bipartisanreport--2020-03-06--Money Funnel Revealed From Secret Service To Trump

President Donald Trump has literally been making money off his time in office , which is not exactly something one might like to hear about a president of the United States .
Observers expect presidents to act impartially , without personal financial interests meddling in the process — but that impartiality is absent from the Trump administration .
Federal records newly obtained by the government watchdog group Public Citizen bring the tally of Trump Organization charges to the Secret Service up to a whopping $ 628,000 .
That means that well over half a million dollars has gone from taxpayers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just because he felt like visiting a Trump-branded property while in office .
Those newly revealed costs include “ nearly $ 87,000 over 147 days to rent a cottage at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster , N.J. ” and “ $ 396.15 on 135 nights of lodging at Trump ’ s Mar-A-Lago Club in Florida , for a previously unreported total of about $ 53,000 at that resort , ” all of which transpired in 2017 and 2018 .
Indeed – in an October 2019 interview with Eric Trump , the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ownership of a slew of properties around the U.S. was supposedly saving the government money because — supposedly — they were charging very low rates .
As it turns out , that ’ s not true .
The Bedminster bill alone includes “ three days in 2017 , when taxpayers were charged $ 1,666 per day , ” which is outlandish .
Eric Trump had falsely claimed that “ we charge them , like $ 50 ” a night for Secret Service and other government stays at Trump properties .
In reality , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alone , which worked out to up to $ 17,000 per month for rent for a cottage in the golf resort ’ s compound , is significantly higher than a comparable rate for properties that are even right nearby , which go for comparably as low as just $ 3,400 per month on average .
The Trump team claimed to The Washington Post that the Trump Organization is legally required to charge some kind of fee when renting out the facilities to government agencies , but it ’ s unclear what legislation they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Perhaps the retort was their twisted take on the legal prohibition against the Trump Organization charging significantly more than a perceptible market rate and thereby getting even more cash out of the government .
Public Citizen , for their part , got the newly released documents through a Freedom of Information Act request-turned-court battle .
Ironically , just the other day , Eric Trump proudly touted the donation of his father ’ s latest government salary check back into the government .
That ’ s all fine and dandy — but Trump seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the government on the side .

President Donald Trump has literally been making money off his time in office, which is not exactly something one might like to hear about a president of the United States. Observers expect presidents to act impartially, without personal financial interests meddling in the process — but that impartiality is absent from the Trump administration. Federal records newly obtained by the government watchdog group Public Citizen bring the tally of Trump Organization charges to the Secret Service up to a whopping $628,000. That means that well over half a million dollars has gone from taxpayers to the president’s family business just because he felt like visiting a Trump-branded property while in office.
Those newly revealed costs include “nearly $87,000 over 147 days to rent a cottage at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.” and “$396.15 on 135 nights of lodging at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Club in Florida, for a previously unreported total of about $53,000 at that resort,” all of which transpired in 2017 and 2018.
Robert Weissman, president of Public Citizen, commented:
‘Trump treats the presidency as a self-enrichment scheme. Slowly, we’re beginning to learn the size of the bill to taxpayers. It should be crystal clear that this particular ploy is by no means ‘saving a fortune’ as Eric Trump preposterously claimed.’
Indeed – in an October 2019 interview with Eric Trump, the president’s son claimed that his family ownership of a slew of properties around the U.S. was supposedly saving the government money because — supposedly — they were charging very low rates. As it turns out, that’s not true.
The Bedminster bill alone includes “three days in 2017, when taxpayers were charged $1,666 per day,” which is outlandish. Eric Trump had falsely claimed that “we charge them, like $50” a night for Secret Service and other government stays at Trump properties. In reality, the rental rate for the Bedminster arrangement alone, which worked out to up to $17,000 per month for rent for a cottage in the golf resort’s compound, is significantly higher than a comparable rate for properties that are even right nearby, which go for comparably as low as just $3,400 per month on average.
The Trump team claimed to The Washington Post that the Trump Organization is legally required to charge some kind of fee when renting out the facilities to government agencies, but it’s unclear what legislation they may have been actually referring to. Perhaps the retort was their twisted take on the legal prohibition against the Trump Organization charging significantly more than a perceptible market rate and thereby getting even more cash out of the government.
Public Citizen, for their part, got the newly released documents through a Freedom of Information Act request-turned-court battle.
Ironically, just the other day, Eric Trump proudly touted the donation of his father’s latest government salary check back into the government.
Eric tweeted:
‘Since this will never get reported by the media, I wanted to share a copy of this check. @realDonaldTrump is once again donating his salary back to the United States Government — This quarter, it will be donated to @HHSGov to confront, contain, and combat #Coronavirus.’
That’s all fine and dandy — but Trump seems to be making that money right back from the government on the side.
Since this will never get reported by the media, I wanted to share a copy of this check. @realDonaldTrump is once again donating his salary back to the United States Government — This quarter, it will be donated to @HHSGov to confront, contain, and combat #Coronavirus. 🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/hVZsm6z1zu — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) March 3, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-03-05--New PPP Poll Shows Senate Could Flip Blue In 2020

At this point in time , the only real power that the Democrats have in government is in the House of Representatives .
Even there , even with the edge of the most powerful woman in the United States Speaker Nancy Pelosi D-CA ) , Donald Trump has clipped their oversight wings .
There is realistic hope , though .
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) has held the Senate by the throat as they are pinched between him and Trump ’ s effective threats .
McConnell refused to let any legislation of significance through , and POTUS ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruin the senators pretty much neutered all of them .
The Democrats , Independents , and traditional Republicans can still look to a better future .
Republicans and the Republican-leaning legislators carry the Senate majority right now with 53 against the Democrats ’ and Democratic-leaning senators .
The New Pubic Policy Polling ( PPP ) shows Sara Gideon ( D_ is challenging the woman responsible for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Susan Collins ( R ) and led 47-53 in the Maine race .
In Arizona , former astronaut and husband of former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mark Kelly ( D ( , led Martha McSally ( R ) 47-42 .
Cal Cunningham ( D ) led Thom Tillis ( R ) 46-41 in the North Carolina race , and Colorado ’ s John Hickenlooper ( D ) led Cory Gardner ( R ) 51-48 .
The Republican Party has been shrinking for decades , thus all of the efforts to pretzel and leverage themselves into office .
They have had inconvenient and broken voting machines , gerrymandered districts until they look like the creature from the deep , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few of their tricks .
Thursday , the very popular former Montana Governor Steve Bullock ( D ) just announced he planned to run for the Senate .
He entered the 2020 presidential race late , because he was finishing his governor ’ s job and never quite caught up .
He dropped out of that race early .
These Democratic Senate hopefuls have one thing going for them : Donald Trump ’ s unpopularity .
On the other side , Senator Doug Jones ( D-AL ) in a red , red state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impeachment hearing .
That may have cost him his seat , and that would leave the Senate 50-50 .
Should the Democrats carry the presidency , his vice president would vote in favor of the Democrats ’ legislation .
As the Republican Party declined and moved far left of conservative to nearly rabid , that left the former moderate and conservative members with no home .
They are in the process of squeezing these people dry , meaning existing and future Republican politicians have and may continue to move to Independent status or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democratic Party .
PPP predicted the popular vote in the 2016 presidential race within the margin of error .
It also received a “ better-than-average ” rating from FiveThirtyEight .
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 .

At this point in time, the only real power that the Democrats have in government is in the House of Representatives. Even there, even with the edge of the most powerful woman in the United States Speaker Nancy Pelosi D-CA), Donald Trump has clipped their oversight wings. There is realistic hope, though.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has held the Senate by the throat as they are pinched between him and Trump’s effective threats. McConnell refused to let any legislation of significance through, and POTUS’ effective and vicious claims he would literally ruin the senators pretty much neutered all of them. The Democrats, Independents, and traditional Republicans can still look to a better future.
Republicans and the Republican-leaning legislators carry the Senate majority right now with 53 against the Democrats’ and Democratic-leaning senators.
The New Pubic Policy Polling (PPP) shows Sara Gideon (D_ is challenging the woman responsible for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Susan Collins (R) and led 47-53 in the Maine race. In Arizona, former astronaut and husband of former Senator Gabby Gifford (D), Mark Kelly (D(, led Martha McSally (R) 47-42. Cal Cunningham(D) led Thom Tillis (R) 46-41 in the North Carolina race, and Colorado’s John Hickenlooper (D) led Cory Gardner (R) 51-48.
The Republican Party has been shrinking for decades, thus all of the efforts to pretzel and leverage themselves into office. They have had inconvenient and broken voting machines, gerrymandered districts until they look like the creature from the deep, and altered voting roles just to name a few of their tricks.
Thursday, the very popular former Montana Governor Steve Bullock (D) just announced he planned to run for the Senate. He entered the 2020 presidential race late, because he was finishing his governor’s job and never quite caught up. He dropped out of that race early.
These Democratic Senate hopefuls have one thing going for them: Donald Trump’s unpopularity.
‘One thing making life harder for both Collins and McSally is Donald Trump’s unpopularity in their states. In Maine only 42% of voters approve of the job he’s doing to 56% who disapprove, and in Arizona only 45% of voters approve of the job he’s doing to 51% who disapprove.’
On the other side, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) in a red, red state stood with the Democrats in the Trump impeachment hearing. That may have cost him his seat, and that would leave the Senate 50-50. Should the Democrats carry the presidency, his vice president would vote in favor of the Democrats’ legislation.
As the Republican Party declined and moved far left of conservative to nearly rabid, that left the former moderate and conservative members with no home. They are in the process of squeezing these people dry, meaning existing and future Republican politicians have and may continue to move to Independent status or even become the new conservative branch of the Democratic Party.
PPP predicted the popular vote in the 2016 presidential race within the margin of error. It also received a “better-than-average” rating from FiveThirtyEight.
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--2020-03-05--Romney Criticizes Senate GOP Investigation Into Bidens

