thetennesseestar--2020-08-06--On Election Eve, Donald Trump Pushes One More Time for Bill Hagerty

On Wednesday , one day before Thursday ’ s GOP primary , U.S. President Donald Trump held another tele-town hall for U.S. Senate candidate Bill Hagerty , whom he endorsed last year .
“ I went to Bill .
I said we need your help .
I want you to be on our transition team .
I appointed him as ambassador to Japan .
And he was truly one of our best .
He was an incredible ambassador to Japan .
They still talk about Bill .
He really became legendary over there , and that is why we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said during a six-minute call .
“ As your next senator Bill will be a stalwart defender of our conservative values .
He ’ s proudly pro-life and pro-family and pro-gun .
He ’ s going to be defending that Second Amendment all the way .
There is tremendous pressure to take away your guns by the radical left .
Nothing happened .
But I need Bill .
Bill will be a great help.
” Trump went on to say that Hagerty will defend police , fight ANTIFA , and fight against sanctuary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will make sure China is held accountable with me , held accountable for the lies and the deceit that unleashed the China virus upon the world .
It ’ s so unfair not only what happened to our country but every country .
We now have it in very good shape .
We have learned a lot about it , ” Trump said .
“ We want to open up our schools .
A lot of your Democrat mayors and governors don ’ t want to have the schools open but on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what happens .
They ’ ll come out and they ’ ll say ‘ Oh , let ’ s open up.
’ They ’ re doing it for elections , they are not doing it for what ’ s right , but we want to open up our schools and our businesses and that is basically what is going to be happening.
” Hagerty and Manny Sethi are competing against one another to replace the retiring U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander .
Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star .
Follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ email protected ] Photo “ Bill Hagerty and Donald Trump ” by Bill Hagerty .

On Wednesday, one day before Thursday’s GOP primary, U.S. President Donald Trump held another tele-town hall for U.S. Senate candidate Bill Hagerty, whom he endorsed last year.
“I went to Bill. I said we need your help. I want you to be on our transition team. I appointed him as ambassador to Japan. And he was truly one of our best. He was an incredible ambassador to Japan. They still talk about Bill. He really became legendary over there, and that is why we are doing this next step,” Trump said during a six-minute call.
“As your next senator Bill will be a stalwart defender of our conservative values. He’s proudly pro-life and pro-family and pro-gun. He’s going to be defending that Second Amendment all the way. There is tremendous pressure to take away your guns by the radical left. Nothing happened. But I need Bill. Bill will be a great help.”
Trump went on to say that Hagerty will defend police, fight ANTIFA, and fight against sanctuary cities and illegal immigration.
“Bill will make sure China is held accountable with me, held accountable for the lies and the deceit that unleashed the China virus upon the world. It’s so unfair not only what happened to our country but every country. We now have it in very good shape. We have learned a lot about it,” Trump said.
“We want to open up our schools. A lot of your Democrat mayors and governors don’t want to have the schools open but on the day of the election, you watch what happens. They’ll come out and they’ll say ‘Oh, let’s open up.’ They’re doing it for elections, they are not doing it for what’s right, but we want to open up our schools and our businesses and that is basically what is going to be happening.”
Hagerty and Manny Sethi are competing against one another to replace the retiring U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander.
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Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star. Follow Chris on Facebook. Email tips to [email protected]
Photo “Bill Hagerty and Donald Trump” by Bill Hagerty.


thetennesseestar--2020-08-06--Biden Won’t Go to Milwaukee to Accept Democratic Nomination

Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept the Democratic presidential nomination because of concerns over the coronavirus , party officials said Wednesday , signaling a move to a convention that essentially has become entirely virtual .
It is the latest example of the pandemic ’ s sweeping effects on the 2020 presidential election and the latest blow to traditional party nominating conventions that historically have marked the start of fall general election campaigns .
“ From the very beginning of this pandemic , we put the health and safety of the American people first , ” said Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We followed the science , listened to doctors and public health experts , and we continued making adjustments to our plans in order to protect lives .
That ’ s the kind of steady and responsible leadership America deserves .
And that ’ s the leadership Joe Biden will bring to the White House.
” Neither the Biden campaign nor DNC officials offered details about how Biden might accept the nomination , which even in the pandemic could be a made-for-screen event that reaches tens of millions of voters via television and online @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and presenters for the Aug. 17-24 convention are now expected to speak from remote locations .
Wisconsin Gov .
Tony Evers , a Democrat , praised Biden for leading by example .
“ The upcoming Democratic convention is different than we ’ d imagined .
A lot has changed since we set out on this journey more than a year ago now , but the one thing that hasn ’ t is Democrats ’ commitment to putting health and safety first , ” Evers said in a statement .
“ It has never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead by example — that ’ s the kind of leader Joe is , and that ’ s the kind of president we need .
I know he will continue to have a presence in Wisconsin , virtually or otherwise , and I look forward to doing everything we can to win Wisconsin.
” President Donald Trump has abandoned his own plans to accept the Republican nomination in person .
On Wednesday , he mused about potentially making his acceptance speech from the White House .
Biden and Democrats for months have moved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delaying the convention from its original mid-July date to the week before Republicans ’ scheduled convention in Charlotte , North Carolina .
DNC officials later authorized organizers to plan for virtual proceedings , then added an explicit call for delegates not to travel to Milwaukee .
More than 4,000 delegates already were casting mail ballots for Biden ’ s nomination and a platform that had been written and approved in meetings conducted online .
But until Wednesday , it was expected that Biden and his running mate would speak from Milwaukee .
Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a vice president , who he has said will be a woman .
Trump was far more reluctant than Biden to alter his convention plans , as he sought to downplay the pandemic ’ s significance and push the country to return to normal operations .
Trump jousted with North Carolina Gov .
Roy Cooper , a Democrat , because Cooper wouldn ’ t guarantee the president that he ’ d lift restrictions on large public gatherings so that Trump could pack Charlotte ’ s NBA arena .
Trump then said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to make his address , a decision welcomed at the time by Republican Gov .
Ron DeSantis .
Florida has since seen its COVID-19 cases spike , part of a national trend that led Trump to yield to public health experts and cancel the event .
Bill Barrow is a reporter for The Associated Press .
About the Headline Photo : In this July 28 , 2020 file photo , Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at the William “ Hicks ” Anderson Community Center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not travel to Milwaukee to accept his party ’ s White House nomination because of concerns over the coronavirus .
Party officials confirmed the change in plans on Wednesday .
( AP Photo/Andrew Harnik )

by Bill Barrow
Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept the Democratic presidential nomination because of concerns over the coronavirus, party officials said Wednesday, signaling a move to a convention that essentially has become entirely virtual.
It is the latest example of the pandemic’s sweeping effects on the 2020 presidential election and the latest blow to traditional party nominating conventions that historically have marked the start of fall general election campaigns.
“From the very beginning of this pandemic, we put the health and safety of the American people first,” said Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez. “We followed the science, listened to doctors and public health experts, and we continued making adjustments to our plans in order to protect lives. That’s the kind of steady and responsible leadership America deserves. And that’s the leadership Joe Biden will bring to the White House.”
Neither the Biden campaign nor DNC officials offered details about how Biden might accept the nomination, which even in the pandemic could be a made-for-screen event that reaches tens of millions of voters via television and online.
A DNC official said all speakers and presenters for the Aug. 17-24 convention are now expected to speak from remote locations.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, praised Biden for leading by example.
“The upcoming Democratic convention is different than we’d imagined. A lot has changed since we set out on this journey more than a year ago now, but the one thing that hasn’t is Democrats’ commitment to putting health and safety first,” Evers said in a statement. “It has never been more important for elected officials to lead by example — that’s the kind of leader Joe is, and that’s the kind of president we need. I know he will continue to have a presence in Wisconsin, virtually or otherwise, and I look forward to doing everything we can to win Wisconsin.”
President Donald Trump has abandoned his own plans to accept the Republican nomination in person. On Wednesday, he mused about potentially making his acceptance speech from the White House.
Biden and Democrats for months have moved toward a virtual convention, first by delaying the convention from its original mid-July date to the week before Republicans’ scheduled convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
DNC officials later authorized organizers to plan for virtual proceedings, then added an explicit call for delegates not to travel to Milwaukee. More than 4,000 delegates already were casting mail ballots for Biden’s nomination and a platform that had been written and approved in meetings conducted online. But until Wednesday, it was expected that Biden and his running mate would speak from Milwaukee.
Biden is in the final days of deciding on a vice president, who he has said will be a woman.
Trump was far more reluctant than Biden to alter his convention plans, as he sought to downplay the pandemic’s significance and push the country to return to normal operations. Trump jousted with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, because Cooper wouldn’t guarantee the president that he’d lift restrictions on large public gatherings so that Trump could pack Charlotte’s NBA arena.
Trump then said he’d travel to Jacksonville, Florida, to make his address, a decision welcomed at the time by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Florida has since seen its COVID-19 cases spike, part of a national trend that led Trump to yield to public health experts and cancel the event.
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Bill Barrow is a reporter for The Associated Press.
About the Headline Photo: In this July 28, 2020 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at the William “Hicks” Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Del. Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept his party’s White House nomination because of concerns over the coronavirus. Party officials confirmed the change in plans on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)


thetennesseestar--2020-08-06--Tennessee Star National Correspondent Neil W. McCabe Details His Recent Interview on Carter Page Acq

