inquisitr--2020-07-06--Donald Trump Spends Significant Portion Of Every Day Watching TV, Even In The Oval Office, John Bolt

Donald Trump Spends Significant Portion Of Every Day Watching TV, Even In The Oval Office, John Bolton Says

Donald Trump spends a significant portion of his time in the White House watching television — even when he ’ s in the Oval Office — John Bolton says .
The president ’ s former national security adviser has been opening up about the inner workings of Trump ’ s White House with the release of his tell-all book and subsequent interview tour .
On Sunday , Bolton appeared on CBS ’ s Face the Nation and revealed that the president ’ s day includes what was described as regular television watching .
Bolton added that Trump isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being diverted from his work — sometimes he is talking to close friends and trusted advisers — but is usually never far from a television set .
“ Well , I think it ’ s a combination of television and listening to people outside the government that — that he trusts for one reason or another , ” Bolton said .
“ I think that if you could clock the amount of time he spent actually in the Oval Office versus the amount of time he spends in the little dining room off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ networks of one form or another on , it would be a very interesting statistic.
” Bolton didn ’ t go further into exactly how much time Trump spends watching television , though he is not the first to hint that Trump spends a majority of his day watching television .
As The Inquisitr reported in February 2019 , a leaked scheduled showed that Trump regularly spends up to the first five hours of every day in what is called “ executive time , ” which includes no discernable work .
“ Executive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is used as “ a euphemism for the unstructured time Trump spends tweeting , phoning friends and watching television.
” The president ’ s Twitter feed often reflects his television-watching habit .
Trump frequently tweets quotes from some of his favorite Fox News programs and shares information he has heard in real time as the shows are being broadcast , sometimes copying phrases word-for-word from the hosts .
Bolton has become sharply critical of Trump since leaving his White House post , recently publishing a book in which he claimed that Trump tried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win re-election .
In interviews since the book was published , Bolton has said he will not support Trump ’ s 2020 re-election bid and believes that Trump is unfit to hold office .
Trump has responded by claiming that Bolton is a “ disgruntled boring fool ” who only seemed interested in pushing the country into war .

Donald Trump spends a significant portion of his time in the White House watching television — even when he’s in the Oval Office — John Bolton says.
The president’s former national security adviser has been opening up about the inner workings of Trump’s White House with the release of his tell-all book and subsequent interview tour. On Sunday, Bolton appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation and revealed that the president’s day includes what he described as regular television watching.
Bolton added that Trump isn’t always watching television when he’s being diverted from his work — sometimes he is talking to close friends and trusted advisers — but is usually never far from a television set.
“Well, I think it’s a combination of television and listening to people outside the government that — that he trusts for one reason or another,” Bolton said. “I think that if you could clock the amount of time he spent actually in the Oval Office versus the amount of time he spends in the little dining room off the Oval Office with the cable news networks of one form or another on, it would be a very interesting statistic.”
Bolton didn’t go further into exactly how much time Trump spends watching television, though he is not the first to hint that Trump spends the majority of his day following the events on TV. As The Inquisitr reported in February 2019, a leaked schedule showed that Trump regularly spends up to the first five hours of every day in what is called “executive time,” which includes no discernable work.
“Executive Time,” according to Politico, is used as “a euphemism for the unstructured time Trump spends tweeting, phoning friends and watching television.”
The president’s Twitter feed often reflects his television-watching habit. Trump frequently tweets quotes from some of his favorite Fox News programs and shares information he has heard in real time as the shows are being broadcast, sometimes copying the hosts’ phrases word-for-word.
Bolton has become sharply critical of Trump since leaving his White House post and recently published a book in which he claimed that Trump tried to press foreign leaders to help him win re-election. In interviews since the book was published, Bolton has said he will not support Trump’s 2020 re-election bid and believes that Trump is unfit to hold office.
Trump has responded by claiming that Bolton is a “disgruntled boring fool” who only seemed interested in pushing the country into war.


inquisitr--2020-07-06--Republican Groups Unite To Defeat Donald Trump

According to a Sunday report from The Guardian , a slew of Republican groups has united to defeat President Donald Trump in the upcoming election .
In 2016 , when Trump ran against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , some Republicans publicly endorsed the Democrat , vowing to do all they can to defeat their own party ’ s nominee .
Their efforts failed and the commander-in-chief remains exceptionally popular among Republican voters .
But history will not repeat itself , according to GOP operative Tim Miller , who is a member of Bill Kristol ’ s Republican Voters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s qualitatively different .
A lot of people who opposed [ Trump ] did the whole , ‘ Oh , Hillary ’ s also bad , and Trump ’ s bad , and everybody can vote their conscience ’ kind of thing , ” he said .
Unlike in 2016 , Miller added , there is now an “ organized effort ” to make sure Trump does not win .
Some groups are focused exclusively on supporting Joe Biden , the Democratic Party ’ s presumptive presidential nominee .
43 Alumni for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former Bush administration officials such as John Farner , Kristopher Purcell and Karen Kirksey , was launched earlier this month .
As Farner put it , the group ’ s aim is to “ do whatever we can to elect Joe Biden as president.
” “ We may not be fully on board with the Democratic agenda , but this is a one-issue election .
‘ Are you for Donald Trump , or are you for America , ' ” Purcell said .
Furthermore , a group of Republican national security officials has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Some of the still-unnamed organization ’ s most prominent members so far are former President George W. Bush ’ s homeland security adviser Ken Wainstein and former State Department official John Bellinger III .
The group will not explicitly back Biden , but it will encourage Republican voters to either support the former vice president or vote for a third party candidate .
Colleen Graffy , who is also a member , noted that some Republican officials are still wary about opposing the president , because they fear retribution .
Perhaps the best-known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Lincoln Project , has already garnered national attention thanks to its advertisements .
In one of its most recent ads , the group accused Trump of working for the Russian government .
The video clip was entirely in Russian and suggested that Vladimir Putin has , once again , endorsed Trump for President of the United States .
In a similar ad last week , the super PAC accused the president of betraying American soldiers stationed in Afghanistan .
Prominent members of the Lincoln Project include former Republican Party strategist Rick Wilson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s husband George Conway , and GOP operative John Weaver .

According to a Sunday report from The Guardian, a slew of Republican groups have united with the goal of defeating President Donald Trump in the upcoming election.
In 2016, when Trump ran against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, some Republicans publicly endorsed the Democrat, vowing to do all they can to defeat their own party’s nominee. Their efforts failed and the commander-in-chief remains exceptionally popular among Republican voters.
But according to GOP operative Tim Miller, history will not repeat itself. Miller is a member of Bill Kristol’s Republican Voters Against Trump.
“I think it’s qualitatively different. A lot of people who opposed [Trump] did the whole, ‘Oh, Hillary’s also bad, and Trump’s bad, and everybody can vote their conscience’ kind of thing.”
Unlike in 2016, Miller said there is now an “organized effort” to make sure Trump does not win.
Some groups are focused exclusively on supporting Joe Biden, the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee.
43 Alumni for Biden, a group that consists of former Bush administration officials such as John Farner, Kristopher Purcell and Karen Kirksey, was launched earlier this month. As Farner put it, the group’s aim is to “do whatever we can to elect Joe Biden as president.”
“We may not be fully on board with the Democratic agenda, but this is a one-issue election. ‘Are you for Donald Trump, or are you for America,'” Purcell said.
Furthermore, a group of Republican national security officials has come together to advocate against Trump. Some of the still-unnamed organization’s most prominent members are former President George W. Bush’s homeland security adviser Ken Wainstein and former State Department official John Bellinger III.
The group will not explicitly back Biden, but it will encourage Republican voters to either support the former vice president or vote for a third party candidate.
Colleen Graffy, who is also a member, noted that some Republican officials are still wary about opposing the president, because they fear retribution.
Perhaps the best-known Republican group opposed to the commander-in-chief, the Lincoln Project, has already garnered national attention thanks to its advertisements.
In one of its most recent ads, the group accused Trump of working for the Russian government. The video clip was entirely in Russian and suggested that Vladimir Putin has, once again, endorsed Trump for President of the United States.
In a similar ad last week, the super PAC accused the president of betraying American soldiers stationed in Afghanistan.
Prominent members of the Lincoln Project include former Republican Party strategist Rick Wilson, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway’s husband George Conway, and GOP operative John Weaver.


inquisitr--2020-07-05--President Donald Trump To Hold Outdoor Rally In NH Following Criticism Of Previous Events

President Donald Trump will host a rally at the Portsmouth International Airport in New Hampshire next weekend , his campaign announced on Sunday .
In a shift from what has transpired at other recent events — which were criticized by many as social distancing guidelines were unheeded and attendees largely didn ’ t wear protective face masks — the Trump campaign will be taking extra steps to protect supporters at the Saturday , July 11 rally , which will be held outdoors .
The campaign announced that masks will be provided to all attendees and hand sanitizer will also be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to curb the spread of COVID-19 .
“ We look forward to so many freedom-loving patriots coming to the rally and celebrating America , the greatest country in the history of the world , ” said Hogan Gidley , Trump 2020 ’ s National Press Secretary .
At previous campaign stops in Tulsa , Oklahoma and , more recently , the president ’ s July 3 event at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone , South Dakota , organizers and attendees not only failed to take steps that have been recommended by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ongoing pandemic , but — in some cases — actively railed against them .
As relayed previously by The Inquisitr , medical journalist , doctor and infectious disease expert Celine Gounder decried Trump ’ s decision to hold the Mount Rushmore rally as “ beyond irresponsible ” given the recent spike of coronavirus case numbers around the U.S. , as well as South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem ’ s decision not to enforce social distancing .
Gounder likened Trump to a cult leader who “ is jumping off the cliff , except @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safety net where he has protections around him .
People around him are being tested .
He ’ s being tested on a regular basis .
While he asks his followers to jump off a cliff into nothing , ” According to data from the Centers for Disease Control , the number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in the U.S. topped 50,000 in each of the previous four days — by far the worst stretch of the pandemic .
Trump was similarly taken to task for his Tulsa rally , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical experts and was also attended by a crowd that largely didn ’ t adhere to coronavirus safety protocols .
For his part , former Republican presidential candidate and Trump supporter Herman Cain attended the event without wearing a mask and later tested positive for COVID-19 .
Multiple Trump staffers in Tulsa and a journalist who covered the rally there also registered positive test results .

