bipartisanreport--2020-06-28--Black GOP Senator Turns On Trump After ‘White Power’ Tweet

President Donald Trump continues to majorly fumble basic aspects of the presidency .
On Sunday morning , Trump retweeted a video of one of his supporters shouting “ white power !
” during a tense confrontation in a Florida retirement community called The Villages , and he immediately drew criticism for amplifying the message , although it ’ s not entirely clear if he actually saw that part of the video before hitting retweet .
During an appearance on CNN ’ s State of the Union this Sunday morning , Tim Scott — the only black Republican Senator — called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and insisted that the president should take it down .
Trump did eventually remove it .
‘ There ’ s no question he should not have retweeted it , and he should just take it down .
If you watch the entire video — you can ’ t play it because it was so profanity-laced .
The entire thing was offensive .
Certainly the comment about the white power was offensive .
There ’ s no question .
We can play politics with it , or we can ’ t .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think it ’ s indefensible , and he should take it down — that ’ s what I think.
’ After criticism for the president ’ s retweet mounted , one White House spokesperson claimed that Trump had not seen the part of the video before he posted the video .
White House spokesman Judd Deere claimed : On the one hand , if Deere is lying and the president did see the “ white power !
” chant , then that ’ s obviously a major problem .
But on the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problem if the president really didn ’ t see that part of the video , because it means he — as president of the United States — is so careless that he “ accidentally ” posted a video of someone shouting “ white power !
” As former Obama administration official Julián Castro put it : Trump has , of course , had major problems with displaying racist behavior in the past .
For example , he has insisted that certain Congresswomen of color should “ go back ” where they came from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before they concern themselves with the United States .
After Trump put on that particular gross display of racism , he got a formal condemnation from the U.S. House for his behavior .
One of the Congresswomen who he targeted — New York ’ s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — responded at the time : At no point throughout any of this tumult has the president displayed any kind of real remorse for his repeated displays of racism .

President Donald Trump continues to majorly fumble basic aspects of the presidency. On Sunday morning, Trump retweeted a video of one of his supporters shouting “white power!” during a tense confrontation in a Florida retirement community called The Villages, and he immediately drew criticism for amplifying the message, although it’s not entirely clear if he actually saw that part of the video before hitting retweet. During an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union this Sunday morning, Tim Scott — the only black Republican Senator — called the president’s retweet “indefensible” and insisted that the president should take it down. Trump did eventually remove it.
Scott commented:
‘There’s no question he should not have retweeted it, and he should just take it down. If you watch the entire video — you can’t play it because it was so profanity-laced. The entire thing was offensive. Certainly the comment about the white power was offensive. There’s no question. We can play politics with it, or we can’t. I’m not going to. I think it’s indefensible, and he should take it down — that’s what I think.’
Watch below:
“He should not have retweeted and he should just take it down… It is indefensible,” GOP Sen. Tim Scott reacts to the video President Trump shared of a man driving a golf cart with Trump campaign posters, chanting "white power." #CNNSOTU https://t.co/76wZzokkUw pic.twitter.com/4zk2rFndcP — State of the Union (@CNNSotu) June 28, 2020
After criticism for the president’s retweet mounted, one White House spokesperson claimed that Trump had not seen the part of the video before he posted the video. White House spokesman Judd Deere claimed:
‘President Trump is a big fan of The Villages. He did not hear the one statement made on the video. What he did see was tremendous enthusiasm from his many supporters.’
On the one hand, if Deere is lying and the president did see the “white power!” chant, then that’s obviously a major problem. But on the other hand, there’s still a problem if the president really didn’t see that part of the video, because it means he — as president of the United States — is so careless that he “accidentally” posted a video of someone shouting “white power!”
And a cleanup statement from White House spokesman Judd Deere: “President Trump is a big fan of The Villages. He did not hear the one statement made on the video. What he did see was tremendous enthusiasm from his many supporters.” https://t.co/M3TkCI7Nme — Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) June 28, 2020
As former Obama administration official Julián Castro put it:
‘This isn’t ‘racially charged’, ‘racially tinged’ or sparked by ‘racial anxiety.’ This is racist, white supremacist language amplified by the President of the United States.’
This isn’t ‘racially charged’, ‘racially tinged’ or sparked by ‘racial anxiety.’ This is racist, white supremacist language amplified by the President of the United States. https://t.co/CCjZsCnpef — Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) June 28, 2020
Trump has, of course, had major problems with displaying racist behavior in the past. For example, he has insisted that certain Congresswomen of color should “go back” where they came from and “fix” the governments there before they concern themselves with the United States. After Trump put on that particular gross display of racism, he got a formal condemnation from the U.S. House for his behavior.
One of the Congresswomen who he targeted — New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — responded at the time:
‘Mr. President, the country I “come from,” & the country we all swear to, is the United States. But given how you’ve destroyed our border with inhumane camps, all at a benefit to you & the corps who profit off them, you are absolutely right about the corruption laid at your feet.’
At no point throughout any of this tumult has the president displayed any kind of real remorse for his repeated displays of racism.
Mr. President, the country I “come from,” & the country we all swear to, is the United States. But given how you’ve destroyed our border with inhumane camps, all at a benefit to you & the corps who profit off them, you are absolutely right about the corruption laid at your feet. https://t.co/HLKQCotR8T — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 14, 2019


bipartisanreport--2020-06-28--Pence Faceplants Over COVID-19 During Disastrous ‘CBS Sunday’ Segment

Coronavirus cases are on the rise in some areas of the country , including Arizona , Texas , and Florida , and there ’ s seemingly more tough times on the horizon — late last week , Florida Senator Marco Rubio ( R ) claimed that health officials informed him they believed the current outbreak would continue for at least a couple or a few more weeks .
Vice President Mike Pence was tapped to lead the White House ’ s Coronavirus task force back when the pandemic first emerged in the U.S. — and although it ’ s been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allies have rolled out any kind of effective plan to ensure the safety of Americans , as evidenced by the increasing cases and deaths .
During an interview that aired on CBS this Sunday , Pence ridiculously derided the idea that he should even be responsible to help develop much of any further concrete national plans in the first place .
Apparently , he thinks that the guidelines issued some time ago by the federal government were more than enough , although anyone who calls the current situation a success has no relationship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 125,000 Americans have died , and over 2.5 million have been infected .
‘ We believe that every state has a unique situation .
And I want to be clear , while we ’ re monitoring about 16 states that are seeing outbreaks , it represents about 4 percent of all the counties in this country .
34 states are not seeing a rise in positivity , and they have different measures , different requirements , and different guidance in place .
I mean , one of the elements of the genius of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of state and local control… We ’ ve made it clear that we want to defer to governors , we want to defer to local officials , and people should listen to them.
’ The political concept of federalism entails a separation of powers between the national and local levels , but that concept has no relationship to actually curtailing the spread of the virus , which spreads everywhere .
Right then and there , Dickerson commented to Pence : ‘ The virus doesn ’ t knew federalism .
A virus that hits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is a problem that requires a coordinated national result , which is what these outbreaks are showing , and so to say that states should deal with them individually seems to miss the big fact , which is the virus can go wherever it wants.
’ Federalism is not the only excuse that the Trump team has used for seemingly refusing to take the ongoing virus outbreak seriously .
President Trump and some of his allies have also claimed that increases in numbers of confirmed cases are due to increases in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rate of newly reported cases has been increasing at a faster rate than the increase in testing .
Additionally , in some areas — as Pence himself noted !
— there ’ s been an increase in the portion of tests coming back positive , which means that the virus is spreading .
If the portion of the population who is infected was staying the same , then as tests increase , the portion of them that come back positive should go down .

Coronavirus cases are on the rise in some areas of the country, including Arizona, Texas, and Florida, and there’s seemingly more tough times on the horizon — late last week, Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) claimed that health officials informed him they believed the current outbreak would continue for at least a couple or a few more weeks. Vice President Mike Pence was tapped to lead the White House’s Coronavirus task force back when the pandemic first emerged in the U.S. — and although it’s been months, neither he nor his political allies have rolled out any kind of effective plan to ensure the safety of Americans, as evidenced by the increasing cases and deaths. During an interview that aired on CBS this Sunday, Pence ridiculously derided the idea that he should even be responsible to help develop much of any further concrete national plans in the first place.
Apparently, he thinks that the guidelines issued some time ago by the federal government were more than enough, although anyone who calls the current situation a success has no relationship to reality. In reality, over 125,000 Americans have died, and over 2.5 million have been infected.
Pence told CBS host John Dickerson:
‘We believe that every state has a unique situation. And I want to be clear, while we’re monitoring about 16 states that are seeing outbreaks, it represents about 4 percent of all the counties in this country. 34 states are not seeing a rise in positivity, and they have different measures, different requirements, and different guidance in place. I mean, one of the elements of the genius of America is the principle of federalism, of state and local control… We’ve made it clear that we want to defer to governors, we want to defer to local officials, and people should listen to them.’
Watch below:
WATCH: @jdickerson presses @VP Pence on why the administration and @RealDonaldTrump has muddled messaging to #maskup during #COVID@VP: "One of the elements of the genius of America is the principle of federalism, of state and local control…we want to defer to local officials" pic.twitter.com/lSEaJfYT1k — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) June 27, 2020
The political concept of federalism entails a separation of powers between the national and local levels, but that concept has no relationship to actually curtailing the spread of the virus, which spreads everywhere.
Right then and there, Dickerson commented to Pence:
‘The virus doesn’t knew federalism. A virus that hits in Texas is in New York tomorrow. This is a problem that requires a coordinated national result, which is what these outbreaks are showing, and so to say that states should deal with them individually seems to miss the big fact, which is the virus can go wherever it wants.’
Watch below:
.@VP Pence: "One of the elements of the genius of America is the principle of federalism, of state and local control…"@jdickerson: "The virus doesn't know federalism….this is a problem that requires a coordinated national result" https://t.co/AGynTP0z4r pic.twitter.com/pkhR3KylGx — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) June 28, 2020
Federalism is not the only excuse that the Trump team has used for seemingly refusing to take the ongoing virus outbreak seriously. President Trump and some of his allies have also claimed that increases in numbers of confirmed cases are due to increases in testing, but around the country, the rate of newly reported cases has been increasing at a faster rate than the increase in testing.
Week over week, testing is up in states experiencing the largest epidemic spread of Covid; but new Covid cases are up to a greater degree. The exception is Florida, where Covid cases are up, but testing has declined week-over-week based on reported data. pic.twitter.com/DmUfVS4VGl — Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD) June 25, 2020
Additionally, in some areas — as Pence himself noted! — there’s been an increase in the portion of tests coming back positive, which means that the virus is spreading. If the portion of the population who is infected was staying the same, then as tests increase, the portion of them that come back positive should go down.


bipartisanreport--2020-07-01--George W Bush Officials Defect From GOP To Support Joe Biden

Hundreds of individuals who served in the administration of George W. Bush — the most recent Republican president before Trump — are set to come out in support of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden , according to Reuters .
The former Bush officials “ include Cabinet secretaries and other senior people in the Bush administration , ” according to Reuters , and they are organizing their efforts through a new Super PAC called 43 Alumni for Biden , which is set to publicly launch this week .
Super PACs are prohibited from direct coordination with campaigns , but they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of money to support campaigns like Biden ’ s from the outside .
Reuters notes that the group ’ s formation is “ yet another sign that [ Trump ] has alienated some in his own party , most recently with his response to the coronavirus pandemic and nationwide protests over racial injustice and police brutality against Black Americans.
” The most recent approval ratings collected by Gallup that are broken down by party indicate that 85 percent of Republicans approve of Trump ’ s job performance , which , while a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the GOP .
The more defections that there are , the more likely it is that Trump will not win a second term in office .
The group 43 Alumni for Biden is preparing to release video messages in support of Biden from prominent Republicans , and they ’ re apparently also aiming to host get-out-the-vote campaigns in swing states .
Jennifer Millikin , who worked on Bush ’ s 2004 campaign and in the administration , commented : Kristopher Purcell , who was a communications official in the Bush administration , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ford , the former president himself “ won ’ t be wading into this election , ” but that doesn ’ t mean that the effort hasn ’ t already attracted the ire of the Trump campaign .
Trump campaign spokesperson Erin Perrine commented : That is a laughably ridiculous statement .
No , a simple effort of supporting a rival political campaign does not constitute some conspiracy to “ take down the duly elected President of the United States.
” It ’ s called campaigning !
Campaigning is not a coup attempt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation was not a coup attempt .
Everything that Donald Trump personally dislikes isn ’ t some kind of nefarious plot against him .
Many Americans just don ’ t like him !
As of Wednesday morning , Biden leads Trump in national polls by an average of 9.5 percent , according to RealClearPolitics .
Biden also leads Trump in Michigan , Wisconsin , Pennsylvania , Florida , North Carolina , Arizona , and more .
Many of the states where Biden leads in polling are states where Trump won in 2016 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the so-called “ Rust Belt ” — were crucial to his victory .
In polls , he ’ s losing big time .

Hundreds of individuals who served in the administration of George W. Bush — the most recent Republican president before Trump — are set to come out in support of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, according to Reuters. The former Bush officials “include Cabinet secretaries and other senior people in the Bush administration,” according to Reuters, and they are organizing their efforts through a new Super PAC called 43 Alumni for Biden, which is set to publicly launch this week. Super PACs are prohibited from direct coordination with campaigns, but they’re allowed to raise unlimited amounts of money to support campaigns like Biden’s from the outside.
Reuters notes that the group’s formation is “yet another sign that [Trump] has alienated some in his own party, most recently with his response to the coronavirus pandemic and nationwide protests over racial injustice and police brutality against Black Americans.” The most recent approval ratings collected by Gallup that are broken down by party indicate that 85 percent of Republicans approve of Trump’s job performance, which, while a lot, definitely isn’t the entirety of the GOP. The more defections that there are, the more likely it is that Trump will not win a second term in office.
The group 43 Alumni for Biden is preparing to release video messages in support of Biden from prominent Republicans, and they’re apparently also aiming to host get-out-the-vote campaigns in swing states.
Jennifer Millikin, who worked on Bush’s 2004 campaign and in the administration, commented:
‘We know what is normal and what is abnormal, and what we are seeing is highly abnormal. The president is a danger.’
Kristopher Purcell, who was a communications official in the Bush administration, added:
‘This November, we are choosing country over party. We believe that a Biden administration will adhere to the rule of law… and restore dignity and integrity to the White House.’
According to Bush spokesman Freddy Ford, the former president himself “won’t be wading into this election,” but that doesn’t mean that the effort hasn’t already attracted the ire of the Trump campaign. Trump campaign spokesperson Erin Perrine commented:
‘This is the swamp – yet again – trying to take down the duly elected President of the United States.’
That is a laughably ridiculous statement. No, a simple effort of supporting a rival political campaign does not constitute some conspiracy to “take down the duly elected President of the United States.” It’s called campaigning! Campaigning is not a coup attempt, just like the duly launched Russia investigation was not a coup attempt. Everything that Donald Trump personally dislikes isn’t some kind of nefarious plot against him. Many Americans just don’t like him!
As of Wednesday morning, Biden leads Trump in national polls by an average of 9.5 percent, according to RealClearPolitics. Biden also leads Trump in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, Arizona, and more. Many of the states where Biden leads in polling are states where Trump won in 2016, and many of them — particularly those in the so-called “Rust Belt” — were crucial to his victory. In polls, he’s losing big time.


bipartisanreport--2020-07-01--Fox News Fires Top Anchor For Blatant Sexual Misconduct

Another top Fox News personality falls beneath the ax after he was accused of “ willful sexual misconduct.
” Top Fox commentator Ed Henry had just been promoted to co-anchor America ’ s Newsroom before he was fired on Friday .
The day before , Fox News indicated that it had received a sexual complaint .
Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and Fox News Media President Executive Editor Jay Wallace released a memo to all of the network employees explaining that Henry was leaving and why , CNN reported : ‘ We would like to bring a very serious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toward full transparency given the many actions we have taken to improve the culture here over the last four years.
’ ‘ ” On Thursday , June 25 , we received a complaint about Ed Henry from a former employee ’ s attorney involving willful sexual misconduct in the workplace years ago .
We immediately retained an outside law firm to independently investigate the claims .
Ed was suspended the same day and removed from his on-air responsibilities pending investigation .
Based upon investigative findings , Ed has been terminated.
’ Then , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : ‘ Rotating news anchors will co-anchor American ’ s Newsroom from New York alongside Sandra Smith until a permanent replacement is named .
FOX News Media strictly prohibits all forms of sexual harassment , misconduct , and discrimination .
We will continue striving to maintain a safe and inclusive workplace for all employees.
’ 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 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ read in any order .

Another top Fox News personality falls beneath the ax after he was accused of “willful sexual misconduct.” Top Fox commentator Ed Henry had just been promoted to co-anchor America’s Newsroom before he was fired on Friday.
The day before, Fox News indicated that it had received a sexual complaint. Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and Fox News Media President Executive Editor Jay Wallace released a memo to all of the network employees explaining that Henry was leaving and why, CNN reported:
‘We would like to bring a very serious matter to your attention in an effort toward full transparency given the many actions we have taken to improve the culture here over the last four years.’
At issue was a “willful sexual misconduct” charge:
‘”On Thursday, June 25, we received a complaint about Ed Henry from a former employee’s attorney involving willful sexual misconduct in the workplace years ago. We immediately retained an outside law firm to independently investigate the claims. Ed was suspended the same day and removed from his on-air responsibilities pending investigation. Based upon investigative findings, Ed has been terminated.’
Then, the memo explained their plan of action:
‘Rotating news anchors will co-anchor American’s Newsroom from New York alongside Sandra Smith until a permanent replacement is named. FOX News Media strictly prohibits all forms of sexual harassment, misconduct, and discrimination. We will continue striving to maintain a safe and inclusive workplace for all employees.’
The memo continued:
‘As all of you know, in January 2017 we overhauled our entire Human Resources operation and instituted extensive mandatory annual Inclusion and Harassment Prevention training.’
Senior Media Writer for CNN, Oliver Darcy tweeted:
Featured image is a screenshot via YouTube.
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--2020-07-01--Trump Has Pre-Dawn Emotional Collapse Over Russian Bounty Scandal