Tennessee Star National Correspondent Neil W. McCabe Details His Recent Interview on Carter Page Acquiring Attorney Lin Wood to His Legal Team

Live from Music Row Wednesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed Tennessee Star National Correspondent Neil W. McCabe to the newsmakers line .
During the second hour , McCabe discussed his recent story at The Star where he interviewed attorney Lin Wood known for the Covington High School case .
He explained how Wood decided to help Carter Page in his lawsuit against the claims that he was a Russian spy by joining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McCabe our good friend !
Welcome , Neil .
How are you this morning ?
McCabe : Phenomenal and getting better every day Michael .
Leahy : Washington journalist .
Our National Correspondent Neil W. McCabe is here .
And we just published your exclusive story about why Nicolas Sandman ’ s lawyer joined the Carter Page team .
Tell us about that .
McCabe : This attorney Lin Wood actually represented Richard Jewel back in 1996 .
Richard Jewell is a hero security officer who discovered the backpack bomb in the Summer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And he really saved maybe hundreds of lives helping to evacuate buildings and alert law enforcement .
Unfortunately , the bomb went off .
One person was killed and 111 were injured .
And then instead of being treated like a hero Richard Jewell was literally accused of being the bomber himself and that this was all some sort of sick plot because he was seeking attention .
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , NBC News , and others basically said he was the bomber .
Well , Lin Wood went on to carry other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one who is really the brains behind Nicholas Sandman , the boy from Covington High School who was wearing a MAGA hat and accused of being a racist in front of the Lincoln Memorial .
And they ’ ve won lawsuits against CNN and The Washington Post and has now joined the team of Carter Page .
And Carter Page is suing Yahoo News and The Huffington Post which are all owned by the same company .
It used to be called Oath .
It is now called Verizon Media Group because it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Verizon that a lot of people have a cell phone that ’ s with Verizon .
Well , that same company owns The Huffington Post and Yahoo News .
And they basically accused Carter Page who was an aid to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan who is a graduate of Annapolis .
He was also campaign staffer for the 2016 Trump campaign .
Yahoo News and The Huffington Post accused him of being a Russian spy .
And of course , we all know and we all remember the Russian collusion hoax .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whatnot .
Carter was having some trouble getting his legal stuff together .
And he approached Lin Wood .
And Lin Wood has now joined his team .
And Carter Page has a suit in federal court that was dismissed on procedural grounds .
And Lin Wood and Carter Page ’ s legal team has now refiled that in Delaware state court which is where Verizon Media is based .
And they are going after them , Mike .
Leahy : What ’ s the outcome of that suit look like ?
McCabe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Chuckles ) What Lin Wood seems really obsessed with is discovery .
And what he says is that as soon as they overcome the obligatory motions to dismiss and everything else he expects to put people on the stand who were sources for this Yahoo News and The Huffington Post series of stories .
The most significant of them was one that was written by Michael Isikoff in September of 2016 that went into great detail showing that Carter Page had met with the Russians .
Carter Page had been offered the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for cementing this treaty between the Trump campaign and the Russians .
And of course , none of these meetings happened .
And of course , the whole thing was completely made up .
But there is a lot of people in Washington , D.C. who are going to receive subpoenas .
He wouldn ’ t give me their names .
But basically what he is really chomping at the bit to do is to grab these guys and put them on the stand and force them to testify about their role in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Which of course brings us to Christopher Steele .
The Democratic National Committee .
Perkins Coie , the democratic law firm was of course was a cut out between Christopher Steele and Fusion GPS and the Hillary Clinton campaign .
It ’ s funny the Clinton campaign paid Fusion GPS and Christopher Steele like a million dollars .
But on their expense account , they said legal expenses .
So it never showed up .
Leahy : They lied about it .
McCabe : Well I think so .
McCabe : Well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through Perkins Coie ?
Leahy : And the partner who is really the key guy there named Mark Elias at the law firm of Perkins Coie , right ?
McCabe : Exactly .
And of course , the partner who is really the key guy there is Mark Elias .
And so when we see all of this voter fraud and election fraud .
Leahy : It ’ s all Mark Elias , right ?
He ’ s the voter fraud guy .
McCabe : He ’ s the guy .
And of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asking Lin Wood what he has planned for the Covington High School case and Nicholas Sandman .
And so they actually have six more lawsuits to go , Mike .
They have ABC .
They have CBS .
They have NBC .
They have The Rolling Stone .
They have The New York Times .
And it ’ s like they are going to go after all those guys .
And the thing about these lawsuits against the other media outlets is it ’ s going to be in the same courtroom in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Leahy chuckles ) Same everything .
They ’ ve proven their case twice .
And they ’ re just going to keep going .
Leahy : Keep proving it .
How did you get this interview with Lin Wood , the famous attorney ?
That ’ s a pretty good get on your part .
McCabe : You know all priesthoods are based on mystery Michael .
( Leahy laughs ) I ’ m not going to tell everybody how I do my job .
Come on .
Leahy : But he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get a hold of .
McCabe : It took me a few weeks of sort of interacting with him and we built a level of trust .
He doesn ’ t do a lot of media interviews .
Leahy : That ’ s my point .
He went with The Tennessee Star and the Star News Network ’ s National Correspondent Neil W. McCabe and didn ’ t talk to most other media outlets .
( McCabe chuckles ) That ’ s pretty good Neil .
A tip of the hat to you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to write up some of the Richard Jewell stuff and some of the stuff he told me about Covington in the near future .
We really spoke for a fairly long time .
Wonderful guy .
He actually wanted to retire Mike .
And when Nicholas Sandman was sort of stuck in this situation and people came to Lin Wood and asked him to help , he wasn ’ t expecting to be back in the game .
And you can pretty much say that if he ’ s suing half a dozen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Page I think that pretty much puts you back in the game .
Leahy : Well the reports were that when they settled with The Washington Post and CNN it was a 250 million dollar lawsuit .
I don ’ t know how much they settled for but I think there were a lot of zeros there .
McCabe : And there were people from CNN and The Washington Post who both sort of Tweeted that it was a nuisance payoff and that it wasn ’ t that bad .
Leahy : Yeah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But if there is a non-disclosure agreement you are not supposed to talk about it .
Actually he ’ s going to try and get people fired who ended up tweeting about it .
Leahy : They deserve it .
They are trying to spin it .
Neil W. McCabe , a spectacular interview that nobody else in the media in the country has .
We have it at The Tennessee Star thanks to the great work of our friend Neil W. McCabe .
McCabe : Under your leadership Michael of course .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) Neil McCabe .
Great job .
Keep up the good work .
Thanks , Neil .
Listen to the second hour here : Tune in weekdays from 5:00 – 8:00 a.m. to the Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy on Talk Radio 98.3 FM WLAC 1510 .
Listen online at iHeart Radio .
Photo “ Lin Wood ” by L Lin Wood , PC .