The Senate GOP has picked up the slack of President Donald Trump ’ s attempt to bribe Ukraine into investigating the Bidens after his impeachment over the scheme — most of them have , at least .
Sen. Mitt Romney ( Utah ) quite directly criticized his fellow Senate Republicans ’ investigations of the Bidens during a conversation with CNN ’ s Manu Raju this Thursday .
Trump and Republicans have alleged that then-Vice President Joe Biden acted corruptly in trying to get Ukraine to fire a prosecutor who ’ d supposedly been looking into a company that Biden ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality , many world leaders at the time had concluded that the prosecutor was too lenient on corruption cases .
The evidence of nefarious Biden plotting simply is not there .
Referring to the company that VP ’ e Joe ’ s son Hunter worked for , Romney told the CNN reporter : ‘ There ’ s no question but the appearance of looking at Burisma appears political .
And I think people are tired of these kind of political investigations… We also have a lot of work to do on matters that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probably ought to focus on those things.
’ Remarkably , Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson ( R-Wis. ) has seemingly directly tied his own panel ’ s investigation into Burisma and the Bidens to the ongoing Democratic presidential primary race , which Joe Biden is currently leading .
On Wednesday , he said that his committee — which Romney is a member of — is preparing to release a so-called “ interim report ” about their probe within one to two months or so .
He claimed : Johnson ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for an all-out GOP assault on Biden and his son over an issue that was litigated at length during President Donald Trump ’ s impeachment trial , ” POLITICO notes .
Biden has already answered the questions that Johnson is referring to , and importantly , there ’ s still no actual apparent evidence that the then-vice president had any kind of secret ulterior motive !
It ’ s just not there .
Yet , in the name of solving where all the metaphorical smoke is coming from that they ’ re just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Johnson and other Republicans are pressing on .
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff ( D-Calif. ) insisted , referring to the documented Russian conspiracy theory that Ukrainian authorities led 2016 election meddling rather than Russia ’ s own team : Yet , they are .
The Biden investigations — which have included the transfer of documents from the Treasury and State Departments , who , under Trump , flatly refused to comply with recent Congressional investigations when they happened to be led by Dems — coincide with another Senate GOP push to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham ( R-S.C. ) announced just the other day that his panel held their first closed door deposition in that probe .

The Senate GOP has picked up the slack of President Donald Trump’s attempt to bribe Ukraine into investigating the Bidens after his impeachment over the scheme — most of them have, at least. Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah) quite directly criticized his fellow Senate Republicans’ investigations of the Bidens during a conversation with CNN’s Manu Raju this Thursday. Trump and Republicans have alleged that then-Vice President Joe Biden acted corruptly in trying to get Ukraine to fire a prosecutor who’d supposedly been looking into a company that Biden’s son worked for — but in reality, many world leaders at the time had concluded that the prosecutor was too lenient on corruption cases. The evidence of nefarious Biden plotting simply is not there.
Referring to the company that VP’e Joe’s son Hunter worked for, Romney told the CNN reporter:
‘There’s no question but the appearance of looking at Burisma appears political. And I think people are tired of these kind of political investigations… We also have a lot of work to do on matters that are not related to Burisma. We probably ought to focus on those things.’
Mitt Romney, a member of Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, told me of Chairman Ron Johnson’s Burisma probe: “There's no question but the appearance of looking at Burisma appears political. And I think people are tired of these kind of political investigations” — Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 5, 2020
Romney added: “We also have a lot of work to do on matters that are not related to Burisma. We probably ought to focus on those things.” — Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 5, 2020
Remarkably, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has seemingly directly tied his own panel’s investigation into Burisma and the Bidens to the ongoing Democratic presidential primary race, which Joe Biden is currently leading. On Wednesday, he said that his committee — which Romney is a member of — is preparing to release a so-called “interim report” about their probe within one to two months or so. He claimed:
‘These are questions that Joe Biden has not adequately answered. And if I were a Democrat primary voter, I’d want these questions satisfactorily answered before I cast my final vote.’
Johnson’s work has driven Democrats to “brace for an all-out GOP assault on Biden and his son over an issue that was litigated at length during President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial,” POLITICO notes. Biden has already answered the questions that Johnson is referring to, and importantly, there’s still no actual apparent evidence that the then-vice president had any kind of secret ulterior motive! It’s just not there. Yet, in the name of solving where all the metaphorical smoke is coming from that they’re just blowing out of their own investigations, Johnson and other Republicans are pressing on.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) insisted, referring to the documented Russian conspiracy theory that Ukrainian authorities led 2016 election meddling rather than Russia’s own team:
‘I am concerned to see that in the Senate there seems to be a renewed interest in furthering these bogus Russian narratives through the use of their investigative powers. I just think it’s so deeply destructive to be effectively working in a concert with Russian propaganda artists.’
Yet, they are.
The Biden investigations — which have included the transfer of documents from the Treasury and State Departments, who, under Trump, flatly refused to comply with recent Congressional investigations when they happened to be led by Dems — coincide with another Senate GOP push to investigate the investigators of the Russia investigation. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced just the other day that his panel held their first closed door deposition in that probe.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-05--Pence Official Freaks Over Coronavirus Questioning

Instead of actually even attempting to answer the question , at a Wednesday press conference at the White House about the Coronavirus , Vice President Mike Pence ’ s press secretary Katie Miller opted to mock reporter Brian Karem over a question of whether or not uninsured Americans can get tested for the disease .
It ’ s been weeks since the virus was first detected in the U.S. , but testing is only just now getting off the ground at a large scale — and yet , a high-ranking staffer for the vice president himself prioritized their apparent personal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s acutely pressing question .
Video clearly indicates that her suggestion that he was “ screaming for the camera ” is completely incorrect .
No one else in the room was even speaking up at the time of her retort .
Karem essentially had the floor .
After her mockery , he replied : The vice president ’ s team ignored the question .
Watch : The question has particularly acute relevance given recent reporting that Senate Republicans were hesitating to even support emergency funding to deal with the virus because of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ companies charge only a “ fair and reasonable ” price for supplies .
Yet , neither Pence nor any of his aides actually answered the question — all they had was mockery for the very idea of the millions of uninsured Americans represented by the question .
Pence has claimed that some 1.5 million Coronavirus tests will be available by the end of the week .
The House has come through with their own approval of an emergency funding package to support the virus response efforts , and it was set to head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The legislation includes $ 8 billion , which is significantly larger than the $ 2.5 billion that the Trump administration initially requested , which lawmakers from both major parties derided as not enough .
The “ fair and reasonable price ” demand remained in the finished legislation , despite initial resistance .
Yet , Miller ’ s mockery of Karem ’ s simple question is not the only mishap surrounding the administration ’ s actual response .
During a Wednesday interview on Fox , President Donald Trump himself offered a smorgasbord of nonsense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3.4 percent fatality rate reported by the World Health Organization is supposedly “ false.
” In other words , he appears to have roped even the World Health Organization into his claims of a conspiracy to make the situation look worse than it really is .
The evidence that he cited for that claim was a personal “ hunch ” that he had — and this is the guy we ’ re supposed to be trusting to help lead the Coronavirus response ?
Seriously ?

Instead of actually even attempting to answer the question, at a Wednesday press conference at the White House about the Coronavirus, Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary Katie Miller opted to mock reporter Brian Karem over a question of whether or not uninsured Americans can get tested for the disease. It’s been weeks since the virus was first detected in the U.S., but testing is only just now getting off the ground at a large scale — and yet, a high-ranking staffer for the vice president himself prioritized their apparent personal annoyance over actually dealing with Karem’s acutely pressing question.
He asked:
‘Can the uninsured get tested?.. Gentlemen, ladies…Can the uninsured get tested?’
Miller shot back:
‘Screaming for the camera can’t get you anywhere.’
Video clearly indicates that her suggestion that he was “screaming for the camera” is completely incorrect. No one else in the room was even speaking up at the time of her retort. Karem essentially had the floor.
After her mockery, he replied:
‘Well how about an answer to the question! It’s a valid question. Can you answer it?’
The vice president’s team ignored the question. Watch:
This was probably not picked up most cable network coverage. "Can the uninsured get tested?" "Gentlemen, ladies…Can the uninsured get tested?" WH staffer(?): "Screaming for the camera can't get you anywhere." These people. SMH. pic.twitter.com/zBxPmPrCsn — Ivan the K™ (@IvanTheK) March 4, 2020
The question has particularly acute relevance given recent reporting that Senate Republicans were hesitating to even support emergency funding to deal with the virus because of a demand included in the funding legislation that companies charge only a “fair and reasonable” price for supplies. Yet, neither Pence nor any of his aides actually answered the question — all they had was mockery for the very idea of the millions of uninsured Americans represented by the question.
Pence has claimed that some 1.5 million Coronavirus tests will be available by the end of the week. The House has come through with their own approval of an emergency funding package to support the virus response efforts, and it was set to head over for Senate consideration right away. The legislation includes $8 billion, which is significantly larger than the $2.5 billion that the Trump administration initially requested, which lawmakers from both major parties derided as not enough.
Senate Appropriations Chair Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) commented:
‘This should not be about politics; this is about doing our job to protect the American people from a potential pandemic. We worked together to craft an aggressive and comprehensive response that provides the resources the experts say they need to combat this crisis.’
The “fair and reasonable price” demand remained in the finished legislation, despite initial resistance.
Yet, Miller’s mockery of Karem’s simple question is not the only mishap surrounding the administration’s actual response. During a Wednesday interview on Fox, President Donald Trump himself offered a smorgasbord of nonsense claims, including a suggestion that the 3.4 percent fatality rate reported by the World Health Organization is supposedly “false.” In other words, he appears to have roped even the World Health Organization into his claims of a conspiracy to make the situation look worse than it really is. The evidence that he cited for that claim was a personal “hunch” that he had — and this is the guy we’re supposed to be trusting to help lead the Coronavirus response? Seriously?


