politicususa--2020-04-29--Jared Kushner Slams “Eternal Lockdown Crowd” as He Predicts Country Will Be “Rocking” by June

The President ’ s son-in-law took a potshot at critics on Wednesday as he predicted much of the country would soon be back in business .
Jared Kushner appeared to criticize late night comedians .
Kushner spoke to Fox News about reopening the economy and praised the administration ’ s handling of the Covid-19 crisis .
“ I think what you ’ ll see in May as the states are reopening now is May will be a transition month , ” Kushner said .
“ You ’ ll see a lot of states starting to phase in the different reopening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump outlined on April 19.
” “ I think you ’ ll see by June that a lot of the country should be back to normal , and the hope is that by July the country ’ s really rocking again , ” he said .
“ The goal here is to get people back to work , ” Kushner said .
“ The eternal lockdown crowd can make jokes on late-night television , but the reality is that the data is on our side , and President Trump has created a pathway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and make sure that we can get our economy going , and get Americans back to a place where it will be even stronger than it was.
” “ The federal government rose to the challenge , and this is a great success story , ” Kushner stressed .
His comments led to a rebuke from Democratic Congressman Bobby Rush .
“ There is no ‘ eternal lockdown crowd , ' ” the Illinois representative said .
“ There are people who put human health over the health of our economy , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ”

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The President’s son-in-law took a potshot at critics on Wednesday as he predicted much of the country would soon be back in business. Jared Kushner appeared to criticize late night comedians.
Kushner spoke to Fox News about reopening the economy and praised the administration’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis.
“I think what you’ll see in May as the states are reopening now is May will be a transition month,” Kushner said.
“You’ll see a lot of states starting to phase in the different reopening based on the safety guidelines that President Trump outlined on April 19.”
“I think you’ll see by June that a lot of the country should be back to normal, and the hope is that by July the country’s really rocking again,” he said.
“The goal here is to get people back to work,” Kushner said.
“The eternal lockdown crowd can make jokes on late-night television, but the reality is that the data is on our side, and President Trump has created a pathway to safely open up our country, and make sure that we can get our economy going, and get Americans back to a place where it will be even stronger than it was.”
“The federal government rose to the challenge, and this is a great success story,” Kushner stressed.
His comments led to a rebuke from Democratic Congressman Bobby Rush.
“There is no ‘eternal lockdown crowd,'” the Illinois representative said.
“There are people who put human health over the health of our economy, and then there are people like you.”
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politicususa--2020-04-29--Poll: One in Seven Americans Would Not Seek Medical Attention for Coronavirus Due to Fear of Cost

According to a new Gallup poll , one in seven Americans would not seek medical attention for coronavirus due to the fear of how much healthcare would cost .
“ One out of every seven ( 14 % ) U.S. adults report that they would avoid seeking healthcare for a fever and a dry cough for themselves or a member of their household due to concerns about their ability to pay for it , ” Gallup wrote in its analysis .
“ When framed explicitly as believing to have been infected by the novel coronavirus , 9 % still report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Adults under 30 , non-whites , those with a high school education or less and those in households with incomes under $ 40,000 per year are the groups most likely to indicate they would avoid seeking out care.
” “ Unwillingness to seek out care due to concerns over cost is related to familiar socioeconomic distinctions , ” Gallup continues .
“ Hispanics and blacks are less likely to have health insurance than are non-Hispanic whites , and those in lower-income households are far more likely to be influenced by cost when considering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ procedures from their doctors.
” Gallup goes on to observe that confusion might also explain the results of their analysis : “ Mentioning coronavirus by name reduces the percentage of people who would not seek treatment by roughly one-third , suggesting that lack of clarity regarding the common symptoms of Covid-19 could be a factor in not pursuing it , beyond household economics or basic access.
” The results are part of an ongoing special study by Gallup and West Health to “ assess U.S. public opinion on the cost of healthcare , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Millions of Americans , even in the face of a disease that has brought a country to its knees , would forgo care due to the potential expense and still others may not be clear on the common symptoms of Covid-19 , ” said Tim Lash , chief strategy officer for West Health , in a press release .
“ While physicians and healthcare workers are doing courageous and lifesaving work , the pandemic magnifies the longstanding perils and flaws of a high-cost healthcare system in need of reform.
” The novel coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the most up-to-date statistics .

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According to a new Gallup poll, one in seven Americans would not seek medical attention for coronavirus due to the fear of how much healthcare would cost.
“One out of every seven (14%) U.S. adults report that they would avoid seeking healthcare for a fever and a dry cough for themselves or a member of their household due to concerns about their ability to pay for it,” Gallup wrote in its analysis. “When framed explicitly as believing to have been infected by the novel coronavirus, 9% still report that they would avoid seeking care. Adults under 30, non-whites, those with a high school education or less and those in households with incomes under $40,000 per year are the groups most likely to indicate they would avoid seeking out care.”
“Unwillingness to seek out care due to concerns over cost is related to familiar socioeconomic distinctions,” Gallup continues. “Hispanics and blacks are less likely to have health insurance than are non-Hispanic whites, and those in lower-income households are far more likely to be influenced by cost when considering if they will follow recommended medicine or procedures from their doctors.”
Gallup goes on to observe that confusion might also explain the results of their analysis: “Mentioning coronavirus by name reduces the percentage of people who would not seek treatment by roughly one-third, suggesting that lack of clarity regarding the common symptoms of Covid-19 could be a factor in not pursuing it, beyond household economics or basic access.”
The results are part of an ongoing special study by Gallup and West Health to “assess U.S. public opinion on the cost of healthcare, conducted April 1-14, 2020.”
“Millions of Americans, even in the face of a disease that has brought a country to its knees, would forgo care due to the potential expense and still others may not be clear on the common symptoms of Covid-19,” said Tim Lash, chief strategy officer for West Health, in a press release. “While physicians and healthcare workers are doing courageous and lifesaving work, the pandemic magnifies the longstanding perils and flaws of a high-cost healthcare system in need of reform.”
The novel coronavirus has killed more than 59,000 Americans according to the most up-to-date statistics.


politicususa--2020-04-29--U.S. Economy Shrinks 4.8 Percent in the First Quarter of 2020

According to data released by the Department of Commerce , the United States economy shrunk 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic forced millions of Americans out of work .
The decline is the first quarter of negative GDP growth for the U.S. since the same period in 2014 and was driven by shutdowns , business closures , and layoffs .
Earlier this week , Kevin Hassett , a senior economic adviser to President Donald Trump , warned the economy could contract as much as 30 percent in the second quarter of 2020 .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minus 20 percent to minus 30 percent in the second quarter , ” he said .
“ The puzzle is incomes are staying relatively high and output is going to zero , ” Hassett continued .
“ If the virus does start to go away in a way that makes it so that most every state feels comfortable that it ’ s safe to open up , then we really could be looking at a rapid recovery because the incomes are still there.
” You can watch footage of Hassett ’ s remarks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying we ’ re going to have a Great Depression , but I am saying prepare yourself , ” Hassett said in a separate interview .
“ GDP tomorrow will probably be a negative number and that will be the tip of the iceberg of a few months of negative news that ’ s unlike anything you ’ ve ever seen.
” More than 26 million American workers had filed for unemployment since social distancing went into effect .

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According to data released by the Department of Commerce, the United States economy shrunk 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic forced millions of Americans out of work.
The decline is the first quarter of negative GDP growth for the U.S. since the same period in 2014 and was driven by shutdowns, business closures, and layoffs.
Earlier this week, Kevin Hassett, a senior economic adviser to President Donald Trump, warned the economy could contract as much as 30 percent in the second quarter of 2020.
“You’re looking at something like minus 20 percent to minus 30 percent in the second quarter,” he said.
“The puzzle is incomes are staying relatively high and output is going to zero,” Hassett continued. “If the virus does start to go away in a way that makes it so that most every state feels comfortable that it’s safe to open up, then we really could be looking at a rapid recovery because the incomes are still there.”
You can watch footage of Hassett’s remarks below.
“If the virus does start to go away in a way that makes it so most every state feels comfortable that it’s safe to open up, we really could be looking at a pretty rapid recovery because the incomes are still there," says White House advisor Kevin Hassett. pic.twitter.com/IVNYZ9i0VR — Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) April 27, 2020
“I’m not saying we’re going to have a Great Depression, but I am saying prepare yourself,” Hassett said in a separate interview. “GDP tomorrow will probably be a negative number and that will be the tip of the iceberg of a few months of negative news that’s unlike anything you’ve ever seen.”
More than 26 million American workers had filed for unemployment since social distancing went into effect.


politicususa--2020-04-29--Trump Suggests States with Sanctuary City Policies Would Be Denied Coronavirus Relief

In remarks to reporters , President Donald Trump suggested that relief funds from the federal government “ could hinge on whether the immigration policies of the individual governments seeking relief align with Trump administration priorities , ” according to Politico .
“ I think there ’ s a big difference with a state that lost money because of covid and a state that ’ s been run very badly for 25 years , ” Trump said during a meeting with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ( R ) .
“ There ’ s a big difference , in my opinion .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to talk about things like payroll tax cuts .
We ’ d have to talk about things like sanctuary cities , as an example .
I think sanctuary cities is something that has to be brought up where people who are criminals are protected , they are protected from prosecution.
” “ I think that has to be done .
I think it ’ s one of the problems that the states have .
I don ’ t even think they know they have a problem , but they have a big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he added .
The president made similar remarks on Twitter earlier this week .
“ Why should the people and taxpayers of America be bailing out poorly run states ( like Illinois , as [ an ] example ) and cities , in all cases Democrat run and managed , when most of the other states are not looking for bailout help ?
” he wrote at the time .

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In remarks to reporters, President Donald Trump suggested that relief funds from the federal government “could hinge on whether the immigration policies of the individual governments seeking relief align with Trump administration priorities,” according to Politico.
“I think there’s a big difference with a state that lost money because of covid and a state that’s been run very badly for 25 years,” Trump said during a meeting with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R). “There’s a big difference, in my opinion. And you know, we’d have to talk about things like payroll tax cuts. We’d have to talk about things like sanctuary cities, as an example. I think sanctuary cities is something that has to be brought up where people who are criminals are protected, they are protected from prosecution.”
“I think that has to be done. I think it’s one of the problems that the states have. I don’t even think they know they have a problem, but they have a big problem with the sanctuary situation,” he added.
The president made similar remarks on Twitter earlier this week.
“Why should the people and taxpayers of America be bailing out poorly run states (like Illinois, as [an] example) and cities, in all cases Democrat run and managed, when most of the other states are not looking for bailout help?” he wrote at the time.


politicususa--2020-04-30--Rachel Maddow Puts The Blood Of Dead Meat Plant Workers On Trump’s Hands

Rachel Maddow showed how Trump is potentially killing thousands of meat plant workers by refusing to enforce federal virus safety guidelines .
Maddow said : We got a hold of this .
It ’ s the enforcement memo that goes along with the president ’ s late-night executive order from last night which banned any state from shutting down a meat plant .
This was the Trump administration ordering the meat plants opened thing .
It is really him blocking the states from shutting them down .
Since we referred the enforcement memo how they are actually going to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there are niece existing , good , CDC-derived federal guidelines how meat plants can operate without infecting all of their employees , there are guidelines , there ’ s ways to do it , but the enforcement memo for the president ’ s executive order explicitly says , the Trump administration will not actually make any plant follow these guidelines .
Quote , no part of the joint meat processing guidance should be construed to indicate that state and local authorities may direct a meat and poultry processing facility to close , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with procedures .
Osha will take into effect good faith attempts , attempts , to follow the joint meat processing guidance .
Just do your best , you guys .
I mean really , it ’ s whatever you think is best .
Make a good-faith effort .
That ’ s all we ’ re looking for here .
Give it the old college try .
When the H1N1 virus was rearing its head in 2009 the administration decided that the guidelines for preventing the transmission of that virus , the guidelines worked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government decided , the Obama administration decided in 2009 that those guidelines were binding .
You can do that through the Department of Labor .
Establish an emergency temporary standard .
And you require , in that case , places like nursing homes and hospitals , to follow those guidelines , to prevent infection .
Because that made sense to do .
You don ’ t say these are the guidelines but nobody has to follow them .
That will ensure that nobody follows them .
I Instead , you create the guidelines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s what they did with H1N1 in the Obama administration .
It takes a signature .
There ’ s no reason why the Trump administration could not do exactly the same thing with the guidance they have already drawn up for these meat plants that have infected thousands of blue collar workers in this country , and that has started to swamp the hospitals and working class and middle class and rural communities all through the ag belt already .
They literally could just do it .
And likely save hundreds , thousands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They could do it with a stroke of a pen .
Why aren ’ t they doing it ?
The answer to why the guidance isn ’ t being enforced is that Trump doesn ’ t care about meat plant processing workers .
This is a president who announced that he is planning rallies with no social distancing .
He wants the meat plants open because he is afraid that he will be blamed for a meat shortage .
Trump is selling the myth that the coronavirus is going away , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story even if it kills tens of thousands of blue-collar workers .
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Rachel Maddow showed how Trump is potentially killing thousands of meat plant workers by refusing to enforce federal virus safety guidelines.
Maddow said:
We got a hold of this. It’s the enforcement memo that goes along with the president’s late-night executive order from last night which banned any state from shutting down a meat plant. This was the Trump administration ordering the meat plants opened thing. It is really him blocking the states from shutting them down. Since we referred the enforcement memo how they are actually going to do this and the enforcement memo says yes, there are niece existing, good, CDC-derived federal guidelines how meat plants can operate without infecting all of their employees, there are guidelines, there’s ways to do it, but the enforcement memo for the president’s executive order explicitly says, the Trump administration will not actually make any plant follow these guidelines.
Quote, no part of the joint meat processing guidance should be construed to indicate that state and local authorities may direct a meat and poultry processing facility to close, to remain closed or operate in accordance with procedures. Osha will take into effect good faith attempts, attempts, to follow the joint meat processing guidance. Just do your best, you guys. I mean really, it’s whatever you think is best. Make a good-faith effort. That’s all we’re looking for here. Give it the old college try.
When the H1N1 virus was rearing its head in 2009 the administration decided that the guidelines for preventing the transmission of that virus, the guidelines worked out by the CDC and OSHA the government decided, the Obama administration decided in 2009 that those guidelines were binding. You can do that through the Department of Labor. Establish an emergency temporary standard. And you require, in that case, places like nursing homes and hospitals, to follow those guidelines, to prevent infection. Because that made sense to do. You don’t say these are the guidelines but nobody has to follow them. That will ensure that nobody follows them. I
Instead, you create the guidelines and make them mandatory. That’s what they did with H1N1 in the Obama administration. It takes a signature. There’s no reason why the Trump administration could not do exactly the same thing with the guidance they have already drawn up for these meat plants that have infected thousands of blue collar workers in this country, and that has started to swamp the hospitals and working class and middle class and rural communities all through the ag belt already. They literally could just do it. And likely save hundreds, thousands, arguably tens of thousands of lives. They could do it with a stroke of a pen. Why aren’t they doing it?
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Maddow shows that Trump is killing potentially thousands of blue-collar meat plant workers by refusing to enforce federal virus guidelines and rules. pic.twitter.com/fjZh5UaUoH — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 30, 2020
The answer to why the guidance isn’t being enforced is that Trump doesn’t care about meat plant processing workers. This is a president who announced that he is planning rallies with no social distancing. He wants the meat plants open because he is afraid that he will be blamed for a meat shortage.
Trump is selling the myth that the coronavirus is going away, and he is going to stick to that story even if it kills tens of thousands of blue-collar workers.
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politicususa--2020-05-01--Ex-GOP Strategist Steve Schmidt Says America Is Ready To End The Trump Clown Show

Former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt said on Thursday that most Americans now view the Trump White House as a “ clown show ” after weeks of the president putting on a “ clinic of unfitness ” in his daily coronavirus press briefings .
Schmidt pointed to Trump ’ s pandemic mismanagement as the reason former Vice President Joe Biden is leading in crucial swing states like Pennsylvania , Michigan and Florida .
“ People are looking at him and they ’ re seeing a clown show , ” the ex-GOP strategist said .
“ They ’ re seeing a clinic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that is why he is behind Joe Biden.
” Schmidt added that Trump ’ s refusal to take responsibility for anything related to the federal government shows that he ’ s a weak leader , not the image of toughness that he and his supporters see .
“ He ’ s the biggest victim in America , but in America , we don ’ t usually care to see our presidents playing the role of victim , ” Schmidt said .
They ’ re scared of him .
They know he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tell him that these briefings aren ’ t working , that people are looking at him and they ’ re seeing a clown show .
They ’ re seeing a clinic of unfitness put on every night , and that is why he is behind Joe Biden in Pennsylvania , in Michigan , in Florida .
So someone had to go in and tell him the news , and obviously , he went nuts about it .
And I believe every word about that in the newspapers .
And it just goes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s the same guy .
The buck doesn ’ t stop anywhere .
He ’ s not the responsible for everything .
It ’ s the campaign manager ’ s fault , it ’ s the news media ’ s fault .
It ’ s the Chinese fault .
He ’ s the biggest victim in America , but in America , we don ’ t usually care to see our presidents playing the role of victim .
They are supposed to look out for and protect the country , and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Throughout this crisis , Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he doesn ’ t possess a single quality that Americans should expect in a president .
He is morally , mentally and intellectually bankrupt – and that isn ’ t going to change .
He will always be the unstable guy who tweets out insults of cable news anchors in the middle of the night , even as a deadly pandemic rips through the country .
He will always be the unsympathetic man who tries to put political spin on a death toll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those who have lost loves ones over the past few months .
He will always be the least intelligent person in the room with the loudest voice , spewing nonsense that only makes everybody listening a little bit dumber .
Donald Trump will never change .
He will forever remain the same empty , broken person he has been throughout his entire life .
But in six months , the American people can change the fact that he lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave .

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Former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt said on Thursday that most Americans now view the Trump White House as a “clown show” after weeks of the president putting on a “clinic of unfitness” in his daily coronavirus press briefings.
Schmidt pointed to Trump’s pandemic mismanagement as the reason former Vice President Joe Biden is leading in crucial swing states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Florida.
“People are looking at him and they’re seeing a clown show,” the ex-GOP strategist said. “They’re seeing a clinic of unfitness put on every night, and that is why he is behind Joe Biden.”
Schmidt added that Trump’s refusal to take responsibility for anything related to the federal government shows that he’s a weak leader, not the image of toughness that he and his supporters see.
“He’s the biggest victim in America, but in America, we don’t usually care to see our presidents playing the role of victim,” Schmidt said.
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Former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt calls the Trump White House a “clown show.” #ctl #p2 pic.twitter.com/N4joKWAP4y — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) May 1, 2020
Schmidt said:
They’re scared of him. They know he’s going to go nuts when they tell him that these briefings aren’t working, that people are looking at him and they’re seeing a clown show. They’re seeing a clinic of unfitness put on every night, and that is why he is behind Joe Biden in Pennsylvania, in Michigan, in Florida. So someone had to go in and tell him the news, and obviously, he went nuts about it. And I believe every word about that in the newspapers. And it just goes to show that behind the cameras, it’s the same guy. The buck doesn’t stop anywhere. He’s not the responsible for everything. It’s the campaign manager’s fault, it’s the news media’s fault. It’s the Chinese fault. He’s the biggest victim in America, but in America, we don’t usually care to see our presidents playing the role of victim. They are supposed to look out for and protect the country, and he has so utterly failed in the duty.
Trump is morally, mentally and intellectually bankrupt
Throughout this crisis, Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he doesn’t possess a single quality that Americans should expect in a president. He is morally, mentally and intellectually bankrupt – and that isn’t going to change.
He will always be the unstable guy who tweets out insults of cable news anchors in the middle of the night, even as a deadly pandemic rips through the country.
He will always be the unsympathetic man who tries to put political spin on a death toll instead of offering his sincerest condolences to those who have lost loves ones over the past few months.
He will always be the least intelligent person in the room with the loudest voice, spewing nonsense that only makes everybody listening a little bit dumber.
Donald Trump will never change. He will forever remain the same empty, broken person he has been throughout his entire life. But in six months, the American people can change the fact that he lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
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politicususa--2020-04-30--Trump Brags About Strong US Virus Death Numbers

Trump was trying to downplay the world-leading US coronavirus death toll , but what came out of his mouth sounded like a brag about the number of people who died .
Trump said , “ The testing and the masks and all of the things , we solved every problem .
We solved it quick lift it ’ s been really spectacular .
So , yeah , I don ’ t think anybody has done a better job with testing , with ventilator , with all of the things that we ’ ve done .
And death totals , our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , very strong .
We ’ re very proud of the job we ’ ve done.
” Trump can ’ t help himself .
He has to make every bit of failure sound like success , so US death totals become “ really strong , ” when the reality is that every nation would like to have really weak death totals .
The reality is that the United States has one of the highest death rates from the coronavirus in the world .
Testing lags most of the world .
Medical professionals on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than Trump .
They are seeing the opposite of what the President is suggesting .
The crisis remains grim , and Trump has to make leading the world in unnecessary virus deaths sound like a good thing .
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Trump was trying to downplay the world-leading US coronavirus death toll, but what came out of his mouth sounded like a brag about the number of people who died.
Trump said, “The testing and the masks and all of the things, we solved every problem. We solved it quick lift it’s been really spectacular. So, yeah, I don’t think anybody has done a better job with testing, with ventilator, with all of the things that we’ve done. And death totals, our numbers per million people are really very, very strong. We’re very proud of the job we’ve done.”
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Trump brags about how strong US coronavirus death totals are. Trump even has to brag about killing more people with the virus than any other country. The death total per capita nonsense was more happy spin gibberish. pic.twitter.com/R0hfsqnGOh — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 30, 2020
Trump can’t help himself. He has to make every bit of failure sound like success, so US death totals become “really strong,” when the reality is that every nation would like to have really weak death totals. The reality is that the United States has one of the highest death rates from the coronavirus in the world. Testing lags most of the world.
Medical professionals on the frontlines are telling a different story than Trump. They are seeing the opposite of what the President is suggesting.
The crisis remains grim, and Trump has to make leading the world in unnecessary virus deaths sound like a good thing.
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politicususa--2020-04-30--Virus Spreading Armed Trump Supporters Breach Michigan Statehouse

Virus spreading Trump supporters , some of whom were armed , breached the Michigan statehouse and did not observe virus safety guidelines with demanding “ liberation.
” The Detroit Free Press reported on the protest , which was much smaller than the last time Trump supporters tried this stunt : A few hundred demonstrators gathered under light rain outside the Capitol Thursday , urging lawmakers not to extend Michigan ’ s state of emergency related to the coronavirus pandemic .
They carried signs that read “ Impeach Whitmer , ” “ You ’ re Killing Small Businesses , ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wore hats or carried other paraphernalia touting Republican President Donald Trump and his 2020 re-election campaign .
Some wore face masks but many did not .
Many also did not observe social distancing guidelines that call for six-foot separations between people .
Video of the protesters moving from outside to inside the statehouse : The protesters are taking their lead from Trump who said on Wednesday that he will soon be holding rallies that don ’ t follow social distancing guidelines .
The good news is that there were fewer protesters in Lansing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that those who showed up are Trump ’ s hardcore virus denying base .
The bad news is that these protests have increased the number of virus cases after they have occurred .
A protest inside the statehouse is a protest that could infect people in the building .
Such protests are stupid and dangerous as they only extend the need for stay at home orders .
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Virus spreading Trump supporters, some of whom were armed, breached the Michigan statehouse and did not observe virus safety guidelines with demanding “liberation.”
The Detroit Free Press reported on the protest, which was much smaller than the last time Trump supporters tried this stunt:
A few hundred demonstrators gathered under light rain outside the Capitol Thursday, urging lawmakers not to extend Michigan’s state of emergency related to the coronavirus pandemic.
They carried signs that read “Impeach Whitmer,” “You’re Killing Small Businesses,” and “Liberty or Death.” Many also wore hats or carried other paraphernalia touting Republican President Donald Trump and his 2020 re-election campaign.
Some wore face masks but many did not. Many also did not observe social distancing guidelines that call for six-foot separations between people.
Video of the protesters moving from outside to inside the statehouse:
Protest moves inside Michigan Capitol. Crowd attempts to get onto Hoise floor. Lots of Michigan State Police and House sergeants at arms blocking door. pic.twitter.com/4FNQpimP4W — Rod Meloni (@RodMeloni) April 30, 2020
The protesters are taking their lead from Trump who said on Wednesday that he will soon be holding rallies that don’t follow social distancing guidelines.
The good news is that there were fewer protesters in Lansing this time. The bad news is that those who showed up are Trump’s hardcore virus denying base.
The bad news is that these protests have increased the number of virus cases after they have occurred.
A protest inside the statehouse is a protest that could infect people in the building.
Such protests are stupid and dangerous as they only extend the need for stay at home orders.
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politicususa--2020-04-30--With 30 Million Unemployed, Trump Calls His Virus Response Spectacular

Trump graded himself and his administration ’ s response to the coronavirus spectacular , as the US number of unemployed reached 30 million .
Trump said , “ I think I ’ ve handled it and not me , I think our whole group has been spectacular .
We had ventilators .
We didn ’ t have any .
We built them , tens of thousands are under construction , and as Phil said , I think you got more ventilators than any than any other state .
There was never a person that needed a ventilator that didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he has done a spectacular job as unemployment claims in the United States hit 30 million .
The term spectacular is being used by no one to describe Trump ’ s response to this crisis unless the word after spectacular is failure .
Trump is the biggest one-trick pony in the history of the modern presidency .
His one and only gimmick is selling failure as success .
It is what he has done for his entire adult life and now he is trying to convince America not to pay attention to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along with a national economic collapse , and give him credit for not killing more people and plunging the country into a Great Depression .
America wouldn ’ t have needed so many ventilators if the response to the virus had been handled correctly .
Millions are sick .
Tens of thousands are dead .
Thirty million people are out of work , and Donald Trump thinks that he is doing a spectacular job .
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Trump graded himself and his administration’s response to the coronavirus spectacular, as the US number of unemployed reached 30 million.
Trump said, “I think I’ve handled it and not me, I think our whole group has been spectacular. We had ventilators. We didn’t have any. We built them, tens of thousands are under construction, and as Phil said, I think you got more ventilators than any than any other state. There was never a person that needed a ventilator that didn’t get one.”
Trump claimed that he has done a spectacular job as unemployment claims in the United States hit 30 million.
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Trump claims his government's handling of the coronavirus has been "spectacular" pic.twitter.com/bHfzCIC5UL — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 30, 2020
The term spectacular is being used by no one to describe Trump’s response to this crisis unless the word after spectacular is failure.
Trump is the biggest one-trick pony in the history of the modern presidency. His one and only gimmick is selling failure as success. It is what he has done for his entire adult life and now he is trying to convince America not to pay attention to the tens of thousands of dead and dying along with a national economic collapse, and give him credit for not killing more people and plunging the country into a Great Depression.
America wouldn’t have needed so many ventilators if the response to the virus had been handled correctly.
Millions are sick. Tens of thousands are dead. Thirty million people are out of work, and Donald Trump thinks that he is doing a spectacular job.
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politicususa--2020-04-30--Karen Pence Says VP Mike Pence Did Not Know About Mask Wearing Policy During Visit

Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence defended her husband , Vice President Mike Pence , amid criticism that he did not wear a mask during a visit this week to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester , Minnesota .
Mrs. Pence said her husband did not mean to offend anyone and that he was unaware about the policy regarding the wearing of masks while out in public .
“ As our medical experts have told us , wearing a mask prevents you from spreading the disease .
And knowing that he doesn ’ t have COVID-19 , he didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pence said , noting that it “ was actually after he left Mayo Clinic that he found out that they had a policy of asking everyone to wear a mask.
” “ So , you know , someone who ’ s worked on this whole task force for over two months is not someone who would have done anything to offend anyone or hurt anyone or scare anyone , ” she said .
The vice president himself defended his decision not to wear a mask in a statement the day after his visit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the United States I ’ m tested for the coronavirus on a regular basis , and everyone who is around me is tested for the coronavirus , ” Pence said .
“ And since I don ’ t have the coronavirus , I thought it ’ d be a good opportunity for me to be here , to be able to speak to these researchers , these incredible health care personnel , and look them in the eye and say ‘ thank you.
’ ” The Mayo Clinic tweeted ( and later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vice president was made aware of “ masking policy prior to his arrival.
” “ Mayo shared the masking policy with the VP ’ s office , ” the Mayo Clinic said in its later response .
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’ s official website recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain ( e.g.
, grocery stores and pharmacies ) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.
” “ It is critical to emphasize that maintaining 6-feet social distancing remains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus , ” the agency ’ s recommendation continues .
“ CDC is additionally advising the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others .
Cloth face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common materials at low cost can be used as an additional , voluntary public health measure.
” Vice President Pence leads the White House ’ s national coronavirus taskforce and it is unlikely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regarding mask-wearing .

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Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence defended her husband, Vice President Mike Pence, amid criticism that he did not wear a mask during a visit this week to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Mrs. Pence said her husband did not mean to offend anyone and that he was unaware about the policy regarding the wearing of masks while out in public.
“As our medical experts have told us, wearing a mask prevents you from spreading the disease. And knowing that he doesn’t have COVID-19, he didn’t wear one,” Mrs. Pence said, noting that it “was actually after he left Mayo Clinic that he found out that they had a policy of asking everyone to wear a mask.”
“So, you know, someone who’s worked on this whole task force for over two months is not someone who would have done anything to offend anyone or hurt anyone or scare anyone,” she said.
The vice president himself defended his decision not to wear a mask in a statement the day after his visit sparked controversy.
“As vice president of the United States I’m tested for the coronavirus on a regular basis, and everyone who is around me is tested for the coronavirus,” Pence said. “And since I don’t have the coronavirus, I thought it’d be a good opportunity for me to be here, to be able to speak to these researchers, these incredible health care personnel, and look them in the eye and say ‘thank you.’”
The Mayo Clinic tweeted (and later deleted) a message stating that the vice president was made aware of “masking policy prior to his arrival.”
“Mayo shared the masking policy with the VP’s office,” the Mayo Clinic said in its later response.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s official website recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.”
“It is critical to emphasize that maintaining 6-feet social distancing remains important to slowing the spread of the virus,” the agency’s recommendation continues. “CDC is additionally advising the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others. Cloth face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common materials at low cost can be used as an additional, voluntary public health measure.”
Vice President Pence leads the White House’s national coronavirus taskforce and it is unlikely he would be unaware of official policy regarding mask-wearing.


politicususa--2020-04-30--Trump Says Sweden is Paying “Heavily” for Not Locking Down Despite Wanting to Reopen American Econom

Trump Says Sweden is Paying “Heavily” for Not Locking Down Despite Wanting to Reopen American Economy

President Donald Trump criticized Sweden ’ s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic , saying the Scandinavian nation is paying “ heavily ” for allowing many businesses to remain open .
Sweden has lost more citizens to the pandemic than its neighbors and the death rate sits at 22 per 100,000 people , a number that is three times higher than Denmark ’ s and more than four times higher than Norway ’ s or Finland ’ s .
“ Despite reports to the contrary , Sweden is paying heavily for its decision not to lockdown .
As of today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a much higher number than the neighboring countries of Norway ( 207 ) , Finland ( 206 ) or Denmark ( 443 ) .
The United States made the correct decision !
” Trump tweeted .
The president has largely been trying to change public opinion about his coronavirus response after facing hefty criticism for suggesting that people could inject themselves with disinfectant to treat the virus .
Earlier this week , reports emerged that he ’ d threatened to sue his campaign manager , Brad Parscale , for showing him evidence that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death rate in the United States is the highest in the world : More than 62,000 people have lost their lives since the first death attributed to the coronavirus was first reported in February .
The president ’ s comments on Sweden also directly contract the president ’ s insistence that the economy , forced to shutter as the pandemic has torn its way through communities nationwide , should reopen , a move that has earned harsh rebukes from health experts and economists alike .
Earlier this month , the president demanded several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus pandemic “ liberate ” citizens who are protesting against stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines .
“ I think they ’ re listening .
I think they listen to me , ” Trump said in response to questions about the protests .
“ They seem to be protesters that like me and respect this opinion , and my opinion is the same as just about all of the governors .
They all want to open .
Nobody wants to stay shut but they want to open safely .
So do I .
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President Donald Trump criticized Sweden’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, saying the Scandinavian nation is paying “heavily” for allowing many businesses to remain open. Sweden has lost more citizens to the pandemic than its neighbors and the death rate sits at 22 per 100,000 people, a number that is three times higher than Denmark’s and more than four times higher than Norway’s or Finland’s.
“Despite reports to the contrary, Sweden is paying heavily for its decision not to lockdown. As of today, 2462 people have died there, a much higher number than the neighboring countries of Norway (207), Finland (206) or Denmark (443). The United States made the correct decision!” Trump tweeted.
Despite reports to the contrary, Sweden is paying heavily for its decision not to lockdown. As of today, 2462 people have died there, a much higher number than the neighboring countries of Norway (207), Finland (206) or Denmark (443). The United States made the correct decision! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 30, 2020
The president has largely been trying to change public opinion about his coronavirus response after facing hefty criticism for suggesting that people could inject themselves with disinfectant to treat the virus. Earlier this week, reports emerged that he’d threatened to sue his campaign manager, Brad Parscale, for showing him evidence that his poll numbers are sliding.
The death rate in the United States is the highest in the world: More than 62,000 people have lost their lives since the first death attributed to the coronavirus was first reported in February.
The president’s comments on Sweden also directly contract the president’s insistence that the economy, forced to shutter as the pandemic has torn its way through communities nationwide, should reopen, a move that has earned harsh rebukes from health experts and economists alike.
Earlier this month, the president demanded several states under lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic “liberate” citizens who are protesting against stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines.
“I think they’re listening. I think they listen to me,” Trump said in response to questions about the protests. “They seem to be protesters that like me and respect this opinion, and my opinion is the same as just about all of the governors. They all want to open. Nobody wants to stay shut but they want to open safely. So do I.”


politicususa--2020-04-30--An Engineer That Received a $69 Million Contract After A Tweet to Trump Never Provided Ventilators

According to an investigative report from Buzzfeed News , an engineer that received a $ 69.1 million contract from the state of New York after replying to tweets from President Donald Trump never provided the ventilators .
Yaron Oren-Pines , an electrical engineer in Silicon Valley who specializes in mobile phone technology , received a $ 69.1 million payment from New York after tweeting , “ We can supply ICU Ventilators , invasive and noninvasive .
Have someone call me URGENT.
” in response to a tweet the president issued on March 27 calling for Ford and General Motors to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received is equivalent to $ 47,656 per ventilator , which Buzzfeed News points out is “ at least triple the standard retail price of high-end models.
” None of the ventilators have been produced , said a state official who spoke to the outlet , adding that the state entered the contract with Oren-Pines because the White House coronavirus task force recommended him .
“ The guy was recommended to us by the White House coronavirus task force because they were doing business with him , as well , ” the official said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to help each other out and get supplies.
” New York signed a contract with Oren-Pines three days after he replied to Trump ’ s tweet .
Rich Azzopardi , a senior adviser to Cuomo , said the severity of the coronavirus pandemic has forced states to turn to vendors who may be untested or unqualified .
“ We had no choice but to overturn every rock to find ventilators and other needed equipment , ” he said .
“ States were forced to fend for themselves to purchase lifesaving supplies to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ modeling showing a more severe spread of this virus with more hospitalizations and more fatalities.
” New York state is currently evaluating other contracts and has since been able to meet most of its needs .
Oren-Pines said “ neither me nor my company is providing any comment on this ” in a statement to Buzzfeed News and could not be reached for further comment afterward .
Katie Miller , a spokesperson for Vice President Mike Pence , said in a statement that “ The White House Coronavirus Task Force was never informed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in it at all .
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According to an investigative report from Buzzfeed News, an engineer that received a $69.1 million contract from the state of New York after replying to tweets from President Donald Trump never provided the ventilators.
Yaron Oren-Pines, an electrical engineer in Silicon Valley who specializes in mobile phone technology, received a $69.1 million payment from New York after tweeting, “We can supply ICU Ventilators, invasive and noninvasive. Have someone call me URGENT.” in response to a tweet the president issued on March 27 calling for Ford and General Motors to develop more ventilators.
The amount Oren-Pines received is equivalent to $47,656 per ventilator, which Buzzfeed News points out is “at least triple the standard retail price of high-end models.”
None of the ventilators have been produced, said a state official who spoke to the outlet, adding that the state entered the contract with Oren-Pines because the White House coronavirus task force recommended him.
“The guy was recommended to us by the White House coronavirus task force because they were doing business with him, as well,” the official said. “I think everyone was genuinely trying to help each other out and get supplies.”
New York signed a contract with Oren-Pines three days after he replied to Trump’s tweet.
Rich Azzopardi, a senior adviser to Cuomo, said the severity of the coronavirus pandemic has forced states to turn to vendors who may be untested or unqualified.
“We had no choice but to overturn every rock to find ventilators and other needed equipment,” he said. “States were forced to fend for themselves to purchase lifesaving supplies to combat a global pandemic and with all modeling showing a more severe spread of this virus with more hospitalizations and more fatalities.”
New York state is currently evaluating other contracts and has since been able to meet most of its needs.
Oren-Pines said “neither me nor my company is providing any comment on this” in a statement to Buzzfeed News and could not be reached for further comment afterward.
Katie Miller, a spokesperson for Vice President Mike Pence, said in a statement that “The White House Coronavirus Task Force was never informed of this contract and was not involved in it at all.”


politicususa--2020-04-30--Poll: Dr. Fauci and Gov. Cuomo Are The Most Trusted Leaders on Coronavirus

According to a SurveyMonkey Audience poll conducted by Insider asking how much Americans trust 10 Trump administration and Democratic officials for their leadership on the coronavirus pandemic , Dr. Anthony Fauci and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ( D ) are the most trusted leaders in the United States .
Insider asked the following : “ When it comes to the official advice regarding coronavirus , please rate how much you trust the following messengers on a scale on 1 to 5.
” “ On the scale , 1 means strongly distrust , 2 means somewhat distrust , 3 means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ somewhat trust , and 5 means strongly trust , ” the outlet noted .
Dr. Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the most recognizable face on the White House ’ s official coronavirus task force , received an average rating of 3.8 out of 5 , with 39 % of respondents giving him a rating of 5 and 64 % trusting him overall .
Cuomo received a 3.2out of 5 on average , with roughly 25 percent of respondents giving him ratings of 5 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump and his son-in-law and chief adviser Jared Kushner rank toward the bottom by comparison .
The ranking is as follows : • Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York : 3.2 out of 5 • Governor Gavin Newsom of California : 3.0 out of 5

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According to a SurveyMonkey Audience poll conducted by Insider asking how much Americans trust 10 Trump administration and Democratic officials for their leadership on the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) are the most trusted leaders in the United States.
Insider asked the following: “When it comes to the official advice regarding coronavirus, please rate how much you trust the following messengers on a scale on 1 to 5.”
“On the scale, 1 means strongly distrust, 2 means somewhat distrust, 3 means neither trust nor distrust, 4 means somewhat trust, and 5 means strongly trust,” the outlet noted.
Dr. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the most recognizable face on the White House’s official coronavirus task force, received an average rating of 3.8 out of 5, with 39% of respondents giving him a rating of 5 and 64% trusting him overall.
Cuomo received a 3.2out of 5 on average, with roughly 25 percent of respondents giving him ratings of 5, 4, and 3 respectively.
President Donald Trump and his son-in-law and chief adviser Jared Kushner rank toward the bottom by comparison.
The ranking is as follows:


politicususa--2020-04-30--Susan Rice Blasts Jared Kushner for Declaring “Mission Accomplished” on Coronavirus

Susan Rice called Jared Kushner ’ s comments “ ridiculous ” after the President ’ s son-in-law claimed the Trump administration ’ s Coronavirus response was a “ great success.
” The former national security adviser , who served in the Obama administration , told CNN ’ s Wolf Blitzer that Kushner ’ s view of President Donald Trump ’ s approach was risible .
“ It ’ s ridiculous , ” Rice said .
“ And it would be laughable if it weren ’ t so deadly serious.
” “ I don ’ t know how anybody with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ success and declare this a mission accomplished moment when more than 60,000 Americans are dead , ” she said .
Rice said she trusted Dr. Anthony Fauci “ implicitly ” and agreed with him that a second wave of the virus was likely to occur in the fall .
Fauci has been warning about a new surge for days .
“ So we are far from being able to declare victory , ” Rice went on .
“ And in any event , there ’ s no victory when the losses on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of those through the entirety of the Vietnam War , 26-plus million Americans are out of work , the GDP is declining at a rate of almost 5 % .
” Kushner told Fox News on Wednesday that the administration had met all its goals in the fight against Covid-19 .
“ President Trump has created a pathway to safely open up our country , and make sure that we can get our economy going , and get Americans back to a place where it will be even stronger than it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal government rose to the challenge , and this is a great success story , ” he said .

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Susan Rice called Jared Kushner’s comments “ridiculous” after the President’s son-in-law claimed the Trump administration’s Coronavirus response was a “great success.”
The former national security adviser, who served in the Obama administration, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that Kushner’s view of President Donald Trump’s approach was risible.
“It’s ridiculous,” Rice said. “And it would be laughable if it weren’t so deadly serious.”
“I don’t know how anybody with a straight face can call this a great success and declare this a mission accomplished moment when more than 60,000 Americans are dead,” she said.
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“It’s ridiculous. And it would be laughable if it weren’t so deadly serious,” Former Obama national security adviser Susan Rice reacts to Jared Kushner calling the Trump administration’s response to the pandemic a “great success story.” pic.twitter.com/si0FOMn3ZL — CNN (@CNN) April 30, 2020
Rice said she trusted Dr. Anthony Fauci “implicitly” and agreed with him that a second wave of the virus was likely to occur in the fall. Fauci has been warning about a new surge for days.
“So we are far from being able to declare victory,” Rice went on.
“And in any event, there’s no victory when the losses on the battlefield in less than two months exceed all of those through the entirety of the Vietnam War, 26-plus million Americans are out of work, the GDP is declining at a rate of almost 5%.”
Kushner told Fox News on Wednesday that the administration had met all its goals in the fight against Covid-19.
“President Trump has created a pathway to safely open up our country, and make sure that we can get our economy going, and get Americans back to a place where it will be even stronger than it was,” Kushner said.
“The federal government rose to the challenge, and this is a great success story,” he said.
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politicususa--2020-04-30--Trump Doesn’t Believe America Will Elect “Incompetent” Joe Biden

The President doesn ’ t believe polls showing him losing to Joe Biden .
Donald Trump has dismissed the idea that Americans will choose the former VP because he ’ s “ incompetent ” .
Trump gave an interview to the Reuters news agency on Wednesday where he explained he doesn ’ t trust polling that puts Biden ahead of him .
“ I don ’ t believe the polls , ” Trump said in the Oval Office .
“ I believe the people of this country are smart .
And I don ’ t think that they will put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ And I don ’ t mean incompetent because of a condition that he ’ s got now .
I mean he ’ s incompetent for 30 years , ” Trump said .
“ Everything he ever did was bad .
His foreign policy was a disaster.
” Trump recently began suggesting their was something wrong with the presumptive Democratic nominee ’ s mind .
Similar speculation is rife about the President himself .
He told Reuters he didn ’ t think November ’ s election would be a referendum on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I don ’ t think so .
I think it ’ s a referendum on a lot of things , ” Trump said .
“ I think it ’ s going to be a referendum on all the things we ’ ve done and certainly this will be a part of it , but we ’ ve done a great job.
” The President said he would debate Biden but reiterated a claim that Senator Bernie Sanders should have won the Democratic primaries .
He blamed Senator Elizabeth Warren for handing the nomination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have won the primary , ever in a million years , because those votes were taken away , , ” Trump said .
“ They were taken away from Bernie Sanders .
And I think I ’ m going to get a lot of Bernie Sanders voters .
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The President doesn’t believe polls showing him losing to Joe Biden. Donald Trump has dismissed the idea that Americans will choose the former VP because he’s “incompetent”.
Trump gave an interview to the Reuters news agency on Wednesday where he explained he doesn’t trust polling that puts Biden ahead of him.
“I don’t believe the polls,” Trump said in the Oval Office.
“I believe the people of this country are smart. And I don’t think that they will put a man in who’s incompetent.”
“And I don’t mean incompetent because of a condition that he’s got now. I mean he’s incompetent for 30 years,” Trump said.
“Everything he ever did was bad. His foreign policy was a disaster.”
Trump recently began suggesting their was something wrong with the presumptive Democratic nominee’s mind. Similar speculation is rife about the President himself.
He told Reuters he didn’t think November’s election would be a referendum on his handling of Coronavirus.
“No, I don’t think so. I think it’s a referendum on a lot of things,” Trump said.
“I think it’s going to be a referendum on all the things we’ve done and certainly this will be a part of it, but we’ve done a great job.”
The President said he would debate Biden but reiterated a claim that Senator Bernie Sanders should have won the Democratic primaries. He blamed Senator Elizabeth Warren for handing the nomination to Biden.
“He should never have won the primary, ever in a million years, because those votes were taken away,,” Trump said.
“They were taken away from Bernie Sanders. And I think I’m going to get a lot of Bernie Sanders voters.”
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politicususa--2020-04-30--Opinion: Coronavirus Proves Necessity of Democrats’ Plan to Support American Lives Heading into 2020

Opinion: Coronavirus Proves Necessity of Democrats’ Plan to Support American Lives Heading into 2020 Election

In his 1980 campaign against incumbent President Jimmy Carter , Ronald Reagan famously asked , “ Are you better off now than you were four years ago ?
” The powerful question gave voters clear and focused direction in assessing how well the federal government was supporting and working to improve the everyday lives of Americans .
What if we asked such a question now , with various related questions ?
Are you feeling safer and healthier ?
Are you feeling the nation ’ s leaders are looking out for your overall welfare and well-being in medical , educational , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every other dimension of your lives ?
In short , how are you feeling , in every sense of that word ?
Andrew Yang really brought the many layers of this question to the fore last December when underscored the need to measure of the health of our economy in terms of Americans ’ psychological , emotional , and physical well-being .
Is an economy successful if the majority of people that system is supposed to serve are depressed and suicidal , unable to access quality education and healthcare , uncertain and insecure—downright @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to retire with dignity , and having dependable employment ?
He focused this vision of measuring our economy in fully and deeply human terms when he said in a debate last December , when asked about the state of the economy : Heading into the November 2020 presidential election , the coronavirus pandemic underscores the depth and relevance of Yang ’ s understanding that first and foremost the world we create , the economy we construct , must serve our lives , support and further our well-being and development .
The virus underscores @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and relevance of the full array of ideas and policy proposals Democratic candidates shared in the primary debates , as well as the absolute dearth of ideas Trump and Republican party have offered to address the real and desperate need the majority of Americans experience .
The pandemic has spotlighted not just the insufficiency of our social safety net , but the overall insufficiency of our basic infrastructure for addressing essential human need .
Take health care .
It should be abundantly clear that tying people ’ s health insurance to their employment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , problems for which Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have policies to address in their Medicare-For-All proposals .
Far from supporting such policy , Trump and the GOP continue to pursue litigation to abolish the Affordable Care Act in its entirety , having shared nom plan to replace it .
Indeed , speaking last March 23 , the tenth anniversary of President Barack Obama signing the Affordable Care Act into being , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opened her remarks introducing the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act , highlighting this clear distinction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American lives : She exhorted , no doubt futilely , for the Trump to cease and desist in his assault on Americans ’ health care .
And now with children home from school , what could be clearer than the need to support families in caring for our nation ’ s children ?
Universal childcare was a hallmark of Warren ’ s campaign , and she had a plan to pay for it that involved people paying a mere two cents of every dollar for every dollar over $ 50 million they reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so onerous a tax ?
And now we watch hard-working college students unable to work in many cases having trouble staying in school because they can ’ t pay tuition .
What could be more relevant than the free college at state institutions proposed by Sanders and Warren and now taken up by Joe Biden ?
Moreover , Warren , of course , spent a good portion of her life trying to build a stronger social safety net and to rescue Americans from unfair bankruptcy laws when they fell into economic hardships .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ relevant now ?
And certainly this pandemic has validated the relevance and utility of Andrew Yang ’ s hallmark issue of the universal basic income .
If such a policy were in place now , Americans would likely be experiencing a lot less anxiety right now .
And when it comes to racial justice and equity , Kamala Harris was the most forthright in reminding Democrats that policies must reflect the fact that the lives of African Americans and people of color in the United States matter .
On the other side , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people among the white supremacists marching in the Unite the Right rally in August 2017 .
And both Amy Klobuchar and Harris repeatedly kept a focus on the plight of rural America and the adverse effects of Trump ’ s policies on farmers .
And on the other side , we see little to no interest in helping families with childcare , in making a college education affordable , in ensuring Americans have access to health care , in making sure measures are in place as a fixture of our infrastructure to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unemployment crisis and economic shutdown as we are enduring now .
The coronavirus is clarifying the important distinctions of these two parties ’ approaches to building an America that serves and supports its people—or not .
And the Democrats ’ vision is looking a lot more relevant and urgent .

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In his 1980 campaign against incumbent President Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan famously asked, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?”
The powerful question gave voters clear and focused direction in assessing how well the federal government was supporting and working to improve the everyday lives of Americans.
What if we asked such a question now, with various related questions?
Are you feeling safer and healthier? Are you feeling the nation’s leaders are looking out for your overall welfare and well-being in medical, educational, and economic terms, as well as every other dimension of your lives?
In short, how are you feeling, in every sense of that word?
Andrew Yang really brought the many layers of this question to the fore last December when underscored the need to measure of the health of our economy in terms of Americans’ psychological, emotional, and physical well-being. Is an economy successful if the majority of people that system is supposed to serve are depressed and suicidal, unable to access quality education and healthcare, uncertain and insecure—downright scared—about having adequate housing, being able to retire with dignity, and having dependable employment?
He focused this vision of measuring our economy in fully and deeply human terms when he said in a debate last December, when asked about the state of the economy:
GDP and corporate profits are at record highs in America today. Also at record highs: depression, financial insecurity, student loan debt, even suicides and drug overdoses. It has gotten so bad that our life expectancy as a country has declined for three straight years because suicide rates and drug overdoses have overtaken vehicle deaths for the first time in American history. The fact is this employment rate and GDP have very little relationship with people’s lived experience on the ground.
Heading into the November 2020 presidential election, the coronavirus pandemic underscores the depth and relevance of Yang’s understanding that first and foremost the world we create, the economy we construct, must serve our lives, support and further our well-being and development.
The virus underscores, in fact, the obvious necessity and relevance of the full array of ideas and policy proposals Democratic candidates shared in the primary debates, as well as the absolute dearth of ideas Trump and Republican party have offered to address the real and desperate need the majority of Americans experience.
The pandemic has spotlighted not just the insufficiency of our social safety net, but the overall insufficiency of our basic infrastructure for addressing essential human need.
Take health care. It should be abundantly clear that tying people’s health insurance to their employment poses problems during moments of mass unemployment, problems for which Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have policies to address in their Medicare-For-All proposals.
Far from supporting such policy, Trump and the GOP continue to pursue litigation to abolish the Affordable Care Act in its entirety, having shared nom plan to replace it.
Indeed, speaking last March 23, the tenth anniversary of President Barack Obama signing the Affordable Care Act into being, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opened her remarks introducing the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, highlighting this clear distinction between Democratic and Republican commitment to supporting American lives:
Now, we find ourselves in the depths of one of the most serious health and economic emergencies our nation has ever faced. The protections of the Affordable Care Act are more important now than ever. But right now, in the middle of coronavirus, the Trump Administration is in court suing to tear down the entire Affordable Care Act. Every last protection and benefit.
She exhorted, no doubt futilely, for the Trump to cease and desist in his assault on Americans’ health care.
And now with children home from school, what could be clearer than the need to support families in caring for our nation’s children? Universal childcare was a hallmark of Warren’s campaign, and she had a plan to pay for it that involved people paying a mere two cents of every dollar for every dollar over $50 million they reported on their taxes. Is that really so onerous a tax?
And now we watch hard-working college students unable to work in many cases having trouble staying in school because they can’t pay tuition. What could be more relevant than the free college at state institutions proposed by Sanders and Warren and now taken up by Joe Biden?
Moreover, Warren, of course, spent a good portion of her life trying to build a stronger social safety net and to rescue Americans from unfair bankruptcy laws when they fell into economic hardships. What experience and knowledge could be more relevant now?
And certainly this pandemic has validated the relevance and utility of Andrew Yang’s hallmark issue of the universal basic income. If such a policy were in place now, Americans would likely be experiencing a lot less anxiety right now.
And when it comes to racial justice and equity, Kamala Harris was the most forthright in reminding Democrats that policies must reflect the fact that the lives of African Americans and people of color in the United States matter.
On the other side, Donald Trump insists there were many fine people among the white supremacists marching in the Unite the Right rally in August 2017.
And both Amy Klobuchar and Harris repeatedly kept a focus on the plight of rural America and the adverse effects of Trump’s policies on farmers.
And on the other side, we see little to no interest in helping families with childcare, in making a college education affordable, in ensuring Americans have access to health care, in making sure measures are in place as a fixture of our infrastructure to help us financially survive should we face an unemployment crisis and economic shutdown as we are enduring now.
The coronavirus is clarifying the important distinctions of these two parties’ approaches to building an America that serves and supports its people—or not.
And the Democrats’ vision is looking a lot more relevant and urgent.


politicususa--2020-05-01--Trump Is Refusing To Help Grieving Coronavirus Victims’ Families Pay Funeral Costs

Donald Trump is refusing to authorize FEMA to release money that would help families in desperate need cover the cost of funerals for their loved ones who died of coronavirus .
As MSNBC ’ s Chris Hayes pointed out on Thursday , “ FEMA does not have the independent ability to turn on the programs at will .
It has to come from Trump.
” Hayes added , “ Approximately 30 states and territories have requested the funding , but Trump will not free up the money.
” It is the least we can do , but Trump will not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to go through Congress .
I want to be clear here .
He just needs to authorize FEMA to release the money .
As former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate told ProPublica , FEMA does not have the independent ability to turn on the programs at will .
It has to come from Trump .
In fact , approximately 30 states and territories have requested the funding , but Trump will not free up the money .
Now the president is refusing to take this very simple action as a small , small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s unconscionable .
And that small little bit of inaction , of utter cold heartedness , it says everything you need to know about the way he has navigated this crisis from the beginning as the bodies pile up at funeral homes and the cemetery workers become overwhelmed and the death toll crosses that of the Vietnam war , the president is rage tweeting in unhinged fashion in the middle of the night .
… He just said , the president of the United States just said today our deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ More than 62,000 Americans gone .
Thousands more every day , day after day after day after day .
He ’ s very proud of the job he ’ s done .
They just do not seem to think Americans dying en masse as the federal government looks on is that big a deal .
According to ProPublica , “ FEMA paid about $ 2.6 million in response to 976 applications for funeral costs of victims of three 2017 hurricanes , or an average of about $ 2,700 per approved application.
” For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the victims happen to live in blue states – Trump isn ’ t approving the same funds .
Trump is incapable of providing moral leadership in a time of crisis Being a president doesn ’ t just mean setting an agenda and having the policy and political knowledge to carry it out – both of which Trump lacks , by the way .
It ’ s also about being a moral leader who can heal the country during times of crisis .
It was one of Barack Obama ’ s strongest skills as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and again in moments of national crisis , whether it was after mass shootings or natural disasters .
As the country continues to reel from this once-in-a-lifetime pandemic , America no longer has that type of president sitting in the Oval Office .
Instead , the nation is led by a man whose sole focus is his own political survival .
Tens of thousands of families are grieving and their president has shown no sign that he even cares .

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Donald Trump is refusing to authorize FEMA to release money that would help families in desperate need cover the cost of funerals for their loved ones who died of coronavirus.
As MSNBC’s Chris Hayes pointed out on Thursday, “FEMA does not have the independent ability to turn on the programs at will. It has to come from Trump.”
Hayes added, “Approximately 30 states and territories have requested the funding, but Trump will not free up the money.”
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Trump *still* hasn’t freed up FEMA money to help the families of coronavirus victims pay for their funerals. #ctl #p2 pic.twitter.com/jWyQLjcxaA — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) May 1, 2020
Hayes said:
It is the least we can do, but Trump will not do it. He doesn’t need to go through Congress. I want to be clear here. He just needs to authorize FEMA to release the money. As former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate told ProPublica, FEMA does not have the independent ability to turn on the programs at will. It has to come from Trump. In fact, approximately 30 states and territories have requested the funding, but Trump will not free up the money. Now the president is refusing to take this very simple action as a small, small grace towards the citizens of this nation. It’s unconscionable. And that small little bit of inaction, of utter cold heartedness, it says everything you need to know about the way he has navigated this crisis from the beginning as the bodies pile up at funeral homes and the cemetery workers become overwhelmed and the death toll crosses that of the Vietnam war, the president is rage tweeting in unhinged fashion in the middle of the night. … He just said, the president of the United States just said today our deaths per million are really very strong. More than 62,000 Americans gone. Thousands more every day, day after day after day after day. He’s very proud of the job he’s done. They just do not seem to think Americans dying en masse as the federal government looks on is that big a deal.
According to ProPublica, “FEMA paid about $2.6 million in response to 976 applications for funeral costs of victims of three 2017 hurricanes, or an average of about $2,700 per approved application.”
For some reason – perhaps because many of the victims happen to live in blue states – Trump isn’t approving the same funds.
Trump is incapable of providing moral leadership in a time of crisis
Being a president doesn’t just mean setting an agenda and having the policy and political knowledge to carry it out – both of which Trump lacks, by the way. It’s also about being a moral leader who can heal the country during times of crisis.
It was one of Barack Obama’s strongest skills as a leader, one he demonstrated time and again in moments of national crisis, whether it was after mass shootings or natural disasters.
As the country continues to reel from this once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, America no longer has that type of president sitting in the Oval Office. Instead, the nation is led by a man whose sole focus is his own political survival.
Tens of thousands of families are grieving and their president has shown no sign that he even cares.
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politicususa--2020-05-02--Trump Now Claims He Hopes U.S. Loses Less Than 100,000 to Coronavirus

President Donald Trump , who only recently projected only 60,000 people would die from COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic , now claims he hopes the United States loses less than 100,000 people .
“ Hopefully we ’ re going to come in below that 100,000 lives lost , which is a horrible number nevertheless , ” Trump said .
“ So , yeah , we ’ ve lost a lot of people .
But if you look at what original projections were — 2.2 million — we ’ re probably heading to 60,000 , 70,000.
” The United States has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the death toll continues to rise .
At the current rate , the death toll will easily break 70,000 by the end of the weekend .
Trump ’ s comments come after documents obtained by NBC News indicate that the federal government ordered more than 100,00 body bags .
“ That batch is a pending $ 5.1 million purchase order placed by the Department of Homeland Security on April 21 with E.M. Oil Transport Inc. of Montebello , California , which advertises construction vehicles , building materials and electronics on its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Additionally , the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) opened up bidding to provide about 200 rented refrigerated trailers for locations around the country around the same time .
The president has signaled he will not extend social distancing guidelines and earlier today slammed Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in a tweet , referring to the armed protesters who stormed the Michigan statehouse yesterday “ good people .
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President Donald Trump, who only recently projected only 60,000 people would die from COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic, now claims he hopes the United States loses less than 100,000 people.
“Hopefully we’re going to come in below that 100,000 lives lost, which is a horrible number nevertheless,” Trump said. “So, yeah, we’ve lost a lot of people. But if you look at what original projections were — 2.2 million — we’re probably heading to 60,000, 70,000.”
The United States has lost nearly 66,000 people during the pandemic, and the death toll continues to rise. At the current rate, the death toll will easily break 70,000 by the end of the weekend.
Trump’s comments come after documents obtained by NBC News indicate that the federal government ordered more than 100,00 body bags.
“That batch is a pending $5.1 million purchase order placed by the Department of Homeland Security on April 21 with E.M. Oil Transport Inc. of Montebello, California, which advertises construction vehicles, building materials and electronics on its website,” the outlet pointed out.
Additionally, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) opened up bidding to provide about 200 rented refrigerated trailers for locations around the country around the same time.
The president has signaled he will not extend social distancing guidelines and earlier today slammed Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in a tweet, referring to the armed protesters who stormed the Michigan statehouse yesterday “good people.”


politicususa--2020-05-01--White House Blocks Dr. Fauci from Testifying at Coronavirus Hearing

The White House has blocked Dr. Anthony Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and perhaps the most recognizable face on the coronavirus task force , from testifying at a House hearing next week .
Dr. Fauci had been requested to appear at a Wednesday morning hearing on how the government has handled the pandemic by the House Appropriations Committee ’ s subcommittee on the Departments of Labor , Health and Human Services , Education and Related Agencies .
Committee spokesman Evan Hollander said in a statement that the panel was “ informed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has blocked Dr. Fauci from testifying.
” White House spokesman Judd Deere confirmed the news , saying that “ it is counter-productive to have the very individuals involved in those efforts appearing at congressional hearings.
” Deere added that the White House is “ committed to working with Congress to offer testimony at the appropriate time.
” The move has received harsh criticism from analysts and many in Washington .
The House committee will hear next week from Dr. Tom Frieden , former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Rosa DeLauro ( D-Conn. ) , who both chair the subcommittee , said in a statement that “ Congress and the American public deserve a clear-eyed view of the path forward for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic .
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The White House has blocked Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and perhaps the most recognizable face on the coronavirus task force, from testifying at a House hearing next week.
Dr. Fauci had been requested to appear at a Wednesday morning hearing on how the government has handled the pandemic by the House Appropriations Committee’s subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies. Committee spokesman Evan Hollander said in a statement that the panel was “informed by an administration official that the White House has blocked Dr. Fauci from testifying.”
White House spokesman Judd Deere confirmed the news, saying that “it is counter-productive to have the very individuals involved in those efforts appearing at congressional hearings.” Deere added that the White House is “committed to working with Congress to offer testimony at the appropriate time.”
The move has received harsh criticism from analysts and many in Washington.
Can’t have him spouting all that scary science stuff: White House blocking Fauci from testifying before Congress about coronavirus response #fauci #corona https://t.co/3WxtyHfSDo — Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) May 1, 2020
Now Trump wants to impose a gag order to stop Fauci from testifying to Congress. His excuse? That it would be “counterproductive." Translation: he doesn't want the public to hear the full truth, like “don’t inject disinfectants” or “we need more rapid testing." Free Fauci! https://t.co/NYBqE592LT — Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) May 1, 2020
This is why the McGahn decision will be so important. Congress is going to need subpoenas to get information about the Administration’s response on Coronavirus. If the courts won’t enforce those subpoenas, we’ll never get real answers.https://t.co/v8eneKePPF — Elie Honig (@eliehonig) May 1, 2020
The House committee will hear next week from Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Representatives Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), who both chair the subcommittee, said in a statement that “Congress and the American public deserve a clear-eyed view of the path forward for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.”


politicususa--2020-05-01--Trump Melts Down And Claims He Saved Hundreds Of Thousands Of Lives With Virus Response

Trump is falsely claiming that his incompetent response to the coronavirus was actually a great success that saved hundreds of thousands of lives .
Trump said , “ The models predicted that between 1/5 million and 2.2 million people would have died in the United States without the mitigation .
Through our aggressive response and remarkable bravery and commitment of American people , we have saved thousands and thousands of lives .
I can even make that if you want , hundreds of thousands of lives.
” If you want , you could say that Trump ’ s botched coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump later went on to move the goalposts for success on the coronavirus death toll to claim that anything less than 100,000 deaths was the benchmark for success .
Last week , Trump claimed that less than 60,000 deaths would be a success .
Donald Trump is making this up as he goes along .
His entire adult life has been centered around his ability to spin failure into success , and he is trying to convince that nation that anything less than 100,000 deaths , and a collapsed economy is a job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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Trump is falsely claiming that his incompetent response to the coronavirus was actually a great success that saved hundreds of thousands of lives.
Trump said, “The models predicted that between 1/5 million and 2.2 million people would have died in the United States without the mitigation. Through our aggressive response and remarkable bravery and commitment of American people, we have saved thousands and thousands of lives. I can even make that if you want, hundreds of thousands of lives.”
If you want, you could say that Trump’s botched coronavirus response has killed about 65,000 people.
Trump later went on to move the goalposts for success on the coronavirus death toll to claim that anything less than 100,000 deaths was the benchmark for success. Last week, Trump claimed that less than 60,000 deaths would be a success.
Donald Trump is making this up as he goes along. His entire adult life has been centered around his ability to spin failure into success, and he is trying to convince that nation that anything less than 100,000 deaths, and a collapsed economy is a job well done.
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politicususa--2020-05-01--Joe Biden Is Tied With Trump In Georgia As Blue Wave Builds

An internal Republican poll has revealed that Joe Biden is tied with the president in Georgia , as a potential blue wave is building .
– Trump and Biden are in a statistical tie in the race for president , with Trump at 45 % and Biden at 44 % .
Only about 5 % of Georgians are undecided , and another 6 % back a third-party candidate .
– A majority of voters disapprove of the way Trump ( 51 % ) and Kemp ( 54 % ) are handling the pandemic .
The General Assembly barely breaks even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signaled they don ’ t know what lawmakers are doing .
Trump also has a job approval rating that is in the net negative .
Forty-five percent of Georgians approve of the job that Trump is doing , and 50 % disapprove .
The odds of Joe Biden flipping Georgia are not as good as the possibility that he will move states like Michigan and Pennsylvania back into the Democratic column in 2020 , but if the Republican Party and Trump have to spend time and money defending red states like Georgia , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , they are going to have a massive problem .
Every minute that Republicans spend on a state like Georgia is sixty seconds less that they will have Pennsylvania , Michigan , Wisconsin , North Carolina , or Arizona .
If Trump loses in a state like Georgia , Joe Biden will be the next President Of The United States .
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An internal Republican poll has revealed that Joe Biden is tied with the president in Georgia, as a potential blue wave is building.
Via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
– Trump and Biden are in a statistical tie in the race for president, with Trump at 45% and Biden at 44%. Only about 5% of Georgians are undecided, and another 6% back a third-party candidate.
– A majority of voters disapprove of the way Trump (51%) and Kemp (54%) are handling the pandemic. The General Assembly barely breaks even on the question, and many voters signaled they don’t know what lawmakers are doing.
Trump also has a job approval rating that is in the net negative. Forty-five percent of Georgians approve of the job that Trump is doing, and 50% disapprove.
The odds of Joe Biden flipping Georgia are not as good as the possibility that he will move states like Michigan and Pennsylvania back into the Democratic column in 2020, but if the Republican Party and Trump have to spend time and money defending red states like Georgia, Florida, and Texas from going to Biden, they are going to have a massive problem.
Every minute that Republicans spend on a state like Georgia is sixty seconds less that they will have Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, or Arizona.
If Trump loses in a state like Georgia, Joe Biden will be the next President Of The United States.
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politicususa--2020-05-01--Trump Takes Credit For Biden Denying Tara Reade Allegation

At her first White House press briefing , Kayleigh McEnany gave Trump credit for Joe Biden denying the allegation of sexual assault by Tara Reade .
McEnany said , “ What I would say is that we that the former vice president got on the record .
It took him less than 16 hours to follow the advice of the President Of The United States and publicly address the claims .
You know , we ’ re glad to see he ’ s on the record on this.
” The election has gotten away from Trump to such a degree @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give Trump credit for anything .
The political ploy here was to make it seem like the good thing that Biden did was due to Trump “ leading.
” The last person who should want the nation reminded of sexual assault scandals is Donald Trump , a president who has dozens of allegations against him ranging from sexual harassment to sexual assault to rape .
Trump will take credit for anything , including Joe Biden being something that Trump has never been , principled and truthful .
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At her first White House press briefing, Kayleigh McEnany gave Trump credit for Joe Biden denying the allegation of sexual assault by Tara Reade.
McEnany said, “What I would say is that we that the former vice president got on the record. It took him less than 16 hours to follow the advice of the President Of The United States and publicly address the claims. You know, we’re glad to see he’s on the record on this.”
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White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany gives Trump credit for Joe Biden doing an interview denying the Tara Reade allegation. pic.twitter.com/bJHWxwc5nf — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) May 1, 2020
The election has gotten away from Trump to such a degree that the White House is trying to give Trump credit for anything. The political ploy here was to make it seem like the good thing that Biden did was due to Trump “leading.
The last person who should want the nation reminded of sexual assault scandals is Donald Trump, a president who has dozens of allegations against him ranging from sexual harassment to sexual assault to rape.
Trump will take credit for anything, including Joe Biden being something that Trump has never been, principled and truthful.
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politicususa--2020-05-01--Trump Approval Rating Plunges 15 Points In Battleground States

A non-partisan poll revealed that Donald Trump ’ s approval rating has dropped from 53 % in March to 38 % in April in key battleground states .
According to the non-partisan PRRI survey of Arizona , Florida , Michigan , North Carolina , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin , “ Trump ’ s favorability in battleground states has dropped substantially since March , from 53 % to 38 % .
The president ’ s favorability in Democratic-leaning and Republican-leaning states has not significantly changed .
About four in ten Americans in Democratic-leaning states hold favorable views of Trump now ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 40 % ) , although this is a notable improvement for Trump in these states compared to 2019 ( 35 % ) .
Half ( 50 % ) of Americans in Republican and Republican-leaning states view Trump favorably , a marginal drop from 56 % in March and a slight increase from 2019 ( 46 % ) , although the differences are not statistically significant.
” Trump ’ s approval rating in battleground states is now 5 points lower than it was in 2019 .
The President ’ s decline in job approval @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because his decline is related to both his handling of the coronavirus and the downturn in the economy .
Since the economy is not going to spring back immediately , Trump could be facing even worse approval ratings for months to come .
Donald Trump wanted to run the same presidential campaign that he ran in 2016 , but that has become impossible due to the coronavirus .
Trump was elected due to 80,000 votes in three states .
Trump ’ s margin for error is tiny , and if the election goes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like dominoes to Joe Biden .

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A non-partisan poll revealed that Donald Trump’s approval rating has dropped from 53% in March to 38% in April in key battleground states.
According to the non-partisan PRRI survey of Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, “Trump’s favorability in battleground states has dropped substantially since March, from 53% to 38%. The president’s favorability in Democratic-leaning and Republican-leaning states has not significantly changed. About four in ten Americans in Democratic-leaning states hold favorable views of Trump now (41%) and in March (40%), although this is a notable improvement for Trump in these states compared to 2019 (35%). Half (50%) of Americans in Republican and Republican-leaning states view Trump favorably, a marginal drop from 56% in March and a slight increase from 2019 (46%), although the differences are not statistically significant.”
Trump’s approval rating in battleground states is now 5 points lower than it was in 2019. The President’s decline in job approval is not likely to turn around rapidly because his decline is related to both his handling of the coronavirus and the downturn in the economy. Since the economy is not going to spring back immediately, Trump could be facing even worse approval ratings for months to come.
Donald Trump wanted to run the same presidential campaign that he ran in 2016, but that has become impossible due to the coronavirus. Trump was elected due to 80,000 votes in three states. Trump’s margin for error is tiny, and if the election goes against Trump, swing states could fall like dominoes to Joe Biden.