bipartisanreport--2020-03-06--Warren Admits She Targeted Bloomberg To Get Him Out

The Democratic presidential primary race has whittled down to just two major candidates : former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders .
The last major candidate to drop out and pave the way for their one-on-one match-up was Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren , who ’ s now confirmed that yes , she was trying to end former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg ’ s own Democratic presidential primary campaign with her attacks on him during a pair of Democratic debates last month .
In quickly viral debate moments , she hammered him right from the get-go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump who just happened to have a D for Democrat next to their name .
Warren seems to have been at least somewhat successful — Bloomberg dropped out of the presidential race on Wednesday , the day before she did .
According to FiveThirtyEight , his chances at the nomination started free-falling from their already precarious position around the same time that Warren launched her opening rhetorical salvos at a debate ahead of the Nevada caucuses .
‘ In my view , he was absolutely the riskiest candidate for Democrats on that stage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the reason why .
All of those things in his history mean that he could never launch any of those attacks against Donald Trump .
Think about the things we are going to need to talk about : hiding your taxes , history with women , embracing racist policies when you ’ re in charge , helping bazillionaires and leaving everybody else behind .
Shoot , he wouldn ’ t even be able to launch the autocrat argument against him because Michael Bloomberg ’ s the guy who , when he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the laws so he could hang onto power longer.
’ Bloomberg served as New York City mayor for three terms , ending in late 2013 .
( Current NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio took office on January 1 , 2014 . )
Criticism against Bloomberg ’ s candidacy ranged from his documented past of grossly sexist behavior to his perpetuation of a “ stop-and-frisk ” policy that gave New York police officers the green light to stop and frisk individuals on the basis of “ suspicion.
” Cops used that policy for millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s time in office , which were used to target and intimidate marginalized communities like African Americans .
Bloomberg ’ s claim that the program got “ out of control ” and he was innocent of responsibility was a lie .
Now , Bloomberg has endorsed Joe Biden , and he ’ s planning to use his money to continue his support for his preferred side of the Democratic field and beating Donald Trump in November .
Trump always paid close attention to Bloomberg ’ s campaign , even though the former mayor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidates .
Trump ’ s ego felt threatened .
And he has good reason to worry .
In Democratic presidential primaries this cycle , turnout has surged dramatically past 2016 levels , suggesting that anti-Trump voters are amped up and ready to go to take on the current president this fall .
Biden currently leads Trump by an average of 5.5 percent in hypothetical general election match-up polling , while Sanders has an average 4.7 percent lead .

The Democratic presidential primary race has whittled down to just two major candidates: former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. The last major candidate to drop out and pave the way for their one-on-one match-up was Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, who’s now confirmed that yes, she was trying to end former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s own Democratic presidential primary campaign with her attacks on him during a pair of Democratic debates last month. In quickly viral debate moments, she hammered him right from the get-go as an “arrogant billionaire” like Trump who just happened to have a D for Democrat next to their name.
Warren seems to have been at least somewhat successful — Bloomberg dropped out of the presidential race on Wednesday, the day before she did. According to FiveThirtyEight, his chances at the nomination started free-falling from their already precarious position around the same time that Warren launched her opening rhetorical salvos at a debate ahead of the Nevada caucuses.
Now, she explains:
‘In my view, he was absolutely the riskiest candidate for Democrats on that stage, and let me tell you part of the reason why. All of those things in his history mean that he could never launch any of those attacks against Donald Trump. Think about the things we are going to need to talk about: hiding your taxes, history with women, embracing racist policies when you’re in charge, helping bazillionaires and leaving everybody else behind. Shoot, he wouldn’t even be able to launch the autocrat argument against him because Michael Bloomberg’s the guy who, when he was mayor, literally got the change in the laws so he could hang onto power longer.’
Watch:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren takes credit for Mike Bloomberg ending his presidential campaign after their fiery exchange during his first debate. "In my view he was absolutely the riskiest candidate for Democrats on that stage." pic.twitter.com/sD8AG7iL6a — MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 6, 2020
Bloomberg served as New York City mayor for three terms, ending in late 2013. (Current NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio took office on January 1, 2014.) Criticism against Bloomberg’s candidacy ranged from his documented past of grossly sexist behavior to his perpetuation of a “stop-and-frisk” policy that gave New York police officers the green light to stop and frisk individuals on the basis of “suspicion.” Cops used that policy for millions of stop and frisks during Bloomberg’s time in office, which were used to target and intimidate marginalized communities like African Americans. Bloomberg’s claim that the program got “out of control” and he was innocent of responsibility was a lie.
Now, Bloomberg has endorsed Joe Biden, and he’s planning to use his money to continue his support for his preferred side of the Democratic field and beating Donald Trump in November. Trump always paid close attention to Bloomberg’s campaign, even though the former mayor never even quite cracked the top two candidates. Trump’s ego felt threatened.
And he has good reason to worry. In Democratic presidential primaries this cycle, turnout has surged dramatically past 2016 levels, suggesting that anti-Trump voters are amped up and ready to go to take on the current president this fall.
Biden currently leads Trump by an average of 5.5 percent in hypothetical general election match-up polling, while Sanders has an average 4.7 percent lead.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-07--Dem Chances Of Toppling McConnell Get Major Boost

With the Democratic presidential primary race well underway , there remain a whole lot of other races where Dems are focusing their attention also – including those featuring a slew of Democratic candidates vying for the U.S. Senate all across the country .
Some of the highest profile contenders who are trying to help their party take the upper Congressional chamber back from GOP control include Amy McGrath in Kentucky , Mark Kelly in Arizona , Sara Gideon in Maine , and more .
Now , POLITICO is reportingis reporting that Dems see their chances increasing majorly at turning these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ currently GOP-led Senate .
Two major developments are driving the boost in confidence – the surge in support for former Vice President Joe Biden ’ s presidential campaign and the expectation that former Montana Governor Steve Bullock will enter the race for a Senate seat from his state .
In the first case , a moderate presidential candidate could help down-ballot Dem candidates , they say , and in the latter situation , Bullock ’ s presumably popular potential candidacy – he already won statewide before – could put another seat in play @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper , who ’ s taking on his state ’ s incumbent Republican Senator Cory Gardner in a race the Cook Political Report calls a toss-up .
Former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp ( D-N.D. ) , who won in 2012 in a state that Barack Obama had lost majorly in the presidential election , commented : She ’ s hardly the first to insist as much – South Carolina Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn , who endorsed Biden ahead of his state ’ s Democratic primary election , said at one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ carnage ” in the case of a non-moderate Democratic presidential nominee .
At this point in the race , following a slew of dropouts , the only major candidate besides Biden is Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders .
Some have suggested that a Sanders candidacy could give the GOP grounds to accuse Dems of “ socialism ” – but they ’ re already doing that , and they ’ ve already been doing that .
’ When you look at all the previous Democratic candidates they were just different flavors of far-leftism .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ proposes a $ 4 trillion menu of goodies for the American people , which , of course , are going to have to be paid for through middle-class tax increases.
‘ Joe Biden is not far left , and he ’ s not running on some kind of actual conservative boogeyman far left platform – but they ’ re pushing this idea anyway .
Trump and his allies have good reason to worry , because 2020 Dem presidential primary turnout has surged dramatically beyond 2016 levels , suggesting voters are eager to take @ @ @

With the Democratic presidential primary race well underway, there remain a whole lot of other races where Dems are focusing their attention also – including those featuring a slew of Democratic candidates vying for the U.S. Senate all across the country. Some of the highest profile contenders who are trying to help their party take the upper Congressional chamber back from GOP control include Amy McGrath in Kentucky, Mark Kelly in Arizona, Sara Gideon in Maine, and more. Now, POLITICO is reportingis reporting that Dems see their chances increasing majorly at turning these races into a successful recapture of the currently GOP-led Senate.
Two major developments are driving the boost in confidence – the surge in support for former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign and the expectation that former Montana Governor Steve Bullock will enter the race for a Senate seat from his state. In the first case, a moderate presidential candidate could help down-ballot Dem candidates, they say, and in the latter situation, Bullock’s presumably popular potential candidacy – he already won statewide before – could put another seat in play big time.
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) insisted:
‘We have a better chance of winning now than we did just a few weeks ago.’
And well-known “moderate” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) added:
’I’m optimistic. I think we have some good candidates, and I think Joe Biden at the top of the ticket is going to be wonderful.’
Other Senate candidates include former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, who’s taking on his state’s incumbent Republican Senator Cory Gardner in a race the Cook Political Report calls a toss-up.
Former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), who won in 2012 in a state that Barack Obama had lost majorly in the presidential election, commented:
’It’s easier, when you’re running as a moderate in a moderate state, that you run on a ticket where the person at the top of the ticket is more moderate.’
She’s hardly the first to insist as much – South Carolina Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn, who endorsed Biden ahead of his state’s Democratic primary election, said at one point that he was concerned about down-ballot “carnage” in the case of a non-moderate Democratic presidential nominee.
At this point in the race, following a slew of dropouts, the only major candidate besides Biden is Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Some have suggested that a Sanders candidacy could give the GOP grounds to accuse Dems of “socialism” – but they’re already doing that, and they’ve already been doing that.
National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Todd Young (Ind.), for instance, commented:
’When you look at all the previous Democratic candidates they were just different flavors of far-leftism. Now we have Joe Biden, who proposes a $4 trillion menu of goodies for the American people, which, of course, are going to have to be paid for through middle-class tax increases.‘
Joe Biden is not far left, and he’s not running on some kind of actual conservative boogeyman far left platform – but they’re pushing this idea anyway. Trump and his allies have good reason to worry, because 2020 Dem presidential primary turnout has surged dramatically beyond 2016 levels, suggesting voters are eager to take Trump on.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-08--Erik Prince Recruites Ex-Spies To Help GOP Infiltrate Liberal Groups

