politicususa--2020-12-19--Two Dozen GOP Senators Are Blocking COVID Relief Because They ‘Don’t See The Need’ For It

According to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons ( D-DE ) , there are about two dozen Republican senators who are making COVID relief negotiations difficult because “ they don ’ t see the need ” to pass any further legislation on the matter .
During an interview with MSNBC ’ s Tiffany Cross , Sen. Coons said , “ There are two dozen Republican senators who think we should not be doing anymore stimulus , who don ’ t see the need that you and I see every day – and that ’ s been our major problem.
” Democrats control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ package months ago .
Republicans control the Senate and refused to agree .
So their proposal months ago was $ 500 billion .
The Democratic proposal was $ 3 trillion .
And trying to get anywhere in the middle is what has occupied eight months or seven months of fighting now .
We are getting almost double the $ 500 billion that was offered by the Republicans , but there are two dozen Republican senators who think we should not be doing any more stimulus , who don ’ t see the need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And that ’ s been our major problem because they control the Senate , they can refuse to take up a bill and vote on it .
Millions of Americans are struggling , and Republicans don ’ t seem to care All the way back in May , the Democratic-controlled House passed a $ 3 trillion COVID package that would provide the American people much-needed relief as the pandemic continues to upend so many lives .
As Sen. Coons noted on Saturday , Republicans refused to take up that bill .
Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Americans are going hungry and struggling to pay the bills .
Republican lawmakers know how to act quickly when it comes to handing out tax breaks to wealthy corporations and individuals , but when it comes to helping millions of struggling Americans , they are missing in action .

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According to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), there are about two dozen Republican senators who are making COVID relief negotiations difficult because “they don’t see the need” to pass any further legislation on the matter.
During an interview with MSNBC’s Tiffany Cross, Sen. Coons said, “There are two dozen Republican senators who think we should not be doing anymore stimulus, who don’t see the need that you and I see every day – and that’s been our major problem.”
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Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) blasts some of his Republican colleagues who “don’t see the need” to pass more COVID relief legislation. pic.twitter.com/F2F0last3B — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) December 19, 2020
Sen. Coons said:
Democrats control the House and passed a big spending package months ago. Republicans control the Senate and refused to agree. So their proposal months ago was $500 billion. The Democratic proposal was $3 trillion. And trying to get anywhere in the middle is what has occupied eight months or seven months of fighting now. We are getting almost double the $500 billion that was offered by the Republicans, but there are two dozen Republican senators who think we should not be doing any more stimulus, who don’t see the need that you and I see every day. And that’s been our major problem because they control the Senate, they can refuse to take up a bill and vote on it.
Millions of Americans are struggling, and Republicans don’t seem to care
All the way back in May, the Democratic-controlled House passed a $3 trillion COVID package that would provide the American people much-needed relief as the pandemic continues to upend so many lives.
As Sen. Coons noted on Saturday, Republicans refused to take up that bill. Now, just before the holidays, millions of Americans are going hungry and struggling to pay the bills.
Republican lawmakers know how to act quickly when it comes to handing out tax breaks to wealthy corporations and individuals, but when it comes to helping millions of struggling Americans, they are missing in action.
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politicususa--2020-12-19--Trump Spends Morning Obsessing Over Space Force Instead Of Responding To Russian Cyber Attack

After Secretary of State Mike Pompeo admitted on Friday that a massive cyber attack against the United States was likely committed by Russia , Donald Trump spent the morning obsessing over Space Force .
In a tweet , Trump bragged that in the future , Space Force would be seen as one of the “ great achievements ” of his presidency .
“ One of the Trump Administration ’ s great achievements into the future will be the authorization and start up of the SPACE FORCE , ” the outgoing president said .
“ Congratulations to all !
” Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was revealed – for real – that members of the Space Force will be called “ guardians .
Meanwhile , Trump is ignoring a ‘ grave and ongoing ’ cyber attack from Russia As Donald Trump spends his time bragging about Space Force – a military branch that sounds like the masterful idea of a third grade civics class – he is ignoring what The Washington Post is calling a “ grave and ongoing ” cyber attack from Russia .
As The Post reports , despite Pompeo ’ s admission that Russia is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who has long expressed skepticism that Russia engaged in interference in the 2016 election , has not publicly addressed the issue.
” “ The intrusions into federal agencies were first revealed last weekend , and with each day more agencies were discovered to have been breached , ” the reported added .
“ Besides the State Department , the list so far includes the Treasury , Homeland Security , Energy and Commerce Departments , as well the National Institutes of Health.
” In 32 days , America will finally have a president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play him like a fiddle , whether it ’ s denying Russian interference in the 2016 election or staying silent as hackers target critical government agencies .
Until then , the United States will be vulnerable to foreign attacks like this , all because Donald Trump is too weak and afraid to stand up to the country that helped put him in office .

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After Secretary of State Mike Pompeo admitted on Friday that a massive cyber attack against the United States was likely committed by Russia, Donald Trump spent the morning obsessing over Space Force.
In a tweet, Trump bragged that in the future, Space Force would be seen as one of the “great achievements” of his presidency.
“One of the Trump Administration’s great achievements into the future will be the authorization and start up of the SPACE FORCE,” the outgoing president said. “Congratulations to all!”
One of the Trump Administration’s great achievements into the future will be the authorization and start up of the SPACE FORCE. 75 years since Air Force. Congratulations to all! https://t.co/iG011Jt50r — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 19, 2020
Trump’s self-congratulatory tweet comes after it was revealed – for real – that members of the Space Force will be called “guardians.
Meanwhile, Trump is ignoring a ‘grave and ongoing’ cyber attack from Russia
As Donald Trump spends his time bragging about Space Force – a military branch that sounds like the masterful idea of a third grade civics class – he is ignoring what The Washington Post is calling a “grave and ongoing” cyber attack from Russia.
As The Post reports, despite Pompeo’s admission that Russia is behind the breach, “President Trump, who has long expressed skepticism that Russia engaged in interference in the 2016 election, has not publicly addressed the issue.”
“The intrusions into federal agencies were first revealed last weekend, and with each day more agencies were discovered to have been breached,” the reported added. “Besides the State Department, the list so far includes the Treasury, Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce Departments, as well the National Institutes of Health.”
In 32 days, America will finally have a president who doesn’t let Vladimir Putin play him like a fiddle, whether it’s denying Russian interference in the 2016 election or staying silent as hackers target critical government agencies.
Until then, the United States will be vulnerable to foreign attacks like this, all because Donald Trump is too weak and afraid to stand up to the country that helped put him in office.
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politicususa--2020-12-21--Opinion: A Pandemic Nurse’s Diary Reveals Trump’s Malignant Politics, Failure of Economy

A Pandemic Nurse ’ s Diary , by Nurse T with Timothy Sheard .
New York : Hardball Press , 2020 .
143 pp .
Reading A Pandemic Nurse ’ s Diary , particularly against prevalent media representations of healthcare workers ’ experiences during this pandemic , brought to mind for me the opening words of the sketch by the U.S. radical writer Jesús Colón , “ Something to Read , ” from his collection A Puerto Rican in New York , in which he describes “ a piece of working class literature , a pamphlet , a progressive book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Authored by a nurse who just goes by Nurse T , along with Timothy Sheard , himself a former nurse as well as founder of Hardball Press , one of the major publishers in the U.S. committed to publishing working-class literature , A Pandemic Nurse ’ s Diary is in fact “ something to read ” not just because it provides an incisive record of healthcare workers ’ experiences of the pandemic at this moment but also because of the deeper analysis it offers from a worker ’ s perspective into U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s health and the delivery of health care in the U.S. Additionally , what makes this work most “ precious , ” distinguishing it as working-class literature , is that it addresses workers and the workplace traumas they endure directly , an issue rarely covered in our nation ’ s literature .
Nurse T and Sheard even include a final section of exercises and meditations for nurses and healthcare workers to help them cope with the trauma of this work , intensified during this pandemic .
While the process of vaccinating the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promising visibility and hope for an end to the pandemic , Nurse T ’ s diary stresses that while vaccinations may provide some protection from the virus , the pandemic has also exacerbated and draw into relief longstanding and deeply rooted social ills , often structural in nature , that can not be cured by any vaccination , no matter how powerful .
At one point , while performing post mortem care on a dead patient , Nurse T writes , “ In my silence I wish the Attending Physician could write in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death : hospital poverty due to refusal to of the gov ’ t to provide adequate resources and staff for impoverished patients of color.
” I found Nurse T ’ s explanations and analyses of “ hospital poverty ” one of the most illuminating aspects of the diary .
She , of course highlights that “ poor patients—especially Black and Hispanic patients—are way more likely to die from Covid than their White counterparts ” because “ poverty has given them multiple co-morbidities , like diabetes , hypertension , obesity , and asthma.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disparities conditioned by our racist class system , I was less aware of how the capitalist political economy and class system impacted the functioning of hospitals .
At one point , one of Nurse T ’ s colleagues expresses not being bitter , but just tired : “ Tired of the shortages and the outdated equipment .
Tired of the politicians protesting they can ’ t afford to raise our reimbursement rates .
Tired of the government—city-state , and federal—funneling resources to the gold-plated medical centers in Manhattan.
” And Nurse T explains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitals , often already profitable with wealthy patients and private donors , receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements three times as her hospital does for the same procedures .
They have access to the most advanced drugs and best equipment and are often sought by Fortune 500 companies for experimental drug trials .
What Nurse T reveals in her portrayal of the pandemic are the failings of our class system to serve the health needs of all .
While the pandemic presents a challenge , it might very well have been manageable if we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human need rather than produce profit .
Nurse T represents the failure as political as well .
While she movingly documents many experiences with patients , one that stands out is the patient who listened to right-wing pundits such as Trump and drank a bottle of cleaning fluid , destroying his esophagus and doing serious permanent damage to his body .
Even the best health care , she laments , can not counteract this political poison .
Most vivid and important in the diary is simply Nurse T ’ s representation of her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on her and her colleagues .
Because they work in an infectious environment , the nurses stay in hotels and rarely see their families .
Because they don ’ t have proper equipment because the hospital does not have up-to-date filtration and ventilation systems , the workplace is far more dangerous and deadly than it needs to be .
Because politicians and the population at large does not take the pandemic seriously and promote basic precautions , they are having to treat many more patients than they would need to otherwise .
Because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t treat patients optimally .
While there is an inherent traumatic dimension to this work , Nurse T highlights the surplus trauma she and other healthcare workers endure that results from the everyday operations of our class system and political economy .
Much of the trauma and death the nurses experience are due less to the pandemic than to the system we created and the politics we practice .
“ Come on , America , get your act together , ” Nurse T urges .
She wants us to recognize that labor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working conditions don ’ t just hobble and hurt nurses , they impact all of us .
We all share in labor ’ s interests .
And we all share in the interests of gender equality and of women workers .
It needs to be noted , while Nurse T overtly addresses racial and class inequalities , that roughly 90 percent of nurses in the U.S. are women .
It ’ s no secret that women and their work have historically been devalued and less recognized .
Given this historical context , A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be recognized for powerfully giving voice to women workers in U.S. society and in the labor movement .
While we see healthcare workers represented on the nightly news these days , drawing attention to the incredible strain and danger they are facing , Nurse T gives us a broader view , beyond the pandemic , to the underling ills of our society that desperately need addressing for the health and humanity of us all .
While the pandemic magnifies these ills , they will survive the pandemic and continue to undermine our lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transform class society and its many inequities .

