politicususa--2020-08-19--Trump Asks His Supporters to Boycott Goodyear Tires Because of a Ban on MAGA Hats

President Donald Trump called on his supporters to boycott Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. after it announced a ban on @ @ @ @ @ ” ( or MAGA ) hats as part of a “ zero tolerance ” policy @ @ @ @ @ Don ’ t buy GOODYEAR TIRES – They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS .
@ @ @ @ @ less !
( This is what the Radical Left Democrats do .
Two can play @ @ @ @ @ we have to start playing it now ! )
, ” the president wrote .
@ @ @ @ @ a Fox News segment on Goodyear ’ s policy aired on television , signaling that @ @ @ @ @ earlier this morning and chose to respond to it .
A photo circulating on social @ @ @ @ @ was presented during a diversity training .
Goodyear considers Black Lives Matter ( BLM ) @ @ @ @ @ Bisexual , Transgender ( LGBT ) Pride acceptable .
Under unacceptable : “ Blue Lives @ @ @ @ @ , MAGA Attire , Political Affiliated Slogans or Material .
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President Donald Trump called on his supporters to boycott Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. after it announced a ban on “Make America Great Again” (or MAGA) hats as part of a “zero tolerance” policy in the workplace.
“Don’t buy GOODYEAR TIRES – They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS. Get better tires for far less! (This is what the Radical Left Democrats do. Two can play the same game, and we have to start playing it now!),” the president wrote.
Don’t buy GOODYEAR TIRES – They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS. Get better tires for far less! (This is what the Radical Left Democrats do. Two can play the same game, and we have to start playing it now!). — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 19, 2020
The tweet came just as a Fox News segment on Goodyear’s policy aired on television, signaling that the president was watching Fox earlier this morning and chose to respond to it. A photo circulating on social media shows a slide that was presented during a diversity training. Goodyear considers Black Lives Matter (BLM) and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Pride acceptable. Under unacceptable: “Blue Lives Matter, All Lives Matter, MAGA Attire, Political Affiliated Slogans or Material.”
In which the president of the United States calls for a boycott of Goodyear tires, apparently in response to a Fox segment he was watching. Left, Fox Business' Varney & Co., 10:23 a.m.
Right, Trump, 10:33 a.m. pic.twitter.com/lJg2DUPpxz — Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) August 19, 2020


politicususa--2020-08-19--New Poll: Majority of Americans Are Embarrassed and “Very Angry” at the State of the Country

A majority of Americans feel embarrassment by the U.S. handling of the Coronavirus and most of them are very angry at the direction the country is heading .
Those are the findings of a new CNN poll released on Wednesday .
In bad news for President Donald Trump , his approval rating on Coronavirus has hit a new record low .
Fifty-eight percent of Americans said they didn ’ t approve of Trump ’ s handling of the pandemic , while 55 % said the worst of the Covid-19 outbreak is still to come .
CNN found that nearly 7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country ’ s response to the Coronavirus , with a clear partisan divide on the issue .
Some 93 % of Democrats are embarrassed , though 61 % Republicans are proud .
Another startling finding is the number of respondents who said they were “ very angry ” with the way the nation is headed .
A slim majority – 51 % – said they were very angry .
This may be a record high .
According to the CNN report , the previous high points were 35 % in 2008 and 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this cycle .
An overwhelming majority of Americans – 8 in 10 – are “ at least somewhat angry ” with the direction the country is heading in , while 52 % are not comfortable returning to life as usual .
President Trump has usually dismissed polls that look bad for him , but these numbers have been born out across numerous surveys throughout the pandemic .

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A majority of Americans feel embarrassment by the U.S. handling of the Coronavirus and most of them are very angry at the direction the country is heading.
Those are the findings of a new CNN poll released on Wednesday. In bad news for President Donald Trump, his approval rating on Coronavirus has hit a new record low.
Fifty-eight percent of Americans said they didn’t approve of Trump’s handling of the pandemic, while 55% said the worst of the Covid-19 outbreak is still to come.
CNN found that nearly 7 in 10 Americans are embarrassed by the country’s response to the Coronavirus, with a clear partisan divide on the issue. Some 93% of Democrats are embarrassed, though 61% Republicans are proud.
Another startling finding is the number of respondents who said they were “very angry” with the way the nation is headed. A slim majority – 51% – said they were very angry.
This may be a record high. According to the CNN report, the previous high points were 35% in 2008 and 2016, meaning the percentage is significantly higher this cycle.
An overwhelming majority of Americans – 8 in 10 – are “at least somewhat angry” with the direction the country is heading in, while 52% are not comfortable returning to life as usual.
President Trump has usually dismissed polls that look bad for him, but these numbers have been born out across numerous surveys throughout the pandemic.
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politicususa--2020-08-19--Rep. Ted Lieu: Mueller’s Team Didn’t Have the Guts to Nail Trump for a Felony

Ted Lieu has offered harsh criticism of the Mueller investigation following the publication of a Senate report into Russian interference during the 2020 election .
The Democratic Congressman took to Twitter to highlight what he described as a crime committed by the President .
He also gave a scathing review of the Special Counsel ’ s probe .
Lieu was retweeting MSNBC analyst Matthew Miller , who wrote “ Trump solicited , welcomed , and benefited from Russian interference ” but investigators didn ’ t find enough evidence for criminal charges .
“ It ’ s a felony campaign finance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help your campaign , especially when the foreign power weighed in on such a massive scale , ” Lieu said .
“ The Mueller team just didn ’ t have the guts to go there.
” Criticism of Special Counsel Robert Mueller has been rare from Democrats , while Republicans have attempted to paint his investigation as a “ witch hunt ” and even illegal .
However , the bipartisan Senate report presents the strongest evidence yet of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia , which has raised serious questions about Mueller @ @ @ @

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Ted Lieu has offered harsh criticism of the Mueller investigation following the publication of a Senate report into Russian interference during the 2020 election.
The Democratic Congressman took to Twitter to highlight what he described as a crime committed by the President. He also gave a scathing review of the Special Counsel’s probe.
Lieu was retweeting MSNBC analyst Matthew Miller, who wrote “Trump solicited, welcomed, and benefited from Russian interference” but investigators didn’t find enough evidence for criminal charges.
“It’s a felony campaign finance violation to solicit a foreign power to help your campaign, especially when the foreign power weighed in on such a massive scale,” Lieu said.
It’s a felony campaign finance violation to solicit a foreign power to help your campaign, especially when the foreign power weighed in on such a massive scale. The Mueller team just didn’t have the guts to go there. https://t.co/J8cSjfidGA — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 18, 2020
“The Mueller team just didn’t have the guts to go there.”
Criticism of Special Counsel Robert Mueller has been rare from Democrats, while Republicans have attempted to paint his investigation as a “witch hunt” and even illegal.
However, the bipartisan Senate report presents the strongest evidence yet of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, which has raised serious questions about Mueller’s decision-making.
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politicususa--2020-08-19--Mark Meadows Ignores Bin Laden to Falsely Claim Trump Is the Only President to Take Out a Terrorist

Mark Meadows claimed on Wednesday that Donald Trump is the only president to go after and kill a terrorist – completely ignoring the U.S. taking out Osama Bin Laden .
The White House Chief of Staff spoke to Fox News and was apparently citing the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani .
That killing which was widely condemned even by American allies .
“ This is the only president who actually went after a terrorist and took him out , ” Meadows said .
This is not the case .
Former President Barack Obama authorized the raid that killed Osama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the architect of the 9/11 attacks and the most wanted terrorist in the world .
Meadows had spent some of his interview tacitly attacking the Obama even before this comment .
He claimed “ not a single American believes that President Trump inherited a good economy.
” “ He made a great economy , and he ’ s doing it again in this v-shaped recovery , ” Meadows said .
The Fox News hosts didn ’ t correct Meadows ’ assertion about Trump and he went on to suggest federal agents could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following their disastrous time there .
“ It looks like we ’ re going to have to , they ’ re not doing the job , ” he said .

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Mark Meadows claimed on Wednesday that Donald Trump is the only president to go after and kill a terrorist – completely ignoring the U.S. taking out Osama Bin Laden.
The White House Chief of Staff spoke to Fox News and was apparently citing the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. That killing which was widely condemned even by American allies.
“This is the only president who actually went after a terrorist and took him out,” Meadows said.
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On Fox & Friends, Mark Meadows lies that Donald Trump is "the only president who actually went after a terrorist and took him out." pic.twitter.com/Wyqio9f4LB — Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) August 19, 2020
This is not the case. Former President Barack Obama authorized the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011. Bin Laden was the architect of the 9/11 attacks and the most wanted terrorist in the world.
Meadows had spent some of his interview tacitly attacking the Obama even before this comment. He claimed “not a single American believes that President Trump inherited a good economy.”
“He made a great economy, and he’s doing it again in this v-shaped recovery,” Meadows said.
The Fox News hosts didn’t correct Meadows’ assertion about Trump and he went on to suggest federal agents could be sent back into Portland, Oregon following their disastrous time there.
“It looks like we’re going to have to, they’re not doing the job,” he said.
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politicususa--2020-08-20--Trump Will Speak Near Biden’s Hometown Hours Before Democratic Acceptance Speech

Donald Trump will deliver a speech near Joe Biden ’ s childhood hometown just hours before the former Vice President is set to give his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention .
The President will speak near Scranton , Pennsylvania on Thursday .
Biden lived in Scranton as a child and has often spoken about it .
Trump will give a speech in a nearby town , Old Forge .
According to his campaign , Trump will “ deliver remarks on a half century of Joe Biden failing America.
” Democrats have already dismissed the event as a publicity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and from Trump ’ s own policy failures .
The President would rather the media focused on him .
“ This sideshow is a pathetic attempt to distract from the fact that Trump ’ s presidency stands for nothing but crises , lies , and division , ” said Biden spokesman Andrew Bates .
Presidential candidates traditionally shun the spotlight during rival conventions , but Trump has tried to preempt the Democratic speakers through tweets and appearances .
Biden ’ s speech on Thursday will lay out his pitch for the White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ address of his long political career .
President Trump is keen to distract from it .
He ’ ll also appear on Fox News an hour before Biden takes the virtual stage for an interview with Tucker Carlson .

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Donald Trump will deliver a speech near Joe Biden’s childhood hometown just hours before the former Vice President is set to give his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.
The President will speak near Scranton, Pennsylvania on Thursday. Biden lived in Scranton as a child and has often spoken about it. Trump will give a speech in a nearby town, Old Forge.
According to his campaign, Trump will “deliver remarks on a half century of Joe Biden failing America.
Democrats have already dismissed the event as a publicity stunt designed to distract both from Biden and from Trump’s own policy failures. The President would rather the media focused on him.
“This sideshow is a pathetic attempt to distract from the fact that Trump’s presidency stands for nothing but crises, lies, and division,” said Biden spokesman Andrew Bates.
Presidential candidates traditionally shun the spotlight during rival conventions, but Trump has tried to preempt the Democratic speakers through tweets and appearances.
Biden’s speech on Thursday will lay out his pitch for the White House and will arguably be the most important address of his long political career. President Trump is keen to distract from it.
He’ll also appear on Fox News an hour before Biden takes the virtual stage for an interview with Tucker Carlson.
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politicususa--2020-08-20--Trump Attacks the Late John McCain But Claims His Campaign Was Sabotaged

Donald Trump lashed out at the late John McCain on Thursday while also agreeing with the false suggestion that his 2008 campaign was sabotaged from the inside .
The President retweeted a video of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin telling Fox New ’ s Tucker Carlson that the Republican presidential campaign in 2008 was sabotaged by some people now publicly opposed to Trump .
Trump agreed with the former vice presidential candidate but also took the opportunity to attack the deceased senator .
“ Sarah is correct , ” Trump tweeted .
McCain was a lousy candidate with lots of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ sabotaged his campaign from the inside , and never gave him a chance to win.
” “ Hope they were happy with OBiden , who gave you me !
” Trump frequently criticized McCain while he was alive and the senator ’ s death doesn ’ t seem to have discouraged the President from his continued attacks on the Republican stalwart .
Palin ’ s criticism of former Republican operatives Steve Schmidt and Nicolle Wallace appears to be her first noteworthy contribution to the 2020 election cycle .
She was widely considered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running mate and Schmidt , who advised the campaign , has offered unrestrained criticism of her lack of preparedness .

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Donald Trump lashed out at the late John McCain on Thursday while also agreeing with the false suggestion that his 2008 campaign was sabotaged from the inside.
The President retweeted a video of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin telling Fox New’s Tucker Carlson that the Republican presidential campaign in 2008 was sabotaged by some people now publicly opposed to Trump.
Trump agreed with the former vice presidential candidate but also took the opportunity to attack the deceased senator.
“Sarah is correct,” Trump tweeted. McCain was a lousy candidate with lots of bad policy, but the ‘deadheads’ sabotaged his campaign from the inside, and never gave him a chance to win.”
Sarah is correct. McCain was a lousy candidate with lots of bad policy, but the “deadheads” sabotaged his campaign from the inside, and never gave him a chance to win. Hope they were happy with OBiden, who gave you me! https://t.co/rynLuGRKHA — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 20, 2020
“Hope they were happy with OBiden, who gave you me!”
Trump frequently criticized McCain while he was alive and the senator’s death doesn’t seem to have discouraged the President from his continued attacks on the Republican stalwart.
Palin’s criticism of former Republican operatives Steve Schmidt and Nicolle Wallace appears to be her first noteworthy contribution to the 2020 election cycle.
She was widely considered a catastrophic choice for McCain’s running mate and Schmidt, who advised the campaign, has offered unrestrained criticism of her lack of preparedness.
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politicususa--2020-08-20--Kamala Harris Tells Trump, “I know a predator when I see one.”

Kamala Harris had a message for Trump and the country that was impossible to miss .
She said , “ @ @ @ @ @ I see one.
” Sen. Harris said , “ That led me to become a @ @ @ @ @ , attorney general and a United States senator .
And at every step of the @ @ @ @ @ been guided by the words I spoke from the first time I stood in a @ @ @ @ @ the people .
I have fought for children and survivors of sexual assault .
I @ @ @ @ @ .
I took on the biggest banks and helped take down one of the biggest @ @ @ @ @ a predator when I see one.
” Harris might have been talking about her record @ @ @ @ @ that she was also talking about Donald Trump .
There has never been a bigger @ @ @ @ @ history , and Joe Biden has picked a running mate who has spent her career @ @ @ @ @ now Kamala Harris is coming for the predator in the Oval Office

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Kamala Harris had a message for Trump and the country that was impossible to miss. She said, “I know a predator when I see one.”
Sen. Harris said, “That led me to become a lawyer, a district attorney, attorney general and a United States senator. And at every step of the way, I’ve been guided by the words I spoke from the first time I stood in a courtroom. Kamala Harris for the people. I have fought for children and survivors of sexual assault. I fought against transnational criminal organizations. I took on the biggest banks and helped take down one of the biggest for-profit colleges. I know a predator when I see one.”
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Kamala Harris, "I know a predator when I see one." #DemConvention pic.twitter.com/lvamdji5pr — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) August 20, 2020
Harris might have been talking about her record, but it was clear that she was also talking about Donald Trump. There has never been a bigger predator as president in US history, and Joe Biden has picked a running mate who has spent her career taking down predators, and now Kamala Harris is coming for the predator in the Oval Office


politicususa--2020-08-20--Read Barack Obama’s Speech At The Democratic Convention

Obama told young people that they will make the difference in this election and told America to build up democracy so that Trump can ’ t tear it down .
Good evening , everybody .
As you ’ ve seen by now , this isn ’ t a normal convention .
It ’ s not a normal time .
So tonight , I want to talk as plainly as I can about the stakes in this election .
Because what we do these next 76 days will echo through generations to come .
I ’ m in Philadelphia , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It wasn ’ t a perfect document .
It allowed for the inhumanity of slavery and failed to guarantee women – and even men who didn ’ t own property – the right to participate in the political process .
But embedded in this document was a North Star that would guide future generations ; a system of representative government – a democracy – through which we could better realize our highest ideals .
Through civil war and bitter struggles , we improved this Constitution to include the voices of those who ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gradually , we made this country more just , more equal , and more free .
The one Constitutional office elected by all of the people is the presidency .
So at minimum , we should expect a president to feel a sense of responsibility for the safety and welfare of all 330 million of us – regardless of what we look like , how we worship , who we love , how much money we have – or who we voted for .
But we should also expect a president to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should expect that regardless of ego , ambition , or political beliefs , the president will preserve , protect , and defend the freedoms and ideals that so many Americans marched for and went to jail for ; fought for and died for .
I have sat in the Oval Office with both of the men who are running for president .
I never expected that my successor would embrace my vision or continue my policies .
I did hope , for the sake of our country , that Donald Trump might show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; that he might come to feel the weight of the office and discover some reverence for the democracy that had been placed in his care .
But he never did .
For close to four years now , he ’ s shown no interest in putting in the work ; no interest in finding common ground ; no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends ; no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show that he can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Donald Trump hasn ’ t grown into the job because he can ’ t .
And the consequences of that failure are severe .
170,000 Americans dead .
Millions of jobs gone while those at the top take in more than ever .
Our worst impulses unleashed , our proud reputation around the world badly diminished , and our democratic institutions threatened like never before .
Now , I know that in times as polarized as these , most of you have already made up your mind .
But maybe you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll vote for – or whether you ’ ll vote at all .
Maybe you ’ re tired of the direction we ’ re headed , but you can ’ t see a better path yet , or you just don ’ t know enough about the person who wants to lead us there .
So let me tell you about my friend Joe Biden .
Twelve years ago , when I began my search for a vice president , I didn ’ t know I ’ d end up finding a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different places and different generations .
But what I quickly came to admire about him is his resilience , born of too much struggle ; his empathy , born of too much grief .
Joe ’ s a man who learned – early on – to treat every person he meets with respect and dignity , living by the words his parents taught him : “ No one ’ s better than you , Joe , but you ’ re better than nobody.
” That empathy , that decency , the belief that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe is .
When he talks with someone who ’ s lost her job , Joe remembers the night his father sat him down to say that he ’ d lost his .
When Joe listens to a parent who ’ s trying to hold it all together right now , he does it as the single dad who took the train back to Wilmington each and every night so he could tuck his kids into bed .
When he meets with military families who ’ ve lost their hero , he does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parent of an American soldier ; somebody whose faith has endured the hardest loss there is .
For eight years , Joe was the last one in the room whenever I faced a big decision .
He made me a better president – and he ’ s got the character and the experience to make us a better country .
And in my friend Kamala Harris , he ’ s chosen an ideal partner who ’ s more than prepared for the job ; someone who knows what it ’ s like to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a career fighting to help others live out their own American dream .
Along with the experience needed to get things done , Joe and Kamala have concrete policies that will turn their vision of a better , fairer , stronger country into reality .
They ’ ll get this pandemic under control , like Joe did when he helped me manage H1N1 and prevent an Ebola outbreak from reaching our shores .
They ’ ll expand health care to more Americans , like Joe and I did ten years ago when he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nail down the votes to make it the law .
They ’ ll rescue the economy , like Joe helped me do after the Great Recession .
I asked him to manage the Recovery Act , which jumpstarted the longest stretch of job growth in history .
And he sees this moment now not as a chance to get back to where we were , but to make long-overdue changes so that our economy actually makes life a little easier for everybody – whether it ’ s the waitress trying to raise a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shift worker always on the edge of getting laid off , or the student figuring out how to pay for next semester ’ s classes .
Joe and Kamala will restore our standing in the world – and as we ’ ve learned from this pandemic , that matters .
Joe knows the world , and the world knows him .
He knows that our true strength comes from setting an example the world wants to follow .
A nation that stands with democracy , not dictators .
A nation that can inspire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate change , terrorism , poverty , and disease .
But more than anything , what I know about Joe and Kamala is that they actually care about every American .
And they care deeply about this democracy .
They believe that in a democracy , the right to vote is sacred , and we should be making it easier for people to cast their ballot , not harder .
They believe that no one – including the president – is above the law , and that no public official – including the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enrich themselves or their supporters .
They understand that in this democracy , the Commander-in-Chief doesn ’ t use the men and women of our military , who are willing to risk everything to protect our nation , as political props to deploy against peaceful protesters on our own soil .
They understand that political opponents aren ’ t “ un-American ” just because they disagree with you ; that a free press isn ’ t the “ enemy ” but the way we hold officials accountable ; that our ability to work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic depends on a fidelity to facts and science and logic and not just making stuff up .
None of this should be controversial .
These shouldn ’ t be Republican principles or Democratic principles .
They ’ re American principles .
But at this moment , this president and those who enable him , have shown they don ’ t believe in these things .
Tonight , I am asking you to believe in Joe and Kamala ’ s ability to lead this country out of these dark times and build it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the thing : no single American can fix this country alone .
Not even a president .
Democracy was never meant to be transactional – you give me your vote ; I make everything better .
It requires an active and informed citizenry .
So I am also asking you to believe in your own ability – to embrace your own responsibility as citizens – to make sure that the basic tenets of our democracy endure .
Because that ’ s what at stake right now .
Our democracy .
Look , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government .
The way the rules have been set up and abused in Congress make it easy for special interests to stop progress .
Believe me , I know .
I understand why a white factory worker who ’ s seen his wages cut or his job shipped overseas might feel like the government no longer looks out for him , and why a Black mother might feel like it never looked out for her at all .
I understand why a new immigrant might look around this country and wonder whether there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here ; why a young person might look at politics right now , the circus of it all , the meanness and the lies and crazy conspiracy theories and think , what ’ s the point ?
Well , here ’ s the point : this president and those in power – those who benefit from keeping things the way they are – they are counting on your cynicism .
They know they can ’ t win you over with their policies .
So they ’ re hoping to make it as hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and to convince you that your vote doesn ’ t matter .
That ’ s how they win .
That ’ s how they get to keep making decisions that affect your life , and the lives of the people you love .
That ’ s how the economy will keep getting skewed to the wealthy and well-connected , how our health systems will let more people fall through the cracks .
That ’ s how a democracy withers , until it ’ s no democracy at all .
We can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them take away your power .
Don ’ t let them take away your democracy .
Make a plan right now for how you ’ re going to get involved and vote .
Do it as early as you can and tell your family and friends how they can vote too .
Do what Americans have done for over two centuries when faced with even tougher times than this – all those quiet heroes who found the courage to keep marching , keep pushing in the face of hardship and injustice .
Last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American democracy in John Lewis .
Some years ago , I sat down with John and the few remaining leaders of the early Civil Rights Movement .
One of them told me he never imagined he ’ d walk into the White House and see a president who looked like his grandson .
Then he told me that he ’ d looked it up , and it turned out that on the very day that I was born , he was marching into a jail cell , trying to end Jim Crow segregation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ echoes through the generations .
Whatever our backgrounds , we ’ re all the children of Americans who fought the good fight .
Great grandparents working in firetraps and sweatshops without rights or representation .
Farmers losing their dreams to dust .
Irish and Italians and Asians and Latinos told to go back where they came from .
Jews and Catholics , Muslims and Sikhs , made to feel suspect for the way they worshipped .
Black Americans chained and whipped and hanged .
Spit on for trying to sit at lunch counters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If anyone had a right to believe that this democracy did not work , and could not work , it was those Americans .
Our ancestors .
They were on the receiving end of a democracy that had fallen short all their lives .
They knew how far the daily reality of America strayed from the myth .
And yet , instead of giving up , they joined together and said somehow , some way , we are going to make this work .
We are going to bring those words , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ ve seen that same spirit rising these past few years .
Folks of every age and background who packed city centers and airports and rural roads so that families wouldn ’ t be separated .
So that another classroom wouldn ’ t get shot up .
So that our kids won ’ t grow up on an uninhabitable planet .
Americans of all races joining together to declare , in the face of injustice and brutality at the hands of the state , that Black Lives Matter , no more , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child in this country feels the continuing sting of racism .
To the young people who led us this summer , telling us we need to be better – in so many ways , you are this country ’ s dreams fulfilled .
Earlier generations had to be persuaded that everyone has equal worth .
For you , it ’ s a given – a conviction .
And what I want you to know is that for all its messiness and frustrations , your system of self-government can be harnessed to help you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our democracy new meaning .
You can take it to a better place .
You ’ re the missing ingredient – the ones who will decide whether or not America becomes the country that fully lives up to its creed .
That work will continue long after this election .
But any chance of success depends entirely on the outcome of this election .
This administration has shown it will tear our democracy down if that ’ s what it takes to win .
So we have to get busy building it up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these 76 days , and by voting like never before – for Joe and Kamala , and candidates up and down the ticket , so that we leave no doubt about what this country we love stands for – today and for all our days to come .

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Obama told young people that they will make the difference in this election and told America to build up democracy so that Trump can’t tear it down.
Clip of Obama:
Obama shows real patriotism and defends the troops who Trump has used as political props to attack peaceful US protesters. #DemConvention #DemConvention2020 pic.twitter.com/X2TiiIoCxF — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 20, 2020
Full transcript of Obama’s speech:
Good evening, everybody. As you’ve seen by now, this isn’t a normal convention. It’s not a normal time. So tonight, I want to talk as plainly as I can about the stakes in this election. Because what we do these next 76 days will echo through generations to come.
I’m in Philadelphia, where our Constitution was drafted and signed. It wasn’t a perfect document. It allowed for the inhumanity of slavery and failed to guarantee women – and even men who didn’t own property – the right to participate in the political process. But embedded in this document was a North Star that would guide future generations; a system of representative government – a democracy – through which we could better realize our highest ideals. Through civil war and bitter struggles, we improved this Constitution to include the voices of those who’d once been left out. And gradually, we made this country more just, more equal, and more free.
The one Constitutional office elected by all of the people is the presidency. So at minimum, we should expect a president to feel a sense of responsibility for the safety and welfare of all 330 million of us – regardless of what we look like, how we worship, who we love, how much money we have – or who we voted for.
But we should also expect a president to be the custodian of this democracy. We should expect that regardless of ego, ambition, or political beliefs, the president will preserve, protect, and defend the freedoms and ideals that so many Americans marched for and went to jail for; fought for and died for.
I have sat in the Oval Office with both of the men who are running for president. I never expected that my successor would embrace my vision or continue my policies. I did hope, for the sake of our country, that Donald Trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously; that he might come to feel the weight of the office and discover some reverence for the democracy that had been placed in his care.
But he never did. For close to four years now, he’s shown no interest in putting in the work; no interest in finding common ground; no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends; no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves.
Donald Trump hasn’t grown into the job because he can’t. And the consequences of that failure are severe. 170,000 Americans dead. Millions of jobs gone while those at the top take in more than ever. Our worst impulses unleashed, our proud reputation around the world badly diminished, and our democratic institutions threatened like never before.
Now, I know that in times as polarized as these, most of you have already made up your mind. But maybe you’re still not sure which candidate you’ll vote for – or whether you’ll vote at all. Maybe you’re tired of the direction we’re headed, but you can’t see a better path yet, or you just don’t know enough about the person who wants to lead us there.
So let me tell you about my friend Joe Biden.
Twelve years ago, when I began my search for a vice president, I didn’t know I’d end up finding a brother. Joe and I came from different places and different generations. But what I quickly came to admire about him is his resilience, born of too much struggle; his empathy, born of too much grief. Joe’s a man who learned – early on – to treat every person he meets with respect and dignity, living by the words his parents taught him: “No one’s better than you, Joe, but you’re better than nobody.”
That empathy, that decency, the belief that everybody counts – that’s who Joe is.
When he talks with someone who’s lost her job, Joe remembers the night his father sat him down to say that he’d lost his.
When Joe listens to a parent who’s trying to hold it all together right now, he does it as the single dad who took the train back to Wilmington each and every night so he could tuck his kids into bed.
When he meets with military families who’ve lost their hero, he does it as a kindred spirit; the parent of an American soldier; somebody whose faith has endured the hardest loss there is.
For eight years, Joe was the last one in the room whenever I faced a big decision. He made me a better president – and he’s got the character and the experience to make us a better country.
And in my friend Kamala Harris, he’s chosen an ideal partner who’s more than prepared for the job; someone who knows what it’s like to overcome barriers and who’s made a career fighting to help others live out their own American dream.
Along with the experience needed to get things done, Joe and Kamala have concrete policies that will turn their vision of a better, fairer, stronger country into reality.
They’ll get this pandemic under control, like Joe did when he helped me manage H1N1 and prevent an Ebola outbreak from reaching our shores.
They’ll expand health care to more Americans, like Joe and I did ten years ago when he helped craft the Affordable Care Act and nail down the votes to make it the law.
They’ll rescue the economy, like Joe helped me do after the Great Recession. I asked him to manage the Recovery Act, which jumpstarted the longest stretch of job growth in history. And he sees this moment now not as a chance to get back to where we were, but to make long-overdue changes so that our economy actually makes life a little easier for everybody – whether it’s the waitress trying to raise a kid on her own, or the shift worker always on the edge of getting laid off, or the student figuring out how to pay for next semester’s classes.
Joe and Kamala will restore our standing in the world – and as we’ve learned from this pandemic, that matters. Joe knows the world, and the world knows him. He knows that our true strength comes from setting an example the world wants to follow. A nation that stands with democracy, not dictators. A nation that can inspire and mobilize others to overcome threats like climate change, terrorism, poverty, and disease.
But more than anything, what I know about Joe and Kamala is that they actually care about every American. And they care deeply about this democracy.
They believe that in a democracy, the right to vote is sacred, and we should be making it easier for people to cast their ballot, not harder.
They believe that no one – including the president – is above the law, and that no public official – including the president – should use their office to enrich themselves or their supporters.
They understand that in this democracy, the Commander-in-Chief doesn’t use the men and women of our military, who are willing to risk everything to protect our nation, as political props to deploy against peaceful protesters on our own soil. They understand that political opponents aren’t “un-American” just because they disagree with you; that a free press isn’t the “enemy” but the way we hold officials accountable; that our ability to work together to solve big problems like a pandemic depends on a fidelity to facts and science and logic and not just making stuff up.
None of this should be controversial. These shouldn’t be Republican principles or Democratic principles. They’re American principles. But at this moment, this president and those who enable him, have shown they don’t believe in these things.
Tonight, I am asking you to believe in Joe and Kamala’s ability to lead this country out of these dark times and build it back better. But here’s the thing: no single American can fix this country alone. Not even a president. Democracy was never meant to be transactional – you give me your vote; I make everything better. It requires an active and informed citizenry. So I am also asking you to believe in your own ability – to embrace your own responsibility as citizens – to make sure that the basic tenets of our democracy endure.
Because that’s what at stake right now. Our democracy.
Look, I understand why many Americans are down on government. The way the rules have been set up and abused in Congress make it easy for special interests to stop progress. Believe me, I know. I understand why a white factory worker who’s seen his wages cut or his job shipped overseas might feel like the government no longer looks out for him, and why a Black mother might feel like it never looked out for her at all. I understand why a new immigrant might look around this country and wonder whether there’s still a place for him here; why a young person might look at politics right now, the circus of it all, the meanness and the lies and crazy conspiracy theories and think, what’s the point?
Well, here’s the point: this president and those in power – those who benefit from keeping things the way they are – they are counting on your cynicism. They know they can’t win you over with their policies. So they’re hoping to make it as hard as possible for you to vote, and to convince you that your vote doesn’t matter. That’s how they win. That’s how they get to keep making decisions that affect your life, and the lives of the people you love. That’s how the economy will keep getting skewed to the wealthy and well-connected, how our health systems will let more people fall through the cracks. That’s how a democracy withers, until it’s no democracy at all.
We can’t let that happen. Do not let them take away your power. Don’t let them take away your democracy. Make a plan right now for how you’re going to get involved and vote. Do it as early as you can and tell your family and friends how they can vote too. Do what Americans have done for over two centuries when faced with even tougher times than this – all those quiet heroes who found the courage to keep marching, keep pushing in the face of hardship and injustice.
Last month, we lost a giant of American democracy in John Lewis. Some years ago, I sat down with John and the few remaining leaders of the early Civil Rights Movement. One of them told me he never imagined he’d walk into the White House and see a president who looked like his grandson. Then he told me that he’d looked it up, and it turned out that on the very day that I was born, he was marching into a jail cell, trying to end Jim Crow segregation in the South.
What we do echoes through the generations.
Whatever our backgrounds, we’re all the children of Americans who fought the good fight. Great grandparents working in firetraps and sweatshops without rights or representation. Farmers losing their dreams to dust. Irish and Italians and Asians and Latinos told to go back where they came from. Jews and Catholics, Muslims and Sikhs, made to feel suspect for the way they worshipped. Black Americans chained and whipped and hanged. Spit on for trying to sit at lunch counters. Beaten for trying to vote.
If anyone had a right to believe that this democracy did not work, and could not work, it was those Americans. Our ancestors. They were on the receiving end of a democracy that had fallen short all their lives. They knew how far the daily reality of America strayed from the myth. And yet, instead of giving up, they joined together and said somehow, some way, we are going to make this work. We are going to bring those words, in our founding documents, to life.
I’ve seen that same spirit rising these past few years. Folks of every age and background who packed city centers and airports and rural roads so that families wouldn’t be separated. So that another classroom wouldn’t get shot up. So that our kids won’t grow up on an uninhabitable planet. Americans of all races joining together to declare, in the face of injustice and brutality at the hands of the state, that Black Lives Matter, no more, but no less, so that no child in this country feels the continuing sting of racism.
To the young people who led us this summer, telling us we need to be better – in so many ways, you are this country’s dreams fulfilled. Earlier generations had to be persuaded that everyone has equal worth. For you, it’s a given – a conviction. And what I want you to know is that for all its messiness and frustrations, your system of self-government can be harnessed to help you realize those convictions.
You can give our democracy new meaning. You can take it to a better place. You’re the missing ingredient – the ones who will decide whether or not America becomes the country that fully lives up to its creed.
That work will continue long after this election. But any chance of success depends entirely on the outcome of this election. This administration has shown it will tear our democracy down if that’s what it takes to win. So we have to get busy building it up – by pouring all our effort into these 76 days, and by voting like never before – for Joe and Kamala, and candidates up and down the ticket, so that we leave no doubt about what this country we love stands for – today and for all our days to come.
Stay safe. God bless.


politicususa--2020-08-21--Julia Louis-Dreyfus Is Crushing It At The Democratic Convention

Julia Louis-Dreyfus has landed several big jokes in the opening minutes of the final night of the Democratic convention .
@ @ @ @ @ Biden knows how to read and he reads : Later she added , “ Just @ @ @ @ @ to church so regularly that he doesn ’ t even need tear gas and a @ @ @ @ @ help him get there.
” She and Andrew Yang joked about Mike Pence getting steamrolled @ @ @ @ @ Harris : The idea of putting Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the final night of the convention @ @ @ @ @ The Democratic convention has done a great job of putting on an entertaining convention in @ @ @ @ @ Louis-Dreyfus is crushing it by adding humor without overshadowing the night and making the Democratic @ @ @ @ @ will stand in contrast to what is certain to be Trumpian carnival of fear , @ @ @ @ @ doom next week .

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus has landed several big jokes in the opening minutes of the final night of the Democratic convention.
Louis-Dreyfus reminded America that Joe Biden knows how to read and he reads:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Joe Biden not only knows how to read but also he reads everything." #DemConvention #DemConvention2020 pic.twitter.com/QE6TtRmP8d — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 21, 2020
Later she added, “Just remember, Joe Biden goes to church so regularly that he doesn’t even need tear gas and a bunch of federalized troops to help him get there.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus strikes again, "Just remember, Joe Biden goes to church so regularly that he doesn't even need tear gas and a bunch of federalized troops to help him get there." #DemConvention #DemConvention2020 pic.twitter.com/MhJBrh3bdl — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 21, 2020
She and Andrew Yang joked about Mike Pence getting steamrolled in a debate with Kamala Harris:
Andrew Yang and Julia Louis-Dreyfus take on Mike Pence. pic.twitter.com/k3GwD3fS6T — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) August 21, 2020
The idea of putting Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the final night of the convention was a brilliant idea. The Democratic convention has done a great job of putting on an entertaining convention in an unprecedented time.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is crushing it by adding humor without overshadowing the night and making the Democratic convention a good time that will stand in contrast to what is certain to be Trumpian carnival of fear, division, gloom, and doom next week.


politicususa--2020-08-20--Republicans Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger Come Out Strongly Against QAnon

Very few people know what the Republican party will look like when Donald Trump is gone .
At this point , few seem willing to protect the GOP and its rightward surge .
This was on display earlier this week when the President disavowed conspiracy theorist group , QAnon .
Like most times Trump finds himself in a controversy , there were very few Republicans willing to speak out about the issue .
Two GOP congresspeople , however , came out strongly agaisnt QAnon in a rebuke to Trump .
QAnon has come into the general political consciousness thanks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ races .
Marjorie Greene , in Georgia ’ s 14th District , is likely to become America ’ s first QAnon supporting congressperson .
Adam Kinzinger , a lawmaker from Illinois , is regularly willing to rebut Trump .
Tagging the President in his tweet , he wrote , “ Here is a reminder of QAnon ’ s track record , this is the first ‘ drop ’ that shows all the ‘ insider knowledge.
’ Let ’ s be clear , Complete BS .
Whoever wrote this does not “ love our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ destroy it.
” Wyoming ’ s Liz Cheney , the Chair of the House Republican Conference , also came out against the movement today .
The number 3 Republican in the House told Politico , “ QAnon is dangerous lunacy that should have no place in American politics.
” Ben Sasse , no friend to Donald Trump , also criticized the group .
The Nebraska senator directly criticized the president , “ QAnon is nuts — and real leaders call conspiracy theories conspiracy theories .
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Very few people know what the Republican party will look like when Donald Trump is gone. At this point, few seem willing to protect the GOP and its rightward surge. This was on display earlier this week when the President disavowed conspiracy theorist group, QAnon.
Like most times Trump finds himself in a controversy, there were very few Republicans willing to speak out about the issue. Two GOP congresspeople, however, came out strongly agaisnt QAnon in a rebuke to Trump.
QAnon has come into the general political consciousness thanks to supporters of the movement winning Republican nomination races. Marjorie Greene, in Georgia’s 14th District, is likely to become America’s first QAnon supporting congressperson.
Adam Kinzinger, a lawmaker from Illinois, is regularly willing to rebut Trump. Tagging the President in his tweet, he wrote, “Here is a reminder of QAnon’s track record, this is the first ‘drop’ that shows all the ‘insider knowledge.’ Let’s be clear, Complete BS. Whoever wrote this does not “love our country” they seek to mislead and destroy it.”
Here is a reminder of QAnon’s track record, this is the first “drop” that shows all the “insider knowledge.” Let’s be clear, Complete BS. Whoever wrote this does not “love our country” they seek to mislead and destroy it, @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/1zTlQLshKE — Adam Kinzinger (@RepKinzinger) August 20, 2020
Wyoming’s Liz Cheney, the Chair of the House Republican Conference, also came out against the movement today. The number 3 Republican in the House told Politico, “QAnon is dangerous lunacy that should have no place in American politics.”
NEW: Rep @Liz_Cheney becomes the highest-ranking House Republican to denounce QAnon. “QAnon is dangerous lunacy that should have no place in American politics," she said in a statement, after I asked for comment. Yesterday, Trump said he "appreciates" the support of QAnon ppl. — Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) August 20, 2020
Ben Sasse, no friend to Donald Trump, also criticized the group. The Nebraska senator directly criticized the president, “QAnon is nuts — and real leaders call conspiracy theories conspiracy theories.”


politicususa--2020-08-20--Lou Dobbs Says Bannon’s Arrest by USPS Agents was a Deep State Job

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was arrested today on charges of mail fraud and money laundering .
The indictment against Bannon came from the Southern District of New York and not the FBI .
Since the alleged crimes involved the mail , the arrest was made by the United States Postal Inspection Service .
While many have not heard of them , they are not new .
In fact , the Inspection Service is the oldest federal law enforcement agency and was formed by Benjamin Franklin .
Fox New host Lou Dobbs , however , is hearing none of that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deep state , “ launched USPS agents to arrest Bannon.
” “ They ’ re called the US Postal Inspection Service .
They had the authority to arrest Bannon and they did so .
Now you might find this somewhat ironic .
The contretemps between the Postal Service and the Trump administration .
And somehow , the deep state launching agents of the US Postal Service to arrest Mr. Bannon.
” Dobbs continued , “ Now we checked , if you ’ re surprised to hear the Postal Service has its own police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal law enforcement agencies .
And 27 offices of inspector generals that can also make arrests and carry firearms .
What in the world kind of a government have we created ” Watch a clip from Dobb ’ s show below , courtesy of Fox News :

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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was arrested today on charges of mail fraud and money laundering. The indictment against Bannon came from the Southern District of New York and not the FBI.
Since the alleged crimes involved the mail, the arrest was made by the United States Postal Inspection Service. While many have not heard of them, they are not new. In fact, the Inspection Service is the oldest federal law enforcement agency and was formed by Benjamin Franklin.
Fox New host Lou Dobbs, however, is hearing none of that. The Trump-loving commentator claims that the deep state, “launched USPS agents to arrest Bannon.”
The host told his viewers,
“They’re called the US Postal Inspection Service. They had the authority to arrest Bannon and they did so. Now you might find this somewhat ironic. The contretemps between the Postal Service and the Trump administration. And somehow, the deep state launching agents of the US Postal Service to arrest Mr. Bannon.”
Dobbs continued, “Now we checked, if you’re surprised to hear the Postal Service has its own police force. There are 65 separate US federal law enforcement agencies. And 27 offices of inspector generals that can also make arrests and carry firearms. What in the world kind of a government have we created”
Watch a clip from Dobb’s show below, courtesy of Fox News:


politicususa--2020-08-20--73 Republican Former National Security Officials Call Trump Dangerously Unfit And Endorse Biden

Seventy-three Republican former national security officials , including four former Trump officials , have endorsed Joe Biden for president .
The statement from the former officials said in part : While we – like all Americans – had hoped that Donald Trump would govern wisely , he has disappointed millions of voters who put their faith in him and has demonstrated that he is dangerously unfit to serve another term .
In contrast , we believe Joe Biden has the character , experience , and temperament to lead this nation .
We believe he will restore the dignity of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America ’ s role as a global leader , and inspire our nation to live up to its ideals .
While some of us hold policy positions that differ from those of Joe Biden and his party , the time to debate those policy differences will come later .
For now , it is imperative that we stop Trump ’ s assault on our nation ’ s values and institutions and reinstate the moral foundations of our democracy .
The four former Trump officials who endorsed Biden are former DHS Chief of Staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Elizabeth Neumann , former General Counsel of the Peace Corps Robert Shanks , and former General Counsel of DHS John Mitnick .
When people who served in the Trump administration are endorsing Joe Bide , that is a powerful statement to the nation about the incumbent president ’ s lack of fitness to serve a second term .
Trump has sided with Russia and been at war with America ’ s national security apparatus .
The alarm bells are being sounded that Donald Trump can not be given another term , and America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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Seventy-three Republican former national security officials, including four former Trump officials, have endorsed Joe Biden for president.
The statement from the former officials said in part:
While we – like all Americans – had hoped that Donald Trump would govern wisely, he has disappointed millions of voters who put their faith in him and has demonstrated that he is dangerously unfit to serve another term.
In contrast, we believe Joe Biden has the character, experience, and temperament to lead this nation. We believe he will restore the dignity of the presidency, bring Americans together, reassert America’s role as a global leader, and inspire our nation to live up to its ideals.
While some of us hold policy positions that differ from those of Joe Biden and his party, the time to debate those policy differences will come later. For now, it is imperative that we stop Trump’s assault on our nation’s values and institutions and reinstate the moral foundations of our democracy.
The four former Trump officials who endorsed Biden are former DHS Chief of Staff Miles Taylor, former DHS Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Neumann, former General Counsel of the Peace Corps Robert Shanks, and former General Counsel of DHS John Mitnick.
When people who served in the Trump administration are endorsing Joe Bide, that is a powerful statement to the nation about the incumbent president’s lack of fitness to serve a second term.
Trump has sided with Russia and been at war with America’s national security apparatus.
The alarm bells are being sounded that Donald Trump can not be given another term, and America must elect Joe Biden.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
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politicususa--2020-08-20--Trump Begs The Supreme Court To Allow Him To Block People On Twitter

Trump is using his presidency and lawyers at the Department of Justice to ask the Supreme Court to allow him to block people on Twitter .
In its Thursday petition to the Supreme Court , attorneys for the Justice Department ( DOJ ) urged the justices to overturn a unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel of the New York-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit against Trump .
DOJ argued that the appeals court had erred by finding Trump ’ s Twitter account to be a public forum , and failed to adequately recognize that much of Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather than governmental speech .
It is doubtful that the Supreme Court will hear Trump ’ s appeal because unlike Trump , they have better things to do with their time .
However , if the appeal was heard , Trump has admitted that he views his Twitter account as his White House communications office , and he uses Twitter to put out “ press releases ” as he calls them .
Trump has used his account to announce official policy decisions and personnel changes .
Trump is not a private citizen , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same speech as an ordinary Twitter user .
With roughly two and a half months to go before the presidential election , Donald Trump is wasting government resources trying to get the Supreme Court to allow him to block people on Twitter .
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Trump is using his presidency and lawyers at the Department of Justice to ask the Supreme Court to allow him to block people on Twitter.
Via The Hill:
In its Thursday petition to the Supreme Court, attorneys for the Justice Department (DOJ) urged the justices to overturn a unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel of the New York-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit against Trump.
DOJ argued that the appeals court had erred by finding Trump’s Twitter account to be a public forum, and failed to adequately recognize that much of Trump’s social media posts constitute private rather than governmental speech.
It is doubtful that the Supreme Court will hear Trump’s appeal because unlike Trump, they have better things to do with their time. However, if the appeal was heard, Trump has admitted that he views his Twitter account as his White House communications office, and he uses Twitter to put out “press releases” as he calls them. Trump has used his account to announce official policy decisions and personnel changes.
Trump is not a private citizen, so he is not entitled to the same speech as an ordinary Twitter user. With roughly two and a half months to go before the presidential election, Donald Trump is wasting government resources trying to get the Supreme Court to allow him to block people on Twitter.
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politicususa--2020-08-20--Trump Won’t Allow Post Offices To Reconnect Mail Sorting Machines

Trump ’ s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has told local post offices that they are not allowed to reconnect disconnected mail sorting machines .
Shortly after USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy issued a public statement saying he wanted to “ avoid even the appearance ” that any of his policies would slow down election mail , USPS instructed all maintenance managers around the country not to reconnect or reinstall any mail sorting machines they had already disconnected , according to emails obtained by Motherboard .
“ Please message out to your respective Maintenance Managers tonight .
They are not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been disconnected without approval from HQ Maintenance , no matter what direction they are getting from their plant manager , ” wrote Kevin Couch , Director of Maintenance Operations .
“ Please have them flow that request through you then on to me for a direction.
” A subsequent email sent to individual maintenance managers across various regions forwarded that request along with a single sentence : “ We are not to reconnect any machines that have previously been disconnected.
” The news is exactly what Congressional Democrats and the American people feared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pause on future sabotage efforts .
He and Trump have do not intend to reverse the damage that has been done .
Trump and DeJoy think that they have already sabotaged the USPS enough to limit mail-in voting .
Trump is trying to invalidate the ballots of swing-state voters by making sure that they aren ’ t delivered to voters , or returned to election boards on time .
The sabotage is still ongoing , and it is going to take action by Congress and the American people to save this election .
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Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has told local post offices that they are not allowed to reconnect disconnected mail sorting machines.
Vice obtained Postal Service emails and reported:
Shortly after USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy issued a public statement saying he wanted to “avoid even the appearance” that any of his policies would slow down election mail, USPS instructed all maintenance managers around the country not to reconnect or reinstall any mail sorting machines they had already disconnected, according to emails obtained by Motherboard.
“Please message out to your respective Maintenance Managers tonight. They are not to reconnect / reinstall machines that have previously been disconnected without approval from HQ Maintenance, no matter what direction they are getting from their plant manager,” wrote Kevin Couch, Director of Maintenance Operations. “Please have them flow that request through you then on to me for a direction.” A subsequent email sent to individual maintenance managers across various regions forwarded that request along with a single sentence: “We are not to reconnect any machines that have previously been disconnected.”
The news is exactly what Congressional Democrats and the American people feared. DeJoy only agreed to put a pause on future sabotage efforts. He and Trump have do not intend to reverse the damage that has been done.
Trump and DeJoy think that they have already sabotaged the USPS enough to limit mail-in voting. Trump is trying to invalidate the ballots of swing-state voters by making sure that they aren’t delivered to voters, or returned to election boards on time.
The sabotage is still ongoing, and it is going to take action by Congress and the American people to save this election.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
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politicususa--2020-08-20--Lindsey Graham Accuses Obama of “Hateful Rhetoric” and Claims Trump Gets Results

Lindsey Graham claimed on Thursday that Barack Obama was peddling hate during his speech to the virtual Democratic National Convention .
Obama ’ s speech has been widely praised .
The Republican Senator took to Twitter to make the accusation in what many saw as blatant hypocrisy .
Graham has been a strong supporter of President Donald Trump , whose rhetoric is infamous .
“ What you saw last night from President Obama was a downward spiral – from ‘ Hope ’ to ‘ Hate , ' ” Graham wrote .
“ I hope the American people will look at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their behalf and not listen to the hateful rhetoric of his predecessor , ” he urged .
Critics were quick to pounce on the South Carolina senator , with MSNBC ’ s Joy Reid giving a brief summary of the President ’ s “ results ” .
“ Senator , those ‘ results ’ include 170,000 dead and 5 million infected with coronavirus , 30 million-plus unemployed Russian bounties on U.S. troops , ” Reid tweeted .
“ And indictments and/or convictions of multiple members of the president ’ s campaign & WH @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ”

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Lindsey Graham claimed on Thursday that Barack Obama was peddling hate during his speech to the virtual Democratic National Convention. Obama’s speech has been widely praised.
The Republican Senator took to Twitter to make the accusation in what many saw as blatant hypocrisy. Graham has been a strong supporter of President Donald Trump, whose rhetoric is infamous.
“What you saw last night from President Obama was a downward spiral – from ‘Hope’ to ‘Hate,'” Graham wrote.
What you saw last night from President Obama was a downward spiral – from “Hope” to “Hate.” I hope the American people will look at the results of President @realDonaldTrump on their behalf and not listen to the hateful rhetoric of his predecessor. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) August 20, 2020
“I hope the American people will look at the results of President Donald Trump on their behalf and not listen to the hateful rhetoric of his predecessor,” he urged.
Critics were quick to pounce on the South Carolina senator, with MSNBC’s Joy Reid giving a brief summary of the President’s “results”.
“Senator, those ‘results’ include 170,000 dead and 5 million infected with coronavirus, 30 million-plus unemployed Russian bounties on U.S. troops,” Reid tweeted.
“And indictments and/or convictions of multiple members of the president’s campaign & WH inner circle now including Steve Bannon?”
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politicususa--2020-08-20--WaPo Columnist Says GOP a “Refuge for Bigots and Wackos” After Trump Praises QAnon Followers

Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin says the Republican Party is a “ refuge for bigots and wackos ” in her latest column , the morning after President Donald Trump praised subscribers of the QAnon conspiracy theory , saying they “ love our country.
” “ It is a favorite game in politics to take the most extreme member of the other party and then paint the entire party as extreme .
However , when many candidates and officials plus the head of the party evidence nuttiness , it is fair to label the party as such , ” Rubin writes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plot between the “ deep state ” and Trump and his supporters .
It ’ s been suggested that the theory practically deifies Trump ; the president has retweeted posts from QAnon-affiliated accounts more than once .
Rubin points out that the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) said the conspiracy theory “ is a domestic terrorist threat pushing baseless allegations such as Pizzagate : ‘ The FBI assesses these conspiracy theories very likely will emerge , spread , and evolve in the modern information marketplace , occasionally driving both groups and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violent acts.
’ “ Along the way , Rubin takes Trump and Republicans to task for supporting people like Marjorie Taylor Greene , a QAnon subscriber who the president personally congratulated for winning the open House seat in Georgia ’ s Republican primary earlier this month , as well as “ for the discredited Russian propaganda that Ukraine has the hacked DNC server and worked to elect Hillary Clinton in 2016 , ” the support for “ debunked covid-19 cures ” such as hydroxychloroquine and disinfectant , the defense of “ Confederate symbols @ @ @ @ @ @ @ widespread voter fraud despite evidence to the contrary .
“ This is neither the conduct nor the mind-set of a rational , mainstream organization , ” Rubin writes .
“ The party takes its cue from a deeply disturbed and easily bamboozled president who will adopt any theory or embrace any person who likes him — whether it be Greene or Vladimir Putin or Kim Jong Un or QAnon .
The only requirement is that praise be lavished upon him .
This is deeply unhealthy and dangerous for any democracy , which requires @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reality .
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Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin says the Republican Party is a “refuge for bigots and wackos” in her latest column, the morning after President Donald Trump praised subscribers of the QAnon conspiracy theory, saying they “love our country.”
“It is a favorite game in politics to take the most extreme member of the other party and then paint the entire party as extreme. However, when many candidates and officials plus the head of the party evidence nuttiness, it is fair to label the party as such,” Rubin writes.
QAnon subscribers believe in an alleged plot between the “deep state” and Trump and his supporters. It’s been suggested that the theory practically deifies Trump; the president has retweeted posts from QAnon-affiliated accounts more than once.
Rubin points out that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said the conspiracy theory “is a domestic terrorist threat pushing baseless allegations such as Pizzagate: ‘The FBI assesses these conspiracy theories very likely will emerge, spread, and evolve in the modern information marketplace, occasionally driving both groups and individual extremists to carry out criminal or violent acts.’ “
Along the way, Rubin takes Trump and Republicans to task for supporting people like Marjorie Taylor Greene, a QAnon subscriber who the president personally congratulated for winning the open House seat in Georgia’s Republican primary earlier this month, as well as “for the discredited Russian propaganda that Ukraine has the hacked DNC server and worked to elect Hillary Clinton in 2016,” the support for “debunked covid-19 cures” such as hydroxychloroquine and disinfectant, the defense of “Confederate symbols,” and for continuing to allege widespread voter fraud despite evidence to the contrary.
“This is neither the conduct nor the mind-set of a rational, mainstream organization,” Rubin writes. “The party takes its cue from a deeply disturbed and easily bamboozled president who will adopt any theory or embrace any person who likes him — whether it be Greene or Vladimir Putin or Kim Jong Un or QAnon. The only requirement is that praise be lavished upon him. This is deeply unhealthy and dangerous for any democracy, which requires a modicum of good faith and adherence to reality.”


politicususa--2020-08-20--Over 1 Million Unemployment Claims Filed Last Week with No Relief in Sight

Over one million unemployment claims were filed last week , according to new data from the Department of Labor ( DOL ) , rising to a seasonally adjusted 1.106 million for the week ended Aug. 15 , from an upwardly revised 971,000 in the prior week .
The national economy has regained only 9.3 million of the 22 million jobs lost between February and April .
The Democrat-led House passed The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions ( HEROES ) Act in May to supplement an earlier coronavirus relief package .
However , the legislation was never taken up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including a highly valued $ 600 weekly unemployment bonus , were allowed to expire , endangering the financial prospects of millions of people .
President Donald Trump attempted to bypass Congress on coronavirus relief , signing an order that grants a payroll tax holiday , another that would provide $ 400 a week in extra unemployment benefits , and a memorandum that extends the CARES Act ’ s eviction moratorium .
These orders are unenforceable , say constitutional law experts , and there ’ s been overall confusion on how to implement them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Commerce Department reported that the United States experienced the worst economic contraction in modern American history as a result of the coronavirus pandemic .
Gross domestic product shrank at an annual rate of 32.9 % in the second quarter of 2020 .
The president has continued to push for a full reopening of state economies as well as the reopening of schools nationwide despite warnings of further economic upheaval from health and policy experts .
Over 175,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus , according to the most up-to-date statistics .

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Over one million unemployment claims were filed last week, according to new data from the Department of Labor (DOL), rising to a seasonally adjusted 1.106 million for the week ended Aug. 15, from an upwardly revised 971,000 in the prior week. The national economy has regained only 9.3 million of the 22 million jobs lost between February and April.
The Democrat-led House passed The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act in May to supplement an earlier coronavirus relief package. However, the legislation was never taken up by the Senate, and benefits, including a highly valued $600 weekly unemployment bonus, were allowed to expire, endangering the financial prospects of millions of people.
President Donald Trump attempted to bypass Congress on coronavirus relief, signing an order that grants a payroll tax holiday, another that would provide $400 a week in extra unemployment benefits, and a memorandum that extends the CARES Act’s eviction moratorium. These orders are unenforceable, say constitutional law experts, and there’s been overall confusion on how to implement them.
At the end of last month, the Commerce Department reported that the United States experienced the worst economic contraction in modern American history as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Gross domestic product shrank at an annual rate of 32.9% in the second quarter of 2020. The president has continued to push for a full reopening of state economies as well as the reopening of schools nationwide despite warnings of further economic upheaval from health and policy experts. Over 175,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus, according to the most up-to-date statistics.


politicususa--2020-08-20--Trump Ordered To Turn Over His Tax Returns After Bannon Goes To Jail

First , Steve Bannon was taken into custody , and then a judge ordered Donald Trump to turn over his tax returns to the Manhattan DA .
A federal judge on Thursday rejected President Trump ’ s latest effort to block the Manhattan district attorney from obtaining his tax returns , roundly dismissing Mr. Trump ’ s arguments that the prosecutor ’ s grand jury subpoena was “ wildly overbroad ” and issued in bad faith .
Judge Marrero dismissed the president ’ s argument that Mr. Vance had embarked on a politically motivated fishing expedition , saying in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not “ automatically transform into an incidence of incapacitating harassment and ill-will merely because the proceedings potentially may implicate the president.
” As the Democratic Party is holding a rousing virtual convention that is drawing rave reviews for their Biden/Harris ticket , both the electoral and legal winds appear to be shifting against Donald Trump .
The reason why Trump is going to try to delegitimize the election and cling on to power by any means necessary can be found in the person of DA Cyrus Vance , who is investigating Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is accused of lying on loan applications about the value of his assets .
Former Trump campaign manager and White House adviser Steve Bannon has gone to jail , and now Donald Trump could be looking at the same fate as he is going to need an unlikely Hail Mary from the Supreme Court to continue to keep his tax returns hidden .
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First, Steve Bannon was taken into custody, and then a judge ordered Donald Trump to turn over his tax returns to the Manhattan DA.
The New York Times reported:
A federal judge on Thursday rejected President Trump’s latest effort to block the Manhattan district attorney from obtaining his tax returns, roundly dismissing Mr. Trump’s arguments that the prosecutor’s grand jury subpoena was “wildly overbroad” and issued in bad faith.
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Judge Marrero dismissed the president’s argument that Mr. Vance had embarked on a politically motivated fishing expedition, saying in his decision that “established judicial process” did not “automatically transform into an incidence of incapacitating harassment and ill-will merely because the proceedings potentially may implicate the president.”
As the Democratic Party is holding a rousing virtual convention that is drawing rave reviews for their Biden/Harris ticket, both the electoral and legal winds appear to be shifting against Donald Trump.
The reason why Trump is going to try to delegitimize the election and cling on to power by any means necessary can be found in the person of DA Cyrus Vance, who is investigating Trump for bank fraud, as the President is accused of lying on loan applications about the value of his assets.
Former Trump campaign manager and White House adviser Steve Bannon has gone to jail, and now Donald Trump could be looking at the same fate as he is going to need an unlikely Hail Mary from the Supreme Court to continue to keep his tax returns hidden.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
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politicususa--2020-08-20--NAACP Sues Postmaster General for “Blatant Attempt to Obstruct the Mail System”

The NAACP has announced it ’ s suing the Postmaster General amid the ongoing crisis at the U.S .
Postal Service and worries about the integrity of the election .
The nation ’ s leading Civil Rights organization filed the suit in Washington , D.C. against the U.S.P.S and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy , a Trump donor and appointee .
NAACP President Derrick Johnson explained the reasons for the lawsuit in a statement .
“ As the country faces an uphill battle against COVID-19 and systemic racism , we ’ re witnessing a significant onslaught against our postal system at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than ever , especially for voters of color , ” Johnson said .
“ This willful and blatant attempt to obstruct the mail system amidst a pandemic and on the precipice of a pivotal election is a direct threat to the people of this nation ’ s right to vote in a fair and free election , ” he said .
The NAACP argues that DeJoy ’ s changes have caused delays in the postal service and that they harm Americans .
“ These delays have caused Americans to go without medicines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eligible Americans from voting by mail in their primary elections , ” the organization said .
The NAACP becomes the latest group to hit at DeJoy ’ s running of the post office .
The AARP issued a statement earlier this week calling on him not to disrupt mail service .

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The NAACP has announced it’s suing the Postmaster General amid the ongoing crisis at the U.S. Postal Service and worries about the integrity of the election.
The nation’s leading Civil Rights organization filed the suit in Washington, D.C. against the U.S.P.S and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Trump donor and appointee.
NAACP President Derrick Johnson explained the reasons for the lawsuit in a statement.
“As the country faces an uphill battle against COVID-19 and systemic racism, we’re witnessing a significant onslaught against our postal system at a time when prompt mail delivery matters more than ever, especially for voters of color,” Johnson said.
“This willful and blatant attempt to obstruct the mail system amidst a pandemic and on the precipice of a pivotal election is a direct threat to the people of this nation’s right to vote in a fair and free election,” he said.
The NAACP argues that DeJoy’s changes have caused delays in the postal service and that they harm Americans.
“These delays have caused Americans to go without medicines and benefits, and they have prevented eligible Americans from voting by mail in their primary elections,” the organization said.
The NAACP becomes the latest group to hit at DeJoy’s running of the post office. The AARP issued a statement earlier this week calling on him not to disrupt mail service.
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politicususa--2020-08-20--Steve Bannon Indicted and Taken into Custody on Fraud Charges

Steve Bannon is in federal custody in New York City facing charges of fraud and money laundering relating to a fundraising effort to build a wall along the southern U.S. border .
Bannon was a key political adviser to President Donald Trump during the 2016 election and many see him as the architect of the Trump presidency ’ s most egregious aspects .
He was arrested on Thursday morning and Audrey Strauss , the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York , announced charges of fraud against Bannon and three associates .
The indictments for conspiracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relate to “ We Build the Wall ” – a scheme which solicited donations from the public to fund the border wall , which was a centerpiece of President Trump ’ s 2016 campaign .
The group raised more than $ 25 million , which they told donors would all go toward wall construction .
“ As alleged , the defendants defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors , capitalizing on their interest in funding a border wall to raise millions of dollars , under the false pretense that all of that money would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said in a statement .
“ While repeatedly assuring donors that Brian Kolfage , the founder and public face of We Build the Wall , would not be paid a cent , the defendants secretly schemed to pass hundreds of thousands of dollars to Kolfage , which he used to fund his lavish lifestyle.
” Bannon and the three other men could face up to 20 years in prison if they ’ re convicted .

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Steve Bannon is in federal custody in New York City facing charges of fraud and money laundering relating to a fundraising effort to build a wall along the southern U.S. border.
Bannon was a key political adviser to President Donald Trump during the 2016 election and many see him as the architect of the Trump presidency’s most egregious aspects.
He was arrested on Thursday morning and Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced charges of fraud against Bannon and three associates.
Bannon reportedly received more than $1 million.
Breaking on @MSNBC: Steve Bannon is in federal custody in New York City, according to a SDNY spokesperson. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 20, 2020
The indictments for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering relate to “We Build the Wall” – a scheme which solicited donations from the public to fund the border wall, which was a centerpiece of President Trump’s 2016 campaign.
The group raised more than $25 million, which they told donors would all go toward wall construction.
“As alleged, the defendants defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors, capitalizing on their interest in funding a border wall to raise millions of dollars, under the false pretense that all of that money would be spent on construction,” Strauss said in a statement.
“While repeatedly assuring donors that Brian Kolfage, the founder and public face of We Build the Wall, would not be paid a cent, the defendants secretly schemed to pass hundreds of thousands of dollars to Kolfage, which he used to fund his lavish lifestyle.”
Bannon and the three other men could face up to 20 years in prison if they’re convicted.
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politicususa--2020-08-20--Former DHS Official: Some of Trump’s Closest Advisers Didn’t Think He Had The Mental Acuity To Do Th

Former DHS Official: Some of Trump’s Closest Advisers Didn’t Think He Had The Mental Acuity To Do The Job

A former official at the Department of Homeland Security has said top advisers to Donald Trump doubted he had the mental acuity to do his job correctly .
Miles Taylor , a former DHS chief of staff , spoke to CNN on Thursday morning and shocked the network ’ s host , Alisyn Camerota , with his blunt description of what went on in the White House .
Taylor said he spoke “ daily ” to “ people literally didn ’ t feel like he was up to the job.
” “ I ’ m telling you with every fiber @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President ’ s closest advisers did not think he had the mental acuity to do the actual job , ” Taylor said .
He went on to describe Trump ’ s behavior in the Situation Room .
“ You would sit there trying to keep your jaw from hitting the floor because you ’ re trying to present the President information he needs , ” Taylor said .
“ And he can ’ t keep his mind on it .
He can ’ t focus , he fidgets and he gets confused .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to protect our country in the emergency and he can barely focus on what ’ s in front of him .
“ This is the truth .
This is what I witnessed , ” Taylor said .
“ This is what many people witnessed , and I hope others will overcome that fear about what might happen in their personal lives if they speak out against the President .
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A former official at the Department of Homeland Security has said top advisers to Donald Trump doubted he had the mental acuity to do his job correctly.
Miles Taylor, a former DHS chief of staff, spoke to CNN on Thursday morning and shocked the network’s host, Alisyn Camerota, with his blunt description of what went on in the White House.
Taylor said he spoke “daily” to “people literally didn’t feel like he was up to the job.”
“I’m telling you with every fiber of my being that some of the President’s closest advisers did not think he had the mental acuity to do the actual job,” Taylor said.
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“Some of the President’s closest advisers did not think he had the mental acuity to do the actual job… He can’t focus and he fidgets and he gets confused… I hardly ever saw Donald Trump read a document he was handed,” says Miles Taylor, a former DHS official. pic.twitter.com/T7gRT77Les — CNN This Morning (@CNNThisMorning) August 20, 2020
He went on to describe Trump’s behavior in the Situation Room.
“You would sit there trying to keep your jaw from hitting the floor because you’re trying to present the President information he needs,” Taylor said.
“And he can’t keep his mind on it. He can’t focus, he fidgets and he gets confused. But this is the guy that needs to protect our country in the emergency and he can barely focus on what’s in front of him.
“This is the truth. This is what I witnessed,” Taylor said.
“This is what many people witnessed, and I hope others will overcome that fear about what might happen in their personal lives if they speak out against the President.”
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politicususa--2020-08-20--Jeb Bush and Karl Rove Slam Trump for Not Disavowing QAnon Conspiracy

Two prominent Republicans called on Donald Trump to denounce the QAnon conspiracy theory after he appeared to offer praise for @ @ @ @ @ support him .
The President was asked about the conspiracy theory , which is a @ @ @ @ @ Satanic panic , Antisemitism and bizarre theories about Trump himself .
“ I ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ love our country .
So I don ’ t know really anything about it other @ @ @ @ @ me , ” Trump said of QAnon believers .
“ I ’ ve heard these @ @ @ @ @ country , ” he said .
Former Florida Governor and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb @ @ @ @ @ ’ s refusal to denounce the movement on Twitter .
“ Why in the world @ @ @ @ @ Q ’ anon supporters ’ butts ?
” Bush tweeted .
“ Nut jobs , @ @ @ @ @ place in either Party .
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Two prominent Republicans called on Donald Trump to denounce the QAnon conspiracy theory after he appeared to offer praise for people who believe it and support him.
The President was asked about the conspiracy theory, which is a complex and convoluted mix of Satanic panic, Antisemitism and bizarre theories about Trump himself.
“I’ve heard these are people that love our country. So I don’t know really anything about it other than they do supposedly like me,” Trump said of QAnon believers.
Trump is asked to shed light on his thoughts about about the lunatic QAnon conspiracy theory. Instead of denouncing it, he says, "I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate." "I've heard these are people who love our country," he adds, coming close to an endorsement pic.twitter.com/gcvHvuqzIa — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 19, 2020
“I’ve heard these are people who love our country,” he said.
Former Florida Governor and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush expressed dismay at Trump’s refusal to denounce the movement on Twitter.
“Why in the world would the President not kick Q’anon supporters’ butts?” Bush tweeted.
“Nut jobs, rascists, haters have no place in either Party.”


politicususa--2020-08-21--Susan Rice: I’m 100% Convinced Russia Will Interfere in 2020 Elections

Susan Rice believes Russia will interfere in the 2020 presidential election and suggested the country may be doing so already .
This would be consistent with the findings of the intelligence community .
The former National Security Advisor told a Washington Post virtual event that Russia remained a threat to American democracy following its interference in 2016 .
“ I almost never say this , but [ I am ] 100 percent convinced that Russia is doing much of what it did in 2016 and certainly more , ” Rice said .
“ We need to be worried not only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social media which is constant , aimed at misleading and dividing and instilling fear and hatred between and among Americans , ” she went on .
“ But we need to be concerned also about what efforts it might make again to infiltrate our voting systems , and corrupt either our voting rolls or even potentially the voting count itself.
” “ That ’ s very hard to do , and hopefully in the intervening years , even more steps have been taken to harden our system , I believe in many cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I also think the Russians aren ’ t going to stop trying , ” Rice said .
Rice also took aim at Republicans who ’ ve tried to downplay the Russian issue in the wake of a bipartisan Senate report outlining ties between Trump campaign officials and Russian intelligence .
“ It ’ s not just the Russians , it ’ s not just the Trump campaign and those involved with it , it ’ s also at least a handful of Republicans in the Senate who seem to be willing to sully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advantage Donald Trump again in this election , ” she said .

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Susan Rice believes Russia will interfere in the 2020 presidential election and suggested the country may be doing so already. This would be consistent with the findings of the intelligence community.
The former National Security Advisor told a Washington Post virtual event that Russia remained a threat to American democracy following its interference in 2016.
“I almost never say this, but [I am] 100 percent convinced that Russia is doing much of what it did in 2016 and certainly more,” Rice said.
“We need to be worried not only about Russian disinformation — its activity on social media which is constant, aimed at misleading and dividing and instilling fear and hatred between and among Americans,” she went on.
“But we need to be concerned also about what efforts it might make again to infiltrate our voting systems, and corrupt either our voting rolls or even potentially the voting count itself.”
“That’s very hard to do, and hopefully in the intervening years, even more steps have been taken to harden our system, I believe in many cases that’s the case, but I also think the Russians aren’t going to stop trying,” Rice said.
Rice also took aim at Republicans who’ve tried to downplay the Russian issue in the wake of a bipartisan Senate report outlining ties between Trump campaign officials and Russian intelligence.
“It’s not just the Russians, it’s not just the Trump campaign and those involved with it, it’s also at least a handful of Republicans in the Senate who seem to be willing to sully themselves with Russian propaganda in order to advantage Donald Trump again in this election,” she said.
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politicususa--2020-08-21--Trump’s Cabinet Voted to Separate Migrant Children from Their Parents

Donald Trump ’ s cabinet voted to separate migrant children from there parents in 2018 , a new report claims .
The vote was pushed by senior advisor Stephen Miller .
According to a new NBC News report , Miller was frustrated in May 2018 that children crossing into the U.S. illegally were not already being separated from their parents despite a so-called “ zero tolerance ” approach .
“ President Donald Trump ’ s senior adviser Stephen Millerled the meeting , and , according to the two officials , he was angry at what he saw as defiance by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NBC News says .
“ It had been nearly a month since Jeff Sessions , then the attorney general , had launched the Trump administration ’ s ‘ zero tolerance ’ policy , announcing that every immigrant who crossed the U.S. border illegally would be prosecuted , including parents with small children.
” “ If we don ’ t enforce this , it is the end of our country as we know it , ” Miller reportedly told the cabinet .
One White House official said that any moral objections to separating children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ears.
” Miller called for a vote and by a show of hands , a majority of the cabinet agreed to the child separation policy .
This policy would go on to be widely condemned as cruel and inhumane .
Miller also hit headlines after a tranche of emails written by him was released , documenting his racist sentiments and extreme position on immigration .

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Donald Trump’s cabinet voted to separate migrant children from there parents in 2018, a new report claims. The vote was pushed by senior advisor Stephen Miller.
According to a new NBC News report, Miller was frustrated in May 2018 that children crossing into the U.S. illegally were not already being separated from their parents despite a so-called “zero tolerance” approach.
“President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Stephen Millerled the meeting, and, according to the two officials, he was angry at what he saw as defiance by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen,” NBC News says.
“It had been nearly a month since Jeff Sessions, then the attorney general, had launched the Trump administration’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy, announcing that every immigrant who crossed the U.S. border illegally would be prosecuted, including parents with small children.”
“If we don’t enforce this, it is the end of our country as we know it,” Miller reportedly told the cabinet.
One White House official said that any moral objections to separating children from their families “fell on deaf ears.”
Miller called for a vote and by a show of hands, a majority of the cabinet agreed to the child separation policy. This policy would go on to be widely condemned as cruel and inhumane.
Miller also hit headlines after a tranche of emails written by him was released, documenting his racist sentiments and extreme position on immigration.
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politicususa--2020-08-21--Democratic Convention Leaves Trump With Little Hope Of Victory

Former Vice President Joe Biden closed the Democratic Convention looking like a future president and leaving Trump with little hope for victory .
Trump plan for victory in 2020 has been centered on running a replica of the 2016 election .
Trump needs Biden to make high profile gaffes that he can seize on .
He also needs the media to jump on any unforced Biden errors so that he can turn attention away from his own failures and toward his opponent .
The meticulously planned Democratic convention did not provide Trump with any of the openings that he needed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with simple messages designed to preemptively defuse Trump ’ s attacks .
Lines like you know Joe , and you deserve better were well targeted personal emotional appeals that spoke to both the heads and hearts of voters .
Joe Biden has excelled at not playing Trump ’ s game .
The Trump campaign has been frustrated by their inability to define Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris .
Trump ’ s only path to victory is a negative campaign that drags his opponent into the mud with him , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrestling and giving Trump nothing .
Trump needed something to go his way at the Democratic convention .
He needed a mistake or sign of disunity in his opponents , but what he was confronted with over four nights was a united Democratic Party with a steel resolve that is laser-focused on his defeat in November .
Biden and Harris are riding high , while Trump has little hope of victory in November .
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Former Vice President Joe Biden closed the Democratic Convention looking like a future president and leaving Trump with little hope for victory.
Trump plan for victory in 2020 has been centered on running a replica of the 2016 election. Trump needs Biden to make high profile gaffes that he can seize on. He also needs the media to jump on any unforced Biden errors so that he can turn attention away from his own failures and toward his opponent.
The meticulously planned Democratic convention did not provide Trump with any of the openings that he needed. Each night, Democrats addressed America with simple messages designed to preemptively defuse Trump’s attacks. Lines like you know Joe, and you deserve better were well targeted personal emotional appeals that spoke to both the heads and hearts of voters.
Joe Biden has excelled at not playing Trump’s game. The Trump campaign has been frustrated by their inability to define Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris. Trump’s only path to victory is a negative campaign that drags his opponent into the mud with him, but Joe Biden is expertly sidestepping the mud wrestling and giving Trump nothing.
Trump needed something to go his way at the Democratic convention. He needed a mistake or sign of disunity in his opponents, but what he was confronted with over four nights was a united Democratic Party with a steel resolve that is laser-focused on his defeat in November.
Biden and Harris are riding high, while Trump has little hope of victory in November.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
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