bipartisanreport--2020-08-18--Michelle Obama Shows Trump The Door With DNC Speech

On Monday night , the Democratic National Convention ’ s keynote speaker was former First Lady and best-selling author Michelle Obama .
Her speech brought tears , applause , and inspiration .
Obama spoke on the example America is currently setting for its children amidst the deep divide and individualism apparent in American society .
Speaking on the COVID-19 crisis and the country ’ s response to it , the racist ideology that devalues the lives of black and brown people , and the escalating violence in the streets by Trump ’ s federal agents and police , Obama called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ They see people shouting in grocery stores , unwilling to wear a mask to keep us all safe .
They see an entitlement that says only certain people belong here , that greed is good , and winning is everything because as long as you come out on top , it doesn ’ t matter what happens to everyone else .
‘ They see our leaders labeling fellow citizens enemies of the state while emboldening torch-bearing white supremacists .
They watch in horror as children are torn from their families and thrown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rubber bullets are used on peaceful protestors for a photo-op .
‘ Sadly , this is the America that is on display for the next generation .
That ’ s not just disappointing ; it ’ s downright infuriating.
’ She also revisited her famous line , “ when they go low , we go high , ” saying that it is still the only thing that works .
However , she explained , it doesn ’ t mean rolling over and accepting injustice or hatred , but standing up against it with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not mean putting on a smile and saying nice things when confronted by viciousness and cruelty .
Going high means taking the harder path .
It means scraping and clawing our way to that mountain top .
‘ Going high means standing fierce against hatred … And going high means unlocking the shackles of lies and mistrust with the only thing that can truly set us free : the cold hard truth.
’ Pulling absolutely no punches , Obama warned America that this election is one of the most important in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to remove President Trump from the White House will cause more loss than the country has already experienced .
For the full video of the Democratic National Convention ’ s first day , see below :

On Monday night, the Democratic National Convention’s keynote speaker was former First Lady and best-selling author Michelle Obama. Her speech brought tears, applause, and inspiration.
Michelle Obama tells 'the cold hard truth' in a searing DNC keynote speech https://t.co/0nqxmjttk4 — CNBC (@CNBC) August 18, 2020
Obama spoke on the example America is currently setting for its children amidst the deep divide and individualism apparent in American society. Speaking on the COVID-19 crisis and the country’s response to it, the racist ideology that devalues the lives of black and brown people, and the escalating violence in the streets by Trump’s federal agents and police, Obama called on the country to do better.
‘They see people shouting in grocery stores, unwilling to wear a mask to keep us all safe. They see an entitlement that says only certain people belong here, that greed is good, and winning is everything because as long as you come out on top, it doesn’t matter what happens to everyone else. ‘They see our leaders labeling fellow citizens enemies of the state while emboldening torch-bearing white supremacists. They watch in horror as children are torn from their families and thrown into cages, and pepper spray and rubber bullets are used on peaceful protestors for a photo-op. ‘Sadly, this is the America that is on display for the next generation. That’s not just disappointing; it’s downright infuriating.’
Michelle Obama is the best person to endorse Joe Biden. She knows he's a profoundly decent man guided by faith, a terrific Vice President and he knows what it takes to rescue an economy, beat back a pandemic and lead our country.#DemocraticConvention #DNC2020 #DemConvention pic.twitter.com/7VQxY4OBbp — Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) August 18, 2020
She also revisited her famous line, “when they go low, we go high,” saying that it is still the only thing that works. However, she explained, it doesn’t mean rolling over and accepting injustice or hatred, but standing up against it with truth and empathy.
‘Going high does not mean putting on a smile and saying nice things when confronted by viciousness and cruelty. Going high means taking the harder path. It means scraping and clawing our way to that mountain top. ‘Going high means standing fierce against hatred … And going high means unlocking the shackles of lies and mistrust with the only thing that can truly set us free: the cold hard truth.’
“A President’s words can summon our better angels or awaken our worst instincts,” @MichelleObama #DemConvention pic.twitter.com/PD8o7clDeA — Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) August 18, 2020
Pulling absolutely no punches, Obama warned America that this election is one of the most important in the history of our country and that failing to remove President Trump from the White House will cause more loss than the country has already experienced.
‘If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can; and they will if we don’t make a change in this election.’
For the full video of the Democratic National Convention’s first day, see below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-18--Pelosi Puts Trump On Notice Over USPS Sabotage

Donald Trump is on a mission to spread disinformation about mail-in voting , knowing that Democrats are more likely to vote by mail and widespread voter turnout tends to favor his opponents .
On Monday , the first day of the 2020 Democratic National Convention , Nancy Pelosi dismissed Trump ’ s , well as White House chief of staff Mark Meadows ’ claims that mail-in voting leads to fraud .
Appearing in an interview with MSNBC ’ s Joy Reid , the House speaker said that voting by mail has been historically safe and that Trump ’ s aims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made by Meadows on CNN in an interview with Jake Tapper earlier on Monday .
Meadows supported Trump ’ s lies about mail-in voting , and Tapper reminded him that there ’ s no evidence that mail-in voting leads to fraud .
Meadows ’ dumbfounding response to that was : According to the president , there ’ s plenty of evidence , but not even his chief of staff was willing to support that .
In a press conference that was billed as an update on the coronavirus , Trump made wild claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ existed since voting began in the United States .
‘ You know what ?
You ’ re not going to know this possibly if you did it right for months or for years because these ballots are all going to be lost .
They ’ re all going to be gone , but just take a look on smaller basis , but it ’ s a great test .
You can call them polls .
You can call them tests , but look at what ’ s happening all over the country where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are lost .
There ’ s fraud .
There ’ s theft .
It ’ s happening all over the place .
Now , we ’ re going to do it with this whole vast big section of the country .
It ’ s crazy .
’

Donald Trump is on a mission to spread disinformation about mail-in voting, knowing that Democrats are more likely to vote by mail and widespread voter turnout tends to favor his opponents.
"Don't pay any attention to them," Speaker Pelosi says, discussing the Trump admin.'s mail-in voter fraud claims. "Their purpose is to frighten people from voting. The more chaos they can create, the more fear they can instill about 'well, your vote is not going to count.'" pic.twitter.com/ILCJvk7MCH — MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 18, 2020
On Monday, the first day of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Nancy Pelosi dismissed Trump’s, well as White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ claims that mail-in voting leads to fraud. Appearing in an interview with MSNBC’s Joy Reid, the House speaker said that voting by mail has been historically safe and that Trump’s aims are political.
‘Don’t pay any attention to them. Their purpose is to frighten people from voting. The more chaos they can create, the more fear they can instill about ‘Well your vote is not gonna count anyway.’
JAKE TAPPER: “There’s no evidence of widespread voter fraud”. WH chief of staff MARK MEADOWS: “There’s no evidence that’s there’s not”. Well, I guess we are all mass murderers because there’s no evidence that we’re not #OneV1 #TrumpKillsUSPS https://t.co/T2paynFJZ9 — 💙🇺🇸🇨🇦Deliberate Dave 🇨🇦🇺🇸💙 (@Doogsfx) August 17, 2020
Her statements follow those made by Meadows on CNN in an interview with Jake Tapper earlier on Monday. Meadows supported Trump’s lies about mail-in voting, and Tapper reminded him that there’s no evidence that mail-in voting leads to fraud. Meadows’ dumbfounding response to that was:
‘There’s no evidence that there’s not either.’
Protest in NW DC on Saturday against President Trump’s efforts to hinder mail-in voting pic.twitter.com/CkxJ8d9X8T — Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) August 16, 2020
According to the president, there’s plenty of evidence, but not even his chief of staff was willing to support that. In a press conference that was billed as an update on the coronavirus, Trump made wild claims about a method of voting that has existed since voting began in the United States.
‘You know what? You’re not going to know this possibly if you did it right for months or for years because these ballots are all going to be lost. They’re all going to be gone, but just take a look on smaller basis, but it’s a great test. You can call them polls. You can call them tests, but look at what’s happening all over the country where you have universal mail-in. The ballots are lost. There’s fraud. There’s theft. It’s happening all over the place. Now, we’re going to do it with this whole vast big section of the country. It’s crazy.’
IMPOTUS has said that the Nov. election’s results could “take years” to determine. “These ballots are all going to be lost, they're all going to be gone," Trump said, describing mail-in voting issues. He should know. Vlad & the GOP will make sure of it.https://t.co/vRlQ900C0E — Dr. David A. Lustig (@drdave1999) August 17, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-18--Federal Judge Thwarts Trump’s Transgender Health Policy

Despite having promised to be an ally to LGBTQ Americans , Donald Trump wasted no time in imposing oppressive rules against transgender people as well as banning them from serving in the military , a decision he announced by tweet .
Trump also decided to roll back transgender discrimination rules in healthcare set in place by President Obama .
On Monday , a federal judge blocked that rollback , saying that the Supreme Court had already made a ruling on the matter in the 2020 Bostock v. Clayton County , GA case .
Trump ’ s ruling that sex discrimination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discrimination against a male or a female according to their assigned genders at birth , preventing transgender patients from filing sex discrimination suits when discriminated against based on their gender identity .
The judge not only ruled in the transgender rights activists favor , he admonished the Health and Human Services department for attempting to impose these rules in light of the Supreme Court decision earlier in the year .
In the judge ’ s decision , he wrote : ‘ Some two months ago , the Supreme Court held that discrimination based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ orientation and gender identity…it concluded that such discrimination “ has always been prohibited by Title VII ’ s plain terms , ” and that “ that should be the end of the analysis.
” ‘ …The Court concludes that the proposed rules are , indeed , contrary to Bostock and , in addition , that HHS did act arbitrarily and capriciously in enacting them .
Therefore , it grants plaintiffs ’ application for a stay and preliminary injunction to preclude the rules from becoming operative.
’ Imposing such oppressive rules against a population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the worst and oftentimes most violent discrimination only sets the country backward at a time when we should be moving forward .
Of course , that ’ s also what the Trump presidency does , so it ’ s fitting .
‘ The decision was a last-minute break for LGBTQ advocacy groups who had hoped to halt the administration ’ s implementation of the policy , warning it would especially create new challenges for patients during the coronavirus pandemic .
However , the Obama rules have also been stalled in court under separate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little for now .
’

Despite having promised to be an ally to LGBTQ Americans, Donald Trump wasted no time in imposing oppressive rules against transgender people as well as banning them from serving in the military, a decision he announced by tweet.
A federal judge froze the Trump administration's rollback of Obama-era anti-discrimination protections for transgender patients, citing a recent landmark SCOTUS decision awarding workplace discrimination protections to LGBTQ employees https://t.co/7YgLB3iyG3 — POLITICO (@politico) August 17, 2020
Trump also decided to roll back transgender discrimination rules in healthcare set in place by President Obama. On Monday, a federal judge blocked that rollback, saying that the Supreme Court had already made a ruling on the matter in the 2020 Bostock v. Clayton County, GA case. Trump’s ruling that sex discrimination in healthcare can only be defined as discrimination against a male or a female according to their assigned genders at birth, preventing transgender patients from filing sex discrimination suits when discriminated against based on their gender identity.
According to POLITICO:
‘U.S. District Court Judge Frederic Block halted the new policy one day before it was slated to take effect and admonished the Trump administration for pursuing the change after the Supreme Court ruling.’
Federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s attempt to strip transgender protections from Obamacare, explaining (correctly) that SCOTUS’ Bostock decision means “sex discrimination” encompasses anti-trans discrimination. https://t.co/KpMmL7XEfu h/t @sarahposner pic.twitter.com/Hlqzhvyo4M — Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) August 17, 2020
The judge not only ruled in the transgender rights activists favor, he admonished the Health and Human Services department for attempting to impose these rules in light of the Supreme Court decision earlier in the year.
In the judge’s decision, he wrote:
‘Some two months ago, the Supreme Court held that discrimination based on sex encompassed discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity…it concluded that such discrimination “has always been prohibited by Title VII’s plain terms,” and that “that should be the end of the analysis.” ‘…The Court concludes that the proposed rules are, indeed, contrary to Bostock and, in addition, that HHS did act arbitrarily and capriciously in enacting them. Therefore, it grants plaintiffs’ application for a stay and preliminary injunction to preclude the rules from becoming operative.’
A Judge Blocked The Trump Administration's Effort To Roll Back Transgender Healthcare Protections https://t.co/Ccbzims147 — BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) August 17, 2020
Imposing such oppressive rules against a population of people who already experience some of the worst and oftentimes most violent discrimination only sets the country backward at a time when we should be moving forward. Of course, that’s also what the Trump presidency does, so it’s fitting.
‘The decision was a last-minute break for LGBTQ advocacy groups who had hoped to halt the administration’s implementation of the policy, warning it would especially create new challenges for patients during the coronavirus pandemic. However, the Obama rules have also been stalled in court under separate litigation, so the decision will change little for now.’
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending transgender health care protections https://t.co/imacFubmAB — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (@PittsburghPG) August 17, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-18--Trump Declares Plan For Third Term Because Obama Spied On Him

Like some kind of third world dictator , Donald Trump really wants to stay in power for the rest of his life , refusing to leave office and wreaking havoc on the American people .
While the majority of the country says they don ’ t want Trump to serve a second term , the president is telling reporters that he should run for a third .
Trump spoke to reporters and a crowd that he said included members of the Bikers for Trump club after he departed Air Force One in Minneapolis , where he is visiting Joint Base @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s sworn to uphold the Constitution and promising to violate it , Trump said : ‘ We ’ re going to win four more years…and then after that we ’ ll go for another four years because , you know , they spied on my campaign , we should get a redo of four years.
’ If that ’ s the case , President Obama should get another four year term because of Trump ’ s birtherism tour and President Bill Clinton should get another four years over his impeachment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a consensual affair .
That ’ s not how the Constitution works , though , and Trump has been told that multiple times .
Considering his willingness to hobble the post office to win in 2020 , and lie to the American people about a deadly pandemic , and extort a foreign country for campaign help , it would not be surprising to anyone if he just refused to leave the White House at all .
Twitter let Trump know they don ’ t want him for a second term , much less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comments below :

Like some kind of third world dictator, Donald Trump really wants to stay in power for the rest of his life, refusing to leave office and wreaking havoc on the American people. While the majority of the country says they don’t want Trump to serve a second term, the president is telling reporters that he should run for a third.
When people tell you who they are- or what they want – believe them https://t.co/IHQZ9NOcur — Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) August 17, 2020
Trump spoke to reporters and a crowd that he said included members of the Bikers for Trump club after he departed Air Force One in Minneapolis, where he is visiting Joint Base Andrew on the campaign trail. Forgetting that he’s sworn to uphold the Constitution and promising to violate it, Trump said:
‘We’re going to win four more years…and then after that we’ll go for another four years because, you know, they spied on my campaign, we should get a redo of four years.’
If that’s the case, President Obama should get another four year term because of Trump’s birtherism tour and President Bill Clinton should get another four years over his impeachment, which stemmed from an investigation of a consensual affair. That’s not how the Constitution works, though, and Trump has been told that multiple times.
Considering his willingness to hobble the post office to win in 2020, and lie to the American people about a deadly pandemic, and extort a foreign country for campaign help, it would not be surprising to anyone if he just refused to leave the White House at all.
Twitter let Trump know they don’t want him for a second term, much less a third. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-18--Cindy McCain Delivers Election-Influencing Snub To Donald Trump

An appearance by the widow of Sen. John McCain ( R-AZ ) at the Democratic National Convention is unexpected from a political angle , but quite expected when considering the long and warm history between Joe Biden and John McCain .
In a pre-released teaser for Cindy McCain ’ s speech at the convention , she speaks on how unlikely it was for the Republican war hero and the Democratic congressman to become close friends .
McCain served as a military aide to Biden on a trip , where the two famously later joked that McCain never carried Biden ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of close family friends , with children growing up together and a personal relationship outside the contentious world of politics .
Her narration is moving and offers a new insight into the kind of politics the two men practiced at a less divisive time in history .
‘ John and Joe traveled thousands of miles together .
The families got to know each other , gathering for picnics in the Biden ’ s backyard .
They would just sit and joke .
It was like a comedy show sometimes to watch the two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first Republican to speak at the Democratic National Convention in 2020 .
In addition to well-known Republicans like former Gov .
John Kasich , a series of former Trump voters and Republicans who have grown weary of his inept style of governing have also spoken out in recorded videos to be included at the convention .
According to The Hill : ‘ Cindy McCain is just one of a number of Republicans who has appeared at the convention to boost Biden .
Several appeared Monday night to endorse the former vice president , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a Trump critic who said that Biden can help the country “ do better than what we ’ ve been seeing today.
” ’ For a clip of McCain ’ s speech , see below :

An appearance by the widow of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) at the Democratic National Convention is unexpected from a political angle, but quite expected when considering the long and warm history between Joe Biden and John McCain.
In a pre-released teaser for Cindy McCain’s speech at the convention, she speaks on how unlikely it was for the Republican war hero and the Democratic congressman to become close friends. McCain served as a military aide to Biden on a trip, where the two famously later joked that McCain never carried Biden’s luggage.
‘It was a friendship that shouldn’t have worked. John, a former Navy pilot, just released from a North Vietnamese prison. Joe, a young senator from Delaware. But in the 1970s, Joe was assigned a military aide for a trip overseas.’
McCain paints a picture of close family friends, with children growing up together and a personal relationship outside the contentious world of politics. Her narration is moving and offers a new insight into the kind of politics the two men practiced at a less divisive time in history.
‘John and Joe traveled thousands of miles together. The families got to know each other, gathering for picnics in the Biden’s backyard. They would just sit and joke. It was like a comedy show sometimes to watch the two of them.’
McCain is not the first Republican to speak at the Democratic National Convention in 2020. In addition to well-known Republicans like former Gov. John Kasich, a series of former Trump voters and Republicans who have grown weary of his inept style of governing have also spoken out in recorded videos to be included at the convention.
According to The Hill:
‘Cindy McCain is just one of a number of Republicans who has appeared at the convention to boost Biden. Several appeared Monday night to endorse the former vice president, including former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Trump critic who said that Biden can help the country “do better than what we’ve been seeing today.”’
For a clip of McCain’s speech, see below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-18--Criminal Referral For Trump Jr. & Kushner Via Bipartisan Senate Panel Uncovered

It ’ s never a surprise when it ’ s revealed that a Trump or a member of their inner circle lied and stepped outside the boundaries of the law .
It ’ s always a surprise , however , when someone attempts to hold them accountable for it , especially when that someone includes Republicans .
According to reports confirmed by NBC News , a bipartisan Senate Intel committee referred Donald Trump , Jr. , Steve Bannon , Jared Kushner , Erik Prince , and Sam Clovis for criminal investigation at the Department of Justice in late 2019 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ will pursue it considering that it ’ s currently run by Bill Barr , but the news is significant nonetheless .
‘ The Republican and Democratic chairmen of the Senate Intelligence Committee made criminal referrals of Donald Trump Jr. , Jared Kushner , Steve Bannon , Erik Prince and Sam Clovis to federal prosecutors in 2019 , passing along their suspicions that the men may have misled the committee during their testimony , an official familiar with the matter told NBC News .
‘ The official confirmed reports in the Los Angeles Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the matter last week .
A criminal referral to the Justice Department means Congress believes a matter warrants investigation for potential violation of the law.
’ Trump , Jr. was already revealed to have lied to the American public at the behest of his father about a 2016 Trump Tower meeting that included Jared Kushner and campaign manager Paul Manafort with Russians claiming to have political dirt on Trump ’ s opponent , Hillary Clinton .
In this case , the lie was to Congress , making it a criminal matter .
‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ divided into two sections .
One named those suspected of making false statements , the Post said : Bannon , former Trump campaign co-chair Clovis , and private security contractor Prince .
‘ A second section raised concerns about the testimony of other witnesses , including Trump Jr. and Kushner , whose statements were contradicted by Trump campaign aide Richard Gates , though it did not pointedly make a false-statements allegation , the Post reported.
’ Steve Bannon was mentioned specifically as having made potentially false statements to Congress about meetings between Erik @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Betsy Devos , for his efforts to collude with foreign governments to help the Trump campaign .
‘ The Los Angeles Times reported that the committee questioned whether Bannon lied about his interactions and conversations with Prince about a meeting in the Seychelles between Prince and a top Russian official .
Prince told special counsel Robert Mueller ’ s prosecutors that he briefed Bannon on the January 2017 meeting , but Bannon said the conversation never happened .
’

It’s never a surprise when it’s revealed that a Trump or a member of their inner circle lied and stepped outside the boundaries of the law. It’s always a surprise, however, when someone attempts to hold them accountable for it, especially when that someone includes Republicans.
Senate Intel Cmte. made criminal referrals of Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, Steve Bannon, Erik Prince and Sam Clovis to federal prosecutors in 2019, passing along their suspicions that the men may have misled the cmte. during their testimony. https://t.co/wsG7SjVklX — NBC News (@NBCNews) August 18, 2020
According to reports confirmed by NBC News, a bipartisan Senate Intel committee referred Donald Trump, Jr., Steve Bannon, Jared Kushner, Erik Prince, and Sam Clovis for criminal investigation at the Department of Justice in late 2019. It’s doubtful that the DOJ will pursue it considering that it’s currently run by Bill Barr, but the news is significant nonetheless.
NBC News reports that:
‘The Republican and Democratic chairmen of the Senate Intelligence Committee made criminal referrals of Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, Steve Bannon, Erik Prince and Sam Clovis to federal prosecutors in 2019, passing along their suspicions that the men may have misled the committee during their testimony, an official familiar with the matter told NBC News. ‘The official confirmed reports in the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post, which reported on the matter last week. A criminal referral to the Justice Department means Congress believes a matter warrants investigation for potential violation of the law.’
Trump, Jr. was already revealed to have lied to the American public at the behest of his father about a 2016 Trump Tower meeting that included Jared Kushner and campaign manager Paul Manafort with Russians claiming to have political dirt on Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton. In this case, the lie was to Congress, making it a criminal matter.
‘The Post reported that the letter was divided into two sections. One named those suspected of making false statements, the Post said: Bannon, former Trump campaign co-chair Clovis, and private security contractor Prince. ‘A second section raised concerns about the testimony of other witnesses, including Trump Jr. and Kushner, whose statements were contradicted by Trump campaign aide Richard Gates, though it did not pointedly make a false-statements allegation, the Post reported.’
Democrats need to subpoena Trump Jr., Kushner, Ivanka. They need to look at Russia Tower meeting, Sales of real estate for Kushner in China, receipts of trademarks in China for Ivanka. All serious violation of law and ethics. https://t.co/HFAwCGJfBq — Susan Segal (@susiq34683) March 5, 2020
Steve Bannon was mentioned specifically as having made potentially false statements to Congress about meetings between Erik Prince, the brother of education secretary Betsy Devos, for his efforts to collude with foreign governments to help the Trump campaign.
‘The Los Angeles Times reported that the committee questioned whether Bannon lied about his interactions and conversations with Prince about a meeting in the Seychelles between Prince and a top Russian official. Prince told special counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors that he briefed Bannon on the January 2017 meeting, but Bannon said the conversation never happened.’
The U.S. Senate's latest report on Russia's attempt to influence the 2016 election. Great detail on the Trump Tower meeting, links to NRA, Manafort, Wikileaks, more.https://t.co/98SbWdzhsm — Richard Rossow (@RichardRossow) August 18, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-18--Michelle Obama Tweets Heroic DNC Speech Advice To Kamala Harris

As the first black and Asian candidate to run for Vice President , as well as being the first woman to run for the position on a national party ticket , Sen. Kamala Harris ( D-CA ) is facing some high expectations for her speech at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night .
On Tuesday , Harris tweeted a video of Michelle Obama ’ s powerful speech from Monday night that included a call to action , urging voters to get out and election Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to make a positive change for a country that has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Obama responded to the tweet , saying : ‘ And I know you ’ ll do the same tomorrow night , @ KamalaHarris .
You ’ ve got this .
So many people will be doing everything we can to get you and @ JoeBiden elected this fall .
We can ’ t waste a moment .
We ’ ve got to vote early—and show up in numbers that can ’ t be ignored.
’ If Harris ’ s speech is anything like Obama ’ s , she ’ ll be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night ’ s keynote speaker is Dr. Jill Biden , the potential next First Lady of the United States , and Harris ’ s will be followed by Michelle Obama ’ s husband , President Barack Obama , on Wednesday night .
Joe Biden will close the convention on Thursday night as the keynote speaker to accept his nomination by the Democratic Party as its 2020 candidate for president .
Twitter encouraged Harris as well as praised Obama ’ s Monday night speech .
Read some of their comments below :

As the first black and Asian candidate to run for Vice President, as well as being the first woman to run for the position on a national party ticket, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) is facing some high expectations for her speech at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night.
And I know you’ll do the same tomorrow night, @KamalaHarris. You’ve got this. So many people will be doing everything we can to get you and @JoeBiden elected this fall. We can’t waste a moment. We’ve got to vote early—and show up in numbers that can’t be ignored. https://t.co/px4a8uTCzs — Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) August 18, 2020
On Tuesday, Harris tweeted a video of Michelle Obama’s powerful speech from Monday night that included a call to action, urging voters to get out and election Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to make a positive change for a country that has suffered great losses under the current administration. Obama responded to the tweet, saying:
‘And I know you’ll do the same tomorrow night, @KamalaHarris. You’ve got this. So many people will be doing everything we can to get you and @JoeBiden elected this fall. We can’t waste a moment. We’ve got to vote early—and show up in numbers that can’t be ignored.’
If Harris’s speech is anything like Obama’s, she’ll be a shoo-in for the 2020 election.
Tuesday night’s keynote speaker is Dr. Jill Biden, the potential next First Lady of the United States, and Harris’s will be followed by Michelle Obama’s husband, President Barack Obama, on Wednesday night. Joe Biden will close the convention on Thursday night as the keynote speaker to accept his nomination by the Democratic Party as its 2020 candidate for president.
Twitter encouraged Harris as well as praised Obama’s Monday night speech. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-18--New Zealand Prime Minister Trolls Trump Over Failed COVID Response

Donald Trump has been so derelict in his mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic that 5,507,240 Americans have had confirmed cases with no clear idea what the long-term conditions will be .
There are also 171,400 of our mothers , fathers , sister , brothers , friends , and children lying dead as a direct result of POTUS ’ inexcusable ineptitude .
Strangely , the man who occasionally sits in the Oval Office has not appeared to regret the deaths of people ’ s loved ones .
Nor does he take any responsibility for his part in this horrific tragedy .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House , people appear to only be numbers in the “ win ” or “ lose ” columns .
Perhaps in an attempt to deflect attention to his piss-poor performance as president of these United-States , Trump came up with another whopper during his Mankato , MI invitation-only event .
He claimed that New Zealand was having a “ big surge ” of the virus , according to NPR .
Trump came up with this lie during his Mankato , MI invitation-only event .
‘ Like even New Zealand , do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in New Zealand ?
They beat it , they beat it , it was like front page , “ They beat it , ” because they wanted to show me something .
The problem is — big surge in New Zealand .
So you know , it ’ s terrible.
’ New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern immediately called the US president on his claim of a “ big surge.
” In fact , she noted that Trump ’ s description was “ patently wrong ” during a press conference on Tuesday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not be more dissimilar when it came to managing COVID-19 : ‘ I don ’ t think there ’ s any comparison between New Zealand ’ s current cluster and the tens of thousands of cases that are being seen daily in the United States , .
Obviously , every country is experiencing its own fight with COVID-19 .
It is a tricky virus , but not one where I would compare New Zealand ’ s current status to the United States .
We are still one of the best-performing countries in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Our workers are focused on keeping it that way.
’ Ardern had indeed delayed her islands nation ’ s election for a month , because there had been some outbreaks of coronavirus in Auckland .
However , it was far from a surge .
Her country had nine new cases .
The US had nearly 42,000 new cases , according to NPR .
Since the beginning of the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic , New Zealand has had 1,643 COVID-19 cases with 22 fatalities .
That is nearly 8,000 times fewer deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had , according to the Google statistical data .

