politicususa--2020-08-15--Trump’s Mail Sabotage Blows Up In His Face From Sea To Shining Sea

Trump ’ s plot to sabotage the Postal Service and cheat to win the 2020 election is dominating local news headlines in a way that he didn ’ t expect .
Jake Sherman of the Politico Playbook had a round-up of local headlines : The Arizona Republic , bottom of the front page : “ Postal Service warns 46 states about ballot delays ” … Sacramento Bee : “ Newsom says USPS changes ’ sabotage ’ mail-in vote ” … San Diego Union-Tribune : “ POSTAL SERVICE WARNS STATES IT MAY NOT MEET MAIL-IN BALLOT DEADLINES ” … Connecticut Post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballots not assured by Nov. 3 election ” … Hartford Courant : “ USPS : Ballot delivery could be late ” … … Miami Herald : “ USPS warns Florida some of its mail ballots could be rejected ” … Tampa Bay Times : “ Mail-in votes are threatened ” … Atlanta Journal-Constitution : “ Mail delays may void absentee ballots ” … Wichita Eagle : “ USPS removes mail machines in Mo.
, Kansas ” … Baltimore Sun : “ Answers sought in delays of U.S. mail ” … Boston Globe : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ … Kansas City Star : “ Mail machines in Kansas , Missouri removed by USPS ” … Star-Ledger ( N.J. ) : “ Postal service warns of possible ballot delay ” … … Charlotte Observer : “ N.C .
voters urged to request , mail absentee ballots earlier ” … The Oregonian : “ Leaders blast postal changes ” … Dallas Morning News : “ Are mail ballots at risk ?
” … Houston Chronicle : “ States warned mail-in ballot delays likely ” … Milwaukee Journal Sentinel : “ USPS warns ballot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s attack on the USPS has become a national story like few others outside of the pandemic .
The post office story might be even bigger than the pandemic because infection rates vary , but everyone has a post office and gets mail .
Trump thought that he could get away with sabotaging the post office , and if history is any guide , he will keep doing until the blowback is so intense that he is forced to pullback .
Part of the Trump strategy for years has been to court rural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if local media coverage goes sour , Trump will have undermined a key component of his reelection communications strategy .
Just like with Ukraine , Trump ’ s desperation to win has caused him to cheat in a way that has become a self-created crisis .
Trump ’ s post office plot has backfired and the blowback is coming in from all of America .

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Trump’s plot to sabotage the Postal Service and cheat to win the 2020 election is dominating local news headlines in a way that he didn’t expect.
Jake Sherman of the Politico Playbook had a round-up of local headlines:
The Arizona Republic, bottom of the front page: “Postal Service warns 46 states about ballot delays”… Sacramento Bee: “Newsom says USPS changes’ sabotage’ mail-in vote”… San Diego Union-Tribune: “POSTAL SERVICE WARNS STATES IT MAY NOT MEET MAIL-IN BALLOT DEADLINES”… Connecticut Post: “USPS to CT: Mail-in ballots not assured by Nov. 3 election”… Hartford Courant: “USPS: Ballot delivery could be late”…
… Miami Herald: “USPS warns Florida some of its mail ballots could be rejected”… Tampa Bay Times: “Mail-in votes are threatened”… Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “Mail delays may void absentee ballots”… Wichita Eagle: “USPS removes mail machines in Mo., Kansas”… Baltimore Sun: “Answers sought in delays of U.S. mail”… Boston Globe: “Postal service warns about vote”… Kansas City Star: “Mail machines in Kansas, Missouri removed by USPS”… Star-Ledger (N.J.): “Postal service warns of possible ballot delay”…
… Charlotte Observer: “N.C. voters urged to request, mail absentee ballots earlier”… The Oregonian: “Leaders blast postal changes”… Dallas Morning News: “Are mail ballots at risk?”… Houston Chronicle: “States warned mail-in ballot delays likely”… Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “USPS warns ballot delivery at risk”
The President’s attack on the USPS has become a national story like few others outside of the pandemic. The post office story might be even bigger than the pandemic because infection rates vary, but everyone has a post office and gets mail.
Trump thought that he could get away with sabotaging the post office, and if history is any guide, he will keep doing until the blowback is so intense that he is forced to pullback. Part of the Trump strategy for years has been to court rural voters through local television interviews, so if local media coverage goes sour, Trump will have undermined a key component of his reelection communications strategy.
Just like with Ukraine, Trump’s desperation to win has caused him to cheat in a way that has become a self-created crisis.
Trump’s post office plot has backfired and the blowback is coming in from all of America.


politicususa--2020-08-16--Public Pressure Works As Postmaster General To Stop Removing Mailboxes

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy confirmed that he will stop having mailboxes removed until after the presidential election .
Not removing @ @ @ @ @ half of the solution .
DeJoy must also order that all the boxes that have @ @ @ @ @ back .
It doesn ’ t oo anyone any good if they still don ’ @ @ @ @ @ mailbox .
In the big picture though , the blowback and public pressure campaigns are @ @ @ @ @ Postmaster General would have gotten away with removing mailboxes if the public outrage were less @ @ @ @ @ that public pressure works .
The House is going to be holding an emergency hearing @ @ @ @ @ and the public needs to keep demanding that the Postal Service be allowed to run @ @ @ @ @ American people have beaten back Trump ’ s authoritarian efforts before and they can do @ @ @ @ @ takes loud and united roar of NO to make this president back down from his @ @ @ @ @ For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy confirmed that he will stop having mailboxes removed until after the presidential election.
NPR reported:
JUST IN: The U.S. Postal Service confirms to NPR that it's postponing the removal of mailboxes for the next 90 days. The action comes as the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform called on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to testify at an “urgent hearing” on Aug. 24 — NPR (@NPR) August 16, 2020
Not removing any more mailboxes is only half of the solution. DeJoy must also order that all the boxes that have been removed must be put back. It doesn’t oo anyone any good if they still don’t have access to a mailbox.
In the big picture though, the blowback and public pressure campaigns are working. Trump and his Postmaster General would have gotten away with removing mailboxes if the public outrage were less intense. The lesson is that public pressure works. The House is going to be holding an emergency hearing on the USPS changes, and the public needs to keep demanding that the Postal Service be allowed to run at full capacity.
The American people have beaten back Trump’s authoritarian efforts before and they can do it again, but it takes loud and united roar of NO to make this president back down from his corrupt and cheating schemes.
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politicususa--2020-08-16--Trump Held A Training Session For Pennsylvania Campaign Volunteers And Nobody Showed Up

The Trump campaign held a training session for campaign volunteers in Pennsylvania that only had two people sign up , and they both canceled .
In a blue room in the back , beneath an American flag with the words MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN printed in block letters inside the white stripes , a woman sat alone at the end of a conference table .
She wasn ’ t participating in the volunteer training .
She was the volunteer training .
There just weren ’ t any volunteers .
When she first thought I might be one , she was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked me to sit down .
Two people had signed up for the Trump Leadership Initiative training , she said , but each of them had canceled , one citing an ear infection and the other citing allergies .
Nuzzi ’ s article contains several of these stories .
Campaign training events in Harrisburg , Lancaster , and Pittsburgh all with no one showing up , and in the case of Pittsburgh , no one appeared to know that an event was scheduled .
None of this is a surprise .
Trump didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a superior campaign organization , and the idea that one of the most unorganized presidential campaigns in history could turn it all around and become an unstoppable grassroots machine seems like a fantasy .
Trump has his core base of support , and they will show up for him , but Donald Trump may not be able to reach the fringe Trump voters that Democrats have been in contact with since 2018 .
Trump has a massive problem in Pennsylvania , and evidence is piling up to suggest that things are getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballot in the Keystone State .
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The Trump campaign held a training session for campaign volunteers in Pennsylvania that only had two people sign up, and they both canceled.
Olivia Nuzzi wrote in New York Magazine:
In a blue room in the back, beneath an American flag with the words MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN printed in block letters inside the white stripes, a woman sat alone at the end of a conference table. She wasn’t participating in the volunteer training. She was the volunteer training. There just weren’t any volunteers.
When she first thought I might be one, she was friendly. She offered me coffee and asked me to sit down. Two people had signed up for the Trump Leadership Initiative training, she said, but each of them had canceled, one citing an ear infection and the other citing allergies.
Nuzzi’s article contains several of these stories. Campaign training events in Harrisburg, Lancaster, and Pittsburgh all with no one showing up, and in the case of Pittsburgh, no one appeared to know that an event was scheduled.
None of this is a surprise. Trump didn’t win the 2016 election due to a superior campaign organization, and the idea that one of the most unorganized presidential campaigns in history could turn it all around and become an unstoppable grassroots machine seems like a fantasy.
Trump has his core base of support, and they will show up for him, but Donald Trump may not be able to reach the fringe Trump voters that Democrats have been in contact with since 2018. Trump has a massive problem in Pennsylvania, and evidence is piling up to suggest that things are getting worse for the top of the Republican ballot in the Keystone State.
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politicususa--2020-08-16--Trump Wants An In-Person Meeting With Putin Before The Election

