bipartisanreport--2020-08-16--Congress Announces ‘Urgent’ Emergency USPS Hearing

The House Oversight Committee has scheduled a hearing for August 24 covering recent policy changes at the Postal Service that have had the effect of slowing down some mail delivery with well under 100 days to go until the general election , in which many mail-in ballots are expected to be used .
Although President Donald Trump does not directly control policy at the Postal Service , the recent changes have been implemented by the new Postmaster General , Louis DeJoy , who is a close political ally of the Trump team and who Democrats are demanding make an appearance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
DeJoy had already been on the House Oversight Committee ’ s schedule for a September 17 hearing , but Democratic leaders called the newly announced earlier hearing “ urgent.
” Democrats have demanded a “ host of key documents and information ” relating to the current state of affairs at the Postal Service by August 21 , which is a few days before the newly planned hearing .
In a joint statement , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) , Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-N.Y. ) , House Oversight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Senate Homeland Security Committee ’ s top Democrat , Gary Peters ( Mich. ) , said : ‘ The President has explicitly stated his intention to manipulate the Postal Service to deny eligible voters access to the ballot in pursuit of his own re-election .
Alarmingly , the Postmaster General – a Trump mega-donor – has acted as an accomplice in the President ’ s campaign to cheat in the election , as he launches sweeping new operational changes that degrade delivery standards and delay the mail.
’ The leaders also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has warned that voters – even if they send in their ballots by state deadlines – may be disenfranchised in 46 states and in Washington , D.C. by continued delays , ” which “ constitutes a grave threat to the integrity of the election and to our very democracy , ” as they put it .
The newly announced House Oversight Committee hearing will end the current House recess earlier than apparently previously planned ; no votes are on the House ’ s schedule until the week of September 14 , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Committee was previously planning to take up the Postal Service crisis .
President Trump , on his own time , has launched a steady stream of broadsides against mail-in voting , which he has claimed is full of opportunities for fraud that could throw the integrity of the entire election into question .
In reality — he is wrong .
For starters , mail-in voting is already used at a significantly high rate across the country .
Additionally , there ’ s simply no evidence that mail-in voting could lead to any sort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has , among other things , recently trotted out a selection of examples of mail-in voting mishaps from New Jersey as supposed evidence for their claims about the vulnerability of the practice , but for starters , issues unfolding in one state do not remotely reflect some kind of automatically nationwide crisis .
They just don ’ t .
Secondly , issues getting aired out means that the system is working , because the problems are uncovered and dealt with .

The House Oversight Committee has scheduled a hearing for August 24 covering recent policy changes at the Postal Service that have had the effect of slowing down some mail delivery with well under 100 days to go until the general election, in which many mail-in ballots are expected to be used. Although President Donald Trump does not directly control policy at the Postal Service, the recent changes have been implemented by the new Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy, who is a close political ally of the Trump team and who Democrats are demanding make an appearance at their newly announced August 24 hearing.
Inbox: The House Oversight Committee will hold an emergency hearing on mail delays and concerns about potential White House interference in the U.S. Postal Service, calling on Postmaster General DeJoy and the Postal Service board of governors Chairman to testify August 24. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 16, 2020
DeJoy had already been on the House Oversight Committee’s schedule for a September 17 hearing, but Democratic leaders called the newly announced earlier hearing “urgent.” Democrats have demanded a “host of key documents and information” relating to the current state of affairs at the Postal Service by August 21, which is a few days before the newly planned hearing.
In a joint statement, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Oversight chairperson Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), and the Senate Homeland Security Committee’s top Democrat, Gary Peters (Mich.), said:
‘The President has explicitly stated his intention to manipulate the Postal Service to deny eligible voters access to the ballot in pursuit of his own re-election. Alarmingly, the Postmaster General – a Trump mega-donor – has acted as an accomplice in the President’s campaign to cheat in the election, as he launches sweeping new operational changes that degrade delivery standards and delay the mail.’
The leaders also note that the “Postal Service itself has warned that voters – even if they send in their ballots by state deadlines – may be disenfranchised in 46 states and in Washington, D.C. by continued delays,” which “constitutes a grave threat to the integrity of the election and to our very democracy,” as they put it.
The newly announced House Oversight Committee hearing will end the current House recess earlier than apparently previously planned; no votes are on the House’s schedule until the week of September 14, which is the same week that the House Oversight Committee was previously planning to take up the Postal Service crisis.
President Trump, on his own time, has launched a steady stream of broadsides against mail-in voting, which he has claimed is full of opportunities for fraud that could throw the integrity of the entire election into question. In reality — he is wrong. For starters, mail-in voting is already used at a significantly high rate across the country. Additionally, there’s simply no evidence that mail-in voting could lead to any sort of systematic fraud.
The Trump team has, among other things, recently trotted out a selection of examples of mail-in voting mishaps from New Jersey as supposed evidence for their claims about the vulnerability of the practice, but for starters, issues unfolding in one state do not remotely reflect some kind of automatically nationwide crisis. They just don’t. Secondly, issues getting aired out means that the system is working, because the problems are uncovered and dealt with.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-16--Trump’s Family May Have Lied To Senate Panel Investigating Russia

As America sits trembling beneath the fractured government of Donald Trump , quiet work continues to straighten the tangle the president has made of the nation .
Both party leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee called on federal prosecutors last year for action .
They believed that members of Trump ’ s family and his confidants could have given “ misleading testimony ” regarding Russia ’ s involvement in the 2016 presidential election , according to The Washington Post .
Those involved in potentially lying to Special Prosecutor Robert S. Mueller III and the Senate Panel were : Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former Deputy Campaign Chair Rick Gates .
A member of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Trump ’ s former Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon , former Campaign Co-Chair Sam Clovis , and private Security Contractor Erik Prince ( Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos ’ brother ) lied to the investigators .
Doing so can lead to a felony conviction .
The Intelligence Committee sent a formal letter to the US Attorney ’ s Office in Washington , DC last June .
It referred to misleading testimony for the Department of Justice ( DOJ ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Russians helped sway the 2016 presidential election away from Hillary Clinton in favor of Donald Trump .
The House Intelligence Committee chaired by Representative Adam Schiff ( D-CA ) also “ made a criminal referral ” to the DOJ regarding Prince for lying to the panel .
The president ’ s eldest son , POTUS ’ “ former Communications Director Hope Hicks , and his former Campaign Chair Paul Manafort ” were also involved .
The president ’ s former fixer and personal attorney Michael Cohen told Mueller investigators that he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told his father about the infamous Trump Tower meeting .
Cohen could not recall whether that particular meeting involved Russia , according to The Mueller Report : Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Richard Burr ( R-NC ) and the Democratic leadership Mark Warner ( D-VA ) sent a criminal referral “ in a lot of those cases , those might be tied to lying to us.
” Bannon ’ s attorney William Burck would only say : Prince ’ s attorney Matthew Schwartz said that his client had already testified before Representative Adam Schiff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Committee in late 2017 .
Schwartz released a statement : ‘ It unsurprisingly went nowhere .
If members of the Senate likewise made a referral — which we don ’ t know anything about — there would be nothing new for the Department of Justice to consider , nor is there any reason to question the Special Counsel ’ s decision to credit Mr .
Prince and rely on him in drafting its report.
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As America sits trembling beneath the fractured government of Donald Trump, quiet work continues to straighten the tangle the president has made of the nation. Both party leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee called on federal prosecutors last year for action. They believed that members of Trump’s family and his confidants could have given “misleading testimony” regarding Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election, according to The Washington Post.
Those involved in potentially lying to Special Prosecutor Robert S. Mueller III and the Senate Panel were: Donald Trump Jr., son-in-law Jared Kushner, and former Deputy Campaign Chair Rick Gates.
A member of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Trump’s former Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon, former Campaign Co-Chair Sam Clovis, and private Security Contractor Erik Prince (Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ brother) lied to the investigators. Doing so can lead to a felony conviction.
The Intelligence Committee sent a formal letter to the US Attorney’s Office in Washington, DC last June. It referred to misleading testimony for the Department of Justice (DOJ). The committee did indeed discover that the Russians helped sway the 2016 presidential election away from Hillary Clinton in favor of Donald Trump.
The House Intelligence Committee chaired by Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) also “made a criminal referral” to the DOJ regarding Prince for lying to the panel.
The president’s eldest son, POTUS’ “former Communications Director Hope Hicks, and his former Campaign Chair Paul Manafort” were also involved.
The president’s former fixer and personal attorney Michael Cohen told Mueller investigators that he was in the room when the younger Trump told his father about the infamous Trump Tower meeting. Cohen could not recall whether that particular meeting involved Russia, according to The Mueller Report:
‘[He] told his father that a meeting to obtain adverse information about Clinton was going forward.’
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Richard Burr (R-NC) and the Democratic leadership Mark Warner (D-VA) sent a criminal referral “in a lot of those cases, those might be tied to lying to us.”
Bannon’s attorney William Burck would only say:
‘it’s impossible to respond to something I’ve never heard about before.’
Clovis’ attorney Victoria Toensing said:
‘You mean former Chairman Burr, who is under investigation for insider trading, also doesn’t know the legalities of a false statement? Mr. Clovis testified at length before the special counsel’s grand jury and was never charged. After his testimony, we never heard again from the special counsel.’
Prince’s attorney Matthew Schwartz said that his client had already testified before Representative Adam Schiff’s (D-CA) House Intelligence Committee in late 2017. Schwartz released a statement:
‘It unsurprisingly went nowhere. If members of the Senate likewise made a referral — which we don’t know anything about — there would be nothing new for the Department of Justice to consider, nor is there any reason to question the Special Counsel’s decision to credit Mr. Prince and rely on him in drafting its report.’
Donald Trump Jr.’s attorney Alan Futerfas said:
‘We are fully confident in the testimony and information provided by Donald J. Trump, Jr. In our view, this is a non-story.’
Twitter world took off after news was released involving Trump Jr. Take a look at some of our favorite responses below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-16--Kushner Has ‘CBS Sunday’ PR Disaster After Down Playing COVID Deaths

