inquisitr--2020-05-25--Donald Trump Is Creating Mail-In Ballot Conspiracy To Explain Away Potential Loss, Says Michigan Lt.

Donald Trump Is Creating Mail-In Ballot Conspiracy To Explain Away Potential Loss, Says Michigan Lt. Governor

Michigan Lt. Gov .
Garlin Gilchrist in a recent interview with MSNBC ’ s Kasie Hunt that he believes President Donald Trump ’ s rants against mail-in ballots is “ all a setup , ” as reported by Raw Story .
“ The truth is more people are killed by deer in a year than have ever been proven to commit voter fraud at a given time , ” he explained .
The Michigan politician said that he thinks Trump is claiming mail-in ballots lead to fraud because he ’ s getting ready to explain a potential loss in November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the interview .
“ I think that the president wants to set us up so that there can be a conversation about the legitimacy of an election that he is looking to lose .
That is a really unfortunate thing .
That ’ s not how we do democracy here in the United States , and we need to be ready to respond to that forcefully.
” Gilchrist ’ s comments come just four days after Trump threatened to “ withhold funding ” from Michigan if the state continued forward with its plans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other than Michigan that have adopted similar policies said they are changing the policy for absentee ballots for this year only because of the coronavirus outbreak .
They don ’ t believe people should have to fear going to vote and catching the virus when there are other options available .
While some states , like California , usually have very specific reasons for the use of mail-in ballots , Michigan ’ s rules have been laxer for years .
In 2018 , the state passed no-reason absentee voting .
Gilchrist said Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a wide margin is because of absentee voting .
Trump made similar claims of cutting off funding to the state of Nevada on the same day that he threatened Michigan .
Hours before Gilchrist ’ s appearance on MSNBC , Trump posted on Twitter that he believes all mail-in voting would lead to massive voter fraud .
“ The United States can not have all Mail In Ballots .
It will be the greatest Rigged Election in history .
People grab them from mailboxes , print thousands of forgeries and “ force ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ names .
Some absentee OK , when necessary .
Trying to use Covid for this Scam !
” Trump isn ’ t the only one who is claiming large scale absentee ballots can lead to voter fraud .
As The Inquisitr reported earlier , the Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit against California and Governor Gavin Newsom over that state ’ s mail-in voting rules .
The RNC alleged in the suit Newsom was violating the constitution with his executive order allowing state-wide absentee voting .

Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist said, in a recent interview with MSNBC’s Kasie Hunt, that he believes President Donald Trump’s rants against mail-in ballots is “all a setup,” as reported by Raw Story.
“The truth is more people are killed by deer in a year than have ever been proven to commit voter fraud at a given time,” he explained.
The Michigan politician said that he thinks Trump is claiming mail-in ballots lead to fraud because he’s getting ready to explain a potential loss in November, MLive reported.
“I think that the president wants to set us up so that there can be a conversation about the legitimacy of an election that he is looking to lose. That is a really unfortunate thing. That’s not how we do democracy here in the United States, and we need to be ready to respond to that forcefully.”
Gilchrist’s comments come just four days after Trump threatened to “withhold funding” from Michigan if the state continued forward with its plans for absentee ballots. Officials in states other than Michigan that have adopted similar policies said they are changing the policy for absentee ballots for this year only because of the coronavirus outbreak. They don’t believe people should have to fear going to vote and catching the virus when there are other options available.
While some states, like California, usually have very specific reasons for the use of mail-in ballots, Michigan’s rules have been laxer for years. In 2018, the state passed no-reason absentee voting. Gilchrist said Trump believes his inability to win Michigan by a wide margin is because of absentee voting.
Trump made similar claims of cutting off funding to the state of Nevada on the same day that he threatened Michigan. Hours before Gilchrist’s appearance on MSNBC, Trump posted on Twitter that he believes all mail-in voting would lead to massive voter fraud.
“The United States cannot have all Mail In Ballots. It will be the greatest Rigged Election in history. People grab them from mailboxes, print thousands of forgeries and “force” people to sign. Also, forge names. Some absentee OK, when necessary. Trying to use Covid for this Scam!”
Trump isn’t the only one who is claiming large scale absentee ballots can lead to voter fraud. As The Inquisitr reported earlier, the Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit against California and Governor Gavin Newsom over that state’s mail-in voting rules. The RNC alleged in the suit Newsom was violating the constitution with his executive order allowing state-wide absentee voting.


inquisitr--2020-05-25--Washington Group Reportedly Preparing For ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ If Donald Trump Disputes Election Re

Washington Group Reportedly Preparing For ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ If Donald Trump Disputes Election Results

According to a Sunday report from The New York Times , a group of “ worst-case scenario planners ” has been “ gaming out ” how to react in case President Donald Trump disputes the results of the 2020 presidential election .
The group reportedly consists of Democrats and “ Never Trump ” Republicans who fear that the commander-in-chief will do all in his power to beat former Vice President Joe Biden and , if he fails , refuse to leave the White House citing concerns over electoral fraud .
Fears that Trump might violate all political norms have reportedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding from states looking to switch to mail-in voting .
As Georgetown University law professor Rosa Brooks explained , the mood in Washington has indeed changed .
“ In the eight to 10 months I ’ ve been yapping at people about this stuff , the reactions have gone from , ‘ Don ’ t be silly , that won ’ t happen , ’ to an increasing sense of , ‘ You know , that could happen , ' ” she said .
According to the Democratic National Committee ’ s top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are shared by Democratic officials , many of whom apparently fear that the president may try to postpone or cancel the November election .
Elias said that he could see Trump and his allies declaring a state of emergency to suppress the vote in urban areas , which lean Democratic .
Trump has repeatedly expressed opposition to voting reform , recently saying that mail-in voting would lead to “ the greatest Rigged Election in history.
” However , the president has also insisted that he does not intend to postpone or cancel the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have pushed back against such suggestions .
Tim Murtaugh , the communications director for Trump ’ s 2020 campaign , said that Democratic politicians themselves have promoted “ hoaxes ” disputing election results .
“ Hillary Clinton , Stacey Abrams and the entire Democratic Party refused to accept the results of their elections and pushed the Russia collusion conspiracy theory for years , ” Murtaugh stated .
Some Democratic operatives have refrained from voicing their concerns about the 2020 elections .
Sen. Bernie Sanders ’ former deputy campaign manager , Ari Rabin-Havt , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ electoral fraud could depress voter turnout .
“ You don ’ t want to tell supporters that nothing you do matters because this guy is going to screw it up , ” he said .
It is not only Washington insiders who are concerned about the 2020 election , it seems .
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has long warned that Trump might try to “ rig ” the electoral process .
In an interview on Friday , Moore said that he is “ certain ” Trump is working on postponing or canceling the @ @ @

According to a Sunday report from The New York Times, a group of “worst-case scenario planners” has been “gaming out” how to react in case President Donald Trump disputes the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The group reportedly consists of Democrats and “Never Trump” Republicans who fear that the commander-in-chief will do all in his power to beat former Vice President Joe Biden and, if he fails, refuse to leave the White House — citing concerns over electoral fraud.
Fears that Trump might violate all political norms have reportedly intensified following his threats to withhold federal funding from states looking to switch to mail-in voting. As Georgetown University law professor Rosa Brooks explained, the mood in Washington has indeed changed.
“In the eight to 10 months I’ve been yapping at people about this stuff, the reactions have gone from, ‘Don’t be silly, that won’t happen,’ to an increasing sense of, ‘You know, that could happen,'” she said.
According to the Democratic National Committee’s top lawyer, Marc Elias, these concerns are shared by Democratic officials, many of whom apparently fear that the president may try to postpone or cancel the November election. Elias said that he could see Trump and his allies declaring a state of emergency to suppress the vote in urban areas, which lean Democratic.
Trump has repeatedly expressed opposition to voting reform, recently saying that mail-in voting would lead to “the greatest Rigged Election in history.” However, the president has also insisted that he does not intend to postpone or cancel the election, and members of his team have pushed back against such suggestions.
Tim Murtaugh, the communications director for Trump’s 2020 campaign, said that Democratic politicians themselves have promoted “hoaxes” disputing election results.
“Hillary Clinton, Stacey Abrams and the entire Democratic Party refused to accept the results of their elections and pushed the Russia collusion conspiracy theory for years,” Murtaugh stated.
Some Democratic operatives have refrained from voicing their concerns about the 2020 elections. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ former deputy campaign manager, Ari Rabin-Havt, explained to the NYT that allegations of electoral fraud could depress voter turnout.
“You don’t want to tell supporters that nothing you do matters because this guy is going to screw it up,” he said.
It is not only Washington insiders who are concerned about the 2020 election, it seems. Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has long warned that Trump might try to “rig” the electoral process. In an interview on Friday, Moore said that he is “certain” Trump is working on postponing or canceling the November election.


inquisitr--2020-05-25--Leader Of North Carolina Anti-Lockdown Protest Group Says He’s ‘Willing To Kill People’ To Fight Res

Leader Of North Carolina Anti-Lockdown Protest Group Says He’s ‘Willing To Kill People’ To Fight Restrictions

The leader of a North Carolina group protesting the state ’ s lockdown measures said he is “ willing to kill people ” in order to fight back against government restrictions .
Adam Smith , one of the founders of ReOpenNC , said during a Facebook live chat this week that he was willing to resort to violence to push back against restrictions that remain in place in order to fight the spread of the coronavirus .
As the News Observer reported , Smith repeatedly said he was prepared to react violently if the government were to push back with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we willing to kill people ?
Are we willing to lay our lives down ?
We have to say yes , ” Smith said in the 17-minute video , which was taken down after the first reports emerged of his violent threats .
Later in the video , Smith said that protesters were prepared to take up arms if the government were to try to stop them .
“ If you bring force , we ’ re gon na bring force .
If you bring guns , we ’ re gon na bring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with this , we ’ re gon na be armed with this , ” he said .
Adam Smith ’ s wife , Ashley , later shared her own Facebook message saying that their group was based on the U.S. Constitution and that Adam , a former Marine , was “ willing to die for all of you too ” when he was in the armed forces .
Smith ’ s group is one of many that have protested against stay-at-home restrictions that remain in place across many states , months after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S .
Many of these have included extremist elements , and a number of protesters have been armed for their demonstrations .
The News Observer reported that some North Carolina protests have contained elements of extremist groups as well .
One protest held in Raleigh last week included a group called Blue Igloo , which was a play on the term “ Boogaloo , ” which the Anti-Defamation League has called slang for a civil war in which militia groups would take on the U.S. government .
ReOpenNC has become one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gathering close to 80,000 followers on Facebook in close to six weeks since it first formed in early April .
The state of North Carolina moved into its second phase of reopening this week , allowing more businesses to reopen , including restaurants , the Citizen Times reported .
The phase officially lifts the state ’ s stay-at-home order and replaces it with what officials call “ safer-at-home , ” calling on residents to use caution when going out and avoid group settings .
This phase is set to last through at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lifted .

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inquisitr--2020-05-25--Joe Biden Calls Out Donald Trump, Says Being President Is About ‘More Than Tweeting From Your Golf C

Joe Biden Calls Out Donald Trump, Says Being President Is About ‘More Than Tweeting From Your Golf Cart’

In a tweet posted on Sunday evening , former Vice-President and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden called out President Donald Trump saying , “ The presidency is about a lot more than tweeting from your golf cart , ” The Hill reported .
Biden continued the tweet by pointing out how unprepared Trump was to assume the responsibilities of the presidency .
Biden ’ s criticism of the president came at the end of a weekend in which Trump faced a lot of criticism and public backlash , according to The Hill .
As the death toll from coronavirus continued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House to celebrate Memorial Day weekend at his private golf club in Virginia .
The president was photographed playing and riding around the links in a golf cart and carousing on the golf course without a mask , per CNN .
President Trump also spent a significant portion of his Memorial Day weekend sending out fairly bizarre tweets The Hill reported , which Biden called him out for in his own tweet .
On Sunday Trump retweeted several tweets from conservative Twitter accounts that attacked women Trump has spoken out against before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The tweets called Clinton a “ skank ” and fat-shamed Stacey Abrams .
The President also sent out a series of tweets railing against mail-in voting , saying that it would lead to widespread voter fraud in the upcoming election .
According to The Hill , Trump ’ s productive day on Twitter also included a tweet spreading a conspiracy theory about an MSNBC host and attacks on Jeff Sessions , the former Attorney General that Trump fired .
Instead of firing back at Biden on Twitter , the Trump campaign emailed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Joe Biden , who probably didn ’ t write that tweet , isn ’ t even prepared to handle a simple webcast from his basement let alone manage a national crisis , ” said a Trump campaign spokesperson .
“ In contrast , the American people can see that President Trump has been leading the nation through the coronavirus crisis and they know it is now time to safely reopen the economy .
His visible outing shows that it ’ s time for Americans to get back to more normal activity and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is possible.
” A few hours later , Trump did tweet about Biden a couple of times but did not mention the former Vice-President ’ s tweet .
Instead , he retweeted a conspiracy theory about Biden and Ukraine , and he called out Biden for “ vacationing , relaxing & making shady deals with other countries .
”

In a tweet posted on Sunday evening, former Vice-President and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden called out President Donald Trump saying, “The presidency is about a lot more than tweeting from your golf cart,” The Hill reported. Biden continued the tweet by pointing out how unprepared Trump was to assume the responsibilities of the presidency.
“It requires taking on the ultimate responsibility for the biggest decisions in the world. Donald Trump simply wasn’t prepared for that. I promise you I will be.”
Biden’s criticism of the president came at the end of a weekend in which Trump faced a lot of criticism and public backlash, according to The Hill. As the death toll from coronavirus continued to rise, President Trump left the White House to celebrate Memorial Day weekend at his private golf club in Virginia. The president was photographed playing and riding around the links in a golf cart and carousing on the golf course without a mask, per CNN.
President Trump also spent a significant portion of his Memorial Day weekend sending out fairly bizarre tweets The Hill reported, which Biden called him out for in his own tweet.
On Sunday Trump retweeted several tweets from conservative Twitter accounts that attacked women Trump has spoken out against before, including Hilary Clinton and Stacey Abrams. The tweets called Clinton a “skank” and fat-shamed Stacey Abrams. The President also sent out a series of tweets railing against mail-in voting, saying that it would lead to widespread voter fraud in the upcoming election.
The Democrats are trying to Rig the 2020 Election, plain and simple! https://t.co/jlDhzGRnqa — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2020
According to The Hill, Trump’s productive day on Twitter also included a tweet spreading a conspiracy theory about an MSNBC host and attacks on Jeff Sessions, the former Attorney General that Trump fired.
A lot of interest in this story about Psycho Joe Scarborough. So a young marathon runner just happened to faint in his office, hit her head on his desk, & die? I would think there is a lot more to this story than that? An affair? What about the so-called investigator? Read story! https://t.co/CjBXBXxoNS — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 24, 2020
Instead of firing back at Biden on Twitter, the Trump campaign emailed a statement, per The Hill.
“Joe Biden, who probably didn’t write that tweet, isn’t even prepared to handle a simple webcast from his basement let alone manage a national crisis,” said a Trump campaign spokesperson.
“In contrast, the American people can see that President Trump has been leading the nation through the coronavirus crisis and they know it is now time to safely reopen the economy. His visible outing shows that it’s time for Americans to get back to more normal activity and get moving again as soon as it is possible.”
A few hours later, Trump did tweet about Biden a couple of times but did not mention the former Vice-President’s tweet. Instead, he retweeted a conspiracy theory about Biden and Ukraine, and he called out Biden for “vacationing, relaxing & making shady deals with other countries.”


inquisitr--2020-05-25--Donald Trump Reportedly Looking To Replicate 2016 Campaign Strategy Against Joe Biden

According to a Sunday report from The Washington Post , President Donald Trump ’ s campaign has changed strategy for the 2020 presidential election .
Trump and his allies reportedly wanted to spend the spring releasing vicious attack ads against former Vice President Joe Biden , but the coronavirus pandemic disrupted these plans .
The Trump campaign has reportedly decided to replicate its 2016 strategy and attack Biden as a member of the political establishment .
Once again , according to the report , Trump will run as an outsider determined to upend the political system and rid Washington of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Some of those close to the president believe that the strategy could work because there are major similarities between Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , who represented the Democratic Party in 2016 .
“ I think it ’ s really analogous to 2016 in lots of major thematic ways .
If you switch out Clinton for Biden , it overlays pretty amazingly , with the exception that Biden is now even further to the left of Clinton and I never could have dreamed of that , ” Trump adviser David @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Murtaugh downplayed the rumors of there being a shift in strategy .
He said that Trump ’ s team is not consciously trying to replicate the 2016 campaign , arguing that Clinton and Biden are so similar that the attacks that worked four years ago could work again .
“ Obamagate ” allegations will apparently be at the center of Trump ’ s 2020 campaign .
The president and his allies are reportedly looking to weaponize the conspiratorial allegations against Biden in an attempt to paint the former vice president as a corrupt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to undermine the Trump administration early on .
Multiple members of team Biden told the Washington Post that Trump won ’ t be able to revive the Clinton playbook against Biden .
Andrew Bates , a spokesman for the former vice president , said that the Trump campaign is starting to look “ impotent ” because its “ tactics and strategies haven ’ t evolved.
” Biden ’ s pollster John Anzalone pointed out that voters do not approve of Trump ’ s handling of the coronavirus pandemic , and explained that Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have in 2016 .
According to Anzalone , polling shows that voters who dislike both candidates lean Biden , while the majority of those who disliked both Trump and Clinton in 2016 ended up voting for Trump .

According to a Sunday report from The Washington Post, President Donald Trump’s campaign has changed strategy for the 2020 presidential election.
Trump and his allies reportedly wanted to spend the spring releasing vicious attack ads against former Vice President Joe Biden, but the coronavirus pandemic disrupted these plans. The Trump campaign has reportedly decided to replicate its 2016 strategy and attack Biden as a member of the political establishment.
Once again, according to the report, Trump will run as an outsider determined to upend the political system and rid Washington of “swamp creatures” like Biden. Some of those close to the president believe that the strategy could work because there are major similarities between Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who represented the Democratic Party in 2016.
“I think it’s really analogous to 2016 in lots of major thematic ways. If you switch out Clinton for Biden, it overlays pretty amazingly, with the exception that Biden is now even further to the left of Clinton and I never could have dreamed of that,” Trump adviser David Urban said.
Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh downplayed the rumors of there being a shift in strategy. He said that Trump’s team is not consciously trying to replicate the 2016 campaign, arguing that Clinton and Biden are so similar that the attacks that worked four years ago could work again.
“I don’t think it’s a question of using any particular playbook. They are about to nominate another candidate who lo and behold has almost the exact same problems. He happens to have the same vulnerabilities. It’s not our fault the Democrats nominated another swamp creature.”
“Obamagate” allegations will apparently be at the center of Trump’s 2020 campaign. The president and his allies are reportedly looking to weaponize the conspiratorial allegations against Biden in an attempt to paint the former vice president as a corrupt career politician who did all he could to undermine the Trump administration early on.
Multiple members of team Biden told the Washington Post that Trump won’t be able to revive the Clinton playbook against Biden. Andrew Bates, a spokesman for the former vice president, said that the Trump campaign is starting to look “impotent” because its “tactics and strategies haven’t evolved.”
Biden’s pollster John Anzalone pointed out that voters do not approve of Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and explained that Biden has one key advantage Clinton did not have in 2016. According to Anzalone, polling shows that voters who dislike both candidates lean Biden, while the majority of those who disliked both Trump and Clinton in 2016 ended up voting for Trump.


