politicususa--2020-07-20--Senate Republicans Busted Laundering Putin Propaganda To Investigate Biden

While requesting an FBI briefing , top House and Senate Democrats said that Republican Senators are using messages from Moscow To investigate Biden .
The letter was written by Speaker Pelosi , Senate Democratic Leader Schumer , House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff , and ranking Senate Intelligence Committee member Sen. Mark Warner to FBI Director Chris Wray : We write to request that the Federal Bureau of Investigation provide a defensive counterintelligence briefing to all Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate regarding foreign efforts to interfere in the 2020 U.S. presidential election .
We are gravely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appears to be the target of a concerted foreign interference campaign , which seeks to launder and amplify disinformation in order to influence congressional activity , public debate , and the presidential election in November .
Given the seriousness and specificity of these threats , as members of congressional leadership and the congressional intelligence committees we believe it is imperative that the FBI provide a classified defensive briefing to all Members of Congress and that the briefing draw on all-source intelligence information and analysis , consistent with due regard for the protection of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the ongoing nature of these threats , we ask that the FBI provide this briefing prior to the August recess at the earliest possible opportunity , and that your office outline a plan for the briefing by Monday , July 20 .
We appreciate your prompt attention to this important request .
The investigation and Russian information laundering are being done by Sen. Ron Johnson ( R-WI ) , the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee .
Johnson ’ s investigation is centered around Hunter Biden and the Russian created and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans are laundering Russian misinformation through a sham investigation of Joe Biden to help Donald Trump .
Republicans are using the investigative powers of the US Senate to help Putin and Trump .
The Senate Republicans who are engaging in this “ investigation ” are willing Russian assets .
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While requesting an FBI briefing, top House and Senate Democrats said that Republican Senators are using messages from Moscow To investigate Biden.
The letter was written by Speaker Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Schumer, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, and ranking Senate Intelligence Committee member Sen. Mark Warner to FBI Director Chris Wray:
Dear Director Wray:
We write to request that the Federal Bureau of Investigation provide a defensive counterintelligence briefing to all Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate regarding foreign efforts to interfere in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
We are gravely concerned, in particular, that Congress appears to be the target of a concerted foreign interference campaign, which seeks to launder and amplify disinformation in order to influence congressional activity, public debate, and the presidential election in November.
Given the seriousness and specificity of these threats, as members of congressional leadership and the congressional intelligence committees we believe it is imperative that the FBI provide a classified defensive briefing to all Members of Congress and that the briefing draw on all-source intelligence information and analysis, consistent with due regard for the protection of sensitive intelligence sources and methods.
Due to the ongoing nature of these threats, we ask that the FBI provide this briefing prior to the August recess at the earliest possible opportunity, and that your office outline a plan for the briefing by Monday, July 20.
We appreciate your prompt attention to this important request.
The investigation and Russian information laundering are being done by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee. Johnson’s investigation is centered around Hunter Biden and the Russian created and widely debunked Burisma conspiracy theory.
Senate Republicans are laundering Russian misinformation through a sham investigation of Joe Biden to help Donald Trump.
Republicans are using the investigative powers of the US Senate to help Putin and Trump.
The Senate Republicans who are engaging in this “investigation” are willing Russian assets.
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politicususa--2020-07-20--Lindsey Graham Hits A New Low By Supporting Trump’s Illegal Abduction Of Protesters

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) announced that he fully supports Trump ’ s illegal abduction and detention of US protesters .
Graham ’ s description doesn ’ t match reality .
There aren ’ t riots in the streets .
Protesters are being abducted off of the streets by Customs and Border Patrol agents in Portland and having their due process rights violated .
If Sen. Graham thinks that this conduct is fine , he should have a talk with the Oregon US Attorney who has called for an investigation into the conduct of the unwanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ engaging in illegal activity and trashing the Constitution , but Lindsey Graham is so worried about his own reelection in South Carolina that he is going all the way down the violate the law and trash the Constitution rabbit hole with Trump .
Graham ’ s tweets make it clear that getting rid of Trump isn ’ t enough .
In November , voters also have to clean out the Senate and send all of Trump ’ s enablers packing as well .
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced that he fully supports Trump’s illegal abduction and detention of US protesters.
Graham tweeted:
President Trump is right to demand that law and order be restored in American cities. These protests and riots are getting out of hand, jeopardizing public safety and economic recovery. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 20, 2020
If federal law enforcement officials are necessary to do the job and President Trump chooses to go down this path, I completely support him. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 20, 2020
Graham’s description doesn’t match reality. There aren’t riots in the streets. Protesters are being abducted off of the streets by Customs and Border Patrol agents in Portland and having their due process rights violated.
If Sen. Graham thinks that this conduct is fine, he should have a talk with the Oregon US Attorney who has called for an investigation into the conduct of the unwanted federal presence in Portland. Trump is engaging in illegal activity and trashing the Constitution, but Lindsey Graham is so worried about his own reelection in South Carolina that he is going all the way down the violate the law and trash the Constitution rabbit hole with Trump.
Graham’s tweets make it clear that getting rid of Trump isn’t enough. In November, voters also have to clean out the Senate and send all of Trump’s enablers packing as well.
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politicususa--2020-07-20--Supreme Court Refuses To Fast Track Trump Tax Returns To House Democrats

The Supreme Court rejected a request from House Democrats to have their case requesting Trump ’ s tax returns fast-tracked to the appeals court .
Bloomberg News reported , “ The U.S. Supreme Court refused to put disputes over House subpoenas for President Donald Trump ’ s financial records on a fast track , rejecting requests by House Democrats to formally return the cases to the appeals court level ahead of schedule .
Lawmakers had asked the justices not to wait 25-plus days , as they normally do after issuing an opinion.
” The Supreme Court did fast track the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Trump ’ s business records and tax returns .
So far , that case has been an absolute disaster for Trump , as the process has been sped up .
The President ’ s delay tactics aren ’ t working in the Manhattan case , but they are having more success in the case of Trump ignoring the subpoenas from House Democrats .
This should be considered a victory for Trump .
He still lost the case that matters most to his immediate and long term future .
The House case has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Branch in this and future administrations .
The Supreme Court already dealt Trump a defeat that could get him indicted , so there are no victories for this president when it comes to his tax returns .
Trump is just buying time until the inevitable occurs .
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The Supreme Court rejected a request from House Democrats to have their case requesting Trump’s tax returns fast-tracked to the appeals court.
Bloomberg News reported, “The U.S. Supreme Court refused to put disputes over House subpoenas for President Donald Trump’s financial records on a fast track, rejecting requests by House Democrats to formally return the cases to the appeals court level ahead of schedule. Lawmakers had asked the justices not to wait 25-plus days, as they normally do after issuing an opinion.”
The Supreme Court did fast track the Manhattan DA’s criminal investigation subpoena for Trump’s business records and tax returns. So far, that case has been an absolute disaster for Trump, as the process has been sped up.
The President’s delay tactics aren’t working in the Manhattan case, but they are having more success in the case of Trump ignoring the subpoenas from House Democrats.
This should be considered a victory for Trump. He still lost the case that matters most to his immediate and long term future. The House case has broader implications for oversight of the Executive Branch in this and future administrations.
The Supreme Court already dealt Trump a defeat that could get him indicted, so there are no victories for this president when it comes to his tax returns. Trump is just buying time until the inevitable occurs.
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politicususa--2020-07-20--Trump Says He’s Too Busy to Attend Virus Briefings

President Donald Trump says he ’ s too busy to attend virus briefings , according to White House aides .
Busy or not , the president has found the time to lambast health experts even as he faces heavy criticism for his lack of a coronavirus response .
He also defended his management of the pandemic with several false claims .
The news comes as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-N.Y. ) said the president “ continues to deny the severity of the pandemic ” after a widely publicized Fox News interview in which Trump , among other remarks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would heal in a day ” made up many of the new cases .
“ Although the next coronavirus legislation is critical to our nation ’ s recovery , the Trump Administration can and should be taking much more aggressive action to contain the virus , ” Schumer wrote in a letter to his colleagues .
“ Unfortunately , the President continues to deny the severity of the pandemic , as he did yet again during his interview on Fox News Sunday .
He still has no adequate national testing strategy and continues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wasting valuable time and resources , ” he added .
This isn ’ t the first time that the president has made headlines for claiming he ’ s too busy to handle the pandemic .
In May , he said he had “ a lot of things going on ” that prevented his administration from restocking the national stockpile of medical equipment .
“ We started off with a broken system , ” Trump said at the time .
“ We inherited a broken , terrible system .
And I always say it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had very little in our stockpile .
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President Donald Trump says he’s too busy to attend virus briefings, according to White House aides. Busy or not, the president has found the time to lambast health experts even as he faces heavy criticism for his lack of a coronavirus response. He also defended his management of the pandemic with several false claims.
The news comes as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said the president “continues to deny the severity of the pandemic” after a widely publicized Fox News interview in which Trump, among other remarks, suggested that “young people that would heal in a day” made up many of the new cases.
“Although the next coronavirus legislation is critical to our nation’s recovery, the Trump Administration can and should be taking much more aggressive action to contain the virus,” Schumer wrote in a letter to his colleagues.
“Unfortunately, the President continues to deny the severity of the pandemic, as he did yet again during his interview on Fox News Sunday. He still has no adequate national testing strategy and continues to underutilize the Defense Production Act, wasting valuable time and resources,” he added.
This isn’t the first time that the president has made headlines for claiming he’s too busy to handle the pandemic.
In May, he said he had “a lot of things going on” that prevented his administration from restocking the national stockpile of medical equipment.
“We started off with a broken system,” Trump said at the time. “We inherited a broken, terrible system. And I always say it, our cupboards were bare. We had very little in our stockpile.”


politicususa--2020-07-20--Trump and Mitch McConnell Have Secret Meeting at the White House as Deadline for Stimulus Plan Looms

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell held an unscheduled meeting at the White House on Monday along with other senior Republicans .
They were reportedly discussing the upcoming stimulus bill .
The Senate Majority Leader met with the President , according to CNN ’ s Manu Raju , who shared a photo on Twitter .
Also in attendance were House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy , White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin .
The meeting was apparently not planned in advance , despite the presence of the most senior members of the Republican Party .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McConnell ’ s stimulus package .
He plans to introduce the $ 1 trillion plan this week .
This falls well short of the $ 3 trillion plan that Democrats in the House put forward more than two months ago .
President Trump has been pushing for the Republican legislation to contain a payroll tax , while McConnell wants to cut unemployment benefits -a move that has baffled many commentators .
The U.S. is experiencing record levels of unemployment thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic .
Cutting assistance to jobless people at this time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House-backed ad campaign urged the unemployment to “ find something new ” – effectively telling Americans to just get a job despite the virus-induced recession .

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Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell held an unscheduled meeting at the White House on Monday along with other senior Republicans. They were reportedly discussing the upcoming stimulus bill.
The Senate Majority Leader met with the President, according to CNN’s Manu Raju, who shared a photo on Twitter. Also in attendance were House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.
McConnell arriving at the WH this morning for a meeting with Trump, McCarthy, Meadows and Mnuchin on the Senate GOP recovery plan. The meeting was not listed on Trump’s schedule put out by the WH. Pic via @abdallahcnn pic.twitter.com/np9KHGb3nj — Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 20, 2020
The meeting was apparently not planned in advance, despite the presence of the most senior members of the Republican Party. The impromptu event may not bode well for McConnell’s stimulus package.
He plans to introduce the $1 trillion plan this week. This falls well short of the $3 trillion plan that Democrats in the House put forward more than two months ago.
President Trump has been pushing for the Republican legislation to contain a payroll tax, while McConnell wants to cut unemployment benefits -a move that has baffled many commentators.
The U.S. is experiencing record levels of unemployment thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Cutting assistance to jobless people at this time seems politically foolish.
A recent White House-backed ad campaign urged the unemployment to “find something new” – effectively telling Americans to just get a job despite the virus-induced recession.
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politicususa--2020-07-20--CNBC’s Jim Cramer: U.S. Response to Coronavirus Is Like “A Lesser Developed Country”

CNBC ’ s Jim Cramer blasted the U.S. response to the Covid-19 pandemic on Monday .
He compared the Trump administration ’ s handling of the crisis unfavorably to other countries .
The CNBC analyst was not impressed by President Donald Trump ’ s Sunday interview with Fox News ’ Chris Wallace .
“ It is interesting to hear , in that interview with Fox that the President is very against masks and he ’ s very in favor of masks , ” Cramer said .
“ That ’ s a tremendous thing to be able to do within a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mocked .
“ I ’ ve never seen anything like it !
” Cramer then defended Dr. Anthony Fauci , who ’ s come under sustained criticism from within the administration .
“ Dr .
Fauci is an amazing man , because he takes a licking keeps on ticking , ” he said .
“ I don ’ t know why he stays.
” He struck a far less positive note about the U.S. response to the virus , however .
“ I ’ m trying to figure out what kind of disaster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s ever as bad as this that ’ s been self-inflicted , ” Cramer said .
“ Given the fact that Vietnam has no deaths , Japan has very few deaths , South Korea has so few deaths , Taiwan almost no deaths .
Those are big , big countries .
And they ’ re faring so much better .
And it ’ s not just masks , they also do contact [ tracing ] .
” “ This may go down as us being , I ’ d say , a lesser @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he concluded .

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CNBC’s Jim Cramer blasted the U.S. response to the Covid-19 pandemic on Monday. He compared the Trump administration’s handling of the crisis unfavorably to other countries.
The CNBC analyst was not impressed by President Donald Trump’s Sunday interview with Fox News’ Chris Wallace.
“It is interesting to hear, in that interview with Fox that the President is very against masks and he’s very in favor of masks,” Cramer said.
“That’s a tremendous thing to be able to do within a span of 90 seconds!” he mocked. “I’ve never seen anything like it!”
Cramer then defended Dr. Anthony Fauci, who’s come under sustained criticism from within the administration.
“Dr. Fauci is an amazing man, because he takes a licking keeps on ticking,” he said. “I don’t know why he stays.”
He struck a far less positive note about the U.S. response to the virus, however.
“I’m trying to figure out what kind of disaster that our country has had that’s ever as bad as this that’s been self-inflicted,” Cramer said.
“Given the fact that Vietnam has no deaths, Japan has very few deaths, South Korea has so few deaths, Taiwan almost no deaths. Those are big, big countries. And they’re faring so much better. And it’s not just masks, they also do contact [tracing].”
“But they’re also disciplined, and we’re unruly.”
“This may go down as us being, I’d say, a lesser developed country versus those countries,” he concluded.
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politicususa--2020-07-20--Surgeon General Jerome Adams Suggests Federal Troops Would Be Needed to Enforce Mask Mandate

The U.S .
Surgeon General has made the extraordinary claim that federal troops would be needed if a federal mask mandate were introduced .
He made the claim while urging people to wear masks .
Jerome Adams spoke to Fox News on Monday and literally begged Americans to wear face coverings .
But he then said he wasn ’ t in favor of a nationwide mandate because of the difficulties of enforcement .
“ I would rather help people understand why they should cooperate with wearing a mask and how they benefit from it versus simply saying we are going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sending in federal troops and using federal mechanism , ” he said .
Despite his position on federal enforcement , Adams pleaded with the Fox News audience to wear masks .
He tried to explain that this was not a violation of their freedoms .
“ That ’ s why I ’ m pleading with your viewers , I ’ m begging you , please understand that we are not trying to take away your freedoms when we say wear a face covering , ” he said .
“ We are not trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out when we say keep restaurant capacity under 50 percent , ” the Surgeon General went on .
“ We are saying if we do these things , we can actually open and stay open .
We can get back to school , to worship , to jobs .
We can do this.
” President Donald Trump took a different view during an interview on the same network on Sunday .
He suggested that masks could actually do harm and wouldn ’ t commit to mandating them .

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The U.S. Surgeon General has made the extraordinary claim that federal troops would be needed if a federal mask mandate were introduced. He made the claim while urging people to wear masks.
Jerome Adams spoke to Fox News on Monday and literally begged Americans to wear face coverings. But he then said he wasn’t in favor of a nationwide mandate because of the difficulties of enforcement.
“I would rather help people understand why they should cooperate with wearing a mask and how they benefit from it versus simply saying we are going to force you to do it particularly sending in federal troops and using federal mechanism,” he said.
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On Fox & Friends, the Surgeon General advocates for mask wearing but stops short of calling for a federal mandate, because that would require a "federal enforcement mechanism" that could look like Portland, OR. pic.twitter.com/ktGHa6RmOf — Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) July 20, 2020
Despite his position on federal enforcement, Adams pleaded with the Fox News audience to wear masks. He tried to explain that this was not a violation of their freedoms.
“That’s why I’m pleading with your viewers, I’m begging you, please understand that we are not trying to take away your freedoms when we say wear a face covering,” he said.
“We are not trying to take away your ability to go out when we say keep restaurant capacity under 50 percent,” the Surgeon General went on.
“We are saying if we do these things, we can actually open and stay open. We can get back to school, to worship, to jobs. We can do this.”
President Donald Trump took a different view during an interview on the same network on Sunday. He suggested that masks could actually do harm and wouldn’t commit to mandating them.
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politicususa--2020-07-20--Allen West, Who Once Claimed There Were 80 Communists in Congress, Is Now Chair of Texas GOP

Allen West has been elected the new chair of the Texas Republican Party in a virtual convention held early Monday morning .
The former congressman defeated the incumbent chairman .
Outgoing Chairman James Dickey was seeking a second term at the helm of the party but West managed to defeat him in the early hours of Monday morning .
West declared victory at around 3.30 am and Dickey conceded defeat thereafter .
“ I just want to say how truly humbled I am by this honor , and that I will work hard for Texas and Texans , ” West @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like to thank my amazing and dedicated team , as well as an incredible number of supporters .
Thank you all !
Now the work begins.
” President Donald Trump was quick to congratulate West on his own Twitter account , retweeting West ’ s comments to his followers .
West became notorious during his time in Congress representing Florida ’ s 22nd district .
He was filmed answering a question about the number of Communists in the House of Representatives .
“ I believe there ’ s about 78 to 81 members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Communist Party.
” “ It ’ s called the Congressional Progressive Caucus , ” he said .

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Allen West has been elected the new chair of the Texas Republican Party in a virtual convention held early Monday morning. The former congressman defeated the incumbent chairman.
Outgoing Chairman James Dickey was seeking a second term at the helm of the party but West managed to defeat him in the early hours of Monday morning.
West declared victory at around 3.30 am and Dickey conceded defeat thereafter.
“I just want to say how truly humbled I am by this honor, and that I will work hard for Texas and Texans,” West said on Twitter.
I just want to say how truly humbled I am by this honor, and that I will work hard for Texas and Texans. I would like to thank my amazing and dedicated team, as well as an incredible number of supporters. Thank you all! Now the work begins… — Allen West (@AllenWest) July 20, 2020
“I would like to thank my amazing and dedicated team, as well as an incredible number of supporters. Thank you all! Now the work begins.”
President Donald Trump was quick to congratulate West on his own Twitter account, retweeting West’s comments to his followers.
“Congratulations Allen, great job!” Trump said.
West became notorious during his time in Congress representing Florida’s 22nd district. He was filmed answering a question about the number of Communists in the House of Representatives.
“That’s a fair question,” West said.
“I believe there’s about 78 to 81 members of the Democratic Party that are members of the Communist Party.”
“It’s called the Congressional Progressive Caucus,” he said.
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politicususa--2020-07-20--Former Republican Governor John Kasich Will Speak at the Democratic National Convention

John Kasich will speak in favor of Joe Biden at the upcoming Democratic National Convention .
Reports on Monday suggested Kasich would be one of many prominent pro-Biden Republicans in the coming weeks .
Kasich was the governor of Ohio and once had his own presidential ambitions .
He ’ s widely considered a more moderate and traditional Republican than President Donald Trump .
Though he ’ s often criticized the President , Kasich ’ s appearance at the Democratic convention is a major step .
He would become the most famous conservative to endorse Biden so far .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governor is “ among a handful of high-profile Republicans likely to become more active in supporting Biden in the fall.
” “ Trump , meanwhile , is doing virtually nothing to expand his appeal beyond his most loyal supporters , ” the report claimed .
“ So , you can see the Republicans beginning to retreat , and we see independents retreating in mass , ” Kasich said of voters ’ views of Trump .
“ It ’ s a very hard thing to fix , ” he went on .
“ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s over .
As Yogi [ Berra ] said , it ain ’ t over till it ’ s over.
” “ But at this point , losing all these people , including increasing numbers of the religious faithful is very , very difficult .
It ’ s a very tough thing to dig out of .
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John Kasich will speak in favor of Joe Biden at the upcoming Democratic National Convention. Reports on Monday suggested Kasich would be one of many prominent pro-Biden Republicans in the coming weeks.
Kasich was the governor of Ohio and once had his own presidential ambitions. He’s widely considered a more moderate and traditional Republican than President Donald Trump.
Though he’s often criticized the President, Kasich’s appearance at the Democratic convention is a major step. He would become the most famous conservative to endorse Biden so far.
According to the Associated Press, the former governor is “among a handful of high-profile Republicans likely to become more active in supporting Biden in the fall.”
“Trump, meanwhile, is doing virtually nothing to expand his appeal beyond his most loyal supporters,” the report claimed.
Earlier this month, Kasich claimed President Trump was “in a meltdown.”
“So, you can see the Republicans beginning to retreat, and we see independents retreating in mass,” Kasich said of voters’ views of Trump.
“It’s a very hard thing to fix,” he went on.
“It’s never over until it’s over. As Yogi [Berra] said, it ain’t over till it’s over.”
“But at this point, losing all these people, including increasing numbers of the religious faithful is very, very difficult. It’s a very tough thing to dig out of.”
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politicususa--2020-07-20--American Tourists Banned from the Bahamas Because of Coronavirus

American citizens will be officially banned from visiting the Bahamas because of the risks from Covid-19 .
The decision will likely be seen as tacit condemnation of the nation ’ s handling of the virus .
The Prime Minister of the Bahamas , Huber Minnis , said the situation in his country had worsened “ at an exponential rate ” following the reopening of borders on 1 July .
American tourists will not be allowed to visit the country from Wednesday .
No international flights or ships carrying passengers will be permitted , except those coming from the UK , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minister Minnis pointed to countries “ ignoring health guidelines ” , though he didn ’ t call out the United States by name .
The implication of his comment and the ban are clear , however .
President Donald Trump ’ s handling of the Coronavirus didn ’ t feature in Minnis ’ remarks but it ’ s difficult not to see a direct connection between the President ’ s attitude and the decision to ban U.S. citizens .
During a Fox News interview on Sunday , Trump again claimed that the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claimed that “ maybe the lowest mortality rate anywhere in the world ” before repeating his suggestion that the virus will just vanish on day .
“ I ’ ll be right eventually .
I will be right eventually , ” he said .
“ You know I said , ‘ It ’ s going to disappear.
’ I ’ ll say it again .
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American citizens will be officially banned from visiting the Bahamas because of the risks from Covid-19. The decision will likely be seen as tacit condemnation of the nation’s handling of the virus.
The Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Huber Minnis, said the situation in his country had worsened “at an exponential rate” following the reopening of borders on 1 July.
American tourists will not be allowed to visit the country from Wednesday. No international flights or ships carrying passengers will be permitted, except those coming from the UK, Canada and European Union nations.
Prime Minister Minnis pointed to countries “ignoring health guidelines”, though he didn’t call out the United States by name. The implication of his comment and the ban are clear, however.
President Donald Trump’s handling of the Coronavirus didn’t feature in Minnis’ remarks but it’s difficult not to see a direct connection between the President’s attitude and the decision to ban U.S. citizens.
During a Fox News interview on Sunday, Trump again claimed that the pandemic would simply go away.
Trump falsely claimed that “maybe the lowest mortality rate anywhere in the world” before repeating his suggestion that the virus will just vanish on day.
“I’ll be right eventually. I will be right eventually,” he said. “You know I said, ‘It’s going to disappear.’ I’ll say it again.”
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politicususa--2020-07-21--New Poll: 56% of Americans Think the Country Is Racist

A clear majority of American voters now believe U.S. society is racist .
This represents a significant trend as protests against the treatment of African Americans continue .
A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds that 56 % of Americans think the country is racist , while a staggering 71 % believe race relations are bad at the moment .
Brenda Lee is a pollster who worked on the poll .
She thinks George Floyd ’ s death has affected public attitudes .
“ Americans are concerned about issues of inequality , and George Floyd ’ s death helped contribute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We ’ ve moved the needle a great deal in terms of just clearly identifying that we , as Americans , have an issue with racism in this society.
” However , there are major partisan differences on the issue of race – a fact that ’ s been evident in many similar polls .
While 90 % of Democrats believe African Americans are discriminated against , just 26 % of Republicans agree .
Republicans are also far less likely to think the country is racist .
Just 30 % believe that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Democratic respondents .
The survey also showed that a majority of voters – 57 % – support the protests sparked by Floyd ’ s death .
These numbers will not be welcome news to President Donald Trump ’ s campaign .

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A clear majority of American voters now believe U.S. society is racist. This represents a significant trend as protests against the treatment of African Americans continue.
A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds that 56% of Americans think the country is racist, while a staggering 71% believe race relations are bad at the moment.
Brenda Lee is a pollster who worked on the poll. She thinks George Floyd’s death has affected public attitudes.
“Americans are concerned about issues of inequality, and George Floyd’s death helped contribute to that,” Lee said.
“We’ve moved the needle a great deal in terms of just clearly identifying that we, as Americans, have an issue with racism in this society.”
However, there are major partisan differences on the issue of race – a fact that’s been evident in many similar polls.
While 90% of Democrats believe African Americans are discriminated against, just 26% of Republicans agree.
Republicans are also far less likely to think the country is racist. Just 30% believe that it is, compared to 82% of Democratic respondents.
The survey also showed that a majority of voters – 57% – support the protests sparked by Floyd’s death. These numbers will not be welcome news to President Donald Trump’s campaign.
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politicususa--2020-07-21--Conservative Columnist George Will Says He’ll Vote for Biden, Predicts “Decisive Victory”

George Will has said he ’ ll vote for Joe Biden in November .
The well-known conservative columnist also believes the presumptive Democratic nominee will win .
This will be the first time Will has ever voted for a Democratic presidential candidate , as his pro-Republican credentials will show .
He ’ s the latest high-profile conservative to opt for Biden .
“ I ’ m a big believer in parties , in party strength and party tickets .
Not this year , ” Will said on Monday .
He predicted that Biden would enjoy a “ decisive victory ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over by 11pm .
Will believes the former Vice President will pick up swing states .
“ I think that ’ s important because the President has already announced he might not accept the outcome , ” Will said .
“ Therefore it ’ s wise to have a tsunami of popular votes.
” Will joins former Ohio Governor John Kasich in breaking with the Republican Party and choosing Biden .
The columnist left the GOP in 2016 because of Trump but voting for a Democrat is still a major step for him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the number of former Republicans coming out against a sitting Republican president , from the Lincoln Project to former congressmen .

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George Will has said he’ll vote for Joe Biden in November. The well-known conservative columnist also believes the presumptive Democratic nominee will win.
This will be the first time Will has ever voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, as his pro-Republican credentials will show. He’s the latest high-profile conservative to opt for Biden.
“I’m a big believer in parties, in party strength and party tickets. Not this year,” Will said on Monday.
In our @AspenInstitute conversation this afternoon, @GeorgeWill (never a fan of President Trump) told me he'll vote for @JoeBiden in November–the first time he's voted for a Democrat for any office. (His first presidential vote: Barry Goldwater.) https://t.co/rQ3xZVobrv — Susan Page (@SusanPage) July 20, 2020
He predicted that Biden would enjoy a “decisive victory” and that the election would all be over by 11pm. Will believes the former Vice President will pick up swing states.
“I think that’s important because the President has already announced he might not accept the outcome,” Will said.
“Therefore it’s wise to have a tsunami of popular votes.”
Will joins former Ohio Governor John Kasich in breaking with the Republican Party and choosing Biden. The columnist left the GOP in 2016 because of Trump but voting for a Democrat is still a major step for him.
One phenomenon of this election cycle is the number of former Republicans coming out against a sitting Republican president, from the Lincoln Project to former congressmen.
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politicususa--2020-07-21--Rachel Maddow Praises Biden For Demonstrating How A Real Commander In Chief Stands Up To Russia

Rachel Maddow praised former Vice President Joe Biden ’ s tough stand against Russia on Monday , saying it ’ s a sign that if the former VP wins in November , the United States will again have a president who holds foreign adversaries accountable .
“ Dream of competent , uncompromised governance that stands up for our sovereignty against foreign countries that are trying to eat our democracy , ” Maddow said .
“ Dream big !
” The MSNBC host also pointed out that Biden ’ s line in the sand against Vladimir Putin will put Republicans in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidates , Republican senators , Republican members of the House ?
Do they agree ?
” Maddow asked .
“ I mean , do they think we should try to protect ourselves from this stuff and punish countries that do it to us ?
” “ Interesting test for the Republican party after this much Trump , ” she added .
Former vice president Joe Biden tonight throwing down the gauntlet as to how he will respond as president against Russia or any other foreign country if they try to interfere with our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 .
Now , I think a couple things are interesting here to me .
One thing that stands out is the list of examples he gives of the ways that foreign countries might interfere .
It ’ s pretty detailed and interesting : hackers , trolls , money launderers , misinformation to subvert or cast doubt on our elections , hacking voting systems and databases , laundering money into our political system , systemically spreading disinformation , trying to sow doubt about the integrity of our elections .
Imagine if we had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stop all of that right ?
To actually investigate it and punish it when it happened .
Dream big .
Dream of competent , uncompromised governance that stands up for our sovereignty against foreign countries that are trying to eat our democracy .
Dream big !
… Today , it seems possible , dream about competent , uncompromised governance .
… What about Republican candidates , Republican senators , Republican members of the House ?
Do they agree ?
I mean , do they think we should try to protect ourselves from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it to us ?
It was not long ago at all that basically all mainstream Republicans would have agreed with every single word of this from Biden , but this is kind of a test , right ?
After this many years of Trump , can Republicans still say so ?
Can they still say that foreign interference in our election is something that we not tolerate , we will retaliate against , we will make sure nobody gets away with it .
Interesting test for the Republican party after this much Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like to stand up to Russia Donald Trump has spent the past three and a half years bowing down to Vladimir Putin after he helped him defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016 .
In 2018 , Trump sold out to Putin on the world stage by siding with Russia over his own intelligence community .
More recently , it was revealed that Russia was paying to have U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan – and Trump has done nothing about it .
After nearly four long years of Trump selling out to the Kremlin , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potential American president stand up to a foreign adversary .
It ’ s a clear sign that if and when Joe Biden becomes president , the days of Russia having a puppet in the Oval Office will be over .

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Rachel Maddow praised former Vice President Joe Biden’s tough stand against Russia on Monday, saying it’s a sign that if the former VP wins in November, the United States will again have a president who holds foreign adversaries accountable.
“Dream of competent, uncompromised governance that stands up for our sovereignty against foreign countries that are trying to eat our democracy,” Maddow said. “Dream big!”
The MSNBC host also pointed out that Biden’s line in the sand against Vladimir Putin will put Republicans in a corner.
“What about Republican candidates, Republican senators, Republican members of the House? Do they agree?” Maddow asked. “I mean, do they think we should try to protect ourselves from this stuff and punish countries that do it to us?”
“Interesting test for the Republican party after this much Trump,” she added.
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Rachel Maddow says that Joe Biden threw down the gauntlet when it comes to Russia, and she explains how it will put Republicans in an awkward position. #ctl #p2 #maddow pic.twitter.com/CXkpn7oBWC — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) July 21, 2020
Maddow said:
Former vice president Joe Biden tonight throwing down the gauntlet as to how he will respond as president against Russia or any other foreign country if they try to interfere with our election this time like they did in 2016. Now, I think a couple things are interesting here to me. One thing that stands out is the list of examples he gives of the ways that foreign countries might interfere. It’s pretty detailed and interesting: hackers, trolls, money launderers, misinformation to subvert or cast doubt on our elections, hacking voting systems and databases, laundering money into our political system, systemically spreading disinformation, trying to sow doubt about the integrity of our elections. Imagine if we had a whole of government response to try to stop all of that right? To actually investigate it and punish it when it happened. Dream big. Dream of competent, uncompromised governance that stands up for our sovereignty against foreign countries that are trying to eat our democracy. Dream big! … Today, it seems possible, dream about competent, uncompromised governance. … What about Republican candidates, Republican senators, Republican members of the House? Do they agree? I mean, do they think we should try to protect ourselves from this stuff and punish countries that do it to us? It was not long ago at all that basically all mainstream Republicans would have agreed with every single word of this from Biden, but this is kind of a test, right? After this many years of Trump, can Republicans still say so? Can they still say that foreign interference in our election is something that we not tolerate, we will retaliate against, we will make sure nobody gets away with it. Interesting test for the Republican party after this much Trump.
Biden reminds America what it sounds like to stand up to Russia
Donald Trump has spent the past three and a half years bowing down to Vladimir Putin after he helped him defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016.
In 2018, Trump sold out to Putin on the world stage by siding with Russia over his own intelligence community. More recently, it was revealed that Russia was paying to have U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan – and Trump has done nothing about it.
After nearly four long years of Trump selling out to the Kremlin, it’s refreshing to hear a potential American president stand up to a foreign adversary.
It’s a clear sign that if and when Joe Biden becomes president, the days of Russia having a puppet in the Oval Office will be over.
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politicususa--2020-07-22--Nancy Pelosi Coins Devastating New Nickname For COVID-19: The Trump Virus

While Donald Trump continues to put his racist spin on COVID-19 – calling it the China virus in Tuesday ’ s briefing – Nancy Pelosi coined a more appropriate term for the illness : the Trump virus .
During an interview with CNN ’ s Wolf Blitzer , Pelosi said a large part of the pain and suffering of the past six months is directly linked to Trump ’ s disastrous mismanagement of this pandemic .
“ It is a pandemic that has gotten worse before it will get better because of his inaction , and in fact , clearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” she said .
It is a pandemic that has gotten worse before it will get better because of his inaction , and in fact , clearly , it is the Trump virus .
… If he had said months ago , ‘ Let ’ s wear a mask , let ’ s socially distance ” instead of having rallies and political whatever they were , then more people would have followed his lead .
He ’ s the president of the United States .
Instead of being a bad example , making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wear a mask .
So in any event , it was weird because a briefing on the coronavirus should be about science , and that is something the president has ignored .
It should be about governance , and now he ’ s finally embracing saying , ‘ Okay , it ’ s okay to wear a mask.
’ So I think a good deal of what we have suffered is clearly the Trump virus .
Democrats shouldn ’ t be afraid to say it : Trump has blood on his hands House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – loud and clear – that Democrats shouldn ’ t be afraid to call out Donald Trump for bungling the federal response to the coronavirus .
Trump ’ s incompetence has put America far behind the rest of the world in dealing with this crisis , and his refusal to take the virus seriously has undoubtedly cost tens of thousands of American lives .
As the Lincoln Project aptly said on Tuesday , “ The first wave was from Europe , the second wave was from Trump .
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While Donald Trump continues to put his racist spin on COVID-19 – calling it the China virus in Tuesday’s briefing – Nancy Pelosi coined a more appropriate term for the illness: the Trump virus.
During an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Pelosi said a large part of the pain and suffering of the past six months is directly linked to Trump’s disastrous mismanagement of this pandemic.
“It is a pandemic that has gotten worse before it will get better because of his inaction, and in fact, clearly, it is the Trump virus,” she said.
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Nancy Pelosi repeatedly refers to the coronavirus as “the Trump virus” pic.twitter.com/uUNJmXa6xX — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 21, 2020
Pelosi said:
It is a pandemic that has gotten worse before it will get better because of his inaction, and in fact, clearly, it is the Trump virus. … If he had said months ago, ‘Let’s wear a mask, let’s socially distance” instead of having rallies and political whatever they were, then more people would have followed his lead. He’s the president of the United States. Instead of being a bad example, making it like a manhood thing not to wear a mask. So in any event, it was weird because a briefing on the coronavirus should be about science, and that is something the president has ignored. It should be about governance, and now he’s finally embracing saying, ‘Okay, it’s okay to wear a mask.’ So I think a good deal of what we have suffered is clearly the Trump virus.
Democrats shouldn’t be afraid to say it: Trump has blood on his hands
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is sending a signal – loud and clear – that Democrats shouldn’t be afraid to call out Donald Trump for bungling the federal response to the coronavirus.
Trump’s incompetence has put America far behind the rest of the world in dealing with this crisis, and his refusal to take the virus seriously has undoubtedly cost tens of thousands of American lives.
As the Lincoln Project aptly said on Tuesday, “The first wave was from Europe, the second wave was from Trump.”
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politicususa--2020-07-21--Trump Admits He Still Doesn’t Have A Coronavirus Strategy Six Months Into The Pandemic

Donald Trump returned to the White House briefing room on Tuesday and essentially admitted that he hasn ’ t bothered to develop a national strategy to combat the pandemic – six months after the first coronavirus case was reported in the United States .
“ The China virus is a vicious and dangerous illness , but we ’ ve learned a great deal about it and who it targets , ” Trump said .
“ We are in the process of developing a strategy that ’ s going to be very , very powerful.
” The president ’ s remarks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fight the virus is still in the development stages , even as the U.S. death toll approaches 150,000 Americans , with more than four million total infections nationwide .
Trump ’ s briefing reboot is proof that he has failed While some in the media irresponsibly chose to focus on the “ tone ” of the president ’ s sham briefing , the fact that the briefings are being brought back at all is proof that Donald Trump ’ s management of this crisis has been an abject failure .
Trump doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a podium six months into the pandemic and saying he ’ s a big fan of masks and social distancing .
He doesn ’ t deserve a pat on the back for finally deciding that now – only after his poll numbers have cratered – he ’ s interested in “ developing a strategy ” to take on the coronavirus .
For six months , the pandemic has been wreaking havoc all across the country , causing mass suffering , death and economic hardship – all of which Trump has ignored in hopes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its own .
Not only should Donald Trump and his task force already have a plan in place to fight this virus , but they shouldn ’ t have thrown out the playbook left behind by Barack Obama and Joe Biden .

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Donald Trump returned to the White House briefing room on Tuesday and essentially admitted that he hasn’t bothered to develop a national strategy to combat the pandemic – six months after the first coronavirus case was reported in the United States.
“The China virus is a vicious and dangerous illness, but we’ve learned a great deal about it and who it targets,” Trump said. “We are in the process of developing a strategy that’s going to be very, very powerful.”
President Trump says the COVID-19 pandemic “will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better — something I don’t like saying about things, but that’s the way it is.” https://t.co/oq6Izhk4I5 pic.twitter.com/hgxYJcOSF6 — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 21, 2020
The president’s remarks are a stunning admission that his plan to fight the virus is still in the development stages, even as the U.S. death toll approaches 150,000 Americans, with more than four million total infections nationwide.
Trump’s briefing reboot is proof that he has failed
While some in the media irresponsibly chose to focus on the “tone” of the president’s sham briefing, the fact that the briefings are being brought back at all is proof that Donald Trump’s management of this crisis has been an abject failure.
Trump doesn’t deserve credit for standing behind a podium six months into the pandemic and saying he’s a big fan of masks and social distancing.
He doesn’t deserve a pat on the back for finally deciding that now – only after his poll numbers have cratered – he’s interested in “developing a strategy” to take on the coronavirus.
For six months, the pandemic has been wreaking havoc all across the country, causing mass suffering, death and economic hardship – all of which Trump has ignored in hopes that it would just go away on its own.
Not only should Donald Trump and his task force already have a plan in place to fight this virus, but they shouldn’t have thrown out the playbook left behind by Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
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politicususa--2020-07-21--Trump Shows More Sympathy For Ghislaine Maxwell Than Virus Victims At Briefing

Trump offered warm words of support to Jeffrey Epstein sex crime accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell during what was supposed to be a coronavirus briefing .
Trump said , “ I don ’ t know .
I haven ’ t been following it too much I just wish her well I ’ ve met her numerous times over the years especially since I lived in Palm Beach I guess they lived in Palm .
I wish her well .
I don ’ t know the situation with Prince Andrew .
Just don ’ t know .
Not aware of it.
” Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the beginning of his press briefing , but he felt compelled to give an entire answer of support to Ghislaine Maxwell , who acquired underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to rape .
The entire press briefing was a disaster .
If this is supposed to revive Trump ’ s poll numbers , Republicans are doomed .
Trump will always sympathize with the rich criminal over the person dying from a pandemic that he mismanaged and unleashed upon the country .
Donald Trump isn ’ t losing the election because he hasn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is losing because he shows more sympathy for Ghislaine Maxwell than the struggles of the American people .
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Trump offered warm words of support to Jeffrey Epstein sex crime accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell during what was supposed to be a coronavirus briefing.
Trump said, “I don’t know. I haven’t been following it too much I just wish her well I’ve met her numerous times over the years especially since I lived in Palm Beach I guess they lived in Palm. I wish her well. I don’t know the situation with Prince Andrew. Just don’t know. Not aware of it.”
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You may ask yourself how could Trump set himself on fire and make his sham virus briefing worse? By offering words of support to Ghislaine Maxwell. pic.twitter.com/xIlstzOCui — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) July 21, 2020
Trump spent one sentence talking about coronavirus victims at the beginning of his press briefing, but he felt compelled to give an entire answer of support to Ghislaine Maxwell, who acquired underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to rape.
The entire press briefing was a disaster. If this is supposed to revive Trump’s poll numbers, Republicans are doomed.
Trump will always sympathize with the rich criminal over the person dying from a pandemic that he mismanaged and unleashed upon the country.
Donald Trump isn’t losing the election because he hasn’t held enough propagandistic coronavirus briefings. Trump is losing because he shows more sympathy for Ghislaine Maxwell than the struggles of the American people.
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politicususa--2020-07-21--Trump Says He Has Accomplished More Than Any Other President In Disastrous Briefing

Trump claimed that he accomplished more in his first three and a half years than any other president in history during a disastrous coronavirus briefing .
I think the American people will judge us on this .
They will judge us on the economy that I created and already we ’ re creating we ’ re setting record job numbers , as you know I think we ’ ll have a very strong year next year I think we ’ ll have a strong third quarter .
A very good fourth quarter I think next year will be a record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me on that .
I think they ’ re going to judge me the tax-cutting and regulation nobody has ever done to the extent we have been able to do it on rebuilding the military and how we handled the VA. Nobody thought that would be possible it ’ s been many decades they can go get a doctor if they have to wait in line for two weeks or five weeks or two days .
I don ’ t think any administration , any president has accomplished so much as we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president to accomplish as little as Trump has in three and a half years .
Trump has one major piece of legislation , and that is a reviled tax cut for the wealthy and corporations .
Trump has unleashed a pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans , trashed the economy , made the United States a global laughingstock , and left the country worse off than it was when he took office .
Trump has been a disaster , and his claim of accomplishing more than any other president was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t buying .
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Trump claimed that he accomplished more in his first three and a half years than any other president in history during a disastrous coronavirus briefing.
Trump said:
I think the American people will judge us on this. They will judge us on the economy that I created and already we’re creating we’re setting record job numbers, as you know I think we’ll have a very strong year next year I think we’ll have a strong third quarter. A very good fourth quarter I think next year will be a record year. I think they will judge me on that. I think they’re going to judge me the tax-cutting and regulation nobody has ever done to the extent we have been able to do it on rebuilding the military and how we handled the VA. Nobody thought that would be possible it’s been many decades they can go get a doctor if they have to wait in line for two weeks or five weeks or two days.
….
I don’t think any administration, any president has accomplished so much as we have accomplished.
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Trump says he has accomplished more in his first 3 1/2 years than any other president. He also claimed that voters will judge him on the economy not the pandemic. pic.twitter.com/Vc95dTo67D — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) July 21, 2020
It is difficult for any president to accomplish as little as Trump has in three and a half years. Trump has one major piece of legislation, and that is a reviled tax cut for the wealthy and corporations. Trump has unleashed a pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, trashed the economy, made the United States a global laughingstock, and left the country worse off than it was when he took office.
Trump has been a disaster, and his claim of accomplishing more than any other president was a delusional fantasy that voters aren’t buying.
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politicususa--2020-07-21--CNN Cuts Off Trump Spokesman When He Pushes Hydroxychloroquine

CNN cut off an interview with Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh after he started pushing the coronavirus patient killing drug hydroxychloroquine .
Brianna Keilar first told Murtaugh that he was lying when he tried to blame the lack of masks on Obama and Biden : Later , she cut off the interview when the Trump campaign spokesman started pushing hydroxychloroquine : Keilar told Murtaugh that he was doing a disservice to the country , warned viewers that hydroxychloroquine was dangerous and nothing to mess with , and then she interviewed a doctor who called Murtaugh ’ s statements irresponsible .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump campaign is experiencing is that the media isn ’ t playing along this time .
Trump and his campaign aren ’ t getting unfettered airtime to lie to voters .
When Trump ’ s campaign spokesman tried to endanger the lives of viewers , CNN cut off the interview and had a doctor on to refute the lies .
The Fox News Sunday interview was a total disaster for Trump because Chris Wallace fact-checked him , and CNN cut off an interview when the Trump campaign lied and tried to spread dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t 2016 anymore , and Trump hasn ’ t adjusted to the new reality .
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CNN cut off an interview with Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh after he started pushing the coronavirus patient killing drug hydroxychloroquine.
Brianna Keilar first told Murtaugh that he was lying when he tried to blame the lack of masks on Obama and Biden:
“You’re lying”🔥 @brikeilarcnn live fact-checks Trump campaign Communications Director Tim Murtaugh pic.twitter.com/obfZ7KQU59 — Peter Wade 🤦♂ (@brooklynmutt) July 21, 2020
Later, she cut off the interview when the Trump campaign spokesman started pushing hydroxychloroquine:
When Trump spox @TimMurtaugh pushes hydroxychloroquine on CNN, @brikeilarcnn responds by saying he's doing a "real disservice to Americans," ends the interview, and goes straight to a doctor who says Murtaugh's comments were "irresponsible and being said for political reasons." pic.twitter.com/v31SxGI244 — Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) July 21, 2020
Keilar told Murtaugh that he was doing a disservice to the country, warned viewers that hydroxychloroquine was dangerous and nothing to mess with, and then she interviewed a doctor who called Murtaugh’s statements irresponsible.
One of the biggest problems that the Trump campaign is experiencing is that the media isn’t playing along this time. Trump and his campaign aren’t getting unfettered airtime to lie to voters. When Trump’s campaign spokesman tried to endanger the lives of viewers, CNN cut off the interview and had a doctor on to refute the lies.
The Fox News Sunday interview was a total disaster for Trump because Chris Wallace fact-checked him, and CNN cut off an interview when the Trump campaign lied and tried to spread dangerous misinformation on the air.
This isn’t 2016 anymore, and Trump hasn’t adjusted to the new reality.
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politicususa--2020-07-21--ACLU Vows To Sue Trump And Win Over Illegal Census Memo

ACLU Director Dale Ho said that the organization will sue Trump over his illegal memo directed that undocumented immigrants not be counted in the Census .
Trump illegal memo directed that undocumented immigrants not be counted in the Census : For the purpose of the reapportionment of Representatives following the 2020 census , it is the policy of the United States to exclude from the apportionment base aliens who are not in a lawful immigration status under the Immigration and Nationality Act , as amended ( 8 U.S.C .
1101 et seq . )
, to the maximum extent feasible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the executive branch .
Excluding these illegal aliens from the apportionment base is more consonant with the principles of representative democracy underpinning our system of Government .
Affording congressional representation , and therefore formal political influence , to States on account of the presence within their borders of aliens who have not followed the steps to secure a lawful immigration status under our laws undermines those principles .
Many of these aliens entered the country illegally in the first place .
Increasing congressional representation based on the presence of aliens who are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ create perverse incentives encouraging violations of Federal law .
Ho told Trump that he will see him in court : Trump ’ s memo is an election year stunt that is absurdly unconstitutional : Dale Ho is correct .
The memo has no chance of surviving in court .
Trump will be sued immediately and blocked from implementing it , and he will lose .
Trump is taking his racism to new highs , and the memo is another bit of crackpot racist pandering that will not stand up in court .
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ACLU Director Dale Ho said that the organization will sue Trump over his illegal memo directed that undocumented immigrants not be counted in the Census.
Trump illegal memo directed that undocumented immigrants not be counted in the Census:
For the purpose of the reapportionment of Representatives following the 2020 census, it is the policy of the United States to exclude from the apportionment base aliens who are not in a lawful immigration status under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), to the maximum extent feasible and consistent with the discretion delegated to the executive branch. Excluding these illegal aliens from the apportionment base is more consonant with the principles of representative democracy underpinning our system of Government.
Affording congressional representation, and therefore formal political influence, to States on account of the presence within their borders of aliens who have not followed the steps to secure a lawful immigration status under our laws undermines those principles. Many of these aliens entered the country illegally in the first place. Increasing congressional representation based on the presence of aliens who are not in a lawful immigration status would also create perverse incentives encouraging violations of Federal law.
Ho told Trump that he will see him in court:
Immediate reaction from @ACLU’s @Dale_E_Ho, the lawyer who led the fight against the citizenship Q: “We’ll see him in court, and win, again.” #2020Census — Nick Brown (@NickPBrown) July 21, 2020
Trump’s memo is an election year stunt that is absurdly unconstitutional:
It is flatly unconstitutional not to count everyone in the census. Under Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment calls for counting the whole number of persons in each state. No exceptions for immigration status, no secret language here. The Constitution means what it says. — Texas Progressive Action Network (@TX_PAN) July 21, 2020
Dale Ho is correct. The memo has no chance of surviving in court. Trump will be sued immediately and blocked from implementing it, and he will lose.
Trump is taking his racism to new highs, and the memo is another bit of crackpot racist pandering that will not stand up in court.
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politicususa--2020-07-21--Trump Expected To Hold Fake Virus Briefing With No Task Force Members

Trump ’ s announced briefing on the coronavirus pandemic is not expected to include medical experts or White House Coronavirus Task Force members .
No White House coronavirus task force members are currently expected to join President Donald Trump at his Tuesday evening briefing on the administration ’ s response to the virus , a person familiar with the plan told CNN but cautioned that could change .
Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , told CNN that he and Dr. Deborah Birx , the White House ’ s coronavirus response coordinator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they will be in attendance at Tuesday ’ s 5 p.m .
ET briefing at the White House .
If Trump shows up at the briefing without any members of the coronavirus task force , or medical experts , it will be another fake event to lure the media and television cameras to him on false pretenses just like the fake press conference that he held in the Rose Garden last week .
Trump is only holding the event because he thinks that it will boost his sagging poll numbers and revive his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the more Trump talks , the worse his poll numbers get .
The only to stop this Trump con is for the networks to cut him off if he shows up without task force members and medical officials at the coronavirus briefing .
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Trump’s announced briefing on the coronavirus pandemic is not expected to include medical experts or White House Coronavirus Task Force members.
CNN reported:
No White House coronavirus task force members are currently expected to join President Donald Trump at his Tuesday evening briefing on the administration’s response to the virus, a person familiar with the plan told CNN but cautioned that could change.
….
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN that he and Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House’s coronavirus response coordinator, have still not been told whether they will be in attendance at Tuesday’s 5 p.m. ET briefing at the White House.
If Trump shows up at the briefing without any members of the coronavirus task force, or medical experts, it will be another fake event to lure the media and television cameras to him on false pretenses just like the fake press conference that he held in the Rose Garden last week.
Trump is only holding the event because he thinks that it will boost his sagging poll numbers and revive his presidential campaign, but the reality is that the more Trump talks, the worse his poll numbers get.
The only to stop this Trump con is for the networks to cut him off if he shows up without task force members and medical officials at the coronavirus briefing.
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politicususa--2020-07-21--Another Trump Supporter Bites The Dust As Ohio House Speaker Arrested For Bribery

Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder , who is also a delegate to Donald Trump ’ s convention , was arrested in a $ 60 million federal bribery investigation .
The AP reported : Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four others were arrested Tuesday in a $ 60 million federal bribery probe , a person briefed on the investigation confirmed .
U.S. Attorney David DeVillers ’ office would not discuss details of the case , which it planned to outline at a briefing later Tuesday .
Also arrested were Householder adviser Jeffrey Longstreth , longtime Statehouse lobbyist Neil Clark , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Matthew Borges and Juan Cespedes , co-founder of The Oxley Group in Columbus , the person told The Associated Press .
They requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case .
A sixth person was also sought , the person said .
Trump calls Democrats corrupt , yet it always seems to be members of his party and his supporters who are being arrested .
Trump didn ’ t invent political corruption , but as he has remade the Republican Party in his own image , corruption has become more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Old Party .
Trump supporters have invented an imaginary “ deep state ” conspiracy theory to avoid dealing with the criminality of those who they support , but the reality is clear , instead of draining the swamp , Trump has created a culture of corruption that has swallowed the Republican Party .
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Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, who is also a delegate to Donald Trump’s convention, was arrested in a $60 million federal bribery investigation.
The AP reported:
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four others were arrested Tuesday in a $60 million federal bribery probe, a person briefed on the investigation confirmed.
U.S. Attorney David DeVillers’ office would not discuss details of the case, which it planned to outline at a briefing later Tuesday.
Also arrested were Householder adviser Jeffrey Longstreth, longtime Statehouse lobbyist Neil Clark, former Ohio Republican Party chairman and consultant Matthew Borges and Juan Cespedes, co-founder of The Oxley Group in Columbus, the person told The Associated Press. They requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case. A sixth person was also sought, the person said.
Trump calls Democrats corrupt, yet it always seems to be members of his party and his supporters who are being arrested. Trump didn’t invent political corruption, but as he has remade the Republican Party in his own image, corruption has become more prevalent and mainstream in the former Grand Old Party.
Trump supporters have invented an imaginary “deep state” conspiracy theory to avoid dealing with the criminality of those who they support, but the reality is clear, instead of draining the swamp, Trump has created a culture of corruption that has swallowed the Republican Party.
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politicususa--2020-07-21--De Blasio Says He Will Sue If Trump Sends Federal Agents to New York City

Speaking at a press conference , New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he will take President Donald Trump to court if he plans to send federal agents to the city .
De Blasio said that Trump often “ bluffs and blusters.
” The president made the threat even as he faces heated criticism for ordering federal agents into Portland to curb what the administration is characterizing as riots .
The mayor ’ s remarks came after a message he tweeted last night that “ We ’ ve seen the chaos secret police are creating in Portland .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ It has been a fiasco , sending in federal law enforcement agents totally backfired , ” de Blasio said in an interview with Spectrum News NY1 last night .
“ It makes no sense .
We have issues we have to work on here , but that ’ s exactly what we ’ re doing .
And I have a lot of faith in the people of this city , more and more coming out to address our own challenges .
I have a lot of faith in the NYPD but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notion of just throwing in federal law enforcement for obviously political reasons – that always backfires.
” The mayor noted that New York City has challenged and beaten Trump in court when he ’ s done things “ that are illegal and unconstitutional .
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Speaking at a press conference, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he will take President Donald Trump to court if he plans to send federal agents to the city.
De Blasio said that Trump often “bluffs and blusters.” The president made the threat even as he faces heated criticism for ordering federal agents into Portland to curb what the administration is characterizing as riots.
The mayor’s remarks came after a message he tweeted last night that “We’ve seen the chaos secret police are creating in Portland. We won’t let it happen here.”
We’ve seen the chaos secret police are creating in Portland. We won’t let it happen here. https://t.co/ata6VwJUHu — Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) July 20, 2020
“It has been a fiasco, sending in federal law enforcement agents totally backfired,” de Blasio said in an interview with Spectrum News NY1 last night. “It makes no sense. We have issues we have to work on here, but that’s exactly what we’re doing. And I have a lot of faith in the people of this city, more and more coming out to address our own challenges. I have a lot of faith in the NYPD but I do not have faith in the notion of just throwing in federal law enforcement for obviously political reasons – that always backfires.”
The mayor noted that New York City has challenged and beaten Trump in court when he’s done things “that are illegal and unconstitutional.”


politicususa--2020-07-21--Joe Biden: Trump’s Islamophobia “Weakens Our Standing in the World”

Joe Biden has slammed Donald Trump ’ s anti-Muslim rhetoric and policies , saying he ’ ll reverse the Muslim travel ban on his first day in office .
He accused the President of appointing Islamophobic people to high office .
The presumptive Democrat nominee made the remarks at Emgage Action ’ s virtual Million Muslim Votes Summit on Monday .
He made an obvious pitch for Muslim voters .
“ I don ’ t have to tell any of you , that this is the most important election in modern American history , ” the former Vice President said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Muslim Communities were the first to feel Donald Trump ’ s assault on Black and Brown communities in this country with his vile Muslim Ban.
” “ That fight was the opening barrage in what has now been nearly four years of constant pressure and insults and attacks against Muslim American communities , Latino communities , Black communities , AAPI , and Native Americans , ” he said .
“ Donald Trump has fanned the flames of hate in this country across the board—through his words , his policies , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Under this administration , we ’ ve seen an unconscionable rise of Islamophobic incidents—including kids being bullied in school and hate crimes in our communities.
” Biden criticized Trump ’ s decision to appoint people with openly anti-Muslim views to positions of authority in the federal government .
“ It ’ s not only an insult to our values—it weakens our standing in the world .
But we can do something about it , ” he said , pointing to the contributions Muslims have made to the country .
“ And I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , listens to , and incorporates the ideas and concerns of Muslims on the everyday issues that matter most to your communities.
” “ That will include having Muslim American voices as part of my Administration .
If I have the honor of being president — I ’ ll end the Muslim Ban on day one .
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Joe Biden has slammed Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric and policies, saying he’ll reverse the Muslim travel ban on his first day in office. He accused the President of appointing Islamophobic people to high office.
The presumptive Democrat nominee made the remarks at Emgage Action’s virtual Million Muslim Votes Summit on Monday. He made an obvious pitch for Muslim voters.
“I don’t have to tell any of you, that this is the most important election in modern American history,” the former Vice President said, according to a campaign press release.
“Muslim Communities were the first to feel Donald Trump’s assault on Black and Brown communities in this country with his vile Muslim Ban.”
“That fight was the opening barrage in what has now been nearly four years of constant pressure and insults and attacks against Muslim American communities, Latino communities, Black communities, AAPI, and Native Americans,” he said.
“Donald Trump has fanned the flames of hate in this country across the board—through his words, his policies, and his appointments,” he said.
“Under this administration, we’ve seen an unconscionable rise of Islamophobic incidents—including kids being bullied in school and hate crimes in our communities.”
Biden criticized Trump’s decision to appoint people with openly anti-Muslim views to positions of authority in the federal government.
“It’s not only an insult to our values—it weakens our standing in the world. But we can do something about it,” he said, pointing to the contributions Muslims have made to the country.
“And I will be a president who seeks out, listens to, and incorporates the ideas and concerns of Muslims on the everyday issues that matter most to your communities.”
“That will include having Muslim American voices as part of my Administration. If I have the honor of being president — I’ll end the Muslim Ban on day one.”
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politicususa--2020-07-21--Surgeon General: Transmission Rates Must Be Lowered Before Schools Can Reopen

In an interview with CBS This Morning , Surgeon General Jerome Adams said the transmission rate of the novel coronavirus must be lowered before schools can consider reopening .
“ The biggest determinant of whether or not we can go back to school actually has little to do with the actual schools , ” Adams said .
“ It is your background transmission rate.
” Adams acknowledged that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) has released recommendations for reopening schools safely , but cautioned that “ the most important thing is what we do outside of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transmission rate.
” “ We know the risk is low to the actual students , ” Adams continued .
“ But we know they can transmit to others .
… We need to take measures to make sure we protect those who are vulnerable either because they are older or they have chronic medical conditions.
” You can watch Adams ’ s interview below .
The remarks from the surgeon general come as President Donald Trump continues to advocate reopening schools nationwide even as coronavirus cases spike .
The U.S. has reported its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eased their lockdowns and reopened their economies .

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In an interview with CBS This Morning, Surgeon General Jerome Adams said the transmission rate of the novel coronavirus must be lowered before schools can consider reopening.
“The biggest determinant of whether or not we can go back to school actually has little to do with the actual schools,” Adams said. “It is your background transmission rate.” Adams acknowledged that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released recommendations for reopening schools safely, but cautioned that “the most important thing is what we do outside of schools before we reopen to lower the transmission rate.”
“We know the risk is low to the actual students,” Adams continued. “But we know they can transmit to others. … We need to take measures to make sure we protect those who are vulnerable either because they are older or they have chronic medical conditions.”
You can watch Adams’s interview below.
Republicans, Democrats and the White House are debating the latest #coronavirus relief bill proposals — as cases continue to increase nationwide. U.S. @Surgeon_General @JeromeAdamsMD discusses more on the relief bill, testing, and the push to reopen schools this fall. pic.twitter.com/hZHU16iUrA — CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) July 21, 2020
The remarks from the surgeon general come as President Donald Trump continues to advocate reopening schools nationwide even as coronavirus cases spike. The U.S. has reported its highest daily numbers this month as states eased their lockdowns and reopened their economies.


politicususa--2020-07-21--House Committees Urge Defense Department IG to Investigate Political Retaliation Against Alexander V

House Committees Urge Defense Department IG to Investigate Political Retaliation Against Alexander Vindman

Two major congressional committees have called on the Department of Defense Inspector General to investigate political retaliation against impeachment witness Lt .
Colonel Alexander Vindman .
The House Oversight and Reform and Intelligence Committees , along with the Oversight and Reform Committee ’ s Subcommittee on National Security , wrote a letter to the DOD Inspector General calling for an inquiry , according to a press release provided to PoliticusUSA .
The committee chairs – Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney , Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Stephen Lynch – co-signed the letter to the Acting Inspector General Sean O ’ Donnell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dedicated war veteran is completely unacceptable and sends the wrong message to our fellow Americans in uniform about the oaths they take to defend and protect the Constitution , ” the Chairs wrote .
“ It is critical that your office act now to investigate these allegations to ensure that our military system remains impervious to political vendettas.
” The committees , which are led by Democrats , noted that Lt .
Colonel Vindman ’ s lawyer has already alleged the key impeachment witness left the military because his career was damaged by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of bullying , intimidation and retaliation , the president of the United States attempted to force LTC Vindman to choose : Between adhering to the law or pleasing a president , ” David Pressman said earlier this month .
“ Between honoring his oath or protecting his career .
Between protecting his promotion or the promotion of his fellow soldiers , ” he went on .
Vindman ’ s early retirement and claims that his career has suffered come despite Defense Secretary Mark Esper ’ s statement that the Purple Heart winner should @ @ @ @

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Two major congressional committees have called on the Department of Defense Inspector General to investigate political retaliation against impeachment witness Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman.
The House Oversight and Reform and Intelligence Committees, along with the Oversight and Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on National Security, wrote a letter to the DOD Inspector General calling for an inquiry, according to a press release provided to PoliticusUSA.
The committee chairs – Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Stephen Lynch – co-signed the letter to the Acting Inspector General Sean O’Donnell.
“Retaliation against a talented and dedicated war veteran is completely unacceptable and sends the wrong message to our fellow Americans in uniform about the oaths they take to defend and protect the Constitution,” the Chairs wrote.
“It is critical that your office act now to investigate these allegations to ensure that our military system remains impervious to political vendettas.”
The committees, which are led by Democrats, noted that Lt. Colonel Vindman’s lawyer has already alleged the key impeachment witness left the military because his career was damaged by politically-motivated retaliation.
“Through a campaign of bullying, intimidation and retaliation, the president of the United States attempted to force LTC Vindman to choose: Between adhering to the law or pleasing a president,” David Pressman said earlier this month.
“Between honoring his oath or protecting his career. Between
protecting his promotion or the promotion of his fellow soldiers,” he went on.
Vindman’s early retirement and claims that his career has suffered come despite Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s statement that the Purple Heart winner should fear no retaliation.
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politicususa--2020-07-21--Political Analyst John Heilemann: Trump Sending the Feds to Portland Is “Trial Run” for Stealing the

Political Analyst John Heilemann: Trump Sending the Feds to Portland Is “Trial Run” for Stealing the Election

John Heilemann issued a stark warning on Tuesday about Donald Trump sending federal agents into Portland .
He sees it as the first step in undermining the November election .
The MSNBC political analyst spoke to Morning Joe about his concerns as the President threatens to send federal law enforcement to a slew of Democrat-led cities .
“ I don ’ t want to be overly alarmist about this , but this is the time to be alarmist knowing where Donald Trump stands politically , understanding where we are headed in this election , ” Heilemann said .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trial run for … a genuine attempt to , through intimidation , and potentially through force , to try to steal this election.
” “ I think we are now at the point where we see the things that the President is doing , we see his intention to not accept an outcome of this election where he loses to Joe Biden , ” Heilemann said .
Heilemann ’ s warning comes as the President said he will consider sending more federal agents to quell what he claims is “ chaos ” caused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is worse than anything anyone has ever seen , ” Trump said on Monday .
“ We ’ re sending law enforcement , ” he said .
“ We can ’ t let this happen to the cities .
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John Heilemann issued a stark warning on Tuesday about Donald Trump sending federal agents into Portland. He sees it as the first step in undermining the November election.
The MSNBC political analyst spoke to Morning Joe about his concerns as the President threatens to send federal law enforcement to a slew of Democrat-led cities.
“I don’t want to be overly alarmist about this, but this is the time to be alarmist knowing where Donald Trump stands politically, understanding where we are headed in this election,” Heilemann said.
“I think we are looking at potentially a trial run for … a genuine attempt to, through intimidation, and potentially through force, to try to steal this election.”
“I think we are now at the point where we see the things that the President is doing, we see his intention to not accept an outcome of this election where he loses to Joe Biden,” Heilemann said.
Heilemann’s warning comes as the President said he will consider sending more federal agents to quell what he claims is “chaos” caused by protests across the country.
“This is worse than anything anyone has ever seen,” Trump said on Monday.
“We’re sending law enforcement,” he said. “We can’t let this happen to the cities.”
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politicususa--2020-07-21--Paul Krugman: Trump’s Coronavirus Briefings Will Be “Displays of Willful Ignorance and Self-Pity”

Paul Krugman doesn ’ t see how daily briefings on Covid-19 could possibly help Donald Trump win the 2020 election .
The event is returning because the President thinks it will help him in the polls .
The Nobel Prize-winning economist took to Twitter on Tuesday to cast serious doubt on the usefulness of the briefings , both for Trump ’ s reelection chances and battling the virus .
“ Somehow , I don ’ t think daily displays of willful ignorance and self-pity are going to jump-start Trump ’ s campaign , ” Krugman wrote .
Krugman offered evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing in terms of Coronavirus deaths and warned that the economy “ is looking disappointing or worse.
” “ Trump only has three modes : boasting about the great job he ’ s doing , whining about media bias , and fear-mongering about dark-skinned hordes , ” Krugman said .
“ How realistic is it to believe that any of these will gain traction in the next 100 days ?
” The daily press briefings were widely criticized at the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak .
The President frequently lied about the situation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Nonetheless , the daily briefings will return on Tuesday .

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Paul Krugman doesn’t see how daily briefings on Covid-19 could possibly help Donald Trump win the 2020 election. The event is returning because the President thinks it will help him in the polls.
The Nobel Prize-winning economist took to Twitter on Tuesday to cast serious doubt on the usefulness of the briefings, both for Trump’s reelection chances and battling the virus.
“Somehow, I don’t think daily displays of willful ignorance and self-pity are going to jump-start Trump’s campaign,” Krugman wrote.
Somehow, I don't think daily displays of willful ignorance and self-pity are going to jump-start Trump's campaign 1/ https://t.co/JEX8ahUofZ — Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) July 21, 2020
Krugman offered evidence of just how badly the U.S. is doing in terms of Coronavirus deaths and warned that the economy “is looking disappointing or worse.”
“Trump only has three modes: boasting about the great job he’s doing, whining about media bias, and fear-mongering about dark-skinned hordes,” Krugman said.
“How realistic is it to believe that any of these will gain traction in the next 100 days?”
The daily press briefings were widely criticized at the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak. The President frequently lied about the situation and downplayed the seriousness of the disease.
Nonetheless, the daily briefings will return on Tuesday.
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politicususa--2020-07-21--Republican Senator Tom Cotton Compares Portland Protesters to Confederate Traitors

Tom Cotton compared protesters to the traitors who rebelled against the United States and formed the Confederacy on Tuesday .
The comments come as the President threatens to deploy federal officers to cities .
The Republican spoke to Fox News about ongoing protests following the death of George Floyd .
The Arkansas senator compared recent events to the notorious event that sparked the Civil War .
“ These insurrectionists in the streets of Portland are little different from the insurrectionists who seceded from the union in 1861 in South Carolina , and tried to take over Fort Sumter , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comparison is the latest in a Republican push to conflate criminal violence with legitimate protests as part of a ‘ law and order ’ pitch for November ’ s elections .
Speaking to reporters on Monday , President Donald Trump said he ’ d send federal law enforcement into Democrat-led cities .
He singled out violence in Chicago .
“ And you add it up over the summer – this is worse than Afghanistan , by far , ” Trump said .
“ This is worse than anything anyone has ever seen ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same liberal Democrats .
And you know what ?
If Biden got in , that would be true for the country .
The whole country would go to hell .
And we ’ re not going to let it go to hell .
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Tom Cotton compared protesters to the traitors who rebelled against the United States and formed the Confederacy on Tuesday. The comments come as the President threatens to deploy federal officers to cities.
The Republican spoke to Fox News about ongoing protests following the death of George Floyd. The Arkansas senator compared recent events to the notorious event that sparked the Civil War.
“These insurrectionists in the streets of Portland are little different from the insurrectionists who seceded from the union in 1861 in South Carolina, and tried to take over Fort Sumter,” Cotton said.
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On Fox & Friends, Sen. Tom Cotton compares protesters to the Confederacy: "These insurrectionists in the streets of Portland are little different from the insurrectionists who seceded from the union in 1861 in South Carolina, and tried to take over Fort Sumter." pic.twitter.com/7ylYh3N1dB — Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) July 21, 2020
Cotton’s hyperbolic comparison is the latest in a Republican push to conflate criminal violence with legitimate protests as part of a ‘law and order’ pitch for November’s elections.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, President Donald Trump said he’d send federal law enforcement into Democrat-led cities. He singled out violence in Chicago.
“And you add it up over the summer – this is worse than Afghanistan, by far,” Trump said.
“This is worse than anything anyone has ever seen” he said.
“All run by the same liberal Democrats. And you know what? If Biden got in, that would be true for the country. The whole country would go to hell. And we’re not going to let it go to hell.”
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politicususa--2020-07-22--Geraldo Rivera: It Was “Brave” for Trump to Wish Accused Sex Trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell Well

Geraldo Rivera has praised Donald Trump for extending his well wishes to accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell .
She ’ @ @ @ @ @ to her work with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein .
Rivera , a Fox News personality @ @ @ @ @ Wednesday to laud the President ’ s comments and defend Maxwell .
“ With media @ @ @ @ @ lynched it was brave to weigh in .
Fact : cases vs her are for @ @ @ @ @ 25 years ago.
” Trump spoke about Maxwell at a briefing on Tuesday .
The @ @ @ @ @ the first of his new daily Coronavirus updates , which had been discontinued .
“ @ @ @ @ @ , frankly , ” Trump said .
“ I ’ ve met her numerous times @ @ @ @ @ since I lived in Palm Beach and I guess they lived in Palm Beach… but @ @ @ @ @ whatever it is .
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Geraldo Rivera has praised Donald Trump for extending his well wishes to accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. She’s facing federal charges related to her work with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Rivera, a Fox News personality, took to Twitter early Wednesday to laud the President’s comments and defend Maxwell.
“When asked Donald Trump said he wished Ghislaine Maxwell well,” Rivera wrote.
When asked @realDonaldTrump said he wished #GhislaineMaxwellArrested well. With media mob eager to see her lynched it was brave to weigh in. Fact: cases vs her are for crimes allegedly committed more than 25 years ago. She deserved bail & got solitary confinement: woke politics. — Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) July 22, 2020
“With media mob eager to see her lynched it was brave to weigh in. Fact: cases vs her are for crimes allegedly committed more than 25 years ago.”
“She deserved bail & got solitary confinement: woke politics.”
Trump spoke about Maxwell at a briefing on Tuesday. The event was meant to be the first of his new daily Coronavirus updates, which had been discontinued.
“I just wish her well, frankly,” Trump said.
“I’ve met her numerous times over the years, especially since I lived in Palm Beach and I guess they lived in Palm Beach… but I wish her well, whatever it is.”
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politicususa--2020-07-22--Acting Homeland Security Secretary: We Will Not Retreat from Portland

Chad Wolf struck a defiant tone following criticism of federal agents in Portland , Oregon .
He said his officers would continue to operate in the city amid protests .
The Acting Security of Homeland Security claimed at a press conference on Tuesday that protests in Portland weren ’ t peaceful .
His department has been widely criticized in recent days .
“ What is occurring in Portland in the early hours of every morning is not peaceful protesting , ” Wolf said .
“ We have been forced because of local law enforcement presence to take measures such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comments come amid condemnation of arrests by officers wearing no apparent identification .
“ While I look forward to the day that our officers are redeployed back to their regular day-to-day mission , we will not shrink from our duty because of this violence , ” he said .
“ If you are a violent rioter looking to inflict damage to federal property or law enforcement officers , you need to find another line of work.
” “ We will not retreat .
We will continue to protect our facilities and our law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi joined the chorus of criticism surrounding events in Portland this week .
The California Democrat called federal agents there “ storm troopers .
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Chad Wolf struck a defiant tone following criticism of federal agents in Portland, Oregon. He said his officers would continue to operate in the city amid protests.
The Acting Security of Homeland Security claimed at a press conference on Tuesday that protests in Portland weren’t peaceful. His department has been widely criticized in recent days.
“What is occurring in Portland in the early hours of every morning is not peaceful protesting,” Wolf said.
“We have been forced because of local law enforcement presence to take measures such as arrests to protect our officials.”
His comments come amid condemnation of arrests by officers wearing no apparent identification.
“While I look forward to the day that our officers are redeployed back to their regular day-to-day mission, we will not shrink from our duty because of this violence,” he said.
“If you are a violent rioter looking to inflict damage to federal property or law enforcement officers, you need to find another line of work.”
“We will not retreat. We will continue to protect our facilities and our law enforcement officers,” Wolf said.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi joined the chorus of criticism surrounding events in Portland this week. The California Democrat called federal agents there “storm troopers.”
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