politicususa--2020-05-01--Trump Urges Ocasio-Cortez to Challenge Chuck Schumer for His Senate Seat in 2022

President Donald Trump attacked Senator Chuck Schumer on Friday and tried to goad Rep. Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez into challenging him .
Schumer isn ’ t up for reelection until 2022 .
“ Cryin ’ Chuck Schumer was on a late night show using a false talking point over & over again .
‘ We don ’ t have enough testing , he would repeat , when he knows we have done a great job on Testing , just like we have on Ventilators and everything else , ” Trump tweeted .
He was referring to an interview Schumer gave to Stephen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reference to the Republican changes in state tax deductions in a budget heavily pushed by Trump .
Schumer opposed the change .
The President repeated basically the same criticisms in a second tweet .
It ’ s not clear if this was intentional .
“ Cryin Chuck Schumer , compared to what other Senators have brought home to their states , has brought very little back to N.Y. , ” he said .
“ A totally overrated loser , the one thing he has given them is SALT .
He never even called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cuomo & most others can ’ t stand him.
” He ended the tweet by writing “ AOC ” with no other context .
Schumer was reelected to the Senate in 2016 with more than 70 % of the vote , while Ocasio-Cortez is a freshman congresswoman .
The senior Democrat won ’ t face election again until 2022 – by which time Trump could be out of office .

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
President Donald Trump attacked Senator Chuck Schumer on Friday and tried to goad Rep. Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez into challenging him. Schumer isn’t up for reelection until 2022.
“Cryin’ Chuck Schumer was on a late night show using a false talking point over & over again. ‘We don’t have enough testing , he would repeat, when he knows we have done a great job on Testing, just like we have on Ventilators and everything else,” Trump tweeted.
He was referring to an interview Schumer gave to Stephen Colbert on Thursday.
“He lied, gave NY SALT. Run AOC!” Trump urged.
Cryin’ Chuck Schumer was on a late night show using a false talking point over & over again. “We don’t have enough testing ,” he would repeat, when he knows we have done a great job on Testing, just like we have on Ventilators and everything else. He lied, gave NY SALT. Run AOC! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 1, 2020
SALT is a reference to the Republican changes in state tax deductions in a budget heavily pushed by Trump. Schumer opposed the change.
The President repeated basically the same criticisms in a second tweet. It’s not clear if this was intentional.
“Cryin Chuck Schumer, compared to what other Senators have brought home to their states, has brought very little back to N.Y.,” he said.
“A totally overrated loser, the one thing he has given them is SALT. He never even called me to stop it. No wonder Cuomo & most others can’t stand him.”
He ended the tweet by writing “AOC” with no other context.
Schumer was reelected to the Senate in 2016 with more than 70% of the vote, while Ocasio-Cortez is a freshman congresswoman.
The senior Democrat won’t face election again until 2022 – by which time Trump could be out of office.
Follow Darragh Roche on Twitter


politicususa--2020-05-01--Trump And Fox Linked Doctor Under Investigation For Coronavirus Crimes

Federal prosecutors are investigating who is a frequent guest on Fox News and linked to Trump for pushing potential crimes related to coronavirus .
Federal prosecutors are examining the communications of a New York family doctor who frequently appears on Fox News and has been in touch with the White House to tout an anti-malarial as a treatment for the novel coronavirus , according to people contacted as part of the inquiry .
The examination of Vladimir “ Zev ” Zelenko ’ s records began when an associate , conservative commentator Jerome Corsi , accidentally sent an email intended for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in his address book — federal prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky , who as a member of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III ’ s team had spent months scrutinizing Corsi ’ s activities during the 2016 presidential election .
Zelinsky is tasked now with investigating coronavirus-related crimes in the Maryland U.S. attorney ’ s office , as part of a directive from U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr to prioritize such cases .
Even if prosecutors are taking a casual look at Zelenko and Corsi , it is certain to annoy Trump .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a treatment for the virus until the FDA issued a warning to doctors that the drug should not be prescribed and a study revealed that Trump ’ s malaria drug treatment killed coronavirus patients .
Trump and Fox News hucksters get themselves investigated by sending an email to prosecutors is the most unsurprising headline of the day .
The criminality of Trump and his associates is only outweighed by their incompetence .
Jerome Corsi is a birther who has been floating around the right-wing fringes for years with various schemes and conspiracies , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a deadly and unproven coronavirus treatment .
This is the sort of company that Donald Trump keeps .

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
Federal prosecutors are investigating who is linked to Trump for pushing potential crimes related to coronavirus.
Via The Washington Post:
Federal prosecutors are examining the communications of a New York family doctor who frequently appears on Fox News and has been in touch with the White House to tout an anti-malarial as a treatment for the novel coronavirus, according to people contacted as part of the inquiry.
The examination of Vladimir “Zev” Zelenko’s records began when an associate, conservative commentator Jerome Corsi, accidentally sent an email intended for Zelenko to another “Z” name in his address book — federal prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky, who as a member of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s team had spent months scrutinizing Corsi’s activities during the 2016 presidential election.
….
Zelinsky is tasked now with investigating coronavirus-related crimes in the Maryland U.S. attorney’s office, as part of a directive from U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr to prioritize such cases.
Even if prosecutors are taking a casual look at Zelenko and Corsi, it is certain to annoy Trump. The President was pushing the malaria drug as a treatment for the virus until the FDA issued a warning to doctors that the drug should not be prescribed and a study revealed that Trump’s malaria drug treatment killed coronavirus patients.
Trump and Fox News hucksters get themselves investigated by sending an email to prosecutors is the most unsurprising headline of the day. The criminality of Trump and his associates is only outweighed by their incompetence.
Jerome Corsi is a birther who has been floating around the right-wing fringes for years with various schemes and conspiracies, and now he has attached himself to a deadly and unproven coronavirus treatment.
This is the sort of company that Donald Trump keeps.


politicususa--2020-05-01--Senate Doesn’t Have the Capacity to Test All 100 Senators for Coronavirus

The Senate isn ’ t able to test every single senator for Coronavirus , the Capitol ’ s physician has said .
The news comes just days before senators are due to return to Washington .
Attending physician Dr. Brian Monahan said on a conference call that the Senate lacks the capacity to test senators quickly , though senators and staffers with symptoms will be tested .
There are just 100 senators and the body is due to meet on Monday .
Around half of senators are over 65 and therefore in a high risk group for Coronavirus .
By @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump or Vice President Mike Pence is tested for the virus .
Recent reports suggest Trump and Pence receive regular tests .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate can reopen safely next week if social distancing is implemented .
Democrats have raised serious concerns , however .
“ I have not yet seen , personally … a safety plan to protect those people who have to come back to the Capitol in order for us to do anything , ” said senior Democratic Senator Patty Murray .
“ Nor a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not spreading the virus ourselves or to the employees , ” she said .
The Office of Attending Physician issued guidance to senators advising them to wear masks during committee meetings and limit the number of staffers attending such meetings .
Republicans have stressed that the Senate must get on with its business despite the pandemic .
“ I don ’ t begrudge a senator expressing their personal concerns , but that shouldn ’ t mean that the entire Senate ceases to function , ” said Republican John Cornyn .
“ We ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make sure everybody is safe .
And not exposed.
” President Trump has said there will soon be 5 million tests a day in the U.S .

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
The Senate isn’t able to test every single senator for Coronavirus, the Capitol’s physician has said. The news comes just days before senators are due to return to Washington.
Attending physician Dr. Brian Monahan said on a conference call that the Senate lacks the capacity to test senators quickly, though senators and staffers with symptoms will be tested.
There are just 100 senators and the body is due to meet on Monday. Around half of senators are over 65 and therefore in a high risk group for Coronavirus.
By contrast, anyone who meets with President Donald Trump or Vice President Mike Pence is tested for the virus. Recent reports suggest Trump and Pence receive regular tests.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate can reopen safely next week if social distancing is implemented. Democrats have raised serious concerns, however.
“I have not yet seen, personally … a safety plan to protect those people who have to come back to the Capitol in order for us to do anything,” said senior Democratic Senator Patty Murray.
“Nor a plan to make sure that we are not spreading the virus ourselves or to the employees,” she said.
The Office of Attending Physician issued guidance to senators advising them to wear masks during committee meetings and limit the number of staffers attending such meetings.
Republicans have stressed that the Senate must get on with its business despite the pandemic.
“I don’t begrudge a senator expressing their personal concerns, but that shouldn’t mean that the entire Senate ceases to function,” said Republican John Cornyn.
“We’re going to try really very hard to make sure everybody is safe. And not exposed.”
President Trump has said there will soon be 5 million tests a day in the U.S.
Follow Darragh Roche on Twitter


politicususa--2020-05-01--Trump Calls Michigan Protesters “Good People” A Day After Armed Protesters Storm Statehouse

President Donald Trump slammed Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in a tweet this morning , calling the armed protesters who stormed the Michigan statehouse yesterday “ good people.
” “ The Governor of Michigan should give a little , and put out the fire , ” he wrote .
“ There are very good people , but they are angry .
They want their lives back again , safely !
See them , talk to them , make a deal.
” Trump has in the past criticized Whitmer for issuing strict stay-at-home guidelines .
Protesters yesterday were barred from getting onto @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sergeants-at-arms .
Whitmer had previously extended her state ’ s stay-at-home order to May 15 .
Last month , Trump made headlines after he tweeted demands that the governors of several states under lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic “ liberate ” citizens who are protesting against stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines .
In two separate tweets , the president directed messages toward the governors of Minnesota and Michigan .
The tweets came as “ Tea party ” -style protests erupted around the country in response to stay-at-home orders .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where at least 3,000 people protested Whitmer ’ s ( D ) extended and expanded stay-at-home order in front of the state Capitol in Lansing .
“ I think they ’ re listening .
I think they listen to me , ” Trump said in response to questions about the protests .
“ They seem to be protesters that like me and respect this opinion , and my opinion is the same as just about all of the governors .
They all want to open .
Nobody wants to stay shut but they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I.
” Trump has signaled he will not extend social distancing guidelines .
Coronavirus deaths in the United States now stand at nearly 64,000 , according to the most up-to-date statistics .

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
President Donald Trump slammed Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in a tweet this morning, calling the armed protesters who stormed the Michigan statehouse yesterday “good people.”
“The Governor of Michigan should give a little, and put out the fire,” he wrote. “There are very good people, but they are angry. They want their lives back again, safely! See them, talk to them, make a deal.”
The Governor of Michigan should give a little, and put out the fire. These are very good people, but they are angry. They want their lives back again, safely! See them, talk to them, make a deal. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 1, 2020
Trump has in the past criticized Whitmer for issuing strict stay-at-home guidelines. Protesters yesterday were barred from getting onto the House floor by state police and sergeants-at-arms. Whitmer had previously extended her state’s stay-at-home order to May 15.
Protest moves inside Michigan Capitol. Crowd attempts to get onto Hoise floor. Lots of Michigan State Police and House sergeants at arms blocking door. pic.twitter.com/4FNQpimP4W — Rod Meloni (@RodMeloni) April 30, 2020
Last month, Trump made headlines after he tweeted demands that the governors of several states under lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic “liberate” citizens who are protesting against stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines.
In two separate tweets, the president directed messages toward the governors of Minnesota and Michigan.
The tweets came as “Tea party”-style protests erupted around the country in response to stay-at-home orders. The largest of these was in Michigan, where at least 3,000 people protested Whitmer’s (D) extended and expanded stay-at-home order in front of the state Capitol in Lansing.
“I think they’re listening. I think they listen to me,” Trump said in response to questions about the protests. “They seem to be protesters that like me and respect this opinion, and my opinion is the same as just about all of the governors. They all want to open. Nobody wants to stay shut but they want to open safely. So do I.”
Trump has signaled he will not extend social distancing guidelines. Coronavirus deaths in the United States now stand at nearly 64,000, according to the most up-to-date statistics.


politicususa--2020-05-01--Tucker Carlson Fact-Checked Live on Own Show After Making Bogus Coronavirus Claim

Fox News host Tucker Carlson claimed that “ young children do not spread the coronavirus ” and was fact-checked live on his own show by his guest , Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel .
“ And now to the latest science .
There is new evidence that young children do not spread the coronavirus .
Not what we thought , ” Carlson said last night .
“ Tucker , I want to cut through the news and get to the science of this , which is that 78 studies out of the United Kingdom show that children , especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not very likely to get Covid-19 or to spread it , ” Siegel responded .
“ But one of the authors of that study says he ’ s being a little bit misinterpreted and the Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) has said that one to two percent of the cases , looking at 150,000 cases , were children under the age of 18 , ” Siegel continued .
“ The real truth here is , and a China study showed that 90 percent of children have asymptomatic cases , so Tucker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the lungs that protects them from severe disease and almost all of the children who get this are either asymptomatic or have mild cases.
” Siegel concluded by saying that “ it is not true that children don ’ t get it and it is not true that they can ’ t spread it .
Just much less likely than adults.
” You can watch footage of the exchange below .
MSNBC host Chris Hayes criticized Carlson and Fox News as a whole this week for their disinformation and claims that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying they amount to “ coronavirus trutherism.
” Carlson had said that the virus “ just isn ’ t nearly as deadly as we thought it was ” even as the death toll topped 60,000 .
( It now stands at nearly 64,000 . )
Carlson also claimed that social distancing guidelines had not actually helped reduce the death toll or the virus ’ s spread .
“ There ’ s a concerted effort on the part of influential people at the network that we at All In call Trump TV right now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Hayes said .
“ Call it coronavirus trutherism.
” “ There is a reason many of the employees of Fox News , which is based in New York , are working from home right now , ” he later added .
“ At least someone there understands why it is important to continue to keep physical distance .
”

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
Fox News host Tucker Carlson claimed that “young children do not spread the coronavirus” and was fact-checked live on his own show by his guest, Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel.
“And now to the latest science. There is new evidence that young children do not spread the coronavirus. Not what we thought,” Carlson said last night.
“Tucker, I want to cut through the news and get to the science of this, which is that 78 studies out of the United Kingdom show that children, especially under the age of 10, are not very likely to get Covid-19 or to spread it,” Siegel responded.
“But one of the authors of that study says he’s being a little bit misinterpreted and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has said that one to two percent of the cases, looking at 150,000 cases, were children under the age of 18,” Siegel continued. “The real truth here is, and a China study showed that 90 percent of children have asymptomatic cases, so Tucker, they appear to have a protein in the lungs that protects them from severe disease and almost all of the children who get this are either asymptomatic or have mild cases.”
Siegel concluded by saying that “it is not true that children don’t get it and it is not true that they can’t spread it. Just much less likely than adults.”
You can watch footage of the exchange below.
Tucker Carlson: There’s new evidence that young children do not spread the Coronavirus Marc Siegel shortly after: It is not true that children don’t get it and it is not true that they can’t spread it pic.twitter.com/L0YK49JEij — Acyn (@Acyn) May 1, 2020
MSNBC host Chris Hayes criticized Carlson and Fox News as a whole this week for their disinformation and claims that the coronavirus isn’t that deadly, saying they amount to “coronavirus trutherism.” Carlson had said that the virus “just isn’t nearly as deadly as we thought it was” even as the death toll topped 60,000. (It now stands at nearly 64,000.) Carlson also claimed that social distancing guidelines had not actually helped reduce the death toll or the virus’s spread.
“There’s a concerted effort on the part of influential people at the network that we at All In call Trump TV right now to peddle dangerous misinformation about the coronavirus,” Hayes said. “Call it coronavirus trutherism.”
“There is a reason many of the employees of Fox News, which is based in New York, are working from home right now,” he later added. “At least someone there understands why it is important to continue to keep physical distance.”


politicususa--2020-05-01--Feds Ordered More Than 100K Body Bags Even As Trump Projected Only 60K Would Die from Coronavirus

Documents obtained by NBC News indicate that the federal government ordered more than 100,00 body bags even as President Donald Trump projected only 60,000 people would die from COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic .
“ That batch is a pending $ 5.1 million purchase order placed by the Department of Homeland Security on April 21 with E.M. Oil Transport Inc. of Montebello , California , which advertises construction vehicles , building materials and electronics on its website , ” the outlet pointed out .
Additionally , the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) opened up bidding to provide about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country around the same time .
Coronavirus deaths in the United States now stand at nearly 64,000 , according to the most up-to-date statistics .
Despite these facts , the president has signaled he will not extend social distancing guidelines .
“ They ’ ll be fading out , because now the governors are doing it , ” Trump said .
And according to Vice President Mike Pence , the existing guidelines were being applied to new White House guidance on how states can reopen safely .
“ Every state in America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or even done more , and now our focus is working with states , ” Pence said .
“ The current guidelines , I think you can say , are very much incorporated in the guidance that we ’ re giving states to open up America again.
” White House senior adviser Jared Kushner told “ Fox & Friends ” that the tide appears to be turning , even as the death toll continues to climb with no end in sight .
“ We ’ re on the other side of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think we ’ ve achieved all the different milestones that are needed , so the federal government rose to the challenge and this is a great success story , ” he said .
“ And I think that that ’ s what really needs to be told .
”

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
Documents obtained by NBC News indicate that the federal government ordered more than 100,00 body bags even as President Donald Trump projected only 60,000 people would die from COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic.
“That batch is a pending $5.1 million purchase order placed by the Department of Homeland Security on April 21 with E.M. Oil Transport Inc. of Montebello, California, which advertises construction vehicles, building materials and electronics on its website,” the outlet pointed out.
Additionally, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) opened up bidding to provide about 200 rented refrigerated trailers for locations around the country around the same time.
Coronavirus deaths in the United States now stand at nearly 64,000, according to the most up-to-date statistics.
Despite these facts, the president has signaled he will not extend social distancing guidelines.
“They’ll be fading out, because now the governors are doing it,” Trump said.
And according to Vice President Mike Pence, the existing guidelines were being applied to new White House guidance on how states can reopen safely.
“Every state in America has embraced those guidelines at a minimum, or even done more, and now our focus is working with states,” Pence said. “The current guidelines, I think you can say, are very much incorporated in the guidance that we’re giving states to open up America again.”
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner told “Fox & Friends” that the tide appears to be turning, even as the death toll continues to climb with no end in sight.
“We’re on the other side of the medical aspect of this, and I think we’ve achieved all the different milestones that are needed, so the federal government rose to the challenge and this is a great success story,” he said. “And I think that that’s what really needs to be told.”


politicususa--2020-05-01--Joe Biden Strongly Denies Tara Reade Sexual Assault Allegation

During an interview , former Vice President Joe Biden said that Tara Reade ’ s allegation of sexual assault didn ’ t happen and is totally untrue .
Biden said when asked if he sexually assaulted Reade on MSNBC ’ s Morning Joe , “ No .
It is not true .
I ’ m saying unequivocally it never happened and it didn ’ t happen.
” When asked if he remembered Reade or any complaint against him , he answered , “ I ’ m confident there is nothing .
No one ever brought it to the attention of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m aware of in my campaign — excuse me , in my senate office at the time is aware of any complaint .
If there is a complaint , that ’ s where it would be and that ’ s where it would be filed .
I have never seen it .
No one has that I ’ m aware of.
” The former Vice President also called for a search of the National Archives for complaints against him , and stuck to his principle that all claims by women should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Look , from the very beginning , I ’ ve said believing women meaks taking the woman ’ s claim seriously when she steps forward and then vet it .
Look into it .
That ’ s true in this case as women have a right to be heard .
The press should investigate claims they make .
I uphold that principle , but in the end in every case , the truth is what matters , and in this case , the truth is the claims are false.
” Biden said there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worked for him .
Joe Biden was very credible and he stuck to his principles .
Biden is calling for Tara Reade ’ s claim against him to be investigated , and spoiler alert , he is doing so because he already knows that the investigation is going to find no evidence that he committed this act .
There is something that doesn ’ t add up about Reade ’ s allegation .
In the last 27 years , Joe Biden has been a high profile Senator , ran for president , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama campaign before he joined the Democratic ticket .
If there was evidence that the accusation is true , Biden would have never been Obama ’ s running mate .
Biden was also Vice President for eight years .
If there was credible evidence against him , it would have surfaced and been gleefully used by Republicans during the Obama administration .
Joe Biden didn ’ t try to offer vague legalistic parsed answers .
The former vice president directly and plainly answered the allegations .
With Reade going on Fox News for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be investigated as Biden wished , and the truth will soon be revealed , but there was nothing in Joe Biden ’ s interview to suggest any other than honesty .

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
During an interview, former Vice President Joe Biden said that Tara Reade’s allegation of sexual assault didn’t happen and is totally untrue.
Biden said when asked if he sexually assaulted Reade on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, “No. It is not true. I’m saying unequivocally it never happened and it didn’t happen.”
When asked if he remembered Reade or any complaint against him, he answered, “I’m confident there is nothing. No one ever brought it to the attention of me 27 years ago. No one I’m aware of in my campaign — excuse me, in my senate office at the time is aware of any complaint. If there is a complaint, that’s where it would be and that’s where it would be filed. I have never seen it. No one has that I’m aware of.”
The former Vice President also called for a search of the National Archives for complaints against him, and stuck to his principle that all claims by women should be taken seriously and investigated, “Look, from the very beginning, I’ve said believing women meaks taking the woman’s claim seriously when she steps forward and then vet it. Look into it. That’s true in this case as women have a right to be heard. The press should investigate claims they make. I uphold that principle, but in the end in every case, the truth is what matters, and in this case, the truth is the claims are false.”
Video of Biden:
Joe Biden flatly and completely denies Tara Reade's allegation on Morning Joe, "No. It is not true. I'm saying unequivocally it never happened and it didn't happen." Biden also calls for a search of the National Archives for any complaints. pic.twitter.com/jHM1a7OI1Y — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) May 1, 2020
Biden said there are no NDAs signed by people who worked for him.
Joe Biden was very credible and he stuck to his principles. Biden is calling for Tara Reade’s claim against him to be investigated, and spoiler alert, he is doing so because he already knows that the investigation is going to find no evidence that he committed this act.
There is something that doesn’t add up about Reade’s allegation. In the last 27 years, Joe Biden has been a high profile Senator, ran for president, and was heavily vetted in 2008 by the Obama campaign before he joined the Democratic ticket. If there was evidence that the accusation is true, Biden would have never been Obama’s running mate.
Biden was also Vice President for eight years. If there was credible evidence against him, it would have surfaced and been gleefully used by Republicans during the Obama administration.
Joe Biden didn’t try to offer vague legalistic parsed answers. The former vice president directly and plainly answered the allegations.
With Reade going on Fox News for an interview soon, the allegation will be investigated as Biden wished, and the truth will soon be revealed, but there was nothing in Joe Biden’s interview to suggest any other than honesty.


politicususa--2020-05-01--Trump Linked Doctor Under Investigation For Coronavirus Crimes

Federal prosecutors are investigating who is linked to Trump for pushing potential crimes related to coronavirus .
Federal prosecutors are examining the communications of a New York family doctor who frequently appears on Fox News and has been in touch with the White House to tout an anti-malarial as a treatment for the novel coronavirus , according to people contacted as part of the inquiry .
The examination of Vladimir “ Zev ” Zelenko ’ s records began when an associate , conservative commentator Jerome Corsi , accidentally sent an email intended for Zelenko to another “ Z ” name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aaron Zelinsky , who as a member of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III ’ s team had spent months scrutinizing Corsi ’ s activities during the 2016 presidential election .
Zelinsky is tasked now with investigating coronavirus-related crimes in the Maryland U.S. attorney ’ s office , as part of a directive from U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr to prioritize such cases .
Even if prosecutors are taking a casual look at Zelenko and Corsi , it is certain to annoy Trump .
The President was pushing the malaria drug as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FDA issued a warning to doctors that the drug should not be prescribed and a study revealed that Trump ’ s malaria drug treatment killed coronavirus patients .
Trump and Fox News hucksters get themselves investigated by sending an email to prosecutors is the most unsurprising headline of the day .
The criminality of Trump and his associates is only outweighed by their incompetence .
Jerome Corsi is a birther who has been floating around the right-wing fringes for years with various schemes and conspiracies , and now he has attached himself to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is the sort of company that Donald Trump keeps .


politicususa--2020-05-03--Opinion: When It Comes to Really Valuing Essential Workers, Gretchen Whitmer Puts Michigan’s Money W

Opinion: When It Comes to Really Valuing Essential Workers, Gretchen Whitmer Puts Michigan’s Money Where the Nation’s Mouth Is

One on level , the coronavirus pandemic holds out the potential to shift America ’ s dominant cultural mentality to finally re-think—indeed come to terms with—how our political , economic , and moral systems value the work on which our lives most depend .
Presumably , the pandemic conditions are making clear to us Americans what kinds of work are most essential , and hence putatively most valuable , to our lives .
These days , the real estate developer , car dealer , Hollywood film producer , plastic surgeon , and professional athlete , to name just a few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as essential as agricultural workers laboring in the fields to grow and pick our food supply , as grocery store workers , hospital staff , those working in food-processing plants , and so forth—those we have come to call these days “ frontline workers.
” In the nomenclature of the pandemic , these essential workers , for the most part very far from the highest-paid in our labor force , have been identified as “ heroes.
” But “ heroes ” are supposed to be valued , right ?
I wonder how they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some insight , writing recently in The Atlantic , “ I work in a grocery store .
All this grandiose praise rings insincere.
” In fact , she finds it “ pernicious , ” seeing this “ hero talk ” as simply a “ label perpetuated by those who wish to gain something—money , goods , a clean conscience—from my jeopardization.
” Sure , she acknowledges some satisfaction from this momentary recognition , writing , “ Working in a grocery store has earned me and my co-workers a temporary status .
After years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sense of responsibility , solidarity , and pride.
” But their feelings about themselves aside , she views this larger social recognition as not just fleeting but as serving the more dangerous psychological purpose of absolving consumers of guilt and enabling the same system of exploitation to continue : Put simply , Brogan highlights a lack of alignment between our cultural expressions of value and our economic materialization of those cultural values .
There is lack of translation .
Brogan ’ s insights from the front line suggest that when we collectively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this pandemic , as a culture we will have learned and changed nothing at all .
Do we see any signs of hope that the pandemic may shift our cultural mentality and spur a greater alignment or translation between our cultural expressions of value and their realization in economic terms ?
Well , Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer arguably took a small but hardly insignificant step recently in proposing a series of initiatives she calls “ Futures for Frontliners ” which , among other benefits , would provide tuition-free higher education for those we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workers ” in this moment , offering some kind of longer-term and not just temporary acknowledgment—and remuneration—of the real social value these workers ’ provide and create .
In Whitmer ’ s proposal these workers include hospital and nursing home staff , grocery store employees , child care workers , those manufacturing personal protective equipment ( PPE ) , and more .
As Wesley Whistle , writing for Forbes explains , Whitmer identified this initiative as “ the first program of its kind .
But it comes as some are calling for related @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For example , some are calling student loan forgiveness for doctors .
Governor Whitmer said she hoped other states will consider initiatives like it to help those frontline employees during this time.
” What needs to be stressed , however , is that Whitmer ’ s proposal isn ’ t just designed to help these employees “ during this time.
” The recognition isn ’ t temporary ; it ’ s longer term .
Ideally , Whitmer ’ s proposal will foster larger and longer-term thinking , but even as it stands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , what she proposes could have the local impact that Franklin Delano Roosevelt ’ s GI Bill had after World War II .
The bill did significantly alter America ’ s economic landscape , giving veterans the ability to attend college tuition-free while receiving a living stipend , to receive unemployment benefits , and to secure federally-guaranteed loans to buy a home or a farm or open a business .
Roosevelt ’ s policy created an economy and an experience for veterans far different from that which World War I veterans suffered .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bonus Act for veterans , but this act would provide any payout to veterans for twenty years .
During the Depression , veterans marched on Washington demanding this bonus pay , only to have President Hoover call on the U.S. Army to turn them away , pitting solider against veteran in an ugly scene .
Just as Roosevelt wanted to treat veterans better and open opportunities for them , transforming the economy and its values , so does Whitmer ’ s “ Futures for Frontliners.
” Admittedly , while such a policy honors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may not do much to transform how we value the work itself , and it is still very necessary that we challenge what Harry Braverman , in his 1974 book Labor and Monopoly Capital termed “ the degradation of labor.
” By this term , Braverman is referring to two phenomena .
First , the term describes the way an intensified division of labor has eroded craft and artisanal expertise by taking work and breaking it into smaller and smaller tasks , thus de-skilling the worker .
Where before , for example , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hamburger , at McDonald ’ s the production of the hamburger is broken down into a series of simplified and repetitive operations performed by an assembly line of people .
The effects of this division of labor from the business perspective are that the worker can be easily replaced as supposedly the skill required is easily learned and that the work “ merits ” a lower wage .
Second , the term refers to the way this process then supposedly enables us to de-value the necessary work people do ; we come to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ unskilled , ” justifying the low wage at which the work is remunerated and , hence , in social terms , valued and appreciated .
When our nation puts its money where its mouth is , we will transform how we value the work itself .
For now , Whitmer is moving us in that direction .

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
One on level, the coronavirus pandemic holds out the potential to shift America’s dominant cultural mentality to finally re-think—indeed come to terms with—how our political, economic, and moral systems value the work on which our lives most depend.
Presumably, the pandemic conditions are making clear to us Americans what kinds of work are most essential, and hence putatively most valuable, to our lives.
These days, the real estate developer, car dealer, Hollywood film producer, plastic surgeon, and professional athlete, to name just a few typically highly-remunerated professions, may not seem as essential as agricultural workers laboring in the fields to grow and pick our food supply, as grocery store workers, hospital staff, those working in food-processing plants, and so forth—those we have come to call these days “frontline workers.”
In the nomenclature of the pandemic, these essential workers, for the most part very far from the highest-paid in our labor force, have been identified as “heroes.” But “heroes” are supposed to be valued, right? I wonder how they feel.
Karleigh Frisbie Brogan gives us some insight, writing recently in The Atlantic, “I work in a grocery store. All this grandiose praise rings insincere.”
In fact, she finds it “pernicious,” seeing this “hero talk” as simply a “label perpetuated by those who wish to gain something—money, goods, a clean conscience—from my jeopardization.”
Sure, she acknowledges some satisfaction from this momentary recognition, writing, “Working in a grocery store has earned me and my co-workers a temporary status. After years of being overlooked, we suddenly feel a sense of responsibility, solidarity, and pride.”
But their feelings about themselves aside, she views this larger social recognition as not just fleeting but as serving the more dangerous psychological purpose of absolving consumers of guilt and enabling the same system of exploitation to continue:
Cashiers and shelf-stockers and delivery-truck drivers aren’t heroes. They’re victims. To call them heroes is to justify their exploitation. By praising the blue-collar worker’s public service, the progressive consumer is assuaged of her cognitive dissonance. When the world isn’t falling apart, we know the view of us is usually as faceless, throwaway citizens. The wealthy CEO telling his thousands of employees that they are vital, brave, and noble is a manipulative strategy to keep them churning out profits.
Put simply, Brogan highlights a lack of alignment between our cultural expressions of value and our economic materialization of those cultural values. There is lack of translation.
Brogan’s insights from the front line suggest that when we collectively come out on the other side of this pandemic, as a culture we will have learned and changed nothing at all.
Do we see any signs of hope that the pandemic may shift our cultural mentality and spur a greater alignment or translation between our cultural expressions of value and their realization in economic terms?
Well, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer arguably took a small but hardly insignificant step recently in proposing a series of initiatives she calls “Futures for Frontliners” which, among other benefits, would provide tuition-free higher education for those we have come to see as “essential workers” in this moment, offering some kind of longer-term and not just temporary acknowledgment—and remuneration—of the real social value these workers’ provide and create. In Whitmer’s proposal these workers include hospital and nursing home staff, grocery store employees, child care workers, those manufacturing personal protective equipment (PPE), and more.
As Wesley Whistle, writing for Forbes explains, Whitmer identified this initiative as “the first program of its kind. But it comes as some are calling for related ideas to help those on the frontlines. For example, some are calling student loan forgiveness for doctors. Governor Whitmer said she hoped other states will consider initiatives like it to help those frontline employees during this time.”
What needs to be stressed, however, is that Whitmer’s proposal isn’t just designed to help these employees “during this time.” The recognition isn’t temporary; it’s longer term.
Ideally, Whitmer’s proposal will foster larger and longer-term thinking, but even as it stands, at the state level in Michigan, what she proposes could have the local impact that Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s GI Bill had after World War II. The bill did significantly alter America’s economic landscape, giving veterans the ability to attend college tuition-free while receiving a living stipend, to receive unemployment benefits, and to secure federally-guaranteed loans to buy a home or a farm or open a business.
Roosevelt’s policy created an economy and an experience for veterans far different from that which World War I veterans suffered. In 1924, Congress did pass a Bonus Act for veterans, but this act would provide any payout to veterans for twenty years. During the Depression, veterans marched on Washington demanding this bonus pay, only to have President Hoover call on the U.S. Army to turn them away, pitting solider against veteran in an ugly scene.
Just as Roosevelt wanted to treat veterans better and open opportunities for them, transforming the economy and its values, so does Whitmer’s “Futures for Frontliners.”
Admittedly, while such a policy honors the value of the worker, it may not do much to transform how we value the work itself, and it is still very necessary that we challenge what Harry Braverman, in his 1974 book Labor and Monopoly Capital termed “the degradation of labor.” By this term, Braverman is referring to two phenomena.
First, the term describes the way an intensified division of labor has eroded craft and artisanal expertise by taking work and breaking it into smaller and smaller tasks, thus de-skilling the worker. Where before, for example, one chef might have produced a delicious hamburger, at McDonald’s the production of the hamburger is broken down into a series of simplified and repetitive operations performed by an assembly line of people. The effects of this division of labor from the business perspective are that the worker can be easily replaced as supposedly the skill required is easily learned and that the work “merits” a lower wage.
Second, the term refers to the way this process then supposedly enables us to de-value the necessary work people do; we come to refer to such types of work as “unskilled,” justifying the low wage at which the work is remunerated and, hence, in social terms, valued and appreciated.
When our nation puts its money where its mouth is, we will transform how we value the work itself. For now, Whitmer is moving us in that direction.


politicususa--2020-05-02--Opinion: Trump wiped out Obama’s jobs and economic gains in a few weeks

After Trump publicly exposed himself as Earth ’ s preeminent moron regarding how science relates to combatting the novel coronavirus , the imbecile-in-chief claimed his new focus is America ’ s economy .
If that is Trump ’ s intent , then it is worth looking at why America is facing an economic disaster after his predecessor , President Barack Obama , left him with a raging economic success .
Most people understand that Trump inherited a thriving “ Obama economy ” only to completely decimate it in a matter of weeks .
It is no secret that besides robbing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was on eliminating all of President Barack Obama ’ s accomplishments and policies enacted over a combative eight years .
As leader of the Executive Branch of government , wiping out Barack Obama ’ s achievements is still dirty Don Trump ’ s raison d ’ être .
Erasing policies that benefit all Americans has always been the GOP ’ s primary goal , and with Trump in a place he does not belong they have been wildly successful .
With valuable assistance from “ Moscow Mitch ” McConnell , Trump has inflicted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a generation , at least .
But one area that Trump inflicted serious damage was unilaterally wiping out all of the jobs and economic gains earned by an effective President ’ s Administration that put America and its people ’ s best interests front and center .
As is typical in America , a Democrat in the White House inherited a severely damaged economy and spent precious time and resources fixing the damage 8 years of Republicans working for the extremely wealthy and their corporate interests produced .
Like George W. Bush before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and immediately began implementing policies that did nothing but inflict economic damage on his supporters in the agriculture , manufacturing , and service industry .
Still , the economy Trump inherited was booming in no small part because the Obama Administration implemented policies that took advantage of technological advances in the clean energy sector as well as the healthcare industry .
The latter thanks to the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Obamacare ) , and the former a result of policies enacted to combat anthropogenic climate change .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s first misdeeds shortly after his very poorly-attended inauguration was taking America out of the Trans Pacific Partnership ( TTP ) .
That hard-fought “ deal ” was a boon to the agriculture industry in particular , as well as protecting American companies ’ intellectual property .
But because it was a “ partnership ” worked out by President Obama , Trump made it go away .
Farmers were hurt and large-scale processing plants were lost and drove many in the agriculture industry into bankruptcy and suicide .
It is noteworthy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump with relative ease , but the cowards wanted to placate their yes-man to ensure he would sign massive tax cuts for corporations and the filthy rich .
Trump ’ s next move against the agriculture industry was laying waste to immigration policies that left farmers desperately seeking skilled farm workers , and no choice other than watching their crops rot in the fields .
Once again , Republicans in Congress could have , and should have , stopped Trump ’ s malfeasance borne of a vendetta against President Barack Obama and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s ill-advised moves to erase Barack Obama ’ s accomplishments , moves that hurt individual Americans , the Obama economy was too robust and durable to suffer devastation from sleazy Trump ’ s vindictive assaults .
That durable economic success ended over the course of a couple of weeks because Trump refused to act on months of warnings from his own administration that a global pandemic would eviscerate the economy and put a horrific end to tens-of-thousands of American lives .
It is particularly noteworthy that part and parcel of America ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in country was due to Trump eliminating procedures , agencies , and policies put in place by President Obama for the express purpose of staunching the spread of a devastating virus such as COVID-19 .
There are some pundits who claim Trump is more concerned about the nation ’ s economic health than he is tens-of-thousands of Americans ’ lives and to a point it is absolutely true ; Trump does have tens-of-thousands of Americans ’ blood on his tiny hands because he has no regard whatsoever for any human life .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that although Trump boasts wildly about a healthy economy , unless he personally profits from said economy he could not possibly care less about GDP , business growth , jobs , consumer spending , or a stable stock market .
The only thing about the economy that interests Trump is how useful it is as a campaign tool .
It is clearly evident at this point that Trump was duly warned , over and over again , by his own underlings as well as intelligence agencies , that unless America was proactive in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in place , the novel coronavirus would devastate the nation ’ s economy .
By now it is common knowledge that Trump was warned early in November about the danger of COVID-19 , but because his only focus is promoting Donald Trump ’ s reelection , he deemed the warnings were “ of no interest.
” Those early warnings were followed by over a dozen others over the following three months and besides warning the malicious narcissist about the cost in American lives of doing nothing , each warning was accompanied by how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immediate action .
Trump is as unilaterally responsible for the economic disaster resulting from the spread of COVID-19 in America as he is the growing loss of innocent Americans ’ lives .
Of course it is true that Trump did not create the novel coronavirus , nature accomplished that feat .
But Trump did create the economic disaster plaguing the nation and it is in no small part because he dismantled the various forces put in place by Barack Obama to prevent the kind of disaster Trump willingly created .
No matter what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ single-handedly decimated a thriving economy that could have been spared Trump ’ s vindictive narcissism – not incompetence .
It is important to remember that regardless how idiotic Trump is , he was warned by very competent Americans who knew that President Barack Obama left Trump with tools to stop a pandemic ’ s spread before it reached American shores .
Trump and Republicans made wiping out Barack Obama ’ s achievements one of their primary goals , but it is likely that Republicans did not anticipate Trump wiping out 8 years of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a matter of weeks .

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
After Trump publicly exposed himself as Earth’s preeminent moron regarding how science relates to combatting the novel coronavirus, the imbecile-in-chief claimed his new focus is America’s economy. If that is Trump’s intent, then it is worth looking at why America is facing an economic disaster after his predecessor, President Barack Obama, left him with a raging economic success. Most people understand that Trump inherited a thriving “Obama economy” only to completely decimate it in a matter of weeks.
It is no secret that besides robbing American taxpayers, Trump’s laser-focus was on eliminating all of President Barack Obama’s accomplishments and policies enacted over a combative eight years. As leader of the Executive Branch of government, wiping out Barack Obama’s achievements is still dirty Don Trump’s raison d’être.
Erasing policies that benefit all Americans has always been the GOP’s primary goal, and with Trump in a place he does not belong they have been wildly successful. With valuable assistance from “Moscow Mitch” McConnell, Trump has inflicted damage on America that will last for a generation, at least. But one area that Trump inflicted serious damage was unilaterally wiping out all of the jobs and economic gains earned by an effective President’s Administration that put America and its people’s best interests front and center.
As is typical in America, a Democrat in the White House inherited a severely damaged economy and spent precious time and resources fixing the damage 8 years of Republicans working for the extremely wealthy and their corporate interests produced.
Like George W. Bush before him, Trump inherited a prosperous economy and immediately began implementing policies that did nothing but inflict economic damage on his supporters in the agriculture, manufacturing, and service industry. Still, the economy Trump inherited was booming in no small part because the Obama Administration implemented policies that took advantage of technological advances in the clean energy sector as well as the healthcare industry. The latter thanks to the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), and the former a result of policies enacted to combat anthropogenic climate change.
Despite a robust economy, one of Trump’s first misdeeds shortly after his very poorly-attended inauguration was taking America out of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TTP). That hard-fought “deal” was a boon to the agriculture industry in particular, as well as protecting American companies’ intellectual property. But because it was a “partnership” worked out by President Obama, Trump made it go away.
Farmers were hurt and large-scale processing plants were lost and drove many in the agriculture industry into bankruptcy and suicide. It is noteworthy that the Republican-controlled Congress could have stopped Trump with relative ease, but the cowards wanted to placate their yes-man to ensure he would sign massive tax cuts for corporations and the filthy rich.
Trump’s next move against the agriculture industry was laying waste to immigration policies that left farmers desperately seeking skilled farm workers, and no choice other than watching their crops rot in the fields. Once again, Republicans in Congress could have, and should have, stopped Trump’s malfeasance borne of a vendetta against President Barack Obama and his accomplishments.
Despite all of Trump’s ill-advised moves to erase Barack Obama’s accomplishments, moves that hurt individual Americans, the Obama economy was too robust and durable to suffer devastation from sleazy Trump’s vindictive assaults. That durable economic success ended over the course of a couple of weeks because Trump refused to act on months of warnings from his own administration that a global pandemic would eviscerate the economy and put a horrific end to tens-of-thousands of American lives.
It is particularly noteworthy that part and parcel of America’s failure to staunch the spread of COVID-19 in country was due to Trump eliminating procedures, agencies, and policies put in place by President Obama for the express purpose of staunching the spread of a devastating virus such as COVID-19.
There are some pundits who claim Trump is more concerned about the nation’s economic health than he is tens-of-thousands of Americans’ lives and to a point it is absolutely true; Trump does have tens-of-thousands of Americans’ blood on his tiny hands because he has no regard whatsoever for any human life. It is important to remember, though, that although Trump boasts wildly about a healthy economy, unless he personally profits from said economy he could not possibly care less about GDP, business growth, jobs, consumer spending, or a stable stock market. The only thing about the economy that interests Trump is how useful it is as a campaign tool.
It is clearly evident at this point that Trump was duly warned, over and over again, by his own underlings as well as intelligence agencies, that unless America was proactive in implementing the procedures the Obama Administration put in place, the novel coronavirus would devastate the nation’s economy.
By now it is common knowledge that Trump was warned early in November about the danger of COVID-19, but because his only focus is promoting Donald Trump’s reelection, he deemed the warnings were “of no interest.” Those early warnings were followed by over a dozen others over the following three months and besides warning the malicious narcissist about the cost in American lives of doing nothing, each warning was accompanied by how the economy would crash and burn without immediate action.
Trump is as unilaterally responsible for the economic disaster resulting from the spread of COVID-19 in America as he is the growing loss of innocent Americans’ lives. Of course it is true that Trump did not create the novel coronavirus, nature accomplished that feat. But Trump did create the economic disaster plaguing the nation and it is in no small part because he dismantled the various forces put in place by Barack Obama to prevent the kind of disaster Trump willingly created.
No matter what Trump claims to the contrary, he single-handedly decimated a thriving economy that could have been spared Trump’s vindictive narcissism – not incompetence. It is important to remember that regardless how idiotic Trump is, he was warned by very competent Americans who knew that President Barack Obama left Trump with tools to stop a pandemic’s spread before it reached American shores.
Trump and Republicans made wiping out Barack Obama’s achievements one of their primary goals, but it is likely that Republicans did not anticipate Trump wiping out 8 years of President Obama’s economic success in a matter of weeks.


politicususa--2020-05-02--Pelosi and McConnell Reject Trump’s Virus Tests For Congress Offer

In a joint statement , Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected Trump ’ s offer 1,000 virus test kits for Congress .
In a statement provided to PoliticusUSA , Pelosi and McConnell said : Congress is grateful for the Administration ’ s generous offer to deploy rapid COVID-19 testing capabilities to Capitol Hill , but we respectfully decline the offer at this time .
Our country ’ s testing capacities are continuing to scale up nationwide and Congress wants to keep directing resources to the front-line facilities where they can do the most good the most quickly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will use the current testing protocols that the Office of the Attending Physician has put in place until these speedier technologies become more widely available .
Trump offered McConnell 1,000 rapid virus tests because the Majority Leader is bringing the Senate back into session to confirm more Trump judicial nominees .
Trump has taken over the federal supply of the rapid coronavirus test kits and only gave each state 100 cartridges for tests .
States are not able to get rapid testing cartridges from any other source .
Congress did the right thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ machines and cartridges to Americans who need to be tested .
There is no indication that Trump will follow their recommendation , but Trump ’ s priorities remain his own self-interest , not the American people .
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
In a joint statement, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected Trump’s offer 1,000 virus test kits for Congress.
In a statement provided to PoliticusUSA, Pelosi and McConnell said:
Congress is grateful for the Administration’s generous offer to deploy rapid COVID-19 testing capabilities to Capitol Hill, but we respectfully decline the offer at this time. Our country’s testing capacities are continuing to scale up nationwide and Congress wants to keep directing resources to the front-line facilities where they can do the most good the most quickly.
Consistent with CDC guidelines, Congress will use the current testing protocols that the Office of the Attending Physician has put in place until these speedier technologies become more widely available.
Trump offered McConnell 1,000 rapid virus tests because the Majority Leader is bringing the Senate back into session to confirm more Trump judicial nominees. Trump has taken over the federal supply of the rapid coronavirus test kits and only gave each state 100 cartridges for tests. States are not able to get rapid testing cartridges from any other source.
Congress did the right thing by telling Trump to give the testing machines and cartridges to Americans who need to be tested. There is no indication that Trump will follow their recommendation, but Trump’s priorities remain his own self-interest, not the American people.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
Follow Jason Easley on Facebook


politicususa--2020-05-02--Trump Sends 1,000 Virus Tests To Mitch McConnell After Giving States 100

Trump only gave the states 100 each of the coronavirus rapid test cartridges , but he gave Mitch McConnell ’ @ @ @ @ @ judges .
Trump took over the supply of rapid virus testing machines and cartridges .
@ @ @ @ @ only sent each state 15 machines and 100 test cartridges .
Just to be clear @ @ @ @ @ ’ t have rapid coronavirus testing , but Mitch McConnell can .
Majority Leader McConnell @ @ @ @ @ into session to confirm more unqualified Trump nominated federal judges .
Trump isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ so that they can take action on the virus public health crisis or the collapsed @ @ @ @ @ bringing the Senate back into session so that they can confirm more federal judges for @ @ @ @ @ t get a coronavirus test , but Mitch McConnell can have a thousand .
For @ @ @ @ @ join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
Trump only gave the states 100 each of the coronavirus rapid test cartridges, but he gave Mitch McConnell’s Senate 1,000 to confirm judges.
HHS Secretary Alex Azar tweeted:
Good news: as the Senate reconvenes to do important work for the American people during this public health crisis, we have now received an initial request and are sending 3 Abbott point of care testing machines and 1,000 tests for their use. — Secretary Alex Azar (@SecAzar) May 2, 2020
Trump took over the supply of rapid virus testing machines and cartridges. States were livid when Trump only sent each state 15 machines and 100 test cartridges.
Just to be clear, the American people can’t have rapid coronavirus testing, but Mitch McConnell can. Majority Leader McConnell is rushing the Senate back into session to confirm more unqualified Trump nominated federal judges.
Trump isn’t providing testing to the Senate so that they can take action on the virus public health crisis or the collapsed US economy. McConnell is bringing the Senate back into session so that they can confirm more federal judges for Trump.
You can’t get a coronavirus test, but Mitch McConnell can have a thousand.
UPDATE: Pelosi and McConnell rejected Trump’s offer.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
Follow Jason Easley on Facebook


politicususa--2020-05-02--Enraged Trump Replaces Top Health Official Who Wrote Report On PPE Shortage

Trump moved to replace a top official at the Department of Health and Human Services who wrote a wrote on the PPE shortage and testing delays .
Via The New York Times : President Trump moved on Friday night to replace a top official at the Department of Health and Human Services who angered him with a report last month highlighting supply shortages and testing delays at hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic .
The White House waited until after business hours to announce the nomination of a new inspector general for the department who , if confirmed , would take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ principal deputy inspector general who was publicly assailed by the president at a news briefing three weeks ago .
The message being sent is clear .
Anyone in the Executive Branch who upholds their duty to report facts and Trump ’ s failings to the American people will lose their job .
Trump has already fired the top official leading the federal coronavirus vaccine effort because he disagreed with spending federal money on the dangerous and unproven malaria drug as a treatment for the virus .
Trump doesn ’ t want people to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis .
He expects the economy to reopen and everything to go back to normal , while his administration pretends like the coronavirus is gone .
Donald Trump has endangered public health in numerous ways during this crisis , but the firing of top health officials for telling the truth has the potential for deadly long-term consequences .
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
Trump moved to replace a top official at the Department of Health and Human Services who wrote a wrote on the PPE shortage and testing delays.
Via The New York Times:
President Trump moved on Friday night to replace a top official at the Department of Health and Human Services who angered him with a report last month highlighting supply shortages and testing delays at hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic.
The White House waited until after business hours to announce the nomination of a new inspector general for the department who, if confirmed, would take over for Christi A. Grimm, the principal deputy inspector general who was publicly assailed by the president at a news briefing three weeks ago.
The message being sent is clear. Anyone in the Executive Branch who upholds their duty to report facts and Trump’s failings to the American people will lose their job. Trump has already fired the top official leading the federal coronavirus vaccine effort because he disagreed with spending federal money on the dangerous and unproven malaria drug as a treatment for the virus.
Trump doesn’t want people to be well informed about the public health crisis. He expects the economy to reopen and everything to go back to normal, while his administration pretends like the coronavirus is gone.
Donald Trump has endangered public health in numerous ways during this crisis, but the firing of top health officials for telling the truth has the potential for deadly long-term consequences.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
Follow Jason Easley on Facebook


politicususa--2020-05-03--Opinion: Republicans Continue To Politicize If And When We Believe Women

On Friday , Joe Biden went on Morning Joe to answer questions posed by co-host Mika Brzezinski .
I didn ’ t watch the interview because the very fact there was one demonstrated that nothing has changed since 2016 .
Before we go any further , I ’ m not about to pronounce guilt or innocence of Trump , Biden or anyone else .
This is about how we politicize the way we treat survivors .
If you have the misfortune of surviving a sex crime committed by a Republican , his spouse will defend him and his party will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video came out in 2016 and the original public scolding by some prominent Republican politicians , Melania Trump explained the complicated concept of boy talk to Anderson Cooper .
Voila , Donald Trump survived what would have , at one time , been a campaign-ending scandal .
The rest , we know , is the nightmare we continue to live .
We saw it again as Brett Kavanagh went through the confirmation process .
Christine Blasey Ford braved the thug mentality that is a feature of Trump defenders to tell her story to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so credible that even in his smarmy way , Trump had to make that concession before sending Kavanaugh to do his best Trump imitation before that committee .
Lindsey Graham displayed temper unlike anything we ’ ve seen from him before – in defense of Kavanaugh .
There was no meaningful investigation into the stories of several women who alleged that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted them during his drunken frat boy days .
Donald Trump ’ s DOJ made sure of that .
On the other hand , if the alleged perpetrator is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process .
You don ’ t even have to be the person who allegedly committed the crime .
Even without investigation , let alone charges and a guilty verdict , If you were married to the accused , that means you enabled him .
Or if you are the person accused , then suddenly Republicans care about believing the women .
In America , everyone who is accused of a crime has the right to be presumed innocent .
It ’ s also true that accusations of criminal behavior are investigated .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sexual harassment , sexual abuse , sexual assault , or rape .
Every single one .
It starts with believing the survivor , but does not end there .
To suggest that believing them means convicting the accused overlooks legal protections beginning with the presumption of innocence and going on to the right to confront your accuser and evidence offered and so on .
Me Too became a thing because mostly privileged men pretty much had immunity from prosecution for rape and other sex crimes .
Then we saw some high profile convictions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Harvey Weinstein .
Jeffrey Epstein was awaiting trial he died in prison .
The survivors in all these cases had to fight decades just to get their day in court .
And yet , as Christine Pelosi pointed out in a thread on Twitter , the process for investigating alleged sexual misconduct by members of the Senate or the House is broken .
The political class still treats sexual misconduct as a weapon against political opponents instead of as a crime that brings with it real and permanent harm to survivors .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ women to accuse now-former Senator Al Franken .
There was no investigation , just a few days of media attention and pressure behind the scenes by Franken ’ s colleagues .
Because of these political games , accusations often arise during elections and are treated as suspect because of the political overtones .
Given that reality , considering what role if any politics played in women coming forward has become an unfortunate necessity .
This is about blurring the lines .
It leads us not so gently to the Trump Republicans ’ ultimate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they ’ d rather erase any legal protections against sexual misconduct .
The Trump DOJ redefined the definitions of domestic violence and sexual assault back in 2019 .
We saw hints of it as Betsy De Voss removed any legal protections girls had from sexual misconduct at school .
And we saw it again when Donald Trump ’ s comments about Tara Reade gave him the momentary appearance of being Joe Biden ’ s ally .
He isn ’ t , not by a long shot .
While incremental , this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the legal protections for survivors of sexual and other forms of violence that mostly affect women .
Trump and Biden are as different as night and day when it comes to their attitudes toward women and about violence against us , including sexual violence .
While we can criticize him for his handling of Anita Hill , Biden also took the lead with the Violence Against Women Act .
It ’ s one thing to vote for a bill that protects women from sexual misconduct and other acts of violence ; it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make it law .
Donald Trump never believed the women .
Even when he presented Bill Clinton ’ s accusers as a back drop during the last presidential debate with Hillary Clinton , it was more about how it would benefit him than about believing them .
Donald Trump didn ’ t even act as cheer leader when the House reauthorized VAWA in 2019 .
He did nothing when the self-identified Grim Reaper , Mitch McConnell , smothered reauthorization by the Senate .
While Trump sort of said he doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being falsely accused , his surrogates made it clear that because it is politically advantageous , they choose to believe her .
I ’ m all for believing Tara Reade and investigating her story , because as Biden pointed out during his interview , the truth matters .
Believing her means investigating her story and , if it stands up , holding Biden accountable .
It ’ s far more than what Donald Trump ’ s accusers ever got and are likely to get as long as he is in office .
Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They make it increasingly more difficult for women to protect ourselves from the sexual misconduct and violence that mostly women encounter and most experience .
We saw it with the way they treated women when they accused Republicans and the way they behaved when the alleged perpetrator was a Democrat .
We saw it in the disregard they had for the Violence Against Women Act and separately , their attitude toward women ’ s right to choose ( including when they are impregnated by their rapists . )
In short , Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe women and when .

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
On Friday, Joe Biden went on Morning Joe to answer questions posed by co-host Mika Brzezinski. I didn’t watch the interview because the very fact there was one demonstrated that nothing has changed since 2016.
Before we go any further, I’m not about to pronounce guilt or innocence of Trump, Biden or anyone else. This is about how we politicize the way we treat survivors.
If you have the misfortune of surviving a sex crime committed by a Republican, his spouse will defend him and his party will attack you. After the Access Hollywood video came out in 2016 and the original public scolding by some prominent Republican politicians, Melania Trump explained the complicated concept of boy talk to Anderson Cooper. Voila, Donald Trump survived what would have, at one time, been a campaign-ending scandal. The rest, we know, is the nightmare we continue to live.
We saw it again as Brett Kavanagh went through the confirmation process. Christine Blasey Ford braved the thug mentality that is a feature of Trump defenders to tell her story to the Senate Judiciary Committee. She was so credible that even in his smarmy way, Trump had to make that concession before sending Kavanaugh to do his best Trump imitation before that committee. Lindsey Graham displayed temper unlike anything we’ve seen from him before – in defense of Kavanaugh.
There was no meaningful investigation into the stories of several women who alleged that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted them during his drunken frat boy days. Donald Trump’s DOJ made sure of that.
On the other hand, if the alleged perpetrator is a Democrat, presidential candidates face a different process. You don’t even have to be the person who allegedly committed the crime. Even without investigation, let alone charges and a guilty verdict, If you were married to the accused, that means you enabled him. Or if you are the person accused, then suddenly Republicans care about believing the women.
In America, everyone who is accused of a crime has the right to be presumed innocent. It’s also true that accusations of criminal behavior are investigated. That should be done with every case of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault, or rape. Every single one. It starts with believing the survivor, but does not end there. To suggest that believing them means convicting the accused overlooks legal protections beginning with the presumption of innocence and going on to the right to confront your accuser and evidence offered and so on.
Me Too became a thing because mostly privileged men pretty much had immunity from prosecution for rape and other sex crimes. Then we saw some high profile convictions, such as those of Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein. Jeffrey Epstein was awaiting trial he died in prison. The survivors in all these cases had to fight decades just to get their day in court.
And yet, as Christine Pelosi pointed out in a thread on Twitter, the process for investigating alleged sexual misconduct by members of the Senate or the House is broken.
I still wish there was a confidential independent investigation for charges like these, with counseling due process and transparent results – in that absence, I look forward to seeing the National Archives response and hope we can stop weaponizing trauma and promote healing. — Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) May 1, 2020
The political class still treats sexual misconduct as a weapon against political opponents instead of as a crime that brings with it real and permanent harm to survivors.
We saw Roger Stone coach the first women to accuse now-former Senator Al Franken. There was no investigation, just a few days of media attention and pressure behind the scenes by Franken’s colleagues.
Because of these political games, accusations often arise during elections and are treated as suspect because of the political overtones. Given that reality, considering what role if any politics played in women coming forward has become an unfortunate necessity.
This is about blurring the lines. It leads us not so gently to the Trump Republicans’ ultimate position on sexual misconduct. Simply put, they’d rather erase any legal protections against sexual misconduct.
The Trump DOJ redefined the definitions of domestic violence and sexual assault back in 2019.
We saw hints of it as Betsy De Voss removed any legal protections girls had from sexual misconduct at school.
And we saw it again when Donald Trump’s comments about Tara Reade gave him the momentary appearance of being Joe Biden’s ally. He isn’t, not by a long shot.
While incremental, this is definitely a consistent effort to roll back the legal protections for survivors of sexual and other forms of violence that mostly affect women.
Trump and Biden are as different as night and day when it comes to their attitudes toward women and about violence against us, including sexual violence.
While we can criticize him for his handling of Anita Hill, Biden also took the lead with the Violence Against Women Act. It’s one thing to vote for a bill that protects women from sexual misconduct and other acts of violence; it’s another to be out there fighting to make it law.
Donald Trump never believed the women. Even when he presented Bill Clinton’s accusers as a back drop during the last presidential debate with Hillary Clinton, it was more about how it would benefit him than about believing them.
Donald Trump didn’t even act as cheer leader when the House reauthorized VAWA in 2019. He did nothing when the self-identified Grim Reaper, Mitch McConnell, smothered reauthorization by the Senate.
While Trump sort of said he doesn’t believe Reade because he knows all about being falsely accused, his surrogates made it clear that because it is politically advantageous, they choose to believe her.
I’m all for believing Tara Reade and investigating her story, because as Biden pointed out during his interview, the truth matters. Believing her means investigating her story and, if it stands up, holding Biden accountable.
It’s far more than what Donald Trump’s accusers ever got and are likely to get as long as he is in office. Republicans have not and do not believe women. They make it increasingly more difficult for women to protect ourselves from the sexual misconduct and violence that mostly women encounter and most experience.
We saw it with the way they treated women when they accused Republicans and the way they behaved when the alleged perpetrator was a Democrat. We saw it in the disregard they had for the Violence Against Women Act and separately, their attitude toward women’s right to choose (including when they are impregnated by their rapists.)
In short, Republicans politicized and weaponized matters of whether we believe women and when.


politicususa--2020-05-03--Fox News Town Hall Completely Backfires On Trump

Trump ’ s Fox News town hall quickly turned into a disaster that is only making the president look even more out of touch as he takes questions from the American people .
A woman who was lost her job , evicted , and relying on donations to feed her kids asked Trump for advice .
Trump responded by promising her that she will get a better job , making more money , and then falsely touted the pre-virus economy as the greatest in the history of the world .
Trump also admitted that he is changing his definition of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to grow : Even his staging and photo-op backfired : Trump thought that he was positioning himself with Lincoln .
Instead , he looked small and inadequate next to one of the giants of the presidency .
The problem for Trump continues to be that every time he opens his mouth , he reminds a large majority of Americans of his pathological lies and incompetence .
Trump should have never done the Fox News propaganda event .
The event is a fiasco that serves as a reminder that Donald Trump can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t relate to regular people and their struggles because he doesn ’ t care about them .
Everything that Trump is trying to do on Fox News is going wrong .
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
Trump’s Fox News town hall quickly turned into a disaster that is only making the president look even more out of touch as he takes questions from the American people.
A woman who was lost her job, evicted, and relying on donations to feed her kids asked Trump for advice.
Trump responded by promising her that she will get a better job, making more money, and then falsely touted the pre-virus economy as the greatest in the history of the world.
Video:
Question: I’ve lost my job, I haven’t received any stimulus money, and I’m behind on my bills. Is there more help coming?
Trump: *empty promises* pic.twitter.com/i1QXCekG3B — Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) May 3, 2020
Trump also admitted that he is changing his definition of coronavirus success as the death toll continues to grow:
Trump: That’s one of the reasons we’re successful, if you call losing 80k-90k people successful
Bret: That number has changed Mr. President. You said 60
Trump: I used to say 65k and now I’m saying 80 or 90 and it goes up and it goes up rapidly pic.twitter.com/v4FbbygF5Q — Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) May 3, 2020
Even his staging and photo-op backfired:
A midget speaks at the feet of a giant. pic.twitter.com/rCElb3aQVr — Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 3, 2020
Trump thought that he was positioning himself with Lincoln. Instead, he looked small and inadequate next to one of the giants of the presidency.
The problem for Trump continues to be that every time he opens his mouth, he reminds a large majority of Americans of his pathological lies and incompetence. Trump should have never done the Fox News propaganda event. The event is a fiasco that serves as a reminder that Donald Trump can’t be a human being. He can’t relate to regular people and their struggles because he doesn’t care about them.
Everything that Trump is trying to do on Fox News is going wrong.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
Follow Jason Easley on Facebook


politicususa--2020-05-03--Lindsey Graham Plans To Investigate Obama During Virus Pandemic

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) said that he would launch an investigation into Obama “ surveillance ” of Mike Flynn .
Graham said on Fox ’ s Sunday Morning Futures , “ Seems to me , there ’ s a tale of two FBIs here .
The FBI agents that we all admire in the field office , and this hit squad that McCabe and Comey put together operating out of the seventh floor .
I want to know why Flynn was being surveilled by the Obama administration to begin with .
You know , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Security Adviser of the president-elect .
What the hell was that all about ?
” Graham has gone all-in on the popular Obama/Flynn right-wing conspiracy theory .
Graham and others conveniently leave out the fact that Flynn was illegally lobbying for the government of Turkey .
There is a very simple reason why Flynn was being watched .
He was engaged in illegal activity .
Trump ’ s conspiracy fantasy to make the Russia scandal go away doesn ’ t work if Flynn was doing something wrong , so Republicans are just forgetting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the conspiracy .
Trump and Graham are so desperate to investigate the case against Mike Flynn because they are trying to discredit the Russia scandal before the election .
Obama warned Trump not to hire Flynn , but Trump ignored him , and now Lindsey Graham is trying to cover up Trump ’ s criminality and incompetence with an investigation into Obama .
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said that he would launch an investigation into Obama “surveillance” of Mike Flynn.
Graham said on Fox’s Sunday Morning Futures, “Seems to me, there’s a tale of two FBIs here. The FBI agents that we all admire in the field office, and this hit squad that McCabe and Comey put together operating out of the seventh floor. I want to know why Flynn was being surveilled by the Obama administration to begin with. You know, the Obama administration is surveilling the National Security Adviser of the president-elect. What the hell was that all about?”
Video of Graham:
Graham has gone all-in on the popular Obama/Flynn right-wing conspiracy theory. Graham and others conveniently leave out the fact that Flynn was illegally lobbying for the government of Turkey. There is a very simple reason why Flynn was being watched. He was engaged in illegal activity.
Trump’s conspiracy fantasy to make the Russia scandal go away doesn’t work if Flynn was doing something wrong, so Republicans are just forgetting about the crime part and focusing on the conspiracy.
Trump and Graham are so desperate to investigate the case against Mike Flynn because they are trying to discredit the Russia scandal before the election.
Obama warned Trump not to hire Flynn, but Trump ignored him, and now Lindsey Graham is trying to cover up Trump’s criminality and incompetence with an investigation into Obama.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
Follow Jason Easley on Facebook


politicususa--2020-05-03--Joe Biden Expands His Lead To 6 Points Over Trump

A new poll shows that Joe Biden ’ s national lead over Trump has gone from two points at the end of February to six points by early May .
According to the CBS News/YouGov poll : More bad news for Trump as voters say the economy will influence their vote more than coronavirus : Forty-nine percent of respondents in the poll also said that they are thinking about the presidential election a lot , and another 30 % said that they are thinking about it some .
53 % of respondents said that they have seen too much of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % said that they haven ’ t seen enough of Biden .
Joe Biden is not going to have to worry about being overexposed before the election , as voters are hungry to hear more from the presumptive Democratic nominee before the election .
The problem for Trump is that even if the economy reopens , the economic damage is going to linger for the rest of the year .
Biden ’ s lead is growing as Trump ’ s support is stuck the same 40 % -44 % range that his base @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy , he may have also ended his best chance for a second term .
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
A new poll shows that Joe Biden’s national lead over Trump has gone from two points at the end of February to six points by early May.
According to the CBS News/YouGov poll:
BIDEN VS. TRUMP:
Nationwide, Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by six points among likely voters. (But a reminder: the national vote tally doesn’t determine the Presidency, the Electoral College does.)https://t.co/6yRTziaGpP pic.twitter.com/ZeFnnL1zl0 — CBS News Poll (@CBSNewsPoll) May 3, 2020
More bad news for Trump as voters say the economy will influence their vote more than coronavirus:
Voters nationwide say both the coronavirus outbreak and the economy are factors in their vote choice or President right now, especially the economy. pic.twitter.com/YxucjAqBOk — CBS News Poll (@CBSNewsPoll) May 3, 2020
Forty-nine percent of respondents in the poll also said that they are thinking about the presidential election a lot, and another 30% said that they are thinking about it some. 53% of respondents said that they have seen too much of Trump during the coronavirus pandemic and 47% said that they haven’t seen enough of Biden.
Joe Biden is not going to have to worry about being overexposed before the election, as voters are hungry to hear more from the presumptive Democratic nominee before the election. The problem for Trump is that even if the economy reopens, the economic damage is going to linger for the rest of the year.
Biden’s lead is growing as Trump’s support is stuck the same 40%-44% range that his base is in. When Trump destroyed the economy, he may have also ended his best chance for a second term.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
Follow Jason Easley on Facebook


politicususa--2020-05-03--Trump Has A Sunday Morning Meltdown And Suggests He Saved America From A Great Plague

Trump can ’ t go outside and play ( golf ) , so he is spending his Sunday morning melting down and spinning a tale of he saved America from coronavirus .
Trump ’ s tale of a plague that came out of nowhere is completely detached from reality .
The real story is that the President was told of the great plague months before it arrived , but he ignored the warnings .
Instead of preparing the nation for the plague , the President played golf and promised America that 15 cases would go to zero , and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wind .
As the plague worsened , the President tried limiting testing , so that he could manipulate the data to make the plague look better than what it was .
The President killed tens of thousands of Americans , and collapsed the economy , because he did not prepare the country , and was slow to give states the aid that they needed .
While his presidency crumbled , the President tried to confuse the people and misdirect the people with dangerous advice and false cures , but the more he spoke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real plague was named Donald Trump .
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Print
Trump can’t go outside and play (golf), so he is spending his Sunday morning melting down and spinning a tale of he saved America from coronavirus.
Trump tweeted:
….And then came a Plague, a great and powerful Plague, and the World was never to be the same again! But America rose from this death and destruction, always remembering its many lost souls, and the lost souls all over the World, and became greater than ever before! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 3, 2020
Trump’s tale of a plague that came out of nowhere is completely detached from reality. The real story is that the President was told of the great plague months before it arrived, but he ignored the warnings. Instead of preparing the nation for the plague, the President played golf and promised America that 15 cases would go to zero, and that the plague would blow away like the wind.
As the plague worsened, the President tried limiting testing, so that he could manipulate the data to make the plague look better than what it was. The President killed tens of thousands of Americans, and collapsed the economy, because he did not prepare the country, and was slow to give states the aid that they needed.
While his presidency crumbled, the President tried to confuse the people and misdirect the people with dangerous advice and false cures, but the more he spoke, the more people realized that the real plague was named Donald Trump.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
Follow Jason Easley on Facebook