inquisitr--2020-05-25--Gavin Newsom Sued By RNC Over California’s Absentee Ballot Policy

California Governor Gavin Newsom is being sued by the Republican National Committee ( RNC ) because of his policies regarding the coronavirus outbreak , according to a report on Twitter by CNN ‘ s Abby Phillip .
Specifically , the lawsuit is over Newsom ’ s new policy of sending absentee ballots to all registered voters in the state this November .
The lawsuit comes , Phillip reports , after Newsom changed the state ’ s policy for qualifying for absentee ballots .
California , like most other states in the country , had special requirements if a voter wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go to the polls in person .
Newsom cited the coronavirus pandemic as reason enough to allow everyone to stay home and vote by mail if they preferred .
In a copy of the lawsuit filing , Phillip also posted in her tweet , the RNC claimed the California governor ’ s executive order regarding the absentee ballots is a “ usurpation ” of the state legislature ’ s authority .
The suit asserted the , “ U.S .
Constitution entrusts state legislatures to set the time , place , and manner of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state chooses electors for the presidency .
California ’ s legislature has enacted valid laws to that end.
” It went on to say that Newsom created a system that will violate eligible citizens ’ right to vote .
The RNC said the executive order will have absentee ballots sent to people who are deceased , moved , or no longer want to vote , but are still registered voters .
The filing added that no state that does all-mail elections sends absentee ballots to inactive voters because the RNC claimed that would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claimed Newsom reserved the right to decide where and when in-person voting would occur in November .
It said the governor having that much discretion , “ leads to arbitrary and disparate treatment of individual voters , violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
” The lawsuit filing comes on the same day that President Donald Trump claimed all mail-in ballot elections would lead to the greatest rigged election in history .
Trump later quote tweeted the original post and added the claim that the Democrats were trying to rig the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The lawsuit filing against Newsom asks the court to rule his executive order violates the constitution , and to issue an injunction against enforcing that order .
Should the court rule in the RNC ’ s favor , California ’ s rules regarding absentee voting would revert to pre-coronavirus policies .

California Governor Gavin Newsom is being sued by the Republican National Committee (RNC) because of his policies regarding the coronavirus outbreak, according to a report on Twitter by CNN‘s Abby Phillip. Specifically, the lawsuit is over Newsom’s new policy of sending absentee ballots to all registered voters in the state this November. The lawsuit comes, Phillip reports, after Newsom changed the state’s policy for qualifying for absentee ballots.
California, like most other states in the country, had special requirements if a voter wanted to use an absentee ballot rather than go to the polls in person. Newsom cited the coronavirus pandemic as reason enough to allow everyone to stay home and vote by mail if they preferred.
In a copy of the lawsuit filing, Phillip also posted in her tweet, the RNC claimed the California governor’s executive order regarding the absentee ballots is a “usurpation” of the state legislature’s authority. The suit asserted the, “U.S. Constitution entrusts state legislatures to set the time, place, and manner of congressional elections and to determine how the state chooses electors for the presidency. California’s legislature has enacted valid laws to that end.”
It went on to say that Newsom created a system that will violate eligible citizens’ right to vote. The RNC said the executive order will have absentee ballots sent to people who are deceased, moved, or no longer want to vote, but are still registered voters. The filing added that no state that does all-mail elections sends absentee ballots to inactive voters because the RNC claimed that would incite voter fraud.
The suit also claimed Newsom reserved the right to decide where and when in-person voting would occur in November. It said the governor having that much discretion, “leads to arbitrary and disparate treatment of individual voters, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.”
The lawsuit filing comes on the same day that President Donald Trump claimed all mail-in ballot elections would lead to the greatest rigged election in history.
“The United States cannot have all mail-In Ballots. It will be the greatest Rigged Election in history. People grab them from mailboxes, print thousands of forgeries, and “force” people to sign. Also, forge names. Some absentee OK, when necessary. Trying to use Covid for this Scam!”
Trump later quote tweeted the original post and added the claim that the Democrats were trying to rig the 2020 election, “plain and simple.”
The lawsuit filing against Newsom asks the court to rule his executive order violates the constitution, and to issue an injunction against enforcing that order. Should the court rule in the RNC’s favor, California’s rules regarding absentee voting would revert to pre-coronavirus policies.


inquisitr--2020-05-25--Donald Trump Claims ‘Thousands’ Of Forgeries In Mail-In Voting, His Own Voter Fraud Commission Found

Donald Trump Claims ‘Thousands’ Of Forgeries In Mail-In Voting, His Own Voter Fraud Commission Found None

Donald Trump claimed that there have been “ thousands ” of cases of fraud found in mail-in voting , a claim that appears to contradict a commission set up by Trump himself to investigate his claims of voter fraud that found no such instances .
As a number of states have taken steps to expand absentee and mail-in voting for the upcoming election in order to cut down on in-person voting amid the coronavirus outbreak , Trump has been vocally opposed to the idea and claimed that this form of voting is ripe for fraud .
This weekend , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of cases of forgeries or where people actively committed fraud by forcing others to vote .
“ The United States can not have all Mail In Ballots .
It will be the greatest Rigged Election in history , ” Trump tweeted .
“ People grab them from mailboxes , print thousands of forgeries and ‘ force ’ people to sign .
Also , forge names.
” Trump , who voted by absentee ballot for the Florida Republican primary , has frequently voiced his opposition to mail-in voting , which election experts say could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voter turnout .
“ We don ’ t want them to do mail-in ballots because it ’ s going to lead to total election fraud , ” he said this week , via the Washington Post .
“ So we don ’ t want them to do mail-in ballots .
We don ’ t want anyone to do mail-in ballots.
” The Independent noted that this assertion was false , pointing out that it was Trump ’ s own commission that came to this conclusion .
“ Mr .
Trump ’ s own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months , from May 2017 to January 2018 , probing claims of voter fraud and did not turn up a single confirmed instance , ” the report noted .
Trump has been criticized for his frequent claims of voter fraud , often offered without evidence to back the claims .
This includes his claim that more than 5 million people voted illegally for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election , a margin that would have given Trump the lead in the popular vote instead of the 3 million vote deficit he faced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this claim , but has been unable to offer any evidence to support it .
As the Washington Post noted , Trump has struggled to find support even from his own party for his claims of widespread voter fraud .
The report noted that a number of Republican states have moved to expand mail-in voting for the upcoming election , anticipating continued restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus .

Donald Trump claimed that there have been “thousands” of cases of fraud found in mail-in voting, a claim that appears to contradict a commission set up by Trump himself to investigate his claims of voter fraud that found no such instances.
As a number of states have taken steps to expand absentee and mail-in voting for the upcoming election in order to cut down on in-person voting amid the coronavirus outbreak, Trump has been vocally opposed to the idea and claimed that this form of voting is ripe for fraud. This weekend, Trump claimed that there were “thousands” of cases of forgeries or where people actively committed fraud by forcing others to vote.
“The United States cannot have all Mail In Ballots. It will be the greatest Rigged Election in history,” Trump tweeted. “People grab them from mailboxes, print thousands of forgeries and ‘force’ people to sign. Also, forge names.”
Trump, who voted by absentee ballot for the Florida Republican primary, has frequently voiced his opposition to mail-in voting, which election experts say could hurt his chances of winning by increasing voter turnout.
“We don’t want them to do mail-in ballots because it’s going to lead to total election fraud,” he said this week, via the Washington Post. “So we don’t want them to do mail-in ballots. We don’t want anyone to do mail-in ballots.”
The Independent noted that this assertion was false, pointing out that it was Trump’s own commission that came to this conclusion.
“Mr. Trump’s own advisory commission on election integrity spent eight months, from May 2017 to January 2018, probing claims of voter fraud and did not turn up a single confirmed instance,” the report noted.
Trump has been criticized for his frequent claims of voter fraud, often offered without evidence to back the claims. This includes his claim that more than 5 million people voted illegally for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, a margin that would have given Trump the lead in the popular vote instead of the 3 million vote deficit he faced. Trump has been repeatedly pressed on this claim, but has been unable to offer any evidence to support it.
As the Washington Post noted, Trump has struggled to find support even from his own party for his claims of widespread voter fraud. The report noted that a number of Republican states have moved to expand mail-in voting for the upcoming election, anticipating continued restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus.


inquisitr--2020-05-26--Donald Trump Appears To Mock Joe Biden For Wearing Mask At Memorial Day Service By Retweeting Fox Ne

Donald Trump Appears To Mock Joe Biden For Wearing Mask At Memorial Day Service By Retweeting Fox News Dig

Donald Trump is sticking by his decision not to wear a mask in public , and now the president appears to be mocking Joe Biden for choosing to wear one .
Trump on Monday retweeted a post from Fox News host Brit Hume that appeared to dig Biden for wearing a black face covering while paying respect to fallen service members at a Memorial Day service earlier in the day .
Hume said that the picture , showing Biden with his face covered and dark sunglasses , explains why “ Trump doesn ’ t like to wear a mask ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has been famously averse to wearing a mask in public , refusing to don one during his recent visits to manufacturing facilities making medical equipment needed to confront the coronavirus .
At an appearance last week at a Ford plant in Michigan — where Trump had been required to wear one — he took it off shortly after arriving and later remarked that he didn ’ t the press to catch him wearing one .
“ I didn ’ t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ via Time .
Trump has repeatedly said that he would not wear a mask in public , even contradicting the recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that all Americans should wear one not long after the guidance was first issued .
He has generated controversy at a number of public appearances and meetings by not wearing one , even after members of the White House staff — including some who worked in close proximity to the president — have tested positive for coronavirus .
Trump said he is tested frequently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Many have criticized both Hume and Trump for the tweet , seeing it as a pointless dig at Biden ’ s appearance at a time when all Americans are called on to wear masks in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus .
Others found it classless to take aim at Biden for his appearance , as Memorial Day is very personal for the former vice president .
Biden , who laid a wreath at the Delaware Memorial Bridge Veteran ’ s Memorial Park at Monday ’ s ceremony , lost a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In his appearance on Monday , Biden skipped politics and said that all Americans should be honoring the sacrifices of service members who lost their lives .
“ Never forget the sacrifices that these men and women made , ” Biden told reporters , via CNN .
“ Never , ever , forget .
”

Donald Trump is standing by his decision not to wear a mask in public, and now the president appears to be mocking Joe Biden for choosing to wear one.
On Monday, Trump retweeted a post from Fox News host Brit Hume. The host’s tweet appeared to take a dig at Biden for wearing a black face covering while attending a Memorial Day service earlier in the day. Hume said that the picture — showing Biden wearing dark sunglasses with his face covering — explains why “Trump doesn’t like to wear a mask” when he is seen in public.
Trump has regularly avoided wearing a mask in public. His decision caused minor controversies during his recent visits to manufacturing facilities that produce medical equipment needed to confront the coronavirus. During an appearance last week at a Ford plant in Michigan — where Trump had been required to wear one — he took his mask off during the public portion of the tour, and later remarked that he didn’t the press to catch him wearing one, per Time.
“I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it.”
Trump has repeatedly said that he would not wear a mask in public, contradicting the recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The organization has said that all Americans should wear a mask. The president has generated controversy during his public appearances and meetings by not wearing one, even after members of the White House staff — including some who worked in close proximity to the president — have tested positive for coronavirus. Trump said he is tested frequently, and all results that have come back so far have been negative.
This might help explain why Trump doesn’t like to wear a mask in public. Biden today. pic.twitter.com/9l1gw1ljBE — Brit Hume (@brithume) May 25, 2020
Both Hume and Trump have received criticism for the tweet. Critics have described it as a pointless dig at Biden’s appearance while Americans are wearing masks in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Others found it classless to take aim at Biden for his appearance, as Memorial Day is very personal for the former vice president. The presumptive Democratic nominee’s oldest son, Beau, was a U.S. Army veteran. In 2015, Beau died of brain cancer at the age of 46.
In his appearance on Monday, Biden laid a wreath at the Delaware Memorial Bridge Veteran’s Memorial Park. The former vice president later spoke to CNN, saying that all Americans should be honoring the sacrifices of service members who lost their lives.
“Never forget the sacrifices that these men and women made. Never, ever, forget.”


inquisitr--2020-05-25--Donald Trump Under Fire For Calling Democrat Conor Lamb, A Marine Veteran, An ‘American Fraud’ On Me

Donald Trump Under Fire For Calling Democrat Conor Lamb, A Marine Veteran, An ‘American Fraud’ On Memorial Day

Donald Trump is facing sharp criticism after taking to Twitter to call Democratic Congressman Conor Lamb — a Marine Corps veteran and reservist — an “ American fraud ” on Memorial Day .
Trump ’ s tweet came in response to a post from Lamb ’ s Republican opponent , Sean Parnell , describing his time serving in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan , where he was wounded in 2006 .
Parnell wrote that he retired from the military four years later with “ next to nothing ” but was now happy he reached a status where he was getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump quoted Parnell ’ s tweet , calling him an “ American hero ” and saying that Lamb — whose name he misspelled as Connor Lamm — was proven to be “ an American fraud ” by voting to make Nancy Pelosi the House speaker after saying he would not vote for her .
As many pointed out , Lamb did not vote in support of Pelosi .
The vote drew plenty of attention at the time , as Pelosi was facing a challenge from some of the more center-leaning members of her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new leadership to put the partisan gridlock behind us , and I promised my constituents I would vote for new leadership , ” Lamb said in a press release at the time , via Politics PA. “ That ’ s what I did today , and what I ’ ll do on the floor.
” Trump ’ s tweet was met with swift criticism , with many calling it out of bounds for Trump to launch such a personal attack on a former U.S. service member and sitting congressman .
Others criticized Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the military after Trump himself had not served , receiving controversial deferments to avoid having to serve in the Vietnam War .
“ Conor Lamb was an ‘ active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2009-2013 and continues to serve as a Major in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.
’ ” another wrote .
“ But the Commander-in-Chief , who never served a day in the military , sees fit to slander him on Memorial Day.
” This comes after a weekend of sharp , often personal attacks from Trump on perceived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he retweeted someone who had called Hillary Clinton a “ skank ” and made fat jokes aimed at former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams .
Trump himself faced sharp criticism over the weekend for going golfing — his first golf trip since national lockdown measures went in place in March — at a time when the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus approached 100,000 .

Donald Trump is facing sharp criticism after taking to Twitter to call Democratic Congressman Conor Lamb — a Marine Corps veteran and reservist — an “American fraud” on Memorial Day, as reported by The Daily Beast. The tweet has since been deleted and reposted to correct the spelling of the congressman’s name.
Trump’s newly updated tweet came in response to a post from Lamb’s Republican opponent, Sean Parnell, describing his time serving in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, where he was wounded in 2006. Parnell wrote that he retired from the military four years later with “next to nothing” but was now happy that he reached a status where he was getting personal shout-outs from Trump on Twitter.
Trump quoted Parnell’s tweet, calling him an “American hero” and saying that Lamb — whose name he originally misspelled as Connor Lamm — was proven to be “an American fraud” by voting to make Nancy Pelosi the House speaker after saying he would not vote for her.
As many pointed out, Lamb did not vote in support of Pelosi. The vote drew plenty of attention at the time as Pelosi was facing a challenge from some of the more center-leaning members of her party.
“I believe we need new leadership to put the partisan gridlock behind us, and I promised my constituents I would vote for new leadership,” Lamb said in a press release at the time, via Politics PA.
“That’s what I did today, and what I’ll do on the floor.”
Sean Parnell is an American Hero. Conor Lamb has proven to be an American fraud, and a puppet for Crazy Nancy Pelosi. He said he would NOT vote for her for Speaker, and did. Will kill 2A. Voted to impeach (on nothing). A TOTAL & COMPLETE Sean Parnell Endorsement! https://t.co/v1OnY0MI8m — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
Trump’s tweet was met with swift criticism, with many calling it out of bounds for him to launch such a personal attack on a former U.S. service member and sitting congressman.
“Only a traitor would post this,” replied Democratic strategist and fundraiser Scott Dworkin.
Others criticized Trump for his attack on a member of the military after he himself had not served, receiving controversial deferments to avoid having to serve in the Vietnam War.
“Conor Lamb was an ‘active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2009-2013 and continues to serve as a Major in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.'” another wrote.
“But the Commander-in-Chief, who never served a day in the military, sees fit to slander him on Memorial Day.”
This comes after a weekend of sharp, often personal attacks from Trump on perceived enemies and political opponents. On Sunday, he retweeted someone who had called Hillary Clinton a “skank” and made fat jokes aimed at former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.
Trump himself faced sharp criticism over the weekend for going golfing — his first golf trip since national lockdown measures went in place in March — at a time when the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus approached 100,000.


inquisitr--2020-05-25--Donald Trump’s Televised ‘Petulance’ Is Driving Older Voters From The Republican Party, Columnist Sa

Donald Trump’s Televised ‘Petulance’ Is Driving Older Voters From The Republican Party, Columnist Says

In a Monday op-ed for The Washington Post , Karen Tumulty argues that Donald Trump ’ s handling of the coronavirus pandemic is driving away older voters , which she notes is the Republican Party ’ s most reliable base of support .
Tumulty points in particular to a survey of 44 battleground House districts that was conducted by Democratic pollster Geoff Garin .
In 2016 , voters over 65 supported Trump by a 22-point margin , with 58 percent supporting Trump and 36 percent voting for Hillary Clinton .
This year , the same group is more evenly divided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Trump and 43 percent for presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden .
According to Tumulty , one of the factors driving this shift is the Republican Party ’ s messaging that purportedly suggests the health of older Americans is not a priority .
“ Insensitive comments aside , a bigger problem for Trump and the Republicans may be that older Americans have been paying close attention to the president ’ s handling of the crisis , ” she added .
Tumulty noted that older Americans are “ most attuned ” to broadcast news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a close eye on Trump ’ s coronavirus press briefings , including the public relations disaster that occurred when Trump floated the idea of internal disinfectant use .
Although Tumulty says that it ’ s not likely Biden will gain more overall support from older voters than Trump , she suggests he could make a “ significant dent ” in Trump ’ s margin by gaining the support of some of the demographic .
This dent , she says , could compensate for Biden ’ s possible lack of young voter support , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into .
Regardless , Tumulty claims that the future of the older demographic ’ s trajectory will hinge on the outcome of Trump and the Republican Party ’ s push to reopen the country .
“ If they move too quickly and trigger a second wave of infections , it could arrive just in time for the election .
But at least one thing is certain : The age group most likely to suffer is also the one most likely to vote.
” Recent polling and analysis from FiveThirtyEight supports the notion that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden .
In addition , a study from the journal Administrative Theory & Praxis suggested that coronavirus could harm Trump ’ s chances by hitting older voters the hardest .
In an interview with Politico , the study ’ s lead author , Andrew Johnson , spoke about the implications of the findings .


inquisitr--2020-05-25--Donald Trump’s Department Of Justice Has Been ‘Very Active’ In Ahmaud Arbery Case, Lawyer Says

Lee Merritt , a lawyer representing the family of Ahmaud Arbery , spoke on SiriusXM ’ s Breitbart News Sunday about the involvement of Donald Trump ’ s Department of Justice ( DOJ ) in the high-profile case .
As reported by Breitbart , Merritt said the DOJ has been “ very responsive ” to the case , which he noted is one that can “ easily get lost ” in politics .
“ It ’ s easy to focus on that and not the details , but the federal agents in the DOJ and the U.S. attorneys that I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the facts and the law , and because of that , I think they ’ re very motivated to get some additional charges and prosecutions in this case.
” Arbery was gunned down by Travis McMichael , who followed the 25-year-old Georgia man along with his father , Gregory , and William “ Roddie ” Bryan , who filmed the incident .
The McMichael ’ s said Arbery was suspected in a string of robberies in the neighborhood and claimed they attempted to make a citizen ’ s arrest before shooting him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the attack shined doubt on the self-defense statement and reports conflicted with claims of an alleged string of burglaries .
Merritt expressed concern at Trump ’ s initial evaluation of the incident but claimed that the DOJ has been “ very active ” in the case , which the department is allegedly investigating as a hate crime .
To accomplish this , Merritt says that investigators will need to “ get into the mind ” of the accused .
“ You do have to get into the mind of the actors [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A hate crime is one of the few crimes where you actually do have to prove motive , and that ’ s a difficult thing to do with that with the absence of [ Ku Klux Klan ] regalia or racial slurs.
” Merrit noted that hate crimes rely on proving racial implications linked to specific behavior .
In particular , investigators will examine whether other members of the community faced the same response to trespassing that Arbery did .
As Merritt noted , dozens of people entered the construction site where Arbery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pointed out that the only person who was met with deadly force was Arbery , and the only thing separating Arbery from the other trespassers was his African American heritage .
Both the McMichaels and Bryan are facing murder charges for Arbery ’ s death .
While the McMichael ’ s claim Arbery was killed in self-defense , Bryan claims he was not a part of the incident and only got involved when he saw Arbery being followed by the McMichaels .

Lee Merritt, a lawyer representing the family of Ahmaud Arbery, spoke on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Sunday about the involvement of Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) in the high-profile case.
As reported by Breitbart, Merritt said the DOJ has been “very responsive” to the case, which he noted is one that can “easily get lost” in politics.
“It’s easy to focus on that and not the details, but the federal agents in the DOJ and the U.S. attorneys that I’ve been speaking with are all about the facts and the law, and because of that, I think they’re very motivated to get some additional charges and prosecutions in this case.”
Arbery was gunned down by Travis McMichael, who followed the 25-year-old Georgia man along with his father, Gregory, and William “Roddie” Bryan, who filmed the incident. The McMichaels said Arbery was suspected in a string of robberies in the neighborhood and claimed they attempted to make a citizen’s arrest before shooting him in self-defense. However, subsequent video footage of the attack shined doubt on the self-defense statement and reports conflicted with claims of an alleged string of burglaries.
Merritt expressed concern at Trump’s initial evaluation of the incident but claimed that the DOJ has been “very active” in the case, which the department is allegedly investigating as a hate crime. To accomplish this, Merritt says that investigators will need to “get into the mind” of the accused.
“You do have to get into the mind of the actors [to prove a hate crime]. A hate crime is one of the few crimes where you actually do have to prove motive, and that’s a difficult thing to do with that with the absence of [Ku Klux Klan] regalia or racial slurs.”
Merrit noted that hate crimes rely on proving racial implications linked to specific behavior. In particular, investigators will examine whether other members of the community faced the same response to trespassing that Arbery did. As Merritt noted, dozens of people entered the construction site where Arbery was accused of stealing from. Merritt pointed out that the only person who was met with deadly force was Arbery, and the only thing separating Arbery from the other trespassers was his African American heritage.
Both the McMichaels and Bryan are facing murder charges for Arbery’s death. While the McMichael’s claim Arbery was killed in self-defense, Bryan claims he was not a part of the incident and only got involved when he saw Arbery being followed by the McMichaels.


inquisitr--2020-05-25--Donald Trump Slammed As ‘Grotesque And Disgraceful’ By Former GOP Strategist On Memorial Day

President Donald Trump received criticism from a former Republican strategist about his behavior on Memorial Day .
Steve Schmidt — who served as a campaign strategist for former President George W. Bush , former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger , and late Arizona Sen. John McCain — took to Twitter to express his displeasure at the president ’ s behavior .
“ This is a sacred day .
This is the day the United States of America remembers her war dead .
The President of the United States is the Commander in Chief .
His comportment and conduct today is grotesque @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Presidency is disgusting and vile.
” Schmidt ’ s criticism came after the president took to Twitter on Memorial Day to berate North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper , a Democrat , for not committing to allow the GOP to fully fill its convention , which is currently planned for August in Charlotte .
Right now , the state is still reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic , and crowds are presently limited .
In addition to his tweets about the Republican National Convention , the president also tweeted about “ Obamagate , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about over the last few weeks .
The tweets seem to indicate that Trump is accusing Obama of trying to undermine his presidency .
These tweets were mixed in with others wishing Americans a happy Memorial Day , and some tweets contained pictures of the president and his wife — first lady Melania Trump — honoring fallen soldiers .
Trump also tweeted his campaign slogan , as well as his reopening slogan about transitioning to greatness .
During the holiday , the president also criticized negative media portrayal of his weekend golf trips @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exercise .
Trump also planned to visit Fort McHenry in Baltimore , despite the city ’ s mayor asking him not to come since the city is still under a stay-at-home order due to COVID-19 .
Schmidt has frequently spoken out against Trump throughout his presidency .
Over the weekend , the strategist also tweeted to slam the president ’ s comportment , calling him a total failure .
On Saturday and Sunday , the president went golfing twice after roughly three months of abstaining from the pastime , which seems to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he retweeted tweets calling former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a “ skank , ” as well as one criticizing Stacey Abrams ’ weight , The Inquisitr reported .

President Donald Trump received criticism from a former Republican strategist about his behavior on Memorial Day.
Steve Schmidt — who served as a campaign strategist for former President George W. Bush, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and late Arizona Sen. John McCain — took to Twitter to express his displeasure at the president’s behavior.
“This is a sacred day. This is the day the United States of America remembers her war dead. The President of the United States is the Commander in Chief. His comportment and conduct today is grotesque and disgraceful. Trumps’ putrefaction of the Presidency is disgusting and vile.”
Schmidt’s criticism came after the president took to Twitter on Memorial Day to berate North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, for not committing to allow the GOP to fully fill its convention, which is currently planned for August in Charlotte. Right now, the state is still reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, and crowds are presently limited.
In addition to his tweets about the Republican National Convention, the president also tweeted about “Obamagate,” which is something he’s tweeted about over the last few weeks. The tweets seem to indicate that Trump is accusing Obama of trying to undermine his presidency. These tweets were mixed in with others wishing Americans a happy Memorial Day, and some tweets contained pictures of the president and his wife — first lady Melania Trump — honoring fallen soldiers. Trump also tweeted his campaign slogan, as well as his reopening slogan about transitioning to greatness.
During the holiday, the president also criticized negative media portrayal of his weekend golf trips, calling the outings a form of exercise. Trump also planned to visit Fort McHenry in Baltimore, despite the city’s mayor asking him not to come since the city is still under a stay-at-home order due to COVID-19.
Schmidt has frequently spoken out against Trump throughout his presidency. Over the weekend, the strategist also tweeted to slam the president’s comportment, calling him a total failure.
“Trump is unhinged, unfit, incompetent, lazy and a total failure as President. His weekend desecrations of the Presidency and moral failures as a leader are profound. He is despicable. What exactly is it his defenders are defending at this point? What case can there be for 4 more?”
On Saturday and Sunday, the president went golfing twice after roughly three months of abstaining from the pastime, which seems to be a favorite of his. In addition, he retweeted tweets calling former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a “skank,” as well as one criticizing Stacey Abrams’ weight, The Inquisitr reported.


inquisitr--2020-05-25--Ilhan Omar Says She Believes Tara Reade But Will Still Vote For Joe Biden

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar revealed on Monday that she plans to vote for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in November .
As reported by Breitbart , Omar will vote for the former vice president despite believing the allegations of sexual assault leveled against him by Tara Reade .
“ Believing survivors is consistent with my values , ” she tweeted .
In an interview with Sunday Times released on Sunday , Omar — who supported Bernie Sanders — revealed that she believes Reade ’ s allegation and said that she would not have Biden represent the Democratic Party in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As The Inquisitr previously reported , Omar has been critical of Biden as a candidate and claimed he is not progressive enough to confront the problems America currently faces .
Along with Omar , New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — a fellow member of “ The Squad ” — claimed that Reade ’ s allegation sounds believable .
“ There have been investigative journalists that have corroborated certain aspects of her account — that is undeniable — [ and ] have raised questions about other aspects of her account , ” she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urged for people to acknowledge Reade ’ s accusations against Biden while also understanding that it ’ s not a “ clear-cut ” situation .
Reade accused Biden of pinning her up against a wall and sexually assaulting her when she worked at his Delaware Senate office in 1993 , The New York Post reported .
Biden has denied the allegations and called for investigations into the claim .
However , he refuses to release his Senate papers for independent investigations .
According to Biden , the information in the documents could be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interview with MSNBC earlier this month , Biden said that people who believe Reade shouldn ’ t vote for him , “ If they believe Tara Reade , they probably shouldn ’ t vote for me , ” he said .
Others have expressed their support for Biden in the face of Reade ’ s accusations .
The Nation columnist Katha Pollitt made headlines recently when she claimed she would vote for Biden even if he boiled and ate babies .
Pollitt ’ s comment drew criticism from many for her graphic language @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no matter the cost .
Others , like The Intercept ’ s Glenn Greenwald , praised Pollitt for her brutal honesty .


inquisitr--2020-05-25--Joe Biden Makes First Public, In-Person Appearance In Two Months, Lays Wreath At Delaware Park

' I feel great to be out here , ' Biden told reporters .
Joe Biden made his first in-person public appearance in two months on Monday , observing Memorial Day by laying a wreath at a Delaware park , the Associated Press reported .
The former vice president , who is all but certain to be his party ’ s 2020 nominee for president , has spent the previous two months mostly in his home , due to social distancing measures put in place to help slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic .
His appearances in the media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , on Memorial Day , the presumptive presidential nominee stepped outside of his home for his first in-person public appearance in two months .
Accompanied by his wife , Jill Biden — and both wearing masks — the former vice president laid a wreath at a veterans ’ memorial park near his Wilmington home .
The couple then bowed their heads in silence , before Joe addressed reporters .
“ Never forget the sacrifices that these men and women made .
Never , ever , forget , ” he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ beforehand , so there were no crowds to greet him .
Indeed , he only spoke directly to a couple of other people who happened to be in the park , both of whom were , like Biden , wearing a face mask .
Afterwards , the former senator briefly addressed reporters .
“ I feel great to be out here , ” he told them .
Though Biden ’ s visit to the Delaware memorial was low-key and unannounced , it also symbolically represents a turning point in his campaign , Associated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Weissert posited that the appearance signals Biden won ’ t be spending the five months between now and the election cooped up at home .
For now , traditional campaigning — such as visiting large crowds at rallies , indoors or outdoors , or meeting with smaller crowds at diners or town halls — appears to be off the table , due to social-distancing .
What ’ s more , the future of such traditional campaign appearances remains in doubt , due to the unclear picture of how the pandemic will play @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 77 , is among the age group that is most likely to develop complications from the coronavirus .
Regardless , he does not appear to be resigned to spending the remainder of the campaign season confined to his home .
Biden ’ s campaign has suggested he will return to the campaign trail at some unspecified point in the future and that those campaign activities will include visits to battleground states whose electoral votes he ’ ll need to defeat President Trump .


inquisitr--2020-05-25--Noam Chomsky Says Donald Trump Is A ‘Sociopathic Megalomaniac’ Only Interested In Power

In an interview with Agence France-Presse released Monday , renowned author Noam Chomsky again took aim at Donald Trump and his leadership amid the coronavirus pandemic , which has killed over 98,000 Americans .
“ There ’ s no coherent leadership , ” Chomsky said .
“ It ’ s chaotic .
The presidency , the White House , is in the hands of a sociopathic megalomaniac who ’ s interested in nothing but his own power , electoral prospects — doesn ’ t care what happens to the country , the world.
” Chomsky pointed to the backseat role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amid the pandemic and suggested that he cares for nothing but “ his personal power and gain.
” “ Of course he has to maintain the support of his primary constituency , which is great wealth and corporate power , ” the professor continued .
When pressed about how the pandemic is shaping the political landscape in the United States , Chomsky pointed to Trump ’ s decision to “ dismantle the entire pandemic prevention machinery ” that was put into place by Barack Obama .
Although he acknowledged the wealth and advantages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s under the control of private entities .
He said Europe is worse than the States in many ways , but still has a social-democratic structure that the U.S. does not .
The 91-year-old also expressed his belief that the pandemic is not the most significant threat facing the planet .
According to the linguist , the consequences of global warming — such as the rising sea levels and melting of polar ice caps — are a much more pressing issue .
Chomsky previously spoke to The Guardian about Trump and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ various programs that help the public while increasing profits and corporate power for him and his allies .
When asked if the president is responsible for American deaths , Chomsky said yes , and suggested his influence extends beyond American borders .
For example , he pointed to Trump ’ s decision to freeze payments to the World Health Organization and said it would spark deaths in Yemen and across Africa .
As The Inquisitr previously reported , Chomsky believes that Trump is working with the Republican Party to destroy democracy and maintain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America ’ s leaders , he pointed to Brazil ’ s President Jair Bolsonaro as another politician Chomsky believes carries the same destructive goals .
All of these figures , he said , are laying the groundwork for the future landscape of the world .

In an interview with Agence France-Presse released Monday, renowned author Noam Chomsky again took aim at Donald Trump and his leadership amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed over 98,000 Americans.
“There’s no coherent leadership,” Chomsky said. “It’s chaotic. The presidency, the White House, is in the hands of a sociopathic megalomaniac who’s interested in nothing but his own power, electoral prospects — doesn’t care what happens to the country, the world.”
Chomsky pointed to the backseat role Trump’s federal government has taken amid the pandemic and suggested that he cares for nothing but “his personal power and gain.”
“Of course he has to maintain the support of his primary constituency, which is great wealth and corporate power,” the professor continued.
When pressed about how the pandemic is shaping the political landscape in the United States, Chomsky pointed to Trump’s decision to “dismantle the entire pandemic prevention machinery” that was put into place by Barack Obama.
“At the start, defunding the Center for Disease Control, which would deal with this. And canceling programs that were working with Chinese scientists to identify potential viruses. So the US was singularly unprepared.”
Although he acknowledged the wealth and advantages that America brings, he also claimed it’s under the control of private entities. He said Europe is worse than the States in many ways, but still has a social-democratic structure that the U.S. does not.
The 91-year-old also expressed his belief that the pandemic is not the most significant threat facing the planet. According to the linguist, the consequences of global warming — such as the rising sea levels and melting of polar ice caps — are a much more pressing issue.
Chomsky previously spoke to The Guardian about Trump and accused him of deliberately cutting funding for various programs that help the public while increasing profits and corporate power for him and his allies. When asked if the president is responsible for American deaths, Chomsky said yes, and suggested his influence extends beyond American borders. For example, he pointed to Trump’s decision to freeze payments to the World Health Organization and said it would spark deaths in Yemen and across Africa.
As The Inquisitr previously reported, Chomsky believes that Trump is working with the Republican Party to destroy democracy and maintain power over the country. Outside of America’s leaders, he pointed to Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro as another politician Chomsky believes carries the same destructive goals. All of these figures, he said, are laying the groundwork for the future landscape of the world.


inquisitr--2020-05-25--Donald Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Tweets Slammed As ‘Un-American’ By Former Presidential Candidate

President Donald Trump attacked mail-in ballots in a series of tweets over the weekend and they didn ’ t go unnoticed .
One of his former challengers for the 2020 Republican party nomination , former Representative Joe Walsh , called Trump ’ s actions both un-American and divisive in a scathing tweet .
Walsh retweeted journalist Molly Jong-Fast ’ s screenshot of Trump ’ s posts , which accused Democrats of trying to cheat in the 2020 presidential election through the use of mail-in ballots .
He also accused his opponents of using the coronavirus pandemic as a scam .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ na lose .
So he ’ s planting the seeds with his followers that it was stolen from him .
To incite .
And divide .
And delegitimize .
And cause unrest .
Yes , it ’ s ugly .
Yes it ’ s un-American .
And yes , we all got ta be strong together to squash what he ’ s doing , ” Walsh tweeted .
The former presidential candidate hoped to challenge Trump for the Republican party ’ s nomination this year , but he ended his candidacy in early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percentage of GOP voters in the party ’ s caucuses and primaries , CNN reported .
Since then , he has remained an outspoken critic of the president .
Trump ’ s tweets were most likely a result of some states sending out applications for mail-in ballots and California Governor Gavin Newsome ordering the state to send mail-in ballots to each of their registered voters , according to Fox News .
The move prompted a GOP group to sue the governor for what it called an illegal power grab , a classification with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Democrats are trying to Rig the 2020 Election , plain and simple !
” Trump tweeted .
Walsh ’ s charge that the president is acting un-American and attempting to divide the country and cause unrest is a serious one , and it echos concerns of others that Trump is trying to do whatever he can to avoid leaving the White House next January , should he end up losing in November .
The Inquisitr previously reported that Michigan Lt. Gov .
Garlin Gilchrist also called out the president ’ s recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more people voting by mail during the COVID-19 crisis as a set-up to explain away his potential loss .
Despite his protestations , however , the president ’ s own commission found that voter fraud in the United States is rare and does not happen in the numbers he ’ s claimed over the past several days .

President Donald Trump attacked mail-in ballots in a series of tweets over the weekend and they didn’t go unnoticed. One of his former challengers for the 2020 Republican party nomination, former Representative Joe Walsh, called Trump’s actions both un-American and divisive in a scathing tweet.
Walsh retweeted journalist Molly Jong-Fast’s screenshot of Trump’s posts, which accused Democrats of trying to cheat in the 2020 presidential election through the use of mail-in ballots. He also accused his opponents of using the coronavirus pandemic as a scam.
“He knows he’s gonna lose. So he’s planting the seeds with his followers that it was stolen from him. To incite. And divide. And delegitimize. And cause unrest. Yes, it’s ugly. Yes it’s un-American. And yes, we all gotta be strong together to squash what he’s doing,” Walsh tweeted.
The former presidential candidate hoped to challenge Trump for the Republican party’s nomination this year, but he ended his candidacy in early February after failing to capture a significant percentage of GOP voters in the party’s caucuses and primaries, CNN reported. Since then, he has remained an outspoken critic of the president.
Trump’s tweets were most likely a result of some states sending out applications for mail-in ballots and California Governor Gavin Newsome ordering the state to send mail-in ballots to each of their registered voters, according to Fox News. The move prompted a GOP group to sue the governor for what it called an illegal power grab, a classification with which Trump seems to agree.
“The United States cannot have all Mail In Ballots. It will be the greatest Rigged Election in history. People grab them from mailboxes, print thousands of forgeries and ‘force’ people to sign. Also, forge names. Some absentee OK, when necessary. Trying to use Covid for this Scam!”
“The Democrats are trying to Rig the 2020 Election, plain and simple!” Trump tweeted.
Walsh’s charge that the president is acting un-American and attempting to divide the country and cause unrest is a serious one, and it echos concerns of others that Trump is trying to do whatever he can to avoid leaving the White House next January, should he end up losing in November. The Inquisitr previously reported that Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist also called out the president’s recent tweets that railed against the possibility of more people voting by mail during the COVID-19 crisis as a set-up to explain away his potential loss.
Despite his protestations, however, the president’s own commission found that voter fraud in the United States is rare and does not happen in the numbers he’s claimed over the past several days.


inquisitr--2020-05-25--Donald Trump Threatens To Move Republican Convention If North Carolina Can’t Promise Full Occupancy

Donald Trump announced on Monday morning via a Twitter post that he ’ s considering moving the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina .
While the Republican National Committee ( RNC ) has the final say on where the event is held , it ’ s thought the RNC would follow the lead of the president .
In a tweet thread , Trump explained the reason for moving the convention was that North Carolina Gov .
Roy Cooper won ’ t promise the state will allow full occupancy .
North Carolina — like other states across the country — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump said the state is still in “ shutdown mode ” and can ’ t assure the convention center will be allowed to be fully occupied .
The president went on to say the RNC is planning to spend millions of dollars to build up the arena to certain specifications , without knowing if it was money well spent .
“ Plans are being made by many thousands of enthusiastic Republicans , and others , to head to beautiful North Carolina in August .
They must be immediately given an answer by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ space will be allowed to be fully occupied.
” Trump added that if North Carolina can not make the guarantee the president wants , he ’ ll be forced to start looking for another location .
He also made a point to mention these types of conventions bring a great deal of money to the host state .
That money comes from people paid to help set up , as well as local restaurants , shops , and hotels benefiting from the influx of visitors .
Not long after Trump took to social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carolina , Vice President Mike Pence reportedly did the same on Fox and Friends .
CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller posted on Twitter that Pence issued a warning to the state .
Pence reportedly echoed the president ’ s comments , saying the RNC would look for a state “ that is farther along on reopening and can say with confidence that , that we can gather there.
” As The Inquisitr previously reported , there have been some who have attempted to get both the Republicans and Democrats to cancel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March , there was some consideration to the idea of scaling down the events at the very least , while Trump made it clear he had no intention of allowing a cancellation .
North Carolina has begun reopening the state and entered “ Phase 2 ” on Friday , according to the New York Post .
Cooper reportedly described the plan as a “ modest ” approach and “ Phase 3 ” isn ’ t expected to begin until June 26 .

Donald Trump announced on Monday morning via a Twitter post that he’s considering moving the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina. While the Republican National Committee (RNC) has the final say on where the event is held, it’s thought the RNC would follow the lead of the president.
In a tweet thread, Trump explained the reason for moving the convention was that North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper won’t promise the state will allow full occupancy. North Carolina — like other states across the country — is still battling the coronavirus outbreak. Trump said the state is still in “shutdown mode” and can’t assure the convention center will be allowed to be fully occupied.
The president went on to say the RNC is planning to spend millions of dollars to build up the arena to certain specifications, without knowing if it was money well spent.
“Plans are being made by many thousands of enthusiastic Republicans, and others, to head to beautiful North Carolina in August. They must be immediately given an answer by the Governor as to whether or not the space will be allowed to be fully occupied.”
Trump added that if North Carolina cannot make the guarantee the president wants, he’ll be forced to start looking for another location. He also made a point to mention these types of conventions bring a great deal of money to the host state. That money comes from people paid to help set up, as well as local restaurants, shops, and hotels benefiting from the influx of visitors.
Not long after Trump took to social media to make the threat against North Carolina, Vice President Mike Pence reportedly did the same on Fox and Friends. CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller posted on Twitter that Pence issued a warning to the state.
Pence reportedly echoed the president’s comments, saying the RNC would look for a state “that is farther along on reopening and can say with confidence that, that we can gather there.”
As The Inquisitr previously reported, there have been some who have attempted to get both the Republicans and Democrats to cancel their national conventions this summer. In March, there was some consideration to the idea of scaling down the events at the very least, while Trump made it clear he had no intention of allowing a cancellation.
North Carolina has begun reopening the state and entered “Phase 2” on Friday, according to the New York Post. Cooper reportedly described the plan as a “modest” approach and “Phase 3” isn’t expected to begin until June 26.


inquisitr--2020-05-26--Donald Trump Sees Himself As The Biggest Victim Of The Coronavirus Pandemic, Report Says

In a Tuesday report from Vanity Fair , Gabriel Sherman speaks with a White House insider who sheds light on the state of mind of Donald Trump over Memorial Day weekend .
According to the unnamed insider , Trump sees himself as the biggest victim of the coronavirus pandemic .
“ He was just in a f*cking rage , ” the source allegedly told Sherman .
“ He was saying , ‘ This is so unfair to me !
Everything was going great .
We were cruising to reelection ! '
” The insider allegedly suggested that the soaring coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is 99,886 as of Tuesday afternoon , did not deter Trump from viewing the pandemic as something that primarily affects him .
Sherman reports that the source claimed Trump has no empathy and said the president complained that the intelligence community — which he often slammed as the “ Deep State ” pre-pandemic — let him down by not warning him about the virus sooner .
Sherman also spoke to an outside adviser that allegedly told him Trump continues to engage in “ magical thinking.
” “ He lives in his own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Sherman highlighted an example of this thinking by pointing to Trump ’ s reported claim that the Moderna vaccine will be ready in months .
As The Inquisitr reported , Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said the vaccine could be prepared by the end of the year .
However , Bancel acknowledged that this is the best-case scenario .
As reported by Business Insider , Trump has cast himself as the victim amid the pandemic before .
In particular , the president suggested that the media did not portray him in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government was adequately prepared for the COVID-19 crisis .
“ We were very prepared , ” Trump said during a press conference in March .
“ The only thing we weren ’ t prepared for was the media.
” In a piece for The Week , Ryan Cooper argued that the victimhood complex expands beyond the White House and is a hindrance to the conservative movement as a whole .
Cooper uses mask-wearing as one example and points to the research that suggests masks can “ drastically reduce ” the likelihood of infectious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this data , Trump refuses to wear a mask , and conservatives appear to be linking the practice to cowardice .
“ Nothing gets their blood flowing like playing martyr before imaginary liberal tyranny , ” Cooper said of the conservative electorate in the United States .


inquisitr--2020-05-26--Katie Miller, Mike Pence Aide Who Tested Positive For Coronavirus, Back To Work After Negative Tests

'Back at work today after three NEGATIVE COVID tests , ' she tweeted .
An aide to Vice President Mike Pence , who tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this month , is back to work after three consecutive negative tests , USA Today reports .
The aide also announced that she ’ s pregnant .
As reported at the time by The Inquisitr , on May 8 it was announced that a member of Pence ’ s team had tested positive for the coronavirus .
Specifically , on that day Pence and his entourage had been scheduled to visit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Air Force Two ( the vice-presidential aircraft ) noted that several people deplaned , before the flight wound up departing hours later .
Initially , it was unclear who it was who had tested positive for the virus , but it was later revealed to be Katie Miller , who is the wife of Stephen Miller , an adviser to Donald Trump .
On Tuesday , Miller tweeted that she ’ s been cleared to go back to work .
“ Back at work today after three NEGATIVE COVID tests .
Thank you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who reached out with support .
I couldn ’ t have done it without my amazing husband who took great care of his pregnant wife .
# TransitionToGreatness.
” It remains unclear how sick Miller ever actually was , as neither she nor her husband have given any indication as to how severe the illness was .
However , on the day it was announced that she ’ d tested positive , the tweeted that she was “ doing well , ” while thanking her supporters for their well-wishes .
With the announcement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also came the announcement that she is pregnant .
What effects the coronavirus will have on her pregnancy , if any , remains to be seen .
Women of child-bearing age are generally young enough that they aren ’ t at risk of developing complications from the coronavirus , which is much more serious in older adults than it is in younger ones .
What little data is available about coronavirus and pregnancy suggests that a pregnancy does not put a woman at greater risk of developing complications from the virus .
Further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that pregnant women can not pass the coronavirus to their babies , either during gestation or birth .
However , the novel coronavirus is a new pathogen and its effects on various populations are not fully understood , as of this writing .
Miller was the second person in the Trump White House to have tested positive for the coronavirus in a matter of days .
The day before , Trump ’ s personal valet who serves him his meals had tested positive for the pathogen .


inquisitr--2020-05-26--James Clyburn Says He ‘Cringed’ At Joe Biden’s ‘You Ain’t Black’ Comment

During a Tuesday interview on The View , James Clyburn , the third-highest ranked Democrat in the House , touched on presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden ’ s recent comment that suggested Donald Trump supporters “ ain ’ t black.
” “ I cringed , no question about that , ” Clyburn said , as reported by The Hill .
“ In this instance , Joe did not do as well as I had hoped in responding , but I will say this : I go about my business every day comparing Joe Biden to the alternative — not the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nor any other person is perfect and doubled down on his support of the former vice president .
The 79-year-old South Carolina politician also touched on his relationship with The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg and instances where the pair had “ misspoken ” to each other .
“ We sometimes say things we do not really mean , ” he said , referring to Biden ’ s comment .
Many perceive Clyburn as one of the primary factors behind Biden ’ s success in the primary , which was fueled mainly by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carolina .
This comeback was followed by the exit of Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar — allegedly driven by Barack Obama — and a massive win on Super Tuesday .
Biden ’ s made his controversial comment while speaking to The Breakfast Club ’ s Charlamagne tha God .
Although Biden later walked back the comment , Fox News reported that it created a “ media firestorm ” that included criticism from both sides of the aisle .
As for Charlamagne , he suggested that Biden ’ s best path forward is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support from black voters that made his comeback possible .
The radio host also urged the Democratic Party to take on the burden of showing up for black voters as opposed to putting the onus on black Americans .
While Clyburn remains supportive of Biden , others have been more critical of Biden ’ s comment and suggest it ’ s reflective of a more significant problem with the Democratic Party .
In a piece for Current Affairs , Briahna Joy Gray , who was the National Press Secretary for the Bernie Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party ’ s purported “ racial essentialism ” that assumes a connection between racial identity and political allegiance .
According to Gray , Biden ’ s comment exposes the Democratic Party ’ s unwillingness to acknowledge and engage with the non-racial reasons driving the political choices of people in marginalized groups .

During a Tuesday interview on The View, James Clyburn, the third-highest ranked Democrat in the House, touched on presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s recent comment that suggested Donald Trump supporters “ain’t black.”
“I cringed, no question about that,” Clyburn said, as quoted by The Hill. “In this instance, Joe did not do as well as I had hoped in responding, but I will say this: I go about my business every day comparing Joe Biden to the alternative — not the almighty.”
Clyburn noted, however, that neither Biden nor any other person is perfect and doubled down on his support of the former vice president.
“I’ve done a lot of stuff for Joe Biden over the years and I would not have supported him if I did not think he was best suited to be the next president of the United States.”
The 79-year-old South Carolina politician also touched on his relationship with The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg and instances where the pair had “misspoken” to each other.
“We sometimes say things we do not really mean,” he said, referring to Biden’s remark.
Many perceive Clyburn as one of the primary factors behind Biden’s success in the primary, which was fueled mainly by the turnout of African American voters in South Carolina. This comeback was followed by the exit of Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar — allegedly driven by Barack Obama — and a massive win on Super Tuesday.
Biden made his controversial comment while speaking to The Breakfast Club’s Charlamagne tha God. Although the former vice president later walked back the remark, Fox News reported that it created a “media firestorm” that included criticism from both sides of the aisle. As for Charlamagne, he suggested that Biden’s best path forward is to create a black agenda to repay the support from black voters that made his comeback possible. The radio host also urged the Democratic Party to take on the burden of showing up for black voters as opposed to putting the onus on African Americans.
While Clyburn remains supportive of Biden, others have been more critical of the former vice president’s words, suggesting it’s reflective of a more significant problem with the Democratic Party.
In a piece for Current Affairs, Briahna Joy Gray, who was the national press secretary for the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign, criticized the Democratic Party’s purported “racial essentialism” that assumes a connection between racial identity and political allegiance. According to Gray, Biden’s comment exposes the party’s unwillingness to acknowledge and engage with the non-racial reasons driving the political choices of people in marginalized groups.


inquisitr--2020-05-26--Twitter Says It Won’t Remove Donald Trump Tweet About Dead Congressional Staffer Despite Plea From H

Twitter Says It Won’t Remove Donald Trump Tweet About Dead Congressional Staffer Despite Plea From Her Widower

Twitter says it will not be removing a tweet from Donald Trump sharing an unfounded conspiracy theory about the death of a congressional staffer , despite a plea from the woman ’ s widower asking that it be removed .
Trump appeared to suggest that former Congressman Joe Scarborough , now an MSNBC host and a frequent target of the president ’ s attacks , may have played a role in the death of a woman who worked in his office and died there in 2001 .
Lori Klausutis fell and hit her head at work , and her death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ examiner found that she had an undisclosed heart condition .
Trump has repeatedly suggested that her death was foul play , including a tweet this weekend in which he openly mused about whether Scarborough played a role in her death and called on people to investigate .
“ In 2016 when Joe & his wacky future ex-wife , Mika , would endlessly interview me , I would always be thinking about whether or not Joe could have done such a horrible thing ?
” Trump wrote .
“ Maybe or maybe not , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ total Nut Job , and I knew him well , far better than most .
So many unanswered & obvious questions , but I won ’ t bring them up now !
Law enforcement eventually will ?
” The tweet has sparked outrage , with many calling on Trump to delete the tweet or for the site to suspend his account .
As Reuters reported , a lawyer representing the widower of Klausutis wrote a letter to Twitter last week asking the company to remove the “ repeatedly debunked falsehood that my wife @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying that the baseless suggestion violated the company ’ s terms of service .
Twitter said on Tuesday that it would not be taking any action .
A spokesperson for the company said they were “ deeply sorry about the pain these statements , and the attention they are drawing , are causing the family , ” but would not be removing the tweets in question .
The Twitter spokesperson added that they would be working to expand features and policies so issues like this could be more effectively addressed , but did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changing .
As Reuters noted , Twitter had announced that it would be labeling rule-breaking tweets from prominent politicians and government officials , but it has yet to do so .
When asked by the news outlet , a spokesperson for the company declined to say why no such label was placed on Trump ’ s tweet .
The White House has not commented on the request to remove the tweet .

Twitter says it will not be removing a tweet from Donald Trump sharing an unfounded conspiracy theory about the death of a congressional staffer, despite a plea from the woman’s widower asking for it to be removed.
Trump appeared to suggest that former Congressman Joe Scarborough, now an MSNBC host and a frequent target of the president’s attacks, may have played a role in the death of a woman who worked in his office and died there in 2001. Lori Klausutis fell and hit her head at work, and her death was ruled an accident. A medical examiner found that she had an undisclosed heart condition.
Trump has repeatedly suggested that her death was foul play, including a tweet this weekend in which he openly mused about whether Scarborough played a role in her death and called on people to investigate.
“In 2016 when Joe & his wacky future ex-wife, Mika, would endlessly interview me, I would always be thinking about whether or not Joe could have done such a horrible thing?” Trump wrote.
“Maybe or maybe not, but I find Joe to be a total Nut Job, and I knew him well, far better than most. So many unanswered & obvious questions, but I won’t bring them up now! Law enforcement eventually will?”
The tweet has sparked outrage, with many calling on Trump to delete the tweet or for the site to suspend his account.
As Reuters reported, a lawyer representing the widower of Klausutis wrote a letter to Twitter last week asking the company to remove the “repeatedly debunked falsehood that my wife was murdered by her boss,” saying that the baseless suggestion violated the company’s terms of service. Twitter said on Tuesday that it would not be taking any action.
A spokesperson for the company said they were “deeply sorry about the pain these statements, and the attention they are drawing, are causing the family,” but would not be removing the tweets in question. The Twitter spokesperson added that they would be working to expand features and policies so issues like this could be more effectively addressed, but did not say exactly what policies would be changing.
As Reuters noted, Twitter had announced that it would be labeling rule-breaking tweets from prominent politicians and government officials, but it has yet to do so. When asked by the news outlet, a spokesperson for the company declined to say why no such label was placed on Trump’s tweet.
The White House has not commented on the request to remove the tweet.


inquisitr--2020-05-26--Donald Trump’s Pandemic Response Is ‘Incomprehensibly Incoherent,’ Historian Says

Historian John M. Barry spoke to The Washington Post for an interview released on Tuesday and provided a critique of Donald Trump ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic , which he called “ incomprehensibly incoherent.
” “ The first few months it was hugely disappointing to see him trivialize this outbreak , ” Barry said .
Barry noted that Trump ultimately acknowledged the severity of the virus and declared war on it .
But after this acknowledgment , Barry said Trump ’ s response has been “ up and down.
” From here , Barry touched on the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ W. Bush administration — which attempted to develop a pandemic response system in 2005 — and the importance of having a spokesperson to communicate effectively with the public .
This communication , Barry says , is crucial to get the American people on board with social distancing and other recommendations from public health experts .
“ And we were unanimous that it should not be any politician , not the president , not secretary of HHS , not even CDC , ” he said .
According to Barry , any given politician would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ portion of the public distrusting them , which could hinder the pandemic response .
Barry did not mince his words when pressed on the “ overarching theme ” of the 2020 pandemic from a historical perspective .
“ If they ’ re writing about the United States , it would be the incomprehensibly incoherent response , ” he said before noting that there have been varying degrees of success across the countries around the world .
It ’ s not the first time Trump ’ s coronavirus response has been criticized for its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times , the medical journal The Lancet criticized the Trump administration ’ s pandemic response as “ inconsistent and incoherent ” and called for Trump ’ s replacement .
The journal urged Americans to vote Trump out of office in November and elect a politician who understands the importance of keeping public health separate from partisan politics .
As The Inquisitr reported , Trump dismantled the pandemic response infrastructure that former President Barack Obama put into place .
According to science writer Laurie Garrett , Obama ’ s program was created using the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2014 .
During this time , she claims Obama realized that an effective pandemic response must effectively coordinate all aspects of government with private sectors , and one person must guide this network .