inquisitr--2020-02-06--Bernie Sanders Declares Victory In Iowa Caucuses Based On Popular Vote

The delayed results of the Iowa caucuses and discrepancies within the data have led to a backlash against Iowa Democrats and scrutiny of all parties involves .
Although there are still 3 percent more precincts to be reported and it ’ s a tight race , Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders declared victory in the Iowa caucuses in a Thursday press conference , Newsweek reports .
The Vermont Sen. claimed he led the popular initial vote by approximately 6,000 voters and suggested that he was victorious over his closest competitor , Pete Buttigieg , who controversially declared victory in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ When 6,000 more people come out for you in an election than your nearest opponent , we here in Northern New England call that a victory , ” he said .
Sanders also acknowledged that he or Buttigieg could end up gaining more state delegate equivalents — though probably not many .
“ This difference , no matter who inches ahead in the end , is meaningless because we are both likely to receive the same number of national delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee .
I think right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 11 each .
It ’ ll probably go up a bit .
Those national delegates , not the state delegates are the ones that really matter in the nominating process.
” The 78-year-old politician also touched on the delayed results process , which he said was “ unfair ” to Iowans , the presidential candidates , and their supporters .
Per a report from The New York Times , the results were riddled with inconsistencies , with some self-reported precinct data — including that from Black Hawk County — differing from the information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to The New York Times , there is no evidence that the discrepancies were intentional .
Even more concerning , a ProPublica report found that the Iowa caucuses app could have been hacked .
While there is no evidence that hackers were able to manipulate the results , the app was reportedly vulnerable due to a lack of critical safeguards .
The Iowa Democratic Party received a great deal of criticism amid the delayed results .
Progressive commentator Krystal Ball took particular aim at their lack of transparency , noting they did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gradual release of results .
Ball noted the alleged connection between the caucus app developer , Shadow , and the liberal firm ACRONYM , suggesting that the process is rigged against Sanders .
She also pointed to the recent Des Moines Register poll that was reportedly spiked after pressure from Buttigieg ’ s campaign .
Sanders is currently campaigning in New Hampshire ahead of the state ’ s upcoming primary .

The delayed results of the Iowa caucuses and discrepancies within the data have led to a backlash against Iowa Democrats and scrutiny of all parties involves. Although 3 percent of the precincts have yet to be reported and it’s a tight race, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders declared victory in the Iowa caucuses in a Thursday press conference, Newsweek reports.
The Vermont senator claimed he led the popular initial vote by approximately 6,000 voters and suggested that he defeated his closest competitor, Pete Buttigieg, who controversially declared victory in the state before the official results were released.
“When 6,000 more people come out for you in an election than your nearest opponent, we here in Northern New England call that a victory,” he said.
Sanders also acknowledged that he or Buttigieg could end up gaining more state delegate equivalents — though probably not many.
“This difference, no matter who inches ahead in the end, is meaningless because we are both likely to receive the same number of national delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. I think right now, it’s at about 11 each. It’ll probably go up a bit. Those national delegates, not the state delegates are the ones that really matter in the nominating process.”
The 78-year-old politician also touched on the delayed process, which he said was “unfair” to Iowans, the presidential candidates, and their supporters. Per a report from The New York Times, the results were riddled with inconsistencies, with some self-reported precinct data — including that from Black Hawk County — differing from the information released by the Iowa Democrats.
According to the publication, there is no evidence that the discrepancies were intentional.
.@BernieSanders thanks people of Iowa for a victory Monday. Sanders claiming victory in Iowa. pic.twitter.com/DjuiOmg2E8 — Cara Korte (@CaraKorte) February 6, 2020
Even more concerning, a ProPublica report found that the Iowa caucuses app could have been hacked. While there is no evidence that hackers were able to manipulate the results, the app was reportedly vulnerable due to a lack of critical safeguards.
The Iowa Democratic Party received a great deal of criticism amid the delays. Progressive commentator Krystal Ball took particular aim at their lack of transparency, noting they did not reveal any of the reasoning behind the gradual release of results.
Ball noted the alleged connection between the caucus app developer, Shadow, and the liberal firm ACRONYM, suggesting that the process is rigged against Sanders. She also pointed to the recent Des Moines Register poll that reportedly spiked after pressure from Buttigieg’s campaign.
Sanders is currently campaigning in New Hampshire ahead of the state’s upcoming primary.


inquisitr--2020-02-06--Donald Trump Jr. Says The Odds Of Nancy Pelosi Praying Are Like The Odds Of Satan Quoting Scripture

As pointed out by social media users , Satan actually did quote Scripture .
Donald Trump Jr. is getting dragged on Twitter for saying that the likelihood of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praying is equal to that of Satan quoting scripture , despite how the New Testament shows that he actually did that .
At Thursday ’ s National Prayer Breakfast , President Donald Trump took a couple of digs at Pelosi , who was seated just a few feet away from him .
In one , he held up a newspaper with the headline reading , “ Acquitted , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impeaching him and then the Senate subsequently acquitting him in his trial .
And in a second apparent dig , he appeared to reference something that the speaker had said a few weeks ago .
“ I don ’ t like people who use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong , nor do I like people who say ‘ I pray for you ’ when they know that ’ s not so , ' ” he said .
What exactly the president was referring to is , of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But it bears noting that Nancy Pelosi has said more than once that she prays for Trump .
In a Thursday morning tweet , the president ’ s oldest son showed a clip of his father delivering the remark , then captioned it with his own thoughts about Nancy Pelosi ’ s prayer life .
Several Twitter users are reminding Trump ’ s oldest son that the Devil did , in fact , quote Bible verses .
“ Satan DID quote Scripture , which you ’ d know if you had ever read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4:1-11 , Luke 4:1-13 , ” tweeted user @ Stewey444 .
The passages in question are two different narratives , provided by different Gospel authors , of an event that happened before Jesus began his ministry .
Both Matthew and Luke say that Jesus had fasted for 40 days , and during that time , Satan tempted him in a variety of ways — by commanding that stones be turned to bread , for example .
In one instance , the Devil even tried to get Jesus to throw himself down from a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , quoting Psalm 91 .
“ ‘ He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully ; they will lift you up in their hands , so that you will not strike your foot against a stone , ” reads the passage quoted by Satan .
Jesus responded with a Scripture quote of his own : “ It is also written : ‘ Do not put the Lord your God to the test , ' ” from Deuteronomy 6 .
Donald Trump Jr. has taken to social media often during his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than once have his posts raised eyebrows .
For example , as previously reported by The Inquisitr in December 2019 , the younger Trump posted a digitally-altered image of his father carrying a shark out of the ocean .

Donald Trump Jr. is getting dragged on Twitter for saying that the likelihood of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praying is equal to that of Satan quoting scripture, despite how the New Testament shows that he actually did that.
At Thursday’s National Prayer Breakfast, President Donald Trump took a couple of digs at Pelosi, who was seated just a few feet away from him. In one, he held up a newspaper with the headline reading, “Acquitted,” referring to Pelosi’s House impeaching him and then the Senate subsequently acquitting him in his trial. And in a second apparent dig, he appeared to reference something that the speaker had said a few weeks ago.
“I don’t like people who use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong, nor do I like people who say ‘I pray for you’ when they know that’s not so,'” he said.
What exactly the president was referring to is, of course, known only to him. But it bears noting that Nancy Pelosi has said more than once that she prays for Trump.
In a Thursday morning tweet, the president’s oldest son showed a clip of his father delivering the remark, then captioned it with his own thoughts about Nancy Pelosi’s prayer life.
Likelihood of Nancy Pelosi praying for Trump is about the same as the likelihood of Satan running around quoting the Scriptures. https://t.co/rdz7UdOEvu — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 6, 2020
Several Twitter users are reminding Trump’s oldest son that the Devil did, in fact, quote Bible verses.
“Satan DID quote Scripture, which you’d know if you had ever read them or been to church. Matthew 4:1-11, Luke 4:1-13,” tweeted user @Stewey444.
The passages in question are two different narratives, provided by different Gospel authors, of an event that happened before Jesus began his ministry. Both Matthew and Luke say that Jesus had fasted for 40 days, and during that time, Satan tempted him in a variety of ways — by commanding that stones be turned to bread, for example.
In one instance, the Devil even tried to get Jesus to throw himself down from a roof and expect God to save him, quoting Psalm 91.
“‘He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone,” reads the passage quoted by Satan.
Jesus responded with a Scripture quote of his own: “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test,'” from Deuteronomy 6.
Donald Trump Jr. has taken to social media often during his father’s presidency, and more than once have his posts raised eyebrows. For example, as previously reported by The Inquisitr in December 2019, the younger Trump posted a digitally-altered image of his father carrying a shark out of the ocean.


inquisitr--2020-02-06--Donald Trump ‘A Little Sedated’ In State Of The Union, Nancy Pelosi Says, Adds ‘He Looked That Way L

Donald Trump ‘A Little Sedated’ In State Of The Union, Nancy Pelosi Says, Adds ‘He Looked That Way Last Year’

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday gave her first press briefing since she was seen tearing up a copy of Donald Trump ’ s State of the Union speech at the conclusion of the address on Tuesday night .
And in the briefing , she said that as she extended her hand to him at the beginning of the speech , an overture which he snubbed , Trump appeared “ a little sedated.
” Pelosi then added that Trump “ looked that way last year , too.
” The Pelosi comment was a rare mention of Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political or public figure .
Some mental health professionals have attempted to highlight what they say is a necessary alarm about Trump since the start of his term in office .
Following Tuesday ’ s State of the Union address , one psychiatrist , John M. Talmadge of Southwestern Medical Center at the University of Texas , took to his own Twitter feed to offer his neurological sketch of Trump ’ s performance .
Talmadge also criticized the “ mainstream media , ” saying that media outlets have “ ignored ” what he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dysfunction , inability to think straight or deal with complex issues.
” The psychiatrist called on Democrats to confront “ the dementia , disability , mental illness , ” exhibited by Trump .
Some in the media have pointed out what they claim to be examples of a mental and neurological decline by Trump .
Vox reporter Aaron Rupar , in August , compiled a video contrasting Trump ’ s speaking style during the early stages of his campaign in 2015 , with his recent manner of speaking , which saw him “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hard time ” getting his words out .
Trump has also , on numerous occasions , exhibited a notable habit of sniffing in sharply during his public speeches , most recently during his January 8 address following an Iranian rocket attack on U.S. troops in Iraq .
A video of the speech revealed Trump sniffing audibly 58 times in the nine-minute speech .
Last week , comedian Bill Maher also described Trump as a “ neurological mess , ” and broadcast what he said was a campaign advertisement that should be used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alleged condition .
That satirical campaign ad can be seen in the video below .
Following Pelosi ’ s remark on Thursday in which she noted that Trump appeared “ sedated ” on Tuesday , Talmadge again posted to his Twitter account , applauding Pelosi for noting what he said was Trump ’ s diminished neurological condition .
“ That did not arise out of thin air , ” Talmadge wrote of Pelosi ’ s remark , adding that “ folks ” are “ FINALLY ” acknowledging what he described as Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday gave her first press briefing since she was seen tearing up a copy of Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech at the conclusion of the address on Tuesday night. And in the briefing, she said that as she extended her hand to him at the beginning of the speech, an overture which he snubbed, Trump appeared “a little sedated.”
Pelosi then added that Trump “looked that way last year, too.”
The Pelosi comment was a rare mention of Trump’s apparent mental or neurological state by another political or public figure. Some mental health professionals have attempted to highlight what they say is a necessary alarm about Trump since the start of his term in office. Following Tuesday’s State of the Union address, one psychiatrist, John M. Talmadge of Southwestern Medical Center at the University of Texas, took to his own Twitter feed to offer his neurological sketch of Trump’s performance.
Talmadge also criticized the “mainstream media,” saying that media outlets have “ignored” what he called Trump’s “dangerous brain dysfunction, inability to think straight or deal with complex issues.” The psychiatrist called on Democrats to confront “the dementia, disability, mental illness,” exhibited by Trump.
Pelosi says that Trump looked "a little sedated" during the State of the Union pic.twitter.com/RC7TJ0WAMe — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 6, 2020
Some in the media have pointed out what they claim to be examples of a mental and neurological decline by Trump. Vox reporter Aaron Rupar, in August, compiled a video contrasting Trump’s speaking style during the early stages of his campaign in 2015, with his recent manner of speaking, which saw him “speaking very deliberately” and “having a hard time” getting his words out.
Trump has also, on numerous occasions, exhibited a notable habit of sniffing in sharply during his public speeches, most recently during his January 8 address following an Iranian rocket attack on U.S. troops in Iraq. A video of the speech revealed Trump sniffing audibly 58 times in the nine-minute speech.
Last week, comedian Bill Maher also described Trump as a “neurological mess,” and broadcast what he said was a campaign advertisement that should be used by Democrats, highlighting Trump’s alleged condition. That satirical campaign ad can be seen in the video below.
Following Pelosi’s remark on Thursday in which she noted that Trump appeared “sedated” on Tuesday, Talmadge again posted to his Twitter account, applauding Pelosi for noting what he said was Trump’s diminished neurological condition.
“That did not arise out of thin air,” Talmadge wrote of Pelosi’s remark, adding that “folks” are “FINALLY” acknowledging what he described as Trump’s “obvious mental impairment and disability.”


inquisitr--2020-02-06--Donald Trump Could Try To Cancel 2020 Election By Citing Phony ‘Plot,’ Ex-Federal Prosecutor Warns

A longtime federal prosecutor has laid out a scenario in which Donald Trump may cancel the 2020 presidential election — with no one able to stop him .
Now that he no longer faces the threat of removal from office following his impeachment acquittal in the Senate on Wednesday , Donald Trump may take an even more drastic step to guarantee that he is not removed by voters , either , according to a speculative scenario laid out by former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner .
In that scenario , Trump would cancel the 2020 elections .
The longtime assistant U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ account shortly before the Senate vote , which ended with all but one Republican — Utah ’ s Mitt Romney — casting a vote to acquit Trump .
Kirschner , however , is not the first political observer to express worry that Trump may simply cancel the 2020 elections .
In October of last year , bestselling author and journalist Kurt Eichenwald also raised the possibility that Trump may not only cancel the 2020 elections , but end presidential elections altogether .
Under Eichenwald ’ s imagined series of events , Trump and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refusal to approve funding for a southern border wall will allow “ millions of illegal aliens ” to vote .
To prevent the supposed “ illegal ” voting , Trump would call off the elections .
In fact , following the 2016 election , Trump claimed that the only reason he lost the popular vote to Democrat Hillary Clinton was “ the millions of people who voted illegally , ” a statement that appears to lay the groundwork for a scenario like that spelled out by Eichenwald .
Under Kirschner ’ s scenario @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election interference as a rationale for canceling elections later this year — particularly if he finds himself trailing a Democratic candidate in the polls in weeks leading up to the November 3 election .
“ My Attorney General has informed me that he has discovered a plot to attack our voting systems by a foreign country to assist the Democratic nominee , ” Kirschner imagines Trump declaring , in a nationally televised address shortly before the November vote .
“ I am declaring a national emergency and postponing the presidential election.
” Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Attorney General William Barr to “ investigate ” the fabricated “ plot , ” with Trump announcing that he will “ continue serving as your president ” until the “ emergency ” is over .
In December , conservative scholar Norman Ornstein , of the American Enterprise Institute , issued a similar warning .
As a result of what he called Barr ’ s efforts to “ whitewash ” Russian interference in the 2016 election , Ornstein said that he believed Barr would support any measure , no matter how extreme , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Ornstein speculated , could include suspending the elections , and even declaring martial law , allowing the military to forcibly suppress any opposition to the election cancellation .

Now that he no longer faces the threat of removal from office following his impeachment acquittal in the Senate on Wednesday, Donald Trump may take an even more drastic step to guarantee that he is not removed by voters, either, according to a speculative scenario laid out by former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner. In that scenario, Trump would cancel the 2020 elections.
The longtime assistant U.S. attorney posted the scenario to his Twitter account shortly before the Senate vote, which ended with all but one Republican — Utah’s Mitt Romney — casting a vote to acquit Trump.
Kirschner, however, is not the first political observer to express worry that Trump may simply cancel the 2020 elections. In October of last year, bestselling author and journalist Kurt Eichenwald also raised the possibility that Trump may not only cancel the 2020 elections, but end presidential elections altogether.
Under Eichenwald’s imagined series of events, Trump and congressional Republicans would declare that Democrats’ refusal to approve funding for a southern border wall will allow “millions of illegal aliens” to vote. To prevent the supposed “illegal” voting, Trump would call off the elections.
In fact, following the 2016 election, Trump claimed that the only reason he lost the popular vote to Democrat Hillary Clinton was “the millions of people who voted illegally,” a statement that appears to lay the groundwork for a scenario like that spelled out by Eichenwald.
Under Kirschner’s scenario, Trump would use the threat of election interference as a rationale for canceling elections later this year — particularly if he finds himself trailing a Democratic candidate in the polls in weeks leading up to the November 3 election.
“My Attorney General has informed me that he has discovered a plot to attack our voting systems by a foreign country to assist the Democratic nominee,” Kirschner imagines Trump declaring, in a nationally televised address shortly before the November vote. “I am declaring a national emergency and postponing the presidential election.”
Trump would then announce that he has assigned Attorney General William Barr to “investigate” the fabricated “plot,” with Trump announcing that he will “continue serving as your president” until the “emergency” is over.
In December, conservative scholar Norman Ornstein, of the American Enterprise Institute, issued a similar warning. As a result of what he called Barr’s efforts to “whitewash” Russian interference in the 2016 election, Ornstein said that he believed Barr would support any measure, no matter how extreme, to preserve Trump as president.
Those measures, Ornstein speculated, could include suspending the elections, and even declaring martial law, allowing the military to forcibly suppress any opposition to the election cancellation.


inquisitr--2020-02-06--Attorney General William Barr Tells FBI To Get His Approval Before Investigating 2020 Political Cand

Attorney General William Barr Tells FBI To Get His Approval Before Investigating 2020 Political Candidates

If the FBI plans to investigate any political candidates in 2020 , they will need to clear it with Attorney General William Barr first .
This week , The New York Times published a memo from the Department of Justice saying that it had responsibility to ensure that elections are “ free from improper activity or influences ” and instituting new guidelines saying the FBI needs Barr ’ s approval before any investigation into “ illegal contributions , donations or expenditures by foreign nationals to a presidential or congressional campaign.
” The order came after the controversial investigation into onetime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 election , which Trump claimed was improper spying on his campaign .
A report from the Department of Justice inspector general found that the FBI bungled the application for surveillance , which was filled with errors and falsified information .
The report was hailed by Trump and allies as vindication of claims that they were spied on , a claim that Barr had made in speaking to Congress in the past .
As The Hill noted , Barr has been embroiled in controversy for his handling of political investigations .
He was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ final Russia report that critics said misstated the conclusions , claiming an exoneration of Trump when the report itself outlined a number of actions that could constitute obstruction of justice .
Barr is also overseeing the federal prosecution of two associates of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani who have shared damaging details on Trump ’ s actions to pressure Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden .
The pair , Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman , are accused of campaign finance violations .
During the impeachment trial , a lawyer for Parnas released recordings showing Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yovanovitch .
Barr had also been publicly critical of the FBI ’ s decision to launch the Russia investigation and had directed a top prosecutor to launch a criminal investigation into the origin of the inquiry , the New York Times reported .
Barr ’ s memo said that the Justice Department must respond “ swiftly and decisively ” to any threats to the election process , but must be more careful in safeguarding the department ’ s “ reputation for fairness , neutrality and nonpartisanship.
” The attorney general in the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ James Comey ’ s decision to discuss details of the investigation into Hillary Clinton ’ s private email server .
The latest Justice Department memo has come under criticism , with some seeing it as a measure to protect Trump ahead of the 2020 presidential election .

If the FBI plans to investigate any political candidates in 2020, they will need to clear it with Attorney General William Barr first.
This week, The New York Times published a memo from the Department of Justice saying that it had responsibility to ensure that elections are “free from improper activity or influences” and instituting new guidelines saying the FBI needs Barr’s approval before any investigation into “illegal contributions, donations or expenditures by foreign nationals to a presidential or congressional campaign.”
The order came after the controversial investigation into onetime Trump campaign aide Carter Paige during the 2016 election, which Trump claimed was improper spying on his campaign. A report from the Department of Justice inspector general found that the FBI bungled the application for surveillance, which was filled with errors and falsified information. The report was hailed by Trump and allies as vindication of claims that they were spied on, a claim that Barr had made in speaking to Congress in the past.
As The Hill noted, Barr has been embroiled in controversy for his handling of political investigations. He was criticized for releasing a summary of the final Russia report that critics said misstated the conclusions, claiming an exoneration of Trump when the report itself outlined a number of actions that could constitute obstruction of justice.
Barr is also overseeing the federal prosecution of two associates of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani who have shared damaging details on Trump’s actions to pressure Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden. The pair, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, are accused of campaign finance violations. During the impeachment trial, a lawyer for Parnas released recordings showing Trump discussing the firing of Ukrainian embassador Marie Yovanovitch.
Barr had also been publicly critical of the FBI’s decision to launch the Russia investigation and had directed a top prosecutor to launch a criminal investigation into the origin of the inquiry, the New York Times reported.
Barr’s memo said that the Justice Department must respond “swiftly and decisively” to any threats to the election process, but must be more careful in safeguarding the department’s “reputation for fairness, neutrality and nonpartisanship.” The attorney general in the past had been critical of former FBI Director James Comey’s decision to discuss details of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server.
The latest Justice Department memo has come under criticism, with some seeing it as a measure to protect Trump ahead of the 2020 presidential election.


inquisitr--2020-02-06--Iowa Caucus Results Riddled With Inconsistencies, New Report Finds

Numerous vote counts appear off , although the errors seem to be unintentional .
The results of the Iowa Democratic caucuses were delayed from being released Monday night due to issues with reporting and concerns about accuracy .
In a new report by The New York Times , there is now evidence that the results that were declared may be incorrect , potentially changing the caucus ’ outcome .
Before the caucuses had finished reporting their numbers , talks of discrepancies had already begun to swirl .
Black Hawk County Supervisor Chris Schwartz , frustrated with the lack of results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Facebook .
However , once the official numbers were released by the Iowa Democratic Party , people began to notice a difference in what was reported , as covered by The Inquisitr .
Now , The New York Times is postulating that more than 100 precincts have reported results that are “ internally inconsistent.
” Aside from some self-reported precinct numbers not matching those officially released by the Iowa Democrats , there are other concerns with vote tallies not adding up or — in some cases — candidates being given the wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the complicated rules of the Iowa caucus , which were changed in 2016 after Bernie Sanders ’ campaign raised questions on how the delegates were distributed .
The caucus consists of three different rounds .
Previously , the rounds were conducted and only the final numbers were reported .
For this election cycle , the results of each round were reported to the Iowa Democratic Party , theoretically allowing for transparency in the process .
The New York Times found that the new rules did their job — numerous reporting errors occurred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the mistakes could be chalked up to simple tabulation errors , something that is to be expected in any election .
However , what is more concerning are the instances in which a candidate was given the incorrect number of delegates .
In their investigation , the Times found that 15 precincts had attributed delegates to the wrong candidates .
While some errors were found and corrected quickly , there were others that persisted throughout Wednesday night .
The report also found that there was no indication that the results were rigged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no apparent bias toward any one candidate .
However , with such a small difference in numbers between the two leaders — Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders — these errors could prevent a true winner from truly being declared .
With 97 percent of precincts reporting , Buttigieg leads Sanders by 0.1 percent , a margin that makes a definitive victory difficult for either candidate to claim .
With the New Hampshire primary on Thursday , candidates missing the bump from an Iowa win could adversely affect their results , and ultimately who @ @ @ @ @ @ @

The results of the Iowa Democratic caucuses were delayed from being released Monday night due to issues with reporting and concerns about accuracy. In a new report by The New York Times, there is now evidence that the results that were declared may be incorrect, potentially changing the caucus’ outcome.
Before the caucuses had finished reporting their numbers, talks of discrepancies had already begun to swirl. Black Hawk County Supervisor Chris Schwartz, frustrated with the lack of results, posted his county’s count on Facebook. However, once the official numbers were released by the Iowa Democratic Party, people began to notice a difference in what was reported, as covered by The Inquisitr.
Now, The New York Times is postulating that more than 100 precincts have reported results that are “internally inconsistent.” Aside from some self-reported precinct numbers not matching those officially released by the Iowa Democrats, there are other concerns with vote tallies not adding up or — in some cases — candidates being given the wrong number of delegates.
The issue stems from the complicated rules of the Iowa caucus, which were changed in 2016 after Bernie Sanders’ campaign raised questions on how the delegates were distributed. The caucus consists of three different rounds. Previously, the rounds were conducted and only the final numbers were reported. For this election cycle, the results of each round were reported to the Iowa Democratic Party, theoretically allowing for transparency in the process.
The New York Times found that the new rules did their job — numerous reporting errors occurred throughout the process. In some cases, the mistakes could be chalked up to simple tabulation errors, something that is to be expected in any election. However, what is more concerning are the instances in which a candidate was given the incorrect number of delegates. In their investigation, the Times found that 15 precincts had attributed delegates to the wrong candidates.
While some errors were found and corrected quickly, there were others that persisted throughout Wednesday night.
The report also found that there was no indication that the results were rigged or manipulated intentionally, as there was no apparent bias toward any one candidate. However, with such a small difference in numbers between the two leaders — Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders — these errors could prevent a true winner from truly being declared. With 97 percent of precincts reporting, Buttigieg leads Sanders by 0.1 percent, a margin that makes a definitive victory difficult for either candidate to claim. With the New Hampshire primary on Thursday, candidates missing the bump from an Iowa win could adversely affect their results, and ultimately who secures the Democratic nomination for president.


inquisitr--2020-02-06--Nancy Pelosi Tearing Up State Of The Union Address May Have Broken The Law, GOP Lawmaker Says

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz , a Republican , believes that Nancy Pelosi ‘ s decision to tear up her copy of Donald Trump ’ s State of the Union address may have violated the law , a concern he plans to bring to the attention of the House Ethics committee .
As Fox News reports , the House Judiciary committee member revealed on Wednesday that he was filing ethics charges against the House speaker .
He said he believes she violated House rules and may have even broken the law .
He sent a letter to the House Committee on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her conduct .
“ [ Pelosi ] disgraced the House of Representatives , she embarrassed our country and she destroyed official records .
The law does not allow the Speaker of the House to destroy the records of the House and the rules of the House do not permit some little temper tantrum just because you don ’ t like what the president of the United States says , ” he said .
He also announced his own “ breaking ” news report on social media , posting a copy of the complaint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m filing an ethics complaint against @ SpeakerPelosi for destroying @ realDonaldTrump ’ s State of the Union speech , ” he wrote .
“ Her conduct was beneath the dignity of the House , and a potential violation of law ( 18 USC 2071 ) .
Nobody is above the law .
She must be held accountable.
” Gaetz went on to add that , by ripping up the address , she “ obliterated ” it , which is against the statute cited in his tweet and complaint .
Gaetz asserted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , D.C. that must be put to an end .
While speaking with Fox News , he claimed the California Democrat had an impulse problem .
He was joined on the program by New York Rep. Lee Zeldin , who claimed Pelosi was “ poisoning ” the House of Representatives and the United States .
He also claimed the Democratic Party had been taken over by the far left .
Pelosi has gotten praise for her dramatic display , but she has also been criticized by some people , a divide in opinion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lines .
Pelosi defended her decision , saying that she felt compelled to rip up the document because it was full of lies .
The viral moment occurred after Trump refused to shake the House leader ’ s hand prior to giving his address .
Still , Pelosi said , Democrats will always be willing to work with Republicans to do the best thing for the country .
She added that she didn ’ t plan to invite Trump to give another State of the Union address , because she didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next one .

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Republican, believes that Nancy Pelosi‘s decision to tear up her copy of Donald Trump’s State of the Union address may have violated the law, a concern he plans to bring to the attention of the House Ethics committee.
As Fox News reports, the House Judiciary committee member revealed on Wednesday that he was filing ethics charges against the House speaker. He said he believes she violated House rules and may have even broken the law.
He sent a letter to the House Committee on Ethics requesting an investigation be opened into her conduct.
“[Pelosi] disgraced the House of Representatives, she embarrassed our country and she destroyed official records. The law does not allow the Speaker of the House to destroy the records of the House and the rules of the House do not permit some little temper tantrum just because you don’t like what the president of the United States says,” he said.
He also announced his own “breaking” news report on social media, posting a copy of the complaint on Twitter.
“BREAKING: I’m filing an ethics complaint against @SpeakerPelosi for destroying @realDonaldTrump’s State of the Union speech,” he wrote. “Her conduct was beneath the dignity of the House, and a potential violation of law (18 USC 2071). Nobody is above the law. She must be held accountable.”
Gaetz went on to add that, by ripping up the address, she “obliterated” it, which is against the statute cited in his tweet and complaint.
.@RepMattGaetz says he will be filing ethics charges against Speaker Pelosi for destroying “official records” when she tore up Pres. Trump’s #SOTU speech
pic.twitter.com/xurHHsERbI — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 6, 2020
Gaetz asserted there is a double standard in Washington, D.C. that must be put to an end. While speaking with Fox News, he claimed the California Democrat had an impulse problem.
He was joined on the program by New York Rep. Lee Zeldin, who claimed Pelosi was “poisoning” the House of Representatives and the United States. He also claimed the Democratic Party had been taken over by the far left.
Pelosi has gotten praise for her dramatic display, but she has also been criticized by some people, a divide in opinion that has been largely falling along party lines.
Pelosi defended her decision, saying that she felt compelled to rip up the document because it was full of lies. The viral moment occurred after Trump refused to shake the House leader’s hand prior to giving his address.
Still, Pelosi said, Democrats will always be willing to work with Republicans to do the best thing for the country. She added that she didn’t plan to invite Trump to give another State of the Union address, because she didn’t believe he would be in office for the next one.


inquisitr--2020-02-06--Nancy Pelosi Slams Senate Republicans After The Acquittal Of Donald Trump, Says They ‘Normalized Law

Nancy Pelosi Slams Senate Republicans After The Acquittal Of Donald Trump, Says They ‘Normalized Lawlessness’

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is expressing disappointment in Senate Republicans after President Donald Trump was acquitted on the abuse of power and obstruction of Congress charges .
The Senate voted 52-48 and 53-47 against impeaching the president yesterday .
In a statement after the vote , Pelosi , who fought to make the trial fair in the Senate , claimed that Republicans ignored the system of checks and balances set up when the country began .
She went on to say that Trump was impeached in the House with the support of the American people and that while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not vote based on their beliefs , but simply did what the president wanted .
The exception was Sen. Mitt Romney , who voted guilty on the allegation of abuse of power , saying that it was his duty to be impartial as he swore in his oath of office .
He also noted he thought the case for impeachment had been made .
Since the impeachment process began , Pelosi worked to have the president held accountable for two allegations — abuse of power in his oath of office by interfering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security , as well as obstruction of Congress for directly telling staff to ignore House subpoenas .
Once the House voted to impeach the president on December 18 , 2019 , Pelosi held the articles of impeachment to try to ensure the Senate would give the allegations a fair look .
Almost a month later , she signed the articles and sent them to the Senate to begin their review .
She said at the time House Democrats wanted to see what Senate Republicans were “ willing to do and when they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to NPR .
However , the Senate voted against hearing witnesses during the trial , to which Pelosi came out saying that no matter what happened in the end , Trump would always be impeached .
“ This president is impeached for life regardless of any gamesmanship on the part of Mitch McConnell , ” Pelosi said .
“ There is nothing the Senate can do to ever erase that.
” Pelosi may not be done with Trump yet .
During a press conference on January 30 , when asked what she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the speaker of the House commented , “ We ’ ll see what happens after that , ” according to ABC News .
What she meant by that remains to be seen .

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is expressing disappointment in Senate Republicans after President Donald Trump was acquitted on the abuse of power and obstruction of Congress charges. The Senate voted 52-48 and 53-47 against impeaching the president yesterday.
In a statement after the vote, Pelosi, who fought to make the trial fair in the Senate, claimed that Republicans ignored the system of checks and balances set up when the country began. She went on to say that Trump was impeached in the House with the support of the American people and that while many GOP lawmakers agreed, the Senate did not vote based on their beliefs, but simply did what the president wanted.
The exception was Sen. Mitt Romney, who voted guilty on the allegation of abuse of power, saying that it was his duty to be impartial as he swore in his oath of office. He also noted he thought the case for impeachment had been made.
“The President will boast that he has been acquitted. There can be no acquittal without a trial, and there is no trial without witnesses, documents and evidence. By suppressing the evidence and rejecting the most basic elements of a fair judicial process, the Republican Senate made themselves willing accomplices to the President’s cover-up.”
Since the impeachment process began, Pelosi worked to have the president held accountable for two allegations — abuse of power in his oath of office by interfering with a foreign government and compromising national security, as well as obstruction of Congress for directly telling staff to ignore House subpoenas.
Our Founders put safeguards in the Constitution to protect against a rogue president. They never imagined that they would at the same time have a rogue leader in the Senate who would cowardly abandon his duty to uphold the Constitution. pic.twitter.com/YPL5at8tWU — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) February 5, 2020
Once the House voted to impeach the president on December 18, 2019, Pelosi held the articles of impeachment to try to ensure the Senate would give the allegations a fair look. Almost a month later, she signed the articles and sent them to the Senate to begin their review. She said at the time House Democrats wanted to see what Senate Republicans were “willing to do and when they’re willing to do it,” according to NPR.
However, the Senate voted against hearing witnesses during the trial, to which Pelosi came out saying that no matter what happened in the end, Trump would always be impeached.
“This president is impeached for life regardless of any gamesmanship on the part of Mitch McConnell,” Pelosi said. “There is nothing the Senate can do to ever erase that.”
Pelosi may not be done with Trump yet. During a press conference on January 30, when asked what she would do if Trump was not impeached, the speaker of the House commented, “We’ll see what happens after that,” according to ABC News. What she meant by that remains to be seen.


inquisitr--2020-02-06--Donald Trump Thinks ‘Maybe People Should Pay’ For His Impeachment, White House Press Secretary Says

Donald Trump is vindicated and ready to think about seeking retribution for his impeachment , the White House press secretary said , ahead of the president ’ s first post-impeachment address to the nation .
As Trump prepared to make public remarks on Thursday , Stephanie Grisham said in an interview with Fox News that Trump gave a preview of his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast — a gathering of politicians and religious leaders — earlier in the morning .
She said Trump was expressing some humility after he and his family had been through the difficult impeachment process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but added that he also had payback on his mind .
Grisham said in a clip posted to Twitter that the president was planning to speak about how badly he believed he had been treated during the impeachment investigation and trial and how “ maybe people should pay for that.
” Some payback may have already begun .
Trump , his family member , and his allies attacked Utah Senator Mitt Romney after his vote to convict Trump .
As CNN reported , the president took aim at Romney at Thursday ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not mention Romney by name , he called out both the Utah senator and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , a devout Catholic who was also in attendance at the event .
Trump appeared to mock Pelosi ’ s past statements that she was praying for Trump , implying that she was lying when she claimed to do so .
Others in Trump ’ s inner circle have joined in on the post-impeachment attacks .
Donald Trump Jr. shared an image of Romney on Instagram that called the former Republican presidential nominee a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forever bitter that he will never be POTUS .
He was too weak to beat the Democrats then so he ’ s joining them now , ” he wrote .
“ He ’ s now officially a member of the resistance & should be expelled from the GOP.
” There had been some hope among members of his party that Trump would be contrite after his acquittal .
As Vox reported , Maine Senator Susan Collins said she believed that getting impeached was a big lesson for Trump and that he would “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” in his conduct with foreign nations .
When Trump was asked about Collins ’ statement and whether he had learned a lesson , Trump insisted that he did no wrong in pressuring the Ukrainian president to launch an investigation of Joe Biden and that he had a “ perfect call .
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Donald Trump is vindicated and ready to think about seeking retribution for his impeachment, the White House press secretary said, ahead of the president’s first post-impeachment address to the nation.
As Trump prepared to make public remarks on Thursday, Stephanie Grisham said in an interview with Fox News that Trump gave a preview of his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast — a gathering of politicians and religious leaders — earlier in the morning. She said Trump was expressing some humility after he and his family had been through the difficult impeachment process that ended with Wednesday’s acquittal, but added that he also had payback on his mind.
Grisham said in a clip posted to Twitter that the president was planning to speak about how badly he believed he had been treated during the impeachment investigation and trial and how “maybe people should pay for that.”
Stephanie Grisham previews Trump's post-impeachment trial speech: "I think he's gonna also talk about how just horribly he was treated and that maybe people should pay for that." 😳 pic.twitter.com/DL6LWD4KdY — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 6, 2020
Some payback may have already begun. Trump, his family member, and his allies attacked Utah Senator Mitt Romney after his vote to convict Trump. As CNN reported, the president took aim at Romney at Thursday’s Prayer Breakfast. Though Trump did not mention Romney by name, he called out both the Utah senator and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a devout Catholic who was also in attendance at the event.
Trump appeared to mock Pelosi’s past statements that she was praying for Trump, implying that she was lying when she claimed to do so.
Others in Trump’s inner circle have joined in on the post-impeachment attacks. Donald Trump Jr. shared an image of Romney on Instagram that called the former Republican presidential nominee a “p*ssy”.
“Mitt Romney is forever bitter that he will never be POTUS. He was too weak to beat the Democrats then so he’s joining them now,” he wrote. “He’s now officially a member of the resistance & should be expelled from the GOP.”
There had been some hope among members of his party that Trump would be contrite after his acquittal. As Vox reported, Maine Senator Susan Collins said she believed that getting impeached was a big lesson for Trump and that he would “be much more cautious in the future” in his conduct with foreign nations. When Trump was asked about Collins’ statement and whether he had learned a lesson, Trump insisted that he did no wrong in pressuring the Ukrainian president to launch an investigation of Joe Biden and that he had a “perfect call.”


inquisitr--2020-02-06--Donald Trump And Donald Trump Jr. Go After ‘P*ssy’ Mitt Romney For Voting To Impeach

President Donald Trump and his son took aim at Utah Sen. Mitt Romney on Thursday after the former candidate for president voted to convict the president on one of the two articles of impeachment leveled against him .
Donald Trump Jr. posted an image of Romney on Instagram in a white shirt and blue jeans , calling the GOP senator a “ p*ssy.
” “ Mitt Romney is forever bitter that he will never be POTUS .
He was too weak to beat the Democrats then so he ’ s joining them now , ” he wrote .
“ He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the resistance & should be expelled from the GOP.
” The president also attacked Romney , posting a video to Twitter slamming the Utah politician .
The video is filled with conspiracy theories and accuses Romney of only posing to be a Republican , but actually working for the Democratic Party .
“ Slick , slippery , stealthy Mitt Romney had us fooled , ” the video says .
“ Posing as a Republican , he tried to infiltrate Trump ’ s administration as Secretary of State .
Now his cover ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Democrat secret asset.
” The video goes on to claim that Romney intentionally threw the 2012 presidential race against former President Barack Obama in order to ensure a second term for Obama .
There is no evidence to support this claim , which Trump appears to be promoting with the post .
The attacks come after Romney voted to convict Trump on one of the two articles of impeachment brought to the Senate by the House .
Romney acquitted Trump on the article charging him with obstructing Congress .
He was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the article accusing him of abusing the power of his office .
Romney ’ s vote didn ’ t change the outcome of the impeachment trial , which otherwise went along party lines , falling far short of the needed votes to convict Trump .
Still , Romney ’ s vote appears to have warranted a response from the president and his son .
Trump Jr. also posted several images attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , who led the impeachment inquiry against the president in the House .
In the wake of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GOP lawmakers confirmed that they believe Trump is “ reckless and unfit ” for the office but voted to acquit him anyway because they didn ’ t want to go against the rest of the party , as The Inquisitr previously reported .
“ In private , many of my colleagues agree that the president is reckless and unfit .
They admit his lies .
And they acknowledge what he did was wrong , ” said Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown .

President Donald Trump and his son took aim at Utah Sen. Mitt Romney on Thursday after the former candidate for president voted to convict the president on one of the two articles of impeachment leveled against him.
Donald Trump Jr. posted an image of Romney on Instagram in a white shirt and blue jeans, calling the GOP senator a “p*ssy.”
“Mitt Romney is forever bitter that he will never be POTUS. He was too weak to beat the Democrats then so he’s joining them now,” he wrote. “He’s now officially a member of the resistance & should be expelled from the GOP.”
The president also attacked Romney, posting a video to Twitter slamming the Utah politician. The video is filled with conspiracy theories and accuses Romney of only posing to be a Republican, but actually working for the Democratic Party.
“Slick, slippery, stealthy Mitt Romney had us fooled,” the video says. “Posing as a Republican, he tried to infiltrate Trump’s administration as Secretary of State. Now his cover’s blown, exposed by news reports as a Democrat secret asset.”
The video goes on to claim that Romney intentionally threw the 2012 presidential race against former President Barack Obama in order to ensure a second term for Obama. There is no evidence to support this claim, which Trump appears to be promoting with the post.
The attacks come after Romney voted to convict Trump on one of the two articles of impeachment brought to the Senate by the House. Romney acquitted Trump on the article charging him with obstructing Congress. He was the sole Republican to convict the president on the article accusing him of abusing the power of his office.
Romney’s vote didn’t change the outcome of the impeachment trial, which otherwise went along party lines, falling far short of the needed votes to convict Trump. Still, Romney’s vote appears to have warranted a response from the president and his son.
Trump Jr. also posted several images attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who led the impeachment inquiry against the president in the House.
In the wake of the acquittal, reports have emerged that other GOP lawmakers confirmed that they believe Trump is “reckless and unfit” for the office but voted to acquit him anyway because they didn’t want to go against the rest of the party, as The Inquisitr previously reported.
“In private, many of my colleagues agree that the president is reckless and unfit. They admit his lies. And they acknowledge what he did was wrong,” said Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown.


inquisitr--2020-02-06--Donald Trump Rants About ‘Corrupt’ Impeachment, Shows Newspaper Announcing ‘ACQUITTED’ At Prayer Bre

Donald Trump Rants About ‘Corrupt’ Impeachment, Shows Newspaper Announcing ‘ACQUITTED’ At Prayer Breakfast

President Donald Trump made an appearance at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning , but rather than being focused on the bipartisan event , his mind was on the impeachment trial that concluded Wednesday .
According to NBC News , Trump entered the Prayer Breakfast stage while holding up copies of USA Today and The Washington Post with headlines reading “ ACQUITTED ” and “ Trump Acquitted.
” He opened by speaking about the impeachment trial , claiming that the entire process was corrupt and that it had harmed the nation .
“ As everybody knows , my family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president have been put through a terrible ordeal by some very dishonest and corrupt people , ” he said .
“ They have done everything possible to destroy us and by so doing , very badly hurt our nation .
They know what they are doing is wrong , but they put themselves far ahead of our great country.
” He continued , saying that Republicans had been “ courageous ” enough to acquit him before attacking those who say that they will pray for people .
“ I don ’ t like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for doing what they know is wrong , ” he said .
Finally , he promised to talk about his acquittal and the next steps later in the day .
“ So many people have been hurt and we can ’ t let that go on .
And I ’ ll be discussing that a little bit later at the White House , ” he vowed .
Trump was acquitted primarily along party lines in the Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday , with only Utah Sen. Mitt Romney voting to convict the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impeachment against him .
The House passed one article for obstruction of Congress and one for abusing the power of the office of president , but the Senate ultimately decided that the president ’ s behavior didn ’ t warrant removal from office .
Nancy Pelosi appeared at the National Prayer Breakfast as well , along with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and 200 members of Congress .
Both spoke after Trump made his statement , offering nonpartisan prayers .
They did , however , make mention that Trump ’ s speech was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is typically considered to be a break from the usual politics in Washington .
Trump further raised eyebrows when he notably didn ’ t raise his hand when the individual speaking at the podium asked those in the audience to raise their hands if they love someone that they don ’ t agree with politically .
It ’ s not the first time that Trump has courted controversy at the event .
In 2017 , he asked people to pray for the new host of the Celebrity Apprentice .

President Donald Trump made an appearance at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning, but rather than being focused on the bipartisan event, his mind was on the impeachment trial that concluded Wednesday.
According to NBC News, Trump entered the Prayer Breakfast stage while holding up copies of USA Today and The Washington Post with headlines reading “ACQUITTED” and “Trump Acquitted.”
He opened by speaking about the impeachment trial, claiming that the entire process was corrupt and that it had harmed the nation.
“As everybody knows, my family, our great country, and your president have been put through a terrible ordeal by some very dishonest and corrupt people,” he said. “They have done everything possible to destroy us and by so doing, very badly hurt our nation. They know what they are doing is wrong, but they put themselves far ahead of our great country.”
He continued, saying that Republicans had been “courageous” enough to acquit him before attacking those who say that they will pray for people.
“I don’t like people who use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong,” he said.
Finally, he promised to talk about his acquittal and the next steps later in the day.
“So many people have been hurt and we can’t let that go on. And I’ll be discussing that a little bit later at the White House,” he vowed.
This is just deeply weird stuff to say to a prayer breakfast pic.twitter.com/GZlNXU57NU — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 6, 2020
Trump was acquitted primarily along party lines in the Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday, with only Utah Sen. Mitt Romney voting to convict the president on one of the two articles of impeachment against him. The House passed one article for obstruction of Congress and one for abusing the power of the office of president, but the Senate ultimately decided that the president’s behavior didn’t warrant removal from office.
Nancy Pelosi appeared at the National Prayer Breakfast as well, along with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and 200 members of Congress. Both spoke after Trump made his statement, offering nonpartisan prayers. They did, however, make mention that Trump’s speech was considered particularly partisan at an event that is typically considered to be a break from the usual politics in Washington.
Trump further raised eyebrows when he notably didn’t raise his hand when the individual speaking at the podium asked those in the audience to raise their hands if they love someone that they don’t agree with politically.
It’s not the first time that Trump has courted controversy at the event. In 2017, he asked people to pray for the new host of the Celebrity Apprentice.


inquisitr--2020-02-07--Barack Obama’s Administration ‘Inadvertently’ Helped Russian Election Interference, Says Report

A 54-page bipartisan report released by the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday claims that Barack Obama ‘ s administration “ inadvertently ” helped Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections , Newsweek reports .
According to the report , the Obama administration ’ s “ constrained ” response — which stemmed from various factors — is what ultimately led to it ’ s unintentional aid of Russian interference efforts .
In a statement on the findings , Republican Sen. Richard Burr , the committee ’ s chairman , addressed the reported failures of the Obama administration outlined in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of analysis , ’ hamstrung by constraints both real and perceived , Obama officials debated courses of action without truly taking one , ” the statement reads .
Although Burr noted the Obama administration ’ s concerns were “ understandable , ” he nevertheless noted the beneficial impact their decision making had on the opportunity for Russian interference .
Although Politico reports that the Obama administration issued multiple warnings of “ potential retaliation ” to Moscow , the Kremlin reportedly continued its interference efforts , which included social media influence operations , stolen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting infrastructure.
” Democratic Sen. Mark Warner noted the flaws in the U.S. government ’ s response to the 2016 attack but claimed that many stemmed from “ problems with our own system.
” He also suggested that the Obama ’ administration ’ s fear that warning the public of Russian interference attempts still exists in the modern “ hyper-partisan environment.
” The report ultimately encouraged transparency from all U.S. administrations moving forward and called for the sharing of information related to election interference campaigns as widely as appropriate throughout the governmental structure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a campaign is detected , the public should be informed as soon as possible , with a clear and succinct statement of the threat , even if the information is incomplete , ” the report read , adding that the delayed release of information can pave the way for the spread of false narratives that can make dialogue between the government and public more difficult .
As The Inquisitr previously reported , Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger told CNN host S.E .
Cupp that Trump ’ s “ indifference ” to Russian election interference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ undermine American faith in its democratic elections .
“ I think it ’ s a huge problem , ” he said , per Mediaite .
Amid the impeachment probe that ultimately led to Trump ’ s acquittal , the president and his allies pushed the theory that Ukraine — not Russia — interfered in the 2016 election .
The push led to a backlash from some who claimed promoted such a theory played into the hands of the Kremlin .

