bipartisanreport--2020-05-22--Trump Comes Unglued During PM Press Conference Like A Maniac

President Donald Trump has consistently encouraged resistance to public health measures that have been enacted amidst the Coronavirus pandemic .
This week at the White House , he did so yet again at a hastily called afternoon press conference .
No matter the fact that tens of thousands of new Coronavirus cases a day are still being recorded in the United States on an almost daily basis , he insisted at that press conference that churches must be allowed to reopen this weekend , and he threatened to “ override ” governors who did not go along with his wishes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what legal authority that Trump could even use to “ override ” the governors .
‘ Today , I am identifying houses of worship — churches , synagogues , and mosques — as essential places that provide essential services .
Some governors have deemed liquor stores and abortion clinics as essential , but have left out churches and other houses of worship .
It ’ s not right .
So I am correcting this injustice and am calling houses of worship essential .
I call upon governors to allow churches and places of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are demanding to go to churches , synagogue , go to their mosque.
’ Notably , nowhere in his comments did Trump outline any actual policies that could be in place to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus among congregants .
All he did note was that the faith leaders themselves could supposedly figure out how to keep the congregants safe — and he insisted that if governors didn ’ t follow along with his demands , he would “ override ” them .
Again , it ’ s not clear how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he did not answer any questions at the conclusion of his remarks .
In fact , there have been consistent poll results indicating that majorities of Americans support the public health measures like social distancing that have been enacted .
In late April , a full 86 percent of respondents in an ABC/Ipsos poll said that “ social distancing and stay-at-home orders are responsible government policies that are saving lives.
” In a more recent poll , a full 62 percent of respondents said that “ wearing masks is a matter of public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ although Trump himself has stated the exact opposite , at least in regards to his own usage of face masks .
Trump earned a lot of criticism for his latest stunt .
MSNBC political analyst Eli Stokols pointed out : It remains to be seen where Trump actually goes with these demands .
Asked for clarification , White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany did not have an answer .
Trump has already spoken out against the social distancing demands that have been enacted around the country , although many of these demands have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by his own administration .

President Donald Trump has consistently encouraged resistance to public health measures that have been enacted amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. This week at the White House, he did so yet again at a hastily called afternoon press conference. No matter the fact that tens of thousands of new Coronavirus cases a day are still being recorded in the United States on an almost daily basis, he insisted at that press conference that churches must be allowed to reopen this weekend, and he threatened to “override” governors who did not go along with his wishes. It’s not even clear what legal authority that Trump could even use to “override” the governors.
President Trump announces the CDC will issue guidance for houses of worship. He deems them essential places with essential sources. He says he wants them to happen right now, as in this weekend. "If they don't do it, I will override the governors." — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) May 22, 2020
Trump commented to reporters:
‘Today, I am identifying houses of worship — churches, synagogues, and mosques — as essential places that provide essential services. Some governors have deemed liquor stores and abortion clinics as essential, but have left out churches and other houses of worship. It’s not right. So I am correcting this injustice and am calling houses of worship essential. I call upon governors to allow churches and places of worship to open right now… The people are demanding to go to churches, synagogue, go to their mosque.’
TRUMP: "Some governors have deemed liquor stores & abortion clinics essential, but have left out churches … it's not right. So I am correcting this injustice & am calling houses of worship essential. I call upon governors to allow churches & places of worship to open right now" pic.twitter.com/e0VU8XeLEm — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 22, 2020
Notably, nowhere in his comments did Trump outline any actual policies that could be in place to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus among congregants. All he did note was that the faith leaders themselves could supposedly figure out how to keep the congregants safe — and he insisted that if governors didn’t follow along with his demands, he would “override” them. Again, it’s not clear how he would actually do that, and he did not answer any questions at the conclusion of his remarks.
Trump angrily reads his statement about reopening places of worship and then leaves without answering questions pic.twitter.com/HiZH7AyJhO — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 22, 2020
In fact, there have been consistent poll results indicating that majorities of Americans support the public health measures like social distancing that have been enacted. In late April, a full 86 percent of respondents in an ABC/Ipsos poll said that “social distancing and stay-at-home orders are responsible government policies that are saving lives.” In a more recent poll, a full 62 percent of respondents said that “wearing masks is a matter of public health, not personal choice,” although Trump himself has stated the exact opposite, at least in regards to his own usage of face masks.
Americans say, 62% to 29%, wearing masks is a matter of public health, not personal choice. Most say wearing a mask is equally or more about protecting others than oneself.https://t.co/FyfceHGs05 pic.twitter.com/l9u084Grpd — Ariel Edwards-Levy (@aedwardslevy) May 20, 2020
Trump earned a lot of criticism for his latest stunt. MSNBC political analyst Eli Stokols pointed out:
‘Ostensibly an announcement about public health, that brief Trump appearance was awfully heavy on the cultural virtue signaling.’
Ostensibly an announcement about public health, that brief Trump appearance was awfully heavy on the cultural virtue signaling. https://t.co/XwPlWOa7Ry — Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) May 22, 2020
Another Twitter user added:
‘So much for “state’s rights”, huh @GOP ? Also, you can practice your religion from home. No one is saying you can’t worship, they are just saying you can’t do it in a way that could kill people. No freedoms are being violated.’
So much for "state's rights", huh @GOP? Also, you can practice your religion from home. No one is saying you can't worship, they are just saying you can't do it in a way that could kill people. No freedoms are being violated. #FocusOnTheTrumpDeathToll100K #ListenToTheExperts https://t.co/cM71XPqC2p — Erin the gardener (@ThatsSoErin) May 22, 2020
It remains to be seen where Trump actually goes with these demands. Asked for clarification, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany did not have an answer. Trump has already spoken out against the social distancing demands that have been enacted around the country, although many of these demands have been implemented according to the guidelines implemented by his own administration.
The Press Secretary is not answering the question because Trump has no authority to override state governors via presidential decree. Trump’s proclamation suggests that he lacks even a basic understanding of our constitutional system. https://t.co/eCVbc8niSi — Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) May 22, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-05-22--Fox News Stops Live Friday Show To Fact Check Trump Into Oblivion

President Donald Trump has recently run with the idea that voting by mail sets the stage for some kind of rampant fraud , but there is no evidence for this claim , which he ’ s brought out in the wake of states like Michigan and Nevada expanding vote-by-mail options in their state in an attempt to protect voters from potential Coronavirus transmission at in-person polling places .
During a Fox News broadcast early this Friday , host Chris Wallace publicly corrected the president ’ s brazen misinformation , outlining how , quite simply , Trump is in the wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support his latest conspiracy theory .
Acknowledging that there have been only very isolated instances of documented fraud around mail-in voting , and one of the most recent instances involved a North Carolina Republican campaign which benefited from some of that fraud , Wallace commented : ‘ I ’ ve done some deep dive in it , there really is no record of massive fraud or even serious fraud from mail-in voting .
It ’ s being carried out in Republican states , it ’ s being carried out in Democratic states , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting as opposed to in person voting tends to favor one party over another .
If anything , it tends to favor Republicans , because the people… who historically have tended to vote most often by mail are elderly people… and they tend to vote more Republican than Democratic.
’ Check it out below : Ironically , some recent polls have indicated that the opinion of elderly voters towards the Trump campaign has markedly lowered .
In one recent Morning Consult poll , individuals who were 65 years old or older disapproved of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Coronavirus crisis at a higher rate than any other age group except only the youngest American voters .
On top of those numbers , a recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found that senior voters preferred presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden by a large margin — although Trump won among senior voters by 7 percent in 2016 , in the new polling , Biden led among senior voters by a full 9 percent .
Nevertheless , the point remains — there is no evidence for the president ’ s claims of some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ systems , which are already used around much of the country .
Trump took his conspiracy theories to such extremes that in recent days , he threatened to cut off federal funding from Michigan and Nevada in retaliation for their mail-in voting plans .
Trump doesn ’ t seem likely to take Wallace ’ s admonishments to heart — Trump has repeatedly complained about the host , as if it ’ s the job of media personalities to support the president .

President Donald Trump has recently run with the idea that voting by mail sets the stage for some kind of rampant fraud, but there is no evidence for this claim, which he’s brought out in the wake of states like Michigan and Nevada expanding vote-by-mail options in their state in an attempt to protect voters from potential Coronavirus transmission at in-person polling places. During a Fox News broadcast early this Friday, host Chris Wallace publicly corrected the president’s brazen misinformation, outlining how, quite simply, Trump is in the wrong, and there is no evidence to support his latest conspiracy theory.
Acknowledging that there have been only very isolated instances of documented fraud around mail-in voting, and one of the most recent instances involved a North Carolina Republican campaign which benefited from some of that fraud, Wallace commented:
‘I’ve done some deep dive in it, there really is no record of massive fraud or even serious fraud from mail-in voting. It’s being carried out in Republican states, it’s being carried out in Democratic states, there’s no indication that mail-in voting as opposed to in person voting tends to favor one party over another. If anything, it tends to favor Republicans, because the people… who historically have tended to vote most often by mail are elderly people… and they tend to vote more Republican than Democratic.’
Check it out below:
Chris Wallace pours cold water on Trump's mail-in voting lies Wallace: "There really is no record of massive fraud, or even serious fraud from mail-in voting … When people get their ballots and mail them in themselves, no history of fraud at all." pic.twitter.com/4cyYDu26iu — Lis Power (@LisPower1) May 22, 2020
Ironically, some recent polls have indicated that the opinion of elderly voters towards the Trump campaign has markedly lowered. In one recent Morning Consult poll, individuals who were 65 years old or older disapproved of the president’s job performance amidst the Coronavirus crisis at a higher rate than any other age group except only the youngest American voters. On top of those numbers, a recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found that senior voters preferred presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden by a large margin — although Trump won among senior voters by 7 percent in 2016, in the new polling, Biden led among senior voters by a full 9 percent.
Nevertheless, the point remains — there is no evidence for the president’s claims of some kind of rampant fraud among mail-in voting systems, which are already used around much of the country. Trump took his conspiracy theories to such extremes that in recent days, he threatened to cut off federal funding from Michigan and Nevada in retaliation for their mail-in voting plans. Trump doesn’t seem likely to take Wallace’s admonishments to heart — Trump has repeatedly complained about the host, as if it’s the job of media personalities to support the president.