President Donald Trump will host a rally at the Portsmouth International Airport in New Hampshire next weekend, his campaign announced on Sunday. In a shift from recent events — which were criticized for their failure to follow social distancing guidelines with attendees largely not wearing protective face masks — the Trump campaign will be taking extra steps to protect supporters at the rally on Saturday, July 11, which will be held outdoors.
The campaign announced that masks will be provided for all attendees and hand sanitizer will also be readily accessible, in keeping with efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.
“We look forward to so many freedom-loving patriots coming to the rally and celebrating America, the greatest country in the history of the world,” said Hogan Gidley, Trump 2020’s National Press Secretary.
At Trump’s campaign stop in Tulsa, Oklahoma and his event on July 3 at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota, organizers and attendees not only failed to take steps that have been recommended by epidemiologists to help keep people safe amid the ongoing pandemic, but — in some cases — have actively railed against them.
As relayed previously by The Inquisitr, medical journalist, doctor and infectious disease expert Celine Gounder decried Trump’s decision to hold the Mount Rushmore rally as “beyond irresponsible” given the recent spike of coronavirus case numbers around the U.S., as well as South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s decision not to enforce social distancing.
Gounder likened Trump to a cult leader who “is jumping off the cliff, except he’s jumping off into a safety net where he has protections around him. People around him are being tested. He’s being tested on a regular basis. While he asks his followers to jump off a cliff into nothing,”
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control, the number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in the U.S. topped 50,000 in each of the previous four days — by far the worst stretch of the pandemic.
Trump received similar criticism for his Tulsa rally, which was held indoors against the advice of medical experts and attended by a crowd that largely didn’t adhere to coronavirus safety protocols. Among those who attended the event without wearing a mask was former Republican presidential candidate and Trump supporter Herman Cain, who later tested positive for COVID-19.
Multiple Trump staffers in Tulsa and a journalist who covered the rally there have also tested positive following the event.


inquisitr--2020-07-05--Susan Rice: Donald Trump ‘Picks’ Vladimir Putin ‘Over Our Troops’

In an interview broadcast on Sunday , former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said that President Donald Trump “ picks ” his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “ over our troops , ” The Hill reported .
Rice told NBC that she believes Trump was briefed on the allegations that Russia is offering bounties to Islamist militants for killing American troops stationed in Afghanistan .
“ The message to Vladimir Putin is you can kill American servicemen and women with absolute impunity , ” Rice , who served as former President Obama ’ s national security adviser @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extraordinary revelation , ” she continued .
“ The president of the United States has demonstrated absolutely callous disregard for the safety and security of American forces in a war zone and there ’ s no explanation for this , ” Rice argued .
Last week , citing individuals briefed on the matter , The New York Times reported that Russia paid Taliban-linked militants to kill American soldiers .
According to officials familiar with the situation , Trump and the White House were briefed on the intelligence , but ultimately decided not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Russian government authorized the alleged operation and what its goals are , but U.S. officials told the NYT that Russia may be trying to undermine NATO or derail the peace talks to end the war in Afghanistan .
Rice also alleged that “ everything [ Trump ] has done since ” since 2016 — when he first denied the findings of the U.S. intelligence community pertaining to election interference — has helped Russia .
The former UN ambassador noted that Trump backed Putin ’ s allegations at the Helsinki Summit , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Seven and withdrew American troops from Germany .
The White House has denied that Trump was briefed on the alleged situation in Afghanistan , but prominent Democrats have nevertheless criticized the commander-in-chief .
In a joint statement released last week , Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused the president of being “ soft ” on the Kremlin .
In an interview , Pelosi suggested that Russia has dirt on Trump .
“ I don ’ t know what the Russians have on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ financially , ” the top Democrat said .
Republicans have criticized the president as well .
In an advertisement , conservative super PAC The Lincoln Project accused the commander-in-chief of betraying American soldiers .
Released last week , the ad said that Trump stands by the troops , “ just not our troops .
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In an interview broadcast on Sunday, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said that President Donald Trump “picks” his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “over our troops,” The Hill reported.
Rice told NBC that she believes Trump was briefed on the allegations that Russia is offering bounties to Islamist militants for killing American troops stationed in Afghanistan.
“The message to Vladimir Putin is you can kill American servicemen and women with absolute impunity,” Rice, who served as former President Obama’s national security adviser, said. “This is an extraordinary revelation.”
“The president of the United States has demonstrated absolutely callous disregard for the safety and security of American forces in a war zone and there’s no explanation for this,” Rice argued.
“Now we learn that even when it comes to the blood of American service members, this president picks Putin over our troops.”
Last week, citing individuals briefed on the matter, The New York Times reported that Russia paid Taliban-linked militants to kill American soldiers. According to officials familiar with the situation, Trump and the White House were briefed on the intelligence, but ultimately decided not to take action.
It remains unclear who in the Russian government authorized the alleged operation and what its goals are, but U.S. officials told the NYT that Russia may be trying to undermine NATO or derail the peace talks to end the war in Afghanistan.
Rice also alleged that “everything [Trump] has done since” since 2016 — when he first denied the findings of the U.S. intelligence community pertaining to election interference — has helped Russia.
The former UN ambassador noted that Trump backed Putin’s allegations at the Helsinki Summit, advocated for Russia to rejoin the Group of Seven and withdrew American troops from Germany.
The White House has denied that Trump was briefed on the alleged situation in Afghanistan, but prominent Democrats have nevertheless criticized the commander-in-chief.
In a joint statement released last week, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused the president of being “soft” on the Kremlin.
In an interview, Pelosi suggested that Russia has dirt on Trump.
“I don’t know what the Russians have on the president, politically, personally, or financially,” the top Democrat said.
Republicans have criticized the president as well. In an advertisement, conservative super PAC The Lincoln Project accused the commander-in-chief of betraying American soldiers. Released last week, the ad said that Trump stands by the troops, “just not our troops.”


inquisitr--2020-07-05--Trump Administration Has Blocked Anthony Fauci From Giving TV Interview For Three Months, CBS News A

Trump Administration Has Blocked Anthony Fauci From Giving TV Interview For Three Months, CBS News Anchor Says

Donald Trump ’ s administration has been blocking Dr. Anthony Fauci from appearing on television interviews with CBS News for the last three months , a network anchor said on Sunday .
Margaret Brennan , moderator of Face the Nation , said on Sunday that the administration has been preventing Fauci and other experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from appearing on the network ’ s shows .
The message , which was also shared on the show ’ s Twitter account , said that the administration has not approved requests for appearances for Fauci in recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CDC .
As Newsweek noted , Fauci has given a number of other interviews during that time , along with other top health experts within the Trump administration .
But other networks have reported difficulties in securing interviews with top health experts within the Trump administration , especially recently .
On Friday , CNN reported that the administration had not been approving any interview requests for Fauci , who last appeared on a television interview on June 12 but has made some appearances on podcasts and webcasts during that time .
A Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dangerous to keep the federal government ’ s top public health experts away from interviews .
“ Now is the time to be sending a strong public health message , ” the official said , noting the surge of coronavirus cases , especially in the south and southwest .
Donald Trump has been criticized for making statements that contradict public health experts on the coronavirus , including a recent claim that the outbreak will go away suddenly and that the rise in cases is due to an increase in testing .
In a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of July , Trump appeared to blame the increases on more testing and suggested that the news was sharing false or misleading information about the outbreak .
“ Cases , Cases , Cases !
If we didn ’ t test so much and so successfully , we would have very few cases , ” Trump wrote .
“ If you test 40,000,000 people , you are going to have many cases that , without the testing ( like other countries ) , would not show up every night on the Fake Evening News.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sharp rise in cases over the course of the last two weeks , with many of the increases coming in states where governors followed Trump ’ s suggestion to re-open economies at a time when public health experts said it was not yet safe to do so .
The states of Florida and Texas have seen particularly sharp increases .

