politicususa--2020-10-13--Goodbye Mitch McConnell As Democrats Now Favored To Win Senate

The Cook Political Report for the first time found that Democrats are favored to win the Senate and remove Mitch McConnell from power .
Via Jessica Taylor at The Cook Political Report : In speaking with several Republican sources over the past few days , they concede that losing just two net seats is the very best they can probably hope for — still leaving the GOP with a 51-49 advantage and one short of flipping control even if Joe Biden wins the White House .
But most put the range closer to three to seven seats on the highest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perhaps a 51-49 Democratic majority that wouldn ’ t even need a Vice President Kamala Harris to break ties .
So we are increasing our current projection of the most likely outcome to a Democratic net gain of between two and seven Senate seats .
That still leaves pretty much just one scenario — a two-seat net gain — where Republicans would still hold control .
Three seats would put the partisan breakdown as a tie , and with a Biden win still more likely than Democrats flipping the Senate , that would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some Republicans think a good night might be holding Democrats to simply that 51-49 majority instead of even bigger gains .
The political landscape is so dire for Republicans that they are lowering the bar for what they would consider being a good night to losing the White House and narrowly losing control of the US Senate .
Everything would have to go right for Democrats to win seven seats .
A more likely scenario is that Democrats win 4-5 seats .
A total flip of the Senate to a 53-47 Democratic majority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The projections are dire .
Records are being set for early voting around the country .
Historically speaking , the indicators are pointing to the most likely outcome being a Democratic win up and down the ballot .
Anything can happen with three weeks left until Election Day , but with so many people already voting , it is looking increasingly likely that both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell will soon be removed from power .
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The Cook Political Report for the first time found that Democrats are favored to win the Senate and remove Mitch McConnell from power.
Via Jessica Taylor at The Cook Political Report:
In speaking with several Republican sources over the past few days, they concede that losing just two net seats is the very best they can probably hope for — still leaving the GOP with a 51-49 advantage and one short of flipping control even if Joe Biden wins the White House. But most put the range closer to three to seven seats on the highest end, with the median agreement being perhaps a 51-49 Democratic majority that wouldn’t even need a Vice President Kamala Harris to break ties.
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So we are increasing our current projection of the most likely outcome to a Democratic net gain of between two and seven Senate seats. That still leaves pretty much just one scenario — a two-seat net gain — where Republicans would still hold control. Three seats would put the partisan breakdown as a tie, and with a Biden win still more likely than Democrats flipping the Senate, that would probably mean Democratic control too. But some Republicans think a good night might be holding Democrats to simply that 51-49 majority instead of even bigger gains.
The political landscape is so dire for Republicans that they are lowering the bar for what they would consider being a good night to losing the White House and narrowly losing control of the US Senate. Everything would have to go right for Democrats to win seven seats. A more likely scenario is that Democrats win 4-5 seats.
A total flip of the Senate to a 53-47 Democratic majority is not out of the question.
The projections are dire. Records are being set for early voting around the country. Historically speaking, the indicators are pointing to the most likely outcome being a Democratic win up and down the ballot.
Anything can happen with three weeks left until Election Day, but with so many people already voting, it is looking increasingly likely that both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell will soon be removed from power.
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politicususa--2020-10-14--Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Said She “Trusts Iowans to do the Right Thing” In Regards to COVID is at Trum

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Said She “Trusts Iowans to do the Right Thing” In Regards to COVID is at Trump’s Des Moines Super Spreader Rally

Donald Trump wants to hold rallies and nothing is going to stop him .
Even if those events are being held in states with rising COVID case loads .
Iowa certainly fits the bill .
The state is currently seeing around 20 % of its tests come back positive .
Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has ignored the rising cases and moved the reopen the state at a breakneck pace .
She also says that she trusts Iowans to do “ the right thing.
” But on Wednesday night , she was appearing at Donald Trump ’ s Des Moines rally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was being practiced .
In mid-September , Reynolds told reporters , “ I think the goal is to do what we can to reduce the spread of the virus .
I believe that is the end goal and that we can get there without a mask mandate .
I believe that and that ’ s what I ’ m going to consistently do .
I trust Iowans to do the right thing , and I think they are doing the right thing.
” On Wednesday night , though , tens of thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing .
Shots of Trump ’ s rally in Des Moines feature people tightly packed together and not wearing masks .
Days ago , Reynolds encouraged Iowans to attend the rally despite the state ’ s current COVID-19 predicament .
She tweeted , “ Make sure to request your free tickets for the upcoming rally w/President Donald Trump .
It will be this Wednesday at 6:00 PM in Des Moines !
Protect Iowa ’ s future , and show your support for President Trump !
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Donald Trump wants to hold rallies and nothing is going to stop him. Even if those events are being held in states with rising COVID case loads. Iowa certainly fits the bill. The state is currently seeing around 20% of its tests come back positive.
Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has ignored the rising cases and moved the reopen the state at a breakneck pace. She also says that she trusts Iowans to do “the right thing.” But on Wednesday night, she was appearing at Donald Trump’s Des Moines rally where neither social distancing or mask use was being practiced.
In mid-September, Reynolds told reporters, “I think the goal is to do what we can to reduce the spread of the virus. I believe that is the end goal and that we can get there without a mask mandate. I believe that and that’s what I’m going to consistently do. I trust Iowans to do the right thing, and I think they are doing the right thing.”
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has mandated masks and social distancing for large gatherings, yet she is at Donald Trump’s super-spreader event in Iowa where neither are being observed. The GOP has made it clear that they won’t follow any rules, even the ones they made themselves. https://t.co/GbJisZaeZe — Biden War Room (Text JOIN to 30330) (@BidenWarRoom) October 14, 2020
On Wednesday night, though, tens of thousands of Iowan Republicans are not doing the right thing. Shots of Trump’s rally in Des Moines feature people tightly packed together and not wearing masks.
Days ago, Reynolds encouraged Iowans to attend the rally despite the state’s current COVID-19 predicament. She tweeted, “Make sure to request your free tickets for the upcoming rally w/President Donald Trump. It will be this Wednesday at 6:00 PM in Des Moines! Protect Iowa’s future, and show your support for President Trump!”


politicususa--2020-10-14--Trump Busted For Faking Supporters Wearing Masks At His Rallies

CNN ’ s Jim Acosta detailed how Trump is handing out masks to the people standing behind him to create a false impression of mask-wearing .
Acosta said , “ We should point out that there are very few people practicing social distancing .
Very few people wearing masks .
But I want to point out one thing .
Behind the podium where the president will speak later this evening , the campaign has been very strategic about this .
Having those supporters wear MAGA masks to give the impression to people tuning in from home that people at these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks when in fact , that is a very small minority of the people who come to these rallies.
” It is all a con .
Trump knows that the feed camera can ’ t show the crowd .
It is why when he takes the stage , there is only one camera view , and it is pointed straight at him .
Trump knows that the cameras can ’ t pan around and show the maskless crowd COVID breeding ground at his rallies , so he slaps some masks on the people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look safer than what they really are .
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The reality is that Trump ’ s rallies are super spreader maskless affairs .

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CNN’s Jim Acosta detailed how Trump is handing out masks to the people standing behind him to create a false impression of mask-wearing.
Acosta said, “We should point out that there are very few people practicing social distancing. Very few people wearing masks. But I want to point out one thing. Behind the podium where the president will speak later this evening, the campaign has been very strategic about this. Having those supporters wear MAGA masks to give the impression to people tuning in from home that people at these rallies are, in fact, wearing masks when in fact, that is a very small minority of the people who come to these rallies.”
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Trump busted for faking his supporters wearing masks at his rallies by @Acosta pic.twitter.com/JsiZZ7HrbY — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 14, 2020
It is all a con. Trump knows that the feed camera can’t show the crowd. It is why when he takes the stage, there is only one camera view, and it is pointed straight at him. Trump knows that the cameras can’t pan around and show the maskless crowd COVID breeding ground at his rallies, so he slaps some masks on the people behind him to make the campaign events look safer than what they really are.
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What Trump is showing the American people is fake.
The reality is that Trump’s rallies are super spreader maskless affairs.


politicususa--2020-10-14--Trump Reeling As Quinnipiac Poll Finds Biden Leading Georgia By 7

It is only one poll , but the latest Quinnipiac poll of Georgia shows Democratic candidate Joe Biden leading 51 % -44 % .
In Georgia , Biden leads 51 – 44 percent among likely voters , while 4 percent are undecided .
On September 29th , the race for the White House was too close to call when Biden had 50 percent support and Trump had 47 percent support .
The September survey was taken before the first presidential debate and the president ’ s COVID-19 diagnosis .
Today , likely voters give Biden a slightly positive 51 – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a mixed 48 percent favorable and 49 percent unfavorable rating in the last survey .
Likely voters give Trump a negative 43 – 54 percent favorability rating today , compared to a mixed 47 percent favorable and 51 percent unfavorable rating in the last survey .
It is only one poll , so the results should be taken with a huge grain of salt , but all of the recent polls have been trending in the same direction in both state and national polling .
Joe Biden is gaining support .
Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Georgia would be a seven-point Biden win , it would be a titanic shift that would confirm the breakthrough that has been building in Georgia for years .
Georgia looks like the next formerly dark red southern state that could turn blue .
Texas would also be on that list , but the Lone Star State ’ s demographic shift doesn ’ t match Georgia or North Carolina .
A loss in Georgia would indicate a landslide defeat for Trump and the Republican Party .
Republicans in Georgia have a system of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should take nothing for granted and work ten times harder to flip the Peach State .
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It is only one poll, but the latest Quinnipiac poll of Georgia shows Democratic candidate Joe Biden leading 51%-44%.
Via Quinnipiac University:
In Georgia, Biden leads 51 – 44 percent among likely voters, while 4 percent are undecided. On September 29th, the race for the White House was too close to call when Biden had 50 percent support and Trump had 47 percent support. The September survey was taken before the first presidential debate and the president’s COVID-19 diagnosis.
Today, likely voters give Biden a slightly positive 51 – 46 percent favorability rating, compared to a mixed 48 percent favorable and 49 percent unfavorable rating in the last survey.
Likely voters give Trump a negative 43 – 54 percent favorability rating today, compared to a mixed 47 percent favorable and 51 percent unfavorable rating in the last survey.
It is only one poll, so the results should be taken with a huge grain of salt, but all of the recent polls have been trending in the same direction in both state and national polling. Joe Biden is gaining support. Donald Trump is losing support.
If the result in Georgia would be a seven-point Biden win, it would be a titanic shift that would confirm the breakthrough that has been building in Georgia for years. Georgia looks like the next formerly dark red southern state that could turn blue. Texas would also be on that list, but the Lone Star State’s demographic shift doesn’t match Georgia or North Carolina.
A loss in Georgia would indicate a landslide defeat for Trump and the Republican Party.
Republicans in Georgia have a system of voter suppression in place, so Democrats should take nothing for granted and work ten times harder to flip the Peach State.
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politicususa--2020-10-14--Facebook And Twitter Block Trump Attempt To Spread Russian Attack On Biden

The New York Post , owned by Rupert Murdoch ’ s Newscorp , tried to circulate Russian propaganda and was blocked by Facebook and Twitter .
PoliticusUSA will not link to The Post story , but here is the notification from Twitter : The Post claims to have hacked Hunter Biden emails , which is a violation of Twitter policy : Facebook also shut the story down : The Hunter Biden tale came from Rudy Giuliani who is being fed information by pro-Putin individuals in Ukraine .
The Russians and Trump are very predictable .
It is almost four years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinton campaign emails were dumped .
Trump , Putin , and conservative are running the same playbook .
Instead of Hillary Clinton , the target in 2020 is Hunter Biden .
The difference is that social media companies aren ’ t going to be willing tools for Trump and Russia .
Their disinformation is being shut down , as the hostile foreign actor and the president installed are not being given the social media platform to spread propaganda , lies , and misinformation .
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The New York Post, owned by Rupert Murdoch’s Newscorp, tried to circulate Russian propaganda and was blocked by Facebook and Twitter.
PoliticusUSA will not link to The Post story, but here is the notification from Twitter:
if you click on the story in an older tweet, you will see this message: pic.twitter.com/ZrMvSV7UDi — Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) October 14, 2020
The Post claims to have hacked Hunter Biden emails, which is a violation of Twitter policy:
Statement from Twitter: "In line with our Hacked Materials Policy, as well as our approach to blocking URLs, we are taking action to block any links to or images of the material in question on Twitter.”https://t.co/Y1wsv2Kfgr — Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) October 14, 2020
Facebook also shut the story down:
While I will intentionally not link to the New York Post, I want be clear that this story is eligible to be fact checked by Facebook's third-party fact checking partners. In the meantime, we are reducing its distribution on our platform. — Andy Stone (@andymstone) October 14, 2020
The Hunter Biden tale came from Rudy Giuliani who is being fed information by pro-Putin individuals in Ukraine.
The Russians and Trump are very predictable. It is almost four years to the week, that the hacked Clinton campaign emails were dumped. Trump, Putin, and conservative are running the same playbook. Instead of Hillary Clinton, the target in 2020 is Hunter Biden.
The difference is that social media companies aren’t going to be willing tools for Trump and Russia. Their disinformation is being shut down, as the hostile foreign actor and the president installed are not being given the social media platform to spread propaganda, lies, and misinformation.
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politicususa--2020-10-14--Joe Biden’s Lead Solidifies As Things Get Even Worse For Trump

Trump ’ s disastrous months have resulted in voters voting early and making their decision as Joe Biden ’ s lead is solidifying .
Trump has stumbled through a disastrous stretch that has included embarrassing leaks about his comments disparaging military members , a ridiculed debate performance , and a Rose Garden ceremony that some describe as a superspreader for a deadly virus .
In the homestretch of the 2020 campaign , there has been little good news for the incumbent .
And that is showing up as an ominous turn for him in the polls as Biden consolidates support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead for Biden in the high single digits during the late summer has expanded to 12 points in early October , according to a Washington Post polling average .
Elections in the United States have increasingly become a two outcome affair .
The first type of election is typified by the presidential race of 2000 , the too close to call nailbiter .
The second type is the wave election .
Barack Obama ’ s election in 2008 and Trump ’ s election in 2016 were both waves in the respect that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s victory was larger than Trump ’ s , but they both had the same end result of one-party control of Congress and the presidency for a period of time .
The conventional mainstream political wisdom before the coronavirus pandemic gripped America was that 2020 was setting up to be a close election .
While treating polling numbers as horserace gospel is foolish , but polls , when looked at together , do reveal the trajectory of a race and can provide hints as to which of the two modern outcomes voters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mistaking the current trajectory of the 2020 race .
Early voter turnout is record-shattering in many locations .
Millions of people have voted , and are voting , and the majority of those voters appear to be supporting Joe Biden .
Hillary Clinton ’ s lead in 2016 was not stable .
She would gain and lose 5 points or more from poll to poll .
Looking back , the Clinton campaign ’ s polling volatility was a signal of soft support .
Biden ’ s lead has stayed consistent , and with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it is an omen that Trump is in big trouble .
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Trump’s disastrous months have resulted in voters voting early and making their decision as Joe Biden’s lead is solidifying.
The Washington Post reported:
Trump has stumbled through a disastrous stretch that has included embarrassing leaks about his comments disparaging military members, a ridiculed debate performance, and a Rose Garden ceremony that some describe as a superspreader for a deadly virus.
In the homestretch of the 2020 campaign, there has been little good news for the incumbent. And that is showing up as an ominous turn for him in the polls as Biden consolidates support. What had been a steady national lead for Biden in the high single digits during the late summer has expanded to 12 points in early October, according to a Washington Post polling average.
Elections in the United States have increasingly become a two outcome affair. The first type of election is typified by the presidential race of 2000, the too close to call nailbiter. The second type is the wave election. Barack Obama’s election in 2008 and Trump’s election in 2016 were both waves in the respect that they lifted one party into power. Obama’s victory was larger than Trump’s, but they both had the same end result of one-party control of Congress and the presidency for a period of time.
The conventional mainstream political wisdom before the coronavirus pandemic gripped America was that 2020 was setting up to be a close election.
While treating polling numbers as horserace gospel is foolish, but polls, when looked at together, do reveal the trajectory of a race and can provide hints as to which of the two modern outcomes voters are moving toward.
There is no mistaking the current trajectory of the 2020 race. Early voter turnout is record-shattering in many locations. Millions of people have voted, and are voting, and the majority of those voters appear to be supporting Joe Biden.
Hillary Clinton’s lead in 2016 was not stable. She would gain and lose 5 points or more from poll to poll. Looking back, the Clinton campaign’s polling volatility was a signal of soft support. Biden’s lead has stayed consistent, and with more people voting early than ever before, it is an omen that Trump is in big trouble.
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politicususa--2020-10-14--Washington Post Columnist: Mitch McConnell “Is Laughing at Our Nation’s Suffering”

In a piece for The Washington Post , regular contributor Helaine Olen writes that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) “ is laughing at our nation ’ s suffering , ” saying that his behavior in “ response to the economic catastrophe that has resulted from the pandemic is full-on contempt for the suffering and needy.
” To that end , Olen points out that McConnell , during a debate against his Democratic rival Amy McGrath , actually laughed when McGrath excoriated him for not passing coronavirus relief legislation even after the Democratic House approved the HEROES Act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bill in May and this Senate went on vacation , ” McGrath said during Monday night ’ s debate .
“ I mean , you just don ’ t do that .
You negotiate .
Senator , it is a national crisis , you knew that the coronavirus wasn ’ t gon na end at the end of July .
We knew that .
If you want to call yourself a leader … you got to get things done and those of us who served in the marines , we don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side .
We get the job done.
” McConnell put the blame on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) in his response , saying , “ Look , I know how to make deals .
I made three major deals with Joe Biden during the Obama era .
What the problem is here is the unwillingness of the speaker to make a deal.
” “ Most Americans think we need to do more to help people struggling as a result of the pandemic and the economic pain of lockdowns , shutdowns and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say “ most , ” I mean a large majority .
Poll after poll shows Americans favor extending the $ 600-a-week unemployment supplement that was allowed to expire by the inaction of Senate Republicans , ” Olen points out .
“ But as long as Republicans continue to control the Senate , it ’ s unlikely Americans will receive significant help.
” McConnell ’ s “ pretend attempts at action ” are successful in that “ A majority of Americans believe both parties should share blame for the impasse .
They believe it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people can not receive the help they so desperately need , ” Olen continues .
She notes that the majority of Americans would like to see the Affordable Care Act remain in place and support increasing taxes for America ’ s wealthiest .
She adds that Republicans have continued to pass up “ chance after chance to deliver more pandemic aid ” even as the crisis continues to grow , threatening ever more lives and livelihoods .
McConnell is so confident in his plans , Olen observes , that “ he couldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ onstage for a few hours on Monday night.
” She concludes “ that Americans will continue to get treated with contempt by politicians who claim to be acting on their behalf ” so long as Republicans retain a majority in the Senate .

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In a piece for The Washington Post, regular contributor Helaine Olen writes that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) “is laughing at our nation’s suffering,” saying that his behavior in “response to the economic catastrophe that has resulted from the pandemic is full-on contempt for the suffering and needy.”
To that end, Olen points out that McConnell, during a debate against his Democratic rival Amy McGrath, actually laughed when McGrath excoriated him for not passing coronavirus relief legislation even after the Democratic House approved the HEROES Act in May.
“The House passed a bill in May and this Senate went on vacation,” McGrath said during Monday night’s debate. “I mean, you just don’t do that. You negotiate. Senator, it is a national crisis, you knew that the coronavirus wasn’t gonna end at the end of July. We knew that. If you want to call yourself a leader … you got to get things done and those of us who served in the marines, we don’t just point fingers at the other side. We get the job done.”
McConnell put the blame on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in his response, saying, “Look, I know how to make deals. I made three major deals with Joe Biden during the Obama era. What the problem is here is the unwillingness of the speaker to make a deal.”
“Most Americans think we need to do more to help people struggling as a result of the pandemic and the economic pain of lockdowns, shutdowns and social distancing mandates. And when I say “most,” I mean a large majority. Poll after poll shows Americans favor extending the $600-a-week unemployment supplement that was allowed to expire by the inaction of Senate Republicans,” Olen points out. “But as long as Republicans continue to control the Senate, it’s unlikely Americans will receive significant help.”
McConnell’s “pretend attempts at action” are successful in that “A majority of Americans believe both parties should share blame for the impasse. They believe it is the fault of both parties that people cannot receive the help they so desperately need,” Olen continues. She notes that the majority of Americans would like to see the Affordable Care Act remain in place and support increasing taxes for America’s wealthiest. She adds that Republicans have continued to pass up “chance after chance to deliver more pandemic aid” even as the crisis continues to grow, threatening ever more lives and livelihoods.
McConnell is so confident in his plans, Olen observes, that “he couldn’t even be bothered to fake empathy onstage for a few hours on Monday night.”
She concludes “that Americans will continue to get treated with contempt by politicians who claim to be acting on their behalf” so long as Republicans retain a majority in the Senate.


politicususa--2020-10-14--Right-Wing Pastor Claims “The Secular World Speaks Against President Trump”

Robert Henderson , a right-wing pastor who regularly publicizes his support for President Donald Trump , claimed that “ the secular world speaks President Trump , ” declaring the president was chosen by God to lead the nation .
“ I promise you there is a curse on our nation , not because the secular world speaks against President Trump , but because the Christian world does , ” Henderson said .
“ We are violating the laws of God , and we are violating the ways of God by rising up and speaking evil against President Trump , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like his mannerisms , they may not like the way he does things , they may question his motives , but here ’ s the reality : He sits in the seat of the president of the United States of America , and because of that , he should never be reviled , he should never be spoken evil of , he should never be criticized.
” “ I pray that all the negativity that has been spoken against President Trump , that it would not be held to our account , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lord would be merciful to large portions of the church that thinks that we have a right to our opinion.
” In August , Henderson declared he was beseeching “ the courts of Heaven ” to “ dismantle and remove any hindrance to what God wants to do in this election.
” “ We need to bring the threats of the Antichrist spirit before the courts of Heaven , ” he said at the time , suggesting that there were grave forces at working seeking to remove Trump from the executive office .

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Robert Henderson, a right-wing pastor who regularly publicizes his support for President Donald Trump, claimed that “the secular world speaks President Trump,” declaring the president was chosen by God to lead the nation.
“I promise you there is a curse on our nation, not because the secular world speaks against President Trump, but because the Christian world does,” Henderson said.
“We are violating the laws of God, and we are violating the ways of God by rising up and speaking evil against President Trump,” he added. “People may not like his mannerisms, they may not like the way he does things, they may question his motives, but here’s the reality: He sits in the seat of the president of the United States of America, and because of that, he should never be reviled, he should never be spoken evil of, he should never be criticized.”
“I pray that all the negativity that has been spoken against President Trump, that it would not be held to our account,” Henderson said, “and that the Lord would be merciful to large portions of the church that thinks that we have a right to our opinion.”
In August, Henderson declared he was beseeching “the courts of Heaven” to “dismantle and remove any hindrance to what God wants to do in this election.”
“We need to bring the threats of the Antichrist spirit before the courts of Heaven,” he said at the time, suggesting that there were grave forces at working seeking to remove Trump from the executive office.


politicususa--2020-10-14--Fox’s Rachel Campos-Duffy Says Covid Mitigation is Preparing Children for “Submission and Compliance

Fox’s Rachel Campos-Duffy Says Covid Mitigation is Preparing Children for “Submission and Compliance”

Speaking on “ Fox and Friends , ” fellow Fox News personality Rachel Campos-Duffy said that while compliance with Covid-19 measures is “ good , ” it ’ s preparing children for “ submission and compliance.
” “ We know that China has used Covid to reinforce control over their population because communism requires submission and compliance , ” Campos-Duffy told host Ainsley Earhardt , adding that she doesn ’ t believe science supports the use of masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus .
( In fact , they do . )
“ I ’ m worried that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a very formative age , I feel that some of the things we ’ re doing to them is cruel , is reinforcing submission to government and is creating a lot more fear than is necessary for children who we know are not superspreaders and have more of a chance of dying of the flu than they are of Covid .
And so I ’ m just very worried about this , ” she continued .
“ I want us , Ainsley , to come out of this pandemic looking like Americans , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep that in mind that these rules that we have , this environment that we ’ re creating is affecting childhoods and it ’ s affecting the formation of our children .
We ought to be thinking about that very deeply as we make rules for children , for school .
It just really worries me.
” You can watch the interview below .
Children “ play a larger role in the community spread of COVID-19 than previously thought , ” according to a study published in The Journal of Pediatrics .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of virus we found in children of all ages , especially in the first two days of infection , ” Lael Yonker , director of the MGH Cystic Fibrosis Center and lead author of the study , said in August “ I was not expecting the viral load to be so high .
You think of a hospital , and of all of the precautions taken to treat severely ill adults , but the viral loads of these hospitalized patients are significantly lower than a ‘ healthy child ’ who is walking around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ”

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Speaking on “Fox and Friends,” fellow Fox News personality Rachel Campos-Duffy said that while compliance with Covid-19 measures is “good,” it’s preparing children for “submission and compliance.”
“We know that China has used Covid to reinforce control over their population because communism requires submission and compliance,” Campos-Duffy told host Ainsley Earhardt, adding that she doesn’t believe science supports the use of masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus. (In fact, they do.)
“I’m worried that as children, again, this is a very formative age, I feel that some of the things we’re doing to them is cruel, is reinforcing submission to government and is creating a lot more fear than is necessary for children who we know are not superspreaders and have more of a chance of dying of the flu than they are of Covid. And so I’m just very worried about this,” she continued. “I want us, Ainsley, to come out of this pandemic looking like Americans, not Chinese, and we need to keep that in mind that these rules that we have, this environment that we’re creating is affecting childhoods and it’s affecting the formation of our children. We ought to be thinking about that very deeply as we make rules for children, for school. It just really worries me.”
You can watch the interview below.
Fox's Rachel Campos-Duffy worries that although compliance with covid mitigation is "good," it's also preparing children for communist-style "submission and compliance": "I want us, Ainsley, to come out of this pandemic looking like Americans. Not Chinese." pic.twitter.com/8ZxJW3nCWE — Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) October 14, 2020
Children “play a larger role in the community spread of COVID-19 than previously thought,” according to a study published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
“I was surprised by the high levels of virus we found in children of all ages, especially in the first two days of infection,” Lael Yonker, director of the MGH Cystic Fibrosis Center and lead author of the study, said in August “I was not expecting the viral load to be so high. You think of a hospital, and of all of the precautions taken to treat severely ill adults, but the viral loads of these hospitalized patients are significantly lower than a ‘healthy child’ who is walking around with a high SARS-CoV-2 viral load.”


politicususa--2020-10-14--John Bolton Blames Trump Administration for Making North Korea “More Dangerous Now”

Speaking to CNBC , President Donald Trump ’ s former national security adviser John Bolton blamed the Trump administration for souring relations between the United States and North Korea , “ The fact is that we wasted a lot of time with Trump ’ s failed diplomacy with North Korea , ” Bolton said .
“ Rogue states need time to perfect their nuclear capabilities , their ballistic missile capabilities .
That ’ s what Kim Jong Un was doing .
So , I do think it ’ s more dangerous now because of the progress that North Korea has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remarks he made last year that the idea “ that we are somehow exerting maximum pressure on North Korea is just unfortunately not true , ” adding : “ We ’ re now nearly three years into the administration with no visible progress toward getting North Korea to make the strategic decision to stop pursuing deliverable nuclear weapons.
” Bolton also said that Trump has no “ philosophy ” or “ grand strategy.
” “ He is not a conservative , he is not a liberal either in American terms , he is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump and Donald Trump ’ s re-election , ” Bolton said .
“ I just don ’ t think that he ever fully understood the gravity of his responsibility as president , the weight of the decisions he had , and it is why I worry about the harm that he did to the U.S. in his first term and why that harm could be even more profound in a second term .
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Speaking to CNBC, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton blamed the Trump administration for souring relations between the United States and North Korea,
“The fact is that we wasted a lot of time with Trump’s failed diplomacy with North Korea,” Bolton said. “Rogue states need time to perfect their nuclear capabilities, their ballistic missile capabilities. That’s what Kim Jong Un was doing. So, I do think it’s more dangerous now because of the progress that North Korea has made.”
Bolton’s comments follow remarks he made last year that the idea “that we are somehow exerting maximum pressure on North Korea is just unfortunately not true,” adding: “We’re now nearly three years into the administration with no visible progress toward getting North Korea to make the strategic decision to stop pursuing deliverable nuclear weapons.”
Bolton also said that Trump has no “philosophy” or “grand strategy.”
“He is not a conservative, he is not a liberal either in American terms, he is Donald Trump and his focus is Donald Trump and Donald Trump’s re-election,” Bolton said. “I just don’t think that he ever fully understood the gravity of his responsibility as president, the weight of the decisions he had, and it is why I worry about the harm that he did to the U.S. in his first term and why that harm could be even more profound in a second term.”


politicususa--2020-10-13--Amy Klobuchar Upends The GOP’s Sham SCOTUS Confirmation Hearing

Sen. Amy Klobuchar ( D-MN ) brought Republicans back to reality and told them that the Senate should passing pandemic relief legislation right now .
I want to turn to something else , and that is that we need a reset here , in my mind , for the people at home .
A bit of a reality check that this isn ’ t normal right now .
We have to understand that what people are dealing with , that 7.7 million people have gotten this virus , that 214,000 Americans have died , and for people watching at home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing in this room right now and maybe you ’ re home because you lost your job or maybe you got your kids crawling all over your couch right now .
Maybe you ’ re trying to teach your first grader how to do a mute button to go to school .
Or maybe you ’ ve got a small business that you had to close down or that is struggling .
We should be doing something else right now .
We shouldn ’ t be doing this .
We should be passing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which was a significant bill that would have been a big help and I think people have to know that right now .
Whether you ’ re Democrat , independent or Republican .
And that ’ s why I started out yesterday by telling people that they need to vote .
Americans are dying every single day needlessly in a pandemic that only continues to rage on , and the Senate majority is trying to ram through a Supreme Court nominee before they get kicked out of power in a few weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t have much more time before they close down for good .
The sick , the unemployed , and families all over the country need help , and when they look at their televisions , they see a group of Republican Senators who are pretending like none of this is happening and it is business as usual in America .
The hearing and the entire confirmation process that has been engineered by Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham are a slap in the faces of the American people , and Amy Klobuchar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Graham run farce .
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) brought Republicans back to reality and told them that the Senate should passing pandemic relief legislation right now.
Klobuchar said:
I want to turn to something else, and that is that we need a reset here, in my mind, for the people at home. A bit of a reality check that this isn’t normal right now. We have to understand that what people are dealing with, that 7.7 million people have gotten this virus, that 214,000 Americans have died, and for people watching at home and wondering what we’re all doing in this room right now and maybe you’re home because you lost your job or maybe you got your kids crawling all over your couch right now. Maybe you’re trying to teach your first grader how to do a mute button to go to school. Or maybe you’ve got a small business that you had to close down or that is struggling.
We should be doing something else right now. We shouldn’t be doing this. We should be passing coronavirus relief like the house just did, which was a significant bill that would have been a big help and I think people have to know that right now. Whether you’re Democrat, independent or Republican. And that’s why I started out yesterday by telling people that they need to vote.
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) blows up the sham SCOTUS confirmation hearing by reminding the Senate that they should be passing pandemic relief legislation instead of trying to rush through a Supreme Court nominee. pic.twitter.com/5iRSzR5M9c — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 13, 2020
Americans are dying every single day needlessly in a pandemic that only continues to rage on, and the Senate majority is trying to ram through a Supreme Court nominee before they get kicked out of power in a few weeks.
Those small businesses that are struggling don’t have much more time before they close down for good. The sick, the unemployed, and families all over the country need help, and when they look at their televisions, they see a group of Republican Senators who are pretending like none of this is happening and it is business as usual in America.
The hearing and the entire confirmation process that has been engineered by Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham are a slap in the faces of the American people, and Amy Klobuchar brought a needed dose of reality into the Graham run farce.
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politicususa--2020-10-16--Trump’s Town Hall Is So Bad That He Got Compared To A Crazy Uncle

Trump ’ s town hall has been such a nightmare that at one point , he was compared to a crazy uncle when he refused to denounce QAnon .
Savannah Guthrie asked , “ While we ’ re denouncing , let me ask you about qanon .
It is this theory that Democrats are a pedophile ring and that you are the savior of that .
Can you once and for all denounce qanon in its entirety ?
” Trump answered , “ I just don ’ t know about qanon.
” Trump dodged , “ I don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
You tell me all about it , let ’ s waste a whole show , you start off with white supremacy , I denounce it .
You start off with something else .
Let ’ s go .
Keep asking me these questions .
Let me just tell what you I do hear about it is they are very strongly against pedophilia and I agree with that , I do agree with that.
” Guthrie , “ But there ’ s not a satanic cult being run by — ” Trump , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Why aren ’ t you asking me about antifa ?
” Trump ranted about imaginary antifa , and Guthrie asked , “ Just this week you retweeted to your 87 million followers a conspiracy theory that Joe Biden orchestrated to have S.E.A.L .
Team 6 killed to cover up the fake death of bin laden .
Now , why would you send a lie like that too your followers ?
” ” Trump , “ That was a retweet .
That was an opinion of somebody .
And that was a retweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there.
” Guthrie , “ I don ’ t get that .
You ’ re the president .
You ’ re not someone ’ s crazy uncle who can retweet whatever.
” The town hall is going so badly that Trump refused to denounce a bonkers conspiracy theory and got compared to a crazy uncle .
Crazed uncle who tanked the economy and needlessly killed hundreds of thousands of Americans in a pandemic is not a look that wins second terms .
Joe Biden has skated through his town hall and may have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doused himself in gasoline and lit the match to set himself ablaze .
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Trump’s town hall has been such a nightmare that at one point, he was compared to a crazy uncle when he refused to denounce QAnon.
Savannah Guthrie asked, “While we’re denouncing, let me ask you about qanon. It is this theory that Democrats are a pedophile ring and that you are the savior of that. Can you once and for all denounce qanon in its entirety?”
Trump answered, “I just don’t know about qanon.”
Guthrie, “You do know. ”
Trump dodged, “I don’t know. I don’t know. You tell me all about it, let’s waste a whole show, you start off with white supremacy, I denounce it. You start off with something else. Let’s go. Keep asking me these questions. Let me just tell what you I do hear about it is they are very strongly against pedophilia and I agree with that, I do agree with that.”
Guthrie, “But there’s not a satanic cult being run by — ”
Trump, “I don’t know that.”
>Guthrie, “You don’t know that?”
Trump, “And neither do you know that. Why aren’t you asking me about antifa?”
Trump ranted about imaginary antifa, and Guthrie asked, “Just this week you retweeted to your 87 million followers a conspiracy theory that Joe Biden orchestrated to have S.E.A.L. Team 6 killed to cover up the fake death of bin laden. Now, why would you send a lie like that too your followers?””
Trump, “That was a retweet. That was an opinion of somebody. And that was a retweet. I’ll put it out there.”
Guthrie, “I don’t get that. You’re the president. You’re not someone’s crazy uncle who can retweet whatever.”
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This clip where Trump gets compared to a crazy uncle while he refuses to denounce QAnon sums up how badly his town hall has gone. pic.twitter.com/GqvJGVS6Oo — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 16, 2020
The town hall is going so badly that Trump refused to denounce a bonkers conspiracy theory and got compared to a crazy uncle. Crazed uncle who tanked the economy and needlessly killed hundreds of thousands of Americans in a pandemic is not a look that wins second terms.
Joe Biden has skated through his town hall and may have picked up more votes. Donald Trump doused himself in gasoline and lit the match to set himself ablaze.
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politicususa--2020-10-16--Biden Says He’ll Let The DOJ Decide On Prosecuting Trump

Joe Biden said that he wouldn ’ t use the Department of Justice as his personal lawyers , and he will let the DOJ decide on prosecuting Trump .
Biden was asked about Robert Mueller ’ s evidence that Trump obstructed justice , and he answered : What the Biden justice department will do is let the Department Of Justice be the Department Of Justice .
Let them make the judgments of who should be prosecuted .
They are not my lawyers .
They ’ re not my personal lawyers .
I ’ m not going to rule it in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hire first-rate prosecutors and people that understand the law , Democrat and Republican administrations have had , and let them make the judgment .
But turning this into a vehicle for , as if it ’ s your own law firm , you don ’ t own that justice department .
You pick the best people you can and you hope what they ’ re going to do is , they ’ re going to enforce the law as they see it .
But can you remember any Republican president going out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find that guy and prosecute him ?
You ever heard of that ?
Or , by the way , I ’ m being sued because a woman is accusing me of rape , represent me .
Represent me .
Personally represent me in the state of New York on my — not allowing my tax returns .
What ’ s that all about ?
What is that about ?
Trump should be terrified that Biden is going to let the DOJ decide if he gets prosecuted for potential crimes .
Joe Biden is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not going to let Trump get away with criminal activity .
Biden is promising that the crazy will come to an end and the federal government will be restored to normal if he wins .
The Biden message is that it is time to hit the reset button and cleanse America after four years of Trump .
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Joe Biden said that he wouldn’t use the Department of Justice as his personal lawyers, and he will let the DOJ decide on prosecuting Trump.
Biden was asked about Robert Mueller’s evidence that Trump obstructed justice, and he answered:
What the Biden justice department will do is let the Department Of Justice be the Department Of Justice. Let them make the judgments of who should be prosecuted. They are not my lawyers. They’re not my personal lawyers.
….
I’m not going to rule it in or out. I’m going to hire first-rate prosecutors and people that understand the law, Democrat and Republican administrations have had, and let them make the judgment. But turning this into a vehicle for, as if it’s your own law firm, you don’t own that justice department. You pick the best people you can and you hope what they’re going to do is, they’re going to enforce the law as they see it.
But can you remember any Republican president going out there, former Democratic president, go find that guy and prosecute him? You ever heard of that? Or, by the way, I’m being sued because a woman is accusing me of rape, represent me. Represent me. Personally represent me in the state of New York on my — not allowing my tax returns. What’s that all about? What is that about?
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Biden won't rule the DOJ prosecuting Trump if he wins. He says he will let the DOJ decide, but the DOJ won't be his personal, as he brings up the E. Jean Carroll rape allegation against Trump. pic.twitter.com/2RNkeJvSsJ — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 16, 2020
Trump should be terrified that Biden is going to let the DOJ decide if he gets prosecuted for potential crimes. Joe Biden is a nice guy, but he is not going to let Trump get away with criminal activity. Biden is promising that the crazy will come to an end and the federal government will be restored to normal if he wins.
The Biden message is that it is time to hit the reset button and cleanse America after four years of Trump.
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politicususa--2020-10-16--Trump’s Town Hall Is A Disaster As He Falls Apart On Healthcare

The Trump town hall on NBC took a turn into broken down babble when Trump was asked about his healthcare plan .
Trump was asked , “ You ’ ve repealed but you haven ’ t replaced .
You ’ ve been in office almost four years .
You had both houses of congress , Senate and House , in Republican hands .
And there is not a replacement yet.
” Trump said , “ That ’ s right .
I ’ m sorry .
But if you look , we had both houses and what did we do ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Savannah Guthrie reminded him , “ The promise was repeal and replace.
” Trump said , “ Look , look , we should be on the same side .
I want it very simple .
I ’ m going to put it very simple .
We would like to terminate it and we would like to replace it with something that ’ s much less expensive and much better .
We will always protect people with preexisting conditions.
” Guthrie said , “ But if you ’ re successful in court in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promise will be gone.
” Trump babbled , “ If we don ’ t succeed , we are running the remnants of whatever is left because we took it apart .
We are running the remnants of whatever is left much better than the previous administration , which ran it very badly .
We would like to have new health care , much better and much less expensive.
” The Trump town hall has turned out to be a disaster .
As Joe Biden is on ABC relating to Republicans and Trump voters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unable to explain why after four years and total control of the federal government , he has been unable to propose a healthcare plan .
Trump can ’ t hide behind other Republican candidates as he did in the 2016 primary , or Hillary Clinton , as he did in the 2016 general election .
The presidential spotlight is the brightest in the world , and it is revealing the complete disaster that is Donald Trump .
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The Trump town hall on NBC took a turn into broken down babble when Trump was asked about his healthcare plan.
Trump was asked, “You’ve repealed but you haven’t replaced. You’ve been in office almost four years. You had both houses of congress, Senate and House, in Republican hands. And there is not a replacement yet.”
Trump said, “That’s right. I’m sorry. But if you look, we had both houses and what did we do? We got rid of the individual mandate.”
Savannah Guthrie reminded him, “The promise was repeal and replace.”
Trump said, “Look, look, we should be on the same side. I want it very simple. I’m going to put it very simple. We would like to terminate it and we would like to replace it with something that’s much less expensive and much better. We will always protect people with preexisting conditions.”
Guthrie said, “But if you’re successful in court in November, the preexisting conditions, that promise will be gone.”
Trump babbled, “If we don’t succeed, we are running the remnants of whatever is left because we took it apart. We are running the remnants of whatever is left much better than the previous administration, which ran it very badly. We would like to have new health care, much better and much less expensive.”
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Trump babbles over and over again better and less expensive when asked about his healthcare plan. (Trump's healthcare plan doesn't exist.) pic.twitter.com/fCFf9grer9 — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 16, 2020
The Trump town hall has turned out to be a disaster. As Joe Biden is on ABC relating to Republicans and Trump voters, Donald Trump is on NBC and unable to explain why after four years and total control of the federal government, he has been unable to propose a healthcare plan.
Trump can’t hide behind other Republican candidates as he did in the 2016 primary, or Hillary Clinton, as he did in the 2016 general election.
The presidential spotlight is the brightest in the world, and it is revealing the complete disaster that is Donald Trump.
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politicususa--2020-10-16--Biden Sets A Trump Voter Straight Who Believes Trump Cut Taxes For Workers

Joe Biden has been taking questions from Trump voters at his ABC town hall and he is respectfully setting them straight .
Biden was asked by a Republican , “ Thank you , Mr. Vice president .
You stated that anyone making less than $ 400,000 will not see their taxes raised .
But also state that you are going to eliminate the Trump tax cuts .
The Trump tax cuts reduce taxes for the majority of workers .
I would argue not enough .
What is your plan for extending the tax cuts for the middle class or creating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taxes ?
” Biden answered : I carry this card with me .
When I said the Trump tax cuts , about $ 1.3 trillion of the $ 2 trillion in his tax cuts went to the top one-tenth of 1 % .
That ’ s what I ’ m talking about eliminating .
Not all the tax cuts that are out there .
And by the way , if you just take a look , we reduce the corporate tax rate from 35 % , and Democrats , Republicans who were in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 28 % .
He reduced it to 21 % .
You have 91 out of the fortune 500 companies not paying a single solitary penny .
If you raise the corporate tax back to 28 % , which is a fair tax , you ’ d raise over $ 1 trillion by that one act .
If you made sure that people making over 400 grand paid what they did in the Bush administration .
It goes up to — let me get the exact number .
Another $ 92 billion .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money to be able to invest in things that can make your life easier .
Make you change your standard of living by making sure you have affordable health care , by making sure you ’ re in a situation where you are able to send your kid to school and if you have student debt , you can deal with it , making sure that your home , you can pay your mortgage .
The exchange shows that Joe Biden is willing to talk to Trump voters on a human level .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters are .
In the early going , Joe Biden took two questions from people who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 , and he hit them both out of the park .
Trump has been spreading misinformation for years , and it is uplifting to see Joe Biden set people straight while expressing understanding , compassion , and empathy .
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Joe Biden has been taking questions from Trump voters at his ABC town hall and he is respectfully setting them straight.
Biden was asked by a Republican, “Thank you, Mr. Vice president. You stated that anyone making less than$400,000 will not see their taxes raised. But also state that you are going to eliminate the Trump tax cuts. The Trump tax cuts reduce taxes for the majority of workers. I would argue not enough. What is your plan for extending the tax cuts for the middle class or creating a new plan that further reduces those taxes?”
Biden answered:
I carry this card with me. When I said the Trump tax cuts, about $1.3 trillion of the $2 trillion in his tax cuts went to the top one-tenth of 1%. That’s what I’m talking about eliminating. Not all the tax cuts that are out there. And by the way, if you just take a look, we reduce the corporate tax rate from 35%, and Democrats, Republicans who were in office thought it should come down to 28%. He reduced it to 21%. You have 91 out of the fortune 500 companies not paying a single solitary penny.
If you raise the corporate tax back to 28%, which is a fair tax, you’d raise over $1 trillion by that one act. If you made sure that people making over 400 grand paid what they did in the Bush administration. It goes up to — let me get the exact number. Another $92 billion. So, you can raise a lot of money to be able to invest in things that can make your life easier. Make you change your standard of living by making sure you have affordable health care, by making sure you’re in a situation where you are able to send your kid to school and if you have student debt, you can deal with it, making sure that your home, you can pay your mortgage.
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A Trump voter tries to tell Biden that the Trump tax cuts cut taxes for workers, and Biden set him straight. pic.twitter.com/KWHzqh5l52 — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 16, 2020
The exchange shows that Joe Biden is willing to talk to Trump voters on a human level. It also demonstrated how misinformed many Trump voters are. In the early going, Joe Biden took two questions from people who voted for Donald Trump in 2016, and he hit them both out of the park.
Trump has been spreading misinformation for years, and it is uplifting to see Joe Biden set people straight while expressing understanding, compassion, and empathy.
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politicususa--2020-10-15--Your Credibility Dies in This Room: Watch Sheldon Whitehouse Tell GOP They Will Regret Confirming Co

Your Credibility Dies in This Room: Watch Sheldon Whitehouse Tell GOP They Will Regret Confirming Coney Barrett

News of Ruth Bader Ginsbirg ’ s death broke just about a month ago .
At the time , a giddy Mitch McConnell could barely contain his excitement .
The GOP worked to fill the seat .
The many Republican lawmakers who said in 2016 that a Supreme Court Justice shouldn ’ t be sat in an election year were happy to wear egg on their faces .
And the hearing process was furiously pushed , culminating this week .
There is little that Democrats can do to stop Amy Coney Barrett ’ s appointment .
Simply put , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Whitehouse , a Democrat from Rhode Island , hoped to at least give the GOP pause with a stirring speech on Thursday .
“ Don ’ t think when you have established the rule of ‘ because we can , ’ that should the shoe be on the other foot , you will have any credibility to come to us and say : ‘ yeah , I know you can do that , but you shouldn ’ t , ’ ” Whitehouse began .
“ Your credibility to make that argument at any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this room and on that Senate floor if you continue.
” “ What the Republicans have done to the reputation and integrity of the court through these last three nominations leaves a tarnish on the court that I don ’ t think the court can bear .
That means it ’ s going to be on us to figure out how to clean up that mess and restore a court that is demonstrably not the organ of big special interests.
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News of Ruth Bader Ginsbirg’s death broke just about a month ago. At the time, a giddy Mitch McConnell could barely contain his excitement. The GOP worked to fill the seat.
The many Republican lawmakers who said in 2016 that a Supreme Court Justice shouldn’t be sat in an election year were happy to wear egg on their faces. And the hearing process was furiously pushed, culminating this week.
There is little that Democrats can do to stop Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment. Simply put, the Republicans have the necessary votes. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island, hoped to at least give the GOP pause with a stirring speech on Thursday.
“Don’t think when you have established the rule of ‘because we can,’ that should the shoe be on the other foot, you will have any credibility to come to us and say: ‘yeah, I know you can do that, but you shouldn’t,’” Whitehouse began. “Your credibility to make that argument at any time in the future will die in this room and on that Senate floor if you continue.”
The senator continued:
“What the Republicans have done to the reputation and integrity of the court through these last three nominations leaves a tarnish on the court that I don’t think the court can bear. That means it’s going to be on us to figure out how to clean up that mess and restore a court that is demonstrably not the organ of big special interests.”
Watch a clip of the speech below, courtesy of C-SPAN:
https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1316784999182499842


politicususa--2020-10-15--Chris Christie Admits he Should Have Worn Mask at Amy Coney Barrett Event

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Donald Trump have long been friends .
They had a bit of a hiccup during the 2015 Republican presidential nomination process .
Christie said that Trump was completely unqualified to be the president .
Trump said much worse about Christie .
But soon after dropping out , Christie fully back Trump .
And since that moment Christie has been a member of Team Trump .
He ’ s gained little from his support .
While he was suggested for numerous cabinet positions , that has never actually come to fruition .
Still , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side , prepping him for his disastrous first debate with Joe Biden .
The former New Jersey governor was also at the White House ’ s Amy Coney Barrett event .
That is where he figures he contracted the coronavirus .
Christie , who was recently released from the hospital is hoping that his reckless decision to attend the event without a mask can help to teach others .
The Republican said in a statement : “ I believed when I entered the White House grounds , that I had entered a safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I and many others underwent every day .
I was wrong .
I was wrong not to wear a mask at the Amy Coney Barrett announcement and I was wrong not to wear a mask at my multiple debate prep sessions with the president and the rest of the team .
I hope that my experience shows my fellow citizens that you should follow C.D.C .
guidelines in public no matter where you are and wear a mask to protect yourself and others.
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Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Donald Trump have long been friends. They had a bit of a hiccup during the 2015 Republican presidential nomination process.
Christie said that Trump was completely unqualified to be the president. Trump said much worse about Christie. But soon after dropping out, Christie fully back Trump.
And since that moment Christie has been a member of Team Trump. He’s gained little from his support. While he was suggested for numerous cabinet positions, that has never actually come to fruition.
Still, Christie has been at Trump’s side, prepping him for his disastrous first debate with Joe Biden. The former New Jersey governor was also at the White House’s Amy Coney Barrett event. That is where he figures he contracted the coronavirus.
Christie, who was recently released from the hospital is hoping that his reckless decision to attend the event without a mask can help to teach others.
The Republican said in a statement:
“I believed when I entered the White House grounds, that I had entered a safe zone, due to the testing that I and many others underwent every day. I was wrong. I was wrong not to wear a mask at the Amy Coney Barrett announcement and I was wrong not to wear a mask at my multiple debate prep sessions with the president and the rest of the team. I hope that my experience shows my fellow citizens that you should follow C.D.C. guidelines in public no matter where you are and wear a mask to protect yourself and others.”
The former governor is now recovering from the illness at home.


politicususa--2020-10-15--Biden Leads With White Votes As Signs Grow Of Enormous Democratic Wave

Joe Biden has taken the lead with white voters in the strongest signal yet that a massive Democratic wave could be building .
NPR reported on the new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll : The former vice president leads Trump 54 % to 43 % among likely voters in the poll .
It ’ s the highest level of support Biden has achieved since the poll began testing the head-to-head matchup in February .
Biden has never been below 50 % in the question in the Marist poll , and Trump has never been above 44 % .
Notably , Biden is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 51 % to 47 % .
That is extraordinary .
Trump won white voters in 2016 by 20 points , and no Democrat has won that high a share of white voters dating back to Jimmy Carter in 1976 , when the country was far less diverse .
If Biden does , in fact , win that level with whites , it would indicate that a very large wave is building for Democrats up and down the ballot .
If Biden is leading , tied , or even within single digits of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will win the election in a rout .
There has been diminished chatter about the potential of a contested election as the reality of record-setting early voting and a unified consistency of trajectory in the polls are both hinting at a Democratic victory .
The evidence that things are going well for Democrats so far is circumstantial , but it is clear .
The signs are pointing in one direction .
Wave elections don ’ t just materialize out of thin air .
The combination of the pandemic , the economic collapse , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incompetent corruption along with the fact that Joe Biden has been a liked and highly effective candidate have combined to create a blue wave perfect storm .
A blue tsunami has been building for years , and it looks poised to sweep Trump and his Republican enablers out of power .
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Joe Biden has taken the lead with white voters in the strongest signal yet that a massive Democratic wave could be building.
NPR reported on the new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll:
The former vice president leads Trump 54% to 43% among likely voters in the poll. It’s the highest level of support Biden has achieved since the poll began testing the head-to-head matchup in February. Biden has never been below 50% in the question in the Marist poll, and Trump has never been above 44%.
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Notably, Biden is leading in this survey with white voters, 51% to 47%. That is extraordinary. Trump won white voters in 2016 by 20 points, and no Democrat has won that high a share of white voters dating back to Jimmy Carter in 1976, when the country was far less diverse.
If Biden does, in fact, win that level with whites, it would indicate that a very large wave is building for Democrats up and down the ballot.
If Biden is leading, tied, or even within single digits of Trump with white voters, the Democrats will win the election in a rout.
There has been diminished chatter about the potential of a contested election as the reality of record-setting early voting and a unified consistency of trajectory in the polls are both hinting at a Democratic victory. The evidence that things are going well for Democrats so far is circumstantial, but it is clear.
The signs are pointing in one direction.
Wave elections don’t just materialize out of thin air.
The combination of the pandemic, the economic collapse, Trump’s personality, and his incompetent corruption along with the fact that Joe Biden has been a liked and highly effective candidate have combined to create a blue wave perfect storm.
A blue tsunami has been building for years, and it looks poised to sweep Trump and his Republican enablers out of power.
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politicususa--2020-10-15--Mitch McConnell Refuses To Allow Pandemic Stimulus Vote

Mitch McConnell is refusing to allow the Senate to vote on a pandemic stimulus bill , but he will vote to confirm a Supreme Court justice .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) said Thursday that he would not put a potential $ 1.8 trillion+ deal struck by Democrats and the Trump administration on the Senate floor .
“ My members think half a trillion dollars , highly targeted is the best way to go , ” he said .
“ I ’ m proposing what we think is appropriate , ” said McConnell when asked about Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home !
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” directive on stimulus .
Mitch McConnell is blocking a vote on a stimulus package that everyone outside of Senate Republicans agrees is needed immediately .
Instead , the Senate Majority Leader is spending what could be the final pre-election days of leadership trying to ram an unpopular Supreme Court nominee through the Senate .
Mitch McConnell won ’ t allow a vote on aid to struggling Americans and businesses , but he will allow the Senate to install a Supreme Court justice will vote to take away healthcare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rules will be the same as they were during the Obama years if Republicans find themselves back in the minority .
However , Democrats are planning on killing the filibuster and taking away McConnell ’ s ability to obstruct a potential Biden presidency and the Democratic majority .
Mitch McConnell is positioning Senate Republicans for a future of nothing but irrelevance .

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Mitch McConnell is refusing to allow the Senate to vote on a pandemic stimulus bill, but he will vote to confirm a Supreme Court justice.
Axios reported:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday that he would not put a potential $1.8 trillion+ deal struck by Democrats and the Trump administration on the Senate floor. “My members think half a trillion dollars, highly targeted is the best way to go,” he said.
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“I’m proposing what we think is appropriate,” said McConnell when asked about Trump’s “Go big or go home!!!” directive on stimulus.
Mitch McConnell is blocking a vote on a stimulus package that everyone outside of Senate Republicans agrees is needed immediately. Instead, the Senate Majority Leader is spending what could be the final pre-election days of leadership trying to ram an unpopular Supreme Court nominee through the Senate.
Mitch McConnell won’t allow a vote on aid to struggling Americans and businesses, but he will allow the Senate to install a Supreme Court justice will vote to take away healthcare.
McConnell is foolishly betting that the rules will be the same as they were during the Obama years if Republicans find themselves back in the minority.
However, Democrats are planning on killing the filibuster and taking away McConnell’s ability to obstruct a potential Biden presidency and the Democratic majority.
Mitch McConnell is positioning Senate Republicans for a future of nothing but irrelevance.


politicususa--2020-10-15--Trump Says He’s Considering a Larger Coronavirus Relief Package

Negotiations over more coronavirus relief legislation have largely faltered , and President Donald Trump says he ’ s considering a larger relief package , one larger than the $ 1.8 trillion offered by the White House .
When Fox Business host Stuart Varney asked him if he would consider a larger bill , Trump responded : “ I would .
This was not caused by our workers or our people .
This was caused by China .
And China will pay us back in one form or another… Go big or go home.
” You can watch the president ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the president swiftly canceled negotiations only to walk his decision back the following day amid criticism .
The president ’ s moves delivered a shock to financial markets .
Business leaders have advocated for another stimulus package to give Americans more confidence in their economy .
The Democrat-led House passed the HEROES Act in May .
The $ 3 trillion stimulus package would extend a $ 600 unemployment benefit as well as provide Americans with sorely needed stimulus checks .
The Senate has refused to consider the legislation , and the unemployment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Senate later took a recess after negotiations stalled .
The president ’ s comments come on the same day the Department of Labor ( DOL ) released its latest unemployment numbers .
The data shows that unemployment claims have hit their highest level since mid-August .

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Negotiations over more coronavirus relief legislation have largely faltered, and President Donald Trump says he’s considering a larger relief package, one larger than the $1.8 trillion offered by the White House.
When Fox Business host Stuart Varney asked him if he would consider a larger bill, Trump responded: “I would. This was not caused by our workers or our people. This was caused by China. And China will pay us back in one form or another… Go big or go home.”
You can watch the president’s remarks below.
Trump on Fox Business says he would raise his stimulus counter-offer above $1.8 trillion: “China will pay us back in one form or another … I would pay more. I would go higher. Go big or go home.” pic.twitter.com/hP5aXz6wKu — The Recount (@therecount) October 15, 2020
Earlier this month, the president swiftly canceled negotiations only to walk his decision back the following day amid criticism. The president’s moves delivered a shock to financial markets. Business leaders have advocated for another stimulus package to give Americans more confidence in their economy.
The Democrat-led House passed the HEROES Act in May. The $3 trillion stimulus package would extend a $600 unemployment benefit as well as provide Americans with sorely needed stimulus checks. The Senate has refused to consider the legislation, and the unemployment benefit expired at the end of July. The Senate later took a recess after negotiations stalled.
The president’s comments come on the same day the Department of Labor (DOL) released its latest unemployment numbers. The data shows that unemployment claims have hit their highest level since mid-August.


politicususa--2020-10-15--McConnell Says GOP Has Votes to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett to SCOTUS

Speaking to reporters in Kentucky , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) said Republicans have enough votes to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court later this month .
“ She ’ ll come out of committee next Thursday … and we ’ ll go to the floor with her on Friday the 23rd and stay on it until we finish , ” McConnell said.
” We have the votes.
” A committee vote on Barrett ’ s nomination will be held on October 22 .
The full Senate will vote the following week .
Today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fourth and final day of hearings on Barrett ’ s Supreme Court nomination .
Democrats have accused Republicans of rushing to confirm Barrett ahead of November ’ s general election .
Senator Dick Durbin ( D-Ill. ) said there had been “ a denigration of the process to the point where it ’ s almost useless.
” “ I would be afraid to ask her about the presence of gravity on Earth .
She may decline to answer because it may come up in a case , ” Durbin said of Barrett , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including whether President Donald Trump should commit to a peaceful transfer of power in the event he loses the election .

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Speaking to reporters in Kentucky, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Republicans have enough votes to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court later this month.
“She’ll come out of committee next Thursday … and we’ll go to the floor with her on Friday the 23rd and stay on it until we finish,” McConnell said.”We have the votes.”
A committee vote on Barrett’s nomination will be held on October 22. The full Senate will vote the following week.
Today the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold the fourth and final day of hearings on Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination. Democrats have accused Republicans of rushing to confirm Barrett ahead of November’s general election.
Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said there had been “a denigration of the process to the point where it’s almost useless.”
“I would be afraid to ask her about the presence of gravity on Earth. She may decline to answer because it may come up in a case,” Durbin said of Barrett, who declined to answer several questions, including whether President Donald Trump should commit to a peaceful transfer of power in the event he loses the election.


politicususa--2020-10-15--Obama Criticizes Trump for Spreading Misinformation

Former President Barack Obama , speaking on the “ Pod Save America ” podcast , criticized President Donald Trump for spreading misinformation , saying he ’ s causing conspiracy theories to take off across social media .
“ Social media , media infrastructure , the conservative media infrastructure .
We ’ ve had this conversation before .
That is a problem that is going to outlast Trump .
Trump is a symptom of it and an accelerant to it , ” he said .
“ It has gotten turbocharged because of social media .
And because the head of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resorted to it.
” “ I don ’ t have a quick answer for that , because part of what happens within , when you get these echo chambers , is they become impenetrable .
Right .
Any bit of information that contradicts the world view and the conspiracies within it or the conspiracy theories within it , it gets rejected as part of a conspiracy and part of the liberal plot , ” he continued .
“ But I do think that that ’ s going to be a big challenge that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m concerned about it.
” President Trump generated controversy over the summer after he praised subscribers of the QAnon conspiracy theory , saying they “ love our country.
” The president earlier congratulated Marjorie Taylor Greene for winning the open House seat in Georgia ’ s predominantly Republican 14th District ; Greene has also supported the QAnon conspiracy theory , saying , “ Q is a patriot .
He is someone that very much loves his country and is on the same page as us , and he is very pro-Trump .
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Former President Barack Obama, speaking on the “Pod Save America” podcast, criticized President Donald Trump for spreading misinformation, saying he’s causing conspiracy theories to take off across social media.
“Social media, media infrastructure, the conservative media infrastructure. We’ve had this conversation before. That is a problem that is going to outlast Trump. Trump is a symptom of it and an accelerant to it,” he said. “It has gotten turbocharged because of social media. And because the head of our government, of our federal government has resorted to it.”
“I don’t have a quick answer for that, because part of what happens within, when you get these echo chambers, is they become impenetrable. Right. Any bit of information that contradicts the world view and the conspiracies within it or the conspiracy theories within it, it gets rejected as part of a conspiracy and part of the liberal plot,” he continued. “But I do think that that’s going to be a big challenge that we all have. And I’m concerned about it.”
President Trump generated controversy over the summer after he praised subscribers of the QAnon conspiracy theory, saying they “love our country.” The president earlier congratulated Marjorie Taylor Greene for winning the open House seat in Georgia’s predominantly Republican 14th District; Greene has also supported the QAnon conspiracy theory, saying, “Q is a patriot. He is someone that very much loves his country and is on the same page as us, and he is very pro-Trump.”


politicususa--2020-10-15--Unemployment Claims Have Hit Their Highest Levels Since Mid-August

898,000 new claims for unemployment benefits were filed last week , according to the latest data released by the Department of Labor ( DOL ) .
Economists had forecasted roughly 830,000 .
The total of unemployment claims for the week of October 10 was the highest number since mid-August , a sign that the coronavirus pandemic has continued to hammer the economy .
“ Despite the higher than expected total , the level of continuing claims continues to fall at a brisk pace , declining by 1.165 million to just over 10 million .
Continuing claims data runs a week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noted CNBC .
“ We ’ re going make the economy stronger than ever before .
The best year we ’ ve ever had was last year .
The best year we will ever have is going to be next year and that ’ s going to bring people together , ” President Donald Trump told Trump-transcript-final.pdf Washington Post reporter Marc A. Thiessen in an interview published yesterday .
Yesterday , the president claimed that a Joe Biden victory in this year ’ s general election would “ destroy our country.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an economic disaster of epic proportions , ” Trump said .
Economic growth has fallen short of what the president promised four years ago , with the country ’ s gross domestic product in the first three years of his term has risen by an average of 2.6 percent instead of the 3.5 percent that had been predicted .
Employers , affected by the coronavirus pandemic , have cut 10.5 million jobs in the past six months .
Annual job growth never reached 2.5 million and dropped by nearly 200,000 in 2019 , @ @ @ @ @ @

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898,000 new claims for unemployment benefits were filed last week, according to the latest data released by the Department of Labor (DOL). Economists had forecasted roughly 830,000. The total of unemployment claims for the week of October 10 was the highest number since mid-August, a sign that the coronavirus pandemic has continued to hammer the economy.
“Despite the higher than expected total, the level of continuing claims continues to fall at a brisk pace, declining by 1.165 million to just over 10 million. Continuing claims data runs a week behind the headline claims number,” noted CNBC.
“We’re going make the economy stronger than ever before. The best year we’ve ever had was last year. The best year we will ever have is going to be next year and that’s going to bring people together,” President Donald Trump told Trump-transcript-final.pdf Washington Post reporter Marc A. Thiessen in an interview published yesterday.
Yesterday, the president claimed that a Joe Biden victory in this year’s general election would “destroy our country.
“The policies of the left would unleash an economic disaster of epic proportions,” Trump said.
Economic growth has fallen short of what the president promised four years ago, with the country’s gross domestic product in the first three years of his term has risen by an average of 2.6 percent instead of the 3.5 percent that had been predicted. Employers, affected by the coronavirus pandemic, have cut 10.5 million jobs in the past six months. Annual job growth never reached 2.5 million and dropped by nearly 200,000 in 2019, the year before the pandemic.


politicususa--2020-10-16--Joe Biden Cares So Much That He Stayed After Town Hall And Took Voter Questions

After the town hall on ABC ended , Joe Biden stayed and continued to take questions from Pennsylvania voters with @ @ @ @ @ Biden kept talking to voters after the TV coverage stopped : The difference between Biden @ @ @ @ @ Biden cares about the people that he is talking to and he wants to hear @ @ @ @ @ wants to be on television and hear himself talk .
For Trump , the voters @ @ @ @ @ props on the set of his latest TV episode .
Joe Biden sees people .
@ @ @ @ @ their joys , their pain .
Joe Biden is there even when the cameras go @ @ @ @ @ never be said of Donald Trump .
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After the town hall on ABC ended, Joe Biden stayed and continued to take questions from Pennsylvania voters with no TV cameras running.
Biden kept talking to voters after the TV coverage stopped:
The event is over, the commentators are moving on, the studio crew closing up… and yet @JoeBiden stands and continues to take questions from the voters in the room. This is a man that truly cares about people. pic.twitter.com/r2ciq9ABVW — John Bisognano (@johnbisognano) October 16, 2020
The difference between Biden and Trump is that Joe Biden cares about the people that he is talking to and he wants to hear from them.
Donald Trump wants to be on television and hear himself talk.
For Trump, the voters at the town hall are props on the set of his latest TV episode. Joe Biden sees people. He sees their struggles, their joys, their pain.
Joe Biden is there even when the cameras go away. The same will never be said of Donald Trump.
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politicususa--2020-10-16--Sean “Diddy” Combs Thinks There Will be a Race War if Trump Wins

Donald Trump has long been desperate for celebrity endorsements .
The only that ever seemed to come , though , were from people like Ted Nugent , Tim Allen and Kid Rock .
The majority of musicians , actors and artists support Democratic candidates .
Rap mogul Sean Combs recently came out to endorse Joe Biden .
Diddy , however , took it one step further .
The rap superstar told Charlamagne Tha God , “ If Trump gets elected , I really do believe in my heart there will be a race war .
This man is really trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put us in a situation .
America messed up.
” “ White men like Trump need to be banished .
That way of thinking is real dangerous .
This man literally threatened the lives of us and our families about going to vote .
We ’ re in a war .
We ’ re in a war of love versus hate .
The number one priority is to get Trump out of office .
… If people in America want a race war , they ’ ll not vote.
” And while Combs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it clear that he is expecting big things out of the candidate .
“ It would be irresponsible of me to have us hold our vote hostage , ” he stated .
“ But it would also be irresponsible of me to let this moment go by… and not do everything I can to make sure that going forth we are part of the narrative ; that we own our politics.
” The rapper closed his remarks , “ When you look at it , we don ’ t have no choice .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , I can ’ t say I love the pick either , but hey — we got ta get him in office , then we got ta hold him accountable .
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Donald Trump has long been desperate for celebrity endorsements. The only that ever seemed to come, though, were from people like Ted Nugent, Tim Allen and Kid Rock.
The majority of musicians, actors and artists support Democratic candidates. Rap mogul Sean Combs recently came out to endorse Joe Biden. Diddy, however, took it one step further.
The rap superstar told Charlamagne Tha God, “If Trump gets elected, I really do believe in my heart there will be a race war. This man is really trying to turn us against each other and put us in a situation. America messed up.”
Diddy continued:
“White men like Trump need to be banished. That way of thinking is real dangerous. This man literally threatened the lives of us and our families about going to vote. We’re in a war. We’re in a war of love versus hate. The number one priority is to get Trump out of office. … If people in America want a race war, they’ll not vote.” https://twitter.com/Diddy/status/1317110056740098050
And while Combs has endorsed Joe Biden, he made it clear that he is expecting big things out of the candidate. “It would be irresponsible of me to have us hold our vote hostage,” he stated. “But it would also be irresponsible of me to let this moment go by… and not do everything I can to make sure that going forth we are part of the narrative; that we own our politics.”
The rapper closed his remarks, “When you look at it, we don’t have no choice. You can say what you want about Biden, I can’t say I love the pick either, but hey — we gotta get him in office, then we gotta hold him accountable.”


politicususa--2020-10-16--Trump Tells Gov. Ron DeSantis To Rig Florida For Him

At one of his rally stops in Florida , Trump told one of his “ jokes ” where he threatened Gov .
Ron DeSantis if he didn ’ t deliver Florida .
Trump said , “ He ’ s been , my friend .
Hey Ron , are we gon na ’ win the state , please ?
You know , if we don ’ t win it , I ’ m blaming the governor .
I ’ ll fire him somehow.
” Those closest to Trump all say that he has no sense of humor .
Donald Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jokes .
Trump was telling DeSantis to deliver Florida to him on Election Day , and if he doesn ’ t , Trump will blame him and back a primary challenge against DeSantis .
Trump ’ s message was clear .
The governor had better make sure that Trump wins Florida , or the president would hold him responsible for his defeat .
Donald Trump is counting on Republican elected officials like Ron DeSantis in Florida and Brian Kemp in Georgia to suppress the vote and help him win .
One can only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden came to Pennsylvania and told Gov .
Tom Wolf , I ’ m blaming you if I don ’ t win the state .
Trump isn ’ t hiding anything .
He is going to try to steal Florida , and perhaps the entire election , from Joe Biden .
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At one of his rally stops in Florida, Trump told one of his “jokes” where he threatened Gov. Ron DeSantis if he didn’t deliver Florida.
Trump said, “He’s been, my friend. Hey Ron, are we gonna’ win the state, please? You know, if we don’t win it, I’m blaming the governor. I’ll fire him somehow.”
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"Hey Ron, are we gonna win the state please? You know, if we don't win it, I'm blaming the governor. I'll fire him somehow" — Trump pic.twitter.com/qFCGAjdGsa — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 16, 2020
Those closest to Trump all say that he has no sense of humor. Donald Trump is not known for his light-hearted personality or jokes. Trump was telling DeSantis to deliver Florida to him on Election Day, and if he doesn’t, Trump will blame him and back a primary challenge against DeSantis.
Trump’s message was clear. The governor had better make sure that Trump wins Florida, or the president would hold him responsible for his defeat.
Donald Trump is counting on Republican elected officials like Ron DeSantis in Florida and Brian Kemp in Georgia to suppress the vote and help him win.
One can only imagine the outrage on the right if Joe Biden came to Pennsylvania and told Gov. Tom Wolf, I’m blaming you if I don’t win the state.
Trump isn’t hiding anything. He is going to try to steal Florida, and perhaps the entire election, from Joe Biden.
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politicususa--2020-10-16--WATCH: Trump Calls Number One Fan Matt Gaetz the Wrong Name at Florida Rally

Recently , Republican lawmakers like Ben Sasse and Mitt Romney have forcefully condemned Donald Trump .
But for every Romney or Sasse , there are 15 GOP Reps willing to completely debase themselves for the president .
And perhaps no one lawmaker is more sycophantic to the president than Matt Gaetz .
So it had to be devastating for the Florida congressman to realize Trump didn ’ t even remember his name during an Ocala rally on Friday .
Trump told the crowd , “ And the she ( Savannah Guthrie ) said it was my fault .
It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was Trump ’ s fault .
Why is it always my fault .
Can it ever be ( pointing at Matt Gaetz ) Rick Gates ’ fault ?
It ’ s always Trump ’ s fault , Rick.
” The president continued , “ By the way , how did the governor do ?
Did he get up and make a great speech ?
Good governor.
” While Matt Gaetz spells his name differently than Rick Gates , both have worked closely with the president .
Rick Gates was a protegee of Paul @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign .
He was cooperated with Federal prosecutors during the Russia investigation and was given probation .
Gates recently wrote a book about his experiences called Wicked Game .
Matt Gaetz , on the other hand , has done any and everything to aid the president .
This included threatening Michael Cohen before the ex-Trump lawyer spoke before congress .
The background of his Twitter page is a selfie of him and the president .
He is sure to devastated by the president ’ s gaffe .

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Recently, Republican lawmakers like Ben Sasse and Mitt Romney have forcefully condemned Donald Trump. But for every Romney or Sasse, there are 15 GOP Reps willing to completely debase themselves for the president.
And perhaps no one lawmaker is more sycophantic to the president than Matt Gaetz. So it had to be devastating for the Florida congressman to realize Trump didn’t even remember his name during an Ocala rally on Friday.
Trump told the crowd, “And the she (Savannah Guthrie) said it was my fault. It was my people who caught them. It was Trump’s fault. Why is it always my fault. Can it ever be (pointing at Matt Gaetz) Rick Gates‘ fault? It’s always Trump’s fault, Rick.”
The president continued, “By the way, how did the governor do? Did he get up and make a great speech? Good governor.”
While Matt Gaetz spells his name differently than Rick Gates, both have worked closely with the president.
Rick Gates was a protegee of Paul Manafort and worked for the 2016 Trump campaign. He was cooperated with Federal prosecutors during the Russia investigation and was given probation. Gates recently wrote a book about his experiences called Wicked Game.
Matt Gaetz, on the other hand, has done any and everything to aid the president. This included threatening Michael Cohen before the ex-Trump lawyer spoke before congress. The background of his Twitter page is a selfie of him and the president. He is sure to devastated by the president’s gaffe.