bipartisanreport--2020-09-13--Trump Live-Tweets Saturday Night Spazz Out

Donald Trump still won ’ t acknowledge how very dangerous the pandemic known as COVID-19 is , despite the nearly 200,000 deaths Americans have suffered .
On Saturday , he bragged that his campaign will continue holding rallies that put everyone in danger but him while trashing his Democratic challenger , Joe Biden , for showing actual leadership qualities and doing most of his campaigning from home .
Biden , for the most part , has used public appearances to speak , with a mask , to people on the ground .
He ’ s spoken with peaceful protesters in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 9/11 victims .
Donald Trump has appeared at airports to tell crowds of unmasked followers that if Biden wins , the whole country will fall apart .
One shows compassion , the other pure ego .
For Trump to continue to brag about his rallies after tapes of the president acknowledging all the dangers he told Americans didn ’ t exist is stunning .
In any other administration , a president caught lying to Americans about a global pandemic that could kill them and their children , that president would resign .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ For Trump , he ’ s already told the country that he takes “ no responsibility at all ” for the virus , despite his endless lies that kept his supporters believing that the virus and death toll were nothing more than a Democratic hoax .
Who knows how many lives have already been risked at Trump gatherings and during the worst days of the pandemic because of Trump ’ s desire to win a second term ?
Twitter wasn ’ t impressed with Trump ’ s rage tweets , either .
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Donald Trump still won’t acknowledge how very dangerous the pandemic known as COVID-19 is, despite the nearly 200,000 deaths Americans have suffered. On Saturday, he bragged that his campaign will continue holding rallies that put everyone in danger but him while trashing his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, for showing actual leadership qualities and doing most of his campaigning from home.
Biden, for the most part, has used public appearances to speak, with a mask, to people on the ground. He’s spoken with peaceful protesters in the Black Lives Matter movement and families of 9/11 victims. Donald Trump has appeared at airports to tell crowds of unmasked followers that if Biden wins, the whole country will fall apart. One shows compassion, the other pure ego.
For Trump to continue to brag about his rallies after tapes of the president acknowledging all the dangers he told Americans didn’t exist is stunning. In any other administration, a president caught lying to Americans about a global pandemic that could kill them and their children, that president would resign. That president would be held accountable. For Trump, he’s already told the country that he takes “no responsibility at all” for the virus, despite his endless lies that kept his supporters believing that the virus and death toll were nothing more than a Democratic hoax. Who knows how many lives have already been risked at Trump gatherings and during the worst days of the pandemic because of Trump’s desire to win a second term?
Twitter wasn’t impressed with Trump’s rage tweets, either. Read some of their comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-12--Trump Rages Into ‘Mail In Ballot Scam’ Saturday Afternoon Meltdown

President Donald Trump has no shortage of conspiracy theories , apparently .
On Saturday , he rushed to Twitter with a nonsensical claim that the “ Unsolicited Mail In Ballot Scam is a major threat to our Democracy , ” but his rant has little , if any relationship to reality .
Trump pointed out that , on a local level , some recent mail-in ballot-based elections have faced a significant ballot rejection rate , but if anything , those significant rates prove the system ’ s rigor .
Election authorities air on the side of overcompensation for potential issues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fraud scheme .
Also , no matter localized issues , five states already did almost entirely mail-in ballot-based elections prior to this election cycle , and they went rather well .
‘ The Unsolicited Mail In Ballot Scam is a major threat to our Democracy , & the Democrats know it .
Almost all recent elections using this system , even though much smaller & with far fewer Ballots to count , have ended up being a disaster .
Large numbers of missing Ballots & Fraud !
’ This is nonsense .
His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of “ Fraud ” in any recent mail-in ballot-based election is a lie .
Rejected ballots don ’ t mean that any of those ballots were the product of attempted fraud .
The rejections simply mean that the ballots did not pass the security procedures that are in place around the country .
Also , speaking of the country , Trump rants and raves about the supposed pitfalls of “ universal ” mail-in voting , but there has never been any legitimate possibility that “ universal ” mail-in ballots would be used across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re simply used in a handful of individual states .
Trump simply uses this nonsense as leverage to go after the process of mail-in voting as a whole .
On Saturday afternoon , Trump also claimed that “ it turns out that the Mueller Investigation was a total SCAM.
” This is a lie .
Nobody — at least nobody credible — actually concluded this .

President Donald Trump has no shortage of conspiracy theories, apparently. On Saturday, he rushed to Twitter with a nonsensical claim that the “Unsolicited Mail In Ballot Scam is a major threat to our Democracy,” but his rant has little, if any relationship to reality. Trump pointed out that, on a local level, some recent mail-in ballot-based elections have faced a significant ballot rejection rate, but if anything, those significant rates prove the system’s rigor. Election authorities air on the side of overcompensation for potential issues — there’s no looming national fraud scheme. Also, no matter localized issues, five states already did almost entirely mail-in ballot-based elections prior to this election cycle, and they went rather well.
Trump tweeted:
‘The Unsolicited Mail In Ballot Scam is a major threat to our Democracy, & the Democrats know it. Almost all recent elections using this system, even though much smaller & with far fewer Ballots to count, have ended up being a disaster. Large numbers of missing Ballots & Fraud!’
The Unsolicited Mail In Ballot Scam is a major threat to our Democracy, & the Democrats know it. Almost all recent elections using this system, even though much smaller & with far fewer Ballots to count, have ended up being a disaster. Large numbers of missing Ballots & Fraud! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2020
This is nonsense. His claim that there was a high level of “Fraud” in any recent mail-in ballot-based election is a lie. Rejected ballots don’t mean that any of those ballots were the product of attempted fraud. The rejections simply mean that the ballots did not pass the security procedures that are in place around the country. Also, speaking of the country, Trump rants and raves about the supposed pitfalls of “universal” mail-in voting, but there has never been any legitimate possibility that “universal” mail-in ballots would be used across the country as a whole; they’re simply used in a handful of individual states. Trump simply uses this nonsense as leverage to go after the process of mail-in voting as a whole.
On Saturday afternoon, Trump also claimed that “it turns out that the Mueller Investigation was a total SCAM.” This is a lie. Nobody — at least nobody credible — actually concluded this.
All that time and money spent, and it turns out that the Mueller Investigation was a total SCAM! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-12--‘The Lincoln Project’ Goes After Trump & Susan Collins In Saturday Take-Down

Trump ’ s enablers have included the Republican Senators who were ready and willing to look the other way during his impeachment trial in the Senate , when all but one GOP Senator voted to acquit Trump of both charges against him .
Those who voted in Trump ’ s favor include Maine ’ s Susan Collins , who claimed on February 4 that she thinks Trump “ has learned from this case.
” In a video that Collins ’ s Democratic general election opponent Sara Gideon released , which was re-posted by the anti-conservative group called The Lincoln Project @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump are compared with Trump ’ s subsequent reckless ignorance of the Coronavirus in the apparent name of salvaging his public image .
In a February 7 conversation with journalist Bob Woodward , Trump admitted the following about the Coronavirus : ‘ And so , that ’ s a very tricky one .
That ’ s a very delicate one .
It ’ s also more deadly than… even your strenuous flus .
This is more deadly… this is five percent [ then-estimated fatality rate ] versus one percent and less than one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is deadly stuff.
’ At a subsequent rally , Trump claimed that the virus might disappear by April , which it obviously did not do .
There was no apparent evidence for his claim at the time , but he was willing to make it anyway in the apparent name of trying to maintain the public image of his administration .
Check out the Sara Gideon video below : Trump has consistently congratulated himself for a supposed job well done in responding to the Coronavirus , even as the death toll in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staggering levels .
These developments have unfolded after Collins suggested that Trump had learned his lesson during the impeachment — he ’ d obviously “ learned ” nothing , as the Gideon video clearly points out .
Collins , however , has been unwilling to do much of anything to try and hold the president accountable .
Collins isn ’ t doing great heading into her general election match-up against Gideon .
The Democratic candidate leads Collins by an average of 4.5 percent in polls , according to RealClearPolitics .
Collins hasn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among those cataloged at FiveThirtyEight .

Trump’s enablers have included the Republican Senators who were ready and willing to look the other way during his impeachment trial in the Senate, when all but one GOP Senator voted to acquit Trump of both charges against him. Those who voted in Trump’s favor include Maine’s Susan Collins, who claimed on February 4 that she thinks Trump “has learned from this case.” In a video that Collins’s Democratic general election opponent Sara Gideon released, which was re-posted by the anti-conservative group called The Lincoln Project, Collins’s dubious claims about Trump are compared with Trump’s subsequent reckless ignorance of the Coronavirus in the apparent name of salvaging his public image.
In a February 7 conversation with journalist Bob Woodward, Trump admitted the following about the Coronavirus:
‘And so, that’s a very tricky one. That’s a very delicate one. It’s also more deadly than… even your strenuous flus. This is more deadly… this is five percent [then-estimated fatality rate] versus one percent and less than one percent, you know? So this is deadly stuff.’
At a subsequent rally, Trump claimed that the virus might disappear by April, which it obviously did not do. There was no apparent evidence for his claim at the time, but he was willing to make it anyway in the apparent name of trying to maintain the public image of his administration.
Check out the Sara Gideon video below:
This video by @SaraGideon is extremely important. Please watch and then share. pic.twitter.com/dw1HmRyOqp — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) September 12, 2020
Trump has consistently congratulated himself for a supposed job well done in responding to the Coronavirus, even as the death toll in the United States has continued to climb to staggering levels. These developments have unfolded after Collins suggested that Trump had learned his lesson during the impeachment — he’d obviously “learned” nothing, as the Gideon video clearly points out. Collins, however, has been unwilling to do much of anything to try and hold the president accountable.
Collins isn’t doing great heading into her general election match-up against Gideon. The Democratic candidate leads Collins by an average of 4.5 percent in polls, according to RealClearPolitics. Collins hasn’t led in a poll since July among those cataloged at FiveThirtyEight.
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-12--‘POLITICO’ Publishes ‘September Surprise’ Trump Corruption Scandal

Trump allies working in the Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) have spent months trying to muddle the messaging about the Coronavirus pandemic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , according to a new report from POLITICO .
These Trump allies include Michael Caputo , who ’ s the current HHS spokesperson despite his total lack of public health experience , and Paul Alexander , an assistant professor of health research at a university in Canada who currently serves as a “ scientific adviser ” for Caputo .
The two of them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ’ s some nefarious potential anti-Trump conspiracy at the CDC — even as Americans die , they refuse to let go of their political nonsense .
Caputo and Alexander have targeted the CDC ’ s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports ( MMWRs ) , which POLITICO summarizes as “ the main vehicle for the agency to inform doctors , researchers and the general public about how Covid-19 is spreading and who is at risk.
” During the pandemic , the reports have already been used as sources of critical information about topics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particularly vulnerable communities , like nursing homes .
Prior to the pandemic , the reports have a critical history — for example , one of the reports from 1981 alerted medical professionals about the pattern of disease that turned out to be the HIV pandemic .
Now , there “ have been substantial efforts to align the reports with Trump ’ s statements , including the president ’ s claims that fears about the outbreak are overstated , or stop the reports altogether , ” according to POLITICO .
In an email that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( and others ) on August 8 , he said : This claim sounds totally delusional .
CDC doctors are not sitting around en masse and trying to figure out how to make Donald Trump look bad .
They ’ re trying to do their jobs .
However , Alexander went so far that he demanded the ability to review the entirety of all future MMWR reports before their publication .
Alexander , it ’ s worth noting , insisted that he wanted to make sure that the reports ( which cover basic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” That is the slogan for Fox News .
It seems clear where Alexander is getting his information .
Trump , of course , is far from a remotely credible source on the Coronavirus pandemic — at one point , he suggested exploring injecting household disinfectants as a potential treatment for the virus , although he eventually claimed he was joking — but Caputo and Alexander have pushed his perspective anyway .
For instance , after Caputo ’ s team “ raised questions ” about a document describing the usage of hydroxychloroquine amidst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a month and just published last week , according to POLITICO .
Trump has pushed hydroxychloroquine as if he hopes that it ’ s some kind of silver bullet to stop the pandemic , but the report that his lackeys delayed states that “ the potential benefits of these drugs do not outweigh their risks.
” Trump , it ’ s worth noting , has himself publicly peddled some of the same unhinged conspiracies that have appeared to drive Caputo and Alexander .
Earlier this year , he suggested that the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ hoping to delay the answer until after November 3rd ” to make him look bad , presumably .
This claim is total nonsense .

Trump allies working in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have spent months trying to muddle the messaging about the Coronavirus pandemic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to a new report from POLITICO. These Trump allies include Michael Caputo, who’s the current HHS spokesperson despite his total lack of public health experience, and Paul Alexander, an assistant professor of health research at a university in Canada who currently serves as a “scientific adviser” for Caputo. The two of them have apparently run on the idea that there’s some nefarious potential anti-Trump conspiracy at the CDC — even as Americans die, they refuse to let go of their political nonsense.
Caputo and Alexander have targeted the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs), which POLITICO summarizes as “the main vehicle for the agency to inform doctors, researchers and the general public about how Covid-19 is spreading and who is at risk.” During the pandemic, the reports have already been used as sources of critical information about topics like the spread of the virus among particularly vulnerable communities, like nursing homes. Prior to the pandemic, the reports have a critical history — for example, one of the reports from 1981 alerted medical professionals about the pattern of disease that turned out to be the HIV pandemic.
Now, there “have been substantial efforts to align the reports with Trump’s statements, including the president’s claims that fears about the outbreak are overstated, or stop the reports altogether,” according to POLITICO.
In an email that Alexander sent CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield (and others) on August 8, he said:
‘CDC to me appears to be writing hit pieces on the administration… CDC tried to report as if once kids get together, there will be spread and this will impact school re-opening… Very misleading by CDC and shame on them. Their aim is clear.’
This claim sounds totally delusional. CDC doctors are not sitting around en masse and trying to figure out how to make Donald Trump look bad. They’re trying to do their jobs.
However, Alexander went so far that he demanded the ability to review the entirety of all future MMWR reports before their publication. Alexander, it’s worth noting, insisted that he wanted to make sure that the reports (which cover basic facts) are “fair and balanced.” That is the slogan for Fox News. It seems clear where Alexander is getting his information.
Trump, of course, is far from a remotely credible source on the Coronavirus pandemic — at one point, he suggested exploring injecting household disinfectants as a potential treatment for the virus, although he eventually claimed he was joking — but Caputo and Alexander have pushed his perspective anyway. For instance, after Caputo’s team “raised questions” about a document describing the usage of hydroxychloroquine amidst the pandemic, the document was delayed for a month and just published last week, according to POLITICO. Trump has pushed hydroxychloroquine as if he hopes that it’s some kind of silver bullet to stop the pandemic, but the report that his lackeys delayed states that “the potential benefits of these drugs do not outweigh their risks.”
The FDA must approve drugs or vaccines based on their safety and effectiveness – NOT political pressure from the White House. The President’s dangerous attempt to inject himself into the scientific decisions of @US_FDA jeopardizes the health & well-being of all Americans. https://t.co/Dt7CBVjX1D — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 22, 2020
Trump, it’s worth noting, has himself publicly peddled some of the same unhinged conspiracies that have appeared to drive Caputo and Alexander. Earlier this year, he suggested that the “deep state” at the FDA was “hoping to delay the answer until after November 3rd” to make him look bad, presumably. This claim is total nonsense.
The deep state, or whoever, over at the FDA is making it very difficult for drug companies to get people in order to test the vaccines and therapeutics. Obviously, they are hoping to delay the answer until after November 3rd. Must focus on speed, and saving lives! @SteveFDA — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 22, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-09-12--Melania Trump Tweets Call For ‘Truth’ & Gets Humiliated In Seconds

There are three words that no Trump should be able to utter .
One is “ love , ” because they clearly aren ’ t guided by it .
The second is “ justice , ” because they clearly don ’ t understand what it means .
The third is “ truth , ” because they ’ ve abused it so often it ’ s no longer recognizable coming from them .
And yet , First Lady Melania Trump tried to issue a tweet today about a tell-all book by her former friend , Stephanie Winston Wilkoff , saying that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In the book , Melania and Me : The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady .
former advisor Winston Wilkoff writes that the First Lady is no one to be pitied and , in fact , fully supports her husband ’ s most bigoted ideas , including birtherism and child separation policies .
That “ I Really Don ’ t Care , Do You ?
” jacket was intentional and matched what Melania felt that day .
She stood by as her best friend was thrown under the bus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is obsessed with her hatred of Michelle Obama .
What ’ s more , Winston Wilkoff says she has tapes of everything regarding the inauguration spending , which she began recording when she realized she was going to end up being the scapegoat .
The “ truth ” can easily be revealed , and Melania Trump has to know this .
Instead of recognizing that fact and calling for a release of the tapes to clear her name , the First Lady has instead chosen to discredit her friend and rage-tweet about her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump family clone .
Twitter wasn ’ t impressed with Melania ’ s cries for justice .
Read some of their comments below :

There are three words that no Trump should be able to utter. One is “love,” because they clearly aren’t guided by it. The second is “justice,” because they clearly don’t understand what it means. The third is “truth,” because they’ve abused it so often it’s no longer recognizable coming from them. And yet, First Lady Melania Trump tried to issue a tweet today about a tell-all book by her former friend, Stephanie Winston Wilkoff, saying that “the truth will prevail!”
In the book, Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady. former advisor Winston Wilkoff writes that the First Lady is no one to be pitied and, in fact, fully supports her husband’s most bigoted ideas, including birtherism and child separation policies. That “I Really Don’t Care, Do You?” jacket was intentional and matched what Melania felt that day. She stood by as her best friend was thrown under the bus for illegally handling the inaugural funds and is obsessed with her hatred of Michelle Obama.
What’s more, Winston Wilkoff says she has tapes of everything regarding the inauguration spending, which she began recording when she realized she was going to end up being the scapegoat. The “truth” can easily be revealed, and Melania Trump has to know this. Instead of recognizing that fact and calling for a release of the tapes to clear her name, the First Lady has instead chosen to discredit her friend and rage-tweet about her, which makes her even more a Trump family clone.
Twitter wasn’t impressed with Melania’s cries for justice. Read some of their comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-12--Twitter Punishes Trump For Attempted Election Interference Attempt

Trump has yet again been peddling brazen misinformation about the election .
On Saturday , he took to Twitter and called on North Carolina voters to vote twice ; first , he said , they should vote by mail , and then they should visit their polling place and attempt to vote in person in order to supposedly make sure that their earlier ballot was counted .
Trying to vote twice is a crime , and Trump is proposing committing that crime as a solution to a problem — systemic issues with mail-in voting — that does not exist .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on North Carolina residents to try and vote twice , Twitter placed a notice on the post indicating that it had violated its election integrity-related rules .
Besides the message that Twitter attached to the tweet , they also restricted the post ’ s reach .
Users can no longer comment directly on it , it seems , and “ like ” and “ retweet ” tallies are no longer displayed .
The message itself reads as follows : Check it out below : This occasion is not the first time that Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ example on one of Trump ’ s tweets .
He has peddled misinformation related to the election on the platform in the past .
He ’ s also been running far and wide with election lies outside the platform as well — he has ranted and raved against mail-in voting , which he claims is full of opportunities for fraud .
However , that ’ s not true .
Mail-in voting has already been used at a high rate across the country for awhile ; five states have conducted elections almost entirely via @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make his complaints make more sense via specifying “ universal mail-in voting ” as the target of his concern , but there has never been any serious possibility of having universal mail-in voting across the entire country .
Even if there was , the entire volume of mail wouldn ’ t even surpass an ordinary single day ’ s processing capacity at the Postal Service , although the ballots would of course have to be added onto whatever else happened to be mailed that day .

Trump has yet again been peddling brazen misinformation about the election. On Saturday, he took to Twitter and called on North Carolina voters to vote twice; first, he said, they should vote by mail, and then they should visit their polling place and attempt to vote in person in order to supposedly make sure that their earlier ballot was counted. Trying to vote twice is a crime, and Trump is proposing committing that crime as a solution to a problem — systemic issues with mail-in voting — that does not exist. Shortly after Trump posted his tweet calling on North Carolina residents to try and vote twice, Twitter placed a notice on the post indicating that it had violated its election integrity-related rules.
Besides the message that Twitter attached to the tweet, they also restricted the post’s reach. Users can no longer comment directly on it, it seems, and “like” and “retweet” tallies are no longer displayed. The message itself reads as follows:
‘This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about civic and election integrity. However, Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible.’
Check it out below:
This occasion is not the first time that Twitter has placed a notice like the above example on one of Trump’s tweets. He has peddled misinformation related to the election on the platform in the past. He’s also been running far and wide with election lies outside the platform as well — he has ranted and raved against mail-in voting, which he claims is full of opportunities for fraud. However, that’s not true. Mail-in voting has already been used at a high rate across the country for awhile; five states have conducted elections almost entirely via the mail.
Trump has tried to make his complaints make more sense via specifying “universal mail-in voting” as the target of his concern, but there has never been any serious possibility of having universal mail-in voting across the entire country. Even if there was, the entire volume of mail wouldn’t even surpass an ordinary single day’s processing capacity at the Postal Service, although the ballots would of course have to be added onto whatever else happened to be mailed that day.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-12--N.C. Attorney General Tells Residents To Ignore Trump

On Saturday , Trump yet again called on voters in North Carolina to commit a crime .
Specifically , he insisted that North Carolina voters should try and vote twice in order to try and ensure that their earlier mail-in ballot was counted .
Trying to vote twice is a crime in the state of North Carolina , and the problem that Trump is proposing the crime as a solution for — a systemic issue with mail-in voting — does not exist .
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein , who is a Democrat , publicly rebuked the president after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carolina voters that they should not abide by what the president was saying .
Stein posted the following on Twitter : ‘ NORTH CAROLINA : Do NOT do what the President directs .
To make sure your ballot COUNTS , sign and send it in EARLY .
Then track it ONLINE with BALLOTTRAX .
Do NOT vote twice ( it ’ s a felony ) , or waste your time , or unnecessarily risk exposure to more people.
’ Trump has been ranting and raving against mail-in voting for awhile , claiming that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ although it ’ s definitely not .
Amidst the Coronavirus-induced concerns about gathering in person , especially for people in high-risk populations , Democrats have been working to expand access to mail-in voting across the country .
Trump has accused them of conspiring to rig the election in their favor via the process , but that claim is nonsense .
Trump has even claimed , among other things , that foreign countries could meddle in mail-in voting via submitting fraudulent ballots to be counted .
There ’ s no evidence for that claim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it would even be successfully accomplished .
Rather than some kind of legitimate systemic issue with mail-in voting , Trump seems like he might simply be paranoid about the possibility of losing if Americans have a chance to make their voices heard .
As of Saturday morning , Biden leads Trump in national polls by an average of over 7 percent , according to FiveThirtyEight .
That site ’ s Nate Silver says that if Biden is able to hang onto a lead at that level in the national popular vote in November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 99 percent chance of him winning the majority in the electoral college as well .

On Saturday, Trump yet again called on voters in North Carolina to commit a crime. Specifically, he insisted that North Carolina voters should try and vote twice in order to try and ensure that their earlier mail-in ballot was counted. Trying to vote twice is a crime in the state of North Carolina, and the problem that Trump is proposing the crime as a solution for — a systemic issue with mail-in voting — does not exist. North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, who is a Democrat, publicly rebuked the president after his latest rant, insisting to North Carolina voters that they should not abide by what the president was saying.
Stein posted the following on Twitter:
‘NORTH CAROLINA: Do NOT do what the President directs. To make sure your ballot COUNTS, sign and send it in EARLY. Then track it ONLINE with BALLOTTRAX. Do NOT vote twice (it’s a felony), or waste your time, or unnecessarily risk exposure to more people.’
NORTH CAROLINA: Do NOT do what the President directs. To make sure your ballot COUNTS, sign and send it in EARLY. Then track it ONLINE with BALLOTTRAX. Do NOT vote twice (it’s a felony), or waste your time, or unnecessarily risk exposure to more people. https://t.co/jOKYoR4hnr https://t.co/1cF6tJoHA4 — Josh Stein (@JoshStein_) September 12, 2020
Trump has been ranting and raving against mail-in voting for awhile, claiming that the process is full of systemic fraud although it’s definitely not. Amidst the Coronavirus-induced concerns about gathering in person, especially for people in high-risk populations, Democrats have been working to expand access to mail-in voting across the country. Trump has accused them of conspiring to rig the election in their favor via the process, but that claim is nonsense. Trump has even claimed, among other things, that foreign countries could meddle in mail-in voting via submitting fraudulent ballots to be counted. There’s no evidence for that claim — and it’s unclear how it would even be successfully accomplished.
Rather than some kind of legitimate systemic issue with mail-in voting, Trump seems like he might simply be paranoid about the possibility of losing if Americans have a chance to make their voices heard. As of Saturday morning, Biden leads Trump in national polls by an average of over 7 percent, according to FiveThirtyEight. That site’s Nate Silver says that if Biden is able to hang onto a lead at that level in the national popular vote in November, then there’s an about 99 percent chance of him winning the majority in the electoral college as well.
Chance of a Biden Electoral college win if he wins the popular vote by X points: 0-1 points: just 6%!
1-2 points: 22%
2-3 points: 46%
3-4 points: 74%
4-5 points: 89%
5-6 points: 98%
6-7 points: 99% — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) September 2, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-09-12--Trump Has Wildly Deranged 4-Tweet Saturday Morning Meltdown

President Donald Trump sounds desperate .
On Saturday morning , as he continued to struggle to make any progress with his standing in the polls , he took to Twitter with a four-tweet rant of nonsense .
He lied about every one of the three topics that he ’ d posted about as of about 10 A.M. , which included Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s Russia investigation , former FBI official Andrew McCabe ’ s wife ’ s political career , and early voting .
Yet again , he seemed to suggest that voters should try and vote twice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and try and ensure that their earlier mail-in ballot was counted .
Trying to vote twice is a crime in North Carolina , whose voters he specifically addressed .
There is no need for voters to take the extreme measure of committing a crime in order to make sure that their mail-in ballot was counted .
North Carolina has a new online tracking system for mail-in ballots — and before that , trying to vote twice was already a crime in the state .
Trump is proposing committing a crime to address @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail-in ballots — again .
Trump tweeted : ‘ NORTH CAROLINA : To make sure your Ballot COUNTS , sign & send it in EARLY .
When Polls open , go to your Polling Place to see if it was COUNTED .
IF NOT , VOTE !
Your signed Ballot will not count because your vote has been posted .
Don ’ t let them illegally take your vote away from you !
’ On Saturday morning , Trump also claimed that former FBI official Andrew McCabe had “ $ 700,000 illegally given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his wife ’ s political campaign , by Crooked Hillary Clinton while Hillary was under FBI investigation , and McCabe was the head of the FBI.
” This claim is a lie .
McCabe ’ s wife — not him — received a donation from the Clinton ally Terry McAuliffe while she was running for a seat in the Virginia state legislature .
Andrew , over at the FBI , recused himself from the investigation of Hillary ’ s usage of a private email server .
On Tuesday , Trump also lied about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mueller .
He claimed that “ It has now been determined that the Mueller Scam should never have been set up in the first place , there were no grounds .
It was all an illegitimate Witch Hunt , & a big price must be paid.
” This claim is a lie .
Nobody — at least nobody credible — has “ determined ” that Mueller ’ s investigation should never have been started .

President Donald Trump sounds desperate. On Saturday morning, as he continued to struggle to make any progress with his standing in the polls, he took to Twitter with a four-tweet rant of nonsense. He lied about every one of the three topics that he’d posted about as of about 10 A.M., which included Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, former FBI official Andrew McCabe’s wife’s political career, and early voting. Yet again, he seemed to suggest that voters should try and vote twice in order to “game the system” and try and ensure that their earlier mail-in ballot was counted. Trying to vote twice is a crime in North Carolina, whose voters he specifically addressed.
There is no need for voters to take the extreme measure of committing a crime in order to make sure that their mail-in ballot was counted. North Carolina has a new online tracking system for mail-in ballots — and before that, trying to vote twice was already a crime in the state. Trump is proposing committing a crime to address the non-existent problem of systematic issues with mail-in ballots — again. Trump tweeted:
‘NORTH CAROLINA: To make sure your Ballot COUNTS, sign & send it in EARLY. When Polls open, go to your Polling Place to see if it was COUNTED. IF NOT, VOTE! Your signed Ballot will not count because your vote has been posted. Don’t let them illegally take your vote away from you!’
NORTH CAROLINA: To make sure your Ballot COUNTS, sign & send it in EARLY. When Polls open, go to your Polling Place to see if it was COUNTED. IF NOT, VOTE! Your signed Ballot will not count because your vote has been posted. Don’t let them illegally take your vote away from you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2020
On Saturday morning, Trump also claimed that former FBI official Andrew McCabe had “$700,000 illegally given to him and his wife, for his wife’s political campaign, by Crooked Hillary Clinton while Hillary was under FBI investigation, and McCabe was the head of the FBI.” This claim is a lie. McCabe’s wife — not him — received a donation from the Clinton ally Terry McAuliffe while she was running for a seat in the Virginia state legislature. Andrew, over at the FBI, recused himself from the investigation of Hillary’s usage of a private email server.
Was Andy McCabe ever forced to pay back the $700,000 illegally given to him and his wife, for his wife’s political campaign, by Crooked Hillary Clinton while Hillary was under FBI investigation, and McCabe was the head of the FBI??? Just askin’? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2020
On Tuesday, Trump also lied about the Russia investigation that was led by Mueller. He claimed that “It has now been determined that the Mueller Scam should never have been set up in the first place, there were no grounds. It was all an illegitimate Witch Hunt, & a big price must be paid.” This claim is a lie. Nobody — at least nobody credible — has “determined” that Mueller’s investigation should never have been started.
….It has now been determined that the Mueller Scam should never have been set up in the first place, there were no grounds. It was all an illegitimate Witch Hunt, & a big price must be paid. How different my life would have been if this fraud on America was never committed!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-11--Post Woodward Scandal 2020 Poll Results Have Trump Raging

While it is usually an October surprise that throws political campaigns into panic mode , two game-changing stories about the incumbent president may have impacted his chances considerably .
First , a story by writer Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic printed stories from anonymous sources inside the Trump administration of the president calling those who ’ ve died in service to their country “ losers ” and “ suckers.
” While the anonymous sources remain anonymous , two people present during these reported conversations , former chief of staff Gen. John Kelly and former secretary of defense Gen. Jim Mattis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the allegations .
Second , Watergate journalist Bob Woodward released tapes of Donald Trump saying he had always intended to “ downplay ” COVID-19 even though he knew it was deadly , it was airborne , and it could kill children .
Following these hits against Trump and his campaign , the Yahoo !
News/YouGov poll show that Trump ’ s minor bump following the Republican National Convention in August , a bump that got him within six points of his challenger , Joe Biden , disappeared and became a ten-point deficit in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , voters pulled their earlier support of Trump .
A full 15 percent of Americans say that they have since changed their minds about his response to the virus as a result of Woodward ’ s tapes .
Trump ’ s response to the stories , saying that he was trying not to “ cause a panic ” have not swayed anyone , most likely because his campaign full of warnings that Biden will destroy the suburbs , send gang members to nicer neighborhoods to wreak havoc , take away guns , stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump look bad , and defund the police .
‘ Asked if their opinion of Trump ’ s coronavirus response has changed because of Woodward ’ s big scoop — a tape of Trump privately acknowledging the virus was “ deadly stuff ” even as he publicly sought , in his own words , “ to play it down ” — nearly a quarter of Americans ( 23 percent ) say yes .
Even 15 percent of those who voted for Trump in 2016 say the Woodward news has changed their mind about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
‘ Those might seem like small numbers .
But in an age of extreme polarization , they could augur a real shift .
Overall , 15 percent of Americans say the Woodward quotes have made them less likely to vote to reelect the president in November — and a third of these were 2016 Trump supporters .
The story from The Atlantic , which has been confirmed by The Associated Press , The Washington Post , and even Fox News , has done the president no favors , either .
Too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the past , statements like his insult of John McCain , saying he wasn ’ t a war hero because he was captured as a prisoner of war , tied the story together too neatly for American voters to ignore .
‘ The military story seems to have had a similar impact .
Asked which candidate shows more respect for the military , 50 percent of registered voters name Biden , compared to 39 percent for Trump .
By the same margin , voters say Biden would do a better job leading the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
‘ Reactions to Trump ’ s reported remarks on the military were predictably partisan , but nearly a quarter of independents ( 23 percent ) say the news increased their support for Biden , compared to just 9 percent who say the news increased their support for Trump .
Six percent of 2016 Trump supporters say they have moved toward Biden as a result .
’

While it is usually an October surprise that throws political campaigns into panic mode, two game-changing stories about the incumbent president may have impacted his chances considerably.
First, a story by writer Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic printed stories from anonymous sources inside the Trump administration of the president calling those who’ve died in service to their country “losers” and “suckers.” While the anonymous sources remain anonymous, two people present during these reported conversations, former chief of staff Gen. John Kelly and former secretary of defense Gen. Jim Mattis, have not come forward to deny the allegations.
Second, Watergate journalist Bob Woodward released tapes of Donald Trump saying he had always intended to “downplay” COVID-19 even though he knew it was deadly, it was airborne, and it could kill children.
Following these hits against Trump and his campaign, the Yahoo! News/YouGov poll show that Trump’s minor bump following the Republican National Convention in August, a bump that got him within six points of his challenger, Joe Biden, disappeared and became a ten-point deficit in polling.
According to Yahoo! News:
‘The survey, which was conducted from Sept. 9 to 11, shows Biden leading Trump by 10 percentage points among registered voters, 49 percent to 39 percent. Theprevious Yahoo News/YouGov poll found Biden ahead by just 6 points immediately after the Republican National Convention. ‘
President Trump has thrown out one of his most absurd explanations for opponent Joe Biden going from “so bad” in presidential debates to leading Trump in most election polls. It’s because Biden is on performance-enhancing drugs, apparently. https://t.co/tmj9YpFSes — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 11, 2020
On the coronavirus, particularly, voters pulled their earlier support of Trump. A full 15 percent of Americans say that they have since changed their minds about his response to the virus as a result of Woodward’s tapes. Trump’s response to the stories, saying that he was trying not to “cause a panic” have not swayed anyone, most likely because his campaign full of warnings that Biden will destroy the suburbs, send gang members to nicer neighborhoods to wreak havoc, take away guns, stop the production of a vaccine to make Trump look bad, and defund the police.
‘Asked if their opinion of Trump’s coronavirus response has changed because of Woodward’s big scoop — a tape of Trump privately acknowledging the virus was “deadly stuff” even as he publicly sought, in his own words, “to play it down”— nearly a quarter of Americans (23 percent) say yes. Even 15 percent of those who voted for Trump in 2016 say the Woodward news has changed their mind about the president’s handling of the pandemic. ‘Those might seem like small numbers. But in an age of extreme polarization, they could augur a real shift. Overall, 15 percent of Americans say the Woodward quotes have made them less likely to vote to reelect the president in November — and a third of these were 2016 Trump supporters.
Great! Biden is finally being forced out of his basement. Now you’ll be able to see what is going on “up there”. He may do some “limited” campaigning. Basement Biden is no longer playing well in the Polls! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 8, 2020
The story from The Atlantic, which has been confirmed by The Associated Press, The Washington Post, and even Fox News, has done the president no favors, either. Too many statements made by Trump publicly in the past, statements like his insult of John McCain, saying he wasn’t a war hero because he was captured as a prisoner of war, tied the story together too neatly for American voters to ignore.
‘The military story seems to have had a similar impact. Asked which candidate shows more respect for the military, 50 percent of registered voters name Biden, compared to 39 percent for Trump. By the same margin, voters say Biden would do a better job leading the military than the current commander in chief. ‘Reactions to Trump’s reported remarks on the military were predictably partisan, but nearly a quarter of independents (23 percent) say the news increased their support for Biden, compared to just 9 percent who say the news increased their support for Trump. Six percent of 2016 Trump supporters say they have moved toward Biden as a result.’
The week that was expected to see the race tighten didn't. Biden leads Trump by anywhere from 7 to 10 points nationally. Fox News polls show Biden ahead by 9 in Arizona, 8 in Wisconsin and 4 in North Carolina. @AsteadWesley @anniekarni https://t.co/Eur97pRAVh — Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) September 5, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-09-11--Another Justice Dept Official Abruptly Resigns After Corrupt Pressure From Barr

A high-ranking official at the Justice Department has abruptly resigned , reportedly amidst concerns that they had about political pressure from Attorney General Bill Barr on the team that they ’ d been working with .
The official , Nora Dannehy , had been serving as a top aide on the team of U.S. Attorney John Durham , who ’ s been investigating the origins of the Russia investigation .
According to the Hartford Courant , Dannehy resigned “ at least partly out of concern that the investigative team is being pressed for political reasons to produce a report before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Specifically , there ’ s been alleged pressure to produce a report before the November presidential election .
The Courant reports that Dannehy ’ s brief late Thursday email to colleagues revealing her resignation “ said nothing about political pressure , her work for Durham or what the Durham team has produced , according to people who received it.
” However , “ Colleagues said Dannehy is not a supporter of President Donald J. Trump and has been concerned in recent weeks by what she believed was pressure from Barr – who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election.
” Trump and his political allies , including Barr , have consistently alleged some kind of nefarious anti-Trump intent behind the original Russia investigation , although they have struggled to produce substantive evidence .
The Courant notes that associates of Durham “ have said recently that it is their belief he is under pressure to produce something – perhaps some sort of report – before the presidential election in November , ” although those associates did not have firsthand knowledge of the investigation .
So far , the only result of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work has been a criminal charge of making a false statement that was issued against former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith .
He doctored a CIA email about ex-Trump adviser Carter Page , changing a statement indicating that Page had been a source for the agency to one indicating that he had not .
The change was apparently intended to bolster the FBI ’ s case for an approval of surveillance of Page , but it had basically nothing to do with Trump , it seems .
Page was not associated with the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his allies ( including Barr ) have claimed — wrongly — that the Obama administration “ spied ” on the Trump campaign .