President Donald Trump ’ s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner has no business being anywhere near the White House — but thanks to the president ’ s team ’ s incessant rewarding of incompetence , there he is anyway .
He had absolutely zero experience in public policy prior to assuming his White House role , but he has helped lead the White House response to the Coronavirus pandemic anyway .
There is no universe in which that pandemic response can be considered to be a success — over 170,000 Americans are dead .
Yet , during an appearance on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday morning , host Margaret Brennan asked Kushner what he thinks the White House ’ s team has done wrong — and Kushner , at least initially , refused to acknowledge a single mistake .
It ’ s as if , yet again , Trump ’ s closest political allies are treating the pandemic like some kind of public relations game rather than a crisis in which American lives are at stake .
‘ We had over 1,500 deaths in this country in a single day .
That brings us back to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the month of May .
You heard the CDC Director : they ’ re projecting 200,000 deaths by Labor Day .
Do you believe the administration has control of the virus , and what do you think you ’ ve done wrong ?
’ Kushner began his response by claiming that he recalls the May death rate as actually about 2,500 a day , but that is wrong .
According to one prominent tally , newly reported deaths surpassed 2,000 on only three days in May .
Besides — it ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who ’ s supposed to be in charge of responding to the crisis to seemingly take up the argument of : “ Well , at least it ’ s not even worse.
” ‘ We have seen over the last two weeks that hospitalizations have come down — the president ’ s taken a very aggressive approach , not just in the hotspots but in what we call the ember cities , to push all the different measures that we can take , like wearing a mask , social distancing , using best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president ’ s really advanced the use of a lot of therapeutics , which is bringing the case fatality rate down , better , which has been a good thing… All different countries , all different states are trying different things .
As the federal government , we ’ ve been trying to share best practices.. and we ’ ve been making sure that all the different states have all the resources they need.
’ There ’ s so much bluster in Kushner ’ s remarks , and so little substance .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are trying different things ” is not exactly the kind of hard-hitting plan that one might hope for from a top White House official .
While it ’ s true that , as he noted , the federal government has worked on the distribution of therapeutic drugs like Remdesivir , it ’ s also true that Trump spent an inordinate amount of time hyping up the unproven treatment plan of using hydroxychloroquine against the Coronavirus .
Among other issues , it also took Trump months to even publicly promote mask-wearing , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spread of the virus .

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner has no business being anywhere near the White House — but thanks to the president’s team’s incessant rewarding of incompetence, there he is anyway. He had absolutely zero experience in public policy prior to assuming his White House role, but he has helped lead the White House response to the Coronavirus pandemic anyway. There is no universe in which that pandemic response can be considered to be a success — over 170,000 Americans are dead. Yet, during an appearance on CBS’s Face The Nation this Sunday morning, host Margaret Brennan asked Kushner what he thinks the White House’s team has done wrong — and Kushner, at least initially, refused to acknowledge a single mistake.
It’s as if, yet again, Trump’s closest political allies are treating the pandemic like some kind of public relations game rather than a crisis in which American lives are at stake.
Brennan posed the question:
‘We had over 1,500 deaths in this country in a single day. That brings us back to the kind of rate we were at in the month of May. You heard the CDC Director: they’re projecting 200,000 deaths by Labor Day. Do you believe the administration has control of the virus, and what do you think you’ve done wrong?’
Kushner began his response by claiming that he recalls the May death rate as actually about 2,500 a day, but that is wrong. According to one prominent tally, newly reported deaths surpassed 2,000 on only three days in May. Besides — it’s not exactly reassuring for one of the people who’s supposed to be in charge of responding to the crisis to seemingly take up the argument of: “Well, at least it’s not even worse.”
Kushner added:
‘We have seen over the last two weeks that hospitalizations have come down — the president’s taken a very aggressive approach, not just in the hotspots but in what we call the ember cities, to push all the different measures that we can take, like wearing a mask, social distancing, using best practice — but most importantly, the president’s really advanced the use of a lot of therapeutics, which is bringing the case fatality rate down, better, which has been a good thing… All different countries, all different states are trying different things. As the federal government, we’ve been trying to share best practices.. and we’ve been making sure that all the different states have all the resources they need.’
Watch his comments below:
#JaredKushner contends the Trump administration has taken an "aggressive approach" to #covid19 hotspots, despite reports of over 1500 #coronavirus deaths in a single day pic.twitter.com/xf2b7O42Ul — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) August 16, 2020
There’s so much bluster in Kushner’s remarks, and so little substance. “All different countries, all different states are trying different things” is not exactly the kind of hard-hitting plan that one might hope for from a top White House official.
While it’s true that, as he noted, the federal government has worked on the distribution of therapeutic drugs like Remdesivir, it’s also true that Trump spent an inordinate amount of time hyping up the unproven treatment plan of using hydroxychloroquine against the Coronavirus. Among other issues, it also took Trump months to even publicly promote mask-wearing, which is a crucial frontline step that helps curtail the spread of the virus.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-16--Adam Schiff Declares Hearings Over USPS & Postmaster Resignation

Senate Majority Leader “ Moscow Mitch ” McConnell ( R-KY ) sent all of the Senate home as millions of Americans did not know where they were going to get their next meal .
Is it possible that Donald Trump has wrangled America onto its knees with just McConnell , Attorney General William Barr , and a few others ?
Is it possible that a president of questionable intellect has been taking his marching order from a strategical dictator , Russia ’ s Vladimir Putin ?
If not Putin , then who is pulling Trump ’ s strings ?
All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and one-half years seem just too phantasmagorical to be the American reality .
Yet , traditions , institutions , and agencies have fallen one after the other under the hands of the president who describes himself as “ like very smart ” as the Associated Press wrote .
Americans have reacted strongly and negatively to POTUS ’ attack on the Postal Service and have the man who occasionally sits in the Oval Office backpedaling with his words if not his actions .
People want to know where is the government as many lose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 600 a month .
At least one government official is on the job .
House Intelligence Committee Chair Representative Adam Schiff ( D-CA ) has demanded action from his fellow representatives .
Finally !
He called for the House to “ demand answers , ” and said “ hearings should start now .
It can ’ t wait.
” He is right : Twitter world went crazy after Representative Schiff ’ s tweet .
Check out some of our favorites below :

Senate Majority Leader “Moscow Mitch” McConnell (R-KY) sent all of the Senate home as millions of Americans did not know where they were going to get their next meal. Is it possible that Donald Trump has wrangled America onto its knees with just McConnell, Attorney General William Barr, and a few others? Is it possible that a president of questionable intellect has been taking his marching order from a strategical dictator, Russia’s Vladimir Putin? If not Putin, then who is pulling Trump’s strings?
All of the events over the past three and one-half years seem just too phantasmagorical to be the American reality. Yet, traditions, institutions, and agencies have fallen one after the other under the hands of the president who describes himself as “like very smart” as the Associated Press wrote.
Americans have reacted strongly and negatively to POTUS’ attack on the Postal Service and have the man who occasionally sits in the Oval Office backpedaling with his words if not his actions. People want to know where is the government as many lose their rent protection and an extra $600 a month. At least one government official is on the job.
House Intelligence Committee Chair Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) has demanded action from his fellow representatives. Finally! He called for the House to “demand answers,” and said “hearings should start now. It can’t wait.” He is right:
‘The Postmaster General must resign. He’s slowed delivery, banned overtime & decommissioned mail-sorting machines. Right before the election. During a pandemic. The House must demand answers. Hearings should start now. It can’t wait. We won’t let Trump destroy the Post Office.’
Twitter world went crazy after Representative Schiff’s tweet. Check out some of our favorites below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-16--Bill Clinton Shames Trump Over USPS Sabotage

Anarchy , what is that ?
Ultra-conservative people see rightful peaceful protests where police are unnecessarily aggressive as anarchy against our government .
The Cambridge Dictionary says it is “ a situation in which there is no organization and control , especially in society , because there is no effective government.
” Conversely , the rest of the country sees an increasing slide into fascism .
That is defined as “ a very powerful leader , state control , and being extremely proud of country and race , and in which political opposition is not allowed.
” So who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insight into what our government is doing now .
He said that “ our elected officials ” should “ protect the right to vote and to ensure every vote is counted.
” Clinton is not in the heat of the moment as Donald Trump has risen up to attack even the Postal Service .
POTUS has been tearing down all of America ’ s institutions , so it appears that he is straddling both anarchy and fascism .
Benjamin Franklin was America ’ s first postmaster , and since then , our country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friends — much more personal than emails .
Now in the midst of the coronavirus epidemic , the mail system is a matter of life-saving postal efforts .
Mail carriers have it rough right now — just ask your carrier how it is going for a first-hand look .
Veterans ’ prescriptions all come via the post office .
Foodstuff and home supplies come via the postal service .
It is how maybe 50 percent of the country will vote in November .
The mailbox is a symbol of a right we never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man so desperate to win in 2020 , that he will let hundreds of thousands of people to die .
This is what President Clinton said in his tweet : ‘ We expect our elected officials to protect the right to vote and to ensure every vote is counted .
This attack on the Postal Service —an institution as old as the Republic itself and depended upon , and trusted by , millions of Americans— is designed to ensure that neither is done.
’ Twitter world went wild after President Clinton ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our favorite responses below :

Anarchy, what is that? Ultra-conservative people see rightful peaceful protests where police are unnecessarily aggressive as anarchy against our government. The Cambridge Dictionary says it is “a situation in which there is no organization and control, especially in society, because there is no effective government.” Conversely, the rest of the country sees an increasing slide into fascism. That is defined as “a very powerful leader, state control, and being extremely proud of country and race, and in which political opposition is not allowed.” So who is right?
President Bill Clinton gave us insight into what our government is doing now. He said that “our elected officials” should “protect the right to vote and to ensure every vote is counted.” Clinton is not in the heat of the moment as Donald Trump has risen up to attack even the Postal Service.
POTUS has been tearing down all of America’s institutions, so it appears that he is straddling both anarchy and fascism. Benjamin Franklin was America’s first postmaster, and since then, our country has enjoyed written letters to family and friends — much more personal than emails.
Now in the midst of the coronavirus epidemic, the mail system is a matter of life-saving postal efforts. Mail carriers have it rough right now — just ask your carrier how it is going for a first-hand look. Veterans’ prescriptions all come via the post office. Foodstuff and home supplies come via the postal service. It is how maybe 50 percent of the country will vote in November.
The mailbox is a symbol of a right we never expected to be carried down by a man so desperate to win in 2020, that he will let hundreds of thousands of people to die.
This is what President Clinton said in his tweet:
‘We expect our elected officials to protect the right to vote and to ensure every vote is counted. This attack on the Postal Service —an institution as old as the Republic itself and depended upon, and trusted by, millions of Americans— is designed to ensure that neither is done.’
Twitter world went wild after President Clinton’s tweets. Take a look at some of our favorite responses below:
Gonna be arrested ! pic.twitter.com/xF6xQLg3b8 — Jeromey Fryman (@r8rjay1) August 15, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-08-16--Jason Miller Face-Plants Hard During ‘ABC Sunday’ Disaster Appearance

Top Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller is clearly not a serious person .
During an appearance on ABC ’ s This Week on Sunday morning , he ranted about how Democrats supposedly hadn ’ t even been trying to handle the funding issues at the Postal Service until recently — but about three months ago , the Democrat-led House actually approved a full $ 25 billion in emergency funding for the Postal Service .
That money was part of the HEROES Act , which was the latest Coronavirus-connected economic relief package from the House and which the Republican-led Senate has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consideration in the time since .
Also — Miller complained that the Democrat-led House is currently on recess… but so is the Republican-led Senate !
His points are so easily answerable ; it ’ s staggering .
Maybe he was hoping that he simply wouldn ’ t get even the most basic level of scrutiny .
Miller ranted : ‘ I think it ’ s a little disingenuous for Bernie and the rest of the Democrats to be making so much noise on this .
They weren ’ t trying to do it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ April , or May — and this is something that ’ s only popping up now .
I think what really is going on here is they ’ re trying to change the rules and trying to institute something that normally takes five to ten years to put in place and rush it through in only five to ten weeks.
’ Again — Miller is clearly not a serious person .
He seems to be suggesting that states need more time to appropriately implement increased levels of mail-in voting : well , besides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used at high rates across the country , mail-in voting might be able to be handled more effectively if the Postal Service got the money that Miller seems to forget that the Democrat-led House approved .
Really — it ’ s not that complicated .
Democrats are also advocating for financial support for state and local governments that would help with the effective handling of elections .
As host George Stephanopoulos put it to Miller : As Stephanopoulos subsequently showed , Rommey has pointed out that he knows of no evidence suggesting some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail-in voting .
In fact , he noted , if there are issues , then there ’ s an easy way to check on those and deal accordingly , since the “ paper trail ” of the mail-in ballot will exist .
Miller , of course , wasn ’ t convinced — he suggested that Democrats are just trying to make it easier for themselves to win elections , but there is zero evidence for this nonsensical conspiracy theory about some supposed Democratic conspiracy against elections .
In an ongoing court case in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been demanded to file any evidence that they had of potential election fraud in the state .
They don ’ t seem to have filed anything .

Top Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller is clearly not a serious person. During an appearance on ABC’s This Week on Sunday morning, he ranted about how Democrats supposedly hadn’t even been trying to handle the funding issues at the Postal Service until recently — but about three months ago, the Democrat-led House actually approved a full $25 billion in emergency funding for the Postal Service. That money was part of the HEROES Act, which was the latest Coronavirus-connected economic relief package from the House and which the Republican-led Senate has adamantly refused to even take up for consideration in the time since.
Also — Miller complained that the Democrat-led House is currently on recess… but so is the Republican-led Senate! His points are so easily answerable; it’s staggering. Maybe he was hoping that he simply wouldn’t get even the most basic level of scrutiny. Miller ranted:
‘I think it’s a little disingenuous for Bernie and the rest of the Democrats to be making so much noise on this. They weren’t trying to do it in February, or March, or April, or May — and this is something that’s only popping up now. I think what really is going on here is they’re trying to change the rules and trying to institute something that normally takes five to ten years to put in place and rush it through in only five to ten weeks.’
Again — Miller is clearly not a serious person. He seems to be suggesting that states need more time to appropriately implement increased levels of mail-in voting: well, besides the fact that mail-in voting is already used at high rates across the country, mail-in voting might be able to be handled more effectively if the Postal Service got the money that Miller seems to forget that the Democrat-led House approved. Really — it’s not that complicated. Democrats are also advocating for financial support for state and local governments that would help with the effective handling of elections.
As host George Stephanopoulos put it to Miller:
‘The Democrats did take action earlier in the spring. The House passed a $25 billion emergency funding bill for the Postal Service, and it’s not just the Democrats who are raising concerns about this right now — [it’s also] Mitt Romney, who was the nominee for the Republican Party in 2012.’
As Stephanopoulos subsequently showed, Rommey has pointed out that he knows of no evidence suggesting some kind of potential for widespread fraud amidst mail-in voting. In fact, he noted, if there are issues, then there’s an easy way to check on those and deal accordingly, since the “paper trail” of the mail-in ballot will exist.
Miller, of course, wasn’t convinced — he suggested that Democrats are just trying to make it easier for themselves to win elections, but there is zero evidence for this nonsensical conspiracy theory about some supposed Democratic conspiracy against elections.
Watch below:
Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller claims Democrats did not take action to fund the Postal Service.@GStephanopoulos: “The Democrats did take action earlier in the spring. The House passed a $25 billion emergency funding bill for the Postal Service.” https://t.co/2iczhj6agm pic.twitter.com/wjJo034W9x — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 16, 2020
In an ongoing court case in Pennsylvania, the Trump campaign had recently been demanded to file any evidence that they had of potential election fraud in the state. They don’t seem to have filed anything.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-16--Mark Meadows’ ‘CNN Sunday’ Appearance Exposes Trump Admin Delusion

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows defended one of his team ’ s latest nonsense conspiracy theories during an appearance on CNN ’ s State of the Union this Sunday morning .
Specifically , he went to bat on behalf of the idea that mail-in voting is full of opportunities for fraud , although there ’ s no evidence of some kind of systematic threat to election legitimacy via the practice .
In fact , mail-in voting is already used at a high rate across the country — in the most recent two federal elections , “ roughly one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail ballot , ” the Brennan Center reported earlier this year .
Trump just seems to see a villainous conspiracy theory anywhere that there ’ s something remotely threatening to his public image — including the chance that Americans might vote him out of office this November .
When confronted with the facts , Meadows had nothing .
Host Jake Tapper noted that there ’ s no evidence of widespread fraud in mail-in voting , and Meadows claimed in response that “ there ’ s no evidence that there ’ s not.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the form of the records for the millions of mail-in ballots that are processed without a hitch on a regular basis .
Meadows can ’ t vaguely claim that there might be evidence out there somewhere for his team ’ s nonsense claims and truly expect to be taken seriously .
At this point , at least this particular top Trump ally seems to be resorting to brazen nonsense , à la Kellyanne Conway and her alternative facts .
CNN ’ s Manu Raju reported on Sunday morning that Meadows also “ indicates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ machines removed between now and Election Day ” and “ suggests WH could be open to a stand-alone bill to fund the USPS.
” The handling of the Post Office has been a key sticking point lately on Capitol Hill — the Trump-allied Postmaster General , Louis DeJoy , has been implementing policy changes that have had the effect of slowing down the mail .
These policy changes have included the cancellation of overtime opportunities for huge swathes of the workforce and the already partly implemented plans to remove hundreds of mail sorting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ latter of which Meadows seems to suggest might be stopped , for now — although he simultaneously seemed to be glossing over the fact that some machines have already been removed .
If some of these policy changes are allowed to stand , then mail-in voting could be threatened .

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows defended one of his team’s latest nonsense conspiracy theories during an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union this Sunday morning. Specifically, he went to bat on behalf of the idea that mail-in voting is full of opportunities for fraud, although there’s no evidence of some kind of systematic threat to election legitimacy via the practice. In fact, mail-in voting is already used at a high rate across the country — in the most recent two federal elections, “roughly one out of every four Americans cast a mail ballot,” the Brennan Center reported earlier this year.
When @jaketapper tells Mark Meadows there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud, Mark Meadows said, “There’s no evidence that there’s not either.” — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 16, 2020
Trump just seems to see a villainous conspiracy theory anywhere that there’s something remotely threatening to his public image — including the chance that Americans might vote him out of office this November. When confronted with the facts, Meadows had nothing. Host Jake Tapper noted that there’s no evidence of widespread fraud in mail-in voting, and Meadows claimed in response that “there’s no evidence that there’s not.” Well actually, there is, in the form of the records for the millions of mail-in ballots that are processed without a hitch on a regular basis. Meadows can’t vaguely claim that there might be evidence out there somewhere for his team’s nonsense claims and truly expect to be taken seriously. At this point, at least this particular top Trump ally seems to be resorting to brazen nonsense, à la Kellyanne Conway and her alternative facts.
CNN’s Manu Raju reported on Sunday morning that Meadows also “indicates there won’t be mail processing machines removed between now and Election Day” and “suggests WH could be open to a stand-alone bill to fund the USPS.”
Meadows also indicates there won’t be mail processing machines removed between now and Election Day. And he suggests WH could be open to a stand-alone bill to fund the USPS — Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 16, 2020
The handling of the Post Office has been a key sticking point lately on Capitol Hill — the Trump-allied Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy, has been implementing policy changes that have had the effect of slowing down the mail. These policy changes have included the cancellation of overtime opportunities for huge swathes of the workforce and the already partly implemented plans to remove hundreds of mail sorting machines from around the country, the latter of which Meadows seems to suggest might be stopped, for now — although he simultaneously seemed to be glossing over the fact that some machines have already been removed. If some of these policy changes are allowed to stand, then mail-in voting could be threatened.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-17--Trump Declares Chicago More Dangerous Than Syria During Public Freak-Out

Donald Trump seems to forget often that he is president of the entire United States of America and not just the people who voted for him .
His fallback position is always that , when things go wrong , it ’ s someone else ’ s fault , but saying that an American city has failed under his watch will not look good on him come November .
On Monday , just ahead of the Democratic National Convention , Trump told reporters that Chicago , Illinois , where protests still rage on as they do in many other major cities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse than Syria .
‘ They had a week a little while ago during a weekend spree where 78 people were shot and 18 died .
That ’ s worse than Afghanistan , which we ’ re getting out of , that ’ s worse than Iraq , which we ’ re almost out of .
That ’ s worse than Syria , which we ’ re out of except we kept the oil .
That ’ s okay , we don ’ t have to talk about that.
’ Of course , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened , if the president had addressed the matter of the disproportionate number of black and brown Americans killed by police at any point in his presidency , the protests might never have happened .
Trump seems to forget that he is responsible for a response to crisis , that his response so far of sending in federal agents to round people up has not quelled the protests at all , and that shifting blame makes him look weak and unable to do his job .
Chicago is in Trump ’ s America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump ’ s fearmongering .
Read some of their comments below :

Donald Trump seems to forget often that he is president of the entire United States of America and not just the people who voted for him. His fallback position is always that, when things go wrong, it’s someone else’s fault, but saying that an American city has failed under his watch will not look good on him come November.
The President of the United States claims Chicago is worse than Syria pic.twitter.com/yXjnHow62O — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 17, 2020
On Monday, just ahead of the Democratic National Convention, Trump told reporters that Chicago, Illinois, where protests still rage on as they do in many other major cities in the United States, is currently worse than Syria.
‘They had a week a little while ago during a weekend spree where 78 people were shot and 18 died. That’s worse than Afghanistan, which we’re getting out of, that’s worse than Iraq, which we’re almost out of. That’s worse than Syria, which we’re out of except we kept the oil. That’s okay, we don’t have to talk about that.’
Of course, if the massive civil unrest had not happened, if the president had addressed the matter of the disproportionate number of black and brown Americans killed by police at any point in his presidency, the protests might never have happened. Trump seems to forget that he is responsible for a response to crisis, that his response so far of sending in federal agents to round people up has not quelled the protests at all, and that shifting blame makes him look weak and unable to do his job.
Chicago is in Trump’s America right now.
Twitter was not appreciative of Trump’s fearmongering. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-17--Anonymous’ Senior Trump Official Leaks Election-Altering Revelation

It has surprisingly turned out that certain Republicans are some of the loudest anti-Trump voices in the room .
Former Ohio Governor John Kasich plans to speak at the Democratic National Convention on behalf of Joe Biden on Monday night .
Sen. Mitt Romney ( R-UT ) slammed Trump ’ s COVID-19 response in an interview in the same day .
The Lincoln Project , a group of Republican strategists and political commentators , have released some of the best attack ads against Trump .
Now , the anonymous op-ed writer who penned a scathing rebuke of Trump in 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at your own peril .
Two years ago , right around the resignations of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and chief of staff John Kelly as well as the firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson , an anonymous op-ed in The New York Times by a writer who claimed to be a Trump official said that an anti-Trump coalition had formed in the White House comprised of officials who tried to keep Trump from ruining the country .
Now that officials has called for Americans to vote Trump out of office .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what will happen if Trump serves in office for a second term when he doesn ’ t have to worry about a voting bloc to reelect him .
Considering that he ’ s already been impeached for extorting a foreign country , doing worse than that is a scary prospect indeed .
‘ A second term for Trump “ unbound will mean a nation undone , ” the author writes in the new preface , which was obtained by POLITICO ahead of its release on Tuesday .
It will result in “ a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the United States fading into the background of a world stage it once commanded , to say nothing of the damage to our democratic institutions.
” ’ It is likely that we will know the identity of the anonymous writer before the election , as they promised to come forward more than a year ago : ‘ As far as anonymity is concerned , I will not keep my identity shrouded in secrecy forever .
I am not afraid to use my own name to express concern about the current occupant of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not heard the last of me .
’

It has surprisingly turned out that certain Republicans are some of the loudest anti-Trump voices in the room. Former Ohio Governor John Kasich plans to speak at the Democratic National Convention on behalf of Joe Biden on Monday night. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) slammed Trump’s COVID-19 response in an interview in the same day. The Lincoln Project, a group of Republican strategists and political commentators, have released some of the best attack ads against Trump. Now, the anonymous op-ed writer who penned a scathing rebuke of Trump in 2018 has issued a warning: re-elect Trump at your own peril.
A self-described “senior Trump administration official" who anonymously trashed the president’s leadership in a 2018 op-ed and a 2019 best-selling book, is calling for voters to throw the president out of office this November https://t.co/hSovruwQoV — POLITICO (@politico) August 17, 2020
Two years ago, right around the resignations of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and chief of staff John Kelly as well as the firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, an anonymous op-ed in The New York Times by a writer who claimed to be a Trump official said that an anti-Trump coalition had formed in the White House comprised of officials who tried to keep Trump from ruining the country. Now that officials has called for Americans to vote Trump out of office.
POLITICO reports that:
‘The self-described “senior Trump administration official,” who anonymously trashed the president’s leadership in a 2018 op-ed and a 2019 best-selling book, is calling for voters to throw the president out of office this November in a new preface for the paperback “2020 election edition” of the book, “A Warning.”’
I will be speaking at the #DNC Convention because I believe that America needs to go in a different direction. I've searched my conscience and I believe the best way forward is for change – to bring unity where there has been division. And to bring about a healing in America. pic.twitter.com/sfnBGBF3kG — John Kasich (@JohnKasich) August 11, 2020
The writer pulled no punches, warning Americans what will happen if Trump serves in office for a second term when he doesn’t have to worry about a voting bloc to reelect him. Considering that he’s already been impeached for extorting a foreign country, doing worse than that is a scary prospect indeed.
‘A second term for Trump “unbound will mean a nation undone,” the author writes in the new preface, which was obtained by POLITICO ahead of its release on Tuesday. It will result in “a continued downward slide into social acrimony, with the United States fading into the background of a world stage it once commanded, to say nothing of the damage to our democratic institutions.”’
DUMP TRUMP NOW ‘Senior official’ who wrote NYT anonymous op-ed urges voters to oust Trump in 2020 A second term for Trump ‘unbound will mean a nation undone,’ the author writes in the new preface…#MOG#TrumpPandemicDepression
https://t.co/12GUyWXZGa — Michael O'Grady (@mog7546) August 17, 2020
It is likely that we will know the identity of the anonymous writer before the election, as they promised to come forward more than a year ago:
‘As far as anonymity is concerned, I will not keep my identity shrouded in secrecy forever. I am not afraid to use my own name to express concern about the current occupant of the Oval Office. Donald Trump has not heard the last of me.’
We have a choice this November. It's a choice to vote for a man of character or a man without character. #AmericaOrTrump pic.twitter.com/HPSfGyrVdy — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 17, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-17--N.Y. Court Rules Defiantly Against Trump In Emoluments Clause Case

Donald Trump has spent his adulthood suing people or threatening to sue people .
That was how he got out of paying the small subcontractors who did work for him .
Indeed , that is how he has indicated he thinks he will win the November 3rd presidential election .
Of course , his kneecapping the US Postal Service might help .
Monday , a New York Federal Appeals Court allowed an earlier court decision stand .
A group of hotel and restaurant owners gave the president a taste of his own medicine , claiming he violated the Emolument Clause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Media reported .
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals overruled the president ’ s request to have the court rehear his suit so that he could take an appeal to before the Supreme Court .
Trump wanted to take the definition of the Constitutional ban on self-dealing by those holding federal offices to the highest court in the land .
A public interest group , The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ( CREW ) , announced an eight to three decision favoring the hospitality industry workers .
Trump has been wrapped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office .
This case and several others involved the Emoluments Clause .
This lawsuit was one in a handful of lawsuits that indicated Trump had refused to put his umbrella of businesses into a blind trust during his stay at the White House .
He was the first president to never do so .
At its root , the problem has been that Trump wanted to be king with three or four terms in office .
In addition , he violated the Emoluments Clause by profiting from his stature as president .
Naturally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other competitors .
For example , Trump wanted to hold the G-7 Summit at one of his own resorts .
That deal fell apart when the president insisted on inviting Russia ’ s President Vladimir Putin and Germany ’ s Angela Merkel withdrew .
Putin was banned from the former G-8 Summit when he invaded and occupied Crimea , which is legally a part of the Ukraine , according to CNN .
A Federal District Court in New York initially dismissed the case in December 2017 , finding the plaintiffs lacked a legal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Constitutional abuses .
According to The Britannica , the Emoluments Clause is : Nearly a year ago , a three-judge panel in the 2nd Circuit ruled two to one to agree to let the lawsuit go forward .
That was when Trump asked to have a rehearing before the entire court .
A Richmond , VA Federal Appeals Court decided last May to retain another lawsuit that charged POTUS had violated the Constitutional Prohibition .
After that decision , Trump ’ s private counsel Jay Sekulow said that the president ’ s legal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court to review it .
In another Emoluments Clause case , the Democratic legislators asked the Supreme Court last month to reverse a ruling out of a Federal Appeals Court out of Washington , DC .
It had found they did not have a right to sue the president .
Thus far , the panel has not addressed their request .
Twitter world went nuts after Trump tried this fast one .
Take a look at some of our favorites below :

Donald Trump has spent his adulthood suing people or threatening to sue people. That was how he got out of paying the small subcontractors who did work for him. Indeed, that is how he has indicated he thinks he will win the November 3rd presidential election. Of course, his kneecapping the US Postal Service might help.
Monday, a New York Federal Appeals Court allowed an earlier court decision stand. A group of hotel and restaurant owners gave the president a taste of his own medicine, claiming he violated the Emolument Clause written into our Constitution, The Herald-Mail Media reported.
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals overruled the president’s request to have the court rehear his suit so that he could take an appeal to before the Supreme Court. Trump wanted to take the definition of the Constitutional ban on self-dealing by those holding federal offices to the highest court in the land.
A public interest group, The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), announced an eight to three decision favoring the hospitality industry workers.
Spokesperson for CREW Jordan Libowitz said:
‘We’re pleased at the 2nd Circuit’s decision and look forward to continuing this historic case.’
Trump has been wrapped up in lawsuits ever since he took office. This case and several others involved the Emoluments Clause. This lawsuit was one in a handful of lawsuits that indicated Trump had refused to put his umbrella of businesses into a blind trust during his stay at the White House. He was the first president to never do so.
At its root, the problem has been that Trump wanted to be king with three or four terms in office.
In addition, he violated the Emoluments Clause by profiting from his stature as president. Naturally, that gave him an advantage over other competitors. For example, Trump wanted to hold the G-7 Summit at one of his own resorts. That deal fell apart when the president insisted on inviting Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Germany’s Angela Merkel withdrew. Putin was banned from the former G-8 Summit when he invaded and occupied Crimea, which is legally a part of the Ukraine, according to CNN.
A Federal District Court in New York initially dismissed the case in December 2017, finding the plaintiffs lacked a legal right to sue Trump over the alleged Constitutional abuses.
According to The Britannica, the Emoluments Clause is:
‘[A] provision of the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 9, Paragraph 8) that generally prohibits federal officeholders from receiving any gift, payment, or other thing of value from a foreign state or its rulers, officers, or representatives.’
‘The clause provides that: No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.’
Nearly a year ago, a three-judge panel in the 2nd Circuit ruled two to one to agree to let the lawsuit go forward. That was when Trump asked to have a rehearing before the entire court.
A Richmond, VA Federal Appeals Court decided last May to retain another lawsuit that charged POTUS had violated the Constitutional Prohibition. After that decision, Trump’s private counsel Jay Sekulow said that the president’s legal team intended to ask for the Supreme Court to review it.
In another Emoluments Clause case, the Democratic legislators asked the Supreme Court last month to reverse a ruling out of a Federal Appeals Court out of Washington, DC. It had found they did not have a right to sue the president. Thus far, the panel has not addressed their request.
Twitter world went nuts after Trump tried this fast one. Take a look at some of our favorites below:
Featured image is a screenshot via YouTube.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-17--Trump Erupts Into 4-Tweet ALL CAPS Post Office Meltdown

President Donald Trump ’ s political ally Louis DeJoy , who ’ s currently in charge at the Postal Service , has been implementing changes to Postal Service policy that have slowed down the mail .
These changes have included the cancellation of overtime opportunities for large swathes of the workforce and the reported removal of mail-sorting machines from some facilities , and anecdotes have already been piling up across the web of folks who have been negatively impacted — some residents in D.C. were recently reported to have gone weeks without mail delivery .
This Monday afternoon , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Postal Service in all caps as if it ’ s not his own team that has been undercutting the agency ’ s operations !
Besides DeJoy ’ s own work , just days ago , an interview aired on Fox with host Maria Bartiromo in which Trump floated the possibility of refusing to sign emergency funding for the Postal Service , which he explicitly pointed out would impede effective mail-in voting in the upcoming presidential election , which many observers expect him to lose .
But now , Trump tweeted : Trump seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team ’ s affronts against the Postal Service as some kind of valiant effort meant to make the Post Office “ great again ” or whatever .
That ’ s not what ’ s happening , however .
In reality , in the name of some vague concepts of efficiency or whatever , Trump ’ s political ally at the Postal Service is sabotaging the effective delivery of the mail to large portions of America , and Trump is refusing to acknowledge the reality of the negative consequences .
In an era in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increased reliance on mail-in ballots , slowed down mail service is set up to pose yet another major problem .
This Monday , Trump also suggested that the timing of a House Oversight Committee hearing on the Postal Service crisis was somehow conspiratorially meant to interfere with the Republican National Convention .
Check out that and more below : Check out Twitter ’ s response to the president below :

President Donald Trump’s political ally Louis DeJoy, who’s currently in charge at the Postal Service, has been implementing changes to Postal Service policy that have slowed down the mail. These changes have included the cancellation of overtime opportunities for large swathes of the workforce and the reported removal of mail-sorting machines from some facilities, and anecdotes have already been piling up across the web of folks who have been negatively impacted — some residents in D.C. were recently reported to have gone weeks without mail delivery. This Monday afternoon, Trump tweeted a message of support for the Postal Service in all caps as if it’s not his own team that has been undercutting the agency’s operations!
GASLIGHTING: "Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person covertly sows seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or group, making them question their own memory, perception or judgment, often evoking in them cognitive dissonance and other changes." https://t.co/fXVsoQasVC — D. Earl Stephens (@EarlOfEnough) August 17, 2020
Besides DeJoy’s own work, just days ago, an interview aired on Fox with host Maria Bartiromo in which Trump floated the possibility of refusing to sign emergency funding for the Postal Service, which he explicitly pointed out would impede effective mail-in voting in the upcoming presidential election, which many observers expect him to lose. But now, Trump tweeted:
‘SAVE THE POST OFFICE!’
SAVE THE POST OFFICE! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2020
Trump seems to be trying to cast his own team’s affronts against the Postal Service as some kind of valiant effort meant to make the Post Office “great again” or whatever. That’s not what’s happening, however. In reality, in the name of some vague concepts of efficiency or whatever, Trump’s political ally at the Postal Service is sabotaging the effective delivery of the mail to large portions of America, and Trump is refusing to acknowledge the reality of the negative consequences. In an era in which the Coronavirus pandemic has meant an increased reliance on mail-in ballots, slowed down mail service is set up to pose yet another major problem.
This Monday, Trump also suggested that the timing of a House Oversight Committee hearing on the Postal Service crisis was somehow conspiratorially meant to interfere with the Republican National Convention. Check out that and more below:
NEW RECORD FOR NASDAQ! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2020
Why is Congress scheduled to meet (on Post Office) next Monday, during the Republican Convention, rather than now, while the Dems are having their Convention. They are always playing games. GET TOUGH REPUBLICANS!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2020
Great division between the Bernie Sanders crowd and the other Radical Lefties. Our Country would be destroyed! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to the president below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-17--Top Homeland Security Official Defects & Reveals Embarrassing Trump Secrets

Donald Trump is not all-that-popular among former members of his administration , many of whom have left under less than cordial terms .
Now , a former top official at the Department of Homeland Security named Miles Taylor , who even served as the department ’ s chief of staff at one point , has written an opinion piece for The Washington Post in which he lays out his perspective on some of the abject failures of Trump ’ s so-called leadership .
In Taylor ’ s characterization , behind the scenes , Trump is erratic and self-obsessed and nearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government .
Taylor served at the Department of Homeland Security from 2017 through 2019 , all of which , of course , is part of the Trump administration .
Taylor writes that he “ had hoped that Donald Trump , once in office , would soberly accept the burdens of the presidency — foremost among them the duty to keep America safe , ” but Trump , as Taylor explains it , “ did not rise to the challenge .
Instead , the president has governed by whim , political calculation and self-interest.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn DHS , the nation ’ s largest law enforcement agency , into a tool used for his political benefit… Trump ’ s indiscipline was also a constant source of frustration… Top DHS officials were regularly diverted from dealing with genuine security threats by the chore of responding to these inappropriate and often absurd executive requests , at all hours of the day and night .
One morning it might be a demand to shut off congressionally appropriated funds to a foreign ally that had angered him , and that evening it might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ atop the border wall so they ’ d be more damaging to human flesh ( “ How much would that cost us ?
” ) .
Meanwhile , Trump showed vanishingly little interest in subjects of vital national security interest , including cybersecurity , domestic terrorism and malicious foreign interference in U.S. affairs.
’ Taylor has plenty of examples .
For instance , he shares , during a meeting with the president in the Oval Office in March 2019 , Trump said that he wanted to close the border between Mexico and California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought “ it would be better for him politically , he said , than closing long stretches of the Texas or Arizona border , ” Taylor explains .
Taylor also tells of a February 2019 incident when Trump “ demanded a DHS phone briefing to discuss the color of the wall ” while leaving Congress “ waiting for an answer from the White House on a pending deal to avoid a second government shutdown.
” On other occasions , Taylor shares , Trump “ repeatedly exhorted DHS officials to restart ” the policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ families in an attempt at deterring migrants from ever making the journey to the U.S. in the first place .
In the time since , the Trump administration has largely curtailed asylum-seeking at the southern border through a maze of restrictions .
Most recently , the Trump administration has used the excuse of the Coronavirus to develop a proposal for a rule in which “ any migrant who had been in Mexico or Canada in the last two weeks would be treated as a security threat , ” The Week summarizes .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as he seeks another term in office .

Donald Trump is not all-that-popular among former members of his administration, many of whom have left under less than cordial terms. Now, a former top official at the Department of Homeland Security named Miles Taylor, who even served as the department’s chief of staff at one point, has written an opinion piece for The Washington Post in which he lays out his perspective on some of the abject failures of Trump’s so-called leadership. In Taylor’s characterization, behind the scenes, Trump is erratic and self-obsessed and nearly constantly impeding the most basic functions of government.
Taylor served at the Department of Homeland Security from 2017 through 2019, all of which, of course, is part of the Trump administration. Taylor writes that he “had hoped that Donald Trump, once in office, would soberly accept the burdens of the presidency — foremost among them the duty to keep America safe,” but Trump, as Taylor explains it, “did not rise to the challenge. Instead, the president has governed by whim, political calculation and self-interest.”
Taylor writes:
‘The president has tried to turn DHS, the nation’s largest law enforcement agency, into a tool used for his political benefit… Trump’s indiscipline was also a constant source of frustration… Top DHS officials were regularly diverted from dealing with genuine security threats by the chore of responding to these inappropriate and often absurd executive requests, at all hours of the day and night. One morning it might be a demand to shut off congressionally appropriated funds to a foreign ally that had angered him, and that evening it might be a request to sharpen the spikes atop the border wall so they’d be more damaging to human flesh (“How much would that cost us?”). Meanwhile, Trump showed vanishingly little interest in subjects of vital national security interest, including cybersecurity, domestic terrorism and malicious foreign interference in U.S. affairs.’
Taylor has plenty of examples. For instance, he shares, during a meeting with the president in the Oval Office in March 2019, Trump said that he wanted to close the border between Mexico and California — a Democrat-run state — because he thought “it would be better for him politically, he said, than closing long stretches of the Texas or Arizona border,” Taylor explains.
Taylor also tells of a February 2019 incident when Trump “demanded a DHS phone briefing to discuss the color of the wall” while leaving Congress “waiting for an answer from the White House on a pending deal to avoid a second government shutdown.”
On other occasions, Taylor shares, Trump “repeatedly exhorted DHS officials to restart” the policy of punitively separating migrant children from their families in an attempt at deterring migrants from ever making the journey to the U.S. in the first place. In the time since, the Trump administration has largely curtailed asylum-seeking at the southern border through a maze of restrictions. Most recently, the Trump administration has used the excuse of the Coronavirus to develop a proposal for a rule in which “any migrant who had been in Mexico or Canada in the last two weeks would be treated as a security threat,” The Week summarizes. This nonsense is what Trump is standing for as he seeks another term in office.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-17--Trump Mocks Michelle Obama During Unhinged Rant On Airport Tarmac

On Monday , which doubled as the first day of the Democratic National Convention ( DNC ) , President Donald Trump went to Minnesota .
While standing on the tarmac at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport with Air Force One in the background , Trump ranted and raved to a crowd of supporters who ’ d gathered , delivering an angry , lie-riddled screed against Democrats , even singling out former First Lady Michelle Obama for criticism because she pre-recorded a speech for the DNC rather than delivering it live .
He also claimed that during riots in the Minneapolis/St .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders , including the state ’ s Democratic Governor Tim Walz , had been “ weak ” — but Walz is the one who called in the National Guard !
Trump also claimed , wrongly , that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey ( D ) had simply “ refused to defend ” the people of the city , which is just a completely wrong assessment of the situation .
Frey supported local law enforcement .
Referring to individuals whose businesses were impacted during rioting and looting in the city , Trump said : ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refused to defend its citizens , which was incredible , their lives were destroyed .
While the leadership of the Democrat Party cheered , their dreams were burned to the ground .
We all witnessed it , we all saw it , very vividly on television or wherever .
This is the difference between us and Joe Biden , Mayor Jacob Frey , and Governor Tim Walz .
Weakness is also the currency of your liberal Senator Tina Smith… My message to Minnesota is clear : I am here to help you , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to your community .
We will bring it back , and we ’ ll bring it back immediately.
’ Democratic leaders did not “ cheer ” while “ dreams were burned to the ground.
” That is a ridiculous claim .
In Minneapolis and around the country , Democratic leaders supported the efforts of local law enforcement against rioters .
From New York City to Atlanta , this fact is clear .
Meanwhile , Trump went on to claim that , if presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is elected , then a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waged from the White House .
Elsewhere , Trump has claimed that Biden wants to “ defund ” the police .
He does not — in fact , he has literally said the opposite , explaining not too long ago that he thinks that police departments should get more funding in order to deal with their day-to-day issues .
Still , Trump also claimed that if Biden is elected , then the Second Amendment will be in jeopardy — which there ’ s no evidence for and there ’ s been no evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occasions that Trump and his allies have made the claim .
No Democratic squads are going to be seizing all of the nation ’ s guns — although Trump , whose messiah complex gets more brazen by the day , claimed on Monday that he is the “ only thing ” standing in the way of the destruction of the Second Amendment .
Trump has good reason to be paranoid about his political prospects .
As of Monday afternoon , Biden leads Trump by an average of 7.7 percent in national polls , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in many polls in important swing states around the country , including states that Trump won in 2016 .

On Monday, which doubled as the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), President Donald Trump went to Minnesota. While standing on the tarmac at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport with Air Force One in the background, Trump ranted and raved to a crowd of supporters who’d gathered, delivering an angry, lie-riddled screed against Democrats, even singling out former First Lady Michelle Obama for criticism because she pre-recorded a speech for the DNC rather than delivering it live. He also claimed that during riots in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area earlier in the year, leaders, including the state’s Democratic Governor Tim Walz, had been “weak” — but Walz is the one who called in the National Guard!
Trump also claimed, wrongly, that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) had simply “refused to defend” the people of the city, which is just a completely wrong assessment of the situation. Frey supported local law enforcement.
Referring to individuals whose businesses were impacted during rioting and looting in the city, Trump said:
‘While the city’s liberal mayor refused to defend its citizens, which was incredible, their lives were destroyed. While the leadership of the Democrat Party cheered, their dreams were burned to the ground. We all witnessed it, we all saw it, very vividly on television or wherever. This is the difference between us and Joe Biden, Mayor Jacob Frey, and Governor Tim Walz. Weakness is also the currency of your liberal Senator Tina Smith… My message to Minnesota is clear: I am here to help you, we will bring back law and order to your community. We will bring it back, and we’ll bring it back immediately.’
Watch below:
JUST IN: President Trump mocks #DNC2020 for airing taped speeches: "These are all taped speeches. Michelle Obama, her speech is taped." pic.twitter.com/mMOraUdk1d — The Hill (@thehill) August 17, 2020
Democratic leaders did not “cheer” while “dreams were burned to the ground.” That is a ridiculous claim. In Minneapolis and around the country, Democratic leaders supported the efforts of local law enforcement against rioters. From New York City to Atlanta, this fact is clear.
Meanwhile, Trump went on to claim that, if presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is elected, then a “war” on police will be waged from the White House. Elsewhere, Trump has claimed that Biden wants to “defund” the police. He does not — in fact, he has literally said the opposite, explaining not too long ago that he thinks that police departments should get more funding in order to deal with their day-to-day issues.
Still, Trump also claimed that if Biden is elected, then the Second Amendment will be in jeopardy — which there’s no evidence for and there’s been no evidence for on any of the other innumerable occasions that Trump and his allies have made the claim. No Democratic squads are going to be seizing all of the nation’s guns — although Trump, whose messiah complex gets more brazen by the day, claimed on Monday that he is the “only thing” standing in the way of the destruction of the Second Amendment.
Trump has good reason to be paranoid about his political prospects. As of Monday afternoon, Biden leads Trump by an average of 7.7 percent in national polls, according to RealClearPolitics. Biden also leads in many polls in important swing states around the country, including states that Trump won in 2016.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-17--Trump Abruptly Storms Off During Afternoon USPS Hissy-Fit

People who are malignant narcissists , a subset of the narcissistic personality , are unable to feel emotions other than rage , contempt , relief , and sadistic pleasure .
They can mimic others ’ emotions , but there is no substance beneath that hollow shell .
One such woman privately expressed disdain when her sister grieved openly at their brother ’ s funeral .
She thought the expression of grief was simply a grab for attention .
That is probably why most Americans can not relate to this president ’ s thought process .
After his younger brother died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his idling helicopter for his “ chopper talk ” and spoke about his sibbling , 10 years his junior , according to The POLITICO : The president was headed to a campaign rally in Minnesota to complete with the kickoff of the Democrats ’ National Convention .
Before leaving , Trump disclosed that he considered he was “ fixing ” the US Postal Service ( USPS ) .
Apparently , he does not have any feelings about endangering American ’ s lives via the mail system in order to win the election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ law in 2006 that forced the USPS to accumulate 75 years worth of retirement funds , the agency might have been more financially sound .
The purpose of this law was to force the Post Office to fold , and Republicans could then privatize it .
The president has been sending up smoke signals about considering mail-in ballots corrupt even though there has been no evidence to support that thesis .
Certainly , Russia ’ s President Vladimir Putin would have a more difficult time hacking printed ballots .
However , a number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail-in ballots route , and off-shore military members regularly vote this way .
More than likely , POTUS fears losing the fall election unless he can suppress the vote .
Trump claimed the USPS should be run like a business , but it was never intended to be one : Government agencies do not work as businesses , that is why people pay taxes — for services such as the Postal Service .
The USPS lost four billion dollars in 2018 , but it lowered that amount to $ 2.2 billion in 2019 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the USPS so important that Benjamin Franklin was the first Postmaster .
People rely on the mail for prescriptions , food , correspondence , financial and business transactions , among other needs , especially during the COVID-19 pandemic .
Then , Americans started seeing the traditional blue corner mailboxes hauled off en masse .
The Post Office is one of the nation ’ s largest employers , and some of them leaked to the media that the new Postmaster had also been junking large rapid-sorting machines and cutting overtime .
Trump managed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of up to two or three weeks .
Removing the sorting machines would hardly make the Post Office run more efficiently .
POTUS said : ‘ The post office is running very well .
The post office — now , look , if you look at the post office , for years , that ’ s all people complained about .
We ’ re going to run it well , and we ’ re going to not lose so much money .
One of the things the post office loses so much money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these others .
Every time they deliver a package , they probably lose $ 3 or $ 4 .
That ’ s not good .
They have to raise those prices .
Okay ?
Not for the people to pay but for Amazon and the companies to pay.
’ Reporters asked him whether the Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was intentionally slowing the mail to throw the election POTUS ’ way .
Trump installed him in June and without any postal experience .
The commander-in-chief apparently considered being a mega-donor to his own campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away , one of the reporters assigned to follow the president called out : See the video below : Twitter world caught fire over Trump ’ s dismantling the Post Office .
Check out what other Americans had to say below : This is a Republican ’ s opinion for comparison : Then , it was off to the Twitter pulpit :

People who are malignant narcissists, a subset of the narcissistic personality, are unable to feel emotions other than rage, contempt, relief, and sadistic pleasure. They can mimic others’ emotions, but there is no substance beneath that hollow shell. One such woman privately expressed disdain when her sister grieved openly at their brother’s funeral. She thought the expression of grief was simply a grab for attention.
That is probably why most Americans cannot relate to this president’s thought process. After his younger brother died this weekend, Donald Trump stood before his idling helicopter for his “chopper talk” and spoke about his sibbling, 10 years his junior, according to The POLITICO:
‘If I had the number one show, or if I had a big success, and no matter what I did — whether it was real estate deals or anything else — he was right there and in many cases helped with whatever I did. And then when I became president he was one of the most loyal people, there was no jealousy.’
The president was headed to a campaign rally in Minnesota to complete with the kickoff of the Democrats’ National Convention. Before leaving, Trump disclosed that he considered he was “fixing” the US Postal Service (USPS). Apparently, he does not have any feelings about endangering American’s lives via the mail system in order to win the election.
If the Republicans had not passed a law in 2006 that forced the USPS to accumulate 75 years worth of retirement funds, the agency might have been more financially sound. The purpose of this law was to force the Post Office to fold, and Republicans could then privatize it.
The president has been sending up smoke signals about considering mail-in ballots corrupt even though there has been no evidence to support that thesis. Certainly, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin would have a more difficult time hacking printed ballots. However, a number of states already have already taken the mail-in ballots route, and off-shore military members regularly vote this way.
More than likely, POTUS fears losing the fall election unless he can suppress the vote. Trump claimed the USPS should be run like a business, but it was never intended to be one:
‘We want to make sure that the post office runs properly, and it hasn’t run properly for many years. Probably 50 years it’s run very badly. We want to make sure that the post office runs properly and doesn’t lose billions of dollars. Somebody said it lost $78 billion over a relatively short period of time. that’s over the years. $78 billion. You can’t have that, no.’
Government agencies do not work as businesses, that is why people pay taxes — for services such as the Postal Service. The USPS lost four billion dollars in 2018, but it lowered that amount to $2.2 billion in 2019.
The nation’s founders considered the USPS so important that Benjamin Franklin was the first Postmaster. People rely on the mail for prescriptions, food, correspondence, financial and business transactions, among other needs, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Then, Americans started seeing the traditional blue corner mailboxes hauled off en masse. The Post Office is one of the nation’s largest employers, and some of them leaked to the media that the new Postmaster had also been junking large rapid-sorting machines and cutting overtime.
Trump managed to grind the USPS to a delayed pace of up to two or three weeks. Removing the sorting machines would hardly make the Post Office run more efficiently. POTUS said:
‘The post office is running very well. The post office — now, look, if you look at the post office, for years, that’s all people complained about. We’re going to run it well, and we’re going to not lose so much money. One of the things the post office loses so much money on is delivering packages for Amazon and these others. Every time they deliver a package, they probably lose $3 or $4. That’s not good. They have to raise those prices. Okay? Not for the people to pay but for Amazon and the companies to pay.’
Reporters asked him whether the Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was intentionally slowing the mail to throw the election POTUS’ way. Trump installed him in June and without any postal experience. The commander-in-chief apparently considered being a mega-donor to his own campaign qualification enough.
Trump responded:
‘Not at all. Wouldn’t do that. No, I have encouraged everybody to speed up the mail, not slow the mail. I also want to have a post office that runs without losing billions and billions of dollars a year, as it has been doing for 50 years. Thank you.’
As Trump abruptly stalked away, one of the reporters assigned to follow the president called out:
‘How can you speed up the mail by removing machines, Mr. President?’
See the video below:
Twitter world caught fire over Trump’s dismantling the Post Office. Check out what other Americans had to say below:
Trump’s attacks on the USPS aren’t new. For decades, the GOP has been trying to privatize the Post Office and other crucial public services — all to pad the profits of their wealthy corporate donors. pic.twitter.com/AYRHZwoYsS — Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 17, 2020
This is a Republican’s opinion for comparison:
The post office and male in voting IS NOT SAFE pic.twitter.com/2HS4q3gv6d — Brent Terhune (@BrentTerhune) August 17, 2020
Then, it was off to the Twitter pulpit:
Featured image is a screenshot via YouTube.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-17--Mitt Romney Wallops Trump Again Over Failed Presidency

While there have been no shortage of Republican lawmakers willing to sign on to every lie that drops from Donald Trump ’ s lips , and there have been many of them , Mitt Romney has never been afraid to call him out on them .
Of course , he does it in the most non-confrontational and bland way imaginable , and can ’ t really be considered much of a hero considering that voters in his district in Utah are not huge Trump supporters , but at least he makes the minimum effort .
On Monday , Romney sat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Institute , where he discussed the Trump administration ’ s response to COVID-19 .
It ’ s fairly obvious to anyone with sense that 170,000 American deaths are nothing that a president can brag about , but Romney stated that obvious fact in the most non-committal way possible .
According to The Washington Post , Romney said : ‘ Short term , I think it ’ s fair to say we really have not distinguished ourselves in a positive way by how we responded to the crisis when it was upon us .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is simply that we have 5 percent of the world ’ s population but 25 percent of the world ’ s deaths due to covid-19…And there ’ s no way to spin that in a positive light.
’ Just ahead of the Republican National Convention , this marks a grand total of two Republicans speaking out against Trump this close to Election Day .
The other is former Ohio governor John Kasich , who plans to speak at the Democratic National Convention against the leader of his own party on Monday night @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that far , but he did call Trump out for his failures in leadership .
‘ In his Friday interview , Romney said the administration did not “ ring all the alarm bells ” early on in the pandemic .
He faulted officials for failing to put the federal government in charge of distributing personal protective equipment , manufacturing essential supplies and setting guidelines for businesses.
’ Mitt Romney slams Trump administration on COVID-19 : There 's no way to spin death toll : Sen. Mitt Romney ( R-Utah ) lashed the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 , saying there was no way to spin the high number of deaths .
Romney said what every American already knew : that the failure in leadership began at the outset of the pandemic ’ s spread .
Considering that the United States continues to have more than 1,000 deaths per day from the virus , it adds up to a massive failure on Trump ’ s part .
‘ From the outset , there was a tendency on the part of the administration to dismiss covid-19 as a threat , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The health impact of covid-19 on our country and our response to it was really very , very disappointing.
’ For video of Romney ’ s statements , see below :

While there have been no shortage of Republican lawmakers willing to sign on to every lie that drops from Donald Trump’s lips, and there have been many of them, Mitt Romney has never been afraid to call him out on them. Of course, he does it in the most non-confrontational and bland way imaginable, and can’t really be considered much of a hero considering that voters in his district in Utah are not huge Trump supporters, but at least he makes the minimum effort.
“The health impact of COVID-19 on our country and our response to it was really very, very disappointing,” Romney said. https://t.co/13cBtnv2Vj — HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) August 17, 2020
On Monday, Romney sat for a virtual interview with The Sutherland Institute, where he discussed the Trump administration’s response to COVID-19. It’s fairly obvious to anyone with sense that 170,000 American deaths are nothing that a president can brag about, but Romney stated that obvious fact in the most non-committal way possible.
According to The Washington Post, Romney said:
‘Short term, I think it’s fair to say we really have not distinguished ourselves in a positive way by how we responded to the crisis when it was upon us. And the proof of the pudding of that is simply that we have 5 percent of the world’s population but 25 percent of the world’s deaths due to covid-19…And there’s no way to spin that in a positive light.’ https://twitter.com/NeonNettle/status/1295329664777490432 Just ahead of the Republican National Convention, this marks a grand total of two Republicans speaking out against Trump this close to Election Day. The other is former Ohio governor John Kasich, who plans to speak at the Democratic National Convention against the leader of his own party on Monday night. Romney isn’t going quite that far, but he did call Trump out for his failures in leadership. ‘In his Friday interview, Romney said the administration did not “ring all the alarm bells” early on in the pandemic. He faulted officials for failing to put the federal government in charge of distributing personal protective equipment, manufacturing essential supplies and setting guidelines for businesses.’ Mitt Romney slams Trump administration on COVID-19: There's no way to spin death toll:
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) lashed the Trump administration’s poor record on handling COVID-19, saying there was no way to spin the high number of deaths. – One GOP senator? Where's the rest? pic.twitter.com/Z4JOKqANxH — Jeff Rabinowitz (@rxjef77) August 17, 2020 Romney said what every American already knew: that the failure in leadership began at the outset of the pandemic’s spread. Considering that the United States continues to have more than 1,000 deaths per day from the virus, it adds up to a massive failure on Trump’s part.
‘From the outset, there was a tendency on the part of the administration to dismiss covid-19 as a threat, not to consider how serious it could become. The health impact of covid-19 on our country and our response to it was really very, very disappointing.’
For video of Romney’s statements, see below:
Featured image screenshot via YouTube


bipartisanreport--2020-08-17--Lindsey Graham’s 2020 Re-Election Chances Take Major Blow

Senator Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) and Senator John McCain ( R-AZ ) used to be a dynamic duo .
After the American hero died from cancer , Donald Trump was specifically disinvited from attending McCain ’ s funeral .
Imagine people ’ s surprise at what Graham did next .
The South Carolina Republican joined Donald Trump at the hip .
There could not have been a greater contrast .
The president avoided the draft by claiming bone spurs and urging a doctor to write his excuse .
McCain was a fighter pilot in the Vietnam War , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and spent five years in a prison camp .
If McCain ’ s motto was “ honor , ” Trump ’ s motto could have been “ ill repute.
” During the Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh ’ s Senate hearings , Graham showed his basest instincts .
He defended Trump ’ s choice with all the fervor of a rabid ferret .
Now , Graham ’ s seat is no longer assured .
The Cook Political Report surprised Americans when it announced that Graham ’ s seat had become more competitive : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind Graham , who has held his seat since 2003 .
In 2019 the 65-year-old senator moved up to chair the Senate Committee on the Judiciary .
Among other reasons , the senator ’ s attachment to the president moved Graham voters from “ likely Republican ” to “ lean Republican.
” A fundraising dynamo , Jaime Harrison has proven himself to be a strong contender as Donald Trump ’ s popularity plummeted among Republican voters .
Should Harrison win , that would mark the first time the state had two Black senators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is also Black .
South Carolina Black voters made the difference in Biden ’ s primary win .
That was the turning point in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate .
When Biden selected Kamala Harris as his vice presidential nominee , his choice only built more fire under his campaign among Black voters .
His choice could well ignite other voters to turn out for Harris .
However , Graham may still be the favorite , Axios reported : Senate and Governors ’ Editor for The Cook Political Report Jessica @ @ @ @ @ @ @ South Carolina election , according to MSN : Thus far , Harrison has matched Graham in fundraising , $ 29 million to $ 30.9 million .
The former chair of his state ’ s Democratic Party was the first Black citizen to hold that position : FiveThirtyEight averaged polls throughout election cycles .
It showed Trump leading the presumptive Democratic contender Joe Biden in South Carolina .
However , Biden has chased on POTUS ’ heels by a narrow 6.5 percentage point gap .
House Whip Representative Jim Clyburn ( D-SC ) almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state .
Biden ’ s selection of Senator Kamala Harris ( D-CA ) , whose father was Black and mother was Indian , further ensured a high Black voter turnout .
Depending upon what Donald Trump does to the US Postal Service ( USPS ) , those votes will be either mail-in ballots or in person .
Twitter world lit up after The Cook Political Report came out downgrading Graham .
Take a look at what Americans had to say in response below :

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) used to be a dynamic duo. After the American hero died from cancer, Donald Trump was specifically disinvited from attending McCain’s funeral. Imagine people’s surprise at what Graham did next.
The South Carolina Republican joined Donald Trump at the hip. There could not have been a greater contrast. The president avoided the draft by claiming bone spurs and urging a doctor to write his excuse. McCain was a fighter pilot in the Vietnam War, and then he crashed, was captured, and spent five years in a prison camp.
If McCain’s motto was “honor,” Trump’s motto could have been “ill repute.” During the Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate hearings, Graham showed his basest instincts. He defended Trump’s choice with all the fervor of a rabid ferret. Now, Graham’s seat is no longer assured.
The Cook Political Report surprised Americans when it announced that Graham’s seat had become more competitive:
‘[O]n Monday, [it] shifted its outlook for the South Carolina Senate race toward Democrat Jaime Harrison, bringing Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) reelection bid into more competitive territory.’
Until now, the report was solidly behind Graham, who has held his seat since 2003. In 2019 the 65-year-old senator moved up to chair the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Among other reasons, the senator’s attachment to the president moved Graham voters from “likely Republican” to “lean Republican.”
A fundraising dynamo, Jaime Harrison has proven himself to be a strong contender as Donald Trump’s popularity plummeted among Republican voters. Should Harrison win, that would mark the first time the state had two Black senators. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) is also Black.
South Carolina Black voters made the difference in Biden’s primary win. That was the turning point in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate.
When Biden selected Kamala Harris as his vice presidential nominee, his choice only built more fire under his campaign among Black voters. His choice could well ignite other voters to turn out for Harris.
However, Graham may still be the favorite, Axios reported:
‘Graham is still definitively the favorite. South Carolina hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate in over 20 years.’
Senate and Governors’ Editor for The Cook Political Report Jessica Taylor wrote in her analysis of the South Carolina election, according to MSN:
‘[I]t’s clear this race is becoming more competitive, and Graham faces an incredibly strong challenge.’
Thus far, Harrison has matched Graham in fundraising, $29 million to $30.9 million. The former chair of his state’s Democratic Party was the first Black citizen to hold that position:
‘Racial injustice protests that swept the nation in early June also give Harrison, who is Black, further motivation for turning out African-American voters in the state. Were Harrison to upset Graham, South Carolina – the first state to secede from the Union in 1860 – would become the first state in history to have two Black senators serving at the same time, joining Republican Sen. Tim Scott.’
FiveThirtyEight averaged polls throughout election cycles. It showed Trump leading the presumptive Democratic contender Joe Biden in South Carolina. However, Biden has chased on POTUS’ heels by a narrow 6.5 percentage point gap. House Whip Representative Jim Clyburn (D-SC) almost single-handedly resuscitated Biden’s campaign in the state.
Biden’s selection of Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), whose father was Black and mother was Indian, further ensured a high Black voter turnout. Depending upon what Donald Trump does to the US Postal Service (USPS), those votes will be either mail-in ballots or in person.
Twitter world lit up after The Cook Political Report came out downgrading Graham. Take a look at what Americans had to say in response below:
Lindsey Graham on Joe Biden: “He is as good a man as God has ever created.” #Biden2020 pic.twitter.com/SqEnhhGdfe — Republicans for Joe Biden (@RepsForBiden) August 16, 2020
Featured image is a screenshot via YouTube.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-17--Trump Tweets Mid-Day Mental Malfunction Over USPS Sabotage Fallout

Currently , there are more than 600,000 employees of the U.S .
Postal System .
A large number of those employees are veterans .
It ’ s a large bloc of potential voters to enrage just 79 days ahead of a presidential election , but Trump has never been afraid to self-sabotage to push a conspiracy theory once he ’ s gotten ahold of it .
Just like the military and the Social Security administration , the United States Postal Service was never intended to be a money-making enterprise .
However , that truth pales against Trump ’ s calling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involved in a cover-up of a Democratic plan to steal votes .
After all , asking “ who is going to ‘ collect ’ the ballots ?
” is a direct attack on postal workers and the postal system , since it is them and only them who has access to those drop boxes .
Trump and his postmaster general , Louis Dejoy , are working overtime to hobble the post office just weeks ahead of the 2020 election .
That is the basic truth of the matter , and it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Mail is being delayed .
People who receive medications by mail are going without them .
And mail-in voting , a system that the United States has literally had since voting began , is under direct threat by the man sworn to uphold the Constitution , which by the way guarantees the United States a postal system .
Trump can convince his voters of nonsense conspiracy theories involving postal workers , but Twitter wasn ’ t buying it .
Read some of their comments below :

Currently, there are more than 600,000 employees of the U.S. Postal System. A large number of those employees are veterans. It’s a large bloc of potential voters to enrage just 79 days ahead of a presidential election, but Trump has never been afraid to self-sabotage to push a conspiracy theory once he’s gotten ahold of it.
Just like the military and the Social Security administration, the United States Postal Service was never intended to be a money-making enterprise. However, that truth pales against Trump’s calling out of the postal system as somehow involved in a cover-up of a Democratic plan to steal votes. After all, asking “who is going to ‘collect’ the ballots?” is a direct attack on postal workers and the postal system, since it is them and only them who has access to those drop boxes.
Trump and his postmaster general, Louis Dejoy, are working overtime to hobble the post office just weeks ahead of the 2020 election. That is the basic truth of the matter, and it’s causing upheaval in a number of ways. Mail is being delayed. People who receive medications by mail are going without them. And mail-in voting, a system that the United States has literally had since voting began, is under direct threat by the man sworn to uphold the Constitution, which by the way guarantees the United States a postal system.
Trump can convince his voters of nonsense conspiracy theories involving postal workers, but Twitter wasn’t buying it. Read some of their comments below: