politicususa--2020-05-17--WH Trade Adviser Admits That Trump Made The Pandemic Worse

Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro admits that Trump made the pandemic worse than it needed to be by not getting testing up and running fast .
I want to ask you quickly about the CDC and ask you whether the president has confidence in the CDC .
It does seem as if the initial guidelines , they didn ’ t want them put out .
They put down very limited guidelines with more detailed ones coming later .
CDC hasn ’ t been able to give a briefing now in over a month .
Does the president have confidence in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our lead on this pandemic ?
Well , I ’ d say two things about that .
First of all , you should ask the president that question , not me .
But early on in this crisis , the CDC which really had the most trusted brand around the world in this space , really let the country down with the testing .
Because not only did they keep the testing within the bureaucracy , they had a bad test .
And that did set us back .
But going forward with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understand here for the American people is this , opening up this economy is not a question of lives versus jobs .
While trying to blame the CDC , Navarro admitted that the Trump administration made the pandemic worse by not getting a testing program up and running .
The White House is trying to throw the CDC under the bus , but guess who picked the CDC director and is in charge ?
His name is Donald J. Trump , and he is the President Of The United States .
No matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , the president is responsible for the mess that the country is in .
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Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro admits that Trump made the pandemic worse than it needed to be by not getting testing up and running fast.
Transcript via Meet The Press:
CHUCK TODD:
I want to ask you quickly about the CDC and ask you whether the president has confidence in the CDC. It does seem as if the initial guidelines, they didn’t want them put out. They put down very limited guidelines with more detailed ones coming later. CDC hasn’t been able to give a briefing now in over a month. Does the president have confidence in the CDC as our lead, as our lead on this pandemic?
PETER NAVARRO:
Well, I’d say two things about that. First of all, you should ask the president that question, not me. But early on in this crisis, the CDC which really had the most trusted brand around the world in this space, really let the country down with the testing. Because not only did they keep the testing within the bureaucracy, they had a bad test. And that did set us back. But going forward with these guidelines, the important thing to understand here for the American people is this, opening up this economy is not a question of lives versus jobs.
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ICYMI: @chucktodd asks WH Adviser Peter Navarro: “Does the president have confidence in the CDC?” @PeterNavarro45: “You should ask the president that question, not me. … The CDC, which really had the most trusted brand … really let the country down with the testing.” pic.twitter.com/ieUIs8MkjZ — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) May 17, 2020
While trying to blame the CDC, Navarro admitted that the Trump administration made the pandemic worse by not getting a testing program up and running. The White House is trying to throw the CDC under the bus, but guess who picked the CDC director and is in charge? His name is Donald J. Trump, and he is the President Of The United States.
No matter how Trump and lackeys try to spin it, the president is responsible for the mess that the country is in.
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politicususa--2020-05-17--Opinion: Trump acolyte DeVos steers more COVID-19 stimulus money to religion

Republicans found another means of enriching religion with taxpayer dollars meant to aid Americans suffering the horrid effects of Trump ’ s plague and economic devastation .
When filthy rich , and highly-unqualified , Education Secretary Betsy DeVos began her quest to shift all taxpayer dollars intended for public education to private , for-profit religious schools , evangelicals and Republicans were ecstatic .
After all , money allocated to sustain small businesses ravaged by Trump ’ s plague and economic disaster was just recently handed over to churches and clergy even though those institutions pay no taxes because they claim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not enough to use coronavirus stimulus dollars to support churches and clergy at the expense of struggling small businesses , so DeVos made sure that even more taxpayer dollars were given to private religious schools .
Particularly exciting to the evangelical Republican sect was DeVos ’ stated intent that as Education Secretary she would reform the public education system to “ advance god ’ s kingdom.
” Of course her secondary goal was robbing funding intended for public schools to give for-profit corporate schools the keys to the education budget vault , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of those private schools are founded and run by evangelicals .
DeVos ’ theft of taxpayer dollars fulfills both of her goals and one can only imagine that the religious Republican cult and dirty Don Trump are celebrating another fleecing of the taxpayers ; especially because the theft involves hurting the poor to advance religion .
When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid , Relief and Economic Security Act ( CARES Act ) , it designated billions for public schools to be distributed to public school districts based on the number of low-income @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignored the congressional mandate and issued a directive from the Department of Education ordering that the money belongs to private and religious school students ; despite the fact that fewer than 5 % of those children are poor .
Even before Trump single-handedly decimated the economy , children in low-income neighborhoods were disadvantaged because they , and their school districts , lacked the resources to participate in digital learning opportunities .
Democrats in the House understood the dilemma and appropriated funds in the CARES stimulus bill to aid those students in low-income school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue learning while schools were closed .
Those funds , like the funds meant to assist small businesses suffering Trump ’ s economic disaster , were prime for theft by the likes of DeVos who seized on the opportunity to steal those funds and transfer them directly to private religious schools as an integral part of using taxpayer dollars to “ advance god ’ s kingdom.
” It is noteworthy that DeVos is unabashed in declaring her intent to spend taxpayer dollars on private and religious schools at the expense of public schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There are not enough philanthropic dollars to fund the need of [ private religious ] education…versus what is currently being spent every year on public education…Our desire is to confront this culture in ways that will continue to advance God ’ s Kingdom.
” Although Republicans are wont to claim America was founded as a Christian nation and forcing taxpayers to fund religion is the intent of the Founding Fathers , nothing is farther from the historical truth .
None other than Founding Father Thomas Jefferson stated emphatically that : “ No man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any religious worship , place , or ministry whatsoever.
” Not only is handing out money allocated for small businesses to members of the clergy and their churches directly “ supporting religious worship , place [ s ] or ministries , ” sending taxpayer money to private religious schools is obviously supporting religious places and ministries .
Jefferson ’ s statement fits squarely with the rest of the Founding Fathers and Constitution ’ s Framers intent that the religious clauses in the First Amendment serve as “ a wall of separation ” between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the so-called moral majority that concept has been systematically attacked and any pushback is treated as an attack on Christians ’ religious liberty .
No-one denies religious people their liberty to worship as they please , but the idea of Republicans , especially Trump , supporting them with taxpayer money is a gross abomination as well as contrary to the Founders ’ intent in the First Amendment .
Allowing Republicans to give churches and clergy money allotted for “ real businesses ” who are struggling due to Trump ’ s economic catastrophe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unconscionable that Trump ’ s Education Secretary is taking money allotted for low-income public schools and giving it to private religious schools .
The real tragedy is there is hardly any pushback from the people because for some bizarre reason too many Americans still consider it a mortal sin to utter an unflattering word about Republicans handing taxpayer dollars to the evangelical ( Christian ) religion .
For dog ’ s sake , it is a horror that Republicans are willingly allowing them to shape domestic policy , but it is an atrocity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ access to taxpayers ’ money .

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Republicans found another means of enriching religion with taxpayer dollars meant to aid Americans suffering the horrid effects of Trump’s plague and economic devastation.
When filthy rich, and highly-unqualified, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos began her quest to shift all taxpayer dollars intended for public education to private, for-profit religious schools, evangelicals and Republicans were ecstatic. After all, money allocated to sustain small businesses ravaged by Trump’s plague and economic disaster was just recently handed over to churches and clergy even though those institutions pay no taxes because they claim they are not businesses.
Apparently it was not enough to use coronavirus stimulus dollars to support churches and clergy at the expense of struggling small businesses, so DeVos made sure that even more taxpayer dollars were given to private religious schools.
Particularly exciting to the evangelical Republican sect was DeVos’ stated intent that as Education Secretary she would reform the public education system to “advance god’s kingdom.” Of course her secondary goal was robbing funding intended for public schools to give for-profit corporate schools the keys to the education budget vault, but it is noteworthy that no small number of those private schools are founded and run by evangelicals.
DeVos’ theft of taxpayer dollars fulfills both of her goals and one can only imagine that the religious Republican cult and dirty Don Trump are celebrating another fleecing of the taxpayers; especially because the theft involves hurting the poor to advance religion.
When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), it designated billions for public schools to be distributed to public school districts based on the number of low-income students they enroll. However, DeVos ignored the congressional mandate and issued a directive from the Department of Education ordering that the money belongs to private and religious school students; despite the fact that fewer than 5% of those children are poor.
Even before Trump single-handedly decimated the economy, children in low-income neighborhoods were disadvantaged because they, and their school districts, lacked the resources to participate in digital learning opportunities. Democrats in the House understood the dilemma and appropriated funds in the CARES stimulus bill to aid those students in low-income school districts with equipment and Internet access to continue learning while schools were closed.
Those funds, like the funds meant to assist small businesses suffering Trump’s economic disaster, were prime for theft by the likes of DeVos who seized on the opportunity to steal those funds and transfer them directly to private religious schools as an integral part of using taxpayer dollars to “advance god’s kingdom.”
It is noteworthy that DeVos is unabashed in declaring her intent to spend taxpayer dollars on private and religious schools at the expense of public schools. The evangelical extremist stated:
“There are not enough philanthropic dollars to fund the need of [private religious] education…versus what is currently being spent every year on public education…Our desire is to confront this culture in ways that will continue to advance God’s Kingdom.”
Although Republicans are wont to claim America was founded as a Christian nation and forcing taxpayers to fund religion is the intent of the Founding Fathers, nothing is farther from the historical truth. None other than Founding Father Thomas Jefferson stated emphatically that:
“No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever.”
Not only is handing out money allocated for small businesses to members of the clergy and their churches directly “supporting religious worship, place[s] or ministries,” sending taxpayer money to private religious schools is obviously supporting religious places and ministries.
Jefferson’s statement fits squarely with the rest of the Founding Fathers and Constitution’s Framers intent that the religious clauses in the First Amendment serve as “a wall of separation” between church and state. Since the rise of the so-called moral majority that concept has been systematically attacked and any pushback is treated as an attack on Christians’ religious liberty.
No-one denies religious people their liberty to worship as they please, but the idea of Republicans, especially Trump, supporting them with taxpayer money is a gross abomination as well as contrary to the Founders’ intent in the First Amendment.
Allowing Republicans to give churches and clergy money allotted for “real businesses” who are struggling due to Trump’s economic catastrophe is beyond cruel, but it is unconscionable that Trump’s Education Secretary is taking money allotted for low-income public schools and giving it to private religious schools.
The real tragedy is there is hardly any pushback from the people because for some bizarre reason too many Americans still consider it a mortal sin to utter an unflattering word about Republicans handing taxpayer dollars to the evangelical (Christian) religion. For dog’s sake, it is a horror that Republicans are willingly allowing them to shape domestic policy, but it is an atrocity that Republicans are granting them nearly unfettered access to taxpayers’ money.


politicususa--2020-05-19--Rachel Maddow Blows Up Trump’s Coronavirus Model That Predicted Zero Deaths By May 15

Rachel Maddow blasted Donald Trump on Monday for basing his entire reopen strategy on a broken model that predicted zero coronavirus deaths by May 15 .
For those following along , the number of deaths from the virus surpassed 90,000 on Monday , and it continues to increase rapidly .
It should also be noted that May 15 was three days ago .
“ This is their model … that the White House used to base decisions on reopening around the country , ” Maddow said .
“ But it is literally just a thing they made up about what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” In other words , Trump and his team of unqualified sycophants used a broken model to determine how quickly to reopen the economy , and they ’ re sticking by it even though it ’ s been proven wrong .
Quote , the model shows deaths dropping precipitously in May and essentially going to zero by May 15 .
Zero deaths by May 15 .
May 15 was this past Friday , three days ago .
American deaths from coronavirus did not go to zero by May 15 .
Why are they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did the White House decide this was the model they were going to follow ?
That seems obvious .
What is a cubic model ?
Where did they get this ?
Nobody really knows .
A cubic function is a mathematical concept that has nothing to do with how viruses work or contagion works .
It is a sort of a math way to put a meaningless line over a bunch of numbers on a graph that makes the numbers look like they will drop to zero or less than zero right after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you can draw a line like that , on any amount of data , on an excel spread sheet , without having any understanding of infectious diseases or contagion whatsoever .
And I ’ m sure it ’ s very comforting if you decide to believe that line is a real thing .
But that line isn ’ t a real thing .
It ’ s just a thing you can put on a graph .
Kevin Hassett and the council of economic advisers eventually tweeted out this sharpie .
Look at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ else drawing on it .
This is actually what they tweeted out this .
This Sharpie-looking thing , to defend how rigorous their model was .
But this is their model , created by an economist , that the White House used to base decisions on reopening around the country .
But it is literally just a thing they made up about what they hoped might happen with the epidemic , that has nothing to do with real epidemiology .
It said the deaths would be zero by May 15 and so they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take advantage of the fact that deaths would be zero .
This administration has gotten the pandemic wrong since day one Aside from the broken Trump model that predicted zero coronavirus deaths by May 15 , Vice President Mike Pence also claimed last month that this crisis would be over by Memorial Day .
“ If you look at the trends today , I think by Memorial Day Weekend we will largely have this coronavirus epidemic behind us , ” the VP said .
It should be noted that Memorial Day is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t anywhere close to behind us , as the vice president promised .
In fact , since Pence ’ s prediction , the CDC has revised its coronavirus death projections upward .
By June 1 or sooner , the U.S. is projected to have 100,000 fatalities from the virus .
The Trump administration has gotten this pandemic wrong since day one .
Months into the crisis , they still aren ’ t even close to getting it right .

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Rachel Maddow blasted Donald Trump on Monday for basing his entire reopen strategy on a broken model that predicted zero coronavirus deaths by May 15.
For those following along, the number of deaths from the virus surpassed 90,000 on Monday, and it continues to increase rapidly. It should also be noted that May 15 was three days ago.
“This is their model … that the White House used to base decisions on reopening around the country,” Maddow said. “But it is literally just a thing they made up about what they hoped might happen with the epidemic.”
In other words, Trump and his team of unqualified sycophants used a broken model to determine how quickly to reopen the economy, and they’re sticking by it even though it’s been proven wrong.
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Rachel Maddow blasts the Trump administration for using a broken model to determine when to reopen the U.S. economy. #ctl #p2 #maddow pic.twitter.com/aPewc9THQn — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) May 19, 2020
Maddow said:
Quote, the model shows deaths dropping precipitously in May and essentially going to zero by May 15. Zero deaths by May 15. May 15 was this past Friday, three days ago. American deaths from coronavirus did not go to zero by May 15. Why are they calling this a cubic model? Why did the White House decide this was the model they were going to follow? That seems obvious. What is a cubic model? Where did they get this? Nobody really knows. A cubic function is a mathematical concept that has nothing to do with how viruses work or contagion works. It is a sort of a math way to put a meaningless line over a bunch of numbers on a graph that makes the numbers look like they will drop to zero or less than zero right after they peak. You can do that, you can draw a line like that, on any amount of data, on an excel spread sheet, without having any understanding of infectious diseases or contagion whatsoever. And I’m sure it’s very comforting if you decide to believe that line is a real thing. But that line isn’t a real thing. It’s just a thing you can put on a graph. Kevin Hassett and the council of economic advisers eventually tweeted out this sharpie. Look at this. This isn’t somebody else drawing on it. This is actually what they tweeted out this. This Sharpie-looking thing, to defend how rigorous their model was. But this is their model, created by an economist, that the White House used to base decisions on reopening around the country. But it is literally just a thing they made up about what they hoped might happen with the epidemic, that has nothing to do with real epidemiology. It said the deaths would be zero by May 15 and so they cranked to get the whole country open to take advantage of the fact that deaths would be zero.
This administration has gotten the pandemic wrong since day one
Aside from the broken Trump model that predicted zero coronavirus deaths by May 15, Vice President Mike Pence also claimed last month that this crisis would be over by Memorial Day.
“If you look at the trends today, I think by Memorial Day Weekend we will largely have this coronavirus epidemic behind us,” the VP said.
It should be noted that Memorial Day is next week, and this crisis isn’t anywhere close to behind us, as the vice president promised.
In fact, since Pence’s prediction, the CDC has revised its coronavirus death projections upward. By June 1 or sooner, the U.S. is projected to have 100,000 fatalities from the virus.
The Trump administration has gotten this pandemic wrong since day one. Months into the crisis, they still aren’t even close to getting it right.
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politicususa--2020-05-19--White House Doctor Refuses To Say Whether Trump Is Actually Taking Hydroxychloroquine

Hours after Donald Trump claimed he was taking daily doses of the potentially harmful drug hydroxychloroquine , the White House released a letter from the president ’ s physician .
The only problem is that Trump ’ s doctor , Sean Conley , wouldn ’ t say whether he had given the president a prescription for the drug or whether Trump was even taking it , as he had claimed earlier on Monday .
Instead , the letter simply stated that the two men had a discussion about the drug and came to the conclusion that the potential benefits outweighed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Daily Beast pointed out , the document mentioned nothing about whether Trump was actually prescribed hydroxychloroquine or if he is even taking it .
It was three paragraphs of , well , nothing .
It ’ s almost irrelevant whether Trump is taking the drug As Vox ’ s Zack Beauchamp pointed out , the president is being incredibly irresponsible regardless of whether he ’ s actually taking hydroxychloroquine .
Beauchamp wrote , “ Ultimately , the president is either doing something irresponsible or lying irresponsibly .
Either way , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the man in charge of our country — just one more example of the wild unfitness for office that ’ s been on display throughout the pandemic.
” It ’ s hard to imagine that Donald Trump is taking a drug that medical experts warn could lead to death .
What ’ s more likely is that the president decided in the moment that it was somehow a smart political strategy to say he was taking it .
After all , Trump has been promoting hydroxychloroquine for months , and he now finds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who claims the administration was pressuring him to make the drug widely available , despite the known risks .
If Donald Trump was truly taking hydroxychloroquine , the letter released by his physician likely would have said so explicitly .
Instead , the White House threw together a vague non-response that confirms nothing .

