politicususa--2020-11-24--Trump Brags About The Stock Market For 51 Seconds Then Runs Away

Trump showed up in the White House briefing room for about 51 seconds to brag about the stock market as he ran off and took no questions .
The Dow Jones industrial average — I ’ m very thrilled with what has happened on the vaccine front .
That has been absolutely incredible .
Nothing like that has ever happened , medically .
I think people are acknowledging that , and it ’ s having a big effect .
As the stock market has just broken 30,000 , never been broken , that number .
That is a sacred number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d ever see it .
It ’ s the ninth time since the beginning of 2020 , and it is the 48th time that have broken records during the trump administration .
I just want to congratulate all the people within the administration that worked so hard .
Most importantly , I want to congratulate the people of our country , because there are no people like you .
Thank you very much , everybody .
Thank you .
Trump ’ s new strategy is to ignore that he is leaving office soon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only pop his head out to take credit for things that he had nothing to do with .
It is sad and pathetic that Trump is trying to stay relevant while avoiding accountability for the fact that he is the biggest incumbent presidential election loser since 1932 .
Donald Trump really thinks that he has a political future , but each display of his inability to function in reality is a reminder that he will never be in the White House again .
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Trump showed up in the White House briefing room for about 51 seconds to brag about the stock market as he ran off and took no questions.
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Trump comes out to brag about the stock market and COVID vaccine for 51 seconds then he runs away from reporters without taking questions. pic.twitter.com/iPlUb7Ivly — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) November 24, 2020
Trump said:
The Dow Jones industrial average — I’m very thrilled with what has happened on the vaccine front. That has been absolutely incredible. Nothing like that has ever happened, medically. I think people are acknowledging that, and it’s having a big effect. As the stock market has just broken 30,000, never been broken, that number. That is a sacred number, 30,000. Nobody thought they’d ever see it. It’s the ninth time since the beginning of 2020, and it is the 48th time that have broken records during the trump administration.
I just want to congratulate all the people within the administration that worked so hard. Most importantly, I want to congratulate the people of our country, because there are no people like you. Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you.
Trump’s new strategy is to ignore that he is leaving office soon, run away from questions, and only pop his head out to take credit for things that he had nothing to do with.
It is sad and pathetic that Trump is trying to stay relevant while avoiding accountability for the fact that he is the biggest incumbent presidential election loser since 1932.
Donald Trump really thinks that he has a political future, but each display of his inability to function in reality is a reminder that he will never be in the White House again.
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politicususa--2020-11-24--Trump Attacks General James Mattis for Remarks About “America First”

President Donald Trump launched an attack against James Mattis , his former defense secretary , after Mattis expressed a desire to see Trump ’ s signature “ America First ” policies removed from national security strategy for the incoming Biden-Harris administration .
“ That says it all about Mattis .
Obama fired him .
I should have fired him sooner , ” Trump wrote on Twitter .
“ Did [ his ] best work after he was gone .
World ’ s most overrated general !
” Mattis , part of a team of experts writing an op-ed for Foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies , calling them “ a delusion.
” “ Advocates of the current administration ’ s approach seem to believe that other countries will have no choice but to accede to the United States ’ wishes and cooperate on its terms .
This is delusion , ” the authors , who include Kori Schake , director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute , Jim Ellis , a fellow at the Hoover Institution and former commander of U.S. Strategic Command , and Joe Felter , a fellow at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries always have choices : to compromise with aggressors , take actions opposed to U.S. interests , opt out of assistance when the United States needs it , or cooperate with one another on activities from which the United States is excluded .
Assuming otherwise has the result of emboldening adversaries and encouraging tests of the strength of U.S. commitments.
” Under Trump ’ s leadership , the United States is “ undermining the foundations of an international order manifestly advantageous to U.S. interests , reflecting a basic ignorance of the extent to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide vital strategic depth.
” “ In practice , ‘ America first ’ has meant ‘ America alone , ’ ” they wrote .
“ That has damaged the country ’ s ability to address problems before they reach U.S. territory and has thus compounded the danger emergent threats pose.
” President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have signaled their commitment to restoring the United States ’ relationships with its allies .

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President Donald Trump launched an attack against James Mattis, his former defense secretary, after Mattis expressed a desire to see Trump’s signature “America First” policies removed from national security strategy for the incoming Biden-Harris administration.
“That says it all about Mattis. Obama fired him. I should have fired him sooner,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Did [his] best work after he was gone. World’s most overrated general!”
That says it all about Mattis. Obama fired him. I should have fired him sooner. Did best work after he was gone. World’s most overrated general! https://t.co/2i4jPWAAPA — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 24, 2020
Mattis, part of a team of experts writing an op-ed for Foreign Affairs, criticized “America First” policies, calling them “a delusion.”
“Advocates of the current administration’s approach seem to believe that other countries will have no choice but to accede to the United States’ wishes and cooperate on its terms. This is delusion,” the authors, who include Kori Schake, director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, Jim Ellis, a fellow at the Hoover Institution and former commander of U.S. Strategic Command, and Joe Felter, a fellow at the Hoover Institution, wrote. “Sovereign countries always have choices: to compromise with aggressors, take actions opposed to U.S. interests, opt out of assistance when the United States needs it, or cooperate with one another on activities from which the United States is excluded. Assuming otherwise has the result of emboldening adversaries and encouraging tests of the strength of U.S. commitments.”
Under Trump’s leadership, the United States is “undermining the foundations of an international order manifestly advantageous to U.S. interests, reflecting a basic ignorance of the extent to which both robust alliances and international institutions provide vital strategic depth.”
“In practice, ‘America first’ has meant ‘America alone,’” they wrote. “That has damaged the country’s ability to address problems before they reach U.S. territory and has thus compounded the danger emergent threats pose.”
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have signaled their commitment to restoring the United States’ relationships with its allies.


politicususa--2020-11-27--Trump Is Now Actively Discouraging Republicans From Voting In Georgia Senate Runoff

Trump told reporters that the system in Georgia is fraudulent and actively discouraged his supporters from voting in the state ’ s Senate runoff .
Trump was asked , “ If you don ’ t think the presidential election was legitimate if you think that it was stolen , what confidence do you expect voters to have when they go to the polls to vote for say Kelly Loeffler or Purdue ?
” Trump gave the one answer that Republicans fear the most , “ Well , I told him today I think you ’ re dealing with a very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worried about that .
They are tremendous people .
Kelly Loeffler , David Perdue are tremendous people .
They should be in the senate , but I told him today , I said listen , you have a fraudulent system .
You have a system where the flick of a switch or the putting in of a new chip can change the course of history .
And you have to be very careful .
I read this morning where Stacey Abrams has 850,000 ballots accumulated .
That ’ s called harvesting .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but I understand the secretary of state who was really — he ’ s an enemy of the people .
The secretary of state and whether he ’ s a Republican are not.
” The reason why Republicans at the top of Georgia ’ s political leadership have been standing behind Joe Biden ’ s win is that they don ’ t like Republicans to believe the false fraud claims that the president is making and not show up to vote in the Senate runoff election .
Trump attacked mail-in voting and discouraged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Those attacks may have cost him the election .
He is now telling his supporters not to show up and vote in two Senate runoff elections that look to be very close .
Donald Trump is so bitter about his loss and wrapped up in bogus election fraud conspiracies that he may end up handing the Senate to Joe Biden and the Democrats in January .
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Trump told reporters that the system in Georgia is fraudulent and actively discouraged his supporters from voting in the state’s Senate runoff.
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Trump tells Republicans that the Georgia election process is rigged, so they shouldn't bother to show up and vote in the Senate runoff elections. pic.twitter.com/CvhGQjErGr — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) November 26, 2020
Trump was asked, “If you don’t think the presidential election was legitimate if you think that it was stolen, what confidence do you expect voters to have when they go to the polls to vote for say Kelly Loeffler or Purdue?”
Trump gave the one answer that Republicans fear the most, “Well, I told him today I think you’re dealing with a very fraudulent system. I’m very worried about that. They are tremendous people. Kelly Loeffler, David Perdue are tremendous people. They should be in the senate, but I told him today, I said listen, you have a fraudulent system. You have a system where the flick of a switch or the putting in of a new chip can change the course of history. And you have to be very careful. I read this morning where Stacey Abrams has 850,000 ballots accumulated. That’s called harvesting. You’re not allowed to harvest, but I understand the secretary of state who was really — he’s an enemy of the people. The secretary of state and whether he’s a Republican are not.”
The reason why Republicans at the top of Georgia’s political leadership have been standing behind Joe Biden’s win is that they don’t like Republicans to believe the false fraud claims that the president is making and not show up to vote in the Senate runoff election.
Trump attacked mail-in voting and discouraged his supporters from voting by mail. Those attacks may have cost him the election. He is now telling his supporters not to show up and vote in two Senate runoff elections that look to be very close.
Donald Trump is so bitter about his loss and wrapped up in bogus election fraud conspiracies that he may end up handing the Senate to Joe Biden and the Democrats in January.
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politicususa--2020-11-27--Trump Throws A Fit And Screams At Reporter When Asked If He Will Concede

Trump finally took questions on Thanksgiving day where at one point he screamed at a reporter who asked if he will concede .
Trump was asked , “ If the Electoral College votes for Joe Biden , will you concede ?
” Trump answered by screaming at the reporter , “ If they do , they made a mistake because this election — This election was a fraud .
Just so you understand , this election was a fraud .
They have Biden beating Obama on Obama ’ s vote in areas that mattered in terms of the election , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s losing to Obama all over the place .
But he ’ s beating Obama in swing states , which of the states that matter for the purposes of the election , so no , I can ’ t say that at all .
I think it ’ s a possibility — they are trying to — look , between your people — don ’ t talk to me that way .
You ’ re just a lightweight .
Don ’ t talk to me that what — I ’ m the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t ever talk to the president that way.
” Trump also openly admitted that he is trying to plot a coup to overturn Biden ’ s win before the Electoral College votes and that he thinks all of the election results in Georgia , Pennsylvania , Michigan , and Wisconsin were fraudulent .
Trump ’ s entire session with reporters was one insane outburst after another .
A reporter gave Trump a dose of reality , which he responded to by screaming at the questioner .
Happy Thanksgiving .
This is the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have interrupted by Trump in the White House .
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Trump finally took questions on Thanksgiving day where at one point he screamed at a reporter who asked if he will concede.
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The question that caused Trump to blow a gasket and start yelling at a reporter was will he concede if the Electoral College votes for Joe Biden. pic.twitter.com/jv1eZ0QC4F — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) November 27, 2020
Trump was asked, “If the Electoral College votes for Joe Biden, will you concede?
Trump answered by screaming at the reporter, “If they do, they made a mistake because this election — This election was a fraud. Just so you understand, this election was a fraud. They have Biden beating Obama on Obama’s vote in areas that mattered in terms of the election, in swing states. And yet he’s losing to Obama all over the place. But he’s beating Obama in swing states, which of the states that matter for the purposes of the election, so no, I can’t say that at all. I think it’s a possibility — they are trying to — look, between your people — don’t talk to me that way. You’re just a lightweight. Don’t talk to me that what — I’m the President Of United States, don’t ever talk to the president that way.”
Trump also openly admitted that he is trying to plot a coup to overturn Biden’s win before the Electoral College votes and that he thinks all of the election results in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin were fraudulent.
Trump’s entire session with reporters was one insane outburst after another.
A reporter gave Trump a dose of reality, which he responded to by screaming at the questioner.
Happy Thanksgiving. This is the last Thanksgiving that you’ll ever have to have interrupted by Trump in the White House.
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politicususa--2020-11-26--Joe And Jill Biden Thank Healthcare And Essential Workers As Trump Has Thanksgiving Meltdown

Joe and Jill Biden spent Thanksgiving thanking teachers , healthcare and frontline workers , and Trump melted down on Twitter .
President-elect Biden and the future First Lady wrote in a CNN op-ed : We are grateful for the frontline workers who have never stopped showing up over these long and confusing months , making sure our food is harvested and shipped , keeping our grocery stores stocked , picking up our trash , and keeping our cities and towns safe .
We are grateful for the health care workers who put in long shifts and isolate themselves from their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and help people say one last goodbye , and the doctors who fight for every breath .
We are grateful for the educators who learned to teach in virtual classrooms almost overnight , who did extra work to reach families without technology , or who took late-night phone calls from parents on the verge of tears .
We are grateful for the parents who have carried their families through the chaos , working or searching for a job , navigating childcare and remote learning .
We are grateful for the researchers and scientists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they can to understand how to fight this pandemic and working tirelessly to find a vaccine and therapeutics .
Meanwhile , over on Twitter , Trump was tweeting that the election rigged and praising the Supreme Court for a decision that will spread COVID in churches : When placed side by side , it is easy to see why America chose a new path .
Donald Trump is sliding into irrelevance , while Joe Biden is reminding the nation of what is really important ( hint : it is not Donald Trump ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America .
The Bidens are showing that they will be a First Family that will lead by example and make America proud .

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Joe and Jill Biden spent Thanksgiving thanking teachers, healthcare and frontline workers, and Trump melted down on Twitter.
President-elect Biden and the future First Lady wrote in a CNN op-ed:
We are grateful for the frontline workers who have never stopped showing up over these long and confusing months, making sure our food is harvested and shipped, keeping our grocery stores stocked, picking up our trash, and keeping our cities and towns safe.
We are grateful for the health care workers who put in long shifts and isolate themselves from their loved ones, the nurses who comfort and help people say one last goodbye, and the doctors who fight for every breath.
We are grateful for the educators who learned to teach in virtual classrooms almost overnight, who did extra work to reach families without technology, or who took late-night phone calls from parents on the verge of tears.
We are grateful for the parents who have carried their families through the chaos, working or searching for a job, navigating childcare and remote learning.
We are grateful for the researchers and scientists who have spent this year learning everything they can to understand how to fight this pandemic and working tirelessly to find a vaccine and therapeutics.
Meanwhile, over on Twitter, Trump was tweeting that the election rigged and praising the Supreme Court for a decision that will spread COVID in churches:
Just saw the vote tabulations. There is NO WAY Biden got 80,000,000 votes!!! This was a 100% RIGGED ELECTION. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 26, 2020
When placed side by side, it is easy to see why America chose a new path. Donald Trump is sliding into irrelevance, while Joe Biden is reminding the nation of what is really important (hint: it is not Donald Trump) and restoring the decency and soul of America.
The Bidens are showing that they will be a First Family that will lead by example and make America proud.


politicususa--2020-11-26--Trump Wishes Nation a “Happy Thanksgiving” While Sharing News of Supreme Court’s Covid-19 Ruling

Almost immediately after the death of Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , President Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett , then a federal judge , to fill her seat .
The nomination was highly contentious ; Barrett came under fire for her views her critics believed would tilt the balance of the court in a partisan direction .
The Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Barrett to the nation ’ s highest court within a month .
And late last night , the Supreme Court voted to bar the state of New York from reimposing Covid-19 restrictions on religious gatherings .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barrett was the crucial swing vote , siding with her conservative colleagues .
The news prompted President Donald Trump to wish the country a “ Happy Thanksgiving ” as he shared coverage of the ruling from the nonpartisan SCOTUSblog , which has covered the Supreme Court since 2002 .
In their decision , the majority said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ’ s restrictions violated the First Amendment ’ s guarantee of freedom of religion .
The restrictions varied and depended on zone : In “ red ” zones , zip codes where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than 10 people may attend religious services .
Attendance is capped at 25 in “ orange ” zones , where the risk of coronavirus infection isn ’ t as high .
The unsigned majority opinion in favor of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Agudath Israel of America said that Covid-19 regulations are “ far more restrictive than any Covid-related regulations that have previously come before the court , much tighter than those adopted by many other jurisdictions hard hit by the pandemic , and far more severe than has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread of the virus.
” President Trump has often sparred with Cuomo over coronavirus restrictions and accused him of mishandling the pandemic in the state , which experienced the heaviest losses in the spring .
More than 34,000 people have died in New York since the pandemic began , though the curve in the state has remained relatively flat in the last few months , experiencing a slower uptick in Covid-19 cases as the virus has spread further afield , endangering lives in the Midwest and in the Sunbelt .

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Almost immediately after the death of Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett, then a federal judge, to fill her seat. The nomination was highly contentious; Barrett came under fire for her views her critics believed would tilt the balance of the court in a partisan direction. The Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Barrett to the nation’s highest court within a month.
And late last night, the Supreme Court voted to bar the state of New York from reimposing Covid-19 restrictions on religious gatherings. The ruling was 5-4, and Justice Barrett was the crucial swing vote, siding with her conservative colleagues.
The news prompted President Donald Trump to wish the country a “Happy Thanksgiving” as he shared coverage of the ruling from the nonpartisan SCOTUSblog, which has covered the Supreme Court since 2002.
In their decision, the majority said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions violated the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of religion. The restrictions varied and depended on zone: In “red” zones, zip codes where coronavirus infections are the highest, no more than 10 people may attend religious services. Attendance is capped at 25 in “orange” zones, where the risk of coronavirus infection isn’t as high.
The unsigned majority opinion in favor of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Agudath Israel of America said that Covid-19 regulations are “far more restrictive than any Covid-related regulations that have previously come before the court, much tighter than those adopted by many other jurisdictions hard hit by the pandemic, and far more severe than has been shown to be required to prevent the spread of the virus.”
President Trump has often sparred with Cuomo over coronavirus restrictions and accused him of mishandling the pandemic in the state, which experienced the heaviest losses in the spring. More than 34,000 people have died in New York since the pandemic began, though the curve in the state has remained relatively flat in the last few months, experiencing a slower uptick in Covid-19 cases as the virus has spread further afield, endangering lives in the Midwest and in the Sunbelt.


politicususa--2020-11-26--Amy Coney Barrett Played Key Role in SCOTUS Decision Barring NY from Reimposing Covid-19 Restriction

Amy Coney Barrett Played Key Role in SCOTUS Decision Barring NY from Reimposing Covid-19 Restrictions on Religious Gatherings

Last night , the Supreme Court voted to bar the state of New York from reimposing Covid-19 restrictions on religious gatherings .
The court voted 5-4 in an emergency ruling issued just before midnight .
Justice Amy Coney Barrett , who was just recently confirmed , sided with her conservative colleagues in a crucial swing vote .
In their decision , the majority said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ’ s restrictions violated the First Amendment ’ s guarantee of freedom of religion .
The restrictions varied and depended on zone : In “ red ” zones , zip codes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no more than 10 people may attend religious services .
Attendance is capped at 25 in “ orange ” zones , where the risk of coronavirus infection isn ’ t as high .
The unsigned majority opinion in favor of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Agudath Israel of America said that Covid-19 regulations are “ far more restrictive than any Covid-related regulations that have previously come before the court , much tighter than those adopted by many other jurisdictions hard hit by the pandemic , and far more severe than has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spread of the virus.
” By contrast , Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan dissented : “ Free religious exercise is one of our most treasured and jealously guarded constitutional rights , ” she wrote .
“ States may not discriminate against religious institutions , even when faced with a crisis as deadly as this one .
But those principles are not at stake today.
” Sotomayor , in particular , said that the Constitution “ does not forbid states from responding to public health crises through regulations that treat religious institutions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ institutions , particularly when those regulations save lives .
Because New York ’ s Covid-19 restrictions do just that , I respectfully dissent.
” The impact of Barrett ’ s confirmation to the Supreme Court can not be denied , signaling that support for Covid-19 restrictions has shifted since the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg prompted President Donald Trump and Republican colleagues to speed up a confirmation process in a bid to secure a conservative majority .
The hashtag # AmyCovidBarrett began to trend on social media after the ruling , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expand the court once he takes office .

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Last night, the Supreme Court voted to bar the state of New York from reimposing Covid-19 restrictions on religious gatherings. The court voted 5-4 in an emergency ruling issued just before midnight. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who was just recently confirmed, sided with her conservative colleagues in a crucial swing vote.
In their decision, the majority said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions violated the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of religion. The restrictions varied and depended on zone: In “red” zones, zip codes where coronavirus infections are the highest, no more than 10 people may attend religious services. Attendance is capped at 25 in “orange” zones, where the risk of coronavirus infection isn’t as high.
The unsigned majority opinion in favor of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Agudath Israel of America said that Covid-19 regulations are “far more restrictive than any Covid-related regulations that have previously come before the court, much tighter than those adopted by many other jurisdictions hard hit by the pandemic, and far more severe than has been shown to be required to prevent the spread of the virus.”
By contrast, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan dissented: “Free religious exercise is one of our most treasured and jealously guarded constitutional rights,” she wrote. “States may not discriminate against religious institutions, even when faced with a crisis as deadly as this one. But those principles are not at stake today.”
Sotomayor, in particular, said that the Constitution “does not forbid states from responding to public health crises through regulations that treat religious institutions equally or more favorably than comparable secular institutions, particularly when those regulations save lives. Because New York’s Covid-19 restrictions do just that, I respectfully dissent.”
The impact of Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court cannot be denied, signaling that support for Covid-19 restrictions has shifted since the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg prompted President Donald Trump and Republican colleagues to speed up a confirmation process in a bid to secure a conservative majority.
The hashtag #AmyCovidBarrett began to trend on social media after the ruling, which renewed calls for President-elect Joe Biden to expand the court once he takes office.
So essentially SCOTUS ruled against what’s happening in the best interest of the state, and by extension, the public interest. Sure, let the religious zealots dictate what’s best. Nice work, #AmyCovidBarrett. Let’s hope Biden expands the Court. It is time. — Eric Slater (@ericsslater) November 26, 2020
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#amycovidbarrett Is going to get a lot people sick or killed. Even those that don’t practice a religion. https://t.co/UYGOIpNoMK — Becca (@rkelley79ma) November 26, 2020


politicususa--2020-11-28--Donald Trump’s Requested Milwaukee Recount Has Resulted in Even More Votes For Joe Biden

The state of Wisconsin has been the tightest during the last two presidential elections .
In 2016 , Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton there by around 24,000 votes .
And in 2020 , Joe Biden defeated Trump in the state by slightly under 21,000 votes .
Hillary Clinton asked for a recount in 2016 and things barely changed .
Donald Trump , who has been much louder in his allegations of fraud , only sought recounts in two counties .
One of those areas was Milwaukee County , which has a sizable suburban and black population .
But according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump as Biden ’ s lead has only grown .
The Washington Post ’ s Rosalind Helderman tweeted on Friday , “ Milwaukee County concludes its recount of the presidential election — one of two counties where Trump sought a recount in Wisconsin .
The results : Biden ’ s lead , currently at about 20,000 statewide , grew by 132 votes.
” Trump has been consistent in his claims that he was cheated in the state of Wisconsin .
He shared a misleading chart on Twitter last week and wrote , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day AFTER the election , Biden receives a dump of 143,379 votes at 3:42AM , when they learned he was losing badly .
This is unbelievable !
” Of course , political pundits had advised for weeks that the crush of Democratic leaning mail-in ballots would come in later than the election day totals .
The phenomenon was referred to as “ the red mirage .
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The state of Wisconsin has been the tightest during the last two presidential elections. In 2016, Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton there by around 24,000 votes. And in 2020, Joe Biden defeated Trump in the state by slightly under 21,000 votes.
Hillary Clinton asked for a recount in 2016 and things barely changed. Donald Trump, who has been much louder in his allegations of fraud, only sought recounts in two counties.
One of those areas was Milwaukee County, which has a sizable suburban and black population. But according to reports, that recount has backfired on Trump as Biden’s lead has only grown.
The Washington Post’s Rosalind Helderman tweeted on Friday, “Milwaukee County concludes its recount of the presidential election — one of two counties where Trump sought a recount in Wisconsin. The results: Biden’s lead, currently at about 20,000 statewide, grew by 132 votes.”
Milwaukee County concludes its recount of the presidential election — one of two counties where Trump sought a recount in Wisconsin. The results: Biden's lead, currently at about 20,000 statewide, grew by 132 votes. — Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) November 27, 2020
Trump has been consistent in his claims that he was cheated in the state of Wisconsin. He shared a misleading chart on Twitter last week and wrote, “Look at this in Wisconsin! A day AFTER the election, Biden receives a dump of 143,379 votes at 3:42AM, when they learned he was losing badly. This is unbelievable!”
Look at this in Wisconsin! A day AFTER the election, Biden receives a dump of 143,379 votes at 3:42AM, when they learned he was losing badly. This is unbelievable! pic.twitter.com/nhiLMmyHBn — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2020
Of course, political pundits had advised for weeks that the crush of Democratic leaning mail-in ballots would come in later than the election day totals. The phenomenon was referred to as “the red mirage.”


politicususa--2020-11-27--Former Trump Campaign Chief Brad Parscale Will Be Interviewed On Fox News Next Week. Will He Be Spil

Former Trump Campaign Chief Brad Parscale Will Be Interviewed On Fox News Next Week. Will He Be Spilling the Beans on Team Trump?

It ’ s been a pretty wild year for Brad Parscale .
He originally came onto the political scene by taking care of Donald Trump ’ s digital campaign in 2016 .
He impressed the president so much that he was made the 2020 campaign manager .
Back in the spring , Parscale said that he was about to unleash the “ Death Star ” on the Democrats .
But after Trump ’ s disastrous campaign rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma .
After setting up for an overflow crowd outside the event , only around 6,000 people showed up .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Later on in the year , Parscale was arrested by police in Florida after a domestic violence incident and apparent threats of committing suicide .
Following that event , Parscale disappeared saying that he was suffering from “ overwhelming stress.
” The former campaign chief , though , will be back in the public eye next week .
Parscale tweeted today , “ Happy Friday .
Going on Fox News next week for a 30 minute special with Martha MacCallum .
Will be my first time on TV since June .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might not be the best news for the Trump campaign .
Back in October , Gabriel Sherman reported that some in the White House were worried Parscale would talk about campaign finance violations .
“ According to the source close to the campaign , ” the Vanity Fair writer wrote , “ the Trump family is worried that Parscale could turn on them and cooperate with law enforcement about possible campaign finance violations .
‘ The family is worried Brad will start talking . '
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It’s been a pretty wild year for Brad Parscale. He originally came onto the political scene by taking care of Donald Trump’s digital campaign in 2016. He impressed the president so much that he was made the 2020 campaign manager.
Back in the spring, Parscale said that he was about to unleash the “Death Star” on the Democrats. But after Trump’s disastrous campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After setting up for an overflow crowd outside the event, only around 6,000 people showed up.
Parscale was soon demoted after the event. Later on in the year, Parscale was arrested by police in Florida after a domestic violence incident and apparent threats of committing suicide.
Following that event, Parscale disappeared saying that he was suffering from “overwhelming stress.” The former campaign chief, though, will be back in the public eye next week.
Parscale tweeted today, “Happy Friday. Going on Fox News next week for a 30 minute special with Martha MacCallum. Will be my first time on TV since June. So much to finally say!”
Happy Friday. Going on Fox News next week for a 30 minute special with Martha MacCallum. Will be my first time on TV since June. So much to finally say! pic.twitter.com/WLaqzsDkYZ — Brad Parscale (@parscale) November 27, 2020
This might not be the best news for the Trump campaign. Back in October, Gabriel Sherman reported that some in the White House were worried Parscale would talk about campaign finance violations.
“According to the source close to the campaign,” the Vanity Fair writer wrote, “the Trump family is worried that Parscale could turn on them and cooperate with law enforcement about possible campaign finance violations. ‘The family is worried Brad will start talking.'”


politicususa--2020-11-29--Opinion: The Possibilities for Biden’s Vision to Overcome Trump’s Division

President-elect Joe Biden campaigned aspirationally on a vision of uniting a country many see as severely , if not hopelessly , divided .
After all , while Biden amassed over 80 million votes , the most votes ever tallied by any candidate in a presidential election in U.S. history , Trump hauled in the second-most votes ever , finding the support of over 70 million American voters .
And I don ’ t think I need to spend a lot of time here elaborating the many ways the soon-to-be former racist and sexist in chief fomented divisions and exacerbated the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So how can we even speak of “ unity ” when the divisions seem to cut so deeply and venomously ?
And what does “ unity ” even mean ?
Let ’ s start here .
Simply being on the same page as to what constitutes reality and the truth would be a start .
If we could agree , for example , that climate change is a real threat to life as a we know it or that COVID-19 is not a hoax , that would be huge ; it would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simple kind of unity .
It wouldn ’ t mean that we would be united in agreement about the best public health agenda , on energy policy , on taxation to support public policy agendas , and so forth .
But being on the same page in terms of basic reality would be an enormous advance for the nation .
A common understanding of reality provides a foundational unity to even have conversations about policy approaches to addressing challenges that , if not shared by all , are shared by a majority of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you might have noticed , was to steer clear of , if not completely obscure and distort , policy discussions .
He did not even bring a policy platform to the Republican National Convention for party members to affirm or debate .
So , one measure of Biden ’ s success in unifying the nation will be the extent to which he can shift Americans ’ foci to matters of policy , not personality .
Again , drawing Americans into this conversation would be no easy feat , but is it a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take a couple of issues like health care and public education to assess the possibilities and pitfalls for unifying Americans in a policy debate rooted in a firm understanding of our shared reality .
Recall that after Trump emerged victorious in 2016 , many of his voters suddenly found themselves terrified that he would actually do what he promised , which was to repeal Obamacare .
At the time , Sarah Kliff and Byrd Pinkerton , reporting for Vox , visited Whitley Country in Kentucky , where the uninsured rate had declined by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Act but where 82 percent of the voters supported Trump .
One Trump voter they interviewed , Debbie Mills , an small business owner whose husband needed liver transplant , represented many voters in the country living in fear and incredulity the Trump would follow through on his campaign pledge .
She said at the time : “ I don ’ t know what we ’ ll do if it does go away .
I guess I thought that , you know , [ Trump ] would not do this .
That they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take the insurance away .
Knowing that it ’ s affecting so many people ’ s lives .
I mean , what are you to do then if you can not … purchase , can not pay for the insurance ?
” Like many voters , for whatever reason , Mills did not take Trump seriously when it came to repealing Obamacare : “ I guess we really didn ’ t think about that , that he was going to cancel that or change that or take it away , ” she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought that it would be there .
I was thinking that once it was made into a law that it could not be changed.
” Now fast-forward to the 2020 election .
Many Trump voters seemed not to have learned the lesson .
Maybe they didn ’ t pay attention to John McCain ’ s negative vote that saved Obama care from a “ skinny repeal ” back in the summer of 2017 .
Early last October The New York Times reported how many Trump supporters who deeply cared about affordable healthcare as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would protect coverage for those with pre-existing conditions , despite a policy record clearly demonstrating the opposite .
One voter said : “ I ’ ve heard from him that he would continue with pre-existing conditions so that people would not lose their health insurance .
It ’ s made a big difference with me and my husband.
” Here is a basis for unity , suggesting many Americans , whether Trump or Biden supporters , share an important policy position .
Recent elections show as well that when it comes to public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among voters across party lines is a real one .
In Michigan , Democrats Darrin Camilleri in 2016 and Padma Kuppa and Matt Koleszar in 2018 flipped Republican-held state representative seats in their respective districts by foregrounding the erosion of public schools in those districts due to a gross underfunding caused in part by Betsy DeVos ’ long-standing charter school movement in the state .
Also in 2018 , Kansas voters elected Democrats Laura Kelly as Governor and Sharice Davids to the House of Representatives who ran on support for public education , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they were deemed unconstitutional by the state ’ s supreme court .
In November 2019 , Democrat Andy Beshear defeated always-Trumper incumbent Governor Matt Bevin largely , by many accounts , because of his support for teachers and public education , while Bevin ran on a platform that refused to increase education funding .
And these are just two issues .
American families need and want health care ; they want quality schools for their children ; they want clean air and water and a safe environment and habitable world .
Of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has exacerbated .
There are also broad and multiple points of unity Trump has obscured and the media has not focused on sharply and frequently enough .
Health care , education , and a safe environment don ’ t grab attention the way Trump ’ s racism , sexual misconduct , and general hate do .
But Americans may be more unified than we are led to believe when it comes to the challenges we face and the policies we need .
Biden at least has a starting point and a path @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nation .

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President-elect Joe Biden campaigned aspirationally on a vision of uniting a country many see as severely, if not hopelessly, divided. After all, while Biden amassed over 80 million votes, the most votes ever tallied by any candidate in a presidential election in U.S. history, Trump hauled in the second-most votes ever, finding the support of over 70 million American voters.
And I don’t think I need to spend a lot of time here elaborating the many ways the soon-to-be former racist and sexist in chief fomented divisions and exacerbated the fault lines in U.S. society and culture.
So how can we even speak of “unity” when the divisions seem to cut so deeply and venomously?
And what does “unity” even mean? Let’s start here.
Simply being on the same page as to what constitutes reality and the truth would be a start. If we could agree, for example, that climate change is a real threat to life as a we know it or that COVID-19 is not a hoax, that would be huge; it would be an important and by no means simple kind of unity. It wouldn’t mean that we would be united in agreement about the best public health agenda, on energy policy, on taxation to support public policy agendas, and so forth. But being on the same page in terms of basic reality would be an enormous advance for the nation.
A common understanding of reality provides a foundational unity to even have conversations about policy approaches to addressing challenges that, if not shared by all, are shared by a majority of Americans.
Trump’s political strategy, you might have noticed, was to steer clear of, if not completely obscure and distort, policy discussions. He did not even bring a policy platform to the Republican National Convention for party members to affirm or debate.
So, one measure of Biden’s success in unifying the nation will be the extent to which he can shift Americans’ foci to matters of policy, not personality.
Again, drawing Americans into this conversation would be no easy feat, but is it a possibility?
Well, let’s take a couple of issues like health care and public education to assess the possibilities and pitfalls for unifying Americans in a policy debate rooted in a firm understanding of our shared reality.
Recall that after Trump emerged victorious in 2016, many of his voters suddenly found themselves terrified that he would actually do what he promised, which was to repeal Obamacare. At the time, Sarah Kliff and Byrd Pinkerton, reporting for Vox, visited Whitley Country in Kentucky, where the uninsured rate had declined by 60 percent because of the Affordable Care Act but where 82 percent of the voters supported Trump.
One Trump voter they interviewed, Debbie Mills, an small business owner whose husband needed liver transplant, represented many voters in the country living in fear and incredulity the Trump would follow through on his campaign pledge. She said at the time:
“I don’t know what we’ll do if it does go away. I guess I thought that, you know, [Trump] would not do this. That they would not do this, would not take the insurance away. Knowing that it’s affecting so many people’s lives. I mean, what are you to do then if you cannot … purchase, cannot pay for the insurance?”
Like many voters, for whatever reason, Mills did not take Trump seriously when it came to repealing Obamacare:
“I guess we really didn’t think about that, that he was going to cancel that or change that or take it away,” she said. “I guess I always just thought that it would be there. I was thinking that once it was made into a law that it could not be changed.”
Now fast-forward to the 2020 election. Many Trump voters seemed not to have learned the lesson. Maybe they didn’t pay attention to John McCain’s negative vote that saved Obama care from a “skinny repeal” back in the summer of 2017.
Early last October The New York Times reported how many Trump supporters who deeply cared about affordable healthcare as a top voting issue, believed Trump would protect coverage for those with pre-existing conditions, despite a policy record clearly demonstrating the opposite.
One voter said: “I’ve heard from him that he would continue with pre-existing conditions so that people would not lose their health insurance. It’s made a big difference with me and my husband.”
Here is a basis for unity, suggesting many Americans, whether Trump or Biden supporters, share an important policy position.
Recent elections show as well that when it comes to public education, the possibility for political unity among voters across party lines is a real one.
In Michigan, Democrats Darrin Camilleri in 2016 and Padma Kuppa and Matt Koleszar in 2018 flipped Republican-held state representative seats in their respective districts by foregrounding the erosion of public schools in those districts due to a gross underfunding caused in part by Betsy DeVos’ long-standing charter school movement in the state.
Also in 2018, Kansas voters elected Democrats Laura Kelly as Governor and Sharice Davids to the House of Representatives who ran on support for public education, after Sam Brownback’s cuts to education were so egregious that they were deemed unconstitutional by the state’s supreme court.
In November 2019, Democrat Andy Beshear defeated always-Trumper incumbent Governor Matt Bevin largely, by many accounts, because of his support for teachers and public education, while Bevin ran on a platform that refused to increase education funding.
And these are just two issues. American families need and want health care; they want quality schools for their children; they want clean air and water and a safe environment and habitable world.
Of course there are gross and ugly divisions Trump has exacerbated. There are also broad and multiple points of unity Trump has obscured and the media has not focused on sharply and frequently enough.
Health care, education, and a safe environment don’t grab attention the way Trump’s racism, sexual misconduct, and general hate do.
But Americans may be more unified than we are led to believe when it comes to the challenges we face and the policies we need.
Biden at least has a starting point and a path forward to achieve his pledge of unifying the nation.


politicususa--2020-11-28--Opinion: Trump Plans To Delete A Part Of The Constitution For His Racist Base

It isn ’ t clear how much longer Republicans will allow Trump to undermine the United States Constitution , but his latest threat to rewrite a portion of the nation ’ s founding document to suit his xenophobic and racist tendencies amounts to an honest-to-dog constitutional crisis .
Republicans should have been up in arms early in Trump ’ s term over his remarks that the U.S. Constitution is bad for America , but of course they were not .
Instead of slapping the orange coloring right off of his fat bloated face , Republicans simple did , and said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on their minds that involved giving the rich and corporations more taxpayer dollars and dismantling the federal government .
Trump ’ s latest outrage , and it is a bonafide outrage , is his pledge to delete part of the U.S. Constitution ’ s 14th Amendment by issuing an executive order banning “ birthright citizenship ; ” his racist and xenophobic supporters demanded drastic action to make America a white Aryan Utopia ; as if that would do the deed .
For the uninformed , the 14th Amendment guarantees that anyone born in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Like the rest of the Founding Document , Trump thinks the Amendment is bad .
It is noteworthy that most Republicans and certainly most evangelical fanatics also believe the 14th Amendment is bad simply because it gives every American equal protections of the laws .
Republicans don ’ t like the idea of people of color having the same rights as their white counterparts , particularly voting rights .
And , religious extremists vehemently disagree with the idea that as citizens of the United States , members of the LGBTQ community and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amendment Trump wants to dismantle for his racist and xenophobic acolytes reads thus : “ All persons born or naturalized in the United States , and subject to the jurisdiction thereof , are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside .
No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States ; nor shall any state deprive any person of life , liberty , or property , without due process of law ; nor deny to any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the laws.
” ( author bold ) The wording of the 14th Amendment is abundantly clear .
But Trump , like dirty racists and xenophobes , can not come to terms with the fact that the law of the land is the law of the land .
Trump , like every racist authoritarian malcontent , not only hates the law of the land with religious fervor , he claims he has unilateral authority to change the Constitution to suit his inherent animus towards whomever he determines is “ the other.
” However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any part of the Constitution that does not include a racist loser issuing an executive order .
The process for amending the Constitution is clearly explained in Article V and there is no mention of the head of the Executive Branch issuing an executive order .
It is obvious that Trump ’ s lackeys have informed him of the process , but like every part of the Constitution or any other laws , Trump insists it is wrong .
He said regarding his plan to dismantle the 14th Amendment : “ It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a constitutional amendment .
Guess what ?
You don ’ t .
It ’ s in the process .
It ’ ll happen , with an executive order ” One can not help but wonder what other “ laws of the land ” Trump intends to “ order ” null and void before he is , hopefully , forced to vacate the place he has no right visiting , much less occupying .
However , one is not the least bit confused about why Trump wants to dismantle that particular part of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racist xenophobe as his nasty base of support who are terrified that people of color , no matter what color , will enjoy “ equal protections of the law.
” The 14th Amendment has been in effect since 1868 and America never had an issue collecting taxes , drafting naturalized and natural born citizens to fight its wars , or to use the manual labor of “ citizens ” enjoying birthright citizenship to build America .
Now , however , there is a monster in the White House who has tapped into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ xenophobic populace for political power and is pandering to their endemic hatred of “ the other.
” Even though “ the other ” are legal citizens of the United States who are worthy of “ equal protections of the law ” according to the law of the land .
There are reports that Trump and his aides are consulting with members of the White House counsel to draft an executive order for the expressed purpose of wiping out a section of the document Trump swore , so help him god , to support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there are a fair number of Americans who want Trump to delete several parts of the Constitution that do not comport with their racism and religious fanaticism ; all to provide them with legal authority to suppress other Americans who fail to comply with the worst of population ’ s demands .
Trump is an angry loser and he intends on burning as much of America as he can get away with and his Republican acolytes are more than happy to get on board .
It is a damn sad state of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an aspiring dictator with as little fealty to the U.S. Constitution as he does the people who worship him as their god ’ s chosen one for America .
Of course such an order will face court challenges and some naïve Americans believe the courts will adhere to the plain and simple language of the 14th Amendment .
There is a reason Moscow Mitch McConnell spent the entirely of the past two years packing the courts with Trump supporters while hundreds of pieces of legislation languished on his desk .
Now it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appointees to the High Court will adhere to the Constitution simply because that is not why they are there .
Trump knows it and it is certainly one of the overriding reasons he waited until there was a clear conservative majority on the High Court before issuing an order specifically deleting a key part of the United States Constitution ’ s 14thAmendment .

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It isn’t clear how much longer Republicans will allow Trump to undermine the United States Constitution, but his latest threat to rewrite a portion of the nation’s founding document to suit his xenophobic and racist tendencies amounts to an honest-to-dog constitutional crisis.
Republicans should have been up in arms early in Trump’s term over his remarks that the U.S. Constitution is bad for America, but of course they were not. Instead of slapping the orange coloring right off of his fat bloated face, Republicans simple did, and said, nothing. They had bigger concerns on their minds that involved giving the rich and corporations more taxpayer dollars and dismantling the federal government.
Trump’s latest outrage, and it is a bonafide outrage, is his pledge to delete part of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment by issuing an executive order banning “birthright citizenship;” his racist and xenophobic supporters demanded drastic action to make America a white Aryan Utopia; as if that would do the deed.
For the uninformed, the 14th Amendment guarantees that anyone born in the United States is an American citizen. Like the rest of the Founding Document, Trump thinks the Amendment is bad. It is noteworthy that most Republicans and certainly most evangelical fanatics also believe the 14th Amendment is bad simply because it gives every American equal protections of the laws.
Republicans don’t like the idea of people of color having the same rights as their white counterparts, particularly voting rights. And, religious extremists vehemently disagree with the idea that as citizens of the United States, members of the LGBTQ community and women have equal rights.
The constitutional Amendment Trump wants to dismantle for his racist and xenophobic acolytes reads thus:
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” (author bold)
The wording of the 14th Amendment is abundantly clear. But Trump, like dirty racists and xenophobes, cannot come to terms with the fact that the law of the land is the law of the land. Trump, like every racist authoritarian malcontent, not only hates the law of the land with religious fervor, he claims he has unilateral authority to change the Constitution to suit his inherent animus towards whomever he determines is “the other.” However, there is a procedure for changing any part of the Constitution that does not include a racist loser issuing an executive order.
The process for amending the Constitution is clearly explained in Article V and there is no mention of the head of the Executive Branch issuing an executive order. It is obvious that Trump’s lackeys have informed him of the process, but like every part of the Constitution or any other laws, Trump insists it is wrong. He said regarding his plan to dismantle the 14th Amendment:
“It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don’t. It’s in the process. It’ll happen, with an executive order”
One cannot help but wonder what other “laws of the land” Trump intends to “order” null and void before he is, hopefully, forced to vacate the place he has no right visiting, much less occupying. However, one is not the least bit confused about why Trump wants to dismantle that particular part of the Constitution; he is as filthy a racist xenophobe as his nasty base of support who are terrified that people of color, no matter what color, will enjoy “equal protections of the law.”
The 14th Amendment has been in effect since 1868 and America never had an issue collecting taxes, drafting naturalized and natural born citizens to fight its wars, or to use the manual labor of “citizens” enjoying birthright citizenship to build America. Now, however, there is a monster in the White House who has tapped into the worst of America’s racist and xenophobic populace for political power and is pandering to their endemic hatred of “the other.” Even though “the other” are legal citizens of the United States who are worthy of “equal protections of the law” according to the law of the land.
There are reports that Trump and his aides are consulting with members of the White House counsel to draft an executive order for the expressed purpose of wiping out a section of the document Trump swore, so help him god, to support, defend, and preserve. Sadly, there are a fair number of Americans who want Trump to delete several parts of the Constitution that do not comport with their racism and religious fanaticism; all to provide them with legal authority to suppress other Americans who fail to comply with the worst of population’s demands.
Trump is an angry loser and he intends on burning as much of America as he can get away with and his Republican acolytes are more than happy to get on board. It is a damn sad state of affairs that so many Americans voted for an aspiring dictator with as little fealty to the U.S. Constitution as he does the people who worship him as their god’s chosen one for America.
Of course such an order will face court challenges and some naïve Americans believe the courts will adhere to the plain and simple language of the 14th Amendment. There is a reason Moscow Mitch McConnell spent the entirely of the past two years packing the courts with Trump supporters while hundreds of pieces of legislation languished on his desk. Now it is not certain any of Trump’s appointees to the High Court will adhere to the Constitution simply because that is not why they are there. Trump knows it and it is certainly one of the overriding reasons he waited until there was a clear conservative majority on the High Court before issuing an order specifically deleting a key part of the United States Constitution’s 14thAmendment.


politicususa--2020-11-29--Joe Biden Doesn’t Hide His Health Information After Twisting His Ankle

In a breath of fresh air , Joe Biden informed reporters after twisting his ankle while playing with his dog .
The world knew about Joe Biden ’ s twisted ankle because the Biden Transition Pool was told and reported it .
Here is the Biden Transition Pool report as provided to PoliticusUSA , “ On Saturday Nov. 28 , President-elect Biden slipped while playing with his dog Major , and twisted his ankle .
Out of an abundance of caution , he will be examined this afternoon by an orthopedist.
” Joe Biden didn ’ t hide his health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it a secret .
His press secretary didn ’ t look the country in the eye and lie to it .
President-Elect Biden is an honest person , so he did what a president is supposed to do .
He and his team kept the nation updated about the health of the President-Elect .
Something as small as a twisted ankle is sending a big message that the person in the White House can be trusted for the first time in nearly four years to tell the American people the truth .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s back under Joe Biden .
Decency and honesty will also be returning to the most powerful job in the world .
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In a breath of fresh air, Joe Biden informed reporters after twisting his ankle while playing with his dog.
The world knew about Joe Biden’s twisted ankle because the Biden Transition Pool was told and reported it.
Here is the Biden Transition Pool report as provided to PoliticusUSA, “On Saturday Nov. 28, President-elect Biden slipped while playing with his dog Major, and twisted his ankle. Out of an abundance of caution, he will be examined this afternoon by an orthopedist.”
Joe Biden didn’t hide his health information. He didn’t keep it a secret. His press secretary didn’t look the country in the eye and lie to it.
President-Elect Biden is an honest person, so he did what a president is supposed to do. He and his team kept the nation updated about the health of the President-Elect.
Something as small as a twisted ankle is sending a big message that the person in the White House can be trusted for the first time in nearly four years to tell the American people the truth.
It’s not just America that’s back under Joe Biden. Decency and honesty will also be returning to the most powerful job in the world.
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politicususa--2020-11-29--America Laughs At Trump As He Complains About Massive Dumps

Trump went on a rant about massive dumps that was not ignored by the American people as they laughed at the soon to be ex-president .
Trump said , “ This election was done and over and then they did dumps , they call them dumps , big massive dumps , in Michigan , in Pennsylvania , all over .
If you take a look at — you just take a look at just about every state that we ’ re talking about , every swing state that we ’ re talking about .
And they did these massive dumps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I went from winning by a lot to losing by a little .
And in some cases , it took a period of time to do it.
” There was a swift and brutal reaction to Trump ’ s obsession with massive dumps : Trump still has presidential power , but his time in office can now be measured in weeks , not years .
Trump is becoming the two things that he always feared most .
Trump is a loser and a joke .
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Trump went on a rant about massive dumps that was not ignored by the American people as they laughed at the soon to be ex-president.
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Trump can't stop complaining about massive dumps. pic.twitter.com/sawcqmPwJC — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) November 29, 2020
Trump said, “This election was done and over and then they did dumps, they call them dumps, big massive dumps, in Michigan, in Pennsylvania, all over. If you take a look at — you just take a look at just about every state that we’re talking about, every swing state that we’re talking about. And they did these massive dumps of votes and all of a sudden I went from winning by a lot to losing by a little. And in some cases, it took a period of time to do it.”
There was a swift and brutal reaction to Trump’s obsession with massive dumps:
#DiaperDonnie helped Joe Biden gain 87 votes in Wisconsin. The ONLY #massivedumps found were those by Trump Campaign who DUMPED millions to pay for recount. https://t.co/sRfemiFVdr — Peter Morley (@morethanmySLE) November 29, 2020
The only #massivedumps Trump should worry about other ones he takes in his diaper as he cries about getting whooped by 8 million votes. — Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) November 29, 2020
Remember when he was so concerned about having to flush.a toilet too many times? Well here's why. Mystery solved! Yay??! #massivedumps — bread and roses (@writersblock227) November 29, 2020
Trump still has presidential power, but his time in office can now be measured in weeks, not years. Trump is becoming the two things that he always feared most. Trump is a loser and a joke.
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politicususa--2020-11-29--Trump Is Fading Away As He Has Lost Twitter Followers For 12 Straight Days

Trump ’ s refusal to concede has caused him to lose Twitter followers for 12 straight days as Biden has gained over a million followers .
Here is the overall drop since November 17 in Trump ’ s Twitter followers : The numbers from FactBase show that Trump has lost anywhere between over 800 and over 20,000 followers a day over the past 12 days .
As Trump has gotten crazier with the conspiracy theories , some of his Twitter followers have started to head for the exits .
Hundreds of thousands of Twitter users are tired of reading Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that do not exist .
Twitter has always been the benchmark that Trump used to measure his reach , so while it is not the most important thing , it does serve as a metric to illustrate Trump ’ s influence on the national discussion is beginning to decline .
For as long as he remains corrupt and in power , Trump needs to be monitored , but his declining Twitter following suggests that people are drifting away .
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Trump’s refusal to concede has caused him to lose Twitter followers for 12 straight days as Biden has gained over a million followers.
Here is the overall drop since November 17 in Trump’s Twitter followers:
Surely not the most important metric in the world, but still worth noting: For the first time since 2015, Trump is consistently losing followers on here. @FactbaseFeed has measured small declines for 11 days in a row. pic.twitter.com/BZzXJ2D0SJ — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 29, 2020
The numbers from FactBase show that Trump has lost anywhere between over 800 and over 20,000 followers a day over the past 12 days.
As Trump has gotten crazier with the conspiracy theories, some of his Twitter followers have started to head for the exits. Hundreds of thousands of Twitter users are tired of reading Trump’s rants about election fraud conspiracies that do not exist.
Twitter has always been the benchmark that Trump used to measure his reach, so while it is not the most important thing, it does serve as a metric to illustrate Trump’s influence on the national discussion is beginning to decline.
For as long as he remains corrupt and in power, Trump needs to be monitored, but his declining Twitter following suggests that people are drifting away.
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politicususa--2020-11-29--Trump Accuses William Barr And The FBI Of Election Fraud

On Sunday , Trump claimed that Attorney General William Barr and the FBI engaged in election fraud for Biden .
The mail-in ballots are a disaster .
They sent millions and millions and millions of mail-in ballots , I ’ m sure you know people that got two , three , or four , because I do , where they said you know , we got four ballots , they got one at the country home , dead people were seeing ballots but even worse , dead people were applying to get a ballot .
They were making application to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know we ’ re not talking about 10 people , there are a lot of dead people that so-called voted in this election , but dead people were , in some cases , in many many cases , thousands of cases , voted but also , dead people made application to vote .
They were dead 10 years , 15 years and they actually made application .
This is total fraud , and how the FBI and department of justice , I don ’ t know , maybe they ’ ve involved but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with this stuff is unbelievable .
This election was rigged .
This election was a total fraud , and it continues to be as they hide and the problem we have we go to judges , and people don ’ t want to get involved .
The media doesn ’ t even want to cover it .
I mean you ’ re doing something you ’ re actually very brave because you ’ re doing something the media doesn ’ t want to talk about it .
Now the FBI and Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rigging the election for Joe Biden .
Part of Trump ’ s anger at Barr is based on the attorney general ’ s refusal to indict former Obama administration officials and investigate Obama and Biden before the election .
Donald Trump never had a single day as president with an approval rating of 50 % or more .
It is common sense that one of the most unpopular presidents in the history of polling lost his bid for reelection .
Trump can spin conspiracies and blame the government , but he lost , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ humiliating defeat for Donald Trump .
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On Sunday, Trump claimed that Attorney General William Barr and the FBI engaged in election fraud for Biden.
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Trump accuses Attorney General Bill Barr and the FBI of being involved in a conspiracy to fraudulently rig the election against him. pic.twitter.com/C8J3m7K6tQ — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) November 29, 2020
Trump said:
The mail-in ballots are a disaster. They sent millions and millions and millions of mail-in ballots, I’m sure you know people that got two, three, or four, because I do, where they said you know, we got four ballots, they got one at the country home, dead people were seeing ballots but even worse, dead people were applying to get a ballot. They were making application to get ballots, many. And you know we’re not talking about 10 people, there are a lot of dead people that so-called voted in this election, but dead people were, in some cases, in many many cases, thousands of cases, voted but also, dead people made application to vote. They were dead 10 years, 15 years and they actually made application.
This is total fraud, and how the FBI and department of justice, I don’t know, maybe they’ve involved but how people are allowed to get away with this stuff is unbelievable. This election was rigged. This election was a total fraud, and it continues to be as they hide and the problem we have we go to judges, and people don’t want to get involved. The media doesn’t even want to cover it. I mean you’re doing something you’re actually very brave because you’re doing something the media doesn’t want to talk about it.
Now the FBI and Trump’s hand-picked attorney general was in on rigging the election for Joe Biden. Part of Trump’s anger at Barr is based on the attorney general’s refusal to indict former Obama administration officials and investigate Obama and Biden before the election.
Donald Trump never had a single day as president with an approval rating of 50% or more. It is common sense that one of the most unpopular presidents in the history of polling lost his bid for reelection.
Trump can spin conspiracies and blame the government, but he lost, and no conspiracy can undo a historically humiliating defeat for Donald Trump.
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politicususa--2020-12-01--Trump COVID Adviser Scott Atlas Blames Social Media And Universities For Failed Pandemic Response

Dr. Scott Atlas , Donald Trump ’ s failed pandemic adviser who resigned on Monday , went on Fox News and blamed social media and universities for the administration ’ s disastrous response to the COVID crisis .
“ We have social media where people go sort of ballistic and feel empowered to do so , ” Atlas said in an interview with Tucker Carlson .
“ America and its universities really need to allow … the free exchange of ideas , because it is from the free exchange of ideas that scientific truths follow.
” “ These scientific truths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis , every other crisis , ” he added .
We are living in extremely polarizing time .
You know this as much as anybody .
It ’ s an election year .
We have social media where people go sort of ballistic and feel empowered to do so .
I don ’ t know , I think that there is a serious problem , honestly , in the country , because there is a bigger issue here and that is that America and its universities really need to allow – without attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the free exchange of ideas .
Because it is from the free exchange of ideas that scientific truths follow .
And these scientific truths are critical for us to solve this crisis , every other crisis .
And in fact , the free exchange of ideas is the foundation of every civilized society .
The Trump administration has been the biggest source of COVID misinformation As Dr. Scott Atlas whined about his version of “ scientific truth ” being censored by social media and universities , he forgot to mention that Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the planet .
According to a study conducted by researchers at Cornell University , Trump has been “ the single largest driver of misinformation around Covid.
” Ultimately , the problem during this public health crisis hasn ’ t been that the truth has been hidden from the public by social media and colleges , as Dr. Atlas claimed on Monday .
It ’ s that people like Donald Trump and Scott Atlas have been pushing dangerous misinformation that further endangers the lives of the American people .

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Dr. Scott Atlas, Donald Trump’s failed pandemic adviser who resigned on Monday, went on Fox News and blamed social media and universities for the administration’s disastrous response to the COVID crisis.
“We have social media where people go sort of ballistic and feel empowered to do so,” Atlas said in an interview with Tucker Carlson. “America and its universities really need to allow … the free exchange of ideas, because it is from the free exchange of ideas that scientific truths follow.”
“These scientific truths are critical for us to solve this crisis, every other crisis,” he added.
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Trump’s failed COVID adviser Scott Atlas whined about social media and universities after resigning on Monday. pic.twitter.com/hbutRMajuV — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) December 1, 2020
Atlas said:
We are living in extremely polarizing time. You know this as much as anybody. It’s an election year. We have social media where people go sort of ballistic and feel empowered to do so. I don’t know, I think that there is a serious problem, honestly, in the country, because there is a bigger issue here and that is that America and its universities really need to allow – without attack, without rebuke, without intimidation – the free exchange of ideas. Because it is from the free exchange of ideas that scientific truths follow. And these scientific truths are critical for us to solve this crisis, every other crisis. And in fact, the free exchange of ideas is the foundation of every civilized society.
The Trump administration has been the biggest source of COVID misinformation
As Dr. Scott Atlas whined about his version of “scientific truth” being censored by social media and universities, he forgot to mention that Donald Trump is the biggest source of COVID misinformation on the planet.
According to a study conducted by researchers at Cornell University, Trump has been “the single largest driver of misinformation around Covid.”
Ultimately, the problem during this public health crisis hasn’t been that the truth has been hidden from the public by social media and colleges, as Dr. Atlas claimed on Monday.
It’s that people like Donald Trump and Scott Atlas have been pushing dangerous misinformation that further endangers the lives of the American people.
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politicususa--2020-12-01--Lindsey Graham Says That He Hopes Biden Will Attend Trump’s Inauguration

At one time , Lindsey Graham and Joe Biden were very good friends .
They worked together in the senate for decades and forged a strong bond despite their political differences .
There was even a viral video where Graham glowingly talked about the friendship calling Biden one of the best friends he ever had .
Things have changed quite a bit since that video was made .
Graham has become a severe Trump sycophant and is willing to do anything to protect the president .
It has now gone far enough that the South Carolina senator isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 2020 election .
CNN ’ s Manu Raju asked Graham on Monday if he thinks Trump should attend Biden ’ s inauguration .
The GOP lawmaker responded , “ If Biden ends up winning , yeah I think so .
I think it ’ s good for the country , it ’ d be good for him .
We ’ ll know in December .
I hope Biden will come to his.
” Some Republicans are coming to the idea that Trump ’ s continued claims of election fraud could end up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Graham , now among Trump ’ s most loyal defenders doesn ’ t seem to think that ’ s the case .
Graham told Raju , “ He ’ s gon na fight for every vote and push systems to get better , and I said , ‘ Keep it up .
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At one time, Lindsey Graham and Joe Biden were very good friends. They worked together in the senate for decades and forged a strong bond despite their political differences. There was even a viral video where Graham glowingly talked about the friendship calling Biden one of the best friends he ever had.
Things have changed quite a bit since that video was made. Graham has become a severe Trump sycophant and is willing to do anything to protect the president. It has now gone far enough that the South Carolina senator isn’t even willing to say that Biden won the 2020 election.
CNN’s Manu Raju asked Graham on Monday if he thinks Trump should attend Biden’s inauguration. The GOP lawmaker responded, “If Biden ends up winning, yeah I think so. I think it’s good for the country, it’d be good for him. We’ll know in December. I hope Biden will come to his.”
Graham also told me that he spoke with Trump this weekend. “He's gonna fight for every vote and push systems to get better, and I said, ‘Keep it up.” — Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 30, 2020
Some Republicans are coming to the idea that Trump’s continued claims of election fraud could end up costing the party the Senate. But Graham, now among Trump’s most loyal defenders doesn’t seem to think that’s the case.
Graham told Raju, “He’s gonna fight for every vote and push systems to get better, and I said, ‘Keep it up.”


politicususa--2020-12-01--After Likely Helping Trump Kill More Americans With “Herd Immunity” Scott Atlas Resigns

Dr. Scott Atlas , the Trump pandemic adviser , who pushed herd immunity and caused COVID outbreaks from coast to coast has resigned .
Fox News reported , “ Moments ago this story breaking Dr. Scott atlas special adviser on the pandemic has resigned his post .
He joined the administration in August with the designated 130-day term which will expire this week .
Weighs sometimes criticized for his push to reopen businesses and schools in the United States .
He called the lockdown extremely harmful and in his resignation letter obtained by Fox News , he writes this my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the harms from both the pandemic and the structural policies themselves especially to the working class and the poor.
” Atlas became the trusted voice that Trump listened to on the pandemic instead of experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx .
It was Atlas who told Trump what he wanted to hear on the coronavirus and pushed the concept of herd immunity , which has been a disaster for the country and helped to fuel the third surge in pandemic cases .
Scott Atlas was a never qualified yes man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is one of the members of the Trump administration whose behavior harmed people in a way that was nearly criminal .
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Dr. Scott Atlas, the Trump pandemic adviser, who pushed herd immunity and caused COVID outbreaks from coast to coast has resigned.
Video of Fox News reporting the resignation:
Trump's totally unqualified and dangerous to the welfare of the American people coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas has resigned, but he will be on Tucker Carlson's show to probably tell Fox viewers how great everything is going with COVID. pic.twitter.com/d3da5YvBD6 — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) December 1, 2020
Fox News reported, “Moments ago this story breaking Dr. Scott atlas special adviser on the pandemic has resigned his post. He joined the administration in August with the designated 130-day term which will expire this week. Weighs sometimes criticized for his push to reopen businesses and schools in the United States. He called the lockdown extremely harmful and in his resignation letter obtained by Fox News, he writes this my advice was always focused on mitigating all the harms from both the pandemic and the structural policies themselves especially to the working class and the poor.”
Atlas became the trusted voice that Trump listened to on the pandemic instead of experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx. It was Atlas who told Trump what he wanted to hear on the coronavirus and pushed the concept of herd immunity, which has been a disaster for the country and helped to fuel the third surge in pandemic cases.
Scott Atlas was a never qualified yes man who likely got Americans killed. He is one of the members of the Trump administration whose behavior harmed people in a way that was nearly criminal.
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politicususa--2020-12-01--Trump Proven Totally Wrong As Biden’s Win Gives The Dow Its Best Month Since 1987

Trump promised that the stock market would crash if Biden won .
Instead , the Dow has had its best month since 1987 .
CNN reported : Between August and October alone , Trump sent six tweets saying markets would “ crash ” if Joe Biden were elected , using a word presidents typically avoid .
“ The Dow Jones Industrial just closed above 29,000 !
You are so lucky to have me as your President , ” Trump wrote on September 2 .
“ With Joe Hiden ’ it would crash.
” The S & P 500 notched its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And despite a sharp pullback Monday , the Dow soared nearly 12 % in November , its best month since January 1987 .
The S & P 500 and Nasdaq enjoyed their best month since April .
Investors hate uncertainty and instability , and that is what Trump has offered for the past four years .
The market has gone up in spite of Trump not because of him , but because of the soon to be ex-president ’ s endless need to take credit for anything that is successful , he slapped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was a pallet of frozen Trump steaks and hoped that it would be enough to win him a second term .
The stock market was never going to crash if Joe Biden won .
Investors do better under Democratic presidents than Republicans .
We can add the stock market to the ever expanding list of things that Trump knows nothing about .

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Trump promised that the stock market would crash if Biden won. Instead, the Dow has had its best month since 1987.
CNN reported:
Between August and October alone, Trump sent six tweets saying markets would “crash” if Joe Biden were elected, using a word presidents typically avoid.
“The Dow Jones Industrial just closed above 29,000! You are so lucky to have me as your President,” Trump wrote on September 2. “With Joe Hiden’ it would crash.”
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The S&P 500 notched its best election week rally since 1932. And despite a sharp pullback Monday, the Dow soared nearly 12% in November, its best month since January 1987. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq enjoyed their best month since April.
Investors hate uncertainty and instability, and that is what Trump has offered for the past four years. The market has gone up in spite of Trump not because of him, but because of the soon to be ex-president’s endless need to take credit for anything that is successful, he slapped his name on the stock market like it was a pallet of frozen Trump steaks and hoped that it would be enough to win him a second term.
It wasn’t.
The stock market was never going to crash if Joe Biden won.
Investors do better under Democratic presidents than Republicans.
We can add the stock market to the ever expanding list of things that Trump knows nothing about.


politicususa--2020-11-30--Republicans Are Creating a Donald Trump Jr. Ad to Appeal to Georgia Voters Who May Boycott Runoff

There is a runoff election upcoming in the state of Georgia that will decide the balance of power in the senate .
Donald Trump may be an asset in that race .
He also has the potential to torpedo it for the GOP .
As Trump continues to attack Republicans like Governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger , he could be convincing Georgia Republicans to avoid voting .
In an effort to help their chances in the state , the GOP is creating a campaign ad with Donald Trump Jr. A Trump Jr. associated PAC called Save @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will appeal to hardcore Trump supporters .
Politico ’ s Alex Isenstadt reports : “ Senior Republicans are alarmed that Donald Trump ’ s accusations of widespread voter fraud in Georgia and elsewhere , which he has not substantiated , will have the unintended side effect of discouraging his voters from turning out in the runoffs .
The idea of a boycott has recently caught fire online , where Trump supporters have accused Georgia ’ s Republican senators up for election , Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue , of not doing enough to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counting.
” Trump Sr. , on the other hand , does not seem to be willing to do much to help Perdue and Loeffler .
On Monday the president tweeted , “ Why won ’ t Governor Brian Kemp , the hapless Governor of Georgia , use his emergency powers , which can be easily done , to overrule his obstinate Secretary of State , and do a match of signatures on envelopes .
It will be a “ goldmine ” of fraud , and we will easily WIN the state .
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There is a runoff election upcoming in the state of Georgia that will decide the balance of power in the senate. Donald Trump may be an asset in that race. He also has the potential to torpedo it for the GOP.
As Trump continues to attack Republicans like Governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, he could be convincing Georgia Republicans to avoid voting.
In an effort to help their chances in the state, the GOP is creating a campaign ad with Donald Trump Jr. A Trump Jr. associated PAC called Save the U.S. Senate is hoping the ad will appeal to hardcore Trump supporters.
Politico’s Alex Isenstadt reports:
“Senior Republicans are alarmed that Donald Trump’s accusations of widespread voter fraud in Georgia and elsewhere, which he has not substantiated, will have the unintended side effect of discouraging his voters from turning out in the runoffs. The idea of a boycott has recently caught fire online, where Trump supporters have accused Georgia’s Republican senators up for election, Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, of not doing enough to intervene in the state’s ballot counting.”
Trump Sr., on the other hand, does not seem to be willing to do much to help Perdue and Loeffler. On Monday the president tweeted, “Why won’t Governor Brian Kemp, the hapless Governor of Georgia, use his emergency powers, which can be easily done, to overrule his obstinate Secretary of State, and do a match of signatures on envelopes. It will be a “goldmine” of fraud, and we will easily WIN the state.”


politicususa--2020-11-30--All Of The Sudden Republicans Want To Examine Biden Nominees’ Tax Returns

Republicans have now decided the tax returns of nominees and people in power matter , as they want to scrutinize Biden ’ s nominees .
Just a few months ago in September , Grassley complained Trump ’ s tax returns got out , “ That information should have never gotten out , and whoever got it out violated the law…All I ’ ve got is the president saying he ’ s paid millions of dollars in taxes , and you ’ ve got the New York Times printing what they think , and we don ’ t have the facts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me say that I ’ d be very concerned about how it got out.
” Republicans defended Trump and his nominees hiding their tax returns and brushed off any red flags that were in the financial dealings of Trump and his cabinet nominees .
Now that Joe Biden will be president , Senate Republicans have found religion on tax returns and are demanding that nominees like Janet Yellen are reviewed down to the smallest detail .
The hypocrisy is not unexpected or surprising , but it is proof that even after Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Republican Party will keep going strong .
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Republicans have now decided the tax returns of nominees and people in power matter, as they want to scrutinize Biden’s nominees.
Outgoing Senate Finance Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) wants to examine Biden Treasury nominee Janet Yellen’s tax returns:
Outgoing Senate Finance Chair @ChuckGrassley on Yellen. “I believe that she would get a favorable view.” But notes committee must examine her tax returns etc before he can make final judgment — Erik Wasson (@elwasson) November 30, 2020
Just a few months ago in September, Grassley complained Trump’s tax returns got out, “That information should have never gotten out, and whoever got it out violated the law…All I’ve got is the president saying he’s paid millions of dollars in taxes, and you’ve got the New York Times printing what they think, and we don’t have the facts to make a judgment. But let me say that I’d be very concerned about how it got out.”
Republicans defended Trump and his nominees hiding their tax returns and brushed off any red flags that were in the financial dealings of Trump and his cabinet nominees.
Now that Joe Biden will be president, Senate Republicans have found religion on tax returns and are demanding that nominees like Janet Yellen are reviewed down to the smallest detail.
The hypocrisy is not unexpected or surprising, but it is proof that even after Trump is gone, the underlying political cynicism of the Republican Party will keep going strong.
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politicususa--2020-11-30--Rudy Giuliani Fake Arizona Election Fraud Hearing Backfires As Biden Win Certified

The lack of strategy and terrible timing of Trump ’ s legal team was on full display as Rudy Giuliani held an Arizona fraud hearing as Biden officially won the state .
The hearing was deemed so non-newsworthy that Fox News gave it less than two minutes of a summary report with no live coverage of Giuliani or the Trump campaign speaking .
Here is who showed up to cover this fake event : The “ hearing ” itself was nothing more than a repeat of various conspiracy theories that are trying to delegitimize voting .
There was talk of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sounding witnesses saying that voting isn ’ t safe .
As usual , there was evidence presented to support these conspiracy theories , and there were no actual expert witnesses on election integrity because no professional will go within a thousand miles of Giuliani and his conspiracy theories .
Trump ’ s legal challenges have epically faceplanted .
He has no options left for remaining in power .
The efforts to delegitimize the election have been rebuffed by local and state officials .
This is how it ends for Trump and Giuliani , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and states continuing to certify their results for Joe Biden .
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The lack of strategy and terrible timing of Trump’s legal team was on full display as Rudy Giuliani held an Arizona fraud hearing as Biden officially won the state.
Video of the hearing:
The hearing was deemed so non-newsworthy that Fox News gave it less than two minutes of a summary report with no live coverage of Giuliani or the Trump campaign speaking.
Here is who showed up to cover this fake event:
Shocking: only 4 networks currently at the #ArizonaHearing. Thank you @RSBNetwork, @OANN, @EpochTimes, & @RealAmVoice for being real news! Hopefully, for the sake of the American people, MSM will show up. We’ll see… — Liz (@LizWillis_) November 30, 2020
The “hearing” itself was nothing more than a repeat of various conspiracy theories that are trying to delegitimize voting. There was talk of the Dominion voting machine conspiracy. Ominous sounding witnesses saying that voting isn’t safe.
As usual, there was evidence presented to support these conspiracy theories, and there were no actual expert witnesses on election integrity because no professional will go within a thousand miles of Giuliani and his conspiracy theories.
Trump’s legal challenges have epically faceplanted. He has no options left for remaining in power. The efforts to delegitimize the election have been rebuffed by local and state officials.
This is how it ends for Trump and Giuliani, with fake hearings, no evidence, and states continuing to certify their results for Joe Biden.
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politicususa--2020-11-30--Arizona Certifies Joe Biden’s Win And Mark Kelly Will Take Office In The Senate

Arizona has certified Joe Biden , and in the process cut down the Republican Senate Majority as Mark Kelly will take office .
Jaime Dupree noted that this also means that Senator-Elect Mark Kelly can now take office : This is a double whammy for Republicans as Trump ’ s options for remaining in office are zero , and until January 3 , 2021 , Mitch McConnell ’ s ability to do anything is in the hands of Sens .
Romney , Murkowski , and Collins .
Trump is basically out of options to contest the election .
He is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like Georgia , Michigan , and Arizona , to bring him close enough that the Supreme Court will overturn the Biden win in Pennsylvania .
None of this is going to happen .
State legislatures in Michigan and Pennsylvania have refused to participate in his coup .
Trump can ’ t find an argument to bring to the Supreme Court .
The results in Arizona and Georgia have already been certified , and it is game over for Trump .
The Senate could get interesting in the lame-duck session , and if things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ runoff , these next few weeks could be the final days of Mitch McConnell ’ s tenure as Senate Majority Leader .
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Arizona has certified Joe Biden, and in the process cut down the Republican Senate Majority as Mark Kelly will take office.
Arizona certified Biden’s victory:
JUST IN: Arizona certifies its 2020 election results, with President-elect Biden winning the state's electoral votes. — NBC News (@NBCNews) November 30, 2020
Jaime Dupree noted that this also means that Senator-Elect Mark Kelly can now take office:
Election results are expected to be certified today in Arizona, which means Mark Kelly (D) will replace Martha McSally (R) in the Senate this week. That will reduce the GOP edge to 52-48 until the new session starts on January 3. — Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) November 30, 2020
This is a double whammy for Republicans as Trump’s options for remaining in office are zero, and until January 3, 2021, Mitch McConnell’s ability to do anything is in the hands of Sens. Romney, Murkowski, and Collins.
Trump is basically out of options to contest the election. He is hoping to overturn the results in places like Georgia, Michigan, and Arizona, to bring him close enough that the Supreme Court will overturn the Biden win in Pennsylvania.
None of this is going to happen. State legislatures in Michigan and Pennsylvania have refused to participate in his coup. Trump can’t find an argument to bring to the Supreme Court. The results in Arizona and Georgia have already been certified, and it is game over for Trump.
The Senate could get interesting in the lame-duck session, and if things go well for Democrats in the Georgia runoff, these next few weeks could be the final days of Mitch McConnell’s tenure as Senate Majority Leader.
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