bipartisanreport--2020-05-22--Trump’s Friday  Memorial Day Speech Turns Embarrassing PR Disaster

President Donald Trump delivered a Memorial Day-oriented speech at the White House this Friday to a group of bikers participating in an event called “ Rolling To Remember , ” and the president ’ s remarks quickly veered into a panoply of bizarre conspiracy theories that were completely disconnected from the reality of the issues that he was discussing .
Rather than opt to focus on honoring soldiers who have given their lives in service of the U.S. , Trump claimed , among other outlandish points , that Barack Obama should be faulted for not leaving behind tests for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three years after Obama left office .
Standing on a White House balcony and addressing the bikers this Friday , Trump commented : ‘ And when I came here , you people knew it better than anybody , our military was depleted , just like the shelves were empty from medical equipment .
We didn ’ t have ventilators .
We didn ’ t have testing .
We didn ’ t have anything .
And now , we have great testing , the best in the world .
We have great ventilators .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them , and we ’ re actually now so loaded with ventilators that we ’ re helping other countries and therefore saving lives also.
’ It sounds like this whole ordeal is some kind of game to Trump in which he ’ s angling to see who can come out on top .
It ’ s worth noting that Trump ’ s claim that the U.S. has the best testing in the world isn ’ t even true — in terms of tests per one million inhabitants , the U.S. is currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major countries far out in front .
Watch below : After the above , Trump got so ludicrous that he ended up claiming that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) was “ dancing on the streets of Chinatown ” and inviting foreign travelers to “ bring your infection with you ” to the United States .
As should go without saying , that never happened .
Pelosi never admonished foreigners to bring Coronavirus infections to the United States , although Trump freely claimed otherwise , adding that Democrats are supposedly “ sick.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s comments , the president invited the bikers who ’ d been listening to fire up their engines and ride around the White House driveways .
The spectacle prompted mockery since the White House ended up looking like some kind of Bikers for Trump stop — The New Yorker writer Jon Lee Anderson mockingly asked if “ a Monster Truck rally on the South Lawn ” would be next .
The president ’ s apparent desperate attempt to deflect blame for the Coronavirus onto his political opponents underscores his own failures in responding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed well over 1,000 people cared for by the Department of Veterans Affairs alone .
That ’ s hundreds and hundreds of apparent veterans who have died from the disease that Trump was still dismissing as irrelevant at the end of February .
A new study came out just recently from Columbia University outlining how the implementation of social distancing demands just a week or two earlier than their actual implementation could have saved tens of thousands of lives across the U.S. via stemming the spread of the virus at an earlier point @

President Donald Trump delivered a Memorial Day-oriented speech at the White House this Friday to a group of bikers participating in an event called “Rolling To Remember,” and the president’s remarks quickly veered into a panoply of bizarre conspiracy theories that were completely disconnected from the reality of the issues that he was discussing. Rather than opt to focus on honoring soldiers who have given their lives in service of the U.S., Trump claimed, among other outlandish points, that Barack Obama should be faulted for not leaving behind tests for the Coronavirus, which was not detected until three years after Obama left office.
Standing on a White House balcony and addressing the bikers this Friday, Trump commented:
‘And when I came here, you people knew it better than anybody, our military was depleted, just like the shelves were empty from medical equipment. We didn’t have ventilators. We didn’t have testing. We didn’t have anything. And now, we have great testing, the best in the world. We have great ventilators. We’re making thousands and thousands of them, and we’re actually now so loaded with ventilators that we’re helping other countries and therefore saving lives also.’
It sounds like this whole ordeal is some kind of game to Trump in which he’s angling to see who can come out on top. It’s worth noting that Trump’s claim that the U.S. has the best testing in the world isn’t even true — in terms of tests per one million inhabitants, the U.S. is currently 37th in the world, with many major countries far out in front. Watch below:
Trump is commemorating Memorial Day by blaming Obama for not developing tests for a virus that didn't exist until 3 years after he left office pic.twitter.com/wn40sXOMwg — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 22, 2020
After the above, Trump got so ludicrous that he ended up claiming that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was “dancing on the streets of Chinatown” and inviting foreign travelers to “bring your infection with you” to the United States. As should go without saying, that never happened. Pelosi never admonished foreigners to bring Coronavirus infections to the United States, although Trump freely claimed otherwise, adding that Democrats are supposedly “sick.”
Riding on the White House grounds. pic.twitter.com/doJypcp3Pw — Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) May 22, 2020
At the end of Trump’s comments, the president invited the bikers who’d been listening to fire up their engines and ride around the White House driveways.
The spectacle prompted mockery since the White House ended up looking like some kind of Bikers for Trump stop — The New Yorker writer Jon Lee Anderson mockingly asked if “a Monster Truck rally on the South Lawn” would be next.
What's next, a Monster Truck rally on the South Lawn? https://t.co/DZv7yI3IGZ — Jon Lee Anderson (@jonleeanderson) May 22, 2020
The president’s apparent desperate attempt to deflect blame for the Coronavirus onto his political opponents underscores his own failures in responding to the disease, which has already killed well over 1,000 people cared for by the Department of Veterans Affairs alone. That’s hundreds and hundreds of apparent veterans who have died from the disease that Trump was still dismissing as irrelevant at the end of February. A new study came out just recently from Columbia University outlining how the implementation of social distancing demands just a week or two earlier than their actual implementation could have saved tens of thousands of lives across the U.S. via stemming the spread of the virus at an earlier point.
Breaking News: If the U.S. had begun imposing social distancing measures one week earlier than it did in March, about 36,000 fewer people would have died in the coronavirus outbreak, according to new estimates from Columbia University researchers https://t.co/phnyEgZice — The New York Times (@nytimes) May 21, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-05-22--Schiff Makes Power Move To Force Release Of Michael Flynn Docs

House Democrats are continuing their campaign to hold President Donald Trump and his allies accountable for their corruption .
Now , House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff ( D-Calif. ) has issued a public demand for the Trump administration ’ s Director of National Intelligence to declassify reports covering the communications and case of Michael Flynn , a former top official in the Trump administration .
Flynn eventually pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about his communications with the then-Russian Ambassador to the United States , but the Trump appointee-led Justice Department recently moved to drop the charges against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requesting would allow the public to see the actual facts of Flynn ’ s case , which have not changed .
Recently , the administration has declassified information like the list of now former officials who were part of the requests to “ unmask ” Flynn ’ s name from the transcripts of intercepted communications that he was a part of .
Although allies of the president have tried to depict this unmasking of his previously concealed name as some kind of plot against the president , unmasking of identities in material like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Besides , how would the officials have even plotted against the president if they didn ’ t know that Flynn was talking to the interests in question until after the unmasking ?
None of these issues have stopped the president and his allies from running with the narrative that there ’ s some kind of secret plot against Trump that Democrats should be held accountable for .
Trump has even come up with a nickname for the supposed scandal — “ Obamagate.
” He ’ s yet to actually fully even explain what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a part of that scandal .

House Democrats are continuing their campaign to hold President Donald Trump and his allies accountable for their corruption. Now, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) has issued a public demand for the Trump administration’s Director of National Intelligence to declassify reports covering the communications and case of Michael Flynn, a former top official in the Trump administration. Flynn eventually pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about his communications with the then-Russian Ambassador to the United States, but the Trump appointee-led Justice Department recently moved to drop the charges against Flynn. The material that Schiff is requesting would allow the public to see the actual facts of Flynn’s case, which have not changed.
.@MichaelJMorell nails the real scandal around unmasking. It's not what happened in the Obama admin, and barely even Trump's own lies, which we're sadly used to. It's that he has fully corrupted and politicized the intelligence community. https://t.co/0uIhwMcROE — Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) May 17, 2020
Schiff shared on Twitter:
‘It’s clear the Administration is selectively declassifying information for purely political purposes, an abuse of the classification system. We need to ensure a transparent and complete public record free of political manipulation. It’s time to declassify any Flynn transcripts’
It’s clear the Administration is selectively declassifying information for purely political purposes, an abuse of the classification system. We need to ensure a transparent and complete public record free of political manipulation. It’s time to declassify any Flynn transcripts: pic.twitter.com/Uhfl166Fyh — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) May 22, 2020
Recently, the administration has declassified information like the list of now former officials who were part of the requests to “unmask” Flynn’s name from the transcripts of intercepted communications that he was a part of. Although allies of the president have tried to depict this unmasking of his previously concealed name as some kind of plot against the president, unmasking of identities in material like the transcripts in question is routine. Besides, how would the officials have even plotted against the president if they didn’t know that Flynn was talking to the interests in question until after the unmasking?
The scandal is not that Flynn was unmasked or prosecuted. It is that Barr is trying to drop charges to which he plead guilty and Grenell is releasing information about the unmasking requests. They are politicizing DOJ and the intel community to save Trump.https://t.co/3Hroe9gdqp — Max Boot (@MaxBoot) May 15, 2020
None of these issues have stopped the president and his allies from running with the narrative that there’s some kind of secret plot against Trump that Democrats should be held accountable for. Trump has even come up with a nickname for the supposed scandal — “Obamagate.” He’s yet to actually fully even explain what specific crimes he’s alleging are a part of that scandal.
New: Senate Intel vice chair Mark Warner is asking Grenell to “declassify and make publicly available any intelligence report concerning conversations" between Flynn and Kislyak. Comes as calls intensify for release of Flynn-Kislyak transcripts. https://t.co/ANBqHG1VMl — Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) May 20, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Schiff:


bipartisanreport--2020-05-22--Hillary Decimates Trump With Friday Fact-Check Of COVID-19 Lies

President Donald Trump has absolutely no medical or public health expertise whatsoever , although throughout the Coronavirus crisis , he has routinely pretended as though he has some kind of basis on which to make authoritative proclamations about the supposed best way forward .
He ’ s repeatedly touted the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a supposedly useful treatment against the Coronavirus , but there has never been any kind of systematic evidence of the drug ’ s actual effectiveness .
Now , there ’ s a new study available outlining how among tens of thousands of Coronavirus patients , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ higher risk of death .
This week , Hillary Clinton called out Trump for recklessly endangering lives with his glib promotion of the drug .
Trump has actually been taking the drug himself , too .
He started taking the drug , supposedly , after one of his personal valets tested positive for the Coronavirus , although again , there has never been any kind of systematic evidence that the drug is actually useful for preventing the virus .
In fact , one recent story circulated of a woman who contracted the Coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question for 19 years as a treatment for lupus , which it ’ s actually approved for and useful against .
The latest study covering tens of thousands of patients is not the first suggesting that hydroxychloroquine is linked to a higher risk of death among Coronavirus patients .
One study outlining results from the VA hospital system has already revealed that among veterans , the drug was also linked to a higher risk of death among Coronavirus cases .
None of these developments have seemed to faze the president away from his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of magic fix .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Hillary below :

President Donald Trump has absolutely no medical or public health expertise whatsoever, although throughout the Coronavirus crisis, he has routinely pretended as though he has some kind of basis on which to make authoritative proclamations about the supposed best way forward. He’s repeatedly touted the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a supposedly useful treatment against the Coronavirus, but there has never been any kind of systematic evidence of the drug’s actual effectiveness. Now, there’s a new study available outlining how among tens of thousands of Coronavirus patients, the drug was actually linked to a documented higher risk of death. This week, Hillary Clinton called out Trump for recklessly endangering lives with his glib promotion of the drug.
Antimalarial drug touted by Pres Trump is linked to increased risk of death in coronavirus patients, according to one study. An analysis of 96K patients shows those treated with hydroxychloroquine were also more likely to suffer irregular heart rhythms. https://t.co/XfW8r7KIe6 — Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) May 22, 2020
She posted on Twitter:
‘A study of 96,000 coronavirus patients found that those who received a drug Trump has promoted as a treatment had a “significantly higher risk of death compared with those who did not.” The president needs to stop playing a doctor on TV.’
A study of 96,000 coronavirus patients found that those who received a drug Trump has promoted as a treatment had a “significantly higher risk of death compared with those who did not.” The president needs to stop playing a doctor on TV.https://t.co/0bimpU2WXG — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 22, 2020
Trump has actually been taking the drug himself, too. He started taking the drug, supposedly, after one of his personal valets tested positive for the Coronavirus, although again, there has never been any kind of systematic evidence that the drug is actually useful for preventing the virus. In fact, one recent story circulated of a woman who contracted the Coronavirus even after she took the drug in question for 19 years as a treatment for lupus, which it’s actually approved for and useful against.
Woman with lupus took hydroxychloroquine for 19 years, still got COVID-19 https://t.co/w9r0KNia81 — WISN 12 NEWS (@WISN12News) May 20, 2020
The latest study covering tens of thousands of patients is not the first suggesting that hydroxychloroquine is linked to a higher risk of death among Coronavirus patients. One study outlining results from the VA hospital system has already revealed that among veterans, the drug was also linked to a higher risk of death among Coronavirus cases. None of these developments have seemed to faze the president away from his commitment to promoting his attempts at some kind of magic fix.
⚠BREAKING: huge Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine study of 96,000 patients at 671 hospitals found:
📌Increased risk of DEATH by 33-45%
📌Increased risk of ventricular arrhythmia by 2.3x to 5x.
📌Not a trial but a large longitudinal study.
🧵#COVID19 https://t.co/SAD20nESOs pic.twitter.com/GPAulxCwNw — Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) May 22, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Hillary below:


bipartisanreport--2020-05-22--Trump Devastated By Friday Attack Ad Exposing COVID-19 Lies

President Donald Trump ’ s handling of the Coronavirus has been an abject failure by any reasonable measurement .
The U.S. is quickly approaching a total of 100,000 deaths due to the disease , and research came out from Columbia University in recent days outlining how tens of thousands of lives could have been saved if social distancing demands were enacted just a week or two prior to their actual implementation date , thereby stemming the spread of the virus earlier .
In a new video ad released by the Biden campaign , presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden hammers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” in the wake of the Coronavirus devastation that Trump has helped exacerbate via his inaction .
In the ad , a narrator says : ‘ When Coronavirus came , Trump froze like a deer in the headlights .
For months , the threats grew bigger , the warning signs became more ominous , the alarms flashed red , and there was our president : unprepared , indecisive , frozen , paralyzed by his fear of offending the Chinese government and losing his precious trade deal , panicked at the thought of what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his re-election , so he failed to act , and the virus got out of control.
’ As the narrator also outlines , the Coronavirus has sparked tens of millions of unemployment claims as people have lost work all around the country amidst the desperate social distancing initiatives meant to try and stem the spread of the virus .
Watch below , and hear the narrator also hammer Trump as “ too weak to lead ” : The Coronavirus seems set to inevitably majorly weigh on the 2020 presidential election .
Besides the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or the lack thereof have driven elections officials towards developing procedural alternatives like expanded mail-in voting options , the virus is projected to possibly kill tens of thousands more Americans in coming weeks and months , according to sources like the University of Washington .
Indeed — the number of new Coronavirus infections recorded in the United States on a daily basis has remained staggeringly high , hitting a total of over 28,000 new infections this past Thursday alone .
As long as new infections are recorded , new deaths will likely follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in polls on both the national level and the levels of individual swing states around the country .
In a Fox News poll released just this week , Biden led on the national level by 8 percent .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Biden ’ s new ad below :

President Donald Trump’s handling of the Coronavirus has been an abject failure by any reasonable measurement. The U.S. is quickly approaching a total of 100,000 deaths due to the disease, and research came out from Columbia University in recent days outlining how tens of thousands of lives could have been saved if social distancing demands were enacted just a week or two prior to their actual implementation date, thereby stemming the spread of the virus earlier. In a new video ad released by the Biden campaign, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden hammers Trump as “too weak to lead” in the wake of the Coronavirus devastation that Trump has helped exacerbate via his inaction.
In the ad, a narrator says:
‘When Coronavirus came, Trump froze like a deer in the headlights. For months, the threats grew bigger, the warning signs became more ominous, the alarms flashed red, and there was our president: unprepared, indecisive, frozen, paralyzed by his fear of offending the Chinese government and losing his precious trade deal, panicked at the thought of what a stock market collapse would mean to his re-election, so he failed to act, and the virus got out of control.’
As the narrator also outlines, the Coronavirus has sparked tens of millions of unemployment claims as people have lost work all around the country amidst the desperate social distancing initiatives meant to try and stem the spread of the virus. Watch below, and hear the narrator also hammer Trump as “too weak to lead”:
A president who can't handle a crisis is no president at all. pic.twitter.com/c1vnz3dHsp — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 22, 2020
The Coronavirus seems set to inevitably majorly weigh on the 2020 presidential election. Besides the fact that concerns about in-person voting safety or the lack thereof have driven elections officials towards developing procedural alternatives like expanded mail-in voting options, the virus is projected to possibly kill tens of thousands more Americans in coming weeks and months, according to sources like the University of Washington. Indeed — the number of new Coronavirus infections recorded in the United States on a daily basis has remained staggeringly high, hitting a total of over 28,000 new infections this past Thursday alone. As long as new infections are recorded, new deaths will likely follow.
Biden has consistently led against Trump in polls on both the national level and the levels of individual swing states around the country. In a Fox News poll released just this week, Biden led on the national level by 8 percent.
Check out Twitter’s response to Biden’s new ad below:


bipartisanreport--2020-05-22--Trump Sees Friday Poll Numbers & Erupts Into Fit Of Rage

The United States will soon hit a total of 100,000 Coronavirus deaths , and sources like the University of Washington estimate that tens of thousands more Americans could die in coming weeks and months due to the virus , but President Donald Trump seems most concerned about his poll numbers .
This week , Fox News released a poll that had presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden up by 8 percent on the national level , and this Friday on Twitter , Trump promptly freaked out .
He suggested that the network has a “ fake pollster , ” implying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that have him losing are automatically “ fake.
” ‘ @ FoxNews should fire their Fake Pollster .
Never had a good Fox Poll !
.. Why doesn ’ t @ FoxNews put up the CNBC POLL or the ( believe it or not ! )
@ CNN Poll ?
Hope Roger A is looking down and watching what has happened to this once beautiful creation !
’ To be clear — the late former Fox News chief Roger Ailes was ousted from his role at the network after the public revelation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he perpetrated at the network .
Yet , Trump seems to think that Ailes is quite literally some kind of heavenly person .
In other words , the president isn ’ t even attempting to hide his pseudomessianic , cultish reverence for his political side .
In a recent CNBC poll that Trump seems to reference , Biden ’ s national level lead was just 3 percent , which is barely more than the poll ’ s margin of error .
Over in the most recent CNN poll results that Trump seems to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was 5 percent .
In the most recent average from RealClearPolitics of national level polling , Biden leads by an average of 5.5 percent .
Trump has not led at a single point in the time that RealClearPolitics has been maintaining an average of national level polling .
Trump seems to have deluded himself into believing that any pollster which reports Biden with a significant lead is peddling fake results — but that ’ s just egomaniacal nonsense .

The United States will soon hit a total of 100,000 Coronavirus deaths, and sources like the University of Washington estimate that tens of thousands more Americans could die in coming weeks and months due to the virus, but President Donald Trump seems most concerned about his poll numbers. This week, Fox News released a poll that had presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden up by 8 percent on the national level, and this Friday on Twitter, Trump promptly freaked out. He suggested that the network has a “fake pollster,” implying that he believes that any poll numbers that have him losing are automatically “fake.”
He belted out:
‘@FoxNews should fire their Fake Pollster. Never had a good Fox Poll!.. Why doesn’t @FoxNews put up the CNBC POLL or the (believe it or not!) @CNN Poll? Hope Roger A is looking down and watching what has happened to this once beautiful creation!’
.@FoxNews should fire their Fake Pollster. Never had a good Fox Poll! https://t.co/joHfkQwd9L — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 22, 2020
Why doesn’t @FoxNews put up the CNBC POLL or the (believe it or not!) @CNN Poll? Hope Roger A is looking down and watching what has happened to this once beautiful creation! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 22, 2020
To be clear — the late former Fox News chief Roger Ailes was ousted from his role at the network after the public revelation of years and years of sexual harassment that he perpetrated at the network. Yet, Trump seems to think that Ailes is quite literally some kind of heavenly person. In other words, the president isn’t even attempting to hide his pseudomessianic, cultish reverence for his political side.
In a recent CNBC poll that Trump seems to reference, Biden’s national level lead was just 3 percent, which is barely more than the poll’s margin of error. Over in the most recent CNN poll results that Trump seems to reference, Biden’s national lead was 5 percent. In the most recent average from RealClearPolitics of national level polling, Biden leads by an average of 5.5 percent. Trump has not led at a single point in the time that RealClearPolitics has been maintaining an average of national level polling. Trump seems to have deluded himself into believing that any pollster which reports Biden with a significant lead is peddling fake results — but that’s just egomaniacal nonsense.
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-05-23--Trump Recklessly Discussing First Nuclear Test In Decades

Despite the state of the country and the world during the COVID-19 pandemic , it appears that there have been ongoing discussions within Trump ’ s administration to start testing nuclear weapons again .
This right now – during a pandemic , an economic collapse , civil unrest , and after a decade of dormancy – is nothing if not unsettling .
As a reminder of what that once looked like : According to the Washington Post : “ Useful from a negotiating standpoint.
” Really ?
It seems like an invitation for Beijing and Moscow to show bigger retaliatory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let ’ s not forget N. Korea and our shaky “ peace ” with them : “ ‘ It would be an invitation for other nuclear-armed countries to follow suit , ” SAID DARYL KIMBALL , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ARMS CONTROL ASSOCIATION .
“ It would be the starting gun to an unprecedented nuclear arms race .
You would also disrupt the negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un , who may no longer feel compelled to honor his moratorium on nuclear testing.
” ‘ Director Kimball makes a valid point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weapons again after a decade , what does that say to the rest of the world ?
How will they take it ?
According to sources , the meeting didn ’ t end with an agreement to start conducting the tests yet , but the proposal is an “ ongoing ” discussion , and more talks are planned moving forward .
The very idea that it ’ s being discussed at all , may not go over well – especially right now with so much uncertainty in the world .

Despite the state of the country and the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears that there have been ongoing discussions within Trump’s administration to start testing nuclear weapons again. This right now – during a pandemic, an economic collapse, civil unrest, and after a decade of dormancy – is nothing if not unsettling.
As a reminder of what that once looked like:
According to the Washington Post:
‘The Trump administration has discussed whether to conduct the first U.S. nuclear test explosion since 1992 in a move that would have far-reaching consequences for relations with other nuclear powers and reverse a decades-long moratorium on such actions, said a senior administration official and two former officials familiar with the deliberations. ‘The matter came up at a meeting of senior officials representing the top national security agencies May 15, following accusations from administration officials that Russia and China are conducting low-yield nuclear tests — an assertion that has not been substantiated by publicly available evidence and that both countries have denied. ‘A senior administration official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the sensitive nuclear discussions, said that demonstrating to Moscow and Beijing that the United States could “rapid test” could prove useful from a negotiating standpoint as Washington seeks a trilateral deal to regulate the arsenals of the biggest nuclear powers.’
“Useful from a negotiating standpoint.” Really? It seems like an invitation for Beijing and Moscow to show bigger retaliatory force, and along those lines, let’s not forget N. Korea and our shaky “peace” with them:
“‘It would be an invitation for other nuclear-armed countries to follow suit,” SAID DARYL KIMBALL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ARMS CONTROL ASSOCIATION. “It would be the starting gun to an unprecedented nuclear arms race. You would also disrupt the negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who may no longer feel compelled to honor his moratorium on nuclear testing.”‘
Director Kimball makes a valid point. If the United States starts testing weapons again after a decade, what does that say to the rest of the world? How will they take it?
According to sources, the meeting didn’t end with an agreement to start conducting the tests yet, but the proposal is an “ongoing” discussion, and more talks are planned moving forward.
The very idea that it’s being discussed at all, may not go over well – especially right now with so much uncertainty in the world.
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bipartisanreport--2020-05-23--Schiff Shames Trump With Saturday Takedown Over COVID Lies

President Donald Trump ’ s response to the Coronavirus pandemic has been an abject failure by any reasonable measurement .
The U.S. is fast approaching a full 100,000 Coronavirus deaths , but this weekend , Trump went golfing at a course in northern Virginia that ’ s a part of his own company .
During a recent appearance on MSNBC , House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff ( D-Calif. ) delivered a memorable takedown of the efforts from the president and his allies to distract Americans from the actual devastation at hand .
Ahead of the November election , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of rhetoric except the reality of the situation .
The conspiracy theories from the president and his allies have been numerous at this point .
Towards the beginning of the crisis , the president even claimed that concern about the virus was a “ hoax ” and suggested that coverage of the then-growing crisis was some kind of plot to make him look bad .
That obviously was not true .
More recently , the president ’ s team ’ s conspiracy theories have included the idea that the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treatment , but a new study reveals that among tens of thousands of Coronavirus cases , usage of the drug was linked with a higher death rate across the board .
Most recently , Trump staged a spectacle at a White House press conference on Friday when he claimed that governors must allow churches and other houses of worship to reopen this weekend or else he would “ override ” them and reopen the churches himself .
Trump has no authority to “ override ” governors , and besides , religious and political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collaborating on the development of safe reopening plans for houses of worship .
Trump ’ s spectacle was for show .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Schiff below :

President Donald Trump’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic has been an abject failure by any reasonable measurement. The U.S. is fast approaching a full 100,000 Coronavirus deaths, but this weekend, Trump went golfing at a course in northern Virginia that’s a part of his own company. During a recent appearance on MSNBC, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) delivered a memorable takedown of the efforts from the president and his allies to distract Americans from the actual devastation at hand. Ahead of the November election, Trump seems desperate to rush into any kind of rhetoric except the reality of the situation.
Facts First: CNN's Daniel Dale digs into President Trump’s false claims about a hydroxychloroquine study, mail-in voting and saying he was named Michigan’s “Man of the Year” https://t.co/SCWu25vqbI pic.twitter.com/MH5Z0YlRoL — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 23, 2020
As Schiff summarized on Twitter:
‘Over 90,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. Our economy is in a downward spiral to Great Depression-levels. Trump doesn’t want the public to focus on his tragic failures. So, to paraphrase Steve Bannon, in order to distract: His people are flooding the zone with excrement.’
Over 90,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. Our economy is in a downward spiral to Great Depression-levels. Trump doesn't want the public to focus on his tragic failures. So, to paraphrase Steve Bannon, in order to distract: His people are flooding the zone with excrement. pic.twitter.com/WxUJzt9hZd — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) May 23, 2020
The conspiracy theories from the president and his allies have been numerous at this point. Towards the beginning of the crisis, the president even claimed that concern about the virus was a “hoax” and suggested that coverage of the then-growing crisis was some kind of plot to make him look bad. That obviously was not true. More recently, the president’s team’s conspiracy theories have included the idea that the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine is some kind of untapped goldmine for Coronavirus treatment, but a new study reveals that among tens of thousands of Coronavirus cases, usage of the drug was linked with a higher death rate across the board.
Hydroxychloroquine, the antimalarial drug touted by President Trump, is linked to increased risk of death in coronavirus patients, according to analysis of 96,000 patients published in the Lancet. Hydroxychloroquine is unproven for fighting coronavirus. https://t.co/LpHS9CuEmL — MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 23, 2020
Most recently, Trump staged a spectacle at a White House press conference on Friday when he claimed that governors must allow churches and other houses of worship to reopen this weekend or else he would “override” them and reopen the churches himself. Trump has no authority to “override” governors, and besides, religious and political authorities around the country have already been collaborating on the development of safe reopening plans for houses of worship. Trump’s spectacle was for show.
Breaking News: If the U.S. had begun imposing social distancing measures one week earlier than it did in March, about 36,000 fewer people would have died in the coronavirus outbreak, according to new estimates from Columbia University researchers https://t.co/phnyEgZice — The New York Times (@nytimes) May 21, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Schiff below:


bipartisanreport--2020-05-23--Obama Posts Saturday Video Message That Trump Will Hate

Amidst the widespread cancellation of in-person events including graduation ceremonies , former President Barack Obama has delivered a string of special video messages for graduates , including a message that aired on ESPN recently honoring 2020 graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities , otherwise known as HBCUs .
On Twitter this weekend , the widely liked former president added to the message , encouraging graduates to forge ahead no matter the current social turmoil — and clearly demonstrating the huge gap between the current White House occupant and the leadership that the United States could have .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had said , in part : ‘ You chose to become leaders , and this happens to be a time when that ’ s what we need most .
If the world is going to get better , it ’ s going to be up to you.
’ Imagining the current president , Donald Trump , saying anything along those lines , let alone sounding like he means it , is tough , at best .
This weekend , as Coronavirus cases and deaths continued to climb in the United States and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fallout continued to set in , Trump went golfing .
On Friday , he ’ d marked his day with spectacles like a Bikers for Trump-style event at the White House in which bikers who were , at least on paper , there for a Memorial Day observance fired up their engines and rode in apparent circles around the White House driveways .
Voters , for their part , seem to be sick of it .
In poll after poll on both the national level and that of swing states around the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama ’ s former second-in-command ) Joe Biden leads by substantial margins .
He even leads in numerous swing states that Trump won in 2016 and were crucial to his winning margin in the electoral college .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Obama below .
There are some trolls .

Amidst the widespread cancellation of in-person events including graduation ceremonies, former President Barack Obama has delivered a string of special video messages for graduates, including a message that aired on ESPN recently honoring 2020 graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, otherwise known as HBCUs. On Twitter this weekend, the widely liked former president added to the message, encouraging graduates to forge ahead no matter the current social turmoil — and clearly demonstrating the huge gap between the current White House occupant and the leadership that the United States could have.
Imagine what private-citizen Trump, along with every Republican official and talking head, would have said if President Obama went to his own luxury golf club—which he was profiting from in office—to play a round while the tally of dead from a still unresolved pandemic hit 100k — Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) May 23, 2020
Obama posted on Twitter:
‘The Class of 2020 is full of the leaders we need to bend the arc of history toward a better future—and our HBCU grads have the talent, skills, and vision to lead that change. I couldn’t be prouder of all of you.’
In the original video broadcast, the former president had said, in part:
‘You chose to become leaders, and this happens to be a time when that’s what we need most. If the world is going to get better, it’s going to be up to you.’
The Class of 2020 is full of the leaders we need to bend the arc of history toward a better future—and our HBCU grads have the talent, skills, and vision to lead that change. I couldn't be prouder of all of you. https://t.co/Qlr5ivBvpJ — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 23, 2020
Imagining the current president, Donald Trump, saying anything along those lines, let alone sounding like he means it, is tough, at best. This weekend, as Coronavirus cases and deaths continued to climb in the United States and the devastating effects of the economic and social fallout continued to set in, Trump went golfing. On Friday, he’d marked his day with spectacles like a Bikers for Trump-style event at the White House in which bikers who were, at least on paper, there for a Memorial Day observance fired up their engines and rode in apparent circles around the White House driveways.
It's like a deleted scene from Idiocracy https://t.co/aF0pgBfAoo — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 22, 2020
Voters, for their part, seem to be sick of it. In poll after poll on both the national level and that of swing states around the country, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee (and Obama’s former second-in-command) Joe Biden leads by substantial margins. He even leads in numerous swing states that Trump won in 2016 and were crucial to his winning margin in the electoral college.
We've reached the point where a Republican governor is begging his constituents to practice health decisions based on scientific and medical consensus rather than deciding based on one's political ideology. https://t.co/aH3ES5SKyE — Nathan McDermott (@natemcdermott) May 22, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Obama below. There are some trolls.


bipartisanreport--2020-05-23--Church Leaders Band Together & Rebuke Trump’s Re-Opening Demand

At a heated press conference on Friday , President Donald Trump demanded that governors across the nation allow churches and other houses of worship to reopen immediately , no matter the potential public health problem of the continually spreading Coronavirus , which could spread widely in large community gatherings like church .
Speaking shortly after the president , White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany suggested that Americans had been barred from praying to their God — although most religions allow for prayer wherever adherents actually are — but despite the administration ’ s melodrama , a group of Catholic bishops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they will be waiting to reopen until it ’ s assuredly safe to do so .
On Friday , bishops serving Catholic congregations across Washington state wrote , addressing the public : ‘ We want to let you know the public celebration of Mass was suspended , not out of fear , but out of our deepest respect for human life and health .
As disciples of Jesus , we are called to be instruments of God ’ s protection for the vulnerable and public common good .
Our love of God and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While we share the desire to bring people back to Mass as quickly as possible , we will wait to schedule our public worship when it is safe and prepared to do so.
’ Although they noted that they are working with the office of Washington Governor Jay Inslee ( D ) in the development of plans for reopening their churches , the bishops also noted that at this time , there is no date set for that reopening .
Check out their statement below : In his original comments , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if they did not allow churches to reopen right away , although the president has no authority to “ override ” state authorities on this matter .
‘ Today , I am identifying houses of worship — churches , synagogues , and mosques — as essential places that provide essential services .
Some governors have deemed liquor stores and abortion clinics as essential , but have left out churches and other houses of worship .
It ’ s not right .
So I am correcting this injustice and am calling houses of worship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow churches and places of worship to open right now.
’ In fact , there was never any sort of conspiracy against churches or other houses of worship .
The idea that religious people were specifically singled out for restrictions amidst the pandemic has no relationship to reality .
The U.S. will soon hit 100,000 total deaths due to the Coronavirus — the urgent need for public health protections is obvious .
Washington state Catholic leaders are not the first who ’ ve had to step in to bring the conversation back towards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rants .
This week , North Dakota ’ s Republican Governor Doug Burgum delivered what one observer noted was a “ tearful speech ” imploring state residents to take the need for face masks seriously .
Burgum noted that “ if somebody is wearing a mask , they ’ re not doing it to represent what political party they ’ re in or what candidates they support , ” although that sort of politicization of basic public health is exactly what Trump has pushed .

At a heated press conference on Friday, President Donald Trump demanded that governors across the nation allow churches and other houses of worship to reopen immediately, no matter the potential public health problem of the continually spreading Coronavirus, which could spread widely in large community gatherings like church. Speaking shortly after the president, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany suggested that Americans had been barred from praying to their God — although most religions allow for prayer wherever adherents actually are — but despite the administration’s melodrama, a group of Catholic bishops in Washington state have now insisted that they will be waiting to reopen until it’s assuredly safe to do so.
.@kwelkernbc: Under what authority would Pres Trump override the governors?@PressSec: You are asking a hypothetical question.
Welker: The president said he do it.@PressSec: Hopefully, people will be able to pray at their houses of worship. *She is not answering the Q.* — Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) May 22, 2020
On Friday, bishops serving Catholic congregations across Washington state wrote, addressing the public:
‘We want to let you know the public celebration of Mass was suspended, not out of fear, but out of our deepest respect for human life and health. As disciples of Jesus, we are called to be instruments of God’s protection for the vulnerable and public common good. Our love of God and neighbor is always personal and not partisan. While we share the desire to bring people back to Mass as quickly as possible, we will wait to schedule our public worship when it is safe and prepared to do so.’
Although they noted that they are working with the office of Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) in the development of plans for reopening their churches, the bishops also noted that at this time, there is no date set for that reopening. Check out their statement below:
Responding to Trump, @AbpEtienne and WA state bishops say “the public celebration of Mass was suspensed, not out of fear, but out of our deepest respect for human life and health.” pic.twitter.com/iZx2ST4l37 — Christopher White (@cwwhite212) May 23, 2020
In his original comments, Trump had threatened to “override” governors if they did not allow churches to reopen right away, although the president has no authority to “override” state authorities on this matter.
I'm sure the ironically named Federalist Society supports Trump's authoritarian claim that he can override governors, but that's not something our federal structure actually permits. — Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) May 22, 2020
Still, he ranted:
‘Today, I am identifying houses of worship — churches, synagogues, and mosques — as essential places that provide essential services. Some governors have deemed liquor stores and abortion clinics as essential, but have left out churches and other houses of worship. It’s not right. So I am correcting this injustice and am calling houses of worship essential. I call upon governors to allow churches and places of worship to open right now.’
TRUMP: "Some governors have deemed liquor stores & abortion clinics essential, but have left out churches … it's not right. So I am correcting this injustice & am calling houses of worship essential. I call upon governors to allow churches & places of worship to open right now" pic.twitter.com/e0VU8XeLEm — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 22, 2020
In fact, there was never any sort of conspiracy against churches or other houses of worship. The idea that religious people were specifically singled out for restrictions amidst the pandemic has no relationship to reality. The U.S. will soon hit 100,000 total deaths due to the Coronavirus — the urgent need for public health protections is obvious.
Washington state Catholic leaders are not the first who’ve had to step in to bring the conversation back towards public health amidst the president’s rants. This week, North Dakota’s Republican Governor Doug Burgum delivered what one observer noted was a “tearful speech” imploring state residents to take the need for face masks seriously. Burgum noted that “if somebody is wearing a mask, they’re not doing it to represent what political party they’re in or what candidates they support,” although that sort of politicization of basic public health is exactly what Trump has pushed.
In a tearful speech, Gov. @DougBurgum (R-ND) asks residents to skip the “ideological and political” debate on face masks. pic.twitter.com/BkTEDWxuYg — The Recount (@therecount) May 22, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-05-23--Trump’s Saturday Vacation Caught On Camera As Americans Die

The United States is still in the throes of the Coronavirus pandemic .
The country is quickly approaching a total of 100,000 deaths due to the virus , and tens of millions of people have filed for unemployment claims throughout recent weeks , indicating staggeringly sky-high unemployment rates .
What ’ s the president of the United States doing this weekend while the crisis rages on ?
He ’ s golfing at a property branded with his own name .
After having stayed away from Trump-branded golf courses since all the way back in the beginning of March , President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ courses in north Virginia this Saturday .
NBC ’ s Kelly O ’ Donnell reported : Indeed — the trip was apparently not announced ahead of time , but yes , Trump ended up visiting one of his golf courses this Saturday morning .
The Trump Organization started the process of reopening their golf courses in early May .
They ’ d been closed amidst the national social distancing demands meant to help stem the spread of the Coronavirus .
Trump has consistently seemed eager to lift those social distancing demands , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public health — and it ’ s definitely not beyond the current president for concern about getting back on the golf course to have driven his eagerness to dismiss public health guidelines .
At one point , he even tweeted that his followers should “ liberate ” certain states that were under stay-at-home guidelines — including the state of Virginia , where his golf course that he visited this weekend is located .
Condemnation for the president promptly poured in .
As political commentator Jon Favreau put it : Check out more Twitter @ @ @

The United States is still in the throes of the Coronavirus pandemic. The country is quickly approaching a total of 100,000 deaths due to the virus, and tens of millions of people have filed for unemployment claims throughout recent weeks, indicating staggeringly sky-high unemployment rates. What’s the president of the United States doing this weekend while the crisis rages on? He’s golfing at a property branded with his own name.
Now that Trump has arrived at the golf course, we know why. https://t.co/Od29ODSUlW — Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) May 23, 2020
After having stayed away from Trump-branded golf courses since all the way back in the beginning of March, President Donald Trump visited one of his golf courses in north Virginia this Saturday. NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell reported:
‘The president was spotted by pool in white hat, white shirt and the motorcade has left the WH compound. Could this be his first golf outing since early March during stay at Mar-A-Lago? More to come.’
The president was spotted by pool in white hat, white shirt and the motorcade has left the WH compound. Could this be his first golf outing since early March during stay at Mar-A-Lago? More to come. — Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) May 23, 2020
And the president has arrived at his Sterling Virginia golf property. His first visit to a Trump branded course since March 8th. https://t.co/Ar4w3HPfRO — Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) May 23, 2020
Indeed — the trip was apparently not announced ahead of time, but yes, Trump ended up visiting one of his golf courses this Saturday morning. The Trump Organization started the process of reopening their golf courses in early May. They’d been closed amidst the national social distancing demands meant to help stem the spread of the Coronavirus. Trump has consistently seemed eager to lift those social distancing demands, no matter the potential ensuing negative effects on public health — and it’s definitely not beyond the current president for concern about getting back on the golf course to have driven his eagerness to dismiss public health guidelines. At one point, he even tweeted that his followers should “liberate” certain states that were under stay-at-home guidelines — including the state of Virginia, where his golf course that he visited this weekend is located.
Condemnation for the president promptly poured in. As political commentator Jon Favreau put it:
‘Trump won’t do anything else to stop a virus that’s killed 100,000 Americans. He won’t do anything else to fix an economy where 40 million are out of work. He will golf, though!’
Trump won’t do anything else to stop a virus that’s killed 100,000 Americans. He won’t do anything else to fix an economy where 40 million are out of work. He will golf, though! https://t.co/hyNuiTqC3H — Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) May 23, 2020
Check out more Twitter reactions below:
Celebrating 100k Dead Americans by playing 18 holes of golf is peak Donald Trump. P.S, he wears glasses when he thinks no one is watching. @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/AGS1OxrQpS — NoelCaslerComedy (@CaslerNoel) May 23, 2020
He got his puppet Dr Birx to say it was ok to play golf so he could blame her if he got bad press.Or blame the press for the bad press.Or blame (insert any name but Trump) for anything and everything. https://t.co/JGAVWnUh4Q — M (@Gottheblues1) May 23, 2020
Trump fucked up the health and economy of the nation but really wanted to play golf. So we got weeks of “Liberate!” and all the other reopening nonsense so his golfing wouldn’t ‘look bad’?
It looks worse than bad. https://t.co/voTKR42QV6 — Thom (@thom_kingsfan11) May 23, 2020
BREAKING: Trump just arrived at his Virginia golf course. Trump is the biggest failure and fraud ever. — Scott Dworkin (@funder) May 23, 2020
President Trump pictured leaving White House for solemn remembrance of the nearly 100,000 killed by COVID-19. I’m kidding. He was on his way to play golf. pic.twitter.com/pttE83yjVq — The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) May 23, 2020
Motorcade turns into Trump National Golf Club, his 800-acre private golf club, about a 35-min drive, with police escort, outside DC. By my count, it's his 77th time there as president. pic.twitter.com/KFRmTip7aD — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 23, 2020
Looks like President Trump is back to doing what he does best (or at least most often): making promotional appearances at his golf courses https://t.co/n4mjM5mK7v — Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 23, 2020
Hundreds of Americans will needlessly die of Covid-19 as Trump is promoting his own golf course today, which was also what he was doing back when he could have prevented most of the American deaths from this virus.https://t.co/57jaIE3lsy — LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) May 23, 2020
Nearly 100,000 Americans are dead, and it appears Trump is going golfing. https://t.co/hhiDJionUS — Amy Siskind 🏳🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) May 23, 2020
Trump’s at Virginia golf club. Birx repeatedly warned 3 areas in US with highest % of positive coronavirus cases are *MD, DC, VA.* “This is so you can all make your decisions about going outside…potentially playing golf if you're very careful and you don't touch the flags.” — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) May 23, 2020
Celebrating 100,000 Americans dead due to his own failures by golfing on his own golf course and siphoning American taxpayer dollars pretty much sums up the Trump “Presidency”. https://t.co/P4qcFLiaQb — Trent Capelli 🇨🇦 (@TrentCapelli) May 23, 2020
On Memorial Day weekend, 100,000 Americans will have died from Coronavirus. Their families will be grieving for and burying them whilst trump is on a golf course cheating at yet another 18-hole game. — Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) May 23, 2020
The White House staff know the optics of Trump playing golf are catastrophically bad. But you don't say no to Der Trumper. — Greg Pinelo (@gregpinelo) May 23, 2020
[Trump while running for President] “I love golf, but if I were in the White House, I don't think I'd ever [golf] again…I just want to stay in the White House and work my ass off.” [Trump during a pandemic that has killed almost 100,000 Americans] pic.twitter.com/ZVkMe65Gb5 — Chris Jackson (@ChrisCJackson) May 23, 2020
Today trump is honoring Memorial Day weekend and the 97,000 Americans dead from his catastrophic failures by hitting the links 🏌 at his golf club. This is what he thinks of you. https://t.co/zZJyoFWaDB — Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) May 23, 2020
As trump acts like he is fighting for churches going against state & constitutional law, will trump now go to church? NO- he is playing golf on Sunday! — Beverly Hill (@HillBeverlyhill) May 23, 2020
Crisis over then? At least for trump it is. Now he can do what he really wants to do & it has nothing to do with saving lives or getting PPE in #HealthcareHeroes 's hands. It has to do with playing GOLF! The same thing he did while this all spun out of control at the beginning. https://t.co/jqHIqC6vdP — 😷🌊🌊Imajicka🌊🌊😷 (@WicPagTimes) May 23, 2020
Trump is golfing today.. #TrumpGolfsWhileAmericansDie. No wonder #DeborahBirx went out of her way to say it’s OK to golf and play tennis multiple times yesterday. https://t.co/2Saz2HAEJP — Bernie Connor (@BernieConnor9) May 23, 2020
Not Arlington Cemetery or the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier…but a golf course. Does anyone truly believe…and i mean this seriously…that Trump cares for the real American?#gapol #TrumpGolfs https://t.co/XugukDiD03 — Tim Almy (@AlmyTimp) May 23, 2020
I thought TRMP said he would not play as much golf as Obama. well, sort of true. He is absent and on the golf course, his, at taxpayer expense, hundreds of times more than Obama!
I begin to wonder, has Trump ever in two days straight told the truth?! https://t.co/0nrXIbpjia — LEE MYERS (@travelwithlee) May 23, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-05-23--Michelle Obama Issues Voting Decree For Young People That Will Make Trump Crazy

In-person school events like proms are among the many events that have been cancelled amidst concerns about the spread of the Coronvirus , but this week , former First Lady Michelle Obama ’ s voting advocacy organization called When We All Vote partnered with MTV for the broadcast of a special “ prom ” event , featuring special guest musical performers and more .
Originally , When We All Vote was going to put on special in-person events for high schools that won voter registration contests , but as in-person events wound down , the organizations shifted their focus to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ participate in .
In a video message posted to Twitter , Michelle Obama offered encouragement to the students tuning in — and reminded them to register to vote .
‘ I ’ m so proud of the # Classof2020 and all you ’ ve accomplished this year .
Tonight ’ s # MTVPromathon is for you––you deserve a dance break !
Don ’ t forget to register to vote and invite three friends to do the same by texting PROM to 56005 or by going to http : //whenweallvote.org/mtv.
’ It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any similar message or program from the actual current president , Donald Trump .
Indeed — recently , major broadcast networks united for their own special broadcast honoring the class of 2020 , and Trump was not involved , even though he is the current president of the United States , and the event could have been a great opportunity for the president to offer an encouraging public message .
Instead , former President Barack Obama was involved , and he delivered a short speech as part of the event .
On Friday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helped host the When We All Vote “ promathon , ” the actual current president was at the White House , where he hosted a bizarre Bikers for Trump-style event .
After brief remarks in which he packed in wild lies about his political opponents — including that the Obamas should be held accountable for not leaving Coronavirus tests behind , although the disease was not detected until three years after they left office — Trump invited a group of bikers who were ostensibly there to honor Memorial Day to fire up their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ driveways .
One observer quipped that the spectacle looked like a deleted scene from the political satire Idiocracy .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Michelle Obama below :

In-person school events like proms are among the many events that have been cancelled amidst concerns about the spread of the Coronvirus, but this week, former First Lady Michelle Obama’s voting advocacy organization called When We All Vote partnered with MTV for the broadcast of a special “prom” event, featuring special guest musical performers and more. Originally, When We All Vote was going to put on special in-person events for high schools that won voter registration contests, but as in-person events wound down, the organizations shifted their focus to a broadcast that anyone could watch and participate in. In a video message posted to Twitter, Michelle Obama offered encouragement to the students tuning in — and reminded them to register to vote.
She posted:
‘I’m so proud of the #Classof2020 and all you’ve accomplished this year. Tonight’s #MTVPromathon is for you––you deserve a dance break! Don’t forget to register to vote and invite three friends to do the same by texting PROM to 56005 or by going to http://whenweallvote.org/mtv.’
I'm so proud of the #Classof2020 and all you've accomplished this year. Tonight's #MTVPromathon is for you––you deserve a dance break! Don't forget to register to vote and invite three friends to do the same by texting PROM to 56005 or by going to https://t.co/KZPeCe1ryV. pic.twitter.com/JGwYjV2cCg — Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 23, 2020
It’s difficult, at best, to imagine any similar message or program from the actual current president, Donald Trump. Indeed — recently, major broadcast networks united for their own special broadcast honoring the class of 2020, and Trump was not involved, even though he is the current president of the United States, and the event could have been a great opportunity for the president to offer an encouraging public message. Instead, former President Barack Obama was involved, and he delivered a short speech as part of the event.
“But if we’re going to get through these difficult times; if we’re going to create a world where everyone can find a job & afford college; if we’re going to save the environment & defeat future pandemics—then we’re going to have to do it together.“ I’m in.https://t.co/C7bAAal1xQ — Buffy Wicks (@BuffyWicks) May 17, 2020
On Friday, the same day that Michelle Obama helped host the When We All Vote “promathon,” the actual current president was at the White House, where he hosted a bizarre Bikers for Trump-style event. After brief remarks in which he packed in wild lies about his political opponents — including that the Obamas should be held accountable for not leaving Coronavirus tests behind, although the disease was not detected until three years after they left office — Trump invited a group of bikers who were ostensibly there to honor Memorial Day to fire up their engines and ride around the White House driveways. One observer quipped that the spectacle looked like a deleted scene from the political satire Idiocracy.
It's like a deleted scene from Idiocracy https://t.co/aF0pgBfAoo — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 22, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Michelle Obama below:


bipartisanreport--2020-05-23--Jeff Sessions Outsmarts Trump With Instantly Viral Take Down

This week , President Donald Trump took to Twitter with complaints about his administration ’ s former Attorney General Jeff Sessions , who left the White House ages ago at this point .
( He was fired shortly after the midterm elections in 2018 . )
Trump , in a Twitter post endorsing Sessions ’ s opponent in the ongoing Republican Senate primary race in Alabama , complained that Sessions had stepped back from control of the Russia investigation in light of his own part of the Trump campaign dealings that were under scrutiny .
Sessions promptly responded to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter post , in which he derided Trump ’ s idea that his “ personal feelings ” should dictate the outcome of Sessions ’ s campaign .
Sessions tweeted , in direct response to the president : In a follow-up tweet , Sessions added a diatribe against his opponent , Tommy Tuberville , who Trump endorsed and Sessions called a “ coward.
” To be clear — Trump was actually not exonerated at the conclusion of the Russia investigation .
The final report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s investigation specifically states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Still , Sessions ’ s point is actually true that it would have been a brazen violation of protocol for him to keep control of the Russia investigation , not to mention wind it down like the president wanted .
It ’ s worth noting — while he was actually in his previous position of power , Sessions pretty much never broke with the president .
He supported Trump ’ s harshly anti-immigrant agenda and more , but now , long after he left D.C. , he has come around to issuing this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acting as though it was Sessions ’ s responsibility to ensure that the president escaped scrutiny .
Trump wanted Sessions to basically forcefully wind the Russia investigation down , but that ’ s definitely not how the impartial implementation of the rule of law is supposed to unfold in the U.S. Photo via Gage Skidmore on Flickr , available under a Creative Commons license

This week, President Donald Trump took to Twitter with complaints about his administration’s former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who left the White House ages ago at this point. (He was fired shortly after the midterm elections in 2018.) Trump, in a Twitter post endorsing Sessions’s opponent in the ongoing Republican Senate primary race in Alabama, complained that Sessions had stepped back from control of the Russia investigation in light of his own part of the Trump campaign dealings that were under scrutiny. Sessions promptly responded to the president’s criticism in his own Twitter post, in which he derided Trump’s idea that his “personal feelings” should dictate the outcome of Sessions’s campaign.
Damn, after a years-long search Jeff Sessions has finally located his spine and clapped back at Trump. Oh, and if you're in Alabama, just do the right thing and vote for Doug Jones. It's the easiest way to keep from being embarrassed. https://t.co/GswfUUK1tB — TrumpsTaxes (@TrumpsTaxes) May 23, 2020
Sessions tweeted, in direct response to the president:
‘@realdonaldtrump Look, I know your anger, but recusal was required by law. I did my duty & you’re damn fortunate I did. It protected the rule of law & resulted in your exoneration. Your personal feelings don’t dictate who Alabama picks as their senator, the people of Alabama do.’
.@realdonaldtrump Look, I know your anger, but recusal was required by law. I did my duty & you're damn fortunate I did. It protected the rule of law & resulted in your exoneration. Your personal feelings don't dictate who Alabama picks as their senator, the people of Alabama do. https://t.co/QQKHNAgmiE — Jeff Sessions (@jeffsessions) May 23, 2020
In a follow-up tweet, Sessions added a diatribe against his opponent, Tommy Tuberville, who Trump endorsed and Sessions called a “coward.”
Tuberville's a coward who is rightly too afraid to debate me. He says you're wrong on China & trade. He wants to bring in even more foreign workers to take American jobs. That's not your agenda and it's not mine or Alabama's. I know Alabama. Tuberville doesn't. — Jeff Sessions (@jeffsessions) May 23, 2020
To be clear — Trump was actually not exonerated at the conclusion of the Russia investigation. The final report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation specifically states that the president was not exonerated. Still, Sessions’s point is actually true that it would have been a brazen violation of protocol for him to keep control of the Russia investigation, not to mention wind it down like the president wanted.
It’s worth noting — while he was actually in his previous position of power, Sessions pretty much never broke with the president. He supported Trump’s harshly anti-immigrant agenda and more, but now, long after he left D.C., he has come around to issuing this harsh public rebuke of the president for acting as though it was Sessions’s responsibility to ensure that the president escaped scrutiny. Trump wanted Sessions to basically forcefully wind the Russia investigation down, but that’s definitely not how the impartial implementation of the rule of law is supposed to unfold in the U.S.
Doug Jones — southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 23, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:
Photo via Gage Skidmore on Flickr, available under a Creative Commons license


bipartisanreport--2020-05-23--Trump Suffers Saturday Morning Insecure Outburst Of Rage

President Donald Trump remains sharply focused on his public image and poll numbers amidst the continuing Coronavirus pandemic .
This Saturday morning , he posted over 20 tweets and retweets and counting , including mockery of those within the Republican Party who have dared to disapprove of his job performance , as outlined in a recent poll .
In response to one of his own posts from earlier in the week , which outlined supposed poll results including that 96 percent of the Republican Party supposedly approves of Trump , the president ranted that that leftover 4 percent included some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in name only.
” In other words , the president sounds like a wannabe totalitarian trying to consolidate total control of his political party .
It ’ s as if opposing Trump is one of the worst insults that Trump thinks he can think of , and that ’ s not exactly a good sign for the future of the rule of law in the United States .
As we await 2020 election results , it ’ s worth noting — it ’ s not even clear where Trump got the poll numbers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 96 percent of the Republican Party .
He did not cite a source , a problem which has plagued many of his strangely specific claims about his supposed popularity in the past .
Besides his complaints about opposition , Trump also ranted against “ Sleepy Joe , ” meaning presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden .
Again in response to one of his own posts — why is he talking to himself ?
— Trump insisted that “ Sleepy Joe ” is who helped pave the way for his election in the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama administration , in which he served as vice president .
The poll numbers Trump cited , however , don ’ t tell the story he thinks they do — although they show Trump in the lead in Pennsylvania , they show Biden leading in Michigan and Wisconsin .
Trump won all three states in 2016 .

President Donald Trump remains sharply focused on his public image and poll numbers amidst the continuing Coronavirus pandemic. This Saturday morning, he posted over 20 tweets and retweets and counting, including mockery of those within the Republican Party who have dared to disapprove of his job performance, as outlined in a recent poll. In response to one of his own posts from earlier in the week, which outlined supposed poll results including that 96 percent of the Republican Party supposedly approves of Trump, the president ranted that that leftover 4 percent included some “RINOs,” meaning “Republicans in name only.” In other words, the president sounds like a wannabe totalitarian trying to consolidate total control of his political party.
It’s as if opposing Trump is one of the worst insults that Trump thinks he can think of, and that’s not exactly a good sign for the future of the rule of law in the United States. As we await 2020 election results, it’s worth noting — it’s not even clear where Trump got the poll numbers that show him with the approval of 96 percent of the Republican Party. He did not cite a source, a problem which has plagued many of his strangely specific claims about his supposed popularity in the past.
Who are the 4%? A RINO or two! https://t.co/fYjnhC6rrl — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 23, 2020
Besides his complaints about opposition, Trump also ranted against “Sleepy Joe,” meaning presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Again in response to one of his own posts — why is he talking to himself? — Trump insisted that “Sleepy Joe” is who helped pave the way for his election in the first place via the supposed ineptitude of the Obama administration, in which he served as vice president.
Sleepy Joe cannot bring us to greatness. He is the reason I’m here! https://t.co/BD21ZWVdXB — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 23, 2020
The poll numbers Trump cited, however, don’t tell the story he thinks they do — although they show Trump in the lead in Pennsylvania, they show Biden leading in Michigan and Wisconsin. Trump won all three states in 2016.
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-05-23--Obama Returns With Weekend Message To America


bipartisanreport--2020-05-23--Michelle Obama Shows Melania How To Lead With Weekend Video Message


bipartisanreport--2020-05-24--Trump’s Shameful Sunday Activities Caught On Camera

“ President Two Corinthians ” aka Donald Trump commanded all the churches , mosques , synagogues , and any other form of religions ’ structures to throw open their doors and let the worshipers enter .
He deemed them “ essential.
” So which church did POTUS attend ?
Was it the church of the presidents , St. John ’ s Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square in D.C. ?
Nope .
Maybe the whole Trump family decided to go to church as a royal unit once again .
They could hop on the Air Force I and head to London @ @ @ @ @ @ @ St. Mary Magdalene Church of England .
Real kings and queens have long , as in centuries-long , enjoyed this flavor of religion .
Wait a minute .
Does Trump have the power to order churches open ?
The POLITICO sought out Rachel Laser of Americans United for Separation of Church and Stat for an expert opinion .
She said : White House Correspondent & DC Bureau Chief for @ AURNonline and Political Analyst for @ CNN April Ryan caught “ President Two Corinthians ” at his favorite church .
In other words @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not know the correct pronunciation of “ Second Corinthians ” and read it as “ Two Corinthians.
” He proved that his Bible lay under several inches of dust — at least .
She tweeted that he was at the church on the green , one of his own golf courses .
Ryan and Trump have a prickly relationship , but that is true of POTUS and most strong women .
She tweeted that ’ s “ President Two Corinthians didn ’ t go to church today – He went golfing : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reese Jones tweeted that POTUS “ lied about the number of virus cases and deaths : ” White House reporter for The Wall Street Journal Catherine Lucey tweeted that Trump was back for a “ second day in a row : ” Twitter world went nuts as Trump golfed while literally hundreds of Americans died .
Check out some of our favorite responses below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

“President Two Corinthians” aka Donald Trump commanded all the churches, mosques, synagogues, and any other form of religions’ structures to throw open their doors and let the worshipers enter. He deemed them “essential.” So which church did POTUS attend? Was it the church of the presidents, St. John’s Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square in D.C.? Nope.
Maybe the whole Trump family decided to go to church as a royal unit once again. They could hop on the Air Force I and head to London to church with Queen Elizabeth at the St. Mary Magdalene Church of England. Real kings and queens have long, as in centuries-long, enjoyed this flavor of religion.
Wait a minute. Does Trump have the power to order churches open? The POLITICO sought out Rachel Laser of Americans United for Separation of Church and Stat for an expert opinion. She said:
‘The president doesn’t have that power. The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution forbids the federal government from strongarming the states. These are reckless exaggerations that are obviously aimed at pandering to his base.’
White House Correspondent & DC Bureau Chief for @AURNonline and Political Analyst for @CNN April Ryan caught “President Two Corinthians” at his favorite church. In other words, she was chiding the man who did not know the correct pronunciation of “Second Corinthians” and read it as “Two Corinthians.” He proved that his Bible lay under several inches of dust — at least.
She tweeted that he was at the church on the green, one of his own golf courses. Ryan and Trump have a prickly relationship, but that is true of POTUS and most strong women. She tweeted that’s “President Two Corinthians didn’t go to church today – He went golfing:”
‘Even though @realDonaldTrump called for churches to be opened and deemed an “essential service” despite them being a hot spot for #coronavirus during this pandemic; President Two Corinthians didn’t go to church today – he went golfing! https://thedailybeast.com/trump-goes-to-golf-club-not-church-after-demanding-houses-of-worship-open… #COVID19 #church’
“Boss” at Politicus Sarah Reese Jones tweeted that POTUS “lied about the number of virus cases and deaths:”
‘Here is Trump playing golf for the second straight day after he lied about the number of virus cases and deaths. (These campaign ads write themselves). pic.twitter.com/KjN1AQnQCO — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) May 24, 2020’
Here is Trump playing golf for the second straight day after he lied about the number of virus cases and deaths. (These campaign ads write themselves). pic.twitter.com/KjN1AQnQCO — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) May 24, 2020
White House reporter for The Wall Street Journal Catherine Lucey tweeted that Trump was back for a “second day in a row:”
‘President Trump is back at his Virginia golf course for the second day in a row’
Twitter world went nuts as Trump golfed while literally hundreds of Americans died. Check out some of our favorite responses below:
Featured image is a screenshot via Twitter.
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--2020-05-24--Pelosi Shows Up Trump With Sunday Message To Americans

As of this weekend , the United States will soon pass 100,000 deaths due to the Coronavirus .
The pandemic is a crisis of staggering proportions , but this weekend , President Donald Trump decided to go golfing on both Saturday and Sunday , even as the United States continues to struggle .
While he spent his time complaining about those trying to launch the slightest scrutiny of his administration ’ s actions , leaders like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) stepped up to help fill in the leadership gap .
This Sunday afternoon , she spoke out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toll of the crisis .
Including a link to a story from The New York Times outlining the U.S. ’ s approach of the grim marker of 100,000 total Coronavirus deaths , Pelosi commented : ‘ The losses suffered by our American family have been staggering — every story heartbreaking in its own way .
As we near 100,000 lives lost , we pray for those who have passed , their loved ones and all who are working to save lives & protect our communities.
’ In stark contrast , this Sunday morning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter spreading brazen lies like the ludicrous conspiracy theory that former Congressman Joe Scarborough had something nefarious to do with the death of a staffer in his Congressional office .
That staffer ’ s untimely passing was due to natural causes — she had a heart condition , but Trump has launched off into lunacy and suggested Scarborough might be a murderer anyway .
As for the U.S. virus toll , The New York Times ran a special piece this Sunday featuring the names of 1,000 of those who have died from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Across the entire front page and a significant portion of the inner pages , the paper published these names and brief anecdotes about the lost individuals ’ lives .
The feature attracted a lot of attention from across the internet as an expression of the national mourning that has been unfolding across the country amidst the sudden loss of tens of thousands of lives .
The only headline on the front page of the Sunday Times edition called the situation an “ incalculable loss.
” Check out Twitter ’ s response to @ @ @

As of this weekend, the United States will soon pass 100,000 deaths due to the Coronavirus. The pandemic is a crisis of staggering proportions, but this weekend, President Donald Trump decided to go golfing on both Saturday and Sunday, even as the United States continues to struggle. While he spent his time complaining about those trying to launch the slightest scrutiny of his administration’s actions, leaders like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) stepped up to help fill in the leadership gap. This Sunday afternoon, she spoke out with a somber reminder of the human toll of the crisis.
Trump doesn't just golf while Americans die. He golfs at Trump properties. So far his golfing has cost you and me $134,000,000. So he is stealing our money, while we die. — Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) May 24, 2020
Including a link to a story from The New York Times outlining the U.S.’s approach of the grim marker of 100,000 total Coronavirus deaths, Pelosi commented:
‘The losses suffered by our American family have been staggering — every story heartbreaking in its own way. As we near 100,000 lives lost, we pray for those who have passed, their loved ones and all who are working to save lives & protect our communities.’
The losses suffered by our American family have been staggering — every story heartbreaking in its own way. As we near 100,000 lives lost, we pray for those who have passed, their loved ones and all who are working to save lives & protect our communities. https://t.co/vaBsirLu5c — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) May 24, 2020
In stark contrast, this Sunday morning, Trump spent his own time on Twitter spreading brazen lies like the ludicrous conspiracy theory that former Congressman Joe Scarborough had something nefarious to do with the death of a staffer in his Congressional office. That staffer’s untimely passing was due to natural causes — she had a heart condition, but Trump has launched off into lunacy and suggested Scarborough might be a murderer anyway.
As for the U.S. virus toll, The New York Times ran a special piece this Sunday featuring the names of 1,000 of those who have died from the Coronavirus in the United States so far. Across the entire front page and a significant portion of the inner pages, the paper published these names and brief anecdotes about the lost individuals’ lives. The feature attracted a lot of attention from across the internet as an expression of the national mourning that has been unfolding across the country amidst the sudden loss of tens of thousands of lives. The only headline on the front page of the Sunday Times edition called the situation an “incalculable loss.”
Check out Twitter’s response to Pelosi below: