politicususa--2020-05-26--Mitch McConnell Defies Trump And Says More Virus Stimulus Coming

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) backed off of his refusal to pass more virus stimulus and admitted that Congress would need to pass more .
Congress will “ probably ” have to pass more legislation to mitigate the damage from the coronavirus pandemic , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday .
The Kentucky Republican said a measure to lift the U.S. economy would have a more narrow scope than the $ 3 trillion package House Democrats approved earlier this month .
He said states ’ progress in restarting their economies in the coming weeks will help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noted that “ we need to make sure we have unemployment insurance properly funded for as long as we need , ” as tens of millions of people lose paychecks .
“ So , in the next few weeks , we ’ ll determine whether there is yet another bill , ” he told reporters in his home state on Tuesday .
Senators like Lindsey Graham have been promising that they will kill the expanded unemployment insurance when it expires over the summer , but McConnell ’ s comments contradict those claims and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the path to keeping his Senate majority runs through keeping aid coming to voters who need it .
In spite of the daily happy talk coming from the administration , the economy isn ’ t rebounding quickly .
There aren ’ t signs of a rapid recovery .
McConnell is admitting that more aid is going to be necessary , which is a signal that Republicans aren ’ t going to be able to pretend that America is back to business as usual .

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) backed off of his refusal to pass more virus stimulus and admitted that Congress would need to pass more.
Via CNBC:
Congress will “probably” have to pass more legislation to mitigate the damage from the coronavirus pandemic, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday.
The Kentucky Republican said a measure to lift the U.S. economy would have a more narrow scope than the $3 trillion package House Democrats approved earlier this month. He said states’ progress in restarting their economies in the coming weeks will help to inform what Congress does. McConnell noted that “we need to make sure we have unemployment insurance properly funded for as long as we need,” as tens of millions of people lose paychecks.
“So, in the next few weeks, we’ll determine whether there is yet another bill,” he told reporters in his home state on Tuesday.
Senators like Lindsey Graham have been promising that they will kill the expanded unemployment insurance when it expires over the summer, but McConnell’s comments contradict those claims and suggest that the Majority Leader understands that the path to keeping his Senate majority runs through keeping aid coming to voters who need it.
In spite of the daily happy talk coming from the administration, the economy isn’t rebounding quickly. There aren’t signs of a rapid recovery. McConnell is admitting that more aid is going to be necessary, which is a signal that Republicans aren’t going to be able to pretend that America is back to business as usual.


politicususa--2020-05-26--Adam Schiff Rips Tin Pot Dictator Trump For Trying To Delegitimize The Election

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff ( D-CA ) warned that Trump is trying to delegitimize the election by attacking mail voting .
Trump has been ranting for days that the election will be illegitimate if people vote by mail : Donald Trump voted by mail in the Florida primary , but he is not complaining about that .
Chairman Schiff was correct .
Trump is laying the groundwork for delegitimizing his defeat .
Trump is trying to destroy , not protect , the integrity of the 2020 election .
The escalating complaints and behavior from the President are that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in November .
Trump never discusses what he will seek to accomplish during his second term in office .
There is no agenda , or plan for the future .
Trump is saying that he is going to lose this election because it will be stolen from him .
Trump used this same argument while he was getting help from Russia to win the last election .
Trump is sending two signals .
He expects to lose to Biden , and that foreign governments are going to be interfering to help him .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schiff and more than 63 million Americans are ready for Trump ’ s plot .
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) warned that Trump is trying to delegitimize the election by attacking mail voting.
Schiff tweeted:
Restricting mail in voting during a pandemic is dangerous enough. But Trump's statements highlight another threat: He's laying the groundwork to delegitimize millions of votes this fall. And cast doubt on the result. This is what tin pot dictators do. Not U.S. Presidents. — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) May 26, 2020
Trump has been ranting for days that the election will be illegitimate if people vote by mail:
….living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one. That will be followed up with professionals telling all of these people, many of whom have never even thought of voting before, how, and for whom, to vote. This will be a Rigged Election. No way! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
Donald Trump voted by mail in the Florida primary, but he is not complaining about that.
Chairman Schiff was correct. Trump is laying the groundwork for delegitimizing his defeat. Trump is trying to destroy, not protect, the integrity of the 2020 election. The escalating complaints and behavior from the President are that of a candidate who expects to lose in November.
Trump never discusses what he will seek to accomplish during his second term in office. There is no agenda, or plan for the future. Trump is saying that he is going to lose this election because it will be stolen from him. Trump used this same argument while he was getting help from Russia to win the last election.
Trump is sending two signals. He expects to lose to Biden, and that foreign governments are going to be interfering to help him.
The difference is that in 2020 Adam Schiff and more than 63 million Americans are ready for Trump’s plot.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
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politicususa--2020-05-26--Bombshell Poll Reveals Joe Biden Could Turn Utah Blue

A new poll of Utah shows Donald Trump holds just a three-point lead over Joe Biden in a state that has not voted for a Democratic president in 56 years .
The UtahPolicy.com/KUTV 2 News survey found : Republican Donald Trump leading presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden by just 3 points , 44-41 percent .
8 percent of likely voters say they would support a third-party candidate .
5 percent were undecided while 1 percent picked another candidate .
The “ gender gap ” in our poll is huge as male voters in Utah are much more supportive of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden among men 51-35 percent , but trails Biden among women voters 47-37 percent .
If you add the 16 point lead for Trump among men , and Biden ’ s 10 point lead among women , you get a 24 point gender gap .
Where Trump runs into trouble is among independent voters and political moderates .
Biden leads Trump by 10 points among true independent voters , 38-28 percent .
Moderates back Biden over Trump 53-19 percent .
No red state in the country has much visceral dislike for Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ popular in Utah .
He only got 45.5 % of the vote against Hillary Clinton in the state in 2016 , and his support looks to be dropping in 2020 .
Joe Biden is the kind of nominee who could pull an upset in Utah .
Biden is a moderate person of faith who is regarded as a high character individual .
If Biden can cut into Trump ’ s support with men by a few points , he could win the state .
Trump has only hurt himself with his constant attacks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump ’ s inability to get past Romney voting to convict him on one article of impeachment could cost him the election .
If Joe Biden win ’ s Utah , Trump ’ s presidency and Mitch McConnell ’ s Senate majority are likely over .

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A new poll of Utah shows Donald Trump holds just a three-point lead over Joe Biden in a state that has not voted for a Democratic president in 56 years.
The UtahPolicy.com/KUTV 2 News survey found:
Republican Donald Trump leading presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden by just 3 points, 44-41 percent. 8 percent of likely voters say they would support a third-party candidate. 5 percent were undecided while 1 percent picked another candidate.
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The “gender gap” in our poll is huge as male voters in Utah are much more supportive of the president than women voters. Trump leads Biden among men 51-35 percent, but trails Biden among women voters 47-37 percent. If you add the 16 point lead for Trump among men, and Biden’s 10 point lead among women, you get a 24 point gender gap.
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Where Trump runs into trouble is among independent voters and political moderates. Biden leads Trump by 10 points among true independent voters, 38-28 percent. Moderates back Biden over Trump 53-19 percent.
No red state in the country has much visceral dislike for Donald Trump as Utah. Trump has never been popular in Utah. He only got 45.5% of the vote against Hillary Clinton in the state in 2016, and his support looks to be dropping in 2020.
Joe Biden is the kind of nominee who could pull an upset in Utah. Biden is a moderate person of faith who is regarded as a high character individual. If Biden can cut into Trump’s support with men by a few points, he could win the state.
Trump has only hurt himself with his constant attacks on the extremely popular Sen. Mitt Romney. Trump’s inability to get past Romney voting to convict him on one article of impeachment could cost him the election.
If Joe Biden win’s Utah, Trump’s presidency and Mitch McConnell’s Senate majority are likely over.


politicususa--2020-05-26--Trump Blows A Gasket And Praises Himself For Doing A Good Job On The Virus

Trump claimed on Tuesday that he did a good job on the coronavirus with nearly 100,000 dead , almost 2 @ @ @ @ @ economy in tatters .
Trump took a break from accusing Joe Scarborough of murder long @ @ @ @ @ is comparing doing absolutely nothing , with doing what he did which was virtually nothing @ @ @ @ @ issue a national stay at home order .
He didn ’ t shut down the @ @ @ @ @ other nations did as soon as they had cases detected .
There remains a PPE @ @ @ @ @ The reason why the curve flattened is that governors took the lead and did all @ @ @ @ @ is now trying to take credit for .
Donald Trump is the reason why the @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus cases and deaths .
Trump did a terrible job .
He can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ Hundreds of thousands will soon be dead , and the economy is bordering on depression @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus response was a failure .