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Hours after Donald Trump claimed he was taking daily doses of the potentially harmful drug hydroxychloroquine, the White House released a letter from the president’s physician.
The only problem is that Trump’s doctor, Sean Conley, wouldn’t say whether he had given the president a prescription for the drug or whether Trump was even taking it, as he had claimed earlier on Monday.
Instead, the letter simply stated that the two men had a discussion about the drug and came to the conclusion that the potential benefits outweighed the risks.
As Sam Stein of the Daily Beast pointed out, the document mentioned nothing about whether Trump was actually prescribed hydroxychloroquine or if he is even taking it. It was three paragraphs of, well, nothing.
This doctor letter the White House just released doesn’t actual include the doctor saying he prescribed Trump hydroxychloroquine pic.twitter.com/i17UUe976v — Sam Stein (@samstein) May 19, 2020
It’s almost irrelevant whether Trump is taking the drug
As Vox’s Zack Beauchamp pointed out, the president is being incredibly irresponsible regardless of whether he’s actually taking hydroxychloroquine.
Beauchamp wrote, “Ultimately, the president is either doing something irresponsible or lying irresponsibly. Either way, it’s terrible behavior that reflects poorly on the man in charge of our country — just one more example of the wild unfitness for office that’s been on display throughout the pandemic.”
It’s hard to imagine that Donald Trump is taking a drug that medical experts warn could lead to death. What’s more likely is that the president decided in the moment that it was somehow a smart political strategy to say he was taking it.
After all, Trump has been promoting hydroxychloroquine for months, and he now finds himself under fire from a HHS whistleblower who claims the administration was pressuring him to make the drug widely available, despite the known risks.
If Donald Trump was truly taking hydroxychloroquine, the letter released by his physician likely would have said so explicitly. Instead, the White House threw together a vague non-response that confirms nothing.
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politicususa--2020-05-19--Neil Cavuto Uses Fox News Airwaves To Wage All-Out War On Trump’s Hydroxychloroquine Lies

Neil Cavuto continued to wage all-out war against Donald Trump on Tuesday , using his Fox News program to debunk the past 24 hours of lies the president has been spewing about hydroxychloroquine .
Cavuto ripped into an extended fact-check about the drug Trump claims to be taking , saying , “ The issue here is whether it is advisable to take to ward off COVID-19.
” The Fox News host anchor continued , “ No less than the Food and Drug Administration had warned back on April 24 that hydroxychloroquine & chloroquine have not been shown to be safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ None of this is to say that hydroxychloroquine can ’ t be used for other uses , namely malaria and namely lupus , its two most prominent features , ” Cavuto added .
“ As a preventive , though , when the Food and Drug Administration itself is saying it ’ s not advisable … that should suffice the argument right there.
” Cavuto ’ s latest fact-check comes after the host took to the airwaves on Monday to urge his Fox News viewers not to listen to Trump because it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I can not stress enough .
This will kill you , ” he told his viewers .
In response to Cavuto ’ s comments on Monday , Trump blew a gasket on Twitter , retweeting at least half a dozen negative posts about the host and saying he ’ s “ looking for a new outlet.
” It remains to be seen whether the president will saddle up for another Twitter tantrum on Tuesday night once he finally gets around to watching Cavuto ’ s latest fact-check .
This is what Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump has always been a bottom-of-the-dumpster president who devotes more time to Twitter tantrums and punditry than doing his job , but it ’ s nonetheless jarring that he ’ s doing so right now – in the middle of a pandemic that has claimed more than 93,000 American lives .
This behavior shouldn ’ t be shrugged off as another instance of Trump being Trump .
Instead , it should be something voters remember in November when they determine who will be leading America out this crisis .

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Neil Cavuto continued to wage all-out war against Donald Trump on Tuesday, using his Fox News program to debunk the past 24 hours of lies the president has been spewing about hydroxychloroquine.
Cavuto ripped into an extended fact-check about the drug Trump claims to be taking, saying, “The issue here is whether it is advisable to take to ward off COVID-19.”
The Fox News host anchor continued, “No less than the Food and Drug Administration had warned back on April 24 that hydroxychloroquine & chloroquine have not been shown to be safe and effective for treating or preventing COVID-19.”
“None of this is to say that hydroxychloroquine can’t be used for other uses, namely malaria and namely lupus, its two most prominent features,” Cavuto added. “As a preventive, though, when the Food and Drug Administration itself is saying it’s not advisable … that should suffice the argument right there.”
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Neil Cavuto immediately launches into a fact-check of Trump’s comments re: hydroxychloroquine. pic.twitter.com/gaP8viSxzy — Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) May 19, 2020
Cavuto’s latest fact-check comes after the host took to the airwaves on Monday to urge his Fox News viewers not to listen to Trump because it could end up killing them.
“I can not stress enough. This will kill you,” he told his viewers.
In response to Cavuto’s comments on Monday, Trump blew a gasket on Twitter, retweeting at least half a dozen negative posts about the host and saying he’s “looking for a new outlet.”
It remains to be seen whether the president will saddle up for another Twitter tantrum on Tuesday night once he finally gets around to watching Cavuto’s latest fact-check.
This is what Trump is doing in the middle of a pandemic
Donald Trump has always been a bottom-of-the-dumpster president who devotes more time to Twitter tantrums and punditry than doing his job, but it’s nonetheless jarring that he’s doing so right now – in the middle of a pandemic that has claimed more than 93,000 American lives.
This behavior shouldn’t be shrugged off as another instance of Trump being Trump. Instead, it should be something voters remember in November when they determine who will be leading America out this crisis.
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politicususa--2020-05-19--Pelosi Obliterates Trump For Being So Sensitive About His Weight

Speaker Pelosi said that she didn ’ t know that Trump was so sensitive about his weight , especially since he is always making comments about other people .
Transcript of Speaker Pelosi on Deadline : White House with Nicolle Wallace : Nicolle Wallace .
Joining us now , Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi .
Madam Speaker , what you said is actually something that can be corroborated in the White House ’ s release of the President ’ s last physical , which is that his weight does qualify him as being morbidly obese .
Is that what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know it would elicit this kind of reaction from the President ?
Speaker Pelosi .
No , I had no idea .
I didn ’ t know that he would be so sensitive .
He ’ s always talking about other people ’ s avoirdupois , their weight , their pounds .
So , I really – I don ’ t even want to spend any more time on his distraction , because as you see in the last couple of days , so much of the time has been spent on what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think he should recognize that his words weigh a ton .
Instead of telling people to put Lysol into their lungs or taking a medication that has not been approved , except under certain circumstances , he should be saying what your previous guest mentioned , things that will help people .
But let ’ s not dwell on him .
What we have to dwell is on is over 90,000 Americans have died , have lost their lives to this villainous virus and a million and a half infected .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ total of it and that ’ s why our Heroes Act says , test , test , test , trace and treat so that we can lower the amount of people who are dying because we know earlier if they are infected .
Let us , again , honor our heroes who are fighting the fight : our health care workers , our first responders and the rest who risk their lives to save lives and now may lose their jobs because of state and local budgets going down the drain .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so in a way that keeps all of those who died in our hearts forever .
This is a scar on America .
Speaker Pelosi put the focus back on where it should be .
The country needs to be focused on the fact that the Trump administration is going to be more of a hindrance than help in battling this pandemic , and that their failed response will have killed 100,000 Americans by the end of the month .
The Speaker is always the adult in the room who handles child Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spent years making fun of people for their appearance , so his reaction to the Speaker stating a fact about his obesity reeks of Trump dishing it out , but not being able to take it .
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Speaker Pelosi said that she didn’t know that Trump was so sensitive about his weight, especially since he is always making comments about other people.
Transcript of Speaker Pelosi on Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace:
Nicolle Wallace. Joining us now, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Madam Speaker, what you said is actually something that can be corroborated in the White House’s release of the President’s last physical, which is that his weight does qualify him as being morbidly obese. Is that what you were saying, or did you know it would elicit this kind of reaction from the President?
Speaker Pelosi. No, I had no idea. I didn’t know that he would be so sensitive. He’s always talking about other people’s avoirdupois, their weight, their pounds. So, I really – I don’t even want to spend any more time on his distraction, because as you see in the last couple of days, so much of the time has been spent on what he said.
Rather than that, I think he should recognize that his words weigh a ton. Instead of telling people to put Lysol into their lungs or taking a medication that has not been approved, except under certain circumstances, he should be saying what your previous guest mentioned, things that will help people.
But let’s not dwell on him. What we have to dwell is on is over 90,000 Americans have died, have lost their lives to this villainous virus and a million and a half infected. We don’t really know the full total of it and that’s why our Heroes Act says, test, test, test, trace and treat so that we can lower the amount of people who are dying because we know earlier if they are infected.
Let us, again, honor our heroes who are fighting the fight: our health care workers, our first responders and the rest who risk their lives to save lives and now may lose their jobs because of state and local budgets going down the drain. And, again, let’s do so in a way that keeps all of those who died in our hearts forever. This is a scar on America.
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Speaker Pelosi calls out Trump for being so sensitive about his weight #GirtherMovement pic.twitter.com/FZEvv4CgPd — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) May 19, 2020
Speaker Pelosi put the focus back on where it should be. The country needs to be focused on the fact that the Trump administration is going to be more of a hindrance than help in battling this pandemic, and that their failed response will have killed 100,000 Americans by the end of the month.
The Speaker is always the adult in the room who handles child Trump.
Pelosi was right. Trump has spent years making fun of people for their appearance, so his reaction to the Speaker stating a fact about his obesity reeks of Trump dishing it out, but not being able to take it.
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politicususa--2020-05-19--Trump Tries To Distract From Virus By Asking Senators To Investigate Obama

Trump used a lunch with Republican Senators to ask them to stand with him and conduct an investigation of former President Barack Obama .
On the way out I was more interested in hearing what the President said .
It sounded like another of these visits the President makes to the capitol , and they all tend to be the same .
They ’ re very free-associative .
He comes into these GOP lunches and just sort of riffs on the things that he ’ s interested in .
He told senators that they need to be tougher , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they need to stay on his side .
I wouldn ’ t call it quite a pep rally , but it was an attempt to rally the party around him as he faces all of this criticism that comes with the reopening of the essentially also asking senators to stay with him on issues around investigating the President — former president Obama , Michael Flynn , all of those issues , essentially just trying to draw the party back in toward him .
Trump is trying to distract from the coronavirus pandemic by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far , Senate Republicans have shown zero interest in investigating Obama , because they understand that opening up that can of worms in the middle of a pandemic that Trump has completely screwed up can only help Joe Biden .
Donald Trump is losing , and he is looking for Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans to save him with a bogus Obama investigation .
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Trump used a lunch with Republican Senators to ask them to stand with him and conduct an investigation of former President Barack Obama.
Garrett Haake of NBC News reported:
On the way out I was more interested in hearing what the President said. It sounded like another of these visits the President makes to the capitol, and they all tend to be the same. They’re very free-associative. He comes into these GOP lunches and just sort of riffs on the things that he’s interested in.
He told senators that they need to be tougher, that they need to stick together, that they need to stay on his side. I wouldn’t call it quite a pep rally, but it was an attempt to rally the party around him as he faces all of this criticism that comes with the reopening of the essentially also asking senators to stay with him on issues around investigating the President — former president Obama, Michael Flynn, all of those issues, essentially just trying to draw the party back in toward him.
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Trump asked Republican Senators to support him and stand by him on investigating Obama. pic.twitter.com/NRqo3FhhJE — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) May 19, 2020
Trump is trying to distract from the coronavirus pandemic by having Senate Republicans investigate Obama. So far, Senate Republicans have shown zero interest in investigating Obama, because they understand that opening up that can of worms in the middle of a pandemic that Trump has completely screwed up can only help Joe Biden.
Donald Trump is losing, and he is looking for Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans to save him with a bogus Obama investigation.
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politicususa--2020-05-19--Hydroxychloroquine Melts Trump’s Brain As He Forgets The Name Of Drug

As Trump was talking about how safe hydroxychloroquine is , he forgot the name of the drug that he is @ @ @ @ @ safe to take .
Trump said , “ Great studies came out of Italy on @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m talking about .
Right ?
Right ?
Great studies came out.
” @ @ @ @ @ ringing testimonial that Trump ’ s brain blinked out and he couldn ’ t even @ @ @ @ @ drug that he “ taking ” that he has been touting to the American people @ @ @ @ @ brain meltdown happened on the same day that the President went on an unhinged rant @ @ @ @ @ potatoes .
Trump is lying to the American people about hydroxychloroquine .
The drug is @ @ @ @ @ and the people who are most likely to try it are the ones who are @ @ @ @ @ side effects .
Trump is touting the safety of a drug that appears to be @ @ @ @ @ more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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As Trump was talking about how safe hydroxychloroquine is, he forgot the name of the drug that he is telling everyone it’s safe to take.
Trump said, “Great studies came out of Italy on hydroxy, you know what I’m talking about. Right? Right? Great studies came out.”
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Here's Trump forgetting the name of hydroxychloroquine pic.twitter.com/VIsVzpBn9o — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 19, 2020
Trump falsely claimed that hydroxychloroquine doesn’t harm you:
"What has been determined is it doesn't harm you" — Trump lies about hydroxychloroquine, which can kill people who have heart conditions (Trump's own FDA has warned about this) pic.twitter.com/HkKT2rHNuc — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 19, 2020
It wasn’t a ringing testimonial that Trump’s brain blinked out and he couldn’t even remember the name of the drug that he “taking” that he has been touting to the American people for months. The Trump brain meltdown happened on the same day that the President went on an unhinged rant about the Second Amendment and potatoes.
Trump is lying to the American people about hydroxychloroquine. The drug is not safe and harmless, and the people who are most likely to try it are the ones who are most susceptible to its dangerous side effects.
Trump is touting the safety of a drug that appears to be frying his brain.
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politicususa--2020-05-19--Virginia Governor Destroys Trump After Deranged Presidential Potato Rant

At a White House event , Trump tried to fearmonger about guns by claiming that farmers need guns to protect @ @ @ @ @ Trump said , “ We ’ re going after Virginia with your crazy governor .
@ @ @ @ @ Second Amendment away .
You know that , right ?
Nobody guarding your potatoes.
” @ @ @ @ @ on guns in the most deranged way possible .
Gov .
Northam was smart not @ @ @ @ @ but instead , he turned the conversation back to something that Donald Trump definitely does @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump will talk about anything other than the coronavirus and his response .
It @ @ @ @ @ whether Trump is really taking the drug or not , but what is important is @ @ @ @ @ persuade other people to do it , and that is what Northam rightly called out @ @ @ @ @ President .
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At a White House event, Trump tried to fearmonger about guns by claiming that farmers need guns to protect their potatoes in Virginia.
Trump said, “We’re going after Virginia with your crazy governor. They want to take your Second Amendment away. You know that, right? Nobody guarding your potatoes.”
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TRUMP: "We're going after Virginia, with your crazy governor, we're going after Virginia. They want to take your Second Amendment away. You'll have nobody guarding your potatoes." pic.twitter.com/0ep30Tw15u — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 19, 2020
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam responded by telling Trump to stop taking hydroxychloroquine:
I grew up on a Virginia farm, Mr. President—our potatoes are fine. And as the only medical doctor among our nation's governors, I suggest you stop taking hydroxychloroquine. Let's all get back to work. https://t.co/eay8saxcK1 — Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) May 19, 2020
Trump is trying to fearmonger on guns in the most deranged way possible. Gov. Northam was smart not to take the bait, but instead, he turned the conversation back to something that Donald Trump definitely does not want to talk about.
Trump will talk about anything other than the coronavirus and his response. It is not known for certain whether Trump is really taking the drug or not, but what is important is that he is trying to persuade other people to do it, and that is what Northam rightly called out in his reply to the President.
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politicususa--2020-05-19--Mitch McConnell’s Majority Is Vanishing As Mark Kelly Leads Martha McSally By 13 In Arizona

Sen. Martha McSally now trails her Democratic challenger Mark Kelly 51 % -38 % in an Arizona Senate race that is a must-win for Republicans .
McSally now trails Democrat Mark Kelly by 13 points , according to the latest tracking poll by OH Predictive Insights .
While the April poll of 600 likely voters favored Kelly 51 % to McSally ’ s 42 % , in May it ’ s now 51 % -38 % .
The poll shows independents breaking more than 2-1 for Kelly .
In May 2019 , this same tracking poll showed Kelly up over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among likely voters in Maricopa County .
In May 2020 , Kelly has climbed to 54 % in Maricopa County while McSally has dropped to 36 % .
Maricopa County is known as the Republican stronghold in the state .
It is the most populous county and the reason why Arizona is a red state .
If McSally loses Maricopa , she loses the election .
A Mark Kelly win in Arizona would also be a good sign for Joe Biden ’ s hopes of turning the state blue .
Unless Doug Jones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats will probably need at least four seats and a Biden presidency to take back the Senate .
Republicans already appear to have given up on Sen. Cory Gardner in Colorado .
Joni Ernst has seen her lead vanish in Iowa .
Thom Tillis in North Carolina is a seat that Republicans are worried about , the fake moderate act of Susan Collins appears to have reached its expiration date in Maine .
Mitch McConnell ’ s Senate majority is slipping away , and there may be little that he can do to @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Sen. Martha McSally now trails her Democratic challenger Mark Kelly 51%-38% in an Arizona Senate race that is a must-win for Republicans.
Via: AZCentral:
McSally now trails Democrat Mark Kelly by 13 points, according to the latest tracking poll by OH Predictive Insights.
While the April poll of 600 likely voters favored Kelly 51% to McSally’s 42%, in May it’s now 51%-38%.
The poll shows independents breaking more than 2-1 for Kelly.
….
In May 2019, this same tracking poll showed Kelly up over McSally, 46%-41%, among likely voters in Maricopa County.
In May 2020, Kelly has climbed to 54% in Maricopa County while McSally has dropped to 36%.
Maricopa County is known as the Republican stronghold in the state. It is the most populous county and the reason why Arizona is a red state. If McSally loses Maricopa, she loses the election. A Mark Kelly win in Arizona would also be a good sign for Joe Biden’s hopes of turning the state blue.
Unless Doug Jones pulls out a miracle in Alabama, Democrats will probably need at least four seats and a Biden presidency to take back the Senate. Republicans already appear to have given up on Sen. Cory Gardner in Colorado. Joni Ernst has seen her lead vanish in Iowa. Thom Tillis in North Carolina is a seat that Republicans are worried about, the fake moderate act of Susan Collins appears to have reached its expiration date in Maine.
Mitch McConnell’s Senate majority is slipping away, and there may be little that he can do to stop the Senate from going blue.


politicususa--2020-05-19--Comedian Patton Oswalt: Fox News’ Calls to Reopen Economy Are “The Height of Evil”

Patton Oswalt has slammed Fox News for its attacks on Coronavirus lockdown measures .
The actor and comedian argued that network personalities should practice what they preach .
Oswalt spoke to The Daily Beast ‘ s “ Last Laugh ” podcast about his upcoming Netflix special but he also discussed Coronavirus .
He took aim at the conservative network .
Oswalt said it was “ very , very frustrating when you see people ’ s economic and job frustration being weaponized to benefit the rich.
” He said it was “ kind of the height of evil when you see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are all coming in remote studios and safe from each other going , ‘ We need to end this social distancing , don ’ t you think ? '
” Fox News ’ staff have been told to remain at home but on-air personalities have attacked lockdown measures .
The show Oswalt mentioned – Fox & Friends – has been particularly keen to push early reopening .
“ Why don ’ t you guys do it first ?
” Oswalt asked .
“ You ’ re seeing them throwing bodies onto the barbed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
On Tuesday , Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano called on Americans to resist lockdowns .
“ All of these lockdown orders are without lawful authority , ” Napolitano told Fox & Friends .
“ They ’ re unconstitutional , they violate the bill of rights , they interfere with our freedom of religion , our freedom of travel , our right to privacy , our freedom of speech , our freedom of assembly .
I could just go right down the line .
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Patton Oswalt has slammed Fox News for its attacks on Coronavirus lockdown measures. The actor and comedian argued that network personalities should practice what they preach.
Oswalt spoke to The Daily Beast‘s “Last Laugh” podcast about his upcoming Netflix special but he also discussed Coronavirus. He took aim at the conservative network.
Oswalt said it was “very, very frustrating when you see people’s economic and job frustration being weaponized to benefit the rich.”
He said it was “kind of the height of evil when you see the Fox & Friends people, who are all coming in remote studios and safe from each other going, ‘We need to end this social distancing, don’t you think?'”
Fox News’ staff have been told to remain at home but on-air personalities have attacked lockdown measures. The show Oswalt mentioned – Fox & Friends – has been particularly keen to push early reopening.
“Why don’t you guys do it first?” Oswalt asked.
“You’re seeing them throwing bodies onto the barbed wire to benefit themselves,” he said.
On Tuesday, Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano called on Americans to resist lockdowns.
“All of these lockdown orders are without lawful authority,” Napolitano told Fox & Friends.
“They’re unconstitutional, they violate the bill of rights, they interfere with our freedom of religion, our freedom of travel, our right to privacy, our freedom of speech, our freedom of assembly. I could just go right down the line.”
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politicususa--2020-05-19--Bill O’Reilly Compares Trump Taking Hydroxychloroquine to Obama Using Cocaine

Conservative Bill O ’ Reilly complained on Monday that the media is treating Donald Trump differently than Barack Obama when it comes to drug use .
He defended the President taking a potentially dangerous drug .
The former Fox News personality tweeted about Trump ’ s claim that he ’ s been taking hydroxychloroquine .
The President hyped the drug as a treatment for Coronavirus against medical advice .
“ Barack Obama said he used cocaine in high school and the press didn ’ t care , ” O ’ Reilly said .
“ So why the angst against President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remedy is useless , so what ?
Why do they care ?
” O ’ Reilly later added a second tweet , again attacking the media over its reporting on hydroxychloroquine .
“ Some saying the media is trying to protect folks from the hydro danger but I don ’ t know what that is , ” he claimed .
Doctors have warned that hydroxychloroquine can be dangerous and even lethal if administered incorrectly .
Even some at O ’ Reilly ’ s former network have made that clear .
Former President Barack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the past but he never recommended the use of cocaine to treat a pandemic disease .
“ I ’ m taking it for about a week and a half now and I ’ m still here , I ’ m still here , ” Trump said of hydroxychloroquine on Monday .
“ Here ’ s my evidence : I get a lot of positive calls about it , ” he said .

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Conservative Bill O’Reilly complained on Monday that the media is treating Donald Trump differently than Barack Obama when it comes to drug use. He defended the President taking a potentially dangerous drug.
The former Fox News personality tweeted about Trump’s claim that he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine. The President hyped the drug as a treatment for Coronavirus against medical advice.
“Barack Obama said he used cocaine in high school and the press didn’t care,” O’Reilly said.
Barack Obama said he used cocaine in high school and the press didn’t care. So why the angst against President Trump for taking hydroxychloroquine? If the remedy is useless, so what? Why do they care? — Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) May 19, 2020
“So why the angst against President Trump for taking hydroxychloroquine? If the remedy is useless, so what? Why do they care?”
O’Reilly later added a second tweet, again attacking the media over its reporting on hydroxychloroquine.
“Some saying the media is trying to protect folks from the hydro danger but I don’t know what that is,” he claimed.
Doctors have warned that hydroxychloroquine can be dangerous and even lethal if administered incorrectly. Even some at O’Reilly’s former network have made that clear.
Former President Barack Obama has admitted to using cocaine in the past but he never recommended the use of cocaine to treat a pandemic disease.
“I’m taking it for about a week and a half now and I’m still here, I’m still here,” Trump said of hydroxychloroquine on Monday.
“Here’s my evidence: I get a lot of positive calls about it,” he said.
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politicususa--2020-05-19--Biden Unveils New Nickname for Trump: “I Call Him President Tweety”

Joe Biden has revealed his much talked about nickname for Donald Trump .
After hinting he was going to play the President at his own game , Biden launched the soubriquet on Monday .
The former Vice President unveiled the nickname in a video address to the Asian American and Pacific Islander ( AAPI ) Victory Fund ’ s progressive summit .
“ Trump is out there tweeting again this morning .
I call him President Tweety !
” Biden said .
The presumptive Democratic presidential candidate went on to criticize Trump for continuing to tweet so often instead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ How are we supposed to do that if you ’ re sitting on the money small businesses need in order to stay alive ?
” Biden asked .
“ Stop tweeting about it .
Get the money out to Main Street now .
It ’ s there .
It ’ s been passed.
” The Democrat hinted last week that he would be premiering an insulting name for the President .
“ Look , Trump is a master at laying nicknames on people but the vast majority of the voters out there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , are not getting all their news from the internet , ” Biden said in a Snapchat interview .
He said that his campaign was trying to compete on the internet .
“ And I think it ’ s just important to speak to that , ” he said .
“ And in terms of energy , I don ’ t have any problem comparing my energy level to Donald Trump , who I ’ m really resisting giving a nickname to .
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Joe Biden has revealed his much talked about nickname for Donald Trump. After hinting he was going to play the President at his own game, Biden launched the soubriquet on Monday.
The former Vice President unveiled the nickname in a video address to the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Victory Fund’s progressive summit.
“Trump is out there tweeting again this morning. I call him President Tweety!” Biden said.
The presumptive Democratic presidential candidate went on to criticize Trump for continuing to tweet so often instead of tackling the real issues facing Americans.
“How are we supposed to do that if you’re sitting on the money small businesses need in order to stay alive?” Biden asked.
“Stop tweeting about it. Get the money out to Main Street now. It’s there. It’s been passed.”
The Democrat hinted last week that he would be premiering an insulting name for the President.
“Look, Trump is a master at laying nicknames on people but the vast majority of the voters out there that have voted, including young people, are not getting all their news from the internet,” Biden said in a Snapchat interview.
He said that his campaign was trying to compete on the internet.
“And I think it’s just important to speak to that,” he said.
“And in terms of energy, I don’t have any problem comparing my energy level to Donald Trump, who I’m really resisting giving a nickname to.”
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politicususa--2020-05-19--Orlando Sentinel Criticizes DeSantis After He Blames the Unemployed for State’s Failure to Pay Benef

Orlando Sentinel Criticizes DeSantis After He Blames the Unemployed for State’s Failure to Pay Benefits

The Orlando Sentinel ‘ s editorial board criticized Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after he blamed the high number of unemployed people for the state ’ s failure to pay unemployment benefits .
DeSantis made the remarks in response to a reporter ’ s question about delays that have affected individuals who first applied for unemployment in March .
“ I can tell you that DEO goes through this , and nine times out of 10 the application ’ s incomplete .
And I think if you have complied in that time period , and your application ’ s complete , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of those folks have been paid , ” DeSantis said at the time .
His statements prompted a rebuke from the Sentinel : “ As if getting laid off isn ’ t scary enough , as if getting put through the unemployment wringer isn ’ t humiliating and frustrating enough , Gov .
Ron DeSantis has decided to start blaming the jobless for the state ’ s failure to pay benefits , ” the editorial board wrote .
“ In other words , the governor thinks the vast majority of the hundreds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t received unemployment benefits to pay for rent and food have only themselves to blame .
User error , ” they continued .
“ Not a state unemployment system that was designed to fail and frustrate workers who find themselves out of a job through no fault of their own .
A system that , in the year 2020 , is asking people to fax information.
” The editorial board goes on to say that it empathizes with DeSantis and his frustration , noting that he “ is taking a lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former Gov .
Rick Scott.
” “ But we ’ ve reached a new level of tone-deafness when responsibility is shifted from the state to the citizens who desperately need benefits they ’ re entitled to , ” they say , later concluding that DeSantis : …probably is right that many of those who haven ’ t been paid were deemed ineligible to receive unemployment for one reason or another .
What ’ s mystifying is how DeSantis , knowing better than anyone how lousy and glitchy the state ’ s system is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truly are not eligible .
This was a bad moment for the governor .
People are hurting .
They ’ re scared .
They ’ re broke .
But DeSantis gets peevish , and sounds like he ’ s totally over answering questions about unemployment benefits .

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The Orlando Sentinel‘s editorial board criticized Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after he blamed the high number of unemployed people for the state’s failure to pay unemployment benefits.
DeSantis made the remarks in response to a reporter’s question about delays that have affected individuals who first applied for unemployment in March.
“I can tell you that DEO goes through this, and nine times out of 10 the application’s incomplete. And I think if you have complied in that time period, and your application’s complete, and you qualify, I think 99.99% of those folks have been paid,” DeSantis said at the time.
His statements prompted a rebuke from the Sentinel: “As if getting laid off isn’t scary enough, as if getting put through the unemployment wringer isn’t humiliating and frustrating enough, Gov. Ron DeSantis has decided to start blaming the jobless for the state’s failure to pay benefits,” the editorial board wrote.


politicususa--2020-05-19--Republicans Remove Florida Virus Database Manager For Not Censoring Data

Florida ’ s manager of the state ’ s virus database was removed by Republicans after she refused to censor data to support plans for reopening .
CBS12 News reported : As Florida starts to reopen , the architect and manager of Florida ’ s COVID-19 dashboard , announced she ’ d been removed from her position , Florida Today reported .
Rebekah Jones said in an email to CBS12 News that her removal was “ not voluntary ” and that she was removed from her position because she was ordered to censor some data , but refused to “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the plan to reopen.
” Jones was the architect and manager of the Florida system that has been highly regarded by Republicans and Democrats .
Her removal should set off warning bells that Trump and his party are trying to manipulate the data to underreport coronavirus illnesses and deaths because they believe that the economy can be reopened and things will immediately return to normal .
A return to normal is vital for Republicans because it is the only way that they stand a chance of winning the election in November .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans at all levels of government across the country will be booted out of office .
Republicans in Florida and elsewhere are willing to hide the coronavirus truth from the American people to help themselves in November .
They are engaging in a deadly act of fraud that will kill scores of innocent people .

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Florida’s manager of the state’s virus database was removed by Republicans after she refused to censor data to support plans for reopening.
CBS12 News reported:
As Florida starts to reopen, the architect and manager of Florida’s COVID-19 dashboard, announced she’d been removed from her position, Florida Today reported.
Rebekah Jones said in an email to CBS12 News that her removal was “not voluntary” and that she was removed from her position because she was ordered to censor some data, but refused to “manually change data to drum up support for the plan to reopen.”
Jones was the architect and manager of the Florida system that has been highly regarded by Republicans and Democrats.
Her removal should set off warning bells that Trump and his party are trying to manipulate the data to underreport coronavirus illnesses and deaths because they believe that the economy can be reopened and things will immediately return to normal.
A return to normal is vital for Republicans because it is the only way that they stand a chance of winning the election in November. If the virus and recession/depression continue, Republicans at all levels of government across the country will be booted out of office.
Republicans in Florida and elsewhere are willing to hide the coronavirus truth from the American people to help themselves in November.
They are engaging in a deadly act of fraud that will kill scores of innocent people.


politicususa--2020-05-19--Trump Says He Prefers Government Employees to Wash Pompeo’s Dishes “If His Wife Isn’t There”

In response to a question about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recommending he fire an inspector general investigating him for improper use of government resources , President Donald Trump said he preferred for government employees to wash Pompeo ’ s dishes if his wife or child weren ’ t present , so he can continue to do his work .
“ And now I have you telling me about dog walking , washing dishes and , you know what , I ’ d rather have him on the phone with some world leader than have him wash dishes because maybe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his kids aren ’ t there , you know , ” Trump told reporters .
You can watch a clip of Trump ’ s remarks below .
The president claimed to have no knowledge of the investigations .
“ You mean he ’ s under investigation because he had somebody walk his dog from the government ?
I don ’ t know , doesn ’ t sound , I don ’ t think it sounds like that important , ” he said , adding that maybe Pompeo was “ busy , and maybe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Un , OK , about nuclear weapons .
So that he ’ d say , ‘ Please , could you walk my dog ?
Do you mind walking my dog ?
I ’ m talking to Kim Jong Un.
’ Or , ‘ I ’ m talking to President Xi about paying us for some of the damage they ’ ve caused to the world and to us , please walk my dog.
’ To who , a Secret Service person or somebody , right ?
” Pompeo , for his part , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State Department Inspector General Steve Linick because Linick was “ undermining ” the department .
“ I went to the President and made clear to him that Inspector General Linick wasn ’ t performing a function in a way that we had tried to get him to , that was additive for the State Department , very consistent with what the statute says he ’ s supposed to be doing , ” he said .
“ The kinds of activities he ’ s supposed to undertake to make us better , to improve @ @ @

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In response to a question about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recommending he fire an inspector general investigating him for improper use of government resources, President Donald Trump said he preferred for government employees to wash Pompeo’s dishes if his wife or child weren’t present, so he can continue to do his work.
“And now I have you telling me about dog walking, washing dishes and, you know what, I’d rather have him on the phone with some world leader than have him wash dishes because maybe his wife isn’t there or his kids aren’t there, you know,” Trump told reporters.
You can watch a clip of Trump’s remarks below.
Here's Trump suggesting today that Mike Pompeo had good reason to ask a State Department employee to wish his dishes because "maybe his wife isn't there." pic.twitter.com/fMMaHbTeYs — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 18, 2020
The president claimed to have no knowledge of the investigations.
“You mean he’s under investigation because he had somebody walk his dog from the government? I don’t know, doesn’t sound, I don’t think it sounds like that important,” he said, adding that maybe Pompeo was “busy, and maybe he’s negotiating with Kim Jong Un, OK, about nuclear weapons. So that he’d say, ‘Please, could you walk my dog? Do you mind walking my dog? I’m talking to Kim Jong Un.’ Or, ‘I’m talking to President Xi about paying us for some of the damage they’ve caused to the world and to us, please walk my dog.’ To who, a Secret Service person or somebody, right?”
Pompeo, for his part, says he asked the president to remove State Department Inspector General Steve Linick because Linick was “undermining” the department.
“I went to the President and made clear to him that Inspector General Linick wasn’t performing a function in a way that we had tried to get him to, that was additive for the State Department, very consistent with what the statute says he’s supposed to be doing,” he said. “The kinds of activities he’s supposed to undertake to make us better, to improve us.”


politicususa--2020-05-20--Maddow Warns Trump Is Creating Second Health Crisis By Urging People To Take Hydroxychloroquine

By urging people to take hydroxychloroquine to ward off the coronavirus , Donald Trump will create a second public health crisis in the United States , Rachel Maddow warned during her program on Tuesday night .
“ That will lead lots of his supporters to try to take this drug or to try to get their hands on this drug as well , which of course will just compound a new public health danger on top of the existing one , ” the MSNBC host said .
She added , “ When I say that the national response is increasingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mean.
” He ’ s saying it ’ s a preventive for this disease .
He ’ s claiming that he ’ s using it himself despite the fact that those things have no support whatsoever .
But presumably that will not just be another random one of the president ’ s lies about this crisis .
Presumably , that will lead lots of his supporters to try to take this drug or to try to get their hands on this drug as well , which of course will just compound a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ existing one that we are trying to survive .
When I say that the national response is increasingly insane , that ’ s what I mean .
It ’ s one thing to be incompetent .
It ’ s another thing to add a whole new self-inflicted level of public health harm , misinformation , and almost literal insanity in terms of understanding the facts about the virus on top of what you already have to cope with .
And all the while the president continues to try to blame somebody else , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong here .
Trump putting U.S. on the verge of a second health crisis before the first one is even over As it stands , nearly 1.6 million people in the United States have been infected with the coronavirus .
More than 93,000 have died from the virus .
With those numbers continuing to grow each day , it ’ s abundantly clear that the U.S. is still a long way from defeating this pandemic .
That hasn ’ t stopped the president from pushing – and apparently using – a drug that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be used to treat COVID-19 .
And it comes after he suggested disinfectant injections might be a miracle cure for the coronavirus .
Every time Donald Trump opens his mouth , he is pushing America toward another health crisis – before the first one is even over .

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By urging people to take hydroxychloroquine to ward off the coronavirus, Donald Trump will create a second public health crisis in the United States, Rachel Maddow warned during her program on Tuesday night.
“That will lead lots of his supporters to try to take this drug or to try to get their hands on this drug as well, which of course will just compound a new public health danger on top of the existing one,” the MSNBC host said.
She added, “When I say that the national response is increasingly insane, that’s what I mean.”
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Rachel Maddow says Trump’s hydroxychloroquine lies could put America on the path to another public health crisis. #ctl #p2 #maddow pic.twitter.com/dQkuW51hk6 — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) May 20, 2020
Maddow said:
He’s saying it’s a preventive for this disease. He’s claiming that he’s using it himself despite the fact that those things have no support whatsoever. But presumably that will not just be another random one of the president’s lies about this crisis. Presumably, that will lead lots of his supporters to try to take this drug or to try to get their hands on this drug as well, which of course will just compound a new public health danger on top of the existing one that we are trying to survive. When I say that the national response is increasingly insane, that’s what I mean. It’s one thing to be incompetent. It’s another thing to add a whole new self-inflicted level of public health harm, misinformation, and almost literal insanity in terms of understanding the facts about the virus on top of what you already have to cope with. And all the while the president continues to try to blame somebody else, anybody else, for what has gone wrong here.
Trump putting U.S. on the verge of a second health crisis before the first one is even over
As it stands, nearly 1.6 million people in the United States have been infected with the coronavirus. More than 93,000 have died from the virus.
With those numbers continuing to grow each day, it’s abundantly clear that the U.S. is still a long way from defeating this pandemic.
That hasn’t stopped the president from pushing – and apparently using – a drug that his own FDA says shouldn’t be used to treat COVID-19. And it comes after he suggested disinfectant injections might be a miracle cure for the coronavirus.
Every time Donald Trump opens his mouth, he is pushing America toward another health crisis – before the first one is even over.
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politicususa--2020-05-20--Steve Schmidt Calls Trump A Vile, Corrupt Imbecile Who Has Turned America Into A ‘Basket Case’

Former GOP strategist Steve Schmidt unloaded on Donald Trump on Tuesday , calling him an “ imbecile ” for taking hydroxychloroquine and slamming White House mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic .
“ He ’ s an imbecile , ” Schmidt said .
“ That ’ s the precise word we use in the English language to describe his comportment , to describe his behavior .
” The former Republican strategist added , “ Every day has been the achievement of a new stratosphere of just abject idiocy flowing out from the White House.
” Schmidt said that no president in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as badly as this president is bungling the current public health emergency .
Donald Trump is many things .
He ’ s dishonest .
He ’ s lied to the American people more than 17,000 times .
He is completely corrupt .
He ’ s indecent .
He ’ s vile .
He ’ s divisive .
But in this moment , the thing that matters the most – and I don ’ t say this to name call – but he ’ s an imbecile .
There ’ s no other word @ @ @ @ @ @ @ precise word we use in the English language to describe his comportment , to describe his behavior .
The most powerful person in the world , who told the American people when there were 15 cases that this would be gone , it would disappear like it was magic , told the American people that the Chinese government was on top of this .
Told the American people the way you deal with this is maybe by injecting or consuming disinfectants .
Every day has been the achievement of a new stratosphere of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House .
So it ’ s the mismanagement of the crisis and while that ’ s going on , we see the continual assault on our democratic institutions , the undermining of the rule of law , the institutionalization of the corruption of this administration through the attorney general , the firing of the inspector generals , and on and on it goes .
Our country , Chris , the most powerful country in the world , supposedly , economically , militarily , we are a basket case .
We are at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more likelihood of dying of this virus in the United States than any place else .
You have more likelihood of catching it in the United States than any place else .
You have more likelihood of not being able to get a test for it than any place else .
And so when we look at the totality of it , the mismanagement , the incompetence , it ’ s so epically bad that there ’ s no comparison to it in the whole of American history .
Meanwhile , Trump continues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus death toll in the United States surges past 90,000 – higher than anywhere in the world – Donald Trump continues to pat himself on the back for his response to this crisis .
In fact , on Tuesday , Trump called it a “ badge of honor ” that the United States has more coronavirus infections than any other country in the world .
“ I don ’ t look at that as a bad thing , ” the bumbling president said .
“ I look at that , in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing .
Because it means our testing is much better.
” Every time Donald Trump opens his mouth , he reminds the majority of the American people and the rest of the world how dangerously incompetent he is .
He and his supporters might not see it , but history will .

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Former GOP strategist Steve Schmidt unloaded on Donald Trump on Tuesday, calling him an “imbecile” for taking hydroxychloroquine and slamming White House mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic.
“He’s an imbecile,” Schmidt said. “That’s the precise word we use in the English language to describe his comportment, to describe his behavior. ”
The former Republican strategist added, “Every day has been the achievement of a new stratosphere of just abject idiocy flowing out from the White House.”
Schmidt said that no president in American history has ever handled a crisis as badly as this president is bungling the current public health emergency.
Video of Schmidt’s takedown:
Steve Schmidt goes off on Trump, calling him a vile, indecent and corrupt imbecile. #ctl #p2 pic.twitter.com/m5cNxRFexJ — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) May 20, 2020
Schmidt said:
Donald Trump is many things. He’s dishonest. He’s lied to the American people more than 17,000 times. He is completely corrupt. He’s indecent. He’s vile. He’s divisive. But in this moment, the thing that matters the most – and I don’t say this to name call – but he’s an imbecile. There’s no other word for it. That’s the precise word we use in the English language to describe his comportment, to describe his behavior. The most powerful person in the world, who told the American people when there were 15 cases that this would be gone, it would disappear like it was magic, told the American people that the Chinese government was on top of this. Told the American people the way you deal with this is maybe by injecting or consuming disinfectants. Every day has been the achievement of a new stratosphere of just abject idiocy flowing out from the White House. So it’s the mismanagement of the crisis and while that’s going on, we see the continual assault on our democratic institutions, the undermining of the rule of law, the institutionalization of the corruption of this administration through the attorney general, the firing of the inspector generals, and on and on it goes. Our country, Chris, the most powerful country in the world, supposedly, economically, militarily, we are a basket case. We are at the center of this. You have more likelihood of dying of this virus in the United States than any place else. You have more likelihood of catching it in the United States than any place else. You have more likelihood of not being able to get a test for it than any place else. And so when we look at the totality of it, the mismanagement, the incompetence, it’s so epically bad that there’s no comparison to it in the whole of American history.
Meanwhile, Trump continues to pat himself on the back
As the coronavirus death toll in the United States surges past 90,000 – higher than anywhere in the world – Donald Trump continues to pat himself on the back for his response to this crisis.
In fact, on Tuesday, Trump called it a “badge of honor” that the United States has more coronavirus infections than any other country in the world.
“I don’t look at that as a bad thing,” the bumbling president said. “I look at that, in a certain respect, as being a good thing. Because it means our testing is much better.”
Every time Donald Trump opens his mouth, he reminds the majority of the American people and the rest of the world how dangerously incompetent he is. He and his supporters might not see it, but history will.
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politicususa--2020-05-20--Trump Administration Has Given $37.5B In Coronavirus Relief Funds To Big Corporations

A new report released by the Congressional Oversight Commission shows that the Trump administration has only disbursed $ 37.5 billion of the $ 500 billion fund reserved in the CARES Act for “ emergency lending to businesses and state and local governments.
” According to ABC News on Tuesday , “ The $ 37.5 billion was put toward purchasing corporate debt , which will largely benefit big companies.
” Not a single dime of the money has been put toward the Main Street Lending Program that ’ s meant to help struggling midsize businesses , the report found .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 37.5 billion of the $ 500 billion carved out in the CARES Act to be used for emergency lending to businesses and state and local governments , according to the report from the Congressional Oversight Commission .
Of the $ 500 billion total , $ 29 billion is available for airlines and $ 17 billion is available for businesses “ critical to maintaining national security , ” according to the report .
No loans have been doled out from that reserved pot of money , nor has any public documentation been released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the report said .
One of the most anticipated programs the $ 500 billion will support is the Main Street Lending Program , which will provide loans out to midsize businesses .
No money has been disbursed through that program either , the report said .
The tax scam all over again ?
The American people have seen this movie before : Republicans promise to provide relief to the middle class , only to see the money flow directly to the richest individuals and corporations in the country .
When Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their tax scam in 2017 , they promised the benefits would go to American workers .
Instead , the money largely benefited shareholders through hundreds of billions in stock buybacks .
In this case , a deadly pandemic that has been mismanaged by an incompetent president has crashed the economy and caused millions of people to lose their jobs .
Small businesses are being crushed and working Americans are struggling to get by .
So far , workers and businesses who need money the most are either getting peanuts or nothing at all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempts to send more financial assistance directly to those who need it .
Heck , some Americans still haven ’ t received a $ 1,200 stimulus check , even as Democrats push to send out a second round of cash payments .
In a way , this is the tax scam all over again as the Trump administration has so far given the bare minimum to American workers while showering big corporations with the rest .

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A new report released by the Congressional Oversight Commission shows that the Trump administration has only disbursed $37.5 billion of the $500 billion fund reserved in the CARES Act for “emergency lending to businesses and state and local governments.”
According to ABC News on Tuesday, “The $37.5 billion was put toward purchasing corporate debt, which will largely benefit big companies.”
Not a single dime of the money has been put toward the Main Street Lending Program that’s meant to help struggling midsize businesses, the report found.
More via ABC News:
The Treasury Department has so far disbursed only $37.5 billion of the $500 billion carved out in the CARES Act to be used for emergency lending to businesses and state and local governments, according to the report from the Congressional Oversight Commission. Of the $500 billion total, $29 billion is available for airlines and $17 billion is available for businesses “critical to maintaining national security,” according to the report. No loans have been doled out from that reserved pot of money, nor has any public documentation been released on who the money is going to, the report said. One of the most anticipated programs the $500 billion will support is the Main Street Lending Program, which will provide loans out to midsize businesses. No money has been disbursed through that program either, the report said.
The tax scam all over again?
The American people have seen this movie before: Republicans promise to provide relief to the middle class, only to see the money flow directly to the richest individuals and corporations in the country.
When Donald Trump and GOP loyalists in Congress rammed through their tax scam in 2017, they promised the benefits would go to American workers. Instead, the money largely benefited shareholders through hundreds of billions in stock buybacks.
In this case, a deadly pandemic that has been mismanaged by an incompetent president has crashed the economy and caused millions of people to lose their jobs. Small businesses are being crushed and working Americans are struggling to get by.
So far, workers and businesses who need money the most are either getting peanuts or nothing at all, and Senate Republicans are blocking Democratic attempts to send more financial assistance directly to those who need it.
Heck, some Americans still haven’t received a $1,200 stimulus check, even as Democrats push to send out a second round of cash payments.
In a way, this is the tax scam all over again as the Trump administration has so far given the bare minimum to American workers while showering big corporations with the rest.
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politicususa--2020-05-20--McConnell Promises Republicans He’ll End Enhanced Unemployment Benefits

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) promised his Republican colleagues that he would end enhanced unemployment benefits .
Currently , those receiving unemployment benefits receive an additional $ 600 a week .
McConnell said Republicans are “ going to have to clean up the Democrats ’ crazy policy that is paying people more to remain unemployed than they would earn if they went back to work.
” According to Politico , although McConnell “ conceded more aid may be necessary in the coming weeks , he also repeated his insistence that liability reform be included in the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McConnell assured legislators that the final Senate bill would not look anything like a Democratic proposal to provide $ 3 trillion in coronavirus relief that passed Friday .
That measure extends unemployment benefits to the end of January , includes another round of direct cash payments to Americans , and provides front-line workers with hazard pay .
The White House issued a veto warning ahead of the bill ’ s passage , arguing that the legislation “ is more concerned with delivering on longstanding partisan and ideological wishlists than with enhancing the ability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public health and economic challenges we face.
” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) has defended the legislation––and the relief it provides––as necessary .
Americans “ are suffering so much , in so many ways .
We want to lessen their pain , ” Pelosi said during House floor debate Friday .
“ Not to act now is not only irresponsible in a humanitarian way , it is irresponsible because it ’ s only going to cost more , more in terms of lives , livelihood , cost to the budget , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earlier today , McConnell described Capitol Hill as “ a tale of two chambers.
” “ Over here in the United States Senate , the lights are on , the doors are open , and we are working for the American people , ” he said .
“ And across the rotunda , in the House ?
Crickets , ” McConnell said .
“ Their lights are off .
Their doors are locked .
‘ The People ’ s House ’ has shown up for a grand total of two legislative session days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to allow remote voting on Friday party-line vote , 217 to 189 , for the duration of the crisis .

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) promised his Republican colleagues that he would end enhanced unemployment benefits. Currently, those receiving unemployment benefits receive an additional $600 a week. McConnell said Republicans are “going to have to clean up the Democrats’ crazy policy that is paying people more to remain unemployed than they would earn if they went back to work.”
According to Politico, although McConnell “conceded more aid may be necessary in the coming weeks, he also repeated his insistence that liability reform be included in the next round of legislation to minimize lawsuits.”
McConnell assured legislators that the final Senate bill would not look anything like a Democratic proposal to provide $3 trillion in coronavirus relief that passed Friday. That measure extends unemployment benefits to the end of January, includes another round of direct cash payments to Americans, and provides front-line workers with hazard pay.
The White House issued a veto warning ahead of the bill’s passage, arguing that the legislation “is more concerned with delivering on longstanding partisan and ideological wishlists than with enhancing the ability of our Nation to deal with the public health and economic challenges we face.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has defended the legislation––and the relief it provides––as necessary.
Americans “are suffering so much, in so many ways. We want to lessen their pain,” Pelosi said during House floor debate Friday. “Not to act now is not only irresponsible in a humanitarian way, it is irresponsible because it’s only going to cost more, more in terms of lives, livelihood, cost to the budget, cost to our democracy.”
In remarks earlier today, McConnell described Capitol Hill as “a tale of two chambers.”
“Over here in the United States Senate, the lights are on, the doors are open, and we are working for the American people,” he said. “And across the rotunda, in the House? Crickets,” McConnell said. “Their lights are off. Their doors are locked. ‘The People’s House’ has shown up for a grand total of two legislative session days since late March.”
The House voted to allow remote voting on Friday party-line vote, 217 to 189, for the duration of the crisis.


politicususa--2020-05-20--Kamala Harris Busts Trump For A Federal Election Crime

Sen. Kamala Harris ( D-CA ) told Trump directly that he would be committing a federal crime by withholding funds to interfere with the right to vote .
Sen. Harris said to Joy Reid on MSNBC : Mr. President , it is a federal crime to withhold money from states with the purpose of interfering with people ’ s right to vote .
So , you may want to talk with your lawyer Bill Barr about that and that would be my advice for the president .
But , you know , joy , it clearly he has done this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the business of attempting to intimidate and using his tweets as the method by which he does that .
But it ’ s clear he ’ s worried about whether he ’ s going win this election .
So it is an attempt to suppress the vote , which is an attempt to have these states not send these applications for vote by mail so that people will not get those applications to vote by mail and then not vote by mail .
And , again , this is another example of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or even purposely attempting to suppress the vote in an election .
Sen. Harris is the likely frontrunner to be Joe Biden ’ s running mate on the Democratic ticket , and one can see from her answer why she is appealing to many Democratic voters .
Harris is a former prosecutor , and the Biden ticket could use a prosecutor to make the case against Donald Trump .
Trump is worried about losing the election , which is why he is attempting to bully the states into making it more difficult to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to think that committing his crimes in public on Twitter somehow makes them not count .
The American people see what he is doing .
Trump is trying to steal another election , but this time the majority of the country is ready .

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Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) told Trump directly that he would be committing a federal crime by withholding funds to interfere with the right to vote.
Sen. Harris said to Joy Reid on MSNBC:
Mr. President, it is a federal crime to withhold money from states with the purpose of interfering with people’s right to vote. So, you may want to talk with your lawyer Bill Barr about that and that would be my advice for the president. But, you know, joy, it clearly he has done this because, one, he is always in the business of attempting to intimidate and using his tweets as the method by which he does that. But it’s clear he’s worried about whether he’s going win this election.
So it is an attempt to suppress the vote, which is an attempt to have these states not send these applications for vote by mail so that people will not get those applications to vote by mail and then not vote by mail. And, again, this is another example of Donald Trump being complicit with an attempt or even purposely attempting to suppress the vote in an election.
Video of Sen. Harris:
Kamala Harris tells Trump that he is committing a federal crime by interfering with people's right to vote. pic.twitter.com/KmGPqLPUlO — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) May 20, 2020
Sen. Harris is the likely frontrunner to be Joe Biden’s running mate on the Democratic ticket, and one can see from her answer why she is appealing to many Democratic voters. Harris is a former prosecutor, and the Biden ticket could use a prosecutor to make the case against Donald Trump.
Trump is worried about losing the election, which is why he is attempting to bully the states into making it more difficult to vote in November.
Donald Trump seems to think that committing his crimes in public on Twitter somehow makes them not count.
The American people see what he is doing. Trump is trying to steal another election, but this time the majority of the country is ready.


politicususa--2020-05-20--Republicans Stand Against Trump By Running Safe Voting Ad In Michigan

Defending Democracy Together will be running an ad in Michigan encouraging mail-in voting as part of a safe voting options campaign .
The ad will run in Michigan and on Fox News on Thursday : Defending Democracy Together is affiliated with Republicans for the Rule of Law , whose spokesman Chris Truax said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA : President Trump ‘ thinks ’ he has the power to deny federal funds to states that want to allow their citizens to vote by mail .
Of course he also ‘ thinks ’ it might be a good idea to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to mistake Trump ’ s ideas for realistic policies .
President Trump does not have the power to deny states funding that has already been unconditionally allocated by Congress .
What is of more concern is that Trump is publicly dedicated to crushing vote-by-mail efforts .
Forcing people to stand in line to vote in the midst of a deadly pandemic is just insane and , frankly , evil as forcing health care workers to treat coronavirus victims without proper masks .
Americans should never be forced to choose between their health and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever ask them to .
The ad is a reminder that Trump and his supporters are outnumbered .
They can ’ t win an election where it is easy and safe to vote , so they are trying to use the coronavirus pandemic as a barrier to voting .
The reason why Trump is giving states the “ Ukraine treatment ” is that he is trying to scare them into helping him stay in office .
Republicans , Independents , and Democrats all agree that Donald Trump has got to go .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a decided country with a low turnout election .

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Defending Democracy Together will be running an ad in Michigan encouraging mail-in voting as part of a safe voting options campaign.
The ad will run in Michigan and on Fox News on Thursday:
Defending Democracy Together is affiliated with Republicans for the Rule of Law, whose spokesman Chris Truax said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA:
President Trump ‘thinks’ he has the power to deny federal funds to states that want to allow their citizens to vote by mail. Of course he also ‘thinks’ it might be a good idea to inject Clorox so it is often unwise to mistake Trump’s ideas for realistic policies.
President Trump does not have the power to deny states funding that has already been unconditionally allocated by Congress. What is of more concern is that Trump is publicly dedicated to crushing vote-by-mail efforts. Forcing people to stand in line to vote in the midst of a deadly pandemic is just insane and, frankly, evil as forcing health care workers to treat coronavirus victims without proper masks.
Americans should never be forced to choose between their health and their vote and no American president should ever ask them to.
The ad is a reminder that Trump and his supporters are outnumbered. They can’t win an election where it is easy and safe to vote, so they are trying to use the coronavirus pandemic as a barrier to voting. The reason why Trump is giving states the “Ukraine treatment” is that he is trying to scare them into helping him stay in office.
Republicans, Independents, and Democrats all agree that Donald Trump has got to go. The only thing that can keep him around is a decided country with a low turnout election.


politicususa--2020-05-20--Republicans Use Pro-Trump Doctors To Push Dangerous Reopening Propaganda

Republicans have been recruiting pro-Trump doctors to disagree with medical experts and push in the media for rapid economic reopening .
Republican political operatives are recruiting “ extremely pro-Trump ” doctors to go on television to prescribe reviving the U.S. economy as quickly as possible , without waiting to meet safety benchmarks proposed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to slow the spread of the new coronavirus .
The plan was discussed in a May 11 conference call with a senior staffer for the Trump reelection campaign organized by CNP Action , an affiliate of the GOP-aligned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recording of the hourlong call was provided to The Associated Press by the Center for Media and Democracy , a progressive watchdog group .
The Republican Party is recruiting and using doctors to create propaganda and misinformation and reopening the country faster than virus and healthcare experts recommend because without a revived economy the GOP will likely lose the Senate and the White House and give Democrats complete control of the federal government .
Republicans are using doctors who are putting politics ahead of the public health to create a false narrative about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thousands of people are still daily in the US from the coronavirus , and Republicans are spreading misinformation instead of handling the public health crisis .
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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Republicans have been recruiting pro-Trump doctors to disagree with medical experts and push in the media for rapid economic reopening.
Via The AP:
Republican political operatives are recruiting “extremely pro-Trump” doctors to go on television to prescribe reviving the U.S. economy as quickly as possible, without waiting to meet safety benchmarks proposed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
The plan was discussed in a May 11 conference call with a senior staffer for the Trump reelection campaign organized by CNP Action, an affiliate of the GOP-aligned Council for National Policy. A leaked recording of the hourlong call was provided to The Associated Press by the Center for Media and Democracy, a progressive watchdog group.
The Republican Party is recruiting and using doctors to create propaganda and misinformation and reopening the country faster than virus and healthcare experts recommend because without a revived economy the GOP will likely lose the Senate and the White House and give Democrats complete control of the federal government.
Republicans are using doctors who are putting politics ahead of the public health to create a false narrative about the safety of a quick reopening. Thousands of people are still daily in the US from the coronavirus, and Republicans are spreading misinformation instead of handling the public health crisis.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
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