The GOP just really loves their nefarious tactics , don ’ t they ?
Reports have now revealed that Erik Prince , who is both the brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the founder of the military contractor company Blackwater , got former spies to be involved in espionage operations that were led the infamous right-wing agitators Project Veritas , who have worked to target interests and organizations that could even be perceived as on the opposite side of the so-called “ Trump agenda.
” One former M16 agent named Richard Seddon , who Prince recruited , even directed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congressional campaign of Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger , who was eventually successful in her bid for a spot in Congress — and whose campaign was forced to fire the agent when their secret double identity as a Prince/Seddon plant was revealed .
Prince , Seddon , and that same undercover lackey — who used aliases to get close to the organizations that the lot of them targeted — also participated in operations like one 2017 gambit targeting a Michigan office of the American Federation of Teachers , who had some of their files @ @ @ @ @ @ @ details about Seddon ’ s participation ( and Prince ’ s ) “ have emerged from the discovery process of a court battle between the group and the union , ” The New York Times reports , referencing the American Federation of Teachers ’ legal challenge against Project Veritas and its leader , James O ’ Keefe .
The Times reports that Prince ’ s efforts stretch at least back to the 2016 campaign season — adding yet another facet to the corruption that Trump has always so feverishly claimed was never there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ smoke .
The publication explains : ‘ Mr .
Prince appears to have become interested in using former spies to train Project Veritas operatives in espionage tactics sometime during the 2016 presidential campaign .
Reaching out to several intelligence veterans — and occasionally using Mr. Seddon to make the pitch — Mr .
Prince said he wanted the Project Veritas employees to learn skills like how to recruit sources and how to conduct clandestine recordings , among other surveillance techniques.
’ It ’ s unclear , the paper notes , what role anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may have had in the espionage that Prince helped with and has ensnared them in court struggles — although Project Veritas has enjoyed an increasing profile in conservative circles .
In 2018 alone , the group “ received $ 8.6 million in contributions and grants , ” The Times explains , and that same year , “ Mr .
O ’ Keefe earned about $ 387,000.
” Meanwhile , Prince “ worked with the former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn during the presidential transition , ” The Times explains , and later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take up a plan to privatize American fighting forces in Afghanistan .
That plan was never accepted , and just recently , the president ’ s team announced a plan to run the exact opposite direction and withdraw all American troops from the country , pending Taliban adherence with a peace agreement that ’ s been set up .
Prince is one of many deeply questionable figures circulating close to the president .
He ’ s faced an investigation into seemingly lying to Congress about the circumstances of his meeting with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he got his Project Veritas association going .

The GOP just really loves their nefarious tactics, don’t they? Reports have now revealed that Erik Prince, who is both the brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the founder of the military contractor company Blackwater, got former spies to be involved in espionage operations that were led the infamous right-wing agitators Project Veritas, who have worked to target interests and organizations that could even be perceived as on the opposite side of the so-called “Trump agenda.” One former M16 agent named Richard Seddon, who Prince recruited, even directed an operative to go undercover in the Congressional campaign of Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger, who was eventually successful in her bid for a spot in Congress — and whose campaign was forced to fire the agent when their secret double identity as a Prince/Seddon plant was revealed.
Prince, Seddon, and that same undercover lackey — who used aliases to get close to the organizations that the lot of them targeted — also participated in operations like one 2017 gambit targeting a Michigan office of the American Federation of Teachers, who had some of their files stolen and conversations secretly recorded. The details about Seddon’s participation (and Prince’s) “have emerged from the discovery process of a court battle between the group and the union,” The New York Times reports, referencing the American Federation of Teachers’ legal challenge against Project Veritas and its leader, James O’Keefe.
The Times reports that Prince’s efforts stretch at least back to the 2016 campaign season — adding yet another facet to the corruption that Trump has always so feverishly claimed was never there, despite all the only barely metaphorical smoke. The publication explains:
‘Mr. Prince appears to have become interested in using former spies to train Project Veritas operatives in espionage tactics sometime during the 2016 presidential campaign. Reaching out to several intelligence veterans — and occasionally using Mr. Seddon to make the pitch — Mr. Prince said he wanted the Project Veritas employees to learn skills like how to recruit sources and how to conduct clandestine recordings, among other surveillance techniques.’
It’s unclear, the paper notes, what role anyone with any more formal connection to Trump may have had in the espionage that Prince helped with and has ensnared them in court struggles — although Project Veritas has enjoyed an increasing profile in conservative circles. In 2018 alone, the group “received $8.6 million in contributions and grants,” The Times explains, and that same year, “Mr. O’Keefe earned about $387,000.”
Meanwhile, Prince “worked with the former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn during the presidential transition,” The Times explains, and later, he tried to convince then-Trump officials to take up a plan to privatize American fighting forces in Afghanistan. That plan was never accepted, and just recently, the president’s team announced a plan to run the exact opposite direction and withdraw all American troops from the country, pending Taliban adherence with a peace agreement that’s been set up.
Prince is one of many deeply questionable figures circulating close to the president. He’s faced an investigation into seemingly lying to Congress about the circumstances of his meeting with a Russian banker around the same time that he got his Project Veritas association going.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-08--Trump Tweets NY Times Is ‘Dead’ & People Revolt Instantly

If The New York Times cast aside all of its objectivity , commitment to accuracy , and fawned all over Donald Trump with sickly sweet gushing he just might like one of the pillars of the fourth estate .
However , since the newspaper does not support dictator-like actions , it continues to roll along with its first-rate general reporting and investigative reporting .
Without the media , America could be Russia .
‘ The New York Times is an embarrassment to journalism .
They were a dead paper before I went into politics , and they will be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be in 5 years .
Fake News is the Enemy of the people !
’ One of the people who responded to Trump ’ s tweet , Timothy Ferris , nailed it by slyly inserting the word cockwomble into his post .
Does its definition remind us of anyone ?
Check it out : Twitter world exploded after Trump attacked the news .
Take a look at some of our favorite responses below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

If The New York Times cast aside all of its objectivity, commitment to accuracy, and fawned all over Donald Trump with sickly sweet gushing he just might like one of the pillars of the fourth estate. However, since the newspaper does not support dictator-like actions, it continues to roll along with its first-rate general reporting and investigative reporting. Without the media, America could be Russia.
Trump called the paper “fake news” and “a dead paper:”
‘The New York Times is an embarrassment to journalism. They were a dead paper before I went into politics, and they will be a dead paper after I leave, which will be in 5 years. Fake News is the Enemy of the people!’
One of the people who responded to Trump’s tweet, Timothy Ferris, nailed it by slyly inserting the word cockwomble into his post. Does its definition remind us of anyone? Check it out:
‘Cockwomble: A person, usually male, prone to making outrageously stupid statements and/or inappropriate behavior while generally having a very high opinion of their own wisdom and importance.’
Twitter world exploded after Trump attacked the news. Take a look at some of our favorite responses below:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-08--Ben Carson Embarrasses Himself On ABC’s ‘This Week’

The Coronavirus is continuing to spread in the United States — more than 400 people have been documented as infected and some 19 people have died in the country from the disease .
Yet , this weekend on ABC ’ s This Week , it was unclear at best what if any substantive information for the American people that Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson really had .
He offered a whole lot of words and barely any meaning , dismissing the unique significance of the brand new illness which has infected and killed many thousands of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any have any real immunity to .
At first , host George Stephanopoulos asked for Carson ’ s thoughts about the potential scope of the disease , which some have suggested could end up infecting very large portions of the American population .
Carson did not immediately actually answer the question .
Instead , he began : ‘ There is no question that we should be informed about how we should manage our own lives .
It ’ s very important for people to understand that this virus is like other viruses , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so we have flu seasons that come up frequently , and there are certain precautions that you take during that time to make sure that you don ’ t contract the virus.
’ What ?
The Coronavirus is a virus , yes , and the flu is also a virus , but the two are not the same — even though Trump himself called the illness the “ Corona flu ” during a particularly misinformation-filled interview that he did with Fox News ’ s Sean Hannity .
In reality , although overall most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recovered , its fatality rate has been significantly higher than that of the ordinary flu .
Carson continued with just general observations about the situation , explaining : ‘ Bear in mind that there ’ s a certain segment of our society that ’ s particularly vulnerable .
Those would include people who have underlying medical conditions and elderly — and particularly elderly who have underlying medical conditions… t ’ s very important for people to understand that the vast majority of the people who contract the virus are only going to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a little bit of exaggeration in terms of what happens if you contract it.
’ There they go with the claims about fake news again .
Stephanopoulos pressed Carson to actually answer his question about his perspective on the potential scope of the disease spread in the U.S. , and the official insisted : Trump ’ s not exactly joining in on that work .
He ’ s even called fears and negative coverage of the situation a “ hoax , ” besides actively undercutting health professionals ’ work with claims like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hunch ” that the World Health Organization was wrong about the virus ’ s fatality rate .
There ’ s nothing suggesting that Trump is actually correct .

