bipartisanreport--2020-02-04--McConnell Flips Out On Dems Tuesday Morning

Apparently , someone with more political savviness helped Donald Trump draw the key people to him .
This is both within POTUS ’ White House administration oversight and out of sight of the cameras .
These shadowy figures knew exactly which levers to pull .
One of those that Trump needed was Attorney General William Barr who represented not the people but the president .
Then , there was the former majority leader of the House Intelligence Committee Kevin Dunes before the House went Democratic .
Another key figure was Senate Majority Leader Mitch “ the Grim Reaper ” McConnell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quick to give his opinion normally .
Yet , he was unnaturally quiet during the entire impeachment trial proceedings .
Of course , the sentence for speaking was jail time .
Just prior to Wednesday ’ s final vote on an airless Senate floor , he insisted that both of the House ’ s two articles of impeachment were “ constitutionally incoherent ” and “ dangerous , ” according to The Courier-Journal : Although this Republican Senate leader normally blocks everything that comes from the House , killing off all of its bills @ @ @ @ @ @ @ choice words for the impeachment process .
He continued : In case , the Senate floor did not hear him , McConnell repeated his idea that the House impeachment investigation was “ reckless ” [ and the ] most rushed , least fair ” in history .
McConnell urged senators to acquit Trump and reject House Democrats ’ “ abuse of power : ” The House had little realistic concern it could reach the 67-vote threshold for a convicted president .
However , as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-NY ) noted , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the political equivalent of a Scarlett Letter , one that he will carry for the rest of his life and into history .
McConnell said that the final Senate vote would come mere hours after the president ’ s third State of the Union address .
The Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer ( D-NY ) added his opinion .
He suggested that he feared the senators would rue the day they voted against additional witnesses and evidentiary documents : A few of the Republican and Democratic senators have kept their ultimate vote close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump Party Senate will vote on Wednesday to acquit POTUS of the House ’ s two articles of impeachment .
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 .

Apparently, someone with more political savviness helped Donald Trump draw the key people to him. This is both within POTUS’ White House administration oversight and out of sight of the cameras. These shadowy figures knew exactly which levers to pull.
One of those that Trump needed was Attorney General William Barr who represented not the people but the president. Then, there was the former majority leader of the House Intelligence Committee Kevin Dunes before the House went Democratic. Another key figure was Senate Majority Leader Mitch “the Grim Reaper” McConnell (R-KY).
McConnell has been quick to give his opinion normally. Yet, he was unnaturally quiet during the entire impeachment trial proceedings. Of course, the sentence for speaking was jail time. Just prior to Wednesday’s final vote on an airless Senate floor, he insisted that both of the House’s two articles of impeachment were “constitutionally incoherent” and “dangerous,” according to The Courier-Journal:
‘This does not even approach a case for the first presidential removal in American history. … Such an act cannot rest alone on the exercise of a constitutional power combined with concerns about whether the president’s motivations were public or personal and a disagreement over whether the exercise of power was in the national interest.’
Although this Republican Senate leader normally blocks everything that comes from the House, killing off all of its bills, Mitch McConnell only had a few choice words for the impeachment process. He continued:
‘Was this all an effort to hijack our institution for a month-long political rally? We have indeed witnessed an abuse of power … by just the kind of House majority that the Framers warned us about.’
In case, the Senate floor did not hear him, McConnell repeated his idea that the House impeachment investigation was “reckless” [and the] most rushed, least fair” in history.
McConnell urged senators to acquit Trump and reject House Democrats’ “abuse of power:”
‘We must vote to reject the House abuse of power, vote to protect our institutions, vote to reject new precedents that would reduce the Framers’ design to rubble. I urge every one of our colleagues to cast the vote … clearly required, vote to acquit the president of these charges.’
The House had little realistic concern it could reach the 67-vote threshold for a convicted president. However, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-NY) noted, a label of “impeached” is the political equivalent of a Scarlett Letter, one that he will carry for the rest of his life and into history. McConnell said that the final Senate vote would come mere hours after the president’s third State of the Union address.
The Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) added his opinion. He suggested that he feared the senators would rue the day they voted against additional witnesses and evidentiary documents:
‘The idea that that means you shouldn’t have witnesses and documents when we’re doing something as august, as important as an impeachment trial fails the laugh test. It makes people believe, correctly in my judgment, that the administration, its top people and Senate Republicans are all hiding the truth.’
A few of the Republican and Democratic senators have kept their ultimate vote close to their vest. The entire Republican-led, Trump Party Senate will vote on Wednesday to acquit POTUS of the House’s two articles of impeachment.
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--2020-02-04--Palestine Calls Off Fake Negotiations With Kushner

Donald Trump tasked his favorite and only son-in-law with implementing huge chunks of the most important American changes .
POTUS delegated Jared Kushner with reforming the VA , the criminal justice system , and healthcare .
He also gave Jared the responsibility of being the liaison between the U.S. and Mexico .
Oh yes , there was something else .
Trump also heaped upon Kushner the additional responsibility for peace in the Mid-East .
However , Kushner blew it .
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas released the news that the Palestinian Authority had severed all relations with Israel and America .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ peace ” plan .
Why ?
It was unfairly biased against Palestine in the Israeli proposal .
Kushner ’ s family has been long-time friends with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu .
The favored son-in-law came up with the “ brilliant ” plan of giving Israel Jerusalem and the West Bank settlements .
His plan included a demilitarized Palestinian state .
Oh and by the way , Kushner did not invite Palestine to the negotiating table , which was a major league failure .
Abbas wrote about Trump wanting to send him a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to The Salon : Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki encouraged all of the members of this organization to turn their backs on Trump ’ s plan : The president ’ s son-in-law bragged about his plan and publicly trashed the Palestinian leaders .
He appeared on CNN and other news shows to shake his fist at them : ‘ For the Palestinians , if they want their people to live better lives , we now have a framework to do it .
If they don ’ t think that they can uphold these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think we can get Israel to take the risk to recognize them as a state — to allow them to take control of themselves — because the only thing more dangerous than what we have now is a failed state.
’ Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erakat told CNN that there was nothing to negotiate after he unilaterally dictated the terms of a peace proposal : : ‘ What is left to negotiate ?
When I said these issues must be negotiated between us and Israel directly , Kushner responded by calling me a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He negotiated on my behalf , because he knows better than I do what is best for me .
This is the art of dictation , arrogance and blackmail .
We ’ ve informed the Israeli side .
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that there will be no relations at all with them and the United States , including security ties.
’ 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Donald Trump tasked his favorite and only son-in-law with implementing huge chunks of the most important American changes. POTUS delegated Jared Kushner with reforming the VA, the criminal justice system, and healthcare. He also gave Jared the responsibility of being the liaison between the U.S. and Mexico. Oh yes, there was something else.
Trump also heaped upon Kushner the additional responsibility for peace in the Mid-East. However, Kushner blew it. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas released the news that the Palestinian Authority had severed all relations with Israel and America. He also smeared Kushner’s “peace” plan. Why? It was unfairly biased against Palestine in the Israeli proposal.
Kushner’s family has been long-time friends with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The favored son-in-law came up with the “brilliant” plan of giving Israel Jerusalem and the West Bank settlements. His plan included a demilitarized Palestinian state. Oh and by the way, Kushner did not invite Palestine to the negotiating table, which was a major league failure.
Abbas wrote about Trump wanting to send him a letter in lieu of consideration, according to The Salon:
‘Trump asked that I speak to him by phone, but I said, “No.” And that he wants to send me a letter . . . but I refused it. I will not have it recorded in my history that I sold Jerusalem.’
Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which represents 57 members, released a statement:
‘[Trump’s plan] lacks the minimum requirements of justice and destroys the foundations of peace.’
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki encouraged all of the members of this organization to turn their backs on Trump’s plan:
‘Anything less than that will give the illegitimate Israeli occupation more time to use the imaginary peace process as an excuse to create their colonies.’
The president’s son-in-law bragged about his plan and publicly trashed the Palestinian leaders. He appeared on CNN and other news shows to shake his fist at them:
‘For the Palestinians, if they want their people to live better lives, we now have a framework to do it. If they don’t think that they can uphold these standards, then I don’t think we can get Israel to take the risk to recognize them as a state — to allow them to take control of themselves — because the only thing more dangerous than what we have now is a failed state.’
Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erakat told CNN that there was nothing to negotiate after he unilaterally dictated the terms of a peace proposal::
‘What is left to negotiate? When I said these issues must be negotiated between us and Israel directly, Kushner responded by calling me a failed negotiator, unable to negotiate. He negotiated on my behalf, because he knows better than I do what is best for me. This is the art of dictation, arrogance and blackmail. We’ve informed the Israeli side . . . that there will be no relations at all with them and the United States, including security ties.’
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--2020-03-30--Top Republican Abruptly Resigning From Congress

Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic , top Congressional Republican Mark Meadows of North Carolina , who ’ s led the “ Freedom Caucus ” and long shilled publicly for Trump , will be resigning from Congress this Monday afternoon in order to assume the role of Trump ’ s chief of staff at the White House .
The staffing shake-up , which replaces Mick Mulvaney with the ardently Trump defending Meadows , comes amidst the administration ’ s struggles to respond effectively to the Coronavirus outbreak .
Medical supply shortages have rocked locales across the country , and Trump has passed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with conspiracy theories about local authorities and medical personnel , who he suggested over the weekend might be hoarding medical supplies — a claim there is zero evidence for .
Meadows seems unlikely to try and rein in Trump ’ s behavior .
His first day as White House chief of staff will be on Tuesday , CNN reports .
The outlet adds : ‘ After being one of the first Republican lawmakers to campaign with Trump ahead of the 2016 election , while others were initially keeping their distance , Meadows has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advisers… While Meadows was still occupying his congressional seat after announcing his departure , he had been speaking with the President several times a day on the phone and advising him on a wide variety of matters , according to a person familiar with the matter.
’ Lately , it ’ s hard to imagine that the consultations didn ’ t involve the government ’ s Coronavirus response .
Recently , among other developments , Congress passed a huge Coronavirus relief funding package that provided for direct checks to large swaths of Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and more .
That plan garnered the support of the majority of Republicans in Congress and the president ’ s eventual signature — although there ’ s already talk of another potential relief package on the horizon , if it ’ s needed .
This issue is one of many that Meadows , who ’ s served five terms in Congress , will have to deal with in the White House .
According to CNN , his team in the Trump administration will include his current Congressional chief of staff , “ a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump administration , ” and former Rep. John Fleming , who he ’ s bringing on as a senior aide .
Meadows is not the only North Carolina Republican to abandon their seat ahead of the elections later this year .
At least two others are also ending their Congressional tenures in the wake of a court-ordered redistricting that left them with heavily Democratic-leaning districts .
The previous statewide map had been drawn to keep in-district Democratic majorities as few and far between as possible .
Including those two North Carolina seats , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ full eight currently GOP-held seats as either toss-ups , leaning Democratic , or likely Democratic victories .
The Coronavirus outbreak seems likely to weigh on the next round of elections .
Last weekend , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) pointed out that Trump ’ s behavior including weeks of dismissing the Coronavirus ’ s significance is “ deadly ” — which , of course , Trump and his allies promptly freaked out over , even as the confirmed Coronavirus case count continues to rise in the U.S .

Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, top Congressional Republican Mark Meadows of North Carolina, who’s led the “Freedom Caucus” and long shilled publicly for Trump, will be resigning from Congress this Monday afternoon in order to assume the role of Trump’s chief of staff at the White House. The staffing shake-up, which replaces Mick Mulvaney with the ardently Trump defending Meadows, comes amidst the administration’s struggles to respond effectively to the Coronavirus outbreak. Medical supply shortages have rocked locales across the country, and Trump has passed his own time via winding himself up with conspiracy theories about local authorities and medical personnel, who he suggested over the weekend might be hoarding medical supplies — a claim there is zero evidence for.
Meadows seems unlikely to try and rein in Trump’s behavior. His first day as White House chief of staff will be on Tuesday, CNN reports. The outlet adds:
‘After being one of the first Republican lawmakers to campaign with Trump ahead of the 2016 election, while others were initially keeping their distance, Meadows has become one of Trump’s closest advisers… While Meadows was still occupying his congressional seat after announcing his departure, he had been speaking with the President several times a day on the phone and advising him on a wide variety of matters, according to a person familiar with the matter.’
Lately, it’s hard to imagine that the consultations didn’t involve the government’s Coronavirus response.
Recently, among other developments, Congress passed a huge Coronavirus relief funding package that provided for direct checks to large swaths of Americans, financial support for hard-hit businesses, and more. That plan garnered the support of the majority of Republicans in Congress and the president’s eventual signature — although there’s already talk of another potential relief package on the horizon, if it’s needed.
This issue is one of many that Meadows, who’s served five terms in Congress, will have to deal with in the White House. According to CNN, his team in the Trump administration will include his current Congressional chief of staff, “a couple of aides already working in the Trump administration,” and former Rep. John Fleming, who he’s bringing on as a senior aide.
Meadows is not the only North Carolina Republican to abandon their seat ahead of the elections later this year. At least two others are also ending their Congressional tenures in the wake of a court-ordered redistricting that left them with heavily Democratic-leaning districts. The previous statewide map had been drawn to keep in-district Democratic majorities as few and far between as possible. Including those two North Carolina seats, the Cook Political Report currently rates a full eight currently GOP-held seats as either toss-ups, leaning Democratic, or likely Democratic victories.
The Coronavirus outbreak seems likely to weigh on the next round of elections. Last weekend, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pointed out that Trump’s behavior including weeks of dismissing the Coronavirus’s significance is “deadly” — which, of course, Trump and his allies promptly freaked out over, even as the confirmed Coronavirus case count continues to rise in the U.S.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-30--Trump Makes Sudden Reveal Of Putin Call

Trump Makes Sudden Reveal Of Putin Call

During a wide-ranging , phoned-in interview this Monday with Fox & Friends , President Donald Trump made the sudden reveal that he ’ d soon be talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin , with whom he has communicated frequently throughout his presidency .
It ’ s worth noting — it ’ s been some five months since Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) reportedly spoke directly , but Trump appears to have no problem with glibly phoning the totalitarian leader of another country amidst a pandemic that ’ s claimed the lives of thousands of Americans .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ discussing trade issues with Putin , who he brought up after a question about oil market instability in the wake of a spat between his country and Saudi Arabia — whose totalitarian leaders Trump and his cronies have also repeatedly cozied up to .
Trump commented : ‘ Right after this call I ’ m speaking to a gentleman named Vladimir Putin .
That ’ s my next call… We talk about trade and we talk about trade a lot .
They love to be able to do trade with our country .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the nonsense that ’ s been going on .
Russia , Russia , Russia , which has turned out to be a total hoax when you look at what happened with Comey and McCabe and you look at all the things that happened with Mueller and the Mueller report.
’ Trump ’ s leadership as president is desperately needed amidst the continued spread of the Coronavirus , and what ’ s he doing ?
Sticking to complaining about the Russia investigation , of course !
In fact , as opposed to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between the U.S. and Russia , that relationship has actually decayed amidst Putin ’ s incessant aggression around the world .
Sanctions against the country have been imposed in the wake of developments like Russia ’ s military seizure of the Crimean peninsula and their disinformation campaigns targeting U.S. elections .
Trump , meanwhile , glibly and ignorantly declared that the U.S. “ should get along with all countries if possible ” as if it ’ s simply a matter of deciding to be nice to the dictators of the world .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even rambled on all the way back to the subject of World War II , in which — for a time — the then-Soviet Union banded together with the U.S. against Nazi aggression .
To be clear — the Soviets carried on with plenty of their own aggression against their own people , and decades of the ensuing Cold War hinged on a stand-off between their country and the U.S .
But Trump still pretends to have some great grand historical backing for his behavior anyway .
Down in the real world , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coronavirus pandemic .
Almost 150,000 Americans have been infected , and more than 2,600 have died , and authorities have been working around-the-clock to bulk up their medical supplies and facilities in order to deal with the looming issues .
At least 776 people have died from the Coronavirus in New York City alone , which obviously represents a tremendous strain on the state ’ s hospital system .
That state has constructed at least four field hospitals and counting to deal with the influx of patients .

During a wide-ranging, phoned-in interview this Monday with Fox & Friends, President Donald Trump made the sudden reveal that he’d soon be talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin, with whom he has communicated frequently throughout his presidency. It’s worth noting — it’s been some five months since Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reportedly spoke directly, but Trump appears to have no problem with glibly phoning the totalitarian leader of another country amidst a pandemic that’s claimed the lives of thousands of Americans.
Pelosi not invited to today’s WH signing ceremony on stimulus, per aide. She and Trump have not spoken in more than five months. More on that here: https://t.co/ickLNTZubI — Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 27, 2020
Trump suggested that he’d be discussing trade issues with Putin, who he brought up after a question about oil market instability in the wake of a spat between his country and Saudi Arabia — whose totalitarian leaders Trump and his cronies have also repeatedly cozied up to. Trump commented:
‘Right after this call I’m speaking to a gentleman named Vladimir Putin. That’s my next call… We talk about trade and we talk about trade a lot. They love to be able to do trade with our country. It’s been very much hindered by the nonsense that’s been going on. Russia, Russia, Russia, which has turned out to be a total hoax when you look at what happened with Comey and McCabe and you look at all the things that happened with Mueller and the Mueller report.’
Trump’s leadership as president is desperately needed amidst the continued spread of the Coronavirus, and what’s he doing? Sticking to complaining about the Russia investigation, of course!
Putin got more than his money's worth. Trump is now just throwing in some freebies. https://t.co/JCXRHYJ4Ay — Markos Moulitsas (@markos) March 30, 2020
In fact, as opposed to the long concluded Russia investigation hindering trade relations between the U.S. and Russia, that relationship has actually decayed amidst Putin’s incessant aggression around the world. Sanctions against the country have been imposed in the wake of developments like Russia’s military seizure of the Crimean peninsula and their disinformation campaigns targeting U.S. elections.
"I've been tougher on Russia than any president in the history of the country." He says Putin will probably ask him to lift sanctions, "he's been asking that for two years," but he, Trump, put sanctions on, and he's "not the soft guy." — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 30, 2020
Trump, meanwhile, glibly and ignorantly declared that the U.S. “should get along with all countries if possible” as if it’s simply a matter of deciding to be nice to the dictators of the world. In his attempt to defend Russia, he even rambled on all the way back to the subject of World War II, in which — for a time — the then-Soviet Union banded together with the U.S. against Nazi aggression. To be clear — the Soviets carried on with plenty of their own aggression against their own people, and decades of the ensuing Cold War hinged on a stand-off between their country and the U.S. But Trump still pretends to have some great grand historical backing for his behavior anyway.
Trump says he has to hang up from his hour-long Fox News telephoner to make other calls, including one to Putin to talk oil, trade, coronavirus. “It’s like the old times,” he tells the Fox & Friends hosts, referring to phoners during 2016 race, “but this is a serious deal.” pic.twitter.com/acRtgRvScw — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) March 30, 2020
Down in the real world, Americans are continuing to struggle amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. Almost 150,000 Americans have been infected, and more than 2,600 have died, and authorities have been working around-the-clock to bulk up their medical supplies and facilities in order to deal with the looming issues.
At least 776 people have died from the Coronavirus in New York City alone, which obviously represents a tremendous strain on the state’s hospital system. That state has constructed at least four field hospitals and counting to deal with the influx of patients.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-30--GOP Now Blaming Impeachment For COVID-19 Fails

