bipartisanreport--2020-07-04--SCOTUS Delivers Surprise 4th Of July Ruling Against GOP

Apparently , even the Trump-nominated U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh can ’ t be counted on to deliver an endless stream of wins for the Republican Party .
Amidst a new national rise in confirmed Coronavirus cases , Illinois Republicans have been seeking an exemption from the restrictions on community gatherings that were implemented by Governor J.B. Pritzker ( D ) .
This Saturday , Justice Kavanaugh denied a request from those Republicans for the Supreme Court to approve the exemption that they ’ ve been after .
Currently , the state of Illinois has a ban in place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
( Churches are among the few exemptions . )
Illinois Republicans have been fighting against the restrictions on gatherings since the ban extended to all gatherings of 10 or more people back towards the height of the Coronavirus outbreak in Illinois in particular .
Similarly , Daniel Suhr , who is an attorney with the Liberty Justice Center , which has represented the Republicans , has complained : ‘ Every American has a right to free speech , and the Constitution doesn ’ t allow this governor to create special exceptions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a high media profile , because they ’ ve got good lobbyists or because he agrees with their political viewpoint.
’ The stay-at-home orders that were issued around the country amidst the initial height of the Coronavirus pandemic were not and have never been some kind or conspiracy to silence Republicans .
In a crisis where a virus is spreading rapidly among large groups of people and killing some of them , why would the Republicans be so set on holding their in-person events ?
Do they not care about the disease ?

Apparently, even the Trump-nominated U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh can’t be counted on to deliver an endless stream of wins for the Republican Party. Amidst a new national rise in confirmed Coronavirus cases, Illinois Republicans have been seeking an exemption from the restrictions on community gatherings that were implemented by Governor J.B. Pritzker (D). This Saturday, Justice Kavanaugh denied a request from those Republicans for the Supreme Court to approve the exemption that they’ve been after.
Less than 4 1/2 hours elapsed btw application and denial. Justice Kavanaugh neither referred the matter to the entire court nor requested a response from the Illinois governor. — Steven Mazie (@stevenmazie) July 4, 2020
As CNN reports:
‘Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied a request from Illinois Republicans to block Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s rule that bars political rallies of more than 50 people amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Republicans had filed an emergency petition asking the court to rule before 6 p.m., ET on Saturday.‘
Currently, the state of Illinois has a ban in place against most gatherings of more than 50 people. (Churches are among the few exemptions.) Illinois Republicans have been fighting against the restrictions on gatherings since the ban extended to all gatherings of 10 or more people back towards the height of the Coronavirus outbreak in Illinois in particular.
Illinois state GOP Chairman Tim Schneider has previously complained:
’Gov. Pritzker is ruling Illinois like an unaccountable king, where he only gets to decide which violations of his executive order have his blessing.’
Similarly, Daniel Suhr, who is an attorney with the Liberty Justice Center, which has represented the Republicans, has complained:
‘Every American has a right to free speech, and the Constitution doesn’t allow this governor to create special exceptions for churches or protesters because they have a high media profile, because they’ve got good lobbyists or because he agrees with their political viewpoint.’
The stay-at-home orders that were issued around the country amidst the initial height of the Coronavirus pandemic were not and have never been some kind or conspiracy to silence Republicans. In a crisis where a virus is spreading rapidly among large groups of people and killing some of them, why would the Republicans be so set on holding their in-person events? Do they not care about the disease?


bipartisanreport--2020-07-04--Trump Launches Deranged 4th Of July Hate-Tweet At American Media

President Donald Trump refuses to let up with his grandiose self-delusions , even for a day .
This Fourth of July , Trump spent some of his time complaining on Twitter about the media , acting like imaginary affronts against his ego are anywhere near the top of the list of issues that Americans are caring about or should be caring about .
In one example from this Saturday , Trump complained about the supposed “ Trump Derangement Syndrome ” of The New York Times , suggesting that the publication is deranged and not credible because of their supposed hatred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the real world , things don ’ t revolve around the president .
Trump ’ s complaints about the media are never-ending .
In this particular instance , he was piling on the Times over their supposedly faulty reporting about a Russian plot to offer bounties to Afghan militants in exchange for the deaths of coalition soldiers , including Americans .
The president has claimed in response to the revelation of the bounty plot that the reporting may have been made up to make him look bad .
There is no evidence supporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s no evidence supporting many of the president ’ s other conspiracy theories about the media .
In the past , he ’ s used the same conspiracy theory about a story getting hyped up to make him look bad in response to bad news .
He used the conspiracy theory as an excuse for not acting against the Coronavirus when the virus first emerged , threatening the U.S. At an infamous South Carolina rally in late February , Trump claimed that concern over the virus was a “ hoax.
” It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans have died .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to some of the president ’ s latest nonsense below :

President Donald Trump refuses to let up with his grandiose self-delusions, even for a day. This Fourth of July, Trump spent some of his time complaining on Twitter about the media, acting like imaginary affronts against his ego are anywhere near the top of the list of issues that Americans are caring about or should be caring about. In one example from this Saturday, Trump complained about the supposed “Trump Derangement Syndrome” of The New York Times, suggesting that the publication is deranged and not credible because of their supposed hatred of the president. However, in the real world, things don’t revolve around the president.
Trump tweeted:
’The @nytimes is a very corrupt and dishonest media outlet that suffers TDS at a level rarely seen. They will lose any remaining credibility on the evening of November 3rd.’
The @nytimes is a very corrupt and dishonest media outlet that suffers TDS at a level rarely seen. They will lose any remaining credibility on the evening of November 3rd. https://t.co/SuwZAIem2u — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 4, 2020
Trump’s complaints about the media are never-ending. In this particular instance, he was piling on the Times over their supposedly faulty reporting about a Russian plot to offer bounties to Afghan militants in exchange for the deaths of coalition soldiers, including Americans. The president has claimed in response to the revelation of the bounty plot that the reporting may have been made up to make him look bad. There is no evidence supporting this conspiracy theory, just like there’s no evidence supporting many of the president’s other conspiracy theories about the media.
In the past, he’s used the same conspiracy theory about a story getting hyped up to make him look bad in response to bad news. He used the conspiracy theory as an excuse for not acting against the Coronavirus when the virus first emerged, threatening the U.S. At an infamous South Carolina rally in late February, Trump claimed that concern over the virus was a “hoax.” It was not, and now around 130,000 Americans have died.
Check out Twitter’s response to some of the president’s latest nonsense below:
The NY Times is failing miserably. — Errol Webber For Congress (CA-37) (@ErrolWebber) July 4, 2020
Last night may have been the worst presidential speech ever delivered. Good job, @realDonaldTrump – please keep it up. — SARP👺 (@Justin12393LEE) July 4, 2020
Can someone explain to @realDonaldTrump that as a civilian, non-veteran, he should have his hand over his heart during the national anthem? pic.twitter.com/WK0tn99sFB — SARP👺 (@Justin12393LEE) July 4, 2020
Dipshit why haven’t you condemned Putin for putting a bounty on American soldiers? A real patriot would have done that already. — David Weissman (@davidmweissman) July 4, 2020
You will lose on the evening on November 3rd. I assure you. GO BIDEN! — Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) July 4, 2020
Funny seeing the left & the fake media who are now openly anti America, pretend to care about our service men & women with this fake Russia Bounty story
😒🙄😏 no one is buying it — Melissa Tate (@TheRightMelissa) July 4, 2020
QUEEN of TRUMP PROPAGANDA Kayleigh McEnany should not be called the “press secretary” because all she does is help promote Trump’s lies. She is the queen of “I will never lie to you” propaganda. That she proudly displays a cross as she does this is the ultimate insult. — MURRAY 🗽 (@murray_nyc) July 4, 2020
you are so stupid it’s painful https://t.co/uU1gQ7bUJc — The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) July 4, 2020
TDS is a made-up disease. You know, like you thought coronavirus was. pic.twitter.com/bx6nGwmejp — KevinlyFather 🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇼🇸🇿 (@KevinlyFather) July 4, 2020
The NYT has been in tailspin for years! A totally disgraced publication! — MatthewJshow (@MatthewJshow) July 4, 2020
“He was not personally briefed on the matter, that is all I can share.” Translation: it was in the briefing, he didn’t read it. — Robert Lusetich (@RobertLusetich) July 4, 2020
You planning on paying out-of-pocket for that failed campaign rally yesterday? — Donald Trump’s Sock Monkey (@TrumpSock) July 4, 2020
“Lügenpresse!” (Lying press!) that’s what Hitler used to scream when Germany’s free press caught him out. We know how that ended. Concentration camps, death. We see how 130,000 US deaths doesn’t faze Trump, he golfs. #VoteOutTheGOP — Empress Theodora (@Theodora500AD) July 4, 2020
Got chills — Toni (@ToniMacik) July 4, 2020
The story has been independently confirmed by @AP, @WSJ, @nytimes and @washingtonpost & British Intelligence. You’ve denounced the media over this, and not Putin. It’s also hilarious that the account you retweeted has me blocked. I thought the left were the snowflakes 🤣 🤣 pic.twitter.com/oKKWxPDM2V — Robert of the Holts ☘🎬🌎 (@rhholt) July 4, 2020
Trump ignores Covid19 as it kills thousands…he plays GOLF…he has spent 365 days at his properties; and ignores briefings of Putin’s bounty on American soldier’s lives…he plays GOLF…Trump is UNFIT to be president. — always (@always92234822) July 4, 2020
I know justice will not prosecute a sitting president but…. can state of New York indicte him on November 3rd especially if he looses? I’m not a lawyer obviously😂 — noni et al (@darlene_mock) July 4, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-07-04--Susan Collins’ Phony 4th Of July Message Goes Horribly Wrong

As cases of COVID-19 begin to rise again , with a current death toll of 130,000 and close to a thousand more each day , it ’ s going to be very difficult for any Republican politician to convince voters that they ’ re concerned about their plight .
After all , if they stood with Donald Trump through his multiple instances of corruption and obstruction , they enabled this pandemic to reach this scope .
Sen. Susan Collins ( R-ME ) tweeted a dire Fourth of July message about the tragedies facing Americans , mostly tragedies involving economic strain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ families mourning loved ones .
She then tried promoting herself and a bill she ’ s helping to write for small business owners while her party refuses to vote on another stimulus package for all Americans .
Had Collins stood up to Trump after his impeachment for extorting the president of Ukraine , or had Collins stood up to Trump during the Mueller investigation hearings , more people might actually accept that she ’ s “ concerned , ” but her tendency to walk party lines in a part that has convinced some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that putting other people ’ s lives at risk is worth the money and a haircut and a trip to the local bar has many people unconvinced of her “ concern.
” After all , she had a chance to stop this in January , but refused to make her voice heard in efforts to remove a corrupt president .
She ’ s feeling that decision in 2020 polls , as well , where her challenger is outraising her and beating her in the polls by a wide margin .
Twitter let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ buying her attempts to promote herself or pretend that she didn ’ t enable this crisis .
Read some of their comments below :

As cases of COVID-19 begin to rise again, with a current death toll of 130,000 and close to a thousand more each day, it’s going to be very difficult for any Republican politician to convince voters that they’re concerned about their plight. After all, if they stood with Donald Trump through his multiple instances of corruption and obstruction, they enabled this pandemic to reach this scope.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) tweeted a dire Fourth of July message about the tragedies facing Americans, mostly tragedies involving economic strain with no mention of deaths or the families mourning loved ones. She then tried promoting herself and a bill she’s helping to write for small business owners while her party refuses to vote on another stimulus package for all Americans.
Had Collins stood up to Trump after his impeachment for extorting the president of Ukraine, or had Collins stood up to Trump during the Mueller investigation hearings, more people might actually accept that she’s “concerned,” but her tendency to walk party lines in a part that has convinced some Americans that the pandemic is a hoax and that putting other people’s lives at risk is worth the money and a haircut and a trip to the local bar has many people unconvinced of her “concern.” After all, she had a chance to stop this in January, but refused to make her voice heard in efforts to remove a corrupt president. She’s feeling that decision in 2020 polls, as well, where her challenger is outraising her and beating her in the polls by a wide margin.
Twitter let Collins know that they aren’t buying her attempts to promote herself or pretend that she didn’t enable this crisis. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-04--Internal GOP Polls Leaked To Media Confirm Massive Blue Wave

Every major political campaign conducts near-constant internal polling , trying to gauge the current standing of the candidate in question .
However , when a political party fails to publish those internal polling results , it ’ s indicative that they ’ re not seeing anything they like , and only Democrats are publishing results in large numbers .
Republicans , on the other hand , are not .
It isn ’ t just polling for Donald Trump that ’ s going terribly , internal polling results aren ’ t being released in support of Republican members of Congress , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the majority in the House and flip just four seats in the Senate , the predicted blue wave will have come to pass .
‘ All but four of the nine conservative or Republican sponsored polls have been from monthly Restoration PAC releases .
And if anything , the polls that this group sponsors have been some of the worst for Trump recently.
’ In 2018 , during the midterm elections , that blue wave was realized when House Democrats added 40 new seats to their roster .
Trump ’ s approval ratings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they are now , there was no global pandemic , and the economy wasn ’ t largely tanked at the time , either .
For Republicans , this election is shaping up to be a disaster .
‘ This reminds me a lot of what happened just two years ago .
Almost universally , Democrats were the ones publishing their House polls publicly .
They went on to have a net gain of 40 seats in the House .
Democrats also won the House popular vote by 9 points.
’ That approval @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump has reached all new lows , no matter how many times he makes the false claim that he has a 96 percent approval rating among the Republican Party .

Every major political campaign conducts near-constant internal polling, trying to gauge the current standing of the candidate in question. However, when a political party fails to publish those internal polling results, it’s indicative that they’re not seeing anything they like, and only Democrats are publishing results in large numbers.
"GOP internal polling signals a Democratic rout." The GOP has released 0 district polls conducted since April. Dems have released 17. Historically, the difference between # of polls put out by each party is HIGHLY correlated with November's result. https://t.co/Wo6BBV0E0o — (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) July 4, 2020
Republicans, on the other hand, are not. It isn’t just polling for Donald Trump that’s going terribly, internal polling results aren’t being released in support of Republican members of Congress, either. Should Democrats hold on to the majority in the House and flip just four seats in the Senate, the predicted blue wave will have come to pass.
CNN reports that:
‘All but four of the nine conservative or Republican sponsored polls have been from monthly Restoration PAC releases. And if anything, the polls that this group sponsors have been some of the worst for Trump recently.’
In 2018, during the midterm elections, that blue wave was realized when House Democrats added 40 new seats to their roster. Trump’s approval ratings were not as low at that point as they are now, there was no global pandemic, and the economy wasn’t largely tanked at the time, either. For Republicans, this election is shaping up to be a disaster.
Harry Enten, reporter for CNN, writes that:
‘This reminds me a lot of what happened just two years ago. Almost universally, Democrats were the ones publishing their House polls publicly. They went on to have a net gain of 40 seats in the House. Democrats also won the House popular vote by 9 points.’
The most 👀 tidbit in this story? Internal GOP polling showing Trump barely ahead in Montana and behind in Georgia and KANSAS. Between those three states there are FOUR vulnerable GOP-held Senate seats. If Trump flounders, we flip them all.https://t.co/AvhqDpZxIo — TrumpsTaxes (@TrumpsTaxes) July 2, 2020
That approval rating is still declining, as well. Trump has reached all new lows, no matter how many times he makes the false claim that he has a 96 percent approval rating among the Republican Party.
‘The April turning point lines up well with when the coronavirus pandemic became the headline story of the year. It’s when President Donald Trump’s approval rating started an almost continuous decline that remains unabated.’
This quote is mildly funny because, over three of these four months, Trump has claimed over and over that his approval with Republicans is "96%." Now we know for sure that this number is imaginary, not from internal polling. https://t.co/2gdh81WV7V pic.twitter.com/54KMe0Zl4h — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 1, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-04--Trump Starts Fourth Of July Tweeting Hateful Nonsense To America

President Donald Trump lives in a delusion of his own making .
On Saturday morning — the Fourth of July — Trump posted a series of ridiculous tweets that helped reveal just how pathetically self-obsessed that he really is .
The tweets came the morning after Trump delivered a vitriolic , antagonistic speech in the vicinity of Mt .
Rushmore , and in one tweet , Trump thanked Tammy Bruce of Fox News for praising him for pointing out “ how WEAK AND DUMB ” that his opponents supposedly are .
That is laughably , pathetically petty — Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a description of his opponents as , uh , “ dumb.
” After Bruce praised Trump for “ for exposing how WEAK AND DUMB they are ” — in reference to The New York Times — Trump glibly posted in response : That ’ s just amazingly petty and ridiculous .
Trump ’ s grand idea of “ freedom ” is calling his opponents dumb .
In other words , much of the spectacle of Trump ’ s behavior can be traced back to some kind of pathological drive on his part to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his relentlessly fragile ego .
That ’ s what drives Trump — his ego .
It ’ s worth noting : in his July 3rd speech , Trump had just about nothing to offer but ridiculous nonsense .
He complained about individuals who ’ ve advocated for the removal of monuments to leaders of the Confederacy , suggesting that they ’ re conspiring to undermine American life itself — which is just ridiculous .
Trump and his allies use this imaginary culture war as an excuse for their defense of the racist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cowardly to even admit their affinity for the racist statues and what they stand for .
Early Saturday , Trump also posted some retweets including complaints about the media and one particularly ridiculous assertion of “ similarities between Chinese marxists & leftist , radical progressives.
” Apparently , Trump takes describing someone as “ Chinese ” as part of some kind of terrible insult against them , which is obviously racist .
Trump also posted a graphic including a photo of himself and Melania watching fireworks with the message “ Happy Fourth of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even caption it .
Among other tweets , including one obsessing over journalists who covered the Russia investigation , he also posted a video montage celebrating his trip to Mt .
Rushmore the previous day .

President Donald Trump lives in a delusion of his own making. On Saturday morning — the Fourth of July — Trump posted a series of ridiculous tweets that helped reveal just how pathetically self-obsessed that he really is. The tweets came the morning after Trump delivered a vitriolic, antagonistic speech in the vicinity of Mt. Rushmore, and in one tweet, Trump thanked Tammy Bruce of Fox News for praising him for pointing out “how WEAK AND DUMB” that his opponents supposedly are. That is laughably, pathetically petty — Trump is spending his Fourth of July reveling in a description of his opponents as, uh, “dumb.”
After Bruce praised Trump for “for exposing how WEAK AND DUMB they are” — in reference to The New York Times — Trump glibly posted in response:
‘Thank you Tammy. You have quickly become a great voice for freedom!’
Thank you Tammy. You have quickly become a great voice for freedom! https://t.co/5JRqWqFFfm — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 4, 2020
That’s just amazingly petty and ridiculous. Trump’s grand idea of “freedom” is calling his opponents dumb. In other words, much of the spectacle of Trump’s behavior can be traced back to some kind of pathological drive on his part to demean anyone who he perceives as threatening to his relentlessly fragile ego. That’s what drives Trump — his ego.
It’s worth noting: in his July 3rd speech, Trump had just about nothing to offer but ridiculous nonsense. He complained about individuals who’ve advocated for the removal of monuments to leaders of the Confederacy, suggesting that they’re conspiring to undermine American life itself — which is just ridiculous. Trump and his allies use this imaginary culture war as an excuse for their defense of the racist statues, because they’re too cowardly to even admit their affinity for the racist statues and what they stand for.
Early Saturday, Trump also posted some retweets including complaints about the media and one particularly ridiculous assertion of “similarities between Chinese marxists & leftist, radical progressives.” Apparently, Trump takes describing someone as “Chinese” as part of some kind of terrible insult against them, which is obviously racist. Trump also posted a graphic including a photo of himself and Melania watching fireworks with the message “Happy Fourth of July!” He didn’t even caption it. Among other tweets, including one obsessing over journalists who covered the Russia investigation, he also posted a video montage celebrating his trip to Mt. Rushmore the previous day.
Sara, the Silent Majority will speak on NOVEMBER 3rd. You are doing a Great job &, together with some very well known others who got it right on Russia, Russia, Russia, should get a now very discredited Pulitzer Prize. Committee should get them back from those that got it wrong! https://t.co/GIvz5fWVOg — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 4, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-07-04--Obama Responds Biden’s 4th Of July Tweet Like A U.S. Hero

Today , nearly 250 years from the day the Declaration of Independence was signed and equality was promised to all Americans , many are wondering why we still celebrate this day .
The promise of equality and freedom , after all , only extended to white , landowning men , leaving out women and people of color .
Whose independence are we celebrating , exactly ?
Unlike Donald Trump , who has tried to turn the civil unrest into an argument about statues and his same brand of “ us versus them ” politics , President Obama praised young Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their country better .
It is true that July 4 , 1776 was never really an Independence , but the ideals written out in the U.S. Constitution can still be fulfilled .
We can make gains in that direction by voting in November 2020 .
Black Lives Matter protests are happening across the country and have been for some time , but at no time more pronounced as following the death of 46-year-old man and father of two at the hands of police .
While support for the movement is at its highest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his white , racist fanbase that they ’ ll stay in a position of privilege over those “ thugs ” and “ lowlifes ” demanding equality for all .
Fulfilling the promises of the Constitution does not have to fall on Congress , the president , or the Supreme Court .
The promises that this country was supposed to be founded upon are up to the people to fulfull .
Twitter misses having a president with empathy and grace .
Read some of their comments below :

Today, nearly 250 years from the day the Declaration of Independence was signed and equality was promised to all Americans, many are wondering why we still celebrate this day. The promise of equality and freedom, after all, only extended to white, landowning men, leaving out women and people of color. Whose independence are we celebrating, exactly?
Our founding promise has never been guaranteed. Each generation has been called to bring us a little closer to our highest ideals—and history’s calling on us right now. So let’s all do whatever we can to help @JoeBiden expand that promise to all Americans. https://t.co/5zby4l3W5H — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 4, 2020
Unlike Donald Trump, who has tried to turn the civil unrest into an argument about statues and his same brand of “us versus them” politics, President Obama praised young Americans for working to make their communities and their country better. It is true that July 4, 1776 was never really an Independence, but the ideals written out in the U.S. Constitution can still be fulfilled. We can make gains in that direction by voting in November 2020.
Black Lives Matter protests are happening across the country and have been for some time, but at no time more pronounced as following the death of 46-year-old man and father of two at the hands of police. While support for the movement is at its highest, Trump’s need to ensure his white, racist fanbase that they’ll stay in a position of privilege over those “thugs” and “lowlifes” demanding equality for all.
Fulfilling the promises of the Constitution does not have to fall on Congress, the president, or the Supreme Court. The promises that this country was supposed to be founded upon are up to the people to fulfull.
Twitter misses having a president with empathy and grace. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-04--Supreme Court Delivers Surprise Weekend Ruling Against Trump


bipartisanreport--2020-07-05--Coronavirus Taskforce Commissioner Breaks With Trump Over Lie

It appears that Donald Trump has been trying to kill off a wide swath of his supporters by holding events with members of the audience snuggled up as close as they can get them together .
He does not seem to mind .
After 132,000 dead and at least 150,000 predicted by month ’ s end , what are a few thousand more bodies ?
The commander-in-chief has only one goal : win in 2020 .
To accomplish that , he will do anything for a good photo-op .
One of the members of Trump ’ s coronavirus task force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Drug Administration ( FDA ) Dr. Stephen Hahn told CNN : ‘ s Dana Bash on State of the Union he would not back Trump on his inaccurate coronavirus misinformation : According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , an estimated 35 percent of the pandemic cases are asymptomatic or presymptomatic .
Even so , these individuals with few if any symptoms can easily spread coronavirus .
There are two reasons why this disease is so deadly .
First , it has proven to be very contagious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when they are presymptomatic .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) has indicated : Bash continued to drill down on whether Trump ’ s comment was true or false .
Regardless , Hahn refused to give the president a pass : The United States had over 2.9 confirmed cases of coronavirus and over 132,000 deaths as a result of the president ’ s shoddy handling of the pandemic .
According to Google ’ s COVID-19 updates , the numbers continue to spike .
The US president went to Mount Rushmore Friday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even bothering to call the chief whose responsibilities included this important location .
Then , too , Trump held a fireworks show in spite of park rangers explaining the beetle-infested timbers ’ could easily ignite .
POTUS called the event the White House ’ s Salute to America .
A large number of the attendees went without masks as did Donald Trump .
The audience seats were packed in together as close as possible .
The people attending cheered and yelled throughout the event , which is the best way to infect others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of infection goes from six feet to 13 feet .
Just before he took the stage Friday night , Don Trump Jr. ’ s girlfriend tested positive for coronavirus .
She had been at the event for several days working as one of the president ’ s top fundraising people .
When Bash wondered whether the commander-in-chief had any qualms about putting the attendees at risk , Hahn indicated that these circumstances were not the same : She also asked him about Trump ’ s claim in a Fox Business interview that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disappear : ” As far as the GOP convention in Florida , Hahn claimed that it was just “ too early to tell ” whether the site would be safe .
Trump moved the location of the Republican National Convention ( RNC ) from North Carolina after Governor Roy Cooper insisted that the attendees could not be packed into the convention center , according to CNBC .
It quickly has become apparent which members of the government fear Trump more than they are patriotic .
Far too many have taken the save-the-job route @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as diplomatically as possible .
He said it was “ too early to tell ” whether Florida will be a safe place for the Republican National Convention next month amid a surge of Covid-19 cases there : Florida has just topped the US record for most cases in a single day , CNN reported .
Saturday that record was 11,458 cases .
RNC spokesperson Mike Reed said that the Republicans were committed to holding its convention in Florida .
However , they will be doing temperature checks .
In addition , any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one .
In addition , Reed said the Republican National Committee would work with local and state leadership in Jacksonville , FL , which will be held August 24 through 27 .
It will be dually held in Jacksonville and Charlotte , North Carolina .
The way that will work is the president will accept the nomination in Jacksonville .
The city implemented a mandatory face mask requirement after the spike in coronavirus cases .
However , the RNC was “ contractually obligated to hold at least a portion of its convention in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Murtaugh also released a statement to CNN : Trump ’ s reelection team chose Florida as the new convention site after North Carolina ’ s governor refused to budge on the social distancing requirements .
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It appears that Donald Trump has been trying to kill off a wide swath of his supporters by holding events with members of the audience snuggled up as close as they can get them together. He does not seem to mind. After 132,000 dead and at least 150,000 predicted by month’s end, what are a few thousand more bodies?
The commander-in-chief has only one goal: win in 2020. To accomplish that, he will do anything for a good photo-op. One of the members of Trump’s coronavirus task force, Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Dr. Stephen Hahn told CNN:‘s Dana Bash on State of the Union he would not back Trump on his inaccurate coronavirus misinformation:
‘I’m not going to get into who is right and who is wrong.’
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 35 percent of the pandemic cases are asymptomatic or presymptomatic. Even so, these individuals with few if any symptoms can easily spread coronavirus. There are two reasons why this disease is so deadly. First, it has proven to be very contagious. Second, people are most contagious when they are presymptomatic.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has indicated:
‘The global fatality rate is likely less than 1%, the WHO also said about 20% of all people who are diagnosed with coronavirus are sick enough to need oxygen or hospital care. I totally support the CDC and the information that they’re putting out with respect to this pandemic. [The coronavirus pandemic is] a rapidly evolving situation, [one we] absolutely must take this seriously.’
Bash continued to drill down on whether Trump’s comment was true or false. Regardless, Hahn refused to give the president a pass:
‘What I’ll say is that we have data in the White House task force. Those data show us that this is a serious problem. People need to take it seriously. If you don’t follow local and state guidelines about what to do, if you’re not following the CDC and White House task force guidelines, you are putting yourselves and you’re putting your loved ones at risk.’
The United States had over 2.9 confirmed cases of coronavirus and over 132,000 deaths as a result of the president’s shoddy handling of the pandemic. According to Google’s COVID-19 updates, the numbers continue to spike.
The US president went to Mount Rushmore Friday, a sacred Native American site, without even bothering to call the chief whose responsibilities included this important location. Then, too, Trump held a fireworks show in spite of park rangers explaining the beetle-infested timbers’ could easily ignite.
POTUS called the event the White House’s Salute to America. A large number of the attendees went without masks as did Donald Trump. The audience seats were packed in together as close as possible. The people attending cheered and yelled throughout the event, which is the best way to infect others. Under those circumstances, the range of infection goes from six feet to 13 feet.
Just before he took the stage Friday night, Don Trump Jr.’s girlfriend tested positive for coronavirus. She had been at the event for several days working as one of the president’s top fundraising people.
When Bash wondered whether the commander-in-chief had any qualms about putting the attendees at risk, Hahn indicated that these circumstances were not the same:
‘I think in terms of that specific instance at the White House, it’s important for everyone to remember that it’s a different set of circumstances. People are tested regularly. The President is tested regularly.’
She also asked him about Trump’s claim in a Fox Business interview that the virus would just “sort of just disappear:”
‘No, we’re seeing the surge in cases, particularly across the Sun Belt. And so this virus is still with us.’
As far as the GOP convention in Florida, Hahn claimed that it was just “too early to tell” whether the site would be safe. Trump moved the location of the Republican National Convention (RNC) from North Carolina after Governor Roy Cooper insisted that the attendees could not be packed into the convention center, according to CNBC.
It quickly has become apparent which members of the government fear Trump more than they are patriotic. Far too many have taken the save-the-job route. Hahn stood his ground, though, as diplomatically as possible. He said it was “too early to tell” whether Florida will be a safe place for the Republican National Convention next month amid a surge of Covid-19 cases there:
‘We’ll have to see how this unfolds in Florida and around the country.’
Florida has just topped the US record for most cases in a single day, CNN reported. Saturday that record was 11,458 cases.
RNC spokesperson Mike Reed said that the Republicans were committed to holding its convention in Florida. However, they will be doing temperature checks. In addition, any attendee who wanted a test could have one.
In a statement, Reed added:
‘The RNC is committed to holding a safe convention that fully complies with local health regulations in place at the time. The event is still almost two months away, and we are planning to offer health precautions including but not limited to temperature checks, available (personal protective equipment), aggressive sanitizing protocols, and available COVID-19 testing.’
In addition, Reed said the Republican National Committee would work with local and state leadership in Jacksonville, FL, which will be held August 24 through 27. It will be dually held in Jacksonville and Charlotte, North Carolina.
The way that will work is the president will accept the nomination in Jacksonville. The city implemented a mandatory face mask requirement after the spike in coronavirus cases. However, the RNC was “contractually obligated to hold at least a portion of its convention in Charlotte.”
The Trump campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh also released a statement to CNN:
‘We will continue to work with state and local officials to ensure the safety of all attendees. The President is looking forward to a great celebration.’
Trump’s reelection team chose Florida as the new convention site after North Carolina’s governor refused to budge on the social distancing requirements.
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-05--Latest 2020 Catholic Voter Poll Shows Bad News For Trump & GOP

Reports out of the White House say that Donald Trump is “ completely overwhelmed by the most frightened , chaotic , dysregulated part of himself , ” according to the man who ghostwrote The Art of the Deal for the president , Tony Schwartz .
That is not a very comforting thought — to know the ship ‘ s navigator is out of control .
The president has mishandled the coronavirus pandemic until the nation has nearly three million cases and 132,000 deaths .
Rather than use common sense and unfold the economy gradually , POTUS has tossed each state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s tactic has been to pretend the COVID-19 did not exist .
Yet , people knew .
Trump strutted about with a naked face and politicized mask-wearing into an us versus them attitude Only liberals wore masks , he claimed .
It appeared that his macho sickness-is-weakness approach will leave nearly 150,000 dead by month ’ s end .
His mishandling of this pandemic has hit some of his best supporters right in the heart .
True , Trump has stood on an antiabortion platform , which has appealed to many Protestant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ religion and evangelicals .
Yet , these religious groups have also watched as the commander-in-chief has shown his most base racist instincts .
Schartz said that right now : About 72 percent of evangelical Protestants still approve of how he has been doing according to a June 16 through 22 Pew Research Center poll .
That was a surprising six percentage point drop since April .
The number of evangelicals who “ very strongly ” approval of Trump ’ s job has bottomed out at 59 percent thus far .
That was also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ April .
Pope Francis called George Floyd by name twice , according to the PEW Poll : According to CBS , Pope Francis referred to the “ sin of racism : ” He was referring to “ some conservative Catholics ” who use the abortion issue as “ paramount , yet other “ life ” issues have been important to Pople Francis .
They include : Granted Pope Francis upheld the church ’ s opposition to abortion .
The polls show a more American Catholics “ support significant restrictions on legal abortion.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Protestants registered to vote still lean toward voting for him .
Yet , 17 percent said that they would vote for the Democrat ’ s presumptive candidate former Vice President Joe Biden in the upcoming election .
Immediately after the 2016 election , that number was 77 percent .
Only 16 percent voted to Hillary Clinton .
Her harsh campaign and what sometimes came across as a sense of entitlement to the president ’ s office was off-putting .
Whereas Biden has been equally embedded in the Washington D.C. politics , his approach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a protective father .
The June poll happened after Trump visited St. John ’ s Episcopal Church on June 1 and during the Supreme Court ’ s LGBTQ ruling .
One of the president ’ s appointees to SCOTUS Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion for protecting gay , lesbian , and transgender employees by means of the nondiscrimination laws , according to the Pew Poll .
Granted , the president ’ s support among white evangelical Protestestans still remained strong .
This group has tended to be “ very religious and overwhelmingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , these voters have not liked the former vice president .
A significant number , 26 percent , think that Biden would make a “ poor ” president A full 49 percent think he would be a “ terrible ” president .
Just 16 percent indicate he would make an “ average ” president .
Among white evangelicals , a mere two percent think he would be “ great , ” and seven percent say he would be “ good .
Compare that to Trump ’ s 34 percent “ good ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group of individuals .
White evangelical Protestants have been Trump ’ s most supportive religious group , his standing among most Christian groups has dropped recently .
He has taken in support from at least half of “ other white Christians : ” Vast numbers of Black Protestants 83 % percent , Hispanic Catholics 74 percent , and religiously unaffiliated Americans 74 percent disapproved of this president .
Black Protestants ’ disapproval ratings of Trump were down three percent from last April .
That put them in a similar position as he had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 percent approved of the president and 87 percent disapproved .
Just eight percent of Black Protestants would vote for Trump today .
A full 88 percent would vote for Biden .
Black Protestants have been one of the most ardent blocks of supporters , and they have identified as Democraats or Democratically leaning independents .
About half of the group think Biden would make a good president , 54 percent .
Thirty-four percent think he would make a great president , and 36 percent say he would be just an average president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Protestants indicated that Trump was a poor president .
Then , 63 percent consider him a terrible president .
The religiously unaffiliated Americans , a strong Biden block , identified as “ atheist , agnostic , or nothing in particular.
” Less than a third of this group thought Biden would be a good or great president 27 percent .
Then , 39 percent indicated he would rank average , and 33 percent though he would be poor to terrible .
Seventy-three percent would vote for him today .
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Reports out of the White House say that Donald Trump is “completely overwhelmed by the most frightened, chaotic, dysregulated part of himself,” according to the man who ghostwrote The Art of the Deal for the president, Tony Schwartz. That is not a very comforting thought — to know the ship ‘s navigator is out of control.
The president has mishandled the coronavirus pandemic until the nation has nearly three million cases and 132,000 deaths. Rather than use common sense and unfold the economy gradually, POTUS has tossed each state the responsibility. Unfortunately, this president’s tactic has been to pretend the COVID-19 did not exist. Yet, people knew.
Trump strutted about with a naked face and politicized mask-wearing into an us versus them attitude Only liberals wore masks, he claimed. It appeared that his macho sickness-is-weakness approach will leave nearly 150,000 dead by month’s end.
His mishandling of this pandemic has hit some of his best supporters right in the heart. True, Trump has stood on an antiabortion platform, which has appealed to many Protestant conservatives, including those in the Catholic religion and evangelicals.
Yet, these religious groups have also watched as the commander-in-chief has shown his most base racist instincts. Schartz said that right now:
‘[He is]almost literally a child in the middle of an endless temper tantrum.He can’t find a way to soothe himself so he can’t soothe anyone else.’
About 72 percent of evangelical Protestants still approve of how he has been doing according to a June 16 through 22 Pew Research Center poll. That was a surprising six percentage point drop since April. The number of evangelicals who “very strongly” approval of Trump’s job has bottomed out at 59 percent thus far. That was also down six points from 67 percent in April.
Pope Francis called George Floyd by name twice, according to the PEW Poll:
‘[F]rom the pope on down, it (the church) is seeking to encourage anti-racism protesters while making a clear statement about where American Catholics should stand ahead of President Donald Trump’s bid for a second term in November.’
According to CBS, Pope Francis referred to the “sin of racism:”
‘Last week, Francis denounced the “sin of racism” and twice identified Floyd as the victim of a “tragic” killing. In a message read in Italian and English during his general audience, Francis expressed concerns about violence during the protests, saying it was self-destructive.’
Then Pope Francis added:
‘We cannot close our eyes to any form of racism or exclusion, while pretending to defend the sacredness of every human life.’
He was referring to “some conservative Catholics” who use the abortion issue as “paramount, yet other “life” issues have been important to Pople Francis. They include:
‘[R]acism, immigration, the death penalty and poverty — play second fiddle at the ballot box.’
Granted Pope Francis upheld the church’s opposition to abortion. The polls show a more American Catholics “support significant restrictions on legal abortion.”
A full 82 percent of white evangelical Protestants registered to vote still lean toward voting for him. Yet, 17 percent said that they would vote for the Democrat’s presumptive candidate former Vice President Joe Biden in the upcoming election. Immediately after the 2016 election, that number was 77 percent.
Only 16 percent voted to Hillary Clinton. Her harsh campaign and what sometimes came across as a sense of entitlement to the president’s office was off-putting. Whereas Biden has been equally embedded in the Washington D.C. politics, his approach has been more along the lines of a protective father.
The June poll happened after Trump visited St. John’s Episcopal Church on June 1 and during the Supreme Court’s LGBTQ ruling. One of the president’s appointees to SCOTUS Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion for protecting gay, lesbian, and transgender employees by means of the nondiscrimination laws, according to the Pew Poll.
Granted, the president’s support among white evangelical Protestestans still remained strong. This group has tended to be “very religious and overwhelmingly Republican”. At the same time, these voters have not liked the former vice president.
A significant number, 26 percent, think that Biden would make a “poor” president A full 49 percent think he would be a “terrible” president. Just 16 percent indicate he would make an “average” president. Among white evangelicals, a mere two percent think he would be “great,” and seven percent say he would be “good.
Compare that to Trump’s 34 percent “good” and 35 percent “great among the same group of individuals.
White evangelical Protestants have been Trump’s most supportive religious group, his standing among most Christian groups has dropped recently. He has taken in support from at least half of “other white Christians:”
‘More than half of white Protestants who do not identify as evangelical (56%) say they approve of the job Trump is doing, as do 54% of white Catholics – and roughly six-in-ten voters in these groups say they would vote for him if the election were held today. Again, Biden does not instill confidence in many of these white Christians; just one-in-five white Protestants who are not evangelical (19%) and white Catholics (21%) say that Biden would make a good or great president.’
Vast numbers of Black Protestants 83% percent, Hispanic Catholics 74 percent, and religiously unaffiliated Americans 74 percent disapproved of this president. Black Protestants’ disapproval ratings of Trump were down three percent from last April. That put them in a similar position as he had in January. At that time, 10 percent approved of the president and 87 percent disapproved. Just eight percent of Black Protestants would vote for Trump today. A full 88 percent would vote for Biden.
Black Protestants have been one of the most ardent blocks of supporters, and they have identified as Democraats or Democratically leaning independents. About half of the group think Biden would make a good president, 54 percent. Thirty-four percent think he would make a great president, and 36 percent say he would be just an average president. A full 80 percent of Black Protestants indicated that Trump was a poor president. Then, 63 percent consider him a terrible president.
The religiously unaffiliated Americans, a strong Biden block, identified as “atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular.” Less than a third of this group thought Biden would be a good or great president 27 percent. Then, 39 percent indicated he would rank average, and 33 percent though he would be poor to terrible. Seventy-three percent would vote for him today.
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-05--Dr. Fauci Blocked By Trump From Appearing On TV

Donald Trump has an interesting way of handling the coronavirus these days .
He is both ignoring it and telling people they just have to live with it .
During his campaign rallies , he will not be mentioning COVID-19 .
On the other hand , former Vice President Joe Biden will have quite a bit to say about how POTUS has not handled the disease and has , in fact , made it far worse .
Part of denying the pandemic as experts say deaths will rise to over 200,000 is the president ’ s utter callousness .
CBS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday after the Fourth of July on Face the Nation with a startling introduction .
She said that the White House had not been acknowledging their asks for an interview with the government ’ s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci .
The coronavirus pandemic has been surging across the southern U.S. states and over to California .
Many began with Republican governors lifting the shelter-at-home mandate too early .
The network has been trying for three months to get an interview with Fauci , according to The Daily Beast .
Brennan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nation show .
She relayed that there were more than 50,000+ new coronavirus cases every day for the past six days — in the U.S. alone , according to The Daily Beast : The last time that Dr. Fauci appeared on the Sunday morning talk show was right at three months ago , April 5 , 2020 .
According to CNN , a top-level White House official said that the White House was not approving any TV interview asks for the doctor or any other members of the coronavirus task force personnel .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ American television in any capacity was on June 12 , almost a month ago .
The CBS network did caution that Fauci said on June 23 , 2020 the next weeks were “ critical ' ” when it came to altering the path of spiking COVID-19 cases .
Fauci said that not doing so would “ create a death toll spike.
” During his testimony before the Senate last week , Fauci predicted 100,000 new cases of COVID-19 each day .
He said that “ not enough Americans are wearing masks or social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Already , Governor Anthony Cuomo warned that almost half of all visitors from the nation to New York would have to self-quarantine should they decide to visit .
According to the BBC , Senator Elizabeth Warren asked for Fauci ’ s best estimates .
He replied : The doctor suggested that America hand out face masks for free to all Americans .
He said that it was not an “ all or none phenomenon.
” Last Monday , Fauci said that the nation was “ unlikely ” to come up with “ herd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Earlier , he suggested that a vaccine could be available in early 2021 .
He explained that a vaccine might be only partially effective , so many people might refuse it .
There would be others who took the vaccine but did not wear masks to thoroughly protect themselves from the coronavirus .
The CDC webpage explained that herd immunity occurs when : The virologist added that he would happily “ settle ” for a 70 percent to 75 percent-effective vaccines at the beginning .
Director of the Centers for Disease Control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also testified at the hearing before Congress .
He said 12 states have had rising medical center numbers .
In addition , Arizona recorded “ an increasing death rate : ” Principal Deputy Director of the CDC Anne Schuchat warned that the country is not responding to the coronavirus as other countries have done : New Zealand was infection-free as of June 8 , 2020 .
However , several cases resulted as travelers brought it into the country .
South Korea has been an aggressive role model for using contact tracers .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since April 1 .
Singapore peaked in mid-April with 1,400 new cases in one day .
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Donald Trump has an interesting way of handling the coronavirus these days. He is both ignoring it and telling people they just have to live with it. During his campaign rallies, he will not be mentioning COVID-19. On the other hand, former Vice President Joe Biden will have quite a bit to say about how POTUS has not handled the disease and has, in fact, made it far worse. Part of denying the pandemic as experts say deaths will rise to over 200,000 is the president’s utter callousness.
CBS News Anchor Margaret Brennan started off the Sunday after the Fourth of July on Face the Nation with a startling introduction. She said that the White House had not been acknowledging their asks for an interview with the government’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci. The coronavirus pandemic has been surging across the southern U.S. states and over to California. Many began with Republican governors lifting the shelter-at-home mandate too early.
The network has been trying for three months to get an interview with Fauci, according to The Daily Beast.
Brennan was substitute-hosting Sunday’s Face the Nation show. She relayed that there were more than 50,000+ new coronavirus cases every day for the past six days — in the U.S. alone, according to The Daily Beast:
‘It may be the most sobering morning after the Forth of July in America’s history.’
Brennan continued:
‘We’re committed to bringing you facts about the virus, and the most knowledgable guests that we can. We think that it’s important for our viewers to hear from Dr. Anthony Fauci and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). but we have not been able to get our request for Dr. Fauci approved by the Trump administration in the last three months. And the CDC, not at all. We will continue our efforts.’
The last time that Dr. Fauci appeared on the Sunday morning talk show was right at three months ago, April 5, 2020. According to CNN, a top-level White House official said that the White House was not approving any TV interview asks for the doctor or any other members of the coronavirus task force personnel.
The last time that Fauci appeared on American television in any capacity was on June 12, almost a month ago.
The CBS network did caution that Fauci said on June 23, 2020 the next weeks were “critical'” when it came to altering the path of spiking COVID-19 cases. Fauci said that not doing so would “create a death toll spike.”
During his testimony before the Senate last week, Fauci predicted 100,000 new cases of COVID-19 each day. He said that “not enough Americans are wearing masks or social distancing,” the BBC reported:
‘I would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day. Clearly we are not in control right now. About half of all new cases come from four states.’
Already, Governor Anthony Cuomo warned that almost half of all visitors from the nation to New York would have to self-quarantine should they decide to visit.
According to the BBC, Senator Elizabeth Warren asked for Fauci’s best estimates. He replied:
‘I can’t make an accurate prediction, but it is going to be very disturbing, I will guarantee you that. Because when you have an outbreak in one part of the country even though in other parts of the country they’re doing well, they are vulnerable. We can’t just focus on those areas that are having the surge. It puts the entire country at risk.’
The doctor suggested that America hand out face masks for free to all Americans. He said that it was not an “all or none phenomenon.”
Last Monday, Fauci said that the nation was “unlikely” to come up with “herd immunity” once the vaccine became available. Earlier, he suggested that a vaccine could be available in early 2021. He explained that a vaccine might be only partially effective, so many people might refuse it. There would be others who took the vaccine but did not wear masks to thoroughly protect themselves from the coronavirus.
The CDC webpage explained that herd immunity occurs when:
‘[A] sufficient proportion of a population is immune to an infectious disease (through vaccination and/or prior illness) to make its spread from person to person unlikely.’
Fauci continued:
‘There is a general anti-science, anti-authority, anti-vaccine feeling among some people in this country – an alarmingly large percentage of people, relatively speaking.’
The virologist added that he would happily “settle” for a 70 percent to 75 percent-effective vaccines at the beginning.
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Robert Redfield also testified at the hearing before Congress. He said 12 states have had rising medical center numbers. In addition, Arizona recorded “an increasing death rate:”
‘The disease impacts us all and it’s going to take all of working together to stop it. Sadly this simple life-saving practice has become part of the political debate. If you are for Trump you don’t wear a mask, if you are against Trump you do. [He suggested that the president occasionally wear a mask. The president has plenty of admirers that would follow his lead.’
Principal Deputy Director of the CDC Anne Schuchat warned that the country is not responding to the coronavirus as other countries have done:
‘We’re not in the situation of New Zealand or Singapore or Korea where a new case is rapidly identified and all the contacts are traced and people are isolated who are sick and people who are exposed are quarantined and they can keep things under control. We have way too much virus across the country for that right now, so it’s very discouraging.’
New Zealand was infection-free as of June 8, 2020. However, several cases resulted as travelers brought it into the country. South Korea has been an aggressive role model for using contact tracers. It has recorded only 100 cases per day since April 1. Singapore peaked in mid-April with 1,400 new cases in one day.
America has done far worse:
‘The US has recorded 2,682,897 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University, and has a total of 129,544 deaths.’
Dr. Schuchat continued:
‘This is really the beginning. I think there was a lot of wishful thinking around the country that “hey it’s summer”. Everything’s going to be fine. We’re over this and we are not even beginning to be over this. There are a lot of worrisome factors about the last week or so.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-05--Protesters Confront Trump As He Arrives At Golf Course

President Donald Trump has spent a huge amount of time at properties branded with his own name while in office .
According to a tracker from NBC News , on at least 269 days of his presidency , Trump has spent some time at a golf course owned by his family business .
This Sunday , he went golfing yet again , although the U.S. continues to face serious crises like the Coronavirus pandemic and the reported bounties that Russian authorities put on American troops .
When Trump arrived at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling , Virginia , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confronted by protesters including one holding a sign calling on Trump to resign .
Trump has never seemed fond of protests .
At one point , around the time of protests against his Supreme Court nominee , Brett Kavanaugh , Trump even suggested to one conservative reporter that protests should be banned in the U.S. altogether .
That ban would , of course , seriously infringe upon the Constitutionally-protected right to free speech , but Trump doesn ’ t seem to particularly care .
He repeatedly wheels out grandiose , melodramatic conspiracy theories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he once suggested that protesters who had confronted then-Sen. Jeff Flake ( R-Ariz. ) as he boarded an elevator were secretly paid by George Soros .
At the time , he tweeted : ‘ The very rude elevator screamers are paid professionals only looking to make Senators look bad .
Don ’ t fall for it !
Also , look at all of the professionally made identical signs .
Paid for by Soros and others .
These are not signs made in the basement from love !
’ Although Trump likes to dismiss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads Trump in many polls on the national level and in individual swing states .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to the latest golf course protesters :

President Donald Trump has spent a huge amount of time at properties branded with his own name while in office. According to a tracker from NBC News, on at least 269 days of his presidency, Trump has spent some time at a golf course owned by his family business. This Sunday, he went golfing yet again, although the U.S. continues to face serious crises like the Coronavirus pandemic and the reported bounties that Russian authorities put on American troops. When Trump arrived at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, this Sunday, his motorcade was reportedly confronted by protesters including one holding a sign calling on Trump to resign.
A reporter with the White House press pool shared:
‘The motorcade has arrived at Trump National Golf Club, in Sterling, Virginia… As we drove up, your pooler saw a handful of protesters holding signs including one calling President Trump a “HUGE FAILURE” and another calling on him to “RESIGN.”’
Pool report: "The motorcade has arrived at Trump National Golf Club, in Sterling, Virginia … As we drove up, your pooler saw a handful of protesters holding signs including one calling President Trump a 'HUGE FAILURE' and another calling on him to 'RESIGN.'" — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 5, 2020
Trump has never seemed fond of protests. At one point, around the time of protests against his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, Trump even suggested to one conservative reporter that protests should be banned in the U.S. altogether. That ban would, of course, seriously infringe upon the Constitutionally-protected right to free speech, but Trump doesn’t seem to particularly care.
He repeatedly wheels out grandiose, melodramatic conspiracy theories about his opponents. For instance, he once suggested that protesters who had confronted then-Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) as he boarded an elevator were secretly paid by George Soros. At the time, he tweeted:
‘The very rude elevator screamers are paid professionals only looking to make Senators look bad. Don’t fall for it! Also, look at all of the professionally made identical signs. Paid for by Soros and others. These are not signs made in the basement from love!’
The very rude elevator screamers are paid professionals only looking to make Senators look bad. Don’t fall for it! Also, look at all of the professionally made identical signs. Paid for by Soros and others. These are not signs made in the basement from love! #Troublemakers — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2018
Although Trump likes to dismiss protesters as supposedly irrelevant, the reality is that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads Trump in many polls on the national level and in individual swing states.
Check out Twitter’s response to the latest golf course protesters:


bipartisanreport--2020-07-05--‘The Lincoln Project’ Releases Sunday Video To Drive Trump Crazy

As the United States continues to languish under the weight of the Coronavirus pandemic and its associated economic problems , President Donald Trump keeps congratulating himself for a supposed job well done in responding to the crisis , although 130,000 Americans are dead .
The societal trauma doesn ’ t end there — throughout recent weeks and months , tens of millions of Americans filed for unemployment , and in June , the official unemployment rate stood at 11.1 percent .
The anti-Trump Republicans behind The Lincoln Project have released a hard-hitting new ad that takes Trump to task over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his watch .
In the ad , a narrator shares some of the grim statistics that have defined Trump ’ s time in office .
The president and his allies have tried to hype up some of progress away from the deepest pits of the economic calamity , but there ’ s still a long way to go before any kind of actual economic stability , no matter the president ’ s self-confident pronouncements .
In the new Lincoln Project ad , the narrator says : ‘ Donald Trump made history in June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in June than any June in U.S. history .
More unemployment claims were filed in June than any June in U.S. history .
More women were out of work , more men were out of work , more African-Americans were out of work , more Hispanics were out of work .
Since Donald Trump took office , almost eight million fewer Americans are working .
If Trump ’ s lost jobs were a state , it would be larger than 37 states .
Donald Trump ’ s incompetence , ignorance , and indifference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president in our history.
’ Trump frequently describes himself as one of the best presidents in American history if not the best .
In reality , when people look back on the Trump administration , they ’ ll see a legacy of failure .
Check out the new Lincoln Project ad below ; the post below was viewed over one million times within four hours .
Recently , Coronavirus cases have again been spiking in some areas of the country , which could lead to more economic problems .
Trump and his allies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these rises in case numbers , however , even as hospitals in some areas of the country struggle to keep up with demand .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to the new Lincoln Project ad :

As the United States continues to languish under the weight of the Coronavirus pandemic and its associated economic problems, President Donald Trump keeps congratulating himself for a supposed job well done in responding to the crisis, although 130,000 Americans are dead. The societal trauma doesn’t end there — throughout recent weeks and months, tens of millions of Americans filed for unemployment, and in June, the official unemployment rate stood at 11.1 percent. The anti-Trump Republicans behind The Lincoln Project have released a hard-hitting new ad that takes Trump to task over the economic calamity that has unfolded on his watch.
In the ad, a narrator shares some of the grim statistics that have defined Trump’s time in office. The president and his allies have tried to hype up some of progress away from the deepest pits of the economic calamity, but there’s still a long way to go before any kind of actual economic stability, no matter the president’s self-confident pronouncements.
In the new Lincoln Project ad, the narrator says:
‘Donald Trump made history in June. More Americans were out of work in June than any June in U.S. history. More unemployment claims were filed in June than any June in U.S. history. More women were out of work, more men were out of work, more African-Americans were out of work, more Hispanics were out of work. Since Donald Trump took office, almost eight million fewer Americans are working. If Trump’s lost jobs were a state, it would be larger than 37 states. Donald Trump’s incompetence, ignorance, and indifference has made him the most deadly job-killing president in our history.’
Trump frequently describes himself as one of the best presidents in American history if not the best. In reality, when people look back on the Trump administration, they’ll see a legacy of failure. Check out the new Lincoln Project ad below; the post below was viewed over one million times within four hours.
.@realDonaldTrump’s incompetence, ignorance & indifference has made him the most deadly job-killing president in our history. With so many losing their jobs, it’s time Trump lost his. pic.twitter.com/k6wVlNyTrU — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 5, 2020
Recently, Coronavirus cases have again been spiking in some areas of the country, which could lead to more economic problems. Trump and his allies have tried to dismiss the significance of these rises in case numbers, however, even as hospitals in some areas of the country struggle to keep up with demand.
Check out Twitter’s response to the new Lincoln Project ad:


bipartisanreport--2020-07-05--Bolton Reveals Election-Altering Trump Secrets During ‘CBS Sunday’

President Donald Trump ’ s former national security adviser John Bolton has made a complete break with the Trump administration .
Trump has tried to discredit Bolton , but considering Trump ’ s own long history of brazenly lying , his attempts to pressure Bolton out of the spotlight are not exactly credible or effective .
This weekend during an appearance on CBS ’ s Face The Nation , Bolton discussed issues including where the president gets his information , and he helped shine a light on just how obsessed that Trump is with a particular “ information ” source @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obsessive television watcher , Bolton indicated , although one might hope that a president of the United States might occupy themselves with other tasks .
Bolton didn ’ t actually point to any role for government advisers in the president ’ s thinking at all .
Instead , he cited the television and political allies of the president who are outside of government as instrumental to the president ’ s thinking .
‘ Well I think it ’ s a combination of television and listening to people outside the government that he trusts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think that if you could clock the amount of time he ’ s spent actually in the Oval Office versus the amount of time he spends in the little dining room off the Oval Office with the cable news networks of one form or another on , it would be a very interesting statistic.
’ This interview is definitely not the first occasion in which the president ’ s refusal to do serious work and concurrent obsession with the television have been on full display .
Way back towards the beginning of 2019 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president ’ s private schedules , and around 60 percent of the scheduled time was taken up by dubiously named “ executive time , ” which no doubt included a whole lot of watching television .
When those schedules leaked , Trump tried to convince observers that he actually works very diligently .
Does he think that we can ’ t all see the tweets that he posts at just about all hours of the day and night ?
At the time , Trump tweeted : ‘ The media was able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easy to do , but it should have been reported as a positive , not negative .
When the term Executive Time is used , I am generally working , not relaxing .
In fact , I probably work more hours than almost any past President.
’ Trump has been similarly vehement in his attacks against Bolton .
Bolton is one of a significant number of former members of Trump ’ s administration who have written books describing their time there .
Bolton ’ s memoir came out recently ; called The Room @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sued to try and block the book , but they were unsuccessful .

President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton has made a complete break with the Trump administration. Trump has tried to discredit Bolton, but considering Trump’s own long history of brazenly lying, his attempts to pressure Bolton out of the spotlight are not exactly credible or effective. This weekend during an appearance on CBS’s Face The Nation, Bolton discussed issues including where the president gets his information, and he helped shine a light on just how obsessed that Trump is with a particular “information” source: the television. Trump is an obsessive television watcher, Bolton indicated, although one might hope that a president of the United States might occupy themselves with other tasks.
Host Margaret Brennan asked:
‘Does the president and his thinking get more shaped by television or government advisers?’
Bolton didn’t actually point to any role for government advisers in the president’s thinking at all. Instead, he cited the television and political allies of the president who are outside of government as instrumental to the president’s thinking.
Bolton explained:
‘Well I think it’s a combination of television and listening to people outside the government that he trusts for one reason or another. I think that if you could clock the amount of time he’s spent actually in the Oval Office versus the amount of time he spends in the little dining room off the Oval Office with the cable news networks of one form or another on, it would be a very interesting statistic.’
Watch below:
.@AmbJohnBolton tells @margbrennan “It would be a very interesting statistic,” if one were to “clock the amount of time” that @realDonaldTrump spends in the Oval Office and in his private dining room, where Bolton says Trump watches cable news pic.twitter.com/udQJpKLkF8 — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) July 5, 2020
This interview is definitely not the first occasion in which the president’s refusal to do serious work and concurrent obsession with the television have been on full display. Way back towards the beginning of 2019, someone leaked around three months of the president’s private schedules, and around 60 percent of the scheduled time was taken up by dubiously named “executive time,” which no doubt included a whole lot of watching television.
When those schedules leaked, Trump tried to convince observers that he actually works very diligently. Does he think that we can’t all see the tweets that he posts at just about all hours of the day and night? At the time, Trump tweeted:
‘The media was able to get my work schedule, something very easy to do, but it should have been reported as a positive, not negative. When the term Executive Time is used, I am generally working, not relaxing. In fact, I probably work more hours than almost any past President.’
Nonsensical self-aggrandizement isn’t exactly convincing.
The media was able to get my work schedule, something very easy to do, but it should have been reported as a positive, not negative. When the term Executive Time is used, I am generally working, not relaxing. In fact, I probably work more hours than almost any past President….. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 10, 2019
Trump has been similarly vehement in his attacks against Bolton.
Recently, he tweeted:
‘Wow, I finally agree with failed political consultant Steve Schmidt, who called Wacko John Bolton “a despicable man who failed in his duty to protect America.” Also stated that he should never be allowed to serve in government again. So true!’
…..who was all washed up until I brought him back and gave him a chance, broke the law by releasing Classified Information (in massive amounts). He must pay a very big price for this, as others have before him. This should never to happen again!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 20, 2020
Bolton is one of a significant number of former members of Trump’s administration who have written books describing their time there. Bolton’s memoir came out recently; called The Room Where It Happened, the Trump administration sued to try and block the book, but they were unsuccessful.


bipartisanreport--2020-07-05--Trump Says Dumb & Racist Things During Sunday Interview

President Donald Trump doesn ’ t seem too worried about the specifics of government policy , although that ’ s literally his job .
In a recent interview with Sean Hannity at Fox News , the host asked Trump about his priorities for a second term , and the president ’ s attempt to answer didn ’ t exactly go so well .
In response , Trump never articulated a single specific priority , suggesting that his real priorities consist of elevating himself and thinking about the consequences later .
During a subsequent interview with former Fox New host Eric @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Sinclair Broadcasting Network , the host offered Trump a do-over and asked a similar question about second-term priorities — and Trump again devolved into sputtering mostly vague nonsense .
Bolling commented that some people were “ upset ” with Trump ’ s initial answer to Hannity , so he repeated the line of questioning , asking for the president ’ s second-term agenda .
Trump replied : ‘ I will tell you , it ’ s very simple .
We ’ re going to make America great again .
We are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We ’ ve rebuilt the military .
We have ways to go .
We ’ ve done things for the vets like nobody ’ s ever seen .
We can do even more .
We did choice .
As you know , we did accountability .
What we ’ ve done nobody ’ s been able to do , but we have more to do , economic development jobs , trade deals .
The trade deals I ’ ve made are incredible.
’ Making America “ great again ” doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terms of an actual policy agenda .
It ’ s a campaign slogan — and it ’ s the same one that Trump used during the 2016 campaign season , at that .
Is Trump implying that he ’ s failed to make America “ great again ” for the entire duration of his first term so far ?
In his Sinclair interview , he eventually named slightly more specific points , but he failed to meaningfully elaborate upon them .
His agenda includes… wait for it… doing “ even more ” for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
The examples that he cited of what he ’ s supposedly already done aren ’ t even his own .
The Veteran ’ s Choice program , which supports visits to private medical facilities for veterans , was enacted in the Obama administration .
After the above , during his interview with Bolling , Trump added even more nonsense .
After continuing to praise the supposedly great trade deals that he ’ s enacted , he added : ‘ Our country will be so strong at the end of our first term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great .
It would have been phenomenal .
We got hit with the plague .
At the end of the second term , it ’ s going to be at a level that nobody will have ever seen a country .
We ’ re doing it , whether it ’ s trade , whether it ’ s military , all made in the USA.
’ It ’ s more meaningless nonsense .
He mentions trying to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. — but what ’ s his plan to accomplish that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saying “ trade deals !
” is not a plan .
It ’ s an excuse and a smokescreen meant to try and manipulate Trump ’ s base into voting for him again , although he has no idea what he ’ s doing in office and seems uninterested in learning .
Watch the full interview in the video below :

President Donald Trump doesn’t seem too worried about the specifics of government policy, although that’s literally his job. In a recent interview with Sean Hannity at Fox News, the host asked Trump about his priorities for a second term, and the president’s attempt to answer didn’t exactly go so well. In response, Trump never articulated a single specific priority, suggesting that his real priorities consist of elevating himself and thinking about the consequences later. During a subsequent interview with former Fox New host Eric Bolling, who now has a show at the Sinclair Broadcasting Network, the host offered Trump a do-over and asked a similar question about second-term priorities — and Trump again devolved into sputtering mostly vague nonsense.
Bolling commented that some people were “upset” with Trump’s initial answer to Hannity, so he repeated the line of questioning, asking for the president’s second-term agenda. Trump replied:
‘I will tell you, it’s very simple. We’re going to make America great again. We are doing things that nobody could have done. We’ve rebuilt the military. We have ways to go. We’ve done things for the vets like nobody’s ever seen. We can do even more. We did choice. As you know, we did accountability. What we’ve done nobody’s been able to do, but we have more to do, economic development jobs, trade deals. The trade deals I’ve made are incredible.’
Sinclair's Eric Bolling gave Trump a "retake" on his empty answer to Hannity on his priorities for a second term. Here's how Trump answered this time: pic.twitter.com/zKIRKcAtVB — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 2, 2020
Making America “great again” doesn’t inherently mean anything at all, in terms of an actual policy agenda. It’s a campaign slogan — and it’s the same one that Trump used during the 2016 campaign season, at that. Is Trump implying that he’s failed to make America “great again” for the entire duration of his first term so far?
In his Sinclair interview, he eventually named slightly more specific points, but he failed to meaningfully elaborate upon them. His agenda includes… wait for it… doing “even more” for veterans. What does that even mean? The examples that he cited of what he’s supposedly already done aren’t even his own. The Veteran’s Choice program, which supports visits to private medical facilities for veterans, was enacted in the Obama administration.
After the above, during his interview with Bolling, Trump added even more nonsense. After continuing to praise the supposedly great trade deals that he’s enacted, he added:
‘Our country will be so strong at the end of our first term. It’s going to be great. It would have been phenomenal. We got hit with the plague. At the end of the second term, it’s going to be at a level that nobody will have ever seen a country. We’re doing it, whether it’s trade, whether it’s military, all made in the USA.’
It’s more meaningless nonsense. He mentions trying to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. — but what’s his plan to accomplish that? Does he have a plan? Saying “trade deals!” is not a plan. It’s an excuse and a smokescreen meant to try and manipulate Trump’s base into voting for him again, although he has no idea what he’s doing in office and seems uninterested in learning.
Watch the full interview in the video below:


bipartisanreport--2020-07-05--Tammy Duckworth Emasculates Trump During ‘CNN Sunday’ Rebuke

For some reason , President Donald Trump has decided to make it his mission to advocate on behalf of monuments to leaders of the Confederacy that are situated around the United States .
Some of these monuments have been removed recently , but some remain , and as the advocacy grows for their removal , Trump has spun a wild conspiracy theory about how those against the statues are supposedly really advocating for the overthrow of American greatness — or something .
During an interview on CNN ’ s State of the Union this weekend , Sen. Tammy Duckworth ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ floated as a possible running mate for Joe Biden — hammered Trump over his support for the “ dead traitors ” of the Confederacy .
Duckworth , who is herself a veteran , sounded like she is among the many Americans who are fed up with Trump ’ s endless self-serving ignorance .
As she pointed out , some 130,000 Americans have died due to the Coronavirus , and the virus is spreading rapidly in some areas of the country .
People are getting sick and dying .
And what ’ s the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obsessed with an imaginary culture war .
Asked what sorts of lines should be drawn between statues that stay up and those that get taken down , Duckworth commented : ‘ We should start off by having a national dialogue on it at some point , but right now , we are in the middle of a global pandemic , and one of the countries that are opposed to us , Russia , has put a bounty on American troops ’ heads .
What really struck me about this speech that the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he spent more time worried about honoring dead Confederates than he did talking about the lives of the 130,000 Americans who lost their lives to COVID-19 or warning Russia off of the bounty they ’ re putting on Americans ’ heads.
’ Trump has been obsessed with the statues for awhile .
There was another push to remove monuments to the Confederacy towards the beginning of Trump ’ s presidency , and Trump proudly sided with the statues honoring dead racists then , too .
More recently , he ’ s also come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the names of Confederate generals .
‘ His priorities are all wrong here .
He should be talking about what we ’ re going to do to overcome this pandemic , what are we gon na do to push Russia back , and instead , he had no time for that .
He spent all his time talking about dead traitors.
’ It ’ s true — during his July 3rd Mt .
Rushmore speech , Trump obsessed over the statues .
In a clip that CNN showcased this Sunday morning , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If Trump and his allies are so concerned about preserving history , have they ever heard of books ?
Taking down a statue honoring a dead racist doesn ’ t constitute some kind of magical trip back in time to erase American history from existence .
Trump and his allies seem to use these excuses to avoid admitting the fact that they ’ re simply not all that opposed to the statues and what they stand for .

For some reason, President Donald Trump has decided to make it his mission to advocate on behalf of monuments to leaders of the Confederacy that are situated around the United States. Some of these monuments have been removed recently, but some remain, and as the advocacy grows for their removal, Trump has spun a wild conspiracy theory about how those against the statues are supposedly really advocating for the overthrow of American greatness — or something. During an interview on CNN’s State of the Union this weekend, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) — whose name has been floated as a possible running mate for Joe Biden — hammered Trump over his support for the “dead traitors” of the Confederacy.
Duckworth, who is herself a veteran, sounded like she is among the many Americans who are fed up with Trump’s endless self-serving ignorance. As she pointed out, some 130,000 Americans have died due to the Coronavirus, and the virus is spreading rapidly in some areas of the country. People are getting sick and dying. And what’s the president concerned about? He’s obsessed with an imaginary culture war.
Asked what sorts of lines should be drawn between statues that stay up and those that get taken down, Duckworth commented:
‘We should start off by having a national dialogue on it at some point, but right now, we are in the middle of a global pandemic, and one of the countries that are opposed to us, Russia, has put a bounty on American troops’ heads. What really struck me about this speech that the president gave at Mt. Rushmore was that he spent more time worried about honoring dead Confederates than he did talking about the lives of the 130,000 Americans who lost their lives to COVID-19 or warning Russia off of the bounty they’re putting on Americans’ heads.’
Trump has been obsessed with the statues for awhile. There was another push to remove monuments to the Confederacy towards the beginning of Trump’s presidency, and Trump proudly sided with the statues honoring dead racists then, too. More recently, he’s also come out against renaming military bases that feature the names of Confederate generals.
Duckworth added:
‘His priorities are all wrong here. He should be talking about what we’re going to do to overcome this pandemic, what are we gonna do to push Russia back, and instead, he had no time for that. He spent all his time talking about dead traitors.’
Watch her comments below:
"His priorities are all wrong," Sen. Tammy Duckworth reacts to Pres. Trump's Mt. Rushmore speech where he defended Confederate monuments. "He should be talking about what we're going to do to overcome this pandemic… he spent all his time talking about dead traitors." #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/eWEq750ZPy — State of the Union (@CNNSotu) July 5, 2020
It’s true — during his July 3rd Mt. Rushmore speech, Trump obsessed over the statues. In a clip that CNN showcased this Sunday morning, he ranted:
‘America is facing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values, and indoctrinate our children.’
That’s just nonsense. If Trump and his allies are so concerned about preserving history, have they ever heard of books?
Taking down a statue honoring a dead racist doesn’t constitute some kind of magical trip back in time to erase American history from existence. Trump and his allies seem to use these excuses to avoid admitting the fact that they’re simply not all that opposed to the statues and what they stand for.