The Coronavirus is continuing to spread in the United States — more than 400 people have been documented as infected and some 19 people have died in the country from the disease. Yet, this weekend on ABC’s This Week, it was unclear at best what if any substantive information for the American people that Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson really had. He offered a whole lot of words and barely any meaning, dismissing the unique significance of the brand new illness which has infected and killed many thousands of people around the world and which few if any have any real immunity to.
At first, host George Stephanopoulos asked for Carson’s thoughts about the potential scope of the disease, which some have suggested could end up infecting very large portions of the American population. Carson did not immediately actually answer the question. Instead, he began:
‘There is no question that we should be informed about how we should manage our own lives. It’s very important for people to understand that this virus is like other viruses, should be treated the same way — so we have flu seasons that come up frequently, and there are certain precautions that you take during that time to make sure that you don’t contract the virus.’
What? The Coronavirus is a virus, yes, and the flu is also a virus, but the two are not the same — even though Trump himself called the illness the “Corona flu” during a particularly misinformation-filled interview that he did with Fox News’s Sean Hannity. In reality, although overall most of those infected with the Coronavirus have recovered, its fatality rate has been significantly higher than that of the ordinary flu.
Trump to Hannity on WHO saying coronavirus death rate is 3.4%: "I think the 3.4% number is really a false number. Now this is just my hunch, but based on a lot of conversations … personally, I'd say the number is way under 1%." Astoundingly irresponsible. pic.twitter.com/uC9c03zX31 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 5, 2020
Carson continued with just general observations about the situation, explaining:
‘Bear in mind that there’s a certain segment of our society that’s particularly vulnerable. Those would include people who have underlying medical conditions and elderly — and particularly elderly who have underlying medical conditions… t’s very important for people to understand that the vast majority of the people who contract the virus are only going to have flu-like symptoms or less… So there’s a little bit of exaggeration in terms of what happens if you contract it.’
There they go with the claims about fake news again.
Stephanopoulos pressed Carson to actually answer his question about his perspective on the potential scope of the disease spread in the U.S., and the official insisted:
‘The thing that needs to be understood is that we are working very hard, looking at all the evidence on a day-by-day basis, making recommendations based on that, and we need to be working together — federal, state, and local health officials, and the medical professionals.’
Watch:
Housing and Urban Development Sec. Ben Carson tells @GStephanopoulos he believes it's possible that "it's possible for large numbers of people" could be infected by COVID-19. "We are working very hard, looking at all the evidence on a day-by-day basis." https://t.co/KrjZBg1mmj pic.twitter.com/8z8JHeRywj — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 8, 2020
Trump’s not exactly joining in on that work.
He’s even called fears and negative coverage of the situation a “hoax,” besides actively undercutting health professionals’ work with claims like his insistence that he had a “hunch” that the World Health Organization was wrong about the virus’s fatality rate. There’s nothing suggesting that Trump is actually correct.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-08--Trump Breaks Three-Decade Tradition To Snub Pelosi

Donald Trump has taken a wrecking ball to the institutions that prop up the government ’ s foundation and cracked the pillars of the Justice Department , the Supreme Court , and the Legislative Branch .
One of those institutions is the annual St. Patrick ’ s Day lunch .
This is how it unfolded .
One of the capitol ’ s oldest bipartisan traditions began in 1983 .
House Speaker Tip O ’ Neill ( D-MA ) invited President Ronald Reagan ( R ) over to the Capitol for this lunch .
Since then , the Speaker has scheduled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming to America , which was set for Thursday .
However , Trump snubbed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ’ s ( D-CA ) invitation .
By doing so , he broke nearly 30 years of tradition .
Of course , the White House blamed Speaker Pelosi .
‘ Since the Speaker has chosen to tear this Nation apart with her actions and her rhetoric , the President will not participate in moments where she so often chooses to drive discord and disunity , and will instead celebrate the rich history and strong ties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House on March 12.
’ ‘ There has never been stronger support in the Congress and in the country for the U.S.-Ireland bilateral relationship .
One would think that the White House could set petty , partisan politics aside for this historic occasion.
’ Presidents have missed the lunch four times .
For example , President George W. Bush was in the midst of the Iraq invasion .
When presidents have missed , they always sent their vice presidents .
Mike Pence will not be going .
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These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Donald Trump has taken a wrecking ball to the institutions that prop up the government’s foundation and cracked the pillars of the Justice Department, the Supreme Court, and the Legislative Branch. One of those institutions is the annual St. Patrick’s Day lunch. This is how it unfolded.
One of the capitol’s oldest bipartisan traditions began in 1983. House Speaker Tip O’Neill (D-MA) invited President Ronald Reagan (R) over to the Capitol for this lunch. Since then, the Speaker has scheduled the lunch around the Taoiseach of Ireland coming to America, which was set for Thursday.
However, Trump snubbed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) invitation. By doing so, he broke nearly 30 years of tradition. Of course, the White House blamed Speaker Pelosi.
White House spokesperson Judd Deere told The POLITICO:
‘Since the Speaker has chosen to tear this Nation apart with her actions and her rhetoric, the President will not participate in moments where she so often chooses to drive discord and disunity, and will instead celebrate the rich history and strong ties between the United States and Ireland at the White House on March 12.’
Deere continued:
‘The relationship between our two countries has never been stronger, and the President looks forward to welcoming the Prime Minister of Ireland for the annual Shamrock Bowl presentation.’
Pelosi’s spokesperson Drew Hammill said:
‘There has never been stronger support in the Congress and in the country for the U.S.-Ireland bilateral relationship. One would think that the White House could set petty, partisan politics aside for this historic occasion.’
Presidents have missed the lunch four times. For example, President George W. Bush was in the midst of the Iraq invasion. When presidents have missed, they always sent their vice presidents. Mike Pence will not be going.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-08--Inslee Responds To Trump’s Attacks Like A Hero

Donald Trump likes to lob his slur spears at anyone who disagrees with him or who might be a person he can blame .
The more confident the target is , the less Trump ’ s weaponized words affect her or him .
The governor of Washington is a good example of that .
Trump called the Washington Governor and brief 2020 presidential candidate Jay Inslee a “ snake.
” Perhaps it was to do something with a nursing home in Seattle being the first hotbed for the Coronavirus.
” In addition , Inslee had been urging a bipartisanship approach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pence went to Washington this past Thursday for a meeting with Inslee and the state ’ s congressional delegation .
The goal was to talk about a response to Coronavirus .
Trump shot a slur spear at Inslee that just rolled off of the governor ’ s back .
Then , Inslee commented “ I don ’ t really care too much what Donald Trump thinks of me : ” Adviser to Trump , Larry Kudlow , told people to avoid going to Seattle .
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Seattle , King County , Washington State and public health officials are taking thoughtful and precautionary steps to stop the spread of the virus .
We rely on our federal partners for the steadfast support every American deserves .
This administration is name-calling and making inaccurate off-the-cuff comments – it ’ s simply irresponsible and has serious consequences for our residents and businesses.
’ Twitter world had a lot of fun with this one .
Take a look at some of our favorites below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Donald Trump likes to lob his slur spears at anyone who disagrees with him or who might be a person he can blame. The more confident the target is, the less Trump’s weaponized words affect her or him. The governor of Washington is a good example of that.
Trump called the Washington Governor and brief 2020 presidential candidate Jay Inslee a “snake.” Perhaps it was to do something with a nursing home in Seattle being the first hotbed for the Coronavirus.”
In addition, Inslee had been urging a bipartisanship approach to the virus. Vice President Mike Pence went to Washington this past Thursday for a meeting with Inslee and the state’s congressional delegation. The goal was to talk about a response to Coronavirus.
Trump shot a slur spear at Inslee that just rolled off of the governor’s back. Then, Inslee commented “I don’t really care too much what Donald Trump thinks of me:”
‘.@GovInslee responds to @realDonaldTrump’s criticisms this week: “I don’t really care too much what Donald Trump thinks of me.” Inslee instead urges bipartisanship telling @margbrennan “We really need to work together” WATCH –> pic.twitter.com/sEvzr28458— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) March 8, 2020’
.@GovInslee responds to @realDonaldTrump’s criticisms this week: “I don’t really care too much what Donald Trump thinks of me.” Inslee instead urges bipartisanship telling @margbrennan “We really need to work together” WATCH –> pic.twitter.com/sEvzr28458 — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) March 8, 2020
Adviser to Trump, Larry Kudlow, told people to avoid going to Seattle. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said, according to the POLITICO:
‘The city of Seattle, King County, Washington State and public health officials are taking thoughtful and precautionary steps to stop the spread of the virus. We rely on our federal partners for the steadfast support every American deserves. This administration is name-calling and making inaccurate off-the-cuff comments – it’s simply irresponsible and has serious consequences for our residents and businesses.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-03-08--Carson Makes Staggering Contaminated Cruise Ship Remarks

The Coronavirus has spread far and wide within the United States , and on top of the problems on the mainland , the Grand Princess cruise ship , which is currently off the California coast , has faced at least 21 passengers testing positive for the illness .
The ship is set to dock at an Oakland port on Monday , at which time a carefully controlled disembarkation process for passengers is set to get underway , but on Sunday morning — with barely a day to go , if that — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process would actually entail .
Are they going into this blind ?
Directly asked by ABC host George Stephanopoulos what the plan was to deal with the situation of the around 3,500 people on the Grand Princess cruise ship , Carson responded : Stephanopoulos cut in to point out that the Grand Princess is scheduled to dock tomorrow , as the ship ’ s captain has revealed .
Carson stumbled through the response that he offered next , continuing : Stephanopoulos pointed out that one might expect a Cabinet secretary dealing with health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to preview a plan for dealing with thousands of potentially sick people the day before they ’ re set to arrive at a U.S. port to await treatment .
On the Diamond Princess cruise ship , which was held off the coast of Japan for two weeks recently , a full 700 people ended up contracting the virus .
In other words , he appears to be keeping quiet in an effort to serve the messaging and propaganda efforts of others in the administration , like President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been tasked with leading and coordinating the administration ’ s Coronavirus response .
The at times wildly information-lacking responses from the Trump administration to the Coronavirus situation underscore just how precarious the situation really is .
Confirmed cases in the U.S. have shot up past 400 as testing has actually gotten underway at a large-scale , which took weeks to actually happen .
Cases have popped up in the majority of U.S. states — and even Washington , D.C. — and at least 19 people have died in the U.S. so far .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease is especially dangerous to those already immunocompromised .
Trump has provided no back-up on which Carson and the rest of the administration can fall , let alone American observers .
On Sunday morning , where was his attention ?
He was focusing on attacking the media for supposed “ fake news ” instead of dealing either with the actual stumblings of his administration or addressing people ’ s concerns about what has taken place .
He even brought back his insistence that “ fake news ” is the “ enemy of the @ @ @

The Coronavirus has spread far and wide within the United States, and on top of the problems on the mainland, the Grand Princess cruise ship, which is currently off the California coast, has faced at least 21 passengers testing positive for the illness. The ship is set to dock at an Oakland port on Monday, at which time a carefully controlled disembarkation process for passengers is set to get underway, but on Sunday morning — with barely a day to go, if that — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson declined to “preview” what that process would actually entail. Are they going into this blind?
Directly asked by ABC host George Stephanopoulos what the plan was to deal with the situation of the around 3,500 people on the Grand Princess cruise ship, Carson responded:
‘The vice president met with the CEOs of the major cruise ship companies yesterday, and they are coming up with a plan within 72 hours of that meeting.’
Stephanopoulos cut in to point out that the Grand Princess is scheduled to dock tomorrow, as the ship’s captain has revealed.
Carson stumbled through the response that he offered next, continuing:
‘The plan will be in place by that time, but I don’t want to preview the plan right now.’
Stephanopoulos pointed out that one might expect a Cabinet secretary dealing with health issues in the U.S. to be able to preview a plan for dealing with thousands of potentially sick people the day before they’re set to arrive at a U.S. port to await treatment.
On the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which was held off the coast of Japan for two weeks recently, a full 700 people ended up contracting the virus.
Carson continued:
‘I think it all needs to come from a solitary source. We shouldn’t have 16 people saying what the plan is, particularly when it hasn’t been fully formulated.’
In other words, he appears to be keeping quiet in an effort to serve the messaging and propaganda efforts of others in the administration, like President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, the latter of whom has been tasked with leading and coordinating the administration’s Coronavirus response.
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Pressed on plans to handle 3,500 people on board the Grand Princess Cruise ship where 21 passengers tested positive for COVID-19, Sec. Carson tells @GStephanopoulos he doesn't "want to preview the plan right now." https://t.co/sk3xGytf04 pic.twitter.com/ryko0w52ml — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 8, 2020
The at times wildly information-lacking responses from the Trump administration to the Coronavirus situation underscore just how precarious the situation really is. Confirmed cases in the U.S. have shot up past 400 as testing has actually gotten underway at a large-scale, which took weeks to actually happen. Cases have popped up in the majority of U.S. states — and even Washington, D.C. — and at least 19 people have died in the U.S. so far. Although many sufferers have recovered, the disease is especially dangerous to those already immunocompromised.
Trump has provided no back-up on which Carson and the rest of the administration can fall, let alone American observers. On Sunday morning, where was his attention? He was focusing on attacking the media for supposed “fake news” instead of dealing either with the actual stumblings of his administration or addressing people’s concerns about what has taken place. He even brought back his insistence that “fake news” is the “enemy of the people”!
We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus. We moved VERY early to close borders to certain areas, which was a Godsend. V.P. is doing a great job. The Fake News Media is doing everything possible to make us look bad. Sad! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 8, 2020
The New York Times is an embarrassment to journalism. They were a dead paper before I went into politics, and they will be a dead paper after I leave, which will be in 5 years. Fake News is the Enemy of the people! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 8, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-03-08--Trump Ignores CDC Warnings, Invites Crowds To Gather

Donald Trump ’ s people have been touting the Republican ’ s response to the Coronavirus : “ facts over fear.
” Still , the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) removed the number of people who have been tested from its website .
One of the president ’ s talking head doctors could not give CNN State of the Union ’ s Jake Tapper the actual number of people infected with the virus , So how is POTUS been handling the spreading the disease ?
Even as a case of the virus emerged within miles of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a reporter ’ s question of whether he would continue with his Keep America Great campaign events .
Trump responded , according to LifeSiteNews : The president spoke to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in southern Florida .
He had invited the Brazilian Jair Bolonaro to join him .
Of course , the CDC has warned senior citizens to stay away from any place where people congregate .
That would include restaurants , meeting rooms , and resorts , such as Mar-a-Lago .
Perhaps , Trump considers himself bullet-proof .
The number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 19 confirmed deaths .
A nursing home in Washington was where the disease took root and blossomed .
From there , the virus was quickly sending the seeds of its disease across the country to infect people in 32 stataes , thus far .
The Washington D.C. case was a man in his 50s who had not been traveling off-shore .
He had no contact with anyone who had been infected that he knew of , but the Coronavirus travels with an individual showing no symptoms but contagious for several days .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When reporters asked if Trump feared contracting the disease that has already infection the nation ’ s capitol , he responded : That was an odd response , but one consistent with Trump ’ s reactions elsewhere .
He visited the CDC Friday where there had been the scare that someone had contracted the disease .
Trump ’ s handlers canceled the trip , but put it back in the schedule once the CDC employee was found to not have the virus .
While he was at the CDC , POTUS said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a different warning .
It told people to stay away from crowds , and that those who were elderly should stay home most of their time .
So what age is considered elderly ?
The official age was 65 , but many believed that 70 was a more accurate age .
All three prresidential candidates are in their 70 ’ s .
Yet , the 73-year-old U.S. president had no plans to stop holding his rallies .
A significant number of those in attendance have been senior citizens .
A glance at his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The president has been contradicting his own experts on the Coronavirus .
While he was at the CDC Friday , he claimed that anyone who wanted a test for the virus could have one .
That was not true .
Trump came out swinging at the governor of Washington Jay Inslee for having the most cases .
He called him a “ snake.
” That was at the same time that the president had tried to keep a ship off-shore , because if the people came on-shore , that would raise the infection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the commander-in-chief said he was surprised that individuals could die from the flu .
Apparently , he did not know his own grandfather died from the flu .
The Coronavirus began in China .
So far , over 100,000 people have the disease and over 3,500 people have died .
Many of those were in China where the disease started .
Both Senator Bernie Sanders ( I-VT ) and former Vice President Joe Biden ( D ) plan to continue their campaign events , too .
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Donald Trump’s people have been touting the Republican’s response to the Coronavirus: “facts over fear.” Still, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) removed the number of people who have been tested from its website. One of the president’s talking head doctors could not give CNN State of the Union’s Jake Tapper the actual number of people infected with the virus, So how is POTUS been handling the spreading the disease?
Even as a case of the virus emerged within miles of the White House, the president fielded a reporter’s question of whether he would continue with his Keep America Great campaign events. Trump responded, according to LifeSiteNews:
‘We will have tremendous rallies and we’re doing very well, and we’ve done a fantastic job with respect to that subject.’
The president spoke to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in southern Florida. He had invited the Brazilian Jair Bolonaro to join him. Of course, the CDC has warned senior citizens to stay away from any place where people congregate. That would include restaurants, meeting rooms, and resorts, such as Mar-a-Lago. Perhaps, Trump considers himself bullet-proof.
The number of people with the virus shot past 400 and 19 confirmed deaths. A nursing home in Washington was where the disease took root and blossomed. From there, the virus was quickly sending the seeds of its disease across the country to infect people in 32 stataes, thus far.
The Washington D.C. case was a man in his 50s who had not been traveling off-shore. He had no contact with anyone who had been infected that he knew of, but the Coronavirus travels with an individual showing no symptoms but contagious for several days. That makes it that much more stealthy.
When reporters asked if Trump feared contracting the disease that has already infection the nation’s capitol, he responded:
‘No, I’m not concerned at all.’
That was an odd response, but one consistent with Trump’s reactions elsewhere. He visited the CDC Friday where there had been the scare that someone had contracted the disease. Trump’s handlers canceled the trip, but put it back in the schedule once the CDC employee was found to not have the virus. While he was at the CDC, POTUS said that the disease:
‘[Coronavirus in crowds] doesn’t bother me at all.’
The CDC had a different warning. It told people to stay away from crowds, and that those who were elderly should stay home most of their time. So what age is considered elderly? The official age was 65, but many believed that 70 was a more accurate age. All three prresidential candidates are in their 70’s.
Yet, the 73-year-old U.S. president had no plans to stop holding his rallies. A significant number of those in attendance have been senior citizens. A glance at his websites showed “no events scheduled.”
The president has been contradicting his own experts on the Coronavirus. While he was at the CDC Friday, he claimed that anyone who wanted a test for the virus could have one. That was not true.
Trump came out swinging at the governor of Washington Jay Inslee for having the most cases. He called him a “snake.” That was at the same time that the president had tried to keep a ship off-shore, because if the people came on-shore, that would raise the infection numbers.
During the press conference, the commander-in-chief said he was surprised that individuals could die from the flu. Apparently, he did not know his own grandfather died from the flu.
The Coronavirus began in China. So far, over 100,000 people have the disease and over 3,500 people have died. Many of those were in China where the disease started.
Both Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and former Vice President Joe Biden (D) plan to continue their campaign events, too. All three of the septuagenarians intend to carry on with their live events.
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bipartisanreport--2020-03-08--Sanders Hammers Trump Over Coronavirus On ‘Meet the Press’

President Donald Trump has not exactly won many new fans with his handling of the Coronavirus , which has been reported in 32 states ( and Washington D.C. ) as of early this Sunday and infected more than 400 people in the U.S. , killing 19 .
During a Meet the Press appearance this weekend , Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders ( Vt. ) harshly criticized Trump ’ s response to the growing illness , which has included at least as much complaining about those covering the facts of his administration as other actually important elements .
Just this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ sad ” fake news was supposedly getting things wrong — he didn ’ t say exactly what , though .
Trump has definitely made his commitment to basic science repeatedly seem very questionable at best .
For instance , he ’ s dismissed reports about the looming effects of climate change that ’ ve come out of his own administration , and this Coronavirus situation reveals a time when that detachment from basic scientific principle becomes potentially dangerous .
During one recent interview on Sean Hannity ’ s Fox News show , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Coronavirus could simply go to work if they wished — but that ’ s far from true !
The disease is very contagious , and it could be very dangerous for immunocompromised populations .
During his time on Sunday television this weekend , Sanders also addressed the question of whether or not presidential candidates — including Trump , not just those on the Democratic side — should reconsider holding large rallies considering the documented community spread of the Coronavirus .
Trump — seemingly forever committed to his ego — has already said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of the virus .
‘ We are talking to public health officials all over this country , and obviously what is important to us is to protect the health of the American people .
This is an issue , obviously , not just for our campaign .
This is an issue for the National Basketball Association — it ’ s an issue for every organization across this country that has large events — so all I can tell you is that it is an issue that we are looking at , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials.
’ That ’ s a kind of logic that ’ s been absent from the president ’ s own response to the situation .
Trump ’ s complaints about media coverage of the situation , even as Americans have been getting sick and dying , have stretched over a period of weeks on end at this point .
And his attention to media coverage is driving administration response — reportedly , he wanted to keep a cruise ship with infected passengers out at sea just to keep domestic disease numbers down .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential campaign issue — especially since Trump keeps politicizing it , with complaints like his Sunday tweet : Observers aren ’ t going to take the guy seriously who said he ’ s “ never understood wind .
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President Donald Trump has not exactly won many new fans with his handling of the Coronavirus, which has been reported in 32 states (and Washington D.C.) as of early this Sunday and infected more than 400 people in the U.S., killing 19. During a Meet the Press appearance this weekend, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) harshly criticized Trump’s response to the growing illness, which has included at least as much complaining about those covering the facts of his administration as other actually important elements. Just this Sunday morning, Trump claimed that the “sad” fake news was supposedly getting things wrong — he didn’t say exactly what, though.
As NBC reports:
‘Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says his coronavirus response would be “very different” from President Trump’s. @BernieSanders : “Unlike Trump, I believe in science.”‘
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says his coronavirus response would be “very different” from President Trump’s.@BernieSanders: “Unlike Trump, I believe in science.” #MTP — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) March 8, 2020
Trump has definitely made his commitment to basic science repeatedly seem very questionable at best. For instance, he’s dismissed reports about the looming effects of climate change that’ve come out of his own administration, and this Coronavirus situation reveals a time when that detachment from basic scientific principle becomes potentially dangerous. During one recent interview on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show, Trump even suggested that those infected with the Coronavirus could simply go to work if they wished — but that’s far from true! The disease is very contagious, and it could be very dangerous for immunocompromised populations.
This actually happened: POTUS went on Hannity, downplayed coronavirus threat, said scientists are probably wrong, suggested its not a big deal to go to work if you're sick with it. And so much more! https://t.co/EcDDlOn0CU — Rod Dreher (@roddreher) March 5, 2020
During his time on Sunday television this weekend, Sanders also addressed the question of whether or not presidential candidates — including Trump, not just those on the Democratic side — should reconsider holding large rallies considering the documented community spread of the Coronavirus. Trump — seemingly forever committed to his ego — has already said that he would not cancel any rallies because of the virus.
Sanders offered a different perspective. He explained:
‘We are talking to public health officials all over this country, and obviously what is important to us is to protect the health of the American people. This is an issue, obviously, not just for our campaign. This is an issue for the National Basketball Association — it’s an issue for every organization across this country that has large events — so all I can tell you is that it is an issue that we are looking at, and we’re talking to public health officials.’
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WATCH: Sen. @berniesanders says he’s talking to public health officials “all over the country” about the safety of holding large campaign rallies as coronavirus spreads. #MTP "That is an issue we are looking at." pic.twitter.com/gO8K5Xee3G — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) March 8, 2020
That’s a kind of logic that’s been absent from the president’s own response to the situation. Trump’s complaints about media coverage of the situation, even as Americans have been getting sick and dying, have stretched over a period of weeks on end at this point. And his attention to media coverage is driving administration response — reportedly, he wanted to keep a cruise ship with infected passengers out at sea just to keep domestic disease numbers down.
PENCE was set to evacuate infected Americans from a cruise ship. Then TRUMP stepped in — worried how “the numbers” would look if more cases were documented on the mainland. How Trump’s approach made the coronavirus crisis worse. NEW tonight, from me. https://t.co/U7a503lOWW — Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) March 8, 2020
The disease is well-positioned as a 2020 presidential campaign issue — especially since Trump keeps politicizing it, with complaints like his Sunday tweet:
‘We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus. We moved VERY early to close borders to certain areas, which was a Godsend. V.P. is doing a great job. The Fake News Media is doing everything possible to make us look bad. Sad!’
Observers aren’t going to take the guy seriously who said he’s “never understood wind.”
We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus. We moved VERY early to close borders to certain areas, which was a Godsend. V.P. is doing a great job. The Fake News Media is doing everything possible to make us look bad. Sad! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 8, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-03-08--HHS Secretary Refuses To Lay Out Trump Plan For Cruise Ship

What is going on with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) Dr. Ben Carson ?
Donald Trump gave him that job , because as a child he lived in a housing project .
He probably would have done better as the Secretary of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) .
After all , he was a neurosurgeon , which takes a substantial amount of intellect .
Yet , he comes across as not very bright .
So what is the deal ?
Carson appeared on ABC ’ s This Week with George Stephanopoulos Sunday morning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The doctor ’ s expertise obviously did not include infectious disease .
He said that Coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) was like the common flu .
That was not true .
Coronavirus comes from the same family subset as pneumonia .
Stephanopoulos said the Grand Princess was docking in Oakland to offload the infected and not infected passengers .
He asked Dr. Carson : However , the doctor did not want to talk about that plan : Carson said during the interview that there was no problem with healthy people going to “ large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also encouraged Americans to be careful in the same way they would with any other virus .
They should wash their hands .
Trump sent out his administration ’ s physicians Sunday to comment on the Coronavirus .
They advised elderly Americans and people with pre-existing conditions to avoid large crowds and not travel as much .
U.S .
Surgeon General Jerome Adams said it was up to local officials to decide whether to cancel big events and to let people telecommute .
Adams said on State of the Union : Dr. Adams @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available for doctors and medical centers .
However , he noted that there would be over two million ready in the next several days .
HHS Secretary Alex Azor held a press conference and said 700,000 Coronavirus test kits had been sent out to hospitals .
Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Girior told POLITICO that there were more tests that passed quality control moving that number up to 1.5 million .
Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp , large commercial labs , have started to do their own tests after the FDA agreed .
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What is going on with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Dr. Ben Carson? Donald Trump gave him that job, because as a child he lived in a housing project. He probably would have done better as the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). After all, he was a neurosurgeon, which takes a substantial amount of intellect. Yet, he comes across as not very bright. So what is the deal?
Carson appeared on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos Sunday morning and made things worse for Americans. The doctor’s expertise obviously did not include infectious disease. He said that Coronavirus (COVID-19) was like the common flu. That was not true.
Coronavirus comes from the same family subset as pneumonia.
Stephanopoulos said the Grand Princess was docking in Oakland to offload the infected and not infected passengers. He asked Dr. Carson:
‘What plan is in place to deal with the 3,500 people onboard?’
However, the doctor did not want to talk about that plan:
‘The plan will be in place by that time. But I don’t want to preview the plan right now.’
The show’s host asked:
‘Shouldn’t you be able to do that?’
Carson came back with:
‘I think it needs to all come from a solitary source, we shouldn’t have 16 people saying what the plan is.’
Carson said during the interview that there was no problem with healthy people going to “large events like campaign rallies.”
‘There is no reason you shouldn’t go, but he said that if an individual is in a high-risk category, like the elderly, then he or she should “think twice.’
The doctor also encouraged Americans to be careful in the same way they would with any other virus. They should wash their hands.
Trump sent out his administration’s physicians Sunday to comment on the Coronavirus. They advised elderly Americans and people with pre-existing conditions to avoid large crowds and not travel as much.
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said it was up to local officials to decide whether to cancel big events and to let people telecommute. Adams said on State of the Union:
‘Life can’t stop.’
Dr. Adams added that there were 75,000 test kits available for doctors and medical centers. However, he noted that there would be over two million ready in the next several days.
HHS Secretary Alex Azor held a press conference and said 700,000 Coronavirus test kits had been sent out to hospitals. Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Girior told POLITICO that there were more tests that passed quality control moving that number up to 1.5 million.
An HHS spokesperson told
‘We’re rapidly expanding our testing capacity, so these numbers will change. Moving forward, we expect exponentially more tests to be distributed as additional manufacturers ramp up production.’
Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp, large commercial labs, have started to do their own tests after the FDA agreed. A source told POLITICO that would only be about to “a few thousand a day” in the beginning:
‘For really high volume you need to get the platforms from the manufacturers. If you’re going to have something that really ramps up the throughput, you’re going to need the Abbotts, the Thermo Fishers. It will take some time.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-03-08--Trump Surgeon General Face-Plants On AM Show

Across 32 states and Washington D.C. , more than 400 cases of and at least 19 deaths from the Coronavirus have been reported among Americans , and by all indications , the illness is continuing to spread .
During an appearance on State of the Union this Sunday morning on CNN , the Trump-appointed U.S .
Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams seemed to dismiss the panic that some have felt over the rapidly escalating situation , even as his own administration — led , of course , by Trump ’ s belligerence — has struggled to come up with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump himself has repeatedly claimed that duly proceeding coverage of the situation is part of some kind of conspiracy to make him look bad , and , down in reality , more than a dozen states ( and D.C. ) reported their first cases of the Coronavirus in the two days prior to Adams ’ s Sunday morning CNN appearance .
Yet — he kept up his about-face about the whole situation .
Did he get demands about what he ’ d say from higher-ups in the administration before going on the air @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ virus is spreading , ” and Adams replied : ‘ Absolutely , and we ’ ve been saying this all along .
Initially , we had a posture of containment so that could give people time to prepare for where we are right now , which means that we ’ re helping communities understand — you ’ re going to see more cases .
Unfortunately , you ’ re going to see more deaths .
But that doesn ’ t mean that we should panic .
It means that we should take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individuals to protect themselves and make sure everyone is doing this… It also means that communities should be thinking about things like should we be cancelling large gatherings.
’ Some “ gatherings ” have already faced cancellation .
Even the Olympics , which are set for later this year , have been questioned .
Unfortunately , although Adams kept up his forward-looking reliance on documented treatment and containment methods for the illness , the administration as a whole has not been backing up this point .
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large-scale testing off the ground , and just three days before Adams ’ s appearance , one northern California health professional revealed they were still getting denied a chance at testing .
Agency justifications had included the baseless bureaucratic claim that well , if they ’ d been wearing the appropriate protective gear — which they were — then they supposedly couldn ’ t have gotten sick .
Meanwhile , the issue continues to spread .
Some are working on a vaccine , but that wouldn ’ t be ready to actually use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health official Dr. Anthony Fauci noted elsewhere on television Sunday morning .
He noted that the relevance of the vaccine would depend on whether the Coronavirus simply goes away or returns on a seasonal basis .
On Sunday morning , Trump again focused on criticizing the media response above dealing with the actual situation :

Across 32 states and Washington D.C., more than 400 cases of and at least 19 deaths from the Coronavirus have been reported among Americans, and by all indications, the illness is continuing to spread. During an appearance on State of the Union this Sunday morning on CNN, the Trump-appointed U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams seemed to dismiss the panic that some have felt over the rapidly escalating situation, even as his own administration — led, of course, by Trump’s belligerence — has struggled to come up with a coherent public argument about the situation.
Trump himself has repeatedly claimed that duly proceeding coverage of the situation is part of some kind of conspiracy to make him look bad, and, down in reality, more than a dozen states (and D.C.) reported their first cases of the Coronavirus in the two days prior to Adams’s Sunday morning CNN appearance. Yet — he kept up his about-face about the whole situation. Did he get demands about what he’d say from higher-ups in the administration before going on the air?
Host Jake Tapper noted that the “virus is spreading,” and Adams replied:
‘Absolutely, and we’ve been saying this all along. Initially, we had a posture of containment so that could give people time to prepare for where we are right now, which means that we’re helping communities understand — you’re going to see more cases. Unfortunately, you’re going to see more deaths. But that doesn’t mean that we should panic. It means that we should take the things that we know work for individuals to protect themselves and make sure everyone is doing this… It also means that communities should be thinking about things like should we be cancelling large gatherings.’
Watch:
US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams on the spread of coronavirus in the country: “We’re helping communities understand you’re going to see more cases. Unfortunately, you’re going to see more deaths. But that doesn’t mean we should panic.” #CNNSOTUhttps://t.co/jH41UZmxWa pic.twitter.com/zDOogFP7xD — State of the Union (@CNNSotu) March 8, 2020
Some “gatherings” have already faced cancellation. Even the Olympics, which are set for later this year, have been questioned.
Unfortunately, although Adams kept up his forward-looking reliance on documented treatment and containment methods for the illness, the administration as a whole has not been backing up this point. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) struggled to get adequate large-scale testing off the ground, and just three days before Adams’s appearance, one northern California health professional revealed they were still getting denied a chance at testing. Agency justifications had included the baseless bureaucratic claim that well, if they’d been wearing the appropriate protective gear — which they were — then they supposedly couldn’t have gotten sick.
Meanwhile, the issue continues to spread. Some are working on a vaccine, but that wouldn’t be ready to actually use for around a year, Trump admin health official Dr. Anthony Fauci noted elsewhere on television Sunday morning. He noted that the relevance of the vaccine would depend on whether the Coronavirus simply goes away or returns on a seasonal basis.
“We hope [coronavirus] just goes away … but if it doesn't and it cycles in a seasonal way, that's when a vaccine comes in,” Dr. Anthony Fauci says on #MTP. #IfItsSunday — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) March 8, 2020
On Sunday morning, Trump again focused on criticizing the media response above dealing with the actual situation:
‘We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus. We moved VERY early to close borders to certain areas, which was a Godsend. V.P. is doing a great job. The Fake News Media is doing everything possible to make us look bad. Sad!’
When they’re reporting facts, it’s not fake news.
We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus. We moved VERY early to close borders to certain areas, which was a Godsend. V.P. is doing a great job. The Fake News Media is doing everything possible to make us look bad. Sad! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 8, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-03-08--Trump Health Official Stumbles During Sunday TV Appearance