In late February , as the Coronavirus had long begun emerging around the world including in the United States , President Donald Trump pompously declared at a rally in South Carolina that concern about the virus was a “ hoax.
” Yet , a new POLITICO report reveals how Republicans in D.C. want to blame the Democrat-led impeachment proceedings against Trump , which concluded weeks prior to that , for the government ’ s lengthy inaction against the Coronavirus threat .
More comprehensive preparation could have helped stave off the currently unfolding and potentially deadly issues of medical supply shortages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to solve the problems left by so-called planning that ’ s come up gravely short , Republicans like Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton “ fault impeachment , which officially wrapped up on Feb. 5 , for distracting their colleagues from early warning signs , ” POLITICO explains .
What ’ s unfortunate is that weeks after the impeachment proceedings were over , the president stood in front of a crowd of his fans and declared that Coronavirus concern was a hoax .
For weeks , he consistently asserted that the virus was under control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He even delayed formally declaring a national emergency over the virus in part because of concern about how that declaration would affect the public image of his administration , despite the fact that an emergency declaration frees up resources that authorities wouldn ’ t have access to otherwise when developing their Coronavirus response .
All of those developments are the “ unfortunate ” elements here .
POLITICO notes that “ many ” Democrats point out the absurd red herring of attempting to blame impeachment for governmental inaction .
Democrats note that “ the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on COVID-19 until after the Senate trial was over ” and “ Republicans , from the president on down , consistently downplayed the threat both publicly and privately ” — even as some of them , like North Carolina ’ s Richard Burr , decided to sell off huge quantities of their stock holdings in an apparent insider trading-driven attempt to avoid the economic disaster suggested by the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic .
Meanwhile , all the way back on February 5 — when impeachment proceedings concluded — Democrats “ began pushing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus.
” Before that , on January 28 , Sen. Elizabeth Warren ( D-Mass . )
publicly chastised the president for his inaction on Coronavirus-related issues .
She tweeted that “ Trump ’ s approach to keeping us safe from disease outbreaks is a mess , ” which seems proven by the current grossly mismatched , chaotic supply of medical equipment around the country amidst the growing pandemic .
Trump , lately , has seemed more concerned about his television ratings than solving these issues .
And recently , Congress has stepped up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rounds of Coronavirus relief funding , including , most recently , provisions like an expansion of unemployment benefits and direct checks to some Americans .
This week , the White House announced that their guidelines demanding social distancing would be extended a whole additional month , meaning that the tumult seems likely to continue for at least that much longer .

In late February, as the Coronavirus had long begun emerging around the world including in the United States, President Donald Trump pompously declared at a rally in South Carolina that concern about the virus was a “hoax.” Yet, a new POLITICO report reveals how Republicans in D.C. want to blame the Democrat-led impeachment proceedings against Trump, which concluded weeks prior to that, for the government’s lengthy inaction against the Coronavirus threat. More comprehensive preparation could have helped stave off the currently unfolding and potentially deadly issues of medical supply shortages in hard-hit areas.
Amidst the rush to solve the problems left by so-called planning that’s come up gravely short, Republicans like Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton “fault impeachment, which officially wrapped up on Feb. 5, for distracting their colleagues from early warning signs,” POLITICO explains.
Cotton commented:
‘It’s unfortunate that during the early days of a global pandemic, the Senate was paralyzed by a partisan impeachment trial.’
What’s unfortunate is that weeks after the impeachment proceedings were over, the president stood in front of a crowd of his fans and declared that Coronavirus concern was a hoax.
For weeks, he consistently asserted that the virus was under control and nothing to be concerned about. He even delayed formally declaring a national emergency over the virus in part because of concern about how that declaration would affect the public image of his administration, despite the fact that an emergency declaration frees up resources that authorities wouldn’t have access to otherwise when developing their Coronavirus response. All of those developments are the “unfortunate” elements here.
POLITICO notes that “many” Democrats point out the absurd red herring of attempting to blame impeachment for governmental inaction. Democrats note that “the House wasn’t even fully briefed on COVID-19 until after the Senate trial was over” and “Republicans, from the president on down, consistently downplayed the threat both publicly and privately” — even as some of them, like North Carolina’s Richard Burr, decided to sell off huge quantities of their stock holdings in an apparent insider trading-driven attempt to avoid the economic disaster suggested by the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Meanwhile, all the way back on February 5 — when impeachment proceedings concluded — Democrats “began pushing for emergency supplemental funds to combat the virus.” Before that, on January 28, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) publicly chastised the president for his inaction on Coronavirus-related issues. She tweeted that “Trump’s approach to keeping us safe from disease outbreaks is a mess,” which seems proven by the current grossly mismatched, chaotic supply of medical equipment around the country amidst the growing pandemic. Trump, lately, has seemed more concerned about his television ratings than solving these issues.
Trump brags about how his press briefings about a deadly pandemic that is killing Americans get ratings comparable to "The Bachelor" or "Monday Night Football" pic.twitter.com/d3WCvQpSDL — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 29, 2020
And recently, Congress has stepped up. Democrats have helped pass three successive rounds of Coronavirus relief funding, including, most recently, provisions like an expansion of unemployment benefits and direct checks to some Americans. This week, the White House announced that their guidelines demanding social distancing would be extended a whole additional month, meaning that the tumult seems likely to continue for at least that much longer.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-30--CNN Panel Hammers Trump LIVE On-Air (VIDEO)

Amidst the Coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. , President Donald Trump has still failed to gain pretty much any apparent self-awareness .
Over the weekend , he delusionally suggested that there ’ s some kind of conspiracy on the part of medical personnel to hoard medical equipment that they have been seeking , because , he indicated , he couldn ’ t understand how they could need so much , even as confirmed U.S. cases climb quickly approach 150,000 , a point the count seems likely to hit on Monday .
This week , a CNN panel including emergency room @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Sanjay Gupta hammered the president ’ s supply hoarding conspiracy theory as “ insulting ” to those on the front lines working against the virus .
‘ We can look at the numbers of patients coming in , and we can easily see how much equipment is needed .
Not only that , but it ’ s not just the equipment that we ’ re using right now .
We also have to be prepared for the equipment that we ’ re going to be needing in the months to come , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We need to be preparing for months or years , and frankly , it ’ s insulting to suggest that hospitals are somehow keeping equipment away from health care workers , and jeopardizing their lives.
’ Noting that in communities in which the virus has spread , medical personnel have had to use protective gear for even those patient interactions in which a Coronavirus infection is not confirmed , Gupta added : ‘ The idea they ’ re being told they ’ re hoarding this stuff is a little insulting .
These guys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure they ’ ll have the personal protective gear , they ’ re risking their lives , and I ’ m not exaggerating when I say that , and then they ’ re going home and potentially exposing their families to this… To suggest they ’ re hoarding it , stealing it , taking out the back door , I think that was the rest of that quote , I think that is insulting to these workers that are risking their lives.
’ Trump , at a Sunday press conference at the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s going on , and you oughta look into it .
Where are the masks going ?
Are they going out the back door ?
Somebody should probably look into that .
I just don ’ t see from a practical standpoint how it ’ s possible to go from that to that.
’ And of course , to Trump , if he doesn ’ t understand something , then that must mean that there is some kind of nefarious plot to make him look bad .
This situation is not the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that authorities didn ’ t really need the volume of medical equipment that they have been requesting .
During a recent appearance on Sean Hannity ’ s Fox News show , he insisted that he dd not believe that New York really needed the tens of thousands of ventilators that they ’ ve been requesting .
Trump ’ s assistance in dealing with medical supply shortages has been repeatedly requested amidst his incompetent rants .
Recently , he did invoke the Defense Production Act to order General Motors to produce ventilators , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country that have yet to be fulfilled .

