politicususa--2020-08-13--Trump Humiliates Himself By Going Birther On Kamala Harris

Trump embarrassed himself and the country with a birther attack claiming that Kamala Harris doesn ’ t meet the eligibility requirements for vice president .
I just heard that .
I heard it today that she doesn ’ t meet the requirements , and by the way , the lawyer who wrote that piece is a very highly qualified , very talented lawyer .
I have no if that ’ s right .
I would have assumed that the Democrats would have checked that out before she runs for vice president , but that ’ s a very serious .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ re saying she isn ’ t qualified because she wasn ’ t born in this country….I don ’ t know about it .
I just heard about it .
I ’ ll take a look.
” It is simple .
Kamala Harris was born in the United States , so she eligible to run for vice president .
Trump and the Republicans are digging up the old Obama birther attacks because they can ’ t handle that Harris has been a force of nature since being added to the ticket .
Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this nonsense .
The claim that Harris isn ’ t eligible to be vice president is racist nonsense that has already been debunked .
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Trump embarrassed himself and the country with a birther attack claiming that Kamala Harris doesn’t meet the eligibility requirements for vice president.
Trump said:
I just heard that. I heard it today that she doesn’t meet the requirements, and by the way, the lawyer who wrote that piece is a very highly qualified, very talented lawyer. I have no if that’s right. I would have assumed that the Democrats would have checked that out before she runs for vice president, but that’s a very serious. You’re saying, they’re saying she isn’t qualified because she wasn’t born in this country….I don’t know about it. I just heard about it. I’ll take a look.”
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President Trump on claims that :Kamala Harris isn't eligible to run for Vice President because she's an anchor baby: "I heard it today that she doesn't meet the requirements…I have no idea if that's right. I would have assumed the Democrats would have checked that out." pic.twitter.com/H887X43GJK — CSPAN (@cspan) August 13, 2020
It is simple. Kamala Harris was born in the United States, so she eligible to run for vice president.
Trump and the Republicans are digging up the old Obama birther attacks because they can’t handle that Harris has been a force of nature since being added to the ticket. Trump is humiliating himself and the presidency by pushing this nonsense.
The claim that Harris isn’t eligible to be vice president is racist nonsense that has already been debunked.
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politicususa--2020-08-13--Kushner on Kayne Meetings: We Just Talked About General Politics

With all the crazy things that have occured in 2020 , Kanye West ’ s attempt at politics is among the craziest .
While he long been one of the few celebrity supporters of Donald Trump , few could have expected it could have gone as far as the rapper running for President .
West can not even get on enough ballots to accrue 270 electoral votes , so the the decision to run was a bit strange .
But it ’ s now become clear that the performer is only running to try and take votes from Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the Democrats is being done in conjunction with the GOP .
It was recently reported that this con-job also includes the President ’ s son-in-law Jared Kushner .
Kushner was asked about the relationship between him and the rapper on Thursday .
“ Kanye ’ s been a friend of mine for — I ’ ve known him for about 10 years.
” “ We both happened to be in Colorado , and we got together and we had a great discussion about a lot of things .
He has some great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to see happen in the country and that ’ s why he has the candidacy that he ’ s been doing .
But again there ’ s a lot of issues that the president has championed that he admires.
” The White House and GOP plan to pull black votes away from Democrats does not seem to be a strong strategy thus far .
During his first “ campaign rally ” , West blasted Harriet Tubman .
And a recent survey conducted by Politico/Morning Consult , showed the rapper to only be garnering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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With all the crazy things that have occured in 2020, Kanye West’s attempt at politics is among the craziest. While he long been one of the few celebrity supporters of Donald Trump, few could have expected it could have gone as far as the rapper running for President.
West cannot even get on enough ballots to accrue 270 electoral votes, so the the decision to run was a bit strange. But it’s now become clear that the performer is only running to try and take votes from Joe Biden.
And this attempt at taking votes from the Democrats is being done in conjunction with the GOP. It was recently reported that this con-job also includes the President’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Kushner was asked about the relationship between him and the rapper on Thursday. “Kanye’s been a friend of mine for — I’ve known him for about 10 years.”
The aide to Donald Trump continued: “We both happened to be in Colorado, and we got together and we had a great discussion about a lot of things. He has some great ideas for what he’d like to see happen in the country and that’s why he has the candidacy that he’s been doing. But again there’s a lot of issues that the president has championed that he admires.”
The White House and GOP plan to pull black votes away from Democrats does not seem to be a strong strategy thus far. During his first “campaign rally”, West blasted Harriet Tubman. And a recent survey conducted by Politico/Morning Consult, showed the rapper to only be garnering 2% of the African American vote.


politicususa--2020-08-13--Trump Just Fell Straight Into Joe Biden’s Trap On Masks

Trump is so desperate to disagree with Joe Biden that he switched back to opposing masks after Biden suggested a state mask mandate .
Joe Biden called on all governors to issue mask mandates , which caused Trump to lie and claim , “ The order 300 million American citizens to wear masks a minimum three straight months .
He thinks it ’ s good policy .
No matter where they live and their surroundings….He does not identify what authority the president has to issue such a mandate or how federal law enforcement could possibly enforce it or why we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country .
Many of whom have done a very good job and they know what is needed.
” Trump ’ s comments are a win for Biden on multiple fronts .
According to an AP poll , 75 % of Americans support mask mandates , so Trump in his eagerness to disagree advocated for a position that is supported by 25 % of the country .
The idea that Trump could be a normal human being and support measures that don ’ t kill people during a pandemic went flying out the window @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his don ’ t mask me rhetoric .
The Biden campaign set a trap , and Trump jumped straight into it while revealing himself to be completely out of step with three-quarters of the country .
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Trump is so desperate to disagree with Joe Biden that he switched back to opposing masks after Biden suggested a state mask mandate.
Joe Biden called on all governors to issue mask mandates, which caused Trump to lie and claim, “The order 300 million American citizens to wear masks a minimum three straight months. He thinks it’s good policy. No matter where they live and their surroundings….He does not identify what authority the president has to issue such a mandate or how federal law enforcement could possibly enforce it or why we would be stepping on governors throughout our country. Many of whom have done a very good job and they know what is needed.”
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Biden just turned a barely awake Trump back into an anti-masker. pic.twitter.com/1djnRnEycD — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 13, 2020
Trump’s comments are a win for Biden on multiple fronts. According to an AP poll, 75% of Americans support mask mandates, so Trump in his eagerness to disagree advocated for a position that is supported by 25% of the country.
The idea that Trump could be a normal human being and support measures that don’t kill people during a pandemic went flying out the window as soon as Trump reverted back to his don’t mask me rhetoric.
The Biden campaign set a trap, and Trump jumped straight into it while revealing himself to be completely out of step with three-quarters of the country.
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politicususa--2020-08-13--Michael Cohen Connects Trump And “Golden Showers” In New Book

Trump ’ s former lawyer Michael Cohen connects the President Of The United States to “ golden showers ” at a Las Vegas club .
Cohen wrote in the forward to his book , Disloyal < /em > : I was the one who most encouraged him to run for president in 2011 , and then again in 2015 , carefully orchestrating the famous trip down the escalator in Trump Tower for him to announce his candidacy .
When Trump wanted to reach Russian President Vladimir Putin , via a secret back channel , I was tasked with making the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I stiffed contractors on his behalf , ripped off his business partners , lied to his wife Melania to hide his sexual infidelities , and bullied and screamed at anyone who threatened Trump ’ s path to power .
From golden showers in a sex club in Vegas to tax fraud , to deals with corrupt officials from the former Soviet Union , to catch and kill conspiracies to silence Trump ’ s clandestine lovers , I wasn ’ t just a witness to the president ’ s rise—I was an active and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of sexual harassment , sexual assault , and even rape by dozens of women , and nothing has moved his core supporters away from him , so nothing in Cohen ’ s book is going to matter to those people .
The language in the forward of the book is somewhat vague for a reason .
Cohen doesn ’ t come out and say what happened in the Las Vegas club , or who did what and being a participant .
One suspects that more detail will be forthcoming in the book , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” have been around for so long that they are virtually a political urban legend .
Michael Cohen has the ability to provide humiliating details about Trump ’ s personal life just as voters about to decide on the fate of a possible second Trump term .
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Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen connects the President Of The United States to “golden showers” at a Las Vegas club.
Cohen wrote in the forward to his book, Disloyal:
I was the one who most encouraged him to run for president in 2011, and then again in 2015, carefully orchestrating the famous trip down the escalator in Trump Tower for him to announce his candidacy. When Trump wanted to reach Russian President Vladimir Putin, via a secret back channel, I was tasked with making the connection in my Keystone Kop fashion. I stiffed contractors on his behalf, ripped off his business partners, lied to his wife Melania to hide his sexual infidelities, and bullied and screamed at anyone who threatened Trump’s path to power.
From golden showers in a sex club in Vegas to tax fraud, to deals with corrupt officials from the former Soviet Union, to catch and kill conspiracies to silence Trump’s clandestine lovers, I wasn’t just a witness to the president’s rise—I was an active and eager participant.
Trump has been accused of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and even rape by dozens of women, and nothing has moved his core supporters away from him, so nothing in Cohen’s book is going to matter to those people.
The language in the forward of the book is somewhat vague for a reason. Cohen doesn’t come out and say what happened in the Las Vegas club, or who did what and being a participant. One suspects that more detail will be forthcoming in the book, but rumors about “the pee tape” have been around for so long that they are virtually a political urban legend.
Michael Cohen has the ability to provide humiliating details about Trump’s personal life just as voters about to decide on the fate of a possible second Trump term.
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politicususa--2020-08-13--Calls Grow For A March On Washington To Stop Trump’s Mail Sabotage