After some six weeks of the Coronavirus ’ s documented presence in the United States , the number of people who ’ d been tested only reached the level of around several thousand — which , when compared to the global spread of the disease , was startlingly low .
During a Meet the Press appearance this Sunday morning , National Institutes of Health infectious disease chief Dr. Anthony Fauci described the debacles surrounding earlier testing as just “ missteps ” — although it ’ s not a “ misstep ” that the politicization of the situation has become so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ considered leaving a cruise ship with infected passengers out at sea just to keep domestic case numbers down .
These issues that Fauci describes as mere missteps even include the contamination of the testing kit production process at the national headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , which was producing the kits for public health facilities across the country .
On March 5 — just three days prior to Fauci ’ s NBC appearance — a health professional from northern California issued a public statement hammering the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explaining that after getting sick , she ’ d been unable to actually get a test from the CDC for her case .
‘ As a nurse , I ’ m very concerned that not enough is being done to stop the spread of the Coronavirus .
I know because I am currently sick and in quarantine after caring for a patient who tested positive .
I ’ m awaiting “ permission ” from the federal government to allow for my testing , even after my physician and county health professional ordered it.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Initially , she says that the agency told her they wouldn ’ t approve a test because , their logic went , if she was wearing the appropriate protective gear , then she supposedly couldn ’ t have gotten the virus .
She was , in fact , wearing the gear , and in reality , the CDC response constitutes a grave commitment to bureaucracy in a time of potential public health emergency surrounding a virus that health professionals still know comparatively little about .
During his NBC appearance this weekend , Fauci @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually getting infected with the virus .
He explained that vulnerable people need to watch out .
As he put it : ‘ I think we ’ re getting a better sense as the days go by .
Unfortunately , that better sense is not encouraging because we ’ re seeing community spread… The risk of getting into trouble with this infection , namely if you are infected , is overwhelmingly weighted towards people with underlying conditions and the elderly… If we continue to see the community spread go up , I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s a large gathering.
’ The virus has been spreading fairly far within the U.S As of early Sunday , cases had been confirmed in 32 states and Washington , D.C. More than 400 Americans have been infected , and at least 19 people have died from the disease .

After some six weeks of the Coronavirus’s documented presence in the United States, the number of people who’d been tested only reached the level of around several thousand — which, when compared to the global spread of the disease, was startlingly low. During a Meet the Press appearance this Sunday morning, National Institutes of Health infectious disease chief Dr. Anthony Fauci described the debacles surrounding earlier testing as just “missteps” — although it’s not a “misstep” that the politicization of the situation has become so dire that President Donald Trump said he considered leaving a cruise ship with infected passengers out at sea just to keep domestic case numbers down.
PENCE was set to evacuate infected Americans from a cruise ship. Then TRUMP stepped in — worried how “the numbers” would look if more cases were documented on the mainland. How Trump’s approach made the coronavirus crisis worse. NEW tonight, from me. https://t.co/U7a503lOWW — Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) March 8, 2020
Fauci commented, as NBC reports:
‘”We really are accelerating dramatically” on coronavirus testing, after “some missteps with regard to the technical aspects” of the testing early on.’
Dr. Anthony Fauci tells @chucktodd on #MTP that “we really are accelerating dramatically” on coronavirus testing, after “some missteps with regard to the technical aspects” of the testing early on. #IfItsSunday — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) March 8, 2020
These issues that Fauci describes as mere missteps even include the contamination of the testing kit production process at the national headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which was producing the kits for public health facilities across the country.
On March 5 — just three days prior to Fauci’s NBC appearance — a health professional from northern California issued a public statement hammering the CDC for their delays in testing, explaining that after getting sick, she’d been unable to actually get a test from the CDC for her case.
She explained:
‘As a nurse, I’m very concerned that not enough is being done to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. I know because I am currently sick and in quarantine after caring for a patient who tested positive. I’m awaiting “permission” from the federal government to allow for my testing, even after my physician and county health professional ordered it.’
And what was the hold-up? Initially, she says that the agency told her they wouldn’t approve a test because, their logic went, if she was wearing the appropriate protective gear, then she supposedly couldn’t have gotten the virus. She was, in fact, wearing the gear, and in reality, the CDC response constitutes a grave commitment to bureaucracy in a time of potential public health emergency surrounding a virus that health professionals still know comparatively little about.
Pretty stark statement from a Kaiser nurse in NorCal who got sick after caring for a coronavirus patient, criticizing CDC for delays in testing. https://t.co/GDlOH7TLzz pic.twitter.com/wleK6CRVeQ — Matt Pearce 🦅 (@mattdpearce) March 5, 2020
During his NBC appearance this weekend, Fauci also addressed some of the specifics surrounding actually getting infected with the virus. He explained that vulnerable people need to watch out. As he put it:
‘I think we’re getting a better sense as the days go by. Unfortunately, that better sense is not encouraging because we’re seeing community spread… The risk of getting into trouble with this infection, namely if you are infected, is overwhelmingly weighted towards people with underlying conditions and the elderly… If we continue to see the community spread go up, I think you need to seriously look at anything that’s a large gathering.’
“I think we're getting a better sense as the days go by. Unfortunately, that better sense is not encouraging because we're seeing community spread,” says Dr. Anthony Fauci on #MTP. — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) March 8, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci says if you are “an elderly person with an underlying condition,” you “need to think twice about getting on a plane on a long trip and … just don’t get on a cruise ship.” #MTP — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) March 8, 2020
“If we continue to see the community spread go up, I think you need to seriously look at anything that's a large gathering,” says Dr. Anthony Fauci on #MTP. — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) March 8, 2020
The virus has been spreading fairly far within the U.S As of early Sunday, cases had been confirmed in 32 states and Washington, D.C. More than 400 Americans have been infected, and at least 19 people have died from the disease.
WATCH: More than 400 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in the U.S. across 32 states and D.C. At least 19 people have died. And the Grand Princess is scheduled to dock in the Port of Oakland on Monday. #MTP #IfItsSunday pic.twitter.com/2n1uJJqnVr — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) March 8, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-03-09--Racist Senator Announces He Was Exposed To Coronavirus

On Sunday , Senator Ted Cruz ( R-TX ) announced that he will self-quarantine after coming into contact with the @ @ @ @ @ with the Coronavirus after returning from the conference .
Now it appears that another Congressman @ @ @ @ @ ) is also putting himself and staff in quarantine , after returning from CPAC .
@ @ @ @ @ earlier , but he didn ’ t call it the “ coronavirus ” he oddly @ @ @ @ @ Virus.
” While we know this virus is no laughing matter , some of the @ @ @ @ @ post ARE , and we thought we ’ d lighten this subject up by sharing @ @ @ @ @ you : Incidentally , if either Cruz or Gosar were infected , they ’ d @ @ @ @ @ now .

On Sunday, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced that he will self-quarantine after coming into contact with the CPAC attendee who was diagnosed with the Coronavirus after returning from the conference.
Now it appears that another Congressman, Paul Gosar (R-AZ) is also putting himself and staff in quarantine, after returning from CPAC. Gosar announced it on Twitter earlier, but he didn’t call it the “coronavirus” he oddly called it the “Wuhan Virus.”
While we know this virus is no laughing matter, some of the responses to Gosar’s post ARE, and we thought we’d lighten this subject up by sharing a few of those with you:
Incidentally, if either Cruz or Gosar were infected, they’d likely be showing symptoms by now.
Featured image via screenshot.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-09--Trump’s Sunday Night Tweet Gets Tagged By Twitter Users

We ’ ve all seen how Trump gets when he ’ s desperate , but this is just mindblowing !
On Saturday , Trump ’ s Social Media Manager , Dan Scavino posted a video on Twitter that shows Joe Biden saying that we should elect Donald Trump in 2020 .
Obviously it ’ s a fake , but of course , Trump retweeted it .
Here ’ s a video of what Biden REALLY said in that speech .
Fast forward to about the 9:45 mark : Shortly after Trump retweeted that video , Twitter tagged it as “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out by Washington Post reporter , Cat Zakrzewski : ‘ A spokesperson for twitter said on Sunday that the tweet was “ actioned ” based on a policy it recently rolled out to prevent users from deceptively sharing “ synthetic or manipulated media that are likely to cause harm.
” ‘ The tweet , the president ’ s social media manager Dan Scavino posted on Saturday , shows edited footage from a speech Biden delivered in Missouri earlier that day .
‘ The tweet still appears on Trump ’ s feed , though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no longer on the video .
We ’ re not sure why it was removed , but regardless , the Twitterverse had a field day with it .
Check out some of these responses :

We’ve all seen how Trump gets when he’s desperate, but this is just mindblowing!
On Saturday, Trump’s Social Media Manager, Dan Scavino posted a video on Twitter that shows Joe Biden saying that we should elect Donald Trump in 2020. Obviously it’s a fake, but of course, Trump retweeted it.
Here’s a video of what Biden REALLY said in that speech. Fast forward to about the 9:45 mark:
Shortly after Trump retweeted that video, Twitter tagged it as “Manipulated Media,” which was pointed out by Washington Post reporter, Cat Zakrzewski:
Just in: Twitter applied its new manipulated media label for the first time to a deceptively edited video of Joe Biden. It was shared by White House social media director Dan Scavino, and retweeted by the president. pic.twitter.com/PggcCwMNkx — Cat Zakrzewski (@Cat_Zakrzewski) March 8, 2020
According to reports:
‘A spokesperson for twitter said on Sunday that the tweet was “actioned” based on a policy it recently rolled out to prevent users from deceptively sharing “synthetic or manipulated media that are likely to cause harm.” ‘The tweet, the president’s social media manager Dan Scavino posted on Saturday, shows edited footage from a speech Biden delivered in Missouri earlier that day. ‘
The tweet still appears on Trump’s feed, though evidently the “Manipulated Media” tag is no longer on the video. We’re not sure why it was removed, but regardless, the Twitterverse had a field day with it. Check out some of these responses:
Featured image via screenshot.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-09--Trump Campaign Spreads Deceptively Edited Biden Video

At present , former Vice President Joe Biden is doing well in the Democratic presidential primary race – and President Donald Trump and his campaign are noticing and worrying , apparently .
They ’ ve been promoting a video clip featuring Biden that is deceptively edited to make it appear as though he endorsed re-electing Trump as opposed to elevating anyone on the Democratic side , let alone himself , to the presidency .
The actual full quote changes the meaning from Biden entirely , making this Trump camp video brazen information .
And they wonder why Americans worry about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
On Twitter , the deceptive video had garnered millions of views , and although many of those certainly know that the piece was propaganda – others don ’ t .
The president is seeking re-election on the basis of lies .
In the clip , Biden says : In reality , he ’ d been discussing attacks on presidential primary race rival Bernie Sanders , and his actual conclusion was much different than the piece above suggests .
His actual full quote reads : Both Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale and senior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to share the video .
Trump himself retweeted it on Saturday .
Although Biden has hardly always been the front runner , Trump and his cronies have been attacking him for awhile .
Trump ’ s attempt to bribe Ukraine into investigating the Bidens on the basis of completely baseless claims of corruption is what drove the impeachment proceedings against him .
Although the situation at the heart of the Biden allegations unfolded years prior , Trump and Republicans only started caring after Biden launched his campaign for president .
Biden campaign spokesperson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ response , sharing : Currently , Biden beats Trump in polls measuring a hypothetical general election match-up between the two of them , and Democratic voter turnout in the 2020 presidential primary has surged well beyond 2016 levels , suggesting that voters are ready to turn those numbers into reality .

At present, former Vice President Joe Biden is doing well in the Democratic presidential primary race – and President Donald Trump and his campaign are noticing and worrying, apparently. They’ve been promoting a video clip featuring Biden that is deceptively edited to make it appear as though he endorsed re-electing Trump as opposed to elevating anyone on the Democratic side, let alone himself, to the presidency. The actual full quote changes the meaning from Biden entirely, making this Trump camp video brazen information. And they wonder why Americans worry about the security of the election why again?
On Twitter, the deceptive video had garnered millions of views, and although many of those certainly know that the piece was propaganda – others don’t. The president is seeking re-election on the basis of lies.
In the clip, Biden says:
’Excuse me. We can only reelect Donald Trump.’
In reality, he’d been discussing attacks on presidential primary race rival Bernie Sanders, and his actual conclusion was much different than the piece above suggests. His actual full quote reads:
‘Excuse me. We can only reelect Donald Trump if in fact we get engaged in this circular firing squad here. It’s gotta be a positive campaign.’
Both Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale and senior legal adviser Jenna Ellis are among those to share the video. Trump himself retweeted it on Saturday.
Check it out:
Although Biden has hardly always been the front runner, Trump and his cronies have been attacking him for awhile. Trump’s attempt to bribe Ukraine into investigating the Bidens on the basis of completely baseless claims of corruption is what drove the impeachment proceedings against him. Although the situation at the heart of the Biden allegations unfolded years prior, Trump and Republicans only started caring after Biden launched his campaign for president.
Biden campaign spokesperson Andrew Bates pointed this out in his response, sharing:
’It’s not surprising that Trump’s re-election campaign is resorting to more disinformation about the Vice President — after all, Trump himself is so panicked about Joe Biden that he got himself impeached trying to force a foreign country to lie about him.’
Currently, Biden beats Trump in polls measuring a hypothetical general election match-up between the two of them, and Democratic voter turnout in the 2020 presidential primary has surged well beyond 2016 levels, suggesting that voters are ready to turn those numbers into reality.
Check out Twitter’s response:


bipartisanreport--2020-03-09--Trump Jr. Reveals Embarrassing Face-Off With Dad

Donald Trump Jr. has apparently sought to turn social media bullying into a personality trait and/or , perhaps , an entire political platform .
He ’ s going to be appearing on this weekend ’ s edition of Axios on HBO , and the outlet has now revealed a preshow clip of his interview in which he reveals that he even , supposedly , faced off with his dad over his often incendiary social media usage .
Supposedly , Trump Sr. told his prominent son to “ cool it ” on Twitter at one point – and at the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ d never do any such thing .
So now the president and his son are having Twitter bullying contests apparently .
The Axios host asked Trump Jr. : Jr. — who supposedly has a family business to help run in his father ’ s absence – replied : ’ I have gotten that phone call before .
Like I was picking up the phone to : This is the White House operator , and it ’ s like oh now what did I do now .
He was like – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aggressive , and I was like : I learned it by watching you !
I inherited the Tourette ’ s of the thumbs.
’ Great to hear that the son of the president of the United States feels free to turn his father ’ s role into a platform to deliver punch lines mocking disabled people .
In reality , of course , Trump Jr. ’ s behavior does follow after his dad ’ s very closely – for example , both of them have promoted the racist nickname “ Pocahontas ” for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ primary candidate Elizabeth Warren .
Trump Sr. has even used the nickname , which turns Native American identity into a mockery and a punchline , while standing with Navajo code talkers who served on the U.S. side during World War II !
And the Trump bullying tradition goes well on from there .
Trump Jr. has guested at a number of his father ’ s campaign rallies , where he ’ s led attacks on plenty of the most well-known among the president ’ s opponents .
And separately , on his own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broadsides like his recent claim that Democrats “ want ” the Coronavirus to kill millions of Americans just so they can stick it to his dad .
There is no evidence whatsoever for that claim , of course , although there ’ s been no walk back from Trump World .
In reality , Democrats worked to ensure more protection for Americans from Coronavirus .
They recently helped pass an emergency funding package for virus response efforts that was many billions more than the initial amount that the president ’ s team had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kept up his own angry broadsides .
No matter wry suggestions otherwise from Trump Jr. , there ’ s no daylight between his and his dad ’ s behavior .
He ’ s still focusing on media coverage rather than the crisis .

Donald Trump Jr. has apparently sought to turn social media bullying into a personality trait and/or, perhaps, an entire political platform. He’s going to be appearing on this weekend’s edition of Axios on HBO, and the outlet has now revealed a preshow clip of his interview in which he reveals that he even, supposedly, faced off with his dad over his often incendiary social media usage. Supposedly, Trump Sr. told his prominent son to “cool it” on Twitter at one point – and at the time, Trump Jr. glibly told his dad that he’d never do any such thing.
So now the president and his son are having Twitter bullying contests apparently. The Axios host asked Trump Jr.:
’Has your dad ever had to tell you to cool it on Twitter?’
Jr. — who supposedly has a family business to help run in his father’s absence – replied:
’I have gotten that phone call before. Like I was picking up the phone to: This is the White House operator, and it’s like oh now what did I do now. He was like – you’re getting a little too aggressive, and I was like: I learned it by watching you! I inherited the Tourette’s of the thumbs.’
Watch:
On #AxiosOnHBO this evening, @DonaldJTrumpJr reacts to his dad telling him to tone it down on Twitter: "I learned it by watching you." pic.twitter.com/zeh45Jyv82 — Axios (@axios) March 8, 2020
Great to hear that the son of the president of the United States feels free to turn his father’s role into a platform to deliver punch lines mocking disabled people. In reality, of course, Trump Jr.’s behavior does follow after his dad’s very closely – for example, both of them have promoted the racist nickname “Pocahontas” for Massachusetts Senator and now former Democratic presidential primary candidate Elizabeth Warren. Trump Sr. has even used the nickname, which turns Native American identity into a mockery and a punchline, while standing with Navajo code talkers who served on the U.S. side during World War II!
And the Trump bullying tradition goes well on from there. Trump Jr. has guested at a number of his father’s campaign rallies, where he’s led attacks on plenty of the most well-known among the president’s opponents.
And separately, on his own, he’s also launched ridiculous broadsides like his recent claim that Democrats “want” the Coronavirus to kill millions of Americans just so they can stick it to his dad. There is no evidence whatsoever for that claim, of course, although there’s been no walk back from Trump World. In reality, Democrats worked to ensure more protection for Americans from Coronavirus. They recently helped pass an emergency funding package for virus response efforts that was many billions more than the initial amount that the president’s team had requested.
Meanwhile, Trump has just kept up his own angry broadsides. No matter wry suggestions otherwise from Trump Jr., there’s no daylight between his and his dad’s behavior.
Just this Sunday, Trump tweeted:
’We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus. We moved VERY early to close borders to certain areas, which was a Godsend. V.P. is doing a great job. The Fake News Media is doing everything possible to make us look bad. Sad!’
He’s still focusing on media coverage rather than the crisis.
We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus. We moved VERY early to close borders to certain areas, which was a Godsend. V.P. is doing a great job. The Fake News Media is doing everything possible to make us look bad. Sad! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 8, 2020