politicususa--2020-06-20--Trump Suffers Another Humiliating Loss As Judge Denies Attempt To Block John Bolton’s Book

Donald Trump faced another humiliating court loss on Saturday as a judge blocked his administration ’ s attempt to halt the release of former national security adviser John Bolton ’ s new book .
According to The Hill , “ U.S .
District Judge Royce Lamberth wrote in an order released Saturday that ‘ while Bolton ’ s unilateral conduct raises grave national security concerns , the government has not established that an injunction is an appropriate remedy . '
” The report notes , “ A federal judge has denied a Trump administration request to block former national security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being published.
” The judge reminded the Justice Department that the book has already been printed and delivered all across the country ahead of its Tuesday release .
The decision comes after the president made a last-ditch attempt to sue to stop the book from being released .
The judge ’ s ruling on Bolton ’ s book can be read here .
Whether it ’ s intelligence briefings or full-fledged books , it ’ s well-documented that Donald Trump is not a fan of reading .
The infamous Michael Wolff book ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is only semi-literate .
The president ’ s fear of books has only surged over the past week – not only due to Bolton ’ s upcoming book but because Trump ’ s niece is also planning to release a tell-all this summer .
For a man like Donald Trump , books are an absolute nightmare .
They contain facts and information that often undercut the alternative reality he needs in order to survive politically .
On Saturday , a federal judge handed Donald Trump another loss in his ongoing war on @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump faced another humiliating court loss on Saturday as a judge blocked his administration’s attempt to halt the release of former national security adviser John Bolton’s new book.
According to The Hill, “U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth wrote in an order released Saturday that ‘while Bolton’s unilateral conduct raises grave national security concerns, the government has not established that an injunction is an appropriate remedy.'”
The report notes, “A federal judge has denied a Trump administration request to block former national security adviser John Bolton’s book from being published.”
The judge reminded the Justice Department that the book has already been printed and delivered all across the country ahead of its Tuesday release.
The decision comes after the president made a last-ditch attempt to sue to stop the book from being released.
The judge’s ruling on Bolton’s book can be read here.
Trump is terrified of books
Whether it’s intelligence briefings or full-fledged books, it’s well-documented that Donald Trump is not a fan of reading. The infamous Michael Wolff book ‘Fire and Fury’ even alleges that Trump is only semi-literate.
The president’s fear of books has only surged over the past week – not only due to Bolton’s upcoming book but because Trump’s niece is also planning to release a tell-all this summer.
For a man like Donald Trump, books are an absolute nightmare. They contain facts and information that often undercut the alternative reality he needs in order to survive politically.
On Saturday, a federal judge handed Donald Trump another loss in his ongoing war on the written word.
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politicususa--2020-06-20--Only 6 People Have Masks In Trump Tulsa Rally Line

A Saturday video of the front of the line to get into Trump ’ s Tulsa rally revealed that only six people had or were wearing masks .
Philip Lewis pointed out that there were just six masks at the front of the line : Public health officials , including the doctors on the White House Coronavirus Task Force , warned Trump against holding this rally .
Tulsa public health officials tried to get Trump to cancel the event or move it to a larger outdoor location , but the President refused .
Trump also will not follow social distancing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A presidential attack on the nation ’ s public health is unfolding in Tulsa , Oklahoma .
Trump gave up on trying to fight the virus , so he is siding with it , and creating a perfect storm for the spread of the pandemic throughout the Tulsa region and to the rest of the country .
Trump supporters are acting like a death cult , and in the process , are going to take the virus back home with them to sicken and kill scores of innocent Americans .
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A Saturday video of the front of the line to get into Trump’s Tulsa rally revealed that only six people had or were wearing masks.
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The front of the line to get into the Trump Tulsa rally at 7pm CT. It’s not yet 8am. @NBCNews @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/CStWe2QaUq — Morgan Radford (@MorganRadford) June 20, 2020
Philip Lewis pointed out that there were just six masks at the front of the line:
I spotted *six* masks in this video https://t.co/XShZ4iavZV — philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 20, 2020
Public health officials, including the doctors on the White House Coronavirus Task Force, warned Trump against holding this rally. Tulsa public health officials tried to get Trump to cancel the event or move it to a larger outdoor location, but the President refused.
Trump also will not follow social distancing guidelines for his event or require masks.
A presidential attack on the nation’s public health is unfolding in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Trump gave up on trying to fight the virus, so he is siding with it, and creating a perfect storm for the spread of the pandemic throughout the Tulsa region and to the rest of the country.
Trump supporters are acting like a death cult, and in the process, are going to take the virus back home with them to sicken and kill scores of innocent Americans.
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politicususa--2020-06-20--Barr Tries To Illegally Oust US Attorney Investigating Rudy Giuliani

William Barr is trying to illegally overturn a judicial appointment and oust the US Attorney who is investigating Rudy Giuliani .
The Justice Department moved abruptly Friday to oust Geoffrey Berman , the U.S. attorney in Manhattan overseeing key prosecutions of President Trump ’ s allies and an investigation of his personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani .
But Berman said he was refusing to leave his post and his investigations would continue .
“ I have not resigned , and have no intention of resigning , my position , ” Berman said .
Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether he failed to register as a foreign agent , according to people familiar with the probe .
The people were not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity .
Berman was appointed by the court , which means that Barr and Trump can ’ t just push him out : Trump dug his own grave on Berman due to his habit of using acting officials .
Trump and Barr now have to go through the formal process of nominating and confirming a new US Attorney , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a pandemic , and the fact that it is a presidential election year , so the Senate is not scheduled to be in session hardly at all in the fall all add up to mean that Berman might be in his job through November .
Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer asked the relevant question about Trump and Barr ’ s move on Berman in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA , This late Friday night dismissal reeks of potential corruption of the legal process .
What is angering President Trump ?
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one that is ongoing ?
” Trump and Barr ’ s action is a sign that another shoe is about to drop , and Donald Trump is worried that it will cost him the election .

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William Barr is trying to illegally overturn a judicial appointment and oust the US Attorney who is investigating Rudy Giuliani.
Via the AP:
The Justice Department moved abruptly Friday to oust Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan overseeing key prosecutions of President Trump’s allies and an investigation of his personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani. But Berman said he was refusing to leave his post and his investigations would continue.
“I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning, my position,” Berman said.
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Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating Giuliani’s business dealings, including whether he failed to register as a foreign agent, according to people familiar with the probe. The people were not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Berman was appointed by the court, which means that Barr and Trump can’t just push him out:
This #SaturdayNightMassacre will pit Trump and Barr against the federal court that appointed Berman to serve as US Atty for SDNY “until a successor is confirmed.” Barr’s hamhanded lie that Berman had “stepped down” won’t do the trick. — Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) June 20, 2020
Trump dug his own grave on Berman due to his habit of using acting officials. Trump and Barr now have to go through the formal process of nominating and confirming a new US Attorney, which given the slowness of the Senate, a pandemic, and the fact that it is a presidential election year, so the Senate is not scheduled to be in session hardly at all in the fall all add up to mean that Berman might be in his job through November.
Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer asked the relevant question about Trump and Barr’s move on Berman in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA, This late Friday night dismissal reeks of potential corruption of the legal process. What is angering President Trump? A previous action by this U.S. Attorney or one that is ongoing?”
Trump and Barr’s action is a sign that another shoe is about to drop, and Donald Trump is worried that it will cost him the election.


politicususa--2020-06-21--Trump Brags He Told White House To Slow Down Coronavirus Testing

The White House claimed that he was joking , but Trump said that he told the administration to slow down coronavirus testing .
Trump said , “ And what we have done with the ventilators , the medical equipment , with testing .
Testing is a double-edged sword .
We have tested no 25 million people .
It is probably 20 million people more than anybody else .
Germany has done a lot , South Korea has done a lot .
Here ’ s the bad part .
When you do testing to that extent , you will find more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people , slow the testing down , please .
They test and they test .
People don ’ t know what going on .
The young man is 10 years old , he has the sniffles .
He ’ ll recover in about 15 minutes .
That ’ s a case.
” The White House said that Trump was joking : Trump has frequently tried to discourage Americans from getting tested for the virus , so the president ’ s comments are nothing new , but now , he is admitting that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t want more coronavirus cases to be found .
Donald Trump is intentionally killing Americans because he thinks it gives him the best chance to win reelection .

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The White House claimed that he was joking, but Trump said that he told the administration to slow down coronavirus testing.
Trump said, “And what we have done with the ventilators, the medical equipment, with testing. Testing is a double-edged sword. We have tested no 25 million people. It is probably 20 million people more than anybody else. Germany has done a lot, South Korea has done a lot. Here’s the bad part. When you do testing to that extent, you will find more cases. So I said to my people, slow the testing down, please. They test and they test. People don’t know what going on. The young man is 10 years old, he has the sniffles. He’ll recover in about 15 minutes. That’s a case.”
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The White House claims that Trump was joking, but he clearly wasn't as he admits that he told the administration to slow down virus testing. #TrumpMeltdown #TrumpTulsaRally #TrumpRally2020 pic.twitter.com/jqRYae8jGd — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June 21, 2020
The White House said that Trump was joking:
White House official says Trump was clearly joking. "He's never advised staff to slow testing. We are extremely proud of the 25 million tests we are conducting at a rapid pace." https://t.co/TLlZxtyvXo — Michael C. Bender (@MichaelCBender) June 21, 2020
Trump has frequently tried to discourage Americans from getting tested for the virus, so the president’s comments are nothing new, but now, he is admitting that he fine with Americans dying because he doesn’t want more coronavirus cases to be found.
Donald Trump is intentionally killing Americans because he thinks it gives him the best chance to win reelection.


politicususa--2020-06-21--In Rare Moment Of Truth, Trump Admits His Campaign Is Failing

Trump admitted just for a few seconds during his Tulsa rally that his presidential campaign is not going well , and is failing .
Trump said , “ It was an unbelievable machine , and then they made a plane and did some foolish things , and a terrible thing happened , and all of a sudden they have gone through hell , but they are we are ready to help them if they needed , but they are coming back , they are coming back .
But this was the bubbling before that , and they were riding high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in , but we are still riding high , because you know what ?
In November , we are going to win .
We are going to win.
” It was as if the empty seats and lack of a gigantic crowd got into Trump ’ s head for a moment , and the truth slipped out of his mouth .
Trump is losing to Joe Biden .
Every poll shows the same result .
Joe Biden is winning , and if this rally was any indication of Trump ’ s campaign-style , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , as he wildly veers from point to point in the hope of making something stick .
Trump has spent more time at his rally making excuses for why he couldn ’ t walk down a ramp than focusing on Joe Biden .
Even Donald Trump knows that he is losing .
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Trump admitted just for a few seconds during his Tulsa rally that his presidential campaign is not going well, and is failing.
Trump said, “It was an unbelievable machine, and then they made a plane and did some foolish things, and a terrible thing happened, and all of a sudden they have gone through hell, but they are we are ready to help them if they needed, but they are coming back, they are coming back. But this was the bubbling before that, and they were riding high like I was before this thing came in, but we are still riding high, because you know what? In November, we are going to win. We are going to win.”
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It was as if the empty seats and lack of a gigantic crowd got into Trump’s head for a moment, and the truth slipped out of his mouth. Trump is losing to Joe Biden. Every poll shows the same result. Joe Biden is winning, and if this rally was any indication of Trump’s campaign-style, he has no line of attack against Biden, as he wildly veers from point to point in the hope of making something stick.
Trump has spent more time at his rally making excuses for why he couldn’t walk down a ramp than focusing on Joe Biden.
Even Donald Trump knows that he is losing.
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politicususa--2020-06-21--Trump Melts Down And Rants For 20 Minutes About His Inability To Walk Down A Ramp

Trump blamed walking three blocks , saluting , the sun , his shoes , making a speech and the ramp itself for why he couldn ’ t walk down a ramp .
So then I finish saluting my final salute .
I say thank goodness , thank you very much .
But think of it .
Essentially , almost 600 times .
The general says are you ready ?
I said I ’ m ready , where we going now ?
I left early in the morning to get there .
Now it is late in the afternoon .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I said I will follow you .
He goes right here sir .
And the stage was higher than this one .
The ramp was probably 10 yards long .
You have to understand , I have the whole corps of cadets looking at me , and I want them to love their president , I did this big thing .
I love them , they are incredible .
I said general , I ’ ve got myself a problem .
Because I ’ m wearing leather bottom shoes , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surfaces .
It is not good for ramps .
If I fall down , look at the press back there .
And this was a steel ramp .
It had no handrail .
It was like an ice skating rink .
I said I have a problem .
He didn ’ t understand at first .
I said there is no way .
I just saluted almost 600 times .
I just made a big speech .
I sat for other speeches .
I ’ m being baked like a cake .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make it down that ramp without falling on my ass , general .
I have no railing .
It ’ s true .
He said the ramp is ready to go .
I didn ’ t really want to grab him .
I said that will be a story , too .
Now I have a choice .
I can stay up there for a couple of hours and wait until I ’ m rescued , or I can go down this really steep , an ice skating rink , it is brutal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may grab you so fast .
Because I can ’ t fall with the fake news watching .
If I fall , I remember when president Ford fell out of the plane .
I remember when another president , nice men , threw up in Japan .
And they did slow-motion replays .
I don ’ t want that , general .
He ’ s standing there , and he ’ s got these shoes , but they are loaded with rubber on the bottom .
The first thing I did , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looked at mine .
Very slippery .
So I end saying let ’ s go , I will only grab you if I need you .
That is not a good story , falling would be a disaster .
It turned out to be worse than anything .
I would have been better off if I fell and slid down the damn ramp .
Trump is admitting to America that he is so weak , infirm , and unable to move that he can ’ t be out in the sun , give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ walk down a ramp .
Trump ’ s defense of his inability to walk blew his argument about having great stamina and energy to bits .
Donald Trump can ’ t walk and drink water , and yet he thinks he deserves four more years in the White House .
The Tulsa rally is becoming a bigger disaster with each minute that Trump is on the stage .

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Trump blamed walking three blocks, saluting, the sun, his shoes, making a speech and the ramp itself for why he couldn’t walk down a ramp.
Trump said in part:
So then I finish saluting my final salute. I say thank goodness, thank you very much. But think of it. Essentially, almost 600 times. The general says are you ready? I said I’m ready, where we going now? I left early in the morning to get there. Now it is late in the afternoon. He said we cannot leave the stage. I said I will follow you. He goes right here sir.
8:41:15 PM
And the stage was higher than this one. The ramp was probably 10 yards long. You have to understand, I have the whole corps of cadets looking at me, and I want them to love their president, I did this big thing. I love them, they are incredible. I said general, I’ve got myself a problem. Because I’m wearing leather bottom shoes, which is good if you are walking on flat surfaces. It is not good for ramps. If I fall down, look at the press back there. And this was a steel ramp. It had no handrail. It was like an ice skating rink. I said I have a problem. He didn’t understand at first. I said there is no way.
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Trump claims he was tired from saluting, giving a speech, and walking three blocks and that is why he couldn't walk down a ramp. Trump also blamed the ramp and his shoes. pic.twitter.com/JFjWn5Lv8j — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June 21, 2020
I just saluted almost 600 times. I just made a big speech. I sat for other speeches. I’m being baked like a cake. I said there is no way I can make it down that ramp without falling on my ass, general. I have no railing. It’s true. He said the ramp is ready to go. I didn’t really want to grab him. I said that will be a story, too. Now I have a choice. I can stay up there for a couple of hours and wait until I’m rescued, or I can go down this really steep, an ice skating rink, it is brutal. I said get ready, I may grab you so fast.
Because I can’t fall with the fake news watching. If I fall, I remember when president Ford fell out of the plane. I remember when another president, nice men, threw up in Japan. And they did slow-motion replays. I don’t want that, general. He’s standing there, and he’s got these shoes, but they are loaded with rubber on the bottom. The first thing I did, I looked at his shoes, then I looked at mine. Very slippery. So I end saying let’s go, I will only grab you if I need you. That is not a good story, falling would be a disaster. It turned out to be worse than anything. I would have been better off if I fell and slid down the damn ramp.
Trump is admitting to America that he is so weak, infirm, and unable to move that he can’t be out in the sun, give a speech, salute, and then walk down a ramp. Trump’s defense of his inability to walk blew his argument about having great stamina and energy to bits.
Donald Trump can’t walk and drink water, and yet he thinks he deserves four more years in the White House. The Tulsa rally is becoming a bigger disaster with each minute that Trump is on the stage.


politicususa--2020-06-21--Trump To Be Investigated For Soliciting Chinese Election Interference

House Intel Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff said that Trump ’ s solicitation of Chinese election interference will be investigated to protect voters .
Transcript of Chairman Schiff on NBC ’ s Meet The Press : Look , if you don ’ t act now and you sort of wait to act and you wait to see what happens in November , is that too late ?
If you believe he has done impeachable acts with the Chinese government , can you really wait until after the election to , to put Bolton under oath , to start the process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should wait if we conclude that there are important things that he says that need to be exposed to the public .
The public needs to know exactly what they have in this president .
A lot of it is not a surprise .
But at the same time , exposure of this president ’ s misconduct is the best way to protect the country .
Congress can take steps to protect the country .
You know , look , those comments that the president made when only the interpreter and President Xi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concentration camps of the Uighurs , it ’ s exactly why we want to know what he said to Putin when he ’ s alone in the room with Putin because he ’ s dealing away our national security .
He ’ s dealing away the values of this country , in secret , in order to help himself .
And that ’ s just so destructive of everything that this country stands for .
Chairman Schiff was correct .
Democrats aren ’ t going to impeach Trump again before November ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to investigate presidential misconduct that could jeopardize the 2020 election .
Democrats aren ’ t going to sit on their hands and ignore Trump ’ s misconduct .
Trump is begging foreign governments around the world for election help , and since Mitch McConnell ’ s Senate Republicans will do nothing , it is up to House Democrats to protect the election from Donald Trump .
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House Intel Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff said that Trump’s solicitation of Chinese election interference will be investigated to protect voters.
Transcript of Chairman Schiff on NBC’s Meet The Press:
CHUCK TODD:
Look, if you don’t act now and you sort of wait to act and you wait to see what happens in November, is that too late? If you believe he has done impeachable acts with the Chinese government, can you really wait until after the election to, to put Bolton under oath, to start the process?
REP. ADAM SCHIFF:
I don’t think we should wait if we conclude that there are important things that he says that need to be exposed to the public. The public needs to know exactly what they have in this president. A lot of it is not a surprise. But at the same time, exposure of this president’s misconduct is the best way to protect the country. Congress can take steps to protect the country. You know, look, those comments that the president made when only the interpreter and President Xi were in the room, blessing the concentration camps of the Uighurs, it’s exactly why we want to know what he said to Putin when he’s alone in the room with Putin because he’s dealing away our national security. He’s dealing away the values of this country, in secret, in order to help himself. And that’s just so destructive of everything that this country stands for.
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Chairman Schiff was correct. Democrats aren’t going to impeach Trump again before November’s election, but they have an obligation to investigate presidential misconduct that could jeopardize the 2020 election.
Democrats aren’t going to sit on their hands and ignore Trump’s misconduct. Trump is begging foreign governments around the world for election help, and since Mitch McConnell’s Senate Republicans will do nothing, it is up to House Democrats to protect the election from Donald Trump.
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politicususa--2020-06-21--Trump Is Furious Over His Teeny Tiny Tulsa Rally Crowd

Trump is said to be furious over being embarrassed by the fact that his big rally in Tulsa only drew 6,200 attendees .
President Donald Trump is “ furious ” at the “ underwhelming ” crowd at his rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma , on Saturday evening , a major disappointment for what was expected to be a raucous return to the campaign trail after a three-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic , according to multiple people close to the White House .
The president was fuming at his top political aides on Saturday even before the rally began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members of the advance team on the ground in Tulsa had tested positive for COVID-19 , including Secret Service personnel , a person familiar with the discussions said .
Even Trump ’ s own supporters appear to understand that his act is stale .
Trump ’ s two-hour speech consisted of him talking about himself for most of the time , including a 20-minute defense of why he couldn ’ t walk down a ramp , many old chestnuts from the 2016 campaign , and zero ideas for what he would do if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump ’ s biggest problem has been that he does more to excite people to vote against him than he does to energize his own base .
Complacency is a major problem for Trump and his party .
His supporters assume that he is going to win .
There is an eternity in campaign time left until election day , but if Trump can ’ t fill up a building red Oklahoma , the odds are slim that he will be able to attract massive crowds in swing states like Michigan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .

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Trump is said to be furious over being embarrassed by the fact that his big rally in Tulsa only drew 6,200 attendees.
NBC News reported:
President Donald Trump is “furious” at the “underwhelming” crowd at his rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday evening, a major disappointment for what was expected to be a raucous return to the campaign trail after a three-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to multiple people close to the White House.
The president was fuming at his top political aides on Saturday even before the rally began, after his campaign revealed that six members of the advance team on the ground in Tulsa had tested positive for COVID-19, including Secret Service personnel, a person familiar with the discussions said.
Even Trump’s own supporters appear to understand that his act is stale. Trump’s two-hour speech consisted of him talking about himself for most of the time, including a 20-minute defense of why he couldn’t walk down a ramp, many old chestnuts from the 2016 campaign, and zero ideas for what he would do if he is elected to a second term.
Trump’s biggest problem has been that he does more to excite people to vote against him than he does to energize his own base. Complacency is a major problem for Trump and his party. His supporters assume that he is going to win.
There is an eternity in campaign time left until election day, but if Trump can’t fill up a building red Oklahoma, the odds are slim that he will be able to attract massive crowds in swing states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
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politicususa--2020-06-21--Jerry Nadler Calls Every GOP Senator Who Voted To Acquit Trump Corrupt

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler ( D-NY ) said that every single Senate Republican who voted to acquit Trump corrupt .
The exchange between Nadler and Jake Tapper on CNN ’ s State Of The Union : TAPPER : I know you announced you ’ re going to investigate why Berman was fired .
Some congressional Democrats , including Senator Elizabeth Warren , have said that this is it , this is the last straw , Attorney General Bill Barr needs to be impeached .
You have not gone that far .
Do you think calls for his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I don ’ t think calls for his impeachment are immature — premature , any more than the calls for the president ’ s impeachment were premature .
But they are a waste of time at this point , because we do know that we have a corrupt Republican majority in the Senate which will not consider an impeachment , no matter what the evidence and no matter what the facts .
So , we ’ re going to — we ’ re instead going to do what we have to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 50 million from his own personal budget .
TAPPER : You ’ re calling every Senate Republican who voted to acquit President Trump corrupt ?
NADLER : I think , in the sense of being corrupt against the interests of the country , yes .
Chairman Nadler was correct .
Barr should be impeached , but impeaching him is pointless because Senate Republicans won ’ t listen to the evidence , and will do everything in their power to hold a sham trial .
The Senate Republican majority is corrupt .
They are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carry out their duties as a co-equal branch of government .
Mitch McConnell ’ s crew has consistently placed Trump ahead of the country , and that is why they are facing losing their majority in November .
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said that every single Senate Republican who voted to acquit Trump corrupt.
The exchange between Nadler and Jake Tapper on CNN’s State Of The Union:
TAPPER: I know you announced you’re going to investigate why Berman was fired.
Some congressional Democrats, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, have said that this is it, this is the last straw, Attorney General Bill Barr needs to be impeached.
You have not gone that far. Do you think calls for his impeachment are premature?
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) calls every single Republican Senator who voted to acquit Trump corrupt. pic.twitter.com/YerxzhAzh8 — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June 21, 2020
NADLER: No, I don’t think calls for his impeachment are immature — premature, any more than the calls for the president’s impeachment were premature.
But they are a waste of time at this point, because we do know that we have a corrupt Republican majority in the Senate which will not consider an impeachment, no matter what the evidence and no matter what the facts. So, we’re going to — we’re instead going to do what we have to do without that, and including barring $50 million from his own personal budget.
TAPPER: You’re calling every Senate Republican who voted to acquit President Trump corrupt?
NADLER: I think, in the sense of being corrupt against the interests of the country, yes.
Chairman Nadler was correct. Barr should be impeached, but impeaching him is pointless because Senate Republicans won’t listen to the evidence, and will do everything in their power to hold a sham trial.
The Senate Republican majority is corrupt. They are afraid to stand up to Trump and carry out their duties as a co-equal branch of government.
Mitch McConnell’s crew has consistently placed Trump ahead of the country, and that is why they are facing losing their majority in November.
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politicususa--2020-06-21--Pelosi Slams Trump As Unfit After He Admits Delaying Virus Testing

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) slammed Trump as ethically unfit and intellectually unprepared to lead after he delayed coronavirus testing .
Pelosi said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA : Testing , tracing , treatment , and social distancing are the only tools we have to stop the spread of the coronavirus , but President Trump orders his Administration to slow down the testing that saves lives .
The President ’ s efforts to slow down desperately needed testing to hide the true extent of the virus mean more Americans will lose their lives .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s coronavirus task force will testify before the Energy & Commerce committee .
The American people are owed answers about why President Trump wants less testing when experts say much more is needed .
The President is ethically unfit and intellectually unprepared to lead .
Senator McConnell must stop obstructing the Heroes Act and the life-saving testing resources it provides .
The White House is claiming that Trump was joking about slowing down testing , but the Trump administration took over the supply of coronavirus tests and limited what was given to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has always been to limit testing so that he could argue that the coronavirus is gone .
Trump ’ s Tulsa rallied backfired on him in several ways , but his admission that he slowed down coronavirus testing will haunt him through Election Day and beyond .
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) slammed Trump as ethically unfit and intellectually unprepared to lead after he delayed coronavirus testing.
Pelosi said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA:
Testing, tracing, treatment, and social distancing are the only tools we have to stop the spread of the coronavirus, but President Trump orders his Administration to slow down the testing that saves lives.
The President’s efforts to slow down desperately needed testing to hide the true extent of the virus mean more Americans will lose their lives.
This Tuesday, members of the Trump Administration’s coronavirus task force will testify before the Energy & Commerce committee. The American people are owed answers about why President Trump wants less testing when experts say much more is needed.
The President is ethically unfit and intellectually unprepared to lead. Senator McConnell must stop obstructing the Heroes Act and the life-saving testing resources it provides.
The White House is claiming that Trump was joking about slowing down testing, but the Trump administration took over the supply of coronavirus tests and limited what was given to the states. Trump’s plan has always been to limit testing so that he could argue that the coronavirus is gone.
Trump’s Tulsa rallied backfired on him in several ways, but his admission that he slowed down coronavirus testing will haunt him through Election Day and beyond.
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politicususa--2020-06-21--Trump Campaign Blames Imaginary Antifa For Small Rally Crowd

The Trump campaign is blaming far-left protesters for blocking the gates , which there is no evidence of , for @ @ @ @ @ Tulsa .
The imaginary blocked gates excuse doesn ’ t hold up because the Trump @ @ @ @ @ the outdoor speeches for the overflow crowd on the street , because there was no @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s supporters had supposedly been in town since Thursday .
The campaign said @ @ @ @ @ ticket requests , and were expected 40,000-50,000 people in Tulsa .
They were running Facebook @ @ @ @ @ Arizona supporters to try to get them to Tulsa .
The Trump supporters didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ numbers that the campaign expected .
The problem wasn ’ t imaginary Antifa .
The @ @ @ @ @ to hold a rally in the middle of a pandemic .
It was a terrible @ @ @ @ @ , and will probably cost his campaign manager his job .
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The Trump campaign is blaming far-left protesters for blocking the gates, which there is no evidence of, for the small rally crowd in Tulsa.
Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale tweeted:
Radical protestors, fueled by a week of apocalyptic media coverage, interfered with @realDonaldTrump supporters at the rally. They even blocked access to the metal detectors, preventing people from entering. Thanks to the 1,000s who made it anyway!https://t.co/eM2nohMEy6 — Brad Parscale (@parscale) June 20, 2020
Sure no blocked gates @cnn. @cnn if you think families with children will push through this your sick. America, this is the country @CNN is ok with, think about that. This is the main gate of the rally: pic.twitter.com/wSKwotoajq — Brad Parscale (@parscale) June 21, 2020
The imaginary blocked gates excuse doesn’t hold up because the Trump campaign also had to cancel the outdoor speeches for the overflow crowd on the street, because there was no crowd on the street. Trump’s supporters had supposedly been in town since Thursday.
The campaign said that they had a million ticket requests, and were expected 40,000-50,000 people in Tulsa. They were running Facebook ads targeted at Texas and Arizona supporters to try to get them to Tulsa.
The Trump supporters didn’t show up in the numbers that the campaign expected. The problem wasn’t imaginary Antifa. The problem is that Trump tried to hold a rally in the middle of a pandemic.
It was a terrible idea that backfired on Trump, and will probably cost his campaign manager his job.
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politicususa--2020-06-21--Opinion: Melania Trump Celebrated her Hour of Researching Juneteenth By Showing Off In A Tweet

In the latest series of articles about Mary Jordan ’ s upcoming book , we learn more about Melania ’ s effort to be seen as more than arm candy for the most narcissistic president ever .
As she pontificated over her disdain for people who need attention ( no shortage of irony there ) , the woman who married Donald Trump wants the world to know “ I lead meaningful life.
” To read Laura Miller ’ s review of “ The Art of Her Deal : The Untold Story of Melania Trump ” is to confirm any perceptions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because she has a deep and abiding love for his money .
As if she wanted to double down on proving she knows stuff , the first lady of maga proved in a tweet that she found the Emancipation Proclamation , the Declaration of Independence and “ our nation ’ s charters of freedom ” .
As we approach # Juneteenth , @ SecretaryCarson & I visited @ USNatArchives to view our nation ’ s Charters of Freedom & Emancipation Proclamation .
These historic documents provide freedom & equality for all & serve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ & values .
pic.twitter.com/VBrYDMUa6z It ’ s too bad , she never managed to grasp that among those freedoms is the right to peacefully assemble and protest the government .
And , in America , we have the right to question and challenge the great wisdom of dear leader and dear madam .
That was one of several tweets made in her attempt to show how meaningfully she can whitesplain Juneteenth to America , or maybe that she read the documents after she found them .
It isn ’ t like white America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Juneteenth .
After all , it ’ s “ only ” the day in 1865 when the last American slaves were informed that they had been emancipated two years earlier .
But if anything gives us an incentive to learn more about Juneteenth and what it means to African-Americans , it ’ s Melania Trump demonstrating how obnoxious white privilege is .
She wants us to know we are all one global community , notwithstanding that her husband had the National Guard protect his hotel , while gassing and assaulting peaceful protesters in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holding his vanity rally in Tulsa , where locals originally cancelled their Juneteenth celebration because , you know , there ’ s this pandemic .
Yeah , yeah , he changed his vanity rally to the next day , while also declaring no one ever heard of Juneteenth until he came along .
Let ’ s remember who we are talking about .
Melania joined Donald on his birther tour and made a point of telling America she shared his belief that Barack Obama really wasn ’ t “ one of us ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one considers the subtext , that she , a woman who lived most of her life in Slovenia , is more American than an African-American who was born here and became the first black man to serve as our president .
Melania joined Donald on that fatal day when he announced his candidacy before a crowd of paid actors .
She stood by Donald as , during that announcement , he indulged in the sort of racism he would exploit to eventually occupy the White House .
Mrs. Trump expressed support for Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including putting children in cages and separating families seeking asylum .
She was notably silent when her husband threatened people peacefully protesting police brutality , protesting the murder of African Americans while sleeping in their homes , in their cars , while unarmed , while compliant , while a knee to the neck drains the life out of their bodies .
With all due deference to the title of First Lady , America doesn ’ t need whitesplaining of Juneteenth by a woman whose actions speak far louder than her tweets .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one who understands that tear gassing and cracking heads are not unifying gestures .
We crave a First Lady who may very well agree with her husband or defer to him rather than sending mixed messages to the public , but one whose husband is sane , a real president who cares about all of America – not only “ his people.
” We need a First Lady who writes her own speeches and is more concerned about the way her words unite people than how she looked and sounded while saying them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an accent that clearly is not “ American.
” We do care about the fact that she stands for things that have nothing to do with the America envisioned by the Founders and treasured by an overwhelming majority of Americans , regardless of how long or how recent their American pedigree is .
We care about having a First Lady for whom the truth , science and facts matter .
Someone who actually understands that a free press is the foundation of democracy .
We need a First Lady who doesn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life ” because she is far too busy actually living one .

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In the latest series of articles about Mary Jordan’s upcoming book, we learn more about Melania’s effort to be seen as more than arm candy for the most narcissistic president ever.
As she pontificated over her disdain for people who need attention (no shortage of irony there), the woman who married Donald Trump wants the world to know “I lead meaningful life.” To read Laura Miller’s review of “The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump” is to confirm any perceptions we had that maybe Melania married Trump because she has a deep and abiding love for his money.
“She is a highly focused utilitarian who likes nice things and whose spoiled stepdaughter gets on her nerves. A childhood in a working-class family in the former Yugoslavia did not offer her many paths to couture wardrobes and private jets.* Her father, Viktor, was a chauffeur, and her mother, Amalija, sewed children’s clothing in a factory. Amalija craved elegance, making stylish clothes for her daughter and instilling in her a penchant for design.”
As if she wanted to double down on proving she knows stuff, the first lady of maga proved in a tweet that she found the Emancipation Proclamation, the Declaration of Independence and “our nation’s charters of freedom”.
As we approach #Juneteenth, @SecretaryCarson & I visited @USNatArchives to view our nation’s Charters of Freedom & Emancipation Proclamation. These historic documents provide freedom & equality for all & serve as a reminder of our democratic ideals & values. pic.twitter.com/VBrYDMUa6z
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) June 19, 2020
It’s too bad, she never managed to grasp that among those freedoms is the right to peacefully assemble and protest the government. And, in America, we have the right to question and challenge the great wisdom of dear leader and dear madam.
That was one of several tweets made in her attempt to show how meaningfully she can whitesplain Juneteenth to America, or maybe that she read the documents after she found them.
It isn’t like white America, including me, know much about Juneteenth. After all, it’s “only” the day in 1865 when the last American slaves were informed that they had been emancipated two years earlier. But if anything gives us an incentive to learn more about Juneteenth and what it means to African-Americans, it’s Melania Trump demonstrating how obnoxious white privilege is.
She wants us to know we are all one global community, notwithstanding that her husband had the National Guard protect his hotel, while gassing and assaulting peaceful protesters in DC. Never mind that Trump is holding his vanity rally in Tulsa, where locals originally cancelled their Juneteenth celebration because, you know, there’s this pandemic. Yeah, yeah, he changed his vanity rally to the next day, while also declaring no one ever heard of Juneteenth until he came along.
Let’s remember who we are talking about. Melania joined Donald on his birther tour and made a point of telling America she shared his belief that Barack Obama really wasn’t “one of us”. That’s especially obnoxious when one considers the subtext, that she, a woman who lived most of her life in Slovenia, is more American than an African-American who was born here and became the first black man to serve as our president.
Melania joined Donald on that fatal day when he announced his candidacy before a crowd of paid actors. She stood by Donald as, during that announcement, he indulged in the sort of racism he would exploit to eventually occupy the White House.
Mrs. Trump expressed support for Donald’s barbaric policies on immigration, including putting children in cages and separating families seeking asylum.
She was notably silent when her husband threatened people peacefully protesting police brutality, protesting the murder of African Americans while sleeping in their homes, in their cars, while unarmed, while compliant, while a knee to the neck drains the life out of their bodies.
With all due deference to the title of First Lady, America doesn’t need whitesplaining of Juneteenth by a woman whose actions speak far louder than her tweets.
We do need a real First Lady, one who understands that tear gassing and cracking heads are not unifying gestures. We crave a First Lady who may very well agree with her husband or defer to him rather than sending mixed messages to the public, but one whose husband is sane, a real president who cares about all of America – not only “his people.”
We need a First Lady who writes her own speeches and is more concerned about the way her words unite people than how she looked and sounded while saying them. No one cares if Melania speaks in an accent that clearly is not “American.” We do care about the fact that she stands for things that have nothing to do with the America envisioned by the Founders and treasured by an overwhelming majority of Americans, regardless of how long or how recent their American pedigree is. We care about having a First Lady for whom the truth, science and facts matter. Someone who actually understands that a free press is the foundation of democracy.
We need a First Lady who doesn’t just talking about “living meaningful life” because she is far too busy actually living one.


politicususa--2020-06-22--Steve Schmidt Bluntly Calls Donald Trump A Junkie

Strategist Steve Schmidt laid out the cold hard truth that Trump is essentially a junkie who needs acclaim that Americans will replace with Joe Biden .
Donald Trump is in essence a junkie .
He needs the acclaim and the exultation .
He hadn ’ t had a rally in months .
We ’ ve seen the most incompetent and inept performance in a crisis by an American leader in the history of the country .
The economy is shattered .
40 million people out of work .
120,000 dead Americans .
And so Donald Trump was there .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He was going to kick start the campaign and it was a debacle for the ages .
The President Of The United States got up there and he talked for 15 minutes about his slow shuffle down the ramp at west point .
He talked about the difficulty of drinking water .
The people who were there risking their lives cheered for it .
I ’ m not sure why .
But incredibly , he finally told the truth about something in the middle of the speech when he confessed to slowing down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States is the epicenter of coronavirus death and dying and our economy is the worst because of and the United States is the worst-managed country with regard to dealing with it , is because we don ’ t have enough testing .
It was a remarkable admission and an admission that was responsible for the deaths of many , many Americans .
You just saw an unhinged performance .
I think at the four-year mark , the American people are taking Donald Trump ’ s final measure and they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him .
No one in the country except for the Trump kids can say they ’ re better off than they were four years ago .
The American people are looking at Joe Biden .
They see a good man , a decent man , an empathetic man , a competent man and an honorable man and they ’ re getting ready to replace Donald Trump with that man .
Without the fix of love from adoring crowds , Donald Trump ’ s ego collapses .
Trump is an insecure man who hides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a junkie in desperate need of a fix would defy the recommendations of health experts and hold a rally during a pandemic .
The vast majority of Americans long ago made up their minds on Trump , and those who didn ’ t , got to see a defeated addict who went all the way to Tulsa on Saturday and didn ’ t get his fix .

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Strategist Steve Schmidt laid out the cold hard truth that Trump is essentially a junkie who needs acclaim that Americans will replace with Joe Biden.
Schmidt said on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House:
Donald Trump is in essence a junkie. He needs the acclaim and the exultation. He hadn’t had a rally in months. We’ve seen the most incompetent and inept performance in a crisis by an American leader in the history of the country. The economy is shattered. 40 million people out of work. 120,000 dead Americans. And so Donald Trump was there. He was going to light the fuse. He was going to kick start the campaign and it was a debacle for the ages. The President Of The United States got up there and he talked for 15 minutes about his slow shuffle down the ramp at west point. He talked about the difficulty of drinking water. The people who were there risking their lives cheered for it. I’m not sure why.
But incredibly, he finally told the truth about something in the middle of the speech when he confessed to slowing down testing for coronavirus. And the reason the United States is the epicenter of coronavirus death and dying and our economy is the worst because of and the United States is the worst-managed country with regard to dealing with it, is because we don’t have enough testing. It was a remarkable admission and an admission that was responsible for the deaths of many, many Americans.
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Steve Schmidt calls Trump a junkie and says that Americans are looking at Trump and ready to replace him with Joe Biden. pic.twitter.com/kacuKLqT0i — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June 22, 2020
You just saw an unhinged performance. I think at the four-year mark, the American people are taking Donald Trump’s final measure and they’re repudiating him. They’re rejecting him. No one in the country except for the Trump kids can say they’re better off than they were four years ago. The American people are looking at Joe Biden. They see a good man, a decent man, an empathetic man, a competent man and an honorable man and they’re getting ready to replace Donald Trump with that man.
Without the fix of love from adoring crowds, Donald Trump’s ego collapses. Trump is an insecure man who hides his insecurities through constant bragging.
Only a junkie in desperate need of a fix would defy the recommendations of health experts and hold a rally during a pandemic.
The vast majority of Americans long ago made up their minds on Trump, and those who didn’t, got to see a defeated addict who went all the way to Tulsa on Saturday and didn’t get his fix.


politicususa--2020-06-22--Trump’s Rally Caused A Massive Coronavirus Outbreak In His Campaign

The number of Trump campaign staffers who have tested positive for the coronavirus has risen to eight with more infections @ @ @ @ @ holding a rally that nobody showed up to , and all he got out of @ @ @ @ @ media coverage and a presidential campaign that is now infected with the coronavirus .
Joe @ @ @ @ @ hold rallies .
Trump has just proven that the pandemic is still surging .
Everything @ @ @ @ @ before the rally is coming true .
At least six staffers on the Trump campaign @ @ @ @ @ virus .
Trump and Mike Pence may have also been exposed .
Trump didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ distancing at his rally , and now he has a presidential campaign that is being @ @ @ @ @

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The number of Trump campaign staffers who have tested positive for the coronavirus has risen to eight with more infections expected.
NBC News’s Geoff Bennett tweeted:
NEWS: Two additional Trump campaign staffers who worked on the Tulsa rally have tested positive for coronavirus. “These staff members attended the rally but were wearing masks during the entire event," Trump campaign communications director @TimMurtaugh tells @albamonica — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) June 22, 2020
This brings the total number of coronavirus-infected Tulsa rally staffers to at least eight. As NBC previously reported, at least two of them are U.S. Secret Service members. — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) June 22, 2020
These additional staffers were only tested *after* the Tulsa rally as a precaution for flying home. The number of coronavirus-infected staffers is expected to rise, campaign and law enforcement officials tell @albamonica. — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) June 22, 2020
Trump insisted on holding a rally that nobody showed up to, and all he got out of it was days of bad media coverage and a presidential campaign that is now infected with the coronavirus.
Joe Biden is right not to hold rallies.
Trump has just proven that the pandemic is still surging. Everything that health officials warned about before the rally is coming true.
At least six staffers on the Trump campaign have been infected with the virus.
Trump and Mike Pence may have also been exposed.
Trump didn’t require masks and social distancing at his rally, and now he has a presidential campaign that is being ravaged by the coronavirus.


politicususa--2020-06-22--Biden Stops Trump’s Plan To Rig The Debates Dead In Its Tracks

Former Vice President Biden made it clear to the Commission On Presidential Debates that there will not be additional presidential debates with Trump chosen moderators .
CBS News reported : The Biden campaign is also calling on the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates to explain how it plans to hold the in-person debates scheduled for September and October , despite the coronavirus pandemic .
“ There is no reason why Vice President Biden and President Trump can not meet for debates with appropriate safety and social distancing measures ( set by public health authorities ) on the three dates the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the conduct of debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump on these dates ; again , we do not want to provide President Trump with any excuses for not debating , ” the Biden campaign wrote in a letter to the commission on Monday .
The Trump campaign was trying to get more debates with Joe Biden on the condition that they got to pick the moderators .
Biden was never going to agree to such a condition , and there is no need for him to do any additional debates .
Candidates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by agreeing to additional debates .
Trump has been threatening to skip the 2020 debates for years because he fears the moderators .
Trump is losing , and he is going to have to debate Joe Biden in a neutral setting .
The former vice president isn ’ t going to allow Trump to rig the debates .
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Former Vice President Biden made it clear to the Commission On Presidential Debates that there will not be additional presidential debates with Trump chosen moderators.
CBS News reported:
The Biden campaign is also calling on the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates to explain how it plans to hold the in-person debates scheduled for September and October, despite the coronavirus pandemic.
“There is no reason why Vice President Biden and President Trump cannot meet for debates with appropriate safety and social distancing measures (set by public health authorities) on the three dates the CPD has identified. Nothing should prevent the conduct of debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump on these dates; again, we do not want to provide President Trump with any excuses for not debating,” the Biden campaign wrote in a letter to the commission on Monday.
The Trump campaign was trying to get more debates with Joe Biden on the condition that they got to pick the moderators. Biden was never going to agree to such a condition, and there is no need for him to do any additional debates. Candidates who are winning have nothing to gain by agreeing to additional debates.
Trump has been threatening to skip the 2020 debates for years because he fears the moderators.
Trump is losing, and he is going to have to debate Joe Biden in a neutral setting. The former vice president isn’t going to allow Trump to rig the debates.
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politicususa--2020-06-22--Jacksonville Doesn’t Want Trump’s Republican Convention

A new poll of Jacksonville residents found that 60 % opposed Trump ’ s decision to bring the Republican Convention to their city .
The poll was commissioned by Republican Voters Against Trump and conducted by RABA Research .
Republican Voters Against Trump provided the results to PoliticusUSA : A new poll shows that Jacksonville residents oppose President Donald Trump ’ s decision to move the Republican Convention to their city by a 10-point margin and that over 60 % are concerned the event could create a new COVID-19 outbreak in their area .
This poll of 600 residents of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hillary Clinton in 2016 , also found President Trump trailing Joe Biden in a head-to-head match-up 51 % to 43 % .
The poll was commissioned by Republican Voters Against Trump and conducted by the bipartisan firm RABA Research Just 39 % of residents support Trump bringing the convention to their city .
61 % are concerned that Trump ’ s convention will cause a new coronavirus outbreak .
( This number includes a majority of Republicans ) .
North Carolina chased Trump out of the state after he refused to follow CDC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his convention .
Florida , with its skyrocketing coronavirus infection rate , welcomed Trump , but it turns out the residents of the city don ’ t want his convention there either .
A full-size convention is a bad idea that no one wants , but Donald Trump won ’ t listen .
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A new poll of Jacksonville residents found that 60% opposed Trump’s decision to bring the Republican Convention to their city.
The poll was commissioned by Republican Voters Against Trump and conducted by RABA Research.
Republican Voters Against Trump provided the results to PoliticusUSA:
A new poll shows that Jacksonville residents oppose President Donald Trump’s decision to move the Republican Convention to their city by a 10-point margin and that over 60% are concerned the event could create a new COVID-19 outbreak in their area.
This poll of 600 residents of Duval County, where President Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016, also found President Trump trailing Joe Biden in a head-to-head match-up 51% to 43%. The poll was commissioned by Republican Voters Against Trump and conducted by the bipartisan firm RABA Research
Just 39% of residents support Trump bringing the convention to their city. 61% are concerned that Trump’s convention will cause a new coronavirus outbreak. (This number includes a majority of Republicans).
North Carolina chased Trump out of the state after he refused to follow CDC guidelines and cut down the size of his convention. Florida, with its skyrocketing coronavirus infection rate, welcomed Trump, but it turns out the residents of the city don’t want his convention there either.
A full-size convention is a bad idea that no one wants, but Donald Trump won’t listen.
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politicususa--2020-06-22--Conservative Lincoln Project Mocks Trump for Trying to “Persuade His Base Not to Vote in November”

Donald Trump claimed on Monday that the 2020 election will be rigged using mail-in ballots .
His critics were quick to mock the President for telling his own voters not to bother showing up to the polls .
The conservative Lincoln Project , which has run a series of searingly critical ads against Trump , pointed out that Trump was basically saying his supporters ’ votes wouldn ’ t matter .
“ RIGGED 2020 ELECTION : MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES , AND OTHERS .
IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES !
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chess : Trump continues to persuade his base not to vote in November , ” the official Lincoln Project Twitter account wrote .
The President wasn ’ t finished , however .
He sent a second tweet attacking mail-in voting and claiming the election would be rigged against him .
“ Because of MAIL-IN BALLOTS , 2020 will be the most RIGGED Election in our nations history – unless this stupidity is ended , ” he wrote .
“ We voted during World War One & World War Two with no problem , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to cheat by using Mail-Ins !
” Critics were quick to point out that mail-in ballots were used during both world wars , while the Lincoln Project further mocked the President with a Jonathan Frakes video .
The President is on a crusade against mail-in ballots , despite the fact they could benefit his own party and are widely used in GOP-controlled states .

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Donald Trump claimed on Monday that the 2020 election will be rigged using mail-in ballots. His critics were quick to mock the President for telling his own voters not to bother showing up to the polls.
The conservative Lincoln Project, which has run a series of searingly critical ads against Trump, pointed out that Trump was basically saying his supporters’ votes wouldn’t matter.
“RIGGED 2020 ELECTION: MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS. IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES!” Trump tweeted early Monday.
4D Chess: Trump continues to persuade his base not to vote in November. https://t.co/iZHVpliBvd — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 22, 2020
“4D Chess: Trump continues to persuade his base not to vote in November,” the official Lincoln Project Twitter account wrote.
The President wasn’t finished, however. He sent a second tweet attacking mail-in voting and claiming the election would be rigged against him.
“Because of MAIL-IN BALLOTS, 2020 will be the most RIGGED Election in our nations history – unless this stupidity is ended,” he wrote.
“We voted during World War One & World War Two with no problem, but now they are using Covid in order to cheat by using Mail-Ins!”
Critics were quick to point out that mail-in ballots were used during both world wars, while the Lincoln Project further mocked the President with a Jonathan Frakes video.
The President is on a crusade against mail-in ballots, despite the fact they could benefit his own party and are widely used in GOP-controlled states.
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politicususa--2020-06-22--Trump Thought 60,000 People Would Show Up In Tulsa, But Only 6,000 Did

The Trump campaign thought that their worst-case scenario was a crowd of 60,000 for his Tulsa rally , but they were 54,000 short .
Still , interest in the event was high .
About 1.1 million people registered to attend , forcing aides to begin making plans to stage an added outdoor event .
Aides knew the 1.1 million figure was inflated : After sorting through the sign-ups — a process that included looking at registrants ’ voting histories — they determined that about 300,000 were fake .
To winnow down the likely audience further , advisers estimated that only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immediate driving distance .
Worst-case scenario , they concluded , was an audience of about 60,000 .
The Trump campaign is discussing no longer holding mega rallies .
They are considering holding smaller events outdoors and in airport hangers , but the rally attendance is only part of their problem .
The Trump campaign has no idea how to get the focus off of Trump and on to Joe Biden .
Trump is only interested in talking about himself , which mortally their efforts to make the election about the former vice president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seem to find reasons for people to vote for reflecting Trump , and they have no argument for why people shouldn ’ t vote for Biden .
Without an opponent to demonize , Trump is lost .
The President also hasn ’ t shifted his strategy to account for the reality that he is the incumbent , and no longer a political outsider .
The Trump campaign was not well run in 2016 , and they are being exposed in 2020 .
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The Trump campaign thought that their worst-case scenario was a crowd of 60,000 for his Tulsa rally, but they were 54,000 short.
Via Politico:
Still, interest in the event was high. About 1.1 million people registered to attend, forcing aides to begin making plans to stage an added outdoor event. Aides knew the 1.1 million figure was inflated: After sorting through the sign-ups — a process that included looking at registrants’ voting histories — they determined that about 300,000 were fake.
To winnow down the likely audience further, advisers estimated that only between 200,000 and 300,000 people lived within immediate driving distance. Worst-case scenario, they concluded, was an audience of about 60,000.
The Trump campaign is discussing no longer holding mega rallies. They are considering holding smaller events outdoors and in airport hangers, but the rally attendance is only part of their problem. The Trump campaign has no idea how to get the focus off of Trump and on to Joe Biden.
Trump is only interested in talking about himself, which mortally wounds their efforts to make the election about the former vice president. The Trump campaign can’t seem to find reasons for people to vote for reelecting Trump, and they have no argument for why people shouldn’t vote for Biden.
Without an opponent to demonize, Trump is lost. The President also hasn’t shifted his strategy to account for the reality that he is the incumbent, and no longer a political outsider.
The Trump campaign was not well run in 2016, and they are being exposed in 2020.
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politicususa--2020-06-22--Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Are Reportedly “Pissed” with Trump’s Campaign Manager over Tulsa Rall

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Are Reportedly “Pissed” with Trump’s Campaign Manager over Tulsa Rally

Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner are “ pissed ” with Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale following her father ’ s poorly attended rally on Saturday .
President Donald Trump ’ s daughter and son-in-law are angry with Parscale , according to sources close to the campaign .
There has already been talk of Trump dropping his campaign manager .
“ Jared and Ivanka are pissed at Brad over promising on crowd size , ” one source told CNN .
Kushner and Trump have officially denied this is the case .
Parscale had bragged that the rally in Tulsa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump himself claimed that one million people wanted to attend .
The venue holds only around 19,000 and local reports suggest a much smaller number – some 6,200 – actually attended .
A planned overflow event was cancelled due to lack of interest .
Another campaign source said the President “ has every right to be pissed ” about the low attendance at the rally .
“ They gave adversaries and media a gift .
It was overconfidence , ” the source said .
“ What happened last night is representative of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criticism before , with some claiming he ’ s merely trying to enrich himself .
Rumors have persisted about the President ’ s “ decline in confidence ” in Parscale .
“ Kellyanne [ Conway ] , [ Paul ] Manafort and Corey [ Lewandowski ] never had rally size issues , ” an advisor told CNN .

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Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner are “pissed” with Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale following her father’s poorly attended rally on Saturday.
President Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law are angry with Parscale, according to sources close to the campaign. There has already been talk of Trump dropping his campaign manager.
“Jared and Ivanka are pissed at Brad over promising on crowd size,” one source told CNN. Kushner and Trump have officially denied this is the case.
Parscale had bragged that the rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma was massively over subscribed. Trump himself claimed that one million people wanted to attend.
The venue holds only around 19,000 and local reports suggest a much smaller number – some 6,200 – actually attended. A planned overflow event was cancelled due to lack of interest.
Another campaign source said the President “has every right to be pissed” about the low attendance at the rally.
“They gave adversaries and media a gift. It was overconfidence,” the source said.
“What happened last night is representative of a much bigger problem.”
Parscale has faced criticism before, with some claiming he’s merely trying to enrich himself. Rumors have persisted about the President’s “decline in confidence” in Parscale.
“Kellyanne [Conway], [Paul] Manafort and Corey [Lewandowski] never had rally size issues,” an advisor told CNN.
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politicususa--2020-06-22--John Bolton Hopes “Dangerous” Trump Is a One-Term President

John Bolton wants Donald Trump to lose the 2020 election but he won ’ t be voting for Joe Biden .
The former National Security Advisor said the President is “ dangerous.
” Bolton spoke to ABC News ’ Martha Raddatz on as he promotes his new tell-all book , The Room Where It Happened .
He said he wouldn ’ t be voting for Trump but would vote conservatively .
“ I hope [ history ] will remember him as a one-term president who didn ’ t plunge the country irretrievably into a downward spiral we can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We can get over one term , ” he said .
“ I have absolute confidence , even if it ’ s not the miracle of a conservative Republican being elected in November .
Two terms , I ’ m more troubled about.
” However , Bolton said he will not be voting for former Vice President Biden , despite initial reports that he said he would back Biden .
“ I don ’ t think he ’ s fit for office .
I don ’ t think he has the competence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bolton said of Trump .
“ I don ’ t think he ’ s a conservative Republican .
I ’ m not gon na vote for him in November .
Certainly not gon na vote for Joe Biden either .
I ’ m gon na figure out a conservative Republican to write in.
” “ In 2016 I voted for Trump over Hillary Clinton , ” Bolton said .
“ Now , having seen this president up close , I can not do this again .
My concern is for the country , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cause that I want to back .
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John Bolton wants Donald Trump to lose the 2020 election but he won’t be voting for Joe Biden. The former National Security Advisor said the President is “dangerous.”
Bolton spoke to ABC News’ Martha Raddatz on as he promotes his new tell-all book, The Room Where It Happened. He said he wouldn’t be voting for Trump but would vote conservatively.
“I hope [history] will remember him as a one-term president who didn’t plunge the country irretrievably into a downward spiral we can’t recall from,” Bolton said.
“We can get over one term,” he said. “I have absolute confidence, even if it’s not the miracle of a conservative Republican being elected in November. Two terms, I’m more troubled about.”
However, Bolton said he will not be voting for former Vice President Biden, despite initial reports that he said he would back Biden.
“I don’t think he’s fit for office. I don’t think he has the competence to carry out the job,” Bolton said of Trump.
“I don’t think he’s a conservative Republican. I’m not gonna vote for him in November. Certainly not gonna vote for Joe Biden either. I’m gonna figure out a conservative Republican to write in.”
“In 2016 I voted for Trump over Hillary Clinton,” Bolton said.
“Now, having seen this president up close, I cannot do this again. My concern is for the country, and he does not represent the Republican cause that I want to back.”
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politicususa--2020-06-22--Sarah Huckabee Sanders Goes After John Bolton in Her Own Book, Says He Was “Drunk on Power”

Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders criticizes President Donald Trump ’ s former national security adviser John Bolton in Speaking for Myself , her own memoir about her time working for the Trump administration .
Sanders characterizes Bolton , who ’ s been repeatedly targeted by the president for claims he made in his own book , as “ drunk on power.
” “ Bolton was a classic case of a senior White House official drunk on power , who had forgotten that nobody elected him to anything , ” Sanders wrote , according to an excerpt of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says “ Bolton apparently felt too important to travel with the rest of us , ” a reference to a trip to London when Bolton ’ s choice to travel in a separate motorcade for the U.S. ambassador ’ s residence ahead of the rest of White House staff raised ire .
“ As we were ready to depart for the Winfield House… [ w ] e waited and watched as Bolton sped by and left us in the dust .
The discussion on the bus quickly moved … to how arrogant and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this moment but on a regular basis , ” she wrote , recalling that former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney sparred with Bolton and called him “ a f—ing self-righteous , self-centered son of a b—-.
” “ All logistical arrangements for travel of this sort were handled by the Secret Service , without any input from Ambassador Bolton , ” the spokesperson said .
“ It is impossible to believe that his assigned Secret Service agents acted other than in a completely professional manner , fully coordinated with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mnuchin and Mulvaney.
” The excerpt from Sanders ’ s book was published the same morning President Trump slammed Bolton in a tweet this morning , claiming he gave Bolton “ a chance ” that had not paid off .
“ I gave John Bolton , who was incapable of being Senate confirmed because he was considered a wacko , and was not liked , a chance , ” he wrote .
“ I always like hearing differing points of view .
He turned out to be grossly incompetent , and a liar @ @ @ @ @

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Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders criticizes President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton in Speaking for Myself, her own memoir about her time working for the Trump administration. Sanders characterizes Bolton, who’s been repeatedly targeted by the president for claims he made in his own book, as “drunk on power.”
“Bolton was a classic case of a senior White House official drunk on power, who had forgotten that nobody elected him to anything,” Sanders wrote, according to an excerpt of her book obtained by Axios.
She says “Bolton apparently felt too important to travel with the rest of us,” a reference to a trip to London when Bolton’s choice to travel in a separate motorcade for the U.S. ambassador’s residence ahead of the rest of White House staff raised ire.
“As we were ready to depart for the Winfield House…[w]e waited and watched as Bolton sped by and left us in the dust. The discussion on the bus quickly moved … to how arrogant and selfish Bolton could be, not just in this moment but on a regular basis,” she wrote, recalling that former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney sparred with Bolton and called him “a f—ing self-righteous, self-centered son of a b—-.”
A spokesperson for Bolton disputed Sanders’s recollection of events.
“All logistical arrangements for travel of this sort were handled by the Secret Service, without any input from Ambassador Bolton,” the spokesperson said. “It is impossible to believe that his assigned Secret Service agents acted other than in a completely professional manner, fully coordinated with the Secret Service details assigned to Messrs. Mnuchin and Mulvaney.”
The excerpt from Sanders’s book was published the same morning President Trump slammed Bolton in a tweet this morning, claiming he gave Bolton “a chance” that had not paid off.
“I gave John Bolton, who was incapable of being Senate confirmed because he was considered a wacko, and was not liked, a chance,” he wrote. “I always like hearing differing points of view. He turned out to be grossly incompetent, and a liar,” he wrote.


politicususa--2020-06-22--Trump Tries to Save Face and Claims He Gave Bolton “A Chance” But Was Fooled

President Donald Trump railed against his former national security adviser John Bolton in a tweet this morning , claiming he gave Bolton “ a chance ” that had not paid off .
“ I gave John Bolton , who was incapable of being Senate confirmed because he was considered a wacko , and was not liked , a chance , ” he wrote .
“ I always like hearing differing points of view .
He turned out to be grossly incompetent , and a liar , ” he wrote .
The president referred his followers to a federal judge ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to publish a book about his time working in the White House .
“ Bolton has gambled with the national security of the United States , ” wrote Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the Federal District Court of the District of Columbia .
“ He has exposed his country to harm and himself to civil ( and potentially criminal ) liability .
But these facts do not control the motion before the court .
The government has failed to establish that an injunction will prevent irreparable harm.
” The president ’ s claim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assertions that he only hires “ the best people.
” Last week , the president found himself in the crosshairs of questions about his hiring practices after CBS reporter Paula Reid asked the two questions many are wondering : “ If the White House had Bolton ’ s book for six months prior to publication , why didn ’ t he try to block publication sooner ?
” and “ Why do you keep hiring people that you believe are wackos and liars ?
” Trump ignored Reid and left without answering her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criticized by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) , who called his book , The Room Where It Happened , “ a con.
” “ I ’ m not paying any money for a book that was a substitute for testifying before Congress , ” she said , a reference to Bolton ’ s refusal to testify during the House ’ s impeachment proceedings against the president .
The Senate ultimately acquitted the president of any wrongdoing in his quid-pro-dealings with Ukraine ; Bolton offered to testify before the Senate , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Republicans not issuing a subpoena or calling him as a witness .

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President Donald Trump railed against his former national security adviser John Bolton in a tweet this morning, claiming he gave Bolton “a chance” that had not paid off.
“I gave John Bolton, who was incapable of being Senate confirmed because he was considered a wacko, and was not liked, a chance,” he wrote. “I always like hearing differing points of view. He turned out to be grossly incompetent, and a liar,” he wrote.
The president referred his followers to a federal judge’s opinion on Bolton’s decision to publish a book about his time working in the White House.
“Bolton has gambled with the national security of the United States,” wrote Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the Federal District Court of the District of Columbia. “He has exposed his country to harm and himself to civil (and potentially criminal) liability. But these facts do not control the motion before the court. The government has failed to establish that an injunction will prevent irreparable harm.”
I gave John Bolton, who was incapable of being Senate confirmed because he was considered a wacko, and was not liked, a chance. I always like hearing differing points of view. He turned out to be grossly incompetent, and a liar. See judge’s opinion. CLASSIFIED INFORMATION!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2020
The president’s claim was in stark contrast to his repeated assertions that he only hires “the best people.”
Last week, the president found himself in the crosshairs of questions about his hiring practices after CBS reporter Paula Reid asked the two questions many are wondering: “If the White House had Bolton’s book for six months prior to publication, why didn’t he try to block publication sooner?” and “Why do you keep hiring people that you believe are wackos and liars?”
Trump ignored Reid and left without answering her questions.
Bolton himself has been harshly criticized by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who called his book, The Room Where It Happened, “a con.”
“I’m not paying any money for a book that was a substitute for testifying before Congress,” she said, a reference to Bolton’s refusal to testify during the House’s impeachment proceedings against the president. The Senate ultimately acquitted the president of any wrongdoing in his quid-pro-dealings with Ukraine; Bolton offered to testify before the Senate, a move Pelosi said Bolton knew would result in Republicans not issuing a subpoena or calling him as a witness.


politicususa--2020-06-23--Trump Complains about Dr. Fauci’s High Approval Ratings, Blames the Media

Donald Trump is not happy with Dr. Anthony Fauci ’ s high approval ratings .
Polls have consistently shown the health expert enjoys more public confidence than the President .
On a day when Fauci is testifying on Capitol Hill , Trump took to Twitter to complain about the head of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases getting too much credit .
“ We did a great job on CoronaVirus , including the very early ban on China , Ventilator production , and Testing , which is by far the most , and best , in the World .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
!
” Trump wrote .
“ Yet the Fake News refuses to acknowledge this in a positive way.
” “ But they do give Dr. Anthony Fauci , who is with us in all ways , a very high 72 % Approval Rating , ” Trump said .
“ So , if he is in charge along with V.P .
etc.
, and with us doing all of these really good things , why doesn ’ t the Lamestream Media treat us as they should ?
Answer : Because they are Fake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first time Trump has addressed polls showing the American people have more trust in Fauci than him .
Fauci also beats other members of the administration .
The President has criticized Fauci in the past , however .
Reports suggested he was growing tired of the doctor because he ’ d criticized Trump in public .
He was briefly sidelined at press briefings .

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Donald Trump is not happy with Dr. Anthony Fauci’s high approval ratings. Polls have consistently shown the health expert enjoys more public confidence than the President.
On a day when Fauci is testifying on Capitol Hill, Trump took to Twitter to complain about the head of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases getting too much credit.
“We did a great job on CoronaVirus, including the very early ban on China, Ventilator production, and Testing, which is by far the most, and best, in the World. We saved millions of U.S. lives.!” Trump wrote.
We did a great job on CoronaVirus, including the very early ban on China, Ventilator production, and Testing, which is by far the most, and best, in the World. We saved millions of U.S. lives.! Yet the Fake News refuses to acknowledge this in a positive way. But they do give…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 23, 2020
“Yet the Fake News refuses to acknowledge this in a positive way.”
“But they do give Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is with us in all ways, a very high 72% Approval Rating,” Trump said.
“So, if he is in charge along with V.P. etc., and with us doing all of these really good things, why doesn’t the Lamestream Media treat us as they should? Answer: Because they are Fake News!”
This may be the first time Trump has addressed polls showing the American people have more trust in Fauci than him. Fauci also beats other members of the administration.
The President has criticized Fauci in the past, however. Reports suggested he was growing tired of the doctor because he’d criticized Trump in public. He was briefly sidelined at press briefings.
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politicususa--2020-06-23--Trump Self Destructs And Says He Wasn’t Kidding About Slowing Down Virus Testing

Trump doubled down and admitted that he wasn ’ t kidding when he said that he told his administration to slow down coronavirus testing .
The exchange outside the White House : Reporter : Were you just kidding , or do you have a plan to slow down testing ?
Trump : I don ’ t kid .
Let me make it clear .
We have got the greatest testing program anywhere in the world .
We test better than anybody in the world , our tests are the best in the world .
And we have the most of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we find more cases .
The coronavirus is the crisis that Trump can ’ t talk his way out of .
Trump can ’ t end testing and pretend like it is gone .
He can ’ t wish it away .
The President ’ s ego won ’ t let him say that he was joking about slowing down virus testing , because the truth is that he wasn ’ t joking .
Trump has ordered the federal government to hoard testing supplies and tests .
States have to hide their purchases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to avoid seizure .
Trump was never interested in stopping the virus .
His endgame has always been to cook the books by ending testing , and then proclaiming the pandemic over .
With cases surging in more than half of the country , Donald Trump wants to shut down testing .
Trump ’ s comments weren ’ t a joke .
They were the words of a criminal confessing his crimes .
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Trump doubled down and admitted that he wasn’t kidding when he said that he told his administration to slow down coronavirus testing.
The exchange outside the White House:
Reporter: Were you just kidding, or do you have a plan to slow down testing?
Trump: I don’t kid. Let me make it clear. We have got the greatest testing program anywhere in the world. We test better than anybody in the world, our tests are the best in the world. And we have the most of them. By having more tests, we find more cases.
Video:
Trump blows up the Republican efforts to defend him by admitting that he wasn't kidding about slowing down coronavirus testing. pic.twitter.com/Wt7FMtJckQ — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June 23, 2020
The coronavirus is the crisis that Trump can’t talk his way out of. Trump can’t end testing and pretend like it is gone. He can’t wish it away.
The President’s ego won’t let him say that he was joking about slowing down virus testing, because the truth is that he wasn’t joking. Trump has ordered the federal government to hoard testing supplies and tests. States have to hide their purchases of testing supplies from the Trump administration to avoid seizure.
Trump was never interested in stopping the virus. His endgame has always been to cook the books by ending testing, and then proclaiming the pandemic over.
With cases surging in more than half of the country, Donald Trump wants to shut down testing. Trump’s comments weren’t a joke. They were the words of a criminal confessing his crimes.
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politicususa--2020-06-23--Rudy Giuliani Thinks Black Lives Matter Is Coming To Take Your House

Rudy Giuliani has accused the Black Lives Matter movement of wanting to destroy the government and steal your house .
The former New York mayor railed against the current protests .
Giuliani told Fox News ’ Laura Ingraham that those protesting for justice for George Floyd were carrying out a plot .
This plan involves taking people ’ s property .
The Republican claimed “ Antifa , Black Lives Matter , the communists , and their allies ” were “ executing a plan they wrote about four or five years ago.
” This , he said , was an “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government.
” “ They want to internationalize our government , ” he said “ They want to do away with our system of courts , and they want to take your property away and give it to other people , ” Giuliani explained .
“ People who say they are favorable to Black Lives Matter : Black Lives Matter wants to come and take your house away from you.
” “ They want to take your property away from you , ” he said .
Giuliani added that the protests were no longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ended a long time ago.
” Giuliani was acting as President Donald Trump ’ s personal lawyer this year .
It seems he still holds that position .

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Rudy Giuliani has accused the Black Lives Matter movement of wanting to destroy the government and steal your house. The former New York mayor railed against the current protests.
Giuliani told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham that those protesting for justice for George Floyd were carrying out a plot. This plan involves taking people’s property.
The Republican claimed “Antifa, Black Lives Matter, the communists, and their allies” were “executing a plan they wrote about four or five years ago.”
This, he said, was an “orchestrated effort” to “destroy our government.”
“They want to internationalize our government,” he said
“They want to do away with our system of courts, and they want to take your property away and give it to other people,” Giuliani explained.
“People who say they are favorable to Black Lives Matter: Black Lives Matter wants to come and take your house away from you.”
“They want to take your property away from you,” he said.
Giuliani added that the protests were no longer about George Floyd at all: “That ended a long time ago.”
Giuliani was acting as President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer this year. It seems he still holds that position.
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politicususa--2020-06-23--Adam Schiff: John Bolton’s Testimony Could Have Caused “An Unraveling of the Trump Defense” on Impea

Adam Schiff: John Bolton’s Testimony Could Have Caused “An Unraveling of the Trump Defense” on Impeachment

John Bolton ’ s testimony could have fundamentally altered the outcome of President Donald Trump ’ s impeachment , according to Adam Schiff .
Bolton did not testify at the time .
Congressman Schiff is Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and he spoke to MSNBC ’ s Lawrence O ’ Donnell on Monday .
The Democrat claimed Bolton ’ s testimony could have been crucial .
The former National Security Advisor to Trump said at the time he would sue if the House subpoena ’ d him .
“ John Bolton ’ s testimony may have led to other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defense , ” Schiff said .
Bolton claims in his new book , The Room Where It Happened , that Trump should have been impeached for a number of other offenses .
He accused the President of seeking election help from China .
Schiff , who led the Democratic impeachment efforts , has been on something of a media blitz criticizing Bolton for the past few days .
This may be part of a push to interview him in the House .
However , Schiff defended the choice not to issue a subpoena @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision has been vindicated by the fact that we are still in court now over a year later trying to get [ Don ] McGahn to testify , ” he told Meet the Press on Sunday .
“ Bolton said he would sue us if we subpoenaed him .
We would still be trying to get John Bolton ’ s testimony today , ” Schiff said .
“ And given that the president was trying to cheat in the upcoming election , we couldn ’ t afford to wait another year to get @ @ @ @ @ @

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John Bolton’s testimony could have fundamentally altered the outcome of President Donald Trump’s impeachment, according to Adam Schiff. Bolton did not testify at the time.
Congressman Schiff is Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and he spoke to MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell on Monday. The Democrat claimed Bolton’s testimony could have been crucial.
The former National Security Advisor to Trump said at the time he would sue if the House subpoena’d him.
“John Bolton’s testimony may have led to other witnesses and an unraveling of the Trump defense,” Schiff said.
Bolton claims in his new book, The Room Where It Happened, that Trump should have been impeached for a number of other offenses. He accused the President of seeking election help from China.
Schiff, who led the Democratic impeachment efforts, has been on something of a media blitz criticizing Bolton for the past few days. This may be part of a push to interview him in the House.
However, Schiff defended the choice not to issue a subpoena during the impeachment hearings.
“Our decision has been vindicated by the fact that we are still in court now over a year later trying to get [Don] McGahn to testify,” he told Meet the Press on Sunday.
“Bolton said he would sue us if we subpoenaed him. We would still be trying to get John Bolton’s testimony today,” Schiff said.
“And given that the president was trying to cheat in the upcoming election, we couldn’t afford to wait another year to get John Bolton to testify.”
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politicususa--2020-06-23--Trump Once Again Claims Coronavirus Cases Are Only Climbing Because of More Testing

President Donald Trump once again claimed that coronavirus cases are only climbing because of increased testing nationwide .
“ Cases are going up in the U.S. because we are testing far more than any other country , and ever expanding .
With smaller testing we would show fewer cases !
” he wrote .
“ That argument might have been true in April when testing was still ramping up .
It ’ s not true anymore , ” wrote Washington Post reporter Paige Winfield Cunningham in her analysis , noting that “ The fact that testing has increased means the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The president ’ s remark comes after he called widespread testing a “ double-edged sword ” during a free-wheeling speech at a Tulsa rally over the weekend .
“ Here ’ s the bad part , ” Trump said at the time .
“ When you do testing to that extent , you ’ re going to find more people , you ’ re going to find more cases .
So I said to my people , ‘ Slow the testing down , please !
’ ” Kayleigh McEnany , the White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying he was merely joking .
“ He was joking about the media and their failure to understand the fact that when you test more , you also find more cases , ” she said .
Nearly 123,000 Americans have died from the novel coronavirus since the first case in the United States was reported in February .
While some places , like New York , which was especially hard hit , have stabilized , states that have pushed to reopen their economies early , like Arizona , Florida , and Texas , @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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President Donald Trump once again claimed that coronavirus cases are only climbing because of increased testing nationwide.
“Cases are going up in the U.S. because we are testing far more than any other country, and ever expanding. With smaller testing we would show fewer cases!” he wrote.
Cases are going up in the U.S. because we are testing far more than any other country, and ever expanding. With smaller testing we would show fewer cases! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 23, 2020
“That argument might have been true in April when testing was still ramping up. It’s not true anymore,” wrote Washington Post reporter Paige Winfield Cunningham in her analysis, noting that “The fact that testing has increased means the infection trends are no longer distorted.”
The president’s remark comes after he called widespread testing a “double-edged sword” during a free-wheeling speech at a Tulsa rally over the weekend.
“Here’s the bad part,” Trump said at the time. “When you do testing to that extent, you’re going to find more people, you’re going to find more cases. So I said to my people, ‘Slow the testing down, please!’”
Kayleigh McEnany, the White House press secretary, defended the president, saying he was merely joking.
“He was joking about the media and their failure to understand the fact that when you test more, you also find more cases,” she said.
Nearly 123,000 Americans have died from the novel coronavirus since the first case in the United States was reported in February. While some places, like New York, which was especially hard hit, have stabilized, states that have pushed to reopen their economies early, like Arizona, Florida, and Texas, have seen an uptick in cases.