inquisitr--2020-07-02--Adam Schiff Learned Of Russian Bounty Intelligence In February And Did Nothing, Report Says

Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff , the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence , learned of the reports of Russian bounties on United States soldiers in Afghanistan in February and took no action , The Federalist reported .
According to the report , sources familiar with the briefings claim that Schiff learned of the bounties while on a congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan in February .
When pressed if he was aware of the bounties on Tuesday , he said he could not “ comment on specifics.
” Schiff previously called it “ unfathomable ” that Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Axios wrote .
The congressman suggested that Trump was not interested in hearing negative reports on Russian President Vladimir Putin .
“ Because , after all , the president was inviting Russia back into the G8 , and it ’ s kind of unfathomable that he would do that if he was knowing of the fact that his friend Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin or Russian intelligence services… were offering a bounty on the heads of American troops.
” As reported by American Military News , Republican Rep. Chris Stewart previously told CNN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the House Nancy Pelosi and Schiff both bear responsibility for the intelligence and could have spoken out about the reporting .
“ Nancy Pelosi had this presented to her as well , in much the same format .
So did Adam Schiff .
All of us did .
It was in the general intelligence analysis that we were seeing on a daily or weekly basis.
” According to Stewart , neither Pelosi nor Schiff decided to pursue the matter .
Per The Federalist , Schiff has the authority to brief the full committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chose not to inform the committee or the top congressional leaders in both the House and Republican-led Senate .
As noted by the publication , Schiff demanded that Trump brief Congress on the allegation .
Patrick Boland , a spokesman for Schiff on the intelligence committee , did not comment on the report or address why the travel records for the Afghanistan trip are not available in the Congressional Record , which is required by law .
As The Inquisitr previously noted , Trump administration officials allegedly began briefing the president on national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he regularly grew angry at them .
According to CNN reporter Jim Sciutto , multiple sources claimed that Trump ’ s news briefers went so far as never to lead the briefs with news about Russia .
Trump ’ s relationship with Putin has been a focal point throughout his presidency .
The president has been criticized for his relationship with his Russian counterpart , who some claim is too friendly .

Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, learned of the reports of Russian bounties on United States soldiers in Afghanistan in February and took no action, The Federalist reported.
According to the report, sources familiar with the briefings claim that Schiff learned of the bounties while on a congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan in February. When pressed if he was aware of the bounties on Tuesday, he said he could not “comment on specifics.”
Schiff previously called it “unfathomable” that Donald Trump took no action to the intelligence, Axios wrote. The congressman suggested that Trump was not interested in hearing negative reports on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Because, after all, the president was inviting Russia back into the G8, and it’s kind of unfathomable that he would do that if he was knowing of the fact that his friend Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin or Russian intelligence services… were offering a bounty on the heads of American troops.”
As reported by American Military News, Republican Rep. Chris Stewart previously told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Schiff both bear responsibility for the intelligence and could have spoken out about the reporting.
“Nancy Pelosi had this presented to her as well, in much the same format. So did Adam Schiff. All of us did. It was in the general intelligence analysis that we were seeing on a daily or weekly basis.”
According to Stewart, neither Pelosi nor Schiff decided to pursue the matter.
Per The Federalist, Schiff has the authority to brief the full committee and schedule hearings on the intelligence but chose not to inform the committee or the top congressional leaders in both the House and Republican-led Senate. As noted by the publication, Schiff demanded that Trump brief Congress on the allegation.
Patrick Boland, a spokesman for Schiff on the intelligence committee, did not comment on the report or address why the travel records for the Afghanistan trip are not available in the Congressional Record, which is required by law.
As The Inquisitr previously noted, Trump administration officials allegedly began briefing the president on national security threats from Russia less often after he regularly grew angry at them. According to CNN reporter Jim Sciutto, multiple sources claimed that Trump’s news briefers went so far as never to lead the briefs with news about Russia.
Trump’s relationship with Putin has been a focal point throughout his presidency. The president has been criticized for his relationship with his Russian counterpart, who some claim is too friendly.


inquisitr--2020-07-02--Herman Cain Hospitalized In Atlanta With COVID-19 Infection

Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain , who was considered by President Donald Trump for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board in 2019 and remains an ardent supporter of the administration , has been hospitalized with COVID-19 .
The 74-year-old ’ s hospitalization and coronavirus infection were announced via his official Twitter account on Thursday .
A statement that accompanied the tweet said that Cain ’ s symptoms had become serious enough by July 1 that hospitalization was required .
It was made clear , though , that Cain was not using a respirator and that he was awake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an Atlanta-area hospital .
It was further stated that there was no way of knowing where Cain may have contracted COVID-19 .
Last month , Cain was in attendance at a Trump rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma , during which a large number of attendees were photographed not wearing masks , including Cain himself , or practicing social distancing .
As shared previously by The Inquisitr , six Trump staffers tested positive for coronavirus infection ahead of the event , and a journalist who was there to cover the rally later tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Cain has downplayed the seriousness of COVID-19 and also questioned some of the preventative measures put into place in an effort to combat the virus .
On the date of his positive test , June 29 , he fired off a tweet opining that the coronavirus situation in Florida was “ better than what you ’ re being told.
” He did so in spite of the fact that Florida is one of the states that has seen a dramatic uptick in confirmed cases in recent days .
Moreover , in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same day as his hospital admittance , he praised the decision of South Dakota Gov .
Kristi Noem not to enforce social distancing or require masks at Trump ’ s upcoming Mount Rushmore event on July 3 .
“ Masks will not be mandatory for the event , which will be attended by President Trump , ” he wrote .
“ PEOPLE ARE FED UP !
” Cain , who first achieved notoriety as the CEO of Godfather ’ s Pizza , was briefly considered a frontrunner during the 2012 presidential campaign after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Florida Republican Party , TeaCon , and the National Federation of Republican Women ’ s Convention .
He later suspended his campaign in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment and adultery .
More recently , he was considered by Trump for a position with the Federal Reserve Board before he withdrew his name from consideration due to a lack of congressional support for the move .

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inquisitr--2020-07-02--Donald Trump Is Depressed And ‘Down In The Dumps’ Amid Decline In Polls, Report Says

A new report from Vanity Fair claims that Republicans have described Donald Trump as “ down in the dumps ” as his approval rating declines .
According to one Republican close to the White House , the people in the president ’ s orbit believe that his “ heart ’ s not in ” the election .
In addition , Trump allegedly called Fox News host Tucker Carlson and asked him for guidance .
According to the report , one Republican close to Trump said he claims that the polls showing his decline are “ fake.
” Despite these claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the Republican National Convention who says the event may be canceled to prevent another Tulsa-like humiliation for Trump .
Amid Trump ’ s purported decline , Republicans are allegedly looking for an exit .
“ Nervous Republicans worried about losing the Senate are now debating when to break from Trump , ” the report reads .
As reported by CBS News , vulnerable Republican senators are not criticizing Trump in their re-election bids , but many have chosen to leave him out of their campaign ads .
Instead of focusing on their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead concentrated on the efforts they have made in the Senate to help Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic .
Others , including Sen. Kelly Loeffler , continue to tout their ties to Trump amid his decline .
“ Kelly Loeffler was a target from the get-go because she stood behind the president — especially against Planned Parenthood , ” one of her re-election ads said .
The Vanity Fair report also touches on battles within the White House .
In particular , Chief of Staff Mark Meadows allegedly attempted to have Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ removed from his position .
Meadows is also reportedly clashing with the president ’ s senior adviser , Jared Kushner , due to his relationships with Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie , who are Kushner ’ s “ adversaries.
” “ Meadows is in real sh*t , ” a Republican familiar with the clash said .
“ He went to war with Jared and tried to get Brad out.
” The Trump campaign ’ s purported fall into chaos comes as polls continue to show Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with a strong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Monmouth polling released Thursday , Biden leads Trump by 12 percentage points among the registered voters surveyed .
The edge is an increase from the pollster ’ s last poll , which showed Biden leading by 11 percentage points .
Regardless , CNN claims that Trump doesn ’ t show signs of shifting his strategy — speaking to his loyal base .

A new report from Vanity Fair claims that Republicans have described Donald Trump as “down in the dumps” as his approval rating declines. According to one Republican close to the White House, the people in the president’s orbit believe that his “heart’s not in” the election. In addition, Trump allegedly called Fox News host Tucker Carlson and asked him for guidance.
According to the report, one Republican close to Trump said he claims that the polls showing his decline are “fake.” Despite these claims, the report cites a Republican working on the Republican National Convention who says the event may be canceled to prevent another Tulsa-like humiliation for Trump.
Amid Trump’s purported decline, Republicans are allegedly looking for an exit.
“Nervous Republicans worried about losing the Senate are now debating when to break from Trump,” the report reads.
As reported by CBS News, vulnerable Republican senators are not criticizing Trump in their re-election bids, but many have chosen to leave him out of their campaign ads. Instead of focusing on their connections to Trump, these senators have instead concentrated on the efforts they have made in the Senate to help Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Others, including Sen. Kelly Loeffler, continue to tout their ties to Trump amid his decline.
“Kelly Loeffler was a target from the get-go because she stood behind the president — especially against Planned Parenthood,” one of her re-election ads said.
The Vanity Fair report also touches on battles within the White House. In particular, Chief of Staff Mark Meadows allegedly attempted to have Trump’s campaign manager, Brad Parscale, removed from his position. Meadows is also reportedly clashing with the president’s senior adviser, Jared Kushner, due to his relationships with Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie, who are Kushner’s “adversaries.”
“Meadows is in real sh*t,” a Republican familiar with the clash said. “He went to war with Jared and tried to get Brad out.”
The Trump campaign’s purported fall into chaos comes as polls continue to show Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with a strong lead. As The Inquisitr reported, in Monmouth polling released Thursday, Biden leads Trump by 12 percentage points among the registered voters surveyed. The edge is an increase from the pollster’s last poll, which showed Biden leading by 11 percentage points.
Regardless, CNN claims that Trump doesn’t show signs of shifting his strategy — speaking to his loyal base.


inquisitr--2020-07-02--Joe Biden Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Donald Trump In New Monmouth University Poll

Former Vice President Joe Biden , who is for all intents and purposes the Democratic Party ’ s presumptive nominee for president in 2020 , maintains a double-digit lead over incumbent President Donald Trump in the the latest Monmouth University poll .
As Politico reported , the latest polling , released Thursday , showed Biden leading Trump by 12 percentage points , 53 percent to 41 percent among registered voters .
When compared to the same polling agency ’ s results from the previous month , it appears as if Biden ’ s lead has increased slightly — a month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leading by 11 percentage points , 52 percent to 41 percent .
Indeed , since March , Biden ’ s lead over Trump has been steadily increasing , from a three-point lead at the time to July ’ s high of 12 points .
The poll also looked at an issue that has been raised on both sides of the aisle about each side ’ s opponent : their age and mental faculties .
Just over half of poll respondents — 52 percent — are at least somewhat confident that Biden is up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and mentally .
Just 45 percent said the same about Trump .
Broken down further among partisan lines , just 47 percent of poll respondents who identified as Democrats said they were very confident that their man was up for the job physically and mentally , while 72 percent of Republicans said the same about Trump .
Another issue about which there is a partisan divide among the voters — and which spelled doom for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and could potentially do so for Trump in 2020 — is the matter of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters evenly when it comes to favorable vs. unfavorable opinions of him , with 44 percent holding both opinions .
By comparison , at this time in the election cycle in 2016 , 34 percent of voters had a favorable opinion of Clinton , while 52 percent had an unfavorable opinion of her .
As for Trump , he currently has a 38 percent favorability rating , with 55 percent having an unfavorable view of him .
At this time four years ago , he held a 31 percent favorable and 53 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 21 percent of voters have an unfavorable opinion of both candidates .
Patrick Murray , director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute , said that Trump ’ s incumbency also appears to be boding ill for him .
“ Four years ago , Clinton was the insider candidate who approximated an incumbent in many voters ’ minds .
There is no mistaking who wears that mantle this year .
Trump ’ s problem is that voters who aren ’ t enamored with either candidate tend to go for change , ” Murray @ @

Former Vice President Joe Biden, who is for all intents and purposes the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for president in 2020, maintains a double-digit lead over incumbent President Donald Trump in the the latest Monmouth University poll.
As Politico reported, the latest polling, released Thursday, showed Biden leading Trump by 12 percentage points, 53 percent to 41 percent among registered voters. When compared to the same polling agency’s results from the previous month, it appears as if Biden’s lead has increased slightly — a month ago, a Monmouth poll had Biden leading by 11 percentage points, 52 percent to 41 percent.
Indeed, since March, Biden’s lead over Trump has been steadily increasing, from a three-point lead at the time to July’s high of 12 points.
The poll also looked at an issue that has been raised on both sides of the aisle about each side’s opponent: their age and mental faculties. Just over half of poll respondents — 52 percent — are at least somewhat confident that Biden is up to the job of president both physically and mentally. Just 45 percent said the same about Trump.
Broken down further among partisan lines, just 47 percent of poll respondents who identified as Democrats said they were very confident that their man was up for the job physically and mentally, while 72 percent of Republicans said the same about Trump.
Another issue about which there is a partisan divide among the voters — and which spelled doom for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and could potentially do so for Trump in 2020 — is the matter of likability.
Specifically, Biden splits the voters evenly when it comes to favorable vs. unfavorable opinions of him, with 44 percent holding both opinions. By comparison, at this time in the election cycle in 2016, 34 percent of voters had a favorable opinion of Clinton, while 52 percent had an unfavorable opinion of her.
As for Trump, he currently has a 38 percent favorability rating, with 55 percent having an unfavorable view of him. At this time four years ago, he held a 31 percent favorable and 53 percent unfavorable rating.
What’s more, 21 percent of voters have an unfavorable opinion of both candidates.
Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, said that Trump’s incumbency also appears to be boding ill for him.
“Four years ago, Clinton was the insider candidate who approximated an incumbent in many voters’ minds. There is no mistaking who wears that mantle this year. Trump’s problem is that voters who aren’t enamored with either candidate tend to go for change,” Murray said.


inquisitr--2020-07-02--Republican Congressman Calls For Disbanding Of White House Coronavirus Task Force

One week after President Donald Trump ’ s White House Coronavirus Task Force held its first public meeting in nearly two months , a conservative congressman is calling for the group to officially disband .
Rep. Andy Biggs , a Republican from Arizona who acts as chair for the conservative House Freedom Caucus , intimated that task force members Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx have undermined Trump ’ s efforts to reopen the American economy and return to normalcy in a statement released on Thursday .
In order to prevent Trump ’ s message from being “ mitigated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biggs opined in his statement that the task force should be disbanded .
“ As our economy is restored , it is imperative that President Trump is not undermined in his mission to return our economy to greatness .
Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx continue to contradict many of President Trump ’ s stated goals and actions for returning to normalcy as we know more about the COVID-19 outbreak .
This is causing panic that compromises our economic recovery , ” he said .
“ It ’ s time for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that President Trump ’ s message is not mitigated or distorted.
” Biggs further claimed that the American economy was rebounding nicely following “ two months of economic nightmares due to COVID-19.
” His proclamation comes in the wake of the U.S. Department of Labor releasing its Employment Situation Summary for June , which showed that 4.8 million jobs were added last month , while the unemployment rate fell to 11.1 percent .
The Arizona congressman credited the president for the apparent turnaround , saying that the pro-growth foundation set by Trump over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dividends amid the pandemic-induced recession .
This is not the first time that Biggs has openly criticized the task force and its members .
As shared previously by The Inquisitr , he and Colorado Rep. Ken Buck penned an op-ed for The Washington Examiner in April stating their belief that Fauci ’ s solutions to the COVID-19 problem may be worse than the pandemic itself in terms of damaging the economy .
They also decried the task force ’ s lack of economic consideration in its coronavirus response .
However , his most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ force ’ s cautious approach to COVID-19 could be construed as curiously timed given the recent and significant uptick of confirmed cases in his own state .
Per The Arizona Republic , the state logged nearly 4,900 new cases on Wednesday , shattering the previous record .
On Monday , the state health department officially activated crisis standards of care .
Meanwhile , Gov .
Doug Ducey has closed bars , gyms , theaters , and water parks while urging Arizonans to stay home and wear protective face masks .


inquisitr--2020-07-02--‘Psychopath’ Donald Trump Will ‘Destroy Democracy’ Before Being Voted Out, Claims Harvard Psychiatri

‘Psychopath’ Donald Trump Will ‘Destroy Democracy’ Before Being Voted Out, Claims Harvard Psychiatrist

Respected psychiatrist and retired professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School Dr. Lance Dodes warned that President Donald Trump was a “ psychopath ” who would only become more dangerous in the months leading up to the election .
He claimed that the president was easily manipulated and only cared about adulation and control , which could lead to the destruction of democracy .
Dodes was interviewed by Chauncey Devega at Salon and they spoke about the information revealed in John Bolton ’ s new book , The Room Where it Happened .
The psychiatrist warned that Trump wasn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. and lacked empathy .
When his ego is injured , as Salon claimed happened with the recent Tulsa , Oklahoma rally — which featured a dramatically smaller audience than expected — Trump lashes out .
“ His fundamental need to be always right and an absolute ruler , a God above all criticism , is what has led to his inability to tolerate democracy , ” Dodes said .
He didn ’ t express surprise at Bolton ’ s claim that Trump wanted journalists to be killed or imprisoned , saying that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dictators .
When asked about the point in Bolton ’ s book where the former national security adviser claimed that hostile foreign leaders like Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un know that all they have to do is flatter Trump in order to get what they want , Dodes noted the president ’ s behavior was common among those who crave adoration .
“ It is extremely easy to manipulate Donald Trump , since he cares only about being worshiped and is indifferent to the truth or facts , ” he claimed .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the commander-in-chief appears to change his opinion so often .
He is controlled by the last person who praises him .
Once another person “ worships ” him , he ’ ll change his opinion again .
Currently , Trump trails behind former Vice President Joe Biden in various polls , which could mean he won ’ t get a second term in office .
That being the case , Salon asked , what can Americans expect from Trump in the next few months ?
“ As Hitler did to consolidate his power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ create some type of Reichstag incident , such as starting a war with China or Iran , attempting to fool the American people into thinking there is a crisis that requires total obedience to him , ” Dodes said .
He went on to add that there is a possibility Trump will cancel the 2020 election , since he has already claimed it is invalid .
Trump is “ a psychopath who will destroy decency and democracy ” if people don ’ t make an effort to control his impulses , Dodes concluded @