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A Pandemic Nurse’s Diary, by Nurse T with Timothy Sheard. New York: Hardball Press, 2020. 143 pp.
Reading A Pandemic Nurse’s Diary, particularly against prevalent media representations of healthcare workers’ experiences during this pandemic, brought to mind for me the opening words of the sketch by the U.S. radical writer Jesús Colón, “Something to Read,” from his collection A Puerto Rican in New York, in which he describes “a piece of working class literature, a pamphlet, a progressive book or pamphlet” as “precious things.”
Authored by a nurse who just goes by Nurse T, along with Timothy Sheard, himself a former nurse as well as founder of Hardball Press, one of the major publishers in the U.S. committed to publishing working-class literature, A Pandemic Nurse’s Diary is in fact “something to read” not just because it provides an incisive record of healthcare workers’ experiences of the pandemic at this moment but also because of the deeper analysis it offers from a worker’s perspective into U.S. class society and how it impacts people’s health and the delivery of health care in the U.S. Additionally, what makes this work most “precious,” distinguishing it as working-class literature, is that it addresses workers and the workplace traumas they endure directly, an issue rarely covered in our nation’s literature. Nurse T and Sheard even include a final section of exercises and meditations for nurses and healthcare workers to help them cope with the trauma of this work, intensified during this pandemic.
While the process of vaccinating the U.S. population against COVID-19 is underway, promising visibility and hope for an end to the pandemic, Nurse T’s diary stresses that while vaccinations may provide some protection from the virus, the pandemic has also exacerbated and draw into relief longstanding and deeply rooted social ills, often structural in nature, that cannot be cured by any vaccination, no matter how powerful.
At one point, while performing post mortem care on a dead patient, Nurse T writes, “In my silence I wish the Attending Physician could write in the death certificate under the cause of death: hospital poverty due to refusal to of the gov’t to provide adequate resources and staff for impoverished patients of color.”
I found Nurse T’s explanations and analyses of “hospital poverty” one of the most illuminating aspects of the diary. She, of course highlights that “poor patients—especially Black and Hispanic patients—are way more likely to die from Covid than their White counterparts” because “poverty has given them multiple co-morbidities, like diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and asthma.” While I knew something of these health disparities conditioned by our racist class system, I was less aware of how the capitalist political economy and class system impacted the functioning of hospitals. At one point, one of Nurse T’s colleagues expresses not being bitter, but just tired: “Tired of the shortages and the outdated equipment. Tired of the politicians protesting they can’t afford to raise our reimbursement rates. Tired of the government—city-state, and federal—funneling resources to the gold-plated medical centers in Manhattan.” And Nurse T explains that the “Ritchie Rich” private hospitals, often already profitable with wealthy patients and private donors, receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements three times as her hospital does for the same procedures. They have access to the most advanced drugs and best equipment and are often sought by Fortune 500 companies for experimental drug trials.
What Nurse T reveals in her portrayal of the pandemic are the failings of our class system to serve the health needs of all. While the pandemic presents a challenge, it might very well have been manageable if we had a humane economy designed to meet human need rather than produce profit.
Nurse T represents the failure as political as well. While she movingly documents many experiences with patients, one that stands out is the patient who listened to right-wing pundits such as Trump and drank a bottle of cleaning fluid, destroying his esophagus and doing serious permanent damage to his body. Even the best health care, she laments, cannot counteract this political poison.
Most vivid and important in the diary is simply Nurse T’s representation of her work and the traumatic toll it takes on her and her colleagues. Because they work in an infectious environment, the nurses stay in hotels and rarely see their families. Because they don’t have proper equipment because the hospital does not have up-to-date filtration and ventilation systems, the workplace is far more dangerous and deadly than it needs to be. Because politicians and the population at large does not take the pandemic seriously and promote basic precautions, they are having to treat many more patients than they would need to otherwise. Because the hospital is ill-equipped, they can’t treat patients optimally.
While there is an inherent traumatic dimension to this work, Nurse T highlights the surplus trauma she and other healthcare workers endure that results from the everyday operations of our class system and political economy.
Much of the trauma and death the nurses experience are due less to the pandemic than to the system we created and the politics we practice.
“Come on, America, get your act together,” Nurse T urges.
She wants us to recognize that labor solidarity is human solidarity. The inhumane working conditions don’t just hobble and hurt nurses, they impact all of us. We all share in labor’s interests.
And we all share in the interests of gender equality and of women workers. It needs to be noted, while Nurse T overtly addresses racial and class inequalities, that roughly 90 percent of nurses in the U.S. are women. It’s no secret that women and their work have historically been devalued and less recognized.
Given this historical context, A Pandemic Nurse’s Diary must also be recognized for powerfully giving voice to women workers in U.S. society and in the labor movement.
While we see healthcare workers represented on the nightly news these days, drawing attention to the incredible strain and danger they are facing, Nurse T gives us a broader view, beyond the pandemic, to the underling ills of our society that desperately need addressing for the health and humanity of us all. While the pandemic magnifies these ills, they will survive the pandemic and continue to undermine our lives if we don’t act to transform class society and its many inequities.


politicususa--2020-12-20--Adam Schiff Says Trump And Mike Flynn Are Plotting A Military Coup

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff ( D-CA ) said that what Trump and Mike Flynn are doing is plotting a military coup .
Well , first of all , I have to say , I shutter every time I see Michael Flynn to think that that man was the head of the defense intelligence agency .
What he ’ s just saying is perfectly normal , perfectly ordinary , done 60-some odd times in history is a military coup .
That ’ s what he ’ s talking about .
I ’ ve resisted using the word “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about a military coup .
That may have done 60 times in history , but it ’ s been done by dictators around the world , not in the United States .
Could the president do it ?
I don ’ t think the people around the president are going to go along with it .
It would fail .
But it would be such a — an additional destructive blow to our democracy , the fact that they ’ re entertaining this is so beyond the pale .
But , again , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moral compass .
He will do the length and breadth of what people let him get away with .
Sadly , he ’ s had all too many enablers in his own administration and the Republicans in Congress and that ’ s what even breeds this kind of reckless talk .
The reporting on the Friday meeting suggests that outside of the crackpots that Trump has surrounded himself with like Giuliani , Flynn , and Powell , his own White House advisers are opposed to the idea , and they have told Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authority to do what Flynn is suggesting .
It is troubling that so many Republicans are willing to get in line behind the destruction of democracy .
Even if the coup would not be successful , the fact that a president is engaging in such seditious behavior damages the nation ’ s democratic institutions .
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that what Trump and Mike Flynn are doing is plotting a military coup.
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff said that he has been reluctant to use the word until now, but Trump and Flynn are plotting a military coup. pic.twitter.com/EZtFKc7feL — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) December 20, 2020
Schiff said on MSNBC:
Well, first of all, I have to say, I shudder every time I see Michael Flynn to think that that man was the head of the defense intelligence agency. What he’s just saying is perfectly normal, perfectly ordinary, done 60-some odd times in history is a military coup. That’s what he’s talking about. I’ve resisted using the word “Coup” but he’s talking about a military coup. That may have done 60 times in history, but it’s been done by dictators around the world, not in the United States.
Could the president do it? I don’t think the people around the president are going to go along with it. It would fail. But it would be such a — an additional destructive blow to our democracy, the fact that they’re entertaining this is so beyond the pale. But, again, this is a man who has no moral compass. He will do the length and breadth of what people let him get away with. Sadly, he’s had all too many enablers in his own administration and the Republicans in Congress and that’s what even breeds this kind of reckless talk.
The reporting on the Friday meeting suggests that outside of the crackpots that Trump has surrounded himself with like Giuliani, Flynn, and Powell, his own White House advisers are opposed to the idea, and they have told Trump that he does not have the constitutional authority to do what Flynn is suggesting.
It is troubling that so many Republicans are willing to get in line behind the destruction of democracy. Even if the coup would not be successful, the fact that a president is engaging in such seditious behavior damages the nation’s democratic institutions.
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politicususa--2020-12-20--Senate Democrats Win And Promise More COVID Relief Is Coming In 2021

Senate Democrats beat the Republican effort to sabotage the FED ’ s emergency lending power and promised more COVID relief in 2021 .
Video of Senate Democratic Leader Schumer speaking on the Senate floor : Leader Schumer said : The Senator from Pennsylvania made an 11th hour demand to curtail the authority of the Fed to respond to economic crises , potentially leaving the Fed with less authority than it had even prior to the pandemic .
The language in his provision was so broad , the intent seemed to be to sabotage the incoming administration ’ s ability to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That was completely unacceptable to Democrats .
But late last night , the logjam was broken .
Sen. Toomey accepted my compromise proposal to remove the dangerous , “ similar to , ” language in his bill that was overly broad .
We sent the Senator far more limited new language around 8 p.m. last night and it was accepted a few hours later with a few technical changes .
As a result , the Federal Reserve will retain its tools and authority in the event of a true emergency .
Now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long as it did and frankly it was irresponsible to threaten the entire package with this ideological attempt to limit the Fed and Treasury ’ s powers in an emergency .
So let me be very clear about one thing : this bill will not be the final word on Congressional Covid-relief .
When this chamber gavels back in 2021 , we must pick up immediately where we left off .
We must protect people ’ s jobs—whether they work for a company or a local government ; whether they live in blue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re office employees or teachers , bus drivers and firefighters .
The roughly $ 1 billion package is not going to be the last COVID relief bill to be passed by the Senate .
If Democrats win the two Georgia Senate runoffs , one can expect a bill like the House-passed HEROES Act to quickly be passed by the Senate and signed by President Biden .
Democrats didn ’ t back down .
They made McConnell and Senate Republicans blink and gave the American people a preview of how the power dynamic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , no matter what the outcome is in Georgia .
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Senate Democrats beat the Republican effort to sabotage the FED’s emergency lending power and promised more COVID relief in 2021.
Video of Senate Democratic Leader Schumer speaking on the Senate floor:
Leader Schumer said:
The Senator from Pennsylvania made an 11th hour demand to curtail the authority of the Fed to respond to economic crises, potentially leaving the Fed with less authority than it had even prior to the pandemic. The language in his provision was so broad, the intent seemed to be to sabotage the incoming administration’s ability to stabilize the economy and save jobs.
That was completely unacceptable to Democrats. But late last night, the logjam was broken.
Sen. Toomey accepted my compromise proposal to remove the dangerous, “similar to,” language in his bill that was overly broad. We sent the Senator far more limited new language around 8 p.m. last night and it was accepted a few hours later with a few technical changes. As a result, the Federal Reserve will retain its tools and authority in the event of a true emergency.
Now, this compromise should not have taken as long as it did and frankly it was irresponsible to threaten the entire package with this ideological attempt to limit the Fed and Treasury’s powers in an emergency.
….
So let me be very clear about one thing: this bill will not be the final word on Congressional Covid-relief. When this chamber gavels back in 2021, we must pick up immediately where we left off. We must protect people’s jobs—whether they work for a company or a local government; whether they live in blue states or red states; whether they’re office employees or teachers, bus drivers and firefighters.
The roughly $1 billion package is not going to be the last COVID relief bill to be passed by the Senate. If Democrats win the two Georgia Senate runoffs, one can expect a bill like the House-passed HEROES Act to quickly be passed by the Senate and signed by President Biden.
Democrats didn’t back down. They made McConnell and Senate Republicans blink and gave the American people a preview of how the power dynamic in the Senate is going to change, no matter what the outcome is in Georgia.
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politicususa--2020-12-20--Biden Administration Makes It Clear That Russia Will Pay For Hacking US

Incoming White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said that not only will punitive steps be taken against Russia for the hacking , but Biden will work degrade Russia ’ s capacity for cyberattacks .
Transcript via CBS ’ s Face The Nation : MARGARET BRENNAN : Well , the president-elect was pretty clear when he spoke to my colleague Stephen Colbert on CBS earlier this week , and he was asked about Russia and he said they ’ ll be held accountable .
He said they ’ ll face financial re– repercussions for what they did .
Is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longer believes its Russia .
RON KLAIN : No , what I ’ m saying is that the official statements about who ’ s responsible for this particular attack needs to come from– RON KLAIN : –the administration in a clear and unambiguous way .
RON KLAIN : What the president-elect has also said clearly , Margaret , is that those who are responsible are going to face consequences for it .
And he is going to take steps as president to degrade the capacity of foreign actors to launch these kinds of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the key tasks ahead of the Biden administration is not just picking up all the balls that Trump dropped like punishing the Russians for their virtual declaration of war against the United States .
The Biden administration must also fix and upgrade the apparatus of public policy that Trump has either allowed to atrophy or destroyed .
It isn ’ t enough to punish Russia .
The United States needs to limit its ability to engage in such activities .
Putin ’ s free ride ends on January 20 , 2021 , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
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Incoming White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said that not only will punitive steps be taken against Russia for the hacking, but Biden will work degrade Russia’s capacity for cyberattacks.
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Incoming White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain makes it clear that Russia’s free ride is over once Trump is gone and the Biden administration will hold them accountable for the hacking. pic.twitter.com/wWOrMXaq6q — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) December 20, 2020
Transcript via CBS’s Face The Nation:
MARGARET BRENNAN: Well, the president-elect was pretty clear when he spoke to my colleague Stephen Colbert on CBS earlier this week, and he was asked about Russia and he said they’ll be held accountable. He said they’ll face financial re– repercussions for what they did. Is that no longer the case? He no longer believes its Russia.
RON KLAIN: No, what I’m saying is that the official statements about who’s responsible for this particular attack needs to come from–
MARGARET BRENNAN: Gotcha.
RON KLAIN: –the administration in a clear and unambiguous way.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Okay.
RON KLAIN: What the president-elect has also said clearly, Margaret, is that those who are responsible are going to face consequences for it. And he is going to take steps as president to degrade the capacity of foreign actors to launch these kinds of attacks on our country.
One of the key tasks ahead of the Biden administration is not just picking up all the balls that Trump dropped like punishing the Russians for their virtual declaration of war against the United States. The Biden administration must also fix and upgrade the apparatus of public policy that Trump has either allowed to atrophy or destroyed.
It isn’t enough to punish Russia. The United States needs to limit its ability to engage in such activities.
Putin‘s free ride ends on January 20, 2021, when Joe Biden gives America back to the people.
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politicususa--2020-12-20--Trump Declares War On Mitch McConnell By Courting Tommy Tuberville To Challenge The Election

Mitch McConnell is trying to squash any effort to challenge the election on the Senate floor , but Trump is trying to recruit incoming Senator Tommy Tuberville to defy McConnell .
Trump also claimed that he and Giuliani are getting close to finding out the truth about the election : The truth is Joe Biden won the election by more than 7 million votes .
There doesn ’ t need to be a special counsel or an investigation .
The ballots have been counted over and over again in swing states .
Trump has had nearly 60 legal challenges to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is obviously trying to burn everything down on his way out of the door .
McConnell has been urging his Republican caucus not to participate in challenging the election on the Senate floor .
He has correctly warned his members supporting the election challenge will make them look anti-democratic just ahead of the Senate runoff elections in Georgia .
McConnell is also worried about how an election results challenge on the Senate floor will look to voters during the 2022 midterms .
If Tuberville chooses Trump over McConnell , he will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate Republicans for years to come .
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Mitch McConnell is trying to squash any effort to challenge the election on the Senate floor, but Trump is trying to recruit incoming Senator Tommy Tuberville to defy McConnell.
Trump told Rudy Giuliani on his radio show:
Moments ago: @realDonaldTrump tells @RudyGiuliani right here on https://t.co/YglQsSp5uO that he spoke to @TTuberville last night — TalkRadio 77 WABC (@77WABCradio) December 20, 2020
Trump also claimed that he and Giuliani are getting close to finding out the truth about the election:
@realDonaldTrump with @RudyGiuliani on https://t.co/YglQsSp5uO
“We are actually fairly close. The fake news will not tell you that..They are trying to suppress it. Lamestream media is doing the same thing they did with laptop from hell. We are getting close though!” — TalkRadio 77 WABC (@77WABCradio) December 20, 2020
The truth is Joe Biden won the election by more than 7 million votes. There doesn’t need to be a special counsel or an investigation. The ballots have been counted over and over again in swing states. Trump has had nearly 60 legal challenges to the election tossed out of court.
Trump is obviously trying to burn everything down on his way out of the door.
McConnell has been urging his Republican caucus not to participate in challenging the election on the Senate floor. He has correctly warned his members supporting the election challenge will make them look anti-democratic just ahead of the Senate runoff elections in Georgia. McConnell is also worried about how an election results challenge on the Senate floor will look to voters during the 2022 midterms.
If Tuberville chooses Trump over McConnell, he will be making a big mistake that could cost Senate Republicans for years to come.
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politicususa--2020-12-20--Arizona Republican Party Chair Urges Trump Treason Via Martial Law

Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward urged Donald Trump to impose martial law and overturn the election .
When Trump supporters suggest that he cross the rubicon , they are urging him to violate the constitution and commit at minimum sedition , which could be viewed as treason by overturning the election .
The fact that there are so many Americans who are willing to end our democracy to keep one man in power shows that the threat to democracy will not end with Trump .
The odds of the Republican Party going back to normal with non-Trump candidates running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to zero with each passing day .
The bar for future Republican candidates is being set by Trump at destroying democracy .
Donald Trump was the symptom and not the disease .
Removing Trump isn ’ t going to fix the Republican Party .
The GOP is walking down a path that will make it a domestic threat to America ’ s system of governance .
Trump has opened the door to authoritarianism , and millions of his supporters are willing to walk through and end democracy in the United States .
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Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward urged Donald Trump to impose martial law and overturn the election.
Ward tweeted:
Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward calls on Trump to “Cross the Rubicon” pic.twitter.com/juYGS2yD6z — Christian Vanderbrouk (@UrbanAchievr) December 20, 2020
When Trump supporters suggest that he cross the rubicon, they are urging him to violate the constitution and commit at minimum sedition, which could be viewed as treason by overturning the election.
The fact that there are so many Americans who are willing to end our democracy to keep one man in power shows that the threat to democracy will not end with Trump.
The odds of the Republican Party going back to normal with non-Trump candidates running for president in 2024 are getting close to zero with each passing day. The bar for future Republican candidates is being set by Trump at destroying democracy.
Donald Trump was the symptom and not the disease. Removing Trump isn’t going to fix the Republican Party.
The GOP is walking down a path that will make it a domestic threat to America’s system of governance. Trump has opened the door to authoritarianism, and millions of his supporters are willing to walk through and end democracy in the United States.
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politicususa--2020-12-20--Trump Confirms White House Martial Law Meeting By Calling It Fake News

Trump confirmed detailed reporting by multiple media outlets that he held a White House meeting to discuss martial law and overturning the election by calling it fake news .
Senior administration officials are getting worried about Trump blatantly abusing power to overturn the election .
A senior administration official said that when Trump is “ retweeting threats of putting politicians in jail , and spends his time talking to conspiracy nuts who openly say declaring martial law is no big deal , it ’ s impossible not to start getting anxious about how this ends.
” Trump has also asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ machines .
Trump responded to these reports by confirming them with a howl of fake news : When Trump calls a story fake , it doesn ’ t mean that the story isn ’ t true .
The nation has learned over four years of Trump that he calls a story fake when he is attempting to discredit a true story .
Thus , in the upsidedown world of Trump , a “ fake news ” story is a story that is real and needs to be discredited .
People should be concerned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law .
If he tried , it would be quickly found to be unconstitutional .
His order would be overturned , and Joe Biden would become president on January 20 .
Trump could still abuse many areas of the government and create chaos , without martial law , and plunge the nation into crisis before he is escorted off the White House grounds .
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Trump confirmed detailed reporting by multiple media outlets that he held a White House meeting to discuss martial law and overturning the election by calling it fake news.
Senior administration officials are getting worried about Trump blatantly abusing power to overturn the election.
Axios reported:
A senior administration official said that when Trump is “retweeting threats of putting politicians in jail, and spends his time talking to conspiracy nuts who openly say declaring martial law is no big deal, it’s impossible not to start getting anxious about how this ends.”
Trump has also asked about declaring martial law and seizing voting machines.
Trump responded to these reports by confirming them with a howl of fake news:
Martial law = Fake News. Just more knowingly bad reporting! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2020
When Trump calls a story fake, it doesn’t mean that the story isn’t true. The nation has learned over four years of Trump that he calls a story fake when he is attempting to discredit a true story. Thus, in the upsidedown world of Trump, a “fake news” story is a story that is real and needs to be discredited.
People should be concerned. Trump can’t impose martial law. If he tried, it would be quickly found to be unconstitutional. His order would be overturned, and Joe Biden would become president on January 20. Trump could still abuse many areas of the government and create chaos, without martial law, and plunge the nation into crisis before he is escorted off the White House grounds.
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politicususa--2020-12-22--Maddow Drops Bombshell: Rudy Giuliani Is Under ‘Very Active Federal Criminal Investigation’

Donald Trump ’ s personal lawyer , Rudy Giuliani , has spent the weeks since the election trying to cook up conspiracy theories about voter fraud , but it turns out he is the one under investigation .
According to Rachel Maddow , Giuliani is the “ subject of a ‘ very active federal criminal investigation ’ by prosecutors in the Southern District of New York.
” The MSNBC host said that SDNY prosecutors are looking into potentially “ obtaining Mr. Giuliani ’ s electronic communications.
” Maddow also added that the investigation isn ’ t only ongoing , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when Giuliani is leading Trump ’ s post-election legal team .
Mr. Giuliani is also simultaneously the subject of a ‘ very active federal criminal investigation ’ by prosecutors in the Southern District of New York .
We can report tonight , according to two sources familiar with the investigation , that federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York have expressed interest in and have discussed the possibility of trying to obtain Mr. Giuliani ’ s electronic communications .
Broadly speaking , the federal prosecutors have talked about trying to obtain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Giuliani that is not just ongoing , it may now be ramping up .
Let me just say that one more time because this is — this is breaking news .
Federal prosecutors have expressed interest in and the possibility of taking the extraordinary step of obtaining Rudy Giuliani ’ s electronic communications for an ongoing and perhaps accelerating federal criminal investigation of Mr. Giuliani .
Now , whether prosecutors would take that step of accessing his electronic communications by way of asking a court for a search warrant or by asking a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we don ’ t know .
Either of those are potential avenues for federal prosecutors seeking access to these kinds of materials .
Now , we ’ ve been reporting this story with our colleagues at NBC News .
They have just posted their story about this matter online at nbcnews.com .
But one of our sources tonight tells us that this case at SDNY involving Mr. Giuliani is , quote , very active .
NBC confirmed Maddow ’ s news on Monday night , reporting , “ Federal prosecutors have discussed making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s electronic communications , two sources familiar with the probe tell NBC News , a sign that the investigation into President Donald Trump ’ s personal attorney remains active and may soon be ramping up.
” The revelation comes as Trump considers pre-emptive pardon for Giuliani The news that Rudy Giuliani is the subject of an active federal criminal investigation comes as Trump is reportedly considering a pre-emptive pardon for the former New York City mayor .
Giuliani denied that reporting , of course , but it now seems as plausible as ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporting – that he would seek a pardon from Trump before he leaves office next month .

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Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has spent the weeks since the election trying to cook up conspiracy theories about voter fraud, but it turns out he is the one under investigation.
According to Rachel Maddow, Giuliani is the “subject of a ‘very active federal criminal investigation’ by prosecutors in the Southern District of New York.”
The MSNBC host said that SDNY prosecutors are looking into potentially “obtaining Mr. Giuliani’s electronic communications.”
Maddow also added that the investigation isn’t only ongoing, but it may be intensifying at a time when Giuliani is leading Trump’s post-election legal team.
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Rachel Maddow reports breaking news that Rudy Giuliani is under a “very active” federal investigation. #maddow pic.twitter.com/Vnvha5D9a1 — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) December 22, 2020
Maddow reported:
Mr. Giuliani is also simultaneously the subject of a ‘very active federal criminal investigation’ by prosecutors in the Southern District of New York. We can report tonight, according to two sources familiar with the investigation, that federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York have expressed interest in and have discussed the possibility of trying to obtain Mr. Giuliani’s electronic communications. Broadly speaking, the federal prosecutors have talked about trying to obtain those communications for a case against Mr. Giuliani that is not just ongoing, it may now be ramping up. Let me just say that one more time because this is — this is breaking news. Federal prosecutors have expressed interest in and the possibility of taking the extraordinary step of obtaining Rudy Giuliani’s electronic communications for an ongoing and perhaps accelerating federal criminal investigation of Mr. Giuliani. Now, whether prosecutors would take that step of accessing his electronic communications by way of asking a court for a search warrant or by asking a grand jury to subpoena the records, we don’t know. Either of those are potential avenues for federal prosecutors seeking access to these kinds of materials. Now, we’ve been reporting this story with our colleagues at NBC News. They have just posted their story about this matter online at nbcnews.com. But one of our sources tonight tells us that this case at SDNY involving Mr. Giuliani is, quote, very active.
NBC confirmed Maddow’s news on Monday night, reporting, “Federal prosecutors have discussed making a legal request for Rudy Giuliani’s electronic communications, two sources familiar with the probe tell NBC News, a sign that the investigation into President Donald Trump’s personal attorney remains active and may soon be ramping up.”
The revelation comes as Trump considers pre-emptive pardon for Giuliani
The news that Rudy Giuliani is the subject of an active federal criminal investigation comes as Trump is reportedly considering a pre-emptive pardon for the former New York City mayor.
Giuliani denied that reporting, of course, but it now seems as plausible as ever – particularly given Monday night’s reporting – that he would seek a pardon from Trump before he leaves office next month.
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politicususa--2020-12-22--WATCH: Rudy Giuliani Slams Sidney Powell During Newsmax Interview

Donald Trump ’ s legal fights over the 2020 election have gone terribly .
And with such a lack of success , the president would hope that his legal advisers are , at the least , on the same page .
That is not the case at all , however .
Rudy Giuliani , a long-time friend of Trump , seems to have the president ’ s ear more than any of his other lawyers .
But Sidney Powell , who was removed from the legal team weeks ago , was still invited to a weekend summit at the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not seem to be getting along together at all .
In fact , Giuliani bashed Powell during a Monday appearance on Sean Spicer ’ s Newsmax show .
The former New York City Mayor told the host , “ Let me say definitely that Sidney Powell is not part of our legal team , she hasn ’ t been for 5 weeks .
She is not a special counsel for the president , she does not speak for the president , nor does she speak for the administration .
She speaks for herself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a fine lawyer .
Whatever she ’ s talking about is her own opinion .
I ’ m not responsible for it , the president isn ’ t , nor is anyone else on our legal team.
” Later in the interview , Giuliani outlined how his strategy would differ from Powell ’ s .
“ We ’ re going to be extremely aggressive , we ’ re going to fight for our client as hard as we can , ” he continued .
“ But we ’ re also going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , common sense , and the law .
And it can be done .
There ’ s no reason to go beyond anything .
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Donald Trump’s legal fights over the 2020 election have gone terribly. And with such a lack of success, the president would hope that his legal advisers are, at the least, on the same page.
That is not the case at all, however. Rudy Giuliani, a long-time friend of Trump, seems to have the president’s ear more than any of his other lawyers. But Sidney Powell, who was removed from the legal team weeks ago, was still invited to a weekend summit at the White House.
And Powell and Giuliani do not seem to be getting along together at all. In fact, Giuliani bashed Powell during a Monday appearance on Sean Spicer’s Newsmax show.
The former New York City Mayor told the host, “Let me say definitely that Sidney Powell is not part of our legal team, she hasn’t been for 5 weeks. She is not a special counsel for the president, she does not speak for the president, nor does she speak for the administration. She speaks for herself. She’s a fine woman, a fine lawyer. Whatever she’s talking about is her own opinion. I’m not responsible for it, the president isn’t, nor is anyone else on our legal team.”
it's kinda sad that Rudy Giuliani thinks this is a compelling argument pic.twitter.com/wjnNPP4T7P — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 21, 2020
Later in the interview, Giuliani outlined how his strategy would differ from Powell’s. “We’re going to be extremely aggressive, we’re going to fight for our client as hard as we can,” he continued. “But we’re also going to do in within the bounds of rationality, common sense, and the law. And it can be done. There’s no reason to go beyond anything.”


politicususa--2020-12-22--Trump Supporters “Heckled” Loeffler and Perdue During Monday Campaign Event

Donald Trump will no longer be the President of the United States come mid-January .
His presence , though , will hang over the party long before he ’ s gone , undermining almost any candidate who wants to run as a Republican .
This is clear in the special election going on in Georgia .
Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are in desperate races to save their senate seats as well as Republican control of the senate .
Donald Trump did make a small attempt to help the incumbents by holding a rally for them weeks back .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ typical Trump rally with the Georgia senators making briefs appearances .
The president has not been back since then , but daughter Ivanka was dispatched for an event in Milton , Georgia on Monday .
Again , however , the supporters seemed to be a lot more interested in Donald Trump than they were in Loeffler or Perdue .
The New York Times Astead Herndon and Rick Rojas report : “ Mr .
Perdue and Ms. Loeffler were both heckled by members of the audience , who called on them to more forcefully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subvert the election .
Some held signs calling for a special session of Congress to overturn the Electoral College vote , while others pushed the senators to vote against certifying the election results .
In his remarks , Mr. Perdue nodded to the anger among those in the crowd , whose voices had drowned out Ms. Loeffler at one point.
” It is difficult to poll special elections , but the two races are likely to be very tight .
Perdue and Loeffler would have a hard time overcoming the loss of even @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump will no longer be the President of the United States come mid-January. His presence, though, will hang over the party long before he’s gone, undermining almost any candidate who wants to run as a Republican.
This is clear in the special election going on in Georgia. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are in desperate races to save their senate seats as well as Republican control of the senate.
Donald Trump did make a small attempt to help the incumbents by holding a rally for them weeks back. The event, though, devolved into a typical Trump rally with the Georgia senators making briefs appearances.
The president has not been back since then, but daughter Ivanka was dispatched for an event in Milton, Georgia on Monday. Again, however, the supporters seemed to be a lot more interested in Donald Trump than they were in Loeffler or Perdue.
The New York Times Astead Herndon and Rick Rojas report:
“Mr. Perdue and Ms. Loeffler were both heckled by members of the audience, who called on them to more forcefully back Mr. Trump’s attempts to subvert the election. Some held signs calling for a special session of Congress to overturn the Electoral College vote, while others pushed the senators to vote against certifying the election results. In his remarks, Mr. Perdue nodded to the anger among those in the crowd, whose voices had drowned out Ms. Loeffler at one point.”
It is difficult to poll special elections, but the two races are likely to be very tight. Perdue and Loeffler would have a hard time overcoming the loss of even a small percentage of pro-Trump Republicans.


politicususa--2020-12-22--Chris Christie: Donald Trump is Hurting Himself and Hurting the Country

Donald Trump and Chris Christie ’ s relationship can best be described as strange .
The duo were friends for a long time , up until the 2016 Republican primaries .
The two frequently insulted each other during the debates .
Once Trump won the nomination , though , Christie came around and became an ardent supporter .
He even helped the president prepare to debate Joe Biden .
But while palling around with Trump , Christie caught a serious case of COVID-19 .
And since then , he hasn ’ t held his tongue while talking about the soon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ During a recent radio interview with Sirius XM ’ s Joel Pollack , the former New Jersey governor said of Trump : “ I think he ’ s hurting himself , and I think he ’ s hurting the country by keeping it going .
I mean , the fact is , listen , I ’ m a big supporter of the president .
I was the first one of his 2016 opponents to endorse him .
We ’ ve been friends for 20 years .
I prepared him for his debates in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , prepared him for his debates in 2020 .
But there ’ s no evidence that I ’ ve seen that there was fraud that occurred in this election that would change the result , nor have courts all across this country found any such evidence , either .
We ’ ve continued to hear from people like Sidney Powell that , any day now , we ’ re going to hear about this evidence that ’ s going to blow this whole thing up , and we haven ’ t gotten it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christmas.
” Christie recently posted a video about his experience with COVID-19 encouraging people not to take the virus lightly like he did .

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Donald Trump and Chris Christie’s relationship can best be described as strange. The duo were friends for a long time, up until the 2016 Republican primaries. The two frequently insulted each other during the debates.
Once Trump won the nomination, though, Christie came around and became an ardent supporter. He even helped the president prepare to debate Joe Biden.
But while palling around with Trump, Christie caught a serious case of COVID-19. And since then, he hasn’t held his tongue while talking about the soon to be ex-president and his actions.
During a recent radio interview with Sirius XM’s Joel Pollack, the former New Jersey governor said of Trump:
“I think he’s hurting himself, and I think he’s hurting the country by keeping it going. I mean, the fact is, listen, I’m a big supporter of the president. I was the first one of his 2016 opponents to endorse him. We’ve been friends for 20 years. I prepared him for his debates in 2016, headed his transition in 2016, prepared him for his debates in 2020. But there’s no evidence that I’ve seen that there was fraud that occurred in this election that would change the result, nor have courts all across this country found any such evidence, either. We’ve continued to hear from people like Sidney Powell that, any day now, we’re going to hear about this evidence that’s going to blow this whole thing up, and we haven’t gotten it. We’re now nearly at Christmas.”
Christie recently posted a video about his experience with COVID-19 encouraging people not to take the virus lightly like he did.


politicususa--2020-12-22--Mitch McConnell And Senate GOP Called Traitors After Getting Vaccinated While Blocking COVID Relief

Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have been labeled hypocrites and traitors as they blocked COVID relief while cutting line for the vaccine .
The outrage toward Senate Republicans has been building for days .
Joni Ernst got called out for claiming that doctors were lying about COVID cases and then jumping to the head of the line for the vaccine : CNN ’ s Jim Acosta pointed to the grotesque picture of Republicans who enabled Trump getting vaccinated before Americans get COVID relief : Trump started the Republican rush for the vaccine that they all claimed wasn ’ t needed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work closest to him vaccinated first .
As Senate Republicans toss crumbs to a nation that has been fatigued and battered by a pandemic that they refused to do anything about for seven months , the images of people who have caused so many Americans to needlessly suffer and die rushing to be vaccinated are not playing well with the American people .
Republicans betrayed the country when they refused to stand up to Trump ’ s pandemic lies while not doing a thing to provide pandemic aid .
They should not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ belong at the back of the vaccination line as punishment for the callous indifference to American sickness and suffering .
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Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have been labeled hypocrites and traitors as they blocked COVID relief while cutting line for the vaccine.
The outrage toward Senate Republicans has been building for days.
Mary Trump called McConnell a traitor:
Mitch McConnell is a traitor to this country. That he got the vaccine after willfully failing to protect us from Covid-19 is obscene. That he’s continuing to block aid to Americans that would help them survive the catastrophes his party created is unconscionable. — Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) December 19, 2020
Joni Ernst got called out for claiming that doctors were lying about COVID cases and then jumping to the head of the line for the vaccine:
.@joniernst a few months ago: Doctors are lying about the number of COVID-19 cases for money.@joniernst today: I should be first to get the vaccine. pic.twitter.com/EuHRNwhLb6 — Christina Blackcloud (@wanasattia) December 21, 2020
CNN‘s Jim Acosta pointed to the grotesque picture of Republicans who enabled Trump getting vaccinated before Americans get COVID relief:
Images of members of Congress who have enabled Trump during this pandemic getting vaccinated before Americans receive covid relief shows just how deformed Washington has become. — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) December 21, 2020
Trump started the Republican rush for the vaccine that they all claimed wasn’t needed that badly by getting the people who work closest to him vaccinated first.
As Senate Republicans toss crumbs to a nation that has been fatigued and battered by a pandemic that they refused to do anything about for seven months, the images of people who have caused so many Americans to needlessly suffer and die rushing to be vaccinated are not playing well with the American people.
Republicans betrayed the country when they refused to stand up to Trump’s pandemic lies while not doing a thing to provide pandemic aid.
They should not be rewarded for their behavior. Senate Republicans belong at the back of the vaccination line as punishment for the callous indifference to American sickness and suffering.
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politicususa--2020-12-21--Trump Demands That The Justice Department Back Him In Overturning The Election

On Monday , Trump told a tea party conference that he knows he won in a landslide and wants the Justice Department to back him in overturning the election .
Trump is quoted as saying : On a related note , Sidney Powell was at the White House for the third time in four days : The sane people including swing state Republicans and the entire judicial system have all told Trump that he lost , so the president , for now , has turned to a group of crackpots and conspiracy theorists like Rudy Giuliani , Mike Flynn , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crazy schemes where he can stay in power .
Trump pushed William Barr out because the attorney general wouldn ’ t go along with his election conspiracies , and he has replaced any other sane voice in his orbit with a chorus of crazy .
White House officials are worried .
They want nothing to do with Sidney Powell .
Trump ’ s comments about needing the DOJ to back him in overturning the election provide a big clue to where this situation might be going .
Trump is going to try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
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On Monday, Trump told a tea party conference that he knows he won in a landslide and wants the Justice Department to back him in overturning the election.
Trump is quoted as saying:
Trump called Charlie Kirk tonight and spoke via speakerphone to the TPUSA conference in West Palm. “The problem is we need a party that’s going to fight…we won this in a landslide, they know it, and we need backing from like the Justice Department.” — Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) December 21, 2020
On a related note, Sidney Powell was at the White House for the third time in four days:
Four people briefed on events said Sidney Powell was back at the White House again today, for third time in four days. — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 21, 2020
The sane people including swing state Republicans and the entire judicial system have all told Trump that he lost, so the president, for now, has turned to a group of crackpots and conspiracy theorists like Rudy Giuliani, Mike Flynn, and Sidney Powell who are feeding his crazy schemes where he can stay in power.
Trump pushed William Barr out because the attorney general wouldn’t go along with his election conspiracies, and he has replaced any other sane voice in his orbit with a chorus of crazy.
White House officials are worried. They want nothing to do with Sidney Powell. Trump’s comments about needing the DOJ to back him in overturning the election provide a big clue to where this situation might be going.
Trump is going to try to use the federal government to overturn the election.
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politicususa--2020-12-21--Eric Bolling Say His Former Fox Colleagues Are Very Worried About Losing Ratings to OAN, Newsmax

Eric Bolling spent nearly 10 years working for Fox Business and Fox News .
His departure was a controversial one .
The long-time journalist left the network after he was accused of sexual harassment by multiple female co-workers .
Since leaving Fox , Bolling has been working for the Sinclair Broadcasting Network .
He does , however , still talk to his former co-workers over at Fox .
Adn according to Bolling , many of them are very worried about the rise of OAN and Newsmax .
The journalist made the comments during this weekend ’ s Turning Point USA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ USA activist Andrew Escude , “ My question to you is why aren ’ t people likeTucker Carlson , Jesse Watters , Brian Kilmeade , Sean Hannity — why aren ’ t they leaving Fox News and joining networks like Newsmax or OANN ?
” Bolling responded , “ Here ’ s what happened guys , let ’ s be honest with you , I can talk about this , Donald Trump on November 3rd — Fox declared Biden the winner in Arizona .
MAGA-world went ballistic , they said ‘ I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they switched over and they looked and they found Newsmax .
Fox lost about 40 % of their audience .
40 percent .
That ’ s a big number.
” The former Fox anchor continued , “ I have friends still there that say they are very , very nervous about it , they ’ re sucking wind on it and they don ’ t know how to turn it around.
” Fox News , of course , is still a ratings giant .
Still , Newsmax and OAN are making inroads .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an investor ’ s conference , “ We don ’ t take lightly the potential for competition , whether it ’ s the existing sort of classic MSNBC or CNN or the sort of emerging ones like Newsmax and OAN .
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Eric Bolling spent nearly 10 years working for Fox Business and Fox News. His departure was a controversial one. The long-time journalist left the network after he was accused of sexual harassment by multiple female co-workers.
Since leaving Fox, Bolling has been working for the Sinclair Broadcasting Network. He does, however, still talk to his former co-workers over at Fox. Adn according to Bolling, many of them are very worried about the rise of OAN and Newsmax.
The journalist made the comments during this weekend’s Turning Point USA conference. He was asked by TP USA activist Andrew Escude, “My question to you is why aren’t people likeTucker Carlson, Jesse Watters, Brian Kilmeade, Sean Hannity — why aren’t they leaving Fox News and joining networks like Newsmax or OANN?”
Bolling responded, “Here’s what happened guys, let’s be honest with you, I can talk about this, Donald Trump on November 3rd — Fox declared Biden the winner in Arizona. MAGA-world went ballistic, they said ‘I’m not watching Fox News,’ they switched over and they looked and they found Newsmax. Fox lost about 40% of their audience. 40 percent. That’s a big number.”
The former Fox anchor continued, “I have friends still there that say they are very, very nervous about it, they’re sucking wind on it and they don’t know how to turn it around.”
Fox News, of course, is still a ratings giant. Still, Newsmax and OAN are making inroads. Fox CFO Steve Tomsic recently said at an investor’s conference, “We don’t take lightly the potential for competition, whether it’s the existing sort of classic MSNBC or CNN or the sort of emerging ones like Newsmax and OAN.”


politicususa--2020-12-21--Joe Biden Does Everything Trump Won’t During On Camera COVID Vaccination

President-Elect Joe Biden got vaccinated for COVID on camera and thanked healthcare workers while urging the American people not to travel for Christmas unless they have to .
After getting his shot , Biden spoke to the American people : Look , what I want to say , we owe these folks an awful lot .
The scientists and the people who put this together , the frontline workers , the people who were the ones who actually did the clinical work , it ’ s just amazing .
And I wish we had time to take you through the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incredible you all are .
And we owe you big , we really do .
And one of the things is , I think that the administration deserves some credit , getting this off the ground with operation warp speed .
And I also think that it ’ s worth saying that this is the great hope of doing this to demonstrate that people should be prepared when it ’ s available to take the vaccine .
There ’ s nothing to worry about .
I ’ m looking forward to the second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had her shot earlier today .
She loves shots , I know .
But I ’ ve had so many .
But the important thing is that it ’ s worth stating that , you know , this is just the beginning .
It ’ s one thing to get the vaccine out and now modern is going to be on the road as well .
But it ’ s going to take time .
It ’ s going to take time .
In the meantime , I know I don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here , but I hope people listen to all of the experts , the Dr. Faucis on , talking about the need to wear masks during the Christmas and new year ’ s holidays , wear masks and socially distance .
If you don ’ t have to travel , don ’ t travel .
Don ’ t travel .
It ’ s really important because we ’ re still in the thick of this .
It ’ s one thing to have the vaccine show up at a hospital .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from that vial into a needle , into an arm , and there ’ s millions of people out there that are going to need this , and frontline workers first .
I just want to thank everyone for all that they have done .
Some real heroes .
Real heroes .
And you ’ re among them .
Thank you .
Biden did what a president is supposed to do .
He didn ’ t refuse to get vaccinated while plotting martial law possibilities after losing an election .
Joe Biden is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next few months of the pandemic are going to be difficult the country will be in better hands with the Biden administration in charge .
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President-Elect Joe Biden got vaccinated for COVID on camera and thanked healthcare workers while urging the American people not to travel for Christmas unless they have to.
Video of Biden’s vaccination:
Joe Biden does something else that Trump will never do. He got vaccinated for COVID on camera and thanked frontline healthcare workers and scientists for the vaccine. pic.twitter.com/F5hzhArG66 — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) December 21, 2020
After getting his shot, Biden spoke to the American people:
Look, what I want to say, we owe these folks an awful lot. The scientists and the people who put this together, the frontline workers, the people who were the ones who actually did the clinical work, it’s just amazing. And I wish we had time to take you through the whole hospital to see how busy and incredible you all are. And we owe you big, we really do. And one of the things is, I think that the administration deserves some credit, getting this off the ground with operation warp speed. And I also think that it’s worth saying that this is the great hope of doing this to demonstrate that people should be prepared when it’s available to take the vaccine. There’s nothing to worry about. I’m looking forward to the second shot, so is Jill. She had her shot earlier today. She loves shots, I know. But I’ve had so many.
But the important thing is that it’s worth stating that, you know, this is just the beginning. It’s one thing to get the vaccine out and now modern is going to be on the road as well. But it’s going to take time. It’s going to take time. In the meantime, I know I don’t want to sound like a sour note here, but I hope people listen to all of the experts, the Dr. Faucis on, talking about the need to wear masks during the Christmas and new year’s holidays, wear masks and socially distance. If you don’t have to travel, don’t travel. Don’t travel.
It’s really important because we’re still in the thick of this. It’s one thing to have the vaccine show up at a hospital. It’s another thing to get the vaccine from that vial into a needle, into an arm, and there’s millions of people out there that are going to need this, and frontline workers first. I just want to thank everyone for all that they have done. Some real heroes. Real heroes. And you’re among them. Thank you.
Biden did what a president is supposed to do. He didn’t refuse to get vaccinated while plotting martial law possibilities after losing an election.
Joe Biden is leading by example, and even though the next few months of the pandemic are going to be difficult the country will be in better hands with the Biden administration in charge.
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politicususa--2020-12-21--Barr Defies Trump And Says No To Special Counsel To Investigate Hunter Biden

As he is getting ready to depart as Attorney General , William Barr told reporters that there is no need for a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden .
Barr said , “ That there is an investigation .
I think that it is being handled responsibly and professionally .
Currently , within the department and to this point , I have not seen a reason to appoint a special counsel , and I have no plan to do so before I leave.
” Barr also said that he sees no reason to appoint a special counsel to investigate election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Delaware is already investigating Hunter Biden ’ s tax returns .
The reason why Barr is out as attorney general is that he has refused to go along with Trump ’ s conspiracies about election fraud .
The right is pushing hard for a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden because they want to plant the false seeds of scandal in the Biden administration .
President-Elect Biden told Stephen Colbert that he knows that Republicans are using his son to get to him .
Republicans have been trying to find dirt on Hunter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s refusal to appoint a special counsel is another sign that there is nothing there .
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As he is getting ready to depart as Attorney General, William Barr told reporters that there is no need for a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden.
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Barr says he sees no reason to appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden. pic.twitter.com/2X22fXJ47t — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) December 21, 2020
Barr said, “That there is an investigation. I think that it is being handled responsibly and professionally. Currently, within the department and to this point, I have not seen a reason to appoint a special counsel, and I have no plan to do so before I leave.”
Barr also said that he sees no reason to appoint a special counsel to investigate election fraud.
The Trump-appointed US Attorney in Delaware is already investigating Hunter Biden’s tax returns.
The reason why Barr is out as attorney general is that he has refused to go along with Trump’s conspiracies about election fraud.
The right is pushing hard for a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden because they want to plant the false seeds of scandal in the Biden administration. President-Elect Biden told Stephen Colbert that he knows that Republicans are using his son to get to him.
Republicans have been trying to find dirt on Hunter Biden for years, and Barr’s refusal to appoint a special counsel is another sign that there is nothing there.
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politicususa--2020-12-21--Trump May Be Illegally Destroying The Evidence By Not Keeping Presidential Records

House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney ( D-NY ) expressed grave concern that Trump is violating the Presidential Records Act by destroying his records .
Chairwoman Maloney wrote to David S. Ferriero , Archivist of the United States : As you know , the Presidential Records Act imposes legal obligations on the President and the White House to preserve and maintain presidential records , ” wrote Chairwoman Maloney .
“ It also requires the National Archives and Records Administration ( NARA ) to ‘ assume responsibility for the custody , control , and preservation of , and access to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am concerned that the outgoing Trump Administration may not be adequately preserving records and may be disposing of them without first obtaining your views , as required by law .
There have been stories going back years during the Trump administration of Trump trying to get around the Presidential Records Act by destroying records .
Aides have had to go as far as taping documents back together for preservation after Trump destroyed them .
Ivanka Trump , Jared Kushner and Melania Trump have been illegally using private email accounts to avoid the preservation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress has every reason to be concerned .
The Presidential Records Act exists to preserve the record for the future and hold previous administrations accountable .
It appears that the Trumps are willfully destroying the evidence of their activities in the White House , which is why the National Archivist must intervene to make sure that records are preserved .
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House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) expressed grave concern that Trump is violating the Presidential Records Act by destroying his records.
Chairwoman Maloney wrote to David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States:
As you know, the Presidential Records Act imposes legal obligations on the President and the White House to preserve and maintain presidential records,” wrote Chairwoman Maloney. “It also requires the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to ‘assume responsibility for the custody, control, and preservation of, and access to the Presidential records of that President.’
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I am concerned that the outgoing Trump Administration may not be adequately preserving records and may be disposing of them without first obtaining your views, as required by law.
There have been stories going back years during the Trump administration of Trump trying to get around the Presidential Records Act by destroying records. Aides have had to go as far as taping documents back together for preservation after Trump destroyed them.
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and Melania Trump have been illegally using private email accounts to avoid the preservation of a record of their activities.
Congress has every reason to be concerned. The Presidential Records Act exists to preserve the record for the future and hold previous administrations accountable.
It appears that the Trumps are willfully destroying the evidence of their activities in the White House, which is why the National Archivist must intervene to make sure that records are preserved.
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politicususa--2020-12-21--Steve Mnuchin Confirms Stimulus Checks Will Go Out Next Week

United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has confirmed that Americans could see $ 600 stimulus checks as soon as next week .
The funds are part of a $ 900 million virus relief package that lawmakers agreed on last night ; final votes will be tallied today ahead of a midnight deadline .
“ There are still parts of the economy that are particularly hard hit , ” Mnuchin said during an appearance on CNBC .
“ I think this will take us through the recovery .
This is a large bill and has a little bit of everything for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is a very , very fast way of getting money into the economy .
Let me emphasize : People are going to see this money at the beginning of next week , ” he said .
“ People go out and spend this money and that helps small business and that helps getting more people back to work .
So it ’ s very fast , it ’ s money that gets recirculated in the economy.
” Democrats have argued that Congress will need to approve more stimulus in the coming months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ havoc on the economy .
Regardless , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the measure “ an important initial step ” in a letter to Democrats yesterday .
The $ 900 billion relief bill includes provisions similar to those that were in the CARES Act , the $ 2.2 million relief legislation that passed in March .
Individuals will receive $ 600 in direct payments .
The payments decrease for those who made more than $ 75,000 in 2019 and those who made more than $ 99,000 in 2019 won ’ t receive funds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a $ 300 unemployment boost , half the unemployment boost provided by the CARES Act .

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United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has confirmed that Americans could see $600 stimulus checks as soon as next week. The funds are part of a $900 million virus relief package that lawmakers agreed on last night; final votes will be tallied today ahead of a midnight deadline.
“There are still parts of the economy that are particularly hard hit,” Mnuchin said during an appearance on CNBC. “I think this will take us through the recovery. This is a large bill and has a little bit of everything for everybody.”
“The good news is this is a very, very fast way of getting money into the economy. Let me emphasize: People are going to see this money at the beginning of next week,” he said. “People go out and spend this money and that helps small business and that helps getting more people back to work. So it’s very fast, it’s money that gets recirculated in the economy.”
Democrats have argued that Congress will need to approve more stimulus in the coming months as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the economy. Regardless, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the measure “an important initial step” in a letter to Democrats yesterday.
The $900 billion relief bill includes provisions similar to those that were in the CARES Act, the $2.2 million relief legislation that passed in March.
Individuals will receive $600 in direct payments. The payments decrease for those who made more than $75,000 in 2019 and those who made more than $99,000 in 2019 won’t receive funds at all. The bill also includes a $300 unemployment boost, half the unemployment boost provided by the CARES Act.


politicususa--2020-12-23--Pelosi Calls Trump’s Bluff And Says The House Is Ready To Increase Stimulus Checks To $2,000

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi immediately called Donald Trump ’ s last-ditch bluff on the COVID relief package on Tuesday night , telling the president that she supports increasing direct stimulus payments to $ 2,000 .
“ Republicans repeatedly refused to say what amount the President wanted for direct checks , ” the Speaker of the House said on Twitter .
“ At last , the President has agreed to $ 2,000 — Democrats are ready to bring this to the Floor this week by unanimous consent .
Let ’ s do it !
” Pelosi ’ s response came after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he blasted the COVID relief bill that his own White House helped negotiate and called on Congress to increase the stimulus payment amount .
Trump said that if Congress didn ’ t fix his concerns with the relief package , it would be up to the next administration – which he hinted would be him – to come up with a new bill .
Democrats have supported a larger stimulus payment every step of the way Most folks recognize that a one-time $ 600 stimulus check is nowhere near enough to keep millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a public health and economic crisis .
But given the fact that Republicans were fiercely opposed to any additional stimulus payments , it was a big win for Democrats that they managed to get direct payments included in the compromise relief package at all .
As members of Congress have spent months negotiating , it ’ s clear that Trump didn ’ t take the time to even examine the proposals .
If he had , he would have seen that Democrats already passed COVID relief legislation back in May that included @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are included in the current bill .
Regardless , Nancy Pelosi is calling Donald Trump ’ s bluff on Tuesday by telling him that House Democrats are ready to immediately increase stimulus payments to $ 2,000 .
The leaves the ball squarely in Mitch McConnell ’ s court .

