bipartisanreport--2020-10-24--$5,400,000 Of Chinese Money To Trump Uncovered Via ‘Mysterious Lease’

Donald Trump has made much of Joe Biden ’ s trip to China , a trip during which his son Hunter accompanied him , saying that the younger Biden was offered and made money there and that the older Biden is beholden to China because of it .
While there is no evidence that Hunter Biden made money in China and gave some of it to his father , there is lots of evidence that Trump has made money in China while in office , 5.4 million pieces of evidence , in fact .
Forbes reported late Friday night that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tower , that the state-owned Chinese bank , Industrial and Commercial Bank of China , owns space inside Trump Tower with a lease for $ 1.9 million in rent each year .
Although they signed the lease in 2008 , the president continues to make money from that lease while in office .
While Trump has given up personal control of his hotels and golf resorts , he maintains ownership of Trump Tower and collects rent .
Ethics officials have been concerned that Trump ’ s properties would create violations of the emoluments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foreign countries .
‘ Trump moved from the skyscraper to the White House in 2017 , but he held onto ownership of the retail and office space in the building , through his 100 % interest in an entity called Trump Tower Commercial LLC .
That put him in an unusual position , given that government-owned entities in China hold at least 70 % of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China .
Suddenly , a routine real estate deal became a conduit for a foreign superpower to pay the president of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he and his children pledged to donate all money from foreign countries earned by their businesses to the U.S. Treasury to avoid violating that clause .
However , records show that they haven ’ t done so entirely , keeping 1.2 million dollars in money earned from China .
‘ It sure doesn ’ t seem like the Trump Organization handed over all their profits from the deal with the Chinese .
The Trump Organization reportedly donated a total of $ 343,000 to the U.S. Treasury in 2017 and 2018 , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Yet , a document connected to Trump Tower suggests that over those same two years , the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China was set to pay about $ 3.9 million in rent .
Operating profit margins inside the building are an estimated 42 % , which would suggest that the deal yielded $ 1.6 million of earnings over those two years .
Even if you only count roughly 70 % of that money as coming from the Chinese government , it still adds up to $ 1.2 million—or more than three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Treasury .
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Donald Trump has made much of Joe Biden’s trip to China, a trip during which his son Hunter accompanied him, saying that the younger Biden was offered and made money there and that the older Biden is beholden to China because of it. While there is no evidence that Hunter Biden made money in China and gave some of it to his father, there is lots of evidence that Trump has made money in China while in office, 5.4 million pieces of evidence, in fact.
🚨 FORBES — "Forbes Estimates China Paid Trump At Least $5.4 Million Since He Took Office, Via Mysterious Trump Tower Lease" https://t.co/5LTApMSllF — Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) October 24, 2020
Forbes reported late Friday night that, according to documents related to Trump Tower, that the state-owned Chinese bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, owns space inside Trump Tower with a lease for $1.9 million in rent each year. Although they signed the lease in 2008, the president continues to make money from that lease while in office.
‘President Donald Trump, who declared “I don’t make money from China” in Thursday night’s presidential debate, has in fact collected millions of dollars from government-owned entities in China since he took office. Forbes estimates that at least $5.4 million has flowed into the president’s business from a lease agreement involving a state-owned bank in Trump Tower.’
.@Maddow on NYT reporting on Trump-China dealings: "Pres. Trump took nearly $25 million cash from sources linked to China and the Chinese government including a previously secret Chinese bank account just in the first year he was in office as president."https://t.co/qPBsCkpNj1 — MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 23, 2020
While Trump has given up personal control of his hotels and golf resorts, he maintains ownership of Trump Tower and collects rent. Ethics officials have been concerned that Trump’s properties would create violations of the emoluments clause because it meant taking money from foreign countries.
‘Trump moved from the skyscraper to the White House in 2017, but he held onto ownership of the retail and office space in the building, through his 100% interest in an entity called Trump Tower Commercial LLC. That put him in an unusual position, given that government-owned entities in China hold at least 70% of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Suddenly, a routine real estate deal became a conduit for a foreign superpower to pay the president of the United States.’
“Trump seems confused about who pays the tariffs that he’s imposed on imported goods. Either that, or he just won’t admit the truth: Trump’s tariffs are taxes on U.S. purchasers, not foreign manufacturers.” @realDonaldTrump is lying, not confused. https://t.co/FlqwjGwTWp — Sol (@forwardarc) October 24, 2020
When Trump was elected, he and his children pledged to donate all money from foreign countries earned by their businesses to the U.S. Treasury to avoid violating that clause. However, records show that they haven’t done so entirely, keeping 1.2 million dollars in money earned from China.
‘It sure doesn’t seem like the Trump Organization handed over all their profits from the deal with the Chinese. The Trump Organization reportedly donated a total of $343,000 to the U.S. Treasury in 2017 and 2018, Trump’s first two years as president. Yet, a document connected to Trump Tower suggests that over those same two years, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China was set to pay about $3.9 million in rent. Operating profit margins inside the building are an estimated 42%, which would suggest that the deal yielded $1.6 million of earnings over those two years. Even if you only count roughly 70% of that money as coming from the Chinese government, it still adds up to $1.2 million—or more than three times what the Trump Organization reportedly gave to the Treasury.’
Let’s cut through the noise to Biden’s China policy. A @nytimes team examined his 40-year relationship w/ China. We found fascinating info, but no business interests or unethical acts. Trump even praised our 3100-word story. w/ @michaelcrowley @AnaSwanson. https://t.co/x509UBFwFM — Edward Wong (@ewong) October 24, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-10-24--GOP Caught Spending Almost $1 Million To Boost Sean Hannity’s Book

Over the last three months , the Republican National Committee ( RNC ) seems to have spent more than $ 900,000 buying up copies of the latest book from prominent conservative commentator and Fox News host Sean Hannity , according to Salon .
These bulk purchases have helped push Hannity ’ s book to the top of bestseller lists , whether or not there ’ s the matching level of natural demand for the book among the general public .
The RNC has been sending copies of Hannity ’ s book to donors who give above a certain amount , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the party employed around the time of Donald Trump Jr. ’ s first book , Triggered , which they also bought in bulk.The RNC is also offering signed copies of Trump Jr. ’ s latest book , called Liberal Privilege , but Salon reports that it ’ s “ less clear ” where exactly the party got the copies of that book that it ’ s offering .
In filings with the Federal Election Commission that cover September , the RNC reported spending a full $ 492,308 on “ donor mementos ” from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the money went towards Hannity ’ s book , according to Salon ’ s latest reporting .
The entire amount was even spent on the same day , September 16 .
According to an anonymous retail representative speaking with Salon , the RNC spent an additional $ 26,100 on copies of Hannity ’ s book in October .
That amount , which is markedly lower than the amount spent the previous month , might suggest that there ’ s not exactly an overwhelming demand for the book among GOP donors .
Still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Combined with August receipts , it is possible that the RNC has spent more than $ 900,000 on Hannity ’ s book over the last three months.
” These large book purchases mean that Sean Hannity — who hosts a widely viewed Fox News show and has a position of feigned credibility on the right — has essentially been getting paid by the Republican Party .
Lawyer Brett Kappel , who specializes in campaign finance and government ethics issues while working at the law firm Harmon Curran , observed that the RNC “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he dedicates airtime to promoting Trump.
” Once , Hannity appeared on stage at a Trump rally , so the close relationship between the two of them has definitely been clear .
Largely , the right isn ’ t running some kind of organic influence operation — it ’ s running a party-led propaganda machine .

Over the last three months, the Republican National Committee (RNC) seems to have spent more than $900,000 buying up copies of the latest book from prominent conservative commentator and Fox News host Sean Hannity, according to Salon. These bulk purchases have helped push Hannity’s book to the top of bestseller lists, whether or not there’s the matching level of natural demand for the book among the general public.
The RNC has been sending copies of Hannity’s book to donors who give above a certain amount, which is similar to the set-up that the party employed around the time of Donald Trump Jr.’s first book, Triggered, which they also bought in bulk.The RNC is also offering signed copies of Trump Jr.’s latest book, called Liberal Privilege, but Salon reports that it’s “less clear” where exactly the party got the copies of that book that it’s offering.
In filings with the Federal Election Commission that cover September, the RNC reported spending a full $492,308 on “donor mementos” from booksellers, and much if not all of the money went towards Hannity’s book, according to Salon’s latest reporting. The entire amount was even spent on the same day, September 16. According to an anonymous retail representative speaking with Salon, the RNC spent an additional $26,100 on copies of Hannity’s book in October. That amount, which is markedly lower than the amount spent the previous month, might suggest that there’s not exactly an overwhelming demand for the book among GOP donors. Still, Salon reports the following: “Combined with August receipts, it is possible that the RNC has spent more than $900,000 on Hannity’s book over the last three months.”
These large book purchases mean that Sean Hannity — who hosts a widely viewed Fox News show and has a position of feigned credibility on the right — has essentially been getting paid by the Republican Party. Lawyer Brett Kappel, who specializes in campaign finance and government ethics issues while working at the law firm Harmon Curran, observed that the RNC “appears to be personally enriching Hannity while he dedicates airtime to promoting Trump.” Once, Hannity appeared on stage at a Trump rally, so the close relationship between the two of them has definitely been clear. Largely, the right isn’t running some kind of organic influence operation — it’s running a party-led propaganda machine.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-24--NY Times Uncovers Election-Influencing Trump Charity Tax Scam

It comes to no surprise to anyone when another one of his lies is reported , but some of Donald Trump ’ s claims are false to such an extent that they catch people ’ s attention .
After claiming in 2016 during his presidential run against Secretary Hillary Clinton , Trump claimed to have donated millions to charity in recent years , saying that the wealthy must give back to their communities to find fulfillment .
It doesn ’ t appear , however , that Trump actually follows that principle .
The New York Times , who obtained copies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which show that he absolutely did claim $ 130 million in charitable donations over recent years , earning him a large tax write-off .
However , very little of that money came from the president himself .
Instead , it came from his businesses and include “ donations ” given through business deals .
According to The New York Times : ‘ The long-hidden tax records , obtained by The New York Times , show that Mr. Trump did not have to reach into his wallet for most of that giving .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , $ 119.3 million worth , came from simply agreeing not to develop land — in several cases , after he had shelved development plans .
‘ Three of the agreements involved what are known as conservation easements — a maneuver , popular among wealthy Americans , that typically allows a landowner to keep a property ’ s title and receive a tax deduction equal to its appraised value .
In the fourth land deal , Mr. Trump donated property for a state park.
’ Trump has also reported numerous donations to charities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he has always been very charitable , a large portion of his donations came after he was voted president .
And the cash out-of-pocket that Trump has donated haven ’ t come much from Trump ’ s personal funds .
‘ Of the $ 7.5 million in business and personal cash contributions reported to the Internal Revenue Service since 2005 , more than 40 percent — $ 3.2 million — came starting in 2015 , when Mr. Trump ’ s philanthropy fell under scrutiny after he announced his White House bid .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ office , he declared $ 1.9 million in cash gifts .
In 2014 , by contrast , he contributed $ 81,499.
’ The Trump family has a rocky history with charity , including their own Trump Foundation , which was closed down in 2019 when it was discovered that very little of the donations were sent to actual charities and mostly funded the family ’ s personal expenses , including paintings of Trump for his golf resorts .
‘ The single largest cash donation he reported for his businesses , made to his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he received in 2011 for being roasted on Comedy Central .
In 2014 , his Virginia winery contributed a glass sculpture valued at $ 73,600 to a small historical society in Pennsylvania .
And in 2016 , another one of his companies gave $ 30,000 to the American Hotel & Lodging Education Foundation .
’

It comes to no surprise to anyone when another one of his lies is reported, but some of Donald Trump’s claims are false to such an extent that they catch people’s attention. After claiming in 2016 during his presidential run against Secretary Hillary Clinton, Trump claimed to have donated millions to charity in recent years, saying that the wealthy must give back to their communities to find fulfillment. It doesn’t appear, however, that Trump actually follows that principle.
New Tax Story: Donald Trump’s taxes show he didn't reach for his wallet for most of his charitable giving. The bulk of it came from donating land. His taxes also cast doubt on a number of charitable commitments he has boasted about. https://t.co/J6pWBIKZEE — Susanne Craig (@susannecraig) October 23, 2020
The New York Times, who obtained copies of Trump’s tax returns, which show that he absolutely did claim $130 million in charitable donations over recent years, earning him a large tax write-off. However, very little of that money came from the president himself. Instead, it came from his businesses and include “donations” given through business deals.
According to The New York Times:
‘The long-hidden tax records, obtained by The New York Times, show that Mr. Trump did not have to reach into his wallet for most of that giving. The vast bulk of his charitable tax deductions, $119.3 million worth, came from simply agreeing not to develop land — in several cases, after he had shelved development plans. ‘Three of the agreements involved what are known as conservation easements — a maneuver, popular among wealthy Americans, that typically allows a landowner to keep a property’s title and receive a tax deduction equal to its appraised value. In the fourth land deal, Mr. Trump donated property for a state park.’
I wrote a lot of stories about @realdonaldtrump’s approach to charity. But if you only want to read one, this is the one. It starts at a benefit for orphans, where Trump (who’d donated nothing) stole a donors’ seat on the stage…https://t.co/x5gFWrCc4P — David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) October 23, 2020
Trump has also reported numerous donations to charities since becoming president. Although he claimed that he has always been very charitable, a large portion of his donations came after he was voted president. And the cash out-of-pocket that Trump has donated haven’t come much from Trump’s personal funds. ‘Of the $7.5 million in business and personal cash contributions reported to the Internal Revenue Service since 2005, more than 40 percent — $3.2 million — came starting in 2015, when Mr. Trump’s philanthropy fell under scrutiny after he announced his White House bid. In 2017, his first year in office, he declared $1.9 million in cash gifts. In 2014, by contrast, he contributed $81,499.’
NOT TRUE : The Trump children are barred from a running charity. TRUE: After getting caught stealing money from a children’s charity, they now have to take a class to learn not to steal money from a children’s charity should they want to run another children’s charity. — Dana Gould (@danagould) October 23, 2020
The Trump family has a rocky history with charity, including their own Trump Foundation, which was closed down in 2019 when it was discovered that very little of the donations were sent to actual charities and mostly funded the family’s personal expenses, including paintings of Trump for his golf resorts.
‘The single largest cash donation he reported for his businesses, made to his own foundation, was the $400,000 he received in 2011 for being roasted on Comedy Central. In 2014, his Virginia winery contributed a glass sculpture valued at $73,600 to a small historical society in Pennsylvania. And in 2016, another one of his companies gave $30,000 to the American Hotel & Lodging Education Foundation.’


bipartisanreport--2020-10-25--Putin Dumps Trump With Hunter Biden Conspiracy Rebuke

On Sunday , Russian President Vladimir Putin sounded perhaps surprisingly dismissive of recent rhetoric from President Donald Trump .
Putin was responding to the whirlwind of allegations of supposed corruption on the part of the Biden family .
These allegations , which Trump and his allies have wound themselves up into a rage to peddle throughout recent weeks , hinge on Hunter Biden ’ s supposed unethical leveraging of the family name for financial gain , but there ’ s no evidence of criminal activity .
Putin observed as much — he said that he was aware of nothing criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Ukraine .
As Reuters reports , Putin said the following on Sunday : ‘ Yes , in Ukraine he [ Hunter Biden ] had or maybe still has a business , I don ’ t know .
It doesn ’ t concern us .
It concerns the Americans and the Ukrainians .
But well yes he had at least one company , which he practically headed up , and judging from everything he made good money .
I don ’ t see anything criminal about this , at least we don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal ] .
’ This characterization stands in stark contrast to the descriptions of the Biden family that have come out of the Trump camp .
Top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani in particular has been among those who ’ ve seemed the most desperate to get the “ Biden crime family ” nickname to stick — but they ’ re not a “ crime family.
” Alleging as much about the Bidens is just conspiratorial nonsense .
During the recent final debate between Trump and Biden , Trump insisted that “ Joe got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came through Putin , because he was very friendly with the former mayor of Moscow and it was the mayor of Moscow ’ s wife ” — but this claim just unequivocally is not true .
The $ 3.5 million number comes from a payment that a late former Moscow mayor ’ s wife made for consulting services to a firm called Rosemont Seneca Thornton — but Hunter Biden co-founded a firm called Rosemont Seneca Advisors , and CNN reported recently that it ’ s “ not clear what connection exists between Rosemont @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Reuters reports that Putin “ reacted with visible irritation ” and “ said he knew nothing about the existence of any commercial relationship between Hunter and the woman.
” ) Even if a connection between the ex-Moscow mayor ’ s wife ’ s money and Hunter Biden was established , there ’ s no evidence that the payment was criminal let alone that Joe got any of it .
Such a broad portion of the Trump team ’ s claims about the Bidens are lies .

On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin sounded perhaps surprisingly dismissive of recent rhetoric from President Donald Trump. Putin was responding to the whirlwind of allegations of supposed corruption on the part of the Biden family. These allegations, which Trump and his allies have wound themselves up into a rage to peddle throughout recent weeks, hinge on Hunter Biden’s supposed unethical leveraging of the family name for financial gain, but there’s no evidence of criminal activity. Putin observed as much — he said that he was aware of nothing criminal about Hunter Biden’s business connections in Ukraine.
As Reuters reports, Putin said the following on Sunday:
‘Yes, in Ukraine he [Hunter Biden] had or maybe still has a business, I don’t know. It doesn’t concern us. It concerns the Americans and the Ukrainians. But well yes he had at least one company, which he practically headed up, and judging from everything he made good money. I don’t see anything criminal about this, at least we don’t know anything about this [being criminal].’
This characterization stands in stark contrast to the descriptions of the Biden family that have come out of the Trump camp. Top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani in particular has been among those who’ve seemed the most desperate to get the “Biden crime family” nickname to stick — but they’re not a “crime family.” Alleging as much about the Bidens is just conspiratorial nonsense. During the recent final debate between Trump and Biden, Trump insisted that “Joe got $3.5 million from Russia and it came through Putin, because he was very friendly with the former mayor of Moscow and it was the mayor of Moscow’s wife” — but this claim just unequivocally is not true.
The $3.5 million number comes from a payment that a late former Moscow mayor’s wife made for consulting services to a firm called Rosemont Seneca Thornton — but Hunter Biden co-founded a firm called Rosemont Seneca Advisors, and CNN reported recently that it’s “not clear what connection exists between Rosemont Seneca Advisors and Rosemont Seneca Thornton.” (Reuters reports that Putin “reacted with visible irritation” and “said he knew nothing about the existence of any commercial relationship between Hunter and the woman.”) Even if a connection between the ex-Moscow mayor’s wife’s money and Hunter Biden was established, there’s no evidence that the payment was criminal let alone that Joe got any of it. Such a broad portion of the Trump team’s claims about the Bidens are lies.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-25--Newspaper Endorses 1st Democrat In 100 Years With Trump Snub

People all across the nation have begun waking up to the toxic idea of Donald Trump .
We are used to taking much for granted .
Then , the coronavirus pandemic came to town and stole away our loved ones and even our freedom to mingle in person in any way .
People realize that this president threatens the democracy now , and even strongly Republican newspapers have turned like a stone person , slowly but deliberately away from him .
‘ While Joe Biden is the clear choice for president , it would be a disservice to the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without a backstop .
We suggest splitting the ballot and electing a healthy dose of GOP senators and representatives .
The best governance often comes through compromise .
The civility of the Biden administration will help foster such compromise , but a blue wave would be nearly as disastrous for this country as four more years of Trump .
It would result in a quagmire of big government programs that will take decades to overcome.
’ Axios reported this was a 100-year change in policy : ‘ It ’ s the first time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president in over 100 years , after it broke from more than a century of backing Republicans to endorse libertarian Gary Johnson over President Trump in 2016.
’ The newspaper entitled its editorial “ Our Choice is Joe Biden.
” What made them do it ?
Well , the Union Leader wrote : 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any order .

People all across the nation have begun waking up to the toxic idea of Donald Trump. We are used to taking much for granted. Then, the coronavirus pandemic came to town and stole away our loved ones and even our freedom to mingle in person in any way. People realize that this president threatens the democracy now, and even strongly Republican newspapers have turned like a stone person, slowly but deliberately away from him.
‘While Joe Biden is the clear choice for president, it would be a disservice to the country to send him to the White House without a backstop. We suggest splitting the ballot and electing a healthy dose of GOP senators and representatives. The best governance often comes through compromise. The civility of the Biden administration will help foster such compromise, but a blue wave would be nearly as disastrous for this country as four more years of Trump. It would result in a quagmire of big government programs that will take decades to overcome.’
Axios reported this was a 100-year change in policy:
‘It’s the first time the paper has endorsed a Democrat for president in over 100 years, after it broke from more than a century of backing Republicans to endorse libertarian Gary Johnson over President Trump in 2016.’
The newspaper entitled its editorial “Our Choice is Joe Biden.” What made them do it? Well, the Union Leader wrote:
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--2020-10-25--Obama Shames Trump & Cheers Biden During Sunday Message Of Hope

On Sunday , former President Barack Obama called out the Trump administration ’ s glaring failure in responding to the Coronavirus pandemic .
Sunday was the one year anniversary of a Twitter post from Joe Biden in which the now Democratic presidential nominee sounded an alarm that “ we are not prepared for a pandemic ” due to the Trump administration ’ s rollbacks of critical government infrastructure .
Circumstances have proven that Biden ’ s sobering assessment was correct , but at no point in the time since has the Trump administration launched a Coronavirus response effort that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killing what ’ s now some 225,000 Americans .
Alongside Biden ’ s prescient pre-Coronavirus public statement about the potential dangers of a pandemic , Obama commented on Twitter as follows : ‘ Eight months into the pandemic , as new cases are breaking records , we need an administration that ’ s not going to wave the white flag .
A year ago today , @ JoeBiden was talking about the leadership we need to get prepared for a pandemic , and he ’ s got a plan to get it under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appearance on CNN ’ s State of the Union , White House chief of staff Mark Meadows took the Trump administration ’ s failure further and suggested that the White House has just about given up trying to “ control ” the virus .
Meadows bluntly insisted that “ we are not going to control the pandemic , ” which sounds like a concession to the virus while Americans suffer in the glaring absence of leadership from the White House .
Two of the highest single-day totals of newly reported Coronavirus cases in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seven days , and hospitalizations and death rates have also been climbing — but what ’ s the White House doing ?
With Trump in charge , they ’ re just about giving up on “ controlling ” the virus , it sounds like .
Measures like universal mask-wearing could save lives , but this documented possibility of helping save lives has not motivated the White House to act more forcefully .
On his own time , Trump won ’ t even acknowledge the actual depth of the crisis in the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact that the pandemic has upended people ’ s lives across the country .
Instead , he has complained about media coverage of the crisis , which he has ludicrously insisted is some kind of conspiracy to make him look bad .
The world doesn ’ t revolve around you , Donald !
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Obama ’ s comments below :

On Sunday, former President Barack Obama called out the Trump administration’s glaring failure in responding to the Coronavirus pandemic. Sunday was the one year anniversary of a Twitter post from Joe Biden in which the now Democratic presidential nominee sounded an alarm that “we are not prepared for a pandemic” due to the Trump administration’s rollbacks of critical government infrastructure. Circumstances have proven that Biden’s sobering assessment was correct, but at no point in the time since has the Trump administration launched a Coronavirus response effort that was effective enough to stop the virus from killing what’s now some 225,000 Americans.
Alongside Biden’s prescient pre-Coronavirus public statement about the potential dangers of a pandemic, Obama commented on Twitter as follows:
‘Eight months into the pandemic, as new cases are breaking records, we need an administration that’s not going to wave the white flag. A year ago today, @JoeBiden was talking about the leadership we need to get prepared for a pandemic, and he’s got a plan to get it under control.’
Eight months into the pandemic, as new cases are breaking records, we need an administration that’s not going to wave the white flag. A year ago today, @JoeBiden was talking about the leadership we need to get prepared for a pandemic, and he’s got a plan to get it under control. https://t.co/A49pTJEQc9 — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 25, 2020
On Sunday, during an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows took the Trump administration’s failure further and suggested that the White House has just about given up trying to “control” the virus. Meadows bluntly insisted that “we are not going to control the pandemic,” which sounds like a concession to the virus while Americans suffer in the glaring absence of leadership from the White House. Two of the highest single-day totals of newly reported Coronavirus cases in the U.S. have come in the last seven days, and hospitalizations and death rates have also been climbing — but what’s the White House doing? With Trump in charge, they’re just about giving up on “controlling” the virus, it sounds like. Measures like universal mask-wearing could save lives, but this documented possibility of helping save lives has not motivated the White House to act more forcefully.
This morning @MarkMeadows said we are not going to control this virus but we are going “to defeat it because we’re Americans.” Mark, that’s not a strategy; it’s called a self-delusion. — Andy Slavitt @ 🏡 (@ASlavitt) October 25, 2020
On his own time, Trump won’t even acknowledge the actual depth of the crisis in the United States. He refuses to meaningfully acknowledge the fact that the pandemic has upended people’s lives across the country. Instead, he has complained about media coverage of the crisis, which he has ludicrously insisted is some kind of conspiracy to make him look bad. The world doesn’t revolve around you, Donald!
Trump at NC rally: "Turn on television, COVID, COVID, COVID, COVID, COVID, COVID. A plane goes down, 500 people dead, they don't talk about it. COVID, COVID, COVID. COVID. By the way, on November 4th you won't hear about it anymore." (A plane crash killing 500 didn't happen.) pic.twitter.com/NOYqTIcXGd — The Recount (@therecount) October 24, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Obama’s comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-10-25--Trump Attacks Obama & Claims To Win Nobel Prize During Sunday Rally Debacle

New Hampshire doesn ’ t exactly seem like a likely victory for Republicans in the presidential election , although Donald Trump did come rather close in 2016 .
This time around , the most recent survey data from the state has Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden up by double-digits .
Nevertheless , Trump visited the state for a rally on Sunday , and his event — which seemed to yet again rather brazenly ignore mid-pandemic public health guidelines like social distancing — quickly turned into a spectacle of self-aggrandizement for the president .
In one particularly appalling moment , after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coronavirus , the crowd began chanting “ Super Trump !
” while the president smiled .
To be clear : the Coronavirus crisis is a very serious problem that is straining the health care system and economy across the country , with cases , hospitalizations , and deaths rising yet again in a third major surge .
Nevertheless , the Trump White House isn ’ t taking the crisis with the seriousness that it demands .
On Sunday morning , White House chief of staff Mark Meadows flatly said that “ we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” as if the Trump administration has given up .
At his Sunday rally in New Hampshire , Trump said the following : ‘ I didn ’ t feel good , and wonderful doctors — Sean , White House doctors , terrific : they ’ re all really talented people , but I had twelve of ’ em , literally twelve .
Johns Hopkins — I had doctors from the best schools and best hospitals in the world , ’ cause you ’ re president , right ?
And I said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , fellas .
What are we gon na do here ?
And the following morning , I took something called Regeneron — the following morning , I felt so good .
I felt like Superman .
I wanted to get back .
I didn ’ t want to cancel anything.
’ That ’ s when the chants of “ Super Trump !
” started .
The chant was pretty loud , so the president no doubt heard what exactly his fans were chanting .
He didn ’ t seem to have a problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in fact .
He smiled at the crowd while they chanted .
While Americans struggle through another surge of the Coronavirus , this self-aggrandizing nonsense is what the president is engaging with .
At other points during the rally , Trump had plenty of other nonsense to offer up .
For instance , he complained about a recent campaign speech from former President Barack Obama — who Trump made sure to refer to as “ Barack Hussein Obama , ” as if he was specifically trying to drum up vitriolic animosity towards the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name sounding foreign to the current president and his supporters .
Check out some footage below : During the same rally , Trump also at one point said that he had won at least a couple of Nobel Prizes , but he hasn ’ t actually won a single one .
He did subsequently correct himself and note that he means that he had been repeatedly nominated for the prize , but the website of the Nobel Peace Prize itself notes that a nomination is , quite simply , “ not an endorsement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Nobel Peace Prize.
” There is a sizable pool of individuals , including government officials and others , who can make nominations .
Nominations do not equal honors .
Among other nonsense , Trump also seemed to mistakenly refer to the military ’ s “ hypersonic ” missiles as “ hydrosonic ” missiles — however , the words are not interchangeable .
“ Hydrosonic ” is a kind of toothbrush .
Watch some of Trump ’ s unhinged comments below :

New Hampshire doesn’t exactly seem like a likely victory for Republicans in the presidential election, although Donald Trump did come rather close in 2016. This time around, the most recent survey data from the state has Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden up by double-digits. Nevertheless, Trump visited the state for a rally on Sunday, and his event — which seemed to yet again rather brazenly ignore mid-pandemic public health guidelines like social distancing — quickly turned into a spectacle of self-aggrandizement for the president. In one particularly appalling moment, after Trump talked about his bout with the Coronavirus, the crowd began chanting “Super Trump!” while the president smiled.
To be clear: the Coronavirus crisis is a very serious problem that is straining the health care system and economy across the country, with cases, hospitalizations, and deaths rising yet again in a third major surge. Nevertheless, the Trump White House isn’t taking the crisis with the seriousness that it demands. On Sunday morning, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows flatly said that “we’re not going to control this pandemic,” as if the Trump administration has given up.
This morning @MarkMeadows said we are not going to control this virus but we are going “to defeat it because we’re Americans.” Mark, that’s not a strategy; it’s called a self-delusion. — Andy Slavitt @ 🏡 (@ASlavitt) October 25, 2020
At his Sunday rally in New Hampshire, Trump said the following:
‘I didn’t feel good, and wonderful doctors — Sean, White House doctors, terrific: they’re all really talented people, but I had twelve of ’em, literally twelve. Johns Hopkins — I had doctors from the best schools and best hospitals in the world, ’cause you’re president, right? And I said, I’m not feeling too good, fellas. What are we gonna do here? And the following morning, I took something called Regeneron — the following morning, I felt so good. I felt like Superman. I wanted to get back. I didn’t want to cancel anything.’
That’s when the chants of “Super Trump!” started. The chant was pretty loud, so the president no doubt heard what exactly his fans were chanting. He didn’t seem to have a problem with it — quite the opposite, in fact. He smiled at the crowd while they chanted. While Americans struggle through another surge of the Coronavirus, this self-aggrandizing nonsense is what the president is engaging with.
Watch some footage below:
Trump fans chant "Su-per Trump!" as he talks about his recovery from the coronavirus pic.twitter.com/c3XSa9mn2j — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 25, 2020
At other points during the rally, Trump had plenty of other nonsense to offer up. For instance, he complained about a recent campaign speech from former President Barack Obama — who Trump made sure to refer to as “Barack Hussein Obama,” as if he was specifically trying to drum up vitriolic animosity towards the former president on account of his middle name sounding foreign to the current president and his supporters.
Check out some footage below:
Speaking in Londonderry, New Hampshire, Trump attacks "Barack Hussein Obama" pic.twitter.com/AHFY8uSfQz — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 25, 2020
During the same rally, Trump also at one point said that he had won at least a couple of Nobel Prizes, but he hasn’t actually won a single one. He did subsequently correct himself and note that he means that he had been repeatedly nominated for the prize, but the website of the Nobel Peace Prize itself notes that a nomination is, quite simply, “not an endorsement or extended honour to imply affiliation with the Nobel Peace Prize.” There is a sizable pool of individuals, including government officials and others, who can make nominations. Nominations do not equal honors.
Among other nonsense, Trump also seemed to mistakenly refer to the military’s “hypersonic” missiles as “hydrosonic” missiles — however, the words are not interchangeable. “Hydrosonic” is a kind of toothbrush. Watch some of Trump’s unhinged comments below:
For at least the fifth time this weekend, Trump just bragged about the military's "Hydrosonic" missiles. "Hydrosonic" is a brand of toothbrush. pic.twitter.com/nupohu8dn4 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 25, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-10-25--New Texas Poll Results Terrify GOP & Have Liberals Cheering

A new poll from Texas — which isn ’ t exactly known as a hotspot of Democratic victories — has Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the lead over President Donald Trump .
In the new Dallas Morning News/ University of Texas at Tyler survey , Biden had 48 percent of the support among so-called likely voters , while Trump only had 45 percent of their support .
Two of the leading third party candidates collectively accounted for a total of 3 percent of the rest of that support — two percent of the poll respondents chose Libertarian candidate Jo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respondents chose Green Party contender Howie Hawkins .
The September edition of the same Texas survey had Biden down by 2 percent , meaning that there ’ s been a 5 percent surge for Biden with this pollster .
Biden boosted his campaign ’ s lead by “ expanding his support among independents and grabbing a better than 3-to-1 advantage among Hispanics , ” The Dallas Morning News says .
Among other points : in the September edition of the survey , Biden had the support of 46 percent of independents , while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Biden ’ s share of independents ’ support rose to 51 percent , while Trump sunk to a meager 29 percent .
Meanwhile , in September , Biden led among Hispanic respondents in the Texas survey by 30 percent — but in the October survey , he led by a whopping 48 percent .
The new survey also measured Texans ’ attitudes on issues including the Coronavirus pandemic , and a full 54 percent of respondents indicated that they did not trust Trump to “ keep their communities healthy and safe during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coronavirus pandemic , according to the new report from The Dallas Morning News .
With cases , hospitalizations , and deaths again rising after an already chaotic and devastating summer , this issue looms large .
Some 225,000 Americans , including about 18,000 Texans , have already lost their lives — but Trump and his closest allies have consistently refused to acknowledge the failures of their federal response to the pandemic .
The last time that a Democratic presidential nominee won Texas was when Jimmy Carter was on the ballot all the way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a nationwide surge of support for Democrats , an upset win for Biden in the state seems definitely possible .
As of early Sunday afternoon , FiveThirtyEight had Trump up in their average of polling from the state by a meager 0.1 percent .
As of that same point , the site gave Trump an about 63 percent chance of winning the state — meaning that , by their estimation , there ’ s an about one-in-three chance of an upset Democratic victory in Texas this November .

A new poll from Texas — which isn’t exactly known as a hotspot of Democratic victories — has Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the lead over President Donald Trump. In the new Dallas Morning News/ University of Texas at Tyler survey, Biden had 48 percent of the support among so-called likely voters, while Trump only had 45 percent of their support. Two of the leading third party candidates collectively accounted for a total of 3 percent of the rest of that support — two percent of the poll respondents chose Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen, while one percent of the respondents chose Green Party contender Howie Hawkins.
#NEW Texas Poll: Biden 48% (+3)
Trump 45%
Jorgensen 2%
Hawkins 1% University of Texas at Tyler
(10/13-20, LV) — Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) October 25, 2020
The September edition of the same Texas survey had Biden down by 2 percent, meaning that there’s been a 5 percent surge for Biden with this pollster. Biden boosted his campaign’s lead by “expanding his support among independents and grabbing a better than 3-to-1 advantage among Hispanics,” The Dallas Morning News says. Among other points: in the September edition of the survey, Biden had the support of 46 percent of independents, while Trump had 37 percent. In October, Biden’s share of independents’ support rose to 51 percent, while Trump sunk to a meager 29 percent. Meanwhile, in September, Biden led among Hispanic respondents in the Texas survey by 30 percent — but in the October survey, he led by a whopping 48 percent.
The new survey also measured Texans’ attitudes on issues including the Coronavirus pandemic, and a full 54 percent of respondents indicated that they did not trust Trump to “keep their communities healthy and safe during the public health crisis” of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to the new report from The Dallas Morning News. With cases, hospitalizations, and deaths again rising after an already chaotic and devastating summer, this issue looms large. Some 225,000 Americans, including about 18,000 Texans, have already lost their lives — but Trump and his closest allies have consistently refused to acknowledge the failures of their federal response to the pandemic.
The last time that a Democratic presidential nominee won Texas was when Jimmy Carter was on the ballot all the way back in 1976. Nevertheless, amidst a nationwide surge of support for Democrats, an upset win for Biden in the state seems definitely possible. As of early Sunday afternoon, FiveThirtyEight had Trump up in their average of polling from the state by a meager 0.1 percent. As of that same point, the site gave Trump an about 63 percent chance of winning the state — meaning that, by their estimation, there’s an about one-in-three chance of an upset Democratic victory in Texas this November.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-25--Obama Tweets Sunday Video Message That Has Americans Smiling Wide

President Obama has whooshed back into Americans ’ life and offered us a drink of clear , cold water to quench our thirst after what feels like a decade of Donald Trump ’ s toxic brew .
Maybe if we vote early , 2020 will end earlier .
It feels as if 2020 was five years long .
This last year of Donald Trump has been exhausting as he descends lower and lower , far beneath our ability to imagine .
One tactic that he deployed right onto President Obama ’ s and former Vice President Joe Biden ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urges everyone to show up earlier .
There will be fewer people in line , so that means a quicker use of people ’ s time .
Second , there will be less likelihood of catching the dreaded cruel coronavirus : Then , on Obama ’ s and Biden ’ s page this ugly tactic was deployed .
It looked like a Democratic post .
It was well-done and pleasing to the eye .
But it said vote NOVEMBER 6TH !
Wrong !
Vote NOVEMBER 3RD .
Anyone who comes after that date @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter world went wild over 44 ’ s tweet .
Thanks , Obama !
See what your fellow Americans had to say below : Then , he was on his way to the rally for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris .
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 .

President Obama has whooshed back into Americans’ life and offered us a drink of clear, cold water to quench our thirst after what feels like a decade of Donald Trump’s toxic brew. Maybe if we vote early, 2020 will end earlier. It feels as if 2020 was five years long. This last year of Donald Trump has been exhausting as he descends lower and lower, far beneath our ability to imagine. One tactic that he deployed right onto President Obama’s and former Vice President Joe Biden’s Twitter page verges on evil.
Obama urges everyone to show up earlier. There will be fewer people in line, so that means a quicker use of people’s time. Second, there will be less likelihood of catching the dreaded cruel coronavirus:
‘In 2020, we show up early — for everything, but especially for voting. Get out there and vote! http://makeaplan.com’
In 2020, we show up early — for everything, but especially for voting. Get out there and vote! https://t.co/70CqTO5Gbf https://t.co/gmBsdOhwOL — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 25, 2020
Then, on Obama’s and Biden’s page this ugly tactic was deployed. It looked like a Democratic post. It was well-done and pleasing to the eye. But it said vote NOVEMBER 6TH! Wrong! Vote NOVEMBER 3RD. Anyone who comes after that date will just be out of luck:
I voted yesterday after phone banking for 2 hours, asking SC voters to support #BidenHarris & Jamie Harrison 💙#VoteBlueToEndThisNightmare pic.twitter.com/fzLymbc90X — j. the witch voted Biden-Harris 💙 (@jamadoria) October 25, 2020
Twitter world went wild over 44’s tweet. Thanks, Obama! See what your fellow Americans had to say below:
Then, he was on his way to the rally for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. 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--2020-10-25--Pelosi Emasculates Trump During Brilliant ‘CNN Sunday’ Takedown

During an appearance on CNN ’ s State of the Union over the weekend , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) took the Trump administration to task for their failure to help secure Coronavirus relief for the American people .
Months ago , the Democrat-led House passed a new economic relief package , but negotiations over the terms of a relief package that Republicans would agree to haven ’ t hardly gotten anywhere at pretty much any point in the time since .
Pelosi insisted over the weekend that any plan to support and protect the economy must include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coronavirus — and the Trump White House and their Republican allies in Congress have , by any reasonable measure , failed on this front .
Host Jake Tapper asked Pelosi if it ’ s reasonable to assume that there won ’ t be a relief bill between now and Election Day , which is just around the corner .
President Donald Trump has blamed Pelosi for the stalled relief , but it ’ s clear — she and her Democratic allies have been ready to work at the negotiating table ( metaphorically speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican allies have not been consistently ready to negotiate .
‘ I ’ ll never give up hope .
I ’ m optimistic .
We put pen to paper and have been writing the bill based on what we hope will be the outcome , what they said they would get back to us on .
Here ’ s the thing .
I want to just say to our friends out there who are suffering , and the country is suffering .
Working families are suffering .
Millions more into poverty .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women left the workforce .
So we have to act .
To do anything , though , that does not crush the virus is really official malfeasance and to crush the virus we just have to follow the science : Testing , tracing , treatment , mask wearing , ventilation , separation , and the rest , and that is what Vice President Biden has put forth.
’ Check out her comments below : One of the stunning things is that , with Trump in charge , the White House can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the basic issues of science that Pelosi mentioned .
The Trump White House won ’ t even insist on mask-wearing — they keep falling back on the argument of relying on personal choice for mask-wearing , but the fact of the matter is that wearing a mask could be the difference between people being alive to make more of those personal choices in the future or not .
Nevertheless , during an appearance on the very same show that Pelosi appeared on , White House chief of staff Mark Meadows flatly insisted that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control the pandemic , ” as if they ’ ve almost given up .
During her time on CNN over the weekend , Pelosi also pointedly responded to the president ’ s recent baseless insistence that there ’ s a chance of Republicans winning the majority in the U.S. House this November .
In short — the chance of Republicans winning the majority in the U.S. House is in the single digits .

During an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union over the weekend, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) took the Trump administration to task for their failure to help secure Coronavirus relief for the American people. Months ago, the Democrat-led House passed a new economic relief package, but negotiations over the terms of a relief package that Republicans would agree to haven’t hardly gotten anywhere at pretty much any point in the time since. Pelosi insisted over the weekend that any plan to support and protect the economy must include a plan to “crush” the Coronavirus — and the Trump White House and their Republican allies in Congress have, by any reasonable measure, failed on this front.
Host Jake Tapper asked Pelosi if it’s reasonable to assume that there won’t be a relief bill between now and Election Day, which is just around the corner. President Donald Trump has blamed Pelosi for the stalled relief, but it’s clear — she and her Democratic allies have been ready to work at the negotiating table (metaphorically speaking) for months. Trump and his Republican allies have not been consistently ready to negotiate.
Pelosi commented:
‘I’ll never give up hope. I’m optimistic. We put pen to paper and have been writing the bill based on what we hope will be the outcome, what they said they would get back to us on. Here’s the thing. I want to just say to our friends out there who are suffering, and the country is suffering. Working families are suffering. Millions more into poverty. In the month of September, nearly 900,000 women left the workforce. So we have to act. To do anything, though, that does not crush the virus is really official malfeasance and to crush the virus we just have to follow the science: Testing, tracing, treatment, mask wearing, ventilation, separation, and the rest, and that is what Vice President Biden has put forth.’
Check out her comments below:
House Speaker Pelosi on a new stimulus bill: “To do anything, though, that does not crush the virus is really official malfeasance and to crush the virus we just have to follow the science: Testing, tracing, treatment, mask wearing, ventilation, separation, and the rest” #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/3CiZj25dPN — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 25, 2020
One of the stunning things is that, with Trump in charge, the White House can’t even be counted on to lead on the basic issues of science that Pelosi mentioned. The Trump White House won’t even insist on mask-wearing — they keep falling back on the argument of relying on personal choice for mask-wearing, but the fact of the matter is that wearing a mask could be the difference between people being alive to make more of those personal choices in the future or not. Nevertheless, during an appearance on the very same show that Pelosi appeared on, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows flatly insisted that “we’re not going to control the pandemic,” as if they’ve almost given up.
MEADOWS: We're not going to control the pandemic TAPPER: Why not? M: Because it's a contagious virus T: Why not make efforts to contain it? M: What we need to do is make sure we have the proper mitigation factors to make sure people don't die pic.twitter.com/0DYgk4rB3T — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 25, 2020
During her time on CNN over the weekend, Pelosi also pointedly responded to the president’s recent baseless insistence that there’s a chance of Republicans winning the majority in the U.S. House this November. In short — the chance of Republicans winning the majority in the U.S. House is in the single digits.
Pelosi memorably commented to Tapper:
‘You keep thinking that, Mr. President. You just keep on thinking that — just another example of his delusional statements he made there. He said that we’re on the decline [regarding Coronavirus]… that we have the cleanest air, cleanest water.’
Check out Pelosi’s comments below:
Nancy Pelosi on Trump predicting Republicans will win the House: "You keep thinking that, Mr. President. You just keep on thinking that." pic.twitter.com/2tfzdPFEaX — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 25, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-10-25--Jim Jordan Face-Plants Hard During ‘Fox News Sunday’ Embarrassment

With days to go until Election Day , Republicans like Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan are leaning heavily into conspiracy theories about their opponents .
Recently , the New York Post came out with a highly dubious story claiming to reveal contents from a laptop belonging to Hunter Biden , but whether or not these emails are legitimate remains uncertain .
There has been a documented Russian disinformation campaign targeting the Bidens ; one of this campaign ’ s architects , Ukrainian legislator Andrii Derkach , has been characterized by the U.S. government itself as a Russian agent .
These issues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
During a Sunday morning appearance on the Fox News program Sunday Morning Futures , Jordan desperately pushed the Hunter Biden allegations , and he expressed melodramatic shock that the bulk of the mainstream media system wasn ’ t jumping on the allegations .
Maybe they ’ re concerned about disinformation !
Supposedly , Jim Jordan ’ s own staff members have authenticated the supposed Hunter Biden emails , but what this claim entirely entails isn ’ t immediately clear .
Jim Jordan and his staff members aren ’ t exactly known credible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bartiromo : ‘ It ’ s all true , Maria .
It ’ s all true… Never forget that these people told us there was supposed collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia , between President Trump and Russia when in fact they knew it wasn ’ t true .
We now know they knew it wasn ’ t true because Ric Grenell released the transcripts that prove there was no proper predicate for launching this [ Russia ] investigation in the first place , so these people have misled the American people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re trying to do it again now , just nine days before an important election.
’ Subsequently , Jordan reiterated his claim that the supposed Hunter Biden emails are “ as real as real can be , ” and as evidence for his claim , he pointed to the testimony from past Biden associate Tony Bobulinski — but one of Bobulinski ’ s core claims has already been disproved .
Bobulinski suggested that Joe Biden was involved with a Chinese business venture that he and Hunter ( and others ) collaborated on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bobulinski himself provided , neither the Wall Street Journal nor Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich found evidence of any actual Joe Biden involvement .
Jordan belligerently asked “ why won ’ t Joe Biden say they ’ re not real ” — but the Biden campaign has already flatly denied one of the core allegations in the emails , namely , that Joe had met with an adviser at the corrupt Ukrainian energy company Burisma .
Jordan appeared on Sunday Morning Futures alongside fellow Republican Congressman Doug Collins of Georgia ( who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s U.S. Senate seats ) .
Collins insisted that “ everybody should be scared to death ” of Joe Biden ’ s corruption , which is just a nonsense claim .
Among other lies , President Donald Trump himself even recently claimed at the final presidential debate that “ Joe got $ 3.5 million from Russia and it came through Putin , because he was very friendly with the former mayor of Moscow and it was the mayor of Moscow ’ s wife ” — which is just not true Trump and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a potential dramatic Biden victory .

With days to go until Election Day, Republicans like Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan are leaning heavily into conspiracy theories about their opponents. Recently, the New York Post came out with a highly dubious story claiming to reveal contents from a laptop belonging to Hunter Biden, but whether or not these emails are legitimate remains uncertain. There has been a documented Russian disinformation campaign targeting the Bidens; one of this campaign’s architects, Ukrainian legislator Andrii Derkach, has been characterized by the U.S. government itself as a Russian agent. These issues didn’t seem to faze Jordan.
During a Sunday morning appearance on the Fox News program Sunday Morning Futures, Jordan desperately pushed the Hunter Biden allegations, and he expressed melodramatic shock that the bulk of the mainstream media system wasn’t jumping on the allegations. Maybe they’re concerned about disinformation!
Supposedly, Jim Jordan’s own staff members have authenticated the supposed Hunter Biden emails, but what this claim entirely entails isn’t immediately clear. Jim Jordan and his staff members aren’t exactly known credible sources. Jordan ranted to host Maria Bartiromo:
‘It’s all true, Maria. It’s all true… Never forget that these people told us there was supposed collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, between President Trump and Russia when in fact they knew it wasn’t true. We now know they knew it wasn’t true because Ric Grenell released the transcripts that prove there was no proper predicate for launching this [Russia] investigation in the first place, so these people have misled the American people for four years now, and they’re trying to do it again now, just nine days before an important election.’
Subsequently, Jordan reiterated his claim that the supposed Hunter Biden emails are “as real as real can be,” and as evidence for his claim, he pointed to the testimony from past Biden associate Tony Bobulinski — but one of Bobulinski’s core claims has already been disproved. Bobulinski suggested that Joe Biden was involved with a Chinese business venture that he and Hunter (and others) collaborated on, but in the documented communications that Bobulinski himself provided, neither the Wall Street Journal nor Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich found evidence of any actual Joe Biden involvement. Jordan belligerently asked “why won’t Joe Biden say they’re not real” — but the Biden campaign has already flatly denied one of the core allegations in the emails, namely, that Joe had met with an adviser at the corrupt Ukrainian energy company Burisma.
Jordan appeared on Sunday Morning Futures alongside fellow Republican Congressman Doug Collins of Georgia (who is currently running for one of his state’s U.S. Senate seats). Collins insisted that “everybody should be scared to death” of Joe Biden’s corruption, which is just a nonsense claim.
Watch Jordan and Collins below:
Among other lies, President Donald Trump himself even recently claimed at the final presidential debate that “Joe got $3.5 million from Russia and it came through Putin, because he was very friendly with the former mayor of Moscow and it was the mayor of Moscow’s wife” — which is just not true Trump and his allies are getting quite desperate ahead of a potential dramatic Biden victory.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-25--W.H. Chief Of Staff Has Rage Filled Meltdown During ‘CNN Sunday’ Debacle

During an appearance on CNN ’ s State of the Union over the weekend , White House chief of staff Mark Meadows bluntly insisted that “ we ’ re not going to control the pandemic.
” Amidst rising case totals , hospitalizations , and deaths around the country — which is experiencing a third major surge — the White House sounds like they ’ ve essentially thrown up their hands and decided to largely stick to hoping for the imminent emergence of something like a vaccine .
In the time before a vaccine emerges , many more Americans could die @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost universal mask-wearing could help cut off the rising death toll .
However , the Trump White House is just refusing to take the crisis with the seriousness that it demands .
On Sunday , Meadows sounded unhinged .
He raged at CNN host Jake Tapper over the suggestion that the Trump administration has been anything but top of the line in their handling of the Coronavirus outbreak , despite the fact that some 225,000 Americans and counting have died .
In reality , Trump ’ s White House seems incompetent and has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Meadows commented to Tapper as follows : Tapper then cut in to ask why the U.S. is “ not going to control the pandemic.
” Meadows hastily replied that the lack of control will be “ because it ’ s a contagious virus , just like the flu.
” Did he think that this retort sounded on-point ?
Of course the Coronavirus is a contagious virus — and masks , social distancing , and similar measures are meant to control contagious viruses !
Every flu season , people make sure to wash their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re sick , get flu vaccines , and more — so not only is the Trump administration totally out of line for openly throwing up their hands in the face of the spreading Coronavirus , they ’ re wrong to insinuate that the country takes a somewhat lackadaisical approach to the flu .
Besides claiming that they are actually making some supposed efforts to contain the virus , Meadows insisted : ‘ What we need to do is make sure we have the proper mitigation factors , whether it ’ s therapies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that people don ’ t die from this , but to suggest that we ’ re actually going to quarantine all of America , lock down our economy… Joe Biden ’ s saying that .
He says lock everybody down .
We ’ re gon na have a dark winter.
’ Meadows subsequently complained that Biden “ is sitting there suggesting that we ’ re going to mandate masks.
” Wearing masks could literally help save people ’ s lives , but the Trump administration is such a spectacle of self-serving belligerence that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Check out Meadows ’ s comments below : Meadows is lying .
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has never suggested blindly placing “ all of America ” under quarantine or locking down the entire economy .
In reality , he has said that he would listen to public health officials ’ advice if elected — and that ’ s sent Trump and his allies spiraling .
Watch more of Meadows and Tapper ’ s Sunday conversation below :

During an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union over the weekend, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows bluntly insisted that “we’re not going to control the pandemic.” Amidst rising case totals, hospitalizations, and deaths around the country — which is experiencing a third major surge — the White House sounds like they’ve essentially thrown up their hands and decided to largely stick to hoping for the imminent emergence of something like a vaccine. In the time before a vaccine emerges, many more Americans could die, and measures like universal or even almost universal mask-wearing could help cut off the rising death toll. However, the Trump White House is just refusing to take the crisis with the seriousness that it demands.
On Sunday, Meadows sounded unhinged. He raged at CNN host Jake Tapper over the suggestion that the Trump administration has been anything but top of the line in their handling of the Coronavirus outbreak, despite the fact that some 225,000 Americans and counting have died. In reality, Trump’s White House seems incompetent and has put American lives on the line.
Meadows commented to Tapper as follows:
‘We’re not going to control the pandemic. We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics, and other mitigation.’
Tapper then cut in to ask why the U.S. is “not going to control the pandemic.” Meadows hastily replied that the lack of control will be “because it’s a contagious virus, just like the flu.” Did he think that this retort sounded on-point? Of course the Coronavirus is a contagious virus — and masks, social distancing, and similar measures are meant to control contagious viruses! Every flu season, people make sure to wash their hands, frequently stay home when they’re sick, get flu vaccines, and more — so not only is the Trump administration totally out of line for openly throwing up their hands in the face of the spreading Coronavirus, they’re wrong to insinuate that the country takes a somewhat lackadaisical approach to the flu.
Besides claiming that they are actually making some supposed efforts to contain the virus, Meadows insisted:
‘What we need to do is make sure we have the proper mitigation factors, whether it’s therapies or vaccines or treatments to make sure that people don’t die from this, but to suggest that we’re actually going to quarantine all of America, lock down our economy… Joe Biden’s saying that. He says lock everybody down. We’re gonna have a dark winter.’
Meadows subsequently complained that Biden “is sitting there suggesting that we’re going to mandate masks.” Wearing masks could literally help save people’s lives, but the Trump administration is such a spectacle of self-serving belligerence that they’re complaining about demanding mask-wearing. Check out Meadows’s comments below:
Mark Meadows is making very clear on CNN that the White House has given up trying to contain the coronavirus. Their only strategy at this point is praying for a vaccine. pic.twitter.com/ZvPsQA7gDI — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 25, 2020
Meadows is lying. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has never suggested blindly placing “all of America” under quarantine or locking down the entire economy. In reality, he has said that he would listen to public health officials’ advice if elected — and that’s sent Trump and his allies spiraling.
Watch more of Meadows and Tapper’s Sunday conversation below:
Tapper to Mark Meadows: "Just yesterday, President Trump said 'we are rounding the corner & it's going away.' Mark, it's not going away even in the WH! But beyond that, the US reported 83,000 new cases on Friday and Saturday. That's the 2 highest days of the entire pandemic." pic.twitter.com/gCXUB2I2xh — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 25, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-10-25--2nd COVID Wave Hits W.H. After Multiple Staffers Test Positive

Trump was just photographed in the Oval Office surrounded by a ring of naked-faced men in suits .
POTUS said , “ It will all just go away.
” Wishing does not make it so .
Now , the COVID-19 virus has sent 83,000 in one day to their cold dark graves .
Journalist , lawyer , and political staffer Judd Legum tweeted that one of Vice Mike Pence ’ s “ inner circle [ Marc Short ] …has tested positive.
” Although the VP should have quarantined himself for two weeks , he was back on the trail , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far as possible : ‘ ” Several members of Vice President Mike Pence ’ s inner circle , including at least four members of his staff , have tested positive for the coronavirus in the past few days…raising new questions about the safety protocols at the White House , where masks are not routinely worn.
” ‘ Pence ’ s press secretary Devin O ’ Malley said Pence was “ in accordance with the CDC guidelines for essential personnel.
” Essential personnel ?
He released a statement , according to CNN : ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested negative for COVID-19 today , and remain in good health .
While Vice President Pence is considered a close contact with Mr. Short , in consultation with the White House Medical Unit , the Vice President will maintain his schedule in accordance with the CDC guidelines for essential personnel.
’ Trump was notified around midnight and said : Twitter world went crazy when they read Judd ’ s tweet .
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Trump was just photographed in the Oval Office surrounded by a ring of naked-faced men in suits. POTUS said, “It will all just go away.” Wishing does not make it so. Now, the COVID-19 virus has sent 83,000 in one day to their cold dark graves.
Journalist, lawyer, and political staffer Judd Legum tweeted that one of Vice Mike Pence’s “inner circle [Marc Short]…has tested positive.” Although the VP should have quarantined himself for two weeks, he was back on the trail, spreading the deadly virus as fast and far as possible:
‘”Several members of Vice President Mike Pence’s inner circle, including at least four members of his staff, have tested positive for the coronavirus in the past few days…raising new questions about the safety protocols at the White House, where masks are not routinely worn.”‘
Pence’s press secretary Devin O’Malley said Pence was “in accordance with the CDC guidelines for essential personnel.” Essential personnel? He released a statement, according to CNN:
‘Vice President Pence and Mrs. Pence both tested negative for COVID-19 today, and remain in good health. While Vice President Pence is considered a close contact with Mr. Short, in consultation with the White House Medical Unit, the Vice President will maintain his schedule in accordance with the CDC guidelines for essential personnel.’
Trump was notified around midnight and said:
‘He’s going to be fine. But he’s quarantining.’
Twitter world went crazy when they read Judd’s tweet. Take a look at some of the best responses below:
Then, he was on his way to the rally for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. 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--2020-10-26--Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ Interview Was Even More Pathetic Than Anticipated

Do we want a man in the Oval Office who can not even handle a few questions from 60 Minutes ‘ Lesley Stahl ?
The coward-in-chief talks big to his followers , but rather than do the dirty work , he winds them up and points them at the person to attack .
He locks up children , but give him a strong woman or any woman who does not fawn over him , and he folds .
Take a look and decide for yourself .
Trump walked into the 60 Minutes interview with a chip on his shoulder .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Repubican presidential candidates and their seconds , Stahl said she had “ many issues and questions ” for him , but he walked out of the interview .
She added : Trump said “ You ’ re gon na be fair.
” She started but he tried to grab the conversation .
She did not let him : Trump answered , “ No , I ’ m not .
I mean– ” She laughed incredulous , “ You ’ re not okay with tough questions ?
” Then , he said she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t ask Biden tough questions.
” Stahl interrupted , “ that ’ s not true.
” He answered , “ It is totally true.
” Stahl said : Throughout the interview when Stahl corrected the president , he interrupted her and the two struggled for control .
Stahl was smooth , she gracefully insisted , and Trump did not like it .
She asked what his priority was .
He continued his answer without acknowledging she had said anything .
Watch this : Here are a few questions she had for him , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yeah.
” Yet , at a rally on tape he said : Trump talked right over Stahl as she asked questions ever , the contraian .
Then she asked “ about the mask wearing.
” He responded : Lesley Stahl said , “ I thought you liked spy– sparring– “ They bickered a bit , then Trump said : ‘ It was a joke .
The interview , 60 Minutes .
I see Joe Biden , giving softball after softball .
I ’ ve seen all of his interviews .
He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s hard .
No , but you start with me .
Excuse me , Lesley , you started with me .
Your first statement was , “ Are you ready for tough questions ?
” I think we have enough of an interview here , Hope .
Okay ?
That ’ s enough .
Let ’ s go .
Let ’ s go .
Let ’ s go meet for two seconds , okay ?
Thanks .
I ’ ll see you in a little while .
Thanks.
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Do we want a man in the Oval Office who cannot even handle a few questions from 60 Minutes‘ Lesley Stahl? The coward-in-chief talks big to his followers, but rather than do the dirty work, he winds them up and points them at the person to attack. He locks up children, but give him a strong woman or any woman who does not fawn over him, and he folds. Take a look and decide for yourself.
Trump walked into the 60 Minutes interview with a chip on his shoulder. In the traditional interview of the Democratic and Repubican presidential candidates and their seconds, Stahl said she had “many issues and questions” for him, but he walked out of the interview. She added:
‘…in what has become an all-too-public dust-up, the conversation was cut short. It began politely, but ended regrettably, contentiously.’
Lesley Stahl asked:
‘Are you ready for some tough questions?’
Trump said “You’re gonna be fair.” She started but he tried to grab the conversation. She did not let him:
Stahl:
‘I’m gonna be fair.’
Trump replied, “Just be fair.” Stahl asked:
‘But you’re okay with some tough questions?’
Trump answered, “No, I’m not. I mean–” She laughed incredulous, “You’re not okay with tough questions?” Then, he said she was not fair “You don’t ask Biden tough questions.”
The interview kicked off. Stahl asked:
‘So we have the pandemic. On your watch, we’ve had racial strife, we’ve had looting. Why do you want this job? Why do you wanna be president again?’
He answered:
‘Because we’ve done a great job and it’s not finished yet. And when I finish, this country will be in a position like it hasn’t been maybe ever. The economy is already roaring back. And– other people aren’t gonna bring it back, certainly the person that we’re dealing with is not gonna bring it back. They’re gonna raise taxes.’
Lesley Stahl asked him:
‘Let me ask you what you think your– the biggest domestic priority is for you right now.’
He responded:
‘Well–Ultimately, le– let me– and I– I’ll tell ya, it was happening. We created the greatest economy in the history of our country. And the other side was-coming in–.’
Stahl interrupted, “that’s not true.” He answered, “It is totally true.” Stahl said:
‘No. It isn’t, but President Trump did have an impressive string of economic accomplishments.’
Trump said:
‘We had the best stock market price ever and we’re getting close to that price again. The unemployment numbers for African Americans…’
Throughout the interview when Stahl corrected the president, he interrupted her and the two struggled for control. Stahl was smooth, she gracefully insisted, and Trump did not like it. She asked what his priority was. He continued his answer without acknowledging she had said anything. Watch this:
Trump:
‘The priority now–is to get back to normal. Get back to where we were. To have the economy rage and be great with jobs and everybody be happy. And that’s where we’re going, and that’s–‘
Stahl:
‘And–‘
Trump:
‘–where we’re heading.’
Here are a few questions she had for him, and his answers:
Stahl:
‘And who is our biggest foreign adversary?’
Trump:
‘I would say China. They’re an adversary. They’re a–‘
Stahl:
‘They’re the biggest?’
Trump: –
‘–competitor. They’re a foe in many ways, but they’re an adversary. I think what happened was disgraceful, should never have happened. Should– they should never have allowed this plague to get out of China and go throughout the world. 188 countries. Should never have happened.’
Lesley Stahl:
‘…You have unemployment claims going up. You have COVID cases going up. I mean, it’s like the gods have suddenly decided– decided to conspire against you–‘
Trump:
‘I don’t think so at all, no. I think we’ve done–‘
Stahl:
‘Well, what about the–‘
Trump:
‘–a great job with COVID. ‘
Stahl:
‘Sir, excuse me, cases are up in about 40 states.’
Trump:
‘Okay– you know why cases are up also? Because we do more testing. The fake news media loves to say cases are up. The fact is, we’ve done a very, very good job–‘
Stahl:
‘Cases are up. When you’re out there saying we’ve turned the corner, this thing is disappearing–‘
Trump:
‘That’s right. We have turned–‘
Stahl:
‘-and people can see–‘
Trump:
‘–the corner. We have turned the corner.’
Stahl:
‘–people can see cases going up all over the– in the Midwest, in the Mountain West, record numbers of cases–‘
President Donald Trump:
‘We have turned the corner.’
Stahl:
‘–in some states.’
Trump:
‘We understand the disease. We understand the elderly, and we are taking care of them like nobody’s ever taken care of ’em. So we are taking care of our people.’
Stahl:
‘Let me ask you something about suburban women.’
Trump, “Yeah.” Yet, at a rally on tape he said:
‘Suburban women will you please like me? Please, please. I saved your damn neighborhood, okay?’
Stahl:
‘You said the other day to suburban women, “Will you please like me? Please, please–“‘
Trump:
‘Oh, I didn’t say that. You know, that’s so misleading, the way y– I say jokingly, “Suburban women, you should love me because I’m giving you security.” And I got rid of the worst regulation– see, the way you said that–‘
Stahl:
‘Yeah?’
Trump:
‘–is why people think of you and everyone else as fake news. I said kiddingly, “Suburban women, you should love me.” I got rid of a regulation–‘
Stahl:
‘But you’re behind with suburban women in the polls.’
Trump:
‘I doubt it. I doubt it. I really doubt it.’
Stahl:
‘One of the reasons is that they don’t feel you’re being upfront about the pandemic. Are you deliberately downplaying it?’
Trump:
‘-–we’re rounding the corner. We’re doing well. We’re doing well.’
Trump talked right over Stahl as she asked questions ever, the contraian. Then she asked “about the mask wearing.” He responded:
‘You know, you’re– you’re—-so negative. You’re so negative. These are the biggest rallies we’ve ever had. You just come in here with that negative attitude. These are the biggest rallies we’ve ever had…what’s your next question?’
Stahl asked:
‘Governor Gretchen Whitmer was the target of a kidnapping plot by an armed militia group.’
Trump:
‘It was our Justice Department that is the one that’s helping her.’
Lesley Stahl said, “I thought you liked spy– sparring–“
President Donald Trump:
‘ I don’t mind it. I don’t mind it. But when I watch him walk out of a store, and he’s walking with an ice cream. And the question the media asks him, “What kind of ice cream? What flavor ice cream do you have?” And he’s in the midst of a scandal.’
They bickered a bit, then Trump said:
‘But the media is fake. And frankly, if I didn’t have social media, I’d have no way of getting out my voice.’
Stah:
‘You said to me, “I say that because I need to dis– discredit you so that when you say negative things about me, no one will believe you.’
Trump:
‘I don’t have to discredit you. You’ve discredited yourself. Well, then you brought up a lot of subjects that were inappropriately brought up–They were inappropriately brought up. Right from the beginning. No, your first question was, “This is going to be tough questions.” You don’t ask Joe Biden, I saw your interview with Joe, the interview with Joe Biden.’
Lesley Stahl:
‘I never did a Joe Biden interview–‘
Trump:
‘It was a joke. The interview, 60 Minutes. I see Joe Biden, giving softball after softball. I’ve seen all of his interviews. He’s never been asked a question that’s hard. No, but you start with me. Excuse me, Lesley, you started with me. Your first statement was, “Are you ready for tough questions?” I think we have enough of an interview here, Hope. Okay? That’s enough. Let’s go. Let’s go. Let’s go meet for two seconds, okay? Thanks. I’ll see you in a little while. Thanks.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-10-26--Birth Control, IVF, Abortion At Extreme Risk With Barrett In Supreme Court

The Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett is so far to the right , that she falls off the end and dangles there by her religious convictions .
What would life without birth control , in vitro fertilization ( IVF ) , and abortion be like ?
Even to save the life of the mother ?
Yes .
Even if the baby would have severe birth defects ?
Yes .
Even after a rape ?
Yes .
So what is the big push to install Coney Barrett in 45 seconds or less ?
If the Republican legislators really believed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be endangering thousands of lives by showing their naked faces all over the country at campaign rallies .
One in five children would not be at risk of hunger .
More than likely , the GOP boys , ahem old men actually , want control .
Their coward-in-chief is afraid of strong women .
He has a whole list of women on his hit list : CBS ’ 60 Minutes ’ Lesley Stahl , NBC ’ s city hall moderator Savannah Guthrie , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , women reporters , and VP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And let us not forget his 2016 opponent Secretary Hillary Clinton .
Trump is mad at his Attorney General William Barr to the point of nearly firing him for not making up something and jailing her .
Women have become a huge threat to the Republican Party .
What better way to control them than to keep them pregnant kid after kid after kid and at home .
Certainly , American women should be able to practice their religious beliefs and not have someone else ’ s religion imposed upon them , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1960 ’ s life was hard for women .
There will always be abortions : rich politicians whisking their mistresses in a side door of a hospital and back alleys for everyone else .
Senator Chris Coons ( D-DE ) asked Barrett what she thought about a 1965 case recognizing married couples ’ right to use contraception .
She said a law halting contraceptive use of any kind was “ unthinkable.
” Unthinkable a state would pass that sort of law .
Or is it ?
She said , according to an NBC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedoms to women they had never enjoyed before .
Maybe there are a few women who use abortion as a form of birth control , but very few indeed .
Yet , the religious far-right argued as if that is what happens with legal abortions , according to another NBC News report : Some companies do not have to provide birth control on their insurance plans like Hobby Lobby .
Pharmacists could easily become a conscientious-objector opposed to birth control .
The right won “ restrictions on the morning-after pill by framing it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little doubt Barrett will be confirmed : ‘ But with Barrett on the court , there is almost no doubt that the justices will gut Roe , if not reverse it outright .
Anyone concerned about abortion will have to pay close attention .
It may take a long time — and a fair amount of work — to figure out what has become of abortion rights .
That also means it ’ s time to start thinking very seriously about what will happen next if we find ourselves in a post-Roe , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coney Barrett on the court , there is no reason for them to stop now.
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The Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett is so far to the right, that she falls off the end and dangles there by her religious convictions. What would life without birth control, in vitro fertilization (IVF), and abortion be like? Even to save the life of the mother? Yes. Even if the baby would have severe birth defects? Yes. Even after a rape? Yes. So what is the big push to install Coney Barrett in 45 seconds or less?
If the Republican legislators really believed in a right-to-life, they would not be endangering thousands of lives by showing their naked faces all over the country at campaign rallies. One in five children would not be at risk of hunger.
More than likely, the GOP boys, ahem old men actually, want control. Their coward-in-chief is afraid of strong women. He has a whole list of women on his hit list: CBS’ 60 Minutes’ Lesley Stahl, NBC’s city hall moderator Savannah Guthrie, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, women reporters, and VP nominee Senator Kamala Harris (D).
And let us not forget his 2016 opponent Secretary Hillary Clinton. Trump is mad at his Attorney General William Barr to the point of nearly firing him for not making up something and jailing her.
Women have become a huge threat to the Republican Party. What better way to control them than to keep them pregnant kid after kid after kid and at home. Certainly, American women should be able to practice their religious beliefs and not have someone else’s religion imposed upon them, right? Apparently not.
Before the 1960’s life was hard for women. There will always be abortions: rich politicians whisking their mistresses in a side door of a hospital and back alleys for everyone else.
Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) asked Barrett what she thought about a 1965 case recognizing married couples’ right to use contraception. She said a law halting contraceptive use of any kind was “unthinkable.” Unthinkable a state would pass that sort of law. Or is it? She said, according to an NBC News report:
‘Barrett broke with tradition by refusing to affirm that Griswold was correctly decided, something conservative Justices John Roberts, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito had no problem doing in their confirmation hearings.’
Roe v. Wade brought freedoms to women they had never enjoyed before. Maybe there are a few women who use abortion as a form of birth control, but very few indeed. Yet, the religious far-right argued as if that is what happens with legal abortions, according to another NBC News report:
‘[T]he threat to birth control — and in vitro fertilization — is increasingly plausible, particularly in an America without Roe v. Wade. President Donald Trump chose Barrett in large part because of his promise to reverse Roe. She already has demonstrated her willingness to defer to state legislatures passing all manner of abortion restrictions. Twenty-one states have signaled plans to ban all or most abortions should the court dismantle abortion rights, often without exceptions for rape or incest. States would be free to pass laws banning abortion.’
Some companies do not have to provide birth control on their insurance plans like Hobby Lobby. Pharmacists could easily become a conscientious-objector opposed to birth control. The right won “restrictions on the morning-after pill by framing it as an abortion-inducing drug.”
Many consider:
‘[B]irth control pill counts as an abortifacient because it could prevent implantation of a fertilized egg (and would ban IUDs.)’
There is little doubt Barrett will be confirmed:
‘Barrett’s confirmation, assuming she is confirmed by the Senate, certainly makes Roe’s demise much more likely. The key, it seems, is for the court’s conservatives to move more slowly — and to dismantle abortion rights (slowly).’
‘But with Barrett on the court, there is almost no doubt that the justices will gut Roe, if not reverse it outright. Anyone concerned about abortion will have to pay close attention. It may take a long time — and a fair amount of work — to figure out what has become of abortion rights. That also means it’s time to start thinking very seriously about what will happen next if we find ourselves in a post-Roe, or practically post-Roe, nation. With Coney Barrett on the court, there is no reason for them to stop now.’
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--2020-10-26--Brand New Swing State Polling Data Reveals Six-State Biden Sweep

Brand new Reuters/ Ipsos tracking poll data reveals a six-state Biden sweep .
In the data that was released on Monday , Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads in six of the critical swing states that were surveyed , including Wisconsin , Michigan , Pennsylvania , Florida , Arizona , and North Carolina .
Biden ’ s leading margins in the individual states range from a healthy 9 to a closer 3 percent , while in four out of the six states , Biden has 50 percent of the support or above in the survey .
( Only in North @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 50 percent . )
Obviously , if Biden is able to secure 50.1 percent of the support in any given state , then no number of undecided voters could possibly swing the election to Trump .
Check out a breakdown of the data below : Each one of the swing states where the new Reuters polling data finds a Biden lead could be a critical part of the winning coalition for whichever presidential candidate wins the election , making the new Reuters/ Ipsos poll numbers good news for Democrats .
All of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particular new Reuters polling data are among the six states that FiveThirtyEight estimates are most likely to end up putting the eventual presidential election winner over the top .
FiveThirtyEight estimates that Pennsylvania is the state that ’ s most likely to put whoever wins over the top and hand them a decisive lead in the electoral college — and as of Monday afternoon , Biden leads in the state by an average of 5.2 percent , according to the FiveThirtyEight polling average .
With mere days to go until Election Day , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swing state polling have been proving pretty stable .
In the FiveThirtyEight average of national polling , Biden ’ s lead remains above 9 percent as of Monday afternoon .
Although Hillary Clinton , of course , won the national popular vote in 2016 and lost the electoral college , if Biden ’ s national popular vote lead is significantly higher than hers was — a scenario which seems increasingly likely — then there ’ s a very low chance of Trump managing to win enough individual states to win the electoral college @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 presidential race , Trump largely seems to be struggling to hold his campaign together with any cohesive message other than vitriol and anger .
Trump ’ s anger routinely seems just about never-ceasing — as Election Day approaches , he continues to regularly melt down .
For example , on Monday , he called journalists covering the Coronavirus crisis “ losers , ” as if he thinks that it ’ s only “ losers ” who are still gravely concerned about the pandemic .
Although exact employment levels have been in flux @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jobs at some point during the pandemic , millions have become infected with the Coronavirus , and over 225,000 Americans and counting have died — and the president of the United States thinks that those who are gravely concerned about this ongoing and deadly crisis are “ losers.
” In reality , the Coronavirus is still a very real and very present crisis for millions of Americans .
What ’ s the president doing during this crisis ?
He ’ s whining on Twitter about factual reporting that he doesn ’ t like @

Brand new Reuters/ Ipsos tracking poll data reveals a six-state Biden sweep. In the data that was released on Monday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads in six of the critical swing states that were surveyed, including Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona, and North Carolina. Biden’s leading margins in the individual states range from a healthy 9 to a closer 3 percent, while in four out of the six states, Biden has 50 percent of the support or above in the survey. (Only in North Carolina and Arizona does Biden sink below 50 percent.) Obviously, if Biden is able to secure 50.1 percent of the support in any given state, then no number of undecided voters could possibly swing the election to Trump.
Check out a breakdown of the data below:
North Carolina:
Biden 49% (+3)
Trump 46% (LV, Oct. 20 – Oct. 26) — Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) October 26, 2020
Each one of the swing states where the new Reuters polling data finds a Biden lead could be a critical part of the winning coalition for whichever presidential candidate wins the election, making the new Reuters/ Ipsos poll numbers good news for Democrats. All of the six states that are covered by this particular new Reuters polling data are among the six states that FiveThirtyEight estimates are most likely to end up putting the eventual presidential election winner over the top. FiveThirtyEight estimates that Pennsylvania is the state that’s most likely to put whoever wins over the top and hand them a decisive lead in the electoral college — and as of Monday afternoon, Biden leads in the state by an average of 5.2 percent, according to the FiveThirtyEight polling average.
How Trump honors the memory of 225,000 dead Americans: https://t.co/Yrh1MCHfWT — Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) October 26, 2020
With mere days to go until Election Day, Biden’s leads in national-level and swing state polling have been proving pretty stable. In the FiveThirtyEight average of national polling, Biden’s lead remains above 9 percent as of Monday afternoon. Although Hillary Clinton, of course, won the national popular vote in 2016 and lost the electoral college, if Biden’s national popular vote lead is significantly higher than hers was — a scenario which seems increasingly likely — then there’s a very low chance of Trump managing to win enough individual states to win the electoral college.
In the closing segment of the 2020 presidential race, Trump largely seems to be struggling to hold his campaign together with any cohesive message other than vitriol and anger. Trump’s anger routinely seems just about never-ceasing — as Election Day approaches, he continues to regularly melt down.
For example, on Monday, he called journalists covering the Coronavirus crisis “losers,” as if he thinks that it’s only “losers” who are still gravely concerned about the pandemic. Although exact employment levels have been in flux, millions of Americans have lost their jobs at some point during the pandemic, millions have become infected with the Coronavirus, and over 225,000 Americans and counting have died — and the president of the United States thinks that those who are gravely concerned about this ongoing and deadly crisis are “losers.”
The Fake News Media is riding COVID, COVID, COVID, all the way to the Election. Losers! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2020
In reality, the Coronavirus is still a very real and very present crisis for millions of Americans. What’s the president doing during this crisis? He’s whining on Twitter about factual reporting that he doesn’t like.
What a sick, sad man. More than 220,000 Americans are dead because your administration's response has been one of the greatest failures of leadership in American history. https://t.co/v8fPdjjwKD — Jennifer Wexton (@JenniferWexton) October 26, 2020