Amidst the Coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., President Donald Trump has still failed to gain pretty much any apparent self-awareness. Over the weekend, he delusionally suggested that there’s some kind of conspiracy on the part of medical personnel to hoard medical equipment that they have been seeking, because, he indicated, he couldn’t understand how they could need so much, even as confirmed U.S. cases climb quickly approach 150,000, a point the count seems likely to hit on Monday. This week, a CNN panel including emergency room physician Dr. Leana Wen and network contributor Dr. Sanjay Gupta hammered the president’s supply hoarding conspiracy theory as “insulting” to those on the front lines working against the virus.
Wen noted:
‘We can look at the numbers of patients coming in, and we can easily see how much equipment is needed. Not only that, but it’s not just the equipment that we’re using right now. We also have to be prepared for the equipment that we’re going to be needing in the months to come, because this is not a one-time event… We need to be preparing for months or years, and frankly, it’s insulting to suggest that hospitals are somehow keeping equipment away from health care workers, and jeopardizing their lives.’
Noting that in communities in which the virus has spread, medical personnel have had to use protective gear for even those patient interactions in which a Coronavirus infection is not confirmed, Gupta added:
‘The idea they’re being told they’re hoarding this stuff is a little insulting. These guys are showing up to work, not sure they’ll have the personal protective gear, they’re risking their lives, and I’m not exaggerating when I say that, and then they’re going home and potentially exposing their families to this… To suggest they’re hoarding it, stealing it, taking out the back door, I think that was the rest of that quote, I think that is insulting to these workers that are risking their lives.’
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Trump, at a Sunday press conference at the White House, had commented:
‘Something’s going on, and you oughta look into it. Where are the masks going? Are they going out the back door? Somebody should probably look into that. I just don’t see from a practical standpoint how it’s possible to go from that to that.’
And of course, to Trump, if he doesn’t understand something, then that must mean that there is some kind of nefarious plot to make him look bad.
Trump seems to be questioning how hospitals’ demand for masks has skyrocketed so much recently. “Are they going out the back door? … Somebody should probably look into that. I just don’t see from a practical standpoint how it’s possible to go from that to that." — Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) March 29, 2020
This situation is not the first in which he’s suggested that authorities didn’t really need the volume of medical equipment that they have been requesting. During a recent appearance on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show, he insisted that he dd not believe that New York really needed the tens of thousands of ventilators that they’ve been requesting.
Trump’s assistance in dealing with medical supply shortages has been repeatedly requested amidst his incompetent rants. Recently, he did invoke the Defense Production Act to order General Motors to produce ventilators, but there are still many other needs around the country that have yet to be fulfilled.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-30--Trump Delivers Angry Rant During AM Fox Appearance

President Donald Trump does not take well to even the slightest opposition .
This Monday morning during a phoned-in interview on Fox & Friends , he had a white-hot meltdown over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) , who the day before had correctly identified his failure to take the Coronavirus seriously as “ deadly.
” Trump insisted that Pelosi is “ sick ” — because apparently , he ’ s so wrapped up in his ego that he tells himself anyone who opposes him must suffer from some kind of mental delusion .
That ’ s not exactly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a deadly global pandemic .
To be clear , Pelosi was , in fact , accurate .
Trump ’ s refusal to take the Coronavirus seriously and prepare beyond the China travel ban that he loves to tout could leave people to die who could have been saved if supplies like additional ventilators were ready .
Of course , Trump has repeatedly insisted that he doesn ’ t believe hard-hit areas like New York will even need as many ventilators as they ’ ve been after .
Even deaths can be fake news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Hurricane Maria , he called the official death toll “ fake news.
” This Monday , he ranted against Pelosi : ‘ She ’ s a sick puppy , in my opinion .
She really is .
She ’ s got a lot of problems , and that ’ s a horrible thing to say — especially when I was the one , and you know , I ’ ve gotten from fair people a lot of accolades , and I don ’ t want the accolades , but it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When I stopped some very very infected , very very sick people , thousands coming in from China , long earlier than anybody thought , including the experts , nobody thought we should do it , except me , and I stopped everybody .
I stopped it cold .
It had never been done before in the history of our country.
’ That ’ s just incorrect .
Travel bans have been imposed plenty of times — and often , they ’ ve been accompanied by gross racism .
Trump ’ s constant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact that he failed to take almost any other substantive step in the early days of the pandemic .
He mocked concern over the virus as a “ hoax ” — and it ’ s worth noting , there ’ s not even apparent evidence that he stopped “ thousands ” of “ very very sick people ” from coming into the U.S .
He talks like he valiantly stepped in to block planes full of coughing people .
That just didn ’ t happen , though .
And yet again — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has seen plenty of bills passed — hundreds , in fact , most of which the Republican-controlled Senate has refused to even consider , let alone vote on .
Amidst a deadly pandemic , this nonsense is the best that Trump can come up with — ranting and raving about his opponents .
On Twitter over the weekend , he praised the television ratings for his Coronavirus task force press conferences — but it would be really great if the president focused somewhere else , anywhere else besides himself and his screentime .

President Donald Trump does not take well to even the slightest opposition. This Monday morning during a phoned-in interview on Fox & Friends, he had a white-hot meltdown over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who the day before had correctly identified his failure to take the Coronavirus seriously as “deadly.” Trump insisted that Pelosi is “sick” — because apparently, he’s so wrapped up in his ego that he tells himself anyone who opposes him must suffer from some kind of mental delusion. That’s not exactly a great attribute for a president amidst a deadly global pandemic.
To be clear, Pelosi was, in fact, accurate. Trump’s refusal to take the Coronavirus seriously and prepare beyond the China travel ban that he loves to tout could leave people to die who could have been saved if supplies like additional ventilators were ready. Of course, Trump has repeatedly insisted that he doesn’t believe hard-hit areas like New York will even need as many ventilators as they’ve been after. Even deaths can be fake news and an anti-Trump conspiracy to him — after Hurricane Maria, he called the official death toll “fake news.”
This Monday, he ranted against Pelosi:
‘She’s a sick puppy, in my opinion. She really is. She’s got a lot of problems, and that’s a horrible thing to say — especially when I was the one, and you know, I’ve gotten from fair people a lot of accolades, and I don’t want the accolades, but it’s just in service of a fact. When I stopped some very very infected, very very sick people, thousands coming in from China, long earlier than anybody thought, including the experts, nobody thought we should do it, except me, and I stopped everybody. I stopped it cold. It had never been done before in the history of our country.’
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Trump: Nancy Pelosi is "a sick puppy" pic.twitter.com/grVRBNSrFK — Lis Power (@LisPower1) March 30, 2020
That’s just incorrect. Travel bans have been imposed plenty of times — and often, they’ve been accompanied by gross racism. Trump’s constant praise of his Chinese travel ban ignores the fact that he failed to take almost any other substantive step in the early days of the pandemic. He mocked concern over the virus as a “hoax” — and it’s worth noting, there’s not even apparent evidence that he stopped “thousands” of “very very sick people” from coming into the U.S. He talks like he valiantly stepped in to block planes full of coughing people. That just didn’t happen, though.
On a day when it was confirmed that more than 135,000 Americans have tested positive for coronavirus and at least 2,300 have died, Trump is tweeting that his daily briefings are getting ‘Monday Night Football numbers.’ My piece for @voguemagazine https://t.co/BO8a42yl0B — stuart emmrich (@StuartEmmrich) March 30, 2020
This Monday, he continued:
‘Don’t forget, she was playing the impeachment game — her game, where she ended up looking like a fool… She couldn’t get bills past. She’s controlled by the radical left — by AOC plus three.’
And yet again — that’s a lie. Pelosi has seen plenty of bills passed — hundreds, in fact, most of which the Republican-controlled Senate has refused to even consider, let alone vote on.
Trump's Twitter thread about his press briefing ratings inaccurately quoted a New York Times article, omitting mentions of the media battle over whether to cover his briefings because they spread misinformation and contradict public health officials. https://t.co/QiRDKIb5qq — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 30, 2020
Amidst a deadly pandemic, this nonsense is the best that Trump can come up with — ranting and raving about his opponents. On Twitter over the weekend, he praised the television ratings for his Coronavirus task force press conferences — but it would be really great if the president focused somewhere else, anywhere else besides himself and his screentime.
To me, that Trump tweet about his ratings should be on posters and billboards from now until November. It is the darkest political act I have witnessed in a long time. It reveals everything about who he really is–a monster. — Brian Koppelman (@briankoppelman) March 29, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-03-30--Trump Attacks Pelosi In Angry Morning Twitter Freakout

As the case count and death toll from the Coronavirus pandemic continue to climb sharply in the U.S. , President Donald Trump is still focused on lashing out against his opponents .
This Monday morning , he took to Twitter with an angry message about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) , who he derided for supposedly adding irrelevant , “ bad ” provisions into the most recent Coronavirus relief funding bill .
In fact , Republicans including Trump have alternated between outright lies about Democratic policy additions and willful ignorance about the need for the policies .
‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Workers Help/Stimulus Bill by over a week , trying to add real “ junk ” into the Bill .
Got some bad things , having nothing to do with those affected by the Virus , included .
Republicans need their votes until we WIN BACK THE HOUSE IN 2020 !
’ When Americans woke up this Monday to yet another week of Coronavirus-related turmoil , this angry tweet was the president ’ s message .
It ’ s a lie that Democrats blindly held up the relief bill — they simply participated in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own administration , and the Democratic majority House passed the bill within two days of the Senate .
Trump and his allies have previously claimed that Democrats included the whole Green New Deal in the relief funding , or at least tried to — but that ’ s a lie , plain and simple .
A provision demanding that financially supported airlines clean up their operations is not the whole Green New Deal , and it ’ s definitely tied to the issue at hand , because Democrats have been seeking accountability amidst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for .
Republicans have also made a big deal out of provisions like a small amount of support for the Kennedy Center , although people there are among the millions of struggling workers too , and a few Republicans even opposed the whole deal for a time because of the addition of mere hundreds of dollars a week to unemployment benefits .
That additional money eventually passed .

As the case count and death toll from the Coronavirus pandemic continue to climb sharply in the U.S., President Donald Trump is still focused on lashing out against his opponents. This Monday morning, he took to Twitter with an angry message about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who he derided for supposedly adding irrelevant, “bad” provisions into the most recent Coronavirus relief funding bill. In fact, Republicans including Trump have alternated between outright lies about Democratic policy additions and willful ignorance about the need for the policies.
Trump tweeted:
‘Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats delayed the Workers Help/Stimulus Bill by over a week, trying to add real “junk” into the Bill. Got some bad things, having nothing to do with those affected by the Virus, included. Republicans need their votes until we WIN BACK THE HOUSE IN 2020!’
Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats delayed the Workers Help/Stimulus Bill by over a week, trying to add real “junk” into the Bill. Got some bad things, having nothing to do with those affected by the Virus, included. Republicans need their votes until we WIN BACK THE HOUSE IN 2020! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 30, 2020
When Americans woke up this Monday to yet another week of Coronavirus-related turmoil, this angry tweet was the president’s message. It’s a lie that Democrats blindly held up the relief bill — they simply participated in the negotiating process with Trump’s own administration, and the Democratic majority House passed the bill within two days of the Senate.
Trump and his allies have previously claimed that Democrats included the whole Green New Deal in the relief funding, or at least tried to — but that’s a lie, plain and simple. A provision demanding that financially supported airlines clean up their operations is not the whole Green New Deal, and it’s definitely tied to the issue at hand, because Democrats have been seeking accountability amidst the huge payouts that the relief provides for. Republicans have also made a big deal out of provisions like a small amount of support for the Kennedy Center, although people there are among the millions of struggling workers too, and a few Republicans even opposed the whole deal for a time because of the addition of mere hundreds of dollars a week to unemployment benefits. That additional money eventually passed.
Check out Twitter’s response below…


bipartisanreport--2020-03-29--Trump Approval Polls Released Show Major Recent Plunge

Throughout the Coronavirus pandemic , which has already infected well over 133,000 Americans and killed more than 2,300 Americans and counting , President Donald Trump has proven obsessed with the public image of his administration and its response to the crisis .
That obsession does not appear to be paying off .
A new poll from Navigator Research reveals that public approval of Trump ’ s handling of the Coronavirus has plummeted in recent days .
From a previous high of approval maintaining a 10 percent lead over disapproval , Trump ’ s disapproval has shot up to 3 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conducted from March 20th through the 23rd , Trump managed the approval of 52 percent of respondents , while only 42 percent of respondents disapproved .
In polling conducted from March 24th through 27th , there was a dramatic change .
Trump ’ s approval fell to just 47 percent , and his disapproval shot up to a full 50 percent , meaning that close to a majority of respondents said that they were not onboard with Trump ’ s response to the pandemic .
‘ More Americans now disapprove than approve of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus pandemic for the first time in our daily tracking polls .
His net approval on coronavirus has fallen 13 points over the course of the week… This is a substantial decline from an apparent peak in his approval at the start of the week , and it is increasingly converging with the president ’ s overall approval rating.
’ Navigator reveals some other data points that could help explain the president ’ s sinking approval .
Overall , 59 percent of respondents said that they were more concerned about the potential health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the potential negative economic effects of leaving social distancing demands in place for too long .
Overall , only 26 percent of respondents actively prioritized the health of “ the economy ” along those lines above the health of the Americans who could be exposed to the virus if social distancing is ended .
Trump has been clamoring recently to reopen the economy after business closures across the country that were meant to help stem the spread of the Coronavirus .
Overall , a full 50 percent of respondents in Navigator ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trust their state and local authorities more than the federal government to handle the crisis appropriately and effectively .
Trump has wound himself up recently with complaints about authorities who ’ ve been on the front lines fighting the virus for considerable lengths of time already .
He even revealed at a press conference that he ’ d told Vice President Mike Pence , who leads the government ’ s virus response task force , not to call governors back if they weren ’ t “ appreciative ” enough .
Lives hang in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president ’ s priorities .
This Sunday , Trump even insisted that his priorities for his press conferences rested with — wait for it — the television ratings for them .
It ’ s not a game !
People ’ s lives are at stake !

Throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, which has already infected well over 133,000 Americans and killed more than 2,300 Americans and counting, President Donald Trump has proven obsessed with the public image of his administration and its response to the crisis. That obsession does not appear to be paying off. A new poll from Navigator Research reveals that public approval of Trump’s handling of the Coronavirus has plummeted in recent days. From a previous high of approval maintaining a 10 percent lead over disapproval, Trump’s disapproval has shot up to 3 percent more than his approval.
In polling conducted from March 20th through the 23rd, Trump managed the approval of 52 percent of respondents, while only 42 percent of respondents disapproved. In polling conducted from March 24th through 27th, there was a dramatic change. Trump’s approval fell to just 47 percent, and his disapproval shot up to a full 50 percent, meaning that close to a majority of respondents said that they were not onboard with Trump’s response to the pandemic.
Navigator explains:
‘More Americans now disapprove than approve of President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic for the first time in our daily tracking polls. His net approval on coronavirus has fallen 13 points over the course of the week… This is a substantial decline from an apparent peak in his approval at the start of the week, and it is increasingly converging with the president’s overall approval rating.’
Navigator reveals some other data points that could help explain the president’s sinking approval. Overall, 59 percent of respondents said that they were more concerned about the potential health effects of ending social distancing too soon than the potential negative economic effects of leaving social distancing demands in place for too long. Overall, only 26 percent of respondents actively prioritized the health of “the economy” along those lines above the health of the Americans who could be exposed to the virus if social distancing is ended. Trump has been clamoring recently to reopen the economy after business closures across the country that were meant to help stem the spread of the Coronavirus.
Overall, a full 50 percent of respondents in Navigator’s latest polling also said that they trust their state and local authorities more than the federal government to handle the crisis appropriately and effectively. Trump has wound himself up recently with complaints about authorities who’ve been on the front lines fighting the virus for considerable lengths of time already. He even revealed at a press conference that he’d told Vice President Mike Pence, who leads the government’s virus response task force, not to call governors back if they weren’t “appreciative” enough. Lives hang in the balance, and these are the president’s priorities.
This Sunday, Trump even insisted that his priorities for his press conferences rested with — wait for it — the television ratings for them.
He tweeted:
‘Because the “Ratings” of my News Conferences etc. are so high, “Bachelor finale, Monday Night Football type numbers” according to the @nytimes , the Lamestream Media is going CRAZY. “Trump is reaching too many people, we must stop him.” said one lunatic. See you at 5:00 P.M.!’
It’s not a game! People’s lives are at stake!
Because the “Ratings” of my News Conferences etc. are so high, “Bachelor finale, Monday Night Football type numbers” according to the @nytimes, the Lamestream Media is going CRAZY. “Trump is reaching too many people, we must stop him.” said one lunatic. See you at 5:00 P.M.! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-03-29--Trump Finishes Sunday Shows & Erupts Into Delusional Fit Of Crazy

This weekend , almost 30,000 new Coronavirus cases have already been confirmed among Americans , and where are President Donald Trump ’ s priorities situated ?
With whining about the media , of course .
This Sunday afternoon on Twitter , he ranted as if he was drunk with power because of the repeated media coverage of his consistent press conferences about the Coronavirus response , but ideally , a president would be focusing anywhere else than the question of how much screentime they can nab while Americans suffer and die amidst their gross inaction .
To be clear — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claim that the media “ wants ” the government ’ s response to the Coronavirus to fail .
His allegation is an extension of a claim from Donald Trump Jr. that Democrats want Coronavirus to kill millions of Americans .
There ’ s no evidence for that ridiculous broader claim about Democrats either , but that ’ s not stopping the president from claiming that his opponents want to see mass casualties among the American people .
Could his priorities and rhetoric be any more grossly , astronomically outlandish ?
Probably not .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ tremendous disapproval of Lamestream Media coverage of the Virus crisis .
The Fake News just hasn ’ t figured that out yet !
.. Because the “ Ratings ” of my News Conferences etc .
are so high , “ Bachelor finale , Monday Night Football type numbers ” according to the @ nytimes , the Lamestream Media is going CRAZY .
“ Trump is reaching too many people , we must stop him.
” said one lunatic .
See you at 5:00 P.M. !
’ Donald Trump is focusing on ratings for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be about the grave issue of responding to a virus that is sweeping across the United States .
Based on this Twitter rant , he appears more focused on sticking it to the media with his press conferences than he is on delivering helpful information for struggling Americans .

This weekend, almost 30,000 new Coronavirus cases have already been confirmed among Americans, and where are President Donald Trump’s priorities situated? With whining about the media, of course. This Sunday afternoon on Twitter, he ranted as if he was drunk with power because of the repeated media coverage of his consistent press conferences about the Coronavirus response, but ideally, a president would be focusing anywhere else than the question of how much screentime they can nab while Americans suffer and die amidst their gross inaction.
He belted out:
‘The Lamestream Media wants us to fail. That will NEVER happen!’
The Lamestream Media wants us to fail. That will NEVER happen! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2020
To be clear — there is no evidence for his grave claim that the media “wants” the government’s response to the Coronavirus to fail. His allegation is an extension of a claim from Donald Trump Jr. that Democrats want Coronavirus to kill millions of Americans. There’s no evidence for that ridiculous broader claim about Democrats either, but that’s not stopping the president from claiming that his opponents want to see mass casualties among the American people.
Could his priorities and rhetoric be any more grossly, astronomically outlandish? Probably not. He continued:
‘Polls are showing tremendous disapproval of Lamestream Media coverage of the Virus crisis. The Fake News just hasn’t figured that out yet!.. Because the “Ratings” of my News Conferences etc. are so high, “Bachelor finale, Monday Night Football type numbers” according to the @nytimes , the Lamestream Media is going CRAZY. “Trump is reaching too many people, we must stop him.” said one lunatic. See you at 5:00 P.M.!’
Polls are showing tremendous disapproval of Lamestream Media coverage of the Virus crisis. The Fake News just hasn’t figured that out yet! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2020
Because the “Ratings” of my News Conferences etc. are so high, “Bachelor finale, Monday Night Football type numbers” according to the @nytimes, the Lamestream Media is going CRAZY. “Trump is reaching too many people, we must stop him.” said one lunatic. See you at 5:00 P.M.! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2020
Donald Trump is focusing on ratings for his press conferences that are supposed to be about the grave issue of responding to a virus that is sweeping across the United States. Based on this Twitter rant, he appears more focused on sticking it to the media with his press conferences than he is on delivering helpful information for struggling Americans.
Check out Twitter’s response below…


bipartisanreport--2020-03-30--New 2020 Swing State Poll Has Trump Panicking

Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic in the United States , which has claimed the lives of over 2,800 Americans and counting , former Vice President Joe Biden continues to lead President Donald Trump by significant margins in polling measuring their presumptive general election match-up .
In a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll , Biden nabbed a full 55 percent of the overall support , compared to just 45 percent for Trump .
Biden ’ s lead appears sparked both by a lead among independent voters in particular and significantly deteriorating views of the economy among the public .
A full 54 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Biden , while just 46 percent said the same of Trump , which is close to the distribution overall .
Unsurprisingly , the vast majorities of the respective major parties said they ’ d go for their respective candidates , so independents appear to constitute the “ swing ” voters .
Additionally , a full 55 percent of respondents said they think the economy is heading the wrong direction .
Only 41 percent agreed with that statement in polling from the previous month .
The numbers of those describing the economy as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even more dramatically — although in last month ’ s polling , a full 70 percent called the economy strong , now , a full 43 percent say the economy is weak — that figure , of course , approaches a majority of respondents .
These sentiments are no doubt driven by the economic upheaval wrought by attempts to stem the spread of the Coronavirus , which has entailed the closure of businesses across the country and drove new unemployment filings to sky-high , record levels recently .
‘ While attitudes toward the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frozen in time .
Trump is gaining in approval but people are taking a very wait and see attitude with handling the virus the determining factor .
The presidential horse race remains unchanged but not sure it is very meaningful at this point — it ’ s the Democratic primary that is now locked with Biden as the candidate but the overall race remains in flux.
’ A full 72 percent of the new poll ’ s respondents said that they have been watching the daily press briefings from Trump ’ s Coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of those respondents said the briefings have given them a more favorable view of the president , whole 37 percent of the briefing-watchers said the opposite .
50 percent of respondents overall said that they approve of Trump ’ s handling of the Coronavirus — and , on the flip side , a full 54 percent of respondents said that they approve of Trump ’ s handling of the economy .
Trump ’ s time leading the U.S. Coronavirus response has been marked by stumbling .
Over the weekend , he even suggested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York might be hoarding essential supplies like masks — a claim which there is absolutely no evidence for .
Authorities around the country have been requesting assistance in obtaining crucial , life-saving supplies amidst the outbreak , but Trump has often stuck to these conspiracy theories and lashed out at those he thought weren ’ t “ appreciative ” enough for what the federal government has already been doing , even though the gaps remain .

Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic in the United States, which has claimed the lives of over 2,800 Americans and counting, former Vice President Joe Biden continues to lead President Donald Trump by significant margins in polling measuring their presumptive general election match-up. In a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll, Biden nabbed a full 55 percent of the overall support, compared to just 45 percent for Trump. Biden’s lead appears sparked both by a lead among independent voters in particular and significantly deteriorating views of the economy among the public.
A full 54 percent of independents said they’d vote for Biden, while just 46 percent said the same of Trump, which is close to the distribution overall. Unsurprisingly, the vast majorities of the respective major parties said they’d go for their respective candidates, so independents appear to constitute the “swing” voters.
Additionally, a full 55 percent of respondents said they think the economy is heading the wrong direction. Only 41 percent agreed with that statement in polling from the previous month. The numbers of those describing the economy as weak and strong, respectively, swung even more dramatically — although in last month’s polling, a full 70 percent called the economy strong, now, a full 43 percent say the economy is weak — that figure, of course, approaches a majority of respondents. These sentiments are no doubt driven by the economic upheaval wrought by attempts to stem the spread of the Coronavirus, which has entailed the closure of businesses across the country and drove new unemployment filings to sky-high, record levels recently.
Harvard CAPS-Harris polling director Mark Penn commented overall:
‘While attitudes toward the economy are tanking, politics seem almost frozen in time. Trump is gaining in approval but people are taking a very wait and see attitude with handling the virus the determining factor. The presidential horse race remains unchanged but not sure it is very meaningful at this point — it’s the Democratic primary that is now locked with Biden as the candidate but the overall race remains in flux.’
A full 72 percent of the new poll’s respondents said that they have been watching the daily press briefings from Trump’s Coronavirus response task force, and 43 percent of those respondents said the briefings have given them a more favorable view of the president, whole 37 percent of the briefing-watchers said the opposite. 50 percent of respondents overall said that they approve of Trump’s handling of the Coronavirus — and, on the flip side, a full 54 percent of respondents said that they approve of Trump’s handling of the economy.
President Trump raised questions on Sunday about why there is such a large demand for masks in hospitals and again charged there is some “hoarding” of ventilators, without providing any evidence or examples. https://t.co/OM7UT8tJum — CNN (@CNN) March 30, 2020
Trump’s time leading the U.S. Coronavirus response has been marked by stumbling. Over the weekend, he even suggested that medical personnel in hard-hit areas like New York might be hoarding essential supplies like masks — a claim which there is absolutely no evidence for. Authorities around the country have been requesting assistance in obtaining crucial, life-saving supplies amidst the outbreak, but Trump has often stuck to these conspiracy theories and lashed out at those he thought weren’t “appreciative” enough for what the federal government has already been doing, even though the gaps remain.
Sen. Gillibrand: "I think the president's wrong and he has been absolutely unhelpful in his constant rhetoric of pitting one state and one region against the other, including attacking our first responders and saying that somehow masks are missing."https://t.co/GdWBCfDpKn — MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 30, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-03-30--Hillary Issues Presidential Message As Trump Fumbles

President Donald Trump has consistently come up majorly short throughout the Coronavirus pandemic .
Just this past weekend , he wheeled out his latest bonkers conspiracy theory , suggesting that medical personnel in hard-hit places like New York are hoarding supplies .
In reality , well over 150,000 Americans have been infected with the Coronavirus , and the death toll is fast approaching 3,000 as of Monday afternoon .
With a forecast in place of at least weeks more of the tumult , Hillary Clinton shared an inspiring Twitter message this Monday , delivering leadership where Trump did not .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of the hardest we ’ ve faced as a country .
From those on the front lines to those saving lives by staying at home , let ’ s remember to be kind to each other , be patient , and remember the power of our collective humanity , even when we ’ re apart.
’ Her message comes on the heels of the Trump administration announcing that they were extending their social distancing guidelines for another month .
Now , the federal government itself advises against social gathering and nonessential travel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which time , authorities will presumably conduct a reassessment .
The majority of the actually binding social distancing orders have been delivered by local and state authorities rather than the federal government , but the federal guidelines could still be used as a reference point , particularly in Republican locales .
For example , shortly after Trump extended the guidelines , Trump ally and Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis finally issued a long sought stay at home order — although it only covers the most hard-hit counties in the southern part of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ response to Hillary below .
While she shared messages like the one above , Trump kept on winding himself up with his rants against political opponents from Nancy Pelosi to the media , many of whom he brazenly lies about and claims want to see Americans suffer amidst the pandemic .

President Donald Trump has consistently come up majorly short throughout the Coronavirus pandemic. Just this past weekend, he wheeled out his latest bonkers conspiracy theory, suggesting that medical personnel in hard-hit places like New York are hoarding supplies. In reality, well over 150,000 Americans have been infected with the Coronavirus, and the death toll is fast approaching 3,000 as of Monday afternoon. With a forecast in place of at least weeks more of the tumult, Hillary Clinton shared an inspiring Twitter message this Monday, delivering leadership where Trump did not.
She shared:
‘The next several weeks may be some of the hardest we’ve faced as a country. From those on the front lines to those saving lives by staying at home, let’s remember to be kind to each other, be patient, and remember the power of our collective humanity, even when we’re apart.’
The next several weeks may be some of the hardest we’ve faced as a country. From those on the front lines to those saving lives by staying at home, let’s remember to be kind to each other, be patient, and remember the power of our collective humanity, even when we’re apart. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 30, 2020
Her message comes on the heels of the Trump administration announcing that they were extending their social distancing guidelines for another month. Now, the federal government itself advises against social gathering and nonessential travel until at least April 30, at which time, authorities will presumably conduct a reassessment.
The majority of the actually binding social distancing orders have been delivered by local and state authorities rather than the federal government, but the federal guidelines could still be used as a reference point, particularly in Republican locales. For example, shortly after Trump extended the guidelines, Trump ally and Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis finally issued a long sought stay at home order — although it only covers the most hard-hit counties in the southern part of the state.
Check out Twitter’s response to Hillary below. While she shared messages like the one above, Trump kept on winding himself up with his rants against political opponents from Nancy Pelosi to the media, many of whom he brazenly lies about and claims want to see Americans suffer amidst the pandemic.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-31--McConnell Breaks With Trump Against Further Relief

During an appearance this Tuesday on the radio show of conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) dismissed the idea of developing a new Coronavirus relief funding package — on the same day that President Donald Trump himself suggested that he ’ d actually be keen on such an idea .
The GOP should really work on reining in their intraparty chaos .
McConnell suggested that Democrats would use the Coronavirus relief process to pass a partisan list of agenda items , although that claim flatly does not correspond to the relief work that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in reference to the question of whether a new Coronavirus relief funding bill would be developed soon : ‘ I think we need to wait a few days here , a few weeks , and see how things are working out .
Let ’ s see how things are going and respond accordingly .
I ’ m not going to allow this to be an opportunity for the Democrats to achieve unrelated policy items that they would not otherwise be able to pass.
’ Again — there ’ s no indication that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partisan agenda items .
Republicans raised a ruckus at the time of the most recent Coronavirus relief bill ’ s passage , but the items that Democrats advocated for were important to the responsible development and distribution of the aid in question .
For example , contrary to Republican assertions , they did not try to include the “ entire Green New Deal ” in the package .
Rather , they included demands for efficiency and environmental responsibility on the part of companies like airlines that were gearing up to get huge government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funds are not a good idea .
The most recent relief also includes expansion of unemployment benefits , direct checks to some Americans , and financial support for small businesses .
McConnell commented this Tuesday : Meanwhile , Trump himself expressed interest in using the current negotiations period to secure an infrastructure support bill .
There ’ s been talk of an “ Infrastructure Week ” and an infrastructure deal for years .
On Tuesday , Trump tweeted : In a Monday conference call with reporters , Pelosi echoed similar sentiments .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that our country has that directly relate to how we are proceeding with the coronavirus .
And we would like to see in what comes next something that has always been nonpartisan , bipartisan , and that is an infrastructure piece that takes us into the future.
’ Coronavirus response-related infrastructure needs include the provision of broadband internet across the U.S. , which could facilitate so-called telemedicine work and assist in overcoming the lengthy school closures around the country .
With the Senate on recess until April 20 and the president seemingly refusing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s far from clear that an infrastructure bill would ever materialize .

During an appearance this Tuesday on the radio show of conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) dismissed the idea of developing a new Coronavirus relief funding package — on the same day that President Donald Trump himself suggested that he’d actually be keen on such an idea. The GOP should really work on reining in their intraparty chaos. McConnell suggested that Democrats would use the Coronavirus relief process to pass a partisan list of agenda items, although that claim flatly does not correspond to the relief work that Democrats have been doing.
McConnell insisted, in reference to the question of whether a new Coronavirus relief funding bill would be developed soon:
‘I think we need to wait a few days here, a few weeks, and see how things are working out. Let’s see how things are going and respond accordingly. I’m not going to allow this to be an opportunity for the Democrats to achieve unrelated policy items that they would not otherwise be able to pass.’
Again — there’s no indication that Democrats actually would be seeking to pass partisan agenda items.
Republicans raised a ruckus at the time of the most recent Coronavirus relief bill’s passage, but the items that Democrats advocated for were important to the responsible development and distribution of the aid in question. For example, contrary to Republican assertions, they did not try to include the “entire Green New Deal” in the package. Rather, they included demands for efficiency and environmental responsibility on the part of companies like airlines that were gearing up to get huge government checks. Unregulated, unfiltered corporate slush funds are not a good idea.
The most recent relief also includes expansion of unemployment benefits, direct checks to some Americans, and financial support for small businesses. McConnell commented this Tuesday:
‘First, we need to see what the effect of the current bill is. The Treasury, of course, is wrestling with all this complicated effort to speed checks to individuals and small businesses to get us through this period until the health care pandemic begins to subside.’
Meanwhile, Trump himself expressed interest in using the current negotiations period to secure an infrastructure support bill. There’s been talk of an “Infrastructure Week” and an infrastructure deal for years. On Tuesday, Trump tweeted:
‘With interest rates for the United States being at ZERO, this is the time to do our decades long awaited Infrastructure Bill.’
With interest rates for the United States being at ZERO, this is the time to do our decades long awaited Infrastructure Bill. It should be VERY BIG & BOLD, Two Trillion Dollars, and be focused solely on jobs and rebuilding the once great infrastructure of our Country! Phase 4 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 31, 2020
In a Monday conference call with reporters, Pelosi echoed similar sentiments. She commented:
‘There are infrastructure needs that our country has that directly relate to how we are proceeding with the coronavirus. And we would like to see in what comes next something that has always been nonpartisan, bipartisan, and that is an infrastructure piece that takes us into the future.’
Coronavirus response-related infrastructure needs include the provision of broadband internet across the U.S., which could facilitate so-called telemedicine work and assist in overcoming the lengthy school closures around the country. With the Senate on recess until April 20 and the president seemingly refusing to talk to Pelosi, it’s far from clear that an infrastructure bill would ever materialize.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-31--Obama Tells People To Vote Trump Out In November

It would be great if observers could take for granted that the White House acknowledges and engages with science — but in the era of President Donald Trump and his “ fake news , ” that ’ s an inaccessible luxury .
Trump and his cronies have consistently dismissed basic scientific fact in developing their policies for dealing with issues ranging from the Coronavirus pandemic to climate change .
This Tuesday , former President Barack Obama spoke out against the belligerence and urged young people to turn out this fall and vote the nonsense out of office .
Obama was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration ’ s rollback this week of fuel efficiency demands for vehicle manufacturers that Obama ’ s own administration had put in place .
‘ We ’ ve seen all too terribly the consequences of those who denied warnings of a pandemic .
We can ’ t afford any more consequences of climate denial .
All of us , especially young people , have to demand better of our government at every level and vote this fall.
’ The Trump administration ’ s fuel efficiency standards rule change was dramatic .
The Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an average of 55 miles per gallon by 2025 , and the Trump administration slashed that to a demand of just 40 miles per gallon by 2026 .
The increased emissions because of the concurrent gas guzzling could put the climate further in precarious jeopardy than it already is , not to mention the hundreds of billions of dollars in additional money for gas that consumers could have to cough up over the lifetime of their gas guzzling vehicles .
These developments come amidst Trump ’ s increasingly failed , flailing response to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which has claimed the lives of over 3,400 Americans and counting .
Local authorities around the country have been struggling to get crucial supplies like Coronavirus testing kits and medical supplies and equipment .

It would be great if observers could take for granted that the White House acknowledges and engages with science — but in the era of President Donald Trump and his “fake news,” that’s an inaccessible luxury. Trump and his cronies have consistently dismissed basic scientific fact in developing their policies for dealing with issues ranging from the Coronavirus pandemic to climate change. This Tuesday, former President Barack Obama spoke out against the belligerence and urged young people to turn out this fall and vote the nonsense out of office. Obama was speaking in direct response to the Trump administration’s rollback this week of fuel efficiency demands for vehicle manufacturers that Obama’s own administration had put in place.
Obama shared:
‘We’ve seen all too terribly the consequences of those who denied warnings of a pandemic. We can’t afford any more consequences of climate denial. All of us, especially young people, have to demand better of our government at every level and vote this fall.’
We've seen all too terribly the consequences of those who denied warnings of a pandemic. We can't afford any more consequences of climate denial. All of us, especially young people, have to demand better of our government at every level and vote this fall. https://t.co/K8Ucu7iVDK — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 31, 2020
The Trump administration’s fuel efficiency standards rule change was dramatic. The Obama administration had demanded that vehicle manufacturers hit an average of 55 miles per gallon by 2025, and the Trump administration slashed that to a demand of just 40 miles per gallon by 2026. The increased emissions because of the concurrent gas guzzling could put the climate further in precarious jeopardy than it already is, not to mention the hundreds of billions of dollars in additional money for gas that consumers could have to cough up over the lifetime of their gas guzzling vehicles.
The Trump admin rolled back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards, raising the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come and gutting one of the United States' biggest efforts against climate change.https://t.co/KKEtBC2Zvn — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 31, 2020
These developments come amidst Trump’s increasingly failed, flailing response to the Coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., which has claimed the lives of over 3,400 Americans and counting. Local authorities around the country have been struggling to get crucial supplies like Coronavirus testing kits and medical supplies and equipment.
Check out Twitter’s response below


bipartisanreport--2020-03-31--McConnell Blames Dems For COVID-19 Relief Fails

Passing off blame for one ’ s own failures seems endemic within the Republican Party as led by President Donald Trump .
During an appearance this Tuesday on The Hugh Hewitt Show , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) blamed the Democrat-led impeachment proceedings against Trump for distracting the federal government from the emerging Coronavirus threat in the early weeks of 2020 .
Never mind that almost a month after the impeachment proceedings concluded , Trump pompously proclaimed to a South Carolina rally crowd that Coronavirus concern was a “ hoax.
” To McConnell , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told Hewitt , in reference to the Coronavirus : In fact , as a recent report from POLITICO outlines , on the very same day that the impeachment proceedings drew to a close , Congressional Democrats began pushing the administration to secure emergency funding to deal with the Coronavirus threat .
According to that same report , there was so much concern about the administration ’ s inaction that Congressional Democrats even discussed the possibility of going it alone and approving Coronavirus response funding without the administration ’ s blessing , which would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that McConnell ’ s assertion that impeachment distracted the government from action is false .
Even some figures within McConnell ’ s own party began raising an alarm about the Coronavirus before the impeachment proceedings drew to a close with Trump ’ s Senate acquittal on February 5 .
Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton began raising an alarm about the virus in January — although he funneled it through his completely unnecessary racist antagonism against the Chinese .
Cotton also appeared on Hewitt ’ s radio show this Tuesday , where he echoed McConnell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is to blame for government inaction .
As he put it , addressing the host : ‘ The first time I recall talking about the China virus in the media was on your show , probably late in January and I had started studying the problem in mid-January .
I have to tell you that in mid-January and late-January , unfortunately , Washington , especially the Congress was consumed with another matter — you may recall the partisan impeachment of the president.
’ In fact , more than a month after the impeachment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was hesitating to issue a national emergency declaration because he worried about how the move could impact the public image of his administration .
As the publication put it , Trump was worried that the declaration — which he eventually issued — “ could hamper his narrative that the coronavirus is similar to the seasonal flu , ” which , it ’ s important to note , is a false narrative .
The current Coronavirus outbreak has a fatality rate significantly higher than that of the ordinary flu .
As of early Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infected by the virus , and the U.S. hit 3,400 deaths and counting , thereby becoming the third country to pass the official death toll in China , where the Coronavirus first emerged .
Others to pass China ’ s toll include Italy and Spain .
Amidst this turmoil , McConnell , Cotton , and others , are sticking to their angry politicking .

Passing off blame for one’s own failures seems endemic within the Republican Party as led by President Donald Trump. During an appearance this Tuesday on The Hugh Hewitt Show, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blamed the Democrat-led impeachment proceedings against Trump for distracting the federal government from the emerging Coronavirus threat in the early weeks of 2020. Never mind that almost a month after the impeachment proceedings concluded, Trump pompously proclaimed to a South Carolina rally crowd that Coronavirus concern was a “hoax.” To McConnell, it’s all the Democrats’ fault.
McConnell told Hewitt, in reference to the Coronavirus:
‘It came up while we were tied down in the impeachment trial. And I think it diverted the attention of the government because everything every day was all about impeachment.’
In fact, as a recent report from POLITICO outlines, on the very same day that the impeachment proceedings drew to a close, Congressional Democrats began pushing the administration to secure emergency funding to deal with the Coronavirus threat. According to that same report, there was so much concern about the administration’s inaction that Congressional Democrats even discussed the possibility of going it alone and approving Coronavirus response funding without the administration’s blessing, which would have been unprecedented. These developments prove that McConnell’s assertion that impeachment distracted the government from action is false.
Even some figures within McConnell’s own party began raising an alarm about the Coronavirus before the impeachment proceedings drew to a close with Trump’s Senate acquittal on February 5. Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton began raising an alarm about the virus in January — although he funneled it through his completely unnecessary racist antagonism against the Chinese.
Cotton also appeared on Hewitt’s radio show this Tuesday, where he echoed McConnell’s demonstrably false claim that impeachment is to blame for government inaction.
As he put it, addressing the host:
‘The first time I recall talking about the China virus in the media was on your show, probably late in January and I had started studying the problem in mid-January. I have to tell you that in mid-January and late-January, unfortunately, Washington, especially the Congress was consumed with another matter — you may recall the partisan impeachment of the president.’
In fact, more than a month after the impeachment proceedings concluded, POLITICO reported that Trump was hesitating to issue a national emergency declaration because he worried about how the move could impact the public image of his administration. As the publication put it, Trump was worried that the declaration — which he eventually issued — “could hamper his narrative that the coronavirus is similar to the seasonal flu,” which, it’s important to note, is a false narrative. The current Coronavirus outbreak has a fatality rate significantly higher than that of the ordinary flu.
As of early Tuesday afternoon, almost 175,000 Americans have been infected by the virus, and the U.S. hit 3,400 deaths and counting, thereby becoming the third country to pass the official death toll in China, where the Coronavirus first emerged. Others to pass China’s toll include Italy and Spain. Amidst this turmoil, McConnell, Cotton, and others, are sticking to their angry politicking.


bipartisanreport--2020-03-31--Trump Undoes Obama Era Anti-Pollution Rules

Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic , the Trump administration has undone fuel efficiency rules that the Obama administration imposed on vehicle manufacturers .
In the long run , this rule change , which lowers the demanded level of fuel efficiency , could end up costing consumers significantly more than they ’ d have had to pay in gas otherwise , because they ’ ll have to refill their tanks more often .
The Trump administration justified the rule change by insisting that lower standards would make more modern , safer cars more accessible to the average consumer because their cost could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emissions from the lowered efficiency could help drive apparently nearly 1,000 additional deaths a year because of increased air pollution .
The Trump administration ’ s rule change shifts the miles-per-gallon ( mpg ) demand down from an average of 55 mpg by 2025 to just about 40 mpg by 2026 .
They also lower the required yearly improvements in mileage from the Obama administration ’ s 5 percent to just 1.5 percent .
But again , the relaxed fuel efficiency demands could spark their own set of problems , which the administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Consumer Reports , with those lower standards in place , average overall consumer spending on gas is expected to spike by some $ 300 billion over the lifetime of their gas guzzling vehicles .
David Friedman , vice president for advocacy with Consumer Reports , called the administration ’ s move amidst the historic economic upheaval wrought by attempts to stem the spread of the Coronavirus “ stunning.
” He commented : ‘ Unemployment claims skyrocketed to more than 3 million last week , so millions of Americans are now going without a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk of a recession because of the COVID crisis .
So it ’ s absolutely stunning the administration would finalize a plan that will cost drivers more money at the pump for years to come .
Consumers , workers , small business owners are the engine of America ’ s economy .
And the last thing they need is to get stuck spending more on gas.
’ But the administration ’ s priority seems to be easing the way for car manufacturers — even though they themselves have said that they can achieve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ big business-oriented Trump administration ’ s new rules call for .
Friedman noted that the administration ’ s new rule actually seems quite vulnerable to legal challenges , because the legal demand is for car emissions rules to drive vehicle manufacturers to improve significantly , and that demand remains completely unmet if the administration asks manufacturers to do less than they ’ ve admitted that they can .
The Trump administration has concurrently attempted to revoke the ability for individual states , like California , to set their own standards for vehicle emissions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Even still , the state recently struck its own deal with four automakers who agreed to still abide by close to the original , tougher Obama-era regulations , hitting an average of 50 mpg by 2026 .

Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration has undone fuel efficiency rules that the Obama administration imposed on vehicle manufacturers. In the long run, this rule change, which lowers the demanded level of fuel efficiency, could end up costing consumers significantly more than they’d have had to pay in gas otherwise, because they’ll have to refill their tanks more often. The Trump administration justified the rule change by insisting that lower standards would make more modern, safer cars more accessible to the average consumer because their cost could be cheaper — but even the increased emissions from the lowered efficiency could help drive apparently nearly 1,000 additional deaths a year because of increased air pollution.
The Trump administration’s rule change shifts the miles-per-gallon (mpg) demand down from an average of 55 mpg by 2025 to just about 40 mpg by 2026. They also lower the required yearly improvements in mileage from the Obama administration’s 5 percent to just 1.5 percent.
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao insisted:
‘This rule reflects the Department’s No. 1 priority — safety — by making newer, safer, cleaner vehicles more accessible for Americans who are, on average, driving 12-year-old cars. By making newer, safer, and cleaner vehicles more accessible for American families, more lives will be saved and more jobs will be created.’
But again, the relaxed fuel efficiency demands could spark their own set of problems, which the administration seems to completely ignore. According to Consumer Reports, with those lower standards in place, average overall consumer spending on gas is expected to spike by some $300 billion over the lifetime of their gas guzzling vehicles.
David Friedman, vice president for advocacy with Consumer Reports, called the administration’s move amidst the historic economic upheaval wrought by attempts to stem the spread of the Coronavirus “stunning.” He commented:
‘Unemployment claims skyrocketed to more than 3 million last week, so millions of Americans are now going without a paycheck, and our nation is at risk of a recession because of the COVID crisis. So it’s absolutely stunning the administration would finalize a plan that will cost drivers more money at the pump for years to come. Consumers, workers, small business owners are the engine of America’s economy. And the last thing they need is to get stuck spending more on gas.’
But the administration’s priority seems to be easing the way for car manufacturers — even though they themselves have said that they can achieve greater fuel efficiency improvements than what the big business-oriented Trump administration’s new rules call for.
Friedman noted that the administration’s new rule actually seems quite vulnerable to legal challenges, because the legal demand is for car emissions rules to drive vehicle manufacturers to improve significantly, and that demand remains completely unmet if the administration asks manufacturers to do less than they’ve admitted that they can.
The Trump administration has concurrently attempted to revoke the ability for individual states, like California, to set their own standards for vehicle emissions that are tougher than the national demands. Even still, the state recently struck its own deal with four automakers who agreed to still abide by close to the original, tougher Obama-era regulations, hitting an average of 50 mpg by 2026.