Respected psychiatrist and retired professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School Dr. Lance Dodes warned that President Donald Trump was a “psychopath” who would only become more dangerous in the months leading up to the election. He claimed that the president was easily manipulated and only cared about adulation and control, which could lead to the destruction of democracy.
Dodes was interviewed by Chauncey Devega at Salon and they spoke about the information revealed in John Bolton’s new book, The Room Where it Happened.
The psychiatrist warned that Trump wasn’t concerned with the citizens of the U.S. and lacked empathy. When his ego is injured, as Salon claimed happened with the recent Tulsa, Oklahoma rally — which featured a dramatically smaller audience than expected — Trump lashes out.
“His fundamental need to be always right and an absolute ruler, a God above all criticism, is what has led to his inability to tolerate democracy,” Dodes said.
He didn’t express surprise at Bolton’s claim that Trump wanted journalists to be killed or imprisoned, saying that a free press is a threat to dictators.
When asked about the point in Bolton’s book where the former national security adviser claimed that hostile foreign leaders like Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un know that all they have to do is flatter Trump in order to get what they want, Dodes noted the president’s behavior was common among those who crave adoration.
“It is extremely easy to manipulate Donald Trump, since he cares only about being worshiped and is indifferent to the truth or facts,” he claimed.
That, he said, was the reason the commander-in-chief appears to change his opinion so often. He is controlled by the last person who praises him. Once another person “worships” him, he’ll change his opinion again.
Currently, Trump trails behind former Vice President Joe Biden in various polls, which could mean he won’t get a second term in office. That being the case, Salon asked, what can Americans expect from Trump in the next few months?
“As Hitler did to consolidate his power, it is likely that Trump will create some type of Reichstag incident, such as starting a war with China or Iran, attempting to fool the American people into thinking there is a crisis that requires total obedience to him,” Dodes said.
He went on to add that there is a possibility Trump will cancel the 2020 election, since he has already claimed it is invalid. Trump is “a psychopath who will destroy decency and democracy” if people don’t make an effort to control his impulses, Dodes concluded.


inquisitr--2020-07-02--President Trump Shows Up At News Conference Without A Mask, Day After Saying He’d Wear One In Such S

President Trump Shows Up At News Conference Without A Mask, Day After Saying He’d Wear One In Such Situations

President Donald Trump showed up to a news conference on Thursday not wearing a mask , a day after saying he would wear one in crowded rooms .
As USA Today reported , on Wednesday , Trump , who has steadfastly refused to be seen in public wearing a face mask ever since the coronavirus pandemic began , told Fox Business Network that he does wear a mask when he ’ s indoors in a small space with a group of people .
“ I sort of liked the way it looked .
It was a dark black mask , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It looked like the Lone Ranger , ” he said .
He then went on to say that he would wear a mask in certain situations .
“ If I were in a tight situation with people , I would absolutely , ” he said .
On Thursday , a crowd of reporters gathered in the White House briefing room , described by USA Today as a “ small theater ” in the West Wing .
The reporters themselves wore masks and were seated six feet apart to keep with social distancing requirements @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not wear a mask .
Neither did White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow nor Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin , who both spoke after Trump .
Mnuchin did , however , praise the reporters for wearing masks .
As to why he and Kudlow didn ’ t wear masks , however , Mnuchin said they weren ’ t necessary because both men had been tested for coronavirus earlier in the day .
Similarly , Mnuchin addressed Trump not wearing a mask , saying that the president tested frequently .
“ Because he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people are not around him close and the people who are around him are tested .
I don ’ t think he needs to wear a mask , but the rest of us — absolutely , ” Mnuchin said , adding that “ the president supports wearing masks.
” As Slate reported this week , up until recently Republicans in leadership positions had generally been averse to wearing masks .
However , for the past couple of weeks or so , that attitude appears to have changed .
Slate writer Jim Newell suggests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the fact that the coronavirus pandemic is now ravaging so-called “ red states , ” including Texas , Florida , and Arizona .
Regardless of the reasons , the past few days have seen several prominent Republicans , among them Vice President Mike Pence , calling for Americans to wear masks .
Similarly , Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander called on none other than President Trump himself to wear one , even though “ there are not many occasions when it is necessary for him to do so .
”


inquisitr--2020-07-02--Former European Council President Donald Tusk Is Backing Joe Biden, Denouncing Donald Trump Again

A prominent , right-leaning European politician is seemingly backing former Vice President Joe Biden ’ s 2020 White House bid .
Donald Tusk — who was President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019 — took to Twitter on Thursday , declaring that he prays for Biden ’ s success in his upcoming battle with incumbent Donald Trump for the U.S. presidency .
In his tweet , Tusk touted his belief in “ the Republican ideals and greatness of America , ” further stating that former president Ronald Reagan was his hero and calling himself an “ anti-Communist.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to know President Trump “ really well.
” For those reasons , he stated , Tusk wants Biden to become the next president after Americans cast their ballots on November 3 .
Tusk currently serves as the President of the European People ’ s Party .
He originally rose to prominence in Europe as the 14th Prime Minister of Poland , a post he held from 2007 to 2014 before transitioning to the E.U .
presidency .
He has long been a vocal critic of Trump , having directed harsh words and criticism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multiple occasions in recent years .
In 2017 , Tusk penned an open letter to the European Union ’ s heads of state regarding the future of the E.U .
ahead of the Malta summit .
In the letter , Tusk compared the threat posed by the Trump administration to the E.U .
with that of China , an aggressive Russia , and “ wars , terror and anarchy in the Middle East and Africa.
” In 2018 , The Inquisitr shared a story about Tusk admonishing the president and America , telling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they “ don ’ t have that many.
” At the time , Tusk and Trump had gone back and forth on Twitter regarding the relationship between NATO and the European Union .
As relayed by Politico last September , Tusk attacked Trump without naming him directly during a fiery speech to the U.N. General Assembly .
“ To protect the truth , it is not enough to accuse others of promoting fake news .
Frankly speaking , it would be enough to simply stop lying , ” he said .
“ To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to talk about it in speeches .
You have to defend the rights of an individual everywhere and every day .
You have to defend the freedom of speech and a free press .
And you have to stop flirting with dictators and authoritarian regimes.
” Trump potentially faces a growing number of detractors in the U.S. as well .
According to data aggregated from polls by FiveThirtyEight , the president ’ s disapproval rating has ballooned to over 56 percent in the last week .

A prominent, right-leaning European politician is seemingly backing former Vice President Joe Biden’s 2020 White House bid. Donald Tusk — who was President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019 — took to Twitter on Thursday, declaring that he prays for Biden’s success in his upcoming battle with incumbent Donald Trump for the U.S. presidency.
In his tweet, Tusk touted his belief in “the Republican ideals and greatness of America,” further stating that former president Ronald Reagan was his hero and calling himself an “anti-Communist.” He also wrote that he had gotten to know President Trump “really well.” For those reasons, he stated, Tusk wants Biden to become the next president after Americans cast their ballots on November 3.
Tusk currently serves as the President of the European People’s Party. He originally rose to prominence in Europe as the 14th Prime Minister of Poland, a post he held from 2007 to 2014 before transitioning to the E.U. presidency. He has long been a vocal critic of Trump, having directed harsh words and criticism at the president and his administration on multiple occasions in recent years.
In 2017, Tusk penned an open letter to the European Union’s heads of state regarding the future of the E.U. ahead of the Malta summit. In the letter, Tusk compared the threat posed by the Trump administration to the E.U. with that of China, an aggressive Russia, and “wars, terror and anarchy in the Middle East and Africa.”
In 2018, The Inquisitr shared a story about Tusk admonishing the president and America, telling them they should appreciate their allies because they “don’t have that many.” At the time, Tusk and Trump had gone back and forth on Twitter regarding the relationship between NATO and the European Union. As relayed by Politico last September, Tusk attacked Trump without naming him directly during a fiery speech to the U.N. General Assembly.
“To protect the truth, it is not enough to accuse others of promoting fake news. Frankly speaking, it would be enough to simply stop lying,” he said. “To protect freedom, it is not enough to talk about it in speeches. You have to defend the rights of an individual everywhere and every day. You have to defend the freedom of speech and a free press. And you have to stop flirting with dictators and authoritarian regimes.”
Trump potentially faces a growing number of detractors in the U.S. as well. According to data aggregated from polls by FiveThirtyEight, the president’s disapproval rating has ballooned to over 56 percent in the last week.


inquisitr--2020-07-02--Donald Trump Has ‘Essentially Gone AWOL’ During National Crisis, Warns Ex-CIA Director

Leon Panetta , who served as the director of the CIA , chief of staff , and defense secretary under nine different presidents , says that he believes President Donald Trump has “ essentially gone AWOL ” during a time when the country needs his leadership most .
Panetta appeared on CNN ’ s Anderson Cooper 360 where he discussed the current president and the Trump administration ’ s response to the COVID-19 pandemic .
When asked about Trump ’ s statement that he believes the novel coronavirus will eventually “ just disappear ” on its own , something that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this week , and how previous administration ’ s would have handled the crisis , Panetta responded that things would have looked very different under the watch of previous leaders .
“ This president has essentially gone AWOL from the job of leadership that he should be providing a country in trouble .
This is a major crisis .
We ’ re looking at 41,000 new cases today , ” Panetta said .
When asked if he recalled a time when there has been a lack of unified leadership against a crisis like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s never seen a situation like this in his lifetime .
Every president , he says , has been willing to respond to a crisis , whether they do so in an effective way or not .
Trump , he says , has chosen the route of not responding , not only to the pandemic but also to U.S. economic problems and the Black Lives Matter protests .
Trump isn ’ t willing to stand up and lead the country when it needs him , Panetta said .
“ I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that responsibility , ” he concluded .
So far , over 2.6 million Americans have been confirmed to be infected with the virus , and 128,000 have died so far .
In recent days , the country has seen its highest number of new cases , with 50,000 new cases for the first time on Wednesday .
Trump has largely avoided speaking about the coronavirus in recent days , instead focusing on his rival in the upcoming election , former Vice President Joe Biden , the latest revelations about Russia putting bounties on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statues toppled by protesters .
The White House has pushed back on people who have asked why the president doesn ’ t speak often about the pandemic , saying that he is focused on action rather than talking .

Leon Panetta, who served as the director of the CIA, chief of staff, and defense secretary under nine different presidents, says that he believes President Donald Trump has “essentially gone AWOL” during a time when the country needs his leadership most.
Panetta appeared on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 where he discussed the current president and the Trump administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
When asked about Trump’s statement that he believes the novel coronavirus will eventually “just disappear” on its own, something that the president has repeated as recently as this week, and how previous administration’s would have handled the crisis, Panetta responded that things would have looked very different under the watch of previous leaders.
“This president has essentially gone AWOL from the job of leadership that he should be providing a country in trouble. This is a major crisis. We’re looking at 41,000 new cases today,” Panetta said.
“Rather than bringing together some kind of national strategy to confront this crisis simply resorts to tweeting about vandalism and other things to divert attention from the crisis that’s there. He’s not good at crisis, very frankly. He doesn’t like to deal with things he cannot solve easily.”
“That’s a dereliction of duty,” he added.
When asked if he recalled a time when there has been a lack of unified leadership against a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, Panetta conceded that he’s never seen a situation like this in his lifetime. Every president, he says, has been willing to respond to a crisis, whether they do so in an effective way or not. Trump, he says, has chosen the route of not responding, not only to the pandemic but also to U.S. economic problems and the Black Lives Matter protests.
Trump isn’t willing to stand up and lead the country when it needs him, Panetta said.
“I have never experienced a president who has avoided that responsibility,” he concluded.
So far, over 2.6 million Americans have been confirmed to be infected with the virus, and 128,000 have died so far. In recent days, the country has seen its highest number of new cases, with 50,000 new cases for the first time on Wednesday.
Trump has largely avoided speaking about the coronavirus in recent days, instead focusing on his rival in the upcoming election, former Vice President Joe Biden, the latest revelations about Russia putting bounties on the heads of U.S. soldiers, and statues toppled by protesters.
The White House has pushed back on people who have asked why the president doesn’t speak often about the pandemic, saying that he is focused on action rather than talking.


inquisitr--2020-07-02--Donald Trump’s Anger Over Hearing Warnings About Russia Led Officials To Briefing Him Less Often, Re

Donald Trump’s Anger Over Hearing Warnings About Russia Led Officials To Briefing Him Less Often, Report Says

U.S. President Donald Trump grew so angry at intelligence briefings that warned about national security threats from Russia that the staff delivering the president ’ s daily brief started briefing him less often on these threats , a new report claimed .
Citing multiple Trump administration officials who delivered the verbal daily briefing to the president , CNN reported that Trump put up strong resistance to hearing any negative news about Russia .
The news comes amid a controversy over whether Trump was personally briefed on intelligence showing that Russia was offering cash bounties to Taliban-connected militants who killed U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump was briefed on the intelligence as far back as a year ago but did nothing to act on the reports .
The White House claimed that Trump was not personally briefed about the alleged bounty program .
A new report indicates that briefers may have avoided telling the president directly .
CNN reporter Jim Sciutto , citing multiple sources he contacted for an upcoming book on the Trump administration , said that Trump was known to grow so angry at hearing any negative news about Russia that senior intelligence officials made a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news about Russia .
“ Early in his term , Trump ’ s briefers discovered that when his oral briefing included intelligence related to Russia ’ s malign activities against the United States , including evidence of its interference in US politics , Trump would often blow up at them , demanding to know why they kept focusing on Russia and often questioning the intelligence itself , multiple former administration officials said , ” the report noted .
The report went on to say that while they reduced any negative news about Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this information was still added to the written briefing book delivered to the president each day .
As CNN and multiple previous reports have noted , Trump was known within the White House not to read these reports .
Trump has also been criticized for what many see as a too-cozy relationship with Russia , often refusing to accept the findings of the U.S. intelligence community that Russia interfered in the 2016 election with the goal of helping to get Trump elected .
Trump has met and spoken regularly with Russian President Vladimir @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great lengths to keep the matter of those discussions private .
The president now maintains that the story regarding intelligence about Russian bounties is untrue , suggesting that the New York Times may have fabricated the story .

U.S. President Donald Trump grew so angry at intelligence briefings that warned about national security threats from Russia that the staff delivering the president’s daily brief started briefing him less often on these threats, a new report claimed.
Citing multiple Trump administration officials who delivered the verbal daily briefing to the president, CNN reported that Trump put up strong resistance to hearing any negative news about Russia. The news comes amid a controversy over whether Trump was personally briefed on intelligence showing that Russia was offering cash bounties to Taliban-connected militants who killed U.S. service members.
Multiple reports claimed that Trump was briefed on the intelligence as far back as a year ago but did nothing to act on the reports. The White House claimed that Trump was not personally briefed about the alleged bounty program.
A new report indicates that briefers may have avoided telling the president directly. CNN reporter Jim Sciutto, citing multiple sources he contacted for an upcoming book on the Trump administration, said that Trump was known to grow so angry at hearing any negative news about Russia that senior intelligence officials made a rule for briefers never to lead with news about Russia.
“Early in his term, Trump’s briefers discovered that when his oral briefing included intelligence related to Russia’s malign activities against the United States, including evidence of its interference in US politics, Trump would often blow up at them, demanding to know why they kept focusing on Russia and often questioning the intelligence itself, multiple former administration officials said,” the report noted.
The report went on to say that while they reduced any negative news about Russia in verbal briefings of the president, this information was still added to the written briefing book delivered to the president each day. As CNN and multiple previous reports have noted, Trump was known within the White House not to read these reports.
Trump has also been criticized for what many see as a too-cozy relationship with Russia, often refusing to accept the findings of the U.S. intelligence community that Russia interfered in the 2016 election with the goal of helping to get Trump elected. Trump has met and spoken regularly with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and he has reportedly taken great lengths to keep the matter of those discussions private.
The president now maintains that the story regarding intelligence about Russian bounties is untrue, suggesting that the New York Times may have fabricated the story.


inquisitr--2020-07-02--Why Twitter Removed Donald Trump’s Photo Of Himself

The president posted a photo of himself that was removed by the social media site .
President Donald Trump posted a photo of himself to his Twitter account this week but had it removed after finding himself on the receiving end of a copyright complaint .
The 45th president of the United States , who ’ s made no secret of his love for the social media site , violated the company ’ s copyright policy with the photo he shared with his 82.6 million followers on Tuesday , June 30 .
While the photo remained up for several hours @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was taken down after Twitter received a complaint from the New York Times Co. on Wednesday , July 1 .
The photo in question was a black-and-white snap of the businessman-turned-president and was taken by New York Times staff photographer Damon Winter .
The picture originally appeared in a profile piece the publication ran on the current president back in October 2015 .
According to the site , New York Times Co. filed a takedown request under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act after seeing that Trump had used the photo on social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , therefore , claimed that the president ’ s post had infringed copyright rules .
A spokesperson for Twitter explained to The Hill that the company addresses “ valid copyright complaints sent to us by a copyright owner or their authorized representatives.
” While the tweet itself is still visible on Trump ’ s Twitter account , the photo attachment is not .
Instead , when users click on the tweet , a gray box appears alongside a notice it is no longer displayed “ in response to a report from the copyright @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself in the firing line once again on Twitter from singer Pink this week — originally uploaded the photo of himself alongside the words , “ In reality , they ’ re not after me , they ’ re after you .
I ’ m just in the way.
” The tweet has received over 334,700 likes and more than 103,000 retweets , as well as plenty of comments from Trump ’ s supporters and critics alike .
But this certainly isn ’ t the first time President Trump has found himself in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social media , nor is it the first time one of his uploads has been removed for copyright infringement .
Twitter has previously placed a fact check label on a number of Trump ’ s tweets , including a doctored video he posted of two children last month .
It featured a fake headline that read , “ Terrified Todler [ sic ] Runs From Racist Baby.
” Shortly after it was uploaded , Twitter added the warning label that noted it was “ Manipulated Media.
” The video has since been removed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner .
”

President Donald Trump posted a photo of himself to his Twitter account this week but had it removed after finding himself on the receiving end of a copyright complaint. The 45th president of the United States, who’s made no secret of his love for the social media site, violated the company’s copyright policy with the photo he shared with his 82.6 million followers on Tuesday, June 30.
While the photo remained up for several hours, as reported by The Hill, it was taken down after Twitter received a complaint from the New York Times Co. on Wednesday, July 1.
The photo in question was a black-and-white snap of the businessman-turned-president and was taken by New York Times staff photographer Damon Winter. The picture originally appeared in a profile piece the publication ran on the current president back in October 2015.
According to the site, New York Times Co. filed a takedown request under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act after seeing that Trump had used the photo on social media without its permission. The company, therefore, claimed that the president’s post had infringed copyright rules.
A spokesperson for Twitter explained to The Hill that the company addresses “valid copyright complaints sent to us by a copyright owner or their authorized representatives.”
While the tweet itself is still visible on Trump’s Twitter account, the photo attachment is not.
Instead, when users click on the tweet, a gray box appears alongside a notice it is no longer displayed “in response to a report from the copyright holder.”
Trump — who also found himself in the firing line once again on Twitter from singer Pink this week — originally uploaded the photo of himself alongside the words, “In reality, they’re not after me, they’re after you. I’m just in the way.”
The tweet has received over 334,700 likes and more than 103,000 retweets, as well as plenty of comments from Trump’s supporters and critics alike.
But this certainly isn’t the first time President Trump has found himself in hot water over something he posted on social media, nor is it the first time one of his uploads has been removed for copyright infringement.
Twitter has previously placed a fact check label on a number of Trump’s tweets, including a doctored video he posted of two children last month. It featured a fake headline that read, “Terrified Todler [sic] Runs From Racist Baby.”
Shortly after it was uploaded, Twitter added the warning label that noted it was “Manipulated Media.” The video has since been removed completely and replaced with the note, “This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner.”


inquisitr--2020-07-02--Texas Poll Shows Donald Trump With Narrow 4-Point Lead Over Joe Biden For 2020 Presidential Election

A new poll out of Texas shows that it could be a fierce battle this fall as both President Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden fight to win the state in the 2020 presidential election .
Trump won the state in 2016 , but the latest numbers suggest that those 38 electoral votes may not be a given in the president ’ s quest to remain in office .
The latest poll numbers come from The Texas Politics Project via the University of Texas at Austin .
The polling resulted in a four-point lead for Trump over Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2.89 percent .
The poll of Texas voters showed 48 percent likely to vote for Trump , 44 percent for Biden , and 8 percent remained undecided .
As would typically be expected , Republicans overwhelmingly supported Trump , at 91 percent , while Democrats were behind Biden at 93 percent .
Independents surveyed were quite split .
The Texas poll showed 41 percent currently supported Trump , 27 percent planned to vote for Biden , and 32 percent were undecided .
In 2016 , Trump won Texas by nearly nine points against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the state was becoming more and more competitive for the Democrats , and the president ’ s approval rating has slipped several points over the last few months across the state .
Current polling shows Trump with 46 percent of Texans approving of the job he is doing , versus a 48 percent disapproval rate .
In April , the same poll resulted in a 49 percent job approval for the president and 45 percent disapproval .
When split by party affiliation , Trump had strong approval from 62 percent of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ somewhat , versus 87 percent of Democrats strongly disapproving of the president ’ s performance at this point .
Just 6 percent of Democrats fell into the category of somewhat disapproving of the president ’ s performance .
Even with a fairly tight four-point lead , the site 270 to Win rates Texas as a state that leans toward a Trump win .
Their statistics do show that the state has shifted to be more competitive in recent years .
While Trump beat Clinton by about nine points , Mitt Romney beat former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2012 .
Obama lost to John McCain by about 12 points in 2008 .
As would typically be expected , former President George W. Bush easily won his home state of Texas in both 2004 and 2000 .
He won by more than 20 points each time when going up against John Kerry and Al Gore .
These Texas polling results come out shortly after a national poll showed that the majority of Americans believe that the United States is currently off-track under Trump ’ s leadership .
Several battleground states aside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Arizona , Pennsylvania , Florida , Michigan , Wisconsin , and North Carolina all went for Trump in 2016 , but Biden is currently leading in all six .
People will be watching Texas polling quite closely over the next few months .
If Biden stays within four points or closes that gap even further , it could spell trouble for Trump ’ s reelection chances .

A new poll out of Texas shows that it could be a fierce battle this fall as both President Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden fight to win the state in the 2020 presidential election. Trump won the state in 2016, but the latest numbers suggest that those 38 electoral votes may not be a given in the president’s quest to remain in office.
The latest poll numbers come from The Texas Politics Project via the University of Texas at Austin. The polling resulted in a four-point lead for Trump over Biden, with a margin of error of 2.89 percent.
The poll of Texas voters showed 48 percent likely to vote for Trump, 44 percent for Biden, and 8 percent remained undecided. As would typically be expected, Republicans overwhelmingly supported Trump, at 91 percent, while Democrats were behind Biden at 93 percent.
Independents surveyed were quite split. The Texas poll showed 41 percent currently supported Trump, 27 percent planned to vote for Biden, and 32 percent were undecided.
In 2016, Trump won Texas by nearly nine points against Hillary Clinton. There have been signs that the state was becoming more and more competitive for the Democrats, and the president’s approval rating has slipped several points over the last few months across the state.
Current polling shows Trump with 46 percent of Texans approving of the job he is doing, versus a 48 percent disapproval rate. In April, the same poll resulted in a 49 percent job approval for the president and 45 percent disapproval.
When split by party affiliation, Trump had strong approval from 62 percent of the Texans polled. Another 24 percent approved somewhat, versus 87 percent of Democrats strongly disapproving of the president’s performance at this point. Just 6 percent of Democrats fell into the category of somewhat disapproving of the president’s performance.
Even with a fairly tight four-point lead, the site 270 to Win rates Texas as a state that leans toward a Trump win. Their statistics do show that the state has shifted to be more competitive in recent years. While Trump beat Clinton by about nine points, Mitt Romney beat former President Barack Obama by almost 16 points in 2012.
Obama lost to John McCain by about 12 points in 2008. As would typically be expected, former President George W. Bush easily won his home state of Texas in both 2004 and 2000. He won by more than 20 points each time when going up against John Kerry and Al Gore.
These Texas polling results come out shortly after a national poll showed that the majority of Americans believe that the United States is currently off-track under Trump’s leadership.
Several battleground states aside from Texas are looking favorable for Biden. Arizona, Pennsylvania, Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina all went for Trump in 2016, but Biden is currently leading in all six.
People will be watching Texas polling quite closely over the next few months. If Biden stays within four points or closes that gap even further, it could spell trouble for Trump’s reelection chances.


inquisitr--2020-07-03--Joe Biden To Donald Trump: ‘Lead, Or Get Out Of The Way So Others Can’

During a virtual campaign event on Thursday , the Democratic Party ’ s presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden slammed President Donald Trump over his response to the coronavirus pandemic , The Hill reported .
“ Until this president faces what ’ s going on in this country , the economy will remain at risk , ” Biden said , noting that the United States reported more than 50,000 new COVID-19 cases earlier in the day .
Biden said that Trump has “ bungled ” the federal government ’ s response to the pandemic , pointing out that the president appears @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign , holding rallies and speeches , while refusing to wear a mask .
“ Donald Trump ’ s just given up .
He ’ s not even trying to secure our public health anymore , ” Biden said .
“ He ’ s decided he has more to gain by dividing this country.
” The former vice president then urged Trump to lead the country .
During the virtual event , Biden also discussed the latest jobs report .
According to data from the Labor Department , the U.S. economy added 4.8 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with the unemployment rate dropping to 11.1 percent .
Trump touted the improved unemployment numbers , with his campaign saying that the president is “ leading the Great American Comeback !
” In an interview with Fox Business , the commander-in-chief argued that the nation ’ s economy is headed toward a V-shaped recovery .
He also defended his actions amid the coronavirus pandemic , suggesting that the virus will simply “ disappear ” at some point .
Biden said that he is “ thankful ” for the good news , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ There ’ s no victory to be celebrated when we ’ re still down nearly 15 million jobs and the pandemic is getting worse , not better.
” As reported by The Financial Times , global stock markets climbed following the strong jobs report , but concerns remain .
Several states have had to halt their economic reopenings and there are fears that a second wave of coronavirus infections could result in more job losses .
For Trump , the recovery of the economy could be key to winning reelection .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Survey , American voters trust Biden more than Trump on all issues but the economy .
Still , polling suggests that Biden is a strong favorite to win the November election .
A Monmouth University poll released on Thursday put the Democrat 12 percentage points ahead of Trump nationwide .


inquisitr--2020-07-03--Mike Pence’s Arizona Trip Was Delayed After Secret Service Members Tested Positive For COVID-19, Rep

Mike Pence’s Arizona Trip Was Delayed After Secret Service Members Tested Positive For COVID-19, Report Says

A Thursday report from The Washington Post claims that Vice President Mike Pence ’ s trip to Phoenix , Arizona , was delayed after multiple Secret Service members contracted coronavirus .
According to a Secret Service official , at least eight to 10 agents and officers from sister agencies fell ill .
The trip to Phoenix was initially scheduled for Tuesday but pushed back to Wednesday .
The report claimed the move was necessary to ensure that healthy agents could be deployed to take the place of those that either contracted COVID-19 or showed symptoms of infection .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have spoken to Secret Service agents said that the increased risk of them contracting coronavirus has become a source of fear for their loved ones .
Pence spokesman Devin O ’ Malley released a statement on the claims and declined to address the alleged cause of the delay .
“ Instead of highlighting Vice President Pence ’ s concerted effort with Task Force members to visit and support states with new cases , The Washington Post is choosing to use its pages to report on a story of little use to every day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus affects them or the Administration ’ s response efforts.
” Before the delay , Pence scaled back the trip amid the state ’ s recent spike in coronavirus cases .
According to a Trump administration official , the visit was initially going to include a more extensive range of meetings .
With concerns around the virus ’ spread , the trip was scaled down to one small public health briefing with Arizona Gov .
Doug Ducey and local health care leaders .
When pressed on why he needed to travel to Arizona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face-to-face meetings were necessary to properly lead to battle against the pandemic .
The Washington Post report comes after Secret Service agents working on the advance team for Donald Trump ’ s Tulsa rally in June tested positive for coronavirus , and two agents tested positive before the indoor event was held .
Pence recently faced another close brush with the virus .
As The Inquisitr reported , at least five members of the First Baptist Dallas ’ choir and orchestra tested positive for COVID-19 .
The news came after Pence visited the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Before the visit , health officials warned that performances with singing and wind instruments posed a heightened risk for contracting the virus .

A Thursday report from The Washington Post claims that Vice President Mike Pence’s trip to Phoenix, Arizona, was delayed after multiple Secret Service members contracted coronavirus. According to a Secret Service official, at least eight to 10 agents and officers from sister agencies fell ill.
The trip to Phoenix was initially scheduled for Tuesday but pushed back to Wednesday. The report claimed the move was necessary to ensure that healthy agents could be deployed to take the place of those that either contracted COVID-19 or showed symptoms of infection.
According to The Washington Post, several people who have spoken to Secret Service agents said that the increased risk of them contracting coronavirus has become a source of fear for their loved ones.
Pence spokesman Devin O’Malley released a statement on the claims and declined to address the alleged cause of the delay.
“Instead of highlighting Vice President Pence’s concerted effort with Task Force members to visit and support states with new cases, The Washington Post is choosing to use its pages to report on a story of little use to every day Americans attempting to learn more about how coronavirus affects them or the Administration’s response efforts.”
Before the delay, Pence scaled back the trip amid the state’s recent spike in coronavirus cases. According to a Trump administration official, the visit was initially going to include a more extensive range of meetings. With concerns around the virus’ spread, the trip was scaled down to one small public health briefing with Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and local health care leaders.
When pressed on why he needed to travel to Arizona for the briefing, Pence suggested that face-to-face meetings were necessary to properly lead to battle against the pandemic.
“Well, the rising cases here in Arizona is why I’m here. It’s why we brought the White House Coronavirus Task Force here. I’m a real believer, as President Trump is, in — in sitting down with the people that are leading the effort.”
The Washington Post report comes after Secret Service agents working on the advance team for Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally in June tested positive for coronavirus, and two agents tested positive before the indoor event was held.
Pence recently faced another close brush with the virus. As The Inquisitr reported, at least five members of the First Baptist Dallas’ choir and orchestra tested positive for COVID-19. The news came after Pence visited the megachurch for an hour and a half. Before the visit, health officials warned that performances with singing and wind instruments posed a heightened risk for contracting the virus.


inquisitr--2020-07-04--Donald Trump’s ‘Irresponsible’ Mount Rushmore Event Shows ‘Behavior Of A Cult Leader,’ Disease Exper

Donald Trump’s ‘Irresponsible’ Mount Rushmore Event Shows ‘Behavior Of A Cult Leader,’ Disease Expert Says

Donald Trump ’ s insistence on holding a Fourth of July celebration at Mount Rushmore despite warnings from public health experts about the dangers of such an event during a pandemic shows the “ behavior of a cult leader , ” an expert in infectious disease says .
Trump has moved forward with a controversial fireworks display at Mount Rushmore , an event expected to attract thousands of people but with no requirements for wearing masks or practicing social distancing .
Public health experts said that such large gatherings are a danger , especially as the coronavirus has been spreading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the number of daily cases in the United States has hit an all-time high .
In an appearance on CNN on Friday , epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist Celine Grounder said that she was “ highly concerned ” about the event and called it “ beyond irresponsible ” of Trump to go forward with it .
She continued to attack Trump , calling him out for politicizing the idea of wearing masks and taking proper precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus .
“ This is the behavior of a cult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 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 , ” she said , via The Hill .
“ I mean , this is extremely dangerous behavior and unfortunately , this has become so politicized where you abide by public health and scientific recommendations on the basis of your political beliefs not based on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be harmed as a result of this.
” Trump has been under fire for his insistence on holding large events , including campaign rallies , despite warnings against such gatherings .
His rally last month in Tulsa , Oklahoma , also did not require social distancing , and many of the supporters who attended did not wear masks .
There have already been a number of positive coronavirus cases for people who attended the rally , including a reporter who tested positive just days after covering the event .
Former Republican presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus and was hospitalized in Atlanta just days after attending Trump ’ s rally , where he was photographed not wearing a mask .
Trump himself has been vocally opposed to the idea of wearing a mask , saying he would likely not wear one , though in recent days has appeared to soften his stance and said he might consider wearing one .


inquisitr--2020-07-04--Karl Rove Calls On Donald Trump To ‘Reset’ 2020 Campaign

In an interview with Fox News broadcast on Friday , former President George W. Bush ’ s deputy chief of staff , Karl Rove , called on President Donald Trump to “ reset ” his reelection campaign .
Speaking with America ’ s Newsroom host Leland Vittert , Rove argued that Trump is currently in an unfavorable position ; trailing the Democratic Party ’ s presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden in the polls and getting bad press .
“ When you are in the barrel .
When you ’ re getting a lot of bad press and the polls are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do something that says , ‘ We ’ re moving in a different direction , ' ” he said .
In recent weeks , Biden has increased his lead over Trump .
For instance , the latest Monmouth University poll put the former vice president 12 percentage points ahead of Trump nationwide .
The survey also found that the Democrat has a higher favorability rating than the commander-in-chief .
Rove noted that a “ reset ” does not necessarily mean a “ staff shake-up.
” Rather , the former Bush adviser argued , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do something that ’ s big and grabs the attention of the American people.
” Some Trump allies apparently believe that incompetent staff is an issue as well .
As previously reported by The Inquisitr , Republican fundraiser Dan Eberhart recently said that he believes Trump ’ s 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale will soon be fired from his position .
Eberhart also said that Jared Kushner , Trump ’ s son-in-law and White House adviser , is actually in charge , not Parscale .
In addition , an individual close to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs to be demoted .
According to Rove , in order to win in November , Trump needs to lay out his vision for the country and contrast his own record with Biden ’ s .
“ He has to have a bold agenda that he lays out for a second term and that he can contrast with Joe Biden .
And , he ought to hold off on a lot of the new stuff that he wants to talk about until the convention , ” Rove concluded .
As Fox News noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week , Rove argued that Trump needs to present a clear second-term agenda if he wants to be reelected , writing that former Presidents Bill Clinton , Bush and Barack Obama did the same .
In an interview last week , the former Bush adviser issued a similar warning , pointing out that Trump is trailing Biden in most national polls .
He also noted that the former vice president appears to be ahead in Republican-leaning states such as Florida and Texas .

In an interview with Fox News broadcast on Friday, former President George W. Bush’s deputy chief of staff, Karl Rove, called on President Donald Trump to “reset” his reelection campaign.
Speaking with America’s Newsroom host Leland Vittert, Rove argued that Trump is currently in an unfavorable position, one where he’s trailing the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden in the polls and getting bad press.
“When you are in the barrel. When you’re getting a lot of bad press and the polls are going against you, you need to do something that says, ‘We’re moving in a different direction,'” he said.
In recent weeks, Biden has increased his lead over the president. For instance, the latest Monmouth University poll put the former vice president 12 percentage points ahead of Trump nationwide. The survey also found that the Democrat has a higher favorability rating than the commander-in-chief.
Rove noted that a “reset” does not necessarily mean a “staff shake-up.” Rather, the former Bush adviser argued that Trump and his allies need to “do something that’s big and grabs the attention of the American people.”
Some Trump allies apparently believe that incompetent staff is an issue as well. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, Republican fundraiser Dan Eberhart recently said that he believes Trump’s 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale will soon be fired from his position.
Eberhart also said that Jared Kushner — Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser — is actually in charge, as opposed to Parscale. In addition, an individual close to the president anonymously told the press that Parscale needs to be demoted.
According to Rove, in order to win in November, Trump needs to lay out his vision for the country and contrast his own record with Biden’s.
“He has to have a bold agenda that he lays out for a second term and that he can contrast with Joe Biden. And, he ought to hold off on a lot of the new stuff that he wants to talk about until the convention,” he concluded.
As Fox News noted, Rove argued in an op-ed penned earlier this week that Trump needs to present a clear second-term agenda if he wants to be reelected. He added that former Presidents Bill Clinton, Bush, and Barack Obama all did the same.
In an interview last week, the former Bush adviser issued a similar warning, pointing out that Trump is trailing Biden in most national polls. He also noted that the former vice president appears to be ahead even in Republican-leaning states such as Florida and Texas.


inquisitr--2020-07-03--Peter Navarro Says China Created And Deliberately Spread Coronavirus

In an interview with MSNBC broadcast on Friday , White House trade adviser Peter Navarro accused China of creating and deliberately spreading the novel coronavirus , Alternet reported .
Speaking with anchor Ali Velshi , Navarro accused the Chinese Communist Party of unleashing COVID-19 on the world .
“ It is the Chinese Communist Party that is making us stay locked in our homes and lose our jobs , ” he began .
“ They spawned the virus , probably came out of the biological lab , ” Navarro reiterated , alleging that China “ hid ” the virus with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Navarro also alleged that the Chinese government closed down its own transportation networks in order to curb the spread of the virus , while directing individuals infected with COVID-19 to travel around the world .
“ They deliberately allowed Chinese nationals to come to the United States , Italy , and everywhere in between , who were infected , while they were locking down their own transportation network , ” he said .
Navarro is not the first person to allege that the coronavirus originated in a laboratory .
As reported by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the American right have promoted similar theories .
The “ outlandish ” theory that COVID-19 was developed as part of China ’ s biological warfare program apparently sprung from an amateur YouTube video .
The video was amplified and promoted by National Review ‘ s Jim Geraghty .
Following Geraghty ’ s analysis , the theory reached mainstream conservative media .
Some Republicans in the United States Congress have embraced the theory .
According to the publication , Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton has repeatedly blamed China ’ s ruling party for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has not directly accused China of creating COVID-19 , but he has suggested that the virus might have accidentally leaked out of a laboratory .
Navarro ’ s MSNBC appearance was immediately met with backlash .
In a Twitter message , Norman Ornstein , a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a contributing editor for The Atlantic , slammed the network for allowing the White House adviser to spread his evidence-free theories .
At his most recent campaign rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma , Trump railed against the Chinese government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 .
During his fiery speech , the commander-in-chief referred to the virus as “ Kung Flu.
” GOP Senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina have similarly blamed China for the pandemic , with Graham calling for sanctions on the country .


inquisitr--2020-07-03--Rose McGowan Calls For Bill Clinton’s Arrest In Wake Of Ghislaine Maxwell Charges

In the wake of the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein ’ s former girlfriend , Ghislaine Maxwell , actress Rose McGowan is calling for the arrest of former President Bill Clinton .
As reported by Breitbart , Clinton is known to have traveled on Epstein ’ s private jet and — despite his claims otherwise — an employee of the accused sex offender ’ s “ Pedophile Island ” claimed that they witnessed Clinton on the property .
According to the New York Post , the book A Convenient Death : The Mysterious Demise of Jeffrey Epstein , alleges that Clinton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ [ Bill ] and Ghislaine were getting it on , ” said a source who witnessed the relationship .
“ That ’ s why he was around Epstein — to be with her.
” According to the source , Clinton ’ s relationship with Epstein was not due to his involvement in alleged child trafficking rings but due to his interest in Maxwell .
Maxwell faces six charges : transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity , conspiracy to entice a minor to travel to engage in illegal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travel to engage in illicit sex acts , conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity , and two counts of perjury .
According to prosecutors , Maxwell helped Epstein procure girls as young as 14 years old between 1994 and 1997 .
Interestingly , A Convenient Death noted that Maxwell attended the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City in 2009 and was served a deposition related to Epstein ’ s sexual assault case .
Per the New York Post , Clinton has a long history of sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noted that the former president has never been accused of engaging in sexual acts with a minor with Epstein .
As reported by The Cut , Maxwell attended Chelsea Clinton ’ s wedding in 2010 .
McGowan also called for the arrest of Prince Andrew , who has stepped back from the British monarchy after his ties to Epstein were put in the spotlight .
Andrew is accused of having relations with Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre , who alleged that she was trafficked to Andrew by the financier at least three times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been an outspoken # MeToo advocate and claims that Harvey Weinstein raped her at the Sundance Film Festival in 1997 .


inquisitr--2020-07-03--Donald Trump Will Reportedly Attack ‘Left Wing Mob’ In Fourth Of July Speech

According to ABC News reporter Will Steakin , Donald Trump ’ s Fourth of July speech slated for Friday evening in front of Mount Rushmore will include an attack on the “ left wing mob ” that has been tearing down Confederate statues and other American monuments , many of which are tied to racist parts of the United States ’ past .
As reported by Raw Story , Steakin quoted a senior Trump campaign official who said the president will claim that these mobs are attempting to destroy “ our history ” and say that the “ left wing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are fueling “ totalitarian behavior ” that does not align with the values of America .
Trump will reportedly “ tell the truth ” of America ’ s history as well as reveal the “ truth ” behind the people who are trying to “ divide our country.
” Trump ’ s allegedly planned speech is in line with his defense of American monuments in recent weeks .
In the past , the president has accused his critics of attempting to destroy U.S. history .
Nevertheless , The Hill wrote that a Quinnipiac @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 52 percent of voters surveyed supported the removal of Confederate statues from public spaces , while 44 percent opposed the removal .
According to The Telegraph , Trump also attacked the “ left wing mob ” in a campaign appearance in Phoenix , Arizona , last month .
“ We don ’ t bow down to left-wing bullies , ” he said later at the rally .
As noted by The Telegraph , Trump has been criticized for his friendliness with authoritarian leaders like Russia ’ s Vladimir Putin and North Korea ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has also faced criticism for his approach to the protests that were sparked by George Floyd ’ s death — notably , his use of military force .
Regardless , Trump used the Phoenix rally to take aim at the protestors , claiming that they “ hate ” America ’ s history .
“ They hate our values , and they hate everything we prize as Americans , ” he said .
Trump ’ s attacks on the left amid the recent riots echo Fox News host Tucker Carlson , who is reportedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party as a possible heir to the president ’ s legacy .
As The Inquisitr previously noted , Trump allegedly called Carlson for advice on moving forward with his re-election campaign , which has been criticized for its lack of a message amid the president ’ s poor poll numbers against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden .

According to ABC News reporter Will Steakin, Donald Trump’s Fourth of July speech slated for Friday evening in front of Mount Rushmore will include an attack on the “left wing mob” that has been tearing down Confederate statues and other American monuments, many of which are tied to racist parts of the United States’ past.
As reported by Raw Story, Steakin quoted a senior Trump campaign official who said the president will claim that these mobs are attempting to destroy “our history” and say that the “left wing mob” and “cancel culture” are fueling “totalitarian behavior” that does not align with the values of America. Trump will reportedly “tell the truth” of America’s history as well as reveal the “truth” behind the people who are trying to “divide our country.”
Trump’s allegedly planned speech is in line with his defense of American monuments in recent weeks. In the past, the president has accused his critics of attempting to destroy U.S. history. Nevertheless, The Hill wrote that a Quinnipiac University poll released last month found that 52 percent of voters surveyed supported the removal of Confederate statues from public spaces, while 44 percent opposed the removal.
According to The Telegraph, Trump also attacked the “left wing mob” in a campaign appearance in Phoenix, Arizona, last month.
“It’s not the behavior of a peaceful political movement. It’s the behavior of totalitarians and dictators and people who don’t love our country.”
“We don’t bow down to left-wing bullies,” he said later at the rally.
As noted by The Telegraph, Trump has been criticized for his friendliness with authoritarian leaders like Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. The president has also faced criticism for his approach to the protests that were sparked by George Floyd’s death — notably, his use of military force.
Regardless, Trump used the Phoenix rally to take aim at the protestors, claiming that they “hate” America’s history.
“They hate our values, and they hate everything we prize as Americans,” he said.
Trump’s attacks on the left amid the recent riots echo Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who is reportedly viewed by some members of the Republican Party as a possible heir to the president’s legacy. As The Inquisitr previously noted, Trump allegedly called Carlson for advice on moving forward with his re-election campaign, which has been criticized for its lack of a message amid the president’s poor poll numbers against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.


inquisitr--2020-07-03--Tucker Carlson Says Democratic Party Is Using ‘Violent Criminals’ As Militia

In a Friday op-ed for Fox News , the network ’ s top-rated primetime host , Tucker Carlson , took aim at the Democratic Party for the riots that have been spreading across the country in the wake of George Floyd ’ s death .
In particular , Carlson highlighted Mark McCloskey and his wife ’ s encounter with Black Lives Matter activists and the death threats they have allegedly received since the encounter .
“ American citizens trapped in their home by a violent mob , knowing that something awful could happen to them very soon , ” Carlson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is your country.
” According to Carlson , the “ mob ” he describes is not comprised of protestors or civil rights activists but “ violent criminals.
” Carlson used the second half of his article to shed insight into the people who have thus far been arrested for riot-related offenses , including Devin Montgomery , Lore-Elisabeth Blumenthal , and Stephan Cannon , the latter who is charged with the killing of retired St. Louis police officer David Dorn .
At the conclusion of his piece , Carlson spotlighted the arrest of Jason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is accused of being the leader behind the tearing down of the Andrew Jackson statue as well as the toppling of the Albert Pike statue in Washington .
The Fox News host claims Charter is associated with Antifa and studied computer science at George Washington University , which reportedly has one of the highest tuitions in the country .
In an op-ed for The Washington Post , Erik Wemple pushed back on Carlson ’ s recent spate of attacks against rioters .
Wemple noted that Carlson previously attacked rioters instead of addressing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including the Minneapolis police department ’ s record on the use of force and the justification that was used to kill Floyd .
“ Credit Carlson for honesty : He wants riot footage , and that ’ s about it , ” Wemple wrote .
According to Wemple , Carlson ’ s “ panicky desperation ” is a sign that his “ world is collapsing.
” Still , Carlson ’ s attack on the Democratic Party and BLM movement appears to be registering with the Republican Party .
As reported by Politico @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possibility of Carlson carrying Trump ’ s populist torch in 2024 .
According to the report , many Republicans believe Carlson would be an immediate frontrunner in the primary .

In a Friday op-ed for Fox News, the network’s top-rated primetime host, Tucker Carlson, took aim at the Democratic Party for the riots that have been spreading across the country in the wake of George Floyd’s death. In particular, Carlson highlighted Mark McCloskey and his wife’s encounter with Black Lives Matter activists and the death threats they have allegedly received since the encounter.
“American citizens trapped in their home by a violent mob, knowing that something awful could happen to them very soon,” Carlson said. “Totally undefended. This is your country.”
According to Carlson, the “mob” he describes is not comprised of protestors or civil rights activists but “violent criminals.”
“They are being used as a militia by the Democratic Party to seize power. That’s the truth.”
Carlson used the second half of his article to shed insight into the people who have thus far been arrested for riot-related offenses, including Devin Montgomery, Lore-Elisabeth Blumenthal, and Stephan Cannon, the latter who is charged with the killing of retired St. Louis police officer David Dorn.
At the conclusion of his piece, Carlson spotlighted the arrest of Jason Charter in Washington, D.C., who is accused of being the leader behind the tearing down of the Andrew Jackson statue as well as the toppling of the Albert Pike statue in Washington.
The Fox News host claims Charter is associated with Antifa and studied computer science at George Washington University, which reportedly has one of the highest tuitions in the country.
“Another angry, rich kid. There are so many of them. Still far more than five people were involved in the attacks on those statues in Washington. Hundreds more have attacked monuments and destroyed public property around the country.”
In an op-ed for The Washington Post, Erik Wemple pushed back on Carlson’s recent spate of attacks against rioters. Wemple noted that Carlson previously attacked rioters instead of addressing the questions raised by Floyd’s death, including the Minneapolis police department’s record on the use of force and the justification that was used to kill Floyd.
“Credit Carlson for honesty: He wants riot footage, and that’s about it,” Wemple wrote.
According to Wemple, Carlson’s “panicky desperation” is a sign that his “world is collapsing.”
Still, Carlson’s attack on the Democratic Party and BLM movement appears to be registering with the Republican Party. As reported by Politico, the GOP is abuzz at the possibility of Carlson carrying Trump’s populist torch in 2024. According to the report, many Republicans believe Carlson would be an immediate frontrunner in the primary.


inquisitr--2020-07-03--Joe Biden’s Strategy Is To Let Donald Trump ‘Shoot Himself In The Foot,’ Says Democratic Consultant