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inquisitr--2020-07-05--Donald Trump Must ‘Fundamentally’ Change To Win Re-Election, ABC Analyst Says

During an appearance on ABC ’ s This Week on Sunday , one of the network ’ s political analysts , Matthew Dowd , spoke on the current trajectory of Donald Trump ’ s re-election campaign .
As reported by Breitbart , Dowd claimed that the president will have a hard time defeating Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in November unless he “ fundamentally changes ” his course .
“ I think fundamentally they mistook 2016 , ” Dowd said of the Republican Party .
“ They thought they won because of Donald Trump , they won in spite of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highest unfavorable rating , and he still won the election , lost the popular vote in that election.
” Dowd claimed that Trump ’ s “ problem ” is not Biden , but the current environment , which he suggested the president is not aligned with .
According to Dowd , the current American population wants “ change ” and is not satisfied with the current state of the country .
He suggested that the majority of Americans disapprove of Trump ’ s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the weak economy .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is not responding correctly .
Dowd then noted the uncertainty that the COVID-19 pandemic has cast over the election and Americans ’ concerns and questions over when life will return to normal .
“ We ’ re a moment in time , each candidate have to figure out how to address the moment in time , and the president is behind the eight ball , ” he said .
In a piece for NPR last month , Mara Liasson argued that Trump is struggling to adjust his approach amid the shifting cultural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defection of Trump ’ s previous allies in the culture war : the NFL and NASCAR .
Additional reporting suggested that Republican lawmakers are quietly worried that Trump ’ s racially divisive approach is pitting the GOP against the shifting cultural current .
David Axelrod , a Democratic strategist and former senior adviser to President Barack Obama , claimed that the biggest break amid Trump ’ allies came when Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said they would consider renaming military bases and pushed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to use military force on protestors .
Axelrod also spotlighted the opposition Trump has faced from his former secretary of defense , retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis , and multiple prominent military leaders , all of whom disagreed with the president ’ s approach to his visit to St. John ’ s Church .

During an appearance on ABC’s This Week on Sunday, one of the network’s political analysts, Matthew Dowd, spoke on the current trajectory of Donald Trump’s re-election campaign. As reported by Breitbart, Dowd claimed that the president will have a hard time defeating Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in November unless he “fundamentally changes” his course.
“I think fundamentally they mistook 2016,” Dowd said of the Republican Party. “They thought they won because of Donald Trump, they won in spite of Donald Trump. He finished with the highest unfavorable rating, and he still won the election, lost the popular vote in that election.”
Dowd claimed that Trump’s “problem” is not Biden, but the current environment, which he suggested the president is not aligned with. According to Dowd, the current American population wants “change” and is not satisfied with the current state of the country.
He suggested that the majority of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the weak economy. Despite these purported issues, Dowd said Trump is not responding correctly.
“The problem is fundamentally the president of the United States does not fit the moment we are in America, unless he fundamentally changes, it will be very hard to win re-election.”
Dowd then noted the uncertainty that the COVID-19 pandemic has cast over the election and Americans’ concerns and questions over when life will return to normal.
“We’re a moment in time, each candidate have to figure out how to address the moment in time, and the president is behind the eight ball,” he said.
In a piece for NPR last month, Mara Liasson argued that Trump is struggling to adjust his approach amid the shifting cultural and economic landscape and pointed to the defection of Trump’s previous allies in the culture war: the NFL and NASCAR.
Additional reporting suggested that Republican lawmakers are quietly worried that Trump’s racially divisive approach is pitting the GOP against the shifting cultural current.
David Axelrod, a Democratic strategist and former senior adviser to President Barack Obama, claimed that the biggest break amid Trump’ allies came when Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said they would consider renaming military bases and pushed back on the president’s threat to use military force on protestors.
Axelrod also spotlighted the opposition Trump has faced from his former secretary of defense, retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis, and multiple prominent military leaders, all of whom disagreed with the president’s approach to his visit to St. John’s Church.


inquisitr--2020-07-05--Democrats Are Unable To Forget ‘Painful Memories’ Of 2016 Loss To Donald Trump, Report Says

Although recent polling shows Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with a significant lead over President Donald Trump , Democrats reportedly can ’ t shake the “ painful memories ” of their 2016 loss , USA Today reported .
According to the publication , Biden ’ s lead over Trump , which is currently more than Hillary Clinton ever held , is not enough to hide the possibility that the positive prospects will turn to a loss in November .
“ That memory can ’ t be erased , ” said Luis Heredia , a member of the Democratic National Committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poll is just a poll .
It ’ s a moment in time on Tuesday morning when somebody answered a call .
Let ’ s not get carried away .
We should be winning by 20 points given the circumstances .
Winning by 6 points is still too close for us to say that we ’ re ahead of the game.
” While Biden has maintained a double-digit lead in some recent polls , the lack of enthusiasm around his presidency has sent up warning signs to some Democrats .
According to Ben @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party , Democrats should not buy too much into the polls .
He noted that Clinton lead Wisconsin by as much as 15 percentage points in August of 2016 , but lost the state by less than one percentage point .
Wikler also noted that there is plenty of time before November for something to shake up the race .
“ The thing that keeps me up at night is the unknown unknowns , ” he said .
Lavora Barnes , chairwoman of the Michigan Democratic Party , also expressed a lack of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the polls .
Democratic strategist Kevin Walling recently raised concern over the length of opportunity the four-month window to November offers Trump .
But Walling also suggested that it might not be enough to counter the recent pattern of polling , which suggests that Trump ’ s favorability is declining amid the coronavirus pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests .
A new USA Today/Suffolk poll put Biden at 53 percent support to Trump ’ s 41 percent .
At the same point in 2016 , Clinton had 46 percent support and Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Elsewhere , in the battleground state of Florida , a Trafalgar Group poll showed Trump and Biden tied with 45.9 percent support .
Trafalgar Group was notably one of the few pollsters who predicted Trump ’ s win in 2016 and collects its data from likely voters , which reportedly provides more accurate data .

Although recent polling shows Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with a significant lead over President Donald Trump, Democrats reportedly can’t shake the “painful memories” of their 2016 loss, USA Today reported.
According to the publication, Biden’s lead over Trump, which is currently more than Hillary Clinton ever held, is not enough to hide the possibility that the positive prospects will turn to a loss in November.
“That memory can’t be erased,” said Luis Heredia, a member of the Democratic National Committee.
“You remind people that a poll is just a poll. It’s a moment in time on Tuesday morning when somebody answered a call. Let’s not get carried away. We should be winning by 20 points given the circumstances. Winning by 6 points is still too close for us to say that we’re ahead of the game.”
While Biden has maintained a double-digit lead in some recent polls, the lack of enthusiasm around his presidency has sent up warning signs to some Democrats. According to Ben Wikler, chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, Democrats should not buy too much into the polls.
He noted that Clinton lead Wisconsin by as much as 15 percentage points in August of 2016, but lost the state by less than one percentage point.
Wikler also noted that there is plenty of time before November for something to shake up the race.
“The thing that keeps me up at night is the unknown unknowns,” he said.
Lavora Barnes, chairwoman of the Michigan Democratic Party, also expressed a lack of confidence over Biden’s recent position in the polls.
“I don’t think anybody is comfortable with these numbers. There were people in 2016 who, very early on, because of who Donald Trump was, thought, ‘How could this nation possibly choose Donald Trump?'”
Democratic strategist Kevin Walling recently raised concern over the length of opportunity the four-month window to November offers Trump. But Walling also suggested that it might not be enough to counter the recent pattern of polling, which suggests that Trump’s favorability is declining amid the coronavirus pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests.
A new USA Today/Suffolk poll put Biden at 53 percent support to Trump’s 41 percent. At the same point in 2016, Clinton had 46 percent support and Trump 40 percent in the same survey. Elsewhere, in the battleground state of Florida, a Trafalgar Group poll showed Trump and Biden tied with 45.9 percent support.
Trafalgar Group was notably one of the few pollsters who predicted Trump’s win in 2016 and collects its data from likely voters, which reportedly provides more accurate data.


inquisitr--2020-07-05--Donald Trump Is ‘Unwilling Or Unable’ To Prevent His Decline In Support, Democratic Strategist Says

In a Sunday op-ed for The Hill , Democratic strategist Kevin Walling argued that U.S. President Donald Trump is either “ unwilling or unable ” to “ stem the tide ” of the recent polls that suggest he is losing support from the American public .
According to Walling , the recent polling results are due to Trump ’ s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as well as his “ tone-deaf ” and “ inappropriate ” response to the Black Lives Matter movement that has spread across the country following George Floyd ’ s death .
The regular Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the network that showed Biden leading Trump by 12 points .
As Walling noted , the same survey found that 61 percent of voters surveyed disapproved of Trump ’ s “ handling of race relations.
” As reported by Politico , Trump ’ s campaign has also shifted in tone .
While the publication said the campaign still publicly claims the president is competitive in the states that helped him win in 2016 , internal numbers allegedly suggest otherwise .
The publication claims that Trump ’ s allies privately expect two losses in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a landslide victory , as they did before the pandemic .
Walling also noted that there is plenty of room for new developments before November .
“ As we all know , four months is an eternity in politics , ” he wrote .
“ Consider that just four months ago on March 1 , only two Americans had died from COVID-19 .
The virus was isolated mostly to the West Coast , and New York had only just confirmed its first case .
Both Breonna Taylor and George Floyd were still alive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that four months is still a “ limited ” window to generate enough momentum to counter the recent polls and “ strong negative feelings ” that American voters have expressed toward Trump in recent weeks .
“ It ’ s increasingly clear Donald Trump is either unwilling or unable to stem that tide , ” Walling concluded the piece .
Although Republicans are allegedly growing concerned over Trump ’ s divisive rhetoric , The Washington Post reported that the president remains unconcerned .
According to the publication , a White House official and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believes that appealing to his white base and “ following his own instincts ” will carry him to victory in November .
As The Inquisitr reported , former Ohio Gov .
John Kasich claimed that Republicans are jumping ship on Trump due to disagreements with his new campaign strategy , which appears to capitalize on the heightened racial tensions around the United States .
Kasich is reportedly not alone , as some Republican lawmakers are allegedly worried that the strategy is working against the current of modern American culture .

In a Sunday op-ed for The Hill, Democratic strategist Kevin Walling argued that U.S. President Donald Trump is either “unwilling or unable” to “stem the tide” of the recent polls that suggest he is losing support from the American public.
According to Walling, the recent polling results are due to Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as well as his “tone-deaf” and “inappropriate” response to the Black Lives Matter movement that has spread across the country following George Floyd’s death. The regular Fox News guest pointed to a recent poll from the network that showed Biden leading Trump by 12 points. As Walling noted, the same survey found that 61 percent of voters surveyed disapproved of Trump’s “handling of race relations.”
As reported by Politico, Trump’s campaign has also shifted in tone. While the publication said the campaign still publicly claims the president is competitive in the states that helped him win in 2016, internal numbers allegedly suggest otherwise. The publication claims that Trump’s allies privately expect two losses in the Rust Belt and no longer predict a landslide victory, as they did before the pandemic.
Walling also noted that there is plenty of room for new developments before November.
“As we all know, four months is an eternity in politics,” he wrote. “Consider that just four months ago on March 1, only two Americans had died from COVID-19. The virus was isolated mostly to the West Coast, and New York had only just confirmed its first case. Both Breonna Taylor and George Floyd were still alive and well.”
Nevertheless, Walling claimed that four months is still a “limited” window to generate enough momentum to counter the recent polls and “strong negative feelings” that American voters have expressed toward Trump in recent weeks.
“It’s increasingly clear Donald Trump is either unwilling or unable to stem that tide,” Walling concluded the piece.
Although Republicans are allegedly growing concerned over Trump’s divisive rhetoric, The Washington Post reported that the president remains unconcerned. According to the publication, a White House official and outside adviser to the president said Trump believes that appealing to his white base and “following his own instincts” will carry him to victory in November.
As The Inquisitr reported, former Ohio Gov. John Kasich claimed that Republicans are jumping ship on Trump due to disagreements with his new campaign strategy, which appears to capitalize on the heightened racial tensions around the United States. Kasich is reportedly not alone, as some Republican lawmakers are allegedly worried that the strategy is working against the current of modern American culture.


inquisitr--2020-07-06--Susan Rice Reportedly Emerging As Contender For Joe Biden’s Running Mate

Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice has emerged as one of the contenders for Joe Biden ’ s running mate , The Hill reported on Sunday .
According to multiple individuals close to the former vice president ’ s campaign , Rice is being considered for the position because of her extensive experience in government .
Biden ’ s team is apparently looking for someone who would be comfortable leading the nation amid the coronavirus pandemic .
As one person close to the Biden campaign put it , Rice is “ very much in the mix.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who also served as former President Barack Obama ’ s national security adviser — has a good relationship with the former vice president .
The Democratic Party ’ s presumptive presidential nominee has vowed to pick a woman to be his running mate .
His team is reportedly vetting several prominent Democratic women , but Senator Kamala Harris of California is seen as the frontrunner .
Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is also considered a top contender , but the former vice president is being pressured to choose a woman of color .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden and Rice during the Obama era , Rice “ makes perfect sense.
” “ Everyone automatically thinks of Kamala when they think he needs to pick a woman of color .
It ’ s become conventional wisdom .
But if you look at Susan ’ s credentials , she makes perfect sense .
She ’ s a rock star who has the confidence , stature and gravitas to be vice president , ” they said .
Rice served on Michael Dukakis ’ s 1988 presidential campaign , on John Kerry ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Obama ’ s first campaign .
However , the former UN ambassador has never run for political office .
In addition , Republicans have spent years attacking her over the Benghazi scandal .
During a recent interview with MSNBC ’ s Rachel Maddow , Rice refused to confirm that she is being vetted by Biden ’ s team , but she made sure to praise the former vice president , vowing to do all she can to help him win the election .
Recent polling suggests that Biden is a strong favorite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Research poll released earlier this week found that President Donald Trump is trailing the Democrat in Arizona , Michigan , Wisconsin , Pennsylvania , Florida and North Carolina .

Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice has emerged as one of the contenders for Joe Biden’s running mate, The Hill reported on Sunday.
According to multiple individuals close to the former vice president’s campaign, Rice is being considered for the position because of her extensive experience in government. Biden’s team is apparently looking for someone who would be comfortable leading the nation amid the coronavirus pandemic.
As one person close to the Biden campaign put it, Rice is “very much in the mix.” The person added that Rice — who also served as former President Barack Obama’s national security adviser — has a good relationship with the former vice president.
“I know they have a good relationship — perhaps the best relationship of anyone on the list. They’ve known each other for years, they’ve worked alongside each other and she’s been tested in a way that a lot of folks on the list just haven’t been.”
The Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee has vowed to pick a woman to be his running mate. His team is reportedly vetting several prominent Democratic women, but Senator Kamala Harris of California is seen as the frontrunner.
Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is also considered a top contender, but the former vice president is being pressured to choose a woman of color.
According to an individual who worked with Biden and Rice during the Obama administration, Rice “makes perfect sense.”
“Everyone automatically thinks of Kamala when they think he needs to pick a woman of color. It’s become conventional wisdom. But if you look at Susan’s credentials, she makes perfect sense. She’s a rock star who has the confidence, stature and gravitas to be vice president,” they said.
Rice served on Michael Dukakis’s 1988 presidential campaign, on John Kerry’s 2004 White House bid and also worked on Obama’s first campaign. However, the former UN ambassador has never run for political office. In addition, Republicans have spent years attacking her over the Benghazi scandal.
During a recent interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, Rice refused to confirm whether she has been vetted by Biden’s team, but she made sure to praise the former vice president, vowing to do all she can to help him win the election.
Recent polling suggests that Biden is a strong favorite to win this November. A CNBC/Change Research poll released earlier this week found that President Donald Trump is trailing his Democrat opponent in Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida, and North Carolina.
Similarly, the latest Monmouth University poll showed Trump trailing Biden by 12 percentage points nationwide.


inquisitr--2020-07-06--Donald Trump Reportedly Echoed Tucker Carlson In Independence Day Speech

During his Independence Day speech at Mount Rushmore earlier this week , President Donald Trump echoed popular Fox News host Tucker Carlson , Axios reported on Sunday .
According to the report , the president ’ s adviser and speechwriter , Stephen Miller , molded the speech after Carlson ’ s segments .
Much like the anchor does almost every night , Trump rooted his Independence Day address in opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement , which sprung up following the death of George Floyd .
During one of his broadcasts , for instance , Carlson denounced the demonstrators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” During his speech , Trump used much of the same language , accusing the protesters of unleashing “ a wave of violent crime in our cities.
” “ The Cultural Revolution has come to the West , ” Carlson recently argued .
“ Make no mistake : This left-wing cultural revolution is designed to overthrow the American Revolution , ” Trump said at Mount Rushmore .
Both the news anchor and the president have invoked Teddy Roosevelt ’ s name , talked about alleged indoctrination in American schools , and described the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” as they stand up to violent protesters .
As Axios noted , Miller “ framed the president ’ s opposition to the Black Lives Matter protest movement using the same imagery Carlson has been laying out night after night on Fox.
” Trump campaign advisers confirmed to the publication that the president ’ s Independence Day speech signals how he is going to campaign against the Democratic Party ’ s presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden .
The apparent decision to look at Carlson for inspiration came after the anchor became the most-watched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , breaking all records despite the fact that numerous major advertisers have decided to boycott his program over his rhetoric about the protests .
Furthermore , Trump has reportedly told members of his campaign that he regrets following his son-in-law Jared Kushner ’ s advice .
The commander-in-chief has , it seems , decided to follow his own instincts , instead of relying on Kushner .
“ If you want to know what Trump ’ s going to say next , keep an eye on Carlson ’ s monologues , ” Axios concluded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican operatives and conservative commentators as a potential successor to Trump .
As reported by Politico , it has been speculated that Carlson “ will parlay his TV perch into a run for president in 2024.
” Per The Inquisitr , Kushner — who has long faced opposition from influential conservative media figures — has effectively been running Trump ’ s 2020 campaign .
Behind the scenes , Kushner has reportedly been urging Trump to demote campaign manager Brad Parscale , blaming Parscale for the controversial rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma .

During his Independence Day speech at Mount Rushmore earlier this week, President Donald Trump echoed popular Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Axios reported on Sunday.
According to the report, the president’s adviser and speechwriter, Stephen Miller, molded the speech after Carlson’s segments.
Much like the anchor does almost every night, Trump rooted his Independence Day address in opposition to the recent wave of Black Lives Matter demonstrations, which sprung up following the death of George Floyd.
During one of his broadcasts, for instance, Carlson denounced the demonstrators as “mobs of violent crazy people.”
During his speech, Trump used much of the same language, accusing the protesters of unleashing “a wave of violent crime in our cities.”
“The Cultural Revolution has come to the West,” Carlson recently argued.
“Make no mistake: This left-wing cultural revolution is designed to overthrow the American Revolution,” Trump said at Mount Rushmore.
Both the news anchor and the president have invoked Theodore Roosevelt’s name, talked about alleged indoctrination in American schools, and described the American people as “strong and proud” as they stand up to violent protesters.
As Axios noted, Miller “framed the president’s opposition to the Black Lives Matter protest movement using the same imagery Carlson has been laying out night after night on Fox.”
Trump campaign advisers confirmed to the publication that the president’s Independence Day speech signals how he is going to campaign against the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden.
The apparent decision to look at Carlson for inspiration came after the anchor became the most-watched host in the history of cable television, breaking all records despite the fact that numerous major advertisers have decided to boycott his program over his rhetoric about the protests.
Furthermore, Trump has reportedly told members of his campaign that he regrets following his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s advice. The commander-in-chief has, it seems, decided to follow his own instincts, instead of relying on Kushner.
“If you want to know what Trump’s going to say next, keep an eye on Carlson’s monologues,” Axios concluded.
Carlson is apparently seen by some Republican operatives and conservative commentators as a potential successor to Trump. As reported by Politico, it has been speculated that Carlson “will parlay his TV perch into a run for president in 2024.”
Per The Inquisitr, Kushner — who has long faced opposition from influential conservative media figures — has effectively been running Trump’s 2020 campaign. Behind the scenes, Kushner has reportedly been urging Trump to demote campaign manager Brad Parscale, blaming Parscale for the controversial rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.


inquisitr--2020-07-06--Melania Trump Friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff Is Releasing A Critical And ‘Explosive’ Tell-All Book

This summer , there have been numerous tell-all books focusing on President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump .
Now , another “ explosive ” book is set to hit shelves later this summer , and insiders say it will contain all kinds of shocking information about the first lady from someone who has known her for years .
As the Daily Beast reports , the potential blockbuster is being written by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff , who worked and played alongside Trump as she helped her husband plan his inauguration in Washington D.C. in 2017 .
She also acted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Slovenian model for 15 years .
Winson Wilkoff also worked alongside Anna Wintour at Conde Nast as a special events director , where she produced the Met gala .
Most recently , she worked as senior adviser to the First Lady before having a falling out that saw her leave the White House .
It was reported that Winston Wolkoff ’ s firm got $ 26 million in federal funding to help plan the inaugural event .
She has since reportedly been cooperating with federal prosecutors to look into the spending at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ East Wing adviser claims she wasn ’ t fired , she was , she says , thrown under the bus by the Trumps .
At the time , Trump emailed her friend and promised that their personal relationship was intact .
“ I am sorry that the professional part of our relationship has come to an end , but I am comforted in the fact that our [ friendship ] far outweigh [ s ] politics , ” she wrote in an email .
“ Thank you Again !
Much love.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a critical take on the Trump family , but focused on the First Lady , will hit shelves September 1st and is titled Melania and Me .
It was described by Google Book as “ a revealing and explosive portrayal of Stephanie Winston Wolkoff ’ s fifteen-year friendship with Melania Trump and observations of the most chaotic White House in history.
” The news comes on the heels of the recently-published The Art of her Deal by Mary Jacob , a reporter for the Washington Post , and John Bolton ’ s tell-all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It Happened .
As with other books about the Trump family , including the soon-to-be-published tell-all by Trump ’ s niece Mary Trump called Too Much And Never Enough : How My Family Created the World ’ s Most Dangerous Man , Winston Wolkoff could face legal challenges in bringing her book to the public .
Many people in the Trump world are required to sign non-disclosure agreements when working with them .

This summer, there have been multiple tell-all books focusing on President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump. Now, another “explosive” book is set to hit shelves later this summer, and insiders say it will contain all kinds of shocking information about the first lady from someone who has known her for years.
As The Daily Beast reports, the potential blockbuster is being written by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, who worked and played alongside Melania Trump as she helped her husband plan his inauguration in Washington, D.C., in 2017. She also acted as an adviser and close friend to the Slovenian model for 15 years.
Winston Wolkoff also worked alongside Anna Wintour at Conde Nast as a special events director, where she produced the Met Gala. Most recently, she was employed as a senior adviser to the first lady before having a falling out that saw her leave the White House.
It was reported that Winston Wolkoff’s firm got $26 million in federal funding to help plan the inaugural event. She has since been cooperating with federal prosecutors to look into the spending at the inaugural event. Though the former East Wing adviser claims she wasn’t fired, she was, she says, thrown under the bus by the Trumps.
At the time, Trump emailed her friend and promised that their personal relationship was intact.
“I am sorry that the professional part of our relationship has come to an end, but I am comforted in the fact that our [friendship] far outweigh[s] politics,” she reportedly wrote in an email. “Thank you Again! Much love.”
The book, which insiders say will be a critical take on the Trump family but focused mainly on the first lady, will hit shelves September 1 and is titled Melania and Me. It was described by Google Books as “a revealing and explosive portrayal of Stephanie Winston Wolkoff’s fifteen-year friendship with Melania Trump and observations of the most chaotic White House in history.”
The news comes on the heels of the recently-published The Art of Her Deal by Mary Jacob, a reporter for The Washington Post, and John Bolton’s tell-all about the president, titled The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir.
As with other books about the Trump family — including the soon-to-be-published title by the president’s niece, Mary Trump, called Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man — Winston Wolkoff could face legal challenges in bringing her book to the public. Many people in the president’s orbit are required to sign non-disclosure agreements when working with him and his family.


inquisitr--2020-07-06--Rush Limbaugh Says Young People Shouldn’t Wear Masks So They Can Get Herd Immunity

Radio host Rush Limbaugh argued on Monday that young people shouldn ’ t be required to wear masks or practice social distancing so that they can infect one another and develop herd immunity .
As for the elderly or high-risk members of the population , they should stay at home , the conservative pundit said .
As Raw Story reports , Limbaugh once again attacked one of his frequent targets : the mainstream media .
He argued that the media was painting an inaccurate picture of the coronavirus pandemic , saying that the fatality rate isn ’ t what they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ You need to not go along with this idea of shutting down the entire economy again , shutting down entire states , ” Limbaugh said .
“ What they ’ re not telling you is the death rate is falling .
But you don ’ t know that , because they ’ re simply reporting this massive increase in cases and you ’ re supposed to assume every case equals a death.
” While the national average death rate for COVID-19 hovers around 5 percent , in states like Texas and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in recent weeks — the fatality rate is closer to 1-2 percent .
This is likely in part because much of the increase in cases has been among young people in those areas .
“ The answer , here : Don ’ t mandate closures .
Don ’ t mandate social distancing .
Don ’ t even mandate mask-wearing , ” he said .
This would let the young and healthy individuals out there to spread herd immunity — something that some people argue would allow the world to return back to normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As Healthline reported , people in their 20s and 30s have been contracting the virus at a higher rate than previously in areas like Florida , and while they are more likely to survive the disease , experts warn that they are also able to spread it to people who aren ’ t .
Some parts of the state , such as Miami , have been forced to close businesses and beaches again in order to try to contain the uptick in cases .
For those who are less likely to survive the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they should be quarantined .
“ Encourage people who are old or who have a compromised immune system to stay quarantined .
Stay hidden away .
Do not go out , ” he said .
It ’ s not the first time the radio host has pushed back on the response in the U.S. to the coronavirus .
He recently accused Anthony Fauci , the leading expert on immunology in the country , of being part of an attempt to oust Donald Trump .
Limbaugh has been broadcasting in West Palm Beach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus pandemic .
He is currently battling advanced lung cancer , which he told listeners has been extremely difficult for him physically .


inquisitr--2020-07-06--Donald Trump Slams Elizabeth Warren While Criticizing Redskins’ Decision To Change Name

President Donald Trump waded into the conversation days after teams like the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Indians announced that they were looking into changing their team names .
While he was at it , he worked in a jab at former presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren .
“ They name teams out of STRENGTH , not weakness , but now the Washington Redskins & Cleveland Indians , two fabled sports franchises , look like they are going to be changing their names in order to be politically correct , ” the president tweeted .
Trump had attacked Warren repeatedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claimed to have Native American ancestry .
However , members of the Cherokee Nation and other tribes have asked for her to retract her claim of indigenous heritage after a DNA test came back showing that she had only a distant relation to someone of native ancestry .
Warren apologized for her actions and said that family lore was responsible for the thought that she had closer ties to native populations .
The president repeatedly used the pejorative language “ Pocahontas ” and “ Indian ” to slam Warren as she was running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I don ’ t even know , because I ’ m looking at Pocahontas , can you imagine ?
” Trump said , as the Hill reported in November 2019 .
“ Pocahontas is starting to rise from the ashes.
” “ I thought she was gone , we hit her very hard six months ago , ” he said of his campaign ’ s attacks against her at the time .
“ I give her credit , she ’ s emerging from the ashes .
Not a nice person.
” The two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into updating their names as outcry continues to build over what many people consider to be offensive terms .
While some have called out for the teams to change their names for years , the protests over the killing of George Floyd in recent weeks has ramped up attention on systemic racism around the country , bringing the issue into sharp focus .
As a result , brands like Aunt Jemima , Eskimo Pie , and Uncle Ben ’ s have announced that they will be changing their branding in reaction to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Indians released a statement last week saying that they were hoping to make a change in order to embrace a more inclusive public face , saying they realized that their name is a good way to do this .
The team confirmed that the recent movement against social injustice brought the issue to the forefront and has driven their decision .

President Donald Trump waded into the conversation days after teams like the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Indians announced that they were looking into changing their team names. While he was at it, he worked in a jab at former presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
“They name teams out of STRENGTH, not weakness, but now the Washington Redskins & Cleveland Indians, two fabled sports franchises, look like they are going to be changing their names in order to be politically correct,” the president tweeted.
“Indians, like Elizabeth Warren, must be very angry right now!”
Trump had attacked Warren repeatedly in the past after the Oklahoma native claimed to have Native American ancestry. However, members of the Cherokee Nation and other tribes have asked for her to retract her claim of indigenous heritage after a DNA test came back showing that she had only a distant relation to someone of native ancestry.
Warren apologized for her actions and said that family lore was responsible for the thought that she had closer ties to native populations.
The president repeatedly used the pejorative language “Pocahontas” and “Indian” to slam Warren as she was running for the Democratic presidential nomination.
“I don’t even know, because I’m looking at Pocahontas, can you imagine?” Trump said, as the Hill reported in November 2019. “Pocahontas is starting to rise from the ashes.”
“I thought she was gone, we hit her very hard six months ago,” he said of his campaign’s attacks against her at the time. “I give her credit, she’s emerging from the ashes. Not a nice person.”
The two teams have confirmed that they are looking into updating their names as outcry continues to build over what many people consider to be offensive terms. While some have called out for the teams to change their names for years, the protests over the killing of George Floyd in recent weeks has ramped up attention on systemic racism around the country, bringing the issue into sharp focus.
As a result, brands like Aunt Jemima, Eskimo Pie, and Uncle Ben’s have announced that they will be changing their branding in reaction to the movement.
As The Inquisitr previously reported, the Indians released a statement last week saying that they were hoping to make a change in order to embrace a more inclusive public face, saying they realized that their name is a good way to do this.
The team confirmed that the recent movement against social injustice brought the issue to the forefront and has driven their decision.


inquisitr--2020-07-06--Bubba Wallace Responds To Donald Trump’s Controversial Claim About Noose Hoax: ‘Love Over Hate Every

Bubba Wallace Responds To Donald Trump’s Controversial Claim About Noose Hoax: ‘Love Over Hate Every Day’

Bubba Wallace is responding to Donald Trump ’ s unproven claim that he was part of a “ hoax ” after a noose-shaped rope was found in his NASCAR garage , calling on people to choose love over hate — even when that hate is coming from the president of the United States .
On Monday , Trump took to Twitter to question why Wallace had not apologized for the claim that a noose was found in his NASCAR garage .
Wallace , the sport ’ s only Black driver , had been a target for some criticism after he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ display of the Confederate flag at races .
The allegation that a noose was found in his garage prompted an FBI investigation , which ultimately concluded that it was actually a garage pull that had been there since last year , and was not meant to target the driver .
Despite the lack of evidence of such , Trump ’ s tweet insinuated that Wallace was part of a hoax , even though he himself had never reported or even seen the rope .
The president came under widespread criticism for his accusations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call for people to rise above the negativity .
“ Love over hate every day , ” he tweeted .
“ Love should come naturally as people are TAUGHT to hate .
Even when it ’ s HATE from the POTUS.
” As ESPN noted , other NASCAR drivers have come to Wallace ’ s defense as well , saying there is no need for him to apologize .
Tyler Reddick , the driver of the No .
8 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing , said in a later deleted tweet that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support .
“ We don ’ t need an apology .
We did what was right and we will do just fine without your support , ” he wrote .
Others have called out the president for what they see as racism in the tweet , which also included a claim that NASCAR ’ s ratings were down because of the noose incident and the decision to ban displays of the Confederate flag at races .
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was pressed about Trump ’ s comments during a press event @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why the president believes that Wallace had to apologize for the incident .
McEnany said that Trump was attempting to make a larger point about rushing to judgment , comparing the noose allegation to other racially charged incidents that turned out to be false but not directly saying why an apology from the driver was needed .

Bubba Wallace is responding to Donald Trump’s unproven claim that he was part of a “hoax” after a noose-shaped rope was found in his NASCAR garage, calling on people to choose love over hate — even when that hate is coming from the president of the United States.
On Monday, Trump took to Twitter to question why Wallace had not apologized for the claim that a noose was found in his NASCAR garage. Wallace, the sport’s only Black driver, had been a target for some criticism after he called on the organization to ban the display of the Confederate flag at races. The allegation that a noose was found in his garage prompted an FBI investigation, which ultimately concluded that it was actually a garage pull that had been there since last year, and was not meant to target the driver.
Despite the lack of evidence of such, Trump’s tweet insinuated that Wallace was part of a hoax, even though he himself had never reported or even seen the rope. The president came under widespread criticism for his accusations, and Wallace responded hours later to call for people to rise above the negativity.
“Love over hate every day,” he tweeted. “Love should come naturally as people are TAUGHT to hate. Even when it’s HATE from the POTUS.”
To the next generation and little ones following my foot steps..#LoveWins pic.twitter.com/tVaV3pkdLe — Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) July 6, 2020
As ESPN noted, other NASCAR drivers have come to Wallace’s defense as well, saying there is no need for him to apologize. Tyler Reddick, the driver of the No. 8 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, said in a later deleted tweet that the sport did not need Trump’s support.
“We don’t need an apology. We did what was right and we will do just fine without your support,” he wrote.
Others have called out the president for what they see as racism in the tweet, which also included a claim that NASCAR’s ratings were down because of the noose incident and the decision to ban displays of the Confederate flag at races.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was pressed about Trump’s comments during a press event on Monday, with reporters repeatedly asking why the president believes that Wallace had to apologize for the incident. McEnany said that Trump was attempting to make a larger point about rushing to judgment, comparing the noose allegation to other racially charged incidents that turned out to be false but not directly saying why an apology from the driver was needed.


inquisitr--2020-07-06--Donald Trump’s Attack On Bubba Wallace, Confederate Flag Defense Is Attempt To Ramp Up Racism, Colum

Donald Trump’s Attack On Bubba Wallace, Confederate Flag Defense Is Attempt To Ramp Up Racism, Columnist Says

Donald Trump ’ s false claim that NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace perpetuated a “ hoax ” with a noose-shaped garage pull found in his garage — along with his defense of the Confederate flag — is an attempt to “ ramp up ” his racism ahead of the presidential election , a political columnist said .
On Monday , Trump took to Twitter to make the false claim that the driver was part of a hoax after NASCAR initially announced that a noose had been found in his garage and that the FBI was investigating .
Wallace had not been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or report the rope , but Trump ’ s tweet claimed that the driver owed an apology to “ all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid , stood by his side , & were willing to sacrifice everything for him , only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX ?
” NASCAR officials later determined that what was initially described as a noose was a rope used to pull open the garage door and had been there for months .
There was also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hoax carried out either by Wallace or anyone on his team .
Later in the tweet , Trump appeared to attack Wallace for speaking out against displays of the Confederate flag at NASCAR races , leading the organization to ban its display .
The president claimed the “ noose ” incident and the ban on the Confederate flag have led to lower ratings for NASCAR .
As NY Magazine ’ s Adam K. Raymond wrote , it appeared that Trump ’ s unfounded attack on Wallace was part of a larger strategy to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his election .
“ The tweet appears to be part of a broader strategy borne of Trump ’ s apparent belief that his only path to victory in November is ramping up his racism , ” Raymond wrote .
“ He ’ s recently defended Confederate monuments and military bases named for confederate leaders , called Black Lives Matter a ‘ symbol of hate , ’ and said he may kill a policy meant to reduce racial segregation in housing.
” Others have accused Trump of pressing racial buttons in response to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has arisen after the killing of George Floyd .
In two separate Fourth of July addresses this weekend , Trump took aim at what he characterized as left-wing mobs aiming to tear down Confederate statues and other monuments to figures with complicated racial histories .
He has previously spoken out in defense of Confederate statues , including ahead of protests in Charlottesville , Virginia in 2017 that turned violent .