A 54-page bipartisan report released by the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday claims that Barack Obama‘s administration “inadvertently” helped Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, Newsweek reports.
According to the report, the Obama administration’s “constrained” response — which stemmed from various factors — is what ultimately led to it’s unintentional aid of Russian interference efforts.
In a statement on the findings, Republican Sen. Richard Burr, the committee’s chairman, addressed the reported failures of the Obama administration outlined in the report.
“Frozen by ‘paralysis of analysis,’ hamstrung by constraints both real and perceived, Obama officials debated courses of action without truly taking one,” the statement reads.
Although Burr noted the Obama administration’s concerns were “understandable,” he nevertheless noted the beneficial impact their decision making had on the opportunity for Russian interference.
“In navigating those valid concerns, however. Obama officials made decisions that limited their options, including preventing internal information-sharing and siloing cyber and geopolitical threats.”
Although Politico reports that the Obama administration issued multiple warnings of “potential retaliation” to Moscow, the Kremlin reportedly continued its interference efforts, which included social media influence operations, stolen emails, and “penetration of state voting infrastructure.”
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner noted the flaws in the U.S. government’s response to the 2016 attack but claimed that many stemmed from “problems with our own system.” He also suggested that the Obama’ administration’s fear that warning the public of Russian interference attempts still exists in the modern “hyper-partisan environment.”
Information sharing and awareness of Russia's intent was so bad that Obama's own cybersecurity coordinator wasn't aware of the DNC hack before @nakashimae wrote about it. pic.twitter.com/P6BjHJE9mD — Kevin Collier (@kevincollier) February 6, 2020
The report ultimately encouraged transparency from all U.S. administrations moving forward and called for the sharing of information related to election interference campaigns as widely as appropriate throughout the governmental structure.
“In the event that such a campaign is detected, the public should be informed as soon as possible, with a clear and succinct statement of the threat, even if the information is incomplete,” the report read, adding that the delayed release of information can pave the way for the spread of false narratives that can make dialogue between the government and public more difficult.
As The Inquisitr previously reported, Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger told CNN host S.E. Cupp that Trump’s “indifference” to Russian election interference is a problem and implied it could undermine American faith in its democratic elections.
“I think it’s a huge problem,” he said, per Mediaite.
Amid the impeachment probe that ultimately led to Trump’s acquittal, the president and his allies pushed the theory that Ukraine — not Russia — interfered in the 2016 election. The push led to a backlash from some who claimed promoted such a theory played into the hands of the Kremlin.


inquisitr--2020-02-07--Andrew Yang Says Iowa Fiasco ‘Shot The Party In The Foot’

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang fielded questions from New Hampshire voters Wednesday during a CNN town hall ahead of the state ’ s primary on Tuesday .
At one point , host Don Lemon pressed him about the Iowa caucuses , which had a problematic results process that was delayed for days and riddled with inconsistencies .
“ I feel for the Democrats and the people of Iowa , but the fact is this was really an avoidable error that shot the party in the foot , ” he said .
“ And it ’ s going to be harder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ massive systems with government if we can ’ t count votes on the same night in a way that ’ s clear and transparent and reliable.
” When Lemon pressed Yang about his performance in Iowa — he earned 5 percent of the vote in the first round but ultimately only obtained equivalent to 1 percent of the state delegates — the 45-year-old serial entrepreneur pointed to former President Bill Clinton ’ s performance in the state .
Although results from 3 percent of Iowa ’ precincts have yet to be released , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 11 national delegates .
However , Sanders pointed to his 6,000-person lead over the former South Bend Mayor in the popular initial vote and chalked his performance up to a win , Newsweek reported .
It appears that Yang agrees .
In a post to Twitter on Thursday , the candidate said the it “ sure looks like ” Sanders took the win in Iowa .
Per The Washington Examiner , Buttigieg declared victory in Iowa before any of the official results were announced and received support from media outlets that promoted his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ released , reports of consistencies began to surface , and the Iowa Democrats took criticism for its lack of transparency during the handling of the rollout .
Yang is currently campaigning in New Hampshire and will appear at the Democratic presidential debate in the state on Friday , FiveThirtyEight reports .
Both the debate and the primary will be important opportunities to make up for his campaign ’ s performance in the Iowa caucuses .
Within recent months , Yang has received a wave of celebrity endorsements , including from comedian Dave Chappelle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ persona is Childish Gambino .
Notably , Chappelle has campaigned with Yang and also performed two comedy shows to raise funds for the campaign .

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang fielded questions from New Hampshire voters Wednesday during a CNN town hall ahead of the state’s primary on Tuesday. At one point, host Don Lemon pressed him about the Iowa caucuses, which had a problematic results process that was delayed for days and riddled with inconsistencies.
“I feel for the Democrats and the people of Iowa, but the fact is this was really an avoidable error that shot the party in the foot,” he said. “And it’s going to be harder to convince Americans that was can entrust massive systems with government if we can’t count votes on the same night in a way that’s clear and transparent and reliable.”
When Lemon pressed Yang about his performance in Iowa — he earned 5 percent of the vote in the first round but ultimately only obtained equivalent to 1 percent of the state delegates — the 45-year-old serial entrepreneur pointed to former President Bill Clinton’s performance in the state.
“Bill Clinton got less than 3 percent in Iowa in 1992. He went on to do great here in New Hampshire and become president for two terms. We’re hoping we can follow in his footsteps.”
Although results from 3 percent of Iowa’ precincts have yet to be released, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg currently have 11 national delegates. However, Sanders pointed to his 6,000-person lead over the former South Bend mayor in the popular initial vote and chalked his performance up to a win, Newsweek reported.
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang calls the Iowa caucus fiasco an “avoidable error that shot the party in the foot.” “It is going to be harder to convince Americans that we can entrust massive systems with government if we can’t count votes on the same night…” #CNNTownHall pic.twitter.com/x0YaT0477T — CNN (@CNN) February 6, 2020
It appears that Yang agrees. In a post to Twitter on Thursday, the candidate said “it sure looks like” Sanders took the win in Iowa.
It sure looks like Bernie won Iowa. Excited to compete for the win in New Hampshire on Tuesday! — Andrew Yang🧢⬆🇺🇸 (@AndrewYang) February 6, 2020
Per The Washington Examiner, Buttigieg declared victory in Iowa before any of the official results were announced and received support from media outlets that promoted his claim. As the results were slowly released, reports of consistencies began to surface, and the Iowa Democratic Party took criticism for the lack of transparency during the handling of the rollout.
Yang is currently campaigning in New Hampshire and will appear at the Democratic presidential debate in the state on Friday, FiveThirtyEight reports. Both the debate and the primary will be important opportunities to make up for his campaign’s performance in the Iowa caucuses.
Within recent months, Yang has received a wave of celebrity endorsements, including from comedian Dave Chappelle and actor Donald Glover, whose rap persona is Childish Gambino. Notably, Chappelle has campaigned with Yang and also performed two comedy shows to raise funds for the campaign.


inquisitr--2020-02-07--Bernie Sanders: ‘It Is An Outrage’ DNC Changed Rules For Michael Bloomberg

In a controversial decision last week , the Democratic National Committee ( DNC ) drastically changed the requirements for upcoming primary election debates .
The DNC completely eliminated the individual donor threshold , potentially allowing billionaire Michael Bloomberg to participate in the debates .
Seen as an attempt to appease Bloomberg — a major party donor — the move was criticized by a number of Democratic presidential candidates , and came across intense backlash from progressive activists .
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont weighed in on the issue during a press conference on Thursday , according to The Hill .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Sanders said , pointing out that other White House hopefuls did not enjoy the same treatment when they failed to meet the debate requirements .
“ Listen , rules are rules , and people like Julián Castro played by the rules , campaigned really hard .
Cory Booker played by the rules .
Tulsi Gabbard played by the rules .
Andrew Yang played by the rules , ” she senator stated .
“ And based on the rules determined by the DNC , they were unable to participate in one or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bloomberg is not even on the ballot in early contests .
The billionaire is focusing on Super Tuesday states and beyond , apparently hoping to win support by spending record amounts of money on television and radio advertisements .
According to reports , some of former Vice President Joe Biden ’ s allies are concerned that Biden supporters will migrate to Bloomberg , clearing Sanders ’ path to nomination .
According to those close to Bloomberg , however , the billionaire is running in order to stop Sanders from winning the nomination and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden .
The DNC ’ s decision to relax the rules is also being viewed through the prism of the billionaire ’ s financial contributions to the committee and in the context of his relationships with Democratic power brokers .
According to recent reports , two top Bloomberg surrogates have positions on the DNC ’ s Rules Committee and the Standing Rules and Bylaws Committee .
According to the RealClearPolitics average of polling data , Bloomberg ’ s unorthodox campaign strategy has already started paying off .
Although a non-entity in early states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contender across the country .
He is polling at around 10 percent nationally , having surpassed candidates such as former South Bend , Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota .

In a controversial decision last week, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) drastically changed the requirements for upcoming primary election debates. The DNC completely eliminated the individual donor threshold, potentially allowing billionaire Michael Bloomberg to participate in the debates.
Seen as an attempt to appease Bloomberg — a major party donor — the move was criticized by a number of Democratic presidential candidates and came with intense backlash from progressive activists. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont weighed in on the issue during a press conference on Thursday, according to The Hill.
“I think it is an outrage,” Sanders said, pointing out that other White House hopefuls did not enjoy the same treatment when they failed to meet the debate requirements.
“Listen, rules are rules, and people like Julián Castro played by the rules, campaigned really hard. Cory Booker played by the rules. Tulsi Gabbard played by the rules. Andrew Yang played by the rules,” the senator stated. “And based on the rules determined by the DNC, they were unable to participate in one or more debates.”
“Suddenly a guy comes in who has not campaigned one bit in Iowa or New Hampshire … but he’s worth $55 billion and I guess if you’re worth $55 billion you can get the rules changed for a debate.”
Bloomberg is not even on the ballot in early contests. The billionaire is focusing on Super Tuesday states and beyond, apparently hoping to win support by spending record amounts of money on television and radio advertisements.
According to reports, some of former Vice President Joe Biden’s allies are concerned that Biden supporters will migrate to Bloomberg, clearing Sanders’ path to nomination. According to those close to Bloomberg, however, the billionaire is running in order to stop Sanders from winning the nomination and to act as a moderate alternative to Biden.
The DNC’s decision to relax the rules is also being viewed through the prism of the billionaire’s financial contributions to the committee and in the context of his relationships with Democratic power brokers. According to recent reports, two top Bloomberg surrogates have positions on the DNC’s Rules Committee and the Standing Rules and Bylaws Committee.
CBS News asked @MikeBloomberg — who is campaigning in California during the Iowa Caucuses — about his feud with President Trump, and whether people want to see two billionaires fighting on Twitter. Bloomberg: "Two billionaires? Who's the second one?" pic.twitter.com/UYGENHauKw — CBS News (@CBSNews) February 4, 2020
According to the RealClearPolitics average of polling data, Bloomberg’s unorthodox campaign strategy has already started paying off. Although a nonentity in early states, the billionaire is becoming a formidable contender across the country. He is polling at around 10 percent nationally, having surpassed candidates such as former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota.


inquisitr--2020-02-07--Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Rule Out Taking Vice President Position In 2020 Administration

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton spoke to Ellen DeGeneres on Thursday and was pressed on whether she would accept the vice president position in a 2020 administration , Breitbart reports .
“ Well , that ’ s not going to happen .
But no , probably no , ” she said .
Although DeGeneres said Clinton doesn ’ t know that there is no possibility , the former first lady appeared to disagree .
“ Look , it ’ s like when Barack Obama asked me to be secretary of state , ” Clinton said .
“ I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was going to ask me , and I turned him down twice .
He said , “ I need , you know , look , the economy is in freefall .
Its a catastrophe .
I ’ ve got to focus on that .
We ’ ve got problems around the world .
You go focus on that.
” Clinton claims she declined Obama ’ s offer multiple times .
When the former president told her he was not going to let up , she claims to have begun considering the opportunity .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the roles were reversed , she would have hoped Obama would accept her offer .
Political and communications consultant Douglas MacKinnon previously claimed that Clinton is in negotiations to join a Democratic presidential candidate ’ s 2020 ticket as vice president .
He said that there is the possibility that the former secretary of state or her allies are negotiating with Joe Biden or former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg .
Regardless , MacKinnon said Clinton is on every Democratic candidate ’ s shortlist for the position .
Clinton has noted on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take on Donald Trump in the 2020 election .
She has repeatedly blamed her 2016 loss on factors outside of her control , including Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders , who she has taken aim at on many occasions during the current primary cycle .
During a recent appearance on Emily Tisch Sussman ’ s podcast Your Primary Playlist , Clinton again attacked Sanders and accused his 2016 campaign of pushing his supporters not to vote or to support a third-party candidate .
“ It had an impact , ” Clinton said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also slammed the Iowa caucuses as “ undemocratic ” and said the process “ makes no sense.
” The 72-year-old politician previously took criticism for suggesting she was unsure of whether she would support a Sanders nomination .
Although she later walked back her comments and said she would make an effort to help the Democratic nominee , she stopped short of saying she would vote for the Vermont senator .

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton spoke to Ellen DeGeneres on Thursday and was pressed on whether she would accept the vice president position in a 2020 administration, Breitbart reports.
“Well, that’s not going to happen. But no, probably no,” she said.
Although DeGeneres said Clinton doesn’t know that there is no possibility, the former first lady appeared to disagree.
“Look, it’s like when Barack Obama asked me to be secretary of state,” Clinton said. “I was shocked. I had no idea he was going to ask me, and I turned him down twice. He said, “I need, you know, look, the economy is in freefall. Its a catastrophe. I’ve got to focus on that. We’ve got problems around the world. You go focus on that.”
Clinton claims she declined Obama’s offer multiple times. When the former president told her he was not going to let up, she claims to have begun considering the opportunity. She added that she believed that if the roles were reversed, she would have hoped Obama would accept her offer.
“So I never say never because I do believe in serving my country, but it’s not going to happen.”
Political and communications consultant Douglas MacKinnon previously claimed in a column for The Hill that Clinton is in negotiations to join a Democratic presidential candidate’s 2020 ticket as vice president. He said that there is the possibility that the former secretary of state or her allies are negotiating with Joe Biden or former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Regardless, MacKinnon said Clinton is on every Democratic candidate’s shortlist for the position.
Clinton has noted on multiple occasions that she would like to take on Donald Trump in the 2020 election. She has repeatedly blamed her 2016 loss on factors outside of her control, including Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who she has taken aim at on many occasions during the current primary cycle.
During a recent appearance on Emily Tisch Sussman’s podcast Your Primary Playlist, Clinton again attacked Sanders and accused his 2016 campaign of pushing his supporters not to vote or to support a third-party candidate.
“It had an impact,” Clinton said, per The New York Times.
She also slammed the Iowa caucuses as “undemocratic” and said the process “makes no sense.”
The 72-year-old politician previously took criticism for suggesting she was unsure of whether she would support a Sanders nomination. Although she later walked back her comments and said she would make an effort to help the Democratic nominee, she stopped short of saying she would vote for the Vermont senator.


inquisitr--2020-02-08--James Woods Goes On Twitter Rampage Against Democrats After 10-Month Hiatus

Actor and outspoken conservative James Woods has returned from a 10-month Twitter hiatus and let loose on Democrats , Newsweek reports .
His first tweet took aim at New York City Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by linking to a clip of the progressive firebrand noting the “ physical impossibility ” of pulling one ’ s self up by the bootstraps , referring to the common phrase in American political discourse .
“ I ’ ve tried so hard this past year to live without the wealth of knowledge available on Twitter , but this kind of blazing insight can be found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back !
# AOCStillAMoron , ” he tweeted .
Woods then took a jab at the Rober Mueller investigation , the impeachment probe into Donald Trump , the recent Iowa caucus debacle , and former Democratic cable news darling Michael Avenatti , who is currently imprisoned and accused of trying to extort Nike for millions , CKGL reported .
“ I was on vacation awhile , avoiding the news .
How ’ d the # Mueller thing work out ?
The # impeachment scam ?
Who won the # Iowa caucuses ?
Is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic nomination for President ?
How ’ s # JeffreyEpstein doing ?
” Woods wrote .
Per The Wrap , Woods also took aim at Utah Sen. Mitt Romney , who voted to convict Trump in the impeachment trial , making him the first Senator in U.S. history to vote in favor of removing a president from their own party .
“ This is the guy who passes a silent stinker in the elevator and then proceeds to lecture everybody about intestinal management , ” Woods said of Romney , who he called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criticism for his conservative views and outspoken nature .
Back in March 2017 , he was sued by Portia Boulger for sharing a photo and implying she was a Bernie Sanders operative disguised as a Trump “ Nazi.
” He was ultimately let off the hook after the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals said it was “ nearly impossible ” to determine if Woods was making a factual statement or engaging in exaggeration , hyperbole , and sarcasm .
As The Inquisitr previously reported , Woods ’ ban from Twitter came in May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report in which he suggested everyone involved should be hanged .
The tweet was made on April 19 , which is the last day Woods tweeted before his recent barrage of messages .
The ban led to Breitbart posting an article defending the actor , claiming that his controversial quote is from Ralph Waldo Emerson .
The publication noted that the quote has been repeated in popular culture many times , pointing to the television show The Wire as one example .

Actor and outspoken conservative James Woods has returned from a 10-month Twitter hiatus and let loose on Democrats, Newsweek reports.
His first tweet took aim at New York City Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by linking to a clip of the progressive firebrand noting the “physical impossibility” of pulling one’s self up by the bootstraps, referring to the common phrase in American political discourse.
“I’ve tried so hard this past year to live without the wealth of knowledge available on Twitter, but this kind of blazing insight can be found nowhere else, so… I’m back! #AOCStillAMoron,” he tweeted.
Woods then took a jab at the Rober Mueller investigation, the impeachment probe into Donald Trump, the recent Iowa caucus debacle, and former Democratic cable news darling Michael Avenatti, who is currently imprisoned and accused of trying to extort Nike for millions, as CKGL reported.
“I was on vacation awhile, avoiding the news. How’d the #Mueller thing work out? The #impeachment scam? Who won the #Iowa caucuses? Is #MichaelAvenatti still a contender for the Democratic nomination for President? How’s #JeffreyEpstein doing?” Woods wrote.
Per The Wrap, Woods also took aim at Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, who voted to convict Trump in the impeachment trial, making him the first senator in U.S. history to vote in favor of removing a president from their own party.
“This is the guy who passes a silent stinker in the elevator and then proceeds to lecture everybody about intestinal management,” Woods said of Romney, who he called “Mittens.”
Me, on Twitter vacation past few months… pic.twitter.com/fWdaQACsDH — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) February 7, 2020
Woods has long faced criticism for his conservative views and outspoken nature. Back in March 2017, he was sued by Portia Boulger for sharing a photo and implying she was a Bernie Sanders operative disguised as a Trump “Nazi.” He was let off the hook after the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals said it was “nearly impossible” to determine if the actor was making a factual statement or engaging in exaggeration, hyperbole, and sarcasm.
As The Inquisitr previously reported, Woods’ ban from Twitter came in May after a response to Mueller’s report in which he suggested everyone involved should be hanged. The tweet was made on April 19, which is the last day he tweeted before his recent barrage of messages.
The ban led to Breitbart posting an article defending the actor, claiming that his controversial quote is from Ralph Waldo Emerson. The publication noted that the quote has been repeated in popular culture many times, pointing to the television show The Wire as one example.


inquisitr--2020-02-07--Republican Group Launches Ad Campaign Praising Mitt Romney For Impeachment Vote

Earlier this week , Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah broke ranks with the Republican Party , voting to convict President Donald Trump on the charge of abuse of power .
Condemned by GOP lawmakers and the president himself , Romney is now in danger of facing intense backlash from conservatives across the country .
Not all Republicans think Romney made the wrong call .
According to a new report from The Hill , conservative advocacy group , Republicans for the Rule of Law , is launching an advertisement campaign , praising the senator for voting to convict Trump .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Fox News five times every weekday next week .
The narrated video features Romney ’ s speech on the Senate floor , juxtaposed with newspaper headlines announcing the senator ’ s decision .
In a statement , spokesman for Republicans for the Rule of Law , Chris Truax , praised Romney for voting to convict Trump , adding that the senator has endured pressure from Republican lawmakers and voters alike .
“ This week , Sen. Mitt Romney stepped up to the challenge and into the history books .
No one can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ integrity , his decency , and his sense of duty , ” Traux said .
Traux concluded that Romney is “ nobody ’ s puppet , ” adding that even those who disagree with the senator ’ s conclusions with regard to impeachment should salute him for his “ sincere commitment to the rule of law.
” Along with the video advertisement campaign , the group will also post two billboards in Salt Lake City , highlighting what they claim is Romney ’ s patriotism .
Republicans for the Rule of Law has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In November 2019 , for instance , the coalition of lifelong Republicans ran an advertisement urging GOP lawmakers to stand up to Trump , arguing that the president is guilty of abuse of power and that he is violating the Constitution .
Republicans opposed to Trump are in the minority .
According to Gallup ‘ s latest research , Trump ’ s approval rating is now at an all-time high of 49 percent .
Among Republicans , the president ’ s approval rating is exceptionally high , at 94 percent .
The GOP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the party is now viewed favorably by 51 percent of Americans .
According to Gallup , the rise in Trump ’ s approval rating is driven by various factors , which could include backlash to impeachment and economic growth .
As the organization notes , former President Bill Clinton also experienced a spike in approval ratings following impeachment and the Democratic Party became more popular .

Earlier this week, Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah broke ranks with the Republican Party, voting to convict President Donald Trump on the charge of abuse of power. Condemned by GOP lawmakers and the president himself, Romney is now in danger of facing intense backlash from conservatives across the country.
Not all Republicans think Romney made the wrong call. According to a new report from The Hill, conservative advocacy group Republicans for the Rule of Law is launching an advertisement campaign, praising the senator for voting to convict Trump. The 30-second ad will air statewide in Utah on Fox News five times every weekday next week.
The narrated video features Romney’s speech on the Senate floor, juxtaposed with newspaper headlines announcing the senator’s decision. In a statement, Chris Truax, the spokesman for Republicans for the Rule of Law, praised Romney for voting to convict Trump, adding that the senator has endured pressure from Republican lawmakers and voters alike.
“This week, Sen. Mitt Romney stepped up to the challenge and into the history books. No one can watch his Senate speech without appreciating his integrity, his decency, and his sense of duty,” Truax said.
“He faced enormous pressure from his party, his constituents and even members of his own family.”
Truax concluded that Romney is “nobody’s puppet,” adding that even those who disagree with the senator’s conclusions with regard to impeachment should salute him for his “sincere commitment to the rule of law.”
Along with the video advertisement campaign, the group will also post two billboards in Salt Lake City, highlighting what they claim is Romney’s patriotism.
Republicans for the Rule of Law has launched similar initiatives in the past. In November of 2019, for instance, the coalition of lifelong Republicans ran an advertisement urging GOP lawmakers to stand up to Trump, arguing that the president is guilty of abuse of power and that he is violating the Constitution.
Republicans opposed to Trump are in the minority. According to Gallup‘s latest research, Trump’s approval rating is now at an all-time high of 49 percent. Among Republicans, the president’s approval rating is exceptionally high, at 94 percent. The GOP’s image has also approved; the party is now viewed favorably by 51 percent of Americans.
According to Gallup, the rise in Trump’s approval rating is driven by various factors, which could include backlash to impeachment and economic growth. As the organization notes, former President Bill Clinton also experienced a spike in approval ratings following impeachment and the Democratic Party became more popular.


inquisitr--2020-02-07--Bernie Sanders Support From Black Voters Tanked After Campaign Hailed Joe Rogan Endorsement, New Pol

Bernie Sanders Support From Black Voters Tanked After Campaign Hailed Joe Rogan Endorsement, New Poll Shows

Sanders has struggled to win the backing of African American voters , and new data shows Rogan 's endorsement may have hurt him further .
Last month , comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan said on his program that he was likely to vote for Bernie Sanders in the 2020 presidential election .
The Vermont senator ’ s campaign quickly seized on the quasi-endorsement , touting Rogan ’ s remark in a Twitter post — despite the shock jock ’ s documented history of remarks that are widely construed as racist and misogynistic .
On Friday , a new poll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to show that the Sanders campaign ’ s unapologetic defense of Rogan — who once compared African American neighborhoods to Planet of the Apes — cost him half of his support among black voters .
A Mediaite summary of the poll noted that in the same survey just one week earlier , Sanders enjoyed 17 percent support among black voters nationwide .
But in the Economist/YouGov poll released this week , his backing among African Americans had suddenly shrunk to just 8 percent .
No Democratic candidate for president has earned the party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among black voters since Michael Dukakis in 1988 , according to an NBC News report .
In that year , Reverend Jesse Jackson , a civil rights leader and associate of Dr. Martin Luther King , won 92 percent of African American support in the Democratic primary .
Since then , black voter support has determined the Democratic nominee in five consecutive election cycles in which an incumbent president was not a candidate —and eight straight overall .
This started with Bill Clinton in 1992 , until most recently , his wife , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gained the nomination largely on the strength of her 77 percent black voter support , defeating Sanders in 2016 .
In the same Economist/YouGov poll from this week , former Vice President Joe Biden led the demographic by a wide margin , with 43 percent black voter support .
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren ( 14 percent ) and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ( 12 percent ) also performed better than Sanders among African Americans .
In fact , nearly one out of every four black voters ( 23 percent ) said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if Sanders were the Democratic nominee .
Only Hawaii congressional rep Tulsi Gabbard ( 27 percent ) would cause greater disappointment by winning the nomination .
In a statement , the Sanders campaign defended its promotion of Rogan ’ s endorsement , saying that it touted the comments by the UFC television commentator because the campaign ’ s goal was to “ build a multi-racial , multi-generational movement ” that could defeat Donald Trump in the November general election .
Rogan later walked back his seeming endorsement of Sanders , saying that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president .
“ I ’ m a f*****g moron , ” he said , as quoted by Mediaite .
“ Maybe we ’ re better off with Trump .
”

Last month, comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan said on his program that he was likely to vote for Bernie Sanders in the 2020 presidential election. The Vermont senator’s campaign quickly seized on the quasi-endorsement, touting Rogan’s remark in a Twitter post — despite the shock jock’s documented history of remarks that are widely construed as racist and misogynistic.
On Friday, a new poll released by YouGov and The Economist appeared to show that the Sanders campaign’s unapologetic defense of Rogan — who once compared African American neighborhoods to Planet of the Apes — cost him half of his support among black voters.
A Mediaite summary of the poll noted that in the same survey just one week earlier, Sanders enjoyed 17 percent support among black voters nationwide. But in the Economist/YouGov poll released this week, his backing among African Americans had suddenly shrunk to just 8 percent.
No Democratic candidate for president has earned the party’s nomination without coming in first among black voters since Michael Dukakis in 1988, according to an NBC News report. In that year, Reverend Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader and associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, won 92 percent of African American support in the Democratic primary.
Since then, black voter support has determined the Democratic nominee in five consecutive election cycles in which an incumbent president was not a candidate —and eight straight overall. This started with Bill Clinton in 1992, until most recently, his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, gained the nomination largely on the strength of her 77 percent black voter support, defeating Sanders in 2016.
In the same Economist/YouGov poll from this week, former Vice President Joe Biden led the demographic by a wide margin, with 43 percent black voter support. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (14 percent) and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (12 percent) also performed better than Sanders among African Americans.
In fact, nearly one out of every four black voters (23 percent) said that they would be “disappointed” if Sanders were the Democratic nominee. Only Hawaii congressional rep Tulsi Gabbard (27 percent) would cause greater disappointment by winning the nomination.
In a statement, the Sanders campaign defended its promotion of Rogan’s endorsement, saying that it touted the comments by the UFC television commentator because the campaign’s goal was to “build a multi-racial, multi-generational movement” that could defeat Donald Trump in the November general election.
Rogan later walked back his seeming endorsement of Sanders, saying that he really did not know who should be president.
“I’m a f*****g moron,” he said, as quoted by Mediaite. “Maybe we’re better off with Trump.”