Donald Trump has been so derelict in his mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic that 5,507,240 Americans have had confirmed cases with no clear idea what the long-term conditions will be. There are also 171,400 of our mothers, fathers, sister, brothers, friends, and children lying dead as a direct result of POTUS’ inexcusable ineptitude.
Strangely, the man who occasionally sits in the Oval Office has not appeared to regret the deaths of people’s loved ones. Nor does he take any responsibility for his part in this horrific tragedy. For this bizarre man sitting in. the White House, people appear to only be numbers in the “win” or “lose” columns.
Perhaps in an attempt to deflect attention to his piss-poor performance as president of these United-States, Trump came up with another whopper during his Mankato, MI invitation-only event. He claimed that New Zealand was having a “big surge” of the virus, according to NPR.
Trump came up with this lie during his Mankato, MI invitation-only event.
‘The places that they were using to hold up, they’re having a big surge. And I don’t want that, I don’t want that. But they were holding up names of countries, and now they’re saying, “Whoops!”‘
He added:
‘Like even New Zealand, do you see what’s going on in New Zealand? They beat it, they beat it, it was like front page, “They beat it,” because they wanted to show me something. The problem is — big surge in New Zealand. So you know, it’s terrible.’
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern immediately called the US president on his claim of a “big surge.” In fact, she noted that Trump’s description was “patently wrong” during a press conference on Tuesday. She added that our two countries could not be more dissimilar when it came to managing COVID-19:
‘I don’t think there’s any comparison between New Zealand’s current cluster and the tens of thousands of cases that are being seen daily in the United States,. Obviously, every country is experiencing its own fight with COVID-19. It is a tricky virus, but not one where I would compare New Zealand’s current status to the United States. We are still one of the best-performing countries in the world when it comes to COVID,” Our workers are focused on keeping it that way.’
Ardern had indeed delayed her islands nation’s election for a month, because there had been some outbreaks of coronavirus in Auckland. However, it was far from a surge. Her country had nine new cases. The US had nearly 42,000 new cases, according to NPR.
Since the beginning of the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, New Zealand has had 1,643 COVID-19 cases with 22 fatalities. That is nearly 8,000 times fewer deaths due to the virus than America has had, according to the Google statistical data.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-18--Trump Tweets Deranged Conspiracy About Democrats Stealing Electricity

Donald Trump does not understand science , which he ’ s made abundantly clear throughout his time in office .
The man who thinks that injecting disinfectant in a patient ’ s body to cure them of a virus has no business involving himself in anything that requires science to understand .
Setting aside the fact that energy is not something we store in buckets and can build up to use later , Democrats have nothing to do with the power companies doing daily blackouts for a short time each year to reduce strain on the power grids .
By @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America energy , ” and California is in America , why would they not have all these barrels of energy stored away , too ?
The blackouts are not , as Trump says , related to energy dependence .
The blackouts are a strategy to avoid forest fires caused by an overloaded power grid and that strategy works much better than sweeping the forest floors .
After the devastation of the forest fires in California under Trump ’ s presidency , one would think he might understand that .
Obviously , he doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be no surprise coming from a man who believes that windmills cause cancer and that relying on wind energy means you can ’ t watch TV when the wind isn ’ t blowing .
Trump has proven over and over again that science isn ’ t his strong suit , and his advisors should really steer him away from the topic .
If they stopped him from talking about subjects he doesn ’ t understand , he wouldn ’ t need a Twitter account .
Twitter , for their part , was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Read some of their comments below :

Donald Trump does not understand science, which he’s made abundantly clear throughout his time in office. The man who thinks that injecting disinfectant in a patient’s body to cure them of a virus has no business involving himself in anything that requires science to understand.
Setting aside the fact that energy is not something we store in buckets and can build up to use later, Democrats have nothing to do with the power companies doing daily blackouts for a short time each year to reduce strain on the power grids. By the way, if Trump “gave America energy,” and California is in America, why would they not have all these barrels of energy stored away, too?
The blackouts are not, as Trump says, related to energy dependence. The blackouts are a strategy to avoid forest fires caused by an overloaded power grid and that strategy works much better than sweeping the forest floors. After the devastation of the forest fires in California under Trump’s presidency, one would think he might understand that. Obviously, he doesn’t.
Of course, that should be no surprise coming from a man who believes that windmills cause cancer and that relying on wind energy means you can’t watch TV when the wind isn’t blowing. Trump has proven over and over again that science isn’t his strong suit, and his advisors should really steer him away from the topic. If they stopped him from talking about subjects he doesn’t understand, he wouldn’t need a Twitter account.
Twitter, for their part, was stunned by Trump’s incompetence. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-08-18--Photo Evidence Leaks Proving Trump Lied About High Profile Meeting

A former federal government employee ripped the top off of Donald Trump ’ s Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) .
From 2017 to 2019 , Miles Taylor worked there , part of the time he served as chief of staff to Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen .
Then , he endorsed the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket for November 3 , 2020 .
The president claimed he had no idea who the man was , but the man remembered Trump .
In fact , he had proof that the man in the Oval Office had met him in the form of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thousands of people work for our government .
With that said , a former DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE named Miles Taylor , who I do not know ( never heard of him ) , said he left & is on the open arms Fake News circuit .
Said to be a real “ stiff ” .
They will take anyone against us !
’ Taylor decided to “ take the bait.
” He appears far braver than most of the Senate Republicans : Unfortunately for Trump , Taylor endorsed the presumptive Democratic candidate Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Against Trump Then , Taylor wrote an opinion piece in The Washington Post where he claimed that the president tried to : ‘ [ E ] xploit the Department of Homeland Security for his own political purposes and to fuel his own agenda .
It is more than a little ironic that Trump is campaigning for a second term as a law-and-order president .
His first term has been dangerously chaotic .
Four more years of this are unthinkable.
’ Notice that Trump did not question Taylors claims in his tweets .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Tuesday when he appeared on ABC ’ s Good Morning America , Taylor said : ‘ In Donald Trump ’ s Washington , there ’ s no doubt that doing this is going to be tough for me reputationally , professionally , and it is certainly going to take a hit at my pocket book ( sic ) This has nothing to do about money .
This has to do with being honest about the president and putting country before party.
’ Twitter world caught fire after this tweet went viral .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ favorites below and see what you think :

A former federal government employee ripped the top off of Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS). From 2017 to 2019, Miles Taylor worked there, part of the time he served as chief of staff to Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. Then, he endorsed the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket for November 3, 2020.
The president claimed he had no idea who the man was, but the man remembered Trump. In fact, he had proof that the man in the Oval Office had met him in the form of a cheerful thumbs-up pose.
Trump said:
‘Many thousands of people work for our government. With that said, a former DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE named Miles Taylor, who I do not know (never heard of him), said he left & is on the open arms Fake News circuit. Said to be a real “stiff”. They will take anyone against us!’
Taylor decided to “take the bait.” He appears far braver than most of the Senate Republicans:
‘Alas, I’ll take the bait. Haven’t forgotten you though! I guess the only way to prove it is to tell some stories. Maybe until the election. What do you think?’
The White House told The Hill:
‘[T]he president takes thousands of photos with individuals he does not know so [Trump’s] tweet should not be that surprising.]’
Unfortunately for Trump, Taylor endorsed the presumptive Democratic candidate Joe Biden in an ad produced for Republican Voters Against Trump
Then, Taylor wrote an opinion piece in The Washington Post where he claimed that the president tried to:
‘[E]xploit the Department of Homeland Security for his own political purposes and to fuel his own agenda. It is more than a little ironic that Trump is campaigning for a second term as a law-and-order president. His first term has been dangerously chaotic. Four more years of this are unthinkable.’
Taylor added:
‘After serving for more than two years in the Department of Homeland Security’s leadership during the Trump administration, I can attest that the country is less secure as a direct result of the president’s actions… [W]hen it came to national security, I witnessed the damning results firsthand.’
‘[He demanded we] 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.’
Notice that Trump did not question Taylors claims in his tweets. For instance, Taylor said the president had:
‘[A] deliberate policy of ripping children away from their parents to show those parents that they shouldn’t come to the border in the first place.’
Tuesday when he appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America, Taylor said:
‘In Donald Trump’s Washington, there’s no doubt that doing this is going to be tough for me reputationally, professionally, and it is certainly going to take a hit at my pocket book (sic) This has nothing to do about money. This has to do with being honest about the president and putting country before party.’
Twitter world caught fire after this tweet went viral. Take a look at some of our favorites below and see what you think:
I’ll pull up a chair pic.twitter.com/QGd9JPe2yt — Twee Torr (@twitorr115) August 18, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-08-18--Democrats Defeat Trump’s USPS General With Immediate Stoppage Of Changes

The news that the Donald Trump campaign welcomed and even enlisted help from the Russians to sabotage the 2016 presidential election was just released in a new Senate Intelligence Committee ’ s final report .
In fact , the Russians are so deep in America ’ s elections , that dictator Vladimir Putin has taken credit for throwing the election to POTUS .
Not only that , the Russians were still in bed with Trump in January of 2020 if not longer .
Clearly , the sitting president did not have the intellect to dismantle America ’ s democracy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been relatively easy for Putin to hack into the country ’ s voting machines and systems .
He has already done so , but mail-in votes were another matter .
That was when Trump sent out marching orders from his very sordid and effective bag of tricks .
Then , he got caught : Trump ’ s latest tactics included tearing into the nation ’ s 200-year-old postal service ( USPS ) .
The commander-in-chief got rid of the top level of the agency and installed his buddies who apparently take orders from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DeJoy as the Postmaster General , a position considered so important that Benjamin Franklin first held it .
Americans use the USPS heavily , especially with the coronavirus pandemic in full force .
Veterans receive their prescriptions via the Post Office .
Families can get their food without needing to travel to the very public grocery stores .
Millions use the mail for personal and business operations .
Then , they started seeing their traditional blue corner postal boxes hauled off en masse .
Postal workers watched as management junked very expensive rapid-sorting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ locks slapped over them .
The outcry from the public was so loud that DeJoy announced on Tuesday he was “ suspending ” the new policies he put in place , which has had the effect of slowing down the USPS up to weeks at a time .
Trump realized that some of those mail-in votes would have supported him , so he called off muzzling Florida ’ s vote-by-mail system .
The White House laser-focused ripping equipment out of predominately Black and brown communities and those in blue-leaning communities and cities .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not want to give “ any appearance of impropriety.
” Imagine that .
He said : The Wall Street Journal reported that DeJoy said : Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) ordered the House to return from its August recess , because the postal situation was so dire .
The changes implemented by Trump coincidentally or not came shortly prior to the November 3 , 2020 elections .
Democrats anticipated millions of voters to cast the ballots via mail in November , due to coronavirus pandemic .
The media cameras also caught Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Post Office to suppress mail-in voting .
He also cut overtime and funds to the USPS , which would have been necessary for the upcoming election .
Twitter world exploded after this was uncovered .
Take a look at some of our favorite ones below :

The news that the Donald Trump campaign welcomed and even enlisted help from the Russians to sabotage the 2016 presidential election was just released in a new Senate Intelligence Committee’s final report. In fact, the Russians are so deep in America’s elections, that dictator Vladimir Putin has taken credit for throwing the election to POTUS.
Not only that, the Russians were still in bed with Trump in January of 2020 if not longer. Clearly, the sitting president did not have the intellect to dismantle America’s democracy, but Putin does. It would have been relatively easy for Putin to hack into the country’s voting machines and systems. He has already done so, but mail-in votes were another matter.
That was when Trump sent out marching orders from his very sordid and effective bag of tricks. Then, he got caught:
‘BREAKING: USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says in a statement of his delay-causing policy changes: “To avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail, I am suspending these initiatives until after the election is concluded.”‘
Trump’s latest tactics included tearing into the nation’s 200-year-old postal service (USPS). The commander-in-chief got rid of the top level of the agency and installed his buddies who apparently take orders from the Trump playbook. POTUS appointed Louis DeJoy as the Postmaster General, a position considered so important that Benjamin Franklin first held it.
Americans use the USPS heavily, especially with the coronavirus pandemic in full force. Veterans receive their prescriptions via the Post Office. Families can get their food without needing to travel to the very public grocery stores. Millions use the mail for personal and business operations.
Then, they started seeing their traditional blue corner postal boxes hauled off en masse. Postal workers watched as management junked very expensive rapid-sorting machines. Other postal boxes had red locks slapped over them.
The outcry from the public was so loud that DeJoy announced on Tuesday he was “suspending” the new policies he put in place, which has had the effect of slowing down the USPS up to weeks at a time.
Trump realized that some of those mail-in votes would have supported him, so he called off muzzling Florida’s vote-by-mail system. The White House laser-focused ripping equipment out of predominately Black and brown communities and those in blue-leaning communities and cities.
DeJoy told NBC News he certainly did not want to give “any appearance of impropriety.” Imagine that. He said:
‘To avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail, I am suspending these initiatives until after the election is concluded.’
The Wall Street Journal reported that DeJoy said:
‘[he will quit] removing mail processing equipment and collection boxes [until after the election and] overtime hours will continue to be approved as needed to process mail.’
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) ordered the House to return from its August recess, because the postal situation was so dire. The changes implemented by Trump coincidentally or not came shortly prior to the November 3, 2020 elections. Democrats anticipated millions of voters to cast the ballots via mail in November, due to coronavirus pandemic.
The media cameras also caught Trump easily admitting that he intended to use the Post Office to suppress mail-in voting. He also cut overtime and funds to the USPS, which would have been necessary for the upcoming election.
Twitter world exploded after this was uncovered. Take a look at some of our favorite ones below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-18--911 Call Released In Tucker Carlson/NY Times Case Humiliates Fox News

Many politicians and their supporters are playing especially hardball in this election with the goal of keeping Donald Trump in office — at any cost .
A close friend of POTUS , Fox News ’ Tucker Carlson , threatened journalists during his program , loading his millions of viewers up with provably wrong information , pointing them at journalists , and firing them into motion .
The president has convinced his supporters that the fourth leg of the government , a free press , is “ fake ” unless it fawns all over him .
This angry group redirects their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journalists as his enemies .
Fox News ’ s Tucker Carlson actually threatened The New York Times reporters on air last month .
As a result , a new 911 phone call transcript revealed on Monday how dangerous the talk show ’ s words were , as reported by The Salon : Carlson planted the idea into his viewers ’ minds by fantasizing such an event could happen to him , endangering him and his family , The New York Times did not intentionally or unintentionally propel harassment directed at another ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Washington Post wrote that the cable show host ’ s threat said : ‘ They hate my politics .
They want this show off the air .
If one of my children gets hurt because of a story they wrote , they won ’ t consider it collateral damage .
They know it ’ s the whole point of the exercise : to inflict pain on our family , to terrorize us , to control what we say .
That ’ s the kind of people they are.
’ He inaccurately accused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that released the Fox News host ’ s home address .
The newspaper denied that charge .
The article that was supposedly releasing the address has not appeared .
Regardless , Carlson openly threatened the reporters working on the story .
The close friend of Trump was well aware that it would be easy for anyone to locate the journalists ’ addresses .
Anti-abortion people have been using that tactic for decades , resulting in threats , violence , and even deaths .
After Carlson ’ s step-by-step harassment instructions aired , these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to The Washington Post.The newspaper ’ s Erik Wemple released a 911 transcript of the incident .
The transcript read in part : Spinski ’ s brother-in-law ’ s voice came onto the line , according to The Washington Post : After the dispatcher asked probing questions about his situation , Spinski ’ s brother-in-law responded : Then , Spinski ’ s voice comes onto the line with some additional background information : During the situation , the photo-journalist , his wife , and his brother-in-law “ locked ” themselves into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the home .
Spinski said :

Many politicians and their supporters are playing especially hardball in this election with the goal of keeping Donald Trump in office — at any cost. A close friend of POTUS, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, threatened journalists during his program, loading his millions of viewers up with provably wrong information, pointing them at journalists, and firing them into motion.
The president has convinced his supporters that the fourth leg of the government, a free press, is “fake” unless it fawns all over him. This angry group redirects their anger and joins in as Trump attacks journalists as his enemies.
Fox News’s Tucker Carlson actually threatened The New York Times reporters on air last month. As a result, a new 911 phone call transcript revealed on Monday how dangerous the talk show’s words were, as reported by The Salon:
‘So how would Murray Carpenter and his photographer, Tristan Spinski, feel if we told you where they live? If we put pictures of their homes on the air?’
Carlson planted the idea into his viewers’ minds by fantasizing such an event could happen to him, endangering him and his family,
The New York Times did not intentionally or unintentionally propel harassment directed at another’s family. However, Carlson did.
The Washington Post wrote that the cable show host’s threat said:
‘They hate my politics. They want this show off the air. If one of my children gets hurt because of a story they wrote, they won’t consider it collateral damage. They know it’s the whole point of the exercise: to inflict pain on our family, to terrorize us, to control what we say. That’s the kind of people they are.’
He inaccurately accused the Times reporters of doing a story that released the Fox News host’s home address. The newspaper denied that charge. The article that was supposedly releasing the address has not appeared.
Regardless, Carlson openly threatened the reporters working on the story.
‘So how would Murray Carpenter and his photographer, Tristan Spinski, feel if we told you where they live? If we put pictures of their homes on the air?’
The close friend of Trump was well aware that it would be easy for anyone to locate the journalists’ addresses. Anti-abortion people have been using that tactic for decades, resulting in threats, violence, and even deaths.
After Carlson’s step-by-step harassment instructions aired, these two freelancers received a multitude of threats, according to The Washington Post.The newspaper’s Erik Wemple released a 911 transcript of the incident. The transcript read in part:
‘The 911 transcript adds contour to the story, as it depicts the victims of Carlson’s dangerous speculation trying to make sense of a sudden spurt of hostility at their doorstep on an otherwise quiet summer night. The call arrived at the Lincoln County facility at 9:57 p.m., just about an hour after Carlson’s blast.’
Spinski’s brother-in-law’s voice came onto the line, according to The Washington Post:
‘It’s been some loud banging noise downstairs and some threats coming to the house recently just in the past hour. I mean there’s the call and the voicemail saying we know where you live, beware and things of that nature.’
After the dispatcher asked probing questions about his situation, Spinski’s brother-in-law responded:
‘Yeah just recently, it’s my brother-in-law is a journalist and a news source posted his name on uh Tucker Carlson show and his address and things of that nature so he has um been getting threats all night long.’
Then, Spinski’s voice comes onto the line with some additional background information:
‘There is (sic) definitely people (muffled voices) on our property. Yeah there was a definite, we can feel our house when someone is trying to get into it downstairs. It was significant.’
During the situation, the photo-journalist, his wife, and his brother-in-law “locked” themselves into a room on the second floor of the home. Spinski said:
‘I am not going to poke my head out you know.’
Featured image is a screenshot via YouTube.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-18--‘The Lincoln Project’ Hits Trump With Melania Snub Montage

On a slew of occasions , First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump have seemed less than cordial towards each other in public .
The issue sprung up again just recently — when disembarking from Air Force One after a recent trip to New Jersey , Donald was caught on camera reaching out for Melania ’ s hand , and she seemed to completely ignore him .
On a previous occasion , when the two of them were visiting Israel in 2017 , she seemed to actively push his hand away during a similar interaction .
Both incidents made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lincoln Project posted on Tuesday depicting some of the incidents in which Melania has seemed to publicly rebuff the president .
The Lincoln Project is an anti-Trump group of Republicans who ’ ve made splashes around the web with a slew of hard-hitting video ads targeting Trump .
This latest video doesn ’ t have Lincoln Project branding in the actual content , so it may have originally come from another source .
The montage includes a soundtrack of someone erratically singing “ Don ’ t touch me !
” over and over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has , on his own time , displayed plenty of odd behavior , of course .
When it comes to his relationship with Melania , in one particularly noteworthy example , a tweet that he posted on her birthday earlier this year didn ’ t even mention their marriage beyond the implication of her relationship to the president inherent in referring to her as the First Lady .
It ’ s as if saying something more directly nice or personalized didn ’ t even occur to him — and it ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s particularly known for keeping his thoughts to himself .
While First Lady , Melania has largely kept out of the spotlight — although she did announce plans recently to renovate the Rose Garden , as if that ’ s where White House energies should be even partly focused during multiple national crises .
An anti-bullying initiative called “ Be Best ” that she announced at one point hasn ’ t exactly gone anywhere — in a 2018 interview , she said that she “ could say I ’ m the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is tone-deaf at best , to say the least .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to the Lincoln Project below :

On a slew of occasions, First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump have seemed less than cordial towards each other in public. The issue sprung up again just recently — when disembarking from Air Force One after a recent trip to New Jersey, Donald was caught on camera reaching out for Melania’s hand, and she seemed to completely ignore him. On a previous occasion, when the two of them were visiting Israel in 2017, she seemed to actively push his hand away during a similar interaction. Both incidents made an appearance in a montage that The Lincoln Project posted on Tuesday depicting some of the incidents in which Melania has seemed to publicly rebuff the president.
The Lincoln Project is an anti-Trump group of Republicans who’ve made splashes around the web with a slew of hard-hitting video ads targeting Trump. This latest video doesn’t have Lincoln Project branding in the actual content, so it may have originally come from another source. The montage includes a soundtrack of someone erratically singing “Don’t touch me!” over and over; check it out below:
Donald has, on his own time, displayed plenty of odd behavior, of course. When it comes to his relationship with Melania, in one particularly noteworthy example, a tweet that he posted on her birthday earlier this year didn’t even mention their marriage beyond the implication of her relationship to the president inherent in referring to her as the First Lady. It’s as if saying something more directly nice or personalized didn’t even occur to him — and it’s not as though Donald is a person who’s particularly known for keeping his thoughts to himself.
Happy Birthday to Melania, our great First Lady! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 26, 2020
While First Lady, Melania has largely kept out of the spotlight — although she did announce plans recently to renovate the Rose Garden, as if that’s where White House energies should be even partly focused during multiple national crises. An anti-bullying initiative called “Be Best” that she announced at one point hasn’t exactly gone anywhere — in a 2018 interview, she said that she “could say I’m the most bullied person on the world,” which is tone-deaf at best, to say the least.
Check out Twitter’s response to the Lincoln Project below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-18--Trump Declares Election ‘Redo’ During Tuesday ‘Rigged’ Mail Vote Meltdown

President Donald Trump has gone on what seems like a never-ending stream of tirades against mail-in voting , which he claims is full of opportunities for fraud , despite the abject lack of evidence underpinning his claims .
This Tuesday , while speaking at a White House press conference , Trump threateningly claimed that if “ universal mail-in voting ” is used , then the general election might even have to be thrown out and redone — which is an entirely baseless claim but helps reveal just how wildly desperate that the president really is heading into November .
‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political issue .
It ’ s not a political issue , it ’ s really about a correct vote .
You have to get voting right .
You can ’ t have millions and millions of ballots sent all over the place , sent to people that are dead , sent to dogs , cats .
Sent to everyone .
This is a serious situation , this isn ’ t games , and you have to get it right .
I just want to get it right .
Win , lose , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to win — win , lose , or draw , we have to get it right.
’ There is no apparent evidence that a single ballot has been sent to a dog or a cat .
Trump appears to be pulling these claims out of thin air , and yet , he somehow still expects people to take him seriously .
‘ You can ’ t take millions of ballots , send them haphazardly all over the country , or all over a state , and expect it to come out properly… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s been working for a long time like in Florida .
Absentee , you request and it comes in , and then you send it back .
Absentee is great , but universal is going to be a disaster the likes of which our country has never seen .
It ’ ll end up being a rigged election or they will never come out with an outcome .
They ’ ll have to do it again , and nobody wants that , and I don ’ t want that.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : First of all — “ universal ” mail-in voting is not and has never been set to be used across the entire country , although Trump seems keen on leveraging claims about “ universal mail-in voting ” against “ mail-in voting ” as a whole .
Universal or at least almost universal mail-in voting has , however , already been used in five states , and while not universal , mail-in voting has also been used at significantly high rates elsewhere in the country , too .
More acutely — there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s claim that the entire presidential election may have to be thrown out because of election issues .
His claim to that effect mirrors nonsensical claims that he made around the time of the 2016 election .
He claimed that millions of illegal ballots were cast in that election , which there has never been a shred of evidence for .
It ’ s all conspiratorial , paranoid ranting from a person who might realize that his time in the White House might soon be coming to an end , especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the chance to make their voices heard .

President Donald Trump has gone on what seems like a never-ending stream of tirades against mail-in voting, which he claims is full of opportunities for fraud, despite the abject lack of evidence underpinning his claims. This Tuesday, while speaking at a White House press conference, Trump threateningly claimed that if “universal mail-in voting” is used, then the general election might even have to be thrown out and redone — which is an entirely baseless claim but helps reveal just how wildly desperate that the president really is heading into November.
Trump said:
‘The Democrats want to make it a political issue. It’s not a political issue, it’s really about a correct vote. You have to get voting right. You can’t have millions and millions of ballots sent all over the place, sent to people that are dead, sent to dogs, cats. Sent to everyone. This is a serious situation, this isn’t games, and you have to get it right. I just want to get it right. Win, lose, or draw — I think I’m going to win — win, lose, or draw, we have to get it right.’
There is no apparent evidence that a single ballot has been sent to a dog or a cat. Trump appears to be pulling these claims out of thin air, and yet, he somehow still expects people to take him seriously.
He continued:
‘You can’t take millions of ballots, send them haphazardly all over the country, or all over a state, and expect it to come out properly… By the way, absentee is great, it’s been working for a long time like in Florida. Absentee, you request and it comes in, and then you send it back. Absentee is great, but universal is going to be a disaster the likes of which our country has never seen. It’ll end up being a rigged election or they will never come out with an outcome. They’ll have to do it again, and nobody wants that, and I don’t want that.’
Watch his comments in the video below:
First of all — “universal” mail-in voting is not and has never been set to be used across the entire country, although Trump seems keen on leveraging claims about “universal mail-in voting” against “mail-in voting” as a whole. Universal or at least almost universal mail-in voting has, however, already been used in five states, and while not universal, mail-in voting has also been used at significantly high rates elsewhere in the country, too.
More acutely — there is not a single shred of evidence for Trump’s claim that the entire presidential election may have to be thrown out because of election issues. His claim to that effect mirrors nonsensical claims that he made around the time of the 2016 election. He claimed that millions of illegal ballots were cast in that election, which there has never been a shred of evidence for.
It’s all conspiratorial, paranoid ranting from a person who might realize that his time in the White House might soon be coming to an end, especially if a majority of Americans truly get the chance to make their voices heard.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-19--Jill Biden Brings Down The House At DNC Like Our Next First Lady

Following the jaw-dropping keynote speech by former First Lady Michelle Obama , the potential future First Lady Dr. Jill Biden spoke on behalf of her husband at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night , the second night of the convention .
Dr. Biden spoke of meeting Joe Biden as a single father of two boys after having lost his wife and daughter in a car accident .
After they married , she shared his children and parented them before losing the oldest , Beau Biden , died of cancer in 2015 .
‘ There are times when I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it—how he put one foot in front of the other and kept going .
But I ’ ve always understood why he did it…He does it for you.
’ Dr. Biden also spoke in her capacity as an educator , pointing out the empty classrooms in America as children are kept home due to the coronavirus .
She showed what would matter most to her as First Lady and what her focus in that position will be : education .
‘ You can hear the anxiety that echoes down empty hallways .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or freshly waxed floors .
The rooms are dark and the bright young faces that should fill them are confined to boxes on a computer screen.
’ For full video of second night of the Democratic National Convention , including speeches by Jimmy Carter , Bill Clinton , Colin Powell , and closed by Dr. Jill Biden , see below :

Following the jaw-dropping keynote speech by former First Lady Michelle Obama, the potential future First Lady Dr. Jill Biden spoke on behalf of her husband at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night, the second night of the convention.
Dr. Biden spoke of meeting Joe Biden as a single father of two boys after having lost his wife and daughter in a car accident. After they married, she shared his children and parented them before losing the oldest, Beau Biden, died of cancer in 2015.
‘There are times when I couldn’t imagine how he did it—how he put one foot in front of the other and kept going. But I’ve always understood why he did it…He does it for you.’
Last night, folks from across the country came together to show how much stronger we are when we stand united. Looking forward to tonight where we'll talk about why leadership matters, and hear from my favorite #DemConvention speaker, @DrBiden. https://t.co/7nunEqhK9C — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 19, 2020
Dr. Biden also spoke in her capacity as an educator, pointing out the empty classrooms in America as children are kept home due to the coronavirus. She showed what would matter most to her as First Lady and what her focus in that position will be: education.
‘You can hear the anxiety that echoes down empty hallways. There’s no scent of new notebooks or freshly waxed floors. The rooms are dark and the bright young faces that should fill them are confined to boxes on a computer screen.’
“Dad we think it’s time we married Jill.” – Biden on his young sons meeting Jill I’m not crying, you’re crying. — Amy Siskind 🏳🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) August 19, 2020
For full video of second night of the Democratic National Convention, including speeches by Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Colin Powell, and closed by Dr. Jill Biden, see below:
Featured image screenshot via YouTube


bipartisanreport--2020-08-19--Colin Powell Roasts Trump At DNC Without Ever Saying His Name

Without ever mentioning Donald Trump ’ s name , former Secretary of Defense Colin Powell , who served under the George W. Bush administration , spelled out all the reasons that Biden will give America what it ’ s sorely lacking under the current leadership .
Powell mentioned things like decency , empathy , and integrity , none of which are Trump ’ s strong suits .
Beginning his speech with the story of how his immigrant parents came to the United States and saw their son rise through the ranks of the military to serve as defense secretary , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never left him .
Powell said that the country needs a leader who treats the military like family , and that Biden is the candidate who can be expected to do that after having sent his own son to war .
Trump has infamously disparaged gold star families , mocked John McCain as a war hero because he likes “ people who weren ’ t captured , ” and bragged that he knows more than many people in the military because he attended an expensive military academy .
Although Biden is not the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Powell – he endorsed Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 and Hillary Clinton in 2016 – this is his first appearance at a Democratic National Convention .
For the full video of night two of the Democratic National Convention , which included speeches by Stacey Abrams , Jimmy Carter , Bill Clinton , and Dr. Jill Biden , see below :

Without ever mentioning Donald Trump’s name, former Secretary of Defense Colin Powell, who served under the George W. Bush administration, spelled out all the reasons that Biden will give America what it’s sorely lacking under the current leadership.
Powell mentioned things like decency, empathy, and integrity, none of which are Trump’s strong suits. Beginning his speech with the story of how his immigrant parents came to the United States and saw their son rise through the ranks of the military to serve as defense secretary, he talked about how their values have never left him.
‘We need to restore those values to the White House. I support Joe Biden for the presidency of the United States.’
NEW: Colin Powell, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state in President George W. Bush's administration, will join national security leaders to make their case for Joe Biden at the DNC tonight. https://t.co/52WqZaUPRC pic.twitter.com/c4vsmlrFiX — ABC News (@ABC) August 18, 2020
Powell said that the country needs a leader who treats the military like family, and that Biden is the candidate who can be expected to do that after having sent his own son to war. Trump has infamously disparaged gold star families, mocked John McCain as a war hero because he likes “people who weren’t captured,” and bragged that he knows more than many people in the military because he attended an expensive military academy.
Colin Powell for Joe Biden. pic.twitter.com/wEoouwBhtX — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 19, 2020
Although Biden is not the first Democratic nominee to be endorsed by Powell – he endorsed Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 and Hillary Clinton in 2016 – this is his first appearance at a Democratic National Convention.
For the full video of night two of the Democratic National Convention, which included speeches by Stacey Abrams, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Dr. Jill Biden, see below:
Featured image screenshot via YouTube


bipartisanreport--2020-08-19--LeBron James Makes Election Influencing Anti-Trump Move

It takes a strong man to appreciate strong women .
The Democratic Party has found that in a star athlete .
Basketball phenomenon LeBron James is that man , and here is why .
He has officially announced that he is joining the Team Biden-Harris team .
The basketball star said he plans to campaign full out for former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris ( D-CA ) .
This was no small plan for him as he told VICE TV ’ s Cari & Jemele : Stick to Sports , The TMZ reported : James started off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as in his sports .
In a tweet , he wrote : This was not the first run around the political track for “ King James.
” He was a strong supporter of Secretary Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race against Donald Trump .
In Ohio , he went up to the stage during one of Clinton ’ s rallies .
This time , he is counting on a big win to catapult Biden and Harris into the White House , and he will do whatever he can to make that so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Donald Trump over the course of years , according to The Washington Times .
James enlisted the Los Angeles Lakers team to wear the Trump trademark red caps , with one major alteration .
Instead of reading “ Make America Great Again , the 10 red hats read “ Make America arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor.
” ESPN reported : ’ When Jemele Hill questioned James about whether he intended to help the Biden-Harris team , he .
responded : The sitting president fought back by insulting James ’ intelligence @ @ @ @ @ @

It takes a strong man to appreciate strong women. The Democratic Party has found that in a star athlete. Basketball phenomenon LeBron James is that man, and here is why.
He has officially announced that he is joining the Team Biden-Harris team. The basketball star said he plans to campaign full out for former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA).
This was no small plan for him as he told VICE TV’s Cari & Jemele: Stick to Sports, The TMZ reported:
‘We are at a time where we need change. In order for change, it’s all about leadership — and leadership starts at the top.’
James started off putting the same effort into his campaigning as in his sports. In a tweet, he wrote:
‘👏🏾🙌🏾👏🏾🙌🏾✊🏾Congrats and well deserved Sen. Kamala Harris!! Love to see and support it! Appreciate you JB https://t.co/OErXQ5TqQL — LeBron James (@KingJames) August 11, 2020’
👏🏾🙌🏾👏🏾🙌🏾✊🏾Congrats and well deserved Sen. Kamala Harris!! Love to see and support it! Appreciate you JB https://t.co/OErXQ5TqQL — LeBron James (@KingJames) August 11, 2020
This was not the first run around the political track for “King James.” He was a strong supporter of Secretary Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race against Donald Trump. In Ohio, he went up to the stage during one of Clinton’s rallies. This time, he is counting on a big win to catapult Biden and Harris into the White House, and he will do whatever he can to make that so.
The athlete has had his moments with Donald Trump over the course of years, according to The Washington Times. James enlisted the Los Angeles Lakers team to wear the Trump trademark red caps, with one major alteration.
Instead of reading “Make America Great Again, the 10 red hats read “Make America arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor.” ESPN reported:’
‘I really don’t think the basketball community are sad about losing his viewership, him viewing the game. And that’s all I got to say.’
When Jemele Hill questioned James about whether he intended to help the Biden-Harris team, he. responded:
‘I think what’s known don’t need to be said.’
The sitting president fought back by insulting James’ intelligence with his very limited vocabulary.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-19--Pelosi Reveals Continued Corruption Of Postmaster General Despite Promises

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) revealed on Wednesday afternoon that she ’ d spoken with the controversial Trump-allied Postmaster General Louis DeJoy earlier in the day — and apparently , DeJoy revealed to Pelosi that despite his claim of a pause to the operations changes that have recently been slowing down the mail , he has no apparent intention of reversing the changes that have already taken place .
Developments have included the reported removal of mail-sorting machines , whose absence drastically reduces the ability of Postal Service facilities to effectively process mail , which is even more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Election-related mail isn ’ t the only thing critically affected by a slowdown in mail service — plenty of folks even receive crucial medications via the mail .
Yet , according to Pelosi , DeJoy does not seem to be taking the situation all that seriously .
‘ The Postmaster General ’ s alleged pause is wholly insufficient and does not reverse damage already wreaked .
The Postmaster General frankly admitted that he had no intention of replacing the sorting machines , blue mailboxes and other key mail infrastructure that have been removed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is critical for the timely delivery of mail , are not in the works .
All of these changes directly jeopardize the election and disproportionately threaten to disenfranchise voters in communities of color.
’ She also referenced the issues with people getting their medication , sharing that Democrats “ are highly concerned that the slowdown of the delivery of medicines to veterans is not being sufficiently addressed.
” To try and address the crisis , the House will soon vote on the Delivering for America Act , which a fact sheet from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would prohibit the Postal Service from implementing or approving any changes to the operations or service levels [ that were ] in effect on January 1 , 2020 , that would impede prompt , reliable , and efficient service.
” That legislation was also slated to be amended to include the $ 25 billion in emergency financial assistance for the Postal Service that the agency ’ s board of governors — all of whom were appointed by President Trump himself — have said is necessary .
Meanwhile , DeJoy is also scheduled to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monday .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Pelosi ’ s Wednesday statement below :

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) revealed on Wednesday afternoon that she’d spoken with the controversial Trump-allied Postmaster General Louis DeJoy earlier in the day — and apparently, DeJoy revealed to Pelosi that despite his claim of a pause to the operations changes that have recently been slowing down the mail, he has no apparent intention of reversing the changes that have already taken place. Developments have included the reported removal of mail-sorting machines, whose absence drastically reduces the ability of Postal Service facilities to effectively process mail, which is even more critical as the general election approaches.
Election-related mail isn’t the only thing critically affected by a slowdown in mail service — plenty of folks even receive crucial medications via the mail. Yet, according to Pelosi, DeJoy does not seem to be taking the situation all that seriously.
She said:
‘The Postmaster General’s alleged pause is wholly insufficient and does not reverse damage already wreaked. The Postmaster General frankly admitted that he had no intention of replacing the sorting machines, blue mailboxes and other key mail infrastructure that have been removed and that plans for adequate overtime, which is critical for the timely delivery of mail, are not in the works. All of these changes directly jeopardize the election and disproportionately threaten to disenfranchise voters in communities of color.’
Earlier today, I spoke with Postmaster General DeJoy regarding his alleged pause in operational changes. During our conversation, he admitted he has no intention of replacing the sorting machines, blue mailboxes and other infrastructure that have been removed. — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 19, 2020
Democrats remain committed to protecting the @USPS, and will vote this Saturday on @RepMaloney’s Delivering for America Act, providing $25 billion in support of the Postal Service as the USPS Board of Governors recommended, 100 percent appointed by Trump. — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 19, 2020
She also referenced the issues with people getting their medication, sharing that Democrats “are highly concerned that the slowdown of the delivery of medicines to veterans is not being sufficiently addressed.”
To try and address the crisis, the House will soon vote on the Delivering for America Act, which a fact sheet from the Speaker’s office explains “would prohibit the Postal Service from implementing or approving any changes to the operations or service levels [that were] in effect on January 1, 2020, that would impede prompt, reliable, and efficient service.” That legislation was also slated to be amended to include the $25 billion in emergency financial assistance for the Postal Service that the agency’s board of governors — all of whom were appointed by President Trump himself — have said is necessary. Meanwhile, DeJoy is also scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Monday.
Check out Twitter’s response to Pelosi’s Wednesday statement below:


bipartisanreport--2020-08-19--WH Press Secretary Announces Trump Might Not Accept Election Results

The Trump team is out of control .
At a Wednesday press conference , White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany suggested that President Donald Trump might not accept the election results in November if he doesn ’ t like what he sees .
To be abundantly clear : it ’ s not like there ’ s some kind of looming legitimate reason on which Trump could base a rejection of the election results .
Recently , however , Trump has made baseless claims about the supposed high potential for fraud when mail-in voting is used .
The nonsense mirrors utterly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 election , when he said that millions of illegal votes were cast , which there was never any evidence for or even any hint of evidence for .
This Wednesday , a reporter posed the question to McEnany : It is utterly outrageous that Trump ’ s behavior has meant that this question is worth asking at all .
Nevertheless — McEnany did not directly answer the question .
She said : Significant numbers of Americans already use mail-in ballots , which are not “ prone to fraud.
” Another reporter followed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he ’ ll see what happens and make a determination in the aftermath .
It ’ s the same thing he said last November — he wants a free election , a fair election , and he wants confidence in the results of the election , particularly when you have states like Nevada doing mass mail-out voting to their voting rolls , and when they tried this in the primary , it was a massive failure : ballots were piled up in trash cans .
Ballots were pinned to apartment dart boards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the president wants to take a hard look at this and make sure these are fair election results and not subject to fraud.
’ Does she think it ’ s profound to note that not all of the ballots were used and some were , well , thrown out ?
What ’ s her point exactly ?
That some of those thrown out ballots magically floated into election headquarters ?
Watch below : There is not a single reasonably foreseeable determination that the president could make — not a single one — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to decide not to accept the election results .
He ’ s already proven that he has a tough time hanging onto reality in the first place ; it ’ s difficult to think of a claim more reality-disconnected than the idea that millions of illegal votes were cast in 2016 , but Trump has made that exact claim before .
It is nonsense , just like all of this is nonsense — the president and his allies simply sound like they ’ re panicking about the possibility of losing this November .

The Trump team is out of control. At a Wednesday press conference, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany suggested that President Donald Trump might not accept the election results in November if he doesn’t like what he sees. To be abundantly clear: it’s not like there’s some kind of looming legitimate reason on which Trump could base a rejection of the election results. Recently, however, Trump has made baseless claims about the supposed high potential for fraud when mail-in voting is used. The nonsense mirrors utterly nonsensical claims that he made around the 2016 election, when he said that millions of illegal votes were cast, which there was never any evidence for or even any hint of evidence for.
This Wednesday, a reporter posed the question to McEnany:
‘Kayleigh, the president said this week “the only way we lose the election is if the election is rigged” — it begs the question, does the president believe there is any circumstance under which he could lose the election fairly?’
It is utterly outrageous that Trump’s behavior has meant that this question is worth asking at all. Nevertheless — McEnany did not directly answer the question. She said:
‘The president believes he has done a great job for the American people, and he believes that will show in November. He believes that voter fraud is real, in line with what we see all across the country, particularly with mail-in ballots, which are prone to fraud.’
Significant numbers of Americans already use mail-in ballots, which are not “prone to fraud.”
Another reporter followed up:
‘Is the President saying if he doesn’t win this election that he will not accept the results unless he wins?’
McEnany replied:
‘The President has always said he’ll see what happens and make a determination in the aftermath. It’s the same thing he said last November — he wants a free election, a fair election, and he wants confidence in the results of the election, particularly when you have states like Nevada doing mass mail-out voting to their voting rolls, and when they tried this in the primary, it was a massive failure: ballots were piled up in trash cans. Ballots were pinned to apartment dart boards, and with that being the system, the president wants to take a hard look at this and make sure these are fair election results and not subject to fraud.’
Does she think it’s profound to note that not all of the ballots were used and some were, well, thrown out? What’s her point exactly? That some of those thrown out ballots magically floated into election headquarters? Watch below:
Reporter: "Is the President saying if he doesn't win this election that he will not accept the results unless he wins?" Kayleigh McEnany: "The President has always said he'll see what happens and make a determination in the aftermath." pic.twitter.com/iH606u3V38 — The Hill (@thehill) August 19, 2020
There is not a single reasonably foreseeable determination that the president could make — not a single one — that would make it acceptable for him to decide not to accept the election results.
He’s already proven that he has a tough time hanging onto reality in the first place; it’s difficult to think of a claim more reality-disconnected than the idea that millions of illegal votes were cast in 2016, but Trump has made that exact claim before.
It is nonsense, just like all of this is nonsense — the president and his allies simply sound like they’re panicking about the possibility of losing this November.


bipartisanreport--2020-08-19--Susan B. Anthony Museum Publicly Rejects Trump Pardon Stunt

This week , President Donald Trump signed a pardon for Susan B. Anthony , the women ’ s rights advocate who passed away in 1906 and , during her life , was at one point convicted for voting illegally after she cast a ballot prior to the passage of the 19th Amendment , which guaranteed women the right to vote .
The Susan B. Anthony Museum , which has “ been interpreting her life and work for seventy-five years from her home and headquarters , ” as they put it , objected to the pardon in a series of Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explained , Anthony refused to ever pay any of the fine that was levied against her , because she did not want to in any way “ validate ” her conviction — although a de facto validation of the conviction is exactly what Trump ’ s pardon seems to do .
‘ On news of a presidential pardon for Susan B. Anthony on August 18 , 2020 : Objection !
Mr. President , Susan B. Anthony must decline your offer of a pardon today !
Anthony wrote in her diary in 1873 that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greatest outrage History ever witnessed.
” She was not allowed to speak as a witness in her own defense , because she was a woman .
Judge Hunt dismissed the jury and pronounced her guilty .
She was outraged to be denied a trial by jury .
She proclaimed , “ I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty.
” To pay would have been to validate the proceedings .
To pardon Susan B. Anthony does the same.
’ Poignantly , the museum also called for respect for voting rights in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team have definitely not been able to be counted on for .
Recently , Trump has been threatening the Postal Service through , for instance , suggesting he might hold up emergency funding for it , which would seriously curtail the effective handling of mail-in ballots .
Separately , the Republican-led Senate has also refused to take up legislation passed by the Democrat-led House that would restore the 1965 Voting Rights Act to its full original power .
In a 2013 case , the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the legislation ’ s requirement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting discrimination… to convince the U.S. Justice Department or a federal court that any election changes they wished to make would not have a discriminatory effect , ” as Reuters explains .
In the time since that ruling , major election system updates have been undertaken .

This week, President Donald Trump signed a pardon for Susan B. Anthony, the women’s rights advocate who passed away in 1906 and, during her life, was at one point convicted for voting illegally after she cast a ballot prior to the passage of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote. The Susan B. Anthony Museum, which has “been interpreting her life and work for seventy-five years from her home and headquarters,” as they put it, objected to the pardon in a series of Twitter posts. For starters, as they explained, Anthony refused to ever pay any of the fine that was levied against her, because she did not want to in any way “validate” her conviction — although a de facto validation of the conviction is exactly what Trump’s pardon seems to do.
As the museum explained:
‘On news of a presidential pardon for Susan B. Anthony on August 18, 2020: Objection! Mr. President, Susan B. Anthony must decline your offer of a pardon today! Anthony wrote in her diary in 1873 that her trial for voting was “The greatest outrage History ever witnessed.” She was not allowed to speak as a witness in her own defense, because she was a woman. Judge Hunt dismissed the jury and pronounced her guilty. She was outraged to be denied a trial by jury. She proclaimed, “I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty.” To pay would have been to validate the proceedings. To pardon Susan B. Anthony does the same.’
Anthony wrote in her diary in 1873 that her trial for voting was “The greatest outrage History ever witnessed.” She was not allowed to speak as a witness in her own defense, because she was a woman. Judge Hunt dismissed the jury and pronounced her guilty. — S. B. Anthony Museum (@SusanBHouse) August 18, 2020
To pay would have been to validate the proceedings. To pardon Susan B. Anthony does the same. — S. B. Anthony Museum (@SusanBHouse) August 18, 2020
Poignantly, the museum also called for respect for voting rights in general, something that Trump and his team have definitely not been able to be counted on for.
We must assure that states respect the 14th, 15th, and 19th Amendments to the United States Constitution. — S. B. Anthony Museum (@SusanBHouse) August 18, 2020
Advocacy for human rights for all would be splendid. — S. B. Anthony Museum (@SusanBHouse) August 18, 2020
Recently, Trump has been threatening the Postal Service through, for instance, suggesting he might hold up emergency funding for it, which would seriously curtail the effective handling of mail-in ballots. Separately, the Republican-led Senate has also refused to take up legislation passed by the Democrat-led House that would restore the 1965 Voting Rights Act to its full original power. In a 2013 case, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the legislation’s requirement for “areas with a history of voting discrimination… to convince the U.S. Justice Department or a federal court that any election changes they wished to make would not have a discriminatory effect,” as Reuters explains. In the time since that ruling, major election system updates have been undertaken.