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi immediately called Donald Trump’s last-ditch bluff on the COVID relief package on Tuesday night, telling the president that she supports increasing direct stimulus payments to $2,000.
“Republicans repeatedly refused to say what amount the President wanted for direct checks,” the Speaker of the House said on Twitter. “At last, the President has agreed to $2,000 — Democrats are ready to bring this to the Floor this week by unanimous consent. Let’s do it!”
Republicans repeatedly refused to say what amount the President wanted for direct checks. At last, the President has agreed to $2,000 — Democrats are ready to bring this to the Floor this week by unanimous consent. Let’s do it! https://t.co/Th4sztrpLV — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) December 23, 2020
Pelosi’s response came after Trump released a bizarre video in which he blasted the COVID relief bill that his own White House helped negotiate and called on Congress to increase the stimulus payment amount.
Trump said that if Congress didn’t fix his concerns with the relief package, it would be up to the next administration – which he hinted would be him – to come up with a new bill.
Democrats have supported a larger stimulus payment every step of the way
Most folks recognize that a one-time $600 stimulus check is nowhere near enough to keep millions of struggling Americans afloat in the midst of a public health and economic crisis.
But given the fact that Republicans were fiercely opposed to any additional stimulus payments, it was a big win for Democrats that they managed to get direct payments included in the compromise relief package at all.
As members of Congress have spent months negotiating, it’s clear that Trump didn’t take the time to even examine the proposals. If he had, he would have seen that Democrats already passed COVID relief legislation back in May that included stimulus checks for twice the amount that are included in the current bill.
Regardless, Nancy Pelosi is calling Donald Trump’s bluff on Tuesday by telling him that House Democrats are ready to immediately increase stimulus payments to $2,000. The leaves the ball squarely in Mitch McConnell‘s court.
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politicususa--2020-12-23--Trump Claims He Will Sign A Much Better COVID Relief Package In His Fantasy Second Term

In a hostage-style video of Donald Trump speaking from the White House on Tuesday , the outgoing president blasted the COVID relief bill that his administration helped negotiate and insisted that he will come up with a better package in his fantasy second term .
“ I am also asking Congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation and to send me a suitable bill , or else the next administration will have to deliver a COVID relief package , ” Trump said .
“ And maybe that administration will be me , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ full – but clearly edited – video that Trump released on Tuesday : Trump is now demanding what Democrats called for 7 months ago The video released by Donald Trump on Tuesday was bizarre in a lot of ways , but it also showed just how little involvement he has in the work of governing the country .
As CNN ’ s Manu Raju pointed out after Trump ’ s speech was released , “ Trump ’ s team – led by Mnuchin – helped negotiate covid relief deal .
WH officials are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
And after the House passed it with a huge veto-proof majority , 359-53 , and the Senate approved it , 92-6 , he now says he wants it amended and calls bill a ‘ disgrace ’ .
” In other words , Trump – the self-proclaimed master of dealmaking – had absolutely no involvement in the COVID relief negotiations .
Only after both parties and his own White House reached a final agreement did Trump decide to insert himself into the process by trying to tear the agreement apart .
Even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 600 stimulus payment included in the package , urging Congress to increase amount of the direct payments .
What Trump didn ’ t mention is that Democrats passed legislation seven months ago that did just that .
As Aaron Rupar of Vox pointed out , “ Dems passed a bill for double [ the $ 600 ] in May .
So by his own logic the GOP is to blame.
” Donald Trump thought his speech on Tuesday would make him look like he was taking charge of negotiations that have already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show how little he has been paying attention for the past six months .

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In a hostage-style video of Donald Trump speaking from the White House on Tuesday, the outgoing president blasted the COVID relief bill that his administration helped negotiate and insisted that he will come up with a better package in his fantasy second term.
“I am also asking Congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation and to send me a suitable bill, or else the next administration will have to deliver a COVID relief package,” Trump said. “And maybe that administration will be me, and we will get it done.”
The full – but clearly edited – video that Trump released on Tuesday:
Trump is now demanding what Democrats called for 7 months ago
The video released by Donald Trump on Tuesday was bizarre in a lot of ways, but it also showed just how little involvement he has in the work of governing the country.
As CNN‘s Manu Raju pointed out after Trump’s speech was released, “Trump’s team – led by Mnuchin – helped negotiate covid relief deal. WH officials are on record saying he’d sign it. And after the House passed it with a huge veto-proof majority, 359-53, and the Senate approved it, 92-6, he now says he wants it amended and calls bill a ‘disgrace’.”
Trump’s team – led by Mnuchin – helped negotiate covid relief deal. WH officials are on record saying he’d sign it. And after the House passed it with a huge veto-proof majority, 359-53, and the Senate approved it, 92-6, he now says he wants it amended and calls bill a “disgrace” https://t.co/KsAQWSosJ2 — Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 23, 2020
In other words, Trump – the self-proclaimed master of dealmaking – had absolutely no involvement in the COVID relief negotiations. Only after both parties and his own White House reached a final agreement did Trump decide to insert himself into the process by trying to tear the agreement apart.
Even more astounding is that Trump blasted the $600 stimulus payment included in the package, urging Congress to increase amount of the direct payments. What Trump didn’t mention is that Democrats passed legislation seven months ago that did just that.
As Aaron Rupar of Vox pointed out, “Dems passed a bill for double [the $600] in May. So by his own logic the GOP is to blame.”
Donald Trump thought his speech on Tuesday would make him look like he was taking charge of negotiations that have already been completed. All it did was show how little he has been paying attention for the past six months.
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politicususa--2020-12-23--CNN’s Berman: It’s a Good Day to Be a “Corrupt Republican Congressman”

Donald Trump is slowly coming to the realization that he will not be the president come February .
He will only retain the power of the White House for the next couple of weeks .
And he certainly exercised that power on Tuesday night .
Trump not only pardoned war criminals , he also gave former GOP lawmakers a free pass .
Ex Congressman Duncan Hunter and Chris Collins were given a reprieve by the president .
While filling in for Anderson Cooper on Tuesday night , John Berman said that is a good time to be a crooked Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be a corrupt Republican congressman , or a confessed liar from the Russia probe , or a convicted murderer of Iraqi civilians , ” Berman began .
“ With 29 days left in office , the president issued a first big wave of what could be a tsunami of pardons .
It includes former Republican lawmakers and four military contractors involved in a massacre of civilians in Iraq.
” The CNN host continued , “ That ’ s also a common thread among some of the high-profile pardons on this list that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media in many of these cases .
We know the president is unorthodox in the way he ’ s gone about pardons .
He ’ s watched Fox News and other outlets to get an idea of who he can pardon and along with Rudy Giuliani and others.
” Watch a clip of the segment below , courtesy of CNN :

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Donald Trump is slowly coming to the realization that he will not be the president come February. He will only retain the power of the White House for the next couple of weeks.
And he certainly exercised that power on Tuesday night. Trump not only pardoned war criminals, he also gave former GOP lawmakers a free pass. Ex Congressman Duncan Hunter and Chris Collins were given a reprieve by the president.
While filling in for Anderson Cooper on Tuesday night, John Berman said that is a good time to be a crooked Republican.
“It is a good night to be a corrupt Republican congressman, or a confessed liar from the Russia probe, or a convicted murderer of Iraqi civilians,” Berman began. “With 29 days left in office, the president issued a first big wave of what could be a tsunami of pardons. It includes former Republican lawmakers and four military contractors involved in a massacre of civilians in Iraq.”
The CNN host continued, “That’s also a common thread among some of the high-profile pardons on this list that many of them were heroes by right-wing media in many of these cases. We know the president is unorthodox in the way he’s gone about pardons. He’s watched Fox News and other outlets to get an idea of who he can pardon and along with Rudy Giuliani and others.”
Watch a clip of the segment below, courtesy of CNN:


politicususa--2020-12-23--Trump Says He Won’t Sign COVID Relief Bill Without More Stimulus Money

When the first round of stimulus checks came out , Donald Trump wanted to make Americans think that they actually came from him .
His gigantic signature was emblazoned on each payment sent .
The second stimulus check will go out while Trump is still in office .
This payment will be half the amount that the first was , only coming in at $ 600 .
The lesser amount is due to a furious fight put up by Republicans lawmakers .
In an effort to make himself look in control , though , Trump is reacting negatively to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night that he is not yet ready to sign the stimulus bill .
Trump said in a video posted to his feed , “ [ A ] few months ago , Congress started negotiations on a new package to get urgently needed help to the American people .
It ’ s taken forever .
However , the bill they are now planning to send back to my desk is much different than anticipated .
It really is a disgrace.
” The soon to be ex-president continued , “ Despite all of this wasteful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 900 billion package provides hardworking taxpayers with only $ 600 each in relief payments , and not enough money is given to small businesses , and in particular restaurants , whose owners have suffered so grievously .
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When the first round of stimulus checks came out, Donald Trump wanted to make Americans think that they actually came from him. His gigantic signature was emblazoned on each payment sent.
The second stimulus check will go out while Trump is still in office. This payment will be half the amount that the first was, only coming in at $600. The lesser amount is due to a furious fight put up by Republicans lawmakers.
In an effort to make himself look in control, though, Trump is reacting negatively to the amount. The president tweeted on Tuesday night that he is not yet ready to sign the stimulus bill.
Trump said in a video posted to his feed, “[A] few months ago, Congress started negotiations on a new package to get urgently needed help to the American people. It’s taken forever. However, the bill they are now planning to send back to my desk is much different than anticipated. It really is a disgrace.”
The soon to be ex-president continued, “Despite all of this wasteful spending and much more, the $900 billion package provides hardworking taxpayers with only $600 each in relief payments, and not enough money is given to small businesses, and in particular restaurants, whose owners have suffered so grievously.”
Watch a video of Trump’s comments below: