politicususa--2020-03-04--Critics Savage Trump’s “Peace Deal” As U.S. Launches Airstrike Against Taliban

United States military officials earlier this morning confirmed that they ’ ve launched an airstrike against the Taliban in Afghanistan mere days after President Donald Trump boasted about brokering a peace deal with the group .
A military spokesman told the press that the decision to launch the airstrike was made to interrupt a planned attack on a checkpoint run by the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces ( ANDSF ) .
“ The US conducted an airstrike Wednesday against Taliban fighters in Nahr-e Saraj , Helmand , who were actively attacking an # ANDSF checkpoint .
This was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This was our 1st strike against the Taliban in 11 days , ” U.S .
Forces in Afghanistan Spokesman Colonel Sonny Leggett wrote on Twitter , adding that the Taliban “ conducted 43 attacks ” on ANDSF checkpoints on March 3rd alone .
News of the airstrike comes just days after the Trump administration and the Taliban signed an agreement to limit the U.S. presence in Afghanistan .
Under the detail , the U.S. military committed to decreasing troop levels to 8,600 in 135 days as well as withdrawing from Afghanistan in 14 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any of its members , other individuals or groups , including al Qaeda , to use the soil of Afghanistan to threaten the security of the United States and its allies.
” Additionally , the Taliban vowed “ not to cooperate ” with those who threaten the U.S. or its interests in the territory under its control .
Military officials told CNN that at least 25 Afghan soldiers were killed and 13 others were injured in three separate Taliban attacks .
Hours before the attack , President Trump had spoken to Taliban co-founder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , later telling reporters they ’ d had “ a very good talk.
” “ I had a very good talk with the leader of the Taliban .
We ’ ve agreed there ’ s no violence .
We don ’ t want violence , ” he said at the time .
“ We ’ ll see what happens .
They ’ re dealing with Afghanistan .
But we ’ ll see what happens.
” The president now faces heated criticism for what many are characterizing as a major foreign policy failure .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barack Obama for “ negotiating with our sworn enemy the Taliban.
” The Taliban has not commented on the U.S. strike , though Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told The Associated Press “ that a week of reduction in violence that started midnight on Feb. 21 had ended .
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United States military officials earlier this morning confirmed that they’ve launched an airstrike against the Taliban in Afghanistan mere days after President Donald Trump boasted about brokering a peace deal with the group.
A military spokesman told the press that the decision to launch the airstrike was made to interrupt a planned attack on a checkpoint run by the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF).
“The US conducted an airstrike Wednesday against Taliban fighters in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand, who were actively attacking an #ANDSF checkpoint. This was a defensive strike to disrupt the attack. This was our 1st strike against the Taliban in 11 days,” U.S. Forces in Afghanistan Spokesman Colonel Sonny Leggett wrote on Twitter, adding that the Taliban “conducted 43 attacks” on ANDSF checkpoints on March 3rd alone.
On March 3rd alone, the Taliban conducted 43 attacks on #ANDSF checkpoints in #Helmand. The Taliban claim to be fighting to free Afg. from int’l forces, the Feb 29 agreement provides a conditions-based path to withdrawal. — USFOR-A Spokesman Col Sonny Leggett (@USFOR_A) March 4, 2020
News of the airstrike comes just days after the Trump administration and the Taliban signed an agreement to limit the U.S. presence in Afghanistan. Under the detail, the U.S. military committed to decreasing troop levels to 8,600 in 135 days as well as withdrawing from Afghanistan in 14 months should the Taliban “not allow any of its members, other individuals or groups, including al Qaeda, to use the soil of Afghanistan to threaten the security of the United States and its allies.” Additionally, the Taliban vowed “not to cooperate” with those who threaten the U.S. or its interests in the territory under its control.
Military officials told CNN that at least 25 Afghan soldiers were killed and 13 others were injured in three separate Taliban attacks. Hours before the attack, President Trump had spoken to Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar over the phone, later telling reporters they’d had “a very good talk.”
“I had a very good talk with the leader of the Taliban. We’ve agreed there’s no violence. We don’t want violence,” he said at the time. “We’ll see what happens. They’re dealing with Afghanistan. But we’ll see what happens.”
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The president now faces heated criticism for what many are characterizing as a major foreign policy failure.
The US hit the Taliban with an air strike only hours after the call between Trump and the Taliban. I don’t think this is how peace deals work, Donald. — Scott Dworkin (@funder) March 4, 2020
The Taliban conducted more than 40 attacks on the same day Trump made these warm comments about their leadership https://t.co/DSaUagkxbq — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 4, 2020
I see Trump's peace deal with the Taliban is progressing just swimmingly. https://t.co/ODZ5i2KHAL — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) March 4, 2020
We signed a peace deal with the Taliban on Saturday, then attack it on Tuesday. Logic so absurd and PR-driven could only come from Donald Trump. https://t.co/fCWEY4hOTW — A Worried Citizen (@ThePubliusUSA) March 4, 2020
In 2012, Trump criticized former President Barack Obama for “negotiating with our sworn enemy the Taliban.”
While @BarackObama is slashing the military, he is also negotiating with our sworn enemy the Taliban–who facilitated 9/11. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 13, 2012
The Taliban has not commented on the U.S. strike, though Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told The Associated Press “that a week of reduction in violence that started midnight on Feb. 21 had ended.”


politicususa--2020-03-04--Republican Senator Slams Trump for Contradicting Medical Experts on Coronavirus

The coronavirus has continued to disrupt life in the United States as the epidemic appears to slow down in mainland China , and a Republican senator has advised President Donald Trump to “ let the professionals do the talking ” after the president continued to contradict medical professionals on the outbreak .
Senator Lamar Alexander ( R-Tenn. ) , who chairs the Senate Health Committee , says Trump should stop contradicting medical experts on the coronavirus .
Trump made headlines in recent weeks for characterizing the response to the virus as hysteria , for saying a vaccine for the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( despite experts saying that creating a vaccine could take a year or more ) , and for stating that virus cases were “ going very substantially down , not up ” even as the number of infected individuals increases .
“ My advice to the president and the vice president is let the professionals do the talking , ” Alexander said .
“ The more we listen to the heads of those agencies , I think the better .
Because if the administration talks too much people think that it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ But if the Democrats talk too much they ’ ll think they ’ re playing politics.
” In the last week , amid criticism over his appointment of Vice President Mike Pence to handle the crisis , Trump suggested that Democrats are undermining his administration ’ s response to the virus .
Dozens of new diagnoses have been reported in the last week , bringing the total number of coronavirus in the United States to at least 128 .
There have been nine deaths , all in Washington state .

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The coronavirus has continued to disrupt life in the United States as the epidemic appears to slow down in mainland China, and a Republican senator has advised President Donald Trump to “let the professionals do the talking” after the president continued to contradict medical professionals on the outbreak.
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), who chairs the Senate Health Committee, says Trump should stop contradicting medical experts on the coronavirus. Trump made headlines in recent weeks for characterizing the response to the virus as hysteria, for saying a vaccine for the virus could be available “relatively soon” (despite experts saying that creating a vaccine could take a year or more), and for stating that virus cases were “going very substantially down, not up” even as the number of infected individuals increases.
“My advice to the president and the vice president is let the professionals do the talking,” Alexander said.
“The more we listen to the heads of those agencies, I think the better. Because if the administration talks too much people think that it’s taking credit,” he continued. “But if the Democrats talk too much they’ll think they’re playing politics.”
In the last week, amid criticism over his appointment of Vice President Mike Pence to handle the crisis, Trump suggested that Democrats are undermining his administration’s response to the virus.
The Do Nothing Democrats were busy wasting time on the Immigration Hoax, & anything else they could do to make the Republican Party look bad, while I was busy calling early BORDER & FLIGHT closings, putting us way ahead in our battle with Coronavirus. Dems called it VERY wrong! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 28, 2020
So, the Coronavirus, which started in China and spread to various countries throughout the world, but very slowly in the U.S. because President Trump closed our border, and ended flights, VERY EARLY, is now being blamed, by the Do Nothing Democrats, to be the fault of “Trump”. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 28, 2020
Dozens of new diagnoses have been reported in the last week, bringing the total number of coronavirus in the United States to at least 128. There have been nine deaths, all in Washington state.


politicususa--2020-03-04--Trump Accidentally Admits Crimes While Attacking Jeff Sessions

Trump attacked his former Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday morning and in the process admitted that he obstructed justice @ @ @ @ @ as he thought that he was gaining some form of revenge by Sessions being forced @ @ @ @ @ nomination for his old Senate seat , but what Trump really did was admit that @ @ @ @ @ by demanding that Sessions obstruct justice and interfere in the Russia investigation .
As was @ @ @ @ @ report , Trump obstructed justice .
The President is so obsessed with revenge against his @ @ @ @ @ ’ t stop himself from admitting his criminal behavior .
The day after Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ dominant Super Tuesday showing Donald Trump is providing proof for why he should not be @ @ @ @ @ preparing to potentially face Biden in the fall by admitting that he is a criminal @ @ @ @ @ this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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Trump attacked his former Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday morning and in the process admitted that he obstructed justice.
Trump tweeted:
This is what happens to someone who loyally gets appointed Attorney General of the United States & then doesn’t have the wisdom or courage to stare down & end the phony Russia Witch Hunt. Recuses himself on FIRST DAY in office, and the Mueller Scam begins! https://t.co/2jGnRgOS6h — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2020
The President was gloating as he thought that he was gaining some form of revenge by Sessions being forced into a runoff for the nomination for his old Senate seat, but what Trump really did was admit that he engaged in criminal conduct by demanding that Sessions obstruct justice and interfere in the Russia investigation.
As was made clear in the Mueller report, Trump obstructed justice. The President is so obsessed with revenge against his imagined enemies that he can’t stop himself from admitting his criminal behavior.
The day after Joe Biden surprised the nation with a dominant Super Tuesday showing Donald Trump is providing proof for why he should not be in office. Trump is preparing to potentially face Biden in the fall by admitting that he is a criminal.
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politicususa--2020-03-05--Trump Makes Up Fake Coronavirus Death Rate On Fox News

During an interview with Sean Hannity , Trump called the WHO ’ s coronavirus death rate stats false and made up his own fake number of under 1 % .
Trump said , “ Well , I think the 3.4 % is really a false number .
Now , this is just my hunch but based on a lot of conversation with a lot of people who do this , because a lot of people will have this and it ’ s very mild .
They ’ ll get better very rapidly .
They don ’ t even see a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call a doctor .
You never hear about those people , so you can ’ t put them down in the category of the overall population in terms of this corona flu , or virus , so you just can ’ t do that.
” Trump said the real number is way under 1 % .
Trump is recklessly making up his own numbers to make the coronavirus seem not so bad in order to pump up the stock market .
The President Of The United States is spreading false information about a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Washington state alone because he has bungled the response and can ’ t adequately protect the public health of the American people .
Donald Trump is acting in an irresponsible way that could make the pandemic worse and his enablers at Fox News are literally helping to spread a virus that kills people .
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During an interview with Sean Hannity, Trump called the WHO’s coronavirus death rate stats false and made up his own fake number of under 1%.
Trump said, “Well, I think the 3.4% is really a false number. Now, this is just my hunch but based on a lot of conversation with a lot of people who do this, because a lot of people will have this and it’s very mild. They’ll get better very rapidly. They don’t even see a doctor. They don’t even call a doctor. You never hear about those people, so you can’t put them down in the category of the overall population in terms of this corona flu, or virus, so you just can’t do that.”
Trump said the real number is way under 1%.
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President Trump said that the WHO's estimated death rate for the coronavirus of 3.4% is a "false number," asserting that the real number is "way under 1%" during an interview with Sean Hannity pic.twitter.com/roWwYqLKRl — Chris Cameron (@ChrisCameronNYT) March 5, 2020
Trump is recklessly making up his own numbers to make the coronavirus seem not so bad in order to pump up the stock market. The President Of The United States is spreading false information about a pandemic that has now killed 10 people in Washington state alone because he has bungled the response and can’t adequately protect the public health of the American people.
Donald Trump is acting in an irresponsible way that could make the pandemic worse and his enablers at Fox News are literally helping to spread a virus that kills people.
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politicususa--2020-03-05--John Roberts Rebukes Schumer For Bogus “Threatening Statements” Against Gorsuch, Kavanaugh

Chief Justice John Roberts has rebuked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-N.Y. ) for “ threatening statements ” against two conservative justices .
“ Justices know that criticism comes with the territory , but threatening statements of this sort from the highest levels of government are not only inappropriate , they are dangerous , ” Roberts said , adding that the justices “ will continue to do their job , without fear or favor , from whatever quarter.
” Roberts ’ s comments came after Schumer , standing outside the Supreme Court , said Associate Justices Neil Gorsuch and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” if they fail to uphold abortion rights as the judiciary takes up June Medical Services v. Russo , which considers the constitutionality of a law requiring doctors to possess admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 minutes of their abortion clinics .
“ I want to tell you , Gorsuch .
I want to tell you , Kavanaugh .
You have released the whirlwind , and you will pay the price , ” Schumer said to a crowd of abortion-rights advocates .
“ You won ’ t know what hit you if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Schumer was soon criticized by Congressional conservatives , including Senators Susan Collins ( R-Maine ) and Steve Scalise ( R-La. )
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Justin Goodman , a spokesperson for Schumer , says Justice Roberts is guilty of “ deliberate misinterpretation ” of Schumer ’ s remarks .
“ Sen .
Schumer ’ s comments were a reference to the political price Senate Republicans will pay for putting these justices on the court , and a warning that the justices will unleash a major grassroots movement on the issue of reproductive rights against the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Both Gorsuch and Kavanaugh were nominated by President Donald Trump and later confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate .
Gorsuch , a staunch textualist , follows in the footsteps of the late Justice Antonin Scalia , who died in February 2016 .
His confirmation hearing stirred controversy among Democrats , who accused Republicans of partisan bias for refusing to consider President Barack Obama ’ s Supreme Court pick , Merrick Garland .
A little over a year later , Republicans considered and later confirmed Kavanaugh despite allegations that he ’ d sexually assaulted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ford , whose stirring testimony during Kavanaugh ’ s confirmation hearing threatened , but ultimately failed , to derail his appointment .
Last month , President Trump demanded Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor recuse themselves from all Trump-related matters .
The president has often accused the judiciary of harboring bias , a call he ’ s only intensified after the Senate decided not to convict him on charges that he ’ d abused power and obstructed Congress .

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Chief Justice John Roberts has rebuked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for “threatening statements” against two conservative justices.
“Justices know that criticism comes with the territory, but threatening statements of this sort from the highest levels of government are not only inappropriate, they are dangerous,” Roberts said, adding that the justices “will continue to do their job, without fear or favor, from whatever quarter.”
Roberts’s comments came after Schumer, standing outside the Supreme Court, said Associate Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh would “pay the price” if they fail to uphold abortion rights as the judiciary takes up June Medical Services v. Russo, which considers the constitutionality of a law requiring doctors to possess admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 minutes of their abortion clinics.
“I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price,” Schumer said to a crowd of abortion-rights advocates. “You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”
Schumer was soon criticized by Congressional conservatives, including Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Steve Scalise (R-La.).
I agree with Chief Justice Roberts. These statements by Senator Schumer are outrageous. https://t.co/kG8zCJGYCU — Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) March 4, 2020
🚨 UNHINGED → Schumer threatened conservative justices Kavanaugh & Gorsuch on the steps of the Supreme Court: "You have released the whirlwind & you will pay the price. You won't know what hit you." Enough. This rhetoric has dangerous consequences. Where's the media outrage? pic.twitter.com/SiGNHxG0iX — Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) March 4, 2020
Justin Goodman, a spokesperson for Schumer, says Justice Roberts is guilty of “deliberate misinterpretation” of Schumer’s remarks.
“Sen. Schumer’s comments were a reference to the political price Senate Republicans will pay for putting these justices on the court, and a warning that the justices will unleash a major grassroots movement on the issue of reproductive rights against the decision,” Goodman told USA Today.
Both Gorsuch and Kavanaugh were nominated by President Donald Trump and later confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate.
Gorsuch, a staunch textualist, follows in the footsteps of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in February 2016. His confirmation hearing stirred controversy among Democrats, who accused Republicans of partisan bias for refusing to consider President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court pick, Merrick Garland.
A little over a year later, Republicans considered and later confirmed Kavanaugh despite allegations that he’d sexually assaulted several women, including Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, whose stirring testimony during Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing threatened, but ultimately failed, to derail his appointment.
Last month, President Trump demanded Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor recuse themselves from all Trump-related matters. The president has often accused the judiciary of harboring bias, a call he’s only intensified after the Senate decided not to convict him on charges that he’d abused power and obstructed Congress.


politicususa--2020-03-05--Trump Calls For Sen. Chuck Schumer To Be Arrested

Trump and Republicans are intentionally distorting Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer ’ s comments as the president called for Schumer to be impeached and arrested .
After Schumer warned Trump ’ s Supreme Court justices that an overturn of Roe v. Wade would set off a grassroots political pushback , Trump tweeted : It is not a surprise that Trump used a tweet from Rep. Jim Jordan ( R-Sex Abuse Cover-Up Ohio State ) to advance his goal of having his political opponents arrested .
Sen. Schumer ’ s office called out Trump , Chief Justice Roberts , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BS in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA : Women ’ s health care rights are at stake and Americans from every corner of the country are in anguish about what the court might do to them .
Sen. Schumer ’ s comments were a reference to the political price Senate Republicans will pay for putting these justices on the court , and a warning that the justices will unleash a major grassroots movement on the issue of reproductive rights against the decision .
For Justice Roberts to follow the right wing ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while remaining silent when President Trump attacked Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg last week , shows Justice Roberts does not just call balls and strikes .
Republicans are clinging on to anything they can to motivate their voters after Joe Biden ’ s march through Super Tuesday .
Trump would love to arrest his political opponents because his heart beats pure authoritarianism .
Trump wants to talk about anything else besides Joe Biden , his bungled coronavirus response , the looming economic slowdown .
The Trump presidency is running on fumes , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up the fake outrage machine at Chuck Schumer .
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Trump and Republicans are intentionally distorting Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer’s comments as the president called for Schumer to be impeached and arrested.
After Schumer warned Trump’s Supreme Court justices that an overturn of Roe v. Wade would set off a grassroots political pushback, Trump tweeted:
This is a direct & dangerous threat to the U.S. Supreme Court by Schumer. If a Republican did this, he or she would be arrested, or impeached. Serious action MUST be taken NOW! https://t.co/WqQUbyzaJU — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2020
It is not a surprise that Trump used a tweet from Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Sex Abuse Cover-Up Ohio State) to advance his goal of having his political opponents arrested.
Sen. Schumer’s office called out Trump, Chief Justice Roberts, and the rest of the GOP’s hysterical BS in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA:
Women’s health care rights are at stake and Americans from every corner of the country are in anguish about what the court might do to them.
Sen. Schumer’s comments were a reference to the political price Senate Republicans will pay for putting these justices on the court, and a warning that the justices will unleash a major grassroots movement on the issue of reproductive rights against the decision.
For Justice Roberts to follow the right wing’s deliberate misinterpretation of what Sen. Schumer said, while remaining silent when President Trump attacked Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg last week, shows Justice Roberts does not just call balls and strikes.
Republicans are clinging on to anything they can to motivate their voters after Joe Biden’s march through Super Tuesday. Trump would love to arrest his political opponents because his heart beats pure authoritarianism.
Trump wants to talk about anything else besides Joe Biden, his bungled coronavirus response, the looming economic slowdown.
The Trump presidency is running on fumes, which is why he is trying to fire up the fake outrage machine at Chuck Schumer.
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politicususa--2020-03-05--Joe Biden Is Clobbering Bernie Sanders 61%-12% In Florida

A new Florida poll shows former vice president Joe Biden leading Sen. Bernie Sanders 61 % -12 % in the Sunshine State ’ s Democratic primary .
A survey of the Florida primary by St. Pete Polls commissioned by Florida Politics found : More than 61 % of likely Florida voters favor Biden , according to the most recent survey by St. Pete Polls commissioned by Florida Politics ( the full PDF of the poll is embedded below ) .
That gives the former Vice President a commanding lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders , at 12 % , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % .
The latest results represent a 27 % bump in polls for Biden , seemingly fueled by a solid performance Super Tuesday .
Sanders , meanwhile , dropped 2 % while Warren rose 1 % , all movement that falls within the poll ’ s 2.3 % margin of error .
Joe Biden is set to roll in Florida .
Sanders will need most of Warren ’ s former supporters just to reach delegate viability in the state .
With California looking like it is not going to provide the delegate haul @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be setting up Biden to expand his delegate lead .
Sanders might get blown out in Mississippi and Missouri .
Biden is also leading in Michigan .
If Biden blows out Sanders in Florida , he may roll through the remaining contests and into Milwaukee as a solid frontrunner .
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A new Florida poll shows former vice president Joe Biden leading Sen. Bernie Sanders 61%-12% in the Sunshine State’s Democratic primary.
A survey of the Florida primary by St. Pete Polls commissioned by Florida Politics found:
More than 61% of likely Florida voters favor Biden, according to the most recent survey by St. Pete Polls commissioned by Florida Politics (the full PDF of the poll is embedded below). That gives the former Vice President a commanding lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, at 12%, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, with 5%.
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The latest results represent a 27% bump in polls for Biden, seemingly fueled by a solid performance Super Tuesday.
Sanders, meanwhile, dropped 2% while Warren rose 1%, all movement that falls within the poll’s 2.3% margin of error.
Joe Biden is set to roll in Florida. Sanders will need most of Warren’s former supporters just to reach delegate viability in the state. With California looking like it is not going to provide the delegate haul that Sanders was hoping for, Florida could be setting up Biden to expand his delegate lead.
Sanders might get blown out in Mississippi and Missouri. Biden is also leading in Michigan. If Biden blows out Sanders in Florida, he may roll through the remaining contests and into Milwaukee as a solid frontrunner.
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politicususa--2020-03-05--Democrats Will Go After Trump Kids Crimes If He Pushes Ukraine Conspiracy

Democrats are telling Joe Biden to get ready to punch back hard on Ukraine , and warning that the corruption of Trump ’ s kids will be fair game in the election .
For some Democrats , the key to neutralizing the impending attacks is for Biden to turn them right back around on the president , questioning the Trump children ’ s many financial and business entanglements as they continue to advise their father — both formally and informally — while he ’ s in the White House .
“ If Donald Trump wants to talk about children , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s children and the immense amount of money they ’ re making off of their father ’ s name , ” said Rep. Jim Himes ( D-Conn. ) , who hasn ’ t endorsed in the Democratic primary .
“ I ’ m Irish too , so you fight back hard .
When somebody throws this kind of sleaze at you , you respond.
” Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are already under investigation in the House for everything from using private email to hide government communications to security clearance violations .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ivanka Trump business deal : If Trump keeps pushing the baseless and debunked Ukraine conspiracy theory , Democrats are going to unload on Trump with all of the crime and corruption of his adult kids .
It isn ’ t 2016 anymore , and this time , Democrats are ready to fight back .
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Democrats are telling Joe Biden to get ready to punch back hard on Ukraine, and warning that the corruption of Trump’s kids will be fair game in the election.
Politico reported:
For some Democrats, the key to neutralizing the impending attacks is for Biden to turn them right back around on the president, questioning the Trump children’s many financial and business entanglements as they continue to advise their father — both formally and informally — while he’s in the White House.
“If Donald Trump wants to talk about children, let’s talk about the president’s children and the immense amount of money they’re making off of their father’s name,” said Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), who hasn’t endorsed in the Democratic primary. “I’m Irish too, so you fight back hard. When somebody throws this kind of sleaze at you, you respond.”
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are already under investigation in the House for everything from using private email to hide government communications to security clearance violations.
The FBI has also been investigating an Ivanka Trump business deal:
If Trump keeps pushing the baseless and debunked Ukraine conspiracy theory, Democrats are going to unload on Trump with all of the crime and corruption of his adult kids.
It isn’t 2016 anymore, and this time, Democrats are ready to fight back.
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politicususa--2020-03-05--Elizabeth Warren To Announce She’s Exiting The Presidential Race Thursday

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is set to announce on Thursday that she is suspending her run to be the Democratic Party ’ s nominee for president .
The New York Times reported the development on Thursday morning , citing sources from her campaign that detailed the planned announcement .
Warren ’ s campaign ignited strong support in the beginning , prior to any nominating contests within the Democratic caucuses and primaries .
However , she failed to win a single early state , and had a poor showing in Super Tuesday contests as progressive voters flocked to her opponent , Sen. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elections began , Warren faced difficulties , the Times reported : Ms. Warren ’ s political demise was a death by a thousand cuts , not a dramatic implosion but a steady decline .
Last October , according to most national polls , Ms. Warren was the national pacesetter in the Democratic field .
By December , she had fallen to the edge of the top tier , wounded by a presidential debate in November where her opponents relentlessly attacked her .
Her departure leaves two remaining top-tier candidates vying for the nomination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vice President Joe Biden .
Sanders has done well courting the more progressive wing of the party , while Biden has successfully become the front-running candidate by simultaneously appealing to centrists as well as making the case that he ’ s got the best chance to beat current President Donald Trump in the fall .
The Sanders campaign will likely try to attract Warren ’ s base of progressive supporters in the days ahead .
However , it ’ s unclear how many of those who had planned to vote for her will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Polling from Morning Consult late in February found that 40 percent of Warren ’ s supporters picked Sanders as their second-choice candidate .
Meanwhile , 28 percent picked centrists , such as Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar , as well as Biden , as their second pick .

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren is set to announce on Thursday that she is suspending her run to be the Democratic Party’s nominee for president.
The New York Times reported the development on Thursday morning, citing sources from her campaign that detailed the planned announcement.
Warren’s campaign ignited strong support in the beginning, prior to any nominating contests within the Democratic caucuses and primaries. However, she failed to win a single early state, and had a poor showing in Super Tuesday contests as progressive voters flocked to her opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Elizabeth Warren is dropping out of the 2020 race – CNNPolitics https://t.co/OdmXVvAtPj — Karin Caifa (@karincaifaCNN) March 5, 2020
Even before the actual elections began, Warren faced difficulties, the Times reported:
Ms. Warren’s political demise was a death by a thousand cuts, not a dramatic implosion but a steady decline. Last October, according to most national polls, Ms. Warren was the national pacesetter in the Democratic field. By December, she had fallen to the edge of the top tier, wounded by a presidential debate in November where her opponents relentlessly attacked her.
Her departure leaves two remaining top-tier candidates vying for the nomination: Sanders, as well as former Vice President Joe Biden.
Sanders has done well courting the more progressive wing of the party, while Biden has successfully become the front-running candidate by simultaneously appealing to centrists as well as making the case that he’s got the best chance to beat current President Donald Trump in the fall.
This is a gut punch. I have so much appreciation & respect for the campaign she ran and the ideas she brought to the forefront of the national debate. She was the top choice of Indivisible leaders, and while she's ending her run, I know she will persist. https://t.co/WWSEnCnBiA — Ezra Levin (@ezralevin) March 5, 2020
The Sanders campaign will likely try to attract Warren’s base of progressive supporters in the days ahead. However, it’s unclear how many of those who had planned to vote for her will switch to Sanders or to Biden.
Polling from Morning Consult late in February found that 40 percent of Warren’s supporters picked Sanders as their second-choice candidate. Meanwhile, 28 percent picked centrists, such as Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, as well as Biden, as their second pick.


politicususa--2020-03-05--Trump Tweets He ‘NEVER’ Said Coronavirus Carriers Should Go To Work — But He Sure Did Imply It

During an interview with Fox News ’ Sean Hannity on Wednesday evening , President Donald Trump made a number of inaccurate and bewildering claims about coronavirus and its spread , in the United States and elsewhere .
On Thursday morning , facing headlines criticizing him for those inaccuracies , Trump blasted the media , calling them “ fake news ” for suggesting he had said it was okay for workers infected with coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) to go to work .
“ I NEVER said people that are feeling sick should go to work .
This is just more Fake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats ” and media organizations like MSNBC , Trump said in a tweet .
“ Comcast covers the CoronaVirus situation horribly , only looking to do harm to the incredible & successful effort being made !
” he added .
One could make the argument , however , that he himself is spreading disinformation and possibly causing harm .
Looking at his comments on Fox News closely , Trump indeed never directly said that people with coronavirus should go to work — but he seemed to heavily imply that it was an option @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hannity , was defending against reports that the World Health Organization had said the rate of death among reported cases of coronavirus was 3.4 percent .
The president disputed those numbers , based on nothing more than what he admittedly called a “ hunch.
” “ I think the 3.4 percent is really a false number .
Now , this is just a hunch , but based on a lot of conversations with a lot of people that do this , ” Trump said , suggesting that the death rate was “ way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who don ’ t report having the disease .
“ We have thousands or hundreds of thousands of people who get better just by sitting around , even going to work , some of them go to work , but they get better , ” Trump added .
In the immediate moments after those comments , Trump did not discourage those with COVID-19 from going to their places of business .
Trump is correct in the literal sense — he didn ’ t tell people to go to work if they showed signs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t discourage them doing so , when he brought up the idea himself , leading many to believe that he was advocating people get better on their own without seeking medical attention .
Trump ’ s disputing of WHO ’ s numbers is itself disingenuous because he ’ s trying to suggest the organization said the death rate was 3.4 percent among all cases , reported or not .
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom specifically stated , however , that the death rate of 3.4 percent was among reported cases of coronavirus @ @

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During an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump made a number of inaccurate and bewildering claims about coronavirus and its spread, in the United States and elsewhere.
On Thursday morning, facing headlines criticizing him for those inaccuracies, Trump blasted the media, calling them “fake news” for suggesting he had said it was okay for workers infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) to go to work.
“I NEVER said people that are feeling sick should go to work. This is just more Fake News and disinformation put out by the Democrats” and media organizations like MSNBC, Trump said in a tweet.
I NEVER said people that are feeling sick should go to work. This is just more Fake News and disinformation put out by the Democrats, in particular MSDNC. Comcast covers the CoronaVirus situation horribly, only looking to do harm to the incredible & successful effort being made! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2020
“Comcast covers the CoronaVirus situation horribly, only looking to do harm to the incredible & successful effort being made!” he added.
One could make the argument, however, that he himself is spreading disinformation and possibly causing harm.
Looking at his comments on Fox News closely, Trump indeed never directly said that people with coronavirus should go to work — but he seemed to heavily imply that it was an option for them.
Trump, questioned by Hannity, was defending against reports that the World Health Organization had said the rate of death among reported cases of coronavirus was 3.4 percent. The president disputed those numbers, based on nothing more than what he admittedly called a “hunch.”
Trump to Hannity on WHO saying coronavirus death rate is 3.4%: "I think the 3.4% number is really a false number. Now this is just my hunch, but based on a lot of conversations … personally, I'd say the number is way under 1%." Astoundingly irresponsible. pic.twitter.com/uC9c03zX31 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 5, 2020
“I think the 3.4 percent is really a false number. Now, this is just a hunch, but based on a lot of conversations with a lot of people that do this,” Trump said, suggesting that the death rate was “way under 1 percent” because of people who don’t report having the disease.
“We have thousands or hundreds of thousands of people who get better just by sitting around, even going to work, some of them go to work, but they get better,” Trump added.
In the immediate moments after those comments, Trump did not discourage those with COVID-19 from going to their places of business.
Trump is correct in the literal sense — he didn’t tell people to go to work if they showed signs of having coronavirus. But he also didn’t discourage them doing so, when he brought up the idea himself, leading many to believe that he was advocating people get better on their own without seeking medical attention.
Trump’s disputing of WHO’s numbers is itself disingenuous because he’s trying to suggest the organization said the death rate was 3.4 percent among all cases, reported or not.
The World Health Organization says the novel coronavirus is deadlier than seasonal flu strains. No one has built up immunity to the new virus, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. https://t.co/10OJVsZTvb — CNN (@CNN) March 4, 2020
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom specifically stated, however, that the death rate of 3.4 percent was among reported cases of coronavirus worldwide.


politicususa--2020-03-05--As Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” Plan Hits A Legal Snag, His Administration Turns to SCOTUS

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco is preventing President Donald Trump ’ s administration from enforcing its Migrant Protection Protocols , otherwise known as the “ Remain in Mexico ” policy , for asylum-seekers to stay in the country .
Restrictions remain in place until March 11 for review by the Supreme Court .
The ruling only applies to Arizona and California , the states under the court ’ s authority , and not New Mexico and Texas .
The ruling affirms the court ’ s ruling last week that the policy violates both United States and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went into effect in January 2019 , requires asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico while they wait for their immigration hearings .
The Trump administration considers the policy a great success , saying it has curbed the “ uncontrolled flows ” of migrants at the southern border , but advocacy groups have found that thousands of migrants required to wait have been kidnapped , raped , or tortured .
The appeals court ’ s decision will take effect on March 12 if the Supreme Court opts not to hear the case .
Attorneys with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ program would create “ massive and irreparable national security and public safety concerns ” because U.S. Customs and Border Protection lacks enough detention space to house thousands of new migrants who , they contend , would create a “ rush on the southern border.
” Lawyers challenging the policy say the Supreme Court should deny the government ’ s request for a stay because the 9th Circuit ’ s original decision did not require the government to allow asylum-seekers affected by the policy to immediately re-enter the United States .
They point out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government pursue an “ orderly unwinding ” of the policy .
The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration on immigration issues before .
In January , the court allowed the government to temporarily continue enforcing a policy barring migrants from applying for asylum unless they ’ d already been denied asylum in another country while in transit to the United States .

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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco is preventing President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing its Migrant Protection Protocols, otherwise known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy, for asylum-seekers to stay in the country. Restrictions remain in place until March 11 for review by the Supreme Court. The ruling only applies to Arizona and California, the states under the court’s authority, and not New Mexico and Texas.
The ruling affirms the court’s ruling last week that the policy violates both United States and international law. The policy, which went into effect in January 2019, requires asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico while they wait for their immigration hearings. The Trump administration considers the policy a great success, saying it has curbed the “uncontrolled flows” of migrants at the southern border, but advocacy groups have found that thousands of migrants required to wait have been kidnapped, raped, or tortured.
The appeals court’s decision will take effect on March 12 if the Supreme Court opts not to hear the case. Attorneys with the Justice Department argue that stopping the program would create “massive and irreparable national security and public safety concerns” because U.S. Customs and Border Protection lacks enough detention space to house thousands of new migrants who, they contend, would create a “rush on the southern border.”
Lawyers challenging the policy say the Supreme Court should deny the government’s request for a stay because the 9th Circuit’s original decision did not require the government to allow asylum-seekers affected by the policy to immediately re-enter the United States. They point out in court filings that the decision requires the government pursue an “orderly unwinding” of the policy.
The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration on immigration issues before. In January, the court allowed the government to temporarily continue enforcing a policy barring migrants from applying for asylum unless they’d already been denied asylum in another country while in transit to the United States.


politicususa--2020-03-06--Ari Melber Busts GOP For Committing The Same Abuse Of Power That Got Trump Impeached

Ari Melber tore into Republicans on Thursday for reviving their operation to derail Joe Biden ’ s presidential campaign via a bogus Senate probe .
The MSNBC host said Republicans are committing the very same abuse of power that Donald Trump was impeached over , and he urged Americans not to normalize it .
“ A Republican chairman is now trying to do , with U.S. government power , the same type of probe that was literally thwarted in Ukraine and that Republicans recently said Trump was wrong to pursue , ” Melber said .
“ I repeat : This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rule of law.
” During President Trump ’ s impeachment , the question was whether any Republicans would deny his very publicly obvious plot against Biden and would they do anything to hold him accountable for it .
Remember , Republican senators , many of them ultimately said there was a plot , that it was wrong , but it just wasn ’ t bad enough to impeach over .
That was a few months ago .
Notice this downward slide here as a Republican chairman is now trying to do , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ type of probe that was literally thwarted in Ukraine and that Republicans recently said Trump was wrong to pursue .
I repeat : This is not normal .
It is against the rule of law .
And as with so many tests in our current era , the people behind it may be hoping it all just gets normalized , that it becomes sort of routine or that you get exhausted and stop caring .
But this is out in public .
There ’ s already some opposition .
The next move is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep shining a light on the facts of this story .
This would be a massive scandal in a normal political climate In a normal political climate , the fact that one major party is using the federal government to derail an opposing presidential candidate would be a massive scandal .
It ’ s a clear abuse of power that shouldn ’ t be normalized .
But in the hurricane of Trump corruption that has consumed Washington since this president took office , this kind of behavior gets lost in the noise .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s America .
Luckily , there is an election coming up .
The American people will have the opportunity to do something Donald Trump has refused to do : drain the swamp .

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Ari Melber tore into Republicans on Thursday for reviving their operation to derail Joe Biden’s presidential campaign via a bogus Senate probe.
The MSNBC host said Republicans are committing the very same abuse of power that Donald Trump was impeached over, and he urged Americans not to normalize it.
“A Republican chairman is now trying to do, with U.S. government power, the same type of probe that was literally thwarted in Ukraine and that Republicans recently said Trump was wrong to pursue,” Melber said. “I repeat: This is not normal. It is against the rule of law.”
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Ari Melber calls out Republicans for abusing their power by reviving bogus investigation into Joe Biden. #ctl #p2 pic.twitter.com/fiYPN33jTh — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) March 6, 2020
Melber said:
During President Trump’s impeachment, the question was whether any Republicans would deny his very publicly obvious plot against Biden and would they do anything to hold him accountable for it. Remember, Republican senators, many of them ultimately said there was a plot, that it was wrong, but it just wasn’t bad enough to impeach over. That was a few months ago. Notice this downward slide here as a Republican chairman is now trying to do, with U.S. government power, the same type of probe that was literally thwarted in Ukraine and that Republicans recently said Trump was wrong to pursue. I repeat: This is not normal. It is against the rule of law. And as with so many tests in our current era, the people behind it may be hoping it all just gets normalized, that it becomes sort of routine or that you get exhausted and stop caring. But this is out in public. There’s already some opposition. The next move is up to the public. We will keep shining a light on the facts of this story.
This would be a massive scandal in a normal political climate
In a normal political climate, the fact that one major party is using the federal government to derail an opposing presidential candidate would be a massive scandal. It’s a clear abuse of power that shouldn’t be normalized.
But in the hurricane of Trump corruption that has consumed Washington since this president took office, this kind of behavior gets lost in the noise. It’s another day in Trump’s America.
Luckily, there is an election coming up. The American people will have the opportunity to do something Donald Trump has refused to do: drain the swamp.
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politicususa--2020-03-06--Mitt Romney Warns Republicans That He Could Block Their Bogus Biden Investigation

Mitt Romney was the only Republican senator who courageously voted to convict Donald Trump in the Senate impeachment trial , and now he is hinting that he could take another stunning stand against his own party .
On Thursday , Romney told reporters that the Republican revival of an investigation into the Bidens appears to be driven solely by politics .
When the Senate Homeland Security Committee votes next week to subpoena Biden records , the Utah senator – a member of that committee – suggested that he could join the Democrats and vote no .
According to Politico , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about Joe Biden and his son Hunter could be derailed amid concerns from at least one GOP senator that the push appears politically motivated.
” More from the report : Sen. Mitt Romney ( R-Utah ) , a member of the panel , has hinted that he could vote against issuing the subpoena , noting the committee ’ s investigation might look political in nature given Biden ’ s resurgence and the increasing likelihood that he ’ ll become the Democratic presidential nominee .
“ There ’ s no question the appearance is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , adding that he is still “ considering ” his vote .
Republicans hold a slim 8-6 majority , and if just one GOP senator joins all Democrats , it would mean a 7-7 tie that would result in a failure to issue the subpoena .
Romney ’ s concerns appeared to be heightened on Thursday after President Donald Trump declared in a Fox News interview Wednesday night that he would seek to use the issue against Biden if he secures the Democratic nomination .
Romney suggested Thursday that the panel shouldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
What the Republican Party is doing couldn ’ t be more transparent .
For weeks , as Joe Biden ’ s presidential campaign appeared headed for the showers , they lost interest in pursuing their bogus investigation .
Suddenly , the day after Biden won a resounding primary victory in South Carolina , Sen. Ron Johnson ( R-WI ) – chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee – penned a letter expressing his intention to issue a subpoena for Biden-related documents .
In other words , the former vice president is back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominee for president , so the Republican Party is again pretending to care about so-called corruption .
The GOP is no longer trying to hide how afraid they are of Joe Biden .

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Mitt Romney was the only Republican senator who courageously voted to convict Donald Trump in the Senate impeachment trial, and now he is hinting that he could take another stunning stand against his own party.
On Thursday, Romney told reporters that the Republican revival of an investigation into the Bidens appears to be driven solely by politics.
When the Senate Homeland Security Committee votes next week to subpoena Biden records, the Utah senator – a member of that committee – suggested that he could join the Democrats and vote no.
According to Politico, “A Republican effort to subpoena records about Joe Biden and his son Hunter could be derailed amid concerns from at least one GOP senator that the push appears politically motivated.”
More from the report:
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), a member of the panel, has hinted that he could vote against issuing the subpoena, noting the committee’s investigation might look political in nature given Biden’s resurgence and the increasing likelihood that he’ll become the Democratic presidential nominee. “There’s no question the appearance is not good,” Romney told reporters, adding that he is still “considering” his vote. Republicans hold a slim 8-6 majority, and if just one GOP senator joins all Democrats, it would mean a 7-7 tie that would result in a failure to issue the subpoena. Romney’s concerns appeared to be heightened on Thursday after President Donald Trump declared in a Fox News interview Wednesday night that he would seek to use the issue against Biden if he secures the Democratic nomination. Romney suggested Thursday that the panel shouldn’t even be looking into the issue.
Republicans are terrified of Joe Biden
What the Republican Party is doing couldn’t be more transparent. For weeks, as Joe Biden’s presidential campaign appeared headed for the showers, they lost interest in pursuing their bogus investigation.
Suddenly, the day after Biden won a resounding primary victory in South Carolina, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) – chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee – penned a letter expressing his intention to issue a subpoena for Biden-related documents.
In other words, the former vice president is back on a course to be the Democratic nominee for president, so the Republican Party is again pretending to care about so-called corruption.
The GOP is no longer trying to hide how afraid they are of Joe Biden.


politicususa--2020-03-06--Trump Tells America Not To Worry About The Coronavirus Because He’s Really Smart

Trump told the country that he is really smart and he really likes this stuff so people should not worry about the coronavirus .
Trump said , “ I like this stuff .
You know , my uncle he was at MIT .
He taught for like a record number of years .
He was a great super genius .
I like this stuff .
I really get it .
People are surprised that I understand .
Every one of these doctors said how do you know so much about this ?
Maybe I have a natural ability .
Maybe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running for president , but you know what ?
What they ’ ve done is really incredible .
I understand that whole world .
I love that world .
I really do .
I love that world , and they should be given tremendous credit.
” A college professor of Trump ’ s called him the dumbest student that he ever had .
Do you know who doesn ’ t have to go around publicly telling everyone how smart they are ?
Intelligent people .
Donald Trump is trying to reassure the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stable genius .
The problem is that Trump is not a genius .
The president ’ s comments at the CDC confirm earlier reporting that he is relying on wishful thinking to combat the coronavirus outbreak .
Americans are getting sick and dying while Trump rants about how smart he is .
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Trump told the country that he is really smart and he really likes this stuff so people should not worry about the coronavirus.
Trump said, “I like this stuff. You know, my uncle he was at MIT. He taught for like a record number of years. He was a great super genius. I like this stuff. I really get it. People are surprised that I understand. Every one of these doctors said how do you know so much about this? Maybe I have a natural ability. Maybe I should have done that instead of running for president, but you know what? What they’ve done is really incredible. I understand that whole world. I love that world. I really do. I love that world, and they should be given tremendous credit.”
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Here's Trump rambling at length about how smart he is and how well he understands public health pic.twitter.com/1Co6MaRkzl — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 6, 2020
A college professor of Trump’s called him the dumbest student that he ever had.
Do you know who doesn’t have to go around publicly telling everyone how smart they are? Intelligent people.
Donald Trump is trying to reassure the country about the coronavirus with a version of stable genius. The problem is that Trump is not a genius. The president’s comments at the CDC confirm earlier reporting that he is relying on wishful thinking to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
Americans are getting sick and dying while Trump rants about how smart he is.
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politicususa--2020-03-06--Trump Just Compared The Coronavirus Test To His Ukraine Extortion

Trump held a pep rally for himself at the CDC , where at one point the president compared the test to the coronavirus to his extortion of Ukraine .
Trump said , “ As of right now , and yesterday , anybody who needs a test , and that ’ s the important thing , and the tests are all perfect , like the letter .
The transcription was perfect .
Right ?
Not as perfect as that , but pretty good.
” Donald Trump was referring to the phone call where he tried to extort Ukraine into investigating Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transcript of his Ukraine call that the White House released was not really a transcript .
It was a rough summary to use their original terminology .
If you had no idea what the president was talking about , you aren ’ t alone .
Trump ’ s inability to lead has done nothing but add to the fear , chaos , and confusion that is growing by the day .
There still aren ’ t enough coronavirus tests to meet the demand as Americans arrive at hospitals with symptoms .
The business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failure to lead in the middle of a public health crisis , as his comments showed that he thinks the coronavirus is a political problem just like his attempt to extort Ukraine .
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Trump held a pep rally for himself at the CDC, where at one point the president compared the test to the coronavirus to his extortion of Ukraine.
Trump said, “As of right now, and yesterday, anybody who needs a test, and that’s the important thing, and the tests are all perfect, like the letter. The transcription was perfect. Right? Not as perfect as that, but pretty good.”
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"The [coronavirus] tests are all perfect. Like the letter was perfect. The transcription was perfect. This was not a perfect as that, but pretty good." — is Trump referring to the transcript of his phone call with the Ukrainian president here? pic.twitter.com/FU5XxPTu7Z — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 6, 2020
Donald Trump was referring to the phone call where he tried to extort Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden by withholding military aid. The transcript of his Ukraine call that the White House released was not really a transcript. It was a rough summary to use their original terminology.
If you had no idea what the president was talking about, you aren’t alone. Trump’s inability to lead has done nothing but add to the fear, chaos, and confusion that is growing by the day. There still aren’t enough coronavirus tests to meet the demand as Americans arrive at hospitals with symptoms.
The business community has dumped Trump over his total failure to lead in the middle of a public health crisis, as his comments showed that he thinks the coronavirus is a political problem just like his attempt to extort Ukraine.
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politicususa--2020-03-06--Business Leaders Dump Trump Over His Coronavirus Response Fail

Business leaders are turning on Trump and working on their own without the White House to respond to the coronavirus crisis .
This is the first time we have seen global business leaders , who were happy to take the tax cut because it worked for them , leave the president .
And I assure you he ’ s not happy about it but they don ’ t have anyone to trust .
Whether you ’ re talking SARS , Ebola or the financial crisis .
You would have business leaders and government leaders in a room saying how are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tell me who are the grown-ups in the room ?
It was Larry Kudlow days ago saying buy the dip .
And today saying this is just seasonal .
Even this morning when the president said it ’ s going to be great for American business because people are going to go on vacation here .
Tell an airline that .
Two days ago Mike Pence had to solve a rift between airline CEOs and the White House because they were debating over passenger data .
Without credible sources inside the White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has formed its own corona task force .
The White House is spending their time lying about the outbreak to the business community and the American people about the number of coronavirus cases and the administration ’ s response .
The plunge on Wall Street is caused by the fact that the business community no longer trusts Trump .
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Business leaders are turning on Trump and working on their own without the White House to respond to the coronavirus crisis.
MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle said on Deadline: White House:
This is the first time we have seen global business leaders, who were happy to take the tax cut because it worked for them, leave the president. And I assure you he’s not happy about it but they don’t have anyone to trust. Whether you’re talking SARS, Ebola or the financial crisis. You would have business leaders and government leaders in a room saying how are we going to solve for this? Tell me who are the grown-ups in the room?
It was Larry Kudlow days ago saying buy the dip. And today saying this is just seasonal. Even this morning when the president said it’s going to be great for American business because people are going to go on vacation here. Tell an airline that. Two days ago Mike Pence had to solve a rift between airline CEOs and the White House because they were debating over passenger data. Without credible sources inside the White House, corporate America — the business roundtable has formed its own corona task force.
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Stephanie Ruhle says the business community has turned on Trump over his bungled coronavirus response. pic.twitter.com/QEtADHBvL4 — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) March 6, 2020
The White House is spending their time lying about the outbreak to the business community and the American people about the number of coronavirus cases and the administration’s response.
The plunge on Wall Street is caused by the fact that the business community no longer trusts Trump.
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politicususa--2020-03-06--Republican Busted For 10 Felonies For Changing Florida Democratic Registrations

A Florida woman has been arrested for changing the voter registration of 119 Democratic voters to Republican or no affiliation .
Cheryl A .
Hall , 63 , who worked for an organization that helps register voters , turned herself in to Lake County Sheriff ’ s officials Thursday , according to court records .
She ’ s charged with 10 felony counts of submission of false voter registration information .
Hall submitted the forms to the Lake County Supervisor of Elections Office , authorities said .
Elections officials flagged the forms because they included incorrect information , including birth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s license numbers .
… .
Sheriff ’ s investigators said all 119 false forms were assigned to Hall , a registered Republican , to collect .
Some of the forms changed the registrations of Democrats or no party affiliation to Republican , officials said .
Voter suppression , which is what Hall was trying to do , is firmly ingrained in the DNA of the Republican Party .
It isn ’ t just elected officials who are trying to prevent Democrats from being able to vote in many states .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down to the rank and file of the party .
What happened in Florida was an extreme case , but it ’ s not unusual , and if the impacted voters had stayed quiet , Hall likely would have gotten away with her crimes .
Republicans keep proving that even they don ’ t believe that their party can win a fair election .
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A Florida woman has been arrested for changing the voter registration of 119 Democratic voters to Republican or no affiliation.
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Cheryl A. Hall, 63, who worked for an organization that helps register voters, turned herself in to Lake County Sheriff’s officials Thursday, according to court records. She’s charged with 10 felony counts of submission of false voter registration information.
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Hall submitted the forms to the Lake County Supervisor of Elections Office, authorities said. Elections officials flagged the forms because they included incorrect information, including birth dates, Social Security numbers or driver’s license numbers.
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Sheriff’s investigators said all 119 false forms were assigned to Hall, a registered Republican, to collect.
Some of the forms changed the registrations of Democrats or no party affiliation to Republican, officials said.
Voter suppression, which is what Hall was trying to do, is firmly ingrained in the DNA of the Republican Party. It isn’t just elected officials who are trying to prevent Democrats from being able to vote in many states.
The Trump mentality of cheat to win trickles down to the rank and file of the party. What happened in Florida was an extreme case, but it’s not unusual, and if the impacted voters had stayed quiet, Hall likely would have gotten away with her crimes.
Republicans keep proving that even they don’t believe that their party can win a fair election.
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politicususa--2020-03-06--Disaster For Republicans As Trump Relies On Wishful Thinking To Manage Coronavirus

Trump appears out of touch with the reality of the coronavirus outbreak because he is relying on wishful thinking to manage the crisis .
An extended network of business associates , also have a direct line and are encouraging Trump to offer a rosier picture of the situation than his officials are relaying .
Some people close to the effort said Trump was relying on “ wishful thinking ” to manage the crisis .
One person close to the coronavirus task force said members of the team are biting their tongues on certain information with the opinion that it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the inside rather than say something Trump doesn ’ t like and end up being iced out altogether .
Trump is trying to manage a virus outbreak in the United States with political spin .
Trump claimed on Friday morning that there is no panic , “ I don ’ t think they ’ re panicking .
I don ’ t think people are panicking .
I said last night — we did an interview on Fox last night , a town hall .
I think it was very good .
And I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be calm .
It ’ ll go away.
” The point isn ’ t whether or not the virus will go away .
The important question is how many people will die before it does ?
The president is one who is showing panic as is making contradictory decisions on simple choices like whether or not to visit the CDC .
Trump ’ s reliance on wishful thinking is a disaster that Republicans will pay for in November .
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Trump appears out of touch with the reality of the coronavirus outbreak because he is relying on wishful thinking to manage the crisis.
CNN reported:
An extended network of business associates, also have a direct line and are encouraging Trump to offer a rosier picture of the situation than his officials are relaying.
Some people close to the effort said Trump was relying on “wishful thinking” to manage the crisis.
One person close to the coronavirus task force said members of the team are biting their tongues on certain information with the opinion that it’s better to work the problem from the inside rather than say something Trump doesn’t like and end up being iced out altogether.
Trump is trying to manage a virus outbreak in the United States with political spin. Trump claimed on Friday morning that there is no panic, “I don’t think they’re panicking. I don’t think people are panicking. I said last night — we did an interview on Fox last night, a town hall. I think it was very good. And I said, Calm. You have to be calm. It’ll go away.”
The point isn’t whether or not the virus will go away. The important question is how many people will die before it does?
The president is one who is showing panic as is making contradictory decisions on simple choices like whether or not to visit the CDC.
Trump’s reliance on wishful thinking is a disaster that Republicans will pay for in November.
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politicususa--2020-03-06--Asked If Sexism Played A Role In Warren’s Exit, Trump Responds With Sexist Trope, Calling Her ‘Mean’

Responding to questions from reporters on Friday regarding Sen. Elizabeth Warren ’ s departure from the Democratic Party ’ s presidential nomination contests , President Donald Trump said that she lost confidence from voters because of how “ mean ” she is .
He also questioned her credentials as a candidate .
“ I think lack of talent was her problem .
She had a tremendous lack of talent , ” Trump said , according to reporting from The Daily Beast .
Trump seemingly recognized that Warren “ was a good debater ” who he believed “ destroyed Mike Bloomberg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ But people don ’ t like her , ” Trump said .
“ She ’ s a very mean person .
And people don ’ t like her .
People don ’ t want that .
They like a person like me , that ’ s not mean.
” Besides being beyond hypocritical , Trump describing Warren ’ s actions as “ mean ” and his as likable ignores hundreds , if not thousands , of instances where he has been criticized for abusive rhetoric toward others , including to Warren herself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and off of social media .
Trump ’ s comments about how Warren was “ mean ” — and how he wasn ’ t —caused users on Twitter to scratch their heads and suggest that Trump was full of it .
Trump ’ s words are also symbolic of a sexist trope , of believing a woman who has assertive traits is somehow rude or condescending , while a man acting in the same manner in the workplace is socially acceptable .
“ It ’ s a Catch-22 .
Whatever women do at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nicely , ” psychotherapist Dr. Sonya Rhodes , speaking to Business Insider in 2018 , has said .
“ But the more you back off , the more they don ’ t take you seriously.
” Warren , in announcing her departure from the Democratic Party ’ s race to be the presidential nominee , said that one of her regrets of not winning was not being able to be an example to girls and young women across the country by becoming the nation ’ s first female president .

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Responding to questions from reporters on Friday regarding Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s departure from the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination contests, President Donald Trump said that she lost confidence from voters because of how “mean” she is.
He also questioned her credentials as a candidate.
“I think lack of talent was her problem. She had a tremendous lack of talent,” Trump said, according to reporting from The Daily Beast.
Trump seemingly recognized that Warren “was a good debater” who he believed “destroyed Mike Bloomberg very quickly like it was nothing.”
TRUMP says @ewarren lost because “people don’t like her. She’s a very mean person. And people don’t like her. People don’t want that. They like a person like me, that’s not mean.”pic.twitter.com/k9mOTMaH7B — Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) March 6, 2020
“But people don’t like her,” Trump said. “She’s a very mean person. And people don’t like her. People don’t want that. They like a person like me, that’s not mean.”
Besides being beyond hypocritical, Trump describing Warren’s actions as “mean” and his as likable ignores hundreds, if not thousands, of instances where he has been criticized for abusive rhetoric toward others, including to Warren herself, using racist nicknames for her on and off of social media.
Trump’s comments about how Warren was “mean” — and how he wasn’t —caused users on Twitter to scratch their heads and suggest that Trump was full of it.
Thinking that Warren is “too much,” “nasty,” and “mean” because she is assertive, aggressive, dominant, and defending women is how we
ended up with Trump. — Soraya Chemaly (@schemaly) February 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/VFTDLV/status/1235944480693317632?s=20
So trump said Elizabeth Warren was a mean person with no talent and people didn't like her because she was mean, that people liked him because he wasn't mean……….I'm screaming at the tv…. — GrannyB (@preferkindness) March 6, 2020
"I think lack of talent was [Elizabeth Warren's] problem. She had a tremendous lack of talent… she is a very mean person and people don't like her. People don't want that. They like a person like me that isn't mean." – Trump, displaying a tremendous lack of self-awareness — Joshua Darwin (@jdarwinauthor) March 6, 2020
Trump’s words are also symbolic of a sexist trope, of believing a woman who has assertive traits is somehow rude or condescending, while a man acting in the same manner in the workplace is socially acceptable.
“It’s a Catch-22. Whatever women do at work, they have to do it nicely,” psychotherapist Dr. Sonya Rhodes, speaking to Business Insider in 2018, has said. “But the more you back off, the more they don’t take you seriously.”
Warren, in announcing her departure from the Democratic Party’s race to be the presidential nominee, said that one of her regrets of not winning was not being able to be an example to girls and young women across the country by becoming the nation’s first female president.


politicususa--2020-03-06--Trump Humiliatingly Flip-Flops And Decides To Go To CDC

After getting criticized for canceling his trip due to coronavirus fears , Trump flip-flopped and decided to visit the CDC in Atlanta .
According to the White House Pool Report as provided to PoliticusUSA : Stephanie Grisham came back during flight to say the CDC visit is back on .
There will “ probably be a tour ” she said when asked what would be on the itinerary .
Explaining the on-off nature of the trip she : “ What the president said is true.
” A CDC member of staff was suspected of having contracted coronavirus and they did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ results in time before president ’ s trip so “ out of an abundance of caution ” , she said , it was postponed for the safety of everyone involved and to allow the CDC to prevent any further spread .
The White House is so incompetent and is handling the coronavirus response so poorly that they panicked and canceled a trip to the CDC because a member of the staff might have coronavirus .
If the CDC can ’ t get timely test results , what does it say about the odds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting rapid results ?
Instead of reassuring the nation , Trump has only added to the panic with his characteristic veering from position to position and overreaction to news coverage .
Trump has bungled the response to the outbreak , and each additional move that he makes only adds to his failure .
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After getting criticized for canceling his trip due to coronavirus fears, Trump flip-flopped and decided to visit the CDC in Atlanta.
According to the White House Pool Report as provided to PoliticusUSA:
Stephanie Grisham came back during flight to say the CDC visit is back on.
There will “probably be a tour” she said when asked what would be on the itinerary.
Explaining the on-off nature of the trip she: “What the president said is true.”
A CDC member of staff was suspected of having contracted coronavirus and they did not think they would get the test results in time before president’s trip so “out of an abundance of caution”, she said, it was postponed for the safety of everyone involved and to allow the CDC to prevent any further spread.
The White House is so incompetent and is handling the coronavirus response so poorly that they panicked and canceled a trip to the CDC because a member of the staff might have coronavirus.
If the CDC can’t get timely test results, what does it say about the odds of a regular person who is tested getting rapid results?
Instead of reassuring the nation, Trump has only added to the panic with his characteristic veering from position to position and overreaction to news coverage.
Trump has bungled the response to the outbreak, and each additional move that he makes only adds to his failure.
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politicususa--2020-03-06--With 14 American Deaths Reported So Far, Trump ‘Likes’ That Coronavirus Could Be Good For The Econom

With 14 American Deaths Reported So Far, Trump ‘Likes’ That Coronavirus Could Be Good For The Economy, In Some Ways

President Donald Trump certainly likes to spin news headlines to create an image that is favorable to him .
That ’ s a mighty difficult thing to do during a global outbreak in which coronavirus , or COVID-19 , has affected hundreds of thousands of lives , and resulted in the deaths of thousands across the globe .
Trump tried , nonetheless , on Thursday evening , during a town hall meeting that aired on Fox News , to suggest that there were positive aspects to the disease ’ s spread .
He stated , for instance , that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States .
When asked if the economy would suffer any from the spread of coronavirus , Trump had this to say : Trump ’ s words may ring hollow for a couple of reasons .
For starters , the disease is spreading in the U.S. , and in a fatal way .
Whereas just last week there was only one reported death from COVID-19 in America , there are now 14 deaths reported , and 225 confirmed cases reported in 21 states within the Union , with more expected in the weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic impact that coronavirus may or may not have in the U.S. may seem to be of less import , Trump ’ s rosy outlook also deserves scrutiny .
Indeed , during the town hall , Trump lamented that the markets have dropped quite a bit due to coronavirus .
The Dow Jones Industrial Average , for example , has been hit hard by the spread of the disease , opening on Friday ( the morning after Trump ’ s town hall ) more than 660 points lower than it had closed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Dow Jones was close to reaching 30,000 points .
As of today , however , it ’ s down to around 25,500 , a 15 percent drop from where it was previously .

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President Donald Trump certainly likes to spin news headlines to create an image that is favorable to him.
That’s a mighty difficult thing to do during a global outbreak in which coronavirus, or COVID-19, has affected hundreds of thousands of lives, and resulted in the deaths of thousands across the globe.
Trump tried, nonetheless, on Thursday evening, during a town hall meeting that aired on Fox News, to suggest that there were positive aspects to the disease’s spread. He stated, for instance, that the virus created some economic good for the United States.
When asked if the economy would suffer any from the spread of coronavirus, Trump had this to say:
“It certainly might have an impact, but at the same time I have to say people are now staying in the United States, spending their money in the U.S., and I like that.”
Trump’s words may ring hollow for a couple of reasons. For starters, the disease is spreading in the U.S., and in a fatal way. Whereas just last week there was only one reported death from COVID-19 in America, there are now 14 deaths reported, and 225 confirmed cases reported in 21 states within the Union, with more expected in the weeks ahead.
Trump tries to find a silver lining to the coronavirus during Fox News town hall: "I have to say, people are now staying in the United States, spending their money in the US — and I like that." pic.twitter.com/lbERhrSq6t — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 5, 2020
And while any talk of economic impact that coronavirus may or may not have in the U.S. may seem to be of less import, Trump’s rosy outlook also deserves scrutiny.
Indeed, during the town hall, Trump lamented that the markets have dropped quite a bit due to coronavirus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, for example, has been hit hard by the spread of the disease, opening on Friday (the morning after Trump’s town hall) more than 660 points lower than it had closed the day before.
A month ago, the Dow Jones was close to reaching 30,000 points. As of today, however, it’s down to around 25,500, a 15 percent drop from where it was previously.


politicususa--2020-03-06--Hillary Clinton To Melania: ‘She Should Look Closer To Home’ When It Comes To Online Bullying

Former Democratic presidential candidate and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lashed out at current first lady Melania Trump ’ s “ Be Best ” program , criticizing the White House program for being hypocritical .
Considering the many ways that Trump ’ s husband , President Donald Trump , has behaved in office so far , it ’ s not hard to see why Clinton made the comments she did .
Appearing this week on the Bravo program “ Watch What Happens Live ” with host Andy Cohen , Clinton was asked to give her views on Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think she should look closer to home , ” Clinton said of Trump ’ s efforts .
According to the White House ’ s website , “ The mission of BE BEST is to focus on some of the major issues facing children today , ” including , among other traits , encouraging kids to live with “ kindness ” in their day-to-day lives .
However , critics have often lambasted the “ Be Best ” program for failing to address one of the biggest perpetrators of bullying ( online and offline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — President Trump himself .
Trump ’ s examples of bullying behavior are too numerous to write out .
He has , for example , complained and led crowds in booing climate activist Greta Thunberg after she won TIME magazine ’ s Person of the Year honors , besting him for the award .
Trump also tweeted out what many considered to be racist comments about four congresswomen of color , telling them they should “ go back ” to their countries of origin , to fix their problems first , before complaining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president ( three of the four women were born in the United States ) .
And he frequently belittles lawmakers he disagrees with by issuing them out childish nicknames on Twitter .
Melania Trump has said in the past that she understood when she started the “ Be Best ” program that critics would make their voices heard .
“ It is not news or surprising to me that critics in the media have chosen to ridicule me for speaking out on this issue and that ’ s OK , ” she said @ @ @

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Former Democratic presidential candidate and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lashed out at current first lady Melania Trump’s “Be Best” program, criticizing the White House program for being hypocritical.
Considering the many ways that Trump’s husband, President Donald Trump, has behaved in office so far, it’s not hard to see why Clinton made the comments she did.
Appearing this week on the Bravo program “Watch What Happens Live” with host Andy Cohen, Clinton was asked to give her views on Trump’s signature program as first lady.
“I think she should look closer to home,” Clinton said of Trump’s efforts.
According to the White House’s website, “The mission of BE BEST is to focus on some of the major issues facing children today,” including, among other traits, encouraging kids to live with “kindness” in their day-to-day lives.
“It is our responsibility as adults to educate and reinforce to them that when they are using their voices—whether verbally or online—they must choose their words wisely and speak with respect and compassion,” the program states.
However, critics have often lambasted the “Be Best” program for failing to address one of the biggest perpetrators of bullying (online and offline) that currently works in Washington D.C. — President Trump himself.
Trump’s examples of bullying behavior are too numerous to write out. He has, for example, complained and led crowds in booing climate activist Greta Thunberg after she won TIME magazine’s Person of the Year honors, besting him for the award.
Trump also tweeted out what many considered to be racist comments about four congresswomen of color, telling them they should “go back” to their countries of origin, to fix their problems first, before complaining about what he’s doing as president (three of the four women were born in the United States).
….and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run. Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2019
And he frequently belittles lawmakers he disagrees with by issuing them out childish nicknames on Twitter.
Melania Trump has said in the past that she understood when she started the “Be Best” program that critics would make their voices heard.
“It is not news or surprising to me that critics in the media have chosen to ridicule me for speaking out on this issue and that’s OK,” she said in 2018.


politicususa--2020-03-06--Trump Cancels CDC Trip Because He’s Scared Of Getting Coronavirus

UPDATE : After bad news coverage , Trump changed his mind and is now going to the CDC .
Trump has been telling Americans that the coronavirus was nothing for weeks , but he canceled his trip to the CDC out of fear of catching the virus .
Trump told reporters when asked why he canceled his trip to the CDC , “ They thought there was a problem at CDC , somebody that had the virus .
It turned out negative , so we ’ ll see what we can do .
Yesterday afternoon we were informed there may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And they now find out that that was a negative test .
They tested the person fully , and it was a negative test .
So I may be going .
We ’ re going to see if they can turn it around .
We may be going.
” On Wednesday night , Trump claimed that the fatality statistics from coronavirus were false and made up his own fake number .
By Friday , Trump is canceling his trip to the CDC in Atlanta because he is afraid that he might catch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criticism for his canceled trip .
In a time of crisis , a president is supposed to reassure the nation , not add to the panic .
Donald Trump ’ s canceled trip is a big reminder to voters that the only thing that this president cares about is himself .
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UPDATE: After bad news coverage, Trump changed his mind and is now going to the CDC.
Trump has been telling Americans that the coronavirus was nothing for weeks, but he canceled his trip to the CDC out of fear of catching the virus.
Trump told reporters when asked why he canceled his trip to the CDC, “They thought there was a problem at CDC, somebody that had the virus. It turned out negative, so we’ll see what we can do. Yesterday afternoon we were informed there may have been a person with the virus. And they now find out that that was a negative test. They tested the person fully, and it was a negative test. So I may be going. We’re going to see if they can turn it around. We may be going.”
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After spending weeks minimizing the coronavirus outbreak, Trump cancels his trip to the CDC because he is worried about getting coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/EdjoblPWce — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 6, 2020
On Wednesday night, Trump claimed that the fatality statistics from coronavirus were false and made up his own fake number. By Friday, Trump is canceling his trip to the CDC in Atlanta because he is afraid that he might catch the virus.
Trump is facing withering criticism for his canceled trip. In a time of crisis, a president is supposed to reassure the nation, not add to the panic.
Donald Trump’s canceled trip is a big reminder to voters that the only thing that this president cares about is himself.
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politicususa--2020-03-06--Trump Slammed for Canceling CDC Visit as Coronavirus Death Toll Rises

President Donald Trump has canceled his planned visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’ s ( CDC ) headquarters in Atlanta , according to an administration official who declined to be identified .
“ The president is no longer traveling to Atlanta today , ” the official told reporters .
“ The CDC has been proactive and prepared since the very beginning and the president does not want to interfere with the CDC ’ s mission to protect the health and welfare of their people and the agency.
” The decision comes after Vice President Mike Pence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ response , said the president planned to sign an $ 8.3 billion emergency aid package at the CDC .
The Senate passed the bill yesterday , a day after it was approved in the House .
The bill , which includes more than $ 3 billion in vaccine research and $ 2.2 billion in prevention and preparedness efforts , exceeds the $ 2.5 billion the White House initially proposed .
The coronavirus , which has claimed 14 lives in the United States , has continued to spread , and experts warn that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cost the nation significant time to control the outbreak .
“ The government has made some blunders in our pandemic preparedness by not quickly deploying functional coronavirus testing kits nor having sufficient testing capacity early on , when containment ( via contact tracing and quarantines ) would have been much more feasible , ” Dr. Dana Grayson , a former Democratic candidate for Congress , told Newsweek .
Trump had been scheduled to visit the CDC after visiting Nashville to assess damage from recent tornadoes .
Instead , he will travel to his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to speak at a fundraiser .
Critics were quick to slam the decision , saying the president , whose history of germaphobia is well documented , is likely afraid of getting sick himself .
Yesterday , the president accused his critics of skewing his words , denying he told Fox News ’ Sean Hannity that people can still go to work even if they are sick with the virus .
“ If we have thousands or hundreds of thousands of people that get better just by sitting around and even going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work , but they get better , ” Trump told Hannity , a direct contradiction to the CDC ’ s recommendation that people who are “ mildly ill ” with the coronavirus should still self-isolate .

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President Donald Trump has canceled his planned visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, according to an administration official who declined to be identified.
“The president is no longer traveling to Atlanta today,” the official told reporters. “The CDC has been proactive and prepared since the very beginning and the president does not want to interfere with the CDC’s mission to protect the health and welfare of their people and the agency.”
The decision comes after Vice President Mike Pence, who is leading the national coronavirus response, said the president planned to sign an $8.3 billion emergency aid package at the CDC. The Senate passed the bill yesterday, a day after it was approved in the House. The bill, which includes more than $3 billion in vaccine research and $2.2 billion in prevention and preparedness efforts, exceeds the $2.5 billion the White House initially proposed.
The coronavirus, which has claimed 14 lives in the United States, has continued to spread, and experts warn that the Trump administration’s bungled response has cost the nation significant time to control the outbreak.
“The government has made some blunders in our pandemic preparedness by not quickly deploying functional coronavirus testing kits nor having sufficient testing capacity early on, when containment (via contact tracing and quarantines) would have been much more feasible,” Dr. Dana Grayson, a former Democratic candidate for Congress, told Newsweek.
Trump had been scheduled to visit the CDC after visiting Nashville to assess damage from recent tornadoes. Instead, he will travel to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, to speak at a fundraiser. Critics were quick to slam the decision, saying the president, whose history of germaphobia is well documented, is likely afraid of getting sick himself.
So is Trump just too lazy to visit the CDC and wants to get to his private club or is he trying to distance himself from the response and let Pence own it? — Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) March 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/Sharkus72/status/1235927332793266177
Today Trump’s going to Nashville to visit tornado wreckage for only three hours. It’s just another PR stunt and photo op. He’s then flying straight to Mar-a-Lago so he can spend the weekend golfing. Because Trump doesn’t actually care about Americans, or the coronavirus outbreak. — Scott Dworkin (@funder) March 6, 2020
Translation: "There was a concern that a trip to the CDC would expose Trump to actual facts that are politically inconvenient for him." https://t.co/v8dpGPnbcl — OG McDuck (@OG_McDuck) March 6, 2020
Yesterday, the president accused his critics of skewing his words, denying he told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that people can still go to work even if they are sick with the virus.
I NEVER said people that are feeling sick should go to work. This is just more Fake News and disinformation put out by the Democrats, in particular MSDNC. Comcast covers the CoronaVirus situation horribly, only looking to do harm to the incredible & successful effort being made! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2020
“If we have thousands or hundreds of thousands of people that get better just by sitting around and even going to work — some of them go to work, but they get better,” Trump told Hannity, a direct contradiction to the CDC’s recommendation that people who are “mildly ill” with the coronavirus should still self-isolate.