Donald Trump and Russia ’ s dictator Vladimir Putin have talked six times in the last couple of weeks .
That may be more times than he has spoken to the First Lady Melania Trump .
It is likely that the Donald and Vladimir are on a first-name basis .
What could they possibly have had to say ?
“ So , Vlad , these ( expletive ) Democrats are on my neck !
What the ( expletive ) should I do ?
” Then , Vladimir , ever the KGB ma , n begins to manipulate his minion , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ chik , just say ‘ Hoax . '
” Now , nearly everyone can only conjure up why these two world leaders are chatting , and the few who do know are not talking .
Still , it is a curiosity .
Trump even spoke to Putin right before he met with all the state governors via conference call .
POTUS walked in and treated them as if they were his employees on the verge of being fire .
What a good friend Vlad is to the Donald .
Trump pulled out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ Fake , ” and went after the media : ‘ ” No corroborating evidence to back reports.
” Department of Defense .
Do people still not understand that this is all a made up ( sic ) Fake News Media Hoax started to slander me & the Republican Party .
I was never briefed because any info that they may have had did not rise to that level ’ Then , he tried diversion , going after former Vice President Biden : Twitter world caught fire after Trump tweeted in defense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a look at what Americans had to say about that below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Donald Trump and Russia’s dictator Vladimir Putin have talked six times in the last couple of weeks. That may be more times than he has spoken to the First Lady Melania Trump. It is likely that the Donald and Vladimir are on a first-name basis. What could they possibly have had to say? “So, Vlad, these (expletive) Democrats are on my neck! What the (expletive) should I do?” Then, Vladimir, ever the KGB man, begins to manipulate his minion, softly speaking. “My little mal’chik, just say ‘Hoax.”
Now, nearly everyone can only conjure up why these two world leaders are chatting, and the few who do know are not talking. Still, it is a curiosity. Trump even spoke to Putin right before he met with all the state governors via conference call. POTUS walked in and treated them as if they were his employees on the verge of being fired. What a good friend Vlad is to the Donald.
Trump pulled out another one of his words this morning, “Fake,” and went after the media:
‘”No corroborating evidence to back reports.” Department of Defense. Do people still not understand that this is all a made up (sic) Fake News Media Hoax started to slander me & the Republican Party. I was never briefed because any info that they may have had did not rise to that level’
Then, he tried diversion, going after former Vice President Joe Biden:
‘Biden was asked questions at his so-called Press Conference yesterday where he read the answers from a teleprompter. That means he was given the questions, just like Crooked Hillary. Never have seen this before!’
Then, he was back to “Hoax:” ‘The Russia Bounty story is just another made up by Fake News tale that is told only to damage me and the Republican Party. The secret source probably does not even exist, just like the story itself. If the discredited @nytimes has a source, reveal it. Just another HOAX!’
Twitter world caught fire after Trump tweeted in defense of his good bud Putin. Take a look at what Americans had to say about that below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-01--Trump Tweets Late-Night Gibberish To America Like A Maniac

Donald Trump is losing badly in every poll against his Democratic challenger , Joe Biden , and the strain is definitely showing itself in his tweets .
When he starts praying for the return of the deceased Roger Ailes , he ’ s truly getting scared .
For all Trump ’ s complaining about “ fake news ” and “ biased media ” outlets , he sure didn ’ t mind them when Roger Ailes was actively helping him win in 2016 .
He not only didn ’ t mind , he says publicly that he longs for those days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really trashing Trump , of course , he ’ s insisting that the “ fake news ” is their polling numbers , which show Trump a full 12 points behind Biden .
Those numbers align with virtually every other poll , but the president has always insisted that negative polls are “ fake news.
” It ’ s hard not to appreciate the irony of the Eric Trump and Diamond and Silk retweets Trump posted proudly .
If all these people are “ with ” Donald Trump , he ’ s not really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ?
Since Trump ’ s approval numbers are tanking along with his chances of winning in 2016 , it doesn ’ t really seem as if everyone is “ with ” the president , either .
Trump ’ s endless attacks on the mental acuity of Joe Biden are also pretty ironic , especially considering that they come from the same man who told Americans to inject themselves with disinfectant and that windmills cause cancer .
Biden answered questions about that claim today and said that he couldn ’ t wait for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own cognitive abilities with Trump ’ s .
He sounded quite clear about that when he said it , too .
Twitter wasn ’ t impressed with Trump ’ s rant , either , and reminded him that his longed-for dead friend was a serial sexual abuser .
Read some of their comments below :

Donald Trump is losing badly in every poll against his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, and the strain is definitely showing itself in his tweets. When he starts praying for the return of the deceased Roger Ailes, he’s truly getting scared.
For all Trump’s complaining about “fake news” and “biased media” outlets, he sure didn’t mind them when Roger Ailes was actively helping him win in 2016. He not only didn’t mind, he says publicly that he longs for those days. No one at Fox News is really trashing Trump, of course, he’s insisting that the “fake news” is their polling numbers, which show Trump a full 12 points behind Biden. Those numbers align with virtually every other poll, but the president has always insisted that negative polls are “fake news.”
It’s hard not to appreciate the irony of the Eric Trump and Diamond and Silk retweets Trump posted proudly. If all these people are “with” Donald Trump, he’s not really a “lone” warrior, is he? Since Trump’s approval numbers are tanking along with his chances of winning in 2016, it doesn’t really seem as if everyone is “with” the president, either.
Trump’s endless attacks on the mental acuity of Joe Biden are also pretty ironic, especially considering that they come from the same man who told Americans to inject themselves with disinfectant and that windmills cause cancer. Biden answered questions about that claim today and said that he couldn’t wait for the debates when he can match his own cognitive abilities with Trump’s. He sounded quite clear about that when he said it, too.
Twitter wasn’t impressed with Trump’s rant, either, and reminded him that his longed-for dead friend was a serial sexual abuser. Read some of their comments below:
Seems like he handled the question about "cognitive capability" pretty well to me, Spanky. Can you spell C-O-G-N-I-T-I-V-E? Maybe Joe Biden can take you to the woodshed and show you. pic.twitter.com/FCB75pU98c — BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) July 1, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-01--Democrat Shocks America & Flips Senate Seat Held 10 Years By GOP

If elections between Donald Trump ’ s 2016 win and today are any indication of what the vote in November will look like , Trump is in grave trouble .
Not only are his own poll numbers tanking , Republicans in districts where Trump won big in 2016 – districts that should not be in play just four years later – are flipping blue .
In Kentucky , Democrats have been making headway for some time .
The state that Trump won in 2016 by nearly 30 points , flipped the governor ’ s seat in 2018 , ousting Tea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in favor of Democratic candidate Andy Beshear .
On Tuesday , in a special election to fill Republican Sen. Ernie Harris ’ s state senate seat , Democrat Karen Berg won over her Republican challenger by 15 points .
The district is one that Trump dominated in 2016 , and the loss there is the first flip to a red seat in Kentucky in 10 years .
Voters all over the country , and even in states that no one expected to be swing states , are turning out and making their voices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for new leadership .
It ’ s no wonder that they are , too .
The longtime red state ranks 45th in education and 47th in overall poverty rate .
Senators like Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul should answer for those numbers , as well .
Dr. Berg ’ s win has Democrats in Kentucky heartened , as races across the state continue to turn their way at levels not seen in some time .
With the general elections just four months away , Republicans should be getting very nervous by now .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a clear sign that Kentucky voters are tired of the divisiveness of the Republican Party of Kentucky .
There has been no better time for Kentuckians to choose a doctor to send to Frankfort .
Suburban , urban and rural voters are ready for leaders in Frankfort who want to help Gov .
Beshear address Kentucky ’ s challenges .
’

If elections between Donald Trump’s 2016 win and today are any indication of what the vote in November will look like, Trump is in grave trouble. Not only are his own poll numbers tanking, Republicans in districts where Trump won big in 2016 – districts that should not be in play just four years later – are flipping blue.
Join me in welcoming @karenforky to the Kentucky Senate! Dr. Karen Berg is the first woman physician EVER elected to the General Assembly and is the first Democrat to pick up a Kentucky senate seat in 10 years! We are so excited to have her as our colleague in Frankfort. https://t.co/YBbc803JZE — Morgan McGarvey (@MorganMcGarvey) June 30, 2020
In Kentucky, Democrats have been making headway for some time. The state that Trump won in 2016 by nearly 30 points, flipped the governor’s seat in 2018, ousting Tea Party favorite and Trump supporter Matt Bevin in favor of Democratic candidate Andy Beshear. On Tuesday, in a special election to fill Republican Sen. Ernie Harris’s state senate seat, Democrat Karen Berg won over her Republican challenger by 15 points.
The Lexington-Herald Leader reports that:
‘Democrat Karen Berg, a physician and assistant professor, beat Republican Bill Ferko, the former GOP chairman in Oldham County, in a special election in the 26th Senate District to fill the remainder of the term of Republican Sen. Ernie Harris, who retired this spring after 25 years in the Senate. His term runs through the end of 2021.’
Democrats have flipped a Kentucky Senate seat. In a special election for Republican Ernie Harris’s seat, Democrat Karen Berg beat Republican Bill Ferko. pic.twitter.com/ed9vDmOQJn — Mark Vanderhoff (@WLKYMark) June 30, 2020
The district is one that Trump dominated in 2016, and the loss there is the first flip to a red seat in Kentucky in 10 years. Voters all over the country, and even in states that no one expected to be swing states, are turning out and making their voices heard, and those voices are calling for new leadership.
It’s no wonder that they are, too. The longtime red state ranks 45th in education and 47th in overall poverty rate. Senators like Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul should answer for those numbers, as well.
‘The district includes Oldham County and part of Jefferson County. Unofficial results showed Berg with 24,771 votes to 18,705 for Ferko. Berg won Jefferson County, 15,033 to 7,604, and Ferko took Oldham County, 11,101 to 9,738.
Trump BEGGED Kentucky to vote for Matt Bevin. He LOST.
He BEGGED Alabama to vote for Roy Moore. LOST.
Louisiana. LOST.
Wisconsin. LOST.
Virginia. LOST.
The House. LOST.
Iowa. LOST. Good luck. — theSkinny81 (@Skinny81Returns) June 30, 2020
Dr. Berg’s win has Democrats in Kentucky heartened, as races across the state continue to turn their way at levels not seen in some time. With the general elections just four months away, Republicans should be getting very nervous by now.
‘Dr. Berg’s victory is a clear sign that Kentucky voters are tired of the divisiveness of the Republican Party of Kentucky. There has been no better time for Kentuckians to choose a doctor to send to Frankfort. Suburban, urban and rural voters are ready for leaders in Frankfort who want to help Gov. Beshear address Kentucky’s challenges.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-01--Trump Launches Tuesday Night Twitter Binge After Day Of Failure

In just the past week , Donald Trump has retweeted a video of a supporter chanting “ white power , ” was revealed to have failed to act upon intelligence that Russia was paying bounties on the heads of U.S. soldiers , and lost a SCOTUS ruling on his border wall funding that will make it impossible to fulfill his 2016 promises to supporters .
Trump needs a win , so he ’ s reaching .
He ’ s looking for any reason to celebrate a win , but he doesn ’ t have much to celebrate .
His rhetoric @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Republican party ’ s view on public education , or those “ failed schools ” that the majority of students in this country attend .
Funds offered to private schools by the state could easily be redirected to improving those “ failed schools ” and , in return , the students who attend them , but why not celebrate when parents can yank their children out of schools rather than fight for them ?
Trump ’ s endless bashing of China over COVID-19 is just more racist rhetoric from the president .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Europe , not China , but it ’ s easier to convince his supporters to hate people who don ’ t look like them .
It is in his last tweet of the hour that his “ us versus them ” set-up comes .
Trump relies on that strategy quite a bit , as it worked out well for him in 2016 .
This time , it ’ s “ us ” ( white people ) against “ them ” ( black Americans fighting for racial equality ) .
“ We ” are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while “ they ” are asking us to stop demoralizing slave holders .
But despite a pandemic , a rising unemployment rate , and massive civil unrest , Trump is focused on statues , and his rabid fanbase is thrilled about it .
Twitter , however , was not so thrilled .
Read some of their comments below :

In just the past week, Donald Trump has retweeted a video of a supporter chanting “white power,” was revealed to have failed to act upon intelligence that Russia was paying bounties on the heads of U.S. soldiers, and lost a SCOTUS ruling on his border wall funding that will make it impossible to fulfill his 2016 promises to supporters.
Trump needs a win, so he’s reaching. He’s looking for any reason to celebrate a win, but he doesn’t have much to celebrate.
His rhetoric on school choice is in line with the Republican party’s view on public education, or those “failed schools” that the majority of students in this country attend. Funds offered to private schools by the state could easily be redirected to improving those “failed schools” and, in return, the students who attend them, but why not celebrate when parents can yank their children out of schools rather than fight for them?
Trump’s endless bashing of China over COVID-19 is just more racist rhetoric from the president. Cases in the United States came from Europe, not China, but it’s easier to convince his supporters to hate people who don’t look like them.
It is in his last tweet of the hour that his “us versus them” set-up comes. Trump relies on that strategy quite a bit, as it worked out well for him in 2016. This time, it’s “us” (white people) against “them” (black Americans fighting for racial equality). “We” are trying to preserve a history of slavery, while “they” are asking us to stop demoralizing slave holders. But despite a pandemic, a rising unemployment rate, and massive civil unrest, Trump is focused on statues, and his rabid fanbase is thrilled about it.
Twitter, however, was not so thrilled. Read some of their comments below:
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bipartisanreport--2020-07-01--Mitch McConnell Finally Rebukes Trump Over Putin And Russia Entering G-7

Donald Trump is seemingly trying to give America PTSD .
That would be in the form of reality breaking with our belief that we live in an at-least-partly honest , decent place .
A Republican Senate led by a self-described Grim Reaper Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) remains deathly silent as the president ‘ s best bud Vladimir Putin places a bounty on the heads of young American soldiers .
Why ?
Each of those Republican senators should have to answer for the crime of silence in the 2020 polls .
Sure , McConnell has started jumping off as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but that is not honorable — it is self-serving .
Keep in mind , the G. Reaper brought an aluminum processing plant to the western part of his state — one owned by a Russian oligarch .
That way he could brag about bringing a handful jobs to Kentucky .
All of a sudden , McConnell started wearing a mask and telling others it is a fun thing to do , as Trump sits nearby with his face naked .
Just now , the Kentucky senator has gotten himself all up in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Seven allies ( G-7 . )
The reason the dictator was dropped from the G8 was that he was very bad , worse than usual .
He stole a piece of the Ukraine , Crimea .
Trump apparently likes his men never having to say they are sorry , because he tried to give Putin an invitation to this year ’ s even without the Russian president ever apologizing or making amends .
Germany ’ s Angela Merkel said she would not attend .
Pouting , POTUS canceled it and said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All this time , McConnell was going the silence-is-golden route .
Then on Tuesday , the elderly leader threw a flash-bang grenade of surprise into the White House .
He admitted that Russia should not be readmitted to the G-7 .
Donald Trump and the intelligence community knew since March of 2019 , that ’ s right 2019 , that Putin had marked our honorable soldiers with a bounty on their heads .
Tell us that the Senate leader had no idea .
When reporters asked McConnell whether Russia should get back into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Absolutely not.
” Wow , such indignation .
Trump has had frequent chats with the cold dictator , six times in the past two weeks — so often that they are probably on a first-name basis .
The Donald said he invited Vladimir , and they “ discussed progress toward convening the G7.
” Well , as the SNL Church Lady said “ Isn ’ t that special ?
” Congress passed new sanctions on Russia in 2017 .
That was before it knew a GRU intelligence unit ( the old KGB ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ men and women in uniform , along with allied soldiers .
Donald still argued in support of Vladimir saying it was “ Just common sense.
” It appears that this president ’ s idea of common sense is way different than that of most thinking Americans .
POTUS said : That is a question of a big duh .
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Donald Trump is seemingly trying to give America PTSD. That would be in the form of reality breaking with our belief that we live in an at-least-partly honest, decent place. A Republican Senate led by a self-described Grim Reaper Mitch McConnell (R-KY) remains deathly silent as the president ‘s best bud Vladimir Putin places a bounty on the heads of young American soldiers. Why?
Each of those Republican senators should have to answer for the crime of silence in the 2020 polls. Sure, McConnell has started jumping off as the Trump ship of state begins sinking, but that is not honorable — it is self-serving.
Keep in mind, the G. Reaper brought an aluminum processing plant to the western part of his state — one owned by a Russian oligarch. That way he could brag about bringing a handful jobs to Kentucky.
All of a sudden, McConnell started wearing a mask and telling others it is a fun thing to do, as Trump sits nearby with his face naked. Just now, the Kentucky senator has gotten himself all up in a huff about Putin wanting into the Group of Seven allies (G-7.) The reason the dictator was dropped from the G8 was that he was very bad, worse than usual. He stole a piece of the Ukraine, Crimea.
Trump apparently likes his men never having to say they are sorry, because he tried to give Putin an invitation to this year’s even without the Russian president ever apologizing or making amends. Germany’s Angela Merkel said she would not attend. Pouting, POTUS canceled it and said he would take soldiers out of Germany.
All this time, McConnell was going the silence-is-golden route. Then on Tuesday, the elderly leader threw a flash-bang grenade of surprise into the White House. He admitted that Russia should not be readmitted to the G-7.
Donald Trump and the intelligence community knew since March of 2019, that’s right 2019, that Putin had marked our honorable soldiers with a bounty on their heads. Tell us that the Senate leader had no idea. When reporters asked McConnell whether Russia should get back into the economic group, he said “Absolutely not.” Wow, such indignation.
Trump has had frequent chats with the cold dictator, six times in the past two weeks — so often that they are probably on a first-name basis. The Donald said he invited Vladimir, and they “discussed progress toward convening the G7.” Well, as the SNL Church Lady said “Isn’t that special?”
Congress passed new sanctions on Russia in 2017. That was before it knew a GRU intelligence unit (the old KGB) was paying Taliban-linked militants to attack our men and women in uniform, along with allied soldiers.
Donald still argued in support of Vladimir saying it was “Just common sense.” It appears that this president’s idea of common sense is way different than that of most thinking Americans. POTUS said:
‘It’s not a question of what he’s done, it’s a question of common sense. We have a G-7, he’s not there. Half of the meeting is devoted to Russia and he’s not there.’
That is a question of a big duh.
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-30--2020 Poll From Deep Red Missouri Shows Unprecedented Blue Surge

This has been a bad week for Donald Trump already .
His advisors want him to wear a mask , but he thinks wearing one is not macho enough for when presidents , prime ministers , kings , and dictators come to visit .
People found out he did not care that his good buddy Vladimir Putin put a bounty on the heads of American soldiers .
Now , this .
In 2016 , presidential candidate Trump won Missouri by 18 points .
Unfortunately , new polling shows that the Show-Me state has not liked what the president has shown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that his iron grip on the heartland has been slipping badly .
The Democratic pollster Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group released its latest poll showing former Vice President Joe Biden leading by 2 points .
It polled 800 people and found that 48 percent would vote for Biden .
Only 46 percent wanted the president for a second term .
That was harsh news for a man who wanted to change the laws so he could run for a third term , become a dictator just like Putin : Go back to 2016 , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump won Missouri by 10 Electoral College votes with 56 percent voting for him in the popular vote .
Back then , his opponent , Hillary Clinton only took 37.9 percent .
Missouri has not had a Democratic president since it elected President Bill Clinton in 1996 .
Hillary was no Bill Clinton , and voters prefer a charismatic president .
Biden ’ s Missouri lead was well within the poll ’ s 3.5 percent margin of error , so Trump may still win the state .
This poll was taken online from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidate and State Auditor Nicole Galloway commissioned the poll .
She is running against the sitting Governor Mike Paron ( R ) .
In this poll , she led 47 percent to 40 percent .
Longtime Senator Claire McCaskill ( D-MO ) lost her senate seat to a Republican in 2016 after representing Missouri from 2009 to 2017 .
FiveThirtyEight wrote , according to The Newsweek magazine that : These results were not out of step with other polls .
They show that Donald Trump will have to work for the state , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this time .
Arkansas was another state that Trump won easily by almost 27 points in 2016 .
The first main presidential election poll showed the president holding a tenuous two-point advantage over the former VP .
With Tennessee , he had an easy 26 points win in 2016 .
He led by in the previous election then , but he only has a single-digit lead over Biden at this point in his campaign .
Trump ’ s opponent has met with Pennsylvania families who have been able to use the Affordable Care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law was one of the former VP ’ s signature achievements .
A new Missouri poll conducted by a Democratic organization showed Bide leading Trump by 2 points .
A Fox News poll showed Biden leading Trump by 12 points .
The polls have been rough t his week on the man who occasionally sits in the Oval Office .
At this point , some Republican pundits fear the president will decide against running for a second term .
He has not shown much enthusiasm for the race and continually shoots himself in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump might bail if he sees his poll numbers on a rapid descent .
This late into the year , that would be disastrous for the GOP .
The Trump campaign has been spending money in Georgia , Iowa , and Ohio .
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst won in the 2016 election .
Now her solid seat has become more into play .
Even Texas has been leaning away from the Grand Old Party .
Biden ’ s poll win in Missouri came from Independents breaking for him 45 percent to 40 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trusted polls , according to Newsweek .
He has called them “ fake.
” The polls did not show him winning in 2016 .
That may be part of his reasoning for 2020 .
Many of the people throughout the country who follow him have not trusted the polls either .
In fact , they may have felt so distrustful they did not participate in any of them .
Trump has belligerently argued that he has had “ VERY GOOD internal Polling Numbers.
” He went so far along this line of thinking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give him an apology should he win .
He tweeted the “ polls are a joke : ” Author of the Fox News report Charles Gasparino sent out a series of tweets after speaking to “ major players ” in .
the GOP .
One told him that Trump ’ s mood was “ fragile ” as his loss looks ever more certain : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
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This has been a bad week for Donald Trump already. His advisors want him to wear a mask, but he thinks wearing one is not macho enough for when presidents, prime ministers, kings, and dictators come to visit. People found out he did not care that his good buddy Vladimir Putin put a bounty on the heads of American soldiers. Now, this.
In 2016, presidential candidate Trump won Missouri by 18 points. Unfortunately, new polling shows that the Show-Me state has not liked what the president has shown them. It may be a sign that his iron grip on the heartland has been slipping badly.
The Democratic pollster Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group released its latest poll showing former Vice President Joe Biden leading by 2 points. It polled 800 people and found that 48 percent would vote for Biden. Only 46 percent wanted the president for a second term. That was harsh news for a man who wanted to change the laws so he could run for a third term, become a dictator just like Putin:
Go back to 2016, and these results showed a dramatic difference. Trump won Missouri by 10 Electoral College votes with 56 percent voting for him in the popular vote. Back then, his opponent, Hillary Clinton only took 37.9 percent. Missouri has not had a Democratic president since it elected President Bill Clinton in 1996. Hillary was no Bill Clinton, and voters prefer a charismatic president.
Biden’s Missouri lead was well within the poll’s 3.5 percent margin of error, so Trump may still win the state. This poll was taken online from June 16 to 22. Democratic governor candidate and State Auditor Nicole Galloway commissioned the poll. She is running against the sitting Governor Mike Paron (R). In this poll, she led 47 percent to 40 percent.
Longtime Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) lost her senate seat to a Republican in 2016 after representing Missouri from 2009 to 2017.
FiveThirtyEight wrote, according to The Newsweek magazine that:
‘Trump has had the upper hand in nearly all of the limited polling that has been conducted in Missouri. Polling averages, Trump still holds a narrow 2.4 percentage point lead over Biden in the state.’
These results were not out of step with other polls. They show that Donald Trump will have to work for the state, because it will be no easy win this time.
Arkansas was another state that Trump won easily by almost 27 points in 2016. The first main presidential election poll showed the president holding a tenuous two-point advantage over the former VP.
With Tennessee, he had an easy 26 points win in 2016. He led by in the previous election then, but he only has a single-digit lead over Biden at this point in his campaign.
Trump’s opponent has met with Pennsylvania families who have been able to use the Affordable Care Act (ACA/Obamacare) well. This law was one of the former VP’s signature achievements.
A new Missouri poll conducted by a Democratic organization showed Bide leading Trump by 2 points. A Fox News poll showed Biden leading Trump by 12 points.
A Real Clear Politics poll found:
‘[A]verage of polling data has Trump down roughly 9 points to the former vice president. Surveys of battleground swing states that were crucial to the president’s 2016 victory also show Biden in the lead.’
The polls have been rough t his week on the man who occasionally sits in the Oval Office. At this point, some Republican pundits fear the president will decide against running for a second term. He has not shown much enthusiasm for the race and continually shoots himself in the foot. Even Fox News hinted that Trump might bail if he sees his poll numbers on a rapid descent. This late into the year, that would be disastrous for the GOP.
The Trump campaign has been spending money in Georgia, Iowa, and Ohio. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst won in the 2016 election. Now her solid seat has become more into play. Even Texas has been leaning away from the Grand Old Party.
Biden’s poll win in Missouri came from Independents breaking for him 45 percent to 40 percentage points.
This president has not trusted polls, according to Newsweek. He has called them “fake.” The polls did not show him winning in 2016. That may be part of his reasoning for 2020. Many of the people throughout the country who follow him have not trusted the polls either. In fact, they may have felt so distrustful they did not participate in any of them.
Trump has belligerently argued that he has had “VERY GOOD internal Polling Numbers.” He went so far along this line of thinking that he asked whether the media would give him an apology should he win.
He tweeted the “polls are a joke:”
‘Sorry to inform the Do Nothing (sic) Democrats, but I am getting VERY GOOD internal Polling Numbers. Just like 2016, the @nytimesPolls are Fake! The @FoxNews Polls are a JOKE! Do you think they will apologize to me & their subscribers AGAIN when I WIN? People want LAW, ORDER & SAFETY!’
Author of the Fox News report Charles Gasparino sent out a series of tweets after speaking to “major players” in. the GOP. One told him that Trump’s mood was “fragile” as his loss looks ever more certain:
‘BREAKING— (thread)GOP operatives are for the first time raising the possibility that @realDonaldTrump could drop out of the race if his poll numbers don’t rebound. Over the weekend I spoke to a sample of major players; one described Trumps current psyche as “fragile.”‘
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bipartisanreport--2020-06-30--State Investigation Launched Into ‘Armed St. Louis Karens’

During a protest this past weekend , St. Louis residents Mark and Patricia McCloskey pointed guns at demonstrators who were peacefully marching through the area to demand the resignation of St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson , who ’ s been facing heavy criticism for revealing the names and addresses of individuals who ’ d written to her with concerns about police violence .
The apparently Fox News-rattled McCloskeys were caught on camera waving their guns at the protesters , and they ’ ve faced heavy mockery for their wannabe machismo in the time since the incident .
Now , Circuit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is investigating the incident , pledging to “ use the full power of Missouri law.
” ‘ I am alarmed at the events that happened over the weekend , where peaceful protestors were met by guns and a violent assault .
We must protect the right to peacefully protest , and any attempt to chill it through intimidation or threat of deadly force will not be tolerated .
My office is currently working with the public and the police to investigate these events .
Make no mistake : We will not tolerate the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ First Amendment rights , and will use the full power of Missouri law to hold people accountable.
’ Check out her statement in full below : The McCloskeys , of course , have claimed that they felt threatened before they brought out their weapons and pointed them at the protesters .
Mark offered a particularly unhinged attempted defense of his actions to local media .
He claimed : ‘ It was like the storming of the Bastille , the gate came down and a large crowd of angry , aggressive people poured through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d be murdered within seconds .
Our house would be burned down , our pets would be killed.
’ That cuckoo assessment of the situation is , by all appearances , staggeringly disconnected from reality .
That unhinged gobbledygook is how the McCloskeys reacted to protesters who were walking by outside , and , at one point , seem to have opened a gate .
The behavior that the couple displayed might be what Fox News does to your brain if you watch it for too long .
It ’ s worth noting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to U.S. President Donald Trump ’ s 2016 campaign , ” Snopes reports .

During a protest this past weekend, St. Louis residents Mark and Patricia McCloskey pointed guns at demonstrators who were peacefully marching through the area to demand the resignation of St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson, who’s been facing heavy criticism for revealing the names and addresses of individuals who’d written to her with concerns about police violence. The apparently Fox News-rattled McCloskeys were caught on camera waving their guns at the protesters, and they’ve faced heavy mockery for their wannabe machismo in the time since the incident. Now, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner says that her office is investigating the incident, pledging to “use the full power of Missouri law.”
She commented:
‘I am alarmed at the events that happened over the weekend, where peaceful protestors were met by guns and a violent assault. We must protect the right to peacefully protest, and any attempt to chill it through intimidation or threat of deadly force will not be tolerated. My office is currently working with the public and the police to investigate these events. Make no mistake: We will not tolerate the use of force against those exercising their First Amendment rights, and will use the full power of Missouri law to hold people accountable.’
Check out her statement in full below:
Statement from Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner in regards to events over weekend: pic.twitter.com/KqqFHIvL9Q — Circuit Attorney (@stlcao) June 29, 2020
The McCloskeys, of course, have claimed that they felt threatened before they brought out their weapons and pointed them at the protesters.
Mark offered a particularly unhinged attempted defense of his actions to local media. He claimed:
‘It was like the storming of the Bastille, the gate came down and a large crowd of angry, aggressive people poured through. I was terrified that we’d be murdered within seconds. Our house would be burned down, our pets would be killed.’
That cuckoo assessment of the situation is, by all appearances, staggeringly disconnected from reality. That unhinged gobbledygook is how the McCloskeys reacted to protesters who were walking by outside, and, at one point, seem to have opened a gate. The behavior that the couple displayed might be what Fox News does to your brain if you watch it for too long. It’s worth noting — Mark McCloskey made “many contributions to U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign,” Snopes reports.


bipartisanreport--2020-06-30--Congress Introduces Resolution For Immediate Bill Barr Impeachment

Attorney General Bill Barr is continuing to face heavy criticism for his relentless support of President Donald Trump ’ s political agenda .
Now , three dozen members of the U.S. House have banded together to introduce a resolution calling for the launch of an investigation into whether impeaching Barr would be warranted .
The proposal to investigate the potential grounds for impeachment prior to formally deciding on impeachment one way or the other is similar to what unfolded at the beginning of Trump ’ s impeachment proceedings .
Rep. Steve Cohen ( D-Tenn. ) , who led the resolution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cited a slew of examples of Barr ’ s misconduct , from his concealment of key facts from the Mueller investigation to his more recent firing of New York-based U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman , who ’ d been investigating Trump ally Rudy Giuliani , among other cases .
Berman ’ s office had also handled the case against Michael Cohen , the former Trump fixer who pleaded guilty to campaign finance law violations over the hush money scheme — in which Trump was implicated — targeting women with whom Trump had affairs .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ House , Cohen stated , in reference to Barr : ‘ He ’ s abused his power , he ’ s obstructed justice , and he ’ s violated the First Amendment .
He ’ s destroyed almost every norm that existed for attorney generals and their relationship to the rule of law , the rule of law that makes America stand out as a beacon on a hill to nations all over the world — no longer , for the rule of law has been diminished by his actions.
’ Cohen went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s team ’ s special treatment for Trump allies Michael Flynn and Roger Stone .
Barr ’ s team sought to drop the criminal case against Flynn entirely , although he ’ d pleaded guilty to lying to authorities about his contacts with a Russian ambassador to the U.S. , and Barr ’ s team also intervened to lower the government ’ s sentencing recommendation for Stone , who was found guilty of crimes relating to obstruction of justice .
‘ The pattern here is unmistakable .
Barr obstructs justice by favoring the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He abuses his power by using the Department of Justice to harass , intimidate and attack disfavored Americans and the President ’ s political opponents .
My oath to support and defend the Constitution compels me to confront this corruption .
Congress is a co-equal branch of government and we must get to the bottom of this and hold Bill Barr accountable.
’ Check out some of Twitter ’ s response below :

Attorney General Bill Barr is continuing to face heavy criticism for his relentless support of President Donald Trump’s political agenda. Now, three dozen members of the U.S. House have banded together to introduce a resolution calling for the launch of an investigation into whether impeaching Barr would be warranted. The proposal to investigate the potential grounds for impeachment prior to formally deciding on impeachment one way or the other is similar to what unfolded at the beginning of Trump’s impeachment proceedings.
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), who led the resolution calling for a Barr impeachment inquiry, cited a slew of examples of Barr’s misconduct, from his concealment of key facts from the Mueller investigation to his more recent firing of New York-based U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who’d been investigating Trump ally Rudy Giuliani, among other cases. Berman’s office had also handled the case against Michael Cohen, the former Trump fixer who pleaded guilty to campaign finance law violations over the hush money scheme — in which Trump was implicated — targeting women with whom Trump had affairs.
In remarks on the floor of the House, Cohen stated, in reference to Barr:
‘He’s abused his power, he’s obstructed justice, and he’s violated the First Amendment. He’s destroyed almost every norm that existed for attorney generals and their relationship to the rule of law, the rule of law that makes America stand out as a beacon on a hill to nations all over the world — no longer, for the rule of law has been diminished by his actions.’
Today, I introduced #HRes1032, which would authorize an impeachment inquiry into Attorney General Barr. He has politicized the DOJ, undermined the rule of law, abused his power, obstructed justice & violated the first amendment. He is not fit to be Attorney General. #ImpeachBarr pic.twitter.com/nr5P2OOQFX — Steve Cohen (@RepCohen) June 30, 2020
Cohen went on to cite examples like Barr’s team’s special treatment for Trump allies Michael Flynn and Roger Stone. Barr’s team sought to drop the criminal case against Flynn entirely, although he’d pleaded guilty to lying to authorities about his contacts with a Russian ambassador to the U.S., and Barr’s team also intervened to lower the government’s sentencing recommendation for Stone, who was found guilty of crimes relating to obstruction of justice.
In a separate statement, Cohen added:
‘The pattern here is unmistakable. Barr obstructs justice by favoring the President’s friends and political allies. He abuses his power by using the Department of Justice to harass, intimidate and attack disfavored Americans and the President’s political opponents. My oath to support and defend the Constitution compels me to confront this corruption. Congress is a co-equal branch of government and we must get to the bottom of this and hold Bill Barr accountable.’
Check out some of Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-07-01--Cancel Fourth of July To Avoid ‘The Perfect [Pandemic] Storm’

Fourth of July is all about Mom ’ s potato salad , hotdogs grilled nearby , and a good seat for viewing the fireworks .
Sometimes , there is a philharmonic orchestra or playing Frisbee in the park .
There are all of the cousins , aunts , uncles , and friends we like .
Even the ones we do not like look a little less awful under the light shows .
Now , we need to take that memory and tuck it in a pocket .
That was 2019 , but 2020 brings us a deadly new reality “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leadership , no federal testing , quality control , and standards , no contact tracing , no strong national leadership , each state has been on their own .
A number of governors started early on their own , others still do not have it together .
Even though the president insists on a naked face and politicized mask-wearing , that and social distancing have continually achieved the best results .
Donald Trump has failed in his leadership , in his blatant disregard of Americans ’ lives , because he wanted to pretend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to open up too early , and sacrificed what will be hundreds of thousands of our country ’ s lives — all for nothing .
Infectious Disease Physician Dr. Joshua Barocas of Boston Medical Center spoke at the Infectious Diseases Society of America .
There he explained how bad the coronavirus pandemic is going to get , CNN reported : Barocas said cases spiked in some states after Memorial Day .
Thirty-seven states now trend upward in the number of cases from last week and only two states , New Jersey and Rhode @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Dr. Ricardo Franco said : The official death counts may also be way underestimated .
A new study just published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine on Wednesday discovered that between March and May of the pandemic , the “ excess deaths ” were 28 times greater than the official number .
Director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci anticipated that the nation would have up to 100,000 cases of COVID-19 every single day .
Other specialists anticipate that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus but have not been tested was ten times that number .
Fauci appeared before Congress Tuesday and explained part of the problem : When Fauci spoke before the Senate Health , Education , Labor and Pensions ( HELP ) Committee hearing , he said : Thus far , 19 states have either paused reopening or completely changed the policy for reopening due to the influx of virus cases .
After all , the coronavirus is a very deadly disease .
At first , people believed that only those who were 60-year-old or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now , the specialists have found that the virus hits all ages , even healthy young people .
It has moved from a respiratory illness to one of blood clots dispersed throughout people ’ s bodies .
There is much that is unknown about this disease .
Why are there fatal cases that take the patient before they are fully checked into the hospital , while others have no symptoms ?
Why do some people have a strange array of symptoms such as losing the sense of smell , extreme joint pain , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ head , or 200 pustules ( sores ) over their legs ?
Why does the disease hit people of color more frequently ?
Are there two different strains of the virus , one that quickly causes deaths while the other “ mild ” cases linger for months ?
• Texas , Colorado , and Delaware have either limited or closed their bars .
• California closed bars in seven counties over the weekend and will reconsider its options on Wednesday .
It was coming close to 225,000 reported COVID-19 cases .
• Southern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a line from Palm Beach all the way through Key West over the holiday .
• Other hotspot states reduce crowds by closing the bars , beaches , and closing down the firework events .
There are some creative solutions .
CNN reported : CNN contributor and Associate Professor of Biology at the Unversity of Massachusetts , Dartmouth spoke about what states with rising numbers needed to do .
Ones like Arizona , Florida , and Texas must get far more serious : ‘ The dimmer switch approach works when you have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New Jersey , we saw New York governors both say we might slow down on reopening restaurants — that ’ s a dimmer switch.
’ ‘ When you get into Arizona numbers , Texas numbers , Florida numbers , that tiny adjustment that you make is not going to have the effect on turning those new infections around fast enough .
You ’ ve got to come in with more of a hammer rather than a switch to control this now.
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Fourth of July is all about Mom’s potato salad, hotdogs grilled nearby, and a good seat for viewing the fireworks. Sometimes, there is a philharmonic orchestra or playing Frisbee in the park. There are all of the cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends we like. Even the ones we do not like look a little less awful under the light shows. Now, we need to take that memory and tuck it in a pocket. That was 2019, but 2020 brings us a deadly new reality “the perfect storm.”
With no national leadership, no federal testing, quality control, and standards, no contact tracing, no strong national leadership, each state has been on their own. A number of governors started early on their own, others still do not have it together. Even though the president insists on a naked face and politicized mask-wearing, that and social distancing have continually achieved the best results.
Donald Trump has failed in his leadership, in his blatant disregard of Americans’ lives, because he wanted to pretend the pandemic was over, urged states to open up too early, and sacrificed what will be hundreds of thousands of our country’s lives — all for nothing.
Infectious Disease Physician Dr. Joshua Barocas of Boston Medical Center spoke at the Infectious Diseases Society of America. There he explained how bad the coronavirus pandemic is going to get, CNN reported:
‘It’s set up a perfect storm: the combination of travel, the combination of reopening — perhaps in some cases, too early — and the combination of people not necessarily following some of these preventive guidelines.’
Barocas said cases spiked in some states after Memorial Day. Thirty-seven states now trend upward in the number of cases from last week and only two states, New Jersey and Rhode Island trend downward:
‘I’m very concerned, especially given this coming weekend, that the same types of spikes, the same types of surges could be seen — not just in the places that are currently experiencing surges, but in places that have already experienced surges and in ones that haven’t yet.’
Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Dr. Ricardo Franco said:
‘[T]his surge in our prolonged first wave of infections, it’s very difficult to predict what might happen and the Fourth of July weekend could play a big role in this.’
Franco continued:
‘If you have bars, you have music. If you have music, you want to socialize. And you want to speak louder than usual so you can overcome the background noise.’
The official death counts may also be way underestimated. A new study just published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine on Wednesday discovered that between March and May of the pandemic, the “excess deaths” were 28 times greater than the official number.
Researchers found:
‘The gap between reported COVID-19 deaths and excess deaths can be influenced by several factors, including the intensity of testing; guidelines on the recording of deaths that are suspected to be related to COVID-19 but do not have a laboratory confirmation; and the location of death.’
Director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci anticipated that the nation would have up to 100,000 cases of COVID-19 every single day. Other specialists anticipate that the number of people who have the virus but have not been tested was ten times that number.
Fauci appeared before Congress Tuesday and explained part of the problem:
‘Bars: really not good, really not good. Congregation at a bar, inside, is bad news. We really have got to stop that.’
When Fauci spoke before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing, he said:
‘We are now having 40,000 cases a day. I would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day if this does not turn around.’
Thus far, 19 states have either paused reopening or completely changed the policy for reopening due to the influx of virus cases. After all, the coronavirus is a very deadly disease. At first, people believed that only those who were 60-year-old or older were vulnerable to the disease. Now, the specialists have found that the virus hits all ages, even healthy young people. It has moved from a respiratory illness to one of blood clots dispersed throughout people’s bodies.
There is much that is unknown about this disease. Why are there fatal cases that take the patient before they are fully checked into the hospital, while others have no symptoms? Why do some people have a strange array of symptoms such as losing the sense of smell, extreme joint pain, a headache in the center of their head, or 200 pustules (sores) over their legs? Why does the disease hit people of color more frequently? Are there two different strains of the virus, one that quickly causes deaths while the other “mild” cases linger for months?
Texas, Colorado, and Delaware have either limited or closed their bars.
California closed bars in seven counties over the weekend and will reconsider its options on Wednesday. It was coming close to 225,000 reported COVID-19 cases.
Southern Florida will close all of its beaches in a line from Palm Beach all the way through Key West over the holiday.
Other hotspot states reduce crowds by closing the bars, beaches, and closing down the firework events.
A number of states make mask-wearing mandatory.
There are some creative solutions. CNN reported:
‘While other cities canceled fireworks to keep people from crowding together, places like Los Alamitos and Seal Beach, California, got creative. They’re jointly holding a “Drive-Up 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular” that bans pedestrians and includes temperature checks.’
CNN contributor and Associate Professor of Biology at the Unversity of Massachusetts, Dartmouth spoke about what states with rising numbers needed to do. Ones like Arizona, Florida, and Texas must get far more serious:
‘The dimmer switch approach works when you have case numbers under control. We saw New Jersey, we saw New York governors both say we might slow down on reopening restaurants — that’s a dimmer switch.’ ‘When you get into Arizona numbers, Texas numbers, Florida numbers, that tiny adjustment that you make is not going to have the effect on turning those new infections around fast enough. You’ve got to come in with more of a hammer rather than a switch to control this now.’
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-07-01--Mitch McConnell Breaks With Trump Again Over Veto Threat Targeting Confederate Names

President Donald Trump has made a defense of monuments to the Confederacy a top priority .
This Wednesday , he even threatened to veto the National Defense Authorization Act , which authorizes defense-related spending for the year , if the final version that ’ s sent to his desk includes a provision for the removal of the names of Confederate leaders from army bases around the country .
Why is Trump so desperately committed to keeping those names up ?
During an interview with Fox this Wednesday , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) — who is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the imagination — actually said that he hopes the president backs down from his veto threat .
In his original threat to veto the defense spending bill that included the provision to remove Confederate names from bases , Trump actually used a racist slur .
Specifically , he derisively referred to Sen. Elizabeth Warren ( D-Mass . )
as “ Pocahontas ” in reference to her past claims of Native American ancestry .
Warren originally introduced the measure including the provision for the removal of Confederate names — but it was passed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump and his allies who ’ ve come out in support of monuments to the Confederacy have consistently claimed that removing the monuments would somehow constitute erasing history , which is a ridiculous claim .
Have they never heard of books ?
Besides , as for the specific history of bases named after Confederate generals hosting soldiers who fought in World War I and II — it ’ s not the bases who went out to battle !
It ’ s the soldiers who went out to fight against fascism .
Senate Minority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump wouldn ’ t even follow through on his threat to veto the defense spending authorization bill .
Schumer commented : Sen. John Thune ( R-S.D . )
agreed with Schumer ’ s prediction that the provision for the removal of Confederate names from bases would remain in the defense spending authorization bill as it wound through Congress .
As he put it , he thinks that “ it ’ s going to be a big bipartisan vote coming out of the Senate.
” Removing monuments to the Confederacy shouldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — but protecting those monuments has somehow become a top priority of the president while the U.S. deals with many other crises .

President Donald Trump has made a defense of monuments to the Confederacy a top priority. This Wednesday, he even threatened to veto the National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes defense-related spending for the year, if the final version that’s sent to his desk includes a provision for the removal of the names of Confederate leaders from army bases around the country. Why is Trump so desperately committed to keeping those names up? During an interview with Fox this Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) — who is not exactly a moderate by any stretch of the imagination — actually said that he hopes the president backs down from his veto threat.
McConnell commented:
‘Well, I would hope the president really wouldn’t veto the bill over this issue… I hope the president will reconsider vetoing the entire defense bill, which includes pay raises for our troops, over a provision in there that could lead to changing the names.’
In his original threat to veto the defense spending bill that included the provision to remove Confederate names from bases, Trump actually used a racist slur. Specifically, he derisively referred to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) as “Pocahontas” in reference to her past claims of Native American ancestry. Warren originally introduced the measure including the provision for the removal of Confederate names — but it was passed in the Republican-majority Senate Armed Services Committee.
Trump had ranted:
‘I will Veto the Defense Authorization Bill if the Elizabeth “Pocahontas” Warren (of all people!) Amendment, which will lead to the renaming (plus other bad things!) of Fort Bragg, Fort Robert E. Lee, and many other Military Bases from which we won Two World Wars, is in the Bill!’
I will Veto the Defense Authorization Bill if the Elizabeth “Pocahontas” Warren (of all people!) Amendment, which will lead to the renaming (plus other bad things!) of Fort Bragg, Fort Robert E. Lee, and many other Military Bases from which we won Two World Wars, is in the Bill! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 1, 2020
Trump and his allies who’ve come out in support of monuments to the Confederacy have consistently claimed that removing the monuments would somehow constitute erasing history, which is a ridiculous claim. Have they never heard of books? Besides, as for the specific history of bases named after Confederate generals hosting soldiers who fought in World War I and II — it’s not the bases who went out to battle! It’s the soldiers who went out to fight against fascism.
Hey Congress, add language to the defense appropriation saying no money's available until the defense authorization bill has been enacted. And move appropriations for the White House, CBP & ICE to the defense appropriations bill. Watch how fast he signs the defense authorization. https://t.co/8KPpKBUFsv — Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) July 1, 2020
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) suggested that Trump wouldn’t even follow through on his threat to veto the defense spending authorization bill. Schumer commented:
‘Let me make a prediction: First, that provision will not change in this bill as it moves through the House and the Senate. Second, let me predict that President Trump will not veto a bill that contains pay raises for our troops and crucial support for our military.’
Yes, what better way to signal support for U.S. troops while the Russians have bounties on their heads than to veto the defense authorization bill because it's too mean to the Confederacy. https://t.co/zjM9pkXtcB — Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 1, 2020
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) agreed with Schumer’s prediction that the provision for the removal of Confederate names from bases would remain in the defense spending authorization bill as it wound through Congress. As he put it, he thinks that “it’s going to be a big bipartisan vote coming out of the Senate.” Removing monuments to the Confederacy shouldn’t, in reality, be a problem — but protecting those monuments has somehow become a top priority of the president while the U.S. deals with many other crises.
The reason it was so big that the amendment was added in markup is it's exceedingly difficult to remove on the floor.
And House Ds, who support, certainly won't in conference This is an annual, must pass, massive policy bill – Dems are more than happy to call this bluff. https://t.co/9jEMWGB0HT — Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) July 1, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-07-01--NATO Officials Leak Evidence Disproving Trump ‘Russian Hoax’ Claim

President Donald Trump continues to dismiss the seriousness of his job .
Now , he ’ s insisting that reports that Russian authorities offered bounties to Afghan militants in return for the killings of coalition forces including Americans may have been made up to make him look bad .
There is absolutely zero evidence that the plot was made up by anyone in the media .
Now , three NATO officials have anonymously revealed to Business Insider that they were , in fact , briefed about the intelligence outlining the apparent Russian bounty plot .
In the Monday report , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been just about a week prior .
Business Insider notes that “ US officials began briefing UK and other European allies last week.
” The revelation that NATO officials had been briefed about the evidence revealing a Russian bounty plot helps majorly undercut the president ’ s attempt to discredit the story .
One of the officials told Business Insider : ‘ We were briefed [ by the Americans ] on a potential threat to our troops in Afghanistan from operatives potentially linked to the Russian intelligence services .
There is no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-US NATO troops — have been targeted in these attacks , but all NATO services with casualties in Afghanistan over the past two years are currently checking for any connections.
’ While there ’ s not yet any apparent connection between the Russian bounty plot and deaths of non-U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan , there is at least one incident involving American deaths that is reportedly under investigation for possible connections to the bounty plot .
The particular U.S.-involved incident under scrutiny is an April 2019 roadside bomb attack in which three American service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials who spoke anonymously to Business Insider revealed that their own intelligence service had apparently reported concerns about Russian activity in Afghanistan to both NATO leadership and U.S. officials .
In reference to Afghanistan , that official said : The official suggested that the current revelation of the apparent Russian bounty plot may be the result of investigations launched after warnings like the one their intelligence service had delivered .
Obviously , this situation is very serious , but Trump has been treating it as anything but serious .
Does Trump seriously expect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that reports of the Russian bounty plot were just made up to make him look bad ?
He ’ s a documented liar , and via his latest belligerence , he ’ s ignoring a potentially serious national security crisis .

President Donald Trump continues to dismiss the seriousness of his job. Now, he’s insisting that reports that Russian authorities offered bounties to Afghan militants in return for the killings of coalition forces including Americans may have been made up to make him look bad. There is absolutely zero evidence that the plot was made up by anyone in the media. Now, three NATO officials have anonymously revealed to Business Insider that they were, in fact, briefed about the intelligence outlining the apparent Russian bounty plot. In the Monday report, two of the officials said their briefings had been just about a week prior.
Business Insider notes that “US officials began briefing UK and other European allies last week.” The revelation that NATO officials had been briefed about the evidence revealing a Russian bounty plot helps majorly undercut the president’s attempt to discredit the story.
One of the officials told Business Insider:
‘We were briefed [by the Americans] on a potential threat to our troops in Afghanistan from operatives potentially linked to the Russian intelligence services. There is no indication that our troops — or any non-US NATO troops — have been targeted in these attacks, but all NATO services with casualties in Afghanistan over the past two years are currently checking for any connections.’
While there’s not yet any apparent connection between the Russian bounty plot and deaths of non-U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, there is at least one incident involving American deaths that is reportedly under investigation for possible connections to the bounty plot. The particular U.S.-involved incident under scrutiny is an April 2019 roadside bomb attack in which three American service members were killed.
One of the officials who spoke anonymously to Business Insider revealed that their own intelligence service had apparently reported concerns about Russian activity in Afghanistan to both NATO leadership and U.S. officials. In reference to Afghanistan, that official said:
‘It’s a place they know and can easily access, and it offers Putin a free arena to cause problems with great deniability. We have been seeing increased Russian activity and a sense they were helping certain groups or kinds of groups get weapons and reported these things to NATO command and the Americans.’
The official suggested that the current revelation of the apparent Russian bounty plot may be the result of investigations launched after warnings like the one their intelligence service had delivered.
Obviously, this situation is very serious, but Trump has been treating it as anything but serious.
On Wednesday, Trump tweeted:
‘No corroborating evidence to back reports.” Department of Defense. Do people still not understand that this is all a made up Fake News Media Hoax started to slander me & the Republican Party. I was never briefed because any info that they may have had did not rise to that level’
Does Trump seriously expect us to take him at his word that reports of the Russian bounty plot were just made up to make him look bad? He’s a documented liar, and via his latest belligerence, he’s ignoring a potentially serious national security crisis.
“No corroborating evidence to back reports.” Department of Defense. Do people still not understand that this is all a made up Fake News Media Hoax started to slander me & the Republican Party. I was never briefed because any info that they may have had did not rise to that level — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 1, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-07-01--Hillary Hits Trump Over Childish Tweeting During Wednesday Take-Down

President Donald Trump lives in a bizarrely self-obsessed bubble .
Amidst numerous national crises , what was he tweeting about this Wednesday morning ?
Television ratings !
He congratulated Fox & Friends for “ completely dominating the just released morning TV Ratings , ” and in a separate post , he suggested that he himself was to thank for the good television ratings for Fox as a whole .
Well over 125,000 Americans have died from the Coronavirus , and the disease is spreading rapidly in some areas of the country — and this nonsense is the president ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that if elected president , Joe Biden would lead where Trump has failed .
With Trump , the self-obsession seems pathological .
Early Wednesday , he tweeted : Trump himself is such a petty mess who ’ s so wildly unfit for the presidency that he apparently refuses to go even a full sentence without devolving into unhinged insults .
The show he ’ s referring to is called Morning Joe , and it airs on MSNBC , which is a Comcast Company , but Trump evidently thinks he ’ s so clever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the gobbledygook nicknames in the above tweet .
This stunningly inane nonsense is the president ’ s priority !
He ’ s done it before — when the White House Coronavirus task force held regular press conferences , he glibly tweeted about the television ratings for those press conferences too , although Americans were getting sick and dying from the Coronavirus across the country as the crisis spiraled out of control .
Maybe if Trump prioritized something other than ratings , he could have helped avert the catastrophe .
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President Donald Trump lives in a bizarrely self-obsessed bubble. Amidst numerous national crises, what was he tweeting about this Wednesday morning? Television ratings! He congratulated Fox & Friends for “completely dominating the just released morning TV Ratings,” and in a separate post, he suggested that he himself was to thank for the good television ratings for Fox as a whole. Well over 125,000 Americans have died from the Coronavirus, and the disease is spreading rapidly in some areas of the country — and this nonsense is the president’s priority. Hillary Clinton tweeted on Wednesday that if elected president, Joe Biden would lead where Trump has failed.
She posted:
‘If elected president, you can bet @joebiden will never tweet about his TV ratings.’
If elected president, you can bet @joebiden will never tweet about his TV ratings. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 1, 2020
With Trump, the self-obsession seems pathological. Early Wednesday, he tweeted:
‘Congratulations to @foxandfriends on completely dominating the just released morning TV Ratings. Morning Joke, staring Psycho Joe Scarborough on MSDNC, a Concast Company, was a disaster. Even worse was the barely registering @CNN mess!’
Congratulations to @foxandfriends on completely dominating the just released morning TV Ratings. Morning Joke, staring Psycho Joe Scarborough on MSDNC, a Concast Company, was a disaster. Even worse was the barely registering @CNN mess! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 1, 2020
Trump himself is such a petty mess who’s so wildly unfit for the presidency that he apparently refuses to go even a full sentence without devolving into unhinged insults. The show he’s referring to is called Morning Joe, and it airs on MSNBC, which is a Comcast Company, but Trump evidently thinks he’s so clever to replace all of those actual names with the gobbledygook nicknames in the above tweet. This stunningly inane nonsense is the president’s priority! He’s done it before — when the White House Coronavirus task force held regular press conferences, he glibly tweeted about the television ratings for those press conferences too, although Americans were getting sick and dying from the Coronavirus across the country as the crisis spiraled out of control. Maybe if Trump prioritized something other than ratings, he could have helped avert the catastrophe.
Check out Twitter’s response to Hillary below: