politicususa--2020-09-04--Trump Orders Stars And Stripes Shut Down So They Can’t Report On His Contempt For The Troops

Stars and Stripes , the legendary newspaper that has kept our troops informed since the Civil War , is being shut down by Trump .
In a heretofore unpublicized recent memo , the Pentagon delivered an order to shutter Stars and Stripes , a newspaper that has been a lifeline and a voice for American troops since the Civil War .
The memo orders the publisher of the news organization ( which now publishes online as well as in print ) to present a plan that “ dissolves the Stars and Stripes ” by Sept. 15 including “ specific timeline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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The memo ordering the publication ’ s dissolution claims the administration has the authority to make this move under the president ’ s fiscal year 2021 defense department budget request .
It zeroed out the $ 15.5 million annual subsidy for Stars and Stripes .
But Congress , which under the Constitution has the power to make decisions about how the public ’ s money is spent , has not yet approved the president ’ s request .
In fact , the version the House approved earlier this summer explicitly overruled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stars and Stripes , restoring funding for the paper .
Trump can ’ t legally shut down Stars and Stripes and defund the newspaper without congressional approval , and the House of Representatives has denied his request and reinstated the funding .
The Senate has done nothing because Majority Leader McConnell would like to turtle up and avoid any conflict with Trump before the election , but after Trump called dead American war heroes losers , he may not have a choice .
If Trump continues to sink , especially after his comments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stripes would give Senate Republicans an issue to break with Trump on .
First , Trump insults dead American war heroes , and then he shuts down the only source of news some of our troops on the frontlines have .
Trump isn ’ t just disrespecting the military .
He is also trying to keep them in the dark about his contempt for the troops .
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Stars and Stripes, the legendary newspaper that has kept our troops informed since the Civil War, is being shut down by Trump.
Via USA Today:
In a heretofore unpublicized recent memo, the Pentagon delivered an order to shutter Stars and Stripes, a newspaper that has been a lifeline and a voice for American troops since the Civil War. The memo orders the publisher of the news organization (which now publishes online as well as in print) to present a plan that “dissolves the Stars and Stripes” by Sept. 15 including “specific timeline for vacating government owned/leased space worldwide.”
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The memo ordering the publication’s dissolution claims the administration has the authority to make this move under the president’s fiscal year 2021 defense department budget request. It zeroed out the $15.5 million annual subsidy for Stars and Stripes. But Congress, which under the Constitution has the power to make decisions about how the public’s money is spent, has not yet approved the president’s request.
In fact, the version the House approved earlier this summer explicitly overruled the decision to pull the plug on Stars and Stripes, restoring funding for the paper.
Trump can’t legally shut down Stars and Stripes and defund the newspaper without congressional approval, and the House of Representatives has denied his request and reinstated the funding.
The Senate has done nothing because Majority Leader McConnell would like to turtle up and avoid any conflict with Trump before the election, but after Trump called dead American war heroes losers, he may not have a choice.
If Trump continues to sink, especially after his comments about the troops, saving Stars and Stripes would give Senate Republicans an issue to break with Trump on.
First, Trump insults dead American war heroes, and then he shuts down the only source of news some of our troops on the frontlines have.
Trump isn’t just disrespecting the military. He is also trying to keep them in the dark about his contempt for the troops.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
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politicususa--2020-09-04--Khizr Khan Says Trump’s “Life is a Testament to Selfishness” After Report He Mocked Dead U.S. Troops

Gold star father Khizr Khan says President Donald Trump ’ s “ life is a testament to selfishness ” after a bombshell report from The Atlantic , citing sources close to the president , revealed Trump had denigrated dead American troops as “ losers.
” “ A former senior administration official , who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly , confirmed to The Washington Post that the president frequently made disparaging comments about veterans and soldiers missing in action , referring to them at times as ‘ losers , ' ” The Atlantic reported .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ told senior advisers that he didn ’ t understand why the U.S. government placed such value on finding soldiers missing in action because they had performed poorly and gotten caught and deserved what they got , according to a person familiar with the discussion.
” “ That is not who we are , ” Khan said during a call hosted by Democrat Joe Biden ’ s presidential campaign .
“ When Donald Trump calls anyone who places their lives in service of others ‘ a loser , ’ we understand Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not make sense , love does not make sense .
According to Trump , the winners in life are those that put themselves before all , and the losers are those that don ’ t. ” Khan is the father of Humayun Khan , a Muslim American Army captain who was killed in Iraq in 2004 .
He made international headlines for criticizing then-candidate Trump during an impassioned speech during the 2016 Democratic National Convention .
“ Our son Humayun had dreams … of being a military lawyer , but he put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his life to save the lives of his fellow soldiers , ” Khan said at the time .
“ Hillary Clinton was right when she called my son ‘ the best of America.
’ If it was up to Donald Trump , he never would have been in America.
” He then held up a copy of the United States Constitution and continued speaking .
“ Donald Trump , you are asking Americans to trust you with their future .
Let me ask you : Have you even read the United States Constitution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ copy , ” he said .
“ In this document , look for the words ‘ liberty ’ and ‘ equal protection of law.
’ Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery ?
Go look at the graves of brave patriots who died defending [ the ] United States of America .
You ’ ll see , all faiths , genders , and ethnicities .
You have sacrificed nothing and no one .
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Gold star father Khizr Khan says President Donald Trump’s “life is a testament to selfishness” after a bombshell report from The Atlantic, citing sources close to the president, revealed Trump had denigrated dead American troops as “losers.”
“A former senior administration official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly, confirmed to The Washington Post that the president frequently made disparaging comments about veterans and soldiers missing in action, referring to them at times as ‘losers,'” The Atlantic reported. “In one account, the president told senior advisers that he didn’t understand why the U.S. government placed such value on finding soldiers missing in action because they had performed poorly and gotten caught and deserved what they got, according to a person familiar with the discussion.”
Khan responded earlier today.
“That is not who we are,” Khan said during a call hosted by Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. “When Donald Trump calls anyone who places their lives in service of others ‘a loser,’ we understand Trump’s soul. By his accounting, self-sacrifice does not make sense, love does not make sense. According to Trump, the winners in life are those that put themselves before all, and the losers are those that don’t.”
Khan is the father of Humayun Khan, a Muslim American Army captain who was killed in Iraq in 2004. He made international headlines for criticizing then-candidate Trump during an impassioned speech during the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
“Our son Humayun had dreams … of being a military lawyer, but he put those dreams aside the day he sacrificed his life to save the lives of his fellow soldiers,” Khan said at the time. “Hillary Clinton was right when she called my son ‘the best of America.’ If it was up to Donald Trump, he never would have been in America.”
He then held up a copy of the United States Constitution and continued speaking.
“Donald Trump, you are asking Americans to trust you with their future. Let me ask you: Have you even read the United States Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy,” he said. “In this document, look for the words ‘liberty’ and ‘equal protection of law.’ Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery? Go look at the graves of brave patriots who died defending [the] United States of America. You’ll see, all faiths, genders, and ethnicities. You have sacrificed nothing and no one.”


politicususa--2020-09-04--John Bolton Calls Trump’s Comments “Despicable” as Michael Cohen Claims Report Is Accurate

Two people who once worked closely with Donald Trump have weighed in on reports that he mocked dead troops and those missing in action .
John Bolton and Michael Cohen both made remarks on Friday .
Bolton , the former National Security Advisor , gave an interview Friday morning .
He claimed he hadn ’ t heard the President saying the exact comments reported , but suggested he probably had .
“ These comments are despicable .
If he made them , they are despicable , ” Bolton told Bloomberg Radio .
Bolton said Trump may have said the comments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other sources , and he ’ d heard the President express similar sentiments .
“ I have not heard anybody say , ‘ Oh , that doesn ’ t sound like the Donald Trump I know , ' ” Bolton said .
“ He was prone to say from time to time : ‘ What did they get out of it ?
What was the worth of the war in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan ? '
” Bolton said .
“ That is a kind of insensitivity that Trump does have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it.
” Separately , Trump ’ s former lawyer and fixer , claimed on Twitter that the comments ascribed to the President are true , pointing to his own congressional testimony .
“ I testified , ‘ Trump claimed it was because of a bone spur .
When I asked for medical records , he gave me none and said there was no surgery .
He finished with : ‘ You think I ’ m stupid , I wasn ’ t going to Vietnam . '
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Two people who once worked closely with Donald Trump have weighed in on reports that he mocked dead troops and those missing in action. John Bolton and Michael Cohen both made remarks on Friday.
Bolton, the former National Security Advisor, gave an interview Friday morning. He claimed he hadn’t heard the President saying the exact comments reported, but suggested he probably had.
“These comments are despicable. If he made them, they are despicable,” Bolton told Bloomberg Radio.
Bolton said Trump may have said the comments ascribed to him by The Atlantic and other sources, and he’d heard the President express similar sentiments.
“I have not heard anybody say, ‘Oh, that doesn’t sound like the Donald Trump I know,'” Bolton said.
“He was prone to say from time to time: ‘What did they get out of it? What was the worth of the war in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan?'” Bolton said.
“That is a kind of insensitivity that Trump does have, there’s no doubt about it.”
Separately, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, claimed on Twitter that the comments ascribed to the President are true, pointing to his own congressional testimony.
“The Atlantic article is accurate,” Cohen said.
“I testified, ‘Trump claimed it was because of a bone spur. When I asked for medical records, he gave me none and said there was no surgery. He finished with: ‘You think I’m stupid, I wasn’t going to Vietnam.'”
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politicususa--2020-09-04--Poll: Majority of Americans Believe the Way Trump is Responding to Civil Unrest is Making Things Wor

Poll: Majority of Americans Believe the Way Trump is Responding to Civil Unrest is Making Things Worse

According to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released today , the majority of Americans believe the way President Donald Trump is responding to civil unrest is making things worse .
55 percent of Americans say they believe Trump is worsening matters as the nation grapples with a slew of protests against racism and police brutality .
29 percent said they don ’ t believe Trump ’ s comments have had an effect on protests .
30 percent of Republicans believe the president ’ s rhetoric is improving things , though 26 percent say otherwise .
Among white , non-college educated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president , just 18 percent believe his rhetoric has been successful and 41 percent say his comments have negatively impacted the national conversation on racial inequity .
The majority of Democrats ( 79 percent ) believe Trump is making things worse ; 53 percent of independents said the same .
Just four percent of Democrats and nine percent of independents said Trump has had a positive impact on the national dialogue .
The poll comes the same week as an Axios-Ipsos survey that found 60 percent of Americans believe the federal response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States .
Just 19 percent of Democrats believe the federal response is improving life under the pandemic compared to 80 percent who believe the federal response is making things worse .
Among Republicans , the findings are similarly stark .
74 percent of the survey ’ s respondents believe the federal response is improving life under the pandemic compared to 25 percent who said otherwise .
And finally , among independent voters , a little over a third ( 32 percent ) had good things to say about the federal response compared @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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According to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released today, the majority of Americans believe the way President Donald Trump is responding to civil unrest is making things worse.
55 percent of Americans say they believe Trump is worsening matters as the nation grapples with a slew of protests against racism and police brutality. 29 percent said they don’t believe Trump’s comments have had an effect on protests.
30 percent of Republicans believe the president’s rhetoric is improving things, though 26 percent say otherwise. Among white, non-college educated Americans, a key voting bloc for the president, just 18 percent believe his rhetoric has been successful and 41 percent say his comments have negatively impacted the national conversation on racial inequity.
The majority of Democrats (79 percent) believe Trump is making things worse; 53 percent of independents said the same. Just four percent of Democrats and nine percent of independents said Trump has had a positive impact on the national dialogue.
The poll comes the same week as an Axios-Ipsos survey that found 60 percent of Americans believe the federal response is worsening the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.
Just 19 percent of Democrats believe the federal response is improving life under the pandemic compared to 80 percent who believe the federal response is making things worse.
Among Republicans, the findings are similarly stark. 74 percent of the survey’s respondents believe the federal response is improving life under the pandemic compared to 25 percent who said otherwise.
And finally, among independent voters, a little over a third (32 percent) had good things to say about the federal response compared to 68 percent who did not.


politicususa--2020-09-04--Retired General Responds to Trump Mocking Soldiers: “You’re No Patriot”

A retired general has gone viral with a video harshly criticizing Donald Trump for mocking U.S. troops .
Several news outlets have confirmed the President calling dead soldiers “ losers.
” Major General Paul Eaton posted a video on Twitter addressing an article published in The Atlantic on Thursday .
The video has already garnered more than 2 million views .
“ I ’ m pretty unhappy with you , Mr. Trump .
So I ’ m going to keep this short for your famous short attention span , ” Eaton said in the video .
“ You have shown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I am stunned that anybody in the United States military would consider you anything but a ‘ loser ’ or a ‘ sucker.
’ “ “ You ’ re no patriot , ” he said .
Eaton ’ s father , a fighter pilot , was killed in Vietnam in 1969 .
The retired general took out the dog tags found at the crash site .
“ Our Army , our Navy , our Marine Corps , our Air Force , our Coast Guard .
Brave men and women .
They ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re smart and wise , ” Eaton said .
“ So , Mr. Trump , come Nov. 3 , we ’ re all voting for a real patriot — Joe Biden .
And everybody who hears this , please take notice and please vote.
” “ Vote Democratic .
Our country ’ s honor depends on it , ” he said .

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A retired general has gone viral with a video harshly criticizing Donald Trump for mocking U.S. troops. Several news outlets have confirmed the President calling dead soldiers “losers.”
Major General Paul Eaton posted a video on Twitter addressing an article published in The Atlantic on Thursday. The video has already garnered more than 2 million views.
“I’m pretty unhappy with you, Mr. Trump. So I’m going to keep this short for your famous short attention span,” Eaton said in the video.
Watch the video:
Read Jeff Goldberg’s article in The Atlantic. How could anyone support Trump? pic.twitter.com/xqfnklmCBq — Major General (ret) Paul Eaton (@PaulDEaton52) September 4, 2020
“You have shown disrespect to the military on countless occasions. I am stunned that anybody in the United States military would consider you anything but a ‘loser’ or a ‘sucker.’“
“You’re no patriot,” he said.
Eaton’s father, a fighter pilot, was killed in Vietnam in 1969. The retired general took out the dog tags found at the crash site.
“Our Army, our Navy, our Marine Corps, our Air Force, our Coast Guard. Brave men and women. They’re not just brave. They’re smart and wise,” Eaton said.
“So, Mr. Trump, come Nov. 3, we’re all voting for a real patriot — Joe Biden. And everybody who hears this, please take notice and please vote.”
“Vote Democratic. Our country’s honor depends on it,” he said.
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politicususa--2020-09-04--Trump Boasts About Jobs Numbers Despite High Unemployment and Lack of Virus Relief

President Donald Trump boasted about the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics ( BLS ) that found employers added 1.4 million jobs in August .
However , the president did not mention that the report also points out the United States has lost 11.5 million jobs since February .
“ Great Jobs Numbers !
1.37 Million Jobs Added In August .
Unemployment Rate Falls To 8.4 % ( Wow , much better than expected ! )
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Broke the 10 % level faster and deeper than thought possible , ” the president wrote earlier this morning .
Although @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 8.4 percent ( from 10.2 percent in July ) , permanent job losses increased to 3.4 million .
As CNN pointed out , “ the unemployment rate didn ’ t improve evenly across different groups .
The White unemployment rate is only 7.3 % , while it remains above 10 % for Black , Hispanic and Asian workers .
The Black unemployment rate is the highest at 13 % .
” Moreover , although both the retail sector and the federal government added 250,000 jobs apiece , 238,000 of these federal jobs are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These people would be out of work once the Census concludes , contributing to another increase in unemployment numbers .
“ More people with more jobs is something to celebrate , but we need to be concerned about how sustainable these gains will be , ” Nick Bunker , economic research director for the Indeed Hiring Lab , told CNN .
The government also faces the prospect of a shutdown if Democrats and Republicans don ’ t reach a deal on coronavirus relief by the end of September .
The White House wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running until mid-December ; this would require Senate Republicans to approve a bill for President Trump to sign .
Stimulus negotiations fell apart last month and will resume in the coming week .

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President Donald Trump boasted about the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that found employers added 1.4 million jobs in August. However, the president did not mention that the report also points out the United States has lost 11.5 million jobs since February.
“Great Jobs Numbers! 1.37 Million Jobs Added In August. Unemployment Rate Falls To 8.4% (Wow, much better than expected!). Broke the 10% level faster and deeper than thought possible,” the president wrote earlier this morning.
Great Jobs Numbers! 1.37 Million Jobs Added In August. Unemployment Rate Falls To 8.4% (Wow, much better than expected!). Broke the 10% level faster and deeper than thought possible. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 4, 2020
Although the national unemployment rate did fall to 8.4 percent (from 10.2 percent in July), permanent job losses increased to 3.4 million. As CNN pointed out, “the unemployment rate didn’t improve evenly across different groups. The White unemployment rate is only 7.3%, while it remains above 10% for Black, Hispanic and Asian workers. The Black unemployment rate is the highest at 13%.”
Moreover, although both the retail sector and the federal government added 250,000 jobs apiece, 238,000 of these federal jobs are temporary ones for the 2020 Census. These people would be out of work once the Census concludes, contributing to another increase in unemployment numbers.
“More people with more jobs is something to celebrate, but we need to be concerned about how sustainable these gains will be,” Nick Bunker, economic research director for the Indeed Hiring Lab, told CNN.
The government also faces the prospect of a shutdown if Democrats and Republicans don’t reach a deal on coronavirus relief by the end of September. The White House wants a stopgap measure to keep the government running until mid-December; this would require Senate Republicans to approve a bill for President Trump to sign. Stimulus negotiations fell apart last month and will resume in the coming week.


politicususa--2020-09-04--New Report Claims Trump Also Called Soldiers Missing in Action “Losers”

A new report from the Washington Post appears to confirm reporting that Donald Trump has mocked and criticized military veterans as well as U.S. troops missing in action .
Following an article published Thursday in The Atlantic , the Post reported on Friday that their sources had confirmed Trump ’ s attacks on military members and called them “ losers.
” “ A former senior administration official , who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly , confirmed to The Washington Post that the president frequently made disparaging comments about veterans and soldiers missing in action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ losers , ' ” the newspaper reported .
“ In one account , the president told senior advisers that he didn ’ t understand why the U.S. government placed such value on finding soldiers missing in action because they had performed poorly and gotten caught and deserved what they got , according to a person familiar with the discussion , ” the article goes on .
The Post also claimed Trump said those who served in the Vietnam War must be “ losers ” because they weren ’ t able to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ avoided serving during the war .
Trump also “ complained bitterly to then-Chief of Staff John F. Kelly that he didn ’ t understand why Kelly and others in the military treated McCain ” so reverentially .
“ Isn ’ t he kind of a loser ?
” Trump reportedly asked about McCain , who was a decorated war hero .
The story about how Trump speaks about the military appears to be snowballing .

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A new report from the Washington Post appears to confirm reporting that Donald Trump has mocked and criticized military veterans as well as U.S. troops missing in action.
Following an article published Thursday in The Atlantic, the Post reported on Friday that their sources had confirmed Trump’s attacks on military members and called them “losers.”
“A former senior administration official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly, confirmed to The Washington Post that the president frequently made disparaging comments about veterans and soldiers missing in action, referring to them at times as ‘losers,'” the newspaper reported.
“In one account, the president told senior advisers that he didn’t understand why the U.S. government placed such value on finding soldiers missing in action because they had performed poorly and gotten caught and deserved what they got, according to a person familiar with the discussion,” the article goes on.
The Post also claimed Trump said those who served in the Vietnam War must be “losers” because they weren’t able to get out of the draft. The President avoided serving during the war.
Trump also “complained bitterly to then-Chief of Staff John F. Kelly that he didn’t understand why Kelly and others in the military treated McCain” so reverentially.
“Isn’t he kind of a loser?” Trump reportedly asked about McCain, who was a decorated war hero.
The story about how Trump speaks about the military appears to be snowballing.
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politicususa--2020-09-04--Tammy Duckworth: Trump Should “Avert His Cowardly Eyes” from Amputee Veterans

Tammy Duckworth has accused Donald Trump of cowardice following a report that he didn ’ t want amputee veterans in military parades .
The Democrat lost both legs in Iraq .
The senator took to Twitter on Friday following an article in the The Atlantic claiming Trump didn ’ t want any veterans in military parades who were amputees .
“ What Donald Trump will never understand is that our Wounded Warriors earned their wounds , ” Duckworth wrote .
“ They are our badges of honor from our service to the country we love.
” “ If he can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have sacrificed for our nation , perhaps he should avert his cowardly eyes , ” she said .
According to anonymous sources who spoke to The Atlantic ‘ s Jeffrey Goldberg , Trump wanted military parades – something he ’ s often spoken about – but not if they featured veterans who had lost limbs .
“ Nobody wants to see that , ” Trump reportedly said .
Duckworth served in Iraq and lost both her legs .
She has repeatedly criticized the President for his failure to speak about Russian bounties on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affecting the military .

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Tammy Duckworth has accused Donald Trump of cowardice following a report that he didn’t want amputee veterans in military parades. The Democrat lost both legs in Iraq.
The senator took to Twitter on Friday following an article in the The Atlantic claiming Trump didn’t want any veterans in military parades who were amputees.
“What Donald Trump will never understand is that our Wounded Warriors earned their wounds,” Duckworth wrote.
What @realDonaldTrump will never understand is that our Wounded Warriors earned their wounds. They are our badges of honor from our service to the country we love.
If he can’t bear to witness those who have sacrificed for our nation, perhaps he should avert his cowardly eyes. https://t.co/wQ8mCLgWei — Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) September 4, 2020
“They are our badges of honor from our service to the country we love.”
“If he can’t bear to witness those who have sacrificed for our nation, perhaps he should avert his cowardly eyes,” she said.
According to anonymous sources who spoke to The Atlantic‘s Jeffrey Goldberg, Trump wanted military parades – something he’s often spoken about – but not if they featured veterans who had lost limbs.
“Nobody wants to see that,” Trump reportedly said.
Duckworth served in Iraq and lost both her legs. She has repeatedly criticized the President for his failure to speak about Russian bounties on U.S. troops as well as other issues affecting the military.
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politicususa--2020-09-04--Trump Says Mitt Romney “Couldn’t Be Elected Dog Catcher” in Utah Despite His 56% Approval Rating

Donald Trump mocked Mitt Romney on Thursday , claiming the Utah senator would struggle to win an election in the state .
This is despite Romney ’ s huge popularity there .
The President made the comments , apparently unprompted , during an appearance in Latrobe , Pennsylvania .
He ’ s often taken aim at the Republican senator after he voted in favor of impeachment .
“ Utah , the home of our worst senator.. that ’ s Mitt Romney , ” Trump said .
“ Romney couldn ’ t be elected dog catcher right now in Utah.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on impeachment .
He was the only Republican to vote in favor , siding with Democrats on one of the two articles , earning the President ’ s ire .
“ When they do that , that ’ s personal….196 to think , they stuck with us and so did the Senate , besides Romney , you can have Romney… he gave me a half a vote , ” Trump said .
He went on to mock Romney for attending a Black Lives Matter march .
The senator was marching with 1,000 Christians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criticized him at the time .
“ Remember when he was walking with the Black Lives Matter saying ‘ I ’ m a member of Black Lives Matter ’ … he had a lot of mask on , I ’ ll tell you that , ” Trump said on Thursday .
Romney won his senate seat in Utah easily and remains very popular in the state .
He ’ s also more popular there than Trump .
The senator enjoyed a 56 % approval rating in June .

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Donald Trump mocked Mitt Romney on Thursday, claiming the Utah senator would struggle to win an election in the state. This is despite Romney’s huge popularity there.
The President made the comments, apparently unprompted, during an appearance in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He’s often taken aim at the Republican senator after he voted in favor of impeachment.
“Utah, the home of our worst senator.. that’s Mitt Romney,” Trump said.
“Romney couldn’t be elected dog catcher right now in Utah.”
Trump brought up Romney’s vote on impeachment. He was the only Republican to vote in favor, siding with Democrats on one of the two articles, earning the President’s ire.
“When they do that, that’s personal….196 to think, they stuck with us and so did the Senate, besides Romney, you can have Romney… he gave me a half a vote,” Trump said.
“That was Romney, what a beaut.”
He went on to mock Romney for attending a Black Lives Matter march. The senator was marching with 1,000 Christians to the White House. Trump also criticized him at the time.
“Remember when he was walking with the Black Lives Matter saying ‘I’m a member of Black Lives Matter’… he had a lot of mask on, I’ll tell you that,” Trump said on Thursday.
Romney won his senate seat in Utah easily and remains very popular in the state. He’s also more popular there than Trump. The senator enjoyed a 56% approval rating in June.
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politicususa--2020-09-05--Opinion: Why The Coronavirus Is Not An Excuse For Trump’s Failing Economy

The narrative Trump and his Republican allies have been weaving about his managing of the U.S. economy is that he had presided over , if not himself built , the strongest economy in the nation ’ s history and that it was only slowed by the coronavirus outbreak , which was not his fault .
He can ’ t be held responsible for the collapse of the economy , for the current depression , because how could anyone have predicted , much less be held responsible for , the pandemic , before which , he tells the story , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we had never seen — the most successful economy in the history of our country , the best unemployment numbers in history.
” Trump ’ s self-serving trumpeting is questionable from many angles , and often outright erroneous .
First , in terms of job creation , wage growth , and growth in the inflation-adjusted gross domestic product , and even stock performance , the economy under Obama slightly out-performed Trump ’ s .
And , second , we have to remember , Trump inherited an economy from Obama that had already set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months of job growth .
Despite his repeated claims , Trump did not fix a broken and stagnant economy left by Obama .
Third , Trump did in fact have ample forewarning about the threat of the coronavirus and had plenty of notice to implement measures to protect American lives , and hence the economy , from the pandemic .
Of course , Trump has yet to grasp the need—not to mention the humanity—of prioritizing saving and protecting American lives as a necessary condition for saving the economy .
And he had ample @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsibly and carefully , coordinating a national effort , such that the U.S. economy and overall society could be opening and returning toward a greater state of normalcy , as many other nations are doing or have done .
But all of these facts aside , the most salient , if largely unrecognized , reason the coronavirus pandemic does not hold water as an excuse for the depression he has overseen is that quite clearly Trump had not developed a strong economy , at least not one strong and resilient enough to withstand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strong and successful economy be defined precisely by its ability to keep working for people—which means sustaining its ability to produce and distribute goods and services to meet our people ’ s needs—even during a challenging crisis ?
Shouldn ’ t a strong economy be able to weather a storm and shelter and protect its people ?
Imagining someone saying during the last Great Recession , for example , “ Well , the economy was really successful , if it weren ’ t for that banking meltdown and all those toxic derivatives being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that collapses is by definition one that has weaknesses , that is not strong enough .
We need leaders to recognize this point if we are going to have any hope of building an economy that works for people as opposed to accepting economic orders that routinely collapse during crisis , thrusting Americans into periodic and extended eras of misery .
Instead , we need an economy featuring stabilizing and protective mechanisms designed precisely to hold up and continue to function to meet people ’ s needs even during times of crisis or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Trump is one of those proverbial little pigs who preferred to play rather than do diligent work and thus carelessly built an economy out of sticks and straw instead of putting in the time , effort , and care to build a genuinely strong economy out of brick that would have been able to withstand the huffing and puffing of the big bad wolf .
The big bad wolf could come in many forms—a bank meltdown , a hurricane , a pandemic , a war , who knows ?
Good leadership and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such emergencies , especially if those leaders and policies prioritize people ’ s lives and not just profits .
Trump promises he will re-build the economy as he did before .
Let me go out on a limb and suggest that such a prospect , given what we are collectively experiencing , should not bring us comfort .
The “ K-shaped recovery ” we are seeing only highlights the pre-COVID economy Trump oversaw .
Economists call this so-called recovery “ K-shaped ” because of its two distinct dimensions : the sideways “ V @ @ @ @ @ @ @ K ” represents the chart of the recovery for the wealthiest of Americans ; those already rich are bouncing back quite well , accumulating wealth hand over fist .
The straight line of the “ K ” represents the flat-lining chart for the other 99 % of us .
Once again , the redistribution of wealth from the top to the bottom under Trump continues , as we saw with his tax cuts .
Poverty and homelessness had been increasing under Trump ’ s reign pre-COVID , and many of the jobs created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those who worked them still unable to support themselves or a family .
And worse , Trump has never recognized is need to practice the discipline the political economy , which means recognizing the way governmental structures and policies , the public sector , have always been necessary to support and govern the healthy functioning of the economy .
Had we had a robust public health infrastructure—or had Trump not destroyed the public health infrastructure—American society as a whole , and hence the economy , would have been able to respond to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Or , if we had a more robust unemployment insurance system , a healthcare system in which so many people ’ s insurance was not tied to employment , and so on , we would have had the ability , we would have a political economy with the ability , to meet people ’ s needs .
But having no skill at governing and no respect for government , Trump has failed at building a strong political economy .
Unfortunately , when the big bad wolf blows the economy down , it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump and his class .

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The narrative Trump and his Republican allies have been weaving about his managing of the U.S. economy is that he had presided over, if not himself built, the strongest economy in the nation’s history and that it was only slowed by the coronavirus outbreak, which was not his fault.
He can’t be held responsible for the collapse of the economy, for the current depression, because how could anyone have predicted, much less be held responsible for, the pandemic, before which, he tells the story, “we were going in a direction like we had never seen — the most successful economy in the history of our country, the best unemployment numbers in history.”
Trump’s self-serving trumpeting is questionable from many angles, and often outright erroneous. First, in terms of job creation, wage growth, and growth in the inflation-adjusted gross domestic product, and even stock performance, the economy under Obama slightly out-performed Trump’s. And, second, we have to remember, Trump inherited an economy from Obama that had already set a record for the number of consecutive months of job growth. Despite his repeated claims, Trump did not fix a broken and stagnant economy left by Obama.
Third, Trump did in fact have ample forewarning about the threat of the coronavirus and had plenty of notice to implement measures to protect American lives, and hence the economy, from the pandemic. Of course, Trump has yet to grasp the need—not to mention the humanity—of prioritizing saving and protecting American lives as a necessary condition for saving the economy. And he had ample opportunity to address and manage the pandemic responsibly and carefully, coordinating a national effort, such that the U.S. economy and overall society could be opening and returning toward a greater state of normalcy, as many other nations are doing or have done.
But all of these facts aside, the most salient, if largely unrecognized, reason the coronavirus pandemic does not hold water as an excuse for the depression he has overseen is that quite clearly Trump had not developed a strong economy, at least not one strong and resilient enough to withstand a crisis. Wouldn’t a strong and successful economy be defined precisely by its ability to keep working for people—which means sustaining its ability to produce and distribute goods and services to meet our people’s needs—even during a challenging crisis? Shouldn’t a strong economy be able to weather a storm and shelter and protect its people?
Imagining someone saying during the last Great Recession, for example, “Well, the economy was really successful, if it weren’t for that banking meltdown and all those toxic derivatives being bundled in mortgage-backed securities.”
An economy that collapses is by definition one that has weaknesses, that is not strong enough.
We need leaders to recognize this point if we are going to have any hope of building an economy that works for people as opposed to accepting economic orders that routinely collapse during crisis, thrusting Americans into periodic and extended eras of misery. Instead, we need an economy featuring stabilizing and protective mechanisms designed precisely to hold up and continue to function to meet people’s needs even during times of crisis or stress.
Let’s be clear: Trump is one of those proverbial little pigs who preferred to play rather than do diligent work and thus carelessly built an economy out of sticks and straw instead of putting in the time, effort, and care to build a genuinely strong economy out of brick that would have been able to withstand the huffing and puffing of the big bad wolf.
The big bad wolf could come in many forms—a bank meltdown, a hurricane, a pandemic, a war, who knows?
Good leadership and sound economic policy plan and prepare for such emergencies, especially if those leaders and policies prioritize people’s lives and not just profits.
Trump promises he will re-build the economy as he did before. Let me go out on a limb and suggest that such a prospect, given what we are collectively experiencing, should not bring us comfort.
The “K-shaped recovery” we are seeing only highlights the pre-COVID economy Trump oversaw. Economists call this so-called recovery “K-shaped” because of its two distinct dimensions: the sideways “V’ that is part of the “K” represents the chart of the recovery for the wealthiest of Americans; those already rich are bouncing back quite well, accumulating wealth hand over fist. The straight line of the “K” represents the flat-lining chart for the other 99% of us.
Once again, the redistribution of wealth from the top to the bottom under Trump continues, as we saw with his tax cuts.
Poverty and homelessness had been increasing under Trump’s reign pre-COVID, and many of the jobs created were low-wage ones without benefits, leaving those who worked them still unable to support themselves or a family.
And worse, Trump has never recognized is need to practice the discipline the political economy, which means recognizing the way governmental structures and policies, the public sector, have always been necessary to support and govern the healthy functioning of the economy.
Had we had a robust public health infrastructure—or had Trump not destroyed the public health infrastructure—American society as a whole, and hence the economy, would have been able to respond to the pandemic much more extensively and comprehensively. Or, if we had a more robust unemployment insurance system, a healthcare system in which so many people’s insurance was not tied to employment, and so on, we would have had the ability, we would have a political economy with the ability, to meet people’s needs.
But having no skill at governing and no respect for government, Trump has failed at building a strong political economy.
Unfortunately, when the big bad wolf blows the economy down, it is we 99% who suffer, not Trump and his class.


politicususa--2020-09-05--Even Trump’s Boats Are Sinking As Texas Trump Boat Parade Ends In Disaster

A Trump boat parade in Texas resulted in multiple boats sinking and being in distress on Lake Travis .
Multiple 911 calls were made Saturday afternoon regarding boats being in distress , some sinking at the ‘ Trump Boat Parade ’ that took place on Lake Travis , according to the Travis County Sheriff ’ s Office .
The sheriff ’ s office says calls were made about boats along the entire route of the parade , some of the locations include : Paradise Cove , Emerald Point and West Beach .
At around 2:50 p.m. the TCSO confirmed through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made about boats being in distress at the parade , they also confirmed that several boats were sinking on the lake .
Trump has tweeted and spoken on several occasions about how the boat parades were a sign of the enthusiasm for his campaign , so by the same metric the sinking of several Trump-supporting boats is the perfect metaphor for what has happened to Trump this week .
The President has been dealing with speculation that he is hiding serious health issues from the American people .
He then had to face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and on Saturday was endorsed for a second term by Osama Bin Laden ’ s niece .
The Trump presidential campaign just like the Trump boat parade is in distress and sinking .
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A Trump boat parade in Texas resulted in multiple boats sinking and being in distress on Lake Travis.
CBS Austin reported:
Multiple 911 calls were made Saturday afternoon regarding boats being in distress, some sinking at the ‘Trump Boat Parade’ that took place on Lake Travis, according to the Travis County Sheriff’s Office.
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The sheriff’s office says calls were made about boats along the entire route of the parade, some of the locations include: Paradise Cove, Emerald Point and West Beach.
At around 2:50 p.m. the TCSO confirmed through a tweet to have responded to calls made about boats being in distress at the parade, they also confirmed that several boats were sinking on the lake.
Trump has tweeted and spoken on several occasions about how the boat parades were a sign of the enthusiasm for his campaign, so by the same metric the sinking of several Trump-supporting boats is the perfect metaphor for what has happened to Trump this week.
The President has been dealing with speculation that he is hiding serious health issues from the American people. He then had to face the fallout from calling US troops losers, and on Saturday was endorsed for a second term by Osama Bin Laden’s niece.
The Trump presidential campaign just like the Trump boat parade is in distress and sinking.
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politicususa--2020-09-05--Opinion: Trump feigns regret for one American death to incite his supporters to action

No conscious human being was surprised that this past week a former Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) official revealed that dirty Don Trump is responsible for pouring “ fuel on the fire of domestic extremism.
” Tearing America apart through overt divisiveness is Trump ’ s only means of achieving his goal of officially becoming dictator .
It is fair to state that part and parcel of Trump ’ s electoral success in 2016 , and almost certainly in 2020 , is his adeptness at enraging xenophobes , the religious right , and anti-government actors to action .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ man and fear monger , it makes sense that he resorts to Adolf Hitler ’ s tried-and-true method of fear-mongering to incite his acolytes to action against other Americans ; especially any American who embraces equality and justice for other Americans .
Trump has avoided ever expressing any sense of condolence for the African American victims of police violence or the victims of Trump ’ s “ very fine people ” who embrace his sentiment towards Americans who protest the social injustice he and his disciples claim are making America great .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his remembrance for a white victim of gun violence because he wore a hat representing the pro-Trump Prayer Patriot group .
Trump tweeted : “ Rest in peace Jay.
” What is no great revelation to anyone is that Trump has not expressed the same sentiment towards any African American victim of police violence .
In fact , the racist in the Oval Office has offered precious little , if any , condolences for the innocent victims of the Trump plague ravaging America ; because it will not serve to incite his acolytes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decent Americans sickened by Trump generally .
The truth is that Trump always offers unmitigated support for law enforcement officials who are involved in abuses towards innocent African Americans , as well as innocent Americans exercising their constitutional “ right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances ; ” what Trump and his Republican bootlickers refer to as un-American rioters .
There are a couple of reasons police violence targeting African Americans , and to a lesser extent peaceable protestors , continues unabated ; one in particular is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of harsh police state tactics .
When a Trump supporter used his vehicle to kill Heather Heyer in Charlottesville Virginia , instead of saying “ rest in peace Heather , ” Trump praised his supporters as “ fine people.
” It would not have hurt the dirty crook to express sadness , even if it was fake , to alleviate the peaceable protestors ’ outrage .
But Trump knew that calling “ his ” racist disciples “ fine people ” would embolden them to further action .
Conversely , he was aware that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support if he condemned the aspiring Nazis .
It was a similar situation when two white man-hunters stalked and killed Ahmaud Arbery because he was jogging while Black .
Because one of the murderers was allegedly former law enforcement , the local police failed to hold the hunters accountable to the law .
Their refusal to take action prompted an outside entity to investigate the homicide while Trump said that he trusted the local police ; obviously he did not say “ rest in piece Ahmaud ” because his first reaction is protecting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump attempted to cover for the young thug who travelled 20-plus miles armed with an assault rifle and shot and killed two human beings .
Instead of saying Rest In Peace for the victims , Trump claimed the poor murderer was really trying to run away .
He also failed to express any remorse that police shot an unarmed African American man in the back , seven times .
The message to Americans is that Donald Trump is sad when one of his supporters loses their life to violence , but he could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans are being shot by police leading to nationwide outrage and protests .
It is almost certain that Trump enjoys the protests immensely because it gives him a reason to impress his acolytes by threatening more law enforcement violence against Americans exercising their First Amendment rights .
It is obvious the only reason Trump acknowledged his supporter ’ s untimely death was to incite more animus among his extremist followers .
No doubt Trump has no regard for the Prayer Patriot who lost his life , but like his remarks during and after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump knows his fascist supporters will embrace his comments as high praise ; and permission to continue tearing America apart .

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No conscious human being was surprised that this past week a former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official revealed that dirty Don Trump is responsible for pouring “fuel on the fire of domestic extremism.” Tearing America apart through overt divisiveness is Trump’s only means of achieving his goal of officially becoming dictator.
It is fair to state that part and parcel of Trump’s electoral success in 2016, and almost certainly in 2020, is his adeptness at enraging xenophobes, the religious right, and anti-government actors to action. Of course since Trump is a con man and fear monger, it makes sense that he resorts to Adolf Hitler’s tried-and-true method of fear-mongering to incite his acolytes to action against other Americans; especially any American who embraces equality and justice for other Americans.
Trump has avoided ever expressing any sense of condolence for the African American victims of police violence or the victims of Trump’s “very fine people” who embrace his sentiment towards Americans who protest the social injustice he and his disciples claim are making America great. However, he wasted precious little time expressing his remembrance for a white victim of gun violence because he wore a hat representing the pro-Trump Prayer Patriot group. Trump tweeted: “Rest in peace Jay.”
What is no great revelation to anyone is that Trump has not expressed the same sentiment towards any African American victim of police violence. In fact, the racist in the Oval Office has offered precious little, if any, condolences for the innocent victims of the Trump plague ravaging America; because it will not serve to incite his acolytes to rage against Democrats specifically, and decent Americans sickened by Trump generally.
The truth is that Trump always offers unmitigated support for law enforcement officials who are involved in abuses towards innocent African Americans, as well as innocent Americans exercising their constitutional “right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances;” what Trump and his Republican bootlickers refer to as un-American rioters.
There are a couple of reasons police violence targeting African Americans, and to a lesser extent peaceable protestors, continues unabated; one in particular is because of Trump’s unwavering support of harsh police state tactics.
When a Trump supporter used his vehicle to kill Heather Heyer in Charlottesville Virginia, instead of saying “rest in peace Heather,” Trump praised his supporters as “fine people.” It would not have hurt the dirty crook to express sadness, even if it was fake, to alleviate the peaceable protestors’ outrage. But Trump knew that calling “his” racist disciples “fine people” would embolden them to further action. Conversely, he was aware that he would lose the white supremacists’ support if he condemned the aspiring Nazis.
It was a similar situation when two white man-hunters stalked and killed Ahmaud Arbery because he was jogging while Black. Because one of the murderers was allegedly former law enforcement, the local police failed to hold the hunters accountable to the law. Their refusal to take action prompted an outside entity to investigate the homicide while Trump said that he trusted the local police; obviously he did not say “rest in piece Ahmaud” because his first reaction is protecting the police.
It is noteworthy that Trump attempted to cover for the young thug who travelled 20-plus miles armed with an assault rifle and shot and killed two human beings. Instead of saying Rest In Peace for the victims, Trump claimed the poor murderer was really trying to run away. He also failed to express any remorse that police shot an unarmed African American man in the back, seven times.
The message to Americans is that Donald Trump is sad when one of his supporters loses their life to violence, but he could not possibly care less that unarmed African Americans are being shot by police leading to nationwide outrage and protests. It is almost certain that Trump enjoys the protests immensely because it gives him a reason to impress his acolytes by threatening more law enforcement violence against Americans exercising their First Amendment rights.
It is obvious the only reason Trump acknowledged his supporter’s untimely death was to incite more animus among his extremist followers. No doubt Trump has no regard for the Prayer Patriot who lost his life, but like his remarks during and after the domestic terrorism in Charlottesville Virginia, Trump knows his fascist supporters will embrace his comments as high praise; and permission to continue tearing America apart.


politicususa--2020-09-05--Biden’s Week Gets Even Better As Osama Bin Laden’s Niece Endorses Trump

As Trump is insulting US veterans and troops , he has picked the endorsement of Osama Bin Laden ’ s niece who claims that only Trump can prevent another 9/11 .
The New York Post reported : “ ISIS proliferated under the Obama/Biden administration , leading to them coming to Europe .
Trump has shown he protects America and us by extension from foreign threats by obliterating terrorists at the root and before they get a chance to strike , ” bin Ladin , 33 , told The Post in her first-ever interview .
“ I have been a supporter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was running in the early days in 2015 .
I have watched from afar and I admire this man ’ s resolve , ” she said .
“ He must be reelected … It ’ s vital for the future of not only America , but western civilization as a whole.
” Bin Laden ’ s niece whose part of the family spells their last name differently , does not follow in the footsteps of her uncle , but on a week where Trump has had to deny that he had a stroke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ troops losers , and now his biggest endorsement of the week is from the niece of the mastermind of the worst terrorist attack on US soil , things seem to be getting worse for Trump by the second .
As Joe Biden is being endorsed by more members of Trump ’ s own party daily , Donald Trump is fighting with the ghost of John McCain and seeing the names Trump and Bin Laden used together in headlines .
Donald Trump has had one of the worst weeks in campaign history , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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As Trump is insulting US veterans and troops, he has picked the endorsement of Osama Bin Laden’s niece who claims that only Trump can prevent another 9/11.
The New York Post reported:
“ISIS proliferated under the Obama/Biden administration, leading to them coming to Europe. Trump has shown he protects America and us by extension from foreign threats by obliterating terrorists at the root and before they get a chance to strike,” bin Ladin, 33, told The Post in her first-ever interview.
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“I have been a supporter of President Trump since he announced he was running in the early days in 2015. I have watched from afar and I admire this man’s resolve,” she said. “He must be reelected … It’s vital for the future of not only America, but western civilization as a whole.”
Bin Laden’s niece whose part of the family spells their last name differently, does not follow in the footsteps of her uncle, but on a week where Trump has had to deny that he had a stroke, got outed for called fallen US troops losers, and now his biggest endorsement of the week is from the niece of the mastermind of the worst terrorist attack on US soil, things seem to be getting worse for Trump by the second.
As Joe Biden is being endorsed by more members of Trump’s own party daily, Donald Trump is fighting with the ghost of John McCain and seeing the names Trump and Bin Laden used together in headlines.
Donald Trump has had one of the worst weeks in campaign history, as things only get better for Joe Biden.
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politicususa--2020-09-07--Republicans Worry That The Trump Campaign Is Broke

The Trump campaign isn ’ t advertising on television and Republicans are worrying that Donald Trump ’ s reelection campaign is low on cash .
Via : The New York Times : His campaign also appears to be facing a significant financial crunch and has largely ceased advertising on television even as Mr. Biden begins to spend heavily from his war chest after raising about $ 365 million in August .
The Trump campaign is expected to increase television spending next week , but several Republicans said that Bill Stepien , Mr. Trump ’ s campaign manager since July , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former leadership spent huge sums on television and digital ads earlier this year , to no discernible effect .
The light television spending and advertising blackouts in some key states have mystified allies , raising questions about how much cash the campaign has in the bank .
The Trump campaign has also claimed that they aren ’ t spending on television because nothing is breaking through the news cycle , which is another way of saying that the news has been so bad for Trump lately that they don ’ t know how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrible headlines for the president .
There have been concerns about the amount of money that the Trump campaign has to spend for most of the current year .
Trump should be bombarding the airwaves with reelection ads .
Instead , he is using campaign contributions to pay his legal bills .
Trump is using his presidential campaign as a personal slush fund , and that is the likely reason why he doesn ’ t have the cash to match Joe Biden on TV .
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The Trump campaign isn’t advertising on television and Republicans are worrying that Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is low on cash.
Via: The New York Times:
His campaign also appears to be facing a significant financial crunch and has largely ceased advertising on television even as Mr. Biden begins to spend heavily from his war chest after raising about $365 million in August.
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The Trump campaign is expected to increase television spending next week, but several Republicans said that Bill Stepien, Mr. Trump’s campaign manager since July, was taking a cautious approach after the former leadership spent huge sums on television and digital ads earlier this year, to no discernible effect. The light television spending and advertising blackouts in some key states have mystified allies, raising questions about how much cash the campaign has in the bank.
The Trump campaign has also claimed that they aren’t spending on television because nothing is breaking through the news cycle, which is another way of saying that the news has been so bad for Trump lately that they don’t know how to effectively counterprogram the endless series of terrible headlines for the president.
There have been concerns about the amount of money that the Trump campaign has to spend for most of the current year. Trump should be bombarding the airwaves with reelection ads. Instead, he is using campaign contributions to pay his legal bills.
Trump is using his presidential campaign as a personal slush fund, and that is the likely reason why he doesn’t have the cash to match Joe Biden on TV.
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politicususa--2020-09-06--What Voters Need To Understand, And The Media Doesn’t Say Enough, About Trump’s Lies And Deceit

If you were able to subject yourself to viewing any portion of the Republican National Convention , you surely must have noticed that the image of Donald Trump ’ s administration portrayed by the loud array of speakers , often Trump ’ s own family members , was to anyone even casually observant of U.S. politics the past four years , largely at odds with the reality we experienced .
The convention presented Trump as a great supporter of immigration , of immigrants fleeing dangerous national situations in search of safer and better lives .
The convention even featured on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which five immigrants took their oaths of citizenship .
You don ’ t have to be Einstein to notice this theatrical display clashed rather discordantly with the many images of caged children in border facilities we have witnessed during Trump ’ s reign , or with his overall assault on the immigration system since he assumed office .
If you had ignored reality since last January and only watched the convention , you might believe what you heard : that Trump has masterfully responded to and contained the coronavirus pandemic in the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
well , do I really need to go into the facts about how there has been no coordinated national response , how Trump for far too long called the virus a hoax , how the cases of infections and the number of deaths continue to mount , how he holds rallies where people don ’ t wear masks or physically distance , how he suggested people drink Lysol ?
And you would also believe from the convention that Trump is the leading warrior against racism , advocates to reform the racist prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ managing a successful economy , supports women ’ s rights , and more .
All of these positions and attitudes are starkly at odds with the actual behaviors , policies , and attitudes of Trump and his administration over the past four years .
In a way , many people are aware of Trump ’ s lies and deceit .
It ’ s not a huge secret .
The media does tend to call out lies and certainly keeps careful count of them .
As they are covered , however , they tend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s shady character , dishonesty , and overall grotesqueness on a personal level .
We need more forcefully and emphatically to highlight the dangers of this behavior for democracy and to ask more pointed questions about why Trump wants to hide or obscure his actual positions and record from the American people .
He acts as one ashamed to share his positions and intentions because he knows they are counter to Americans ’ interests .
Back in 2012 , when he was campaigning with presidential candidate Mitt Romney against Barack Obama , vice-presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a rally in Colorado , “ We are not just asking you to fire Barack Obama because he ’ s not worth rehiring .
We ’ re asking you to fire Barack Obama because we are worth hiring , because we have better ideas.
” What Ryan sums up here is the whole dynamic of democracy as it is supposed to work .
Democracy is supposed to be a war of ideas , and campaigns should certainly be that .
Each candidate should proudly spell out in great detail what their policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Good candidates who believe in and honor democracy should be eager and happy to do this , to share their vision .
And then the voters decide , transparently understanding what each candidate will bring to the table .
That Trump wants to hide what he is doing and what he believes from the American people should worry us greatly not just because it is a disgusting character flaw but because it undermines and poses a fatal threat to democracy .
The Republicans did not even present a platform of ideas this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his “ America first ” agenda , vague on , if not complete bereft of , specifics .
Beyond counting lies and getting caught up in the exhausting exercise of calling out and debunking each one , this larger story of this assault on democracy needs to be told and re-told with emphasis .
The media needs to keep asking why he wants to hide his agenda and why he misrepresents himself to the American people .
Those of us in Illinois lived through this nightmare with former Governor Bruce Rauner between 2014 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear any agenda , just attacking his opponent Patrick Quinn .
He then held the state hostage , trying to bust the public sector unions , refusing to pass a budget for over two years .
The public infrastructure , from universities to health care to social service agencies , all but crumbled .
The state is still recovering .
He didn ’ t run on this plan .
He ran on secrets just as Trump runs on a false image , seeming to know that the truth of his administration—its beliefs and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We need to tell this larger narrative .
His supporters are obviously comfortable with his character , but are they asking these larger questions ?
We need to just that and present this larger framework to understand Trump ’ s danger .
If he ’ s afraid to share his ideas and engage in that war , shouldn ’ t Americans be afraid of them ?

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If you were able to subject yourself to viewing any portion of the Republican National Convention, you surely must have noticed that the image of Donald Trump’s administration portrayed by the loud array of speakers, often Trump’s own family members, was to anyone even casually observant of U.S. politics the past four years, largely at odds with the reality we experienced.
The convention presented Trump as a great supporter of immigration, of immigrants fleeing dangerous national situations in search of safer and better lives. The convention even featured on its second night a naturalization ceremony in which five immigrants took their oaths of citizenship.
You don’t have to be Einstein to notice this theatrical display clashed rather discordantly with the many images of caged children in border facilities we have witnessed during Trump’s reign, or with his overall assault on the immigration system since he assumed office.
If you had ignored reality since last January and only watched the convention, you might believe what you heard: that Trump has masterfully responded to and contained the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. The truth is . . . well, do I really need to go into the facts about how there has been no coordinated national response, how Trump for far too long called the virus a hoax, how the cases of infections and the number of deaths continue to mount, how he holds rallies where people don’t wear masks or physically distance, how he suggested people drink Lysol?
And you would also believe from the convention that Trump is the leading warrior against racism, advocates to reform the racist prison system in the U.S., is currently managing a successful economy, supports women’s rights, and more.
All of these positions and attitudes are starkly at odds with the actual behaviors, policies, and attitudes of Trump and his administration over the past four years.
In a way, many people are aware of Trump’s lies and deceit. It’s not a huge secret.
The media does tend to call out lies and certainly keeps careful count of them.
As they are covered, however, they tend to be identified to highlight Trump’s shady character, dishonesty, and overall grotesqueness on a personal level.
We need more forcefully and emphatically to highlight the dangers of this behavior for democracy and to ask more pointed questions about why Trump wants to hide or obscure his actual positions and record from the American people.
He acts as one ashamed to share his positions and intentions because he knows they are counter to Americans’ interests.
Back in 2012, when he was campaigning with presidential candidate Mitt Romney against Barack Obama, vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan said to an audience at a rally in Colorado, “We are not just asking you to fire Barack Obama because he’s not worth rehiring. We’re asking you to fire Barack Obama because we are worth hiring, because we have better ideas.”
Better ideas. Indeed.
What Ryan sums up here is the whole dynamic of democracy as it is supposed to work.
Democracy is supposed to be a war of ideas, and campaigns should certainly be that.
Each candidate should proudly spell out in great detail what their policy ideas and vision is for the country.
Good candidates who believe in and honor democracy should be eager and happy to do this, to share their vision.
And then the voters decide, transparently understanding what each candidate will bring to the table.
That Trump wants to hide what he is doing and what he believes from the American people should worry us greatly not just because it is a disgusting character flaw but because it undermines and poses a fatal threat to democracy.
The Republicans did not even present a platform of ideas this year, instead simply endorsing Trump and his “America first” agenda, vague on, if not complete bereft of, specifics.
Beyond counting lies and getting caught up in the exhausting exercise of calling out and debunking each one, this larger story of this assault on democracy needs to be told and re-told with emphasis.
The media needs to keep asking why he wants to hide his agenda and why he misrepresents himself to the American people.
Those of us in Illinois lived through this nightmare with former Governor Bruce Rauner between 2014 and 2018. He ran without making clear any agenda, just attacking his opponent Patrick Quinn.
He then held the state hostage, trying to bust the public sector unions, refusing to pass a budget for over two years. The public infrastructure, from universities to health care to social service agencies, all but crumbled. The state is still recovering.
He didn’t run on this plan. He ran on secrets just as Trump runs on a false image, seeming to know that the truth of his administration—its beliefs and policies—are unappealing and even downright ugly.
We need to tell this larger narrative. His supporters are obviously comfortable with his character, but are they asking these larger questions?
We need to just that and present this larger framework to understand Trump’s danger.
If he’s afraid to share his ideas and engage in that war, shouldn’t Americans be afraid of them?


politicususa--2020-09-06--Trump Gets Nothing Out Of Kenosha Trip As Biden Leads Wisconsin By 6

Trump ’ s trip to Kenosha , WI did nothing for his campaign , as Joe Biden continues to lead the state by six points 50 % -44 % .
According to the new CBS News Battleground Tracker poll of the state : Biden continues to hold a double-digit lead over Mr. Trump with women , and the race remains close among men .
In Wisconsin , Biden has a 9-point lead with White women , wider than the 2-point margin Hillary Clinton had in 2016 .
Mr. Trump maintains his lead with White men but it is narrower than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , women voters in Wisconsin ( including white women ) give Biden more positive marks than Mr. Trump on handling the protests , while men tend to give the president higher marks .
We continue to see a divide among White voters by education , with college graduates backing Biden and those without a degree supporting Mr. Trump .
However , Mr. Trump ’ s margin among the latter group is substantially smaller than it was four years ago .
In Wisconsin , Trump has actually lost more ground among White , non-college @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is a key reason the state currently leans Democratic .
The gender gap and education gap are still there , but Joe Biden has expanded his support with women and cut into Trump ’ s support with white men .
Trump ’ s trip to Kenosha is looking like a complete failure .
Trump isn ’ t making a big move up the polls .
Voters already know what Donald Trump is all about , and campaign stunts like the one he pulled in Kenosha aren ’ t getting the same media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they did four years ago .
Voters have seen this show before .
There is nothing new or surprising about Donald Trump this time around , which is why , unlike in 2016 , he isn ’ t gaining momentum , but instead looks like a president who is flatlining .
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Trump’s trip to Kenosha, WI did nothing for his campaign, as Joe Biden continues to lead the state by six points 50%-44%.
According to the new CBS News Battleground Tracker poll of the state:
Biden continues to hold a double-digit lead over Mr. Trump with women, and the race remains close among men. In Wisconsin, Biden has a 9-point lead with White women, wider than the 2-point margin Hillary Clinton had in 2016. Mr. Trump maintains his lead with White men but it is narrower than this 2016 margin.
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On the protests, women voters in Wisconsin (including white women) give Biden more positive marks than Mr. Trump on handling the protests, while men tend to give the president higher marks.
We continue to see a divide among White voters by education, with college graduates backing Biden and those without a degree supporting Mr. Trump. However, Mr. Trump’s margin among the latter group is substantially smaller than it was four years ago. In Wisconsin, Trump has actually lost more ground among White, non-college voters than among White college graduates, which is a key reason the state currently leans Democratic.
The gender gap and education gap are still there, but Joe Biden has expanded his support with women and cut into Trump’s support with white men.
Trump’s trip to Kenosha is looking like a complete failure. Trump isn’t making a big move up the polls. Voters already know what Donald Trump is all about, and campaign stunts like the one he pulled in Kenosha aren’t getting the same media attention or having the same impact as they did four years ago.
Voters have seen this show before.
There is nothing new or surprising about Donald Trump this time around, which is why, unlike in 2016, he isn’t gaining momentum, but instead looks like a president who is flatlining.
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politicususa--2020-09-06--Trump Said Blacks And Hispanics Are Too Stupid To Vote For Him

According to Michael Cohen ’ s new book , Donald Trump obsessively hates Obama and said “ blacks ” are too stupid to vote for him .
Cohen writes that during the 2016 campaign , Trump was dismissive of minorities , describing them as “ not my people.
” “ I will never get the Hispanic vote , ” Cohen recounts Trump claiming .
“ Like the blacks , they ’ re too stupid to vote for Trump.
” Cohen describes Trump ’ s obsessive hatred of Obama , including claiming that the only reason the former president got into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of “ f—ing affirmative action.
” He also recounts Trump ’ s “ low opinion of all black folks.
” claiming that Trump once said while ranting about Obama , “ Tell me one country run by a black person that isn ’ t a s—hole .
They are all complete f—ing toilets.
” Trump ’ s Racist Words Are Coming Back To Haunt Him The difference between the 2016 election and the 2020 election is that in 2016 there were allegations of tapes of Trump using racial slurs .
In 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s universe are making verifiable claims about Trump ’ s racism and contempt for the troops .
Trump ’ s own words are coming back to haunt him , and while Michael Cohen was convicted of lying to Congress , much of the information that he has offered has proven to be correct .
Donald Trump ’ s racism is not a secret .
He has a presidential record that backs up these claims .
Trump is no longer an outsider unknown quantity .
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According to Michael Cohen’s new book, Donald Trump obsessively hates Obama and said “blacks” are too stupid to vote for him.
The Washington Post reported:
Cohen writes that during the 2016 campaign, Trump was dismissive of minorities, describing them as “not my people.” “I will never get the Hispanic vote,” Cohen recounts Trump claiming. “Like the blacks, they’re too stupid to vote for Trump.”
Cohen describes Trump’s obsessive hatred of Obama, including claiming that the only reason the former president got into Columbia University and Harvard Law School was because of “f—ing affirmative action.” He also recounts Trump’s “low opinion of all black folks.” claiming that Trump once said while ranting about Obama, “Tell me one country run by a black person that isn’t a s—hole. They are all complete f—ing toilets.”
Trump’s Racist Words Are Coming Back To Haunt Him
The difference between the 2016 election and the 2020 election is that in 2016 there were allegations of tapes of Trump using racial slurs. In 2020, people close to and inside of Trump’s universe are making verifiable claims about Trump’s racism and contempt for the troops.
Trump’s own words are coming back to haunt him, and while Michael Cohen was convicted of lying to Congress, much of the information that he has offered has proven to be correct. Donald Trump’s racism is not a secret. He has a presidential record that backs up these claims.
Trump is no longer an outsider unknown quantity. All of his past deeds and words are coming back to haunt him.
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politicususa--2020-09-06--Trump Was Too Busy Stealing Art To Visit Aisne-Marne American Cemetery

After Trump canceled his trip to honor America ’ s WWI dead , he took several pieces of artwork from the U.S. ambassador ’ s residence to display in the Oval Office .
Bloomberg News reported : That left Trump with about six hours of free time in the ambassador ’ s residence .
The next day , Trump pointed out a Benjamin Franklin bust , a Franklin portrait and a set of figurines of Greek mythical characters , and insisted the pieces come back with him to Washington .
McCourt , the ambassador , was startled , but didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ briefed on the incident .
Trump later quipped that the envoy would get the art back “ in six years , ” when his potential second term in office would be winding down .
The art , worth about $ 750,000 according to one of the people familiar with the episode , was loaded aboard Air Force One while Trump visited another cemetery before the flight back to Washington .
The White House claims that Trump brought the pieces back so that they could be displayed for the American people .
The problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Oval Office , which is not open to the public .
Trump can ’ t be displaying the art for the American people if it is in a location that is not accessible to White House visitors .
Interestingly , the art that Trump loved so much that he just had to take it , were replicas , so a fake president stole fake art and then lied about displaying it in public , which serves as a perfect summary of Donald Trump and his failed presidency .
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After Trump canceled his trip to honor America’s WWI dead, he took several pieces of artwork from the U.S. ambassador’s residence to display in the Oval Office.
Bloomberg News reported:
That left Trump with about six hours of free time in the ambassador’s residence.
The next day, Trump pointed out a Benjamin Franklin bust, a Franklin portrait and a set of figurines of Greek mythical characters, and insisted the pieces come back with him to Washington.
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McCourt, the ambassador, was startled, but didn’t object, according to people briefed on the incident. Trump later quipped that the envoy would get the art back “in six years,” when his potential second term in office would be winding down.
The art, worth about $750,000 according to one of the people familiar with the episode, was loaded aboard Air Force One while Trump visited another cemetery before the flight back to Washington.
The White House claims that Trump brought the pieces back so that they could be displayed for the American people. The problem is that the pieces are being displayed in the Oval Office, which is not open to the public.
Trump can’t be displaying the art for the American people if it is in a location that is not accessible to White House visitors.
Interestingly, the art that Trump loved so much that he just had to take it, were replicas, so a fake president stole fake art and then lied about displaying it in public, which serves as a perfect summary of Donald Trump and his failed presidency.
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politicususa--2020-09-06--Biden Crushes Trump On “Law And Order” In New Poll

Trump thought law and order was going to be his issue , but a new poll finds Americans supporting Biden on every aspect .
Data from the new CBS News/You Gov Battleground Tracker poll .
Voters were asked who makes you feel more safe : Voters were asked about the best way to handle the protests : Biden is viewed as the candidate who is trying to calm the situation : Trump ’ s law and order scare tactics are not moving voters .
Trump tried to pivot away from the pandemic and the recession and is losing on what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s racially divisive fear-based message is failing .
The President has nothing to use against Joe Biden .
There are no “ Biden emails ” or a comparable issue that he used against Hillary Clinton to take attention away from his own scandals .
Trump can ’ t escape the harsh spotlight of the presidency , and when he tries to divert attention , he still loses ground to Joe Biden .
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Trump thought law and order was going to be his issue, but a new poll finds Americans supporting Biden on every aspect.
Data from the new CBS News/You Gov Battleground Tracker poll.
Voters were asked who makes you feel more safe:
Voters were asked about the best way to handle the protests:
A real life "let's talk better mileage" vs "kill the bastards." (Do young people get this 20-year old Onion joke? We'll find out!) https://t.co/mBQn6qXsiq pic.twitter.com/UdnLQer8Oc — Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) September 6, 2020
Biden is viewed as the candidate who is trying to calm the situation:
THE POLL also finds Biden seen by more as trying to calm the situation, while the president perceived by slightly more as encouraging fighting. And the larger notion that violence could come to "the suburbs" finds little concern among those who actually live in suburbs. pic.twitter.com/5uchbkXdYU — Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) September 6, 2020
Biden leads by ten points overall:
Public polling continues to be very stable. pic.twitter.com/tINyqy7gqE — Will Jordan (@williamjordann) September 6, 2020
Trump’s law and order scare tactics are not moving voters. Trump tried to pivot away from the pandemic and the recession and is losing on what he thought would be his issue. Trump’s racially divisive fear-based message is failing.
The President has nothing to use against Joe Biden. There are no “Biden emails” or a comparable issue that he used against Hillary Clinton to take attention away from his own scandals.
Trump can’t escape the harsh spotlight of the presidency, and when he tries to divert attention, he still loses ground to Joe Biden.
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politicususa--2020-09-06--Trump Has A Paranoid Breakdown And Accuses Democrats Of Running A Disinformation Campaign Against Hi

Trump Has A Paranoid Breakdown And Accuses Democrats Of Running A Disinformation Campaign Against Him

Trump is letting his paranoia flag fly as he is accusing Democrats of running a misinformation campaign against him .
There is no Democratic misinformation campaign .
Trump ’ s own comments about the troops have been reported , investigated , and confirmed by numerous outlets , including Fox News .
Trump is sinking faster that one of the boats at the Texas Trump boat parade , and he is trying to spin conspiracies to keep his base with him .
Donald Trump has never had the majority of Americans with him and comments calling the troops suckers and losers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reduced to trying to explain them away with paranoid tales of Democratic misinformation campaigns .
Donald Trump has been disrespecting the troops for decades .
He doesn ’ t understand or appreciate their service and sacrifice because Trump has never done either in his entire life .
Donald Trump wouldn ’ t even give up control of his business when he took office .
Trump and his entire family are paranoid , and he is trying to play into the right ’ s paranoia toward the media to make them dismiss his disparagement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .
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Trump is letting his paranoia flag fly as he is accusing Democrats of running a misinformation campaign against him.
Trump tweeted:
The Democrats, together with the corrupt Fake News Media, have launched a massive Disinformation Campaign the likes of which has never been seen before. They will say anything, like their recent lies about me and the Military, and hope that it sticks… But #MAGA gets it! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 6, 2020
There is no Democratic misinformation campaign. Trump’s own comments about the troops have been reported, investigated, and confirmed by numerous outlets, including Fox News.
Trump is sinking faster that one of the boats at the Texas Trump boat parade, and he is trying to spin conspiracies to keep his base with him. Donald Trump has never had the majority of Americans with him and comments calling the troops suckers and losers are so damaging that he has been reduced to trying to explain them away with paranoid tales of Democratic misinformation campaigns.
Donald Trump has been disrespecting the troops for decades. He doesn’t understand or appreciate their service and sacrifice because Trump has never done either in his entire life. Donald Trump wouldn’t even give up control of his business when he took office.
Trump and his entire family are paranoid, and he is trying to play into the right’s paranoia toward the media to make them dismiss his disparagement of the troops.
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politicususa--2020-09-06--Kamala Harris Warns Russian Interference Could Cost Biden The Election

Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris said that Russian election interference could cost Joe Biden the White House .
When asked about Russian election interference on CNN ’ s State of the Union , Harris said : I am clear that Russia interfered in the election of the President of the United States in 2016 .
I serve on the senate intelligence committee .
We have published detailed reports about exactly what we believe happened .
And I do believe that there will be foreign interference in the 2020 election and that Russia will be at the front of the line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ Could it cost you the White House ?
” Bash followed up , “ And that ’ s based on what you ’ re hearing publicly ?
” Harris talked about being realistic and voter suppression , “ Let me just tell you something .
We have to be a realistic and I ’ m a realist about it , Joe ’ s a realist about it .
We have classic voter suppression coming up where after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013 , dozens of states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the black vote , to suppress students from voting , to suppress our indigenous people , so much so that in North Carolina , the law was passed with surgical precision to get in the way of black voters from voting .
So we have classic voter suppression .
We have what happened in 2016 , which is foreign interference .
We have a president who has tried to convince the American people not to believe in the integrity of our election system and compromiser belief that their vote might actually count .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ The country has already seen what Russian election interference can do when it helped to cost Hillary Clinton the White House by 80,000 votes in three swing states .
If Russian election interference were allowed to run wild and unchecked , it could cost Democrats again .
Sen. Harris is correct that no one should think that beating Donald Trump will be easy .
Republicans have spent decades building a voter suppression system .
Democrats showed in 2018 that it can be beaten , but even in the middle of a recession and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put forward a mighty effort to beat Trump and take back the Senate .
When Barack Obama won in 2008 and 2012 , it wasn ’ t easy , and it will take an equal effort to get Trump out of the White House in 2020 .
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Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris said that Russian election interference could cost Joe Biden the White House.
When asked about Russian election interference on CNN’s State of the Union, Harris said:
I am clear that Russia interfered in the election of the President of the United States in 2016. I serve on the senate intelligence committee. We have published detailed reports about exactly what we believe happened. And I do believe that there will be foreign interference in the 2020 election and that Russia will be at the front of the line.
CNN’s Dana Bash asked, “Could it cost you the White House?”
Harris answered, “Theoretically of course, yes.”
Bash followed up, “And that’s based on what you’re hearing publicly?”
Harris talked about being realistic and voter suppression, “Let me just tell you something. We have to be a realistic and I’m a realist about it, Joe’s a realist about it. We have classic voter suppression coming up where after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, dozens of states passed laws that were designed to suppress the black vote, to suppress students from voting, to suppress our indigenous people, so much so that in North Carolina, the law was passed with surgical precision to get in the way of black voters from voting. So we have classic voter suppression. We have what happened in 2016, which is foreign interference. We have a president who has tried to convince the American people not to believe in the integrity of our election system and compromiser belief that their vote might actually count. These things are all at play.”
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Sen. Kamala Harris warns that Russian election interference could cost Joe Biden the White House. #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/bKb2V1H0sL — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 6, 2020
The country has already seen what Russian election interference can do when it helped to cost Hillary Clinton the White House by 80,000 votes in three swing states.
If Russian election interference were allowed to run wild and unchecked, it could cost Democrats again. Sen. Harris is correct that no one should think that beating Donald Trump will be easy. Republicans have spent decades building a voter suppression system. Democrats showed in 2018 that it can be beaten, but even in the middle of a recession and a pandemic, Democrats will have to put forward a mighty effort to beat Trump and take back the Senate.
When Barack Obama won in 2008 and 2012, it wasn’t easy, and it will take an equal effort to get Trump out of the White House in 2020.
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politicususa--2020-09-07--WATCH: Biden Mocks Trump’s Infamous Ramp Walk. Asks Voters to Compare Their Health.

For a long-time , bashing a political opponents health would be considered out of bounds .
That was before the age of Donald Trump , however .
The 45th President was downright giddy when he had to opportunity to talk about Hillary Clinton ’ s bout with pneumonia .
Trump has spent the last few months defending his health and mental capacity .
Questions arose the President had difficulty drinking a glass of water with one hand and took one of the world ’ s slowest walks down a metal ramp .
On Monday , ABC 27 News questioned the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s suggestion that he has lost a step .
Biden referenced that famous West Point ramp walk while responding .
“ Look at how [ Trump ] steps and look at how I step , he said .
Watch how I run up ramps and how he stumbles down ramps , okay.
” Biden continued , by saying that it is appropriate to question the health of any candidate running for political office .
“ I ’ m a great respecter of fate , ” he said .
“ I realize anything can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any time .
But I promise you I would not be running unless I was in very good health.
” Trump certainly considered Biden ’ s health out of bounds at any time .
The President said of his opponent back in July , “ Biden can ’ t put two sentences together .
They wheel him out , ’ the president continued , suggesting he staged interviews .
‘ He goes up – he repeats – they ask him questions .
He reads a teleprompter and then he goes back into his @ @ @

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For a long-time, bashing a political opponents health would be considered out of bounds. That was before the age of Donald Trump, however. The 45th President was downright giddy when he had to opportunity to talk about Hillary Clinton’s bout with pneumonia.
Trump has spent the last few months defending his health and mental capacity. Questions arose the President had difficulty drinking a glass of water with one hand and took one of the world’s slowest walks down a metal ramp.
On Monday, ABC 27 News questioned the Democratic candidate over the Trump campaign’s suggestion that he has lost a step. Biden referenced that famous West Point ramp walk while responding.
“Look at how [Trump] steps and look at how I step, he said. Watch how I run up ramps and how he stumbles down ramps, okay.”
Biden continued, by saying that it is appropriate to question the health of any candidate running for political office.
“I’m a great respecter of fate,” he said. “I realize anything can happen to anybody at any age, any time. But I promise you I would not be running unless I was in very good health.”
Biden went to say that it's a "legitimate question" to ask both candidates about their health "I'm a great respecter of fate, I realize anything can happen to anybody at any age, any time. But I promise you I would not be running unless I was in very good health." pic.twitter.com/Qjjgl4BN68 — Johnny Verhovek (@JTHVerhovek) September 7, 2020
Trump certainly considered Biden’s health out of bounds at any time. The President said of his opponent back in July, “Biden can’t put two sentences together. They wheel him out,’ the president continued, suggesting he staged interviews. ‘He goes up – he repeats – they ask him questions. He reads a teleprompter and then he goes back into his basement.”