Donald Trump’s false claim that NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace perpetuated a “hoax” with a noose-shaped garage pull found in his garage — along with his defense of the Confederate flag — is an attempt to “ramp up” his racism ahead of the presidential election, a political columnist said.
On Monday, Trump took to Twitter to make the false claim that the driver was part of a hoax after NASCAR initially announced that a noose had been found in his garage and that the FBI was investigating. Wallace had not been in the garage and did not see or report the rope, but Trump’s tweet claimed that the driver owed an apology to “all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX?”
NASCAR officials later determined that what was initially described as a noose was a rope used to pull open the garage door and had been there for months. There was also no evidence that the claim was a hoax carried out either by Wallace or anyone on his team. Later in the tweet, Trump appeared to attack Wallace for speaking out against displays of the Confederate flag at NASCAR races, leading the organization to ban its display. The president claimed the “noose” incident and the ban on the Confederate flag have led to lower ratings for NASCAR.
As NY Magazine’s Adam K. Raymond wrote, it appeared that Trump’s unfounded attack on Wallace was part of a larger strategy to inflame racial tensions as a boost to his election.
“The tweet appears to be part of a broader strategy borne of Trump’s apparent belief that his only path to victory in November is ramping up his racism,” Raymond wrote. “He’s recently defended Confederate monuments and military bases named for confederate leaders, called Black Lives Matter a ‘symbol of hate,’ and said he may kill a policy meant to reduce racial segregation in housing.”
Others have accused Trump of pressing racial buttons in response to the growing national reckoning against systemic racism that has arisen after the killing of George Floyd. In two separate Fourth of July addresses this weekend, Trump took aim at what he characterized as left-wing mobs aiming to tear down Confederate statues and other monuments to figures with complicated racial histories. He has previously spoken out in defense of Confederate statues, including ahead of protests in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017 that turned violent.


inquisitr--2020-07-06--Kayleigh McEnany Mocked On Twitter For Saying The World Looks To The U.S. As A ‘Leader In Covid-19’

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany held a press briefing on Monday during which she said that the world is looking to the United States as a leader amidst the coronavirus pandemic .
When a reporter asked McEnany if the world was looking at the U.S. and its response to the novel coronavirus , McEnany replied that she thought the world saw the U.S. as a leader because of its low mortality rate , work with therapeutics , and its excess ventilators .
Several news organizations tweeted out the video of McEnany ’ s answer , and Twitter quickly mocked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s administration .
Many Twitter users expressed disbelief that she managed to reply while keeping a straight face .
They also seemed surprised that other reporters in the room did not laugh or call her out on the lie .
Most noted that McEnany ’ s answer seemed at odds with the reality of how different countries feel about the U.S. “ Ahhhh , no , we don ’ t .
This virus has sadly exposed the U.S. to the world to be broken , deeply divided , and grossly ignorant .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has embarrassed itself as a nation , ” replied one Twitter user .
“ Oh honey , the U.S. hasn ’ t been the leader in anything since the moron ’ s inauguration , let alone the coronavirus pandemic .
When you have a minute , google New Zealand , and you ’ ll see a leader who has squashed corona .
Trump is no leader , ” a second Twitter user wrote .
Others pointed out that many countries around the world have denied U.S. citizens entry because the country is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banned Americans from traveling there !
Mexico has closed its borders to keep American people out !
She has no idea what the hell she is talking about !
” a third Twitter user declared .
Responses to the Press Secretary ’ s answer also included many gifs of people laughing .
A few other Twitter users noted that the U.S. is the world leader in COVID-19 cases , and wondered if that is what she meant to say .
Some of the responses also referred to President Trump ’ s former press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sanders , and declared that McEnany is worse than her predecessors .
At least one reply included a report from The Guardian that came near the end of June .
In a recent poll , at least 60 % of those who responded from countries like Germany , France , Spain , Denmark , and Portugal said that they no longer trusted the U.S. as a global authority .
The report found that Europeans ’ trust in the U.S. has gone down since the pandemic began .


inquisitr--2020-07-06--President Trump Calls Bubba Wallace Noose Incident A ‘Hoax’, Solicits Apology

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday to claim that the incident in which a noose was found in Bubba Wallace ’ s NASCAR garage was a “ hoax , ” ESPN reported .
Back on June 21 , a crew member found a rope that had purportedly been tied into the shape of a noose in Bubba Wallace ’ s garage stall at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama .
Wallace is NASCAR ’ s only Black driver , and , weeks earlier , he had pressured the organization to ban fans from bringing the Confederate flag to events @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of lynchings , the practice of hanging Blacks of trumped-up crimes or for even having been in the wrong place at the wrong time .
The event drew condemnation , and at the next race following the discovery of the noose , Wallace ’ s NASCAR colleagues walked with him to the starting line , as reported at the time by The Inquisitr .
An FBI investigation , however , determined that Wallace was not the victim of a hate crime , and the rope had been in that garage in that form @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is demanding an apology for the “ hoax.
” “ Has @ BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid , stood by his side , & were willing to sacrifice everything for him , only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX ?
That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER !
, ” he tweeted .
Yahoo Sports writer Liz Roscher accuses Trump of misrepresenting the facts , noting that NASCAR admitted that the rope was unambiguously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a noose , and that it wasn ’ t Wallace who found it , but a member of his crew .
Further , the FBI , though it concluded that no crime had taken place , did not find any evidence that the entire thing was a hoax .
As for Trump ’ s claim that NASCAR ’ s ratings are down since the sport banned the Confederate flag , that doesn ’ t appear to stand up to scrutiny , either .
Michael Mulvihill , Fox Sports ’ executive vice president/head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NASCAR viewership is actually up .
“ NASCAR viewership on Fox networks is up +8 % since returning from its pandemic hiatus on May 17 , ” he wrote .
Wallace , for his part , has said that he was grateful that the noose incident wasn ’ t actually a hate crime directed at him .
However , he also said that the ensuing federal investigation was not an overreaction .

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday to claim that the incident in which a noose was found in Bubba Wallace’s NASCAR garage was a “hoax,” ESPN reported.
Back on June 21, a crew member found a rope that had purportedly been tied into the shape of a noose in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. Wallace is NASCAR’s only Black driver, and, weeks earlier, he had pressured the organization to ban fans from bringing the Confederate flag to events. The noose is a symbol evocative of lynchings, the practice of hanging Blacks of trumped-up crimes or for even having been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The event drew condemnation, and at the next race following the discovery of the noose, Wallace’s NASCAR colleagues walked with him to the starting line, as reported at the time by The Inquisitr.
An FBI investigation, however, determined that Wallace was not the victim of a hate crime, and the rope had been in that garage in that form for several months.
Now, Donald Trump is demanding an apology for the “hoax.”
“Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX? That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!,” he tweeted.
Yahoo Sports writer Liz Roscher accuses Trump of misrepresenting the facts, noting that NASCAR admitted that the rope was unambiguously tied in such a way as to be a noose, and that it wasn’t Wallace who found it, but a member of his crew. Further, the FBI, though it concluded that no crime had taken place, did not find any evidence that the entire thing was a hoax.
As for Trump’s claim that NASCAR’s ratings are down since the sport banned the Confederate flag, that doesn’t appear to stand up to scrutiny, either. Michael Mulvihill, Fox Sports’ executive vice president/head of strategy, tweeted on Monday that NASCAR viewership is actually up.
“NASCAR viewership on Fox networks is up +8% since returning from its pandemic hiatus on May 17,” he wrote.
Wallace, for his part, has said that he was grateful that the noose incident wasn’t actually a hate crime directed at him. However, he also said that the ensuing federal investigation was not an overreaction.


inquisitr--2020-07-07--Ilhan Omar Slams Donald Trump Jr. For Criticism Of Her Comments On Dismantling ‘Systems Of Oppressio

Ilhan Omar Slams Donald Trump Jr. For Criticism Of Her Comments On Dismantling ‘Systems Of Oppression’

During a Tuesday press conference , Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar called for the dismantling of the “ systems of oppression ” that exist in the United States , Raw Story reported .
In response , right-wing Twitter personalities — including Donald Trump Jr. — suggested Omar called for the dismantling of America ’ s economy and political system .
“ Does @ joebiden agree with his supporter @ ilhanmn that we need to dismantle the United States economy and political system ?
” Trump Jr. tweeted .
Omar shot back at Trump Jr. and suggested that he did not understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported by Fox News , Omar claimed that America should not limit their activism to the systems of oppression within the criminal justice system and police forces .
“ We are not merely fighting to tear down the systems of oppression in the criminal justice system .
We are fighting to tear down systems of oppression that exist in housing , in education , in health care , in employment , [ and ] in the air we breathe.
” Omar called for guaranteed housing and pointed to the racial disparities in U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The 37-year-old politician later called for the “ dismantling ” of the “ whole system of oppression ” across America .
In addition to Trump Jr. , Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn was critical of Omar ’ s comments and called her to resign .
According to Blackburn , Omar and her “ Marxist comrades ” are a threat to the United States .
Omar previously supported local progressive politicians in the move to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department after George Floyd was killed while being detained by the department ’ s former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump Jr. have clashed in the past .
As reported by The Hill , Trump Jr. criticized the congresswoman last year for calling White House adviser Stephen Miller — an immigration hardliner — a white nationalist .
Omar made the accusation against Miller in a tweet in which she linked to a story on Miller ’ s alleged influence on Donald Trump ’ s immigration agenda .
According to the report , Miller pushed for Trump to withdraw his nomination of Ron Vitiello to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump Jr. suggested that Omar was anti-semitic and accused her of being a supporter of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan , who has been accused of being one of America ’ s leading antisemites .
Farrakhan previously defended Omar ’ s comments on the 9/11 attacks .

During a Tuesday press conference, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar called for the dismantling of the “systems of oppression” that exist in the United States, Raw Story reported. In response, conservative Twitter personalities — including Donald Trump Jr. — suggested Omar called for the dismantling of America’s economy and political system.
“Does @joebiden agree with his supporter @ilhanmn that we need to dismantle the United States economy and political system?” Trump Jr. tweeted.
Omar shot back at Trump Jr. and suggested that he did not understand the meaning of her comments.
“Does our education system know it has failed you? Your level of comprehension is such an embarrassment to our country, maybe someone can offer you free English classes.”
As reported by Fox News, Omar claimed that Americans should not limit their activism to the systems of oppression within the criminal justice system and police forces.
“We are not merely fighting to tear down the systems of oppression in the criminal justice system. We are fighting to tear down systems of oppression that exist in housing, in education, in health care, in employment, [and] in the air we breathe.”
Omar called for guaranteed housing and pointed to the racial disparities in U.S. home ownership. The 37-year-old politician later called for the “dismantling” of the “whole system of oppression” across America.
In addition to Trump Jr., Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn was critical of Omar’s comments and called her to resign. According to Blackburn, Omar and her “Marxist comrades” are a threat to the United States.
Omar previously supported local progressive politicians in the move to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department after George Floyd was killed while being detained by the department’s former officer, Derek Chauvin.
Omar and Trump Jr. have clashed in the past. As reported by The Hill, Trump Jr. criticized the congresswoman last year for calling White House adviser Stephen Miller a white nationalist. Omar made the accusation against Miller in a tweet where she linked to a story on Miller’s alleged influence on Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. According to the report, Miller pushed for Trump to withdraw his nomination of Ron Vitiello to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
In response to Omar’s tweet, Trump Jr. suggested that Omar was anti-semitic and accused her of being a supporter of the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who has been accused of being an antisemite. Farrakhan previously defended Omar’s comments on the 9/11 attacks.


inquisitr--2020-07-07--Donald Trump Was A Proponent Of ‘Cancel Culture’ Before He Opposed It, CNN Reporter Says

In a Tuesday piece for CNN , journalist Daniel Dale argued that President Donald Trump has supported “ cancel culture ” in the years before his current opposition to the practice .
Dale noted Trump ’ s Independence Day speech at Mount Rushmore and his claim that the political left is using “ cancel culture ” as a political weapon against those who disagree with them .
“ Trump has long railed against ‘ political correctness , ' ” Dale wrote .
“ But he has also tried for years to get people and entities punished or banished for what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has explicitly advocated cancellations , boycotts and firings on numerous occasions — often simply because he doesn ’ t like something his target has said.
” Dale proceeded to list the many times Trump engaged in the practice beginning in August 2012 through May 2020 .
In one instance , Trump called for Black journalist Touré to resign from his MSNBC position after he said a variant of the N-word during an argument with then-Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney .
On another occasion , Trump called for Americans to cancel their HBO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who he called a “ low life dummy.
” More recently , Trump called for NBC host Chuck Todd to be fired for a misleading clip of Attorney General William Barr and tagged the Federal Communications Commission on Twitter .
As reported by Fox News , counselor to the President , Kellyanne Conway , recently took aim at “ cancel culture ” and echoed Trump .
She claimed that proponents of “ cancel culture ” are attempting to “ shame ” people out of employment and silence contrary opinions .
During his Fourth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the practice is being used by the “ radical left ” to destroy American history , referring to the recent movement to remove Confederate symbols and statutes .
Trump ’ s daughter , Ivanka , previously criticized the practice after her Wichita State University commencement speech was canceled following student outcry .
According to Ivanka , the practice runs contrary to the freedom of speech principles that should be supported by academia .
Many prominent figures have called for an end to “ cancel culture.
” In a letter published in Harper ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writers and scholars called for the end to the practice .
Notably , J.K. Rowling , Noam Chomsky , Salman Rushdie , and Malcolm Gladwell were among the people who signed the letter .
“ The free exchange of information and ideas , the lifeblood of a liberal society , is daily becoming more constricted , ” the letter read .

In a Tuesday piece for CNN, journalist Daniel Dale argued that President Donald Trump supported “cancel culture” in the years before his current opposition to the practice. Dale noted Trump’s Independence Day speech at Mount Rushmore and his claim that the political left is using “cancel culture” as a political weapon against those who disagree with them.
“Trump has long railed against ‘political correctness,'” Dale wrote. “But he has also tried for years to get people and entities punished or banished for what he considers objectionable words and acts. Trump has explicitly advocated cancellations, boycotts and firings on numerous occasions — often simply because he doesn’t like something his target has said.”
Dale proceeded to list the many times Trump engaged in the practice, beginning in August 2012 through May 2020. In one instance, Trump called for Black journalist Touré to resign from his MSNBC position after he said a variant of the N-word during an argument with then-Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. On another occasion, Trump called for Americans to cancel their HBO subscriptions until they fire Bill Maher, who he called a “low life dummy.” More recently, Trump called for NBC host Chuck Todd to be fired for a misleading clip of Attorney General William Barr and tagged the Federal Communications Commission on Twitter.
As reported by Fox News, counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway recently took aim at “cancel culture” and echoed Trump. She claimed that proponents of “cancel culture” are attempting to “shame” people out of employment and silence contrary opinions.
During his Fourth of July speech, Trump said that the practice is being used by the “radical left” to destroy American history, referring to the recent movement to remove Confederate symbols and statutes.
“We will never allow an angry mob to tear down our statues, erase our history, indoctrinate our children.”
Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, previously criticized the practice after her Wichita State University commencement speech was canceled following student outcry. According to Ivanka, the practice runs contrary to the freedom of speech principles that should be supported by academia.
Many prominent figures have called for an end to “cancel culture.” In a letter published in Harper’s Magazine on Tuesday, over 100 writers and scholars called for an end to the practice. Notably, J.K. Rowling, Noam Chomsky, Salman Rushdie, and Malcolm Gladwell were among the people who signed the letter.
“The free exchange of information and ideas, the lifeblood of a liberal society, is daily becoming more constricted,” the letter read.


inquisitr--2020-07-07--Donald Trump Claims Confederate Flag Controversy Is ‘About Freedom Of Speech’

President Donald Trump spoke to a reporter on Tuesday about the controversy over NASCAR ’ s ban of the Confederate flag and claimed his comments on the issue and the surrounding debate are about “ freedom of speech ” as opposed to the symbol itself .
“ I was just talking about the fact that NASCAR chose to go a certain way , and that ’ s gon na be up to them , that is up to them , ” he said .
“ I ’ m very friendly with NASCAR , I know the people there .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them .
But I view it as freedom of speech.
” Later in the interview , Trump reiterated his position .
“ My stance is very simple — its freedom of speech .
You do what you do , it ’ s freedom of speech .
NASCAR can do whatever they want and they ’ ve chosen to go a certain way .
Other people choose to go a different route , but it ’ s freedom of speech.
” As reported by Breitbart , Trump has threatened to veto a defense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislation to rename United States Army bases named after Confederate generals — a move that has been supported by Trump ’ s Defense Secretary , Mark Esper , and and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley .
The bill also reportedly calls for the removal of such statues in U.S. military cemeteries and military buildings .
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Fox News that Trump is not opposed to or in favor of NASCAR ’ s decision and is instead supportive of preserving American history , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump is opposed to the demonization of men and women in NACAR , who he believes are being labeled as racist .
According to Bloomberg , Trump ’ s stance on the Confederate symbol reflects his campaign ’ s new emphasis on an issue intended to galvanize his political base ahead of the November election .
The publication noted that this purported strategy comes as the president faces declining poll numbers amid the coronavirus pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests .
Despite Trump ’ s stance on the issue , Bloomberg noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the matter .
According to ABC political analysts Matthew Dowd , Trump ’ s attitude stands in opposition to the forces of cultural change in the United States , and if he wants to win reelection , he must change the current focus of his campaign .
Writer Mara Liasson recently noted that NASCAR and NFL , who appear to be shifting their stance along with the cultural tide , were previously Trump ’ s allies .

President Donald Trump spoke to a reporter on Tuesday about the controversy over NASCAR’s ban of the Confederate flag and claimed his comments on the issue and the surrounding debate are about “freedom of speech” as opposed to the symbol itself.
“I was just talking about the fact that NASCAR chose to go a certain way, and that’s gonna be up to them, that is up to them,” he said. “I’m very friendly with NASCAR, I know the people there. I know drivers, I know a lot of them. But I view it as freedom of speech.”
Later in the interview, Trump reiterated his position.
“My stance is very simple — its freedom of speech. You do what you do, it’s freedom of speech. NASCAR can do whatever they want and they’ve chosen to go a certain way. Other people choose to go a different route, but it’s freedom of speech.”
President Trump has suggested NASCAR made a mistake in banning the Confederate flag. When I asked him about the flag's place in our society, President Trump reiterated: "It's freedom of speech." #NexstarDC pic.twitter.com/imdRKrNrO0 — Jessi Turnure (@JessiTurnure) July 7, 2020
As reported by Breitbart, Trump has threatened to veto a defense spending bill due to the inclusion of legislation to rename United States Army bases named after Confederate generals — a move that has been supported by Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley. The bill also reportedly calls for the removal of such statues in U.S. military cemeteries and military buildings.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Fox News that Trump is not opposed to or in favor of NASCAR’s decision and is instead supportive of preserving American history, NBC News reported. She also claimed that Trump is opposed to the demonization of men and women in NASCAR, who he believes are being labeled as racist.
According to Bloomberg, Trump’s stance on the Confederate symbol reflects his campaign’s new emphasis on an issue intended to galvanize his political base ahead of the November election. The publication noted that this purported strategy comes as the president faces declining poll numbers amid the coronavirus pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests.
Despite Trump’s views on the issue, Bloomberg pointed out that some Republicans have broken with him on the matter. According to ABC political analyst Matthew Dowd, Trump’s attitude stands in opposition to the forces of cultural change in the United States, and if he wants to win re-election, he must change the current focus of his campaign.
Writer Mara Liasson recently noted that NASCAR and NFL, who appear to be shifting their stance along with the cultural tide, were previously Trump’s allies.