Trump has told aides that he wants to set up an in-person meeting with Putin before the presidential election in November .
President Donald Trump has told aides he ’ d like to hold an in-person meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the November election , according to four people familiar with the discussions .
Administration officials have explored various times and locations for another Trump-Putin summit , including potentially next month in New York , these people said .
The goal of a summit would be for the two leaders to announce progress towards a new nuclear arms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the people familiar with the discussions said .
Sure , the summit with Putin would be about arms control .
Trump is putting all of his cards on the table .
Everything from post office sabotage to summits with Putin .
The visual of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin together in the United States right before a presidential election is not going to play well with the American people .
US intelligence has confirmed that Russia is already interfering in the election to help Trump .
Senate Republicans are laundering Russian propaganda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Putin got Trump into the White House in 2016 , and now Trump is openly collaborating with Putin to get himself reelected in 2020 .
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Trump has told aides that he wants to set up an in-person meeting with Putin before the presidential election in November.
NBC News reported:
President Donald Trump has told aides he’d like to hold an in-person meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the November election, according to four people familiar with the discussions.
Administration officials have explored various times and locations for another Trump-Putin summit, including potentially next month in New York, these people said.
The goal of a summit would be for the two leaders to announce progress towards a new nuclear arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia, the people familiar with the discussions said.
Sure, the summit with Putin would be about arms control. Trump is putting all of his cards on the table. Everything from post office sabotage to summits with Putin. The visual of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin together in the United States right before a presidential election is not going to play well with the American people.
US intelligence has confirmed that Russia is already interfering in the election to help Trump. Senate Republicans are laundering Russian propaganda in an attempt to smear Joe Biden.
Putin got Trump into the White House in 2016, and now Trump is openly collaborating with Putin to get himself reelected in 2020.
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politicususa--2020-08-16--Calls Grow For Postmaster General DeJoy To Be Subpoenaed To Testify

Former Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro is calling on the House to subpoena Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to testify .
The House Oversight Committee has requested that DeJoy testifies on August 24 , but House Democrats are holding a conference call on Monday to discuss Trump ’ s attack on the USPS along with the coronavirus relief bill .
Castro is correct in his assumption that DeJoy will likely try to dodge testifying .
House Democrats have given him one day to agree to the schedule .
If DeJoy refuses to testify , he must be subpoenaed .
If he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held in contempt of Congress .
Democrats have to ready to act quickly .
They have an opportunity to stop Trump , but in order to do so , House Democrats must apply maximum public pressure to him .
Trump is trying to hold the USPS hostage to get what he wants out of the pandemic stimulus bill and stop mail-in voting .
Trump will try to obstruct the investigation .
Democrats have seen this playbook before , so they have to be ready to take decisive action to save the Postal Service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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Former Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro is calling on the House to subpoena Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to testify.
Castro tweeted:
The Postmaster General should be subpoenaed to testify in front of Congress this week. If he refuses, he should be held in contempt of Congress. — Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) August 16, 2020
The House Oversight Committee has requested that DeJoy testifies on August 24, but House Democrats are holding a conference call on Monday to discuss Trump’s attack on the USPS along with the coronavirus relief bill.
Castro is correct in his assumption that DeJoy will likely try to dodge testifying. House Democrats have given him one day to agree to the schedule. If DeJoy refuses to testify, he must be subpoenaed. If he ignores the subpoena, he must be held in contempt of Congress.
Democrats have to ready to act quickly. They have an opportunity to stop Trump, but in order to do so, House Democrats must apply maximum public pressure to him. Trump is trying to hold the USPS hostage to get what he wants out of the pandemic stimulus bill and stop mail-in voting.
Trump will try to obstruct the investigation. Democrats have seen this playbook before, so they have to be ready to take decisive action to save the Postal Service.
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politicususa--2020-08-16--Postmaster General Called To Testify At Urgent Hearing On Trump Mail Sabotage

House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney ( D-NY ) called on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to testify at an urgent hearing in the post office .
“ Over the past several weeks , there have been startling new revelations about the scope and gravity of operational changes you are implementing at hundreds of postal facilities without consulting adequately with Congress , the Postal Regulatory Commission , or the Board of Governors , ” Chairwoman Maloney wrote .
“ Your testimony is particularly urgent given the troubling influx of reports of widespread delays at postal facilities across the country—as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last week that he has been blocking critical coronavirus funding for the Postal Service in order to impair mail-in voting efforts for the upcoming elections in November.
” The House Oversight Committee also called on Robert M. Duncan , the Chairman of the U.S .
Postal Service Board of Governors to testify .
The hearing is scheduled for Monday , August 24th at 10 AM ET .
Congress might not be able to get legislation through Mitch McConnell ’ s Republican Senate majority , but they do have the power to bring unbearable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s conspiracy to slow down the mail .
The Trump administration ignores document requests from Congress , so it is likely that the House will have to compel DeJoy to testify .
Hearings like this one are exactly what needs to happen .
There has to be a drumbeat of negative attention to stop Trump .
The Oversight Committee hearing is the first step in stopping the President from wrecking the USPS to steal an election .
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House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) called on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to testify at an urgent hearing in the post office.
“Over the past several weeks, there have been startling new revelations about the scope and gravity of operational changes you are implementing at hundreds of postal facilities without consulting adequately with Congress, the Postal Regulatory Commission, or the Board of Governors,” Chairwoman Maloney wrote. “Your testimony is particularly urgent given the troubling influx of reports of widespread delays at postal facilities across the country—as well as President Trump’s explicit admission last week that he has been blocking critical coronavirus funding for the Postal Service in order to impair mail-in voting efforts for the upcoming elections in November.”
The House Oversight Committee also called on Robert M. Duncan, the Chairman of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors to testify. The hearing is scheduled for Monday, August 24th at 10 AM ET.
Congress might not be able to get legislation through Mitch McConnell’s Republican Senate majority, but they do have the power to bring unbearable public pressure on those who executing Trump’s conspiracy to slow down the mail.
The Trump administration ignores document requests from Congress, so it is likely that the House will have to compel DeJoy to testify.
Hearings like this one are exactly what needs to happen. There has to be a drumbeat of negative attention to stop Trump.
The Oversight Committee hearing is the first step in stopping the President from wrecking the USPS to steal an election.
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politicususa--2020-08-16--Jared Kushner Collapses Into Babble When Asked About Pandemic Strategy

Trump ’ s son in law , Jared Kushner , randomly babbled and couldn ’ t answer what his and Trump ’ s strategy is for getting the coronavirus under control .
Transcript of Kushner on Face The Nation : Brennan : I want to know , though , what is the actual conviction of the task force at this point ?
Is it to contain the spread of the virus , or is it to , as Dr. Atlas , the new advisor to the task force says , really just isolate and protect vulnerable , high-risk individuals ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ know a lot more than we did five months ago .
When we did 15 days to slow the spread , it wasn ’ t 15 days to get rid of the virus .
It was a global pandemic , it was infecting all over the country .
It was to slow the spread and make sure we had the resources we need .
We have a lot more knowledge about who the virus targets , and we ’ ve created lots of ways to help people who do get it have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ re entering a much more strategic approach , which we ’ ll be taking until we have a fully approved vaccine .
We ’ re trying to optimize for the best results possible .
Even Dr. Fauci this week said that lockdowns are not the answer , and we need to find a way to use the resources we need in order to live as normal a life as possible while taking the restrictions that will help us save as many people as possible and to keep our economy as healthy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is over , we haven ’ t destroyed our country in order to get through it .
Brennan : Right .
But what is the strategy in terms of — are you looking at containing ?
Because if you listen to Dr. Atlas , this new advisor , he has talked about protecting the vulnerable .
But according to the C.D.C.
, 45 % of adults , half of Americans , have co-morbidities , asthma , diabetes , being overweight .
A huge portion of the United States is vulnerable here .
Do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus ?
Kushner : Yeah , but if you look at the people who unfortunately have succumbed to the virus , most of them are over 70 , and most have been in nursing homes .
So we ’ ve been doubling and tripling down to getting the right P.P.E .
To the nursing homes .
I came on today to talk about the historic breakthrough that the president achieved for peace in the Middle East .
This has been a strategy we ’ ve been working on for the past three and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multiple times what the White House strategy is , and he babbled a bunch if unrelated talking points , and then got cranky and tried to change the subject .
Trump thinks Jared Kushner is smart because he puts a lot of words together in meaningless corporate-speak .
Jared Kushner couldn ’ t detail what the strategy is because there is no strategy .
Trump and Kushner are hoping that the virus goes away .
There is no plan to save American lives , just empty words .
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Trump’s son in law, Jared Kushner, randomly babbled and couldn’t answer what his and Trump’s strategy is for getting the coronavirus under control.
Transcript of Kushner on Face The Nation:
Brennan: I want to know, though, what is the actual conviction of the task force at this point? Is it to contain the spread of the virus, or is it to, as Dr. Atlas, the new advisor to the task force says, really just isolate and protect vulnerable, high-risk individuals?
Kushner: Well, look, we know a lot more than we did five months ago. When we did 15 days to slow the spread, it wasn’t 15 days to get rid of the virus. It was a global pandemic, it was infecting all over the country. It was to slow the spread and make sure we had the resources we need. We have a lot more knowledge about who the virus targets, and we’ve created lots of ways to help people who do get it have a much more benign experience with it.
We’re entering a much more strategic approach, which we’ll be taking until we have a fully approved vaccine. We’re trying to optimize for the best results possible. Even Dr. Fauci this week said that lockdowns are not the answer, and we need to find a way to use the resources we need in order to live as normal a life as possible while taking the restrictions that will help us save as many people as possible and to keep our economy as healthy as possible. So that when this is over, we haven’t destroyed our country in order to get through it.
Brennan: Right. But what is the strategy in terms of — are you looking at containing? Because if you listen to Dr. Atlas, this new advisor, he has talked about protecting the vulnerable. But according to the C.D.C., 45% of adults, half of Americans, have co-morbidities, asthma, diabetes, being overweight. A huge portion of the United States is vulnerable here. Do you think you have control of the virus?
Kushner: Yeah, but if you look at the people who unfortunately have succumbed to the virus, most of them are over 70, and most have been in nursing homes. So we’ve been doubling and tripling down to getting the right P.P.E. To the nursing homes. I came on today to talk about the historic breakthrough that the president achieved for peace in the Middle East. This has been a strategy we’ve been working on for the past three and a half years.
Kushner was asked multiple times what the White House strategy is, and he babbled a bunch if unrelated talking points, and then got cranky and tried to change the subject.
Trump thinks Jared Kushner is smart because he puts a lot of words together in meaningless corporate-speak. Jared Kushner couldn’t detail what the strategy is because there is no strategy.
Trump and Kushner are hoping that the virus goes away. There is no plan to save American lives, just empty words.
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politicususa--2020-08-16--Mark Meadows Blames Obama For Trump’s Post Office Sabotage

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows tried to blame Barack Obama and the previous Postmaster General for Trump ’ s post office sabotage .
Meadows said on CNN ’ s State Of The Union , “ The funding in terms of stopping voting is not accurate .
Louis DeJoy , the postmaster general , sent out a notice to the states that said , listen , if you ’ ve got a tight time frame , you may want to look at adjusting that because even the post office ’ s guaranteed two-day mail is not guaranteed to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not a problem under the Trump administration .
That was a problem under the previous administration and under the previous postmaster general.
” According to Meadows , the post office mail sabotage that Trump admitted to in a Fox interview is not really happening .
If the mail is slow , it ’ s Barack Obama ’ s fault .
Nobody outside of Trump ’ s most dedicated supporters will believe this for a second , because Barack Obama is not president anymore .
Donald Trump is the president .
Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the USPS .
Meadows blamed Obama .
He also blamed cities and states for the mail slowdown .
It was clear that the White House Chief of Staff was throwing everything at the wall and hoping that something would stick .
The White House spin is a lost cause because Trump already admitted why he is attacking the Postal Service , and it has nothing to do with Barack Obama .
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White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows tried to blame Barack Obama and the previous Postmaster General for Trump’s post office sabotage.
Meadows said on CNN’s State Of The Union, “The funding in terms of stopping voting is not accurate. Louis DeJoy, the postmaster general, sent out a notice to the states that said, listen, if you’ve got a tight time frame, you may want to look at adjusting that because even the post office’s guaranteed two-day mail is not guaranteed to get there in two days. That’s not a problem under the Trump administration. That was a problem under the previous administration and under the previous postmaster general.”
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Mark Meadows went on #CNNSOTU and tried to blame Barack Obama for Trump's #USPS sabotage. pic.twitter.com/b4gL4ReWzw — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 16, 2020
According to Meadows, the post office mail sabotage that Trump admitted to in a Fox interview is not really happening. If the mail is slow, it’s Barack Obama’s fault. Nobody outside of Trump’s most dedicated supporters will believe this for a second, because Barack Obama is not president anymore.
Donald Trump is the president. Trump is the person who is in charge of the USPS. Meadows blamed Obama. He also blamed cities and states for the mail slowdown. It was clear that the White House Chief of Staff was throwing everything at the wall and hoping that something would stick.
The White House spin is a lost cause because Trump already admitted why he is attacking the Postal Service, and it has nothing to do with Barack Obama.
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politicususa--2020-08-17--Former Republican Justin Amash Says He Won’t Vote for Biden or Trump

Justin Amash slapped down suggestions that he was about to endorse Joe Biden late on Sunday after speculation mounted about a high profile Republican backing the Democrat .
Former Ohio Governor John Kasich – a Republican – said that a prominent Republican congressman would publicly endorse Biden .
He later clarified that he meant a former member of Congress .
However , Amash became the subject of speculation before Kasich ’ s comments were cleared up .
He categorically ruled out supporting the former Vice President .
Amash responded to a tweet from Washington Post journalist Dave Weigel speculating it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ It ’ s not me .
Come on , Dave .
How long have you known me ?
And I highly doubt it ’ s Hurd .
He wouldn ’ t be my guess , ” Amash tweeted .
“ To be extra clear , I do not support Donald Trump .
I ’ m voting for [ Jo Jorgensen ] , ” he said .
“ She cares about tackling systemic problems in government .
Trump is just a symptom .
Biden won ’ t address the causes.
” Jorgenson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positions no doubt align with Amash ’ s .
However , the chances of a Jorgenson victory are slim to none .
Amash was widely criticized for flirting with his own third party presidential bid earlier this year .
The identity of the former Republican congressman who may endorse Biden is still unknown .

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Justin Amash slapped down suggestions that he was about to endorse Joe Biden late on Sunday after speculation mounted about a high profile Republican backing the Democrat.
Former Ohio Governor John Kasich – a Republican – said that a prominent Republican congressman would publicly endorse Biden. He later clarified that he meant a former member of Congress.
However, Amash became the subject of speculation before Kasich’s comments were cleared up. He categorically ruled out supporting the former Vice President.
Amash responded to a tweet from Washington Post journalist Dave Weigel speculating it could be him or Rep. Will Hurd.
To be extra clear, I do not support Donald Trump. I’m voting for @Jorgensen4POTUS. She cares about tackling systemic problems in government. Trump is just a symptom. Biden won’t address the causes. — Justin Amash (@justinamash) August 17, 2020
“It’s not me. Come on, Dave. How long have you known me? And I highly doubt it’s Hurd. He wouldn’t be my guess,” Amash tweeted.
“To be extra clear, I do not support Donald Trump. I’m voting for [Jo Jorgensen],” he said.
“She cares about tackling systemic problems in government. Trump is just a symptom. Biden won’t address the causes.
Jorgenson is the Libertarian candidate for president her positions no doubt align with Amash’s. However, the chances of a Jorgenson victory are slim to none.
Amash was widely criticized for flirting with his own third party presidential bid earlier this year. The identity of the former Republican congressman who may endorse Biden is still unknown.
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politicususa--2020-08-17--Bernie Sanders Warns Trump Is “Sabotaging Our Democracy”

Bernie Sanders has warned that Donald Trump is trying to suppress the vote in November ’ s presidential election .
He pointed to the crisis at the U.S .
Postal Service .
The Vermont Senator spoke to Chuck Todd on Meet the Press on Sunday and accused the President of trying to undermine Americans ’ ability to vote in 2020 .
“ What you are witnessing is a president of the United States who is doing everything he can to suppress the vote , ” he said .
“ Make it harder for people to engage in mail-in balloting at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their lives on the line by having to go out to a polling station and vote , ” Sanders said .
“ This is a crisis for American democracy .
We have got to act and act now.
” “ So this is a deliberate effort to defund and destroy the U.S .
Postal Service so that people can not engage in mail-in ballots , ” the Senator said .
“ That ’ s what Donald Trump is telling the American people , and it is an outrage , Chuck , because this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s more than education , it ’ s more than the Postal Service , ” Sanders went on .
“ It is democracy , and he is sabotaging our democracy.
” Trump has been widely criticized for the emerging crisis at the post office , which many believe will damage the integrity of the upcoming elections .

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Bernie Sanders has warned that Donald Trump is trying to suppress the vote in November’s presidential election. He pointed to the crisis at the U.S. Postal Service.
The Vermont Senator spoke to Chuck Todd on Meet the Press on Sunday and accused the President of trying to undermine Americans’ ability to vote in 2020.
“What you are witnessing is a president of the United States who is doing everything he can to suppress the vote,” he said.
“Make it harder for people to engage in mail-in balloting at a time when people will be putting their lives on the line by having to go out to a polling station and vote,” Sanders said.
“This is a crisis for American democracy. We have got to act and act now.”
“So this is a deliberate effort to defund and destroy the U.S. Postal Service so that people cannot engage in mail-in ballots,” the Senator said.
“That’s what Donald Trump is telling the American people, and it is an outrage, Chuck, because this campaign is more than healthcare, it’s more than education, it’s more than the Postal Service,” Sanders went on.
“It is democracy, and he is sabotaging our democracy.”
Trump has been widely criticized for the emerging crisis at the post office, which many believe will damage the integrity of the upcoming elections.
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politicususa--2020-08-17--2016 GOP Presidential Hopeful Kasich One of Many Republicans Speaking Tonight at DNC

Every 4 years , parties use their national conventions to introduce their up and coming stars to America .
Who could forget Barack Obama ’ s incredible speech from the 2004 event propelling him to the presidency just 4 years later ?
Of course , Democrats want voters to get a better look at Michigan ’ s Gretchen Whitmer and Nevada ’ s Catherine Cortez Masto .
But a number of prominent Republicans will also be speaking at the event .
Among these former GOP lawmakers will be former New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman and New York congresswoman Susan Molinaro @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is former Ohio Governor and 2016 Republican presidential candidate John Kasich .
Prior to Kasich ’ s speech tonight , some of his remarks were released .
The now CNN contributor will tell voters , “ I ’ m a lifelong Republican , but that attachment holds second place to my responsibility to my country .
That ’ s why I ’ ve chosen to appear at this convention .
In normal times , something like this would probably never happen , but these are not normal times.
” Kasich will also talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yes , there are areas where Joe and I absolutely disagree .
But that ’ s OK because that ’ s America .
Because whatever our differences , we respect one another as human beings , each of us searching for justice and for purpose .
We can all see what ’ s going on in our country today and all the questions that are facing us , and no one person or party has all the answers .
But what we do know is that we can do better than what we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure .
And I know that Joe Biden , with his experience and his wisdom and his decency , can bring us together to help us find that better way .
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Every 4 years, parties use their national conventions to introduce their up and coming stars to America. Who could forget Barack Obama’s incredible speech from the 2004 event propelling him to the presidency just 4 years later?
Of course, Democrats want voters to get a better look at Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer and Nevada’s Catherine Cortez Masto. But a number of prominent Republicans will also be speaking at the event.
Among these former GOP lawmakers will be former New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman and New York congresswoman Susan Molinaro.
But the biggest of these names is former Ohio Governor and 2016 Republican presidential candidate John Kasich.
Prior to Kasich’s speech tonight, some of his remarks were released. The now CNN contributor will tell voters, “I’m a lifelong Republican, but that attachment holds second place to my responsibility to my country. That’s why I’ve chosen to appear at this convention. In normal times, something like this would probably never happen, but these are not normal times.”
Kasich will also talk about his relationship with Biden:
“Yes, there are areas where Joe and I absolutely disagree. But that’s OK because that’s America. Because whatever our differences, we respect one another as human beings, each of us searching for justice and for purpose. We can all see what’s going on in our country today and all the questions that are facing us, and no one person or party has all the answers. But what we do know is that we can do better than what we’ve been seeing today, for sure. And I know that Joe Biden, with his experience and his wisdom and his decency, can bring us together to help us find that better way.”
Tonight’s event will begin at 9PM EST.


politicususa--2020-08-17--Michelle Obama Will Focus on Biden’s Competence Advantage Over Trump During Tonight’s Speech

Democrats who have longed for a return to the Obama ’ s are looking forward to Michelle Obama ’ s speech Monday night at the Democratic National Convention .
The Obama ’ s have stayed relatively quiet about Donald Trump ’ s presidency but have strongly emerged over the last few months .
Michelle Obama ’ s 2016 featured the , “ When they go low , we go high , ” line and tonight ’ s oration is hotly anticpated .
The speech will focus on Joe Biden ’ s competence advantage over Trump .
While Trump was previously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in public office for nearly 50 years .
“ This election is very personal for her .
She ’ s going to take this opportunity to speak about Vice President Biden in two ways : competency , which she had a chance to observe first-hand while he served as her husband ’ s vice president , but also his profoundly decent character.
” Jarrett continued , “ She knows the lengths that people are going through , around our country , to suppress the vote and it ’ s why she has poured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ folks registered and educated about voting .
There will be no doubt in your mind who she thinks makes the far better president of the United States.
” The former First Lady will also be discussing systemic racism .
Pre-released remarks reveal that Obama will tell viewers : “ We have to undo the laws and systems that have codified racism for far too long .
But we have to do something too .
Each and every one of us .
Challenge our own biases .
If we see something , do something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reckoning into a reimagining of a nation where ‘ We The People ’ means all the people.
” Obama will be just one of the highlights of Monday ’ s broadcast .
3 prominent Republicans , John Kasich , Chritine Whitman and Susan Molinari will discuss Donald Trump tonight .
Democratic nomination runner-up Bernie Sanders will also be talking .
The festivities will begin on at 9PM EST on a number of different television channels .

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Democrats who have longed for a return to the Obama’s are looking forward to Michelle Obama’s speech Monday night at the Democratic National Convention.
The Obama’s have stayed relatively quiet about Donald Trump’s presidency but have strongly emerged over the last few months. Michelle Obama’s 2016 featured the, “When they go low, we go high,” line and tonight’s oration is hotly anticpated.
The speech will focus on Joe Biden’s competence advantage over Trump. While Trump was previously a game-show host, Biden has served in public office for nearly 50 years.
Longtime Obama staffer Valerie Jarrett told the Associated Press:
“This election is very personal for her. She’s going to take this opportunity to speak about Vice President Biden in two ways: competency, which she had a chance to observe first-hand while he served as her husband’s vice president, but also his profoundly decent character.”
Jarrett continued, “She knows the lengths that people are going through, around our country, to suppress the vote and it’s why she has poured so much of her energy into getting folks registered and educated about voting. There will be no doubt in your mind who she thinks makes the far better president of the United States.”
The former First Lady will also be discussing systemic racism. Pre-released remarks reveal that Obama will tell viewers:
“We have to undo the laws and systems that have codified racism for far too long. But we have to do something too. Each and every one of us. Challenge our own biases. If we see something, do something. Together, we can turn this reckoning into a reimagining of a nation where ‘We The People’ means all the people.”
Obama will be just one of the highlights of Monday’s broadcast. 3 prominent Republicans, John Kasich, Chritine Whitman and Susan Molinari will discuss Donald Trump tonight. Democratic nomination runner-up Bernie Sanders will also be talking.
The festivities will begin on at 9PM EST on a number of different television channels.


politicususa--2020-08-17--Trump Blows A Gasket Over Pelosi Moving To Stop His Post Office Sabotage

Trump accused Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of not loving America , and then complained about her busting his post office sabotage .
Trump said , “ Look at Nancy Pelosi .
San Francisco is going to hell , and she ’ s in Congress saying what we should be doing .
Look at the homeless problem in San Francisco .
Look at what ’ s happening in San Francisco , and then she ’ s telling us about the Post Office .
I must tell you this , uh , does she love our country ?
Does she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t think so , to be honest .
What ’ s she ’ s done to our country is a disgrace.
” Trump doesn ’ t want hearings .
He doesn ’ t want legislation passed .
He doesn ’ t want the American people to know that he ’ s trying to destroy Postal Service .
Trump ’ s little fit was an admission that he is trying to sabotage the USPS , and he thinks that he has the power to do whatever he wants to cheat in the election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to him and doesn ’ t allow him to do what he wants hates America , because , in Donald Trump ’ s mind , he is America .
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Trump accused Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of not loving America, and then complained about her busting his post office sabotage.
Trump said, “Look at Nancy Pelosi. San Francisco is going to hell, and she’s in Congress saying what we should be doing. Look at the homeless problem in San Francisco. Look at what’s happening in San Francisco, and then she’s telling us about the Post Office. I must tell you this, uh, does she love our country? Does she love our country? I don’t think so, to be honest. What’s she’s done to our country is a disgrace.”
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The President says he doesn’t think Nancy Pelosi loves the country and complains about her “telling us about the post office” pic.twitter.com/EdN9BdC3UP — Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) August 17, 2020
Trump doesn’t want hearings. He doesn’t want legislation passed. He doesn’t want the American people to know that he’s trying to destroy Postal Service.
Trump’s little fit was an admission that he is trying to sabotage the USPS, and he thinks that he has the power to do whatever he wants to cheat in the election. According to Trump, anyone who stands up to him and doesn’t allow him to do what he wants hates America, because, in Donald Trump’s mind, he is America.
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politicususa--2020-08-17--Trump Has A Minnesota Meltdown And Wants To Serve 3 More Terms

In Minnesota , Trump wasn ’ t trying to hide his racism against refugees while “ joking ” about serving a third and fourth term as president .
He would overwhelm Minnesota with refugees from terror hot spots depleting public services , burgeoning schools , and straining city budgets .
You already know about the hot spots , don ’ t you ?
You ’ re having plenty of problems in Minnesota , but I ’ m going to be so politically correct .
I ’ m not going to say a thing , but I know all about you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve got some hot spots .
Very unfair to Minnesota , I will tell you that , and I ’ ll tell you if I don ’ t win Minnesota , I ’ ve never going to do it if I run for a third or fourth term , ok ?
I ’ ll never be back if I run .
I ’ ve given up .
Trump then ranted about how he almost won Minnesota in 2016 , which served as a reminder that Trump continues to live in the past as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ran four years against a very different Democratic ticket .
No other president has commented as often about not giving up power and defying the constitution as Donald Trump .
Presidents don ’ t joke about staying in office beyond their term limits , but Trump does because he is not joking .
Trump is known to have no sense of humor .
When Trump talks about running for three more terms , he is signaling that he is not going to willingly give up power .
It will take a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House .

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In Minnesota, Trump wasn’t trying to hide his racism against refugees while “joking” about serving a third and fourth term as president.
Trump said:
He would overwhelm Minnesota with refugees from terror hot spots depleting public services, burgeoning schools, and straining city budgets. You already know about the hot spots, don’t you? You’re having plenty of problems in Minnesota, but I’m going to be so politically correct. I’m not going to say a thing, but I know all about you’re hot spots. You’ve got some hot spots. Very unfair to Minnesota, I will tell you that, and I’ll tell you if I don’t win Minnesota, I’ve never going to do it if I run for a third or fourth term, ok? I’ll never be back if I run. I’ve given up.
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Trump pushes barely vanished racism about Minnesota's refugee communities and then jokes about running for a 3rd or 4th term pic.twitter.com/hzLul2tqt5 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 17, 2020
Trump then ranted about how he almost won Minnesota in 2016, which served as a reminder that Trump continues to live in the past as he tries to run the same campaign that he ran four years against a very different Democratic ticket.
No other president has commented as often about not giving up power and defying the constitution as Donald Trump.
Presidents don’t joke about staying in office beyond their term limits, but Trump does because he is not joking. Trump is known to have no sense of humor. When Trump talks about running for three more terms, he is signaling that he is not going to willingly give up power.
It will take a resounding defeat to get Trump out of the White House.


politicususa--2020-08-17--Trump Runs Away When Asked How He Is Speeding Up Mail By Removing Sorting Machines

Trump claimed that he is trying to speed up the mail , not slow it down , but he walked away when asked how removing sorting machines speeds up the mail .
Trump claimed that he is trying to speed up the mail , not slow it down , but he walked away when asked how removing sorting machines speeds up the mail .
Here is the official White House transcript : Q Have you ever encouraged Mr. DeJoy to slow the mail , Mr. President ?
Have you ever encouraged the Postmaster General — a big donor to you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PRESIDENT : No , not at all .
Wouldn ’ t do that .
No , I have encouraged everybody : Speed up the mail , not slow the mail .
And I also want to have a Post Office that runs without losing billions and billions of dollars a year , as it has been doing for 50 years .
What the transcript doesn ’ t include is a reporter then asking Trump , “ How can you speed up the mail , Mr. President if you remove the machines ?
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away .
The problem with Trump ’ s claim that he is trying to speed up the mail is the documented steps that he and his Postmaster General have taken to slow the mail down .
Not only has the Trump administration removed mail sorting machines , but they are also removing mailboxes , and eliminating overtime for postal workers .
All of these steps are slowing down mail delivery , and when confronted with pushback about his lie , Donald Trump ran away .
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Trump claimed that he is trying to speed up the mail, not slow it down, but he walked away when asked how removing sorting machines speeds up the mail.
Trump claimed that he is trying to speed up the mail, not slow it down, but he walked away when asked how removing sorting machines speeds up the mail.
Here is the official White House transcript:
Q Have you ever encouraged Mr. DeJoy to slow the mail, Mr. President? Have you ever encouraged the Postmaster General — a big donor to you — to slow the mail?
THE PRESIDENT: No, not at all. Wouldn’t do that. No, I have encouraged everybody: Speed up the mail, not slow the mail.
And I also want to have a Post Office that runs without losing billions and billions of dollars a year, as it has been doing for 50 years.
What the transcript doesn’t include is a reporter then asking Trump, “How can you speed up the mail, Mr. President if you remove the machines?”
Trump responded by turning around and walking away.
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Trump walks away when asked how he can speed up the mail by removing mail sorting machines. pic.twitter.com/xzH9YaLgKc — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 17, 2020
The problem with Trump’s claim that he is trying to speed up the mail is the documented steps that he and his Postmaster General have taken to slow the mail down. Not only has the Trump administration removed mail sorting machines, but they are also removing mailboxes, and eliminating overtime for postal workers.
All of these steps are slowing down mail delivery, and when confronted with pushback about his lie, Donald Trump ran away.
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politicususa--2020-08-17--Lindsey Graham Could Soon Be Out Of Job As His Seat Moves Toward Democrats

The rating on Sen. Lindsey Graham ’ s Senate seat has moved toward his Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison by the Cook Political Report .
Several sources in the state point to one crucial decision by the Harrison campaign that has made him more competitive than Democrats in South Carolina usually are — going up early on TV with positive , biographical ads that were left unanswered by Graham for almost two months , with Harrison beginning ads in early April while Graham went on air in late May .
Now , Graham ’ s latest TV ads tie Harrison to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s had for Hillary Clinton and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi .
Harrison ’ s latest ad contrasts Graham ’ s travel expenses with the senator saying he would reauthorize COVID unemployment benefits “ over our dead bodies , ” a remark Democrats highlight as particularly tone-deaf as coronavirus deaths near 170,000 nationwide , including 2,260 in South Carolina as of Sunday .
While there are still large hurdles that remain for Harrison to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from South Carolina since 1998 , it ’ s clear this race @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faces an incredibly strong challenge .
In the races in our Likely Republican column , this is also the one some national Republicans view as the more competitive .
We are moving South Carolina from Likely to Lean Republican .
Harrison has run an outstanding campaign so far .
There are quite a few Democrats who are running good campaigns , but Harrison tends to slide under national radar because of the perceived bias that South Carolina is not in play .
Lindsey Graham might have made the worst mistake of his career @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump .
The President ’ s support is eroding , even in red states like South Carolina .
Graham ’ s Trump lifeboat may turn into the anchor around his neck that sinks the incumbent senator .
Harrison is proving that Democrats can run effectively in the South .
As the Republican Party has become a Trump personality cult , Democrats are running on local and kitchen table issues , and a successful Harrison campaign could put Lindsey Graham out of a job in November .
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The rating on Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat has moved toward his Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison by the Cook Political Report.
Jessica Taylor of The Cook Political Report wrote:
Several sources in the state point to one crucial decision by the Harrison campaign that has made him more competitive than Democrats in South Carolina usually are — going up early on TV with positive, biographical ads that were left unanswered by Graham for almost two months, with Harrison beginning ads in early April while Graham went on air in late May. Now, Graham’s latest TV ads tie Harrison to national Democrat and highlight praise he’s had for Hillary Clinton and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Harrison’s latest ad contrasts Graham’s travel expenses with the senator saying he would reauthorize COVID unemployment benefits “over our dead bodies,” a remark Democrats highlight as particularly tone-deaf as coronavirus deaths near 170,000 nationwide, including 2,260 in South Carolina as of Sunday.
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While there are still large hurdles that remain for Harrison to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from South Carolina since 1998, it’s clear this race is becoming more competitive, and Graham faces an incredibly strong challenge. In the races in our Likely Republican column, this is also the one some national Republicans view as the more competitive. We are moving South Carolina from Likely to Lean Republican.
Harrison has run an outstanding campaign so far. There are quite a few Democrats who are running good campaigns, but Harrison tends to slide under national radar because of the perceived bias that South Carolina is not in play.
Lindsey Graham might have made the worst mistake of his career by joining himself at the hip with Donald Trump. The President’s support is eroding, even in red states like South Carolina. Graham’s Trump lifeboat may turn into the anchor around his neck that sinks the incumbent senator.
Harrison is proving that Democrats can run effectively in the South. As the Republican Party has become a Trump personality cult, Democrats are running on local and kitchen table issues, and a successful Harrison campaign could put Lindsey Graham out of a job in November.
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politicususa--2020-08-17--Pelosi: Trump’s Attacks on the Post Office Threaten “The Life of Our American Democracy”

Nancy Pelosi has issued a stark warning about Donald Trump ’ s attacks on the U.S Postal Service .
She told Congressional Democrats that undermining the post office put democracy at risk .
The Speaker of the House made the comments in a letter calling the chamber back into session .
Democratic lawmakers will attempt to address the crisis at USPS .
“ The Postal Service is a pillar of our democracy , enshrined in the Constitution and essential for providing critical services : delivering prescriptions , Social Security checks , paychecks , tax returns and absentee ballots to millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remote communities , ” Pelosi wrote .
“ Alarmingly , across the nation , we see the devastating effects of the President ’ s campaign to sabotage the election by manipulating the Postal Service to disenfranchise voters , ” she said .
Pelosi pointed to the threat to mail-in voting and the danger of medication not arriving in time .
She also branded Postmaster General Louis DeJoy “ a complicit crony.
” “ Lives , livelihoods and the life of our American Democracy are under threat from the President , ” Pelosi wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I am also calling upon Members to participate in a Day of Action on Tuesday by appearing at a Post Office in their districts for a press event .
In a time of a pandemic , the Postal Service is Election Central.
” “ Americans should not have to choose between their health and their vote , ” she said .

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Nancy Pelosi has issued a stark warning about Donald Trump’s attacks on the U.S Postal Service. She told Congressional Democrats that undermining the post office put democracy at risk.
The Speaker of the House made the comments in a letter calling the chamber back into session. Democratic lawmakers will attempt to address the crisis at USPS.
“The Postal Service is a pillar of our democracy, enshrined in the Constitution and essential for providing critical services: delivering prescriptions, Social Security checks, paychecks, tax returns and absentee ballots to millions of Americans, including in our most remote communities,” Pelosi wrote.
“Alarmingly, across the nation, we see the devastating effects of the President’s campaign to sabotage the election by manipulating the Postal Service to disenfranchise voters,” she said.
Pelosi pointed to the threat to mail-in voting and the danger of medication not arriving in time. She also branded Postmaster General Louis DeJoy “a complicit crony.”
“Lives, livelihoods and the life of our American Democracy are under threat from the President,” Pelosi wrote.
“To save the Postal Service, I am also calling upon Members to participate in a Day of Action on Tuesday by appearing at a Post Office in their districts for a press event. In a time of a pandemic, the Postal Service is Election Central.”
“Americans should not have to choose between their health and their vote,” she said.
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politicususa--2020-08-17--Trump Administration Opens Up Alaska Wildlife Refuge to Drilling

The Trump administration has finalized plans and opened up 1.5 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ( ANWR ) to oil and gas drilling , according to a document signed by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt .
The 19.3 million-acre refuge is home to such animals as polar bears , arctic foxes , and caribou .
“ Over the course of this oil and gas program , it could create thousands of new jobs and generate tens of billions of dollars , ” Bernhardt told reporters .
There is no time table on when leasing could proceed , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year .
The move , which was enabled by a provision in the 2017 Trump tax bill approved by a GOP-controlled Congress , received immediate pushback from environmental groups .
“ This plan will not only harm caribou , polar bears , and other wildlife , it is foolish in the face of rapidly advancing climate change , ” said Jennifer Rokala , the executive director of Center for Western Priorities .
She added : “ Oil companies will have to harden their infrastructure to withstand melting permafrost and rising seas , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Essentially , Bernhardt is approving a plan to despoil America ’ s wildest landscape for oil that we will be using less of in coming decades , all for the benefit of his former and future clients .
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The Trump administration has finalized plans and opened up 1.5 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas drilling, according to a document signed by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. The 19.3 million-acre refuge is home to such animals as polar bears, arctic foxes, and caribou.
“Over the course of this oil and gas program, it could create thousands of new jobs and generate tens of billions of dollars,” Bernhardt told reporters. There is no time table on when leasing could proceed, but Bernhardt said that a sale could occur this year.
The move, which was enabled by a provision in the 2017 Trump tax bill approved by a GOP-controlled Congress, received immediate pushback from environmental groups.
“This plan will not only harm caribou, polar bears, and other wildlife, it is foolish in the face of rapidly advancing climate change,” said Jennifer Rokala, the executive director of Center for Western Priorities.
She added: “Oil companies will have to harden their infrastructure to withstand melting permafrost and rising seas, leading to an even greater impact. Essentially, Bernhardt is approving a plan to despoil America’s wildest landscape for oil that we will be using less of in coming decades, all for the benefit of his former and future clients.”


politicususa--2020-08-17--Trump Claims Biden Is Hiding in His Basement Because “He Doesn’t Know What to Do”

Donald Trump attacked Joe Biden again on Monday for remaining in his basement – a criticism the President enjoys making despite the fact Biden has been doing many public events .
The President spoke to Fox News about the Democratic presidential nominee and accused him of ducking questions and hiding from the media .
Trump claimed he took questions from journalists with “ fire coming out of their eyes ” while Biden “ doesn ’ t come out of his basement.
” “ And somebody like Biden , he doesn ’ t know what to do .
He doesn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t , ” Trump said .
“ He doesn ’ t take any questions from reporters .
I keep saying to my people , ‘ Here I am getting bombs thrown at me everyday by people that are totally , frankly dishonest reporters . '
” “ They are espousing the view of the radical left , but here I am , bombs every day and every day and I do a good job handling it , that ’ s why my polls have gone up 10-12 points.
” It ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about .
Polling averages show Biden with a significant lead nationwide .
“ This guy doesn ’ t come out of his basement , and he hasn ’ t taken one question , ” the President went on .
“ Somebody said yesterday — I don ’ t know if this is so — but he hasn ’ t answered one question in months , and you really say , can he ?
” Though Biden has faced some criticism for his media availability , it ’ s not true that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has held many events over the past few weeks .

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Donald Trump attacked Joe Biden again on Monday for remaining in his basement – a criticism the President enjoys making despite the fact Biden has been doing many public events.
The President spoke to Fox News about the Democratic presidential nominee and accused him of ducking questions and hiding from the media.
Trump claimed he took questions from journalists with “fire coming out of their eyes” while Biden “doesn’t come out of his basement.”
“And somebody like Biden, he doesn’t know what to do. He doesn’t come out because he can’t,” Trump said.
“He doesn’t take any questions from reporters. I keep saying to my people, ‘Here I am getting bombs thrown at me everyday by people that are totally, frankly dishonest reporters.'”
“They are espousing the view of the radical left, but here I am, bombs every day and every day and I do a good job handling it, that’s why my polls have gone up 10-12 points.”
It’s not clear what poll numbers Trump is talking about. Polling averages show Biden with a significant lead nationwide.
“This guy doesn’t come out of his basement, and he hasn’t taken one question,” the President went on.
“Somebody said yesterday — I don’t know if this is so — but he hasn’t answered one question in months, and you really say, can he?”
Though Biden has faced some criticism for his media availability, it’s not true that he’s stayed in his basement. Biden has held many events over the past few weeks.
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politicususa--2020-08-17--Wall Street Donates More to Democrats Than Republicans for First Time in 10 Years

Wall Street donors are giving more money to Democrats than Republicans for the first time in a decade .
The news will be a significant cause of concern for the GOP and the President .
Major Wall Street banks , real estate firms , securities firms and employees have donated more money to Democratic candidates in this election cycle than Republicans , a new report shows .
While Wall Street has donated some $ 800 million to politicians to the end of June , more than half has gone to Democrats .
This is a major shift in political donations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NPR points out , major financial firms backed Barack Obama in 2008 but switched back to Republicans following his reforms of their industry .
They ’ ve been reliably GOP-supporting ever since .
The situation now appears to be reversing itself as former Vice President Joe Biden shows a consistently strong lead in the polls .
“ This cycle is the first cycle we ’ ve seen in a while where the Democrats in the House and Biden and even to some extent the Democrats in the Senate are out-raising Republicans , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Center for Responsive Politics .
Bryner ’ s group tracks political spending and has found what may be an emerging trend that could harm not only President Trump ’ s reelection chances , but Republicans in the House and Senate as well .
Trump ’ s critics on Wall Street see the President as erratic and find it difficult to plan ahead because of his unpredictable behavior .
By contrast , they aren ’ t afraid of a Biden presidency .

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Wall Street donors are giving more money to Democrats than Republicans for the first time in a decade. The news will be a significant cause of concern for the GOP and the President.
Major Wall Street banks, real estate firms, securities firms and employees have donated more money to Democratic candidates in this election cycle than Republicans, a new report shows.
While Wall Street has donated some $800 million to politicians to the end of June, more than half has gone to Democrats. This is a major shift in political donations over the last 10 years.
As NPR points out, major financial firms backed Barack Obama in 2008 but switched back to Republicans following his reforms of their industry. They’ve been reliably GOP-supporting ever since.
The situation now appears to be reversing itself as former Vice President Joe Biden shows a consistently strong lead in the polls.
“This cycle is the first cycle we’ve seen in a while where the Democrats in the House and Biden and even to some extent the Democrats in the Senate are out-raising Republicans,” said Sarah Bryner, research director at the Center for Responsive Politics.
Bryner’s group tracks political spending and has found what may be an emerging trend that could harm not only President Trump’s reelection chances, but Republicans in the House and Senate as well.
Trump’s critics on Wall Street see the President as erratic and find it difficult to plan ahead because of his unpredictable behavior. By contrast, they aren’t afraid of a Biden presidency.
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politicususa--2020-08-17--Lincoln Project Triggers Trump With New Swing State Ad “The Real Joe Biden”

A new ad from the Lincoln Project will target swing states and run during this week ’ s Democratic National Convention .
The conservative group hopes to highlights ’ Joe Biden ’ s personal qualities .
The ad , entitled “ Dad ” , was billed as an exposé by the Lincoln Project in a satire of many recent attacks on the former Vice President .
“ THE REAL JOE BIDEN EXPOSED !
” the conservative group announced on its website .
“ The Lincoln Project today released an ad painting a different picture of former Vice President Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” a statement said .
“ While most people know the Biden who served for 36 years in the U.S. Senate and eight years as Vice President under President Obama , many are unaware of the personal sacrifices and the commitment he made to be there , no matter what , for his children.
” The project ’ s co-founder , Reed Galen , explained that the ad would showcase Biden ’ s humanity rather than focusing on his political accomplishments .
“ This ad shies away a little from the politically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for to peel back some of the onion skin and show voters the kind of man Joe Biden really is , ” Galen said .
“ It is about his character , his hardships , and his humanity.
” “ It shows the viewer what shaped him into the man he is and that despite tragedy , Biden has always had his priorities in the right place , ” he said .
The new ad will run in Pennsylvania , Ohio , Wisconsin , and Michigan – all states Donald Trump won in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ struggling at this point in the campaign .

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A new ad from the Lincoln Project will target swing states and run during this week’s Democratic National Convention. The conservative group hopes to highlights’ Joe Biden’s personal qualities.
The ad, entitled “Dad”, was billed as an exposé by the Lincoln Project in a satire of many recent attacks on the former Vice President.
“THE REAL JOE BIDEN EXPOSED!” the conservative group announced on its website.
“The Lincoln Project today released an ad painting a different picture of former Vice President Joe Biden than what is typically considered common knowledge,” a statement said.
While most people know the Biden who served for 36 years in the U.S. Senate and eight years as Vice President under President Obama, many are unaware of the personal sacrifices and the commitment he made to be there, no matter what, for his children.”
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The project’s co-founder, Reed Galen, explained that the ad would showcase Biden’s humanity rather than focusing on his political accomplishments.
“This ad shies away a little from the politically charged ads The Lincoln Project is known for to peel back some of the onion skin and show voters the kind of man Joe Biden really is,” Galen said.
“It is about his character, his hardships, and his humanity.”
“It shows the viewer what shaped him into the man he is and that despite tragedy, Biden has always had his priorities in the right place,” he said.
The new ad will run in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan – all states Donald Trump won in 2016 but where he appears to be struggling at this point in the campaign.
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politicususa--2020-08-17--Trump Praises His Late Brother Robert for Not Being Jealous of His “Big Success”

Donald Trump praised his late brother , Robert Trump , on Monday for not being jealous of him despite how much success he ’ d had .
The President pointed out how supportive his brother was .
Robert Trump , the President ’ s younger brother , passed away over the weekend and Trump discussed his sibling during a Fox News appearance on Monday .
“ He wasn ’ t a jealous person , he was a very smart guy , ” Trump said .
“ You know , he would be there and he ’ d be behind me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if I had big success , no matter what I did , even if it ’ s real estate deals or anything else , he was right there and in many cases helped me very much.
” Trump also praised his brother for offering political support .
He highlighted Robert Trump ’ s loyalty – a constant bone of contention between Trump and his many employees .
“ When I became president , he was one of the most loyal people , ” the President said .
“ There was no jealousy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times in families , I hate to say it , but there ’ s jealousy , especially among children , ” he said .
“ There was not an ounce of jealousy .
He ’ d go around talking about how great this is for the country .
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Donald Trump praised his late brother, Robert Trump, on Monday for not being jealous of him despite how much success he’d had. The President pointed out how supportive his brother was.
Robert Trump, the President’s younger brother, passed away over the weekend and Trump discussed his sibling during a Fox News appearance on Monday.
“He wasn’t a jealous person, he was a very smart guy,” Trump said.
Trump praises his late brother Robert for his lack of "jealousy" of him. Whether he "had the number one show," a great real estate deal or was becoming president, Trump says, Robert didn't show the jealousy that sometimes exists in families. — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 17, 2020
“You know, he would be there and he’d be behind me and… if I had the Number-One show, if I had big success, no matter what I did, even if it’s real estate deals or anything else, he was right there and in many cases helped me very much.”
Trump also praised his brother for offering political support. He highlighted Robert Trump’s loyalty – a constant bone of contention between Trump and his many employees.
“When I became president, he was one of the most loyal people,” the President said.
“There was no jealousy. You know, a lot of times in families, I hate to say it, but there’s jealousy, especially among children,” he said.
“There was not an ounce of jealousy. He’d go around talking about how great this is for the country.”
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politicususa--2020-08-18--Kamala Harris Was Bernie Sanders’ “Preferred Choice” for Biden’s Running Mate

Bernie Sanders wanted Kamala Harris on the Democrats ’ presidential ticket , according to a new report .
The Senator believes Harris will help Joe Biden win the election .
A new report from Bloomberg claims that Sanders has acted as a unifier in the Democratic Party since his defeat in the primaries .
The story suggests he was instrumental in picking Senator Harris for the VP slot .
“ Sanders acknowledged that he and Biden have differences on policy but said the Democratic nominee would still make progress on Sanders ’ s goals , from universal health care to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports .
“ And though Harris was not the most progressive woman under consideration to be Biden ’ s running mate , she was Sanders ’ s preferred choice , a person familiar with his thinking said.
” “ He , like Biden , saw the California senator as the best boost for the ticket ’ s chances against Trump , ” the report says .
This may go some way to combating criticisms that Harris isn ’ t progressive enough for Sanders ’ supporters and others on the left of the party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publicly about his involvement in choosing her .
Sanders has urged his supporters to back the Biden/Harris ticket , however .
He made a clear appeal at the Democratic National Convention on Monday .
“ We must come together , defeat Donald Trump and elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as our next president and vice president , ” Sanders said .
“ My friends , the price of failure is just too great to imagine .
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Bernie Sanders wanted Kamala Harris on the Democrats’ presidential ticket, according to a new report. The Senator believes Harris will help Joe Biden win the election.
A new report from Bloomberg claims that Sanders has acted as a unifier in the Democratic Party since his defeat in the primaries. The story suggests he was instrumental in picking Senator Harris for the VP slot.
Sanders acknowledged that he and Biden have differences on policy but said the Democratic nominee would still make progress on Sanders’s goals, from universal health care to raising the minimum wage,” Bloomberg reports.
“And though Harris was not the most progressive woman under consideration to be Biden’s running mate, she was Sanders’s preferred choice, a person familiar with his thinking said.”
“He, like Biden, saw the California senator as the best boost for the ticket’s chances against Trump,” the report says.
This may go some way to combating criticisms that Harris isn’t progressive enough for Sanders’ supporters and others on the left of the party, though he hasn’t spoken publicly about his involvement in choosing her.
Sanders has urged his supporters to back the Biden/Harris ticket, however. He made a clear appeal at the Democratic National Convention on Monday.
“We must come together, defeat Donald Trump and elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as our next president and vice president,” Sanders said.
“My friends, the price of failure is just too great to imagine.”
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politicususa--2020-08-18--Trump Rages at Michelle Obama Following Blockbuster DNC Speech

Donald Trump reacted poorly to Michelle Obama ’ s speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night .
The President took to Twitter to slam her and her husband .
The former First Lady ’ s speech to the convention was widely praised for its clear criticisms of the President .
Trump ’ s early morning tweets on Tuesday show he ’ d seen at least some of it .
“ Somebody please explain to Michelle Obama that Donald J. Trump would not be here , in the beautiful White House , if it weren ’ t for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama , ” Trump wrote .
“ Biden was merely an afterthought , a good reason for that very late & unenthusiastic endorsement.
” “ My Administration and I built the greatest economy in history , of any country , turned it off , saved millions of lives , and now am building an even greater economy than it was before , ” he went on .
“ Jobs are flowing , NASDAQ is already at a record high , the rest to follow .
Sit back & watch !
” In a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ false claim about Barack Obama spying on his 2016 presidential campaign and again accused the former president of treason .
“ The ObamaBiden Administration was the most corrupt in history , including the fact that they got caught SPYING ON MY CAMPAIGN , the biggest political scandal in the history of our Country .
It ’ s called Treason , and more , ” he said .
“ Thanks for your very kind words Michelle !
” Trump mocked .

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Donald Trump reacted poorly to Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night. The President took to Twitter to slam her and her husband.
The former First Lady’s speech to the convention was widely praised for its clear criticisms of the President. Trump’s early morning tweets on Tuesday show he’d seen at least some of it.
“Somebody please explain to Michelle Obama that Donald J. Trump would not be here, in the beautiful White House, if it weren’t for the job done by your husband, Barack Obama,” Trump wrote.
Somebody please explain to @MichelleObama that Donald J. Trump would not be here, in the beautiful White House, if it weren’t for the job done by your husband, Barack Obama. Biden was merely an afterthought, a good reason for that very late & unenthusiastic endorsement….. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2020
“Biden was merely an afterthought, a good reason for that very late & unenthusiastic endorsement.”
“My Administration and I built the greatest economy in history, of any country, turned it off, saved millions of lives, and now am building an even greater economy than it was before,” he went on.
“Jobs are flowing, NASDAQ is already at a record high, the rest to follow. Sit back & watch!”
In a later tweet, Trump returned to a false claim about Barack Obama spying on his 2016 presidential campaign and again accused the former president of treason.
“The ObamaBiden Administration was the most corrupt in history, including the fact that they got caught SPYING ON MY CAMPAIGN, the biggest political scandal in the history of our Country. It’s called Treason, and more,” he said.
“Thanks for your very kind words Michelle!” Trump mocked.
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politicususa--2020-08-18--Michelle Obama Drops A Truth Bomb And Obliterates Trump

Former First Lady Michelle Obama closed out night one of the Democratic convention that destroyed Trump with total honesty .
So let me be as honest and clear as I possibly can .
Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country .
He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job , but he is clearly in over his head .
He can not meet this moment .
He simply can not be who we need him to be for us .
It is what it is .
Now , I understand that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by some people .
We live in a nation that is deeply divided , and I am a black woman speaking at the democratic convention .
But enough of you know me by now .
You know that I tell you exactly what I ’ m feeling .
You know I hate politics .
But you also know that I care about this nation .
You know how much I care about all of our children .
So if you take one thing from my words tonight , it is this .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse , trust me , they can and they will if we don ’ t make a change in this election .
If we have any hope of ending this chaos , we have got to vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it .
I know Joe .
He is a profoundly decent man guided by faith .
He was a terrific vice president .
He knows what it takes to rescue an economy , beat back a pandemic , and lead our country , and he listens .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Michelle Obama may not like politics , but she sure knows how to deliver an amazing political speech .
In contrast to Trump ’ s neverending misdirections and lies , First Lady Obama looked America in the eye and leveled with them .
The vast majority of the country knows that Trump can ’ t handle the job of the presidency .
Equally as important is the fact that he has no interest in the job .
Obama ’ s speech was the perfect ending to a great first night of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message about restoring American competency and decency that was hammered home profoundly by Michelle Obama .
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama closed out night one of the Democratic convention that destroyed Trump with total honesty.
Obama said:
So let me be as honest and clear as I possibly can. Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is. Now, I understand that my message won’t be heard by some people. We live in a nation that is deeply divided, and I am a black woman speaking at the democratic convention. But enough of you know me by now. You know that I tell you exactly what I’m feeling. You know I hate politics.
But you also know that I care about this nation. You know how much I care about all of our children. So if you take one thing from my words tonight, it is this. If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can and they will if we don’t make a change in this election. If we have any hope of ending this chaos, we have got to vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it. I know Joe. He is a profoundly decent man guided by faith. He was a terrific vice president. He knows what it takes to rescue an economy, beat back a pandemic, and lead our country, and he listens. He will tell the truth and trust science.
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Michelle Obama directly takes on Trump by name and completely owns him. #DemConvention2020 pic.twitter.com/nInRLHuSyO — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 18, 2020
Michelle Obama may not like politics, but she sure knows how to deliver an amazing political speech. In contrast to Trump’s neverending misdirections and lies, First Lady Obama looked America in the eye and leveled with them.
The vast majority of the country knows that Trump can’t handle the job of the presidency. Equally as important is the fact that he has no interest in the job.
Obama’s speech was the perfect ending to a great first night of the Democratic convention. Democrats have a clear message about restoring American competency and decency that was hammered home profoundly by Michelle Obama.
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politicususa--2020-08-18--John Kasich Preemptively Destroys Trump’s Attacks On Biden

Republican former Ohio Gov .
John Kasich wrecked Trump ’ s attacks on Joe Biden as being taken by the “ radical left ” at the Democratic convention .
But what we do know is that we can do better than what we have been seeing today for sure .
And I know that Joe Biden , with his experience and his wisdom and his decency , can bring us together to help us find that better way .
I ’ m sure there are Republicans and independents who couldn ’ t imagine crossing over to support a Democrat .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and leave them behind .
I don ’ t believe that because I know the measure of the man .
Reasonable , faithful , respectful .
And , you know , no one pushes Joe around .
Joe Biden is a man for our times , times that call for all of us to take off our partisan hats and put our nation first for yourselves and of course for our children .
When America chooses the right path and pulls together like we have done so many times before , we can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the top of the mountain as the United States of America with a soul that is a beacon of freedom to the entire world .
Kasich has shared the stage with Trump and he preemptively took apart Trump ’ s claims that Biden is not his own man and is going to be run by the “ radical left.
” None of this is true .
Kasich was right , The election is about the character of the candidate .
Americans have learned that the character of the person in the office can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s biggest false claim and failed effort to define Joe Biden .
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Republican former Ohio Gov. John Kasich wrecked Trump’s attacks on Joe Biden as being taken by the “radical left” at the Democratic convention.
Kasich said:
But what we do know is that we can do better than what we have been seeing today for sure. And I know that Joe Biden, with his experience and his wisdom and his decency, can bring us together to help us find that better way. I’m sure there are Republicans and independents who couldn’t imagine crossing over to support a Democrat.
They fear Joe may turn sharp left and leave them behind. I don’t believe that because I know the measure of the man. Reasonable, faithful, respectful. And, you know, no one pushes Joe around. Joe Biden is a man for our times, times that call for all of us to take off our partisan hats and put our nation first for yourselves and of course for our children. When America chooses the right path and pulls together like we have done so many times before, we can dream big dreams and we can see the top of the mountain as the United States of America with a soul that is a beacon of freedom to the entire world.
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John Kasich preemptively takes apart Trump's claims that Joe Biden is going to turn "radical left." #DemConvention2020 pic.twitter.com/bHpdbgeiUH — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 18, 2020
Kasich has shared the stage with Trump and he preemptively took apart Trump’s claims that Biden is not his own man and is going to be run by the “radical left.” None of this is true. Kasich was right, The election is about the character of the candidate. Americans have learned that the character of the person in the office can shape the presidency.
Kasich took down Trump’s biggest false claim and failed effort to define Joe Biden.
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politicususa--2020-08-18--Gretchen Whitmer Cuts Trump To The Bone By Reminding America That Obama/Biden Really Saved Auto Jobs

Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer ( D-MI ) took apart Trump by pointing out at the Democratic convention that it was Obama and Biden who really saved manufacturing jobs .
Workers across our state could have lost their jobs if not for Barack Obama and Joe Biden .
In 2009 , the Obama/Biden administration inherited the worst economic crisis since the great depression , the auto industry on the brink of collapse .
A million jobs at stake .
But President Obama and Vice President Biden didn ’ t waste any time blaming anyone else .
They got to work .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle , and they saved the auto industry .
And wouldn ’ t you know , just a few months ago as our nation began battling COVID-19 , auto workers across Michigan sprang into action .
They started making protective equipment for doctors and nurses on the front lines .
Let me break it down .
President Obama and vice president Biden saved these auto workers ’ livelihoods .
Then these workers did their part to save American lives .
That ’ s the story of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Progress begets progress .
And when we work together , we can accomplish anything .
Donald Trump pretends to bring back manufacturing jobs , but Joe Biden really did it .
Trump is the candidate of fiction , but the message of the Democratic convention is that Joe Biden has done it before and he will do it again .
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) took apart Trump by pointing out at the Democratic convention that it was Obama and Biden who really saved manufacturing jobs.
Whitmer said:
Workers across our state could have lost their jobs if not for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. In 2009, the Obama/Biden administration inherited the worst economic crisis since the great depression, the auto industry on the brink of collapse. A million jobs at stake. But President Obama and Vice President Biden didn’t waste any time blaming anyone else. They got to work.
They brought together union members, companies and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, and they saved the auto industry. And wouldn’t you know, just a few months ago as our nation began battling COVID-19, auto workers across Michigan sprang into action. They started making protective equipment for doctors and nurses on the front lines. Let me break it down. President Obama and vice president Biden saved these auto workers’ livelihoods. Then these workers did their part to save American lives. That’s the story of this great nation, action begets action. Progress begets progress. And when we work together, we can accomplish anything.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer nails Trump by pointing out that it was Obama and Biden who really saved manufacturing jobs. #DemConvention pic.twitter.com/LDTqZ0Xd6a — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 18, 2020
Donald Trump pretends to bring back manufacturing jobs, but Joe Biden really did it. Trump is the candidate of fiction, but the message of the Democratic convention is that Joe Biden has done it before and he will do it again.
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politicususa--2020-08-19--Chuck Schumer Tells America, “Donald Trump Has Quit On You.”

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-NY ) had a simple and direct message to America , “ Donald Trump has quit on you.
” Today Donald Trump has divided our country , diminished our greatness , and demeans everything that this statue represents .
He even hid in a bunker as Americans were teargassed and beaten .
Millions are jobless .
170,000 Americans have died from COVID .
And Donald Trump says it is what it is .
A president should never say “ It is what it is.
” President Lincoln , honoring the great sacrifice at Gettysburg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is what it is.
” President Roosevelt seeing a third of the nation ill-housed , ill-clad , and ill-nourished didn ’ t say “ It is what it is ” .
America , Donald Trump has quit on you .
We need a president with dignity , integrity , and the experience to lead us out of this crisis .
A man with a steady hand and a big heart who will never , ever quit on America .
That man is my friend Joe Biden .
He will be a great president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to win this battle for the soul of our nation , Joe can ’ t do it alone .
Democrats must take back the Senate .
We will stay united from Sanders and Warren to Manchin and Warner .
And with our unity , we will bring bold and dramatic change to our country .
Let me tell you some of the things we do .
With president Biden , vice president Harris and a democratic majority , we will make health care affordable for all .
We will undo the vicious inequality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America for far too long .
And we ’ ll take strong , decisive action to combat climate change and save the planet .
We will protect voting rights , fight systemic racism in the criminal justice system and in our economy , and restore a supreme court that looks out for the people , not corporations .
We ’ ll rebuild our infrastructure and make sure every home from the inner city to rural America has broadband .
We will save the post office and once and for all defeat COVID-19 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message was powerful .
Trump has quit on America , and now it is time for America to fire Donald Trump , and elect a Democratic Senate majority that will govern hand in hand with Joe Biden to restore America back to its former greatness .
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) had a simple and direct message to America, “Donald Trump has quit on you.”
Schumer said:
Today Donald Trump has divided our country, diminished our greatness, and demeans everything that this statue represents. He even hid in a bunker as Americans were teargassed and beaten. Millions are jobless. 170,000 Americans have died from COVID. And Donald Trump says it is what it is. A president should never say “It is what it is.” President Lincoln, honoring the great sacrifice at Gettysburg, didn’t say “It is what it is.” President Roosevelt seeing a third of the nation ill-housed, ill-clad, and ill-nourished didn’t say “It is what it is”. America, Donald Trump has quit on you. We need a president with dignity, integrity, and the experience to lead us out of this crisis. A man with a steady hand and a big heart who will never, ever quit on America. That man is my friend Joe Biden. He will be a great president. But if we’re going to win this battle for the soul of our nation, Joe can’t do it alone.
Democrats must take back the Senate. We will stay united from Sanders and Warren to Manchin and Warner. And with our unity, we will bring bold and dramatic change to our country. Let me tell you some of the things we do. With president Biden, vice president Harris and a democratic majority, we will make health care affordable for all. We will undo the vicious inequality of income and wealth that has plagued America for far too long. And we’ll take strong, decisive action to combat climate change and save the planet. We will protect voting rights, fight systemic racism in the criminal justice system and in our economy, and restore a supreme court that looks out for the people, not corporations. We’ll rebuild our infrastructure and make sure every home from the inner city to rural America has broadband. We will save the post office and once and for all defeat COVID-19, this evil disease.
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Chuck Schumer tells America that Donald Trump has quit on you. #DemConvention #DemConvention2020 pic.twitter.com/NCRJMgVDSy — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 19, 2020
Schumer’s message was powerful. Trump has quit on America, and now it is time for America to fire Donald Trump, and elect a Democratic Senate majority that will govern hand in hand with Joe Biden to restore America back to its former greatness.
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politicususa--2020-08-18--WATCH: Trump Says Biden’s Campaign “Has Turned Into a Cult”

It is not uncommon to hear people refer to Donald Trump ’ s support as being cult-like .
Even the supporters themselves sometimes refer to themselves in this way .
Just the other day , the President retweeted a message that had the hashtag # cult45 .
The tag being a reference to Trump being the 45th President and his people following him like a messianic figure .
The President is also very big on projection .
He often attacks his opponents for doing the very things he is doing himself .
So it was no surprise on Tuesday when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cult members .
He made the comments during a campaign event in Yuma , Arizona , telling supporters , “ We ’ re talking about abolishing prisons .
Biden ’ s campaign has turned into a cult for open-border and other zealots .
By the way , they want to double and triple your taxes.
” Trump also used the event to double down on the idea that he is entitled to run for a 3rd term if he is to win in November .
The President opened his speech , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sleepy Joe Biden spying on our campaign…Treason .
We ’ ll probably be entitled to another four more years after this.
” Incidentally , Trump made those comments on the day a senate report was released about his campaign ’ s communications with Russia .
The senate report outlined Roger Stone ’ s coordination with Wikileaks and Paul Manafort ’ s communications with Konstantin Kilimnik , a Russian spy .

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It is not uncommon to hear people refer to Donald Trump’s support as being cult-like. Even the supporters themselves sometimes refer to themselves in this way.
Just the other day, the President retweeted a message that had the hashtag #cult45. The tag being a reference to Trump being the 45th President and his people following him like a messianic figure.
The President is also very big on projection. He often attacks his opponents for doing the very things he is doing himself. So it was no surprise on Tuesday when Trump likened Joe Biden’s supporters to cult members.
He made the comments during a campaign event in Yuma, Arizona, telling supporters, “We’re talking about abolishing prisons. Biden’s campaign has turned into a cult for open-border and other zealots. By the way, they want to double and triple your taxes.”
Trump, projecting, accuses Biden's campaign of being a "cult" pic.twitter.com/WmeLHa31ZL — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 18, 2020
Trump also used the event to double down on the idea that he is entitled to run for a 3rd term if he is to win in November.
The President opened his speech, “Considering that we caught President Obama and Sleepy Joe Biden spying on our campaign…Treason. We’ll probably be entitled to another four more years after this.”
Incidentally, Trump made those comments on the day a senate report was released about his campaign’s communications with Russia. The senate report outlined Roger Stone’s coordination with Wikileaks and Paul Manafort’s communications with Konstantin Kilimnik, a Russian spy.