politicususa--2020-08-21--Joe Biden Makes Trump Tremble With Powerful Acceptance Speech

Joe Biden accepted the Democratic nomination and wasted no time cutting through the darkness that has covered America under Donald Trump .
Biden said , “ The current president has cloaked American darkness for much too long .
Too much anger .
Too much fear , too much division .
Here and now I give you my word .
If you entrust me with the presidency , I will draw on the best of us , not the worst .
I will be an ally of the light , not the darkness .
It ’ s time for us , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together and make no mistake , united we can and will overcome this season of darkness in America .
We ’ ll choose hope over fear , facts over fiction , fairness over privilege .
I ’ m a proud Democrat .
And I ’ ll be proud to carry the banner of our party into the general election .
It ’ s a great honor and humanity , I accept this nomination for president of the United States of America.
” Biden drilled Trump , “ What we know about this president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years to be what he ’ s been for the last 4 years .
A president who takes no responsibility , refuses to lead , blames others , cozies up to dictators and fans the flames of hate and division .
He ’ ll wake up every day believing the job is all about him , never about you .
Is that the America you want for you , your family , your children ?
I see a different America .
One that ’ s generous and strong , selfless and humble .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ rebuild together.
” Joe Biden didn ’ t get bogged down with big policy details .
Biden showed more oratory skills than he has been given credit for .
As Trump struggles to read a teleprompter , Biden delivered a speech full of power , passion , conviction , and hope .
Trump has been afraid of running against Joe Biden for years , and on the biggest stage , the former vice president showed why Trump is running scared .
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Joe Biden accepted the Democratic nomination and wasted no time cutting through the darkness that has covered America under Donald Trump.
Biden said, “The current president has cloaked American darkness for much too long. Too much anger. Too much fear, too much division. Here and now I give you my word. If you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the best of us, not the worst. I will be an ally of the light, not the darkness. It’s time for us, for we the people, to come together and make no mistake, united we can and will overcome this season of darkness in America. We’ll choose hope over fear, facts over fiction, fairness over privilege. I’m a proud Democrat. And I’ll be proud to carry the banner of our party into the general election. It’s a great honor and humanity, I accept this nomination for president of the United States of America.”
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Joe Biden immediately takes on the darkness that Trump has covered America in. pic.twitter.com/l1veVJdI38 — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) August 21, 2020
Biden drilled Trump, “What we know about this president is he’s given four more years to be what he’s been for the last 4 years. A president who takes no responsibility, refuses to lead, blames others, cozies up to dictators and fans the flames of hate and division. He’ll wake up every day believing the job is all about him, never about you. Is that the America you want for you, your family, your children? I see a different America. One that’s generous and strong, selfless and humble. It’s an America we can rebuild together.”
Joe Biden didn’t get bogged down with big policy details. Biden showed more oratory skills than he has been given credit for. As Trump struggles to read a teleprompter, Biden delivered a speech full of power, passion, conviction, and hope.
Trump has been afraid of running against Joe Biden for years, and on the biggest stage, the former vice president showed why Trump is running scared.
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politicususa--2020-08-21--Trump Says He Is Going To Send Law Enforcement To Intimidate Voters

Trump told Sean Hannity that he is going to send law enforcement to the polls on election day in an apparent attempt to intimidate voters .
Trump said , “ We ’ re going to have everything .
We ’ re going to have sheriffs , and law enforcement , and US attornies .
We ’ re going to have everybody .
We ’ re going to have attorney generals , but it ’ s very hard .
You have some of these states like Nevada sending them out like Nevada where they don ’ t even have to check @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it.
” Trump then went on another lie-filled rant about mail-in voting and how the election is going to be stolen from him.
, Trump ’ s plan is straight out of the authoritarian playbook .
He is trying to make sure that people can ’ t vote , and those who try to vote will be intimidated by law enforcement at the polls .
Trump ’ s plan to send cops to the polls is a bid to stop Latinos and African-Americans from voting .
Donald Trump is going to pull out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and cheat his way to a second term .
Trump isn ’ t hiding it .
He is out to cheat to win .
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Trump told Sean Hannity that he is going to send law enforcement to the polls on election day in an apparent attempt to intimidate voters.
Trump said, “We’re going to have everything. We’re going to have sheriffs, and law enforcement, and US attornies. We’re going to have everybody. We’re going to have attorney generals, but it’s very hard. You have some of these states like Nevada sending them out like Nevada where they don’t even have to check the signatures, so anyone can sign it.”
Trump then went on another lie-filled rant about mail-in voting and how the election is going to be stolen from him.,
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BREAKING: Trump tells Hannity that he will send law enforcement to the polls. Not without a legal fight he won’t!pic.twitter.com/avRoWh5Qfo — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) August 21, 2020
Trump’s plan is straight out of the authoritarian playbook. He is trying to make sure that people can’t vote, and those who try to vote will be intimidated by law enforcement at the polls. Trump’s plan to send cops to the polls is a bid to stop Latinos and African-Americans from voting.
Donald Trump is going to pull out all of the stops to intimidate voters and cheat his way to a second term. Trump isn’t hiding it. He is out to cheat to win.
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politicususa--2020-08-21--Democrats Raised a Massive Amount of Money the Last Four Days

Conventions are meant to do many things for a party .
They showcase the up and coming political talent .
They attempt to sway voters who are undecided .
They allow the party to pitch a unified message .
But most importantly , conventions raise money .
And these funds are used to boost candidates up and down the ticket .
So if one is to base the success of a convention on money alone , Democrats just had a fantastic one .
CNN ’ s Eric Bradner reports that the party raised $ 70 million over the 4 day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hillary Clinton raised $ 63 million over the entire month of July in 2016 .
That month ’ s haul included that year ’ s National convention .
The Biden campaign also has some catching up to do .
The Democrat raised more money than the Trump campaign in both May and June .
During the month of July , however , the Republicans outpaced the Democrats by a total of $ 25 million .
The event also drew in a huge amount of viewers .
Bradner reports that the convention has 122 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day event .
While the TV ratings were slightly down from 2016 , events are viewed differently these days .
The streams of the Democratic National Convention were watched by 35 million people .
That ’ s not all , as people also watched speeches from the event online .
128 million people viewed clips from the convention both on Joe Biden ’ s online feeds and other social media platforms .
The Republican party will be hoping to draw in fundraising dollars from their supporters next week when their event begins in @ @ @ @ @

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Conventions are meant to do many things for a party. They showcase the up and coming political talent. They attempt to sway voters who are undecided. They allow the party to pitch a unified message.
But most importantly, conventions raise money. And these funds are used to boost candidates up and down the ticket. So if one is to base the success of a convention on money alone, Democrats just had a fantastic one.
CNN’s Eric Bradner reports that the party raised $70 million over the 4 day event. How impressive is this? Hillary Clinton raised $63 million over the entire month of July in 2016. That month’s haul included that year’s National convention.
NEWS: Joe Biden's campaign and the DNC raised $70 million during the convention. Other stats:
— 122M people watched, including 35M streams. Another 128M views across Biden/convention social
— 1.1 million people texted 30330
— 700K uniques on IWillVotehttps://t.co/iIroALN2LX — Eric Bradner (@ericbradner) August 21, 2020
The Biden campaign also has some catching up to do. The Democrat raised more money than the Trump campaign in both May and June. During the month of July, however, the Republicans outpaced the Democrats by a total of $25 million.
The event also drew in a huge amount of viewers. Bradner reports that the convention has 122 million people tune in over the 4 day event. While the TV ratings were slightly down from 2016, events are viewed differently these days.
The streams of the Democratic National Convention were watched by 35 million people. That’s not all, as people also watched speeches from the event online. 128 million people viewed clips from the convention both on Joe Biden’s online feeds and other social media platforms.
The Republican party will be hoping to draw in fundraising dollars from their supporters next week when their event begins in Charlotte, North Carolina.


politicususa--2020-08-21--GOP Chair McDaniel on DNC: They Got Hollywood Screenwriters to Paint a Picture of America That Wasn’

GOP Chair McDaniel on DNC: They Got Hollywood Screenwriters to Paint a Picture of America That Wasn’t Real

Democrats finished their National Convention Thursday night .
The event received praise from all corners of the media , both Liberal and Conservative .
Even Fox anchors like Laura Ingraham had to admit that Joe Biden gave an excellent closing speech .
That does not mean , however , that Republicans weren ’ t going to attack the event .
GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel appeared on Fox News Friday to try and throw some cold water on the Democrats success .
McDaniel told host Harris Faulkner , “ I think the Democrat Convention was a masterpiece in fiction .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a picture of America that wasn ’ t real.
” The GOP Chair also gave some details on the upcoming Republican National Convention .
Republicans and those watching in spite should get ready to see plenty of the the President .
McDaniel confirmed to Faulkner , “ You will see the president every day .
I ’ m not going to tell you when , because everybody ’ s got to tune in.
” There has been very little additional information given about next week ’ s Republican festivities .
Some of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Antonio Sabato will be appearing .
So will Nicholas Sandmann and the St. Louis Gun Couple .
But additional information on the event has been hard to come by .
The website set up for the event has been described as juvenile .
There is also no info about what time the event will start or who the featured speakers will be .

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Democrats finished their National Convention Thursday night. The event received praise from all corners of the media, both Liberal and Conservative. Even Fox anchors like Laura Ingraham had to admit that Joe Biden gave an excellent closing speech.
That does not mean, however, that Republicans weren’t going to attack the event. GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel appeared on Fox News Friday to try and throw some cold water on the Democrats success.
McDaniel told host Harris Faulkner, “I think the Democrat Convention was a masterpiece in fiction. They got Hollywood screenwriters and actresses to paint a picture of America that wasn’t real.”
The GOP Chair also gave some details on the upcoming Republican National Convention. Republicans and those watching in spite should get ready to see plenty of the the President.
Ronna: They got Hollywood screenwriters and actresses to paint a picture of America that wasn’t real pic.twitter.com/5nPJMiYfS1 — Acyn (@Acyn) August 21, 2020
McDaniel confirmed to Faulkner, “You will see the president every day. I’m not going to tell you when, because everybody’s got to tune in.”
There has been very little additional information given about next week’s Republican festivities. Some of the guests are known. Diamond and Silk and Antonio Sabato will be appearing. So will Nicholas Sandmann and the St. Louis Gun Couple.
In an interview with @HARRISFAULKNER, @GOPChairwoman confirms @politico report that Trump plans to appear on each of the four days of the GOP convention: "You will see the president every day. I'm not going to tell you when, because everybody's got to tune in." https://t.co/XYxc7YZzL8 pic.twitter.com/EYNtCLMglS — Quint Forgey (@QuintForgey) August 21, 2020
But additional information on the event has been hard to come by. The website set up for the event has been described as juvenile. There is also no info about what time the event will start or who the featured speakers will be.


politicususa--2020-08-21--Trump Suffers Massive Loss As Manhattan DA May Soon Have His Tax Returns

Trump lost a second decision in federal appeals court , which means that he will have to turn over his tax returns unless SCOTUS intervenes .
This is a huge defeat for Trump as a federal appeals court judge refused to grant him a stay of the Manhattan DA ’ s subpoena , which was then followed up by the full appeals court refusing to grant him a stay .
Trump ’ s last gasp hope of keeping his tax returns out of the hands of criminal prosecutors is that the Supreme Court would intervene and grant him a stay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ granting Trump a stay and voting to hear his appeal are slim because there is no conflicting legal rulings or unsettled law in the case .
Trump has lost every single appeal of the Manhattan DA ’ s subpoena .
Trump is quickly running out of options .
If he doesn ’ t get a stay from the Supreme Court , District Attorney Cy Vance has a window to enforce his subpoena and get Trump ’ s tax returns .
The case is a criminal investigation of Trump , so if the DA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he and his kids could be facing felony criminal indictments before or shortly after the election .
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Trump lost a second decision in federal appeals court, which means that he will have to turn over his tax returns unless SCOTUS intervenes.
NBC News’s Tom Winter reported:
NEW: The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a request by President Trump's attorneys for an administrative stay in his tax case. This likely means he needs SCOTUS to grant a stay pending appeal to keep his tax documents out of the Manhattan D.A.'s hands in the near term. — Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) August 21, 2020
This is a huge defeat for Trump as a federal appeals court judge refused to grant him a stay of the Manhattan DA’s subpoena, which was then followed up by the full appeals court refusing to grant him a stay. Trump’s last gasp hope of keeping his tax returns out of the hands of criminal prosecutors is that the Supreme Court would intervene and grant him a stay.
The odds of the Supreme Court granting Trump a stay and voting to hear his appeal are slim because there is no conflicting legal rulings or unsettled law in the case. Trump has lost every single appeal of the Manhattan DA’s subpoena.
Trump is quickly running out of options. If he doesn’t get a stay from the Supreme Court, District Attorney Cy Vance has a window to enforce his subpoena and get Trump’s tax returns.
The case is a criminal investigation of Trump, so if the DA gets Trump’s tax returns, he and his kids could be facing felony criminal indictments before or shortly after the election.
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politicususa--2020-08-21--Democrats Have Trump Freaked Out And Demanding A Blockbuster Convention

Trump is demanding that Republicans put on a blockbuster convention that will outshine the nearly universally praised Biden convention .
Calling aides at all hours from Air Force One or the White House residence , Trump has conveyed last-minute ideas on venues or gimmicks and demanded progress reports on the speakers he wants during his nominating extravaganza , which he hopes will provide a boost to his poll numbers .
Inside the White House , Trump ’ s senior adviser Jared Kushner has taken a lead role in taking his father-in-law ’ s ideas and demands and attempting to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joined in those efforts by senior adviser Hope Hicks and members of the campaign team , including GOP party chairwoman Ronna McDaniel .
Though Kushner wasn ’ t initially scheduled to speak at the convention like the other prominent members of the family , it ’ s now under consideration , a source familiar with the planning told CNN .
Trump ’ s insistence on doing things live combined with the lack of time that Republicans have had to prepare the convention is setting up a perfect storm for disaster to strike the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He will not be able to beat the Democratic convention because his convention will lack both the star power and the cohesiveness that helped Democrats put on an event that was both entertaining and inspiring .
It is likely that Trump ’ s convention is going to be even more dark and negative that his 2016 convention in Cleveland .
Donald Trump thinks that he is a master of television , but days before his convention , Republicans are scrambling , because Democrats put on a great event , and Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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Trump is demanding that Republicans put on a blockbuster convention that will outshine the nearly universally praised Biden convention.
CNN reported:
Calling aides at all hours from Air Force One or the White House residence, Trump has conveyed last-minute ideas on venues or gimmicks and demanded progress reports on the speakers he wants during his nominating extravaganza, which he hopes will provide a boost to his poll numbers.
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Inside the White House, Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner has taken a lead role in taking his father-in-law’s ideas and demands and attempting to make them reality. He’s been joined in those efforts by senior adviser Hope Hicks and members of the campaign team, including GOP party chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. Though Kushner wasn’t initially scheduled to speak at the convention like the other prominent members of the family, it’s now under consideration, a source familiar with the planning told CNN.
Trump’s insistence on doing things live combined with the lack of time that Republicans have had to prepare the convention is setting up a perfect storm for disaster to strike the GOP. Trump has no convention plan. He will not be able to beat the Democratic convention because his convention will lack both the star power and the cohesiveness that helped Democrats put on an event that was both entertaining and inspiring.
It is likely that Trump’s convention is going to be even more dark and negative that his 2016 convention in Cleveland. Donald Trump thinks that he is a master of television, but days before his convention, Republicans are scrambling, because Democrats put on a great event, and Trump has no idea how to match it.
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politicususa--2020-08-21--Ex-Official Busts Trump For Letting Lou Dobbs Run Homeland Security

Former DHS Chief of Staff Miles Taylor said the Lou Dobbs was referred to as the shadow chief of staff and Trump got his policies from the cable news host .
This is really disheartening but there was a period of time where at first jokingly we would say that fox late-night host Lou Dobbs was the sort of shadow chief of staff of the Trump administration .
Why did we say that ?
Because the president would call us and he would say and pardon my language , why the hell didn ’ t you watch Lou Dobb last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lou .
What Lou says is what I want to do .
So if Lou Dobbs peddled a conspiracy theory on late-night television or a claim about what should be done at the border or with some law enforcement operation the president wanted us to be tuning in every night .
My response to that was I don ’ t have any time to watch Lou Dobbs in the evening .
You have us running a 250,000-person department and trying do guard against some of the most severe threats to the country and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this happened on a regular basis .
Trump is a president who doesn ’ t read , doesn ’ t believe the US intelligence that he is briefed on , and tried to run the Department of Homeland Security by getting everyone to watch Lou Dobbs .
The same Lou Dobbs who on Thursday claimed that Steve Bannon ’ s arrest was a deep state plot .
Lou Dobbs was running US homeland security policy while Donald Trump watched TV and tweeted .
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Former DHS Chief of Staff Miles Taylor said the Lou Dobbs was referred to as the shadow chief of staff and Trump got his policies from the cable news host.
Taylor said on CNN:
This is really disheartening but there was a period of time where at first jokingly we would say that fox late-night host Lou Dobbs was the sort of shadow chief of staff of the Trump administration. Why did we say that? Because the president would call us and he would say and pardon my language, why the hell didn’t you watch Lou Dobb last night? You need to listen to Lou. What Lou says is what I want to do. So if Lou Dobbs peddled a conspiracy theory on late-night television or a claim about what should be done at the border or with some law enforcement operation the president wanted us to be tuning in every night.
My response to that was I don’t have any time to watch Lou Dobbs in the evening. You have us running a 250,000-person department and trying do guard against some of the most severe threats to the country and can’t watch Lou Dobbs but this happened on a regular basis.
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Former DHS Chief of Staff Miles Taylor says Trump was getting his ideas on homeland security from Lou Dobbs. pic.twitter.com/FseCHe0DFF — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 21, 2020
Trump is a president who doesn’t read, doesn’t believe the US intelligence that he is briefed on, and tried to run the Department of Homeland Security by getting everyone to watch Lou Dobbs. The same Lou Dobbs who on Thursday claimed that Steve Bannon’s arrest was a deep state plot.
Lou Dobbs was running US homeland security policy while Donald Trump watched TV and tweeted.
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politicususa--2020-08-21--Two More Former Trump National Security Officials Endorse Biden

Two more former Trump administration national security officials have endorsed Joe Biden for president after the Democratic convention .
The @ @ @ @ @ that there are now six former Trump national security officials endorsing Joe Biden : The @ @ @ @ @ the previously announced 73 Republican National Security officials who have endorsed Joe Biden .
The @ @ @ @ @ have revealed that Trump tried to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland because Trump thinks Puerto @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump has been at war with the US intelligence and national security communities since @ @ @ @ @ the people who have worked with him are telling voters that they must elect Joe @ @ @ @ @ pick up support from people who worked in Trump ’ s administration for a reason @ @ @ @ @ administration are a national security risk .
The choice in November isn ’ t between @ @ @ @ @ a decision on whether or not America will be pulled back from the brink .
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Two more former Trump administration national security officials have endorsed Joe Biden for president after the Democratic convention.
The group Defending Democracy Together announced that there are now six former Trump national security officials endorsing Joe Biden:
Two more former Trump officials join statement saying he’s “dangerously unfit to serve another term” John Mitnick
Fmr General Counsel, Dept Homeland Security Elizabeth Neumann @NeuSummits
Fmr Asst Secretary of Homeland Security hat tip: @MilesTaylorUSAhttps://t.co/vonMh5jTAs — Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) August 21, 2020
The two new additions are joining the previously announced 73 Republican National Security officials who have endorsed Joe Biden.
The former Trump national security officials have revealed that Trump tried to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland because Trump thinks Puerto Ricans are dirty and poor. Trump has been at war with the US intelligence and national security communities since he took office, and the people who have worked with him are telling voters that they must elect Joe Biden.
Biden continues to pick up support from people who worked in Trump’s administration for a reason. Donald Trump and his administration are a national security risk. The choice in November isn’t between two candidates. It is a decision on whether or not America will be pulled back from the brink.
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politicususa--2020-08-21--Trump Embarrasses Himself By Attacking Biden For Leaving Pennsylvania When He Was 10

At an event in Virginia , Donald Trump attacked Joe Biden for moving out of Pennsylvania with his family when he was ten .
Trump said , “ He wants to end fracking .
He wants to end petroleum products , end petroleum , no natural gas , no nothing , end everything , and I said how does that work in Texas ?
How does that work in Pennsylvania ?
I was in Pennsylvania yesterday .
A place that he said he was born in , which is true , but he left when he was like nine years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time ago .
He left seven decades ago , and he still calls it his home.
” Trump then tried to claim that Biden never leaves his home , when America just spent four nights watching Joe Biden leave his home .
Trump ’ s attack was silly , and also proof that he has nothing .
Biden isn ’ t trying to end petroleum and natural gas .
The President is terrified of the fact that Biden resonates well with white working-class voters in Pennsylvania .
Joe Biden has maintained his Pennsylvania @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a way that Trump has no interest in .
Trump is losing Pennsylvania , and this dopey attack on Biden for leaving the state with his family when he was a child is not going to help him win the Keystone State .
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At an event in Virginia, Donald Trump attacked Joe Biden for moving out of Pennsylvania with his family when he was ten.
Trump said, “He wants to end fracking. He wants to end petroleum products, end petroleum, no natural gas, no nothing, end everything, and I said how does that work in Texas? How does that work in Pennsylvania? I was in Pennsylvania yesterday. A place that he said he was born in, which is true, but he left when he was like nine years old, so he left a long time ago. He left seven decades ago, and he still calls it his home.”
Trump then tried to claim that Biden never leaves his home, when America just spent four nights watching Joe Biden leave his home.
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Trump is out here attacking Biden for moving away from Pennsylvania when he was 10 pic.twitter.com/x2KQchMw1F — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 21, 2020
Trump’s attack was silly, and also proof that he has nothing. Biden isn’t trying to end petroleum and natural gas. The President is terrified of the fact that Biden resonates well with white working-class voters in Pennsylvania.
Joe Biden has maintained his Pennsylvania connections for decades. He understands Pennsylvania in a way that Trump has no interest in.
Trump is losing Pennsylvania, and this dopey attack on Biden for leaving the state with his family when he was a child is not going to help him win the Keystone State.
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politicususa--2020-08-21--Trump Is One Step Closer To Prison After Losing Federal Appeal On His Tax Returns

A federal judge ruled against Donald Trump on Friday and refused to grant a stay that would delay the turnover of his tax returns to the Manhattan DA .
Trump is trying to delay the turnover of his tax returns to the Manhattan DA who is investigating him for bank fraud , but the courts are in no mood for his obstruction and delays .
Trump ’ s claim that the investigation was harassment was dismissed on Thursday .
Trump appealed , and he lost his appeal on Friday .
The President could be facing a criminal indictment , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the President and his children lied about the value of their assets on loan applications .
Trump is running out of options .
The idea of a looming criminal indictment should make Trump even more desperate to hang on to power through any means necessary .
Trump and his children are quickly running out of options .
If the Supreme Court refuses to hear his ultimate appeal , the Manhattan DA will finally be able to get what he needs to criminally indict Donald Trump .
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A federal judge ruled against Donald Trump on Friday and refused to grant a stay that would delay the turnover of his tax returns to the Manhattan DA.
NBC News’s Geoff Bennett tweeted:
NEWS: A federal judge in New York has denied Pres. Trump’s request to halt the sharing of his tax documents with the Manhattan DA's office pending an appeal of the dismissal of his lawsuit, according to a filing in court. – via @Tom_Winter — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) August 21, 2020
Judge Victor Marrero cited his concerns about further delays harming the investigation and says that President Trump’s attorneys haven’t demonstrated to the court that he’ll suffer irreparable harm if the stay isn’t granted. — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) August 21, 2020
Trump is trying to delay the turnover of his tax returns to the Manhattan DA who is investigating him for bank fraud, but the courts are in no mood for his obstruction and delays. Trump’s claim that the investigation was harassment was dismissed on Thursday. Trump appealed, and he lost his appeal on Friday.
The President could be facing a criminal indictment, as there appears to be overwhelming evidence that the President and his children lied about the value of their assets on loan applications.
Trump is running out of options. The idea of a looming criminal indictment should make Trump even more desperate to hang on to power through any means necessary. Trump and his children are quickly running out of options. If the Supreme Court refuses to hear his ultimate appeal, the Manhattan DA will finally be able to get what he needs to criminally indict Donald Trump.
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politicususa--2020-08-21--New York Governor Andrew Cuomo: Trump Is “Anticipating Losing on Election Day”

Andrew Cuomo thinks Donald Trump ’ s attacks on vote-by-mail are a “ set up ” because he knows he ’ s going to lose the election .
The New York governor believes the President will allege fraud .
Cuomo , a Democrat , told the Today show that the President ’ s continued criticism of mail-in ballots is an attempt to find an excuse when he loses in November .
“ I think this is a set up , ” Cuomo said .
“ I think the President is frankly anticipating losing on election day .
and then we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ‘ oh , there was fraud in the election , ' ” he said .
“ The President is very good at always establishing a conspiracy .
I think that ’ s the conspiracy he ’ s setting.
” Cuomo went on to defend the U.S .
Postal Service , which the Trump administration has recently undermined .
“ We do things through the mail in this country , ” Cuomo said .
“ We pay bills through the mail .
We operate through the mail .
I think mail-in voting makes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I don ’ t want people on lines on election day when we ’ ve fought so hard to get this virus under control , ” he said .

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Andrew Cuomo thinks Donald Trump’s attacks on vote-by-mail are a “set up” because he knows he’s going to lose the election. The New York governor believes the President will allege fraud.
Cuomo, a Democrat, told the Today show that the President’s continued criticism of mail-in ballots is an attempt to find an excuse when he loses in November.
“I think this is a set up,” Cuomo said.
“I think the President is frankly anticipating losing on election day. and then we’re going to hear him say, ‘oh, there was fraud in the election,'” he said.
“The President is very good at always establishing a conspiracy. I think that’s the conspiracy he’s setting.”
Cuomo went on to defend the U.S. Postal Service, which the Trump administration has recently undermined.
“We do things through the mail in this country,” Cuomo said.
“We pay bills through the mail. We operate through the mail. I think mail-in voting makes tremendous sense, especially now.”
“I don’t want people on lines on election day when we’ve fought so hard to get this virus under control,” he said.
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politicususa--2020-08-21--Postal Workers Ordered To Hide Evidence Of Mail Slowdown From Congress

Poster workers were ordered to hide tens of thousands of pieces of backlogged mail before Rep. Joaquin Castro ( D-TX ) toured a facility .
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro , D-San Antonio , toured the main San Antonio post office Wednesday in response to concerns that President Donald Trump ’ s administration has implemented organizational changes at the Postal Service that have slowed deliveries .
Castro confirmed after the tour that six mail sorting machines had been removed from the facility on orders “ by Washington.
” But Carlos Barrios , clerk craft director for the union , said postal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a deceitful perception of how we ’ re doing things.
” He said workers were told to remove large piles of delayed mail before Castro arrived .
He estimated that the pile contained anywhere from 30,000 to 54,000 pieces , some of which were dated as long ago as March .
The fact that there are pieces of mail that are nearly six months old that have not been delivered is proof that Trump has been slowing down the mail for a long time .
At the Senate hearing with Postmaster General DeJoy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office sabotage is a Democratic conspiracy theory : If there is no mail slowdown , why is DeJoy hiding evidence that the mail is not being delivered ?
There is evidence from coast to coast , that the Trump administration is slowing down the mail to limit mail-in voting to benefit Trump .
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Poster workers were ordered to hide tens of thousands of pieces of backlogged mail before Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) toured a facility.
The Texas Tribune reported:
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, toured the main San Antonio post office Wednesday in response to concerns that President Donald Trump’s administration has implemented organizational changes at the Postal Service that have slowed deliveries. Castro confirmed after the tour that six mail sorting machines had been removed from the facility on orders “by Washington.”
But Carlos Barrios, clerk craft director for the union, said postal workers were directed to give Castro “a deceitful perception of how we’re doing things.” He said workers were told to remove large piles of delayed mail before Castro arrived. He estimated that the pile contained anywhere from 30,000 to 54,000 pieces, some of which were dated as long ago as March.
The fact that there are pieces of mail that are nearly six months old that have not been delivered is proof that Trump has been slowing down the mail for a long time.
At the Senate hearing with Postmaster General DeJoy, Ron Johnson claimed that the post office sabotage is a Democratic conspiracy theory:
Even though Trump admitted that he is trying to slow down the mail, Ron Johnson says the USPS sabotage is a Democratic conspiracy theory. pic.twitter.com/kuy5r5YZDA — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 21, 2020
If there is no mail slowdown, why is DeJoy hiding evidence that the mail is not being delivered? There is evidence from coast to coast, that the Trump administration is slowing down the mail to limit mail-in voting to benefit Trump.
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politicususa--2020-08-21--Tammy Duckworth: Trump Listens to Vladimir Putin But Not Our Gold Star Families

Tammy Duckworth continued her assault on Donald Trump on Friday following her speech at the virtual Democratic National Convention where she branded the President “ coward-in-chief.
” The Democratic Senator made media appearances on CNN and MSNBC on Friday morning .
She excoriated President Trump yet again and rebuked his attack on mail-in ballots .
“ I know that Joe Biden will be the commander-in-chief our military needs , ” Duckworth , a veteran , told CNN ’ s New Day .
“ Donald Trump listens to Vladimir Putin but doesn ’ t listen to our Gold Star families .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ leadership we need for our military , ” she said .
Trump famously attacked Gold Star families and earned harsh criticism of Khizr Khan , whose son was killed in Iraq and who spoke at the 2016 Democratic convention .
Speaking on MSNBC , Duckworth again invoked her service in the military to criticize Trump ’ s continued attacks on vote-by-mail .
Duckworth lost her legs in Iraq .
“ I voted by mail from Iraq in a combat zone , it was good enough for our troops in a combat zone , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of us , ” she said .

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Tammy Duckworth continued her assault on Donald Trump on Friday following her speech at the virtual Democratic National Convention where she branded the President “coward-in-chief.”
The Democratic Senator made media appearances on CNN and MSNBC on Friday morning. She excoriated President Trump yet again and rebuked his attack on mail-in ballots.
“I know that Joe Biden will be the commander-in-chief our military needs,” Duckworth, a veteran, told CNN’s New Day.
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“I know that Joe Biden will be the commander-in-chief our military needs,” @SenDuckworth says. “Donald Trump listens to Vladimir Putin but doesn’t listen to our Gold Star families. That’s not the kind of leadership we need for our military.”https://t.co/qi14MGG7ZK pic.twitter.com/ZKOONed2J5 — CNN This Morning (@CNNThisMorning) August 21, 2020
“Donald Trump listens to Vladimir Putin but doesn’t listen to our Gold Star families. That’s not the kind of leadership we need for our military,” she said.
Trump famously attacked Gold Star families and earned harsh criticism of Khizr Khan, whose son was killed in Iraq and who spoke at the 2016 Democratic convention.
Speaking on MSNBC, Duckworth again invoked her service in the military to criticize Trump’s continued attacks on vote-by-mail. Duckworth lost her legs in Iraq.
“I voted by mail from Iraq in a combat zone, it was good enough for our troops in a combat zone, it’s good enough for all of us,” she said.
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politicususa--2020-08-21--Trump Asked Pelosi “Are You Really Going to Impeach Me?” in Phone Call Last Year

Donald Trump phoned Nancy Pelosi and asked her if she really intended to impeach him for pressuring the Ukrainian government to find dirt on Joe Biden .
That ’ s according to a new book by Washington Post journalists Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan .
Trump on Trial reveals the President called the Speaker of the House on 24 September , 2019 – just before the impeachment inquiry began .
“ The phone rang .
Her assistant said the White House was calling .
Hold for the president .
At 8:16 a.m. , Trump came on the line ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from his Trump Tower penthouse in New York .
In two hours , he would address the U.N. General Assembly and then meet separately with several world leaders .
But foreign policy wasn ’ t the reason for his call .
He told Pelosi he wanted to talk about guns.
” Trump then turned to the whistleblower complaint which launched the impeachment hearing and would go on to claim he had exerted no pressure on Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky .
“ Are you really going to impeach me ?
” Trump reportedly asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ convict .
You don ’ t really want to do this , ” he said .
He then repeated his line about how “ perfect ” his call with Zelensky was .
“ Literally , you would be impressed by my lack of pressure… Why would I say something bad ?
” Trump said .
“ It was 100 percent perfect .
I didn ’ t ask him for anything .
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Donald Trump phoned Nancy Pelosi and asked her if she really intended to impeach him for pressuring the Ukrainian government to find dirt on Joe Biden.
That’s according to a new book by Washington Post journalists Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan. Trump on Trial reveals the President called the Speaker of the House on 24 September, 2019 – just before the impeachment inquiry began.
“The phone rang. Her assistant said the White House was calling. Hold for the president. At 8:16 a.m., Trump came on the line” the book recounts.
“He was phoning from his Trump Tower penthouse in New York. In two hours, he would address the U.N. General Assembly and then meet separately with several world leaders. But foreign policy wasn’t the reason for his call. He told Pelosi he wanted to talk about guns.”
Trump then turned to the whistleblower complaint which launched the impeachment hearing and would go on to claim he had exerted no pressure on Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky.
“Are you really going to impeach me?” Trump reportedly asked Pelosi.
“The Senate will never convict. You don’t really want to do this,” he said.
He then repeated his line about how “perfect” his call with Zelensky was.
“Literally, you would be impressed by my lack of pressure… Why would I say something bad?” Trump said. “It was 100 percent perfect. I didn’t ask him for anything.”
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politicususa--2020-08-21--Hillary Clinton Wonders Why “Complicit” Republicans Don’t Stand Up to Trump

Hillary Clinton doesn ’ t understand why some of her former Republican colleagues don ’ t stand up to Donald Trump .
The former senator accused them of being “ complicit ” .
The 2016 Democratic presidential candidate spoke to MSNBC on Friday following Joe Biden ’ s acceptance speech at their party ’ s convention .
In a wide ranging conversation , she brought up GOP senators she knew .
“ I don ’ t understand what has happened to them , ” Clinton said .
“ When Russians are interfering in our election , when they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay silent is to be complicit.
” “ That ’ s what I don ’ t understand — why do they want their place in history to be tarred by this apology for Trump at every turn or the silence that marks them when they ’ re asked a tough question , ” she said .
Clinton said that except for Senator Mitt Romney , Republicans had “ no consistent willingness ” to side with facts and evidence , despite the recent Senate report linking Trump campaign officials to Russian intelligence .
Clinton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ integrity posed by attacks on the U.S .
Postal Service .
“ There ’ s a deliberate effort to sabotage vote by mail .
That ’ s an incredible attack on our election system , ” she said .

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Hillary Clinton doesn’t understand why some of her former Republican colleagues don’t stand up to Donald Trump. The former senator accused them of being “complicit”.
The 2016 Democratic presidential candidate spoke to MSNBC on Friday following Joe Biden’s acceptance speech at their party’s convention. In a wide ranging conversation, she brought up GOP senators she knew.
“I don’t understand what has happened to them,” Clinton said.
“When Russians are interfering in our election, when they’re putting bounties on American soldiers, to stay silent is to be complicit.”
“That’s what I don’t understand — why do they want their place in history to be tarred by this apology for Trump at every turn or the silence that marks them when they’re asked a tough question,” she said.
Clinton said that except for Senator Mitt Romney, Republicans had “no consistent willingness” to side with facts and evidence, despite the recent Senate report linking Trump campaign officials to Russian intelligence.
Clinton also warned about the threat to election integrity posed by attacks on the U.S. Postal Service.
“There’s a deliberate effort to sabotage vote by mail. That’s an incredible attack on our election system,” she said.
“I’m worried about direct interference, undermining vote by mail.”
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politicususa--2020-08-21--DeJoy Falsely Claims He Had No Idea That Mailboxes Were Being Removed

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is making false claims and suggestions that he had no idea that mailboxes and mail sorting machines were being removed .
DeJoy said during his Senate hearing testimony : Over the — today , there is about 140,000 collection boxes out in the — in the Un States .
Over the last ten years , about — it averages about 3,500 a year .
So 35,000 of them have been removed and it ’ s a data driven method .
I haven ’ t reviewed it , but every year they look at utilization of post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place new post boxes , where communities grow .
So 35,000 over ten years .
Since my arrival , we moved 700 post — collection boxes .
Of which I had no idea that that was a process so I that was a process .
When we found out — when I found out about it , we looked at what , you know , what the excitement it was creating so I decided to stop it .
And we ’ ll pick it up after the election .
This is a normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — since , you know , it ’ s been around 50 years and over the last ten years we ’ ve pulled back about 35,000 .
On the machines , the machines we are speaking about , again , mail volume is dropping .
This is a process that I was unaware about .
It ’ s been around for a couple of years now .
We evaluate our machine capacity .
These machines run about 35 % utilization .
The mail volume is , you know , dropping very rapidly .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ package volume is growing .
And when I spoke with the team when this , too , became — got a lot of airplay , we really are moving these machines out to make room to process packages .
We still have hundreds of these machines everywhere , and still not any kind of drain on capacity .
And I repeat .
Both the collection boxes and this machine close down , I was made aware when everybody else was made aware .
It was not a critical issue , you know , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been going on in every election year , and every year for that matter .
DeJoy is claiming cluelessness , but he is also refusing to bring mailboxes and mail sorting machines back .
Even though mail service is slowing , DeJoy is claiming that this is business as usual .
Evidence suggests otherwise , and Trump has vowed to slow down the mail to limit mail-in voting .
The Postmaster General , even though he denied it , has met with the President and Treasury Secretary .
DeJoy is on a cover-up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than a little hard to believe given the statements of Donald Trump .
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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is making false claims and suggestions that he had no idea that mailboxes and mail sorting machines were being removed.
DeJoy said during his Senate hearing testimony:
Over the — today, there is about 140,000 collection boxes out in the — in the Un States. Over the last ten years, about — it averages about 3,500 a year. So 35,000 of them have been removed and it’s a data driven method. I haven’t reviewed it, but every year they look at utilization of post boxes. They look at where they place new post boxes, where communities grow. So 35,000 over ten years. Since my arrival, we moved 700 post — collection boxes. Of which I had no idea that that was a process so I that was a process. When we found out — when I found out about it, we looked at what, you know, what the excitement it was creating so I decided to stop it. And we’ll pick it up after the election.
This is a normal process that’s been around for — since, you know, it’s been around 50 years and over the last ten years we’ve pulled back about 35,000. On the machines, the machines we are speaking about, again, mail volume is dropping. This is a process that I was unaware about. It’s been around for a couple of years now. We evaluate our machine capacity. These machines run about 35% utilization.
The mail volume is, you know, dropping very rapidly. Especially during the COVID crisis. And package volume is growing. And when I spoke with the team when this, too, became — got a lot of airplay, we really are moving these machines out to make room to process packages. We still have hundreds of these machines everywhere, and still not any kind of drain on capacity. And I repeat. Both the collection boxes and this machine close down, I was made aware when everybody else was made aware. It was not a critical issue, you know, within the postal service. This has been going on in every election year, and every year for that matter.
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DeJoy claims that he had no idea that mailboxes and mail sorting machines were being removed. pic.twitter.com/DWuLysjMQQ — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 21, 2020
DeJoy is claiming cluelessness, but he is also refusing to bring mailboxes and mail sorting machines back. Even though mail service is slowing, DeJoy is claiming that this is business as usual. Evidence suggests otherwise, and Trump has vowed to slow down the mail to limit mail-in voting.
The Postmaster General, even though he denied it, has met with the President and Treasury Secretary. DeJoy is on a cover-up operation, and his answers are more than a little hard to believe given the statements of Donald Trump.
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politicususa--2020-08-21--Lincoln Project Mocks Trump’s “Presidential Pouting” About Goodyear Tires

The conservative Lincoln Project will mock Donald Trump ’ s calls to boycott Goodyear tires in a new ad aimed at voters in Ohio – a crucial swing state in this year ’ s election .
The Lincoln Project and Republican Voters Against Trump ( RVAT ) have released a new ad accusing Trump of “ presidential pouting ” after he called on his supporters not to buy from Goodyear .
The company is a major employer in 12 states , including the all important Ohio , which Trump won in 2016 .
“ This week we ’ ve seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former Ohio Governor John Kasich , voice their support for Joe Biden , ” said RVAT political director Tim Miller .
“ Meanwhile , the President ’ s attacking an American company that provides well-paying jobs.
” Lincoln Project co-founder Reed Galen suggested that the President ’ s “ tantrum ” was potentially endangering jobs in the state where Goodyear is a crucial employer .
“ Ohioans are already dealing with the rising unemployment caused by Trump ’ s failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic , ” Galen said .
“ The last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic aftershocks of a presidential temper tantrum.
” President Trump ’ s attack on Goodyear was prompted by the company ’ s policy which banned , among other things , MAGA attire for its employees .

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The conservative Lincoln Project will mock Donald Trump’s calls to boycott Goodyear tires in a new ad aimed at voters in Ohio – a crucial swing state in this year’s election.
The Lincoln Project and Republican Voters Against Trump (RVAT) have released a new ad accusing Trump of “presidential pouting” after he called on his supporters not to buy from Goodyear.
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The company is a major employer in 12 states, including the all important Ohio, which Trump won in 2016.
“This week we’ve seen a parade of well-respected Republicans, including former Ohio Governor John Kasich, voice their support for Joe Biden,” said RVAT political director Tim Miller.
“Meanwhile, the President’s attacking an American company that provides well-paying jobs.”
Lincoln Project co-founder Reed Galen suggested that the President’s “tantrum” was potentially endangering jobs in the state where Goodyear is a crucial employer.
“Ohioans are already dealing with the rising unemployment caused by Trump’s failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Galen said.
“The last thing they need is to suffer the economic aftershocks of a presidential temper tantrum.”
President Trump’s attack on Goodyear was prompted by the company’s policy which banned, among other things, MAGA attire for its employees.
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politicususa--2020-08-23--Opinion: Trump “Scares the Hell” Out of the Working Class While Democrats Give Them Voice

Is Trump the 2020 candidate who best represents the American working class ?
Did the Democratic Party fail to encompass working-class interests , issues , and people at last week ’ s convention ?
What does the working class think ?
Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen seems to think the working class heard nothing of interest from the Democrats and their convention effectively ceded the working-class vote to Trump , writing recently , “ If you were a working-class Obama-Trump voter watching this week ’ s convention , you heard a lot about gun violence , racial justice and climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you .
The message you heard was : Democrats are not interested in your support.
” Let ’ s put aside the fact that Trump himself has repeatedly insisted workers ’ wages must be slashed to make America globally competitive , persistently sought to destroy the Affordable Care Act that helps make affordable health care accessible to the many , and fought vigorously against attempts by workers in his own businesses to unionize .
Let ’ s first look at what some workers themselves have to say and then at how the Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their interests .
At a rally Thursday in Akron , Ohio , Bill Conner , the sub-district director of District 1 of the United Steelworkers , railed against President Donald Trump ’ s most recent attack on American workers .
It “ scares the hell ” out of him , he told the crowd .
“ And it ought to scare the hell out of every working man and woman in this country , ” he continued .
The attack he was talking about was Trump ’ s promotion of a boycott against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company included a slide in a presentation at a Topeka , Kansas plant that indicated “ Make America Great Again ” attire was unacceptable in the workplace .
The company denied distributing or using such a slide in a diversity training presentation but stood by its policy that workers must “ refrain from workplace expressions in support of political campaigning for any candidate or political party.
” Trump accused the company of “ playing politics ” in his press briefing last Wednesday following his tweet promoting the boycott .
He wasn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Well , now who is playing partisan politics with workers ’ lives and the livelihood of an American company , with the economy itself , in the midst of pandemic that has thrust the nation into deep recession and the largest number of job losses since the Great Depression ?
It is the workers who have a right to not be “ happy ” with the nation ’ s president , wouldn ’ t you say ?
As State Representative Tavia Galonski put it at the rally , Trump was effectively trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” the number of workers Goodyear employs in that Ohio region .
Trump , as former President Barack Obama made clear in his speech at last week ’ s convention , hasn ’ t lifted a finger to help the working class and has fought vigorously against their interests .
Thiessen says nothing about that .
As Obama said , Trump has shown no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends.
” He underscored how in the economic collapse Trump has overseen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while those at the top take in more than ever.
” Obama stressed how Biden is focused on the condition of American workers and concerned with re-building an economy to make life easier for “ the waitress trying to raise a kid on her own ” or “ the shift worker always on the edge of being laid off.
” He expressed an understanding of “ why the white factory worker who ’ s seen his wages cut and his job shipped overseas might feel like the government isn ’ t looking out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black mom might feel like it never looked out for her.
” Obama ’ s speech encapsulated much , and we need to see that he , in line with the content of much of the convention , was seeking a new language to talk about class structure and the working class in America , one that encompasses its full diversity .
During the roll call of delegates , we saw a white male worker in Ohio , a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers , award delegates to Biden , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” by Trump .
In Michigan , a black worker and white worker awarded delegates .
We saw teachers in West Virginia and around the nation speaking up wearing their union t-shirts .
And when Pete Buttigieg talked about how now gay , lesbian , and transgender people can no longer be fired because who they are , he was talking about the interests of workers .
When Kamala Harris and others address structural racism , they were addressing a key feature of society that sustains economic inequality and the working-class oppression .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for childcare infrastructure , she was addressing working-class issues .
It ’ s hard to know what Thiessen saw or was listening to when he said the Democratic National Convention did not speak to workers .
What I saw was a party making the effort to enable the working class to represent itself in its full diversity , presenting a platform that encompassed a broad array of issues impacting those who have been not been enjoying the fruits of the wealth they are helping to produce in the U.S. but instead findf themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spoke at the rally in Akron , she said , “ What I ’ d like to say is , ‘ Don ’ t buy Donald Trump , ’ because basically he ’ s been selling you a bill of goods for over four years.
” Maybe Thiessen bought this bill of goods .
Or maybe he just hasn ’ t learned to listen to the language of class and working-class identity on display at the convention .
Or maybe Thiessen believes that what it means to talk to and for the working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frustration , rather than speak to their need for health care , child care , strong union representation , and more .
I ’ ll be the first to admit the Democratic Party has historically been less than perfect on addressing class issues and encompassing working-class concerns .
But Thiessen ’ s deafness to what happened at the convention is surpassed only by his deafness to trump ’ s hostility toward and defrauding of working-class voters .

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Is Trump the 2020 candidate who best represents the American working class? Did the Democratic Party fail to encompass working-class interests, issues, and people at last week’s convention?
What does the working class think?
Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen seems to think the working class heard nothing of interest from the Democrats and their convention effectively ceded the working-class vote to Trump, writing recently, “If you were a working-class Obama-Trump voter watching this week’s convention, you heard a lot about gun violence, racial justice and climate change, but not much directed at you. The message you heard was: Democrats are not interested in your support.”
Let’s put aside the fact that Trump himself has repeatedly insisted workers’ wages must be slashed to make America globally competitive, persistently sought to destroy the Affordable Care Act that helps make affordable health care accessible to the many, and fought vigorously against attempts by workers in his own businesses to unionize.
Let’s first look at what some workers themselves have to say and then at how the Democratic National Convention gave voice to workers and their interests.
At a rally Thursday in Akron, Ohio, Bill Conner, the sub-district director of District 1 of the United Steelworkers, railed against President Donald Trump’s most recent attack on American workers.
It “scares the hell” out of him, he told the crowd. “And it ought to scare the hell out of every working man and woman in this country,” he continued.
The attack he was talking about was Trump’s promotion of a boycott against Goodyear tire because, presumably, the company included a slide in a presentation at a Topeka, Kansas plant that indicated “Make America Great Again” attire was unacceptable in the workplace. The company denied distributing or using such a slide in a diversity training presentation but stood by its policy that workers must “refrain from workplace expressions in support of political campaigning for any candidate or political party.”
Trump accused the company of “playing politics” in his press briefing last Wednesday following his tweet promoting the boycott. He wasn’t “happy” with the company.
Well, now who is playing partisan politics with workers’ lives and the livelihood of an American company, with the economy itself, in the midst of a pandemic that has thrust the nation into deep recession and the largest number of job losses since the Great Depression?
It is the workers who have a right to not be “happy” with the nation’s president, wouldn’t you say? As State Representative Tavia Galonski put it at the rally, Trump was effectively trying to “hand a pink slip to 3,300 workers,” the number of workers Goodyear employs in that Ohio region.
Trump, as former President Barack Obama made clear in his speech at last week’s convention, hasn’t lifted a finger to help the working class and has fought vigorously against their interests. Thiessen says nothing about that.
As Obama said, Trump has shown no interest in using “the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends.” He underscored how in the economic collapse Trump has overseen, “millions of jobs are gone while those at the top take in more than ever.”
Obama stressed how Biden is focused on the condition of American workers and concerned with re-building an economy to make life easier for “the waitress trying to raise a kid on her own” or “the shift worker always on the edge of being laid off.”
He expressed an understanding of “why the white factory worker who’s seen his wages cut and his job shipped overseas might feel like the government isn’t looking out for him” or “why a Black mom might feel like it never looked out for her.”
Obama’s speech encapsulated much, and we need to see that he, in line with the content of much of the convention, was seeking a new language to talk about class structure and the working class in America, one that encompasses its full diversity.
But it wasn’t just Obama.
During the roll call of delegates, we saw a white male worker in Ohio, a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, award delegates to Biden, expressing his frustration with being “screwed” by Trump. In Michigan, a black worker and white worker awarded delegates. We saw teachers in West Virginia and around the nation speaking up wearing their union t-shirts.
And when Pete Buttigieg talked about how now gay, lesbian, and transgender people can no longer be fired because who they are, he was talking about the interests of workers.
When Kamala Harris and others address structural racism, they were addressing a key feature of society that sustains economic inequality and working-class oppression.
When Elizabeth Warren talked about the need for childcare infrastructure, she was addressing working-class issues.
It’s hard to know what Thiessen saw or was listening to when he said the Democratic National Convention did not speak to workers.
What I saw was a party making the effort to enable the working class to represent itself in its full diversity, presenting a platform that encompassed a broad array of issues impacting those who have not been enjoying the fruits of the wealth they are helping to produce in the U.S. but instead find themselves vulnerable at every turn.
When Galonski spoke at the rally in Akron, she said, “What I’d like to say is, ‘Don’t buy Donald Trump,’ because basically he’s been selling you a bill of goods for over four years.”
Maybe Thiessen bought this bill of goods.
Or maybe he just hasn’t learned to listen to the language of class and working-class identity on display at the convention.
Or maybe Thiessen believes that what it means to talk to and for the working class is to stoke racism and feed frustration, rather than speak to their need for health care, child care, strong union representation, and more.
I’ll be the first to admit the Democratic Party has historically been less than perfect on addressing class issues and encompassing working-class concerns.
But Thiessen’s deafness to what happened at the convention is surpassed only by his deafness to Trump’s hostility toward and defrauding of working-class voters.


politicususa--2020-08-22--Opinion: Republicans are still helping Trump destroy America

There was an unexpected , but fairly important , revelation this past week that very few media outlets made a big deal out of – and as one straight-talking Vice President once said , this revelation was “ a big f*cking deal.
” For the sad , pathetic souls that spend an inordinate amount of time closely following politics , the release and results of the Senate Intelligence Committee ’ s report on the Trump campaign ’ s collaboration with the Russian government to interfere in , and influence , the 2016 election was no great surprise .
The only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signed off on the report that confirmed what any semi-conscious American already knew as fact : Trump and his campaign were intimately involved in the entire WikiLeaks-Russian effort to smear former Secretary of State , and Senator , Hillary Rodham Clinton .
And that it was a vile crime to allow a hostile foreign government to influence an American election to install a friend in the White House .
What is stunning indeed , and what the media generally ignored reporting ad nauseam , was that months prior to dirty Don Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writing the report were aware of just how corrupt Trump was and still is .
But they acquitted him of any guilt in abusing the office he doesn ’ t deserve and of obstructing justice .
Apparently the rash of Trump lies were never going to be addressed by his GOP facilitators .
It is still a mystery why the majority of Republicans continue sitting idly by while Trump denigrates America ’ s superb intelligence community for doing their jobs defending America ’ s national security .
As noted over at Mother Jones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in America ’ s election was not a hoax as Trump continues braying like the lying jackass he is .
Mother Jones summed up the report thus : “ On Tuesday , the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committe released a 966-page report that definitively shows that the Trump campaign aided and assisted Putin ’ s attempt to sabotage the election to help Trump.
” ( author bold ) Now , it is important to note that Senate Republicans were hard at work on this particular “ investigation ” for a long time prior to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knew that Trump and his closest “ advisors ” were certainly working with Russia to undermine America ’ s democratic process .
And yet they said nothing except release a report seven months after Trump ’ s trial verifying every dirty detail the intelligence community and Robert Mueller III uncovered ; including flagrant lies by the culprits so close to Trump that he had to know they were intimately working with Russia , not Ukraine , to purposely interfere with an election .
This incident is a microcosm of the GOP ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of American government and democracy .
The reason Republicans support Trump ’ s criminality is not a mystery ; he signs anything they hand him .
However , the flood of what are certainly Trump ’ s unconstitutional acts are only due to the Republicans ’ failure to provide oversight and enforce the Constitution ’ s so-called “ balance of power.
” The GOP ’ s abdication began shortly after Trump ’ s very poorly-attended inauguration and continues today while Republicans in Congress pretend everything is normal instead of being terrified that voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ representative democracy ’ s demise .
One prime example of Republicans shirking their constitutional duty was allowing Trump to unilaterally levy tariffs and , most recently , use an executive order to control taxation .
Both of those tasks are plainly laid out in the Constitution as being mandates for Congress , not the Executive Branch .
Still , Republicans allowed Trump to violate the Constitution as well as inflict a significant amount of financial damage on Americans – many in Republican-majority states .
As an aside , of course Republicans support starving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were intent on a payroll ( FICA ) tax cut as a means of defunding the Social Security Trust , they could have introduced and tried to pass legislation to achieve their 80-year-long goal of destroying the elderly ’ s self-funded retirement program .
Many regular Americans agree with a fair number of pundits and political columnists that Trump ’ s myriad unilateral acts are a prelude to an honest-to-dog dictatorship .
And yet if Republicans had not abandoned their constitutional mandate to make laws and provide oversight to keep the Executive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America would not be in serious decline at home and around the world .
In fact , every last untoward , and blatantly criminal , act Trump has committed is only because Republicans have granted him the unquestionable authority to do so with impunity .
Of course it is easy to blame Trump for America ’ s decline ; he is the most visible and loudest Republican in the land .
However , if Republicans in the House and Senate had not abdicated their Constitutional duty to govern , as well as force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to adhere to the law of the land , America would not be a nation in decline and the laughingstock of the entire world .

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There was an unexpected, but fairly important, revelation this past week that very few media outlets made a big deal out of – and as one straight-talking Vice President once said, this revelation was “a big f*cking deal.”
For the sad, pathetic souls that spend an inordinate amount of time closely following politics, the release and results of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the Trump campaign’s collaboration with the Russian government to interfere in, and influence, the 2016 election was no great surprise. The only real surprise was that most Senate Republicans signed off on the report that confirmed what any semi-conscious American already knew as fact: Trump and his campaign were intimately involved in the entire WikiLeaks-Russian effort to smear former Secretary of State, and Senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton. And that it was a vile crime to allow a hostile foreign government to influence an American election to install a friend in the White House.
What is stunning indeed, and what the media generally ignored reporting ad nauseam, was that months prior to dirty Don Trump’s impeachment, Senate Republicans involved in writing the report were aware of just how corrupt Trump was and still is. But they acquitted him of any guilt in abusing the office he doesn’t deserve and of obstructing justice. Apparently the rash of Trump lies were never going to be addressed by his GOP facilitators.
It is still a mystery why the majority of Republicans continue sitting idly by while Trump denigrates America’s superb intelligence community for doing their jobs defending America’s national security. As noted over at Mother Jones on Tuesday past, the Russian interference in America’s election was not a hoax as Trump continues braying like the lying jackass he is. Mother Jones summed up the report thus:
“On Tuesday, the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committe released a 966-page report that definitively shows that the Trump campaign aided and assisted Putin’s attempt to sabotage the election to help Trump.” (author bold)
Now, it is important to note that Senate Republicans were hard at work on this particular “investigation” for a long time prior to Trump’s impeachment, and they knew that Trump and his closest “advisors” were certainly working with Russia to undermine America’s democratic process. And yet they said nothing except release a report seven months after Trump’s trial verifying every dirty detail the intelligence community and Robert Mueller III uncovered; including flagrant lies by the culprits so close to Trump that he had to know they were intimately working with Russia, not Ukraine, to purposely interfere with an election.
This incident is a microcosm of the GOP’s complicity in Trump’s systematic destruction of American government and democracy. The reason Republicans support Trump’s criminality is not a mystery; he signs anything they hand him. However, the flood of what are certainly Trump’s unconstitutional acts are only due to the Republicans’ failure to provide oversight and enforce the Constitution’s so-called “balance of power.”
The GOP’s abdication began shortly after Trump’s very poorly-attended inauguration and continues today while Republicans in Congress pretend everything is normal instead of being terrified that voting Americans are watching Republicans aid in their representative democracy’s demise.
One prime example of Republicans shirking their constitutional duty was allowing Trump to unilaterally levy tariffs and, most recently, use an executive order to control taxation. Both of those tasks are plainly laid out in the Constitution as being mandates for Congress, not the Executive Branch. Still, Republicans allowed Trump to violate the Constitution as well as inflict a significant amount of financial damage on Americans – many in Republican-majority states.
As an aside, of course Republicans support starving Social Security to death. But if they were intent on a payroll (FICA) tax cut as a means of defunding the Social Security Trust, they could have introduced and tried to pass legislation to achieve their 80-year-long goal of destroying the elderly’s self-funded retirement program.
Many regular Americans agree with a fair number of pundits and political columnists that Trump’s myriad unilateral acts are a prelude to an honest-to-dog dictatorship. And yet if Republicans had not abandoned their constitutional mandate to make laws and provide oversight to keep the Executive Branch from becoming an authoritarian monarchy, America would not be in serious decline at home and around the world. In fact, every last untoward, and blatantly criminal, act Trump has committed is only because Republicans have granted him the unquestionable authority to do so with impunity.
Of course it is easy to blame Trump for America’s decline; he is the most visible and loudest Republican in the land. However, if Republicans in the House and Senate had not abdicated their Constitutional duty to govern, as well as force Trump and his dirty, filthy administration to adhere to the law of the land, America would not be a nation in decline and the laughingstock of the entire world.


politicususa--2020-08-22--Nancy Pelosi Just Told America To Ignore Donald Trump

Speaker Pelosi was asked about Trump and voting , and she told the American people to ignore Trump , make a plan , and vote .
Pelosi said at her weekly press conference : Don ’ t pay any attention to what the president is saying because it is all designed to suppress the vote .
He ’ s going to have law enforcement — that ’ s in their playbook .
We ’ ve seen their playbook .
It ’ s in their playbook .
They ’ ll have people intimidated to vote by having ICE Agents or other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people as they show up .
Why are they here ?
It ’ s scary .
But ignore that .
It ’ s a suppress the vote tactic , as is the suppressing of the ability of the postal system to deliver on its responsibility to treat first-class — ballots as first-class mail and to deliver in a timely fashion and not — and not ignore the need for overtime .
So all I would say to the final part of your question is , ignore them .
Make a plan to vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we will have an outcome that is clear , as close to election night as possible .
I say that because the more that vote by mail , there may be some counting after the election .
But I hope that our victory will be so big it will be so big that it will be so clear .
Speaker Pelosi was right .
Trump is making noise as part of his campaign to scare voters into not casting ballots because he knows that if turnout is high , he will lose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignore the blustering and conspiracy theories coming out of the White House for the next two-plus months .
Be prepared to counter what Donald Trump does .
Don ’ t worry about what he says .
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Speaker Pelosi was asked about Trump and voting, and she told the American people to ignore Trump, make a plan, and vote.
Pelosi said at her weekly press conference:
Don’t pay any attention to what the president is saying because it is all designed to suppress the vote. He’s going to have law enforcement — that’s in their playbook. We’ve seen their playbook. It’s in their playbook. They’ll have people intimidated to vote by having ICE Agents or other law enforcement there to instill fear in people as they show up. Why are they here? It’s scary. But ignore that. It’s a suppress the vote tactic, as is the suppressing of the ability of the postal system to deliver on its responsibility to treat first-class — ballots as first-class mail and to deliver in a timely fashion and not — and not ignore the need for overtime.
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So all I would say to the final part of your question is, ignore them. Make a plan to vote. Do so to vote early so that we will have an outcome that is clear, as close to election night as possible. I say that because the more that vote by mail, there may be some counting after the election. But I hope that our victory will be so big it will be so big that it will be so clear.
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Pelosi tells America to ignore Trump and his voter suppression tactics. pic.twitter.com/ihuLBde1EI — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) August 22, 2020
Speaker Pelosi was right. Trump is making noise as part of his campaign to scare voters into not casting ballots because he knows that if turnout is high, he will lose to Joe Biden, so America should ignore the blustering and conspiracy theories coming out of the White House for the next two-plus months.
Be prepared to counter what Donald Trump does. Don’t worry about what he says.
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politicususa--2020-08-22--Trump Proves He Is Slowing Down The Mail With USPS Bill Veto Threat

Trump claims that he is not slowing down the mail , but he is threatening to veto the House ’ s bill to provide $ 25 billion in USPS aid .
CNN reported : Keep in mind that President Trump himself characterized his opposition to more funding for the post office as a way to prevent the expansion of mail-in voting .
So that ’ s the president himself who made that association .
And meanwhile the White House last night announced they would veto that bill that Phil was just talking about that ’ s moving through the House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dead on arrival if it were to get to the president ’ s desk .
For starters , that $ 25 billion figure is much higher than what the White House and Republicans agreed to during the failed stimulus talks .
They wanted more in the neighborhood of $ 10 billion , and the White House is warning they want strings attached to that postal service funding .
They don ’ t just want an influx of cash for USPS .
They want it earmarked specifically for COVID and for election purposes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ use the pandemic as a pretext for limiting any changes or reforms to the post office .
Reforms the White House argued in a statement are needed to modernize the post office .
Trump can ’ t be trying to speed up the mail while denying funding to the Postal Service .
These two things aren ’ t happening at the same time .
Trump is trying to deny funding to the post office to provide a pretext for his Postmaster General to continue to slash overtime and delay the mail .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slow down the mail by refusing to provide additional funding to the post office .
Republicans and Trump are trying to starve the post office so that millions of mail-in voters are disenfranchised in November .
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Trump claims that he is not slowing down the mail, but he is threatening to veto the House’s bill to provide $25 billion in USPS aid.
CNN reported:
Keep in mind that President Trump himself characterized his opposition to more funding for the post office as a way to prevent the expansion of mail-in voting. So that’s the president himself who made that association.
And meanwhile the White House last night announced they would veto that bill that Phil was just talking about that’s moving through the House right now. That it would be dead on arrival if it were to get to the president’s desk. For starters, that $25 billion figure is much higher than what the White House and Republicans agreed to during the failed stimulus talks. They wanted more in the neighborhood of $10 billion, and the White House is warning they want strings attached to that postal service funding. They don’t just want an influx of cash for USPS. They want it earmarked specifically for COVID and for election purposes.
They also accuse Democrats of trying to use the pandemic as a pretext for limiting any changes or reforms to the post office. Reforms the White House argued in a statement are needed to modernize the post office.
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Even though he claims that he is not trying to slow down the mail, Trump is threatening to veto $25 billion in House funding for the USPS. pic.twitter.com/R5dxKlOYGM — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) August 22, 2020
Trump can’t be trying to speed up the mail while denying funding to the Postal Service. These two things aren’t happening at the same time. Trump is trying to deny funding to the post office to provide a pretext for his Postmaster General to continue to slash overtime and delay the mail.
Trump is proving that he is trying to slow down the mail by refusing to provide additional funding to the post office.
Republicans and Trump are trying to starve the post office so that millions of mail-in voters are disenfranchised in November.
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politicususa--2020-08-22--Trump Caught On Tape Bragging About Suppressing The Black Vote

Newly leaked audio shared with Politico reveals Donald Trump bragging about low Black turnout in the 2016 election .
According to the report , “ In a private meeting inside Trump Tower days before his inauguration , Donald Trump told a group of civil rights leaders something most Republicans wouldn ’ t dare publicly acknowledge : lower turnout among Black voters did , in fact , benefit him in the 2016 presidential election.
” “ Many Blacks didn ’ t go out to vote for Hillary ’ cause they liked me , ” Trump said , according to Politico .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting the vote , you know , and it was great.
” As MSNBC ’ s Jonathan Capehart said on Saturday morning , “ When John Lewis was marching over that bridge in Selma , Alabama , it was a march to Montgomery to demand the right to vote .
President Trump has made it pretty clear that he wants to stand in that way.
” Trump needs low turnout to win the election Whether it ’ s spewing lies about mail-in voting or actively sabotaging the U.S .
Postal Service , Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a central key to winning a second term .
The RNC is helping him achieve this goal as they ’ ve partnered with Trump to limit voting in at least 17 states , many of which are swing states .
Donald Trump and his GOP loyalists know that if turnout is high in 2020 , particularly among African American voters , Trump doesn ’ t stand a chance of winning a second term in the White House .

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Newly leaked audio shared with Politico reveals Donald Trump bragging about low Black turnout in the 2016 election.
According to the report, “In a private meeting inside Trump Tower days before his inauguration, Donald Trump told a group of civil rights leaders something most Republicans wouldn’t dare publicly acknowledge: lower turnout among Black voters did, in fact, benefit him in the 2016 presidential election.”
“Many Blacks didn’t go out to vote for Hillary ’cause they liked me,” Trump said, according to Politico. “That was almost as good as getting the vote, you know, and it was great.”
As MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart said on Saturday morning, “When John Lewis was marching over that bridge in Selma, Alabama, it was a march to Montgomery to demand the right to vote. President Trump has made it pretty clear that he wants to stand in that way.”
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Trump needs low turnout to win the election
Whether it’s spewing lies about mail-in voting or actively sabotaging the U.S. Postal Service, Donald Trump openly acknowledges that suppressing the vote is a central key to winning a second term.
The RNC is helping him achieve this goal as they’ve partnered with Trump to limit voting in at least 17 states, many of which are swing states.
Donald Trump and his GOP loyalists know that if turnout is high in 2020, particularly among African American voters, Trump doesn’t stand a chance of winning a second term in the White House.
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politicususa--2020-08-22--Court Orders Trump To Pay Stormy Daniels’s Legal Fees

A court has ordered Trump must pay Stormy Daniels ’ s legal fees of $ 43,000 , which were tied to the 2016 payoff agreement .
Lawyers representing porn star Stormy Daniels posted a court ruling online indicating President Trump has been ordered to pay $ 43,000 in legal fees to their client , who has claimed in great detail that she had an affair with Trump in 2006 after his son Barron was born .
The ruling handed down Monday seems to award Daniels for lingering legal fees tied to a 2016 payoff agreement involving Trump ’ s former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
At the Republican convention , there will be lots of talk about how Trump is protecting the interests of evangelical Christians , all the while ignoring that he has a court judgment hanging over his head for legal fees related to cheating on his third wife .
Trump has had an awful week in court .
He has lost everywhere , including turning over his tax returns to the Manhattan DA .
Decades of cheating , fraud , and criminality are finally catching up with Donald Trump .
The $ 43,000 that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end up being the least of his problems if DA starts handing ou criminal indictments to Trump and his kids .
A president who promised his supporters “ so much winning ” can ’ t seem to stop losing .
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A court has ordered Trump must pay Stormy Daniels’s legal fees of $43,000, which were tied to the 2016 payoff agreement.
The New York Daily News reported:
Lawyers representing porn star Stormy Daniels posted a court ruling online indicating President Trump has been ordered to pay $43,000 in legal fees to their client, who has claimed in great detail that she had an affair with Trump in 2006 after his son Barron was born.
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The ruling handed down Monday seems to award Daniels for lingering legal fees tied to a 2016 payoff agreement involving Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen, Trump and Daniels.
At the Republican convention, there will be lots of talk about how Trump is protecting the interests of evangelical Christians, all the while ignoring that he has a court judgment hanging over his head for legal fees related to cheating on his third wife.
Trump has had an awful week in court. He has lost everywhere, including turning over his tax returns to the Manhattan DA.
Decades of cheating, fraud, and criminality are finally catching up with Donald Trump. The $43,000 that he has to pay Stormy Daniels could end up being the least of his problems if DA starts handing ou criminal indictments to Trump and his kids.
A president who promised his supporters “so much winning” can’t seem to stop losing.
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politicususa--2020-08-22--Trump Lied About Democrats Eliminating God From The Pledge Of Allegiance And Here’s The Proof

Trump falsely claimed on Saturday that Democrats eliminated God from the Pledge of Allegiance at their convention , but the video proves him wrong .
Here is the video from Thursday night at the Democratic convention : Fact checkers immediately nailed Trump for the lie .
Snopes pointed out in their fact check , “ This statement is misleading at best .
The DNC did not omit “ under God ” from the pledge , nor did they forbid its use .
In fact , during every recitation of the pledge before each night ’ s events — the 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ under God ” was included.
” PolitiFact added , “ The Pledge of Allegiance has existed in some form since the late 19th century , but in 1954 , President Dwight Eisenhower signed a bill that officially added the words “ under God.
” There is a long history of legal challenges and religious objections to the inclusion of the phrase , particularly in public schools , where students are often asked to say the pledge.
” Television networks are going to have to fact check Trump ’ s convention in real-time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lie about what everyone saw and heard at the Democratic convention is just the tip of the iceberg compared to what he is going to say if he is given eight hours of coast to coast network television live airtime .
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Trump falsely claimed on Saturday that Democrats eliminated God from the Pledge of Allegiance at their convention, but the video proves him wrong.
Trump tweeted:
The Democrats took the word GOD out of the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democrat National Convention. At first I thought they made a mistake, but it wasn’t. It was done on purpose. Remember Evangelical Christians, and ALL, this is where they are coming from-it’s done. Vote Nov 3! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 22, 2020
Trump lied.
Here is the video from Thursday night at the Democratic convention:
Trump is lying about Democrats eliminating God from the Pledge of Allegiance and here's the proof from Thursday night. pic.twitter.com/md6o4hYDUz — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 22, 2020
Fact checkers immediately nailed Trump for the lie. Snopes pointed out in their fact check, “This statement is misleading at best. The DNC did not omit “under God” from the pledge, nor did they forbid its use. In fact, during every recitation of the pledge before each night’s events — the 2020 DNC lasted four nights — the phrase “under God” was included.”
PolitiFact added, “The Pledge of Allegiance has existed in some form since the late 19th century, but in 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower signed a bill that officially added the words “under God.” There is a long history of legal challenges and religious objections to the inclusion of the phrase, particularly in public schools, where students are often asked to say the pledge.”
Television networks are going to have to fact check Trump’s convention in real-time and be prepared to cut away because the lie about what everyone saw and heard at the Democratic convention is just the tip of the iceberg compared to what he is going to say if he is given eight hours of coast to coast network television live airtime.
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politicususa--2020-08-22--Former Postal Regulator Says Trump Is Trying To Scare People Into Not Voting

Former Postal Service regulator Ruth Goldway said that Trump ’ s post office sabotage is all about spreading panic and scaring people into not voting .
I think that ’ s just what the president wants you do .
He wants you to be panicked , be concerned about voting by mail and then not vote at all since voting by mail is the safest option for us during the pandemic .
And , in fact , the postal service has the capacity more than enough capacity to handle vote by mail if everyone voted .
If everyone voted twice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think people have to be calm and focus on what many of the senators did yesterday in the hearing , which was to get a commitment from the new PMG that first-class service will be provided to all election mail .
This was a question that was raised by a letter that was circulated by the postal service to its offices and secretaries of state and local election officials in July that perhaps letter mail would not be treated that way and might take as long as 15 days .
So , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the hearings when DeJoy committed to handling all election mail as first-class mail , even if it ’ s not postage marked as first-class mail , and that there would be extra resources and policies in place to handle that mail , including people on the shop floor picking up last ballot and making sure it got into a truck to be delivered .
The Postal Service does have more than enough capacity to handle election mail .
The question is will Trump and DeJoy allow the USPS to operate at full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ career has been about fear , both his own and spreading it to others .
Trump seeks to maintain power and control through fear , so the way to beat Trump is to not be afraid , make a plan , and vote .
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Former Postal Service regulator Ruth Goldway said that Trump’s post office sabotage is all about spreading panic and scaring people into not voting.
Goldway said on MSNBC’s Velshi:
I think that’s just what the president wants you do. He wants you to be panicked, be concerned about voting by mail and then not vote at all since voting by mail is the safest option for us during the pandemic. And, in fact, the postal service has the capacity more than enough capacity to handle vote by mail if everyone voted. If everyone voted twice we have the capacity.
So I think people have to be calm and focus on what many of the senators did yesterday in the hearing, which was to get a commitment from the new PMG that first-class service will be provided to all election mail. This was a question that was raised by a letter that was circulated by the postal service to its offices and secretaries of state and local election officials in July that perhaps letter mail would not be treated that way and might take as long as 15 days. So, I believe that we made some progress yesterday in the hearings when DeJoy committed to handling all election mail as first-class mail, even if it’s not postage marked as first-class mail, and that there would be extra resources and policies in place to handle that mail, including people on the shop floor picking up last ballot and making sure it got into a truck to be delivered.
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Former Postal Regulatory Commission Chair Ruth Goldway said that Trump is trying to spread fear and scare people into not voting by mail. pic.twitter.com/9zNTQq0KFj — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 22, 2020
The Postal Service does have more than enough capacity to handle election mail. The question is will Trump and DeJoy allow the USPS to operate at full capacity?
Trump’s entire political career has been about fear, both his own and spreading it to others. Trump seeks to maintain power and control through fear, so the way to beat Trump is to not be afraid, make a plan, and vote.
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