A high-ranking official at the Justice Department has abruptly resigned, reportedly amidst concerns that they had about political pressure from Attorney General Bill Barr on the team that they’d been working with. The official, Nora Dannehy, had been serving as a top aide on the team of U.S. Attorney John Durham, who’s been investigating the origins of the Russia investigation. According to the Hartford Courant, Dannehy resigned “at least partly out of concern that the investigative team is being pressed for political reasons to produce a report before its work is done, colleagues said.” Specifically, there’s been alleged pressure to produce a report before the November presidential election.
The Courant reports that Dannehy’s brief late Thursday email to colleagues revealing her resignation “said nothing about political pressure, her work for Durham or what the Durham team has produced, according to people who received it.” However, “Colleagues said Dannehy is not a supporter of President Donald J. Trump and has been concerned in recent weeks by what she believed was pressure from Barr – who appointed Durham – to produce results before the election.” Trump and his political allies, including Barr, have consistently alleged some kind of nefarious anti-Trump intent behind the original Russia investigation, although they have struggled to produce substantive evidence.
The Courant notes that associates of Durham “have said recently that it is their belief he is under pressure to produce something – perhaps some sort of report – before the presidential election in November,” although those associates did not have firsthand knowledge of the investigation.
So far, the only result of Durham’s investigative team’s work has been a criminal charge of making a false statement that was issued against former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith. He doctored a CIA email about ex-Trump adviser Carter Page, changing a statement indicating that Page had been a source for the agency to one indicating that he had not. The change was apparently intended to bolster the FBI’s case for an approval of surveillance of Page, but it had basically nothing to do with Trump, it seems. Page was not associated with the Trump campaign at the time, although Trump and his allies (including Barr) have claimed — wrongly — that the Obama administration “spied” on the Trump campaign.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-14--Woodward Shows Trump The Door During Sunday Night Interview

Watergate journalist Bob Woodward ’ s new book , Rage , will hit bookshelves on September 14 , but pre-released tapes have already caused quite a firestorm .
With revelations that included Trump ’ s many lies on the COVID-19 crisis that has killed nearly 200,000 people , the book has not been a hit among the Trump camp .
On Sunday , the author sat for an interview with 60 Minutes and explained his decision to released those tapes , which include statements by Trump about how deadly it is and that it can kill children .
Woodward said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact-checking to determine whether anything Trump said , either in interviews or publicly , was true , but that once he did he knew he had to warn the public , a job that should have been the president ’ s .
‘ This is the tragedy .
the president of the United States has a duty to warn .
The public will understand that .
But if they get the feeling that they ’ re not getting the truth , then you ’ re going down the path of deceit and cover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unlike most books written by news reporters , reaches a conclusion .
Woodward defended his decision to take that path , and his conclusion is not kind to the president .
Saying that Trump is simply not up to the job , Woodward says that statement is based on “ overwhelming evidence.
” ‘ It ’ s a conclusion based on evidence , overwhelming evidence , that he could not rise to the occasion with the virus and tell the truth .
And one of the things that President Trump told me , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s always dynamite behind the door.
” The real dynamite is President Trump .
He is the dynamite.
’ Woodward said that he had a conversation with Trump before the book ’ s release and that Trump initially took the news well that the book would be critical of him .
Just over an hour later , Trump began tweeting that Woodward was writing a fake book .
‘ It ’ s a tough book .
There are going to be things that you are not gon na like , judgments that I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end , said , “ Well , I didn ’ t get you on this book .
Maybe I ’ ll get you on the next one.
” ‘

Watergate journalist Bob Woodward’s new book, Rage, will hit bookshelves on September 14, but pre-released tapes have already caused quite a firestorm. With revelations that included Trump’s many lies on the COVID-19 crisis that has killed nearly 200,000 people, the book has not been a hit among the Trump camp.
“I say the president is the wrong man for the job.” Bob Woodward says he came to this conclusion “based on evidence, overwhelming evidence.” https://t.co/aDGioTLG22 pic.twitter.com/yTpZJdVnZk — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 13, 2020
On Sunday, the author sat for an interview with 60 Minutes and explained his decision to released those tapes, which include statements by Trump about how deadly it is and that it can kill children. Woodward said he first had to do months of fact-checking to determine whether anything Trump said, either in interviews or publicly, was true, but that once he did he knew he had to warn the public, a job that should have been the president’s.
‘This is the tragedy. the president of the United States has a duty to warn. The public will understand that. But if they get the feeling that they’re not getting the truth, then you’re going down the path of deceit and cover up.’
Bob Woodward says an hour and a half after he told President Trump that his new book would be tough on him, the president “tweeted out that the Bob Woodward book is going to be fake.” https://t.co/dFnYXQkgtk pic.twitter.com/gwcuJf8ohY — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 13, 2020
Woodward’s book, unlike most books written by news reporters, reaches a conclusion. Woodward defended his decision to take that path, and his conclusion is not kind to the president. Saying that Trump is simply not up to the job, Woodward says that statement is based on “overwhelming evidence.”
‘It’s a conclusion based on evidence, overwhelming evidence, that he could not rise to the occasion with the virus and tell the truth. And one of the things that President Trump told me, “In the presidency, there’s always dynamite behind the door.” The real dynamite is President Trump. He is the dynamite.’
Bob Woodward says that on January 28, National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien told President Trump that coronavirus “will be the biggest national security threat” of his presidency. https://t.co/TdjOvN9Nwy pic.twitter.com/O2UI0ErlcV — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 13, 2020
Woodward said that he had a conversation with Trump before the book’s release and that Trump initially took the news well that the book would be critical of him. Just over an hour later, Trump began tweeting that Woodward was writing a fake book.
‘It’s a tough book. There are going to be things that you are not gonna like, judgments that I made.” And he, at the end, said, “Well, I didn’t get you on this book. Maybe I’ll get you on the next one.”‘
“The title, “Rage,” comes from [President Trump.] He said he brings out rage in people. And he doesn’t know whether that’s a positive or a negative or a good thing or a bad thing,” says Bob Woodward about the title of his new book. https://t.co/AmxVsOTmV8 pic.twitter.com/2M2qEIapKO — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 13, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-09-13--NFL Players Openly Defy Trump With Sunday BLM Protest

After the kickoff starting the Sunday NFL game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons , every one of the 22 players who were on the field took a knee as part of the ongoing peaceful protest movement within professional athletic circles to bring attention to racial injustice in the United States .
Originally , these peaceful protests took the form of taking a knee during the national anthem .
During his time with the San Francisco 49ers , Colin Kaepernick was the first to undertake that particular gesture ; on Sunday , “ several ” Seahawks players did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daily Beast reports .
President Donald Trump has obsessively raged against peaceful protests by professional athletes — but evidently , the athletes don ’ t care much .
Peaceful protests have been undertaken in just about every major professional sports league recently : before the recent opening game of the 2020 MLB season , the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals teams took a knee together ( although not during the anthem ) , and during the opening game of the recent WNBA season , both teams who were set to participate in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and New York Liberty ) walked off the court before the anthem .
More recently , NBA players went on strike after the police shooting of a black man named Jacob Blake in Wisconsin .
After the NBA strike , top Trump allies including his son-in-law/ adviser Jared Kushner and the vice president ’ s chief of staff , Marc Short , complained .
Kushner mockingly characterized the boycotts as the players merely taking “ a night off from work , ” while Short called the protest “ absurd and silly.
” Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times .
On July 21 , he petulantly tweeted : It ’ s worth noting — many recent protests have occurred before or after the anthem , but Trump has seemed like he ’ s using complaints about mid-anthem protests as leverage against protests as a whole .
Trump has peddled plenty of racism on his own time .
For instance , he has recently been running far and wide with the idea that he ’ s going to save the “ suburbs ” from an “ invasion ” of low income housing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — it ’ s marginalized communities like many black Americans who are most often associated with low income housing .

After the kickoff starting the Sunday NFL game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons, every one of the 22 players who were on the field took a knee as part of the ongoing peaceful protest movement within professional athletic circles to bring attention to racial injustice in the United States. Originally, these peaceful protests took the form of taking a knee during the national anthem. During his time with the San Francisco 49ers, Colin Kaepernick was the first to undertake that particular gesture; on Sunday, “several” Seahawks players did not stand for the anthem, The Daily Beast reports.
All 22 players on the field at the start of Sunday's game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons took a knee in protest against racial injustice. https://t.co/sg14EGB29C — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 13, 2020
President Donald Trump has obsessively raged against peaceful protests by professional athletes — but evidently, the athletes don’t care much. Peaceful protests have been undertaken in just about every major professional sports league recently: before the recent opening game of the 2020 MLB season, the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals teams took a knee together (although not during the anthem), and during the opening game of the recent WNBA season, both teams who were set to participate in the match-up (including the Seattle Storm and New York Liberty) walked off the court before the anthem. More recently, NBA players went on strike after the police shooting of a black man named Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.
During the Kickoff in Atlanta, players on both teams exercised their right to bring attention to social injustices that have persisted in the Black community for many years. We stand by the players in the quest for equality. pic.twitter.com/ZRrUmTI3uc — NFL (@NFL) September 13, 2020
After the NBA strike, top Trump allies including his son-in-law/ adviser Jared Kushner and the vice president’s chief of staff, Marc Short, complained. Kushner mockingly characterized the boycotts as the players merely taking “a night off from work,” while Short called the protest “absurd and silly.”
Trump himself has complained about the protests many times. On July 21, he petulantly tweeted:
‘Looking forward to live sports, but any time I witness a player kneeling during the National Anthem, a sign of great disrespect for our Country and our Flag, the game is over for me!’
It’s worth noting — many recent protests have occurred before or after the anthem, but Trump has seemed like he’s using complaints about mid-anthem protests as leverage against protests as a whole.
Looking forward to live sports, but any time I witness a player kneeling during the National Anthem, a sign of great disrespect for our Country and our Flag, the game is over for me! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 21, 2020
Trump has peddled plenty of racism on his own time. For instance, he has recently been running far and wide with the idea that he’s going to save the “suburbs” from an “invasion” of low income housing. That’s thinly veiled race-baiting — it’s marginalized communities like many black Americans who are most often associated with low income housing.
Racist. Sexist. Misogynist. Dog Whistle all in one #Trump tweet. 'Suburban housewife' is dog whistle White identity politics from Racist President-in- Misogyny. #BidenHarris2020Landslide https://t.co/B3xvSSuCNY — Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (@SholaMos1) August 12, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-09-13--Trump Vs Biden ‘Mental Soundness’ Poll Shows Awful News For GOP

Donald Trump was not happy with the latest Fox News Poll .
After all , this was supposed to be his network .
More and more , he has been turning to QAN when Fox polls lean away from him .
This just might be one of those days .
The Atlantic describes the conservative networks this way .
The Fox News Poll showed that Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris ( D-CA ) , the Democratic candidates , bring an interesting combination of the old and the much younger , the long-time politician and a fresher version .
Plus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the sitting president .
Meanwhile , Donald Trump and Mike Pence stand ready to continue their reign .
At his last rally , not only did the president work on the 2020 race , he also felt as if he deserved to take the 2024 race , too , REV showed in the transcript of his weekend rally : Biden-Harris lead Trump-Pence 51-46 in the Fox News Poll .
With the five percentage point-margin , the Democrats ’ number rests perfectly on the edge of the margin of error .
The Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic and the Republican national conventions Of the likely voters , over 50 percent view Biden positively and trust him far beyond POTUS on the Supreme Court nominations , the handling of the coronavirus pandemic , and uniting the country .
The latter appears very important to Americans as Trump continues to try to divide the country at every opportunity .
The national poll was the first one Fox News has done among likely voters in 2020 .
In addition , this was the first time it had added the vice-presidential candidates in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that both tickets had strong voter bases .
Biden took the seniors , women , suburban voters , Blacks , Hispanics , and the millennials .
Conversely , Trump led among men , rural voters , veterans , Whites , White Catholics , and Gen Xers .
The veteran vote came as a surprise given the president ’ s negative comments about them .
According to the Minnesota Star Tribune : Shaw said that campaigns tend to be about “ partisan homecoming : ” Due to the pandemic , most mail-in ballots favored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Those voting in person favored Trump ( 58 percent ) .
Likely voters felt that Trump beat Biden on one issue , but one that was vital , the economy , by five points .
On the other hand , Biden to the lead on other topics : Ninety percent of those surveyed were worried about unemployment .
Eighty percent the coronavirus and sixty percent crime and violence .
The images of burning cities on cable news have convinced 48 percent over 40 percent to describe protests as riots ( 48 percent to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radicals ” to “ right-wing radicals ( 39-33 percent ) for the violence .
Democrats were less likely to call the protests “ riots , ” than Republicans ( 30 to 68 percent ) .
Ironically , likely voters picked Biden to reunite the country over Trump by 13-points .
The Fox News poll was conducted on September 7 through 10 .
It had 1,311 live , randomly selected registered voters .
It also incorporated 1,191 likely voters .
The interview was done by both landlines and cell phones .
The margin of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both registered and likely voters , which is considered a relative fair margin .
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 was not happy with the latest Fox News Poll. After all, this was supposed to be his network. More and more, he has been turning to QAN when Fox polls lean away from him. This just might be one of those days.
The Atlantic describes the conservative networks this way.
‘He treats OAN like his sidepiece, and Fox News like a future ex-wife.’
The Fox News Poll showed that Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), the Democratic candidates, bring an interesting combination of the old and the much younger, the long-time politician and a fresher version. Plus, that they stand five points ahead of the sitting president.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump and Mike Pence stand ready to continue their reign. At his last rally, not only did the president work on the 2020 race, he also felt as if he deserved to take the 2024 race, too, REV showed in the transcript of his weekend rally:
‘[W]e’re going to win Nevada, and we’re going to win four more years in the White House. And then after that we’ll negotiate, right? ‘Cause we’re probably, based on the way we were treated, we’re probably entitled to another four after that.’
Biden-Harris lead Trump-Pence 51-46 in the Fox News Poll. With the five percentage point-margin, the Democrats’ number rests perfectly on the edge of the margin of error. The Fox News Poll was conducted after both the Democratic and the Republican national conventions
Of the likely voters, over 50 percent view Biden positively and trust him far beyond POTUS on the Supreme Court nominations, the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and uniting the country. The latter appears very important to Americans as Trump continues to try to divide the country at every opportunity.
The national poll was the first one Fox News has done among likely voters in 2020. In addition, this was the first time it had added the vice-presidential candidates in the vote preference question.
It appeared that both tickets had strong voter bases. Biden took the seniors, women, suburban voters, Blacks, Hispanics, and the millennials. Conversely, Trump led among men, rural voters, veterans, Whites, White Catholics, and Gen Xers. The veteran vote came as a surprise given the president’s negative comments about them. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune:
‘A recent Military Times poll taken before the Atlantic’s report shows views on Trump have steadily declined since his election in 2016, and service members now show a “slight but significant preference” for Joe Biden.’
Shaw said that campaigns tend to be about “partisan homecoming:”
‘Despite the often tumultuous events of the day, campaigns are often about partisan homecoming. Trump may be benefiting from this dynamic. It looks like Republican-leaning undecided voters have come around, both in the ballot and his job ratings.’
Due to the pandemic, most mail-in ballots favored Biden, (71 percent). Those voting in person favored Trump (58 percent).
Likely voters felt that Trump beat Biden on one issue, but one that was vital, the economy, by five points. On the other hand, Biden to the lead on other topics:
‘[R]acial inequality (+12), coronavirus (+8), health care (+8), Supreme Court nominations (+7), and immigration (+7 points) policing and criminal justice” (+7), while the two are rated about evenly on “maintaining law and order.” (Biden +2).
Ninety percent of those surveyed were worried about unemployment. Eighty percent the coronavirus and sixty percent crime and violence.
The images of burning cities on cable news have convinced 48 percent over 40 percent to describe protests as riots (48 percent to 40). They blame “left-wing radicals” to “right-wing radicals (39-33 percent) for the violence. Democrats were less likely to call the protests “riots,” than Republicans (30 to 68 percent).
Ironically, likely voters picked Biden to reunite the country over Trump by 13-points.
The Fox News poll was conducted on September 7 through 10. It had 1,311 live, randomly selected registered voters. It also incorporated 1,191 likely voters. The interview was done by both landlines and cell phones. The margin of error was 2.5 +/- percentage points for both registered and likely voters, which is considered a relative fair margin.
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bipartisanreport--2020-09-13--Congress Hits Trump Administration With Surprise Weekend Subpoena

The House Homeland Security Committee has issued a subpoena demanding testimony from Trump ’ s acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) , Chad Wolf .
After a long period of Wolf ’ s service in the “ acting ” capacity , the White House recently submitted a formal nomination of Wolf for a more permanent role to the Senate .
Despite Wolf ’ s months of service , the Department pointed to a supposed “ unwritten rule ” of allowing presidential nominees the chance to get confirmed before having to testify outside of confirmation hearings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an excuse for Wolf ’ s refusal to testify to Congress .
However , Wolf isn ’ t just a nominee , he ’ s also the current acting Secretary of Homeland Security !
House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson ( D-Miss . )
, whose committee ’ s subpoena demands testimony from Wolf this week , said as follows : ‘ From the coronavirus pandemic to the rise of right-wing extremism to ongoing election interference , there are urgent threats requiring our attention .
Mr. Wolf ’ s refusal to testify — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time — is especially troubling given the serious matters facing the Department and the Nation.
’ As mentioned , Assistant DHS Secretary Beth Spivey claimed in a letter to Thompson ’ s committee that “ the right of a President ’ s nominee to abstain from testifying on matters unrelated to his or her nomination while such a nomination is pending is an unwritten rule honored by Chairmen from both sides of the aisle for many decades.
” Wolf isn ’ t just a nominee !
He ’ s also the person who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Homeland Security for months on end , but his department is pointing to an “ unwritten rule ” as an excuse for a blanket refusal to testify on matters of urgent public importance .
The House Homeland Security Committee has demanded testimony from Wolf after a whistleblower complaint emerged claiming that he ( and his top deputy , Ken Cuccinelli ) had attempted to get intelligence reports changed to make them more in line with the president ’ s political agenda .
Brian Murphy , who ’ s a former top official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be in charge of intelligence and analysis , alleges that Wolf ordered officials to “ cease providing intelligence assessments on the threat of Russian interference , ” for instance .
Besides the Homeland Security Committee ’ s investigation , the House and Senate Intelligence Committees have also both indicated that they are investigating the issue .

The House Homeland Security Committee has issued a subpoena demanding testimony from Trump’s acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Chad Wolf. After a long period of Wolf’s service in the “acting” capacity, the White House recently submitted a formal nomination of Wolf for a more permanent role to the Senate. Despite Wolf’s months of service, the Department pointed to a supposed “unwritten rule” of allowing presidential nominees the chance to get confirmed before having to testify outside of confirmation hearings, which they tried to use as an excuse for Wolf’s refusal to testify to Congress. However, Wolf isn’t just a nominee, he’s also the current acting Secretary of Homeland Security!
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf has been subpoenaed for a hearing next week after refusing to testify. https://t.co/aCDIxptnRq — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 13, 2020
House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), whose committee’s subpoena demands testimony from Wolf this week, said as follows:
‘From the coronavirus pandemic to the rise of right-wing extremism to ongoing election interference, there are urgent threats requiring our attention. Mr. Wolf’s refusal to testify — thereby evading congressional oversight at this critical time — is especially troubling given the serious matters facing the Department and the Nation.’
As mentioned, Assistant DHS Secretary Beth Spivey claimed in a letter to Thompson’s committee that “the right of a President’s nominee to abstain from testifying on matters unrelated to his or her nomination while such a nomination is pending is an unwritten rule honored by Chairmen from both sides of the aisle for many decades.” Wolf isn’t just a nominee! He’s also the person who has been responsible for leading the Department of Homeland Security for months on end, but his department is pointing to an “unwritten rule” as an excuse for a blanket refusal to testify on matters of urgent public importance.
The House Homeland Security Committee has demanded testimony from Wolf after a whistleblower complaint emerged claiming that he (and his top deputy, Ken Cuccinelli) had attempted to get intelligence reports changed to make them more in line with the president’s political agenda. Brian Murphy, who’s a former top official at Wolf’s department who used to be in charge of intelligence and analysis, alleges that Wolf ordered officials to “cease providing intelligence assessments on the threat of Russian interference,” for instance. Besides the Homeland Security Committee’s investigation, the House and Senate Intelligence Committees have also both indicated that they are investigating the issue.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-13--Trump Brags About Winning Fake Award During Afternoon Meltdown

President Donald Trump is pulling out all the stops in his desperate attempt to secure re-election .
Now , he has taken to Twitter with a self-congratulatory claim that he received “ the highly honored Bay of Pigs Award for all I have done for our great Cuban Population ” — but that ’ s not true , because the “ Bay of Pigs Award ” does not exist .
In reality , Trump received an endorsement from the Bay of Pigs Veterans Association in 2016 , before he could have even done anything for Cuban-Americans as president — since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next year .
He ’ s taking kernels of truth and mashing them up into self-aggrandizing nonsense .
He ’ s an embarrassment .
‘ Sleepy Joe Biden has spent 47 years in politics being terrible to Hispanics .
Now he is relying on Castro lover Bernie Sanders to help him out .
That won ’ t work !
Remember , Miami Cubans gave me the highly honored Bay of Pigs Award for all I have done for our great Cuban Population !
’ Trump didn ’ t even try to include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terribleness ” towards Hispanics .
Perhaps Trump just wants people to take his word for it , although he ’ s the guy who has lied thousands of times while in office .
Although it ’ s true that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has endorsed Biden and been campaigning for him , to call him a “ Castro lover ” is brazen misinformation .
Sanders has offered nominal praise for the education system of Castro-led Cuba .
Acknowledging the basic reality that the education system may have been likable for some people is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ endless capitulation to present-day murderous dictators .
Once , Trump said that he “ fell in love ” with North Korea ’ s Kim Jong Un .
Fell in love !
As for the so-called “ Bay of Pigs Award , ” which does not exist , CNN ’ s Daniel Dale reported the following : ‘ For those confused by Trump ’ s claim he got the “ highly honored Bay of Pigs Award ” : He got an endorsement in 2016 from the Bay of Pigs Veterans Association .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a long history of turning endorsements and other non-awards into awards.
’ Check out Twitter ’ s response to Trump ’ s nonsense below :

President Donald Trump is pulling out all the stops in his desperate attempt to secure re-election. Now, he has taken to Twitter with a self-congratulatory claim that he received “the highly honored Bay of Pigs Award for all I have done for our great Cuban Population” — but that’s not true, because the “Bay of Pigs Award” does not exist. In reality, Trump received an endorsement from the Bay of Pigs Veterans Association in 2016, before he could have even done anything for Cuban-Americans as president — since he was not inaugurated as president until the next year. He’s taking kernels of truth and mashing them up into self-aggrandizing nonsense. He’s an embarrassment.
He tweeted:
‘Sleepy Joe Biden has spent 47 years in politics being terrible to Hispanics. Now he is relying on Castro lover Bernie Sanders to help him out. That won’t work! Remember, Miami Cubans gave me the highly honored Bay of Pigs Award for all I have done for our great Cuban Population!’
Sleepy Joe Biden has spent 47 years in politics being terrible to Hispanics. Now he is relying on Castro lover Bernie Sanders to help him out. That won’t work! Remember, Miami Cubans gave me the highly honored Bay of Pigs Award for all I have done for our great Cuban Population! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2020
Trump didn’t even try to include any evidence for Biden’s “terribleness” towards Hispanics. Perhaps Trump just wants people to take his word for it, although he’s the guy who has lied thousands of times while in office. Although it’s true that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has endorsed Biden and been campaigning for him, to call him a “Castro lover” is brazen misinformation. Sanders has offered nominal praise for the education system of Castro-led Cuba. Acknowledging the basic reality that the education system may have been likable for some people is a far cry from Trump’s endless capitulation to present-day murderous dictators. Once, Trump said that he “fell in love” with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. Fell in love!
As for the so-called “Bay of Pigs Award,” which does not exist, CNN’s Daniel Dale reported the following:
‘For those confused by Trump’s claim he got the “highly honored Bay of Pigs Award”: He got an endorsement in 2016 from the Bay of Pigs Veterans Association. It’s not an award. He has a long history of turning endorsements and other non-awards into awards.’
The thing is that it was, according to local news coverage, an unprecedented endorsement from the Bay of Pigs Veterans. So Trump could accurately boast about it. But he often seems to prefer wrongness to even impressive-sounding correctness – no truth too good not to embellish. — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 13, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Trump’s nonsense below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-13--Judge Issues Restraining Order Against USPS Over Election Sabotage

Recently , the Postal Service produced mailers that they would deliver to some 161 million addresses across the country that contained guidelines for voting by mail in the upcoming election — but for some states , the mailers contain blatant misinformation .
The mailer , which is in the form of a postcard , calls on recipients to request their mail-in ballot at least 15 days before Election Day — but in nine states , voters don ’ t need to request mail-in ballots at all , because authorities will send them out to all registered voters .
Colorado Secretary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is one of those sending mail-in ballots to all voters , has won a temporary restraining order blocking the Postal Service from continuing to send the misinformation-riddled mailers to Colorado voters .
In his ruling granting Griswold ’ s request for the temporary restraining order , federal Judge William J. Martínez said that the mailer “ likely interferes with Colorado citizens ’ fundamental right to vote.
” In Grisworld ’ s original lawsuit , which includes the controversial Trump-allied Postmaster General Louis DeJoy among the defendants , she excoriates the Postal Service over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawsuit states : Besides the issue with suggesting Colorado voters need to request a mail-in ballot although they do not , the mailer ’ s guideline also contradicts guidance from Griswold ’ s office on how long before Election Day that voters need to send their ballots in .
Griswold observed : If voters were to receive the disputed mailer but weren ’ t aware that Colorado authorities would be sending them a mail-in ballot automatically , then maybe they would be discouraged from voting if they happened to miss the mailer ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not actually relevant in Colorado , eight other states , or the District of Columbia .
According to The New York Times , after Griswold “ announced the lawsuit , secretaries of state from five other states contacted her office to request copies so they could explore the possibility of filing their own suits.
” Maryland ’ s top election official , Linda Lamone , said that her “ colleagues around the country are infuriated , as we all should be.
” The mailer seemingly represents unnecessary confusion amidst an election cycle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s own consistent attempts to sow doubts about the electoral process .
As Griswold herself noted to the Times , authorities at the Postal Service “ know that they ’ re about to send misinformation to millions of voters in the 2020 election , where we ’ re getting a constant flow of misinformation and undermining of the elections from the White House.
” Trump has claimed , for instance , that mail-in ballots somehow pose some systemic threat to election integrity , but this claim is false — five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mailing plans already conducted elections almost entirely via the mail before the Coronavirus ever came along .
They have experience .

Recently, the Postal Service produced mailers that they would deliver to some 161 million addresses across the country that contained guidelines for voting by mail in the upcoming election — but for some states, the mailers contain blatant misinformation. The mailer, which is in the form of a postcard, calls on recipients to request their mail-in ballot at least 15 days before Election Day — but in nine states, voters don’t need to request mail-in ballots at all, because authorities will send them out to all registered voters. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, whose state is one of those sending mail-in ballots to all voters, has won a temporary restraining order blocking the Postal Service from continuing to send the misinformation-riddled mailers to Colorado voters.
BREAKING: Temporary restraining order granted. The @USPS must stop sending misinformation to Colorado voters. — Jena Griswold (@JenaGriswold) September 13, 2020
In his ruling granting Griswold’s request for the temporary restraining order, federal Judge William J. Martínez said that the mailer “likely interferes with Colorado citizens’ fundamental right to vote.” In Grisworld’s original lawsuit, which includes the controversial Trump-allied Postmaster General Louis DeJoy among the defendants, she excoriates the Postal Service over the mailer. Discussing it, the lawsuit states:
‘These false statements will disenfranchise Colorado voters, including its uniform military and overseas voters; mislead them about Colorado’s election procedures; infringe Colorado’s constitutional rights to conduct its elections; and interfere with the secretary of state’s ability to oversee Colorado elections.’
Besides the issue with suggesting Colorado voters need to request a mail-in ballot although they do not, the mailer’s guideline also contradicts guidance from Griswold’s office on how long before Election Day that voters need to send their ballots in. Griswold observed:
‘This may have started off as a well-intentioned effort by @USPS, but their refusal to listen to election experts combined with the recent postal slowdown in some parts of the country is beyond suspect.’
This may have started off as a well-intentioned effort by @USPS, but their refusal to listen to election experts combined with the recent postal slowdown in some parts of the country is beyond suspect. — Jena Griswold (@JenaGriswold) September 12, 2020
If voters were to receive the disputed mailer but weren’t aware that Colorado authorities would be sending them a mail-in ballot automatically, then maybe they would be discouraged from voting if they happened to miss the mailer’s timeframe, which, again, is not actually relevant in Colorado, eight other states, or the District of Columbia. According to The New York Times, after Griswold “announced the lawsuit, secretaries of state from five other states contacted her office to request copies so they could explore the possibility of filing their own suits.” Maryland’s top election official, Linda Lamone, said that her “colleagues around the country are infuriated, as we all should be.”
The mailer seemingly represents unnecessary confusion amidst an election cycle that has already been marred by President Donald Trump’s own consistent attempts to sow doubts about the electoral process.
As Griswold herself noted to the Times, authorities at the Postal Service “know that they’re about to send misinformation to millions of voters in the 2020 election, where we’re getting a constant flow of misinformation and undermining of the elections from the White House.” Trump has claimed, for instance, that mail-in ballots somehow pose some systemic threat to election integrity, but this claim is false — five of those nine states with mail-in ballot mailing plans already conducted elections almost entirely via the mail before the Coronavirus ever came along. They have experience.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-13--Trump Sees Sunday Shows & Throws Deranged Public Conniption Fit

If you didn ’ t know anything else about Donald Trump besides what was on his Twitter feed , then you might be surprised at the fact that he ’ s the president of the United States .
This Sunday morning , he went on unhinged Twitter tirades yet again .
This time , he targeted New York City ’ s Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio , concern about the Coronavirus , and people who have criticized the usage of the Village People song “ Macho Man ” at his rallies .
Indeed — as the U.S. grapples with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , struggles around access to the ballot box , and more , Trump is spending his time patting himself on the back for the usage of a Village People song at his rallies .
On Sunday morning , Trump tried to depict New York City as some kind of crime-ridden land of chaos .
Although rates of shooting incidents ( and , concurrently , murder ) in the area have risen recently , they are still below the levels that the city suffered when Trump ’ s own ally , Rudy Giuliani , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the late 1990s .
Ignoring this fact , as Trump does , and instead pushing for an across-the-board usage of violent force against Americans — as Trump also seems to do — is not going to somehow magically solve the actual issues at hand .
Trump has recently been trying to convince voters that crime will come to the “ suburbs ” in huge waves if Joe Biden is elected to the presidency .
There ’ s no evidence for this , however — in fact , Biden has explicitly pushed back against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as any kind of standard operating procedure .
Starting months ago , Biden has unequivocally condemned bouts of violent rioting that have marred American cities .
Claims otherwise are lies , plain and simple .
On Sunday morning , Trump also tweeted glibly about recent signs of progress in the fight against the Coronavirus , as if he has had much of anything to do with it .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Trump below :

If you didn’t know anything else about Donald Trump besides what was on his Twitter feed, then you might be surprised at the fact that he’s the president of the United States. This Sunday morning, he went on unhinged Twitter tirades yet again. This time, he targeted New York City’s Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio, concern about the Coronavirus, and people who have criticized the usage of the Village People song “Macho Man” at his rallies. Indeed — as the U.S. grapples with the Coronavirus pandemic, the associated economic crisis, struggles around access to the ballot box, and more, Trump is spending his time patting himself on the back for the usage of a Village People song at his rallies.
They just don’t get it! https://t.co/kGV9geK4l8 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2020
On Sunday morning, Trump tried to depict New York City as some kind of crime-ridden land of chaos. Although rates of shooting incidents (and, concurrently, murder) in the area have risen recently, they are still below the levels that the city suffered when Trump’s own ally, Rudy Giuliani, was in charge of the city in the late 1990s. Ignoring this fact, as Trump does, and instead pushing for an across-the-board usage of violent force against Americans — as Trump also seems to do — is not going to somehow magically solve the actual issues at hand.
But people don’t want to get mugged, beaten up, or killed. Let New York’s Finest (who proudly endorsed me!) do their job. Rehire crime squad and fired police. They will bring safety back to NYC, FAST!!! https://t.co/u14t0oSNVN — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2020
Trump has recently been trying to convince voters that crime will come to the “suburbs” in huge waves if Joe Biden is elected to the presidency. There’s no evidence for this, however — in fact, Biden has explicitly pushed back against the idea of “defunding” police as any kind of standard operating procedure. Starting months ago, Biden has unequivocally condemned bouts of violent rioting that have marred American cities. Claims otherwise are lies, plain and simple.
On Sunday morning, Trump also tweeted glibly about recent signs of progress in the fight against the Coronavirus, as if he has had much of anything to do with it.
Actually falling very steadily and fast. Deaths and hospitalizations way down, and even cases down despite far more Testing than any other country in the World, by far. India second! https://t.co/dZQEh2F7Cf — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Trump below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-13--Donald Trump & GOP Devastated By Weekend Poll Release

According to a new ABC News/ Ipsos poll , an uncontestable majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump ’ s response to the Coronavirus pandemic .
In the poll results , a total of 65 percent of respondents overall said that they disapproved of Trump ’ s Coronavirus response , while just 35 percent — barely one-in-three — said that they approved of the president ’ s handling of this particular crisis .
The heavy disapproval was found among Democrats and independents — only 5 percent of Democrats said that they approved of Trump ’ s Coronavirus response , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they approved .
It ’ s worth noting — Trump didn ’ t even get the entirety of the Republican Party ’ s support .
In the poll , 80 percent of Republican respondents said that they approved of Trump ’ s Coronavirus response .
While that number is , of course , rather high , it is definitely not as high as it could be .
The high disapproval rates for the president ’ s Coronavirus response are unsurprising — almost 200,000 Americans have died from the pandemic as of early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sets of grieving loved ones , and almost 200,000 groups of friends and family who have suffered their own losses while seeing Trump belligerently congratulate himself for a supposed job well done in responding to the virus .
Funnily enough , Trump claimed just recently that he was getting supposed “ high marks ” for his handling of the virus .
It ’ s unclear where those dubiously supposed high marks are coming from , but they ’ re definitely not coming from most American people .
Last week , Trump tweeted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply , apparent nonsense .
The U.S. has suffered a higher rate of confirmed cases per one million inhabitants than countries across the face of the globe , from Spain to Italy to the United Kingdom , all of which have experienced steep outbreaks .
On Friday , when the U.S. reported about 1,000 new Coronavirus deaths , Canada reported zero — just zero .
In other words , Trump is making up nonsense when he claims that “ especially compared to other countries , ” he ’ s doing great .
That @ @ @ @

According to a new ABC News/ Ipsos poll, an uncontestable majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic. In the poll results, a total of 65 percent of respondents overall said that they disapproved of Trump’s Coronavirus response, while just 35 percent — barely one-in-three — said that they approved of the president’s handling of this particular crisis. The heavy disapproval was found among Democrats and independents — only 5 percent of Democrats said that they approved of Trump’s Coronavirus response, and just 31 percent of independents said that they approved.
ABC-Ipsos poll: Trump's handling of the pandemic Approve 35%
Disapprove 65% Only 31% of independents approve — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 13, 2020
It’s worth noting — Trump didn’t even get the entirety of the Republican Party’s support. In the poll, 80 percent of Republican respondents said that they approved of Trump’s Coronavirus response. While that number is, of course, rather high, it is definitely not as high as it could be. The high disapproval rates for the president’s Coronavirus response are unsurprising — almost 200,000 Americans have died from the pandemic as of early Sunday. That’s almost 200,000 sets of grieving loved ones, and almost 200,000 groups of friends and family who have suffered their own losses while seeing Trump belligerently congratulate himself for a supposed job well done in responding to the virus.
Funnily enough, Trump claimed just recently that he was getting supposed “high marks” for his handling of the virus. It’s unclear where those dubiously supposed high marks are coming from, but they’re definitely not coming from most American people. Last week, Trump tweeted the following:
‘Starting to get VERY high marks in our handling of the Coronavirus (China Virus), especially when compared to other countries and areas of the world. Now the Vaccines (Plus) are coming, and fast!’
This claim is, quite simply, apparent nonsense.
Starting to get VERY high marks in our handling of the Coronavirus (China Virus), especially when compared to other countries and areas of the world. Now the Vaccines (Plus) are coming, and fast! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 7, 2020
The U.S. has suffered a higher rate of confirmed cases per one million inhabitants than countries across the face of the globe, from Spain to Italy to the United Kingdom, all of which have experienced steep outbreaks. On Friday, when the U.S. reported about 1,000 new Coronavirus deaths, Canada reported zero — just zero. In other words, Trump is making up nonsense when he claims that “especially compared to other countries,” he’s doing great. That claim is delusional.
The US had 1,018 Covid deaths on Friday. Canada had 0. This is the cost of electing Republicans. https://t.co/GqqCNNxU2e — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 12, 2020