In an interview with The Hill published on Friday , Democratic consultant Andrew Feldman discussed former Vice President Joe Biden ’ s 2020 campaign strategy .
“ The strategy of the Joe Biden campaign is to let Donald Trump continue to shoot himself in the foot , ” Feldman said .
“ He does that every single day , and that ’ s been working , ” he added .
Per The Inquisitr , the Democratic Party ’ s presumptive presidential nominee has , for the most part , kept a low profile , letting President Donald Trump deal with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
Some Republican operatives reportedly fear that Biden ’ s strategy is working .
According to one Republican close to Trump ’ s re-election campaign , the president and his allies need to go on the offensive against Biden , given that their attempts to “ bait ” the former vice president have failed .
Although most Democrats seem on board with Biden ’ s strategy , some consultants are apparently concerned that the 2016 presidential election could repeat itself .
Just like Biden , then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton believed that letting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be enough to disqualify him as a serious presidential contender .
And much like Clinton , Biden has struggled to win over progressive Democrats .
A staunch moderate , Biden has argued against progressive policy proposals pushed by the left-wing of the party , calling for a more incremental approach .
Still , Biden has allowed the nation ’ s leading progressives , Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York , to form a “ unity ” task force advocating for progressive policies .
According to Feldman , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support from young , progressive voters may help the Democratic Party win the White House and both chambers of Congress .
“ Because of the energy around these issues — around racial justice , around health care , around environmental justice — I think you will see movement that we have not seen in decades if we can take back the Senate and we can expand our margin in the House and win the White House.
” Feldman added that Biden has already moved to the left on issues like college affordability , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recommendations… will have an agenda to move the country forward.
” Polling suggests that Biden ’ s strategy is indeed working .
For instance , a CNBC/Change Research poll released earlier this week found that Trump is trailing the Democrat in six key battleground states .
According to the survey , Biden is beating Trump in Wisconsin , Pennsylvania , North Carolina , Michigan , Florida , and Arizona .
Similarly , recent Fox News polls showed that Biden and Trump are statistically tied in the traditionally red states of Georgia and Texas @

In an interview with The Hill published on Friday, Democratic consultant Andrew Feldman discussed former Vice President Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign strategy.
“The strategy of the Joe Biden campaign is to let Donald Trump continue to shoot himself in the foot,” Feldman said.
“He does that every single day, and that’s been working,” he added.
Per The Inquisitr, the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee has, for the most part, kept a low profile, letting President Donald Trump deal with the unprecedented crises caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Some Republican operatives reportedly fear that Biden’s strategy is working. According to one Republican close to Trump’s re-election campaign, the president and his allies need to go on the offensive against Biden, given that their attempts to “bait” the former vice president have failed.
Although most Democrats seem on board with Biden’s strategy, some consultants are apparently concerned that the 2016 presidential election could repeat itself. Just like Biden, then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton believed that letting Trump stay in the public eye would be enough to disqualify him as a serious presidential contender.
And much like Clinton, Biden has struggled to win over progressive Democrats. A staunch moderate, Biden has argued against progressive policy proposals pushed by the left-wing of the party, calling for a more incremental approach.
Still, Biden has allowed the nation’s leading progressives, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, to form a “unity” task force advocating for progressive policies.
According to Feldman, Biden is moving to the left because support from young, progressive voters may help the Democratic Party win the White House and both chambers of Congress.
“Because of the energy around these issues — around racial justice, around health care, around environmental justice — I think you will see movement that we have not seen in decades if we can take back the Senate and we can expand our margin in the House and win the White House.”
Feldman added that Biden has already moved to the left on issues like college affordability, saying that “unity task force platform recommendations… will have an agenda to move the country forward.”
Polling suggests that Biden’s strategy is indeed working.
For instance, a CNBC/Change Research poll released earlier this week found that Trump is trailing the Democrat in six key battleground states. According to the survey, Biden is beating Trump in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Michigan, Florida, and Arizona.
Similarly, recent Fox News polls showed that Biden and Trump are statistically tied in the traditionally red states of Georgia and Texas.


inquisitr--2020-07-03--Mike Pence Calls Donald Trump His ‘Father’ In Campaign Message

On Friday , Vice President Mike Pence sent out a campaign message in which he referred to President Donald Trump as his “ father , ” Raw Story reported .
“ We need you right now , ” Pence began the message .
“ It ’ s going to take EVERY Patriot stepping up if we want to CRUSH Sleepy Joe ’ s dreams of turning America into a BIG GOVERNMENT SOCIALIST Nation.
” According to NBC News reporter Brandy Zadrozny , the message ’ s curious language may suggest that the Trump campaign copy-and-pasted the writing from an ad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s sons .
But as Raw Story noted , the title echoes a Rolling Stone report that suggested Pence refers to his wife , Karen , as “ mother.
” According to the publication , Rep. Linda Lawson said Pence used the term during a dinner with Democratic legislators while he was governor of Indiana .
“ Mother , Mother , who prepared our meal this evening ?
” Pence allegedly yelled to his wife at dinner .
Although Lawson told Rolling Stone she thought the reference might have been a joke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after .
As reported by PolitiFact , Lawson said she had never heard a man call his spouse “ mother ” in her entire life .
As the publication reported , a Pence aide denied reports that the vice president calls his wife as such .
Whether the vice president ’ s “ father ” reference was a mistake or not , many social media users took the opportunity to take a jab at him .
“ Let ’ s face it , Trump has become Pence ’ s father , ” one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mother and father issues , ” another chimed in .
Others suggested that the purported mistake was a sign of the Trump re-election campaign ’ s lack of effort .
“ It ’ s almost like they aren ’ t even trying anymore , ” one user wrote .
First lady historian Carl Sferrazza Anthony notes that Pence would not be the only person in the executive branch to call his wife “ mother.
” Abraham Lincoln and Gerald Ford allegedly referred to their wives as “ mother , ” while Calvin Coolidge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as “ mamma.
” Most recently , Ronald Reagan called his wife , Nancy , “ mommy.
” Pence ’ s relationship with Karen has come under the spotlight in the past , notably for his refusal to dine with other women without his wife present .

On Friday, Vice President Mike Pence sent out a campaign message in which he referred to President Donald Trump as his “father,” Raw Story reported.
“We need you right now,” Pence began the message. “It’s going to take EVERY Patriot stepping up if we want to CRUSH Sleepy Joe’s dreams of turning America into a BIG GOVERNMENT SOCIALIST Nation.”
Afterward, Pence made a curious comment about Trump.
“I convinced my father to give you another chance, which is why he’s decided to EXTEND your PERSONAL 500%-MATCH OFFER FOR 1 MORE HOUR.”
According to NBC News reporter Brandy Zadrozny, the message’s curious language may suggest that the Trump campaign copy-and-pasted the writing from an ad previously attributed to one of the president’s sons. But as Raw Story noted, the title echoes a Rolling Stone report that suggested Pence refers to his wife, Karen, as “mother.”
According to the publication, Rep. Linda Lawson said Pence used the term during a dinner with Democratic legislators while he was governor of Indiana.
“Mother, Mother, who prepared our meal this evening?” Pence allegedly yelled to his wife at dinner.
Although Lawson told Rolling Stone she thought the reference might have been a joke, Pence allegedly used it again shortly after.
“Mother, Mother, whose china are we eating on?”
As reported by PolitiFact, Lawson said she had never heard a man call his spouse “mother” in her entire life. As the publication reported, a Pence aide denied reports that the vice president calls his wife as such.
Whether the vice president’s “father” reference was a mistake or not, many social media users took the opportunity to take a jab at him.
“Let’s face it, Trump has become Pence’s father,” one wrote.
“So now pence has mother and father issues,” another chimed in.
Others suggested that the purported mistake was a sign of the Trump re-election campaign’s lack of effort.
“It’s almost like they aren’t even trying anymore,” one user wrote.
First lady historian Carl Sferrazza Anthony notes that Pence would not be the only person in the executive branch to call his wife “mother.” Abraham Lincoln and Gerald Ford allegedly referred to their wives as “mother,” while Calvin Coolidge reportedly referred to his wife, Grace, as “mamma.” Most recently, Ronald Reagan called his wife, Nancy, “mommy.”
Pence’s relationship with Karen has come under the spotlight in the past, notably for his refusal to dine with other women without his wife present.


inquisitr--2020-07-03--Hillary Clinton Slams Donald Trump, Says She Would Win In November

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published on Friday , former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ripped into President Donald Trump , saying that she would win if she ran against him again .
Asked whether she would beat Trump if she were on the ballot this November , Clinton responded without hesitation .
“ Yes , ” she said emphatically .
“ But I think people believe that this is a referendum on him , ” the 2016 presidential candidate added , noting that she does not plan on running for president in the future .
Clinton also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus pandemic , saying that she would have handled the crisis better than the commander-in-chief .
“ We wouldn ’ t have been able to stop the pandemic at our borders the way that Trump claimed in the beginning , but we sure could have done a better job saving lives , modeling better , more responsible behavior , ” she stated , arguing that the economic damage caused by COVID-19 would have been reduced if she had become president .
“ So I know I would have done a better job , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in an interview with Fox Business on Wednesday , Trump — who has been criticized for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic — said that he expects the virus to “ disappear ” at some point .
The president also expressed optimism about the economy , stating that the country is headed toward a v-shaped recovery .
Trump made the remarks amid concerns over a second wave of coronavirus infections in states across the nation .
According to public health experts , COVID-19 will not disappear on its own .
In fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump administration have warned that there won ’ t be a return to normalcy until an effective vaccine is widely available .
During her interview with The Hollywood Reporter ‘ s Scott Feinberg , Clinton discussed her recently released documentary series , the 2016 presidential election , Russian interference , and the possibility of Trump refusing to leave office if he loses the upcoming election .
Clinton also said that she never feared Trump would “ lock her up , ” like he promised in 2016 .
In November , Trump will presumably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , who appears to be a much stronger candidate than Clinton .
According to a CNBC/Change Research poll released earlier this week , Biden is beating Trump in the swing states of Arizona , Michigan , North Carolina , Florida , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin .