inquisitr--2020-12-19--Just 56 Percent Of Americans Say Joe Biden Is Their President, Poll Says

A Friday survey from Rasmussen Reports claimed that just 56 percent of likely U.S. voters polled believe that President-elect Joe Biden is their commander-in-chief .
Conversely , 34 percent said he is not the head of state , and 10 percent of respondents said they weren ’ t sure .
The findings come days after Biden was certified winner of the 2020 election by the Electoral College .
Across party lines , 84 percent of Democrats said Biden is their president , while just 28 of Republicans and 51 of individuals not affiliated with either coalition said the same .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden is not their head of state , and 34 of those unaffiliated with either major party said the same .
Interestingly , the poll found that just 52 percent of those surveyed said that their friends and family believe that Biden is their leader , while 32 said they don ’ t , and another 16 said they are undecided .
“ Looking back at the presidential election , [ Donald ] Trump voters overwhelmingly say they voted for the president , but only 56 % of Biden voters say they were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president , ” Rasmussen Reports wrote .
As The Inquisitr reported , the pollster previously found that that nearly half of Americans — 47 percent — believe that Democrats stole the 2020 race .
The majority who held such a belief came from the GOP — 61 percent of Republicans said it was “ very likely ” that the Democratic Party won the election unfairly , while the same amount of Democrats said that it was “ not at all likely.
” According to Breitbart ’ s John Nolte , the inquiry on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent survey is a more accurate reflection of America as a whole .
Nolte paralleled the findings of the survey with purported Democratic efforts to undermine the legitimacy of Republican presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump .
He also expressed support for Trump ’ s claims of voter fraud in cities like Philadelphia , Detroit , Atlanta , and Milwaukee .
“ I don ’ t know what happened .
I don ’ t know if there was enough fraud to overturn the results , ” he said before suggesting that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play .
Regardless of the reason for the division , Trump appears set to continue refusing to acknowledge the legitimacy of Biden ’ s presidency .
As reported by New York Magazine , Trump ’ s former lawyer , Michael Cohen , predicted that Trump plans to continue undermining Biden ’ s presidency after he leaves the White House in the lead-up to a purported 2024 presidential campaign .

A Friday survey from Rasmussen Reports claimed that just 56 percent of likely U.S. voters polled believe that President-elect Joe Biden is their commander-in-chief. Conversely, 34 percent said he is not the head of state, and 10 percent of respondents said they weren’t sure. The findings come days after Biden was certified winner of the 2020 election by the Electoral College.
Across party lines, 84 percent of Democrats said Biden is their president, while just 28 of Republicans and 51 of individuals not affiliated with either coalition said the same. Elsewhere, 61 percent of Republicans said Biden is not their head of state, and 34 of those unaffiliated with either major party said the same.
Interestingly, the poll found that just 52 percent of those surveyed said that their friends and family believe that Biden is their leader, while 32 said they don’t, and another 16 said they are undecided.
“Looking back at the presidential election, [Donald] Trump voters overwhelmingly say they voted for the president, but only 56% of Biden voters say they were voting for him rather than against the president,” Rasmussen Reports wrote.
As The Inquisitr reported, the pollster previously found that that nearly half of Americans — 47 percent — believe that Democrats stole the 2020 race. The majority who held such a belief came from the GOP — 61 percent of Republicans said it was “very likely” that the Democratic Party won the election unfairly, while the same amount of Democrats said that it was “not at all likely.”
According to Breitbart’s John Nolte, the inquiry on family and friends’ beliefs in the recent survey is a more accurate reflection of America as a whole.
“Interestingly enough, when asked the family/friends question, as in, ‘Do your family and friends consider Biden their president?’ that number drops to just 52 percent. The reason that’s interesting is that pollsters have discovered the ‘family/friends’ question is more accurate than a direct question.”
Nolte paralleled the findings of the survey with purported Democratic efforts to undermine the legitimacy of Republican presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump. He also expressed support for Trump’s claims of voter fraud in cities like Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta, and Milwaukee.
“I don’t know what happened. I don’t know if there was enough fraud to overturn the results,” he said before suggesting that the outcry over the allegations could mean foul play.
Regardless of the reason for the division, Trump appears set to continue refusing to acknowledge the legitimacy of Biden’s presidency. As reported by New York Magazine, Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, predicted that Trump plans to continue undermining Biden’s presidency after he leaves the White House in the lead-up to a purported 2024 presidential campaign.


inquisitr--2020-12-19--Trump-Supporting Lawyer Lin Wood Mocked For Writing ‘Plenty Of Perjury’ In New Lawsuit

Lin Wood ’ s latest lawsuit seeking to challenge Georgia ’ s upcoming election is earning some mockery online .
The lawyer , who has supported President Donald Trump ’ s efforts to claim the presidential election was stolen from him by filing a series of unsuccessful lawsuits , filed a new legal action that sought to challenge signature verification procedures and mail ballots for the upcoming Georgia senate runoff races .
Stephen Fowler of NPR reviewed the suit and shared some of the highlights online , including Wood misspelling a key portion .
In a final section , Wood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the legal document were true and correct , and meant to write “ under penalty of perjury , ” but instead ended up writing “ under plenty of perjury.
” The slip-up earned some viral interest , with the phrase “ plenty of perjury ” reaching near the top of Twitter trends on Saturday .
Many opponents took the chance to needle the lawyer , who has been accused of making fantastic allegations that have not been backed by evidence .
Wood has been at the forefront of many of the legal challenges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ string of defeats and often earning mockery for some of the claims .
As The Inquisitr reported , Wood also spelled his own name wrong in a recent filing .
He and fellow attorney Sidney Powell have continued to repeat Trump ’ s unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential race was stolen due to widespread fraud .
As Newsweek reported , the pair have recently called on Trump to impound voting machines used in the race .
“ On behalf of We The People , I urge @ realDonaldTrump to exercise his executive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting machines used in 11/3 election , ” Wood tweeted this week , via Newsweek .
Wood has gone even further , saying in an interview with Newsmax that Trump should declare martial law if the Supreme Court didn ’ t take action on the claims that he and others raised .
“ If the Supreme Court does not act , someone who cares about the rule of law in this country has to act : That would be President Donald Trump , ” Wood said , via WJR .
The Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state of Texas and supported by a number of top Republicans seeking to overturn results in a series of states won by Joe Biden .

Lin Wood’s latest lawsuit seeking to challenge Georgia’s upcoming election is earning some mockery online.
The lawyer, who has supported President Donald Trump’s efforts to claim the presidential election was stolen from him by filing a series of unsuccessful lawsuits, filed a new legal action that sought to challenge signature verification procedures and mail ballots for the upcoming Georgia senate runoff races. Stephen Fowler of NPR reviewed the suit and shared some of the highlights online, including Wood misspelling a key portion.
In a final section, Wood ended by writing that the facts in the legal document were true and correct, and meant to write “under penalty of perjury,” but instead ended up writing “under plenty of perjury.”
The slip-up earned some viral interest, with the phrase “plenty of perjury” reaching near the top of Twitter trends on Saturday. Many opponents took the chance to needle the lawyer, who has been accused of making fantastic allegations that have not been backed by evidence.
Good morning! Someone pointed out to me last night that Lin Wood, representing Lin Wood, filed this election lawsuit and wrote “under PLENTY of perjury” that the facts are true, instead of “penalty.” Can’t make this up. https://t.co/rW9eWZpu4l — stephen fowler (@stphnfwlr) December 19, 2020
Wood has been at the forefront of many of the legal challenges on behalf of Trump, suffering a string of defeats and often earning mockery for some of the claims. As The Inquisitr reported, Wood also spelled his own name wrong in a recent filing.
He and fellow attorney Sidney Powell have continued to repeat Trump’s unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential race was stolen due to widespread fraud. As Newsweek reported, the pair have recently called on Trump to impound voting machines used in the race.
“On behalf of We The People, I urge @realDonaldTrump to exercise his executive power to direct US Marshals to impound voting machines used in 11/3 election,” Wood tweeted this week, via Newsweek.
Wood has gone even further, saying in an interview with Newsmax that Trump should declare martial law if the Supreme Court didn’t take action on the claims that he and others raised.
“If the Supreme Court does not act, someone who cares about the rule of law in this country has to act: That would be President Donald Trump,” Wood said, via WJR.
“If the Supreme Court does not act, I think the president should declare some extent of martial law, and he should hold off an stay the electoral college.”
The Supreme Court ultimately rejected a case brought by the state of Texas and supported by a number of top Republicans seeking to overturn results in a series of states won by Joe Biden.


inquisitr--2020-12-20--Senior Officials Reportedly Worried That Donald Trump Spending Too Much Time Listening To ‘Crackpots

Senior Officials Reportedly Worried That Donald Trump Spending Too Much Time Listening To ‘Crackpots’

Senior officials in the Trump administration have reportedly grown concerned that the president is spending an inordinate amount of time with people filling him with conspiracy theories , a new report claims .
Axios reported that some members of the administration have raised concern that many with his ear are floating dangerous theories about him staying in office despite losing the presidential race to Joe Biden .
“ Senior Trump administration officials are increasingly alarmed that President Trump might unleash — and abuse — the power of government in an effort to overturn the clear result of the election , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the senior officials said they are worried that he is “ spending too much time with people they consider crackpots or conspiracy theorists and flirting with blatant abuses of power.
” The report pointed to former national security adviser Michael Flynn , who has publicly raised the idea of declaring martial law in order to call a new election .
Flynn has been one of many close to the president who have echoed his unfounded claims of massive voter fraud , even though the campaign ’ s team and allies have been unable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court .
Reports have indicated that some of the loudest voices echoing his election fraud claims have been able to seize influence with Trump .
As ABC News reported , attorney Sidney Powell has returned after being fired from his legal team earlier in the month , reportedly meeting with Trump in the Oval Office on Friday and suggesting he take a “ scorched earth ” strategy .
They were joined by Flynn , leading to worry that he was considering his idea of declaring martial law .
“ Critics contend that Powell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dark final chapter to the Trump presidency , and the prospect has prompted pointed objections from several of Trump ’ s most trusted advisers — including his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani , who has otherwise endorsed a scorched-earth effort to contest the elections , ” ABC News reported .
Powell took the lead on many of the lawsuits seeking to overturn the results in states won by Joe Biden , though was not successful in challenging any of the results .
Trump continues to insist that he was the real winner of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was stolen from him through nationwide fraud .
As The Inquisitr noted , some critics believe that Trump is no longer stable enough to carry out his duties , with many calling on Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment so he could be taken out of power .

Senior officials in the Trump administration have reportedly grown concerned that the president is spending an inordinate amount of time with people filling him with conspiracy theories, a new report has claimed.
Axios reported some members of the administration have raised concern that many with the president’s ear are floating dangerous theories about him staying in office despite losing the presidential race to Joe Biden.
“Senior Trump administration officials are increasingly alarmed that President Trump might unleash — and abuse — the power of government in an effort to overturn the clear result of the election,” the report noted, adding that the senior officials said they are worried he is “spending too much time with people they consider crackpots or conspiracy theorists and flirting with blatant abuses of power.”
The report pointed to former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who has publicly raised the idea of declaring martial law in order to call a new election. Flynn has been one of many people close to the president who have echoed his unfounded claims of massive voter fraud, even though the campaign’s team and allies have been unable to prove any of the allegations in court.
Reports have indicated that some of the loudest voices echoing Trump’s election fraud claims have been able to gain influence with him. As ABC News reported, attorney Sidney Powell has returned after being fired from the president’s legal team earlier in the month, reportedly meeting with Trump in the Oval Office on Friday and suggesting he take a “scorched earth” strategy. They were joined by Flynn, leading to worry that Trump was considering Flynn’s idea of declaring martial law.
“Critics contend that Powell’s return could usher in a dark final chapter to the Trump presidency, and the prospect has prompted pointed objections from several of Trump’s most trusted advisers — including his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, who has otherwise endorsed a scorched-earth effort to contest the elections,” ABC News reported.
Powell took the lead on many of the lawsuits seeking to overturn the results in states won by Joe Biden, though was not successful in challenging any of the results. Trump continues to insist he was the real winner of the 2020 presidential race, but the victory was stolen from him through nationwide fraud.
As The Inquisitr noted, some critics believe Trump is no longer stable enough to carry out his duties, with many calling on Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and ascend to the presidency himself.


inquisitr--2020-12-20--Donald Trump’s Chief Of Staff Reportedly Threatened To Fire Doctors Who Revealed COVID-19 Outbreaks

Donald Trump’s Chief Of Staff Reportedly Threatened To Fire Doctors Who Revealed COVID-19 Outbreaks In The W.H

Donald Trump ’ s chief of staff reportedly threatened to fire doctors who reported information about outbreaks of coronavirus within the White House , with a new report showing the lengths that his administration reportedly took to keep the numbers under wraps .
The Washington Post reported that Mark Meadows acted “ hostile ” in his denial of the virus and punished colleagues who sought to follow the guidelines of public health officials .
It noted that there was a high level of secrecy across the administration regarding infections for top officials , with Meadow taking measures to keep information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It noted that Meadows tried to keep the public from learning about staffers who tested positive , including himself .
“ In addition , Meadows threatened to fire White House Medical Unit doctors , who fall below the chief of staff in the chain of command , if they helped release information about new infections , according to one official .
Ben Williamson , an aide to Meadows , said it was ‘ false ’ that the chief of staff ever threatened to terminate doctors , ” the report noted .
The White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of different outbreaks , with clusters of infections that came after some large , crowded events where many of those in attendance did not wear masks or adhere to social distancing measures .
One of those was a reception for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett , with a number of top Republicans testing positive in the days that followed , including Trump , his wife , and their son .
As the report added , experts said that Trump ’ s failure to publicly acknowledge the seriousness of the pandemic or to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caused widespread harm .
“ The central and most important thing we needed was national leadership from the president to be able to really lead with empathy , ” said Anita Cicero , deputy director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security .
“ It seemed much more focused on the administration as the lead character , rather than communities in need.
” As The Inquisitr reported , Meadows was among those who publicly downplayed the coronavirus and offered more pessimistic predictions .
He was criticized earlier in the year for saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to control the pandemic , which many critics saw as an admission that Trump ’ s team would not be taking further steps to bring the spread under control .
The statement came under even more scrutiny after Meadows tested positive just days after Election Day .

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inquisitr--2020-12-20--Mike Pence Told To Invoke 25th Amendment After Donald Trump Allegedly Discusses Martial Law

According to multiple reports , on Friday evening , President Donald Trump and his closest advisers discussed invoking martial law to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election .
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn allegedly proposed the idea , but other officials rejected it .
Still , rumors of Trump being open to deploying military to the streets in order to deny Democrat Joe Biden of the presidency seemingly caused quite a stir among lawmakers , activists and journalists , many of whom suggested that Vice President Mike Pence should invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mike_Pence : If the below is true , you should start taking a look at the 25th Amendment , ” tweeted Democratic California Rep. Ted Lieu , pointing to an article from Axios , which was one of the first publications to report on the story .
“ If Pence has not had a chance to refresh himself on the 25th amendment , maybe now is a good time to do so , ” tweeted S.V .
Dáte , White House correspondent at HuffPost .
Editor-at-large at The Daily Beast , Goldie Taylor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pence would activate the 25th Amendment “ if he was a patriot ” and then “ lead a peaceful transition of the presidency to Biden.
” She added that she does not expect Pence to do so because he “ betrayed ” the Constitution together with Trump .
MSNBC host Joy Ann Reid tweeted that Trump administration officials should think about imitating the 25th Amendment instead of just leaking information to the press .
She noted that the remedy exists to remove a “ dangerous or mentally incompetent president ” from the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to remove criminal sociopaths like Trump from office , ” Scott Dworkin , co-founder of the Democratic Coalition , wrote in a tweet .
In a tweet , author Kurt Eichenwald slammed the GOP for staying silent and pointed out that Trump has reportedly also discussed seizing voting machines and appointing lawyer Sidney Powell as special counsel for voter fraud .
Some suggested that the U.S. Congress should activate the 25th Amendment , but , as liberal blog Palmer Report pointed out via Twitter , only Pence and executive branch officials could do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making everyone angry at both parties , for no valid reason , ” the message said .
Some mental health experts have argued that Trump is unfit for office .
In a column earlier this month , neuropsychiatrist James R. Merikangas and Yale University psychiatrist Bandy X. Lee wrote that Biden should prosecute him once he assumes the presidency .

According to multiple reports, President Donald Trump and his closest advisers discussed on Friday the possibility of invoking martial law to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Former national security adviser Michael Flynn allegedly proposed the idea, but other officials rejected it.
Still, rumors of Trump being open to deploying the military to the streets in order to deny Democrat Joe Biden of the presidency seemingly caused quite a stir among lawmakers, activists and journalists, many of whom suggested that Vice President Mike Pence should invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump from office.
“Dear @VP@Mike_Pence: If the below is true, you should start taking a look at the 25th Amendment,” tweeted Democratic California Rep. Ted Lieu, pointing to an article from Axios, which was one of the first publications to report on the story.
“If Pence has not had a chance to refresh himself on the 25th amendment, maybe now is a good time to do so,” tweeted S.V. Dáte, White House correspondent at HuffPost.
The Daily Beast editor-at-large Goldie Taylor wrote in a Twitter thread that Pence would activate the 25th Amendment “if he was a patriot” and then “lead a peaceful transition of the presidency to Biden.” She added that she does not expect Pence to do so because he “betrayed” the Constitution together with Trump.
MSNBC host Joy Reid tweeted that Trump administration officials should think about imitating the 25th Amendment instead of just leaking information to the press. She noted that the remedy exists to remove a “dangerous or mentally incompetent president” from the White House.
“The 25th Amendment exists to remove criminal sociopaths like Trump from office,” Scott Dworkin, co-founder of the Democratic Coalition, wrote in a tweet.
In a tweet, author Kurt Eichenwald slammed the GOP for staying silent and pointed out that Trump has reportedly also discussed seizing voting machines and appointing lawyer Sidney Powell as special counsel for voter fraud.
Some suggested that the U.S. Congress should activate the 25th Amendment, but, as liberal blog site Palmer Report pointed out via Twitter, only Pence and executive branch officials could do so.
“These pundits are just making everyone angry at both parties, for no valid reason,” the message said.
Some mental health experts have argued that Trump is unfit for office. In a column earlier this month, neuropsychiatrist James R. Merikangas and Yale University psychiatrist Bandy X. Lee wrote that Biden should prosecute him once he assumes the presidency.


inquisitr--2020-12-21--Donald Trump Reportedly Desperate As Advisers Refuse To Indulge ‘Fantasy’ That Election Was Stolen

President Donald Trump has not yet conceded the 2020 presidential election to Democrat Joe Biden and he has not indicated he has any intention of doing so , but his advisers are reportedly no longer interested in indulging the “ fantasy ” that the presidency was stolen from him .
Per Raw Story , in an interview with MSNBC on Sunday , New York Times reporter Peter Baker said that Trump is becoming more desperate and turning to loyalists because individuals within the administration believe the time has come for him to accept reality and acknowledge Biden ’ s victory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Baker said that Trump has been taking advice from his attorney Rudy Giuliani and former national security adviser Michael Flynn , both of whom have floated controversial ideas and suggested that the president could take radical steps to reverse the results .
Flynn has repeatedly argued that Trump could declare martial law , deploy the U.S. military to swing states and rerun the presidential contest .
Giuliani has allegedly pressured the Department of Homeland Security to seize the voting machines that were used in 2020 election .
According to Witt , Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him that he didn ’ t lose , that he just got robbed ” because he “ doesn ’ t want to be known as a loser and he ’ s grasping onto anybody who will tell him that he ’ s not.
” “ The circle of people who are willing to go along with this fantasy that somehow this election was stolen is shrinking more and more .
And so that ’ s why you see a president looking for anybody who is willing to validate this conspiracy theory.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There are fewer people around him who are willing to tell him no , ” Baker added , noting that White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is among the people who have refused to indulge Trump ’ s fantasies , advising him against abusing the power of his office .
The Trump campaign has not yet given up on challenging the results of the presidential race .
On Sunday , they asked the Supreme Court to look into the state of Pennsylvania .
As Giuliani explained in a statement , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ electors committed to Biden .
It would be “ extraordinarily unlikely ” for Trump ’ s legal team to win , given that they have produced no evidence of electoral fraud .
Even if they somehow managed to win the case , they would not receive enough electoral votes to change the results and reverse Biden ’ s win in the critical swing state .

President Donald Trump has not yet conceded the 2020 presidential election to Democrat Joe Biden and he has not indicated he has any intention of doing so, but his advisers are reportedly no longer interested in indulging the “fantasy” that the presidency was stolen from him.
Per Raw Story, in an interview with MSNBC on Sunday, New York Times reporter Peter Baker said that Trump is becoming more desperate and turning to loyalists because individuals within the administration believe the time has come for him to accept reality and acknowledge Biden’s victory.
Speaking with host Alex Witt, Baker said that Trump has been taking advice from his attorney Rudy Giuliani and former national security adviser Michael Flynn, both of whom have floated controversial ideas and suggested that the president could take radical steps to reverse the results.
Flynn has repeatedly argued that Trump could declare martial law, deploy the U.S. military to swing states and rerun the presidential contest. Giuliani has allegedly pressured the Department of Homeland Security to seize the voting machines that were used in 2020 election.
According to Witt, Trump has surrounded himself with individuals who “tell him that he didn’t lose, that he just got robbed” because he “doesn’t want to be known as a loser and he’s grasping onto anybody who will tell him that he’s not.”
“The circle of people who are willing to go along with this fantasy that somehow this election was stolen is shrinking more and more. And so that’s why you see a president looking for anybody who is willing to validate this conspiracy theory.”
“He’s trying increasingly desperate ideas. There are fewer people around him who are willing to tell him no,” Baker added, noting that White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is among the people who have refused to indulge Trump’s fantasies, advising him against abusing the power of his office.
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The Trump campaign has not yet given up on challenging the results of the presidential race. On Sunday, they asked the Supreme Court to look into the state of Pennsylvania. As Giuliani explained in a statement, the campaign filed a petition seeking to remove electors committed to Biden.
It would be “extraordinarily unlikely” for Trump’s legal team to win, given that they have produced no evidence of electoral fraud. Even if they somehow managed to win the case, they would not receive enough electoral votes to change the results and reverse Biden’s win in the critical swing state.


inquisitr--2020-12-21--Donald Trump’s Campaign Asks Supreme Court To Overturn Election Results In Pennsylvania

Donald Trump ’ s campaign is asking the Supreme Court to overturn election results in Pennsylvania , the latest attempt to overturn the will of voters and open the door for the president to remain in office .
As The Associated Press reported , the campaign filed a new petition that seeks to reverse a trio of decisions from the state regarding mail-in ballots .
If successful , the motion would allow the state legislature to pick its own group of electors who could pick Trump as the winner .
“ The petition seeks all appropriate remedies , including vacating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden and allowing the Pennsylvania General Assembly to select their replacements , ” Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani said in a statement .
As the report noted , it would be “ extraordinarily unlikely ” for Trump ’ s team to win , especially given that they have not been able to offer any proof of their claims of massive election fraud .
The outlet also pointed out that even if it were to be successful , Trump would not receive enough electoral votes from Pennsylvania to change the outcome of the race .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign is not yet ready to bring an end to its legal challenges , which to date have not been successful in changing any of the outcomes of the races .
One of the largest cases , brought forward by the state of Texas and supported by a number of top Republicans , was rejected by the Supreme Court earlier this month .
The lawsuit sought to overturn results in a series of key states won by Biden , but the ruling said that Texas did not have the right to determine how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As The Inquisitr reported , Trump ’ s team signaled after the conclusion of that case that they were not done fighting .
Giuliani said after the ruling that there was still a path to victory for them , noting that the decision spoke to whether Texas had the right to challenge results from other states , not the merits of the case .
“ So the answer to that is to bring the case now to the district court by the president , by some of the electors , alleging some of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ standing , ” Giuliani said , via The Hill .

Donald Trump’s campaign is asking the Supreme Court to overturn election results in Pennsylvania, the latest attempt to overturn the will of voters and open the door for the president to remain in office.
As The Associated Press reported, the campaign filed a new petition that seeks to reverse a trio of decisions from the state regarding mail-in ballots. If successful, the motion would allow the state legislature to pick its own group of electors who could decide Trump is the winner.
“The petition seeks all appropriate remedies, including vacating the appointment of electors committed to Joseph Biden and allowing the Pennsylvania General Assembly to select their replacements,” Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani said in a statement.
As the report noted, it would be “extraordinarily unlikely” for Trump’s team to win, especially given that they have not been able to offer any proof of their claims of massive election fraud. The outlet also pointed out that even if it were to be successful, Trump would not receive enough electoral votes from Pennsylvania to change the outcome of the race.
But the new petition shows that the campaign is not yet ready to bring an end to its legal challenges, which to date have not been successful in changing any of the outcomes of the races. One of the largest cases, brought forward by the state of Texas and supported by a number of top Republicans, was rejected by the Supreme Court earlier this month. The lawsuit sought to overturn results in a series of key states won by Biden, but the ruling said that Texas did not have the right to determine how other states could run their elections.
As The Inquisitr reported, Trump’s team signaled after the conclusion of that case that they were not done fighting. Giuliani said after the ruling that there was still a path to victory for them, noting that the decision spoke to whether Texas had the right to challenge results from other states, not the merits of the case.
“So the answer to that is to bring the case now to the district court by the president, by some of the electors, alleging some of the same facts where there would be standing,” Giuliani said, via The Hill.


inquisitr--2020-12-20--Joe Biden Will Be Seen As ‘Impostor’ President Because Election Was Rigged, Former Clinton Adviser S

Joe Biden Will Be Seen As ‘Impostor’ President Because Election Was Rigged, Former Clinton Adviser Says

Democrat Joe Biden won both the popular vote and the Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election , but President Donald Trump and his allies have insisted that the race was rigged and that foreign countries meddled in the electoral process to help the Democratic Party .
Former Bill Clinton adviser Dick Morris seems to agree with their assessment .
In an interview with Newsmax on Saturday evening , Morris argued that the 2020 election should be considered illegitimate due to widespread voter fraud and said that many Americans will never accept Biden as their president .
Morris described the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committed in plain sight , ” claiming that media is doing all it can to suppress information .
He said that the American people will have to come to terms with the fact that they will have an “ impostor ” commander-in-chief for at least the next four years .
“ The message is getting out there even though the media is doing its best to screen it and stop it from getting out there .
And , look , we may have a situation with the president of the United States is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a usurper , an impostor , and we may have to live with that for four years.
” Morris said that China and other countries interfered in the electoral process to help Biden win and stressed that investigations into potential irregularities must continue , even if the Democrat is inaugurated on January 20 .
“ Let ’ s at least understand who did it to us , and why they did it , and trace it back to China and the other actors who did this , ” said Morris , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ irregularities in the 2020 race .
Morris , who was a top adviser to Clinton and worked on his 1996 campaign , popularized the concept of triangulation , per Political Dictionary .
He pushed Clinton to adopt Republican policies and appropriate right-wing ideas , creating the so-called “ third way ” philosophy .
As Morris pointed out , polling suggests that most Trump supporters view the 2020 contest as illegitimate .
For instance , in a Fox News poll released last week , 77 percent of those who voted for Trump said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Strong majorities of Republicans and Trump voters said that he should run again in 2024 .
Similarly , in a recent Rasmussen Reports poll , only 37 percent of Republicans said that Trump should concede to Biden .
A majority of Democrats and independent voters disagreed .
Overall , nearly half of those surveyed said that they believe Democrats stole the election .

Democrat Joe Biden won both the popular vote and the Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election, but President Donald Trump and his allies have insisted that the race was rigged and that foreign countries meddled in the electoral process to help the Democratic Party.
Former Bill Clinton adviser Dick Morris seems to agree with their assessment. In an interview with Newsmax on Saturday evening, Morris argued that the 2020 election should be considered illegitimate due to widespread voter fraud and said that many Americans will never accept Biden as their president.
Morris described the 2020 race as “a fraud being committed in plain sight,” claiming that the media is doing all it can to suppress information. He said that the American people will have to come to terms with the fact that they will have an “impostor” commander-in-chief for at least the next four years.
“The message is getting out there even though the media is doing its best to screen it and stop it from getting out there. And, look, we may have a situation with the president of the United States is a transparent fraud, in which he’s a usurper, an impostor, and we may have to live with that for four years.”
Morris said that China and other countries interfered in the electoral process to help Biden win and stressed that investigations into potential irregularities must continue, even if the Democrat is inaugurated on January 20.
“Let’s at least understand who did it to us, and why they did it, and trace it back to China and the other actors who did this,” said Morris, who is writing a book about the alleged irregularities in the 2020 race.
Morris, who was a top adviser to Clinton and worked on his 1996 campaign, popularized the concept of triangulation, per Political Dictionary. He pushed Clinton to adopt Republican policies and appropriate right-wing ideas, creating the so-called “third way” philosophy.
As Morris pointed out, polling suggests that most Trump supporters view the 2020 contest as illegitimate.
For instance, in a Fox News poll released last week, 77 percent of those who voted for Trump said that they believe their candidate was robbed. Strong majorities of Republicans and Trump voters said that he should run again in 2024.
Similarly, in a recent Rasmussen Reports poll, only 37 percent of Republicans said that Trump should concede to Biden. A majority of Democrats and independent voters disagreed. Overall, nearly half of those surveyed said that they believe Democrats stole the election.


inquisitr--2020-12-20--Yale Psychiatrist Says Donald Trump Is ‘Mentally Incapacitated,’ Will Never Admit He Lost Election

President Donald Trump has shown no intention of conceding the 2020 presidential election , despite the fact that Democrat Joe Biden ’ s victory has already been certified by the Electoral College .
According to Bandy Lee , a forensic psychiatrist at Yale , the commander-in-chief is simply incapable of admitting defeat .
In an interview with Politico published on Sunday , Lee argued that the American public should not expect Trump to concede because his greatest fear is being perceived as a “ loser.
” “ We continue to wait for him to accept reality , for him to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not capable of doing , ” Lee said explaining that , for Trump , admitting that he lost would be tantamount to “ psychic death.
” Lee argued that Trump should be removed from office because the chances of him accepting reality and peacefully surrendering power are very low .
According to Lee , it is alarming that such an unstable individual has access to nuclear weapons and the most powerful military in the world .
Even after Biden is sworn in , Lee suggested , Trump will try to stay in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attention and his survival depends on it .
“ He will not go away , because this is his psychological lifeline , ” she stressed .
Former head of the American Psychoanalytic Association Mark Smaller agreed with Lee ’ s assessment , telling Politico that Trump seems to lack self-confidence .
The mental health expert added that it would not be surprising if commander-in-chief started doing “ desperate things ” to stay at the center of attention .
On Saturday , multiple reports alleged that Trump is looking into declaring martial law to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This prompted speculation about his fitness for office , with activists and lawmakers calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and remove Trump .
Trump later said that the reports were “ fake news.
” Lee has also suggested that invoking the 25th Amendment would be a good solution .
In a tweet on Sunday , she argued that Trump should be criminally prosecuted and noted that invoking the constitutional remedy would not exempt him from criminal charges , regardless of his mental state @

President Donald Trump has shown no intention of conceding the 2020 presidential election, despite the fact that Democrat Joe Biden’s victory has already been certified by the Electoral College.
According to Bandy Lee, a forensic psychiatrist at Yale, the commander-in-chief is simply incapable of admitting defeat. In an interview with Politico published on Sunday, Lee argued that the American public should not expect Trump to concede because his greatest fear is being perceived as a “loser.”
“We continue to wait for him to accept reality, for him to concede, and that is something he is not capable of doing,” Lee said explaining that, for Trump, admitting that he lost would be tantamount to “psychic death.”
Lee argued that Trump should be removed from office because the chances of him accepting reality and peacefully surrendering power are very low.
“The probability of something very bad happening is very high, unacceptably high, and the fact that we don’t have guardrails in place, the fact that we are allowing a mentally incapacitated president to continue in the job, in such an important job, for a single day longer, is a truly unacceptable reality.”
According to Lee, it is alarming that such an unstable individual has access to nuclear weapons and the most powerful military in the world.
Even after Biden is sworn in, Lee suggested, Trump will try to stay in the spotlight because he is desperate for attention and his survival depends on it. “He will not go away, because this is his psychological lifeline,” she stressed.
Former head of the American Psychoanalytic Association Mark Smaller agreed with Lee’s assessment, telling Politico that Trump seems to lack self-confidence. The mental health expert added that it would not be surprising if commander-in-chief started doing “desperate things” to stay at the center of attention.
On Saturday, multiple reports alleged that Trump is looking into declaring martial law to overturn the results of the presidential election. This prompted speculation about his fitness for office, with activists and lawmakers calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and remove Trump. Trump later said that the reports were “fake news.”
Lee has also suggested that invoking the 25th Amendment would be a good solution. In a tweet on Sunday, she argued that Trump should be criminally prosecuted and noted that invoking the constitutional remedy would not exempt him from criminal charges, regardless of his mental state.


inquisitr--2020-12-20--Donald Trump Says Reports That He’s Considering Martial Law Are ‘Fake News’

President Donald Trump pushed back against a report claiming he was considering the idea of declaring martial law in response to Joe Biden ’ s win , with the president taking to Twitter to call it “ fake news.
” As CNN reported , Trump held an Oval Office meeting on Friday where some close allies discussed ways he could remain in office despite Biden ’ s victory .
The report noted that the get-together included lawyer Sidney Powell as well as former national security adviser Michael Flynn , who earlier in the week had publicly raised the idea that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Daily Beast noted , Flynn suggested using the U.S. military to overturn the race .
“ He could order the , within the swing states , if he wanted to , he could take military capabilities , and he could place those in states and basically rerun an election in each of those states , ” he said , adding , “ I mean , it ’ s not unprecedented .
These people are out there talking about martial law like it ’ s something that we ’ ve never done .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” During the meeting , Trump reportedly considered appointing Powell as a special counsel to investigate the unfounded claims of voter fraud and discussed the former national security adviser ’ s idea of using the armed forces to hold another vote .
CNN reported that the meeting turned into a shouting match as Powell and Flynn accused Trump ’ s top aides of failing to do enough to overturn the voting results .
But Trump pushed back on those reports in the early morning hours on Sunday , taking to Twitter to deny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the armed forces and suggest that the news outlets had fabricated the stories .
“ Martial law = Fake News .
Just more knowingly bad reporting !
” he tweeted .
Trump has come under fire for his continued insistence that he was the real winner of the 2020 presidential election and that the victory was stolen from him through massive , nationwide fraud .
Allies have pushed these claims in a series of now-failed court battles , including an attempt from the state of Texas to invalidate the voting results from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden had won .
As The Inquisitr noted , reports that Trump may be considering using the military to overturn the election results and run a new race have prompted many to call on Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment , which would allow for Trump to be removed from office for not being competent .

President Donald Trump pushed back against a report claiming he was considering the idea of declaring martial law in response to Joe Biden’s win, with the president taking to Twitter to call it “fake news.”
As CNN reported, Trump held an Oval Office meeting on Friday where some close allies discussed ways he could remain in office despite Biden’s victory. The report noted that the get-together included lawyer Sidney Powell as well as former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who earlier in the week had publicly raised the idea that Trump could declare martial law.
As The Daily Beast noted, Flynn suggested using the U.S. military to overturn the race.
“He could order the, within the swing states, if he wanted to, he could take military capabilities, and he could place those in states and basically rerun an election in each of those states,” he said, adding, “I mean, it’s not unprecedented. These people are out there talking about martial law like it’s something that we’ve never done. Martial law has been instituted 64 times.”
During the meeting, Trump reportedly considered appointing Powell as a special counsel to investigate the unfounded claims of voter fraud and discussed the former national security adviser’s idea of using the armed forces to hold another vote. CNN reported that the meeting turned into a shouting match as Powell and Flynn accused Trump’s top aides of failing to do enough to overturn the voting results.
But Trump pushed back on those reports in the early morning hours on Sunday, taking to Twitter to deny the allegation that he was considering calling on the armed forces and suggest that the news outlets had fabricated the stories.
“Martial law = Fake News. Just more knowingly bad reporting!” he tweeted.
Trump has come under fire for his continued insistence that he was the real winner of the 2020 presidential election and that the victory was stolen from him through massive, nationwide fraud. Allies have pushed these claims in a series of now-failed court battles, including an attempt from the state of Texas to invalidate the voting results from a number of key battleground states that Biden had won.
As The Inquisitr noted, reports that Trump may be considering using the military to overturn the election results and run a new race have prompted many to call on Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment, which would allow for Trump to be removed from office for not being competent.


inquisitr--2020-12-20--Donald Trump’s Chief Of Staff Reportedly Wanted To Fire Doctors Who Revealed White House COVID-19 Ou

Donald Trump’s Chief Of Staff Reportedly Wanted To Fire Doctors Who Revealed White House COVID-19 Outbreaks

Donald Trump ’ s chief of staff reportedly threatened to fire doctors who reported information about outbreaks of coronavirus within the White House , with a new report showing the lengths that his administration reportedly took to keep the numbers under wraps .
The Washington Post reported that Mark Meadows acted “ hostile ” in his denial of the virus and punished colleagues who sought to follow the guidelines of public health officials .
It noted that there was a high level of secrecy across the administration regarding infections for top officials , with Meadow taking measures to keep information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noted that Meadows tried to keep the public from learning about staffers who tested positive , including himself .
“ In addition , Meadows threatened to fire White House Medical Unit doctors , who fall below the chief of staff in the chain of command , if they helped release information about new infections , according to one official .
Ben Williamson , an aide to Meadows , said it was ‘ false ’ that the chief of staff ever threatened to terminate doctors , ” the report noted .
The White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different outbreaks , with clusters of infections that came after some large , crowded events where many of those in attendance did not wear masks or adhere to social distancing measures .
One of those was a reception for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett , with a number of top Republicans testing positive in the days that followed , including Trump , his wife , and their son .
As the report added , experts said that Trump ’ s failure to publicly acknowledge the seriousness of the pandemic or to model @ @ @ @ @ @ @ widespread harm .
“ The central and most important thing we needed was national leadership from the president to be able to really lead with empathy , ” said Anita Cicero , deputy director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security .
As The Inquisitr reported , Meadows was among those who publicly downplayed the coronavirus and offered more pessimistic predictions .
He was criticized earlier in the year for saying that the United States would not be able to control the pandemic , which many critics saw as an admission that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taking further steps to bring the spread under control .
The statement came under even more scrutiny after Meadows tested positive just days after Election Day .


inquisitr--2020-12-21--Republican Says Joe Biden’s Inauguration Will Mark ‘First Hour Of Conspiracy To Dismantle America’

A Republican congressman from Louisiana is ratcheting up claims that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential race with the help of widespread fraud , saying that his inauguration would mark “ the first hour of conspiracy to dismantle America.
” Rep. Clay Higgins took to Twitter this weekend to boost claims from Donald Trump and his allies that the race was stolen through nationwide fraud — allegations that they have not been able to back with evidence .
Higgins wrote that should the president-elect make it to the inauguration , it would show that the American voting process had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the 46th President of the United States on January 20th , it will mark the final hour of conspiracy to dismantle the American election process , and the first hour of conspiracy to dismantle America , ” he tweeted .
Higgins has been one of the most vocal in echoing unfounded claims of fraud from Trump , often in dramatic terms .
As KLFY reported , the Republican claimed that the election was “ corrupted by coordinated massive fraud ” and compared it to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American citizens of Japanese ancestry during World War II happened .
It was real .
It was wrong .
It was abhorrent .
And it was challenged in court as a violation of Constitutional rights , ” he wrote on Facebook this week , via KLFY .
“ The Supreme Court of the United States did not stop it .
Lessons of history .
They were 120 thousand .
We are 75 million.
” Trump has continued to push forward with attempts to overturn the will of voters , even after his campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeking to invalidate voting results .
As The Inquisitr reported , his campaign is asking the Supreme Court to overturn the rulings from courts in Pennsylvania regarding mail-in ballots .
If the effort were to be successful , it could lead to the state throwing out the results of its election and allowing the Pennsylvania legislature to pick its own slate of electors , who could theoretically pick Trump , even though he lost the state .
A similar lawsuit filed by the state of Texas seeking to invalidate votes in a series @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thrown out by the Supreme Court , which ruled that Texas did not have the right to challenge how others ran their elections .
Trump and his team have vowed to continue fighting , even as the Electoral College has already voted and sealed his opponent ’ s win .

A Republican congressman from Louisiana is ratcheting up claims that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential race with the help of widespread fraud, saying that his inauguration would mark “the first hour of conspiracy to dismantle America.”
Rep. Clay Higgins took to Twitter this weekend to boost claims from Donald Trump and his allies that the race was stolen through nationwide fraud — allegations that they have not been able to back with evidence. Higgins wrote that should the president-elect make it to the inauguration, it would show that the American voting process had been destroyed.
“If Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States on January 20th, it will mark the final hour of conspiracy to dismantle the American election process, and the first hour of conspiracy to dismantle America,” he tweeted.
Higgins has been one of the most vocal in echoing unfounded claims of fraud from Trump, often in dramatic terms. As KLFY reported, the Republican claimed that the election was “corrupted by coordinated massive fraud” and compared it to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
“The internment of 120K American citizens of Japanese ancestry during World War II happened. It was real. It was wrong. It was abhorrent. And it was challenged in court as a violation of Constitutional rights,” he wrote on Facebook this week, via KLFY. “The Supreme Court of the United States did not stop it. Lessons of history. They were 120 thousand. We are 75 million.”
Trump has continued to push forward with attempts to overturn the will of voters, even after his campaign and allies have lost dozens of cases seeking to invalidate voting results. As The Inquisitr reported, his campaign is asking the Supreme Court to overturn the rulings from courts in Pennsylvania regarding mail-in ballots. If the effort were to be successful, it could lead to the state throwing out the results of its election and allowing the Pennsylvania legislature to pick its own slate of electors, who could theoretically pick Trump, even though he lost the state.
A similar lawsuit filed by the state of Texas seeking to invalidate votes in a series of states won by Biden was already thrown out by the Supreme Court, which ruled that Texas did not have the right to challenge how others ran their elections.
Trump and his team have vowed to continue fighting, even as the Electoral College has already voted and sealed his opponent’s win.


inquisitr--2020-12-21--Geraldo Rivera Says Joe Biden ‘Won The Damn Election,’ Tells Trump Backers To ‘Stop Acting Like Spoi

Geraldo Rivera Says Joe Biden ‘Won The Damn Election,’ Tells Trump Backers To ‘Stop Acting Like Spoiled Brats’

President Donald Trump has refused to concede his defeat in the 2020 presidential election , pursuing long-shot legal challenges and pushing evidence-free claims about voter fraud .
Some elements of the GOP have strongly supported the president ’ s attempts to overturn the results , which seems to have alarmed Fox News correspondent-at-large Geraldo Rivera .
Per Mediaite , in a video posted Sunday to his Twitter account , Rivera slammed Trump ’ s most ardent backers in the Republican Party for still promoting baseless conspiracy theories about electoral irregularities and pleaded with them to finally accept the will of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden .
Rivera ’ s video was a response to a recent Twitter post from the Arizona Republican Party .
The state ’ s GOP called on Trump to “ cross the rubicon ” and reverse what they described as a “ coup , ” presumably perpetrated by Biden and the Democrats .
“ We are working every avenue to stop this coup & to stop our Republic from crumbing .
Patriots are united .
Those who are against us are exposing themselves , ” the Arizona GOP tweeted .
“ This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rivera said in the video , explaining that he is concerned about the fact that Trump has surrounded himself with “ fringe characters ” like former national security adviser Michael Flynn , who recently suggested that Trump should declare martial law and deploy the military to key swing states .
Rivera also noted that the Texas Republican Party recently advocated for secession from the United States .
Allen West , the chairman of the organization , flirted with the idea after the Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit that sought to overturn the results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost the election .
Joe Biden won the damn election .
Now let ’ s just move on from there , ” Rivera said .
According to New York Times journalist Peter Baker , Trump has indeed surrounded himself with individuals like Flynn .
Baker reported on Sunday that the commander-in-chief has started taking advice from loyalists because other administration officials no longer want to indulge the “ fantasy ” that Biden won by cheating .
“ He ’ s trying increasingly desperate ideas .
There are fewer people around him who are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Baker said , noting that attorney Rudy Giuliani — who reportedly wants the Department of Homeland Security to seize voting machines — still has Trump ’ s ear .
Many Republicans in the U.S. Congress have already moved on and congratulated Biden .
Notably , as CNN reported , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently recognized the Democrat as president-elect .

President Donald Trump has refused to concede defeat in the 2020 presidential election, pursuing long-shot legal challenges and consistently pushing allegations about voter fraud. Some elements of the Republican Party have strongly supported the president’s attempts to overturn the results, which seems to have alarmed Fox News correspondent-at-large Geraldo Rivera.
Per Mediaite, in a video posted Sunday to his Twitter account, Rivera slammed Trump’s most ardent backers in the GOP for still promoting conspiracy theories about electoral irregularities and pleaded with them to finally accept the will of the American people, who elected Democrat Joe Biden.
“Are you sh*tting me? Biden won. Trump lost. Stop acting like spoiled brats. Or worse, the lunatic fringe. Enough. Basta.”
Rivera’s video was a response to a recent Twitter post from the Arizona Republican Party. The state’s GOP called on Trump to “cross the rubicon” and reverse what they described as a “coup” presumably perpetrated by Biden and the Democrats.
“We are working every avenue to stop this coup & to stop our Republic from crumbing [sic]. Patriots are united. Those who are against us are exposing themselves,” Arizona GOP chairwoman Kelli Ward tweeted.
Rivera explained in the video that he is concerned about how Trump has surrounded himself with “fringe characters” like former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who allegedly suggested that Trump should declare martial law and deploy the military to key swing states.
Rivera also noted that the Texas Republican Party recently advocated for secession from the United States. Allen West, the chairman of the organization, flirted with the idea after the Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit that sought to overturn the results in several battlegrounds.
“Donald Trump lost the election. Joe Biden won the damn election. Now let’s just move on from there,” Rivera said.
According to New York Times journalist Peter Baker, Trump has indeed surrounded himself with individuals like Flynn. Baker reported on Sunday that the commander-in-chief has started taking advice from loyalists because other administration officials no longer want to indulge the “fantasy” that Biden won by cheating.
“He’s trying increasingly desperate ideas. There are fewer people around him who are willing to tell him no,” Baker said, noting that attorney Rudy Giuliani — who reportedly wants the Department of Homeland Security to seize voting machines — still has Trump’s ear.
Many Republicans in the U.S. Congress have already moved on and congratulated Biden. Notably, as CNN reported, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently recognized the Democrat as president-elect.


inquisitr--2020-12-22--Joe Biden Is An ‘Illegitimate President’ Elected With ‘Illegal Votes,’ Trump Official Says

Donald Trump ’ s White House trade advisor Peter Navarro claimed on New York City radio show The Cats Roundtable on Sunday that Joe Biden is an “ illegitimate president ” who was elected to the White House via “ illegal votes , ” BizPac Review reported .
“ If we get an illegitimate and illegal president in Joe Biden on Inauguration Day without him being cleared of these possibilities of being president by illegal votes…this is history in the making , ” he said .
According to Navarro , he has “ seen the Deep State ” and “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s these bureaucrats who [ were ] around long before we were there and after we ’ re gone , ” he said .
The Trump official pointed to figures like former Sectary of Defense Gen. Jim Mattis , former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson , and former National Security Adviser John Bolton as members of the purported group of shadowy government influencers .
The president and his allies have continued to claim that the 2020 election was influenced by widespread voter fraud but have yet to substantiate their claims .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ via Twitter , the president ’ s legal battle against purported electoral fraud consists of 59 losses and one win .
Still , Navarro has claimed otherwise and recently released a 36-page report called “ The Immaculate Deception ” that analyzed six crucial battleground states in the 2020 election — Georgia , Michigan , Arizona , Nevada , Wisconsin , and Pennsylvania .
According to the report , there were various possible irregularities in the states , including ballot mishandling , statistical anomalies , and voting machine irregularities .
During a recent interview @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House official touched on the report and made comments that echoed his remarks on The Cats Roundtable .
Although Trump ’ s battle against the electoral results has , thus far , not been fruitful , his supporters continue to back his efforts .
As The Inquisitr reported , a recent poll from Rasmussen Reports revealed that just 56 percent of likely U.S. voters surveyed believed that Biden is their president , while 34 percent said he is not .
The results were notably divided across party lines , with 84 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ role as incoming president and just 28 percent of GOP voters saying the same .
Conversely , 61 percent of Republicans said that Biden is not their leader , with 34 percent of unaffiliated voters agreeing .
The pollster previously found that almost half of Americans believe the Democratic Party won the 2020 election illegally .

Donald Trump’s White House trade advisor Peter Navarro claimed on New York City radio show The Cats Roundtable on Sunday that Joe Biden is an “illegitimate president” who was elected to the White House via “illegal votes,” BizPac Review reported.
“If we get an illegitimate and illegal president in Joe Biden on Inauguration Day without him being cleared of these possibilities of being president by illegal votes…this is history in the making,” he said.
“This country will make or break itself based on how this is handled. And I do not have a high confidence in our institutions at this point that they will handle this well.”
According to Navarro, he has “seen the Deep State” and “looked it in the eye.”
“It’s these bureaucrats who [were] around long before we were there and after we’re gone,” he said.
The Trump official pointed to figures like former Sectary of Defense Gen. Jim Mattis, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and former National Security Adviser John Bolton as members of the purported group of shadowy government influencers.
The president and his allies have continued to claim that the 2020 election was influenced by widespread voter fraud but have yet to substantiate their claims. According to Democratic lawyer Marc E. Elias via Twitter, the president’s legal battle against purported electoral fraud consists of 59 losses and one win.
Still, Navarro has claimed otherwise and recently released a 36-page report called “The Immaculate Deception” that analyzed six crucial battleground states in the 2020 election — Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. According to the report, there were various possible irregularities in the states, including ballot mishandling, statistical anomalies, and voting machine irregularities.
During a recent interview with Fox News’ Jesse Waters, the White House official touched on the report and made comments that echoed his remarks on The Cats Roundtable.
No big deal, just a top White House official publicly arguing that Joe Biden would be an "illegal" president and that Democrats stole the election because they "hate [Trump] more than they love this country." pic.twitter.com/OaF55ehCbY — Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) December 21, 2020
Although Trump’s battle against the electoral results has, thus far, not been fruitful, his supporters continue to back his efforts. As The Inquisitr reported, a recent poll from Rasmussen Reports revealed that just 56 percent of likely U.S. voters surveyed believed that Biden is their president, while 34 percent said he is not.
The results were notably divided across party lines, with 84 percent of Democrats supporting Biden’s role as incoming president and just 28 percent of GOP voters saying the same. Conversely, 61 percent of Republicans said that Biden is not their leader, with 34 percent of unaffiliated voters agreeing.
The pollster previously found that almost half of Americans believe the Democratic Party won the 2020 election illegally.


inquisitr--2020-12-22--Trump Ally Pat Robertson Turns On The President, Says He’s Stuck In ‘Alternate Reality’ With Electio

Trump Ally Pat Robertson Turns On The President, Says He’s Stuck In ‘Alternate Reality’ With Election Claims

Pat Robertson appears to have turned on Donald Trump , with the televangelist saying this week that the president is stuck living in an “ alternate reality ” with his unfounded claims of election fraud .
As IJR reported , Robertson addressed Trump ’ s continued claims of election fraud during Monday ’ s episode of The 700 Club , urging him to move on from the unfounded allegations before adding his own speculation that Biden will not remain in power .
“ I think it ’ s all over .
I think the Electoral College has spoken , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t the Supreme Court is going to move in to do anything .
And I think we ’ re going to see a President Biden .
And I also think we ’ ll be seeing a Kamala Harris not too long after the inauguration of President Biden.
” The televangelist went on to say that Trump has crafted a reality where his unfounded allegations have become real .
“ With all his talent and the ability to raise money and grow large crowds , the president still lives in an alternate reality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really does .
People say , ‘ Well , he lies about this , that , and the other.
’ No , he isn ’ t lying .
To him , that ’ s the truth.
” Robertson went on to point out the claims from Inauguration Day in 2017 when Trump ’ s team claimed that he had attracted the biggest crowd in history despite no evidence to back that up .
He also referred to the images showing that his crowd was clearly smaller than those drawn by Barack Obama .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , even saying in 2017 that his victory was “ God anointed ” and that those who opposed him were opposing God .
But a number of those close to Trump have broke with him on the allegations that his victory was stolen .
Last week , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly acknowledged for the first time that Trump had lost the race .
“ The electoral college has spoken , ” McConnell said during remarks on the U.S. Senate floor , via CNN .
“ Today I want to congratulate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of some allies and a number of lost legal cases , Trump and his legal team have vowed to continue fighting the results of the 2020 presidential election .
As The Inquisitr reported , his campaign filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to overturn a series of state court decisions in Pennsylvania regarding mail-in voting .
If successful , the suit would invalidate the results there and allow the state legislature to pick its own group of electors who could select Trump .

Pat Robertson appears to have turned on Donald Trump, with the televangelist saying this week that the president is stuck living in an “alternate reality” with his unfounded claims of election fraud.
As IJR reported, Robertson addressed Trump’s continued claims of election fraud during Monday’s episode of The 700 Club, urging him to move on from the unfounded allegations before adding his own speculation that Biden will not remain in power.
“I think it’s all over. I think the Electoral College has spoken,” Robertson said. “And I don’t the Supreme Court is going to move in to do anything. And I think we’re going to see a President Biden. And I also think we’ll be seeing a Kamala Harris not too long after the inauguration of President Biden.”
The televangelist went on to say that Trump has crafted a reality where his unfounded allegations have become real.
“With all his talent and the ability to raise money and grow large crowds, the president still lives in an alternate reality,” he said. “He really does. People say, ‘Well, he lies about this, that, and the other.’ No, he isn’t lying. To him, that’s the truth.”
Robertson went on to point out the claims from Inauguration Day in 2017 when Trump’s team claimed that he had attracted the biggest crowd in history despite no evidence to back that up. He also referred to the images showing that his crowd was clearly smaller than those drawn by Barack Obama.
Robertson had been a strong ally of Trump, even saying in 2017 that his victory was “God anointed” and that those who opposed him were opposing God.
But a number of those close to Trump have broke with him on the allegations that his victory was stolen. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly acknowledged for the first time that Trump had lost the race.
“The electoral college has spoken,” McConnell said during remarks on the U.S. Senate floor, via CNN. “Today I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden.”
Despite the loss of some allies and a number of lost legal cases, Trump and his legal team have vowed to continue fighting the results of the 2020 presidential election. As The Inquisitr reported, his campaign filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to overturn a series of state court decisions in Pennsylvania regarding mail-in voting. If successful, the suit would invalidate the results there and allow the state legislature to pick its own group of electors who could select Trump.


inquisitr--2020-12-22--Rudy Giuliani Not ‘Sleeping Too Comfortably’ As Voting Machine Companies Threaten Defamation Suit, P

Rudy Giuliani Not ‘Sleeping Too Comfortably’ As Voting Machine Companies Threaten Defamation Suit, Pundit Says

Rudy Giuliani may have some sleepless nights as a pair of voting machine and technology companies reportedly consider filing lawsuits over unfounded allegations of fraud from many on the right .
Many of Donald Trump ’ s allies on the right have made insinuations that the companies may have been part of a larger plot to steal the election from the president .
The companies — digital security system provider Smartmatic and balloting machine company Dominion Voting Systems — are reportedly considering defamation lawsuits against those spreading the conspiracy theories , leading a number of right-wing outlets to air retractions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ray Hartmann wrote in an op-ed for Raw Story , some of those closest to the president may be included in the legal action if the organizations were to follow through on the alleged threats .
He noted that Giuliani and fellow lawyer Sidney Powell have been active in forwarding the conspiracy theories , including an allegation that some software had been created on the orders of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and that some machines improperly switched votes to Biden .
According to Hartmann , it was telling that Giuliani and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but never in court .
“ While the pair has repeatedly advanced such claims in the media , they have not included claims of fraud in their numerous court challenges .
Legal watchers say this is because , as attorneys , they can be sanctioned for making baseless claims before a judge , ” he wrote .
The CEO of Dominion Voting Systems has spoken out against the allegations from Giuliani and others .
During a hearing of Michigan lawmakers to discuss the company ’ s equipment , John Poulos said the allegations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign waged against Dominion defies facts or logic , ” he said , via Bridge Michigan .
“ To date , no one has produced credible evidence of fraud or vote switching on Dominion Systems because these things simply did not occur.
” Despite the threats , Trump and some of his allies have continued to make unfounded statements that the victory had been stolen from him .
Giuliani also vowed to continue fighting the results .
As The Inquisitr reported , his campaign filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to overturn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regarding mail-in ballots .
If successful , the effort would overturn the results and allow the state legislature to pick its own slate of electors , who could theoretically select Trump as president .

Rudy Giuliani may have some sleepless nights as a pair of voting machine and technology companies reportedly consider filing lawsuits over unfounded allegations of fraud from many on the right.
Many of Donald Trump’s allies on the right have made insinuations that the companies may have been part of a larger plot to steal the election from the president. The companies — digital security system provider Smartmatic and balloting machine company Dominion Voting Systems — are reportedly considering defamation lawsuits against those spreading the conspiracy theories, leading a number of right-wing outlets to air retractions on some of their reporting.
As Ray Hartmann wrote in an op-ed for Raw Story, some of those closest to the president may be included in the legal action if the organizations were to follow through on the alleged threats. He noted that Giuliani and fellow lawyer Sidney Powell have been active in forwarding the conspiracy theories, including an allegation that some software had been created on the orders of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and that some machines improperly switched votes to Biden.
According to Hartmann, it was telling that Giuliani and other lawyers made these statements in press appearances but never in court.
“While the pair has repeatedly advanced such claims in the media, they have not included claims of fraud in their numerous court challenges. Legal watchers say this is because, as attorneys, they can be sanctioned for making baseless claims before a judge,” he wrote.
“In any event, Rudy and the Kraken slayer lady might not be sleeping too comfortably on their My Pillows for a while.”
The CEO of Dominion Voting Systems has spoken out against the allegations from Giuliani and others. During a hearing of Michigan lawmakers to discuss the company’s equipment, John Poulos said the allegations were “dangerous.”
“The disinformation campaign waged against Dominion defies facts or logic,” he said, via Bridge Michigan. “To date, no one has produced credible evidence of fraud or vote switching on Dominion Systems because these things simply did not occur.”
Despite the threats, Trump and some of his allies have continued to make unfounded statements that the victory had been stolen from him. Giuliani also vowed to continue fighting the results. As The Inquisitr reported, his campaign filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to overturn a series of decisions from Pennsylvania courts regarding mail-in ballots. If successful, the effort would overturn the results and allow the state legislature to pick its own slate of electors, who could theoretically select Trump as president.


inquisitr--2020-12-21--Donald Trump Supporter Reportedly Charged With Voter Fraud After Stealing Deceased Mother’s Identity

American attorney Norm Eisen on Monday circulated a statement on Twitter reportedly issued by Pennsylvania ’ s Delaware Country District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer , which outlines charges against a supporter of Donald Trump for alleged voter fraud using his deceased mother ’ s name .
Bruce Bartman , a 70-year-old man from Marple Township , is accused of “ intentionally and willfully ” violating the county ’ s election laws by registered two dead people as voters and registering one — his mother — for an absentee ballot .
“ Mr .
Bartman said that he cast a vote in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Donald J. Trump , ” the statement read .
According to NBC News , Bartman is a registered Republican and attempted to register both his deceased mother and mother-in-law as GOP voters .
He allegedly used the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ’ s online Voter Registration portal to commit his purported crimes .
Bartman is facing two felony counts of perjury and one count of unlawful voting , The Philadelphia Inquirer reported .
Samuel Stretton , Bartman ’ s lawyer , claims that his client is taking full responsibility for his crimes and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stollsteimer made a point to note that the case is isolated and doesn ’ t appear to be part of a larger pattern of voter fraud .
“ First , this is the only known case of a ‘ dead person ’ voting in our county , conspiracy theories notwithstanding .
Further , the prompt prosecution of this case shows that law enforcement will continue to uphold our election laws whenever presented with actual evidence of fraud and that we will continue to investigate every allegation that comes our way.
” Stollsteimer also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which he said makes evident that people will always try to “ cheat any system.
” Nevertheless , he warned that Bartman ’ s use of online voter registration for fraud should be taken seriously by state lawmakers .
The news comes as Trump continues to make allegations of widespread voter fraud .
As The Inquisitr reported , some of Trump ’ s cable news allies are walking back similar claims made on their networks following a legal threat from voting machine manufacturer Smartmatic .
Still , the president ’ s allies and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fraud .
Investigative journalist Marcus Baram previously noted that some Trump supporters on Parler were floating the idea of boycotting the crucial Georgia runoffs elections due to possible interference .
The runoffs will determine whether the Republican Party will maintain control of the Senate .

American attorney Norm Eisen on Monday circulated a statement on Twitter reportedly issued by Pennsylvania’s Delaware Country District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer, which outlines charges against a supporter of Donald Trump for alleged voter fraud using his deceased mother’s name.
Bruce Bartman, a 70-year-old man from Marple Township, is accused of “intentionally and willfully” violating the county’s election laws by registered two dead people as voters and registering one — his mother — for an absentee ballot.
“Mr. Bartman said that he cast a vote in the name of his deceased mother for President Donald J. Trump,” the statement read.
According to NBC News, Bartman is a registered Republican and attempted to register both his deceased mother and mother-in-law as GOP voters. He allegedly used the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s online Voter Registration portal to commit his purported crimes.
Bartman is facing two felony counts of perjury and one count of unlawful voting, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Samuel Stretton, Bartman’s lawyer, claims that his client is taking full responsibility for his crimes and is planning to cooperate with law enforcement
“In his political frustration, he chose to do something stupid. And for that he is very sorry.”
Stollsteimer made a point to note that the case is isolated and doesn’t appear to be part of a larger pattern of voter fraud.
“First, this is the only known case of a ‘dead person’ voting in our county, conspiracy theories notwithstanding. Further, the prompt prosecution of this case shows that law enforcement will continue to uphold our election laws whenever presented with actual evidence of fraud and that we will continue to investigate every allegation that comes our way.”
Stollsteimer also pointed to “human history,” which he said makes evident that people will always try to “cheat any system.” Nevertheless, he warned that Bartman’s use of online voter registration for fraud should be taken seriously by state lawmakers.
The news comes as Trump continues to make allegations of widespread voter fraud. As The Inquisitr reported, some of Trump’s cable news allies are walking back similar claims made on their networks following a legal threat from voting machine manufacturer Smartmatic.
Still, the president’s allies and supporters continue to be wary of voter fraud. Investigative journalist Marcus Baram previously noted that some Trump supporters on Parler were floating the idea of boycotting the crucial Georgia runoffs elections due to possible interference. The runoffs will determine whether the Republican Party will maintain control of the Senate.


inquisitr--2020-12-21--Donald Trump Has ‘Mostly Abandoned’ His White House Duties, Report Says

In the last weeks of his presidency , President Donald Trump has largely abdicated his duties in the White House , a Monday CNN report claimed .
The piece comes amid recent reporting that suggested Trump is floating the idea of a special counsel focused on voter fraud that would be headed by lawyer Sidney Powell .
The publication called her a “ conspiracist ” for her previous claims about a Venezuelan plot to tilt the 2020 election in favor of Joe Biden .
“ Through it all , Trump has mostly abandoned the day-to-day running of government , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publication , sources close to Trump are worried about what Powell might convince the president to do with his last days in office .
As The Inquisitr reported , the head of state has allegedly expressed interest in declaring martial law to overturn the 2020 electoral results — an idea that has been posited by former national security adviser Michael Flynn .
Patrick Byrne , the founder of Overstock.com who has purportedly pushed debunked election fraud claims , suggested in a tweet that the White House team is not acting in the head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Byrne , who attended the previously mentioned Cabinet meeting , later said that Powell and Rudy Giuliani are the only people the commander-in-chief can trust .
According to CNN , the final days of Trump ’ s administration have been defined by a “ recurring phenomenon ” — a rift between Trump ’ s outside advisers and White House aides .
The network ’ s reporting was echoed by Vanity Fair , which claimed the final stretch of Trump ’ s presidency has been focused on his refusal to concede to Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s embattled son , Hunter Biden .
“ You can ’ t reason with him at all , ” a prominent Republican said .
The publication reported that Trump is spending his remaining days in power in a “ state of denial ” that harkens back to his 1990 debt crisis amid a failing marriage when he allegedly holed up in Trump Tower and lived off of a “ steady diet of hamburgers and French fries.
” The commander-in-chief has received criticism for his lack of action on the coronavirus as the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around the world , CNN reported .

In the last weeks of his presidency, President Donald Trump has largely abdicated his duties in the White House, a Monday CNN report claimed.
The piece comes amid recent reporting that suggested Trump is floating the idea of a special counsel focused on voter fraud that would be headed by lawyer Sidney Powell. The publication called her a “conspiracist” for her previous claims about a Venezuelan plot to tilt the 2020 election in favor of Joe Biden.
“Through it all, Trump has mostly abandoned the day-to-day running of government,” the article read.
“At a Cabinet meeting last week, he spent much of the time complaining about his suspicions of voter fraud, according to a person familiar with the matter, leaving some attendees puzzled at the point of the gathering.”
According to the publication, sources close to Trump are worried about what Powell might convince the president to do with his last days in office. As The Inquisitr reported, the head of state has allegedly expressed interest in declaring martial law to overturn the 2020 electoral results — an idea that has been posited by former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Patrick Byrne, the founder of Overstock.com who has purportedly pushed debunked election fraud claims, suggested in a tweet that the White House team is not acting in the head of state’s best interests.
“President Trump is being terribly served by his advisers. They want him to lose and are lying to him. He is surrounded by mendacious mediocrities.”
Byrne, who attended the previously mentioned Cabinet meeting, later said that Powell and Rudy Giuliani are the only people the commander-in-chief can trust.
According to CNN, the final days of Trump’s administration have been defined by a “recurring phenomenon” — a rift between Trump’s outside advisers and White House aides.
The network’s reporting was echoed by Vanity Fair, which claimed the final stretch of Trump’s presidency has been focused on his refusal to concede to Joe Biden and possible investigations into the president-elect’s embattled son, Hunter Biden.
“You can’t reason with him at all,” a prominent Republican said.
The publication reported that Trump is spending his remaining days in power in a “state of denial” that harkens back to his 1990 debt crisis amid a failing marriage when he allegedly holed up in Trump Tower and lived off of a “steady diet of hamburgers and French fries.”
The commander-in-chief has received criticism for his lack of action on the coronavirus as the pandemic continues to intensify in the country and around the world, CNN reported.


inquisitr--2020-12-21--Joe Biden’s Transition Is ‘Much Better’ Than Barack Obama’s, Author Says

Author Matt Stoller argued on Monday that Joe Biden ’ s transition has been significantly better than Barack Obama ’ s after his 2008 electoral victory .
“ The Biden transition – though incredibly cringe – is so so much better than what Obama put together , ” he tweeted .
Stoller ’ s comments were in response to The Wall Street Journal ’ s report on new additions to his forthcoming government , including former Obama economic adviser David Kamin , longtime Elizabeth Warren adviser Bharat Ramamurti , and economist Joelle Gamble .
As reported by The New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg for transportation secretary .
Buttigieg is notably supportive of making the United States carbon neutral by 2050 and restoring Obama-era vehicle emissions standards .
“ We selected Pete for transportation because the department is at the intersection of some of our most ambitious plans to build back better , ” the president-elect said , echoing one of his campaign ’ s slogans .
Although Stoller offered some praise for Biden ’ s transition , others have been more pessimistic .
In a July article from The American Prospect , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — Anthony Blinken and Avril Haines , who are now nominated for Secretary of State and Director of National Intelligence , respectively — who reportedly have ties to WestExec Advisors .
The columnist said the strategic advisory firm is part of the “ shadowy world ” of strategic consulting that tends to “ blur corporate and governmental roles.
” Elsewhere , Fox News host Tucker Carlson argued that the outward appearance of the Democrat ’ s transition team hides a core that will allegedly serve the interests of America ’ s wealthiest .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the transition ’ s review group such as Airbnb strategic planner Clare Gallagher , Lyft senior director Brandon Belford , and Amazon international tax director Tom Sullivan .
According to Reuters , big technology companies from Silicon Valley are making a covert push to influence Biden ’ s forthcoming administration .
Like Carlson , the publication noted that the Democrat ’ s transition team is filled with more tech executives than critics and has appointed several officials from prominent technology companies to its staff .
The news outlet cited four sources who claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Facebook , Microsoft , Amazon , and Google are aiming for Big Tech candidates to get placed in senior roles within Biden ’ s administration .
Biden transition spokesman Cameron French explained that administration appointees and transition review members will all be committed to helping the forthcoming White House implement policy ideas .

Author Matt Stoller argued on Monday that Joe Biden’s transition has been significantly better than Barack Obama’s after his 2008 electoral victory.
“The Biden transition – though incredibly cringe – is so so much better than what Obama put together,” he tweeted.
“To be clear, I’m not praising Biden, I’m pointing out how awful Obama actually was. Biden’s people are either corrupt shallow hacks or well-meaning technocrats, whereas Obama mostly chose actively malevolent con artists.”
Stoller’s comments were in response to The Wall Street Journal’s report on new additions to his forthcoming government, including former Obama economic adviser David Kamin, longtime Elizabeth Warren adviser Bharat Ramamurti, and economist Joelle Gamble.
As reported by The New York Times, Biden recently nominated former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg for transportation secretary. Buttigieg is notably supportive of making the United States carbon neutral by 2050 and restoring Obama-era vehicle emissions standards.
“We selected Pete for transportation because the department is at the intersection of some of our most ambitious plans to build back better,” the president-elect said, echoing one of his campaign’s slogans.
Although Stoller offered some praise for Biden’s transition, others have been more pessimistic. In a July article from The American Prospect, Jonathan Guyer spotlighted two then-potential Biden nominations — Anthony Blinken and Avril Haines, who are now nominated for Secretary of State and Director of National Intelligence, respectively — who reportedly have ties to WestExec Advisors. The columnist said the strategic advisory firm is part of the “shadowy world” of strategic consulting that tends to “blur corporate and governmental roles.”
Elsewhere, Fox News host Tucker Carlson argued that the outward appearance of the Democrat’s transition team hides a core that will allegedly serve the interests of America’s wealthiest. The host highlighted purportedly concerning members of the transition’s review group such as Airbnb strategic planner Clare Gallagher, Lyft senior director Brandon Belford, and Amazon international tax director Tom Sullivan.
According to Reuters, big technology companies from Silicon Valley are making a covert push to influence Biden’s forthcoming administration. Like Carlson, the publication noted that the Democrat’s transition team is filled with more tech executives than critics and has appointed several officials from prominent technology companies to its staff. The news outlet cited four sources who claimed that executives and employees at companies like Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are aiming for Big Tech candidates to get placed in senior roles within Biden’s administration.
Biden transition spokesman Cameron French explained that administration appointees and transition review members will all be committed to helping the forthcoming White House implement policy ideas.


inquisitr--2020-12-21--Donald Trump’s Cable News Allies Are Reportedly Abandoning The President Amid Voter Fraud Claims

As Donald Trump continues to claim widespread fraud in the 2020 election and voting machine companies threaten legal action against networks echoing his accusations , the president ’ s allies are allegedly walking back their comments .
“ Trump ’ s allies on Fox News , Newsmax , and OANN are running for the hills — airing massive disclaimers saying they have no evidence supporting anything Trump and his allies have been saying , ” journalist Seth Abramson tweeted .
“ Mostly these disclaimers don ’ t come from the on-air talent — the *cowards* — who spread the lies.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ News and Newsmax Media both walked back election fraud claims that their networks have covered over the past few days — particularly regarding voting machine manufacturer Smartmatic .
According to the publication , the company threatened legal action against the two aforementioned companies and One America News Network earlier this month .
“ Fox News told its millions of viewers and readers that Smartmatic was founded by [ the late Venezuelan President ] Hugo Chávez , that its software was designed to fix elections , and that Smartmatic conspired with others to defraud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. election by changing , inflating , and deleting votes , ” Smartmatic ’ s demand letter read .
Per CNN , the network later aired a package that debunked the fraud claims made by both hosts and guests on the network .
During the first airing of the segment , Lou Dobbs spoke to voting technology expert Eddie Perez , who pushed back on the accusations made by Trump and his team , which were subsequently amplified by the conservative media giant .
Notably , Perez said he had not yet seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interfere in the election .
Newsmax followed suit and issued a clarification on Monday about claims made on its show regarding Smartmatic and Dominion voting machines .
As reported by The Hill , host John Tabacco noted that the former company ’ s software was not used in any of the battleground states that Trump is contesting as part of his legal battle against the results of the election .
As The Inquisitr reported , Trump ’ s purported plans to cancel the results of the 2020 election are allegedly making his allies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Elsewhere , some have suggested that his legal campaign centered around voter fraud is primarily to raise money to pay off his debts .
According to columnist Amanda Marcotte , Trump ’ s campaign against the 2020 referendum is not just about raising money but also linked to a genuine attempt to remain in the White House in the face of his loss to Democrat Joe Biden .

As Donald Trump continues to claim widespread fraud in the 2020 election and voting machine companies threaten legal action against networks echoing his accusations, the president’s allies are allegedly walking back their comments.
“Trump’s allies on Fox News, Newsmax, and OANN are running for the hills — airing massive disclaimers saying they have no evidence supporting anything Trump and his allies have been saying,” journalist Seth Abramson tweeted. “Mostly these disclaimers don’t come from the on-air talent — the *cowards* — who spread the lies.”
As reported by Forbes, Fox News and Newsmax Media both walked back election fraud claims that their networks have covered over the past few days — particularly regarding voting machine manufacturer Smartmatic. According to the publication, the company threatened legal action against the two aforementioned companies and One America News Network earlier this month.
“Fox News told its millions of viewers and readers that Smartmatic was founded by [the late Venezuelan President] Hugo Chávez, that its software was designed to fix elections, and that Smartmatic conspired with others to defraud the American people and fix the 2020 U.S. election by changing, inflating, and deleting votes,” Smartmatic’s demand letter read.
Per CNN, the network later aired a package that debunked the fraud claims made by both hosts and guests on the network. During the first airing of the segment, Lou Dobbs spoke to voting technology expert Eddie Perez, who pushed back on the accusations made by Trump and his team, which were subsequently amplified by the conservative media giant. Notably, Perez said he had not yet seen evidence that Smartmatic software was used to interfere in the election.
Newsmax followed suit and issued a clarification on Monday about claims made on its show regarding Smartmatic and Dominion voting machines. As reported by The Hill, host John Tabacco noted that the former company’s software was not used in any of the battleground states that Trump is contesting as part of his legal battle against the results of the election.
As The Inquisitr reported, Trump’s purported plans to cancel the results of the 2020 election are allegedly making his allies in the White House increasingly alarmed. Elsewhere, some have suggested that his legal campaign centered around voter fraud is primarily to raise money to pay off his debts. According to columnist Amanda Marcotte, Trump’s campaign against the 2020 referendum is not just about raising money but also linked to a genuine attempt to remain in the White House in the face of his loss to Democrat Joe Biden.