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Trump claimed on Tuesday that he did a good job on the coronavirus with nearly 100,000 dead, almost 2 million sick, and the economy in tatters.
Trump took a break from accusing Joe Scarborough of murder long enough to tweet:
For all of the political hacks out there, if I hadn’t done my job well, & early, we would have lost 1 1/2 to 2 Million People, as opposed to the 100,000 plus that looks like will be the number. That’s 15 to 20 times more than we will lose. I shut down entry from China very early! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
We made most Governors look very good, even great, by getting them the Ventilators, unlimited Testing, and supplies, all of which they should have had in their own stockpiles. So they look great, and I just keep rolling along, doing great things and getting Fake Lamestream News! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
Trump is comparing doing absolutely nothing, with doing what he did which was virtually nothing. Trump didn’t issue a national stay at home order. He didn’t shut down the entire country, as many other nations did as soon as they had cases detected. There remains a PPE shortage for first responders.
The reason why the curve flattened is that governors took the lead and did all of the work that Trump is now trying to take credit for. Donald Trump is the reason why the US leads the world in coronavirus cases and deaths.
Trump did a terrible job. He can’t tweet away the numbers. Hundreds of thousands will soon be dead, and the economy is bordering on depression because Donald Trump’s coronavirus response was a failure.


politicususa--2020-05-26--Trump’s Facebook Page Shares Video of Biden Campaign in a Coffin

Donald Trump ’ s Facebook page has shared a video of Joe Biden ’ s presidential campaign in a coffin .
The President ’ s page repurposed a popular meme to attack the former Vice President .
Trump ’ s official Facebook page shared a dancing Ghanaian pallbearers video with the Biden campaign logo imposed on the coffin .
Though this is a popular meme , there was angry reaction .
The video was also cut with Biden ’ s recent comments to Charlamagne tha God about African American voters .
The overall impression was that his campaign was dead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apologized for .
“ If you have a problem figuring out whether you ’ re for me or Trump , then you ain ’ t black , ” Biden had said .
Critics branded Trump ’ s video “ insane ” and “ despicable ” shortly after it was posted , with former director of the Office of Government Ethics Walter Shaub being particularly critical .
“ If somebody posted a video like this of Trump , they ’ d get a visit from the Secret Service , ” Shaub tweeted .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the most racist and despicable things I ’ ve seen on the internet , ” said political analyst Jared Sexton Yates .
“ There are so many times where I think I ’ ll get to the point where I can ’ t be surprised by Donald Trump ’ s and how disgusting he is , and then he inevitably finds a way.
” The video comes on the same day Trump doubled down on false claims that MSNBC host Joe Scarborough was involved in a murder .

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Donald Trump’s Facebook page has shared a video of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign in a coffin. The President’s page repurposed a popular meme to attack the former Vice President.
Trump’s official Facebook page shared a dancing Ghanaian pallbearers video with the Biden campaign logo imposed on the coffin. Though this is a popular meme, there was angry reaction.
The video was also cut with Biden’s recent comments to Charlamagne tha God about African American voters. The overall impression was that his campaign was dead because of the remarks, which he apologized for.
Watch the video:
https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/videos/1129672777392645/
If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black,” Biden had said.
Critics branded Trump’s video “insane” and “despicable” shortly after it was posted, with former director of the Office of Government Ethics Walter Shaub being particularly critical.
“If somebody posted a video like this of Trump, they’d get a visit from the Secret Service,” Shaub tweeted.
“This is not ok.”
“I just watched this and it is one of the most racist and despicable things I’ve seen on the internet,” said political analyst Jared Sexton Yates.
“There are so many times where I think I’ll get to the point where I can’t be surprised by Donald Trump’s and how disgusting he is, and then he inevitably finds a way.”
The video comes on the same day Trump doubled down on false claims that MSNBC host Joe Scarborough was involved in a murder.
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politicususa--2020-05-26--Despite Calls to “Cleanse the Trump Stain”, Twitter Refuses to Remove Tweets Accusing MSNBC Host of

Despite Calls to “Cleanse the Trump Stain”, Twitter Refuses to Remove Tweets Accusing MSNBC Host of Murder

Twitter will not remove Donald Trump ’ s tweets accusing MSNBC host Joe Scarborough of murder .
Despite numerous calls to take action against the President ’ s false allegations , the company will do nothing .
President Trump has repeatedly pushed an unfounded claim that former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough is responsible for the death of an intern , Lori Klausutis .
Her widower , T.J. Klausutis , wrote to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey asking him to do something about the President ’ s tweets .
On Tuesday , the company confirmed it would not remove them .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken something that does not belong to him — the memory of my dead wife — and perverted it for perceived political gain , ” Klausutis wrote .
“ There has been a constant barrage of falsehoods , half-truths , innuendo and conspiracy theories since the day she died .
I realize that may sound like an exaggeration , unfortunately it is the verifiable truth .
Because of this , I have struggled to move forward with my life.
” The letter was sent to Dorsey on Thursday but its contents only became @ @ @ @ @ @ @ replied to Klausutis ’ letter when media reported on it .
Separately , prominent tech journalist Kara Swisher published an op-ed in Tuesday ’ s New York Times calling on Twitter to “ cleanse the Trump stain ” “ Yes , Twitter , Lori Klausutis certainly does deserve better , nearly two decades after she died in a tragic accident that has morphed into a macabre and continuing nightmare for her husband , Timothy Klausutis , ” Swisher wrote .
“ While it is impossible to stop the endless distribution of a screenshot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ones down would send a strong message that this behavior is not tolerated , ” she said .

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Twitter will not remove Donald Trump’s tweets accusing MSNBC host Joe Scarborough of murder. Despite numerous calls to take action against the President’s false allegations, the company will do nothing.
President Trump has repeatedly pushed an unfounded claim that former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough is responsible for the death of an intern, Lori Klausutis.
Her widower, T.J. Klausutis, wrote to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey asking him to do something about the President’s tweets. On Tuesday, the company confirmed it would not remove them.
“The President of the United States has taken something that does not belong to him — the memory of my dead wife — and perverted it for perceived political gain,” Klausutis wrote.
“There has been a constant barrage of falsehoods, half-truths, innuendo and conspiracy theories since the day she died. I realize that may sound like an exaggeration, unfortunately it is the verifiable truth. Because of this, I have struggled to move forward with my life.”
T.J. Klausutis to @Jack: "The President of the United States has taken something that does not belong to him — the memory of my dead wife — and perverted it for perceived political gain." He wants Twitter to delete Trump's tweets accusing @JoeNBC of murder https://t.co/aCqCLgXOAJ — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 26, 2020
The letter was sent to Dorsey on Thursday but its contents only became public on Tuesday. Dorsey had not replied to Klausutis’ letter when media reported on it.
Separately, prominent tech journalist Kara Swisher published an op-ed in Tuesday’s New York Times calling on Twitter to “cleanse the Trump stain”
“Yes, Twitter, Lori Klausutis certainly does deserve better, nearly two decades after she died in a tragic accident that has morphed into a macabre and continuing nightmare for her husband, Timothy Klausutis,” Swisher wrote.
“While it is impossible to stop the endless distribution of a screenshot of the tweets, taking the original ones down would send a strong message that this behavior is not tolerated,” she said.
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politicususa--2020-05-26--With Nearly 100,000 Dead, Trump Finds Time to Attack Biden Over 2009 Swine Flu Response

Nearly 100,000 people have died from the novel coronavirus as the crisis has intensified over the last two months , @ @ @ @ @ to flout all criticism and attacked presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden over his response @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
“ Joe Biden ’ s handling of the H1N1 Swine Flu was a @ @ @ @ @ ” Trump tweeted earlier this morning .
“ Even polls on the matter were terrible @ @ @ @ @ Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) estimates between April 12 of that year and @ @ @ @ @ there were 60.8 million cases , 274,304 hospitalizations , and 12,469 deaths in the United @ @ @ @ @ flu pandemic .
As of this writing , the death toll in the United States @ @ @ @ @ since the first coronavirus death was reported in late February .
Trump ’ s comments @ @ @ @ @ of Biden for wearing a mask in public .

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Nearly 100,000 people have died from the novel coronavirus as the crisis has intensified over the last two months, but President Donald Trump appeared to flout all criticism and attacked presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden over his response to the 2009 swine flu pandemic.
“Joe Biden’s handling of the H1N1 Swine Flu was a complete and total disaster,” Trump tweeted earlier this morning. “Even polls on the matter were terrible!”
Joe Biden’s handling of the H1N1 Swine Flu was a complete and total disaster. Even polls on the matter were terrible! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates between April 12 of that year and April 10, 2010, there were 60.8 million cases, 274,304 hospitalizations, and 12,469 deaths in the United States due to the swine flu pandemic. As of this writing, the death toll in the United States from the coronavirus is 99,883 since the first coronavirus death was reported in late February.
Trump’s comments come after he retweeted criticism of Biden for wearing a mask in public.


politicususa--2020-05-26--Political Scientist Warns Trump Will Claim 2020 Election Is ‘Fraudulent’ if He Loses

Donald Trump will claim November ’ s election is fraudulent if he doesn ’ t win , according to political scientist Seth Masket .
The University of Denver academic was responding to new tweets from the President .
“ If Trump loses he will still be president for 2.5 months and will be claiming it was a fraudulent election every day of that , ” Masket tweeted .
“ And his party and Fox News personalities will amplify those claims .
Reporters should be preparing for this now.
” Masket was commenting on the President ’ s attacks on mail-in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is practically non-existent where vote-by-mail occurs .
Trump will remain a lame duck president until January if he loses in November .
“ There is NO WAY ( ZERO ! )
that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent , ” Trump said on Tuesday .
“ Mail boxes will be robbed , ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed.
” “ The Governor of California is sending Ballots to millions of people , anyone living in the state , no matter who they are or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one , ” he claimed .
“ That will be followed up with professionals telling all of these people , many of whom have never even thought of voting before , how , and for whom , to vote.
” “ This will be a Rigged Election .
No way !
” Others have warned that Trump may not accept the election results .
He has recently launched stinging attacks against mail-in ballots , leading to rebukes from state officials .