Live from Music Row Wednesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed Tennessee Star National Correspondent Neil W. McCabe to the newsmakers line.
During the second hour, McCabe discussed his recent story at The Star where he interviewed attorney Lin Wood known for the Covington High School case. He explained how Wood decided to help Carter Page in his lawsuit against the claims that he was a Russian spy by joining his legal team.
Leahy: Neil McCabe our good friend! Welcome, Neil. How are you this morning?
McCabe: Phenomenal and getting better every day Michael.
Leahy: Washington journalist. Our National Correspondent Neil W. McCabe is here. And we just published your exclusive story about why Nicolas Sandman’s lawyer joined the Carter Page team. Tell us about that.
McCabe: This attorney Lin Wood actually represented Richard Jewel back in 1996. Richard Jewell is a hero security officer who discovered the backpack bomb in the Summer Olympics in Atlanta on July 27. And he really saved maybe hundreds of lives helping to evacuate buildings and alert law enforcement.
Unfortunately, the bomb went off. One person was killed and 111 were injured. And then instead of being treated like a hero Richard Jewell was literally accused of being the bomber himself and that this was all some sort of sick plot because he was seeking attention. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, NBC News, and others basically said he was the bomber.
Well, Lin Wood went on to carry other cases. And he’s the one who is really the brains behind Nicholas Sandman, the boy from Covington High School who was wearing a MAGA hat and accused of being a racist in front of the Lincoln Memorial. And they’ve won lawsuits against CNN and The Washington Post and has now joined the team of Carter Page.
And Carter Page is suing Yahoo News and The Huffington Post which are all owned by the same company. It used to be called Oath. It is now called Verizon Media Group because it’s actually owned by the same Verizon that a lot of people have a cell phone that’s with Verizon. Well, that same company owns The Huffington Post and Yahoo News.
And they basically accused Carter Page who was an aid to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan who is a graduate of Annapolis. He was also campaign staffer for the 2016 Trump campaign. Yahoo News and The Huffington Post accused him of being a Russian spy. And of course, we all know and we all remember the Russian collusion hoax. And Carter Page with the FISA warrants and whatnot.
Carter was having some trouble getting his legal stuff together. And he approached Lin Wood. And Lin Wood has now joined his team. And Carter Page has a suit in federal court that was dismissed on procedural grounds. And Lin Wood and Carter Page’s legal team has now refiled that in Delaware state court which is where Verizon Media is based. And they are going after them, Mike.
Leahy: What’s the outcome of that suit look like?
McCabe: Well it’s funny. (Chuckles) What Lin Wood seems really obsessed with is discovery. And what he says is that as soon as they overcome the obligatory motions to dismiss and everything else he expects to put people on the stand who were sources for this Yahoo News and The Huffington Post series of stories.
The most significant of them was one that was written by Michael Isikoff in September of 2016 that went into great detail showing that Carter Page had met with the Russians. Carter Page had been offered the part of a Russian company in exchange for cementing this treaty between the Trump campaign and the Russians.
And of course, none of these meetings happened. And of course, the whole thing was completely made up. But there is a lot of people in Washington, D.C. who are going to receive subpoenas. He wouldn’t give me their names. But basically what he is really chomping at the bit to do is to grab these guys and put them on the stand and force them to testify about their role in feeding Yahoo and Huffington Post this story.
Which of course brings us to Christopher Steele. The Democratic National Committee. Perkins Coie, the democratic law firm was of course was a cut out between Christopher Steele and Fusion GPS and the Hillary Clinton campaign. It’s funny the Clinton campaign paid Fusion GPS and Christopher Steele like a million dollars. But on their expense account, they said legal expenses. So it never showed up.
Leahy: They lied about it.
McCabe: Well I think so.
Leahy: Isn’t that a violation of reporting?
McCabe: Well I think so. But it went through Perkins Coie?
Leahy: And the partner who is really the key guy there named Mark Elias at the law firm of Perkins Coie, right?
McCabe: Exactly. And of course, the partner who is really the key guy there is Mark Elias. And so when we see all of this voter fraud and election fraud.
Leahy: It’s all Mark Elias, right? He’s the voter fraud guy.
McCabe: He’s the guy. And of course, I couldn’t help asking Lin Wood what he has planned for the Covington High School case and Nicholas Sandman. And so they actually have six more lawsuits to go, Mike. They have ABC. They have CBS. They have NBC. They have The Rolling Stone. They have The New York Times.
And it’s like they are going to go after all those guys. And the thing about these lawsuits against the other media outlets is it’s going to be in the same courtroom in Covington, Kentucky. Same judge. (Leahy chuckles) Same everything. They’ve proven their case twice. And they’re just going to keep going.
Leahy: Keep proving it. How did you get this interview with Lin Wood, the famous attorney? That’s a pretty good get on your part.
McCabe: You know all priesthoods are based on mystery Michael. (Leahy laughs) I’m not going to tell everybody how I do my job. Come on.
Leahy: But he’s a very hard guy to get a hold of.
McCabe: It took me a few weeks of sort of interacting with him and we built a level of trust. He doesn’t do a lot of media interviews.
Leahy: That’s my point. He went with The Tennessee Star and the Star News Network’s National Correspondent Neil W. McCabe and didn’t talk to most other media outlets. (McCabe chuckles) That’s pretty good Neil. A tip of the hat to you.
McCabe: I’d like to write up some of the Richard Jewell stuff and some of the stuff he told me about Covington in the near future. We really spoke for a fairly long time. Wonderful guy. He actually wanted to retire Mike.
And when Nicholas Sandman was sort of stuck in this situation and people came to Lin Wood and asked him to help, he wasn’t expecting to be back in the game. And you can pretty much say that if he’s suing half a dozen major national media outlets and representing Carter Page I think that pretty much puts you back in the game.
Leahy: Well the reports were that when they settled with The Washington Post and CNN it was a 250 million dollar lawsuit. I don’t know how much they settled for but I think there were a lot of zeros there.
McCabe: And there were people from CNN and The Washington Post who both sort of Tweeted that it was a nuisance payoff and that it wasn’t that bad.
Leahy: Yeah trying to spin it.
McCabe: But if there is a non-disclosure agreement you are not supposed to talk about it. Actually he’s going to try and get people fired who ended up tweeting about it.
Leahy: They deserve it. They are trying to spin it. Neil W. McCabe, a spectacular interview that nobody else in the media in the country has. We have it at The Tennessee Star thanks to the great work of our friend Neil W. McCabe.
McCabe: Under your leadership Michael of course.
Leahy: Of course! (Laughs) Neil McCabe. Great job. Keep up the good work. Thanks, Neil.
Listen to the second hour here:

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thetennesseestar--2020-08-06--Crom Carmichael Discusses Google’s Search Results That Manipulate False Statements During Axios-Trum

Crom Carmichael Discusses Google’s Search Results That Manipulate False Statements During Axios-Trump Interview to Deceive Voters

Live from Music Row Wednesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio .
At the end of the second hour , Carmichael weighed in on the Trump-Axios interview where Jonathan Swan intentionally misled the President stating that mail-in voting applications are sent out like absentee ballots .
He added that this was a concerted effort by Google and the mainstream media to deceive voters .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carmichael in the studio .
Crom , I really do think that our listeners would love to hear what we talk about during the breaks because we point out these interesting things .
You were talking about the president ’ s interview .
Carmichael : Yes .
With Axios .
So during the break , I googled “ Axios Trump interview ” and all of the results I got for that , every one of the results was negative .
It was CNN .
It was Axios .
It was Deadline News .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ headlines .
Leahy : If you go Axios Trump interview .
CNN .
Analysis : One Big Reason it Was so Enraging to Watch Trump ’ s Interview With Axios .
Washington Post .
Axios ’ s Jonathan Swan is The Latest Interviewer to Leave Trump Grasping on TV .
The Guardian .
The Dying : It is What it Is .
Key Takeaways From Trump ’ s Interview .
That must have been a terrible interview , Crom .
Carmichael : Now if go and google “ Axios Trump interview ” FOX @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of how Jonathan Swan apologized to Trump after the interview for making a mistake during the interview .
For Jonathan Swan .
And it was probably the biggest single issue of the interview and Jonathan Swan got it wrong .
Carmichael : So everybody in the news that Jonathan Swan had gotten it wrong and apologized .
But Google , unless you ask for Fox News ’ s analysis you won ’ t get the fact that Jonathan Swan apologized .
Leahy : And let me read that .
This is the Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apologizes for the mail-in voting claim made during Trump interview .
And here ’ s the lede .
“ Axios reporter Jonathan Swan made an apology on Tuesday regarding a claim he made during a pre-taped interview .
A pre-taped interview with President Trump which aired Monday night .
Swan ’ s interview generated many headlines from his thoughts on the late congressman John Lewis to his defense of the administration ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic .
One of the fury exchanges during the sit down was mail-in voting .
Something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in recent weeks .
‘ They are going to send tens of millions of ballots in to California all over the place .
Who is going to get them ? '
” Carmichael : That ’ s what Swan said and that ’ s wrong .
Swan was wrong .
Leahy : Well not only was he wrong Crom , how could a reporter interviewing the president not know that when they send out mail-in ballots in California vote by mail .
He knew that Crom .
Carmichael : He didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a falsehood to the president .
Leahy : Intentionally .
That is it .
Carmichael : That ’ s what he did .
And then the media , this reminds me , Michael , of the election in 2000 .
I can ’ t say I ’ ll never forget it because I don ’ t know if I ’ ll be Joe Biden at some point .
But in 2000 you may recall that at seven o ’ clock eastern time the polls in Florida closed at seven o ’ clock .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ every major network called Florida for Gore .
Every single one .
They said the polls are closed in Florida .
Shocking news Gore has won .
Shocking news Gore has won .
And they said that for an entire hour .
And then after it was now seven o ’ clock central time and the polls had finally closed in the Panhandle then they go , oh , we made a mistake .
The Panhandle was still open .
We apologize .
And then we are now putting it back in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their statement that the polls had closed greatly depressed the vote in the Panhandle because people in the Panhandle that heard the news that the polls had closed didn ’ t go vote in the last hour .
And so the number of people who normally vote in the Panhandle was down by about 60,000 votes across the whole Panhandle in the central time zone .
And every one of the networks said we just didn ’ t know that the Panhandle was in central time zone .
Now can you believe that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t because first of all CNN is headquartered in Atlanta .
Atlanta knows when the central time zone starts .
And they let their reporters go for an entire hour .
And even the ABC and NBC affiliates in Pensacola and Panama City had apparently sent messages into headquarters saying no no no our polls are still open and they were ignored .
So what you have here , this has been going on for well more than 20 years where the media is just literally in cahoots to the point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s truly Machiavellian .
Truly Machiavellian .
What you have here , this debate if you send out an application for a mail-in ballot there is some legitimacy to that because somebody has to sign for it .
Now if you just do it indiscriminately you are still going to have voter fraud .
What Trump is saying is that in California they didn ’ t just mail out applications , they just mailed out the ballots .
Carmichael : And Jonathan Swan knew that .
Jonathan Swan said no that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out applications .
And he was lying .
No , he was lying .
Leahy : This was all as set up .
And they ’ re all in on it Crom .
The Google guys knew this .
Carmichael : That ’ s exactly right .
By the way , a lie is a statement that is intended to deceive .
Not something that is simply wrong .
If you say something that you think is correct and it turned out to be incorrect , that is called a mistake .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interview as it points out was pre-recorded so they could have fixed it .
Leahy : They could have fixed it and they chose not too .
Carmichael : They chose not too .
Leahy : Because they wanted it to play out like this and they knew how Google would report on it .
Leahy : Google is basically trying to swing 10-15 percent of the vote .
Carmichael : So is Facebook .
All of them are trying to do it and we ’ ll see if the American people will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the American people that they can see through it .
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Live from Music Row Wednesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio.
At the end of the second hour, Carmichael weighed in on the Trump-Axios interview where Jonathan Swan intentionally misled the President stating that mail-in voting applications are sent out like absentee ballots. He added that this was a concerted effort by Google and the mainstream media to deceive voters.
Leahy: Michael Patrick Leahy and Crom Carmichael in the studio. Crom, I really do think that our listeners would love to hear what we talk about during the breaks because we point out these interesting things. You were talking about the president’s interview.
Carmichael: Yes. With Axios. So during the break, I googled “Axios Trump interview” and all of the results I got for that, every one of the results was negative. It was CNN. It was Axios. It was Deadline News. Washington Post. Read some of the headlines.
Leahy: If you go Axios Trump interview. CNN. Analysis: One Big Reason it Was so Enraging to Watch Trump’s Interview With Axios. Washington Post. Axios’s Jonathan Swan is The Latest Interviewer to Leave Trump Grasping on TV. The Guardian. The Dying: It is What it Is. Key Takeaways From Trump’s Interview. That must have been a terrible interview, Crom.
Carmichael: Now if go and google “Axios Trump interview” FOX News, then you get the story of how Jonathan Swan apologized to Trump after the interview for making a mistake during the interview. For Jonathan Swan. And it was probably the biggest single issue of the interview and Jonathan Swan got it wrong.
Leahy: Totally got it wrong.
Carmichael: So everybody in the news that Jonathan Swan had gotten it wrong and apologized. But Google, unless you ask for Fox News’s analysis you won’t get the fact that Jonathan Swan apologized.
Leahy: And let me read that. This is the Fox News story. Axios reporter Jonathan Swan apologizes for the mail-in voting claim made during Trump interview. And here’s the lede.
“Axios reporter Jonathan Swan made an apology on Tuesday regarding a claim he made during a pre-taped interview.
A pre-taped interview with President Trump which aired Monday night. Swan’s interview generated many headlines from his thoughts on the late congressman John Lewis to his defense of the administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. One of the fury exchanges during the sit down was mail-in voting. Something that the President has been outspokenly opposed in recent weeks. ‘They are going to send tens of millions of ballots in to California all over the place. Who is going to get them?'”
Leahy: “They send applications, not ballots,” Swan replied.
Carmichael: That’s what Swan said and that’s wrong. Swan was wrong.
Leahy: Well not only was he wrong Crom, how could a reporter interviewing the president not know that when they send out mail-in ballots in California vote by mail. He knew that Crom.
Carmichael: I’m saying yes.
Leahy: He’s not that stupid.
Carmichael: No.
Leahy: He intentionally misled the president.
Carmichael: He didn’t intentionally mislead him. He intentionally stated a falsehood to the president.
Leahy: Intentionally. That is it.
Carmichael: That’s what he did. And then the media, this reminds me, Michael, of the election in 2000. I can’t say I’ll never forget it because I don’t know if I’ll be Joe Biden at some point. But in 2000 you may recall that at seven o’clock eastern time the polls in Florida closed at seven o’clock.
At seven o’clock eastern time every major network called Florida for Gore. Every single one. They said the polls are closed in Florida. Shocking news Gore has won. Shocking news Gore has won. And they said that for an entire hour.
And then after it was now seven o’clock central time and the polls had finally closed in the Panhandle then they go, oh, we made a mistake. The Panhandle was still open. We apologize. And then we are now putting it back in the toss-up column. It turned out that their statement that the polls had closed greatly depressed the vote in the Panhandle because people in the Panhandle that heard the news that the polls had closed didn’t go vote in the last hour.
And so the number of people who normally vote in the Panhandle was down by about 60,000 votes across the whole Panhandle in the central time zone. And every one of the networks said we just didn’t know that the Panhandle was in central time zone. Now can you believe that? I can’t.
I can’t because first of all CNN is headquartered in Atlanta. Atlanta knows when the central time zone starts. And they let their reporters go for an entire hour. And even the ABC and NBC affiliates in Pensacola and Panama City had apparently sent messages into headquarters saying no no no our polls are still open and they were ignored.
So what you have here, this has been going on for well more than 20 years where the media is just literally in cahoots to the point where dishonesty is not. And it’s truly Machiavellian. Truly Machiavellian. What you have here, this debate if you send out an application for a mail-in ballot there is some legitimacy to that because somebody has to sign for it. Now if you just do it indiscriminately you are still going to have voter fraud. What Trump is saying is that in California they didn’t just mail out applications, they just mailed out the ballots.
Leahy: And Jonathan Swan knew that.
Carmichael: And Jonathan Swan knew that. Jonathan Swan said no that’s not what they do they send out applications. And he was lying. No, he was lying.
Leahy: This was all as set up. And they’re all in on it Crom. The Google guys knew this.
Carmichael: That’s exactly right. By the way, a lie is a statement that is intended to deceive. Not something that is simply wrong. If you say something that you think is correct and it turned out to be incorrect, that is called a mistake. This was not a mistake. Because this interview as it points out was pre-recorded so they could have fixed it.
Leahy: They could have fixed it and they chose not too.
Carmichael: They chose not too.
Leahy: Because they wanted it to play out like this and they knew how Google would report on it.
Carmichael: So here’s more evidence.
Leahy: Google is basically trying to swing 10-15 percent of the vote.
Carmichael: So is Facebook. All of them are trying to do it and we’ll see if the American people will buy it. I have more confidence in the American people that they can see through it.
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thetennesseestar--2020-08-06--Virginia Attorney General Joins Amicus Brief Aimed to Block Trump Administration’s New Rules for Asy

Virginia Attorney General Joins Amicus Brief Aimed to Block Trump Administration’s New Rules for Asylum Seekers

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring joined an amicus brief Tuesday that disputes the Trump administration ’ s new rules pertaining to asylum seekers ’ employment authorization .
The Trump administration announced in June that asylum seekers must wait a year before applying for employment authorization rather than 150 days .
Also , the administration eliminated the rule that employment authorization forms be processed in 30 days , according to Herring ’ s press release .
These new rules will take place on August 25 , according to Fox News .
Chad Wolf , who is the secretary of Homeland Security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used by illegal aliens to obtain work authorization ” for far too long .
“ This abuse of the system is unfair to legitimate asylum seekers , diminishes job opportunities for Americans , & disrespects the rule of law , ” Wolf said on Twitter .
However , Herring does not see it like this .
The attorney general said that “ individuals ” who come to America have a right to work without waiting long periods of time to provide for their families .
“ Most of these asylum seekers have come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their home countries and provide a better , more stable life for themselves and their families , ” Herring said .
“ Time and again the Trump administration has tried to put policies in place in an attempt to discourage asylum seekers from coming to this country.
” “ The United States was built on providing a safe harbor for those seeking refuge and I will not let Trump and his allies undermine that incredibly important mentality , ” he added .
The amicus brief , which was filed on August 3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impact states and asylum seekers .
The brief says these new rules could cost states billions of dollars in tax revenue and limit economic growth , increase health care costs for states and localities , and push asylum seekers into the underground economy .
For this brief , Herring joined the attorneys general of California , Colorado , Connecticut , Delaware , Hawaii , Maryland , Massachusetts , Michigan , Minnesota , Nevada , New Jersey , New Mexico , New York , Oregon , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , Vermont , Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well as the cities of Albuquerque , NM , Chicago , IL , Los Angeles , CA , Madison , WI , Minneapolis , MN , New York , NY , Oakland , CA , and Seattle , WA ; and both Cook County in Illinois and Howard County in Maryland .
Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of Star News Digital Media .
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Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring joined an amicus brief Tuesday that disputes the Trump administration’s new rules pertaining to asylum seekers’ employment authorization.
The Trump administration announced in June that asylum seekers must wait a year before applying for employment authorization rather than 150 days. Also, the administration eliminated the rule that employment authorization forms be processed in 30 days, according to Herring’s press release.
These new rules will take place on August 25, according to Fox News.
Chad Wolf, who is the secretary of Homeland Security, said that asylum claims have been used by illegal aliens to obtain work authorization” for far too long.
“This abuse of the system is unfair to legitimate asylum seekers, diminishes job opportunities for Americans, & disrespects the rule of law,” Wolf said on Twitter.
For too long, frivolous & fraudulent asylum claims have been used by illegal aliens to obtain work authorization. This abuse of the system is unfair to legitimate asylum seekers, diminishes job opportunities for Americans, & disrespects the rule of law. https://t.co/SLhpNGC23k pic.twitter.com/SNJr8fKaRq — Acting Secretary Chad Wolf (@DHS_Wolf) June 23, 2020
However, Herring does not see it like this. The attorney general said that “individuals” who come to America have a right to work without waiting long periods of time to provide for their families.
“Most of these asylum seekers have come to the United States to escape dangers in their home countries and provide a better, more stable life for themselves and their families,” Herring said. “Time and again the Trump administration has tried to put policies in place in an attempt to discourage asylum seekers from coming to this country.”
“The United States was built on providing a safe harbor for those seeking refuge and I will not let Trump and his allies undermine that incredibly important mentality,” he added.
The amicus brief, which was filed on August 3, argues that these new rules will impact states and asylum seekers. The brief says these new rules could cost states billions of dollars in tax revenue and limit economic growth, increase health care costs for states and localities, and push asylum seekers into the underground economy.
For this brief, Herring joined the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia; as well as the cities of Albuquerque, NM, Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, CA, Madison, WI, Minneapolis, MN, New York, NY, Oakland, CA, and Seattle, WA; and both Cook County in Illinois and Howard County in Maryland.
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thetennesseestar--2020-08-06--Trump to Visit Ohio Thursday as Election Heats up

President Trump will be visiting Ohio Thursday for the first time since the pandemic started .
Governor Mike DeWine has moved his scheduled Thursday COVID-19 brief to the following day to make room for the president , WKBN reports .
The visit comes as the election continues to heat up between the president and Democratic challenger Joe Biden .
Polls are mixed but poll averages from 270towin.com show President Trump up in Ohio by a narrow margin over Biden .
Ohio has always been an important battleground state .
The state , which helped elect President Bush in 2000 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 2012 has voted for the winner of almost every election since 1860 .
The president ’ s visit will start with a fundraiser hosted by Republican Party fundraising affiliate Win Red on August 6 .
Trump will be traveling across the state , including a trip to the Clyde Whirpool appliance factory .
Senator Robert Portman ( R-OH ) welcomed the president in a press release stating , “ I ’ m pleased that President Trump will be visiting the world-class workforce at Whirlpool ’ s Clyde factory.
” The senator noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the two had interactions relating to the factory saying that he ’ d been pleased when Trump authorized a safeguard in 2017 for the company after testimony the senator gave to the International Trade Commission .
On the effects of the safeguard , Portman said “ since those tariffs went into effect Whirlpool has increased their investment in their workers and American production.
” The president ’ s visit precedes the first presidential debate which will be taking place at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland .
The debate had been scheduled to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the school withdrew because of coronavirus concerns .
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President Trump will be visiting Ohio Thursday for the first time since the pandemic started. Governor Mike DeWine has moved his scheduled Thursday COVID-19 brief to the following day to make room for the president, WKBN reports.
The visit comes as the election continues to heat up between the president and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. Polls are mixed but poll averages from 270towin.com show President Trump up in Ohio by a narrow margin over Biden.
Ohio has always been an important battleground state. The state, which helped elect President Bush in 2000 and 2004, and President Obama in 2008 and 2012 has voted for the winner of almost every election since 1860.
The president’s visit will start with a fundraiser hosted by Republican Party fundraising affiliate Win Red on August 6.
Trump will be traveling across the state, including a trip to the Clyde Whirpool appliance factory.
Senator Robert Portman (R-OH) welcomed the president in a press release stating, “I’m pleased that President Trump will be visiting the world-class workforce at Whirlpool’s Clyde factory.”
The senator noted this would not be the first time the two had interactions relating to the factory saying that he’d been pleased when Trump authorized a safeguard in 2017 for the company after testimony the senator gave to the International Trade Commission. On the effects of the safeguard, Portman said “since those tariffs went into effect Whirlpool has increased their investment in their workers and American production.”
The president’s visit precedes the first presidential debate which will be taking place at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. The debate had been scheduled to take place at Notre Dame, but the school withdrew because of coronavirus concerns.
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Ben Kolodny is a reporter at The Ohio Star and the Star News Network. You can follow Ben on Twitter. Tips can be sent to [email protected]


thetennesseestar--2020-08-06--Whitmer Creates Black Leadership Advisory Council, Calls Racism a ‘Public Health Issue’

The council — the first of its kind in Michigan — will give advice to the governor and help recommend policies to combat systemic racism .
This includes identifying state laws that create or perpetuate inequities , promoting legislation that seeks to correct racial inequality within Michigan , helping community groups serve Black communities and promoting the cultural arts within Black communities , according to the governor ’ s office .
The council will consist of 16 voting members and is housed within the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity .
“ We must confront systemic racism head on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and just Michigan , ” Whitmer said in a statement .
“ This is not about one party or person .
I hope we can continue to work towards building a more inclusive and unbiased state that works for everyone.
” Whitmer also declared systemic racism a public health issue and signed an executive order directing the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to “ work with other state departments to examine data , develop and plan policies , and engage , communicate and advocate for communities of color , ” according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is also requiring implicit bias training for all state employees .
“ Implicit , unconscious bias exists within each of us , and as public servants we have a duty to understand how our bias can impact the lives of others , ” Whitmer said .
“ I am committed to leading by example and making sure state government is a model for equality , understanding and fairness.
” The coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected Black Michigan residents , with rates of COVID-19 infections three times higher among black residents when compared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office said .
The death toll is four times higher .
“ These past several months have been difficult for all of us , but they have been especially tough for black and brown people who for generations have battled the harms caused by a system steeped in persistent inequalities , ” said Lt. Gov .
Garlin Gilchrist II in a statement .
“ These are the same inequities that have motivated so many Americans of every background to confront the legacy of systemic racism that has been a stain on our state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advisory council will work with the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities .
Those wishing to apply for the council can find more information here .
Applications are due by August 19 .
Jordyn Pair is a reporter with The Michigan Star .
Follow her on Twitter at @ JordynPair .
Photo “ Gretchen Whitmer ” by Gretchen Whitmer .

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer created the Black Leadership Advisory Council on Wednesday, declaring racism a “public health issue.”
The council — the first of its kind in Michigan — will give advice to the governor and help recommend policies to combat systemic racism. This includes identifying state laws that create or perpetuate inequities, promoting legislation that seeks to correct racial inequality within Michigan, helping community groups serve Black communities and promoting the cultural arts within Black communities, according to the governor’s office.
The council will consist of 16 voting members and is housed within the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.
“We must confront systemic racism head on so we can create a more equitable and just Michigan,” Whitmer said in a statement. “This is not about one party or person. I hope we can continue to work towards building a more inclusive and unbiased state that works for everyone.”
Whitmer also declared systemic racism a public health issue and signed an executive order directing the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to “work with other state departments to examine data, develop and plan policies, and engage, communicate and advocate for communities of color,” according the governor’s office.
She is also requiring implicit bias training for all state employees.
“Implicit, unconscious bias exists within each of us, and as public servants we have a duty to understand how our bias can impact the lives of others,” Whitmer said. “I am committed to leading by example and making sure state government is a model for equality, understanding and fairness.”
The coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected Black Michigan residents, with rates of COVID-19 infections three times higher among black residents when compared to white residents, the governor’s office said. The death toll is four times higher.
“These past several months have been difficult for all of us, but they have been especially tough for black and brown people who for generations have battled the harms caused by a system steeped in persistent inequalities,” said Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II in a statement. “These are the same inequities that have motivated so many Americans of every background to confront the legacy of systemic racism that has been a stain on our state and nation from the beginning.”
The advisory council will work with the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities. Those wishing to apply for the council can find more information here. Applications are due by August 19.
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Jordyn Pair is a reporter with The Michigan Star. Follow her on Twitter at @JordynPair.
Photo “Gretchen Whitmer” by Gretchen Whitmer.


thetennesseestar--2020-08-06--Governor Whitmer Calls on Police to Enforce Mask Mandate

Governor Whitmer has ordered that her recent and controversial mask mandate be enforced like any other law .
The new executive directive , ED 2020-8 states the “ Department of State Police must enforce violations of COVID-19 executive orders and epidemic orders in the same manner as it would enforce any other violation of law , using enforcement discretion as appropriate.
” The governor described the enforcement of her previous Emergency Executive Order ( EEO ) mandating masks as “ a key part of ensuring that the resumption of activities does not contribute to the spread of this virus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ backwards.
” The original mandate states that “ a willful violation of this order is a misdemeanor , but no term of confinement may be imposed for a violation .
According to a memorandum by the Baraga County Prosecutor ’ s office violations of EEOs can result in a fine of up to $ 500 .
As well as authorizing the enforcement of the mask mandate by state police , Executive Directive 2020-08 strengthens the state ’ s response to the coronavirus .
Among several new rules , ED 2020-08 requires state licensing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to COVID-19 related executive orders and requires people in leadership positions in state government to view non-compliance as “ presumptive evidence of a public health hazard.
” “ Ensuring these executive orders are enforced across the state will protect Michigan families , small businesses , and the first responders on the front lines of this crisis , ” said Whitmer in a press release .
It appears though that not all law enforcement officials agree with Whitmer ’ s sentiment .
Last month Dan Abbot , the sheriff of Van Buren County said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will not be enforcing the executive orders .
Reports from Michigan Live show that sheriffs across the state have refused to enforce a number of the governor ’ s executive orders .
In a Facebook post from May , the Shiawasee County Sheriff said that the department would not “ divert our primary resources to the enforcement of Governor Whitmer ’ s Executive Orders.
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You can follow Ben on Twitter .
Tips can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Michigan State Police ” by Michigan State Police .

Governor Whitmer has ordered that her recent and controversial mask mandate be enforced like any other law.
The new executive directive, ED 2020-8 states the “Department of State Police must enforce violations of COVID-19 executive orders and epidemic orders in the same manner as it would enforce any other violation of law, using enforcement discretion as appropriate.”
The governor described the enforcement of her previous Emergency Executive Order (EEO) mandating masks as “a key part of ensuring that the resumption of activities does not contribute to the spread of this virus. Without effective enforcement, we will move backwards.”
The original mandate states that “a willful violation of this order is a misdemeanor, but no term of confinement may be imposed for a violation. According to a memorandum by the Baraga County Prosecutor’s office violations of EEOs can result in a fine of up to $500.
As well as authorizing the enforcement of the mask mandate by state police, Executive Directive 2020-08 strengthens the state’s response to the coronavirus. Among several new rules, ED 2020-08 requires state licensing agencies to consider the licensees’ compliance to COVID-19 related executive orders and requires people in leadership positions in state government to view non-compliance as “presumptive evidence of a public health hazard.”
“Ensuring these executive orders are enforced across the state will protect Michigan families, small businesses, and the first responders on the front lines of this crisis,” said Whitmer in a press release.
It appears though that not all law enforcement officials agree with Whitmer’s sentiment. Last month Dan Abbot, the sheriff of Van Buren County said in a Facebook post that his department will not be enforcing the executive orders.
Reports from Michigan Live show that sheriffs across the state have refused to enforce a number of the governor’s executive orders. In a Facebook post from May, the Shiawasee County Sheriff said that the department would not “divert our primary resources to the enforcement of Governor Whitmer’s Executive Orders.”
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Ben Kolodny is a reporter at The Ohio Star and the Star News Network. You can follow Ben on Twitter. Tips can be sent to [email protected]
Photo “Michigan State Police” by Michigan State Police.


thetennesseestar--2020-08-06--Meshawn Maddock Commentary: Joe Biden’s Tax-and-Spend Agenda Is a Declaration of War on Middle-Incom

Meshawn Maddock Commentary: Joe Biden’s Tax-and-Spend Agenda Is a Declaration of War on Middle-Income Americans

As a mother and a Michigan small business owner , I vividly recall the anemic “ recovery ” we experienced under the Obama-Biden administration , which increased regulatory costs to a historic high of nearly $ 2 trillion a year — a tab paid in large part by hard working entrepreneurs like me .
Donald Trump promised to end the punitive treatment of business owners by repealing two regulations for every new one his administration added .
He ’ s vastly outperformed that ambitious goal , recently revealing that the actual ratio is closer to eight regulations eliminated for every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already saving the average American household about $ 3,100 per year , and there ’ s still more to come .
Although government regulations are frequently presented as well-meaning efforts to protect vulnerable citizens , in reality they are usually designed either to accomplish an ideological objective — as with the Obama-Biden administration ’ s infamous “ war on coal ” — or to protect well-connected businesses that use crony capitalism to stifle competition .
This President has also made up for Biden ’ s past failures when it comes to empowering American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ repeatedly voted against legislation to increase and permanently raise the child tax credit .
With Biden out of government , however , President Trump was able to double the child tax credit as part of his Tax Cuts and Jobs Act , which also saved the typical Michigan family of four nearly $ 2,000 on their annual federal income taxes .
My family is one of the 39 million-plus families who have benefited from the expanded child tax credit , so I know how much of a difference those savings can make .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is generally good for the economy as a whole , and that certainly proved to be the case during the pre-coronavirus Trump boom .
Michigan ’ s economy hit historic highs before the artificial downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic , with the lowest state unemployment rate in two full decades .
Those same pro-growth policies will allow us to replicate the economic comeback we experienced before the pandemic lockdowns began , only on a much grander scale .
As a direct result of the President ’ s actions , the economy added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the largest one-month job gain in U.S. history , shattering the record that was set just one month earlier .
That figure includes a whopping 2.8 million new jobs for women .
Michigan ’ s economy is riding the same “ V-shaped ” wave as the rest of the country , with unemployment down nearly 10 percentage points over the past two months .
At this pace , Michigan will be back to enjoying record-setting prosperity in no time .
While President Trump is doubling down on his economic victories for everyday Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to increase taxes and add more restrictions on economic activity .
In just the past few weeks , he has not only released a radical “ unity platform ” that adopts many elements of the “ democratic-socialist ” ideology espoused by Senator Bernie Sanders , but also outlined a multi-trillion-dollar climate plan that would destroy hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of jobs that currently support middle-income families across the United States .
Biden ’ s tax-and-spend platform would shrink the U.S. economy by an estimated 1.5 percent and destroy 585,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a time when we ’ re still working to recover from the severe artificial contraction caused by the coronavirus pandemic .
America ’ s working families need a leader they can rely on to work in their best interests and create policies that will help them prosper , not one who will erect impediments to success .
Meshawn Maddock was a Michigan delegate for Donald Trump at the 2016 Republican National Convention .
She is also the Co-founder of Michigan Trump Republicans and the wife of Michigan State Representative Matt Maddock .
Photo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
CC BY-SA 2.0 .

by Meshawn Maddock
America’s working families need allies, not obstacles.
As a mother and a Michigan small business owner, I vividly recall the anemic “recovery” we experienced under the Obama-Biden administration, which increased regulatory costs to a historic high of nearly $2 trillion a year — a tab paid in large part by hard working entrepreneurs like me.
Donald Trump promised to end the punitive treatment of business owners by repealing two regulations for every new one his administration added. He’s vastly outperformed that ambitious goal, recently revealing that the actual ratio is closer to eight regulations eliminated for every new one added. That success is already saving the average American household about $3,100 per year, and there’s still more to come.
Although government regulations are frequently presented as well-meaning efforts to protect vulnerable citizens, in reality they are usually designed either to accomplish an ideological objective — as with the Obama-Biden administration’s infamous “war on coal” — or to protect well-connected businesses that use crony capitalism to stifle competition.
This President has also made up for Biden’s past failures when it comes to empowering American families.
As a senator, Biden repeatedly voted against legislation to increase and permanently raise the child tax credit. With Biden out of government, however, President Trump was able to double the child tax credit as part of his Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which also saved the typical Michigan family of four nearly $2,000 on their annual federal income taxes. My family is one of the 39 million-plus families who have benefited from the expanded child tax credit, so I know how much of a difference those savings can make.
What’s good for working families is generally good for the economy as a whole, and that certainly proved to be the case during the pre-coronavirus Trump boom. Michigan’s economy hit historic highs before the artificial downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with the lowest state unemployment rate in two full decades.
Those same pro-growth policies will allow us to replicate the economic comeback we experienced before the pandemic lockdowns began, only on a much grander scale. As a direct result of the President’s actions, the economy added back 4.8 million jobs in June — the largest one-month job gain in U.S. history, shattering the record that was set just one month earlier. That figure includes a whopping 2.8 million new jobs for women. Michigan’s economy is riding the same “V-shaped” wave as the rest of the country, with unemployment down nearly 10 percentage points over the past two months. At this pace, Michigan will be back to enjoying record-setting prosperity in no time.
While President Trump is doubling down on his economic victories for everyday Americans, Biden is doubling down on proposals to increase taxes and add more restrictions on economic activity. In just the past few weeks, he has not only released a radical “unity platform” that adopts many elements of the “democratic-socialist” ideology espoused by Senator Bernie Sanders, but also outlined a multi-trillion-dollar climate plan that would destroy hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of jobs that currently support middle-income families across the United States.
Biden’s tax-and-spend platform would shrink the U.S. economy by an estimated 1.5 percent and destroy 585,000 jobs — damage we can ill-afford at a time when we’re still working to recover from the severe artificial contraction caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
America’s working families need a leader they can rely on to work in their best interests and create policies that will help them prosper, not one who will erect impediments to success.
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Meshawn Maddock was a Michigan delegate for Donald Trump at the 2016 Republican National Convention. She is also the Co-founder of Michigan Trump Republicans and the wife of Michigan State Representative Matt Maddock.
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thetennesseestar--2020-08-06--DeWine to Expand Mask Mandate to K-12 Students

Governor Mike Dewine announced Thursday that the Ohio Department of Health will soon release a new order mandating K12 students to wear masks as they return to school .
This announcement came after the Ohio Children ’ s Hospital Association ( OCHA ) and the American Academy of Pediatrics Ohio Chapter ( AAPOC ) issued a letter showing support for “ face coverings/masks in our hospitals , schools , and communities.
” The letter noted a number of exceptions to the recommendation .
These include : 1 .
Children under the age of 2 years 2 .
Any child unable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3 .
A child with a significant behavioral/psychological issue undergoing treatment that is exacerbated specifically by the use of a facial covering ( e.g .
severe anxiety or a tactile aversion ) 4 .
A child living with severe autism or with extreme developmental delay who may become agitated or anxious wearing a mask 5 .
A child with a facial deformity that causes airway obstruction The letter also said that “ beyond these categories , there are no diagnoses that warrant blanket exemptions from wearing a face-covering/mask .
Specifically , asthma , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a contraindication for using a face-covering/mask.
” DeWine said in his press release that “ without a vaccine , we are limited in the ways that we can protect the people of Ohio , ” and that “ for schools to have a fighting chance to stay open this fall , widespread face coverings for K-12 students will increase the odds that kids will go to school and stay in school.
” Currently , it is unknown whether the coming order will follow the guidelines put forth by the AAPOC and OCHA , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expand on the existing mask mandate .
Ben Kolodny is a reporter at The Ohio Star and the Star News Network .
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Governor Mike Dewine announced Thursday that the Ohio Department of Health will soon release a new order mandating K12 students to wear masks as they return to school.
This announcement came after the Ohio Children’s Hospital Association (OCHA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics Ohio Chapter (AAPOC) issued a letter showing support for “face coverings/masks in our hospitals, schools, and communities.”
The letter noted a number of exceptions to the recommendation. These include:
1. Children under the age of 2 years
2. Any child unable to remove the face covering without assistance
3. A child with a significant behavioral/psychological issue undergoing treatment that is exacerbated specifically by the use of a facial covering (e.g. severe anxiety or a tactile aversion)
4. A child living with severe autism or with extreme developmental delay who may become agitated or anxious wearing a mask
5. A child with a facial deformity that causes airway obstruction
The letter also said that “beyond these categories, there are no diagnoses that warrant blanket exemptions from wearing a face-covering/mask. Specifically, asthma, allergies, and sinus infections are not a contraindication for using a face-covering/mask.”
DeWine said in his press release that “without a vaccine, we are limited in the ways that we can protect the people of Ohio,” and that “for schools to have a fighting chance to stay open this fall, widespread face coverings for K-12 students will increase the odds that kids will go to school and stay in school.”
Currently, it is unknown whether the coming order will follow the guidelines put forth by the AAPOC and OCHA, but adopting any of these guidelines would expand on the existing mask mandate.
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Ben Kolodny is a reporter at The Ohio Star and the Star News Network. Follow Ben on Twitter. Email tips to [email protected]


thetennesseestar--2020-08-06--Candidate Kendall Qualls Outraises Incumbent Dean Phillips, Again

Republican candidate for Minnesota ’ s 3rd Congressional District Kendall Qualls has outraised incumbent Dean Phillips ( DFL-MN-03 ) once again .
According to the Federal Election Commission ’ s ( FEC ) July pre-primary reports released last Thursday , Qualls accumulated significantly more campaign contributions and cash-on-hand than Phillips .
In total , Qualls raised over $ 106,000 more than Phillips , and has about $ 68,000 more cash-on-hand .
Representative Phillips ’ s $ 250,000 debt from his previous campaign was also listed on the report .
Qualls ’ s media team issued a press release the following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Republican-endorsed candidate to Twitter and Facebook .
“ I am exceptionally grateful to every one of the thousands of contributors to our campaign and am energized to see enthusiasm and interest growing each day , evidenced by our increased fundraising advantage , ” said Qualls in his site ’ s press release .
“ We don ’ t have Hollywood donors and Bloomberg ’ s millions like Dean has at his disposal , so we are continuing our grassroots efforts with tremendous appeal.
” In a previous report , Qualls had just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incumbent .
Qualls ’ s campaign manager , Thomas Knecht , said in the press release that this fundraising reflects the widespread support of their campaign .
“ In spite of Dean pulling out all the stops , including help from Senator and former presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar , the Qualls campaign once again generated more grassroots support than the incumbent .
We ’ ve laid the foundation for us to do even better in the rest of the third quarter.
” Representative Phillips issued no official reaction to Quall ’ s report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a press release of his own about his role in leading the House Ethics Committee in reprimanding a GOP member for failing to report campaign funds .
Up until Phillips ’ election in 2018 , Minnesota ’ s 3rd Congressional District had been held by Republicans since 1960 .
Though the Cook Partisan Voting Index give the progressive DFL Party a slim margin at D+1 , no polling reflecting voter preference has been published .
Voters head to the polls Tuesday , August 11 to pick their Party ’ s nominee .
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Republican candidate for Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District Kendall Qualls has outraised incumbent Dean Phillips (DFL-MN-03) once again. According to the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) July pre-primary reports released last Thursday, Qualls accumulated significantly more campaign contributions and cash-on-hand than Phillips.
In total, Qualls raised over $106,000 more than Phillips, and has about $68,000 more cash-on-hand. Representative Phillips’s $250,000 debt from his previous campaign was also listed on the report.
Qualls’s media team issued a press release the following day, which was later reposted by the Republican-endorsed candidate to Twitter and Facebook.
“I am exceptionally grateful to every one of the thousands of contributors to our campaign and am energized to see enthusiasm and interest growing each day, evidenced by our increased fundraising advantage,” said Qualls in his site’s press release. “We don’t have Hollywood donors and Bloomberg’s millions like Dean has at his disposal, so we are continuing our grassroots efforts with tremendous appeal.”
In a previous report, Qualls had just over $15,000 more cash-on-hand than the incumbent.
Qualls’s campaign manager, Thomas Knecht, said in the press release that this fundraising reflects the widespread support of their campaign.
“In spite of Dean pulling out all the stops, including help from Senator and former presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar, the Qualls campaign once again generated more grassroots support than the incumbent. We’ve laid the foundation for us to do even better in the rest of the third quarter.”
Representative Phillips issued no official reaction to Quall’s report. Instead, the first-term incumbent issued a press release of his own about his role in leading the House Ethics Committee in reprimanding a GOP member for failing to report campaign funds.
Up until Phillips’ election in 2018, Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District had been held by Republicans since 1960. Though the Cook Partisan Voting Index give the progressive DFL Party a slim margin at D+1, no polling reflecting voter preference has been published.
Voters head to the polls Tuesday, August 11 to pick their Party’s nominee.
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Corinne Murdock is a reporter at The Minnesota Sun and the Star News Network. Follow her latest on Twitter, or email tips to [email protected].
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thetennesseestar--2020-08-06--Kanye West Files to Appear on Ohio Ballot for 2020 Presidential Election

Kanye West , the popular rapper and social icon , has officially filed to appear on Ohio ballots for the 2020 presidential election , according to Fox 5 .
West , who announced he would run for the presidency on July 4 , submitted paperwork to the state on August 5 .
West also filed today to appear on ballots in Wisconsin and Colorado .
West has already filed in Arkansas , Illinois , Missouri , Oklahoma , Vermont , West Virginia .
In his Ohio filing , West listed Michelle Tidball as his vice presidential candidate .
Tidball is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” who owns and operates Yarash , a Christian life coaching ministry designed for “ service to others who desire to be free from life ’ s entanglements and walk upon the earth with full understanding of who we [ sic ] are.
” Tidball previously worked with Bright Futures Mentoring as an executive director .
West and Tidball will run as independent candidates .
In July , West filed with the Federal Election Commission under the “ BDY , ” or Birthday Party .
The first mention of the Birthday Party came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Forbes , where the rapper declared that “ when we win , it ’ s everybody ’ s birthday.
” While West ’ s platform consists of some unorthodox political beliefs , such as basing the framework of his administration upon the country of Wakanda from Marvel Comics , the star has stated support for more traditional policies .
Some of these include stimulus payments to citizens , tax breaks for businesses , and a focus on building minority , and particularly Black communities .
Ohio marks the 10th state in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his filing in New Jersey was cast out earlier this week due to invalid signatures .
West also missed the deadline to file in South Carolina , marking at least two states that will not list the media mogul on the presidential ballot .
Sam Medley is a journalist at the Tennessee Star and Star News Network .
You can follow Sam at Twitter .
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Kanye West, the popular rapper and social icon, has officially filed to appear on Ohio ballots for the 2020 presidential election, according to Fox 5.
West, who announced he would run for the presidency on July 4, submitted paperwork to the state on August 5.
West also filed today to appear on ballots in Wisconsin and Colorado. West has already filed in Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Vermont, West Virginia.
In his Ohio filing, West listed Michelle Tidball as his vice presidential candidate. Tidball is a self-proclaimed “life and spiritual coach” who owns and operates Yarash, a Christian life coaching ministry designed for “service to others who desire to be free from life’s entanglements and walk upon the earth with full understanding of who we [sic] are.”
Tidball previously worked with Bright Futures Mentoring as an executive director.
West and Tidball will run as independent candidates. In July, West filed with the Federal Election Commission under the “BDY,” or Birthday Party.
The first mention of the Birthday Party came from West’s July 8 interview with Forbes, where the rapper declared that “when we win, it’s everybody’s birthday.”
While West’s platform consists of some unorthodox political beliefs, such as basing the framework of his administration upon the country of Wakanda from Marvel Comics, the star has stated support for more traditional policies. Some of these include stimulus payments to citizens, tax breaks for businesses, and a focus on building minority, and particularly Black communities.
Ohio marks the 10th state in which West has filed to run, though his filing in New Jersey was cast out earlier this week due to invalid signatures.
West also missed the deadline to file in South Carolina, marking at least two states that will not list the media mogul on the presidential ballot.
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Sam Medley is a journalist at the Tennessee Star and Star News Network. You can follow Sam at Twitter. Email tips to [email protected]
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thetennesseestar--2020-08-06--Woman Second to Face Federal Arson Charges Related to May Nashville Courthouse Fire

Federal authorities this week charged a Nashville woman with vandalizing the Nashville Metro Courthouse in May .
This , according to a press release that staff at the U.S. Attorney ’ s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee published on their website .
A criminal complaint charged Shelby Ligons , 22 , with malicious destruction of property using fire or explosives , the press release said .
“ The criminal complaint alleges that on the afternoon of May 30 , 2020 , protesters gathered in downtown Nashville following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis , Minnesota .
Later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ persons gathered in front of the Nashville City Hall , also known as the Metro Courthouse .
Using various tools , including crowbars and other objects , they began smashing the windows of the premises and spraying graffiti on the Courthouse facade .
One or more fires were also set inside of the Courthouse at this time , ” according to the press release .
“ Numerous video clips and photographs of the destruction at City Hall were posted on social media websites , on the websites for news outlets , and on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in video clips and photographs from that afternoon and evening wearing blue jeans , a black-colored shirt , a medical mask , and a white-colored bandana on her head .
In those video clips and photographs , Ligons is depicted holding a white-colored poster board with the words ‘ F–k The Police ’ and ‘ We Will Not Be Silent ’ written on it .
In several video clips , Ligons is depicted setting fire to the poster and placing it inside a window located on the exterior structure of City Hall.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If convicted , she faces a mandatory minimum of five years and up to 20 years in prison , the press release said .
Authorities previously charged Wesley Somers , 25 , of Hendersonville , in June .
His case is pending in U.S. District Court , according to the press release .
As The Tennessee Star reported at the time , quoting a criminal complaint , video clips depicted Somers attempting to smash courthouse windows .
One photograph depicted Somers holding an unknown accelerant , which had been set on fire , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Courthouse .
Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star .
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Federal authorities this week charged a Nashville woman with vandalizing the Nashville Metro Courthouse in May.
This, according to a press release that staff at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee published on their website.
A criminal complaint charged Shelby Ligons, 22, with malicious destruction of property using fire or explosives, the press release said.
“The criminal complaint alleges that on the afternoon of May 30, 2020, protesters gathered in downtown Nashville following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Later in the evening, a number of persons gathered in front of the Nashville City Hall, also known as the Metro Courthouse. Using various tools, including crowbars and other objects, they began smashing the windows of the premises and spraying graffiti on the Courthouse facade. One or more fires were also set inside of the Courthouse at this time,” according to the press release.
“Numerous video clips and photographs of the destruction at City Hall were posted on social media websites, on the websites for news outlets, and on other Internet sites. Ligons is depicted in video clips and photographs from that afternoon and evening wearing blue jeans, a black-colored shirt, a medical mask, and a white-colored bandana on her head. In those video clips and photographs, Ligons is depicted holding a white-colored poster board with the words ‘F–k The Police’ and ‘We Will Not Be Silent’ written on it. In several video clips, Ligons is depicted setting fire to the poster and placing it inside a window located on the exterior structure of City Hall.”
FBI agents arrested Ligons this week. If convicted, she faces a mandatory minimum of five years and up to 20 years in prison, the press release said.
Authorities previously charged Wesley Somers, 25, of Hendersonville, in June. His case is pending in U.S. District Court, according to the press release.
As The Tennessee Star reported at the time, quoting a criminal complaint, video clips depicted Somers attempting to smash courthouse windows. One photograph depicted Somers holding an unknown accelerant, which had been set on fire, and placing the accelerant through the window of the Courthouse.
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Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star. Follow Chris on Facebook. Email tips to [email protected]
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thetennesseestar--2020-08-06--Ohio Gov. DeWine Tests Positive for the Coronavirus on His Way to Meet President Donald Trump

Governor Mike DeWine was headed to Cleveland to meet President Trump who is visiting the state today .
During his ride to the Burke Lakefront Airport , he took a rapid response test which returned a positive result for the coronavirus .
DeWine is headed back to Columbus after his positive test .
Currently , the 73-year-old has not experienced any symptoms , according to the Governor ’ s statement .
The positive test raises several questions , the most apparent is whether the positive test result is accurate .
The gold standard in COVID-19 testing is the molecular test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ test with rapid return technology , which does not detect the COVID-19 virus , instead the test measures viral proteins – a less accurate measure of infection .
Earlier in the week Governor DeWine discussed the state ’ s need to ramp rapid testing to alleviate a burden on state labs working to process nearly 20,000 tests a day .
The tradeoff favoring speed opens the door for increased false positives associated with antigen tests .
When DeWine and First Lady Fran get back to Ohio ’ s capital , they will both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will follow COVID-19 ’ s protocol and quarantine for two weeks , DeWine ’ s statement says .
DeWine ’ s positive test was made public around 12:45 p.m. , which happened just before Trump left for Ohio , according to The Hill .
Judd Deere , a White House spokesman , tweeted that Trump wished DeWine a “ speedy and full recovery ” and commended the governor for the work he has done in Ohio .
Ohio Lt .
Governor Jon Husted who also went to greet the president took a coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
DeWine is the second governor who has tested positive for the coronavirus .
In July , Oklahoma Gov .
Kevin Stitt tested positive for the Chinese virus .
As governor , DeWine has been one of the most aggressive governors at getting people to wear face coverings .
On July 23 , DeWine implemented a statewide mask mandate for all Ohio residents .
“ Our preliminary data indicate that the rate of increase in new cases has slowed in the high-risk counties where masks are already mandated , so we are cautiously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right direction , ” DeWine said .
“ We believe that requiring masks statewide will make a significant difference and will be key to making sure other counties do not progress to a higher level of increased spread.
” This week , DeWine extended his mask mandate to all K-12 students , who will now need to wear a face covering in class .
The Ohio Star requested further comment from the Governor ’ s Press Secretary Dan Tierney , but received no response before press time .
The Office of the Governor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will hold a briefing Thursday at 4:30 p.m.. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of Star News Digital Media .
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Governor Mike DeWine was headed to Cleveland to meet President Trump who is visiting the state today. During his ride to the Burke Lakefront Airport, he took a rapid response test which returned a positive result for the coronavirus.
DeWine is headed back to Columbus after his positive test. Currently, the 73-year-old has not experienced any symptoms, according to the Governor’s statement.
The positive test raises several questions, the most apparent is whether the positive test result is accurate. The gold standard in COVID-19 testing is the molecular test. The rapid test is an antigen test with rapid return technology, which does not detect the COVID-19 virus, instead the test measures viral proteins – a less accurate measure of infection.
Earlier in the week Governor DeWine discussed the state’s need to ramp rapid testing to alleviate a burden on state labs working to process nearly 20,000 tests a day. The tradeoff favoring speed opens the door for increased false positives associated with antigen tests.
When DeWine and First Lady Fran get back to Ohio’s capital, they will both take another coronavirus test.
The governor will follow COVID-19’s protocol and quarantine for two weeks, DeWine’s statement says.
Governor DeWine has tested positive for #COVID19. He has no symptoms at this time. Full statement below. pic.twitter.com/WnkmoGxR2m — Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) August 6, 2020
DeWine’s positive test was made public around 12:45 p.m., which happened just before Trump left for Ohio, according to The Hill.
Judd Deere, a White House spokesman, tweeted that Trump wished DeWine a “speedy and full recovery” and commended the governor for the work he has done in Ohio.
The President wishes Governor DeWine a speedy and full recovery and commends the job he’s doing for the great state of Ohio. https://t.co/NYj9I9bBIz — Judd Deere (@JuddPDeere45) August 6, 2020
Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted who also went to greet the president took a coronavirus test and his results came back negative.
DeWine is the second governor who has tested positive for the coronavirus. In July, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt tested positive for the Chinese virus.
As governor, DeWine has been one of the most aggressive governors at getting people to wear face coverings. On July 23, DeWine implemented a statewide mask mandate for all Ohio residents.
“Our preliminary data indicate that the rate of increase in new cases has slowed in the high-risk counties where masks are already mandated, so we are cautiously optimistic that things are heading in the right direction,” DeWine said. “We believe that requiring masks statewide will make a significant difference and will be key to making sure other counties do not progress to a higher level of increased spread.”
This week, DeWine extended his mask mandate to all K-12 students, who will now need to wear a face covering in class.
The Ohio Star requested further comment from the Governor’s Press Secretary Dan Tierney, but received no response before press time. The Office of the Governor has issued a media advisory that DeWine will hold a briefing Thursday at 4:30 p.m..
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Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of Star News Digital Media. If you have any tips, email Zachery at [email protected]. Follow Zachery on Twitter @zacheryschmidt2.
Background Photo ” Burke Lakefront Airport” by Michael Barera. CC BY-SA 4.0.