere to land .
That somewhere ended up being one of the most unlikely places , right next to Donald Trump .
It was interesting to look at the videos of the South Carolinian senator when he was with McCain .
How different he appears from the Lindsey Graham of today .
His demeanor , beliefs , and politics were reminiscent of the heroic Arizona senator .
A Thursday morning video on MSNBC showed him as a dramatically different man .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the interviewer or the camera .
One tweeter discovered this video of the senator Thursday morning : 😂🤣Just saw wonderfully honest reaction to the now-absolute madness of Lindsey Graham .
@ GarrettHaake asked whether White House trumpsters will release intel for rationale to assassinate Solemani .
Mental health professionals have warned the country that Donald Trump is a narcissist .
Perhaps , it is best to describe what life is like around a narcissist .
Findlaw describes the narcissist this way : • ‘ They are generally preoccupied with fantasies of limitless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quite consumed with these fantasies .
Advancement and achievement are extremely important to them and they envision the environment around them as one where they should be the center of others ’ attention due to their achievements .
• …generally have an exaggerated sense of self importance that is not commensurate with their actual level of achievement…generally exaggerate his achievements to others… show a very arrogant attitude .
The attorney with NES believes he is “ special ” and should only associate and work for other high status people and institutions .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unable ) to identify with the needs or feelings of others .
Interpersonally , they are often quite exploitative and take advantage of others in order to achieve their own ends…often views those around him as objects to be manipulated to be in service of their ultimate fantasies of power , for example .
• …require excessive admiration .
They need constant approval from those around them…believes that he should be admired by others.
’ So what is it like to be around a narcissist ?
There are four stages in a relationship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is a work , activity , physical , or religious relationship .
• First , he understands and gives a person attention as others have not .
• Then , something happens within the narcissist ’ s mind , and he becomes enraged .
He takes his rage out upon the other person in the relationship .
• Next , a narcissist reaches into that person ’ s heart to find the most vulnerable part and beats it up emotionally and verbally .
• The last stage comes when he sees no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them aside .
Think of Trump ’ s former personal attorney Michael Cohen , who is now in federal prison for actions he took on behalf of the president .
The result of such a relationship can be much like that in the battered wife ’ s syndrome : Hopefully , that is not Senator Graham ’ s problem .
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One of the great questions about Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is: What happened to you? The senator used to be the sidekick of one of the most patriotic, most honorable members of Congress Senator John McCain (R-AZ). Then, Donald Trump walked into the life of the senator from South Carolina.
Graham used to be humorous, animated, and above all a patriot. He stood against the Russians attacking America’s elections. He was concise, direct, and like McCain, honorable.
When Senator McCain died in the late summer of 2018, Graham might possibly have been a lost satellite looking for somewhere to land. That somewhere ended up being one of the most unlikely places, right next to Donald Trump.
It was interesting to look at the videos of the South Carolinian senator when he was with McCain. How different he appears from the Lindsey Graham of today. His demeanor, beliefs, and politics were reminiscent of the heroic Arizona senator.
A Thursday morning video on MSNBC showed him as a dramatically different man. He looks down, not meeting the eyes of the interviewer or the camera. One tweeter discovered this video of the senator Thursday morning:
‘Just saw wonderfully honest reaction to the now-absolute madness of Lindsey Graham. @GarrettHaake asked whether White House trumpsters will release intel for rationale to assassinate Solemani. Listen to Lindsey’s insane (magical) response, but also Watch Garrett’s face:‘
😂🤣Just saw wonderfully honest reaction to the now-absolute madness of Lindsey Graham. @GarrettHaake asked whether White House trumpsters will release intel for rationale to assassinate Solemani.
Listen to Lindsey’s insane (magical) response, but also
Watch Garrett’s face: 👇👇 pic.twitter.com/KlDqnhcH4R
— 🌊Bernice García Baca💞 (@bernice14) January 9, 2020
Mental health professionals have warned the country that Donald Trump is a narcissist. Perhaps, it is best to describe what life is like around a narcissist.
Findlaw describes the narcissist this way:
‘They are generally preoccupied with fantasies of limitless brilliance, power and success… generally be quite consumed with these fantasies. Advancement and achievement are extremely important to them and they envision the environment around them as one where they should be the center of others’ attention due to their achievements. …generally have an exaggerated sense of self importance that is not commensurate with their actual level of achievement…generally exaggerate his achievements to others… show a very arrogant attitude. The attorney with NES believes he is “special” and should only associate and work for other high status people and institutions. …lacks empathy and is unwilling (or unable) to identify with the needs or feelings of others. Interpersonally, they are often quite exploitative and take advantage of others in order to achieve their own ends…often views those around him as objects to be manipulated to be in service of their ultimate fantasies of power, for example. …require excessive admiration. They need constant approval from those around them…believes that he should be admired by others.’
So what is it like to be around a narcissist? There are four stages in a relationship with a narcissist, regardless of whether it is a work, activity, physical, or religious relationship.
First, he understands and gives a person attention as others have not. Then, something happens within the narcissist’s mind, and he becomes enraged. He takes his rage out upon the other person in the relationship. Next, a narcissist reaches into that person’s heart to find the most vulnerable part and beats it up emotionally and verbally. The last stage comes when he sees no further use for the individuals and tosses them aside. Think of Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen, who is now in federal prison for actions he took on behalf of the president.
The result of such a relationship can be much like that in the battered wife’s syndrome:
”[The individual] suffering from BWS will frequently show signs of depression, too. They may be less enthusiastic about the activities they used to enjoy. They may also start to abuse drugs and alcohol. Once the signs of BWS are recognized.’
Hopefully, that is not Senator Graham’s problem.
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bipartisanreport--2020-01-09--GOP Senators Lash Out At Trump After Hokey Iran Briefing

As the U.S. and world continue to reel from President Donald Trump ’ s abruptly ordered assassination of political leader and top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani , two Republican Senators have now come out only barely metaphorically swinging against the Trump administration ’ s haphazard excuse for a strategy .
Following a briefing this week covering the administration ’ s claimed justification for the strike , Sens .
Rand Paul ( Ky. ) and Mike Lee ( Utah ) denounced the administration ’ s behavior as completely out of line , because apparently , high-level officials indicated to them in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they essentially intended to barge ahead with military action with or without Congress .
Describing the briefers , who included high-level officials within the Trump administration , Lee angrily told reporters : ‘ What we were told over and over again was look , this action was necessary .
This was a bad guy .
We had to do it , and we can ’ t have division , we can ’ t have dissension within our government , or else it sends the wrong signal to the Iranians .
And I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were asked repeatedly , what , if anything would trigger the need for the administration to come back to Congress for a declaration of war or an authorization for the use of military force .
At one point , I believe one of the briefers said something along the lines of — I ’ m sure we could think of something .
But they struggled to identify anything !
..
They were asked a number of hypotheticals about a situation in which they ’ d appropriately have to come ask for authorization from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yes , we ’ d need to do it.
’ Lee explained that one of the briefers apparently told Senators not to worry because they ’ d be “ consulted , ” but the Senator noted that “ consultation is not necessarily the same thing as an authorization for the use of military force , ” adding : Lee summarized the Wednesday all-Senators briefing , which followed briefings for Congressional leaders , as the “ worst briefing I ’ ve seen , at least on a military issue.
” In an already infamous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders were not even consulted before the incident , no matter the easily palpable political and national security ramifications .
Days after the strike , the Trump administration got around to their all-Senators briefing this Wednesday — and not only did Lee ( and Paul ) denounce their rhetoric and behavior , they insisted that they will support a Democratic resolution to limit the president ’ s war power .
After all , he apparently intends to use it with as little oversight as possible .
The apparent desperation from the administration masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the strike .
According to an unclassified version of a White House memo to Congress , the Soleimani assassination was in response to gradually increasing violence from Iran-backed militias — which , of course , is not the same thing as the imminent threat to U.S. interests that the president ’ s team has claimed .
The president and his allies like House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Doug Collins ( R-Ga. ) have responded with absolutely outrageous assertions like that their Democratic opponents “ love terrorists .
”

As the U.S. and world continue to reel from President Donald Trump’s abruptly ordered assassination of political leader and top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, two Republican Senators have now come out only barely metaphorically swinging against the Trump administration’s haphazard excuse for a strategy. Following a briefing this week covering the administration’s claimed justification for the strike, Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.) and Mike Lee (Utah) denounced the administration’s behavior as completely out of line, because apparently, high-level officials indicated to them in that briefing that, if provoked, they essentially intended to barge ahead with military action with or without Congress.
Describing the briefers, who included high-level officials within the Trump administration, Lee angrily told reporters:
‘What we were told over and over again was look, this action was necessary. This was a bad guy. We had to do it, and we can’t have division, we can’t have dissension within our government, or else it sends the wrong signal to the Iranians. And I think that’s completely wrong! They were asked repeatedly, what, if anything would trigger the need for the administration to come back to Congress for a declaration of war or an authorization for the use of military force. At one point, I believe one of the briefers said something along the lines of — I’m sure we could think of something. But they struggled to identify anything!.. They were asked a number of hypotheticals about a situation in which they’d appropriately have to come ask for authorization from Congress. Not once did they say yes, we’d need to do it.’
Lee explained that one of the briefers apparently told Senators not to worry because they’d be “consulted,” but the Senator noted that “consultation is not necessarily the same thing as an authorization for the use of military force,” adding:
‘Drive-by notification or after-the-fact, lame briefings like the one we just received aren’t adequate.’
Watch:
This is a stunning statement from GOP Senator Mike Lee (Utah) who just left a classified intelligence briefing on the situation in Iran. pic.twitter.com/XmwscWV7ng — Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) January 8, 2020
Lee summarized the Wednesday all-Senators briefing, which followed briefings for Congressional leaders, as the “worst briefing I’ve seen, at least on a military issue.”
In an already infamous detail of the Soleimani strike, Congressional leaders were not even consulted before the incident, no matter the easily palpable political and national security ramifications. Days after the strike, the Trump administration got around to their all-Senators briefing this Wednesday — and not only did Lee (and Paul) denounce their rhetoric and behavior, they insisted that they will support a Democratic resolution to limit the president’s war power. After all, he apparently intends to use it with as little oversight as possible.
“I walked into the briefing undecided. I walked out decided,” @SenMikeLee says announcing support for Dem war powers resolution. @RandPaul agrees.
Lee’s words describing briefing: “.. un-American, unconstitutional … wrong … insulting … completely unacceptable.” — Paul Kane (@pkcapitol) January 8, 2020
The apparent desperation from the administration masks their apparently completely hollow “justification” for the strike. According to an unclassified version of a White House memo to Congress, the Soleimani assassination was in response to gradually increasing violence from Iran-backed militias — which, of course, is not the same thing as the imminent threat to U.S. interests that the president’s team has claimed.
Here’s the unclassified version of what Trump sent Congress after the hit on Suleimani. From all we’ve seen, including the redacted parts here and the briefing, the facts do not show an imminent threat. We must pass a bill making clear Trump can’t start a war without a vote. pic.twitter.com/mUnkLwsph1 — Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) January 9, 2020
The president and his allies like House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) have responded with absolutely outrageous assertions like that their Democratic opponents “love terrorists.”
Disgusting. As US ambassador to Russia, I became accustomed to addressing disinformation Putin propagated about Americans. I never expected that elected Members of Congress would engage in the same, making grotesque false statements about fellow Americans. Stop this nonsense. https://t.co/Y4oif0wv5j — Michael McFaul (@McFaul) January 9, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-01-09--Trump Rebuked Hard After Going Off On Twitter Thursday Morning

Remember when Donald Trump used to criticize his predecessor for playing golf ?
As Joe Scarborough said on his MSNBC show Morning Joe this morning “ Have you seen ( President Barack ) Obama ’ s swing ?
He didn ’ t play enough golf !
” News reports indicate that Trump spent one out of three days playing golf at one of his resorts .
It gets worse .
Senator Dianne Feinstein ( D-CA ) offered to support Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin ’ s request to move the CIA from under Homeland Security to under the Treasury with one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travel expenses transparent .
Mnuchin said the equivalent of “ Never mind.
” The tab for golf carts was over half a million dollars this year .
Trump sent his entire top military people over to brief the House and the Senate on why killing Iran ’ s second to the top man General Qassem Soleimani was necessary at that moment .
Senator Mike Lee walked away from the briefing irate , according to The Washington Post : That left Trump with three strikes and no balls .
So , he decided to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweet , he thanked Representative Elise Stefanik ( R-NY ) for bolstering his wounded ego : Then , as Senator Angus King ( ( I-MN ) commented about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) on Morning Joe about trying to hold an impeachment trial with no evidence : After that , he tweeted , he projecting “ crazy ” onto Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling her “ Crazy Nancy Pelosi : ” This tweet was about the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals lifting its block on $ 3.6 million , moved from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Twitter world went after the president .
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Remember when Donald Trump used to criticize his predecessor for playing golf? As Joe Scarborough said on his MSNBC show Morning Joe this morning “Have you seen (President Barack) Obama’s swing? He didn’t play enough golf!” News reports indicate that Trump spent one out of three days playing golf at one of his resorts. It gets worse.
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) offered to support Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s request to move the CIA from under Homeland Security to under the Treasury with one caveat. Make the president’s travel expenses transparent. Mnuchin said the equivalent of “Never mind.” The tab for golf carts was over half a million dollars this year.
Trump sent his entire top military people over to brief the House and the Senate on why killing Iran’s second to the top man General Qassem Soleimani was necessary at that moment. Senator Mike Lee walked away from the briefing irate, according to The Washington Post:
‘I FIND THIS INSULTING AND DEMEANING … TO THE OFFICE THAT EACH OF THE 100 SENATORS IN THIS BUILDING HAPPENS TO HOLD. I FIND IT INSULTING AND DEMEANING TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.’
That left Trump with three strikes and no balls. So, he decided to play the victim. In his first tweet, he thanked Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY) for bolstering his wounded ego:
‘THANK YOU ELISE!’
Then, as Senator Angus King ((I-MN) commented about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Morning Joe about trying to hold an impeachment trial with no evidence:
‘SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL, TAKE NO EVIDENCE.’
As a result, Trump played his pity party card:
‘PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!’
After that, he tweeted, he projecting “crazy” onto Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling her “Crazy Nancy Pelosi:”
‘HOPE THAT ALL HOUSE REPUBLICANS WILL VOTE AGAINST CRAZY NANCY PELOSI’S WAR POWERS RESOLUTION. ALSO, REMEMBER HER “SPEED & RUSH” IN GETTING THE IMPEACHMENT HOAX VOTED ON & DONE. WELL, SHE NEVER SENT THE ARTICLES TO THE SENATE. JUST ANOTHER DEMOCRAT FRAUD. PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!’
This tweet was about the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals lifting its block on $3.6 million, moved from the military to the border wall fund:
‘BREAKING NEWS: THE FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS JUST REVERSED A LOWER COURT DECISION & GAVE US THE GO AHEAD TO BUILD ONE OF THE LARGEST SECTIONS OF THE DESPERATELY NEEDED SOUTHERN BORDER WALL, FOUR BILLION DOLLARS. ENTIRE WALL IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR GETTING READY TO START!’
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bipartisanreport--2020-01-10--Ivanka & Don Jr. Busted Conning NY Real Estate Buyers

Donald Trump ’ s grandfather came to America to avoid serving in Germany ’ s military .
He ended up providing hotels that offered a hot meal and women .
Then , came POTUS ’ father , who was weaseling around the New Jersey real estate market .
The president is a master con artist , so it probably will not come as a great surprise his children are following in his footsteps .
Journalist Andrea Bernstein has written a book American Oligarchs : The Kushners , The Trumps And The Marriage Of Money And Power .
She delved into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crop of Trumps .
It turned out that Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump , Jr. were involved in a scheme to sell luxury New York condominiums/hotels .
What was crucial in this case was that the pair “ knew they were lying.
” A criminal investigation into Trump SoHo was dropped in 2011 .
Bernstein found emails that proved the pair both knowingly used figures to indicate the units were selling faster than they actually were .
The president has always pitted his children against one another .
Pundits have suggested that each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ascend to the presidency after their father leaves .
In 2006 , Donald Trump showed his lower Manhattan 46-story property Trump Soho in his reality TV show .
This time he bragged , according to The Guardian : Interest in Trump Soho dropped like a rock after people found out that one of Trump ’ s partners had a criminal past .
Felix Sater had been born in Russia but committed his crimes here .
After perusing the information about the Soho , The New York Times reported : Yet , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that 60 percent of the units had been sold .
Unfortunately , her brother had made a statement to The Real Deal magazine that 55 percent of the units has been sold .
When the news escaped , people who had purchased Trump SoHo units claimed they had been cheated by the Trump ’ s inflated numbers .
The Manhattan DA ’ s office investigated these allegations and pondered whether these acts constituted a crime .
The ProPublica wrote about these emails on its website in 2017 , which is where Bernstein found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump family children made a joke about the crime : ‘ In another email , according to a person who read them , the Trumps worried that a reporter might be on to them .
In yet another email chain that included Don Jr and Ivanka , the younger generation of Trumps issued the email equivalent of a knowing chuckle , saying that nobody would ever find them out , because only people on the email chain or in the Trump Organization knew about the deception.
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Donald Trump’s grandfather came to America to avoid serving in Germany’s military. He ended up providing hotels that offered a hot meal and women. Then, came POTUS’ father, who was weaseling around the New Jersey real estate market. The president is a master con artist, so it probably will not come as a great surprise his children are following in his footsteps.
Journalist Andrea Bernstein has written a book American Oligarchs: The Kushners, The Trumps And The Marriage Of Money And Power. She delved into the Trump empire, including the younger crop of Trumps.
It turned out that Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump, Jr. were involved in a scheme to sell luxury New York condominiums/hotels. What was crucial in this case was that the pair “knew they were lying.”
A criminal investigation into Trump SoHo was dropped in 2011. Bernstein found emails that proved the pair both knowingly used figures to indicate the units were selling faster than they actually were.
The president has always pitted his children against one another. Pundits have suggested that each of these oldest two has been vying to ascend to the presidency after their father leaves.
In 2006, Donald Trump showed his lower Manhattan 46-story property Trump Soho in his reality TV show. This time he bragged, according to The Guardian:
‘[H]is brilliant $370m work of art will be an awe-inspiring masterpiece.’
Interest in Trump Soho dropped like a rock after people found out that one of Trump’s partners had a criminal past. Felix Sater had been born in Russia but committed his crimes here.
After perusing the information about the Soho, The New York Times reported:
‘Only 15% to 30% had been sold by the start of 2009.’
Yet, that following June, Ivanka commented to Reuters that 60 percent of the units had been sold. Unfortunately, her brother had made a statement to The Real Deal magazine that 55 percent of the units has been sold.
When the news escaped, people who had purchased Trump SoHo units claimed they had been cheated by the Trump’s inflated numbers. The Manhattan DA’s office investigated these allegations and pondered whether these acts constituted a crime.
The ProPublica wrote about these emails on its website in 2017, which is where Bernstein found them:
‘[They] showed a coordinated, deliberate and knowing effort to deceive buyers. In one email, the Trumps discussed how to coordinate false information they had given to prospective buyers. Because the sales levels had been overstated at the beginning of the sales process, any statement showing a lower level could reveal the untruths.’
In one email, the Trump family children made a joke about the crime:
‘In another email, according to a person who read them, the Trumps worried that a reporter might be on to them. In yet another email chain that included Don Jr and Ivanka, the younger generation of Trumps issued the email equivalent of a knowing chuckle, saying that nobody would ever find them out, because only people on the email chain or in the Trump Organization knew about the deception.’
One individual who also saw the emails said:
‘There was ‘no doubt’ that the Trump children ‘approved, knew of, agreed to, and intentionally inflated the numbers to make more sales.’
Another person who saw the emails noted:
‘They knew it was wrong. It couldn’t have been more clear they lied about the sales and knew they were lying.’
A third individual said, Bernstein wrote:
‘Yet another said, “I was shocked by the words Ivanka used.” Was there any doubt the Trumps knew they were lying and that it was wrong? ‘Ten thousand percent no.”‘
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bipartisanreport--2020-01-10--Trump Makes Shady Ukraine Passenger Plane Remarks

Why would a virtually new Boeing 737 passenger plane crash just two minutes after it took off from the Iranian Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran ?
The plane did not make contact with the airport controllers or try to return to the airport .
The initial Iranian expert report indicated the crash came shortly after the Iranians launched missiles at Anerican troops .
President Donald Trump , when asked Thursday for his thoughts on what happened to the jet , said , Experts suggested that a surface-to-air missile , one or more , mistook the passenger plane with an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Civil Aviation Organization have offered no immediate explanation for the disaster .
U.S. intelligence officials have suggested the plane showed signs of puncture from the outside .
American experts believe that this was a tragic mistake or accident caused by the fog of war .
No one has said anything about the Iranians purposefully shooting the plane down .
One-hundred and sixty-seven passengers and nine crew perished in the crash .
They included people from these countries , according to NBC News : Officials believed that most of the passengers were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They were on their way to Toronto after they spent the winter break with their families .
NBC reported : Some students captured the crash on camera .
Others witnessed a plane bursting into flames and falling from the sky in a massive explosion .
Experts say that the explosion occurred because the plane was full of fuel after take-off .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he intends to call the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to discuss the crash and the ensuing investigation .
He added that there will be an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the crash : The Iranians said that they will cooperate with Canadians even though they do not have international relations .
Britain also offered to send their top investigators to the crash site .
Russian rocket pieces were seen on the ground .
The Iranians buy much of their firepower from Russians .
Both communication black boxes were recovered , but the report indicated they were damaged in the incident .
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Why would a virtually new Boeing 737 passenger plane crash just two minutes after it took off from the Iranian Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran? The plane did not make contact with the airport controllers or try to return to the airport. The initial Iranian expert report indicated the crash came shortly after the Iranians launched missiles at Anerican troops.
According to NBC News:
‘The jet crash came within hours after Iran fired missiles at two Iraqi bases housing U.S. forces on Wednesday at 1:20 a.m. local time. The missile strikes were Iran’s retaliation against the U.S. for the drone attack on Jan. 3 that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. American authorities later reported there were no casualties from the Iranian attack on the air bases.’
President Donald Trump, when asked Thursday for his thoughts on what happened to the jet, said,
‘Well, I have my suspicions. It’s a tragic thing. Because somebody could’ve made a mistake on the other side. … It was flying in a pretty rough neighborhood, and somebody could, could’ve made a mistake.’
Experts suggested that a surface-to-air missile, one or more, mistook the passenger plane with an American military plane. Investigators from Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization have offered no immediate explanation for the disaster.
U.S. intelligence officials have suggested the plane showed signs of puncture from the outside. American experts believe that this was a tragic mistake or accident caused by the fog of war. No one has said anything about the Iranians purposefully shooting the plane down.
One-hundred and sixty-seven passengers and nine crew perished in the crash. They included people from these countries, according to NBC News:
’82 Iranians, at least 63 Canadians and 11 Ukrainians, according to officials.’
Officials believed that most of the passengers were international high-level engineering students studying in Canada. They were on their way to Toronto after they spent the winter break with their families. NBC reported:
‘The flight also included a family of four and newlyweds. The passenger list included several teenagers and children, some as young as 1 or 2.’
Some students captured the crash on camera. Others witnessed a plane bursting into flames and falling from the sky in a massive explosion. Experts say that the explosion occurred because the plane was full of fuel after take-off.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the victim’s families:
‘Know that all Canadians are grieving with you.’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he intends to call the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to discuss the crash and the ensuing investigation. He added that there will be an Iranian Civil Aviation Agency committee to investigate the crash:
‘Undoubtedly, the priority for Ukraine is to identify the causes of the plane crash. We will surely find out the truth. I call on the international community, including Canada, to join the investigation.’
The Iranians said that they will cooperate with Canadians even though they do not have international relations. Britain also offered to send their top investigators to the crash site. Russian rocket pieces were seen on the ground. The Iranians buy much of their firepower from Russians.
Both communication black boxes were recovered, but the report indicated they were damaged in the incident.
Ukraine declared January 9 a national day of mourning.
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bipartisanreport--2020-01-10--GOP Group Releases Devastating New Anti-Trump 2020 Ad

Opposition to President Donald Trump is growing even within the Republican Party .
This week , a super PAC called The Lincoln Project that includes longtime Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway ’ s husband George among its leaders released its first video ad , which targets the evangelical Christians who ’ ve gotten behind Trump en masse no matter his belligerence .
Just recently , the Trump campaign even launched an Evangelicals for Trump initiative at a Miami-area church , but as the ad points out , Trump ’ s actual behavior is consistently dramatically at odds with the values that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The ad opens with a clip of Trump saying : During Trump ’ s remarks , the clip displays the Bible verse Matthew 7:15 , which reads : The video then launches into a montage of some conservative Christians heaping praise on Trump alternated with some of the president ’ s most outrageous public meltdowns .
In one particularly memorable moment , the video displays a conservative Christian leader proudly proclaiming that Trump fights for righteousness — and then , it displays Trump proudly proclaiming that he ’ d like to punch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face .
Gospel music plays throughout the background of the entire video , which ends with a message : On his own time , George Conway has advocated passionately against Trump .
Most recently , he has been trying to use his Twitter presence to alert people to the signs of Trump ’ s volatile ( at best ) mental state .
Just this Thursday , Trump tweeted about the apparently lowering rate of death from cancer as if his administration had anything to do with it whatsoever .
Conway called it “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the day , he mockingly replied to the president : Infamously , Trump claimed once that the noise from wind turbines causes cancer .
There ’ s not even an apparent mechanism that would allow for that to happen .
But neither the president nor his advisers admitted an error .
Trump has personally taken notice of George Conway ’ s advocacy before .
( Meanwhile , Kellyanne has often refused to answer questions about her marriage to a vocal Trump critic . )
In March of last year , Trump complained on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president has got is to call George a loser .
Great !
That proves his point about Trump ’ s glaring incompetence .

Opposition to President Donald Trump is growing even within the Republican Party. This week, a super PAC called The Lincoln Project that includes longtime Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway’s husband George among its leaders released its first video ad, which targets the evangelical Christians who’ve gotten behind Trump en masse no matter his belligerence. Just recently, the Trump campaign even launched an Evangelicals for Trump initiative at a Miami-area church, but as the ad points out, Trump’s actual behavior is consistently dramatically at odds with the values that these evangelical Christians claim to hold dear.
The ad opens with a clip of Trump saying:
‘Evangelicals, Christians of every denomination and believers of every faith have never had a greater champion — not even close — in the White House than you have right now. I think you know that.’
During Trump’s remarks, the clip displays the Bible verse Matthew 7:15, which reads:
‘Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.’
The video then launches into a montage of some conservative Christians heaping praise on Trump alternated with some of the president’s most outrageous public meltdowns. In one particularly memorable moment, the video displays a conservative Christian leader proudly proclaiming that Trump fights for righteousness — and then, it displays Trump proudly proclaiming that he’d like to punch (seemingly a protester) in the face. Gospel music plays throughout the background of the entire video, which ends with a message:
‘If this is the best American Christians can do, then God help us all.’
Check it out:
On his own time, George Conway has advocated passionately against Trump. Most recently, he has been trying to use his Twitter presence to alert people to the signs of Trump’s volatile (at best) mental state. Just this Thursday, Trump tweeted about the apparently lowering rate of death from cancer as if his administration had anything to do with it whatsoever. Conway called it “Textbook Narcissistic Personality Disorder.”
Earlier in the day, he mockingly replied to the president:
‘Thanks to you, sir, we have won the battle against wind turbine carcinomas and will soon wipe out all afflictions. Who needs all those nerdy molecular biologists? #NarcissiticPersonalityDisorder #IMPOTUS’
Thanks to you, sir, we have won the battle against wind turbine carcinomas and will soon wipe out all afflictions. Who needs all those nerdy molecular biologists? #NarcissiticPersonalityDisorder #IMPOTUS https://t.co/aKH9I6848t — George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 9, 2020
Infamously, Trump claimed once that the noise from wind turbines causes cancer. There’s not even an apparent mechanism that would allow for that to happen. But neither the president nor his advisers admitted an error.
Trump has personally taken notice of George Conway’s advocacy before. (Meanwhile, Kellyanne has often refused to answer questions about her marriage to a vocal Trump critic.)
In March of last year, Trump complained on Twitter:
‘George Conway, often referred to as Mr. Kellyanne Conway by those who know him, is VERY jealous of his wife’s success & angry that I, with her help, didn’t give him the job he so desperately wanted. I barely know him but just take a look, a stone cold LOSER & husband from hell!’
So the best that the president has got is to call George a loser. Great! That proves his point about Trump’s glaring incompetence.
George Conway, often referred to as Mr. Kellyanne Conway by those who know him, is VERY jealous of his wife’s success & angry that I, with her help, didn’t give him the job he so desperately wanted. I barely know him but just take a look, a stone cold LOSER & husband from hell! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 20, 2019


bipartisanreport--2020-01-10--Trump Fans Flip Out After Doug Collins Apologizes For Lying

President Donald Trump has been cultivating his political base following his abruptly ordered assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani .
According to an analysis noted this week by The New York Times , his campaign has run 800 ads and counting on Facebook alone that highlight the assassination in one way or another as some kind of testament to Trump ’ s leadership — or something .
This week , those riled up Trump supporters turned out en masse after the House Judiciary Committee ’ s top Republican ( and prominent Trump ally ) Doug Collins ( Ga. ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats earlier in the week .
His apology , which he posted on Twitter , attracted some angry replies from Trump supporters who took it as some kind of weakness .
During a televised conversation with Fox host Lou Dobbs , Collins had claimed that Democrats “ love terrorists ” because of their opposition to Trump ’ s scorched earth approach including the assassination of Soleimani , which recklessly threw the U.S. into unnecessary danger .
In at least initially about as straightforward of a way as possible , on Friday , Collins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , revealing themselves as entirely in support of the outrageous notion that their political opponents “ love terrorists.
” None of that is true .
Terror attacks from Iran-backed forces went down following the Iran nuclear deal , which included the lifting of sanctions and subsequent return of some Iranian assets to the country .
There was no pay-off like that Twitter user and many others allege .
Still , Republican opponents to Collins ’ basic apology railed on and on — and their posts attracted plenty of likes and retweets , too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ militarism within the GOP .
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President Donald Trump has been cultivating his political base following his abruptly ordered assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. According to an analysis noted this week by The New York Times, his campaign has run 800 ads and counting on Facebook alone that highlight the assassination in one way or another as some kind of testament to Trump’s leadership — or something. This week, those riled up Trump supporters turned out en masse after the House Judiciary Committee’s top Republican (and prominent Trump ally) Doug Collins (Ga.) apologized for a lie he told about Democrats earlier in the week. His apology, which he posted on Twitter, attracted some angry replies from Trump supporters who took it as some kind of weakness.
During a televised conversation with Fox host Lou Dobbs, Collins had claimed that Democrats “love terrorists” because of their opposition to Trump’s scorched earth approach including the assassination of Soleimani, which recklessly threw the U.S. into unnecessary danger. In at least initially about as straightforward of a way as possible, on Friday, Collins tweeted:
‘Let me be clear: I do not believe Democrats are in love with terrorists, and I apologize for what I said earlier this week.’
And some Trump supporters flipped, revealing themselves as entirely in support of the outrageous notion that their political opponents “love terrorists.”
One Twitter user railed:
‘But they are. They love terrorists and citizens of foreign nations more than US Citizens. Their words and policies make it clear.’
But they are. They love terrorists and citizens of foreign nations more than US Citizens. Their words and policies make it clear. — Andrew ‘BUILD THE WALL’ White 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@caspias) January 10, 2020
Another added:
‘Never apologize to the corrupt lib mob! They gave Iran access to billions of dollars knowing they would use $ toward expanding their influence and wave of terror. The left mourned the death of this radical terrorist like he was a celebrity. They’re not on the side of America.’
Never apologize to the corrupt lib mob! They gave Iran access to billions of dollars knowing they would use $ toward expanding their influence and wave of terror. The left mourned the death of this radical terrorist like he was a celebrity. They’re not on the side of America. — Deplorable Texan (@jbird1032002) January 10, 2020
None of that is true. Terror attacks from Iran-backed forces went down following the Iran nuclear deal, which included the lifting of sanctions and subsequent return of some Iranian assets to the country. There was no pay-off like that Twitter user and many others allege.
Still, Republican opponents to Collins’ basic apology railed on and on — and their posts attracted plenty of likes and retweets, too, indicating a core of rabid ideological militarism within the GOP.
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Never apologize to the mob. NEVER — Ludwig von Mises (@LudwigMises3) January 10, 2020
Democrats can't decide if they are on the side of terrorist or American soldiers whose lives were saved due to the death of that terrorist. Although all wars should go thru congress, I never once heard Trump declare we were at war. — Melanie (@mefbama) January 10, 2020
Stop apologizing you woose! — Marine03 (@feingold32) January 10, 2020
Democrats are in love with power & money. If being sympathetic to a terrorist will convince people Orange man bad….that's what they will do. 2 Timothy 3:1-5
But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, — Sandi Timmons (@SandiTimmons2) January 10, 2020
They sure act like they are just like they act like they hate most Americans and most everything our country stands for – — Clay Hostetter (@ClayHostetter1) January 10, 2020
Oh my, you back track to appease the Left? Their actions tell us all we need to know about how they feel. — Gloria (@ColoradoScenery) January 10, 2020
You were right the first time. — Tom (@tweets4tom) January 10, 2020
No need to apologize! Actions speak louder than words! We the people KNOW they ( the Democrats ) love terrorist AND any other person or country more than America! They only stay here because they think they have power & relevance here. Hopefully that is becoming less true.❤🇺🇸 — Zina Wilson (@ZinaWilson3) January 10, 2020
They don't really love them just using them as a means to an end that won't come till 2024. They supported MS-13 also — ball-striker 06 (@fhollandjr) January 10, 2020
Do not apologize they are in love with Terrorists. Do not do not! Truth hurts — HOPE🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❌ (@hopelynn1018) January 10, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-01-10--NYT Reveals Friday Trump/Soleimani Assassination Revelation

President Donald Trump ’ s recent abruptly ordered assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani sucked a lot of the energy away from coverage of his impeachment — and now , a report in The New York Times suggests that may have been explicitly intentional on the president ’ s part .
According to the publication , he told an associate “ that he had been pressured to take a harder line on Iran by some Republican senators whose support he needs now more than ever amid an impeachment battle.
” The report mirrors one in The Wall Street Journal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told associates he was trying “ to appease Republican Senators who ’ ll play a crucial role in his Senate impeachment trial , ” in Business Insider ’ s description .
Those reports mean that the president of the United States dragged the U.S. further into the thicket of potential violent conflict with Iran explicitly because of the political benefits that he thought he could get .
And there ’ s been a gross confirmation of that , since The Times notes that the Trump campaign has already run almost 800 “ distinct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the assassination in one way or another .
Among other messages , the ads highlight the president ’ s supposed “ leadership as commander in chief ” and link to the Trump campaign website .
Personally , Trump has reportedly “ even described in graphic detail to friends the attacks on the American Embassy in Baghdad that preceded ” the Soleimani strike , according to The Times .
No matter his ignorant acceptance of the risks in the name of political gain , there ’ s already been a clear sign of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into .
Earlier this week , Iran launched a retaliatory missile attack on two U.S. bases in Iraq , and although there were no casualties , some Iranian leaders have said their retaliation will continue — although in his response to the attack on the bases , Trump claimed that Iran appears to be “ standing down , ” which suggests that he ’ s ready to do the same .
In the meantime , Trump campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh claimed that “ Americans want to see their president acting decisively and defending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s exactly what President Trump did ” — but if the reports about his resorting to explaining the strike in terms of impeachment are true , Murtaugh ’ s explanation simply has no relation to the reality of the situation .
Trump ’ s supposedly great and awesome plan did not even seem to include the kind of solid intelligence that the White House has claimed exists .
During an appearance on Fox News on Thursday night , Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed there was an “ imminent ” threat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they didn ’ t know when or where an attack would take place — which isn ’ t exactly reassuring !
Action-demanding imminence doesn ’ t mean that something may happen at some point somewhere .
Trump personally claimed this week that there was an imminent bombing attack planned targeting the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad , but there ’ s no apparent evidence for that .
The actual evidence — including Trump ’ s pre-strike consultation of top impeachment supporter Lindsey Graham and no other member of Congress — supports the idea of @ @ @ @ @ @ @

President Donald Trump’s recent abruptly ordered assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani sucked a lot of the energy away from coverage of his impeachment — and now, a report in The New York Times suggests that may have been explicitly intentional on the president’s part. According to the publication, he told an associate “that he had been pressured to take a harder line on Iran by some Republican senators whose support he needs now more than ever amid an impeachment battle.” The report mirrors one in The Wall Street Journal that also notes that he’s told associates he was trying “to appease Republican Senators who’ll play a crucial role in his Senate impeachment trial,” in Business Insider’s description.
Those reports mean that the president of the United States dragged the U.S. further into the thicket of potential violent conflict with Iran explicitly because of the political benefits that he thought he could get. And there’s been a gross confirmation of that, since The Times notes that the Trump campaign has already run almost 800 “distinct” Facebook ads and counting that highlight the assassination in one way or another. Among other messages, the ads highlight the president’s supposed “leadership as commander in chief” and link to the Trump campaign website.
Personally, Trump has reportedly “even described in graphic detail to friends the attacks on the American Embassy in Baghdad that preceded” the Soleimani strike, according to The Times.
No matter his ignorant acceptance of the risks in the name of political gain, there’s already been a clear sign of the danger that Trump has gotten the U.S. into. Earlier this week, Iran launched a retaliatory missile attack on two U.S. bases in Iraq, and although there were no casualties, some Iranian leaders have said their retaliation will continue — although in his response to the attack on the bases, Trump claimed that Iran appears to be “standing down,” which suggests that he’s ready to do the same.
In the meantime, Trump campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh claimed that “Americans want to see their president acting decisively and defending the nation’s interests, and that’s exactly what President Trump did” — but if the reports about his resorting to explaining the strike in terms of impeachment are true, Murtaugh’s explanation simply has no relation to the reality of the situation. Trump’s supposedly great and awesome plan did not even seem to include the kind of solid intelligence that the White House has claimed exists. During an appearance on Fox News on Thursday night, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed there was an “imminent” threat from Soleimani, but he added that they didn’t know when or where an attack would take place — which isn’t exactly reassuring! Action-demanding imminence doesn’t mean that something may happen at some point somewhere.
Trump personally claimed this week that there was an imminent bombing attack planned targeting the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, but there’s no apparent evidence for that. The actual evidence — including Trump’s pre-strike consultation of top impeachment supporter Lindsey Graham and no other member of Congress — supports the idea of all of this as political expedience.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-10--Doug Collins Walks Back Whiny Criticism Of Dems In Humiliation

This week , the United States faced a glimpse of potential consequences from President Donald Trump ’ s recklessness when Iran fired a barrage of missiles at two U.S. bases in Iraq .
There were no casualties , but some Iranian leaders suggested that the attacks would continue , all of which are meant in retaliation for Trump ’ s abrupt assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani , who was a political leader in the country .
Nevertheless , Republicans like the House Judiciary Committee ’ s top Republican Doug Collins ( Ga. ) have stayed all in behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that his Democratic opponents “ love terrorists ” — but this Friday , Collins apologized for that remark .
Perhaps he was cognizant of the ready-made anti-GOP ad material that he ’ d served up via his belligerent televised meltdown .
No matter his stated apology , he did try to defend his general sentiment and his support of the president , who launched the Soleimani assassination without any systematic consultation of Congress .
‘ Let me be clear : I do not believe Democrats are in love with terrorists , and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week .
The comment I made on Wednesday evening was in response to a question about… House Democrats ’ attempt to limit the president ’ s authority .
As someone who served in Iraq in 2008 , I witnessed firsthand the brutal death of countless soldiers who were torn to shreds by this vicious terrorist .
Soleimani was nothing less than an evil mastermind who viciously killed and wounded thousands of Americans .
These images will live with me for the rest of my life , but that does not excuse my response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commentary on the incident , Collins insisted that he ’ s “ committed to working with my colleagues in Congress and with my fellow citizens to keep all Americans safe ” — although , the recent impeachment proceedings against the president gave him a spotlight to display a gushing stream of his partisan animosity .
To be clear , no matter Collins and others resorting to evidence of Soleimani ’ s attacks against Americans in support of their “ my way or the highway !
” approach , the only options are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brash behavior or loving terrorists , although Trump himself posted a tweet to that effect .
In reality , Democrats like those who passed a War Powers Resolution this week condemning the president ’ s actions against Iran and demanding Congressional consultation before any more simply seek to draw Trump back from his literal scorched earth approach .
Americans are in danger when Trump sends the whole situation up in flames too !

This week, the United States faced a glimpse of potential consequences from President Donald Trump’s recklessness when Iran fired a barrage of missiles at two U.S. bases in Iraq. There were no casualties, but some Iranian leaders suggested that the attacks would continue, all of which are meant in retaliation for Trump’s abrupt assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, who was a political leader in the country. Nevertheless, Republicans like the House Judiciary Committee’s top Republican Doug Collins (Ga.) have stayed all in behind the president to the point of claiming that his Democratic opponents “love terrorists” — but this Friday, Collins apologized for that remark.
Perhaps he was cognizant of the ready-made anti-GOP ad material that he’d served up via his belligerent televised meltdown. No matter his stated apology, he did try to defend his general sentiment and his support of the president, who launched the Soleimani assassination without any systematic consultation of Congress.
Collins tweeted:
‘Let me be clear: I do not believe Democrats are in love with terrorists, and I apologize for what I said earlier this week. The comment I made on Wednesday evening was in response to a question about… House Democrats’ attempt to limit the president’s authority. As someone who served in Iraq in 2008, I witnessed firsthand the brutal death of countless soldiers who were torn to shreds by this vicious terrorist. Soleimani was nothing less than an evil mastermind who viciously killed and wounded thousands of Americans. These images will live with me for the rest of my life, but that does not excuse my response on Wednesday evening.’
Topping off his commentary on the incident, Collins insisted that he’s “committed to working with my colleagues in Congress and with my fellow citizens to keep all Americans safe” — although, the recent impeachment proceedings against the president gave him a spotlight to display a gushing stream of his partisan animosity.
Disgusting. As US ambassador to Russia, I became accustomed to addressing disinformation Putin propagated about Americans. I never expected that elected Members of Congress would engage in the same, making grotesque false statements about fellow Americans. Stop this nonsense. https://t.co/Y4oif0wv5j — Michael McFaul (@McFaul) January 9, 2020
To be clear, no matter Collins and others resorting to evidence of Soleimani’s attacks against Americans in support of their “my way or the highway!” approach, the only options are not supporting the president’s reckless, brash behavior or loving terrorists, although Trump himself posted a tweet to that effect. In reality, Democrats like those who passed a War Powers Resolution this week condemning the president’s actions against Iran and demanding Congressional consultation before any more simply seek to draw Trump back from his literal scorched earth approach. Americans are in danger when Trump sends the whole situation up in flames too!
Check out Twitter’s response to Collins


bipartisanreport--2020-01-10--Report Reveals Why Trump Ordered Soleimani Strike

According to a new report in the Wall Street Journal , the scenario surrounding the recent assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani that many feared may have actually played out .
The publication says that Trump told associates that he ordered the strike at least in part to appeal to war-hungry Republican Senators who are set to be the front lines of Trump ’ s defense in his upcoming impeachment trial in the Senate .
In other words , according to this report , a desperate president decided to drag the United States into possible lethal violent conflict with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he thought would ensue .
Business Insider notes that according to the report , Trump “ told associates that he assassinated Iran ’ s top military leader in part to appease Republican senators who ’ ll play a crucial role in his upcoming Senate impeachment trial.
” Apparently , the president also told associates that he “ felt “ under pressure ” to satisfy senators who were pushing for stronger US action against Soleimani and who will run defense for him on impeachment.
” There ’ s evidence for this idea , too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congressional leaders ahead of the strike , no matter the easily palpable national security implications — but the president did brief Lindsey Graham !
Graham , of course , is one of the president ’ s most vocal defenders in Congress , especially in the impeachment saga .
On Thursday , Graham — who serves as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee — introduced a resolution demanding that House Democrats immediately transmit their impeachment case to the Senate , where Republicans have a seemingly fixed trial ready and waiting to begin and deliver @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the resolution political payback from Graham for the strike ?
Graham has at times vocally criticized the president ’ s military decisions , including withdrawals of troops from northern Syria — but he ’ s publicly lauded the strike that killed Soleimani , no matter the immediate danger into which it plunged the United States .
During a Fox News appearance shortly after the incident , he glibly ( and ignorantly , considering threats of retaliation ) exclaimed : Separately , he confirmed to Fox News that yes , the president briefed him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He explained : These revelations of explicitly stated political overtones to the Soleimani strike highlight the glaring lack of support for the official explanation from the White House that the assassination was meant to thwart an imminent attack on U.S. interests .
On Thursday night , Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News that the administration didn ’ t actually know “ precisely when ” or “ where ” this imminent strike would take place — but that doesn ’ t exactly support the imminence idea !
Imminence means that something is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may happen… somewhere… at some point .
After Congressional briefings this week , numerous Democrats and at least a couple of Republicans bluntly condemned the administration ’ s behavior .

According to a new report in the Wall Street Journal, the scenario surrounding the recent assassination of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani that many feared may have actually played out. The publication says that Trump told associates that he ordered the strike at least in part to appeal to war-hungry Republican Senators who are set to be the front lines of Trump’s defense in his upcoming impeachment trial in the Senate. In other words, according to this report, a desperate president decided to drag the United States into possible lethal violent conflict with Iran explicitly for the political benefits that he thought would ensue.
Business Insider notes that according to the report, Trump “told associates that he assassinated Iran’s top military leader in part to appease Republican senators who’ll play a crucial role in his upcoming Senate impeachment trial.” Apparently, the president also told associates that he “felt “under pressure” to satisfy senators who were pushing for stronger US action against Soleimani and who will run defense for him on impeachment.”
There’s evidence for this idea, too. The Trump administration did not brief Congressional leaders ahead of the strike, no matter the easily palpable national security implications — but the president did brief Lindsey Graham! Graham, of course, is one of the president’s most vocal defenders in Congress, especially in the impeachment saga. On Thursday, Graham — who serves as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee — introduced a resolution demanding that House Democrats immediately transmit their impeachment case to the Senate, where Republicans have a seemingly fixed trial ready and waiting to begin and deliver an acquittal for the president. Was the resolution political payback from Graham for the strike?
Graham has at times vocally criticized the president’s military decisions, including withdrawals of troops from northern Syria — but he’s publicly lauded the strike that killed Soleimani, no matter the immediate danger into which it plunged the United States. During a Fox News appearance shortly after the incident, he glibly (and ignorantly, considering threats of retaliation) exclaimed:
‘For the first time in my life time the Iranians are worried about the Americans. It used to be that we were worried about the Iranians exclusively.’
Separately, he confirmed to Fox News that yes, the president briefed him prior to the Soleimani strike plans. He explained:
‘I was briefed about the potential operation when I was down in Florida. I appreciate being brought into the orbit.’
These revelations of explicitly stated political overtones to the Soleimani strike highlight the glaring lack of support for the official explanation from the White House that the assassination was meant to thwart an imminent attack on U.S. interests. On Thursday night, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News that the administration didn’t actually know “precisely when” or “where” this imminent strike would take place — but that doesn’t exactly support the imminence idea! Imminence means that something is about to happen, not that it may happen… somewhere… at some point. After Congressional briefings this week, numerous Democrats and at least a couple of Republicans bluntly condemned the administration’s behavior.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-10--Trump Posts Dozens Of Tweets In Early Friday Morning Freakout

This week , among other grave issues , Iran launched missiles at two overseas U.S. military bases , a jetliner crashed in Iran killing all 176 people on board , and gun violence , lack of access to health care , and other threats continued to rock the country .
Meanwhile , President Donald Trump is still spending all of his time on Twitter .
This Friday morning , he posted almost three dozen tweets and retweets and counting , many of which focused on harassing Democrats for daring to demand fairness in the upcoming Senate impeachment trial .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the president retweeted from West Virginia Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito included the angry message : In fact , although the president and his allies have beat this drum over and over again , House Democrats have simply waited to name managers for their case and transmit that case until they can examine the actual rules that the Senate comes up with for the trial .
Just in recent days , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) announced that he had the votes to approve trial rules without any support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan is to delay even considering hearing from witnesses — who have been featured in every impeachment trial that the Senate has ever held — until after opening arguments and initial questions from Senators .
This week , McConnell himself signed onto a resolution demanding that the impeachment be thrown out within 25 days from January 12 if the House doesn ’ t send over the case .
Axios notes that the constitutionality of that resolution is definitely contestable , but that hasn ’ t stopped Republicans , who have consistently completely ignored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a plot to get Ukraine to investigate his domestic political opponents .
Check out more of the president ’ s Twitter feed below .

This week, among other grave issues, Iran launched missiles at two overseas U.S. military bases, a jetliner crashed in Iran killing all 176 people on board, and gun violence, lack of access to health care, and other threats continued to rock the country. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is still spending all of his time on Twitter. This Friday morning, he posted almost three dozen tweets and retweets and counting, many of which focused on harassing Democrats for daring to demand fairness in the upcoming Senate impeachment trial.
For example, a couple of Twitter posts that the president retweeted from West Virginia Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito included the angry message:
‘For months, House Democrats said @realDonaldTrump was a national security threat and that impeachment was urgent. Where’s that urgency now? I’m joining @LindseyGrahamSC in urging Speaker Pelosi to send over the Articles of Impeachment. This delay is an abuse of power & denies POTUS his day in court. Send it or end it!’
In fact, although the president and his allies have beat this drum over and over again, House Democrats have simply waited to name managers for their case and transmit that case until they can examine the actual rules that the Senate comes up with for the trial. Just in recent days, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that he had the votes to approve trial rules without any support from Democrats at all. The Republican plan is to delay even considering hearing from witnesses — who have been featured in every impeachment trial that the Senate has ever held — until after opening arguments and initial questions from Senators.
This week, McConnell himself signed onto a resolution demanding that the impeachment be thrown out within 25 days from January 12 if the House doesn’t send over the case. Axios notes that the constitutionality of that resolution is definitely contestable, but that hasn’t stopped Republicans, who have consistently completely ignored the ample evidence clearly implicating the president in a plot to get Ukraine to investigate his domestic political opponents.
Check out more of the president’s Twitter feed below.
Check out Twitter responses below.


bipartisanreport--2020-01-10--American Cancer Society Rebukes Ridiculous Trump Claim

President Donald Trump ’ s documented narcissism took a bizarre turn this week when he appeared to take credit for a declining rate of cancer deaths in the United States .
Is there anything that he wouldn ’ t take credit for ?
Now , American Cancer Society CEO Gary M. Reedy has issued a statement making it abundantly clear that — no , neither the president in particular nor his administration in general are responsible for the noticeably declining cancer deaths .
It ’ s absolutely ridiculous that the president ’ s lies have reached the point of needing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the American Cancer Society .
Reedy took the opportunity of attention on his organization to advocate for increased health care access in the United States .
Down in reality , Trump ’ s team has consistently worked against key provisions of the Affordable Care Act ( aka Obamacare ) , and they even joined a Republican state-led lawsuit seeking to throw the whole law out .
Reedy shared that lower cancer deaths , which include the largest ever drop in 2017 compared to 2016 , reflect “ prevention , early detection , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years , ” meaning — not the president .
He added : ‘ Since taking office , the president has signed multiple spending bills that have included increases in funding for cancer research at the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute — though the impact of those increases are not reflected in the data contained in this report .
The administration has an opportunity to significantly impact future declines in both cancer incidence and mortality by increasing access to comprehensive health care , supporting robust and sustained increases in federal funding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence-based tobacco control policies.
’ The American Cancer Society released a report just on Wednesday indicating that in 2017 , the first year of Trump ’ s presidency , cancer deaths in the United States declined for the 26th year in a row .
From 2016 to 2017 , overall cancer deaths fell by a record 2.2 percent , which CNN notes was “ spurred in part by a sharp fall in lung cancer deaths.
” Also down in reality , CNN notes that Trump has repeatedly sought to slash funding from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the National Cancer Institute , which conducts research into cancer .
In line with other responses to the Trump ’ s team ’ s often draconian budget proposals , Congress approved more funding for the agency than the president sought .
But there ’ s just no relationship between that data and his administration whatsoever .
He didn ’ t even seem to attempt to find any link .
He just threw it out there , and , basically , seemed to want people to go along with it because he said so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look for a president of the United States !
It ’ s not the first time that he has absolutely fumbled some basic issue like this , and it surely won ’ t be the last .
Just recently , he told a crowd at a Florida conservative convention that he “ never understood wind , ” and some time before that , he claimed that the noise from windmills causes cancer .
There ’ s not even an apparent physical mechanism that would allow for that to happen !

President Donald Trump’s documented narcissism took a bizarre turn this week when he appeared to take credit for a declining rate of cancer deaths in the United States. Is there anything that he wouldn’t take credit for? Now, American Cancer Society CEO Gary M. Reedy has issued a statement making it abundantly clear that — no, neither the president in particular nor his administration in general are responsible for the noticeably declining cancer deaths. It’s absolutely ridiculous that the president’s lies have reached the point of needing correction from an organization as normally non-partisan as the American Cancer Society.
Reedy took the opportunity of attention on his organization to advocate for increased health care access in the United States. Down in reality, Trump’s team has consistently worked against key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), and they even joined a Republican state-led lawsuit seeking to throw the whole law out.
Reedy shared that lower cancer deaths, which include the largest ever drop in 2017 compared to 2016, reflect “prevention, early detection, and treatment advances that occurred in prior years,” meaning — not the president. He added:
‘Since taking office, the president has signed multiple spending bills that have included increases in funding for cancer research at the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute — though the impact of those increases are not reflected in the data contained in this report. The administration has an opportunity to significantly impact future declines in both cancer incidence and mortality by increasing access to comprehensive health care, supporting robust and sustained increases in federal funding for cancer research and passing and implementing evidence-based tobacco control policies.’
The American Cancer Society released a report just on Wednesday indicating that in 2017, the first year of Trump’s presidency, cancer deaths in the United States declined for the 26th year in a row. From 2016 to 2017, overall cancer deaths fell by a record 2.2 percent, which CNN notes was “spurred in part by a sharp fall in lung cancer deaths.”
Also down in reality, CNN notes that Trump has repeatedly sought to slash funding from the National Institutes of Health, which includes the National Cancer Institute, which conducts research into cancer. In line with other responses to the Trump’s team’s often draconian budget proposals, Congress approved more funding for the agency than the president sought.
Trump had tweeted:
‘U.S. Cancer Death Rate Lowest In Recorded History! A lot of good news coming out of this Administration.’
But there’s just no relationship between that data and his administration whatsoever. He didn’t even seem to attempt to find any link. He just threw it out there, and, basically, seemed to want people to go along with it because he said so. That’s not a good look for a president of the United States!
U.S. Cancer Death Rate Lowest In Recorded History! A lot of good news coming out of this Administration. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2020
It’s not the first time that he has absolutely fumbled some basic issue like this, and it surely won’t be the last. Just recently, he told a crowd at a Florida conservative convention that he “never understood wind,” and some time before that, he claimed that the noise from windmills causes cancer. There’s not even an apparent physical mechanism that would allow for that to happen!