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Donald Trump will claim November’s election is fraudulent if he doesn’t win, according to political scientist Seth Masket. The University of Denver academic was responding to new tweets from the President.
“If Trump loses he will still be president for 2.5 months and will be claiming it was a fraudulent election every day of that,” Masket tweeted.
“And his party and Fox News personalities will amplify those claims. Reporters should be preparing for this now.”
https://twitter.com/smotus/status/1265273222871670784
Masket was commenting on the President’s attacks on mail-in ballots and accusations voter fraud, which is practically non-existent where vote-by-mail occurs. Trump will remain a lame duck president until January if he loses in November.
“There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent,” Trump said on Tuesday.
“Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed.”
“The Governor of California is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one,” he claimed.
“That will be followed up with professionals telling all of these people, many of whom have never even thought of voting before, how, and for whom, to vote.”
“This will be a Rigged Election. No way!”
Others have warned that Trump may not accept the election results. He has recently launched stinging attacks against mail-in ballots, leading to rebukes from state officials.
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politicususa--2020-05-26--Former WH Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney Says “We’ve Overreacted a Little Bit to Coronavirus”

President Donald Trump ’ s former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said the United States has “ overreacted a little bit to coronavirus ” while arguing that Americans should head back to work while wearing masks and observing social distancing guidelines .
“ The fact that it ’ s difficult to get this disease from touching stuff… should sort of reset how we look at this , ” Mulvaney told CNBC ’ s Joe Kernen .
“ What it means is that if we are carful about social distancing and putting on masks and so forth , we should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather than later.
” Mulvaney noted that 80,000 Americans died during the 2017-2018 flu season to compare how the country reacted then and now , though he failed to acknowledge that the death rate from the novel coronavirus is significantly higher .
“ Not to say that COVID is the ordinary flu , that ’ s not my point , ” Mulvaney said .
“ But my point is that almost 100,000 people died two years ago from flu and the country didn ’ t shut down .
It ’ s time to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proper perspective , and that ’ s to allow us to get back to work safely.
” Nearly 100,000 people have died from the coronavirus in the span of two and a half months .
( By contrast the number of the dead from the 2017-2018 flu season Mulvaney cites covers a much longer period . )
Bloomberg reporter Jack Fitzpatrick also noted that the “ worst year in the last decade for U.S. flu deaths was 61,000 , per CDC estimates .
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President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said the United States has “overreacted a little bit to coronavirus” while arguing that Americans should head back to work while wearing masks and observing social distancing guidelines.
“The fact that it’s difficult to get this disease from touching stuff… should sort of reset how we look at this,” Mulvaney told CNBC’s Joe Kernen. “What it means is that if we are carful about social distancing and putting on masks and so forth, we should be able to go back to work sooner rather than later.”
Mulvaney noted that 80,000 Americans died during the 2017-2018 flu season to compare how the country reacted then and now, though he failed to acknowledge that the death rate from the novel coronavirus is significantly higher.
“Not to say that COVID is the ordinary flu, that’s not my point,” Mulvaney said. “But my point is that almost 100,000 people died two years ago from flu and the country didn’t shut down. It’s time to sort of deal with this in the proper perspective, and that’s to allow us to get back to work safely.”
Nearly 100,000 people have died from the coronavirus in the span of two and a half months. (By contrast the number of the dead from the 2017-2018 flu season Mulvaney cites covers a much longer period.) Bloomberg reporter Jack Fitzpatrick also noted that the “worst year in the last decade for U.S. flu deaths was 61,000, per CDC estimates.”


politicususa--2020-05-26--Poll: Twice as Many Republicans Believe Media Coverage “Exaggerating” Coronavirus Threat is Harmful

According to a new poll of nearly 1,700 adults from Gallup and the Knight Foundation , found that 68 percent of Republicans “ strongly agree ” that it is harmful for the media to exaggerate the threat of the novel coronavirus .
The number of Democrats , by comparison , is 34 percent .
Additionally , 77 percent of the survey ’ s respondents feel the “ news media should cover statements or actions from officials that contributed to making the crisis worse ” immediately compared to 11 percent who believe the media should wait until “ the worst of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that information .
Moreover , 72 percent strongly agree ( 40 percent ) or agree ( 32 percent ) that the harm from the coronavirus is “ worse than necessary.
” The poll notes that “ percentages of party groups who agree range from 68 % to 76 % , with strong agreement similar among Democrats , independents and Republicans.
” “ Americans have been more likely to disapprove than approve of the news media ’ s response to the coronavirus situation at a time when most other institutions ’ responses have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gallup and Knight said in a statement .
“ This may indicate that people do not see the media as getting coronavirus coverage quite right — either drifting too far in the direction of downplaying the threat or too far in the direction of exaggerating it .
The public recognizes the stakes are higher in coronavirus coverage , likely more than for other issues , given the pandemic ’ s impact on public health , the U.S. economy and Americans ’ wellbeing .
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According to a new poll of nearly 1,700 adults from Gallup and the Knight Foundation, found that 68 percent of Republicans “strongly agree” that it is harmful for the media to exaggerate the threat of the novel coronavirus. The number of Democrats, by comparison, is 34 percent.
Additionally, 77 percent of the survey’s respondents feel the “news media should cover statements or actions from officials that contributed to making the crisis worse” immediately compared to 11 percent who believe the media should wait until “the worst of the crisis is over” before covering that information.
Moreover, 72 percent strongly agree (40 percent) or agree (32 percent) that the harm from the coronavirus is “worse than necessary.” The poll notes that “percentages of party groups who agree range from 68% to 76%, with strong agreement similar among Democrats, independents and Republicans.”
“Americans have been more likely to disapprove than approve of the news media’s response to the coronavirus situation at a time when most other institutions’ responses have been rated more positively than negatively,” Gallup and Knight said in a statement. “This may indicate that people do not see the media as getting coronavirus coverage quite right — either drifting too far in the direction of downplaying the threat or too far in the direction of exaggerating it. The public recognizes the stakes are higher in coronavirus coverage, likely more than for other issues, given the pandemic’s impact on public health, the U.S. economy and Americans’ wellbeing.”


politicususa--2020-05-26--Trump: “Law Enforcement Eventually Will” Catch Up with Joe Scarborough Over Baseless Murder Conspira

Trump: “Law Enforcement Eventually Will” Catch Up with Joe Scarborough Over Baseless Murder Conspiracy

President Donald Trump continues to share a conspiracy theory that former Congressman and “ Morning Joe ” host Joe Scarborough murdered a former staffer .
Earlier this morning , the president suggested that law enforcement “ eventually will ” catch up with Scarborough .
“ The opening of a Cold Case against Psycho Joe Scarborough was not a Donald Trump original thought , this has been going on for years , long before I joined the chorus , ” he wrote , suggesting that the thought had crossed his mind even during the 2016 election cycle .
“ So many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won ’ t bring them up now !
Law enforcement eventually will ?
” he added .
Trump referred to the death of 28-year-old Lori Klausutis , a former intern of Scarborough ’ s who was found dead in Scarborough ’ s Fort Walton Beach office in Florida when he was a congressman .
Her death was not considered suspicious , and medical examiners concluded she died from a head injury after a fall , passing out because of an undiagnosed heart condition .
The president ’ s comments come after Timothy Klausutis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to remove Trump ’ s tweets accusing Scarborough of murder .
“ The President ’ s tweet that suggests that Lori was murdered without evidence ( and contrary to the official autopsy ) — is a violation of Twitter ’ s community rules and terms of service , ” Timothy Klausutis wrote .
“ An ordinary user like me would be banished from the platform for such a tweet but I am only asking that these tweets be removed .
I am now angry as well as frustrated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s policies about content are designed to maintain the appearance that your hands are clean you provide the platform and the rest is up to users .
However , in certain past cases , Twitter has removed content and accounts that are inconsistent with your terms of service .
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President Donald Trump continues to share a conspiracy theory that former Congressman and “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough murdered a former staffer.
Earlier this morning, the president suggested that law enforcement “eventually will” catch up with Scarborough.
“The opening of a Cold Case against Psycho Joe Scarborough was not a Donald Trump original thought, this has been going on for years, long before I joined the chorus,” he wrote, suggesting that the thought had crossed his mind even during the 2016 election cycle.
“So many unanswered & obvious questions, but I won’t bring them up now! Law enforcement eventually will?” he added.
The opening of a Cold Case against Psycho Joe Scarborough was not a Donald Trump original thought, this has been going on for years, long before I joined the chorus. In 2016 when Joe & his wacky future ex-wife, Mika, would endlessly interview me, I would always be thinking…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
….about whether or not Joe could have done such a horrible thing? Maybe or maybe not, but I find Joe to be a total Nut Job, and I knew him well, far better than most. So many unanswered & obvious questions, but I won’t bring them up now! Law enforcement eventually will? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
Trump referred to the death of 28-year-old Lori Klausutis, a former intern of Scarborough’s who was found dead in Scarborough’s Fort Walton Beach office in Florida when he was a congressman. Her death was not considered suspicious, and medical examiners concluded she died from a head injury after a fall, passing out because of an undiagnosed heart condition.
The president’s comments come after Timothy Klausutis, the husband of Lori Klausutis, asked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to remove Trump’s tweets accusing Scarborough of murder.
“The President’s tweet that suggests that Lori was murdered without evidence (and contrary to the official autopsy) — is a violation of Twitter’s community rules and terms of service,” Timothy Klausutis wrote. “An ordinary user like me would be banished from the platform for such a tweet but I am only asking that these tweets be removed. I am now angry as well as frustrated and grieved. I understand that Twitter’s policies about content are designed to maintain the appearance that your hands are clean you provide the platform and the rest is up to users. However, in certain past cases, Twitter has removed content and accounts that are inconsistent with your terms of service.”


politicususa--2020-05-27--Rachel Maddow Shreds Trump For Still Not Having A Testing Strategy As America Hits 100k Deaths

As the United States death toll from the coronavirus reaches 100,000 , the Trump administration appears to have given up on developing a national testing policy .
As MSNBC ’ s Rachel Maddow pointed out on Tuesday , the deadline for the administration to come up with a federal testing strategy was this past weekend , and the plan they released essentially said it is entirely up to the states to fix this mess .
“ This is their national strategy , this long into it , ” Maddow said .
“ 100,000 Americans dead and this is their national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added , “ This also means specifically and logistically that we are back to the brilliant idea of all 50 states competing against each other for testing and materials and lab capacity that you need to get testing done.
” Well , as part of one of the coronavirus relief packages that passed Congress and the president signed in late April , Democrats insisted during the negotiations over that relief package that the administration should be required to come up with a national testing strategy within one month of that bill becoming law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this weekend .
The administration did type up and print out something they are calling their supposed testing strategy .
What does it say ?
Here ’ s the lead in the New York Times summarizing it : ‘ The Trump administration ’ s new testing strategy holds individual states responsible for planning and carrying out all coronavirus testing.
’ This is their national strategy , this long into it .
100,000 Americans dead and this is their national strategy for testing .
The strategy is the states will do it , won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just say that ’ s going to be the way this works .
I mean , importantly , this is not only a complete abdication of the federal responsibility here .
This also means specifically and logistically that we are back to the brilliant idea of all 50 states competing against each other for testing and materials and lab capacity that you need to get testing done .
Just like we saw with PPE and everything else from the very beginning , all 50 states are all on their own .
You all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which one of you gets the best deal .
See which one of you can steal resources from the others .
We ’ re not all in this together .
Every state ’ s in it for themselves , even this far into it .
Trump has given up on the coronavirus Donald Trump has the attention span of a squirrel , so it ’ s no surprise that he no longer seems to care about a pandemic that is still infecting and killing people all across the country .
He spent months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now he appears content to return to his usual presidential schedule of hate tweeting , golfing , and MAGA rallies .
For Trump , it was likely the moment he was told to stop holding his daily coronavirus pep rallies at the White House that he stopped pretending to give a damn about a deadly virus ripping through the nation .
After all , if he couldn ’ t make this crisis all about himself at least once a day , then what ’ s the point ?
But just because Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus is under control .
In fact , as Rachel Maddow pointed out on Tuesday , the federal government still has yet to implement a national testing policy .
The president ’ s complete failure to competently manage the federal government has cost tens of thousands of lives .

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As the United States death toll from the coronavirus reaches 100,000, the Trump administration appears to have given up on developing a national testing policy.
As MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow pointed out on Tuesday, the deadline for the administration to come up with a federal testing strategy was this past weekend, and the plan they released essentially said it is entirely up to the states to fix this mess.
“This is their national strategy, this long into it,” Maddow said. “100,000 Americans dead and this is their national strategy for testing.”
The MSNBC host added, “This also means specifically and logistically that we are back to the brilliant idea of all 50 states competing against each other for testing and materials and lab capacity that you need to get testing done.”
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Rachel Maddow says the Trump administration *still* has not developed a legitimate national testing strategy. #ctl #p2 #maddow pic.twitter.com/d2M84QRahY — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) May 27, 2020
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Well, as part of one of the coronavirus relief packages that passed Congress and the president signed in late April, Democrats insisted during the negotiations over that relief package that the administration should be required to come up with a national testing strategy within one month of that bill becoming law. Well, the one-month deadline was this weekend. The administration did type up and print out something they are calling their supposed testing strategy. What does it say? Here’s the lead in the New York Times summarizing it: ‘The Trump administration’s new testing strategy holds individual states responsible for planning and carrying out all coronavirus testing.’ This is their national strategy, this long into it. 100,000 Americans dead and this is their national strategy for testing. The strategy is the states will do it, won’t they? Let’s just say that’s going to be the way this works. I mean, importantly, this is not only a complete abdication of the federal responsibility here. This also means specifically and logistically that we are back to the brilliant idea of all 50 states competing against each other for testing and materials and lab capacity that you need to get testing done. Just like we saw with PPE and everything else from the very beginning, all 50 states are all on their own. You all try to figure it out. See which one of you gets the best deal. See which one of you can steal resources from the others. We’re not all in this together. Every state’s in it for themselves, even this far into it.
Trump has given up on the coronavirus
Donald Trump has the attention span of a squirrel, so it’s no surprise that he no longer seems to care about a pandemic that is still infecting and killing people all across the country.
He spent months pretending to care about the virus and now he appears content to return to his usual presidential schedule of hate tweeting, golfing, and MAGA rallies.
For Trump, it was likely the moment he was told to stop holding his daily coronavirus pep rallies at the White House that he stopped pretending to give a damn about a deadly virus ripping through the nation.
After all, if he couldn’t make this crisis all about himself at least once a day, then what’s the point?
But just because Donald Trump got bored doesn’t mean this virus is under control. In fact, as Rachel Maddow pointed out on Tuesday, the federal government still has yet to implement a national testing policy.
The president’s complete failure to competently manage the federal government has cost tens of thousands of lives.
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politicususa--2020-05-27--Tantruming Trump To Issue An Executive Order Against Twitter

The White House has announced that Trump will sign an executive order on social media , even though executive orders have no power over social media .
Executive orders are not legislation .
Their influence is limited to members of the Executive Branch and the implementation of policy .
There isn ’ t an executive order that Trump could sign that would cause any damage or harm to Twitter or any other social media company .
Any executive order that Trump issues regarding social media will be worthless .
Trump could ban Executive Branch employees from using Twitter , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a punishment because Trump himself would have to stop tweeting , which is never going to happen .
Congress isn ’ t going to pass legislation regarding social media companies , and without a change in the law , there is nothing Trump can do beyond stomping his feet and using Twitter to threaten Twitter .
As Joe Biden leads America during a pandemic , Trump is plotting revenge because Twitter had the nerve to fact check his misinformation .
More than 100,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus , and Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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The White House has announced that Trump will sign an executive order on social media, even though executive orders have no power over social media.
Kaitlin Collins of CNN reported:
On the flight back to Washington, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters President Trump is going to sign some kind of executive order on social media. No further details appear to have been offered, but it comes after he lashed out over fact checks on his tweets. — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) May 27, 2020
Executive orders are not legislation. Their influence is limited to members of the Executive Branch and the implementation of policy. There isn’t an executive order that Trump could sign that would cause any damage or harm to Twitter or any other social media company.
Any executive order that Trump issues regarding social media will be worthless. Trump could ban Executive Branch employees from using Twitter, but that would be a punchline, not a punishment because Trump himself would have to stop tweeting, which is never going to happen.
Congress isn’t going to pass legislation regarding social media companies, and without a change in the law, there is nothing Trump can do beyond stomping his feet and using Twitter to threaten Twitter.
As Joe Biden leads America during a pandemic, Trump is plotting revenge because Twitter had the nerve to fact check his misinformation.
More than 100,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus, and Trump is obsessed with punishing Twitter.
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politicususa--2020-05-27--Joe Biden Humiliates Trump With Powerful Message As US Passes 100K Virus Deaths

As Trump is threatening Twitter , Joe Biden delivered a powerful and heartfelt message as the US passed 100,000 coronavirus deaths .
Biden said : There are moments in our history so grim , so heart-rending , that they ’ re forever fixed in each of our hearts as shared grief .
Today is one of those moments .
100,000 lives have now been lost to this virus here in the United States alone .
Each one leaving behind a family that will never again be whole .
I think I know what you ’ re feeling .
You feel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a black hole in the middle of your chest .
It ’ s suffocating .
Your heart is broken .
There ’ s nothing but a feeling of emptiness right now .
For most of you , you weren ’ t able to be there when you lost your beloved family member or best friend .
For most of you , you weren ’ t able to be there when they died alone .
With the pain , the anger , and the frustration , you ’ ll wonder whether or not you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from here .
It ’ s made all the worse by knowing that this is a fateful milestone that we should have never reached that could have been avoided .
According to a study done by Columbia University , if the administration had acted just one week earlier to implement social distancing , and do what it had to do , just one week sooner as many as 36,000 of these deaths might have been averted .
To all of you who are hurting so badly , I ’ m so sorry for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing I or anyone else can say or do to dull the sharpness of the pain that you feel right now , but I can promise you from experience , the day will come when the memory of your loved one will bring a smile to your lips before it brings a tear to your eyes .
My prayer for all of you is that day will come sooner rather than later , but I promise you it will come , and when it does , you know you can make it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ you , and the blessed memory of the one you lost .
The nation grieves with you .
Take some solace from the fact we all grieve with you .
Biden ’ s message revealed just how inadequate and humiliating Trump is as a president .
Biden just spent more time talking about the victims of the pandemic than Trump has for the past three months .
Joe Biden is acting like a president , while Donald Trump is melting down over a Twitter fact check .
The choice for voters couldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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As Trump is threatening Twitter, Joe Biden delivered a powerful and heartfelt message as the US passed 100,000 coronavirus deaths.
Biden said:
There are moments in our history so grim, so heart-rending, that they’re forever fixed in each of our hearts as shared grief. Today is one of those moments. 100,000 lives have now been lost to this virus here in the United States alone. Each one leaving behind a family that will never again be whole.
I think I know what you’re feeling. You feel like you’re being sucked into a black hole in the middle of your chest. It’s suffocating. Your heart is broken. There’s nothing but a feeling of emptiness right now. For most of you, you weren’t able to be there when you lost your beloved family member or best friend. For most of you, you weren’t able to be there when they died alone. With the pain, the anger, and the frustration, you’ll wonder whether or not you’ll be able to get anywhere from here.
It’s made all the worse by knowing that this is a fateful milestone that we should have never reached that could have been avoided. According to a study done by Columbia University, if the administration had acted just one week earlier to implement social distancing, and do what it had to do, just one week sooner as many as 36,000 of these deaths might have been averted.
To all of you who are hurting so badly, I’m so sorry for your loss. I know there is nothing I or anyone else can say or do to dull the sharpness of the pain that you feel right now, but I can promise you from experience, the day will come when the memory of your loved one will bring a smile to your lips before it brings a tear to your eyes.
My prayer for all of you is that day will come sooner rather than later, but I promise you it will come, and when it does, you know you can make it. God bless each and every one of you, and the blessed memory of the one you lost.
The nation grieves with you. Take some solace from the fact we all grieve with you.
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There are moments in our history so grim, so heart-rending, that they're forever fixed in each of our hearts as shared grief. Today is one of those moments. 100,000 lives have now been lost to this virus. To those hurting, I'm so sorry for your loss. The nation grieves with you. pic.twitter.com/SBBRKV4mPZ — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 27, 2020
Biden’s message revealed just how inadequate and humiliating Trump is as a president. Biden just spent more time talking about the victims of the pandemic than Trump has for the past three months.
Joe Biden is acting like a president, while Donald Trump is melting down over a Twitter fact check.
The choice for voters couldn’t be made any more clear.


politicususa--2020-05-27--Trump’s Press Secretary Has Voted By Mail In Every Election Since 2010

Trump ’ s press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has defended Trump ’ s attacks on voting by mail , but she has voted by mail in every election that she participated in since 2010 .
But , also like her boss , McEnany has taken advantage of its convenience time and time again .
In fact , the Tampa native has voted by mail in every Florida election she has participated in since 2010 , according to a Tampa Bay Times review of her voting history .
Most recently , she voted by mail in the state ’ s March 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after he made Florida his new permanent home .
Meanwhile , McEnany , a graduate of South Tampa ’ s Academy of the Holy Names and a Davis Islands homeowner , has voted by mail 11 times over the last 10 years .
Trump has been on a rampage and threatening retaliation against Twitter for fact-checking his lie-filled tweets about voting by mail .
However , Trump , his wife , and his press secretary have all voted by mail with zero concern about voter fraud .
Vote by mail has been a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote effort for years .
Democrats do well in early voting , and Republicans have traditionally fared well in states like Florida with mail voting .
If the Trump administration wants to play this game on mail voting , hypocrisy will be found everywhere , because there is no truth to Trump ’ s claims about mail voting and voter fraud .
The truth is that the Trump administration is only opposed to mail voting when Democrats do it .
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Trump’s press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has defended Trump’s attacks on voting by mail, but she has voted by mail in every election that she participated in since 2010.
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But, also like her boss, McEnany has taken advantage of its convenience time and time again.
In fact, the Tampa native has voted by mail in every Florida election she has participated in since 2010, according to a Tampa Bay Times review of her voting history. Most recently, she voted by mail in the state’s March 2020 presidential primary, just as Trump did after he made Florida his new permanent home.
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Meanwhile, McEnany, a graduate of South Tampa’s Academy of the Holy Names and a Davis Islands homeowner, has voted by mail 11 times over the last 10 years.
Trump has been on a rampage and threatening retaliation against Twitter for fact-checking his lie-filled tweets about voting by mail. However, Trump, his wife, and his press secretary have all voted by mail with zero concern about voter fraud.
Vote by mail has been a backbone of the Republican get out the vote effort for years. Democrats do well in early voting, and Republicans have traditionally fared well in states like Florida with mail voting.
If the Trump administration wants to play this game on mail voting, hypocrisy will be found everywhere, because there is no truth to Trump’s claims about mail voting and voter fraud.
The truth is that the Trump administration is only opposed to mail voting when Democrats do it.
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politicususa--2020-05-27--France Bans Use of Drug Trump Promoted as Coronavirus Treatment

France has banned the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Coronavirus .
President Donald Trump heavily promoted the drug and even claimed he was taking it .
The French health ministry revoked a decree allowing the country ’ s hospitals to prescribe hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 patients on Wednesday following reports about its dangers .
“ Whether [ in doctors offices ] in the cities or in the hospital , this … should not be prescribed for patients with COVID-19 , ” the health ministry said .
The decision comes after a report in British medical journal The Lancet claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk of death and other health problems .
President Trump has been promoting the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Coronavirus for weeks .
Despite warnings from medical experts , he touted the malaria medication to the press and his Twitter followers .
The President later claimed he was taking the drug himself .
Though there are doubts about whether Trump really did take it , he claimed this week to have finished his treatment .
Trump told conservative Sinclair Broadcasting he had “ Finished , just finished , ” a course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way , I ’ m still here…To the best of my knowledge , here I am , ” he said .
In addition to France , Italy and Belgium are reportedly moving to stop using the drug to treat Coronavirus , while the World Health Organization has halted a medical trial .

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France has banned the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Coronavirus. President Donald Trump heavily promoted the drug and even claimed he was taking it.
The French health ministry revoked a decree allowing the country’s hospitals to prescribe hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 patients on Wednesday following reports about its dangers.
“Whether [in doctors offices] in the cities or in the hospital, this … should not be prescribed for patients with COVID-19,” the health ministry said.
The decision comes after a report in British medical journal The Lancet claimed that using the drug significantly increased the risk of death and other health problems.
President Trump has been promoting the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Coronavirus for weeks. Despite warnings from medical experts, he touted the malaria medication to the press and his Twitter followers.
The President later claimed he was taking the drug himself. Though there are doubts about whether Trump really did take it, he claimed this week to have finished his treatment.
Trump told conservative Sinclair Broadcasting he had “Finished, just finished,” a course of hydroxychloroquine.
“And by the way, I’m still here…To the best of my knowledge, here I am,” he said.
In addition to France, Italy and Belgium are reportedly moving to stop using the drug to treat Coronavirus, while the World Health Organization has halted a medical trial.
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politicususa--2020-05-27--Trump’s Mental State Collapses Over Twitter Fact Check

Trump has gone into a state of mental collapse as he is issuing empty threats to Twitter if they do @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump is referring to himself in the third person : All of these events @ @ @ @ @ None of these tweets have anything to do with actual policy or governing during the @ @ @ @ @ down because Twitter took away his ability to lie without being fact-checked .
Trump loves @ @ @ @ @ to be his own press secretary and say whatever he wants directly to his followers @ @ @ @ @ overrated the power of his Twitter account .
He considers it a vital piece of @ @ @ @ @ what he doesn ’ t understand is that Twitter would have banned any other user @ @ @ @ @ ago .
Trump is a daily violation of the platform ’ s terms of service @ @ @ @ @ crumbling during the pandemic , and the fact-checking of his Twitter account has pushed him @ @ @ @ @ more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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Trump has gone into a state of mental collapse as he is issuing empty threats to Twitter if they do not stop fact-checking his tweets.
Trump is referring to himself in the third person:
The Radical Left Lamestream Media, together with their partner, the Do Nothing Democrats, are trying to spread a new narrative that President Trump was slow in reacting to Covid 19. Wrong, I was very fast, even doing the Ban on China long before anybody thought necessary! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2020
Trump is spreading more Joe Scarborough murder conspiracies:
Psycho Joe Scarborough is rattled, not only by his bad ratings but all of the things and facts that are coming out on the internet about opening a Cold Case. He knows what is happening! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2020
Trump threatened Twitter:
Twitter has now shown that everything we have been saying about them (and their other compatriots) is correct. Big action to follow! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2020
All of these events happened within one hour.
None of these tweets have anything to do with actual policy or governing during the pandemic. Trump is melting down because Twitter took away his ability to lie without being fact-checked. Trump loves Twitter because it allows him to be his own press secretary and say whatever he wants directly to his followers.
Trump has also always overrated the power of his Twitter account. He considers it a vital piece of his reelection strategy, but what he doesn’t understand is that Twitter would have banned any other user for his behavior his years ago. Trump is a daily violation of the platform’s terms of service.
Donald Trump was already crumbling during the pandemic, and the fact-checking of his Twitter account has pushed him over the edge.
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politicususa--2020-05-27--Mitt Romney and the Washington Examiner Join Criticism of Trump’s Tweets about Joe Scarborough

Criticism of Donald Trump ’ s recent tweets continued to grow on Wednesday .
The President has repeatedly accused a former congressman of involvement in a murder .
Trump has suggested MSNBC host Joe Scarborough is somehow responsible for the death of staffer Lori Klausutis .
Republican Senator Mitt Romney believes he should drop the subject now , “ I know Joe Scarborough .
Joe is a friend of mine , ” Romney tweeted .
“ I don ’ t know T.J. Klausutis .
Joe can weather vile , baseless accusations but T.J. ?
His heart is breaking .
Enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ newspaper The Washington Examiner criticized Trump for slandering Scarborough and called on him to stop .
In an editorial , the newspaper explained why Klausutis ’ death was not suspicious and argued Trump owed Scarborough an apology “ to put it mildly.
” This followed the publication of a Wall Street Journal editorial making a similar argument .
“ Whatever his issues with Scarborough , President Trump ’ s crazed Twitter rant on this subject was vile and unworthy of his office , ” the Examiner wrote .
“ Some will undoubtedly shrug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but one could hardly be blamed for reading it and doubting his fitness to lead.
” The editorial also warned that this incident could endanger President Trump ’ s reelection – an alarming statement from a typically friendly newspaper .
“ And observers might even someday look back at this incident as the instant when things began to unravel , ” they said .

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Criticism of Donald Trump’s recent tweets continued to grow on Wednesday. The President has repeatedly accused a former congressman of involvement in a murder.
Trump has suggested MSNBC host Joe Scarborough is somehow responsible for the death of staffer Lori Klausutis. Republican Senator Mitt Romney believes he should drop the subject now,
“I know Joe Scarborough. Joe is a friend of mine,” Romney tweeted.
I know Joe Scarborough. Joe is a friend of mine. I don't know T.J. Klausutis. Joe can weather vile, baseless accusations but T.J.? His heart is breaking. Enough already. — Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) May 27, 2020
“I don’t know T.J. Klausutis. Joe can weather vile, baseless accusations but T.J.? His heart is breaking. Enough already.”
Also on Wednesday, conservative newspaper The Washington Examiner criticized Trump for slandering Scarborough and called on him to stop.
In an editorial, the newspaper explained why Klausutis’ death was not suspicious and argued Trump owed Scarborough an apology “to put it mildly.”
This followed the publication of a Wall Street Journal editorial making a similar argument.
“Whatever his issues with Scarborough, President Trump’s crazed Twitter rant on this subject was vile and unworthy of his office,” the Examiner wrote.
“Some will undoubtedly shrug it off as Trump being Trump, but one could hardly be blamed for reading it and doubting his fitness to lead.”
The editorial also warned that this incident could endanger President Trump’s reelection – an alarming statement from a typically friendly newspaper.
“And observers might even someday look back at this incident as the instant when things began to unravel,” they said.
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politicususa--2020-05-27--Pelosi Slams “Republicans’ Sad Stunt” of Opposing Proxy Voting in Congress

Nancy Pelosi has hit out at Republicans for opposing proxy voting in Congress amid the Coronavirus pandemic .
The Speaker of the House branded their lawsuit a “ sad stunt ” .
House Democrats passed measures to allow members of Congress to vote by proxy due to the dangers of Covid-19 .
Republicans are now suing to prevent this rules change .
“ I just filed a lawsuit in federal court to overturn Speaker Pelosi ’ s unconstitutional proxy voting scheme , ” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said on Tuesday .
“ It could allow as few as 20 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he said .
“ This is NOT the representative democracy our Founders envisioned or what our Constitution allows.
” “ House Republicans ’ sad stunt shows that their only focus is to delay and obstruct urgently-needed action to meet the needs of American workers and families during the coronavirus crisis , ” Pelosi said .
The California Democrat argued that proxy voting was constitutional .
“ As our nation approaches the heartbreaking milestone of 100,000 lives lost to COVID-19 , House Republicans must stop their dangerous obstruction and join Democrats to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grow the economy , ” she said .

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Nancy Pelosi has hit out at Republicans for opposing proxy voting in Congress amid the Coronavirus pandemic. The Speaker of the House branded their lawsuit a “sad stunt”.
House Democrats passed measures to allow members of Congress to vote by proxy due to the dangers of Covid-19. Republicans are now suing to prevent this rules change.
“I just filed a lawsuit in federal court to overturn Speaker Pelosi’s unconstitutional proxy voting scheme,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said on Tuesday.
I just filed a lawsuit in federal court to overturn Speaker Pelosi’s unconstitutional proxy voting scheme. It could allow as few as 20 Representatives to control the votes of 220. This is NOT the representative democracy our Founders envisioned or what our Constitution allows. — Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) May 26, 2020
“It could allow as few as 20 Representatives to control the votes of 220,” he said.
“This is NOT the representative democracy our Founders envisioned or what our Constitution allows.”
Speaker Pelosi dismissed McCarthy’s complaints as obstruction in a statement yesterday.
“House Republicans’ sad stunt shows that their only focus is to delay and obstruct urgently-needed action to meet the needs of American workers and families during the coronavirus crisis,” Pelosi said.
The California Democrat argued that proxy voting was constitutional.
“As our nation approaches the heartbreaking milestone of 100,000 lives lost to COVID-19, House Republicans must stop their dangerous obstruction and join Democrats to save lives, defeat the virus and grow the economy,” she said.
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politicususa--2020-05-27--Wall Street Journal: Trump’s Murder Allegations Against Scarborough Are “Ugly, Even For Him”

The reliably conservative Wall Street Journal ‘ s editorial board criticized President Donald Trump in an editorial this morning , calling his murder allegations against former congressman and “ Morning Joe ” host Joe Scarborough “ ugly even for him.
” “ Donald Trump sometimes traffics in conspiracy theories — recall his innuendo in 2016 about Ted Cruz ’ s father and the JFK assassination — but his latest accusation against MSNBC host Joe Scarborough is ugly even for him , ” the board wrote .
They continued : “ Mr .
Trump always hits back at critics , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ill , among other things .
But suggesting that the talk-show host is implicated in the woman ’ s death isn ’ t political hardball .
It ’ s a smear .
Mr. Trump rightly denounces the lies spread about him in the Steele dossier , yet here he is trafficking in the same sort of trash.
” The board concludes that its editorial is not written with “ any expectation that Mr. Trump will stop .
Perhaps he even thinks this helps him politically , though we can ’ t imagine how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office , and he ’ s hurting the country in doing so.
” The Wall Street Journal ‘ s condemnation comes after the president falsely accused Scarborough of murdering his former staffer for the second day in a row .
Writing on Twitter , the president claimed Scarborough “ is rattled , not only by his bad ratings but all of the things and facts that are coming out on the internet about opening a Cold Case.
” Trump ’ s tweets referred to the death of 28-year-old Lori Klausutis , a former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found dead in Scarborough ’ s Fort Walton Beach office in Florida when he was a congressman .
Her death was not considered suspicious , and medical examiners concluded she died from a head injury after a fall , passing out because of an undiagnosed heart condition .

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The reliably conservative Wall Street Journal‘s editorial board criticized President Donald Trump in an editorial this morning, calling his murder allegations against former congressman and “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough “ugly even for him.”
“Donald Trump sometimes traffics in conspiracy theories — recall his innuendo in 2016 about Ted Cruz’s father and the JFK assassination — but his latest accusation against MSNBC host Joe Scarborough is ugly even for him,” the board wrote.
They continued: “Mr. Trump always hits back at critics, and Mr. Scarborough has called the President mentally ill, among other things. But suggesting that the talk-show host is implicated in the woman’s death isn’t political hardball. It’s a smear. Mr. Trump rightly denounces the lies spread about him in the Steele dossier, yet here he is trafficking in the same sort of trash.”
The board concludes that its editorial is not written with “any expectation that Mr. Trump will stop. Perhaps he even thinks this helps him politically, though we can’t imagine how. But Mr. Trump is debasing his office, and he’s hurting the country in doing so.”
The Wall Street Journal‘s condemnation comes after the president falsely accused Scarborough of murdering his former staffer for the second day in a row.
Writing on Twitter, the president claimed Scarborough “is rattled, not only by his bad ratings but all of the things and facts that are coming out on the internet about opening a Cold Case.”
Psycho Joe Scarborough is rattled, not only by his bad ratings but all of the things and facts that are coming out on the internet about opening a Cold Case. He knows what is happening! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2020
Trump’s tweets referred to the death of 28-year-old Lori Klausutis, a former intern of Scarborough’s who was found dead in Scarborough’s Fort Walton Beach office in Florida when he was a congressman. Her death was not considered suspicious, and medical examiners concluded she died from a head injury after a fall, passing out because of an undiagnosed heart condition.


politicususa--2020-05-27--Trump Falsely Accuses Joe Scarborough of Murder for the Second Day in a Row

President Donald Trump has falsely accused former congressman and “ Morning Joe ” host Joe Scarborough of murdering a staffer for the second day in a row .
Writing on Twitter , the president claimed Scarborough “ is rattled , not only by his bad ratings but all of the things and facts that are coming out on the internet about opening a Cold Case.
” The president ’ s tweet comes just 24 hours after he suggested that law enforcement “ eventually will ” catch up with Scarborough .
“ The opening of a Cold Case against Psycho Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought , this has been going on for years , long before I joined the chorus , ” he wrote , suggesting that the thought had crossed his mind even during the 2016 election cycle .
“ So many unanswered & obvious questions , but I won ’ t bring them up now !
Law enforcement eventually will ?
” he added .
Trump ’ s tweets referred to the death of 28-year-old Lori Klausutis , a former intern of Scarborough ’ s who was found dead in Scarborough ’ s Fort Walton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a congressman .
Her death was not considered suspicious , and medical examiners concluded she died from a head injury after a fall , passing out because of an undiagnosed heart condition .
The president ’ s comments come after Timothy Klausutis , the husband of Lori Klausutis , asked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to remove Trump ’ s tweets accusing Scarborough of murder .
“ The President ’ s tweet that suggests that Lori was murdered without evidence ( and contrary to the official autopsy ) — is a violation of Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ service , ” Timothy Klausutis wrote .
“ An ordinary user like me would be banished from the platform for such a tweet but I am only asking that these tweets be removed .
I am now angry as well as frustrated and grieved .
I understand that Twitter ’ s policies about content are designed to maintain the appearance that your hands are clean you provide the platform and the rest is up to users .
However , in certain past cases , Twitter has removed content and accounts that are inconsistent @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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President Donald Trump has falsely accused former congressman and “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough of murdering a staffer for the second day in a row.
Writing on Twitter, the president claimed Scarborough “is rattled, not only by his bad ratings but all of the things and facts that are coming out on the internet about opening a Cold Case.”
Psycho Joe Scarborough is rattled, not only by his bad ratings but all of the things and facts that are coming out on the internet about opening a Cold Case. He knows what is happening! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2020
The president’s tweet comes just 24 hours after he suggested that law enforcement “eventually will” catch up with Scarborough.
“The opening of a Cold Case against Psycho Joe Scarborough was not a Donald Trump original thought, this has been going on for years, long before I joined the chorus,” he wrote, suggesting that the thought had crossed his mind even during the 2016 election cycle.
“So many unanswered & obvious questions, but I won’t bring them up now! Law enforcement eventually will?” he added.
The opening of a Cold Case against Psycho Joe Scarborough was not a Donald Trump original thought, this has been going on for years, long before I joined the chorus. In 2016 when Joe & his wacky future ex-wife, Mika, would endlessly interview me, I would always be thinking…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
….about whether or not Joe could have done such a horrible thing? Maybe or maybe not, but I find Joe to be a total Nut Job, and I knew him well, far better than most. So many unanswered & obvious questions, but I won’t bring them up now! Law enforcement eventually will? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
Trump’s tweets referred to the death of 28-year-old Lori Klausutis, a former intern of Scarborough’s who was found dead in Scarborough’s Fort Walton Beach office in Florida when he was a congressman. Her death was not considered suspicious, and medical examiners concluded she died from a head injury after a fall, passing out because of an undiagnosed heart condition.
The president’s comments come after Timothy Klausutis, the husband of Lori Klausutis, asked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to remove Trump’s tweets accusing Scarborough of murder.
“The President’s tweet that suggests that Lori was murdered without evidence (and contrary to the official autopsy) — is a violation of Twitter’s community rules and terms of service,” Timothy Klausutis wrote. “An ordinary user like me would be banished from the platform for such a tweet but I am only asking that these tweets be removed. I am now angry as well as frustrated and grieved. I understand that Twitter’s policies about content are designed to maintain the appearance that your hands are clean you provide the platform and the rest is up to users. However, in certain past cases, Twitter has removed content and accounts that are inconsistent with your terms of service.”


politicususa--2020-05-27--Trump Threatens to Shut Down Social Media Platforms After Twitter Fact-Checks His Tweets

President Donald Trump threatened to shut down social media platforms after Twitter , his communication tool of choice , began fact-checking his tweets .
The president suggested that social media “ totally silences ” conservative voices .
“ Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices .
We will strongly regulate , or close them down , before we can ever allow this to happen , ” he wrote .
“ We saw what they attempted to do , and failed , in 2016 .
We can ’ t let a more sophisticated version of that happen again.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ once again disparaging mail-in-voting , which many states are beginning to institute in response to safety concerns amid coronavirus pandemic .
“ Just like we can ’ t let large scale Mail-In Ballots take root in our Country .
It would be a free for all on cheating , forgery and the theft of Ballots , ” he said .
“ Whoever cheated the most would win .
Likewise , Social Media .
Clean up your act , NOW !
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” As PoliticusUSA has previously reported , a recent study @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Polarization Lab has found that contrary to the widely-held belief among the GOP that vote-by-mail gives Democrats an advantage over Republicans , vote-by-mail options do not benefit one party more than another .
Nor is this the first time the president has accused Twitter of limiting prominent conservative voices on its platform .
In 2018 , the president claimed that Twitter is “ SHADOW BANNING prominent Republicans ” in response to a news story that alleged accounts owned by Republicans were showing up in a general search of the website but not automatically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drop-down bar .
Twitter later issued a response , attributing the issue to a platform bug .
“ We are aware that some accounts are not automatically populating in our search box , and shipping a change to address this , ” the company said at the time .
“ The profiles , tweets and discussions about these accounts do appear when you search for them .
To be clear , our behavioral ranking doesn ’ t make judgments based on political views or the substance of tweets .
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President Donald Trump threatened to shut down social media platforms after Twitter, his communication tool of choice, began fact-checking his tweets. The president suggested that social media “totally silences” conservative voices.
“Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices. We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen,” he wrote. “We saw what they attempted to do, and failed, in 2016. We can’t let a more sophisticated version of that happen again.”
The president continued his statement by once again disparaging mail-in-voting, which many states are beginning to institute in response to safety concerns amid coronavirus pandemic.
“Just like we can’t let large scale Mail-In Ballots take root in our Country. It would be a free for all on cheating, forgery and the theft of Ballots,” he said. “Whoever cheated the most would win. Likewise, Social Media. Clean up your act, NOW!!!!”
Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices. We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen. We saw what they attempted to do, and failed, in 2016. We can’t let a more sophisticated version of that…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2020
….happen again. Just like we can’t let large scale Mail-In Ballots take root in our Country. It would be a free for all on cheating, forgery and the theft of Ballots. Whoever cheated the most would win. Likewise, Social Media. Clean up your act, NOW!!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2020
As PoliticusUSA has previously reported, a recent study from Stanford University’s Democracy and Polarization Lab has found that contrary to the widely-held belief among the GOP that vote-by-mail gives Democrats an advantage over Republicans, vote-by-mail options do not benefit one party more than another.
Nor is this the first time the president has accused Twitter of limiting prominent conservative voices on its platform.
In 2018, the president claimed that Twitter is “SHADOW BANNING prominent Republicans” in response to a news story that alleged accounts owned by Republicans were showing up in a general search of the website but not automatically populating when typing their names in the drop-down bar.
Twitter “SHADOW BANNING” prominent Republicans. Not good. We will look into this discriminatory and illegal practice at once! Many complaints. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2018
Twitter later issued a response, attributing the issue to a platform bug.
“We are aware that some accounts are not automatically populating in our search box, and shipping a change to address this,” the company said at the time. “The profiles, tweets and discussions about these accounts do appear when you search for them. To be clear, our behavioral ranking doesn’t make judgments based on political views or the substance of tweets.”


politicususa--2020-05-29--Biden Calls Trump A Failed President Whose Legacy Will Be Mass Death And Economic Collapse

As Donald Trump tried to further distract the country on Thursday via a feud with Twitter , former Vice President Joe Biden sought to refocus the country ’ s attention on the health and economic crisis this president has created .
In a tweet , Biden flat out called Trump a failure , reminding the president that more than 100,000 Americans have died of the coronavirus and over 40 million are now unemployed under his incompetent watch .
“ Donald Trump has failed our nation , ” Biden said , pointing out what will likely be Trump ’ s legacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s tweet comes as Trump spent his day waging war against social media , almost acting as though the pandemic isn ’ t even happening .
As PoliticusUSA ’ s Jason Easley pointed out earlier , the president even admitted that his goal is to shut down Twitter – all because they had the nerve to flag his tweets for falsehoods .
If only the coronavirus insulted Trump on Twitter What ’ s particularly stunning about the president ’ s action to dismantle social media is just how swift it has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s decision to fact-check a pair of the president ’ s tweets came on Tuesday .
He immediately threatened action against the social media giant , and two days later he followed it up with an executive order .
On the flip side , it took Trump months to acknowledge the threat of the coronavirus , even as health experts and Joe Biden were sounding the alarm early .
His inaction allowed the disease to spread unchecked and infect more than 1.7 million people in the U.S. Now , not only are more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 40 million are out of work and struggling to make ends meet .
Perhaps if the coronavirus had insulted Donald Trump on Twitter , he would ’ ve stepped up and taken it seriously .

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As Donald Trump tried to further distract the country on Thursday via a feud with Twitter, former Vice President Joe Biden sought to refocus the country’s attention on the health and economic crisis this president has created.
In a tweet, Biden flat out called Trump a failure, reminding the president that more than 100,000 Americans have died of the coronavirus and over 40 million are now unemployed under his incompetent watch.
“Donald Trump has failed our nation,” Biden said, pointing out what will likely be Trump’s legacy: mass death and economic collapse.
100,000+ lives lost across the country.
1,700,000+ confirmed U.S. cases.
40,000,000+ unemployment claims filed. Donald Trump has failed our nation. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 28, 2020
Biden’s tweet comes as Trump spent his day waging war against social media, almost acting as though the pandemic isn’t even happening.
As PoliticusUSA’s Jason Easley pointed out earlier, the president even admitted that his goal is to shut down Twitter – all because they had the nerve to flag his tweets for falsehoods.
If only the coronavirus insulted Trump on Twitter
What’s particularly stunning about the president’s action to dismantle social media is just how swift it has been.
After all, Twitter’s decision to fact-check a pair of the president’s tweets came on Tuesday. He immediately threatened action against the social media giant, and two days later he followed it up with an executive order.
On the flip side, it took Trump months to acknowledge the threat of the coronavirus, even as health experts and Joe Biden were sounding the alarm early. His inaction allowed the disease to spread unchecked and infect more than 1.7 million people in the U.S.
Now, not only are more than 100,000 Americans dead, but over 40 million are out of work and struggling to make ends meet.
Perhaps if the coronavirus had insulted Donald Trump on Twitter, he would’ve stepped up and taken it seriously.
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politicususa--2020-05-28--Joe Biden Leads In Florida As Trump Approval Sinks

The latest poll of Florida shows Joe Biden holding on to a narrow lead , but Trump ’ s job approval is declining in the Sunshine State .
Joe Biden continues to hold a slight but statistically insignificant lead in Florida over Trump .
Results peg the Democratic challenger at 47.5 % and the Republican incumbent at 46.7 % .
The 1.2 % margin is almost identical to the margin found by the same pollsters last month .
Then , the survey found Biden leading Trump 48.3 % to Trump ’ s 47.5 % .
A more significant finding may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the President now than five weeks ago .
Nearly 49 % of voters now say they do not approve of Trump ’ s job performance .
That compares to 46.4 % who support the job he ’ s doing .
That 2.3 % spread puts the President underwater when a plurality of voters gave him a favorable rating last month .
The decline in Trump ’ s job approval rating is the big red flag in the poll .
The economic impact of the pandemic is starting to be felt , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inadequate and slow response to the virus .
The economy isn ’ t going to turn around by Election Day , and Trump has zero chance of beating Joe Biden if he loses Florida .
The state is a must-win for Trump , which is why he changed his residency to Florida , and it would not surprise anyone if he moved the Republican convention to the state .
Elections are always close in the Sunshine State , and it looks like Joe Biden has a chance to turn Florida blue in November @

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The latest poll of Florida shows Joe Biden holding on to a narrow lead, but Trump’s job approval is declining in the Sunshine State.
Via FloridaPolitics.com:
Joe Biden continues to hold a slight but statistically insignificant lead in Florida over Trump. Results peg the Democratic challenger at 47.5% and the Republican incumbent at 46.7%.
The 1.2% margin is almost identical to the margin found by the same pollsters last month. Then, the survey found Biden leading Trump 48.3% to Trump’s 47.5%.
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A more significant finding may be that Florida voters feel less supportive of the President now than five weeks ago.
Nearly 49% of voters now say they do not approve of Trump’s job performance. That compares to 46.4% who support the job he’s doing. That 2.3% spread puts the President underwater when a plurality of voters gave him a favorable rating last month.
The decline in Trump’s job approval rating is the big red flag in the poll. The economic impact of the pandemic is starting to be felt, and voters are blaming Donald Trump for the inadequate and slow response to the virus.
The economy isn’t going to turn around by Election Day, and Trump has zero chance of beating Joe Biden if he loses Florida. The state is a must-win for Trump, which is why he changed his residency to Florida, and it would not surprise anyone if he moved the Republican convention to the state.
Elections are always close in the Sunshine State, and it looks like Joe Biden has a chance to turn Florida blue in November.


politicususa--2020-05-28--Trump Admits He Wants To Shut Down Twitter For Fact Checking Him

Trump admitted to reporters that his goal is to shut down Twitter because he doesn ’ t want any social media company to fact check him .
TRUMP : If Twitter were not honorable…I think you shut it down , as far as I ’ m concerned , but I ’ d have to go through a legal process .
REPORTER : And how would you shut down an American company ?
TRUMP : I don ’ t know .
I ’ d have to ask the lawyers .
I ’ d have to go through a legal process .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ were able to be legally shut down , I would do it .
Trump has made it very clear throughout his presidency that his goal has always been to control what the American people watch , hear , and read about him .
Trump doesn ’ t want a free press .
Trump wants a fawning press .
Twitter should put fact checks on all of Trump and every other political figure ’ s false tweets .
Trump ’ s 2016 strategy was to use the mainstream press as a megaphone for his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same campaign in 2020 , and he needs to be able to lie in an unchecked way , or else his reelection bid is doomed .
Trump wants to destroy the First Amendment .
His Twitter distraction is a shot fired in his war against free speech .
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Trump admitted to reporters that his goal is to shut down Twitter because he doesn’t want any social media company to fact check him.
The exchange:
TRUMP: If Twitter were not honorable…I think you shut it down, as far as I’m concerned, but I’d have to go through a legal process.
REPORTER: And how would you shut down an American company?
TRUMP: I don’t know. I’d have to ask the lawyers. I’d have to go through a legal process. If it were legal, if it were able to be legally shut down, I would do it.
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TRUMP: If Twitter were not honorable…I think you shut it down, as far as I’m concerned. REPORTER: And how would you shut down an American company? TRUMP: I don’t know. I’d have to ask the lawyers. I’d have to go through a legal process. Read more: https://t.co/6AI9GksEJV pic.twitter.com/N8PYafS1NN — JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) May 28, 2020
Trump has made it very clear throughout his presidency that his goal has always been to control what the American people watch, hear, and read about him. Trump doesn’t want a free press. Trump wants a fawning press.
Twitter should put fact checks on all of Trump and every other political figure’s false tweets. Trump’s 2016 strategy was to use the mainstream press as a megaphone for his lies. The President is running the same campaign in 2020, and he needs to be able to lie in an unchecked way, or else his reelection bid is doomed.
Trump wants to destroy the First Amendment. His Twitter distraction is a shot fired in his war against free speech.
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politicususa--2020-05-28--Joe Biden Blasts Trump For Causing An American Depression

Joe Biden responded to the news that 2.1 million more Americans filed for unemployment by reminding the nation that Trump has caused a depression .
In a statement provided to PoliticusUSA from the Biden campaign : Today , we learned that another 2.1 million people filed for unemployment last week , bringing the total number of new unemployment claims since this crisis began to more than 40 million .
This is just the latest evidence of Donald Trump ’ s utter failure to do what a president should and must do : lead in a crisis .
He ignored the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and wasn ’ t honest with the American people about what was needed — and we are all living with the horrific results .
Now , nearly a quarter of the American workforce has filed for unemployment — a figure so staggering that it would have seemed unthinkable not long ago .
Though the coronavirus is to blame for planting the seeds of this damage , we know that Donald Trump ’ s persistent failure to act is responsible for the tragic and unprecedented scale of the crisis .
Trump was warned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation , but sat on his hands — undermining public health experts and spinning false promises to the American people to prop up his political standing at the expense of public safety .
Germany , by contrast , had its first reported case of coronavirus almost a week after the United States , but has suffered only a tiny fraction of the unemployment we ’ ve faced thanks to a swift and effective public health response .
Millions more Americans would be employed today—and our lives would have a far greater semblance of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A devastating study released last week found that 36,000 people could have been saved had Trump taken action even one week earlier .
Instead , more than 100,000 Americans have been lost forever , and the day-to-day lives and future dreams of 40 million people and their families have been thrown off course .
The reason why other countries are in a recession and not a depression is that their governments were competent and acted appropriately .
Trump tried to talk his way out of the pandemic , ignored the problem , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too late .
The President is still wasting his time blaming others instead of acting .
Other countries aren ’ t suffering like people in the United States are , and the way to stop the pain is to end the presidency of Donald Trump .
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Joe Biden responded to the news that 2.1 million more Americans filed for unemployment by reminding the nation that Trump has caused a depression.
In a statement provided to PoliticusUSA from the Biden campaign:
Today, we learned that another 2.1 million people filed for unemployment last week, bringing the total number of new unemployment claims since this crisis began to more than 40 million. This is just the latest evidence of Donald Trump’s utter failure to do what a president should and must do: lead in a crisis. He ignored the warnings, refused to prepare the country, and wasn’t honest with the American people about what was needed — and we are all living with the horrific results. Now, nearly a quarter of the American workforce has filed for unemployment — a figure so staggering that it would have seemed unthinkable not long ago.
Though the coronavirus is to blame for planting the seeds of this damage, we know that Donald Trump’s persistent failure to act is responsible for the tragic and unprecedented scale of the crisis. Trump was warned for months about the urgency of the situation, but sat on his hands — undermining public health experts and spinning false promises to the American people to prop up his political standing at the expense of public safety.
Germany, by contrast, had its first reported case of coronavirus almost a week after the United States, but has suffered only a tiny fraction of the unemployment we’ve faced thanks to a swift and effective public health response. Millions more Americans would be employed today—and our lives would have a far greater semblance of normalcy—had Trump responded with similar resolve. A devastating study released last week found that 36,000 people could have been saved had Trump taken action even one week earlier. Instead, more than 100,000 Americans have been lost forever, and the day-to-day lives and future dreams of 40 million people and their families have been thrown off course.
The reason why other countries are in a recession and not a depression is that their governments were competent and acted appropriately. Trump tried to talk his way out of the pandemic, ignored the problem, and was slow to act until it was too late.
The President is still wasting his time blaming others instead of acting.
Other countries aren’t suffering like people in the United States are, and the way to stop the pain is to end the presidency of Donald Trump.
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politicususa--2020-05-28--Nancy Pelosi Blows Up Trump’s Twitter Fact Check Distraction

Speaker Pelosi took apart Trump for trying to distract the country from his pandemic failure with outrage over a Twitter fact check .
I think it ’ s just typical President Trump .
A distraction .
100,000 people — more than 100,000 people have died from the coronavirus , this administration has been a failure in terms of what we ’ re doing when testing and tracing and treating and isolating people .
The president has been a terrible example of not wearing a mask , belittling those who do .
So anything he does is a distraction from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Rome is burning , and all people want to talk about is what he said next about this .
That is a success for him .
So I just will not go there .
It ’ s about testing , testing , testing , to open up our schools so our children can go back safely .
It ’ s about opening up our economy , so we can flourish .
It ’ s about saving lives .
And all of this is a distraction from the problem at hand .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s talking about one thing and another and then monopolizes the whole conversation .
I simply won ’ t go there .
Speaker Pelosi was correct .
It is obvious that the White House is trying to create a new enemy to fight because they have been a total failure on the coronavirus pandemic .
Trump is trying to take attention away from one of the greatest failures in American presidential history .
Rep. Pelosi won ’ t take the bait , and instead , shined a spotlight on Trump ’ s @ @ @

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Speaker Pelosi took apart Trump for trying to distract the country from his pandemic failure with outrage over a Twitter fact check.
Pelosi said on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports:
I think it’s just typical President Trump. A distraction. 100,000 people — more than 100,000 people have died from the coronavirus, this administration has been a failure in terms of what we’re doing when testing and tracing and treating and isolating people. The president has been a terrible example of not wearing a mask, belittling those who do. So anything he does is a distraction from the problem at hand. People are dying, and Rome is burning, and all people want to talk about is what he said next about this. That is a success for him.
So I just will not go there. It’s about testing, testing, testing, to open up our schools so our children can go back safely. It’s about opening up our economy, so we can flourish. It’s about saving lives. And all of this is a distraction from the problem at hand. We have people dying, and he’s talking about one thing and another and then monopolizes the whole conversation. I simply won’t go there.
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Pelosi says Trump is trying to distract America from his coronavirus failure with an attack on social media companies. pic.twitter.com/8XXeXiKKcl — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) May 28, 2020
Speaker Pelosi was correct. It is obvious that the White House is trying to create a new enemy to fight because they have been a total failure on the coronavirus pandemic. Trump is trying to take attention away from one of the greatest failures in American presidential history.
Rep. Pelosi won’t take the bait, and instead, shined a spotlight on Trump’s deadly indifference.