Lt. General Russel Honore called for a march on Washington to stop Trump ’ s from hurting the troops and veterans by slowing down mail delivery .
Soldiers , sailors and Marines around the world rely on the post office .
I rely on it .
My escripts are not arriving on time .
I have to go to Walgreens because scripts use the post office .
Our soldiers deployed depend on it .
Our veterans depend on it to bring medicine from the VA or if it ’ s coming through Medicare .
This is a problem .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House understands the second and third-order effect of slowing the mail down .
That is what ’ s on the front of the chests of the white house .
They ’ re slowing the mail down .
That is not good for whatever reason .
Veterans are not — I have the option to drive to the store .
What about my battle buddies who don ’ t have that option ?
They have no one to take them to the store when their meds don ’ t show up .
This has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if you have to March on Washington , we have to fix this .
This is not right .
Trump doesn ’ t care about soldiers and veterans .
He has proven that multiple times over his term in office .
Trump only cares about Trump , and he is using any means necessary to hold on to power .
Trump admitted that he is slowing down the mail to stop mail-in voting .
It isn ’ t speculation or theory .
It ’ s what ’ s going on .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop Trump is bad publicity , and the American people have to risk their lives to give Trump the worst publicity of his life to save the post office , that is exactly what they will do .
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Lt. General Russel Honore called for a march on Washington to stop Trump’s from hurting the troops and veterans by slowing down mail delivery.
Lt. Gen. Honore said on MSNBC:
Soldiers, sailors and Marines around the world rely on the post office. I rely on it. My escripts are not arriving on time. I have to go to Walgreens because scripts use the post office. Our soldiers deployed depend on it. Our veterans depend on it to bring medicine from the VA or if it’s coming through Medicare. This is a problem. I don’t know if the White House understands the second and third-order effect of slowing the mail down. That is what’s on the front of the chests of the white house. They’re slowing the mail down.
That is not good for whatever reason. Veterans are not — I have the option to drive to the store. What about my battle buddies who don’t have that option? They have no one to take them to the store when their meds don’t show up. This has to stop. I say, yes, if you have to March on Washington, we have to fix this. This is not right.
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Lt. General Russel Honore says Trump is hurting the troops and veterans by slowing down the mail. Honore also called for a march on Washington to stop Trump's sabotage. pic.twitter.com/sKBkt6QuE7 — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 13, 2020
Trump doesn’t care about soldiers and veterans. He has proven that multiple times over his term in office. Trump only cares about Trump, and he is using any means necessary to hold on to power. Trump admitted that he is slowing down the mail to stop mail-in voting.
It isn’t speculation or theory. It’s what’s going on.
The only tool that has been proven to stop Trump is bad publicity, and the American people have to risk their lives to give Trump the worst publicity of his life to save the post office, that is exactly what they will do.
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politicususa--2020-08-13--Steve Mnuchin Admits That Trump’ s Payroll Tax Cut Is Fake

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin admitted that Trump ’ s payroll tax cut is voluntary and it is up to employers to decide if they will do it .
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on FOX Business that President Donald Trump ’ s executive action to offer a temporary payroll tax deferral for those making under $ 104,000 per year would be “ voluntary ” and up to employers .
That presents an enormously difficult decision for employers who could either decline to give their workers an immediate pay bump or later be forced to claw that money back if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We can ’ t force people to participate .
But I think many small businesses will do this and pass on the benefits .
But I think the President would like to do a payroll tax cut.
” Trump can ’ t unilaterally do a payroll tax cut .
He needs Congress to pass legislation cutting payroll taxes .
Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate are both opposed to the idea .
The payroll tax cut executive order was a fraud .
For those keeping score at home , expanded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , payroll taxes won ’ t be cut , and evictions will not be halted .
Trump ’ s executive orders were laughably worthless .
The White House used executive orders to try to shift to Democrats for the human suffering that is happening in the country .
The executive orders were exposed for the empty pieces of paper that they are , and all of the blame for the nation ’ s economic hardship is on Donald Trump .
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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin admitted that Trump’s payroll tax cut is voluntary and it is up to employers to decide if they will do it.
Politico reported:
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on FOX Business that President Donald Trump’s executive action to offer a temporary payroll tax deferral for those making under $104,000 per year would be “voluntary” and up to employers. That presents an enormously difficult decision for employers who could either decline to give their workers an immediate pay bump or later be forced to claw that money back if the taxes are not forgiven.
Mnuchin: “We can’t force people to participate. But I think many small businesses will do this and pass on the benefits. But I think the President would like to do a payroll tax cut.”
Trump can’t unilaterally do a payroll tax cut. He needs Congress to pass legislation cutting payroll taxes. Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate are both opposed to the idea. The payroll tax cut executive order was a fraud.
For those keeping score at home, expanded unemployment benefits won’t be extended, payroll taxes won’t be cut, and evictions will not be halted. Trump’s executive orders were laughably worthless. The White House used executive orders to try to shift to Democrats for the human suffering that is happening in the country.
The executive orders were exposed for the empty pieces of paper that they are, and all of the blame for the nation’s economic hardship is on Donald Trump.
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politicususa--2020-08-13--Trump Attacks His Own FBI Director While Warning AG Barr to Pressure Russia Probe

President Donald Trump attacked Christopher Wray , the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) , during an interview he gave earlier this morning on Fox Business .
“ We know that the FBI lied to the Senate in February of 2018 .
Christopher Wray was running the FBI .
Mr. President , is Christopher Wray hiding all of this stuff and protecting the FBI ?
Should he step down ?
” Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo asked .
“ So Christopher Wray was put there .
We have an election coming up .
I wish he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t been , ” Trump replied .
“ There are documents that they want to get , and we have said we want to get .
We ’ re going to find out if he ’ s going to give those documents .
But certainly he ’ s been very , very protective.
” Trump tapped Wray to lead the FBI in June 2017 .
Wray replaced James Comey , who was dismissed by Trump , who Special Counsel Robert Mueller later concluded sought to obstruct any investigation into Russia ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ was put there for a good reason , he was chosen by a certain person , and I said , go ahead , put whoever you want , ” Trump said .
“ I ’ m so honest that I said you could put anybody you want .
Let ’ s see how Wray turns out .
He ’ s either going to turn out one way or the other.
” He also issued a warning to Attorney General William Barr , telling him to pressure the Justice Department ’ s investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be the greatest of all time .
But if he wants to be politically correct , he ’ ll be just another guy , ” he said .

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President Donald Trump attacked Christopher Wray, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), during an interview he gave earlier this morning on Fox Business.
“We know that the FBI lied to the Senate in February of 2018. Christopher Wray was running the FBI. Mr. President, is Christopher Wray hiding all of this stuff and protecting the FBI? Should he step down?” Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo asked.
“So Christopher Wray was put there. We have an election coming up. I wish he was more forthcoming, he certainly hasn’t been,” Trump replied. “There are documents that they want to get, and we have said we want to get. We’re going to find out if he’s going to give those documents. But certainly he’s been very, very protective.”
Trump tapped Wray to lead the FBI in June 2017. Wray replaced James Comey, who was dismissed by Trump, who Special Counsel Robert Mueller later concluded sought to obstruct any investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
Wray “was put there for a good reason, he was chosen by a certain person, and I said, go ahead, put whoever you want,” Trump said. “I’m so honest that I said you could put anybody you want. Let’s see how Wray turns out. He’s either going to turn out one way or the other.”
He also issued a warning to Attorney General William Barr, telling him to pressure the Justice Department’s investigation.
“Bill Barr has a chance to be the greatest of all time. But if he wants to be politically correct, he’ll be just another guy,” he said.


politicususa--2020-08-13--Biden Campaign Slams Trump for “Sabotaging” Postal Service

Democrat Joe Biden ’ s presidential campaign slammed President Donald Trump , accusing him of “ sabotaging ” the United States Postal Service following remarks Trump made in which he appeared to admit as much .
“ The President of the United States is sabotaging a basic service that hundreds of millions of people rely upon , cutting a critical lifeline for rural economies and for delivery of medicines , because he wants to deprive Americans of their fundamental right to vote safely during the most catastrophic public health crisis in over 100 years , ” campaign spokesman Andrew Bates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s own campaign has endorsed voting by mail and his own administration has conclusively refuted his wild-eyed conspiracy theories about the most secure form of voting , ” Bates added .
“ This is an assault on our democracy and economy by a desperate man who ’ s terrified that the American people will force him to confront what he ’ s done everything in his power to escape for months — responsibility for his own actions.
” Trump made the controversial remarks earlier this morning during an interview on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 25 billion for the post office .
Now , they need that money in order to have the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots , ” Trump told host Maria Bartiromo .
“ Now in the meantime , they aren ’ t getting there .
By the way , those are just two items .
But if they don ’ t get those two items that means you can ’ t have universal mail-in voting , because they ’ re not equipped to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t make a deal that means they don ’ t get the money .
That means they can ’ t have universal mail-in voting , ” he added .
“ They just can ’ t have it .
So , you know , sort of a crazy thing.
” The president and Republicans have repeatedly disparaged vote-by-mail options in response to criticisms from voting rights advocates who ’ ve expressed safety concerns during the coronavirus pandemic .
A study released in April from Stanford University ’ s Democracy and Polarization Lab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among the GOP that vote-by-mail gives Democrats an advantage over Republicans , vote-by-mail options do not benefit one party more than another .
“ By comparing counties that adopt a vote-by-mail program to counties within the same state that do not adopt the program , we are able to compare the election outcomes and turnout behavior of voters who have different vote-by-mail accessibility but who have the same set of candidates on the ballot for statewide races , ” researchers wrote .

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Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign slammed President Donald Trump, accusing him of “sabotaging” the United States Postal Service following remarks Trump made in which he appeared to admit as much.
“The President of the United States is sabotaging a basic service that hundreds of millions of people rely upon, cutting a critical lifeline for rural economies and for delivery of medicines, because he wants to deprive Americans of their fundamental right to vote safely during the most catastrophic public health crisis in over 100 years,” campaign spokesman Andrew Bates said in a statement.
“Even Donald Trump’s own campaign has endorsed voting by mail and his own administration has conclusively refuted his wild-eyed conspiracy theories about the most secure form of voting,” Bates added. “This is an assault on our democracy and economy by a desperate man who’s terrified that the American people will force him to confront what he’s done everything in his power to escape for months — responsibility for his own actions.”
Trump made the controversial remarks earlier this morning during an interview on Fox Business.
“They want $25 billion for the post office. Now, they need that money in order to have the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots,” Trump told host Maria Bartiromo. “Now in the meantime, they aren’t getting there. By the way, those are just two items. But if they don’t get those two items that means you can’t have universal mail-in voting, because they’re not equipped to have it.”
“Now, if we don’t make a deal that means they don’t get the money. That means they can’t have universal mail-in voting,” he added. “They just can’t have it. So, you know, sort of a crazy thing.”
The president and Republicans have repeatedly disparaged vote-by-mail options in response to criticisms from voting rights advocates who’ve expressed safety concerns during the coronavirus pandemic.
A study released in April from Stanford University’s Democracy and Polarization Lab found that contrary to the widely-held belief among the GOP that vote-by-mail gives Democrats an advantage over Republicans, vote-by-mail options do not benefit one party more than another.
“By comparing counties that adopt a vote-by-mail program to counties within the same state that do not adopt the program, we are able to compare the election outcomes and turnout behavior of voters who have different vote-by-mail accessibility but who have the same set of candidates on the ballot for statewide races,” researchers wrote.


politicususa--2020-08-13--Water Pressure Regulations in Showerheads to Be Reassessed After Trump Complains They Mess Up His Ha

Water Pressure Regulations in Showerheads to Be Reassessed After Trump Complains They Mess Up His Hair

The Trump administration is looking to change water pressure regulations in showerheads mere weeks after President Donald Trump complained he ’ s having a hard time keeping his hair “ perfect.
” The administration proposed changes to increase the amount of water that can pass through showerheads .
A 1992 ruling restricted the amount of water that could pass through showerheads to 2.5 gallons a minute .
The rule change would apply to each nozzle rather than each fixture .
“ So showerheads – you take a shower , the water doesn ’ t come out .
You want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t come out .
So what do you do ?
You just stand there longer or you take a shower longer ?
Because my hair – I don ’ t know about you , but it has to be perfect .
Perfect , ” Trump said last month .
The news received almost immediate criticism from Andrew deLaski , executive director of the energy conservation group Appliance Standards Awareness Project .
If you increase the number of nozzles to four or five , deLaski said , “ you could have 10 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the showerhead , literally probably washing you out of the bathroom.
” “ If the president needs help finding a good shower , we can point him to some great consumer websites that help you identify a good showerhead that provides a dense soak and a good shower , ” he added .

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The Trump administration is looking to change water pressure regulations in showerheads mere weeks after President Donald Trump complained he’s having a hard time keeping his hair “perfect.”
The administration proposed changes to increase the amount of water that can pass through showerheads. A 1992 ruling restricted the amount of water that could pass through showerheads to 2.5 gallons a minute. The rule change would apply to each nozzle rather than each fixture.
“So showerheads – you take a shower, the water doesn’t come out. You want to wash your hands, the water doesn’t come out. So what do you do? You just stand there longer or you take a shower longer? Because my hair – I don’t know about you, but it has to be perfect. Perfect,” Trump said last month.
The news received almost immediate criticism from Andrew deLaski, executive director of the energy conservation group Appliance Standards Awareness Project.
If you increase the number of nozzles to four or five, deLaski said, “you could have 10, 15 gallons per minute powering out of the showerhead, literally probably washing you out of the bathroom.”
“If the president needs help finding a good shower, we can point him to some great consumer websites that help you identify a good showerhead that provides a dense soak and a good shower,” he added.


politicususa--2020-08-14--“He Triggers Crazies” Dr. Fauci Rips Into Tucker Carlson

Dr. Anthony Fauci has spent his entire medical career helping people survive .
Whether he was fighting the AIDS virus or Ebola , the renowned immunologist did his job in a completely apolitical manner .
Donald Trump , however , has politicized the COVID-19 pandemic .
And in turn , the surrogates of the President have seen fit to attack Fauci .
Among the most relentless of these attackers is Tucker Carlson .
The Doctor was asked about the Fox News host during a recent interview with the Washington Post .
According to Fauci , Carlson triggers the crazies .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ flip around the channels at night , which I probably shouldn ’ t .
And I found this guy — you know this guy , Tucker Carlson ?
You heard of him ?
” “ He ’ s the guy that really loves me , right ?
” replied Fauci .
Edgars then asked , “ Does that get under our skin ?
Does it bother you ?
On a humane level , do you feel threatened or concerned when you see that kind of thing floating out there ?
” The Doctor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerned about what he says .
It ’ s a little bit — I think you could say that when he does that , it triggers some of the crazies in society to start threatening me , actually threatening , which actually happens.
” Fauci has had his fair share of issues with supporters of the President .
These issues have included death threats against him and his family .
The Doctor said of the situation : “ I wouldn ’ t have imagined in my wildest dreams that people who object to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are so set against it , and don ’ t like what you and I say , namely in the word of science , that they actually threaten you .
I mean , that to me is just strange .
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Dr. Anthony Fauci has spent his entire medical career helping people survive. Whether he was fighting the AIDS virus or Ebola, the renowned immunologist did his job in a completely apolitical manner.
Donald Trump, however, has politicized the COVID-19 pandemic. And in turn, the surrogates of the President have seen fit to attack Fauci. Among the most relentless of these attackers is Tucker Carlson.
The Doctor was asked about the Fox News host during a recent interview with the Washington Post. According to Fauci, Carlson triggers the crazies.
Writer Geoff Edgars asked, “I flip around the channels at night, which I probably shouldn’t. And I found this guy — you know this guy, Tucker Carlson? You heard of him?”
“He’s the guy that really loves me, right?” replied Fauci.
Thread of Tucker Carlson's months long smear campaign against Dr. Fauci: https://t.co/HzuYj7gDO4 pic.twitter.com/gOnlmkaudC — Madeline Peltz (@peltzmadeline) August 14, 2020
Edgars then asked, “Does that get under our skin? Does it bother you? On a humane level, do you feel threatened or concerned when you see that kind of thing floating out there?”
The Doctor answered, “I’m not concerned about what he says. It’s a little bit — I think you could say that when he does that, it triggers some of the crazies in society to start threatening me, actually threatening, which actually happens.”
Fauci has had his fair share of issues with supporters of the President. These issues have included death threats against him and his family. The Doctor said of the situation:


politicususa--2020-08-14--Typically Candidates Only Speak Once at Convention. Trump Will Speak Every Night of the RNC.

Over the last few months , while the COVID-19 pandemic has raged out of control , Republican senators and congresspeople have remained silent .
This behavior has highlighted just how tight a grip ovr the party that Donald Trump has over the party .
Another example of this iron grip will be evident during August ’ s Republican National Convention .
Normally , the party ’ s candidate only speaks once .
In 2020 , Trump will be speaking each night of the event .
According to the Wall St. Journal , “ [ Trump ] be actively incorporated throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the president will honor doctors , nurses and other workers on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic.
” There will also be no shortage of appearances by the President ’ s children during the debate .
While conventions are usually used to introduce America to the party ’ s up and coming starts , the RNC will feature speeches by Donald Jr. , Eric , Ivanka and Tiffany Trump .
Melania Trump will also be making a speaking appearance one of the nights of the convention .
The First Lady ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heavily from Michelle Obama ’ s 2008 Democratic National Convention speech .
Trump will also use the event to rail against socialism .
The Journal reports , “ [ the campaign ] is planning to feature former residents from Cuba or Venezuela… who will admonish the policies of the Democratic Party , which the president has compared with socialism.
” A number of Republican lawmakers have already announced that they will not be attending the event .
This is similar to 2016 when senators Ben Sasse , Lisa Murkowski , Jeff Flake and @ @ @ @ @ @

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Over the last few months, while the COVID-19 pandemic has raged out of control, Republican senators and congresspeople have remained silent. This behavior has highlighted just how tight a grip ovr the party that Donald Trump has over the party.
Another example of this iron grip will be evident during August’s Republican National Convention. Normally, the party’s candidate only speaks once. In 2020, Trump will be speaking each night of the event.
According to the Wall St. Journal, “[Trump] be actively incorporated throughout the four-day convention, including one day when the president will honor doctors, nurses and other workers on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
There will also be no shortage of appearances by the President’s children during the debate. While conventions are usually used to introduce America to the party’s up and coming starts, the RNC will feature speeches by Donald Jr., Eric, Ivanka and Tiffany Trump.
Melania Trump will also be making a speaking appearance one of the nights of the convention. The First Lady’s 2016 was heavily criticized for borrowing heavily from Michelle Obama’s 2008 Democratic National Convention speech.
Trump will also use the event to rail against socialism. The Journal reports, “[the campaign] is planning to feature former residents from Cuba or Venezuela… who will admonish the policies of the Democratic Party, which the president has compared with socialism.”
A number of Republican lawmakers have already announced that they will not be attending the event. This is similar to 2016 when senators Ben Sasse, Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Flake and Steve Daines all stayed home.


politicususa--2020-08-14--Pelosi And Schumer Nail Trump For Abuse Of Power Election Cheating

Speaker Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Schumer called out Trump for abusing his power to cheat in the election by slowing down the mail .
Pelosi and Schumer said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA : The United States Postal Service is a pillar of our American Democracy and is enshrined in the Constitution , which empowers Congress to ‘ establish Post Offices and Post Roads.
’ The Postal Service provides services that are critical to the lives and livelihoods of the American people : ensuring that seniors receive their medicines , workers receive paychecks , taxpayers receive refunds and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DeJoy must quickly reverse his operational changes that have led to delays and service reductions for too many Americans and threaten to undermine our democracy .
Yet , the President , his cronies and Republicans in Congress continue to wage their all-out assault on the Postal Service and its role in ensuring the integrity of the 2020 election .
Yesterday , the President threatened to further starve the Postal Service of the funds that it needs to deliver the absentee ballots necessary to ensure that people do not have to choose between their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threats that he doubled down on last night .
The President ’ s comments today affirm that no patriotic tradition is immune from his abuse of power .
The President made plain that he will manipulate the operations of the Post Office to deny eligible voters the ballot in pursuit of his own re-election .
The President ’ s own words confirm : he needs to cheat to win .
At the same time , the Postmaster General – a major Trump donor – continues to push forward policies that accelerate the crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and jeopardizing the integrity of the elections .
As the former Deputy Postmaster General stated Thursday , the Postmaster General ’ s changes threaten to silence the voices of millions , as they are implemented in the middle of a pandemic , just months before an election : ‘ If you can ’ t right the ship , if you can ’ t correct these fast enough , the consequence is… that you disenfranchise people.
’ USPS must quickly reverse course and restore full service for all Americans .
House and Senate Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his assault on the Postal Service , make clear that he will allow the 2020 election to proceed without his sabotage tactics and enable the American people the same opportunity he and the First Lady requested this week to vote by absentee ballot .
It is clear that Trump has been conspiring for months to slow down the mail and disenfranchise millions of voters .
Trump is using his cheat to win strategy across the country , but cities in swing states like Michigan and Pennsylvania are being hit hard with mail slowdowns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win , but the good news is that several states including Pennsylvania are already taking action to change their deadlines so that ballots that are postmarked by election day but arrive late will be counted .
Trump ’ s cheating can be negated , but it will take a community effort to overcome it and vote him out of office .
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Speaker Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Schumer called out Trump for abusing his power to cheat in the election by slowing down the mail.
Pelosi and Schumer said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA:
The United States Postal Service is a pillar of our American Democracy and is enshrined in the Constitution, which empowers Congress to ‘establish Post Offices and Post Roads.’ The Postal Service provides services that are critical to the lives and livelihoods of the American people: ensuring that seniors receive their medicines, workers receive paychecks, taxpayers receive refunds and voters receive absentee ballots. Postmaster General DeJoy must quickly reverse his operational changes that have led to delays and service reductions for too many Americans and threaten to undermine our democracy.
Yet, the President, his cronies and Republicans in Congress continue to wage their all-out assault on the Postal Service and its role in ensuring the integrity of the 2020 election. Yesterday, the President threatened to further starve the Postal Service of the funds that it needs to deliver the absentee ballots necessary to ensure that people do not have to choose between their health and their vote this fall – threats that he doubled down on last night.
The President’s comments today affirm that no patriotic tradition is immune from his abuse of power. The President made plain that he will manipulate the operations of the Post Office to deny eligible voters the ballot in pursuit of his own re-election. The President’s own words confirm: he needs to cheat to win.
At the same time, the Postmaster General – a major Trump donor – continues to push forward policies that accelerate the crisis at the Postal Service, delaying mail and jeopardizing the integrity of the elections. As the former Deputy Postmaster General stated Thursday, the Postmaster General’s changes threaten to silence the voices of millions, as they are implemented in the middle of a pandemic, just months before an election: ‘If you can’t right the ship, if you can’t correct these fast enough, the consequence is… that you disenfranchise people.’ USPS must quickly reverse course and restore full service for all Americans.
House and Senate Democrats call on the President to immediately cease his assault on the Postal Service, make clear that he will allow the 2020 election to proceed without his sabotage tactics and enable the American people the same opportunity he and the First Lady requested this week to vote by absentee ballot.
It is clear that Trump has been conspiring for months to slow down the mail and disenfranchise millions of voters. Trump is using his cheat to win strategy across the country, but cities in swing states like Michigan and Pennsylvania are being hit hard with mail slowdowns.
Trump is trying to cheat to win, but the good news is that several states including Pennsylvania are already taking action to change their deadlines so that ballots that are postmarked by election day but arrive late will be counted.
Trump’s cheating can be negated, but it will take a community effort to overcome it and vote him out of office.
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politicususa--2020-08-14--Trump’s War On Mail Backfires As Postal Workers Union Endorses Biden

The National Association of Letter Carriers has endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for president and vice president and warned that Trump is jeopardizing the Postal Service .
Fredric Rolando , president of the National Association of Letter Carriers ( NALC ) said in a statement : On behalf of nearly 300,000 active and retired letter carriers , we are proud to endorse Vice President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to lead this country as president and vice president .
Vice President Biden is – was – and will continue to be – a fierce ally and defender of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , letter carriers , and our fellow postal brothers and sisters .
NALC ’ s endorsement and our support come down to Joe ’ s steadfast support of us and his unwavering dedication to improving the lives of all working people throughout this great nation .
Since coming to the Senate in 2016 , Senator Kamala Harris has put letter carriers and working families first .
In her role on the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee , she has stanchly defended maintaining a healthy , financially stable Postal Service and has consistently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominated to run the Postal Service are held to the highest standard .
And now , our country struggles to withstand the public health and economic crises caused by the Covid-19 virus .
This pandemic threatens the very survival of USPS .
Yet , while postal employees are on the front lines providing essential services to the public every day , the current administration refuses to provide the necessary financial relief that would strengthen the agency during this pandemic .
The Postal Service is in jeopardy .
Trump and his donor Postmaster General @ @ @ @ @ @ @ short-term goal is to get Trump reelected .
The long-term Republican goal has always been to bankrupt the USPS , and then privatize mail delivery in the United States .
The NALC is one union representing postal workers .
It will be interesting to see if the others follow suit by endorsing the Biden/Harris ticket .
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The National Association of Letter Carriers has endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for president and vice president and warned that Trump is jeopardizing the Postal Service.
Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) said in a statement:
On behalf of nearly 300,000 active and retired letter carriers, we are proud to endorse Vice President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to lead this country as president and vice president.
Vice President Biden is – was – and will continue to be – a fierce ally and defender of the United States Postal Service (USPS), letter carriers, and our fellow postal brothers and sisters. NALC’s endorsement and our support come down to Joe’s steadfast support of us and his unwavering dedication to improving the lives of all working people throughout this great nation.
Since coming to the Senate in 2016, Senator Kamala Harris has put letter carriers and working families first. In her role on the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, she has stanchly defended maintaining a healthy, financially stable Postal Service and has consistently acted to ensure that those who are nominated to run the Postal Service are held to the highest standard.
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And now, our country struggles to withstand the public health and economic crises caused by the Covid-19 virus. This pandemic threatens the very survival of USPS. Yet, while postal employees are on the front lines providing essential services to the public every day, the current administration refuses to provide the necessary financial relief that would strengthen the agency during this pandemic.
The Postal Service is in jeopardy. Trump and his donor Postmaster General are intentionally sabotaging the USPS. The short-term goal is to get Trump reelected. The long-term Republican goal has always been to bankrupt the USPS, and then privatize mail delivery in the United States.
The NALC is one union representing postal workers. It will be interesting to see if the others follow suit by endorsing the Biden/Harris ticket.
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politicususa--2020-08-14--Trump Crumbles At Press Conference When Asked About QAnon

Trump cut off a reporter and refused to answer when he was asked at the White House Press Briefing if he supports the QAnon conspiracy theory .
Trump was asked if he also , like Marjorie Taylor Greene , supports the QAnon conspiracy theory , and he answered , “ She did very well in the election .
She won by a lot .
She was very popular .
She comes from a great state , and she had a tremendous victory , so absolutely I did congratulate her.
” The reporter tried again , “ Qanon , embrace that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on that ?
That was the question.
” Trump never answered her and moved on .
One of the reasons why the questions at these briefings have taken such a drop in quality is that Trump is now mostly calling on Fox News , right-wing fake news websites , and OANN .
Occasionally , a real question like Trump and QAnon gets in , but Trump gets to choose who asks him a question , and he is refusing mostly to take questions from credible news organizations .
Trump ’ s non-answer on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump is the tin foil hat wearing Commander In Chief .
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Trump cut off a reporter and refused to answer when he was asked at the White House Press Briefing if he supports the QAnon conspiracy theory.
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Trump refuses to answer when asked if he agrees with the QAnon conspiracy theory. Trump cut off the question and moved on. pic.twitter.com/7oFJVR91IU — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 14, 2020
Trump was asked if he also, like Marjorie Taylor Greene, supports the QAnon conspiracy theory, and he answered, “She did very well in the election. She won by a lot. She was very popular. She comes from a great state, and she had a tremendous victory, so absolutely I did congratulate her.”
The reporter tried again, “Qanon, embrace that theory, do you agree with her on that? That was the question.”
Trump never answered her and moved on.
One of the reasons why the questions at these briefings have taken such a drop in quality is that Trump is now mostly calling on Fox News, right-wing fake news websites, and OANN. Occasionally, a real question like Trump and QAnon gets in, but Trump gets to choose who asks him a question, and he is refusing mostly to take questions from credible news organizations.
Trump’s non-answer on the QAnon question said it all. Donald Trump is the tin foil hat wearing Commander In Chief.
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politicususa--2020-08-14--Trump Slips Further From Reality By Claiming He Is The Best President For Women In History

Trump is now claiming to be the best president who has done the most for women in the history of @ @ @ @ @ .
This is the same Donald Trump , who less than 24 hours ago , @ @ @ @ @ about Joe Biden ’ s running mate , Sen. Kamala Harris .
Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ more for women than any other president was an apparent typo .
What he should @ @ @ @ @ has done more to women than any other president in history .
No other president @ @ @ @ @ women come forward with credible allegations of sexual harassment , sexual assault , and even @ @ @ @ @ retreating deeper into fantasy land , as the momentum continues to grow with the Biden/Harris @ @ @ @ @ to run on , so he is using the same gimmick that he has relied @ @ @ @ @ life .
Trump is trying to win a second term with delusional fantasy , bluster @ @ @ @ @ For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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Trump is now claiming to be the best president who has done the most for women in the history of the United States of America.
Trump tweeted:
I have done more for WOMEN than just about any President in HISTORY! As we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of women’s voting rights, we should build a BEAUTIFUL STATUE in Washington D.C. to honor the many brave women who made this possible for our GREAT COUNTRY… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 14, 2020
This is the same Donald Trump, who less than 24 hours ago, spread a debunked birther conspiracy about Joe Biden’s running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris.
Trump’s claim that he has done more for women than any other president was an apparent typo. What he should have said is that he has done more to women than any other president in history. No other president in history has dozens of women come forward with credible allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and even rape.
Donald Trump is retreating deeper into fantasy land, as the momentum continues to grow with the Biden/Harris ticket. Trump has nothing to run on, so he is using the same gimmick that he has relied on for his entire adult life.
Trump is trying to win a second term with delusional fantasy, bluster, and endless self-promotion.
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politicususa--2020-08-14--In A Single Moment Of Truth, Ron Johnson Destroyed The Trump/Putin Plot To Smear Biden

Sen. Ron Johnson ( R-WI ) admitted that the point of his Russia back investigation into Joe Biden is to help Donald Trump win .
Sen. Ron Johnson this week said his probe of Obama-era intelligence agencies would help President Donald Trump win reelection , igniting fury from Democrats who say it was an explicit admission he ’ s using his committee to damage Joe Biden ’ s candidacy for president .
“ The more that we expose of the corruption of the transition process between Obama and Trump , the more we expose of the corruption within those agencies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help Donald Trump win reelection and certainly be pretty good , I would say , evidence about not voting for Vice President Biden , ” Johnson said in a little-noticed Tuesday interview with Minneapolis-based radio hosts Jon Justice and Drew Lee .
Republicans aren ’ t trying to hide it .
From post office sabotage to abusing the investigative powers of the Senate , they are doing everything that they can to help Trump win .
Johnson is getting the information for his investigation from Russian propaganda .
Republicans have been credibly accused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ smear Joe Biden .
The difference between 2016 and 2020 is that this time , the corporate media isn ’ t playing along .
Lindsey Graham held a hearing with Sally Yates testifying that unlike the Hillary Clinton Benghazi hearing didn ’ t attract any cable news coverage .
Republicans aren ’ t getting traction outside of the Fox News bubble , because their plan is obvious .
They are spreading Russian propaganda and misinformation to try to help Donald Trump win .
In a single moment of truth , Ron Johnson wrecked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) admitted that the point of his Russia back investigation into Joe Biden is to help Donald Trump win.
Politico reported:
Sen. Ron Johnson this week said his probe of Obama-era intelligence agencies would help President Donald Trump win reelection, igniting fury from Democrats who say it was an explicit admission he’s using his committee to damage Joe Biden’s candidacy for president.
The more that we expose of the corruption of the transition process between Obama and Trump, the more we expose of the corruption within those agencies, I would think it would certainly help Donald Trump win reelection and certainly be pretty good, I would say, evidence about not voting for Vice President Biden,” Johnson said in a little-noticed Tuesday interview with Minneapolis-based radio hosts Jon Justice and Drew Lee.
Republicans aren’t trying to hide it. From post office sabotage to abusing the investigative powers of the Senate, they are doing everything that they can to help Trump win.
Johnson is getting the information for his investigation from Russian propaganda. Republicans have been credibly accused laundering Russian propaganda through the Senate to smear Joe Biden.
The difference between 2016 and 2020 is that this time, the corporate media isn’t playing along. Lindsey Graham held a hearing with Sally Yates testifying that unlike the Hillary Clinton Benghazi hearing didn’t attract any cable news coverage.
Republicans aren’t getting traction outside of the Fox News bubble, because their plan is obvious. They are spreading Russian propaganda and misinformation to try to help Donald Trump win.
In a single moment of truth, Ron Johnson wrecked the Putin/Trump plot to smear Biden.
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politicususa--2020-08-14--Trump’s Net Worth Has Dropped $300 Million in One Year as the Pandemic Hurts His Businesses

President Donald Trump ’ s personal net worth has dropped $ 300 million in one year as the coronavirus pandemic hurts his businesses , according to Bloomberg ’ s Billionaires Index .
This means the president has lost roughly 10 percent of his wealth since his inauguration .
His net worth now stands at $ 2.7 billion , according to the Billionaires Index .
“ The drop marked the sharpest decline since Bloomberg began tracking his fortune in 2015 .
It started with a decrease in income across the Trump Organization ’ s portfolio of office buildings and was compounded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on property markets , ” Bloomberg News reports .
“ Declines in the value of the president ’ s office building at 40 Wall Street , his iconic Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue and properties owned jointly with Vornado Realty Trust accounted for some of the biggest hits to his net worth .
His golf courses also lost value amid a broader slide in prices , as fewer young people take up the sport , ” the outlet continues .
The news comes even as the president continues to mislead voters on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ ve taken in tens of billions of dollars from China , ” he said during Monday ’ s press briefing .
“ And $ 28 billion we gave to our farmers because they were targeted by China.
” ( The president conveniently overlooks that American companies are harmed by tariffs and the money to bail out farmers came from American taxpayers . )
The president also continues to tout the stock market as a worthwhile indicator of the health of the American economy .
On Saturday , he said , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fantastically .
I hope you kept your stocks .
I hope you didn ’ t sell .
I hope you had confidence in your president and confidence that the president was going to be reelected.
” 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as the reopening of schools nationwide despite warnings of further economic upheaval from health and policy experts .
Nearly 170,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus , according to the most up-to-date statistics .

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President Donald Trump’s personal net worth has dropped $300 million in one year as the coronavirus pandemic hurts his businesses, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. This means the president has lost roughly 10 percent of his wealth since his inauguration. His net worth now stands at $2.7 billion, according to the Billionaires Index.
“The drop marked the sharpest decline since Bloomberg began tracking his fortune in 2015. It started with a decrease in income across the Trump Organization’s portfolio of office buildings and was compounded by the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on property markets,” Bloomberg News reports.
“Declines in the value of the president’s office building at 40 Wall Street, his iconic Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue and properties owned jointly with Vornado Realty Trust accounted for some of the biggest hits to his net worth. His golf courses also lost value amid a broader slide in prices, as fewer young people take up the sport,” the outlet continues.
The news comes even as the president continues to mislead voters on the state of the American economy.
“We’ve taken in tens of billions of dollars from China,” he said during Monday’s press briefing. “And $28 billion we gave to our farmers because they were targeted by China.” (The president conveniently overlooks that American companies are harmed by tariffs and the money to bail out farmers came from American taxpayers.)
The president also continues to tout the stock market as a worthwhile indicator of the health of the American economy. On Saturday, he said, “401(k)s are doing fantastically. I hope you kept your stocks. I hope you didn’t sell. I hope you had confidence in your president and confidence that the president was going to be reelected.”
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. Nearly 170,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus, according to the most up-to-date statistics.


politicususa--2020-08-14--Trump Has Been Secretly Meeting With Postmaster General To Slow Down Mail

Trump denied it , but his own White House confirmed that he has met with the Postmaster General , and by Trump ’ s own admission he ’ s slowing down the mail .
Trump is pulling his usual stunt of trying to keep his hands clean while having others do his dirty work .
DeJoy is an unqualified Trump donor who was only named Postmaster General to do Trump ’ s bidding .
Trump wants mail-in voting stopped , so he is having his Postmaster General sabotage the United States Postal Service .
The American people are so outraged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are growing for a march on Washington to save the Postal Service .
There are other ways to stop Trump .
Private shipping companies like UPS and FedEx could step up and offer to deliver any ballot for free that is dropped off at one of their drop boxes or store locations .
Democrats have been preparing for Trump to try a stunt like this , and they are working on ways to make sure that ballots are delivered to local election officials .
Trump was caught cheating .
It isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and this time the majority of the nation is ready to stop him .
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Trump denied it, but his own White House confirmed that he has met with the Postmaster General, and by Trump’s own admission he’s slowing down the mail.
Jim Acosta of CNN tweeted:
Just this past Sunday, Trump said he hadn’t spoken to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. But WH confirms the two met last week on Monday. A WH spokesman says it was a meeting to congratulate DeJoy on being confirmed. DeJoy was confirmed in May. https://t.co/VbnJo7LtG2 pic.twitter.com/w1CtHkyu3X — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 14, 2020
Trump is pulling his usual stunt of trying to keep his hands clean while having others do his dirty work. DeJoy is an unqualified Trump donor who was only named Postmaster General to do Trump’s bidding. Trump wants mail-in voting stopped, so he is having his Postmaster General sabotage the United States Postal Service.
The American people are so outraged by Trump’s actions that calls are growing for a march on Washington to save the Postal Service.
There are other ways to stop Trump. Private shipping companies like UPS and FedEx could step up and offer to deliver any ballot for free that is dropped off at one of their drop boxes or store locations. Democrats have been preparing for Trump to try a stunt like this, and they are working on ways to make sure that ballots are delivered to local election officials.
Trump was caught cheating. It isn’t 2016. Americans are on to Trump, and this time the majority of the nation is ready to stop him.
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politicususa--2020-08-16--Opinion: Jeffrey Epstein’s Private Island Provides Insight Into Trump’s White House

Recently prosecutors handling the charges against Ghislaine Maxwell , the British socialite accused of aiding and abetting billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in his years-long systematic sexual abuse and trafficking of young girls , denied the request of Maxwell ’ s lawyers to turn over the names of her accusers .
These women have lived in fear of the power and wealth wielded by Maxwell and Epstein , terrorized by their intimidation .
For years , Maxwell and Epstein maintained their privacy carefully , but these accusers , often facing threats , don ’ t deserve such privacy , according to Maxwell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jeffrey Epstein : Filthy Rich lays out in painful detail the way Epstein and Maxwell used their wealth to create something of their own private world , manufactured around the sole objective of feeding the illicit and abusive sexual appetites of Epstein and those in his circle .
Epitomizing this private world , existing apart from and seemingly immune from the laws , morality , and oversight that apply to and regulate the behavior of most of us in this world , is Epstein ’ s privately owned Caribbean Island .
The island @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , equipped with all-seeing surveillance cameras and its own security , and it ’ s not quite clear in the film if the island is subject to any other sovereignty or oversight .
And it is here , we learn in the film from those women brave enough to talk publicly , that many of Epstein ’ s circle of powerful and wealthy men joined him , though the film does not confirm the extent to which each of these men participated in the sexual abuse and trafficking .
This circle , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figures as Prince Andrew , Alan Dershowitz , Bill Clinton , and , yes , the current President of the United States Donald Trump .
Watching the film , it struck me that Epstein ’ s island really exemplifies and clarifies the political dynamics and ruling attitudes in the Trump administration that have been re-shaping in corrosive ways not just the political culture in the nation but American culture and society altogether .
Increasingly we see sectors of our world becoming exempt from the laws that govern most people and that protect our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , we all recall , famously asserted with great pride and self-congratulation that he could shoot someone dead on Fifth Avenue and get away with it .
And he has felt the need to abide by no law or norm , refusing to release his tax returns as every other presidential candidate in history has done , flouting congressional subpoenas , and so on .
The White House is now just another private island for the wealthy , insulating itself , divorcing itself , from the laws and norms that apply to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those he appoints behave with complete license , doing what they please regardless of laws and norms , in ways often hostile and harmful to very Americans he is supposed to serve and protect .
Private interest trump the public good increasingly in our nation .
Against the Constitution , Trump can take steps to dismantle the United States Postal Service , not in service to the people but in the service of his own private interest of being re-elected .
The postmaster general he appointed , Louis DeJoy , who is overseeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ institution , has been reported to have tens of millions of dollars invested in private companies competing with the US Postal Service .
And it ’ s not just in the White House .
If you don ’ t like the laws , just go to the Supreme Court and ask for an exemption .
Two recent decisions from the land ’ s highest court exemplify this point .
In one case , Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania , the court decided , effectively , not just that religious organizations could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that covered contraception but , more broadly , any organization could seek such an exemption from our laws by claiming the law conflicted with its own moral values .
And keep in mind that the Affordable Care Act already creates conditions whereby such employers do not in any way have to subsidize the costs of contraception or sign any piece of paper that would make them in any way complicit with endorsing , funding , or even knowing about an employee ’ s use of contraception .
In another case , Our Lady @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court upheld the right of private religious schools to not have to abide by the same anti-discrimination employment laws other employers do , denying employees at religious institutions and organizations protection from discrimination .
This case , interestingly enough , involved one employee who was fired after she told her employer she had breast cancer and another who claimed to be fired on the basis of her age , after she ignored a hint from her administration that she should retire .
In other words , these employees weren ’ t fired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were just using that as cover so they could discriminate as they pleased , exempt from having to honor people ’ s rights .
As Linda Greenhouse put it , writing for The New York Times : Private worlds can be dangerously right-denying .
Same-sex couples are banned from demonstrating romantic affection , such as sharing a kiss or hug , on the campus of Brigham Young University , a private institution .
There seem to be many private islands , like Epstein ’ s , in the United States , that do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put in place to protect Americans ’ rights .
The White House has become one of them , but as we can see , they are everywhere , finding ways to be exempt from honoring people ’ s civil rights and basic humanity .

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Recently prosecutors handling the charges against Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite accused of aiding and abetting billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in his years-long systematic sexual abuse and trafficking of young girls, denied the request of Maxwell’s lawyers to turn over the names of her accusers.
Why?
These women have lived in fear of the power and wealth wielded by Maxwell and Epstein, terrorized by their intimidation. For years, Maxwell and Epstein maintained their privacy carefully, but these accusers, often facing threats, don’t deserve such privacy, according to Maxwell’s counsel.
The Netflix documentary Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich lays out in painful detail the way Epstein and Maxwell used their wealth to create something of their own private world, manufactured around the sole objective of feeding the illicit and abusive sexual appetites of Epstein and those in his circle. Epitomizing this private world, existing apart from and seemingly immune from the laws, morality, and oversight that apply to and regulate the behavior of most of us in this world, is Epstein’s privately owned Caribbean Island.
The island is something of its own little commonwealth, equipped with all-seeing surveillance cameras and its own security, and it’s not quite clear in the film if the island is subject to any other sovereignty or oversight. And it is here, we learn in the film from those women brave enough to talk publicly, that many of Epstein’s circle of powerful and wealthy men joined him, though the film does not confirm the extent to which each of these men participated in the sexual abuse and trafficking.
This circle, as represented in the film, included such figures as Prince Andrew, Alan Dershowitz, Bill Clinton, and, yes, the current President of the United States Donald Trump.
Watching the film, it struck me that Epstein’s island really exemplifies and clarifies the political dynamics and ruling attitudes in the Trump administration that have been re-shaping in corrosive ways not just the political culture in the nation but American culture and society altogether.
Increasingly we see sectors of our world becoming exempt from the laws that govern most people and that protect our civil rights and even our lives.
Trump, we all recall, famously asserted with great pride and self-congratulation that he could shoot someone dead on Fifth Avenue and get away with it. And he has felt the need to abide by no law or norm, refusing to release his tax returns as every other presidential candidate in history has done, flouting congressional subpoenas, and so on.
The White House is now just another private island for the wealthy, insulating itself, divorcing itself, from the laws and norms that apply to rest of us plebeians.
Trump and those he appoints behave with complete license, doing what they please regardless of laws and norms, in ways often hostile and harmful to very Americans he is supposed to serve and protect.
Private interest trump the public good increasingly in our nation.
Against the Constitution, Trump can take steps to dismantle the United States Postal Service, not in service to the people but in the service of his own private interest of being re-elected. The postmaster general he appointed, Louis DeJoy, who is overseeing this dismantling of the largely revered American institution, has been reported to have tens of millions of dollars invested in private companies competing with the US Postal Service.
Private interests are overruling the public good.
And it’s not just in the White House.
If you don’t like the laws, just go to the Supreme Court and ask for an exemption.
Two recent decisions from the land’s highest court exemplify this point.
In one case, Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania, the court decided, effectively, not just that religious organizations could deny employees access to the health insurance that covered contraception but, more broadly, any organization could seek such an exemption from our laws by claiming the law conflicted with its own moral values. And keep in mind that the Affordable Care Act already creates conditions whereby such employers do not in any way have to subsidize the costs of contraception or sign any piece of paper that would make them in any way complicit with endorsing, funding, or even knowing about an employee’s use of contraception.
In another case, Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, the Supreme Court upheld the right of private religious schools to not have to abide by the same anti-discrimination employment laws other employers do, denying employees at religious institutions and organizations protection from discrimination. This case, interestingly enough, involved one employee who was fired after she told her employer she had breast cancer and another who claimed to be fired on the basis of her age, after she ignored a hint from her administration that she should retire.
In other words, these employees weren’t fired on any religious basis. These institutions were just using that as cover so they could discriminate as they pleased, exempt from having to honor people’s rights.
As Linda Greenhouse put it, writing for The New York Times:
At issue is the nature of civil society itself. The notion that an employer can simply opt out of a legal obligation it finds objectionable on undefined “moral” grounds, or on the basis of an evanescent “complicity” with the distant choices of other actors, threatens the assumption that we all live by the same rules. That thousands of Americans who accept jobs with religious employers might have to forfeit their statutory protections against discrimination — there are an estimated 150,000 lay teachers in religious elementary schools alone — cuts a hole in a legal fabric designed to protect everyone.
Private worlds can be dangerously right-denying. Same-sex couples are banned from demonstrating romantic affection, such as sharing a kiss or hug, on the campus of Brigham Young University, a private institution.
There seem to be many private islands, like Epstein’s, in the United States, that do not have to abide by the laws put in place to protect Americans’ rights.
The White House has become one of them, but as we can see, they are everywhere, finding ways to be exempt from honoring people’s civil rights and basic humanity.


politicususa--2020-08-15--Trump Promises To Lose America’s Mail-In Ballots In November

At a press conference at his golf club , Trump promised America that their ballots will be lost if they vote by mail in November .
Trump said : We ’ re going to have an election that takes place on a beautiful day on November 3rd , and usually , at the end of the evening , they say Donald Trump has won the election .
Donald Trump is your new president , whatever they say .
You know what ?
You ’ re not going to know this possibly if you did it right for months or for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be lost .
They ’ re all going to be gone , but just take a look on smaller basis , but it ’ s a great test .
You can call them polls .
You can call them tests , but look at what ’ s happening all over the country where you have universal mail-in .
The ballots are lost .
There ’ s fraud .
There ’ s theft .
It ’ s happening all over the place .
Now , we ’ re going to do it with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country .
It ’ s crazy .
Trump pretty much laid out his mission .
He is sabotaging the post office so that ballots are lost or not counted in the election .
Trump does not want their to be expanded voting by mail , because he will lose .
A president who has devoted all of his time in office appealing only to his core supporters has no chance if the electorate is large .
Donald Trump is also trying to poison the well and preemptively delegitimize a Biden/Harris win .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supporters voting , and he is trying everything to steal the election .
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At a press conference at his golf club, Trump promised America that their ballots will be lost if they vote by mail in November.
Trump said:
We’re going to have an election that takes place on a beautiful day on November 3rd, and usually, at the end of the evening, they say Donald Trump has won the election. Donald Trump is your new president, whatever they say.
You know what? You’re not going to know this possibly if you did it right for months or for years because these ballots are all going to be lost. They’re all going to be gone, but just take a look on smaller basis, but it’s a great test. You can call them polls. You can call them tests, but look at what’s happening all over the country where you have universal mail-in. The ballots are lost. There’s fraud. There’s theft. It’s happening all over the place. Now, we’re going to do it with this whole vast big section of the country. It’s crazy.
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Trump says this like it's a mission statement: "You're not gonna know [the election results] for months or for years. Because these [mail] ballots are all gonna lost, they're gonna be gone. pic.twitter.com/lpke3FlaDF — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 15, 2020
Trump pretty much laid out his mission. He is sabotaging the post office so that ballots are lost or not counted in the election. Trump does not want their to be expanded voting by mail, because he will lose. A president who has devoted all of his time in office appealing only to his core supporters has no chance if the electorate is large.
Donald Trump is also trying to poison the well and preemptively delegitimize a Biden/Harris win. Trump doesn’t anyone, but his supporters voting, and he is trying everything to steal the election.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
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politicususa--2020-08-15--Opinion: A case for charging Trump with criminally negligent mass homicide

Americans have died needlessly as a result of a malicious narcissist ’ s lust for power , and if this country ’ s Legislative and Judicial Branch were not controlled by corrupt Republicans , deadly Don Trump would be in serious legal jeopardy .
If Trump was a regular citizen responsible for the death of even one American through disregard for human life , he would be charged , convicted , and sent to prison for criminally negligent homicide .
However , since Republicans have deemed that Trump is above the law , they will never consider holding him responsible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over 160,000 American citizens who “ died for the Dow.
” Trump did say he could shoot someone in the face in Times Square and not lose support from one of his supporters – apparently he was talking about Republican politicians and not just his pathetic acolytes .
Conservatives just can ’ t stop defending Trump ; because he is a white Republican and the criminally-culpable GOP standard bearer .
A couple of months ago a celebrity lawyer insisted that Trump is not responsible for any of the American deaths resulting from his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during , a global pandemic .
In fact , Jonathan Turley contends that nothing Trump does , or has done , can be regarded as criminal ; or worth even mentioning .
That includes Trump inciting his loyal armed supporters ’ seditious action towards Democratic governors .
But this is about Trump ’ s guilt in the mass death of at least 160,000 innocent American citizens , not a two-bit celebrity lawyer or gun-toting fascists .
According to Jonathan Turley , Trump can not be possibly be responsible for any of the tens-of-thousands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In Turley ’ s mind , Trump simply “ mishandled a crisis.
” Trump is guilty of much more than mishandling a crisis – particularly because he is guilty of deliberately exacerbating the effects of a deadly virus for political and personal gain .
If Trump was guilty of simply “ mishandling a crisis , ” then Turley ’ s lame argument might be acceptable .
However , Trump did not “ mishandle a crisis.
” He purposely failed to act on several , months-long warnings from his own administration claiming thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face devastation without swift action to mitigate COVID-19 ’ s spread .
There is little doubt in many Americans ’ minds that Trump does indeed have “ tens-of-thousands American citizens ’ blood on his hands.
” And according to fairly recent history , America under Republican rule launches wars and attacks sovereign nations ’ leaders for killing their own citizens .
That brings up a prescient question Republicans will never answer .
Why are Senate and House Republicans not demanding immediate , drastic action to hold Donald J. Trump accountable for the lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ innocent American men , women and children ?
Although Trump did not personally kill over 160,000 Americans , or create COVID-19 , he was certainly aware of just how economically dangerous inaction would be as well as the deadly consequences of doing nothing .
Trump ’ s refusal to act was not “ mishandling a crisis ” or bad policy ; Trump ’ s lack of action fits the general requirements to charge and convict any American citizen in every state of the Union with “ criminally negligent ( mass ) homicide.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negligent homicide does not focus on the “ intentional conduct to kill a human being , ” or over 160,000 ( and counting ) innocent human beings in Trump ’ s case .
Instead , it “ addresses situations where a defendant is aware of a situation , knows it ’ s dangerous , but ignores a risk that results in a death of another.
” Trump ’ s attempt to conceal the coronavirus ’ danger to American lives and the nation ’ s economy , despite knowing how deadly doing nothing would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American citizens as well as creating an economic catastrophe .
Although there are no criminal statutes for decimating a thriving economy Trump inherited from President Barack Obama , Trump was and still is criminally negligent for the deaths of tens-of-thousands of innocent Americans ’ lives .
Republicans , including Trump , believe that any foreign leader guilty of killing his own citizens warrants being deposed or at least attacked militarily .
Saddam Hussein was deposed for killing Iraqi Kurds that lead to an American invasion and occupation as well as creating the Islamic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ al-Assad was the recipient of Trump ’ s missile attack for allegedly killing innocent men , women , and children during a civil war exacerbated by Bush ’ s invasion of Iraq .
The level of Trump ’ s “ criminal negligence ” is well-documented at this point and every day brings new disclosures describing exactly how criminally-negligent Trump was , and still is , by pretending the pandemic was a “ Democratic and media hoax.
” Despite the daily revelations regarding what Trump knew and when , including warnings beginning in November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report that he did not want to do anything to protect American lives .
His initial reaction to the virulent plague was sitting idly by , or going golfing , and just allowing the extremely virulent plague to “ wash over the country ; ” that remark prompted Dr. Anthony Fauci to inform Trump that allowing the virus to spread unimpeded would result in millions of dead Americans .
In a sign that Republicans are co-conspirators in Trump ’ s mass killing-spree , there is a sickening sentiment among Trump ’ s Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the deadly contagion and accept thousands of more dead Americans ; in their diseased minds , mass loss of life is a cheap price to pay to help Trump ’ s reelection .
It is noteworthy that even prior to the emergence of the novel coronavirus , Trump maliciously ignored , and vehemently opposed , warnings from health and security experts in his own corrupt administration warning him of the folly of cutting funding to federal agencies tasked with fighting a global pandemic .
Remember , despite Moscow Mitch McConnell ’ s initial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Administration handed Trump a well-thought out strategic process for addressing a global pandemic ; a scenario that Trump ’ s people reiterated after his poorly-attended inauguration .
In a commentary explaining how America ’ s coronavirus crisis was a “ man-made disaster , ” author Dan Benbow lays out , in fine detail , exactly why Trump is guilty of criminally negligent homicide ; not only by refusing to act immediately on learning of the threat to Americans , but also by eliminating agencies and processes created specifically to address a global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Mr. Benbow did not address Trump ’ s “ alleged ” plan to withhold federal assistance to Democratic states because they weren ’ t nice to Trump .
It is worth noting that Trump understands his own guilt because he recently pronounced China as guilty of “ mass worldwide killing ” due to its “ incompetence ” in handling the Covid-19 outbreak in China .
If that is Trump ’ s mindset , then he is unilaterally guilty of criminally negligent mass homicide of American citizens .
Because unlike China ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus , Trump was duly warned over and over again two months prior to revelations that there was an impending pandemic .
It is noteworthy , as well , that Trump was warned by his own people that immediate action was necessary to prevent precisely what his security and health experts warned would happen without prompt action – innocent Americans would perish en masse and the nation ’ s economy would crashand burn .
Trump is not guilty of “ mishandling a crisis ” and his monumental incompetence had nothing whatsoever to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America .
Incompetent or not , Trump was surrounded by highly competent health and national security experts who warned him well in advance of the coronavirus ’ arrival in America .
But instead of acting to protect American lives , he purposely chose to do nothing so as not to spook the stock market that he concluded would impedehis reelection efforts .
Any first year prosecutor would have an easy task earning a conviction against a criminal like Trump .
Based on the mountain of evidence , much of it from Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aware of a situation , he knew it was dangerous , and yet he ignored that risk resulting in the death of tens-of-thousands of American citizens .
If that was Trump ’ s only crime , he needs to be prosecuted according to the law for committing criminally negligent ( mass ) homicide .
However , Trump , with Jarod Kushner ’ s valuable assistance , deliberately did nothing in hopes of blaming Democratic Governors for Trump ’ s crime that has led to mass American deaths and the worse economic disaster since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for personal , or political , gain that results in even one death is a substantially more heinous crime than “ criminally negligent homicide .
However , with Trump ’ s criminal fascist cohort running the Department of Justice and the United States Senate , he will almost certainly continue to be hailed as a heroic god-like figure .

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Americans have died needlessly as a result of a malicious narcissist’s lust for power, and if this country’s Legislative and Judicial Branch were not controlled by corrupt Republicans, deadly Don Trump would be in serious legal jeopardy.
If Trump was a regular citizen responsible for the death of even one American through disregard for human life, he would be charged, convicted, and sent to prison for criminally negligent homicide.
However, since Republicans have deemed that Trump is above the law, they will never consider holding him responsible for one American death, much less over 160,000 American citizens who “died for the Dow.” Trump did say he could shoot someone in the face in Times Square and not lose support from one of his supporters – apparently he was talking about Republican politicians and not just his pathetic acolytes.
Conservatives just can’t stop defending Trump; because he is a white Republican and the criminally-culpable GOP standard bearer. A couple of months ago a celebrity lawyer insisted that Trump is not responsible for any of the American deaths resulting from his refusal to act prior to, and during, a global pandemic. In fact, Jonathan Turley contends that nothing Trump does, or has done, can be regarded as criminal; or worth even mentioning. That includes Trump inciting his loyal armed supporters’seditious action towards Democratic governors. But this is about Trump’s guilt in the mass death of at least 160,000 innocent American citizens, not a two-bit celebrity lawyer or gun-toting fascists.
According to Jonathan Turley, Trump cannot be possibly be responsible for any of the tens-of-thousands of American deaths due to COVID-19. In Turley’s mind, Trump simply “mishandled a crisis.” Trump is guilty of much more than mishandling a crisis – particularly because he is guilty of deliberately exacerbating the effects of a deadly virus for political and personal gain.
If Trump was guilty of simply “mishandling a crisis,” then Turley’s lame argument might be acceptable. However, Trump did not “mishandle a crisis.” He purposely failed to act on several, months-long warnings from his own administration claiming thousands of Americans would die and the economy would face devastation without swift action to mitigate COVID-19’s spread.
There is little doubt in many Americans’ minds that Trump does indeed have “tens-of-thousands American citizens’ blood on his hands.” And according to fairly recent history, America under Republican rule launches wars and attacks sovereign nations’ leaders for killing their own citizens. That brings up a prescient question Republicans will never answer. Why are Senate and House Republicans not demanding immediate, drastic action to hold Donald J. Trump accountable for the lives of 160,000 (and still counting) innocent American men, women and children?
Although Trump did not personally kill over 160,000 Americans, or create COVID-19, he was certainly aware of just how economically dangerous inaction would be as well as the deadly consequences of doing nothing. Trump’s refusal to act was not “mishandling a crisis” or bad policy; Trump’s lack of action fits the general requirements to charge and convict any American citizen in every state of the Union with “criminally negligent (mass) homicide.”
Unlike a capital murder charge, criminally negligent homicide does not focus on the “intentional conduct to kill a human being,” or over 160,000 (and counting) innocent human beings in Trump’s case. Instead, it “addresses situations where a defendant is aware of a situation, knows it’s dangerous, but ignores a risk that results in a death of another.” Trump’s attempt to conceal the coronavirus’ danger to American lives and the nation’s economy, despite knowing how deadly doing nothing would be, resulted in mass deaths of American citizens as well as creating an economic catastrophe.
Although there are no criminal statutes for decimating a thriving economy Trump inherited from President Barack Obama, Trump was and still is criminally negligent for the deaths of tens-of-thousands of innocent Americans’ lives. Republicans, including Trump, believe that any foreign leader guilty of killing his own citizens warrants being deposed or at least attacked militarily.
Saddam Hussein was deposed for killing Iraqi Kurds that lead to an American invasion and occupation as well as creating the Islamic State. Likewise, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was the recipient of Trump’s missile attack for allegedly killing innocent men, women, and children during a civil war exacerbated by Bush’s invasion of Iraq.
The level of Trump’s “criminal negligence” is well-documented at this point and every day brings new disclosures describing exactly how criminally-negligent Trump was, and still is, by pretending the pandemic was a “Democratic and media hoax.”
Despite the daily revelations regarding what Trump knew and when, including warnings beginning in November of 2019, there is the damning report that he did not want to do anything to protect American lives. His initial reaction to the virulent plague was sitting idly by, or going golfing, and just allowing the extremely virulent plague to “wash over the country;” that remark prompted Dr. Anthony Fauci to inform Trump that allowing the virus to spread unimpeded would result in millions of dead Americans. In a sign that Republicans are co-conspirators in Trump’s mass killing-spree, there is a sickening sentiment among Trump’s Republican allies to end all efforts to contain the deadly contagion and accept thousands of more dead Americans; in their diseased minds, mass loss of life is a cheap price to pay to help Trump’s reelection.
It is noteworthy that even prior to the emergence of the novel coronavirus, Trump maliciously ignored, and vehemently opposed, warnings from health and security experts in his own corrupt administration warning him of the folly of cutting funding to federal agencies tasked with fighting a global pandemic. Remember, despite Moscow Mitch McConnell’s initial assertion otherwise, President Barack Obama’s Administration handed Trump a well-thought out strategic process for addressing a global pandemic; a scenario that Trump’s people reiterated after his poorly-attended inauguration.
In a commentary explaining how America’s coronavirus crisis was a “man-made disaster,” author Dan Benbow lays out, in fine detail, exactly why Trump is guilty of criminally negligent homicide; not only by refusing to act immediately on learning of the threat to Americans, but also by eliminating agencies and processes created specifically to address a global pandemic to save thousands of American lives. Mr. Benbow did not address Trump’s “alleged” plan to withhold federal assistance to Democratic states because they weren’t nice to Trump.
It is worth noting that Trump understands his own guilt because he recently pronounced China as guilty of “mass worldwide killing” due to its “incompetence” in handling the Covid-19 outbreak in China. If that is Trump’s mindset, then he is unilaterally guilty of criminally negligent mass homicide of American citizens. Because unlike China’s early exposure to the “novel” coronavirus, Trump was duly warned over and over again two months prior to revelations that there was an impending pandemic. It is noteworthy, as well, that Trump was warned by his own people that immediate action was necessary to prevent precisely what his security and health experts warned would happen without prompt action – innocent Americans would perish en masse and the nation’s economy would crashand burn.
Trump is not guilty of “mishandling a crisis” and his monumental incompetence had nothing whatsoever to do with him allowing COVID-19 to rage across America. Incompetent or not, Trump was surrounded by highly competent health and national security experts who warned him well in advance of the coronavirus’ arrival in America. But instead of acting to protect American lives, he purposely chose to do nothing so as not to spook the stock market that he concluded would impedehis reelection efforts.
Any first year prosecutor would have an easy task earning a conviction against a criminal like Trump. Based on the mountain of evidence, much of it from Trump’s own mouth, that he was aware of a situation, he knew it was dangerous, and yet he ignored that risk resulting in the death of tens-of-thousands of American citizens. If that was Trump’s only crime, he needs to be prosecuted according to the law for committing criminally negligent (mass) homicide. However, Trump, with Jarod Kushner’s valuable assistance, deliberately did nothing in hopes of blaming Democratic Governors for Trump’s crime that has led to mass American deaths and the worse economic disaster since The Great Depression.
A deliberate action for personal, or political, gain that results in even one death is a substantially more heinous crime than “criminally negligent homicide. However, with Trump’s criminal fascist cohort running the Department of Justice and the United States Senate, he will almost certainly continue to be hailed as a heroic god-like figure.