politicususa--2020-09-27--Opinion: Trump Ally Lindsey Graham Says The Conservative SCOTUS Will Decide Election

This past week Americans learned that their nation is beyond being on the verge of becoming a banana republic and that their representative democracy is failing ; if it is not already functionally dead .
No sane human being was stunned that Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if former Vice President Joseph Biden wins the presidential election in November .
The filthy creep has attempted to sow mistrust in the population about the legitimacy of an election that doesn ’ t declare him the winner for months .
It is irrelevant to Trump and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that mail in ballots are safe from “ massive voter fraud , ” and that American elections are virtually free of fraud or mistakes going back decades .
Trump is preparing the country for an honest-to-dog constitutional crisis in November ; what many understand is a ( possibly ) bloodless coup .
If truth be told , the concept of the American people choosing who will be president is anathema to Republicans , especially dirty Don Trump .
So he and Senate Republicans are taking steps to see that the people ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is glaringly apparent that Republicans and Trump intend to allow the Supreme Court to decide who the next president will be and it partially explains the big rush to appoint a Christian extremist to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg and guarantee Trump gets to be dictator for four more years and usher in theocratic rule .
The woman Trump nominated is a hard-line conservative Catholic renown for her anti-everything not Christian conservative mindset .
It is important to remember that Republicans allowed the High Court to appoint a Republican as president in 2000 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their way , the conservatives on the High Court will decide that Trump wins in November .
After Trump twice said he would not commit to accepting the results of the upcoming election , Republicans offered tepid support for a peaceful transfer of power without contradicting the dictator .
However , they exposed their true intent in their push “ for a quick confirmation of an uber-conservative Supreme Court Associate Justice ” so the High Court can make the ( religious ) right choice for president in the November election .
Lindsey Graham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s most dependable bootlickers and according to him no American needs to worry about a peaceful transfer of power .
Graham said : “ People wonder about the peaceful transfer of power .
I can assure you , it will be peaceful .
I promise you as a Republican that the [ Supreme ] Court will decide , and if Republicans lose , we ’ ll accept the result.
” Of course , there is nothing in the U.S. Constitution granting the High Court authority to decide who serves as president , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again that they have as little fealty to the Constitution as dumb Don Trump .
Still , they like to tell Americans they are all about the Constitution despite spending the past five years flouting everything in that document that fails to comport with the extremist religious right ’ s longstanding goal of establishing a theocracy ; something Trump is willing to see to fruition to maintain support from the Christian extremist cult .
If anyone believes Trump will not challenge and appeal to the Supreme Court , any result that does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fool .
Remember , he has already filed suit to stop state election officials from sending mail-in ( absentee ) ballots to voters in their states .
Not that he expects to be successful in controlling how states conduct elections , but to make it abundantly clear that he will not accept losing under any circumstance .
Trump will do anything to hold on to power and it doesn ’ t take a scientist to figure out that all of his rhetoric that the election is already fixed against him is prelude to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – something Republicans are convinced is what is necessary to completely decimate America ’ s fragile democracy and officially make America the dictatorship Trump dreams about .

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This past week Americans learned that their nation is beyond being on the verge of becoming a banana republic and that their representative democracy is failing; if it is not already functionally dead.
No sane human being was stunned that Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if former Vice President Joseph Biden wins the presidential election in November. The filthy creep has attempted to sow mistrust in the population about the legitimacy of an election that doesn’t declare him the winner for months. It is irrelevant to Trump and his deplorables that every election expert has verified that mail in ballots are safe from “massive voter fraud,” and that American elections are virtually free of fraud or mistakes going back decades.
Trump is preparing the country for an honest-to-dog constitutional crisis in November; what many understand is a (possibly) bloodless coup. If truth be told, the concept of the American people choosing who will be president is anathema to Republicans, especially dirty Don Trump. So he and Senate Republicans are taking steps to see that the people’s voice doesn’t count.
It is glaringly apparent that Republicans and Trump intend to allow the Supreme Court to decide who the next president will be and it partially explains the big rush to appoint a Christian extremist to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg and guarantee Trump gets to be dictator for four more years and usher in theocratic rule. The woman Trump nominated is a hard-line conservative Catholic renown for her anti-everything not Christian conservative mindset.
It is important to remember that Republicans allowed the High Court to appoint a Republican as president in 2000, and if Trump and Lindsey Graham have their way, the conservatives on the High Court will decide that Trump wins in November.
After Trump twice said he would not commit to accepting the results of the upcoming election, Republicans offered tepid support for a peaceful transfer of power without contradicting the dictator. However, they exposed their true intent in their push “for a quick confirmation of an uber-conservative Supreme Court Associate Justice” so the High Court can make the (religious) right choice for president in the November election.
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is one of Trump’s most dependable bootlickers and according to him no American needs to worry about a peaceful transfer of power. Graham said:
“People wonder about the peaceful transfer of power. I can assure you, it will be peaceful. I promise you as a Republican that the [Supreme] Court will decide, and if Republicans lose, we’ll accept the result.”
Of course, there is nothing in the U.S. Constitution granting the High Court authority to decide who serves as president, but Republicans have demonstrated over and over again that they have as little fealty to the Constitution as dumb Don Trump. Still, they like to tell Americans they are all about the Constitution despite spending the past five years flouting everything in that document that fails to comport with the extremist religious right’s longstanding goal of establishing a theocracy; something Trump is willing to see to fruition to maintain support from the Christian extremist cult.
If anyone believes Trump will not challenge and appeal to the Supreme Court, any result that does not declare him the winner is an abject fool. Remember, he has already filed suit to stop state election officials from sending mail-in (absentee) ballots to voters in their states. Not that he expects to be successful in controlling how states conduct elections, but to make it abundantly clear that he will not accept losing under any circumstance.
Trump will do anything to hold on to power and it doesn’t take a scientist to figure out that all of his rhetoric that the election is already fixed against him is prelude to challenging the results in the High Court – something Republicans are convinced is what is necessary to completely decimate America’s fragile democracy and officially make America the dictatorship Trump dreams about.


politicususa--2020-09-28--The White House Is Hoping That Trump’s Tax Returns Go Away

The White House ’ s strategy for dealing with Trump ’ s tax returns is to hope that voters don ’ t notice and they go away .
PBS ’ s Yamiche Alcindor described the White House ’ s reaction on MSNBC ’ s Morning Joe , “ There ’ s anger and also this sort of let ’ s all push this aside and avoid it .
If you listen to what president trump said yesterday during his briefing , he really lashed out at “ The New York Times ” and the idea this is fake news .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But when he was posed a specific question , how much taxes do you actually pay and is it more than a couple hundred dollars , $ 750 over two years , $ 750 twice , is it more than that ?
He stumbled and mumbled and didn ’ t answer the question.
” Avoid it and hope it goes away is not a sound political strategy for dealing with the revelations that Trump and his kids have potentially engaged in felony tax fraud .
The questions about the amount that Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away for the past five years , so they aren ’ t going to magically vanish a little more than a month before Election Day .
It is amazing how unsuccessful Trump has been at changing the subject without the assistance of hacked Russian emails and Wikileaks .
Trump is no longer in control of the narrative .
The sunlight of the presidency is acting as a disinfectant and exposing a potential lifetime of criminal misdeeds .
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The White House’s strategy for dealing with Trump’s tax returns is to hope that voters don’t notice and they go away.
PBS’s Yamiche Alcindor described the White House’s reaction on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, “There’s anger and also this sort of let’s all push this aside and avoid it. If you listen to what president trump said yesterday during his briefing, he really lashed out at “The New York Times” and the idea this is fake news. This is all made up, false. But when he was posed a specific question, how much taxes do you actually pay and is it more than a couple hundred dollars, $750 over two years, $750 twice, is it more than that? He stumbled and mumbled and didn’t answer the question.”
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The White House is angry and trying to avoid talking about Trump's tax returns according to PBS's @Yamiche pic.twitter.com/NRvUeZ99xn — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 28, 2020
Avoid it and hope it goes away is not a sound political strategy for dealing with the revelations that Trump and his kids have potentially engaged in felony tax fraud.
The questions about the amount that Donald Trump pays in taxes have not gone away for the past five years, so they aren’t going to magically vanish a little more than a month before Election Day.
It is amazing how unsuccessful Trump has been at changing the subject without the assistance of hacked Russian emails and Wikileaks. Trump is no longer in control of the narrative. The sunlight of the presidency is acting as a disinfectant and exposing a potential lifetime of criminal misdeeds.
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politicususa--2020-09-28--Fox’s Stirewalt: Trump Must Decide if Tax Story is “Fake News” or if Documents Were Illegally Obtain

Fox’s Stirewalt: Trump Must Decide if Tax Story is “Fake News” or if Documents Were Illegally Obtained

When the New York Times bombshell Donald Trump tax story broke on Sunday night , the President reacted in the way everyone would expect him to .
He lashed out at the “ fake news ” report and claimed that he paid a lot in taxes .
The reality is , however , that the Times has copies of the documents and the numbers are almost assuredly accurate .
So on Monday morning , a number of Conservative commentators claimed that Trump was smart for gaming his taxes and that the documents were “ illegally obtained.
” It is unclear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other .
According to Fox News ’ political editor , Chris Stirewalt , the president is going to have to choose one or the other .
Host Bret Baier asked , “ Chris , it ’ s going to come up at the debate tomorrow night .
Your thoughts on the story and how it plays ?
” “ TheTimessays the $ 100 million is on the line for Trump .
It could be a bank breaker for him according to the story , ” he responded .
“ He ’ s in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hand he says ‘ totally fake news ’ but also then he has to say it was ‘ illegally gotten ’ and it can ’ t be both illegally gotten and fake I don ’ t think .
So , that ’ s a pickle.
” The Fox commentator also felt that this story will hurt Trump .
He told Baier , “ Four years ago Donald Trump was an unknown commodity in a lot of way .
He is a known commodity in every way now and I just see this as @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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When the New York Times bombshell Donald Trump tax story broke on Sunday night, the President reacted in the way everyone would expect him to. He lashed out at the “fake news” report and claimed that he paid a lot in taxes.
The reality is, however, that the Times has copies of the documents and the numbers are almost assuredly accurate. So on Monday morning, a number of Conservative commentators claimed that Trump was smart for gaming his taxes and that the documents were “illegally obtained.”
It is unclear which spin would work better than the other. According to Fox News’ political editor, Chris Stirewalt, the president is going to have to choose one or the other.
Host Bret Baier asked, “Chris, it’s going to come up at the debate tomorrow night. Your thoughts on the story and how it plays?”
“TheTimessays the $100 million is on the line for Trump. It could be a bank breaker for him according to the story,” he responded. “He’s in a difficult position because on the one hand he says ‘totally fake news’ but also then he has to say it was ‘illegally gotten’ and it can’t be both illegally gotten and fake I don’t think. So, that’s a pickle.”
The Fox commentator also felt that this story will hurt Trump. He told Baier, “Four years ago Donald Trump was an unknown commodity in a lot of way. He is a known commodity in every way now and I just see this as moving a lot of votes.”


politicususa--2020-09-28--Federal Courts Block GOP Attack On Voters In Michigan And Georgia

In two separate cases , federal courts stopped Republicans from attacking voting rights in Michigan and Georgia .
In Michigan , an illegal voter purge was blocked : In Georgia , a federal judge required backup paper ballots for all votes cast : In Pennsylvania , the state Republican Party is trying to get the US Supreme Court to overrule the state supreme court ’ s ruling protecting voting rights : The odds of the Supreme Court intervening are slim , because Republicans tried this same ploy after the state redistricting ruling , and Justice Alito turned them down .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so the odds of SCOTUS getting involved are very low .
Voters got two big victories out of federal courts in the critical states of Michigan and Georgia .
After the fiasco that was the Georgia gubernatorial election that saw Stacey Abrams robbed in the view of many getting paper backup ballots is critical to making sure that voters aren ’ t disenfranchised and every vote counts .
In Michigan , Republicans tried to cut voters out of the electorate to help Trump , Republicans can ’ t win at the ballot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use the court system to stay in power , but so far , voting rights advocates are ready and their schemes are failing .
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In two separate cases, federal courts stopped Republicans from attacking voting rights in Michigan and Georgia.
In Michigan, an illegal voter purge was blocked:
🚨BREAKING: Michigan federal court grants our motion to intervene to stop illegal voter purge. We will not stand by and let the GOP block lawful voters from voting. We will stop the purge!https://t.co/JFsAtODGja — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) September 28, 2020
In Georgia, a federal judge required backup paper ballots for all votes cast:
🚨BREAKING: Georgia federal court rules GA Secretary of state “to require the use of a paper backup of the electronic pollbook to prevent voter disenfranchisement.” Congrats to the Coalition for Good Governance on their victory. pic.twitter.com/fw05j7Cy7M — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) September 28, 2020
In Pennsylvania, the state Republican Party is trying to get the US Supreme Court to overrule the state supreme court’s ruling protecting voting rights:
🚨BREAKING: The Pennsylvania Republican Party is also now SEEKING an emergency stay in SCOTUS to block the PA state Supreme Court’s opinion protection voting rights. Follow @DemocracyDocket for updates on this and other breaking voting cases.https://t.co/Mda1JZAWDQ — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) September 28, 2020
The odds of the Supreme Court intervening are slim, because Republicans tried this same ploy after the state redistricting ruling, and Justice Alito turned them down. There is no area of unsettled law, so the odds of SCOTUS getting involved are very low.
Voters got two big victories out of federal courts in the critical states of Michigan and Georgia. After the fiasco that was the Georgia gubernatorial election that saw Stacey Abrams robbed in the view of many getting paper backup ballots is critical to making sure that voters aren’t disenfranchised and every vote counts.
In Michigan, Republicans tried to cut voters out of the electorate to help Trump,
Republicans can’t win at the ballot box, so they are trying to use the court system to stay in power, but so far, voting rights advocates are ready and their schemes are failing.
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politicususa--2020-09-28--NY Times Poll Has Biden up by 9% in Tipping Point State Pennsylvania

There are a number of different ways Joe Biden could defeat Donald Trump in the 2020 election .
The most two likely scenarios , however , include the Democratic hopeful winning in Florida or in Pennsylvania .
According to a number of different national polls , Biden is up in both states .
Florida is tricky , though , and Democrats have been burned by the sunshine state on a number of occasions .
So the Biden campaign had to be happy on Monday to see the results of the most recent NY Times/Sienna poll .
The survey showed Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Democrat is now holding commanding polling advantages in Wisconsin , Michigan and Pennsylvania .
Trump narrowly won these 3 states in the 2016 election .
If Biden holds the states won by Clinton in 2016 and wins these 3 states as well , he would win the election .
Elections expert Nate Silver explained that capturing these 3 states would also give Biden some breathing room if Trump is able to flip a state won by Democrats back in 2016 .
“ Small-ish thing , but note that Biden could lose Nevada @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white voters in the North and wins back MI/PA/WI , ” he wrote .
“ Maps like these are not too crazy.
” In addition to Pennsylvania , there are a number of states that Biden could capture that went for Trump in 2016 .
The former Vice-President is also polling well in states like Arizona , Iowa , Ohio , North Carolina and the aforementioned Florida .

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There are a number of different ways Joe Biden could defeat Donald Trump in the 2020 election. The most two likely scenarios, however, include the Democratic hopeful winning in Florida or in Pennsylvania.
According to a number of different national polls, Biden is up in both states. Florida is tricky, though, and Democrats have been burned by the sunshine state on a number of occasions.
So the Biden campaign had to be happy on Monday to see the results of the most recent NY Times/Sienna poll. The survey showed Biden up by 9% in Pennsylvania.
The Democrat is now holding commanding polling advantages in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Trump narrowly won these 3 states in the 2016 election. If Biden holds the states won by Clinton in 2016 and wins these 3 states as well, he would win the election.
Elections expert Nate Silver explained that capturing these 3 states would also give Biden some breathing room if Trump is able to flip a state won by Democrats back in 2016.
“Small-ish thing, but note that Biden could lose Nevada if he’s doing well with white voters in the North and wins back MI/PA/WI,” he wrote. “Maps like these are not too crazy.”
Small-ish thing, but note that Biden could lose Nevada if he's doing well with white voters in the North and wins back MI/PA/WI. Maps like these are not too crazy. pic.twitter.com/xchuztg8OX — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) September 28, 2020
In addition to Pennsylvania, there are a number of states that Biden could capture that went for Trump in 2016. The former Vice-President is also polling well in states like Arizona, Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina and the aforementioned Florida.


politicususa--2020-09-28--Pelosi Tells Democrats To Prepare For Congress To Decide The Election

Speaker of the House Pelosi told her Democratic colleagues in a letter that they needed to prepare for Congress to decide the election .
“ We must achieve that majority of delegations or keep the Republicans from doing so , ” Pelosi said in a letter to colleagues Sunday .
“ Because we can not leave anything to chance , House Majority PAC is doing everything it can to win more delegations for Democrats .
It ’ s sad we have to have to plan this way , but it ’ s what we must do to ensure the election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ That ’ s why it ’ s so important that we support House Majority PAC right now .
We have outstanding candidates in these key districts and they have built strong campaigns , but we must forcefully ensure they win .
Simply put , this strategy to protect our democracy and elect Joe Biden will take an all out effort and resources.
” If the election were to be decided by Congress , it would be voted on by the congressional delegations .
Currently , Republicans lead in delegations 26-22 .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Congress are very slim .
It hasn ’ t happened since 1876 , and with Joe Biden holding a stable lead both nationally and in swing states , the most likely outcome , if the current situation holds through election day , is an outright Biden victory , but Pelosi is right to prepare Democrats for all possibilities , including Congress deciding who will be the next president .
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Speaker of the House Pelosi told her Democratic colleagues in a letter that they needed to prepare for Congress to decide the election.
Via Fox News Pelosi said:
“We must achieve that majority of delegations or keep the Republicans from doing so,” Pelosi said in a letter to colleagues Sunday. “Because we cannot leave anything to chance, House Majority PAC is doing everything it can to win more delegations for Democrats. It’s sad we have to have to plan this way, but it’s what we must do to ensure the election is not stolen.”
She added: “That’s why it’s so important that we support House Majority PAC right now. We have outstanding candidates in these key districts and they have built strong campaigns, but we must forcefully ensure they win. Simply put, this strategy to protect our democracy and elect Joe Biden will take an all out effort and resources.
If the election were to be decided by Congress, it would be voted on by the congressional delegations. Currently, Republicans lead in delegations 26-22.
The odds of this election actually being decided by Congress are very slim. It hasn’t happened since 1876, and with Joe Biden holding a stable lead both nationally and in swing states, the most likely outcome, if the current situation holds through election day, is an outright Biden victory, but Pelosi is right to prepare Democrats for all possibilities, including Congress deciding who will be the next president.
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politicususa--2020-09-28--Trump Runs Away From Reporters When Asked About His Tax Returns

Donald Trump turned and walked away from reporters as they shouted questions to him about his tax returns in the Rose Garden .
Here is the entire briefing : Trump claimed that the United States is turning the corner on the coronavirus as cases are rising in half of the country , but when reporters started asking questions about his tax returns , Trump ignored them and left .
If The New York Times story is fabricated as Trump claims , he could clear everything up in a hurry , by releasing his tax returns .
Trump wants the American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not real , but he is not willing to offer any evidence that he paid income tax of more than $ 750 .
Trump ’ s kids are whining that the media is looking at their dad ’ s potential tax fraud while not attacking Joe Biden , and Trump himself is now avoiding questions on the subject .
The failure of the president to answer questions lines up with the reported White House strategy of ignoring the tax returns and hoping that they go away .
Trump won ’ t be able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is standing across from Joe Biden .
Donald Trump loves attention , so it is always a sign that a story is bad when he ignores questions and walks away .
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Donald Trump turned and walked away from reporters as they shouted questions to him about his tax returns in the Rose Garden.
Here is the entire briefing:
Trump claimed that the United States is turning the corner on the coronavirus as cases are rising in half of the country, but when reporters started asking questions about his tax returns, Trump ignored them and left.
Clip of Trump fleeing:
Aww, don't leave. Trump didn't take any questions at today's Rose Garden news conference. #trumppresser pic.twitter.com/UpxcwYPx40 — ShirtyandSniffy (@ShirtyandSniffy) September 28, 2020
If The New York Times story is fabricated as Trump claims, he could clear everything up in a hurry, by releasing his tax returns. Trump wants the American people to believe that the story is not real, but he is not willing to offer any evidence that he paid income tax of more than $750.
Trump’s kids are whining that the media is looking at their dad’s potential tax fraud while not attacking Joe Biden, and Trump himself is now avoiding questions on the subject. The failure of the president to answer questions lines up with the reported White House strategy of ignoring the tax returns and hoping that they go away.
Trump won’t be able to hide on Tuesday night when he is standing across from Joe Biden.
Donald Trump loves attention, so it is always a sign that a story is bad when he ignores questions and walks away.
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politicususa--2020-09-28--Pelosi Just Suggested Trump Tax Returns Could Invalidate His Supreme Court Justices

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi suggested that Trump ’ s tax returns call into question his Supreme Court picks due to conflicts of interest .
Pelosi said on MSNBC ’ s Andrea Mitchell Reports : No sense of decency .
A president who wants parades of the military paying homage to him in front of the White House like he ’ s some kind of a dictator , yet is he paying for any of that ?
The protection of our country ?
$ 750 ?
Yeah .
It ’ s a disdain for America ’ s working families @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not right , but our responsibility is to protect and defend and we have to make sure we know what exposure the President Of The United States has to , and what an impact it has on national security decisions for our country .
You ’ re right .
The issue of morality is a larger one .
As you began , you said , let me be frank and went through some of the other immoralities that the president has been involved it .
It really raises the question .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ how he ’ s appointed jumps who are all waiting for his cases to rise to the level of district appeals , the supreme court of the United States .
Speaker Pelosi is right .
Trump ’ s enormous personal debt and his failure to separate his presidency from his finances leave the question open as to whether Trump got assurances from certain nominees for personal benefits in exchange for nominations .
Trump ’ s judicial nominees , including Supreme Court justices , could be tainted , which is why Democrats would need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal lower courts and the Supreme Court .
It is a question worth exploring that could be the path to Democrats adding more justices to the Supreme Court .
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi suggested that Trump’s tax returns call into question his Supreme Court picks due to conflicts of interest.
Pelosi said on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports:
No sense of decency. A president who wants parades of the military paying homage to him in front of the White House like he’s some kind of a dictator, yet is he paying for any of that? The protection of our country? $750? Yeah. It’s a disdain for America’s working families. It’s a — it’s not right, but our responsibility is to protect and defend and we have to make sure we know what exposure the President Of The United States has to, and what an impact it has on national security decisions for our country.
You’re right. The issue of morality is a larger one. As you began, you said, let me be frank and went through some of the other immoralities that the president has been involved it. It really raises the question. He almost has a conflict in interest how he’s appointed jumps who are all waiting for his cases to rise to the level of district appeals, the supreme court of the United States.
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Speaker Pelosi made the argument that Trump's tax returns show that all of his judicial nominations could be invalidated due to conflicts of interest. pic.twitter.com/jXWhNu5CsG — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 28, 2020
Speaker Pelosi is right. Trump’s enormous personal debt and his failure to separate his presidency from his finances leave the question open as to whether Trump got assurances from certain nominees for personal benefits in exchange for nominations.
Trump’s judicial nominees, including Supreme Court justices, could be tainted, which is why Democrats would need to enact judicial reform to expand the federal lower courts and the Supreme Court.
It is a question worth exploring that could be the path to Democrats adding more justices to the Supreme Court.
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politicususa--2020-09-28--Trump Responds to NYT Tax Story and “Fake News Media” in String of Tweets

President Donald Trump took to Twitter to attempt to discredit a bombshell New York Times story documenting his years of tax avoidance .
The president , who has long established an image of himself as a billionaire and successful businessman , owes hundreds of millions in debts and used multiple tax schemes to pay only $ 750 in taxes in 2016 and 2017 according to his tax returns , which he had long declined to make public .
Trump claimed he paid “ many millions of dollars in taxes ” in a tweet despite the Times ‘ s reporting .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ like Election time 2016 , is bringing up my Taxes & all sorts of other nonsense with illegally obtained information & only bad intent .
I paid many millions of dollars in taxes but was entitled , like everyone else , to depreciation & tax credits , ” he wrote .
“ Also , if you look at the extraordinary assets owned by me , which the Fake News hasn ’ t , I am extremely under leveraged – I have very little debt compared to the value of assets , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is already on file , but I have long said that I may release Financial Statements , from the time I announced I was going to run for President , showing all properties , assets and debts .
It is a very IMPRESSIVE Statement , and also shows that I am the only President on record to give up my yearly $ 400,000 plus Presidential Salary !
” The news broke on the eve of the first presidential debate , which airs tomorrow .
According to the latest data from the New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leads President Donald Trump by eight points nationwide .
Biden leads 49 percent to Trump ’ s 41 percent among registered voters .

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President Donald Trump took to Twitter to attempt to discredit a bombshell New York Times story documenting his years of tax avoidance. The president, who has long established an image of himself as a billionaire and successful businessman, owes hundreds of millions in debts and used multiple tax schemes to pay only $750 in taxes in 2016 and 2017 according to his tax returns, which he had long declined to make public.
Trump claimed he paid “many millions of dollars in taxes” in a tweet despite the Times‘s reporting.
“The Fake News Media, just like Election time 2016, is bringing up my Taxes & all sorts of other nonsense with illegally obtained information & only bad intent. I paid many millions of dollars in taxes but was entitled, like everyone else, to depreciation & tax credits,” he wrote.
“Also, if you look at the extraordinary assets owned by me, which the Fake News hasn’t, I am extremely under leveraged – I have very little debt compared to the value of assets,” he continued. “Much of this information is already on file, but I have long said that I may release Financial Statements, from the time I announced I was going to run for President, showing all properties, assets and debts. It is a very IMPRESSIVE Statement, and also shows that I am the only President on record to give up my yearly $400,000 plus Presidential Salary!”
The Fake News Media, just like Election time 2016, is bringing up my Taxes & all sorts of other nonsense with illegally obtained information & only bad intent. I paid many millions of dollars in taxes but was entitled, like everyone else, to depreciation & tax credits….. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 28, 2020
…..Also, if you look at the extraordinary assets owned by me, which the Fake News hasn’t, I am extremely under leveraged – I have very little debt compared to the value of assets. Much of this information is already on file, but I have long said that I may release…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 28, 2020
…..Financial Statements, from the time I announced I was going to run for President, showing all properties, assets and debts. It is a very IMPRESSIVE Statement, and also shows that I am the only President on record to give up my yearly $400,000 plus Presidential Salary! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 28, 2020
The news broke on the eve of the first presidential debate, which airs tomorrow.
According to the latest data from the New York Times/Siena College poll, Democrat Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by eight points nationwide. Biden leads 49 percent to Trump’s 41 percent among registered voters.


politicususa--2020-09-28--Lincoln Project Co-Founder: To Whom Does Trump “Owe So Much Money, And What Are They Willing to Do t

Lincoln Project Co-Founder: To Whom Does Trump “Owe So Much Money, And What Are They Willing to Do to Ensure Repayment?”

In an op-ed for The Guardian , Lincoln Project co-founder Reed Galen says the New York Times story documenting years of President Donald Trump ’ s tax evasion is further evidence of his “ con.
” But he is more concerned about the president ’ s debts , calling them “ far more concerning.
” “ The New York Times report reveals that Trump is leveraged to the tune of more than $ 400m , much of it personally guaranteed .
Most reputable lending institutions would require significant collateral to extend that kind of credit .
Who then , would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to such a high-risk client We don ’ t know that answer , of course .
It does raise the legitimate question , though : to whom does the president of the United States owe so much money , and what are they willing to do to ensure repayment ?
” Galen wrote .
“ Especially when you consider that he has hundreds of millions of dollars in loans due for collection in the next four years , ” he continues .
“ If he is unable to pay them back , what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in kind as payment for unpaid debts from the man who hopes to continue being the leader of the free world ?
” Galen goes on to say that it ’ s likely that “ Trump can not afford to be president.
” “ Though his companies generate some revenue , they won ’ t make him the kind of money he needs to climb out of debt .
Even his hotel just across the street from the White House can ’ t fill all the holes .
His golf courses , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he writes : “ For Trump , the presidency has always been performative .
Standing behind the podium , before adoring crowds – that is what Trump lives for .
The actual business of the job holds little interest for him .
Now that the world knows for sure he ’ s consistently teetering on financial ruin , it ’ s not hard to believe that he will focus even less on being president and more on shoring up his personal empire .
And that , unfortunately , means that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distant back seat to Trump ’ s personal concerns and needs .
While Americans continue to get sick , thousands more die every week and our way of life is ruined , Trump will do what he always does : put himself at the head of the line.
” Trump has not yet commented on the report .
Last night , his former campaign manager Brad Pascale was hospitalized following a suicide attempt at his home as the story made the rounds .
The first presidential debate between Trump and his rival Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ p.m .

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In an op-ed for The Guardian, Lincoln Project co-founder Reed Galen says the New York Times story documenting years of President Donald Trump’s tax evasion is further evidence of his “con.” But he is more concerned about the president’s debts, calling them “far more concerning.”
“The New York Times report reveals that Trump is leveraged to the tune of more than $400m, much of it personally guaranteed. Most reputable lending institutions would require significant collateral to extend that kind of credit. Who then, would be willing to lend so much money to such a high-risk client We don’t know that answer, of course. It does raise the legitimate question, though: to whom does the president of the United States owe so much money, and what are they willing to do to ensure repayment?” Galen wrote.
“Especially when you consider that he has hundreds of millions of dollars in loans due for collection in the next four years,” he continues. “If he is unable to pay them back, what would these lenders be willing to accept in kind as payment for unpaid debts from the man who hopes to continue being the leader of the free world?”
Galen goes on to say that it’s likely that “Trump cannot afford to be president.”
“Though his companies generate some revenue, they won’t make him the kind of money he needs to climb out of debt. Even his hotel just across the street from the White House can’t fill all the holes. His golf courses, according to the Times, are money pits,” he writes:
“For Trump, the presidency has always been performative. Standing behind the podium, before adoring crowds – that is what Trump lives for. The actual business of the job holds little interest for him. Now that the world knows for sure he’s consistently teetering on financial ruin, it’s not hard to believe that he will focus even less on being president and more on shoring up his personal empire. And that, unfortunately, means that the American people will once again take a distant back seat to Trump’s personal concerns and needs. While Americans continue to get sick, thousands more die every week and our way of life is ruined, Trump will do what he always does: put himself at the head of the line.”
Trump has not yet commented on the report. Last night, his former campaign manager Brad Pascale was hospitalized following a suicide attempt at his home as the story made the rounds.
The first presidential debate between Trump and his rival Joe Biden is scheduled for tomorrow at 9 p.m.


politicususa--2020-09-28--Michael Cohen Says Don Jr., Eric, and Ivanka Trump All Evaded Taxes

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen said that Don Jr. , Eric , and Ivanka Trump are all involved in their dad ’ s scheme to evade taxes .
I don ’ t think he ’ s by himself , too .
I believe Allen Weisselberg , his CFO , is complicit in it , as well Ivanka , Eric .
I believe the entire Trump clan is complicit in all of this tax evasion .
I mean , these are legitimately what Judge Pauley stated in my case .
These are sophisticated schemes within which to deprive the IRS of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desperately needed .
Not putting your money in either Capital One or First Republic Bank , as I did , and providing all the documents to the accountant .
Right ?
That ’ s also stated in my book , “ Disloyal , ” and the sentencing memo .
I truly believe this is a very sophisticated scheme of hiding money , whether it ’ s by claiming that he paid $ 70,000 to cut his hair .
Look , Donald Trump cut his own hair .
So I ’ m not really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It seems like a lot of money for a haircut .
Or paying Ivanka as a consultant .
Consultant for what ?
For what ?
For designing — for designing her spas in , you know , various different buildings that were working on ?
The whole thing is a scheme .
There ’ s always a scheme when it comes to the Trump clan .
Ivanka Trump was already named for receiving consulting fees for projects that she was managing for the Trump Organization , which is a violation of tax @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fox and Friends and tried to blame Hunter Biden for the tax fraud scheme .
Trump ’ s tax returns do more than put his reelection chances in danger .
They expose his kids to criminal liability because Donald Trump did not act alone .
His adult children are all members of the board and executives with the Trump Organization .
Cohen pointed out that Trump ’ s biggest fear is a massive tax bill from the IRS because he doesn ’ t have the money to pay .
If Trump goes down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down with him .
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Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen said that Don Jr., Eric, and Ivanka Trump are all involved in their dad’s scheme to evade taxes.
Cohen said on MSNBC:
I don’t think he’s by himself, too. I believe Allen Weisselberg, his CFO, is complicit in it, as well Ivanka, Eric. I believe the entire Trump clan is complicit in all of this tax evasion. I mean, these are legitimately what Judge Pauley stated in my case. These are sophisticated schemes within which to deprive the IRS of income, of taxes, that are desperately needed. Not putting your money in either Capital One or First Republic Bank, as I did, and providing all the documents to the accountant. Right? That’s also stated in my book, “Disloyal,” and the sentencing memo.
I truly believe this is a very sophisticated scheme of hiding money, whether it’s by claiming that he paid $70,000 to cut his hair. Look, Donald Trump cut his own hair. So I’m not really sure where the $70,000 came from. It seems like a lot of money for a haircut. Or paying Ivanka as a consultant.
Consultant for what? For what? For designing — for designing her spas in, you know, various different buildings that were working on? The whole thing is a scheme. There’s always a scheme when it comes to the Trump clan.
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Michael Cohen says Donald Jr., Ivanka, Eric, and the entire Trump family are involved in Donald Trump's tax evasion scheme. pic.twitter.com/trkOijqNtr — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 28, 2020
Ivanka Trump was already named for receiving consulting fees for projects that she was managing for the Trump Organization, which is a violation of tax law. Donald Trump Jr. went on Fox and Friends and tried to blame Hunter Biden for the tax fraud scheme.
Trump’s tax returns do more than put his reelection chances in danger. They expose his kids to criminal liability because Donald Trump did not act alone. His adult children are all members of the board and executives with the Trump Organization.
Cohen pointed out that Trump’s biggest fear is a massive tax bill from the IRS because he doesn’t have the money to pay.
If Trump goes down, he is taking his adult children down with him.
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politicususa--2020-09-28--Fox News Analyst: Trump’s Supreme Court Gambit Removes “All Pretense About Justices as Impartial”

Fox News analyst Juan Williams says President Donald Trump nominating Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court is “ a power grab , ” noting that his “ actions remove all pretense about justices as impartial , learned people upholding the law.
” “ What we have now at the very top of the American judicial system are nine politicians wearing the robes of Supreme Court justices , ” Williams wrote in an op-ed for The Hill .
“ This fits with Trump transforming the Centers for Disease Control from a trusted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political agency being used to minimize his failed handling of a pandemic , ” he wrote .
“ It fits with Attorney General William Barr using the Justice Department to protect Trump and his pals — from Michael Flynn to Roger Stone — while looking to produce damaging charges against Democrats .
It fits with Trump undermining public trust in the FBI and CIA after they found evidence of Russian interference to help him in both the 2016 election and the current election .
Much of that can be repaired over time beginning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court is different .
Supreme Court justices get lifetime appointments .
And in a country founded on the idea that it is a nation of laws , a lack of trust in the Supreme Court ’ s ability to be impartial portends long-term damage.
” “ Keep in mind , Trump has no mandate to dismantle trust in the court , ” he continues .
“ To the contrary , he is a president who lost the popular vote by almost 3 million votes .
His job approval rating has never reached @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If you want to rip out your hair , consider that if Trump ’ s latest nominee is confirmed it will mean that 15 of the last 19 Supreme Court justices have been named by Republican presidents.
” Democrats have railed against what they ’ ve said is the Republican hypocrisy of rushing to appoint a new Supreme Court justice .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already announced that he would like to bring President Trump ’ s nominee to the Senate floor for a confirmation hearing and a vote .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Garland , former President Barack Obama ’ s nominee for the Supreme Court , a hearing , arguing that it would be inappropriate for a president to appoint a new justice during an election year .
Last week , Trump nominated federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ginsburg and has received Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ’ s endorsement .
She was one of President Trump ’ s finalists for the Supreme Court in 2018 , the year he nominated Kavanaugh .
She has earned praise among conservatives for being a reliable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , immigration , and the Second Amendment .

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Fox News analyst Juan Williams says President Donald Trump nominating Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court is “a power grab,” noting that his “actions remove all pretense about justices as impartial, learned people upholding the law.”
“What we have now at the very top of the American judicial system are nine politicians wearing the robes of Supreme Court justices,” Williams wrote in an op-ed for The Hill.
“This fits with Trump transforming the Centers for Disease Control from a trusted source of information on heath to a political agency being used to minimize his failed handling of a pandemic,” he wrote. “It fits with Attorney General William Barr using the Justice Department to protect Trump and his pals — from Michael Flynn to Roger Stone — while looking to produce damaging charges against Democrats. It fits with Trump undermining public trust in the FBI and CIA after they found evidence of Russian interference to help him in both the 2016 election and the current election. Much of that can be repaired over time beginning with a new president. But the Supreme Court is different. Supreme Court justices get lifetime appointments. And in a country founded on the idea that it is a nation of laws, a lack of trust in the Supreme Court’s ability to be impartial portends long-term damage.”
“Keep in mind, Trump has no mandate to dismantle trust in the court,” he continues. “To the contrary, he is a president who lost the popular vote by almost 3 million votes. His job approval rating has never reached 50 percent in the RealClearPolitics polling average. If you want to rip out your hair, consider that if Trump’s latest nominee is confirmed it will mean that 15 of the last 19 Supreme Court justices have been named by Republican presidents.”
Democrats have railed against what they’ve said is the Republican hypocrisy of rushing to appoint a new Supreme Court justice. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already announced that he would like to bring President Trump’s nominee to the Senate floor for a confirmation hearing and a vote. In 2016, McConnell infamously denied Merrick Garland, former President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court, a hearing, arguing that it would be inappropriate for a president to appoint a new justice during an election year.
Last week, Trump nominated federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ginsburg and has received Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s endorsement. She was one of President Trump’s finalists for the Supreme Court in 2018, the year he nominated Kavanaugh. She has earned praise among conservatives for being a reliable conservative jurist on matters related to abortion, immigration, and the Second Amendment.


politicususa--2020-09-28--Donald Trump Jr. Melts Down and Blames Hunter Biden For His Dad’s Potential Tax Fraud

Donald Trump Jr. responded to his dad ’ s potential tax crimes by ranting on Fox News about Hunter Biden and prostitution rings .
Trump Jr. said on Fox and Friends , “ If only they spent as much time looking for oh , I don ’ t know , Hunter Biden ’ s tax returns , and the Biden crime family issues , where Hunter is taking money from a known associate of Vladamir Putin .
3.5 million dollars .
Money that ’ s linked to human trafficking and prostitution rings in Eastern Europe .
Brian , imagine I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Donald Trump Jr. ’ s claims are debunked Russian propaganda .
Trump Jr. is trying to blame the revelations about his family ’ s finances on the media .
Donald Trump Jr. is not clean in this situation .
He is an executive in the Trump Organization which means that he is also involved in potential felony tax evasion .
The Trumps are not going to be able to blame the fact that they are mired in hundreds of millions of dollars in debt and have been evading taxes for decades .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the subject and blame the Bidens for what his family is accused of doing .
The Trumps are trying to run the exact same campaign that they ran in 2016 , but this time they don ’ t have hacked emails from Russia and decades of Clinton conspiracies to use .
Joe Biden is clearly not like Donald Trump and Donald Trump ’ s Jr. ’ s meltdown into Hunter Biden conspiracies only highlights the guilt of his father .
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Donald Trump Jr. responded to his dad’s potential tax crimes by ranting on Fox News about Hunter Biden and prostitution rings.
Trump Jr. said on Fox and Friends, “If only they spent as much time looking for oh, I don’t know, Hunter Biden’s tax returns, and the Biden crime family issues, where Hunter is taking money from a known associate of Vladamir Putin. 3.5 million dollars. Money that’s linked to human trafficking and prostitution rings in Eastern Europe. Brian, imagine I did that, imagine I did that.”
Video of Trump Jr. freaking out:
Clearly, Donald Trump Jr. thinks this is all about Hunter Biden: "If only they spent as much time looking for maybe, I don't know, Hunter Biden's tax returns, and the Biden crime family issues." pic.twitter.com/9AsVbOCsAB — The Recount (@therecount) September 28, 2020
Video of Trump Jr. pushing debunked Russian conspiracy theories:
Donald Trump Jr.’s claims are debunked Russian propaganda. Trump Jr. is trying to blame the revelations about his family’s finances on the media. Donald Trump Jr. is not clean in this situation. He is an executive in the Trump Organization which means that he is also involved in potential felony tax evasion.
The Trumps are not going to be able to blame the fact that they are mired in hundreds of millions of dollars in debt and have been evading taxes for decades.
Donald Trump Jr. was trying to change the subject and blame the Bidens for what his family is accused of doing. The Trumps are trying to run the exact same campaign that they ran in 2016, but this time they don’t have hacked emails from Russia and decades of Clinton conspiracies to use.
Joe Biden is clearly not like Donald Trump and Donald Trump’s Jr.’s meltdown into Hunter Biden conspiracies only highlights the guilt of his father.
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politicususa--2020-09-29--Ponzi Scheme Bombshell Gives Democrats More Ammo To Negate Trump Judges

The latest bombshell that Donald Trump was involved in Ponzi schemes should be more than enough for Democrats to pursue judicial reform .
In what would be his most lucrative side deal , he teamed up with a multilevel marketing company , ACN , whose clients were told they could make a living from home by selling video phones , satellite television and other services .
Investigated in several countries , ACN has left a trail of complaints that people were suckered into spending far more than they earned trying to peddle the company ’ s products .
Regulators in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people recruited could claim a satisfactory income , ” and that the rest lost money or , at most , made about $ 35 a month , according to court records .
Montana officials came to a similar conclusion , finding that the average participant in that state paid ACN about $ 750 in various fees but got back only $ 53 .
Nancy Pelosi has already pointed out that Trump ’ s judicial choices may be compromised due to financial conflicts of interest , but now they have evidence that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
Trump ’ s sources of income outside of the presidency have dried up .
His tax returns show that The Apprentice was his primary source of cash .
Trump ’ s business ventures lose millions of dollars a year , so the only way that he can keep himself afloat is to stay in power .
Donald Trump ’ s need for power as a lifeline for financial survival is why Democrats must reform the judiciary if they win the election .
Trump is a compromised president whose corrupt decisions must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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The latest bombshell that Donald Trump was involved in Ponzi schemes should be more than enough for Democrats to pursue judicial reform.
The New York Times reported:
In what would be his most lucrative side deal, he teamed up with a multilevel marketing company, ACN, whose clients were told they could make a living from home by selling video phones, satellite television and other services. Investigated in several countries, ACN has left a trail of complaints that people were suckered into spending far more than they earned trying to peddle the company’s products.
Regulators in France concluded that “only 1 percent of people recruited could claim a satisfactory income,” and that the rest lost money or, at most, made about $35 a month, according to court records. Montana officials came to a similar conclusion, finding that the average participant in that state paid ACN about $750 in various fees but got back only $53.
Nancy Pelosi has already pointed out that Trump’s judicial choices may be compromised due to financial conflicts of interest, but now they have evidence that the President has made money off of defrauding people.
Trump’s sources of income outside of the presidency have dried up. His tax returns show that The Apprentice was his primary source of cash. Trump’s business ventures lose millions of dollars a year, so the only way that he can keep himself afloat is to stay in power.
Donald Trump’s need for power as a lifeline for financial survival is why Democrats must reform the judiciary if they win the election. Trump is a compromised president whose corrupt decisions must be negated to restore justice in America.
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politicususa--2020-09-29--“Same Old, Same Old,” Pence Waves Away Story About Trump’s Taxes

When he first signed up to be Donald Trump ’ s Vice President , Mike Pence had somewhat of a spine .
When the Access Hollywood tape came out , the former Indiana Governor reportedly gave serious thought to leaving the campaign .
He infuriated his wife by choosing not to .
At this point , Pence is all in with the Trump campaign .
This loyalty to the President was obvious on Tuesday when the Vice President referred to the damning New York Times story about Trump ’ s taxes as , “ same old , same old.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fox News Bret Baier .
He told the host , “ It feels like the same old , same old , doesn ’ t it , Bret ?
These same issues and allegations came up in 2016 .
The American people know President Donald Trump was a job creator .
He ’ s a builder .
He saved tens of millions of dollars in state and local taxes , payroll taxes .
He created thousands of jobs as he built his business over many , many years.
” Baier did push back , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stories about his tax return .
He asked the VP , “ So which is it — a totally fake news story or illegally obtained documents that were real ?
” Pence responded by saying that the allegations were “ the same kind of allegations , ” made four years ago .
The vice president continued , “ I ’ m very confident they took advantage of all the legal deductions and exemptions that were available in the tax code .
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When he first signed up to be Donald Trump’s Vice President, Mike Pence had somewhat of a spine. When the Access Hollywood tape came out, the former Indiana Governor reportedly gave serious thought to leaving the campaign. He infuriated his wife by choosing not to.
At this point, Pence is all in with the Trump campaign. This loyalty to the President was obvious on Tuesday when the Vice President referred to the damning New York Times story about Trump’s taxes as, “same old, same old.”
Pence made the comment while speaking with Fox News Bret Baier. He told the host, “It feels like the same old, same old, doesn’t it, Bret? These same issues and allegations came up in 2016. The American people know President Donald Trump was a job creator. He’s a builder. He saved tens of millions of dollars in state and local taxes, payroll taxes. He created thousands of jobs as he built his business over many, many years.”
Baier did push back, noting that Trump has told two different stories about his tax return. He asked the VP, “So which is it — a totally fake news story or illegally obtained documents that were real?”
Pence responded by saying that the allegations were “the same kind of allegations,” made four years ago. The vice president continued, “I’m very confident they took advantage of all the legal deductions and exemptions that were available in the tax code.”


politicususa--2020-09-29--Biden Camp Says Trump Asked Chris Wallace Not To Mention COVID Deaths At Debate

The Biden campaign said that the Trump campaign asked moderator Chris Wallace not to mention the number of COVID deaths @ @ @ @ @ Trump campaign denies that this happened : No one should take any denial from the @ @ @ @ @ .
Donald Trump would love to have a debate where the number of deaths from @ @ @ @ @ mentioned .
It is also difficult to take their denial seriously because Trump has been @ @ @ @ @ threatening not to show up for more than a year .
If this debate is @ @ @ @ @ of the country , the coronavirus should be a major topic .
With nearly 210,000 @ @ @ @ @ be the dominant topic .
Trump will likely try to talk about anything and everything @ @ @ @ @ Chris Wallace should mention the number of deaths , and if he doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ .
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The Biden campaign said that the Trump campaign asked moderator Chris Wallace not to mention the number of COVID deaths at the debate.
Edward-Issac Dovere of The Atlantic tweeted:
.@KBeds of the Biden campaign says that the Trump campaign asked as a condition that Chris Wallace not mention the number of COVID deaths in the debate tonight — Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) September 29, 2020
The Trump campaign denies that this happened:
Tim Murtaugh of the Trump campaign response to this: "This is a lie and it never happened." https://t.co/hO0Pi2usRR — S.V. Dáte (@svdate) September 29, 2020
No one should take any denial from the Trump campaign at face value. Donald Trump would love to have a debate where the number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic is not mentioned. It is also difficult to take their denial seriously because Trump has been whining about the debates and threatening not to show up for more than a year.
If this debate is reflective of the current state of the country, the coronavirus should be a major topic. With nearly 210,000 American deaths, it should be the dominant topic. Trump will likely try to talk about anything and everything else besides the pandemic.
Chris Wallace should mention the number of deaths, and if he doesn’t, Joe Biden definitely will.
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politicususa--2020-09-29--Report: Trump has Only Done 2 Hours of Prep for Tonight’s Debate

Donald Trump is polling horribly in nearly every swing state .
And the president is even doing poorly in states that he is expected to win .
A new Quinnipiac poll released on Tuesday showed Trump trailing Biden by 3 % points in Georgia .
The bad polling numbers have made tonight ’ s debate against Joe Biden all the more important to Trump .
One would think he would be practicing and boning up on the topics that might come up tonight .
Instead , CNN reports that Trump has done less than 2 hours of debate prep .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ We ’ re told that President Trump did less than two hours of preparation for tonight ’ s debate .
[ That is ] “ a startlingly short amount of time.
” Fox News also discussed the way the president is approaching the debates .
Anchor Bill Hemmer told viewers , “ I talked to Rudy Giuliani earlier today , and he was saying that the longest session they ’ ve held is two-and-a-half hours , along with Chris Christie .
And it was not an actual mock debate , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around a table is the way he characterized it.
” Joe Biden , on the other hand , has been preparing vigorously for tonight ’ s event .
Donald Trump is a non-traditional opponent , to say the least , and Biden has had to prepare differently .
The former Vice President has told supporters that he expects this debate to be unlike anything he ’ s ever done before .
And he is hopeful to stay on message .
He said earlier this summer , “ I hope I don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with this guy.
” The debate will begin tonight at 9 PM EST .

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Donald Trump is polling horribly in nearly every swing state. And the president is even doing poorly in states that he is expected to win. A new Quinnipiac poll released on Tuesday showed Trump trailing Biden by 3% points in Georgia.
The bad polling numbers have made tonight’s debate against Joe Biden all the more important to Trump. One would think he would be practicing and boning up on the topics that might come up tonight. Instead, CNN reports that Trump has done less than 2 hours of debate prep.
CNN’s Jake Tapper said today, “We’re told that President Trump did less than two hours of preparation for tonight’s debate. [That is] “a startlingly short amount of time.”
Fox News also discussed the way the president is approaching the debates. Anchor Bill Hemmer told viewers, “I talked to Rudy Giuliani earlier today, and he was saying that the longest session they’ve held is two-and-a-half hours, along with Chris Christie. And it was not an actual mock debate, it was about questions and answers, sitting around a table is the way he characterized it.”
Joe Biden, on the other hand, has been preparing vigorously for tonight’s event. Donald Trump is a non-traditional opponent, to say the least, and Biden has had to prepare differently.
Anyone who thinks playing golf is not debate prep doesn't know Trump. Every time he puts a score down on his card he lies. That is practice for him for Tuesday. — Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) September 27, 2020
The former Vice President has told supporters that he expects this debate to be unlike anything he’s ever done before. And he is hopeful to stay on message. He said earlier this summer, “I hope I don’t get baited into getting into a brawl with this guy.”
The debate will begin tonight at 9 PM EST.


politicususa--2020-09-29--Hours Before The Debate DNI Releases Russian Claim That Hillary Clinton Framed Trump

Trump ’ s Director of National Intelligence released a bogus claim from Russia that Hillary Clinton tried to frame Trump .
Here is the declassification that was requested by Sen. Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) : The intelligence community states in the memo that they have not been able to verify the accuracy of this allegation , but Trump ’ s DNI Ratcliffe released it anyway because Trump is trying to come up with some bombshell that will change the course of the presidential debate .
The allegation which was released by the Trump administration came from Russia : Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ playbook , but without Russian hacked emails and the Democratic election strategy , he is trying to create his own surprise moments to create chaos and throw the debate off course .
The problem is that releasing an allegation from Russian intelligence only confirms Putin ’ s presence in the Trump administration .
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Trump’s Director of National Intelligence released a bogus claim from Russia that Hillary Clinton tried to frame Trump.
Here is the declassification that was requested by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC):
🤔Ratcliffe just declassified to Graham a claim that Russian intel alleged that Clinton “approved a campaign plan to stir up a scandal against [Trump] by tying him to Putin and the Russians' hacking of the DNC.” …but says “the IC does not know the accuracy of this allegation.” pic.twitter.com/tpqGmhXUMY — Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) September 29, 2020
The intelligence community states in the memo that they have not been able to verify the accuracy of this allegation, but Trump’s DNI Ratcliffe released it anyway because Trump is trying to come up with some bombshell that will change the course of the presidential debate.
The allegation which was released by the Trump administration came from Russia:
???: DNI Ratcliffe has declassified a Russian intelligence assessment — which Ratcliffe says could be false or exaggerated — to suggest Clinton hatched a plan to pin Russian hacking onto Trump.https://t.co/WoL8W3ZibK pic.twitter.com/RPzReb3YW2 — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 29, 2020
Trump is trying to run the same 2016 playbook, but without Russian hacked emails and the Democratic election strategy, he is trying to create his own surprise moments to create chaos and throw the debate off course.
The problem is that releasing an allegation from Russian intelligence only confirms Putin’s presence in the Trump administration.
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It doesn’t clear Trump or Russia but tells the American people to get the Kremlin out of the White House.


politicususa--2020-09-29--Debate Day Bombshell As Trump’s Mocking Of Evangelicals Exposed

Trump has mocked and shown contempt and scorn for evangelical Republicans who are the backbone of his political and reelection support .
But in private , many of Trump ’ s comments about religion are marked by cynicism and contempt , according to people who have worked for him .
Former aides told me they ’ ve heard Trump ridicule conservative religious leaders , dismiss various faith groups with cartoonish stereotypes , and deride certain rites and doctrines held sacred by many of the Americans who constitute his base .
From the outset of his brief political career , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of special-interest group to be schmoozed , conned , or bought off , former aides told me .
Though he faced Republican primary opponents in 2016 with deeper religious roots—Ted Cruz , Mike Huckabee—Trump was confident that his wealth and celebrity would attract high-profile Christian surrogates to vouch for him .
Just like his success as a businessman , and his claims of personal wealth , Trump ’ s appeal to evangelicals is a con .
It is a running joke that Donald Trump panders to evangelical Christians when everyone knows that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself and money .
A person of faith could not abuse and mistreat immigrants , lock children in cages , or allow hundreds of thousands of Americans to needlessly die during a pandemic .
Donald Trump has always been a fraud , but one of the few public services that he has unintentionally provided to the nation is that he has exposed the hypocrisy of supposed persons of faith who will throw their beliefs away in a craven grab for political power by people who are just as immoral and shameless as Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .
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Trump has mocked and shown contempt and scorn for evangelical Republicans who are the backbone of his political and reelection support.
The Atlantic reported:
But in private, many of Trump’s comments about religion are marked by cynicism and contempt, according to people who have worked for him. Former aides told me they’ve heard Trump ridicule conservative religious leaders, dismiss various faith groups with cartoonish stereotypes, and deride certain rites and doctrines held sacred by many of the Americans who constitute his base.
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From the outset of his brief political career, Trump has viewed right-wing evangelical leaders as a kind of special-interest group to be schmoozed, conned, or bought off, former aides told me. Though he faced Republican primary opponents in 2016 with deeper religious roots—Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee—Trump was confident that his wealth and celebrity would attract high-profile Christian surrogates to vouch for him.
Just like his success as a businessman, and his claims of personal wealth, Trump’s appeal to evangelicals is a con.
It is a running joke that Donald Trump panders to evangelical Christians when everyone knows that Trump has no faith in anything but himself and money. A person of faith could not abuse and mistreat immigrants, lock children in cages, or allow hundreds of thousands of Americans to needlessly die during a pandemic.
Donald Trump has always been a fraud, but one of the few public services that he has unintentionally provided to the nation is that he has exposed the hypocrisy of supposed persons of faith who will throw their beliefs away in a craven grab for political power by people who are just as immoral and shameless as Trump.
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politicususa--2020-09-29--Trump Advertises Ted Cruz’s New Book to Drum Up Support for Filling Supreme Court Vacancy

President Donald Trump took to Twitter to drum up support for filling in the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg .
The president advertised Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz ’ s new book , One Vote Away : How a Single Supreme Court Seat Can Change History .
“ Our Great 1st Amendment , our Great 2nd Amendment , our right to worship God & so much more comes down to one vote on the Court .
@ TedCruz has a fantastic new book , ‘ One Vote Away ’ , out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adding that “ It ’ s the best book to read as we fight to ” confirm his nominee Amy Coney Barrett to the nation ’ s highest court .
Democrats have railed against what they ’ ve said is the Republican hypocrisy of rushing to appoint a new Supreme Court justice .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already announced that he would like to bring President Trump ’ s nominee to the Senate floor for a confirmation hearing and a vote .
In 2016 , McConnell infamously denied Merrick Garland , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Supreme Court , a hearing , arguing that it would be inappropriate for a president to appoint a new justice during an election year .
Last week , Trump nominated federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ginsburg and has received Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ’ s endorsement .
She was one of President Trump ’ s finalists for the Supreme Court in 2018 , the year he nominated Kavanaugh .
She has earned praise among conservatives for being a reliable conservative jurist on matters related to abortion , immigration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll , Trump ’ s rival , Democrat Joe Biden , leads Trump by eight points nationwide .
Biden leads 49 percent to Trump ’ s 41 percent among registered voters .
Additionally , 56 percent of those surveyed say they prefer the next Supreme Court justice to be appointed by the winner of November ’ s election .
41 percent said they wanted Trump to appoint someone before the general election .

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President Donald Trump took to Twitter to drum up support for filling in the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The president advertised Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s new book, One Vote Away: How a Single Supreme Court Seat Can Change History.
“Our Great 1st Amendment, our Great 2nd Amendment, our right to worship God & so much more comes down to one vote on the Court. @TedCruz has a fantastic new book, ‘One Vote Away’, out today!” the president wrote, adding that “It’s the best book to read as we fight to” confirm his nominee Amy Coney Barrett to the nation’s highest court.
Our Great 1st Amendment, our Great 2nd Amendment, our right to worship God & so much more comes down to one vote on the Court. @TedCruz has a fantastic new book, “One Vote Away”, out today! It's the best book to read as we fight to #ConfirmACB to #SCOTUS. https://t.co/M9xyXiUti2 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 29, 2020
Democrats have railed against what they’ve said is the Republican hypocrisy of rushing to appoint a new Supreme Court justice. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already announced that he would like to bring President Trump’s nominee to the Senate floor for a confirmation hearing and a vote. In 2016, McConnell infamously denied Merrick Garland, former President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court, a hearing, arguing that it would be inappropriate for a president to appoint a new justice during an election year.
Last week, Trump nominated federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ginsburg and has received Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s endorsement. She was one of President Trump’s finalists for the Supreme Court in 2018, the year he nominated Kavanaugh. She has earned praise among conservatives for being a reliable conservative jurist on matters related to abortion, immigration, and the Second Amendment.
According to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll, Trump’s rival, Democrat Joe Biden, leads Trump by eight points nationwide. Biden leads 49 percent to Trump’s 41 percent among registered voters. Additionally, 56 percent of those surveyed say they prefer the next Supreme Court justice to be appointed by the winner of November’s election. 41 percent said they wanted Trump to appoint someone before the general election.


politicususa--2020-09-29--Eric Trump Claims NYT Story Shows IRS is Unfairly Attacking His Father

Speaking to the hosts of “ Fox and Friends , ” Eric Trump claimed that a bombshell New York Times story about years of tax avoidance by his father , President Donald Trump , is an example of an attack by the Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ) .
“ My father pays a fortune in taxes , so let ’ s get that straight , ” he said before suggesting that New York Times reporter Suzanne Craig and her team couldn ’ t have written a “ 35-page long ” article on Friday afternoon .
“ They ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; they wanted to drop it the morning before the debate .
These are disgusting people.
” “ Second of all , ” he continued , “ why is no one talking about the IRS ?
Someone at the IRS leaked the documents .
I really believe that this is the IRS scandal of this generation.
” Trump claimed that “ the IRS is targeting my father because he ’ s doing a great job and they don ’ t like him.
” You can watch Eric Trump ’ s interview below .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who has long established an image of himself as a billionaire and successful businessman , owes hundreds of millions in debts and used multiple tax schemes to pay only $ 750 in taxes in 2016 and 2017 according to his tax returns , which he had long declined to make public .

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Speaking to the hosts of “Fox and Friends,” Eric Trump claimed that a bombshell New York Times story about years of tax avoidance by his father, President Donald Trump, is an example of an attack by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
“My father pays a fortune in taxes, so let’s get that straight,” he said before suggesting that New York Times reporter Suzanne Craig and her team couldn’t have written a “35-page long” article on Friday afternoon. “They’ve been writing that article for three months; they wanted to drop it the morning before the debate. These are disgusting people.”
“Second of all,” he continued, “why is no one talking about the IRS? Someone at the IRS leaked the documents. I really believe that this is the IRS scandal of this generation.” Trump claimed that “the IRS is targeting my father because he’s doing a great job and they don’t like him.”
You can watch Eric Trump’s interview below.
On Fox & Friends, Eric Trump whines that the NY Times article about his father's taxes is an example of the IRS unfairly targeting his father: "I really believe that this is the IRS scandal of this generation … Now they're targeting my father because he's doing a great job" pic.twitter.com/ecPPXoAy8Q — Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) September 29, 2020
The Times story revealed that the president, who has long established an image of himself as a billionaire and successful businessman, owes hundreds of millions in debts and used multiple tax schemes to pay only $750 in taxes in 2016 and 2017 according to his tax returns, which he had long declined to make public.


politicususa--2020-09-29--Former Mueller Lead Prosecutor Says They Should Have Risked Being Fired And Followed The Money On Tr

Former Mueller Lead Prosecutor Says They Should Have Risked Being Fired And Followed The Money On Trump

The White House threatened to fire Mueller when he started looking into Trump ’ s finances , but former lead prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said they should have risked being fired and followed the money .
I think the tax returns tell me that this is something we really should have looked at .
One of the things I describe for readers , and I ’ m going to tell you now for your viewers , are the very difficult decisions we had to make in this investigation .
I think the first thing to note is when you investigate the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months , you are living under a sword of Damocles because the President Of The United States has the ability to pull the plug on your investigation at any moment .
And early on in the investigation , we issued a subpoena to Deutsche Bank and the white house called us up , irate , asking , are you doing a financial investigation into the president ?
That does not normally happen .
I ’ ve investigated organized crime cases , I ’ ve investigated Enron .
Usually , the person you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to demand an answer with the threat of pulling the plug on your investigation .
So , Director Mueller had a very difficult decision , at least at that early stage of the investigation , do you go ahead with the investigation and risk being fired , or as he decided , do you go forward ?
We know he was able to , with a lot of help from wonderful agents and prosecutors , prove what Russia did , how it hacked into the election , how it hacked into the DNC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We proved , and this was the seem I led , we proved that Paul Manafort was sharing internal polling data with a Russian intelligence officer during the campaign .
Where I have an issue is that at some point it was necessary to revisit that decision not to follow the money .
The way we did with Paul Manafort .
That ’ s something we diplomat do .
So , you end up with this report in “ The New York Times ” and I looked at it , frankly , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should have done ?
If Mueller had gone after Trump ’ s finances and Trump had shut them down , the American people would have lost a lot of important information on how Russia attacked the 2016 election .
If Trump had fired Mueller while Republicans had control of the House , there would have been no impeachment .
Trump and Russia would have gotten away with it .
Weissmann ’ s comments reveal that an independent counsel or special prosecutor should have been named to investigate the Russia/Trump 2016 election .
Mueller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it to have been done differently , the situation called for an independent investigation that followed the money .
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The White House threatened to fire Mueller when he started looking into Trump’s finances, but former lead prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said they should have risked being fired and followed the money.
Weissmann said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe:
I think the tax returns tell me that this is something we really should have looked at. One of the things I describe for readers, and I’m going to tell you now for your viewers, are the very difficult decisions we had to make in this investigation. I think the first thing to note is when you investigate the president of the United States for 22 months, you are living under a sword of Damocles because the President Of The United States has the ability to pull the plug on your investigation at any moment.
And early on in the investigation, we issued a subpoena to Deutsche Bank and the white house called us up, irate, asking, are you doing a financial investigation into the president? That does not normally happen. I’ve investigated organized crime cases, I’ve investigated Enron. Usually, the person you’re investigating does not have the ability to demand an answer with the threat of pulling the plug on your investigation.
So, Director Mueller had a very difficult decision, at least at that early stage of the investigation, do you go ahead with the investigation and risk being fired, or as he decided, do you go forward? We know he was able to, with a lot of help from wonderful agents and prosecutors, prove what Russia did, how it hacked into the election, how it hacked into the DNC. It was helping candidate trump. We proved, and this was the seem I led, we proved that Paul Manafort was sharing internal polling data with a Russian intelligence officer during the campaign. Where I have an issue is that at some point it was necessary to revisit that decision not to follow the money. The way we did with Paul Manafort. That’s something we diplomat do. So, you end up with this report in “The New York Times” and I looked at it, frankly, with personal regret. Is that something we should have done?
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Former Mueller lead prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said that Mueller should have risked being fired and followed the money on Trump. pic.twitter.com/9AasGVQIOL — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 29, 2020
If Mueller had gone after Trump’s finances and Trump had shut them down, the American people would have lost a lot of important information on how Russia attacked the 2016 election. If Trump had fired Mueller while Republicans had control of the House, there would have been no impeachment. Trump and Russia would have gotten away with it.
Weissmann’s comments reveal that an independent counsel or special prosecutor should have been named to investigate the Russia/Trump 2016 election.
Rod Rosenstein stopped Mueller from investigating Trump’s Russian ties.
Mueller was boxed in. In order for it to have been done differently, the situation called for an independent investigation that followed the money.
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politicususa--2020-09-30--CNN Instant Poll Declares Joe Biden The Debate Winner 60%-28%

A CNN Instant Poll of debate watchers found that Joe Biden won the debate by a margin of 60 % -28 % , as Trump managed to lose support .
CNN ’ s Dana Bash said , “ I think the fact that — the fact that the expectations in this instant poll , versus the reality of what the people who are part of this saw , is really telling .
So before the debate , 56 % of the people said that they thought that Joe Biden would win .
But afterwards , 60 % .
And then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Jake , 43 % said that they thought Trump would win .
But afterwards , 28 % .
It was Donald Trump ’ s debate to lose and he lost it.
” Trump ’ s debate performance was so bad that he actually cost himself support .
Biden did the best he could with an impossible situation .
Trump showed up at the debate determined to not respect the rules , Chris Wallace , or the former vice president .
Despite the media ’ s attempts to blame both candidates for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appear to know who was at fault .
Trump turned the debate into a debacle .
The key difference in the debate was that Joe Biden tried to talk to the American people and act like a president .
Trump treated the debate like one of his rallies or bogus pandemic press conferences .
Trump was there to rant and rave , and air his personal grievances .
The one thing that the President didn ’ t do was explain to the American people what he would do to address their problems .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as confirmation for why most Americans appear ready to vote him out of office .
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A CNN Instant Poll of debate watchers found that Joe Biden won the debate by a margin of 60%-28%, as Trump managed to lose support.
CNN’s Dana Bash said, “I think the fact that — the fact that the expectations in this instant poll, versus the reality of what the people who are part of this saw, is really telling. So before the debate, 56% of the people said that they thought that Joe Biden would win. But afterwards, 60%. And then, more importantly, making your point, Jake, 43% said that they thought Trump would win. But afterwards, 28%. It was Donald Trump’s debate to lose and he lost it.”
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CNN poll of debate watchers says Biden beat Trump 60%-28%. pic.twitter.com/we4VPY9QEH — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 30, 2020
Trump’s debate performance was so bad that he actually cost himself support. Biden did the best he could with an impossible situation. Trump showed up at the debate determined to not respect the rules, Chris Wallace, or the former vice president.
Despite the media’s attempts to blame both candidates for the fiasco on the stage, debate watchers appear to know who was at fault. Trump turned the debate into a debacle. The key difference in the debate was that Joe Biden tried to talk to the American people and act like a president.
Trump treated the debate like one of his rallies or bogus pandemic press conferences. Trump was there to rant and rave, and air his personal grievances. The one thing that the President didn’t do was explain to the American people what he would do to address their problems.
The debate hurt Donald Trump and served as confirmation for why most Americans appear ready to vote him out of office.
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politicususa--2020-09-30--Biden Dominates As Out Of Control Trump Crashes And Burns At Debate

Joe Biden spoke to America .
Donald Trump bounced off the walls and treated the debate like a campaign rally in a debate dominated by Biden .
Trump did his interrupting shtick , and Biden called him a liar and a clown : The debate was marred by Chris Wallace having no control over Trump , who constantly interrupted and repeated lies about the coronavirus , Biden ’ s record , and the economy to name just a few topics .
Trump had nothing to say , and anyone who has watched either a Trump press conference or a Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greatest hits from the President .
Biden finally had enough and called Trump a racist : Biden called Trump a liar and a clown on numerous occasions .
The former vice president didn ’ t get baited into Trump ’ s personal attacks .
Trump tried to run against a fantasy Joe Biden who is a socialist and a radical leftist .
Trump talked to his supporters and Fox News , while Joe Biden talked to the country .
Former vice president Biden spoke like a president .
Donald Trump was a flailing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desperately tried to find an attack that would stick to the former VP .
The debate was a mess because Chris Wallace had no control over Trump .
Wallace needed to cut Trump ’ s mic .
Trump needed a home run because he is losing this election .
Instead , Trump talked to his base and doesn ’ t seem to have any idea that the rest of the country exists outside of Fox News viewers .
Biden looked like a president .
Trump looked like a desperate man who is $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a criminal indictment .
Trump ended the debate with a total implosion on mail-in voting : For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .
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Joe Biden spoke to America. Donald Trump bounced off the walls and treated the debate like a campaign rally in a debate dominated by Biden.
Trump did his interrupting shtick, and Biden called him a liar and a clown:
Biden tells America that everybody knows that Trump is a liar and calls Trump a clown. pic.twitter.com/DcrwpnxGeL — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 30, 2020
The debate was marred by Chris Wallace having no control over Trump, who constantly interrupted and repeated lies about the coronavirus, Biden’s record, and the economy to name just a few topics. Trump had nothing to say, and anyone who has watched either a Trump press conference or a Trump rally heard all of the moldy oldie greatest hits from the President.
Biden finally had enough and called Trump a racist:
Biden tells Trump this isn't 1950 and his racist dog whistles don't work in the suburbs. pic.twitter.com/iONPvJZWk7 — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 30, 2020
Biden called Trump a liar and a clown on numerous occasions. The former vice president didn’t get baited into Trump’s personal attacks. Trump tried to run against a fantasy Joe Biden who is a socialist and a radical leftist.
Trump talked to his supporters and Fox News, while Joe Biden talked to the country. Former vice president Biden spoke like a president. Donald Trump was a flailing maniac who is losing an election and desperately tried to find an attack that would stick to the former VP.
The debate was a mess because Chris Wallace had no control over Trump. Wallace needed to cut Trump’s mic. Trump needed a home run because he is losing this election. Instead, Trump talked to his base and doesn’t seem to have any idea that the rest of the country exists outside of Fox News viewers.
Biden looked like a president. Trump looked like a desperate man who is $421 million in debt and potentially facing a criminal indictment.
Trump ended the debate with a total implosion on mail-in voting:
Trump refuses to tell his supporters to stay calm and accept the results. It was a total #Trumpmeltdown pic.twitter.com/i4v9v6A4iI — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 30, 2020
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