bipartisanreport--2020-03-05--Trump Goes Rabid On Twitter Over Coronavirus Backlash

Donald Trump went on his good buddy , Sean Hannity ’ s Fox News show .
Llike a giant spider , he sat in the corner and noisily pun out a web of conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 aka coronavirus .
He blamed the media for spreading fake news about the virus , but that was not all .
He told people to go to work sick .
Well , what can we expect from someone who does not believe in science ?
POTUS started off his morning tweets claiming that he “ never said ” people should go to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decided to use the COVID-19 or coronavirus to threaten sanctuary cities .
Wednesday he said he would hold back funding for them : Some of the words that Trump struck from government documents in numerous department were , according to The Vox : Maybe , that is why the president of these United States has such a limited vocabulary .
Earlier this week , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) , which is not under his control , noted that the global mortality rate will be a dire 3.4 percent , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump pressed back against the media about his Fox News interview .
He insisted : California just reported the 11th coronavirus death in this country and declared a national emergency .
This was the first fatality that did not occur in Washington State .
POTUS continued saying this about the mortality rate of the new virus was just “ a fraction of 1 percent : ” ‘ When you do have a death — like you had in the state of Washington , like you had one in California , believe you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know , all of a sudden , it seems like 3 or 4 percent , which is a very high number , as opposed to a fraction of 1 percent .
Then , Trump continued his morning Twitter rant .
He attacked Senator Chuck Schumer ( D-NY ) , saying that the senator “ brought great danger ” to the Supreme Court .
Then , he took a bow for his handling of coronavirus thanks to Senator Tom Cotton ( R-AK ) .
The president said that Senator Elizabeth Warren ( D-MA ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s head .
Really ?
POTUS wrapped the rant up trying to get people to vote against former vice president Joe Biden .
His mind was ping-ponging all over the place starting with coronavirus .
His people will helicopter in test for coronavirus to a ship off California : The world exploded after Trump told sick people to go to work .
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Donald Trump went on his good buddy, Sean Hannity’s Fox News show. Llike a giant spider, he sat in the corner and noisily pun out a web of conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 aka coronavirus. He blamed the media for spreading fake news about the virus, but that was not all.
He told people to go to work sick. Well, what can we expect from someone who does not believe in science? POTUS started off his morning tweets claiming that he “never said” people should go to work sick. Wrong:
‘I NEVER said people that are feeling sick should go to work. This is just more Fake News and disinformation put out by the Democrats, in particular MSDNC. Comcast covers the CoronaVirus situation horribly, only looking to do harm to the incredible & successful effort being made!’
Donald Trump decided to use the COVID-19 or coronavirus to threaten sanctuary cities. Wednesday he said he would hold back funding for them:
‘As per recent Federal Court ruling, the Federal Government will be withholding funds from Sanctuary Cities. They should change their status and go non-Sanctuary. Do not protect criminals!’
Some of the words that Trump struck from government documents in numerous department were, according to The Vox:
‘Evidence-based, science-based, vulnerable, entitlement, diversity, transgender, and fetus…Climate change’
Maybe, that is why the president of these United States has such a limited vocabulary. Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO), which is not under his control, noted that the global mortality rate will be a dire 3.4 percent, according to The POLITICO.Trump claimed:
‘Well, I think the 3.4 percent is really a false number. Now, and this is just my hunch, and — but based on a lot of conversations with a lot of people that do this. Because a lot people will have this and it’s very mild. They’ll get better very rapidly. They don’t even see a doctor. They don’t even call a doctor.’
Thursday morning, Trump pressed back against the media about his Fox News interview. He insisted:
‘I NEVER said people that are feeling sick should go to work. This is just more Fake News and disinformation put out by the Democrats, in particular MSDNC. Comcast covers the CoronaVirus situation horribly, only looking to do harm to the incredible & successful effort being made.’
California just reported the 11th coronavirus death in this country and declared a national emergency. This was the first fatality that did not occur in Washington State. POTUS continued saying this about the mortality rate of the new virus was just “a fraction of 1 percent:”
‘When you do have a death — like you had in the state of Washington, like you had one in California, believe you had one in New York — you know, all of a sudden, it seems like 3 or 4 percent, which is a very high number, as opposed to a fraction of 1 percent.
Then, Trump continued his morning Twitter rant. He attacked Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), saying that the senator “brought great danger” to the Supreme Court. Then, he took a bow for his handling of coronavirus thanks to Senator Tom Cotton (R-AK). The president said that Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was getting into former mayor Mike Bloomberg’s head. Really?
POTUS wrapped the rant up trying to get people to vote against former vice president Joe Biden. His mind was ping-ponging all over the place starting with coronavirus. His people will helicopter in test for coronavirus to a ship off California:
‘With approximately 100,000 CoronaVirus cases worldwide, and 3,280 deaths, the United States, because of quick action on closing our borders, has, as of now, only 129 cases (40 Americans brought in) and 11 deaths. We are working very hard to keep these numbers as low as possible!’
‘Schumer has brought great danger to the steps of the United States Supreme Court!’
‘“I want to commend the President for how he has handled the CoronaVirus situation, especially his early decision to shut down access into our Country from China, despite strong opposition to that decision.”@SenTomCotton Thank you Tom!
‘@GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy informed me that I was 20 for 20 on Tuesday with respect to my Endorsement of candidates. Sadly, I didn’t get that information from the Fake News Media. They don’t report those things, or the far more than Dems cumulative votes, despite no opposition!’
‘Elizabeth “Pocahontas” Warren, who was going nowhere except into Mini Mike’s head, just dropped out of the Democrat Primary…THREE DAYS TOO LATE. She cost Crazy Bernie, at least, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Texas. Probably cost him the nomination! Came in third in Mass.’
‘”Joe Biden represents the past. President Trump represents the future.”‘
The world exploded after Trump told sick people to go to work. Check out these responses below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-03-05--Trump Humiliated After Spouting Coronavirus Lies On Fox

During a Wednesday night phone interview with Fox News ’ s Sean Hannity , President Donald Trump revealed just how seemingly completely clueless that he really is about the Coronavirus — even as the death toll climbs .
At present , eleven people have died in the U.S. from the disease , but Trump was dismissive of the situation during his conversation with Hannity .
His bonkers , baseless claims even included a suggestion that the World Health Organization ’ s officially reported fatality rate for the virus is — wait for it — fake news .
He called the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rate “ false ” and said he had a hunch that it was lower , all of which he immediately faced steep mockery for .
There ’ s no apparent evidence whatsoever that the fatality rate is actually around 1 percent as opposed to the 3.4 percent that the World Health Organization has reported .
But Trump ’ s nonsense didn ’ t end there .
He also suggested that those affected with the disease could freely go to work !
But that would be dangerous .
The Coronavirus is highly transmissible and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ populations , even if more healthy people make it through the disease just fine .
‘ People will have this , and it ’ s very mild .
They get better very rapidly ; they don ’ t even see a doctor — they don ’ t even call a doctor !
You never hear about those people .
So you can ’ t put them down in the category of the overall population in terms of this Corona flu , or virus .
We have thousands and hundreds of thousands of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even going to work .
Some of em go to work — but they get better !
’ No !
People who have the virus can ’ t just freely go to work .
Trump wants observers to take his administration ’ s virus response seriously , but then he goes on television and rambles on with this nonsense .
Yet — here we are .

During a Wednesday night phone interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity, President Donald Trump revealed just how seemingly completely clueless that he really is about the Coronavirus — even as the death toll climbs. At present, eleven people have died in the U.S. from the disease, but Trump was dismissive of the situation during his conversation with Hannity. His bonkers, baseless claims even included a suggestion that the World Health Organization’s officially reported fatality rate for the virus is — wait for it — fake news. He called the World Health Organization’s reported fatality rate “false” and said he had a hunch that it was lower, all of which he immediately faced steep mockery for.
Trump on the coronavirus: "It wasn't something that was going to affect us. You know, you don't think of it in terms — when you first heard it in China, you don't think our country's gonna be affected." — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 5, 2020
There’s no apparent evidence whatsoever that the fatality rate is actually around 1 percent as opposed to the 3.4 percent that the World Health Organization has reported. But Trump’s nonsense didn’t end there. He also suggested that those affected with the disease could freely go to work! But that would be dangerous. The Coronavirus is highly transmissible and could be very dangerous for certain vulnerable populations, even if more healthy people make it through the disease just fine.
In this clip, Trump:
1. Denies WHO's coronavirus death rate based on “hunch"
2. Calls coronavirus "corona flu"
3. Suggests it's fine for people w/ Covid-19 to go to work
4. Compares coronavirus to "the regular flu," indicating he doesn't get the difference pic.twitter.com/uC9c03zX31 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 5, 2020
Trump commented to Hannity:
‘People will have this, and it’s very mild. They get better very rapidly; they don’t even see a doctor — they don’t even call a doctor! You never hear about those people. So you can’t put them down in the category of the overall population in terms of this Corona flu, or virus. We have thousands and hundreds of thousands of people who get better by sitting around and even going to work. Some of em go to work — but they get better!’
No! People who have the virus can’t just freely go to work. Trump wants observers to take his administration’s virus response seriously, but then he goes on television and rambles on with this nonsense.
Here is the President of the United States telling the country it's okay to go to work with Coronavirus. Trump is trying to kill us. pic.twitter.com/2GafbJTOxn — Big Boss (@escapedmatrix) March 5, 2020
Journalist Brian Klaas commented:
‘It’s difficult to wrap your head around the fact that the president called into a TV show & made a series of statements during a pandemic directly contradicting public health advice. The mind boggles at how reckless & dangerous that is. People who follow his bad advice could die.’
Yet — here we are.
It’s difficult to wrap your head around the fact that the president called into a TV show & made a series of statements during a pandemic directly contradicting public health advice. The mind boggles at how reckless & dangerous that is. People who follow his bad advice could die. — Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) March 5, 2020
Check out more Twitter reactions:
Donald Trump on the Fox @seanhannity show said he had a HUNCH that the death rate from coronavirus is not really 3+% & symptoms may be so mild that U might even go to work. WTF, U malignantly narcissistic anti-science f*cking moron, ymisinformation puts lives in jeopardy!!! — Ken Derow:TAKE5:Radically Disrupts Snack Cravings (@KenDerow) March 5, 2020
@CDCgov @CDCDirector Does anyone at CDC have the courage to tell Mr Trump that his misinformation about Coronavirus that he is putting out is dangerous and will harm those who listen to him? CDC has a responsibility to America. Live up to your responsibility — Michael F Ozaki MD (@brontyman) March 5, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-03-06--Circuit Court Rules Against Devastating Trump Policy

The U.S. government turned back 60,000 asylum seekers to Mexico .
Once there , they must wait for their cases to face a clogged court .
The Trump administration introduced its wrong-headed and highly racist policy in January 2019 .
The advocacy group Human Rights First has opposed the policy since its inception .
The organization said that it had discovered , according to The Associated Press ( AG ) : The 9th U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals in San Franciso said it will halt the U.S. government ’ s policy beginning next week .
The Supreme Court has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the implementation of reversing Donald Trump ’ s policy .
The federal court will block the president ’ s Remain in Mexico , also known as the Migrant Protection Protocols , policy in Arizona and California .
At that time , the court indicated it does not have authority over any of the other border The 9th Circuit Court stopped the policy on Friday .
It decided to halt its own order on Saturday after Trump warned that Remain in Mexico policy alleviated the overwhelming crush of asylum seekers and its unintended consequences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Circuit announced Trump ’ s policy would be halted unless the Supreme Court stepped in before March 12 .
It also extended the new ruling to include two additional southern border states : Texas and New Mexico .
President Bill Clinton appointed both Judges William Fletch and Richard Paez .
They acknowledged that the order included locations outside of the court ’ s reach , but they were : They reaffirmed their view that the policy was illegal under U.S. law : The judges wrote in their response : President George H.W .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the ruling .
Attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union ( ALCU ) Judy Rabinovitz said that her organization has sued to end this policy .
The majority ’ s opinion stated it was it is illegal : According to the Associated Press , the Justice Department declined to comment .
In a court filing Tuesday , it warned of : 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

The U.S. government turned back 60,000 asylum seekers to Mexico. Once there, they must wait for their cases to face a clogged court. The Trump administration introduced its wrong-headed and highly racist policy in January 2019.
The advocacy group Human Rights First has opposed the policy since its inception. The organization said that it had discovered, according to The Associated Press (AG):
‘[It found over] 1,000 public reports of kidnappings, torture, rape and assaults of asylum-seekers returned to Mexico.’
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Franciso said it will halt the U.S. government’s policy beginning next week. The Supreme Court has the opportunity of stepping in prior to the implementation of reversing Donald Trump’s policy. The federal court will block the president’s Remain in Mexico, also known as the Migrant Protection Protocols, policy in Arizona and California. At that time, the court indicated it does not have authority over any of the other border
states.
The 9th Circuit Court stopped the policy on Friday. It decided to halt its own order on Saturday after Trump warned that Remain in Mexico policy alleviated the overwhelming crush of asylum seekers and its unintended consequences.
Then on Wednesday, the 9th Circuit announced Trump’s policy would be halted unless the Supreme Court stepped in before March 12. It also extended the new ruling to include two additional southern border states: Texas and New Mexico.
President Bill Clinton appointed both Judges William Fletch and Richard Paez. They acknowledged that the order included locations outside of the court’s reach, but they were:
‘[M]atter of intense and active controversy.’
They reaffirmed their view that the policy was illegal under U.S. law:
‘[It] is illegal under U.S. law to prevent sending people to countries where their lives or freedom would be threatened because of their race, religion, nationality, political beliefs or membership in a particular social group.’
The judges wrote in their response:
‘[There was] extreme danger to asylum seekers who are returned to Mexico.’
President George H.W. Bush appointed Judge Ferdinand Fernandez who disagreed with the ruling.
Attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union(ALCU) Judy Rabinovitz said that her organization has sued to end this policy. The majority’s opinion stated it was it is illegal:
‘If the administration had any respect for the law or any sense of decency, it would end this program immediately. We will continue working to permanently end this illegal and inhumane policy.’
Rabinovitz continued, according to NPR:
‘The court forcefully rejected the Trump administration’s assertion that it could strand asylum seekers in Mexico and subject them to grave danger. It’s time for the administration to follow the law and stop putting asylum seekers in harm’s way.’
According to the Associated Press, the Justice Department declined to comment. In a court filing Tuesday, it warned of:
‘[Massive disruption to the government’s immigration operations and sudden confusion for thousands of migrants about their ability to enter the United States. ‘
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--2020-03-06--Federal Judge Rules Against Barr In Mueller Report Handling Case

Many Americans have developed grave concerns about Attorney General Bill Barr ’ s conduct — and apparently , that includes federal Judge Reggie Walton , who was nominated for the judiciary all the way back in 2001 .
Barr ’ s record includes keeping key details of the final report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s Russia investigation away from the public eye for weeks on end , and on Thursday , Walton ruled that , essentially , the attorney general ’ s team is no longer a trustworthy source on what should and shouldn ’ t be redacted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first place .
Walton demanded an unredacted copy of the Mueller report for independent review by the court , which would determine whether the Barr-led Justice Department ’ s redaction decisions were punitive .
‘ The actions of Attorney General Barr and his representations about the Mueller Report preclude the Court ’ s acceptance of the validity of the Department ’ s redactions without its independent verification .
he court will conduct an independent review of the unredacted version of the Mueller Report to determine whether it concurs with the Department ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an ongoing Freedom of Information Act case that interests including Buzzfeed News brought in an attempt to force the release of the unredacted Mueller report .
Buzzfeed ’ s senior investigative reporter Jason Leopold called Walton ’ s ruling “ what we hoped for.
” The redacted version of the Mueller report that was originally made available after Barr ’ s lengthy delays featured removed portions about grand jury testimony , certain individuals involved in the Russia scandal who didn ’ t face criminal charges , and more , including Trump ally Roger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Investigators have been seeking the unredacted Mueller report as part of their probe into the president ’ s apparent obstruction of justice , which Mueller himself declined to issue a final judgment on .
Barr kept Mueller ’ s specific conclusion about the topic — that Trump was neither exonerated nor charged — out of the public eye , opting to release an initial summary of the report simply featuring the lack of any charges — although Justice Department precedent prohibits charges for a sitting president , and Trump was not actually exonerated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handling , Barr “ made a calculated attempt to influence public discourse about the Mueller Report in favor of President Trump despite certain findings in the redacted version of the Mueller Report to the contrary.
” The answer , many believe , is that yes , Barr was essentially working as Trump ’ s lackey , and he ’ s done more to attract similar accusations in the time since .
His higher-ups at the department intervened to lower a federal sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone after the U.S. Attorney ’ s office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Every prosecutor who had been handling the case then resigned in protest of the political interference , and Barr is currently slated to testify to Congress about the situation at the end of this month — although Stone has already been sentenced to over three years in prison .

Many Americans have developed grave concerns about Attorney General Bill Barr’s conduct — and apparently, that includes federal Judge Reggie Walton, who was nominated for the judiciary all the way back in 2001. Barr’s record includes keeping key details of the final report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation away from the public eye for weeks on end, and on Thursday, Walton ruled that, essentially, the attorney general’s team is no longer a trustworthy source on what should and shouldn’t be redacted from the Mueller report itself in the first place. Walton demanded an unredacted copy of the Mueller report for independent review by the court, which would determine whether the Barr-led Justice Department’s redaction decisions were punitive.
Walton wrote:
‘The actions of Attorney General Barr and his representations about the Mueller Report preclude the Court’s acceptance of the validity of the Department’s redactions without its independent verification. he court will conduct an independent review of the unredacted version of the Mueller Report to determine whether it concurs with the Department’s determination.’
One observer, former Senate staffer Matthew Miller, commented:
‘Wow, not every day you see a federal judge essentially saying the AG misled the American people.’
Wow, not every day you see a federal judge essentially saying the AG misled the American people. https://t.co/V7VQ4nSZ99 — Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) March 5, 2020
Walton delivered this ruling in an ongoing Freedom of Information Act case that interests including Buzzfeed News brought in an attempt to force the release of the unredacted Mueller report. Buzzfeed’s senior investigative reporter Jason Leopold called Walton’s ruling “what we hoped for.”
BREAKING in my/@BuzzFeedNews/@EPICprivacy #FOIA lawsuit to unredact the Mueller report Judge Walton just ordered DOJ to turn over an unredacted copy of Mueller report by March 30 so he can review it to determine what can be further released publicly This is what we hoped for! pic.twitter.com/c0B6ZD0vqc — Jason Leopold (@JasonLeopold) March 5, 2020
The redacted version of the Mueller report that was originally made available after Barr’s lengthy delays featured removed portions about grand jury testimony, certain individuals involved in the Russia scandal who didn’t face criminal charges, and more, including Trump ally Roger Stone’s then ongoing prosecution.
Investigators have been seeking the unredacted Mueller report as part of their probe into the president’s apparent obstruction of justice, which Mueller himself declined to issue a final judgment on. Barr kept Mueller’s specific conclusion about the topic — that Trump was neither exonerated nor charged — out of the public eye, opting to release an initial summary of the report simply featuring the lack of any charges — although Justice Department precedent prohibits charges for a sitting president, and Trump was not actually exonerated. Walton asked whether with his summary handling, Barr “made a calculated attempt to influence public discourse about the Mueller Report in favor of President Trump despite certain findings in the redacted version of the Mueller Report to the contrary.”
The answer, many believe, is that yes, Barr was essentially working as Trump’s lackey, and he’s done more to attract similar accusations in the time since.
His higher-ups at the department intervened to lower a federal sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone after the U.S. Attorney’s office handling the case issued their own conclusions. Every prosecutor who had been handling the case then resigned in protest of the political interference, and Barr is currently slated to testify to Congress about the situation at the end of this month — although Stone has already been sentenced to over three years in prison.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-06--Pelosi Calls Trump Out For Mishandling Coronavirus

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) is arguably the most powerful woman in the United States .
She is second in line to the presidency , but beyond that , there is no doubt she is a fearsome contender .
Unfortunately for him , Donald Trump is on her list .
She spoke to reporters on the Hill and gave Trump a no-nonsense message .
She accused him of minimizing the effect of COVID-19 also called coronavirus .
After all , it has been found in 17 states and counting , while the president casts about for someone to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Barack Obama .
However , there was no excuse for Trump ’ s administration ’ s poor rollout of the testing process .
The White House has known about the virus far longer than the public , but it appeared to be frozen in place .
Then , when Trump ’ s people did take action , the first diagnostic tests were faulty .
Finally , by Thursday , the tests appeared to be well-distributed and the administration had plans for expanding needs .
Pelosi raised five children and as the only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had no trouble telling Trump what he needed to do .
Keep it simple , keep it true , and admit it when you are wrong : ‘ We have to dispel some of the misinformation that has been put out there.
’ When the president says there are only 15 [ cases ] , and there are four or five times that many at that time — there are more now — that ’ s just not right.
’ The Speaker lit into Trump ’ s falsehood that there were only 15 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Actually , there were already 60 cases , and that number has shot up to 177 .
According to Johns Hopkin University , the virus has claimed 11 individuals .
She also questioned POTUS ’ comment to Fox News ’ Sean Hannity that most Americans who catch coronavirus would get well “ just by … sitting around and even going to work : ” Then , Pelosi came down hard on what Trump said Wednesday in the White House .
He blamed President Obama for a vague policy as the reason this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ test kits : Representative Matt Gaetz ( R-FL ) wore a gas mask to the House floor as a very poor joke .
Later he tweeted “ America is armed ” with world-class scientists : 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 .

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is arguably the most powerful woman in the United States. She is second in line to the presidency, but beyond that, there is no doubt she is a fearsome contender. Unfortunately for him, Donald Trump is on her list.
She spoke to reporters on the Hill and gave Trump a no-nonsense message. She accused him of minimizing the effect of COVID-19 also called coronavirus. After all, it has been found in 17 states and counting, while the president casts about for someone to blame. He found that someone in President Barack Obama.
However, there was no excuse for Trump’s administration’s poor rollout of the testing process. The White House has known about the virus far longer than the public, but it appeared to be frozen in place. Then, when Trump’s people did take action, the first diagnostic tests were faulty. Finally, by Thursday, the tests appeared to be well-distributed and the administration had plans for expanding needs.
Pelosi raised five children and as the only girl with six older brothers, she had no trouble telling Trump what he needed to do. Keep it simple, keep it true, and admit it when you are wrong:
‘We have to dispel some of the misinformation that has been put out there.’ When the president says there are only 15 [cases], and there are four or five times that many at that time — there are more now — that’s just not right.’
The Speaker lit into Trump’s falsehood that there were only 15 cases of the virus at the time. Actually, there were already 60 cases, and that number has shot up to 177. According to Johns Hopkin University, the virus has claimed 11 individuals.
She also questioned POTUS’ comment to Fox News’ Sean Hannity that most Americans who catch coronavirus would get well “just by … sitting around and even going to work:”
‘No, there are other guidances that should be out there.’
Then, Pelosi came down hard on what Trump said Wednesday in the White House. He blamed President Obama for a vague policy as the reason this administration was unable to send out the test kits:
‘The reality is in the public domain. Right now it’s about how we go forward, recognizing that … we were on a path that wasn’t working. But not blaming it on somebody else, but taking responsibility for it now.’
Pelosi gave Trump another shake:
‘[These efforts must be] based on science, and evidence, and fact, and truth and the true epidemiology of coronavirus — of where it exists and how it spreads. These viruses know no boundary.’
Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) wore a gas mask to the House floor as a very poor joke. Later he tweeted “America is armed” with world-class scientists:
‘The country can take great comfort in the fact that @realDonaldTrump has built teams to solve problems his entire life. America is armed with some of the best scientists in the world and in a better position to address coronavirus under @POTUS’s leadership.’
The country can take great comfort in the fact that @realDonaldTrump has built teams to solve problems his entire life. America is armed with some of the best scientists in the world and in a better position to address coronavirus under @POTUS‘s leadership. pic.twitter.com/G6WyCqMuPe — Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) March 2, 2020
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-06--Friday Trump Vs. Dems Poll Has Donald Pitching A Fit

The Democratic presidential primary race has already proven plenty contentious , but a lot of attention also remains on the general election that will come soon after .
Now , a newly released Hill/Harris X poll has some bad news for President Donald Trump and the rest of his side who ’ d be hoping for re-election .
In a hypothetical general election match-up between him and an option presented simply as any Democratic candidate , he ’ s losing by a margin of seven percent .
A full 46 percent of the registered voters surveyed in the poll said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominee — whoever it is — while just 39 percent went with Trump .
Those figures track roughly with Trump ’ s overall approval rating .
At present , FiveThirtyEight notes that an average of just 42.8 percent of Americans currently say that they approve of the job that Trump is doing in office , while a full 53 percent of Americans currently say that they actively disapprove of the job that Trump is doing — which isn ’ t exactly a winning coalition , by any means .
There is one important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poll — a full 15 percent of respondents overall said that they were undecided .
Among independents , that figure shoots up even further ; more than a third of unaffiliated respondents said they were undecided .
Yet , it ’ s clear that Trump is the one starting out with more ground to cover for a chance at re-election — among independents , for instance , Democrats led Trump by a margin of eight percent .
Seven percent of the respondents among both Democrats and Republicans said that they anticipated voting against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they , of course , could be among the ones to help decide the eventual general election .
Another group that Trump is faring poorly with is women .
A solid majority — 52 percent — of women respondents in the new poll said they ’ d opt for the Democratic nominee .
( Only 41 percent of men said the same . )
Women are among the many groups that Trump has belittled during his time in the public spotlight — not to mention the many allegations against him of sexual harassment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rolled back women ’ s rights through means like ending federal support for Planned Parenthood , which provides a whole lot of important health services besides abortions .
Trump , for his part , has consistently buried his head in the metaphorical sand .
He has insisted , for instance , that the impeachment proceedings that House Democrats led last year would sink their electoral chances — although Democratic voters are so energized that turnout in the presidential primary process so far has shot past 2016 levels .
And in another post , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats : Where ’ s the evidence for these claims ?
It ’ s not there .

The Democratic presidential primary race has already proven plenty contentious, but a lot of attention also remains on the general election that will come soon after. Now, a newly released Hill/Harris X poll has some bad news for President Donald Trump and the rest of his side who’d be hoping for re-election. In a hypothetical general election match-up between him and an option presented simply as any Democratic candidate, he’s losing by a margin of seven percent. A full 46 percent of the registered voters surveyed in the poll said they’d opt for the Democratic nominee — whoever it is — while just 39 percent went with Trump.
Those figures track roughly with Trump’s overall approval rating. At present, FiveThirtyEight notes that an average of just 42.8 percent of Americans currently say that they approve of the job that Trump is doing in office, while a full 53 percent of Americans currently say that they actively disapprove of the job that Trump is doing — which isn’t exactly a winning coalition, by any means.
There is one important variable in the new general election match-up poll — a full 15 percent of respondents overall said that they were undecided. Among independents, that figure shoots up even further; more than a third of unaffiliated respondents said they were undecided. Yet, it’s clear that Trump is the one starting out with more ground to cover for a chance at re-election — among independents, for instance, Democrats led Trump by a margin of eight percent. Seven percent of the respondents among both Democrats and Republicans said that they anticipated voting against their party’s nominee — and they, of course, could be among the ones to help decide the eventual general election.
Another group that Trump is faring poorly with is women. A solid majority — 52 percent — of women respondents in the new poll said they’d opt for the Democratic nominee. (Only 41 percent of men said the same.)
Democratic pollster Molly Murphy noted:
‘Trump continues to struggle with women voters, and if he is not able to close that gap he is going to have a very difficult time in his reelection.’
Women are among the many groups that Trump has belittled during his time in the public spotlight — not to mention the many allegations against him of sexual harassment and assault. His administration has also rolled back women’s rights through means like ending federal support for Planned Parenthood, which provides a whole lot of important health services besides abortions.
Trump, for his part, has consistently buried his head in the metaphorical sand. He has insisted, for instance, that the impeachment proceedings that House Democrats led last year would sink their electoral chances — although Democratic voters are so energized that turnout in the presidential primary process so far has shot past 2016 levels.
Trump tweeted at one point:
‘Democrats committed to impeaching Trump for no reason.” Will backfire into big 2020 Victory for Republicans!’
“Democrats committed to impeaching Trump for no reason.” Will backfire into big 2020 Victory for Republicans! @IngrahamAngle — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 26, 2019
And in another post, quoting someone, he added, referencing Democrats:
‘They have done irreparable harm to our Republic. The American people are going to speak up and speak out about this. I think this guarantees Trump’s re-election in 2020.’
Where’s the evidence for these claims? It’s not there.
….trampled on our Constitution, and they have done irreparable harm to our Republic. The American people are going to speak up and speak out about this. I think this guarantees Trump’s re-election in 2020.” @Jason_Meister — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 14, 2019


bipartisanreport--2020-03-06--Veteran Dem Educates GOP On How To Handle A Gun

Republicans — at least like Colorado Congressman Ken Buck — seem quite fond of violence .
On Friday , he posted a video clip of himself taking an AR-15 rifle off a display from a wall and his office and touting it for the camera , at which point he said that public figures like Democratic presidential candidate ( and former VP ) Joe Biden and Beto O ’ Rourke would have to “ come and take it ” from him if they wanted to enact their gun safety measures .
In response , Democratic Congressman Ruben Gallego of Arizona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ veteran , having served in the Iraq War — publicly schooled Buck about the basics of actual gun safety that he ignored right there in the supposedly macho video clip .
‘ I have just one message for Joe Biden and Beto O ’ Rourke , if you want to take everyone ’ s AR-15s , why don ’ t you swing by my office in Washington , D.C. and start with this one ?
Come and take it.
’ It ’ s not normal for a sitting member of Congress to glibly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a presidential candidate and those around him !
It ’ s not normal at all !
Biden needs Secret Service protection not just to protect him from angry protesters but also to protect him from gun nuts like Buck , apparently .
Underlying all of this , Biden has said that he ’ d task O ’ Rourke with leading federal gun safety pushes if Biden wins the presidency .
Democratic candidates across the board have insisted on common sense federal gun policy reform like bans on weapon of war-style firearms circulating freely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s AR-15 ) and expanded federal background checks .
Other Democratic policy proposals include expanding provisions to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of stalkers and similar people , and more .
The majority of Americans support measures like expanded background checks , but Congressional Republicans like Buck refuse to act .

Republicans — at least like Colorado Congressman Ken Buck — seem quite fond of violence. On Friday, he posted a video clip of himself taking an AR-15 rifle off a display from a wall and his office and touting it for the camera, at which point he said that public figures like Democratic presidential candidate (and former VP) Joe Biden and Beto O’Rourke would have to “come and take it” from him if they wanted to enact their gun safety measures. In response, Democratic Congressman Ruben Gallego of Arizona — who’s actually himself a veteran, having served in the Iraq War — publicly schooled Buck about the basics of actual gun safety that he ignored right there in the supposedly macho video clip.
Gallego pointed out, addressing Buck directly:
‘You literally flagged the camera man. First rule of weapons handling, treat every weapon as if it were loaded. Second rule, never point the weapon at anything you don’t intend to shoot.’
You literally flagged the camera man. First rule of weapons handling, treat every weapon as if it were loaded. Second rule, never point the weapon at anything you don’t intend to shoot. https://t.co/inN5fISMoR — Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) March 6, 2020
Originally, Buck had posted the ominous message:
‘I have just one message for Joe Biden and Beto O’Rourke, if you want to take everyone’s AR-15s, why don’t you swing by my office in Washington, D.C. and start with this one? Come and take it.’
It’s not normal for a sitting member of Congress to glibly tout the possibility of violent confrontation with a presidential candidate and those around him! It’s not normal at all! Biden needs Secret Service protection not just to protect him from angry protesters but also to protect him from gun nuts like Buck, apparently.
Underlying all of this, Biden has said that he’d task O’Rourke with leading federal gun safety pushes if Biden wins the presidency. Democratic candidates across the board have insisted on common sense federal gun policy reform like bans on weapon of war-style firearms circulating freely among the population (like Buck’s AR-15) and expanded federal background checks. Other Democratic policy proposals include expanding provisions to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of stalkers and similar people, and more.
The majority of Americans support measures like expanded background checks, but Congressional Republicans like Buck refuse to act.
Check out Twitter’s response…


bipartisanreport--2020-03-06--Trump Has Loony Angry WH Meltdown About Warren

President Donald Trump lives in a wildly egomaniacal bubble of his own making .
This Friday , after signing legislation establishing over $ 8 billion in emergency funding to combat the Coronavirus , he went on an angry tirade in the Oval Office against Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren ( D ) , who recently ended her campaign for president .
Trump insisted that sexism had no effect on her campaign chances and instead , the problem was supposedly that she was too harsh — and he added , hilariously outlandishly , that people supposedly like him because , in supposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mean.
” Not mean !
The president who has built a national profile on coming up with embarrassing ( for him ) nicknames for his opponents , lying about crimes committed by immigrants and other marginalized communities , and more , insists that he ’ s “ not mean ” !
‘ I think lack of talent was her problem .
She has a tremendous lack of talent .
She was a good debater ; she destroyed Mike Bloomberg , and it was nothing that was easy for her , but people don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a very mean person .
And people don ’ t like her .
People don ’ t like that .
They like a person like me , that ’ s not mean.
’ Has he ever stopped to ponder a single tweet that he ’ s ever posted , even for a second ?
What about any of his hours-long tirades at rallies for legions of his screaming fans ?
Is how “ not mean ” that he supposedly is why a mass shooter in El Paso used his exact same rhetoric @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why he targeted the immigrant community , where he killed 22 people and wounded two dozen others ?
Trump and the shooter both have complained about a supposed “ invasion ” of Hispanic immigrants — which , of course , has no relationship to what ’ s actually happening at the southern border or anywhere else .
Trump is not a , uh , “ nice guy.
” It ’ s a wonder that the room didn ’ t burst out into laughter when he claimed otherwise .
All the way back before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lie on Twitter : And more recently , after she announced the beginning of her eventually ended presidential bid , Trump posted : Seriously — in what universe is Trump a “ nice guy ” who people like because of it ?
Currently , an average of only around 42 percent of Americans say that they approve of the job he ’ s doing in office , while an average of 53 percent say that they actively disapprove .
None of that suggests either that Trump is some popular guy or that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to re-election .
He has a good reason to worry , because in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary cycle so far , turnout has soared well beyond 2016 levels .
Democrats are ready to take him on .

President Donald Trump lives in a wildly egomaniacal bubble of his own making. This Friday, after signing legislation establishing over $8 billion in emergency funding to combat the Coronavirus, he went on an angry tirade in the Oval Office against Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (D), who recently ended her campaign for president. Trump insisted that sexism had no effect on her campaign chances and instead, the problem was supposedly that she was too harsh — and he added, hilariously outlandishly, that people supposedly like him because, in supposed contrast, he’s “not mean.”
Not mean! The president who has built a national profile on coming up with embarrassing (for him) nicknames for his opponents, lying about crimes committed by immigrants and other marginalized communities, and more, insists that he’s “not mean”!
He insisted:
‘I think lack of talent was her problem. She has a tremendous lack of talent. She was a good debater; she destroyed Mike Bloomberg, and it was nothing that was easy for her, but people don’t like her. She’s a very mean person. And people don’t like her. People don’t like that. They like a person like me, that’s not mean.’
Watch:
President Trump on Sen. Elizabeth Warren: "People don't like her. She's a very mean person. And people don't like her. People don't like that. They like a person like me, that's not mean." pic.twitter.com/vzk2AY2hsg — The Hill (@thehill) March 6, 2020
Has he ever stopped to ponder a single tweet that he’s ever posted, even for a second? What about any of his hours-long tirades at rallies for legions of his screaming fans? Is how “not mean” that he supposedly is why a mass shooter in El Paso used his exact same rhetoric — word-for-word — in a manifesto outlining why he targeted the immigrant community, where he killed 22 people and wounded two dozen others? Trump and the shooter both have complained about a supposed “invasion” of Hispanic immigrants — which, of course, has no relationship to what’s actually happening at the southern border or anywhere else.
Trump is not a, uh, “nice guy.” It’s a wonder that the room didn’t burst out into laughter when he claimed otherwise.
All the way back before Trump even got elected, he posted the lie on Twitter:
‘Goofy Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to as Pocahontas, pretended to be a Native American in order to advance her career. Very racist!’
Goofy Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to as Pocahontas, pretended to be a Native American in order to advance her career. Very racist! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 11, 2016
And more recently, after she announced the beginning of her eventually ended presidential bid, Trump posted:
‘Today Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to by me as Pocahontas, joined the race for President. Will she run as our first Native American presidential candidate, or has she decided that after 32 years, this is not playing so well anymore? See you on the campaign TRAIL, Liz!’
Today Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to by me as Pocahontas, joined the race for President. Will she run as our first Native American presidential candidate, or has she decided that after 32 years, this is not playing so well anymore? See you on the campaign TRAIL, Liz! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 9, 2019
Seriously — in what universe is Trump a “nice guy” who people like because of it? Currently, an average of only around 42 percent of Americans say that they approve of the job he’s doing in office, while an average of 53 percent say that they actively disapprove. None of that suggests either that Trump is some popular guy or that he’s on an easy path to re-election. He has a good reason to worry, because in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary cycle so far, turnout has soared well beyond 2016 levels. Democrats are ready to take him on.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-06--Woman Caught Illegally Switching Voters From Dem To GOP

One Republican woman working in Florida went to illegally extreme lengths to boost her party ahead of what might be a big loss for the GOP in November .
On Thursday , the Lake County Sheriff ’ s Office arrested Cheryl Hall in connection to the submission of a full 119 false voter registration forms , many of which were switching voters from Democrat to Republican without their consent .
Authorities said they ’ re still working on the question of whether individuals besides Hall were connected to the falsified registrations , but in the meantime , she ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ submission of false voter registration information .
Florida has a closed primary , which means that after a certain deadline , only individuals registered with either the Republican or Democratic party could vote on the parties ’ respective slates of candidates .
Lake County supervisor of elections Alan Hays explained : Hays added that any voter who gets a ballot for the wrong party at a polling location should “ immediately notify the worker at the polling place.
” Apparently , one of the tip-offs was identical-seeming handwriting on a number of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ falsifications was tracked down via the serial numbers on the registration forms , which Hall had submitted to authorities under what turned out to be false pretenses .
Hall got access to the forms in the first place , which also featured flatly incorrect personal information for some voters , because she worked with Florida First ’ s office in Winter Haven .
The group said that they ’ re working with authorities to help “ ensure every voter is properly registered to vote.
” The organization markets itself without a partisan bent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mission is to “ engage voting age Floridians , especially those currently unrepresented , by educating them as to their civic opportunities , and how those opportunities affect their future.
” On a much larger scale , the Republican Party has long driven voter suppression policies .
Across the south throughout recent years , southern states — many of which are Republican-led — have closed nearly 1,200 polling places since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that those locales no longer had to run voting system changes by federal authorities .
Fewer polling places @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people might have a chance to actually get through the system and cast their ballot .
Republican authorities in many states have also pushed policies like removing registered voters on the basis of arbitrary , punitive demands , and they ’ ve sought to demand identification before voting that poor and other marginalized communities might not have access to .
The irony is that the GOP is the side that ’ s often pushed claims of voter fraud — but the only “ fraud ” is coming from their suppression .
There ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s consistent insistence that “ millions ” of votes were illegally cast in the 2016 presidential election .
The evidence just isn ’ t there .

One Republican woman working in Florida went to illegally extreme lengths to boost her party ahead of what might be a big loss for the GOP in November. On Thursday, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office arrested Cheryl Hall in connection to the submission of a full 119 false voter registration forms, many of which were switching voters from Democrat to Republican without their consent. Authorities said they’re still working on the question of whether individuals besides Hall were connected to the falsified registrations, but in the meantime, she’s been charged with 10 felony counts of submission of false voter registration information.
Florida has a closed primary, which means that after a certain deadline, only individuals registered with either the Republican or Democratic party could vote on the parties’ respective slates of candidates. Lake County supervisor of elections Alan Hays explained:
‘Voters begin calling here last week, telling us that they had begun receiving new voter information cards from our office indicating that had been changes from registered Democrats to registered Republican Party members. Voters denied filling out that form that would make that change.’
Hays added that any voter who gets a ballot for the wrong party at a polling location should “immediately notify the worker at the polling place.”
Apparently, one of the tip-offs was identical-seeming handwriting on a number of the questionable applications. The person behind the falsifications was tracked down via the serial numbers on the registration forms, which Hall had submitted to authorities under what turned out to be false pretenses.
Hall got access to the forms in the first place, which also featured flatly incorrect personal information for some voters, because she worked with Florida First’s office in Winter Haven. The group said that they’re working with authorities to help “ensure every voter is properly registered to vote.” The organization markets itself without a partisan bent, insisting on its website that its mission is to “engage voting age Floridians, especially those currently unrepresented, by educating them as to their civic opportunities, and how those opportunities affect their future.”
On a much larger scale, the Republican Party has long driven voter suppression policies. Across the south throughout recent years, southern states — many of which are Republican-led — have closed nearly 1,200 polling places since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that those locales no longer had to run voting system changes by federal authorities. Fewer polling places means, of course, that fewer people might have a chance to actually get through the system and cast their ballot. Republican authorities in many states have also pushed policies like removing registered voters on the basis of arbitrary, punitive demands, and they’ve sought to demand identification before voting that poor and other marginalized communities might not have access to.
The irony is that the GOP is the side that’s often pushed claims of voter fraud — but the only “fraud” is coming from their suppression. There’s no evidence for claims like Trump’s consistent insistence that “millions” of votes were illegally cast in the 2016 presidential election. The evidence just isn’t there.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-06--Dem Kicked Out For Hoodie Criticizes Gaetz Gas Mask

This week , Trump-supporting and apparently attention-hungry Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz wore a gas mask to a vote on legislation providing emergency funding for dealing with the Coronavirus .
Although Gaetz defended wearing the gas mask by claiming members of Congress are like “ human petri dishes ” and refused to take it off even after the Sergeant-at-Arms for the chamber requested that he do so , there is absolutely no documentable reason for the spectacle — those masks aren ’ t even used for medical protection .
The day after Gaetz ’ s display , Rep. Bobby Rush @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out that when the Illinois Congressman wore a hoodie onto the House floor in 2012 to protest racial profiling — just a hoodie — he was escorted out , unlike Gaetz .
Alongside a pair of photos of him with his hoodie on and Gaetz with his gas mask , Rush shared : It ’ s actually the same individual serving as the House ’ s Sergeant-at-Arms now who served in the role when Rush was escorted off the floor , but there ’ s one significant difference — the House had just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2012 when Rush made his display .
Gaetz , for his part , seems to have been playing into Trump ’ s own dismissal of coverage of the negative effects of the Coronavirus with his mask .
Throughout the weeks that the illness has been detected in the United States , Trump has consistently dismissed the threat ; at one rally , he even called concerned observers ’ reactions to the deteriorating situation Democrats ’ “ new hoax.
” Elsewhere , he suggested that media coverage of the deadly and still spreading illness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , doomsday conspiracy to make him look bad — and Gaetz might agree .
He ’ s put on stunts before .
When impeachment hearings were just getting underway , he led a contingent of his fellow Republicans in barging into the hearing chamber in use at the time , which was supposed to be secure .
His stated purpose was protesting Republicans ’ supposed inappropriate exclusion from the proceedings .
However , Republicans were already in the room , because they were a part of the committee hosting the hearing too , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stunt .

This week, Trump-supporting and apparently attention-hungry Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz wore a gas mask to a vote on legislation providing emergency funding for dealing with the Coronavirus. Although Gaetz defended wearing the gas mask by claiming members of Congress are like “human petri dishes” and refused to take it off even after the Sergeant-at-Arms for the chamber requested that he do so, there is absolutely no documentable reason for the spectacle — those masks aren’t even used for medical protection. The day after Gaetz’s display, Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) criticized Gaetz and pointed out that when the Illinois Congressman wore a hoodie onto the House floor in 2012 to protest racial profiling — just a hoodie — he was escorted out, unlike Gaetz.
Alongside a pair of photos of him with his hoodie on and Gaetz with his gas mask, Rush shared:
‘In 2012, I wore a hoodie on the House Floor to make a statement about the deadly consequences of racial profiling. On Wednesday, @RepMattGaetz wore a gas mask in the chamber, making light of an epidemic that has killed 14 Americans. Guess which one of us was forcibly removed.’
In 2012, I wore a hoodie on the House Floor to make a statement about the deadly consequences of racial profiling. On Wednesday, @RepMattGaetz wore a gas mask in the chamber, making light of an epidemic that has killed 14 Americans. Guess which one of us was forcibly removed. pic.twitter.com/nh2LHPeIFW — Bobby L. Rush (@RepBobbyRush) March 6, 2020
It’s actually the same individual serving as the House’s Sergeant-at-Arms now who served in the role when Rush was escorted off the floor, but there’s one significant difference — the House had just been retaken by a Republican majority in 2012 when Rush made his display.
Gaetz, for his part, seems to have been playing into Trump’s own dismissal of coverage of the negative effects of the Coronavirus with his mask. Throughout the weeks that the illness has been detected in the United States, Trump has consistently dismissed the threat; at one rally, he even called concerned observers’ reactions to the deteriorating situation Democrats’ “new hoax.” Elsewhere, he suggested that media coverage of the deadly and still spreading illness was part of some kind of fatalistic, doomsday conspiracy to make him look bad — and Gaetz might agree.
He’s put on stunts before. When impeachment hearings were just getting underway, he led a contingent of his fellow Republicans in barging into the hearing chamber in use at the time, which was supposed to be secure. His stated purpose was protesting Republicans’ supposed inappropriate exclusion from the proceedings. However, Republicans were already in the room, because they were a part of the committee hosting the hearing too, of course. It was just a stunt.
Check out Twitter’s response…


bipartisanreport--2020-03-06--Trump Lashes Out At Biden In Primary-Driven Freakout

President Donald Trump does not seem like he ’ s looking forward to the general election .
This Friday morning , he took to Twitter with a freakout over former Vice President Joe Biden , who ’ s one of the last two major candidates in the Democratic presidential primary race .
( The other is Bernie Sanders . )
Trump claimed that he ’ d always protect Social Security and Medicare and Biden would supposedly slash it — but Trump is literally on a tape from the night before saying that he ’ d “ be cutting entitlements.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours ago , and Trump is still accusing Joe of what Trump himself is actually proposing .
Besides tweets about job growth and signing Coronavirus response funding , Trump posted : There ’ s no indication that as president , Biden would cut either one of those programs .
Yet — here ’ s the quote from Trump laying out that exact plan for his own team .
During a Fox News town hall that aired on Thursday night , Trump said : Before the comment about cutting , a host had chimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would have to cut entitlements , and Trump found no problem with it .
And on paper , in reality , Trump already “ plans to privatize Medicare , ” one commentator pointed out .
In response to Trump ’ s commentary on Fox News , Biden himself had tweeted :

President Donald Trump does not seem like he’s looking forward to the general election. This Friday morning, he took to Twitter with a freakout over former Vice President Joe Biden, who’s one of the last two major candidates in the Democratic presidential primary race. (The other is Bernie Sanders.) Trump claimed that he’d always protect Social Security and Medicare and Biden would supposedly slash it — but Trump is literally on a tape from the night before saying that he’d “be cutting entitlements.” The tape is right there, from hours ago, and Trump is still accusing Joe of what Trump himself is actually proposing.
Besides tweets about job growth and signing Coronavirus response funding, Trump posted:
‘I will protect your Social Security and Medicare, just as I have for the past 3 years. Sleepy Joe Biden will destroy both in very short order, and he won’t even know he’s doing it!’
I will protect your Social Security and Medicare, just as I have for the past 3 years. Sleepy Joe Biden will destroy both in very short order, and he won’t even know he’s doing it! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 6, 2020
There’s no indication that as president, Biden would cut either one of those programs. Yet — here’s the quote from Trump laying out that exact plan for his own team. During a Fox News town hall that aired on Thursday night, Trump said:
‘The economy is the best economy we’ve ever had. It’s nothing compared to what it’s gonna be when the trade deals kick in… we’ll be cutting, but we’re also gonna have growth like you’ve never had.’
Before the comment about cutting, a host had chimed in with the suggestion that the administration would have to cut entitlements, and Trump found no problem with it. And on paper, in reality, Trump already “plans to privatize Medicare,” one commentator pointed out.
Watch:
🚨 Trump says “we’ll be cutting” entitlements like Medicare and Social Security 🚨 pic.twitter.com/6XRKE9joYz — Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) March 6, 2020
In response to Trump’s commentary on Fox News, Biden himself had tweeted:
‘Here’s the deal, folks: social security is on the ballot this year, and the choice couldn’t be clearer: I’ll protect and expand it. Donald Trump will cut it and take it away.’
Here's the deal, folks: social security is on the ballot this year, and the choice couldn't be clearer: I'll protect and expand it. Donald Trump will cut it and take it away. https://t.co/Nyez4ihOPa — Joe Biden (Text Join to 30330) (@JoeBiden) March 6, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Trump’s floundering retort:


bipartisanreport--2020-03-06--TV Commentator Suggests Infecting Millions With Coronavirus

A dozen Americans and counting have died from the Coronavirus , and there have been hundreds of confirmed cases all across the U.S. as testing has slowly but surely increased in scope .
More cases may be on the way — a cruise ship was held off the California coast this week as officials tested individuals on the vessel for the virus .
Right-wing CNBC commentator Rick Santelli — whose history with right-wing causes goes back to the beginning of the so-called Tea Party movement — evidently thinks the number of cases is not enough .
During a television appearance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everybody ” with the virus to get it “ over ” with .
To be clear — if every American got the Coronavirus , with the 3.4 percent mortality rate that the illness currently has according to the World Health Organization , more than 10 million Americans would die .
Santelli ’ s reasoning ?
He ’ s worried about the stock market .
‘ Of course , people are getting nervous .
And listen , I ’ m not a doctor .
All I know is , think about how the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everybody because of the generic-type flu .
Now I ’ m not saying this is the generic-type flu .
But maybe we ’ d be just better off if we gave it to everybody , and then in a month it would be over because the mortality rate of this probably isn ’ t going to be any different if we did it that way than the long-term picture , but the difference is we ’ re wreaking havoc on global and domestic economies.
’ Economies can recover .
Dead people can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t seem to have fazed Santelli , who clearly prioritized a strong stock market .
Ironically , Trump himself has also proven quite concerned about the stock market , even as Americans suffer .
Recently , he tweeted the easily debunked claim : The virus is not under control , per se — cases are still growing .
And as for the stock market , Dow Jones industrial average fell 970 points on Thursday alone .
In other words , Trump ’ s raging assertions that those covering the crisis are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and everything is actually all fine and dandy are not paying off or proving true .
Across the globe , more than 3,000 people have died from the Coronavirus , and around 100,000 cases and counting have been reported .
These figures have left business and government leaders scrambling for solutions ( the vast majority of which have not come up with just killing millions off to get the whole thing over with , as Santelli suggested ) .
In the U.S. , Vice President Mike Pence is leading the White House virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not exactly well-poised to inspire trust — after all , he presided over an HIV outbreak while governor of Indiana that he exacerbated with public health infrastructure rollbacks .
Most recently , Congress approved an around $ 8 billion emergency virus response spending package .

A dozen Americans and counting have died from the Coronavirus, and there have been hundreds of confirmed cases all across the U.S. as testing has slowly but surely increased in scope. More cases may be on the way — a cruise ship was held off the California coast this week as officials tested individuals on the vessel for the virus. Right-wing CNBC commentator Rick Santelli — whose history with right-wing causes goes back to the beginning of the so-called Tea Party movement — evidently thinks the number of cases is not enough. During a television appearance this week, he suggested infecting “everybody” with the virus to get it “over” with.
To be clear — if every American got the Coronavirus, with the 3.4 percent mortality rate that the illness currently has according to the World Health Organization, more than 10 million Americans would die. Santelli’s reasoning? He’s worried about the stock market.
He commented:
‘Of course, people are getting nervous. And listen, I’m not a doctor. All I know is, think about how the world would be if you tried to quarantine everybody because of the generic-type flu. Now I’m not saying this is the generic-type flu. But maybe we’d be just better off if we gave it to everybody, and then in a month it would be over because the mortality rate of this probably isn’t going to be any different if we did it that way than the long-term picture, but the difference is we’re wreaking havoc on global and domestic economies.’
Watch:
This is absolutely horrifying. Rick Santelli on @CNBC says we should consider giving coronavirus to everybody to just get it over with. That way it won’t wreak so much havoc on the economy. This is your brain on capitalism.pic.twitter.com/Uv5UYyKtxy — Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) March 5, 2020
Economies can recover. Dead people can’t come back to life. That doesn’t seem to have fazed Santelli, who clearly prioritized a strong stock market.
Ironically, Trump himself has also proven quite concerned about the stock market, even as Americans suffer. Recently, he tweeted the easily debunked claim:
‘The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!’
The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2020
The virus is not under control, per se — cases are still growing. And as for the stock market, Dow Jones industrial average fell 970 points on Thursday alone. In other words, Trump’s raging assertions that those covering the crisis are just trying to make him look bad and everything is actually all fine and dandy are not paying off or proving true.
Across the globe, more than 3,000 people have died from the Coronavirus, and around 100,000 cases and counting have been reported. These figures have left business and government leaders scrambling for solutions (the vast majority of which have not come up with just killing millions off to get the whole thing over with, as Santelli suggested). In the U.S., Vice President Mike Pence is leading the White House virus response effort, although he’s not exactly well-poised to inspire trust — after all, he presided over an HIV outbreak while governor of Indiana that he exacerbated with public health infrastructure rollbacks. Most recently, Congress approved an around $8 billion emergency virus response spending package.