occupydemocrats--2020-07-05--Bolton savages Trump for “interesting statistic”: How much time he spends watching TV

Former national security advisor John Bolton is still hitting the TV talk show circuit to peddle his book filled with the details of what he witnessed in his interactions with Donald Trump in the White House – details that he should have revealed under oath to Congress during the impeachment hearings except for the fact that cowardly Senate Republicans refused to hear any testimony from Bolton or any other material witnesses .
Despite the GOP ’ s emulation of Hogan ’ s Heroes Sargeant Schultz — “ I see nothing !
Nothing !
” — Bolton managed to have his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration that tried to claim that the details of the president ’ s impeachable actions that the former national security advisor confirmed contained highly classified information .
This morning Bolton was out trying to justify the advance money that his publisher has already paid out for his profitable political confessional by appearing on CBS ‘ s Face The Nation .
He took aim at Trump by insinuating something that the public has long suspected of the president : that he spends more time watching cable news on TV than he does actually working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he relies on the news reports he sees on Fox News and other right-wing news outlets , as well as on the opinions of his billionaire buddies , to shape his policy decisions while ignoring the advice of government experts and informed advisors .
“ I think it ’ s a combination of television and listening to people outside of the government that he trusts for one reason or another , ” Bolton said on Face The Nation this morning .
“ I think that if you could clock the amount of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Office versus the amount of time he spends in the little dining room off the Oval Office with the cable news networks of one form or another on , it would be a very interesting statistic , ” he continued .
It ’ s already quite apparent from the amount of time that the president spends on social media and the content that he retweets , that Trump ’ s days are not as productive as one would hope that the person holding the nation ’ s highest office would normally be .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is certainly not spending any of his work hours reading those boring intelligence briefings , and his proven lack of knowledge about the details of the constitution and our nation ’ s history suggests that he has little to no interest in augmenting his feeble command of domestic and foreign affairs .
Still , Bolton expressed a likely unwarranted optimism — or perhaps a snarky sarcasm — that the president would eventually acquire some semblance of historical perspective before he leaves the national stage .
Despite recent reports that Bolton had personally briefed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Taliban members who killed American soldiers as early as March of 2019 , the former national security advisor declined to comment on what he might know about any intelligence surrounding the controversial issue , citing his already formidable struggles with the Trump administration over the disclosure of classified information that they claim was included in his recent book .
You can watch a clip of John Bolton ’ s appearance on CBS ‘ Face The Nation in the video excerpt below .
Original reporting by Zack Budryk at The Hill .
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Former national security advisor John Bolton is still hitting the TV talk show circuit to peddle his book filled with the details of what he witnessed in his interactions with Donald Trump in the White House – details that he should have revealed under oath to Congress during the impeachment hearings except for the fact that cowardly Senate Republicans refused to hear any testimony from Bolton or any other material witnesses.
Despite the GOP’s emulation of Hogan’s Heroes Sargeant Schultz — “I see nothing! Nothing!” — Bolton managed to have his book published over the objections of an administration that tried to claim that the details of the president’s impeachable actions that the former national security advisor confirmed contained highly classified information.
This morning Bolton was out trying to justify the advance money that his publisher has already paid out for his profitable political confessional by appearing on CBS‘s Face The Nation.
He took aim at Trump by insinuating something that the public has long suspected of the president: that he spends more time watching cable news on TV than he does actually working in the Oval Office. Even worse, he relies on the news reports he sees on Fox News and other right-wing news outlets, as well as on the opinions of his billionaire buddies, to shape his policy decisions while ignoring the advice of government experts and informed advisors.
“I think it’s a combination of television and listening to people outside of the government that he trusts for one reason or another,” Bolton said on Face The Nation this morning. “I think that if you could clock the amount of time he spends actually in the Oval Office versus the amount of time he spends in the little dining room off the Oval Office with the cable news networks of one form or another on, it would be a very interesting statistic,” he continued.
Interesting indeed!
It’s already quite apparent from the amount of time that the president spends on social media and the content that he retweets, that Trump’s days are not as productive as one would hope that the person holding the nation’s highest office would normally be.
The Bountygate scandal has demonstrated that Trump is certainly not spending any of his work hours reading those boring intelligence briefings, and his proven lack of knowledge about the details of the constitution and our nation’s history suggests that he has little to no interest in augmenting his feeble command of domestic and foreign affairs.
Still, Bolton expressed a likely unwarranted optimism — or perhaps a snarky sarcasm — that the president would eventually acquire some semblance of historical perspective before he leaves the national stage.
“One day the president will learn a little history and we’ll be better for it,” Bolton stated hopefully, in a carefully-crafted, backhanded dis.
Despite recent reports that Bolton had personally briefed Trump about the Russian bounty paid to Taliban members who killed American soldiers as early as March of 2019, the former national security advisor declined to comment on what he might know about any intelligence surrounding the controversial issue, citing his already formidable struggles with the Trump administration over the disclosure of classified information that they claim was included in his recent book.
“I’m not going to comment on what I did or didn’t know out of the intelligence,” Bolton said. “I’ve said in countless other interviews, I’m not going to disclose classified information, I’ve got a struggle with the president trying to repress my book on that score already,” he added.
You can watch a clip of John Bolton’s appearance on CBS‘ Face The Nation in the video excerpt below.
.@AmbJohnBolton tells @margbrennan “It would be a very interesting statistic,” if one were to “clock the amount of time” that @realDonaldTrump spends in the Oval Office and in his private dining room, where Bolton says Trump watches cable news pic.twitter.com/udQJpKLkF8 — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) July 5, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-06--New report shows Trump’s COVID relief program funneled millions to Kushner family’s companies

It wasn ’ t like we weren ’ t expecting the most corrupt administration in modern history not to personally profit from the pandemic Paycheck Protection Program .
When the government starts handing out money , the politically connected Washington DC insiders know the ropes and can get to the trough quicker than the average small business owner .
But the extent to which the program — meant to help small business owners and their employees survive the long lockdown period when the economy dropped to a standstill — was exploited by wealthy members of the political elite and their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and disturbing .
The Daily Beast detailed some of the most egregious instances of tax-payer funded bailouts to the politically well-connected Washington DC insiders of both parties in a new article today as the first details of the recipients of the congressionally-approved program began to emerge this morning .
Unsurprisingly , presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner and his family had their fingers in the pie as well .
“ Records show $ 350,000 to $ 1 million went to Observer Holdings LLC , the parent entity of Observer Media—the publishing company formerly owned by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kushner resigned from the news organization before decamping to Washington , D.C. in 2017 , but it has remained in the family : Joseph Meyer , wedded to Kushner ’ s sister Nicole , lists it among the holdings of his Observer Capital investment firm , ” the article states .
“ The Observer was not the only Kushner family business to take advantage of the PPP program .
Two of the family ’ s New Jersey hotels also cashed in .
The SBA materials show that $ 1 million to $ 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ LLC—revealed in Security and Exchange Commission records to be 40 percent owned by the former developer ’ s mother , brother , and sister .
Esplanade Livingston LLC , which owns the land on which the company ’ s Westminster Hotel sits , received another $ 350,000 to $ 1 million .
Mortgage documents filed in Essex County , New Jersey show that Esplanade Livingston LLC is controlled by C.K .
Livingston LLC , a company that bears the initials of Jared Kushner ’ s father Charles—and which the former disclosed in 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hotel , ” it continues .
Other figures in the Trump orbit also skillfully navigated the federal bureaucracy sufficiently to rake in copious PPP bucks .
The figures released by the government today makes it apparent that those with experience in sailing the choppy waters of federal procedures and regulations had little trouble squeezing every penny they could from the Paycheck Protection Program , while small businesses on Main Street continued to face barriers to participating in the financial lifeline .
Perhaps Congress should have set the regulations for the program more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ survive without government assistance from having access to dollars meant to keep small business owners from insolvency .
It is understandable , however , that in the rush to provide immediate assistance to struggling businesses , not every possible contingency could have been anticipated .
Now , however , there is no excuse for those people and companies with the existing means to not reimburse the government for their largesse .
You can read the entire Daily Beast article with the rest of the details of those Washington insiders who took advantage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Original reporting by Lachlan Markay , Sam Brodey , William Bredderman , William Bredderman , and Jackie Kucinich at The Daily Beast .
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It wasn’t like we weren’t expecting the most corrupt administration in modern history not to personally profit from the pandemic Paycheck Protection Program.
When the government starts handing out money, the politically connected Washington DC insiders know the ropes and can get to the trough quicker than the average small business owner.
But the extent to which the program — meant to help small business owners and their employees survive the long lockdown period when the economy dropped to a standstill — was exploited by wealthy members of the political elite and their friends and associates is still both shocking and disturbing.
The Daily Beast detailed some of the most egregious instances of tax-payer funded bailouts to the politically well-connected Washington DC insiders of both parties in a new article today as the first details of the recipients of the congressionally-approved program began to emerge this morning.
“Among the entities cashing six to seven-figure checks from the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program in recent months were a fiscal responsibility advocacy organization run by anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist, a high-powered consulting firm run by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, the nonprofit headed by former Trump campaign official David Bossie, and a political strategy firm linked to two alumni of the Obama White House who’ve turned anti-Trump podcasting into a lucrative enterprise,” The Daily Beast reports.
Unsurprisingly, presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner and his family had their fingers in the pie as well.
“Records show $350,000 to $1 million went to Observer Holdings LLC, the parent entity of Observer Media—the publishing company formerly owned by White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner. Kushner resigned from the news organization before decamping to Washington, D.C. in 2017, but it has remained in the family: Joseph Meyer, wedded to Kushner’s sister Nicole, lists it among the holdings of his Observer Capital investment firm,” the article states. “The Observer was not the only Kushner family business to take advantage of the PPP program. Two of the family’s New Jersey hotels also cashed in. The SBA materials show that $1 million to $2 million in assistance went to Princeton Forrestal LLC—revealed in Security and Exchange Commission records to be 40 percent owned by the former developer’s mother, brother, and sister. Esplanade Livingston LLC, which owns the land on which the company’s Westminster Hotel sits, received another $350,000 to $1 million. Mortgage documents filed in Essex County, New Jersey show that Esplanade Livingston LLC is controlled by C.K. Livingston LLC, a company that bears the initials of Jared Kushner’s father Charles—and which the former disclosed in 2017 as a source of personal income from the hotel,” it continues.
Other figures in the Trump orbit also skillfully navigated the federal bureaucracy sufficiently to rake in copious PPP bucks.
“Meanwhile, the conservative online media outlet founded by Trump confidante and Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the Daily Caller, received as much as $1 million. Carlson sold his stake in the company on June 10. And Newsmax, the conservative TV network and website owned by another presidential confidante, Christopher Ruddy, got a loan worth $2 million to $5 million,” The Daily Beast reveals.
The figures released by the government today makes it apparent that those with experience in sailing the choppy waters of federal procedures and regulations had little trouble squeezing every penny they could from the Paycheck Protection Program, while small businesses on Main Street continued to face barriers to participating in the financial lifeline.
Perhaps Congress should have set the regulations for the program more tightly to prevent those whose businesses could survive without government assistance from having access to dollars meant to keep small business owners from insolvency.
It is understandable, however, that in the rush to provide immediate assistance to struggling businesses, not every possible contingency could have been anticipated.
Now, however, there is no excuse for those people and companies with the existing means to not reimburse the government for their largesse.
You can read the entire Daily Beast article with the rest of the details of those Washington insiders who took advantage of the Paycheck Protection Program right here.
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Original reporting by Lachlan Markay, Sam Brodey, William Bredderman, William Bredderman, and Jackie Kucinich at The Daily Beast.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-06--RNC spokeswoman misquotes Biden op-ed and argues that “all people are created equal” is socialism

November is rapidly approaching and President Trump has no real platform with which to propel himself to a reelection victory .
He doesn ’ t have a single meaningful accomplishment , is mired in scandals , and seems to be losing interest in being president at all .
Thanks to his incompetence , COVID-19 continues to ravage the United States with over 129,000 dead and an economy in tatters .
Trump is unwilling to devote the energy and focus to this crisis necessary to affect positive change and is instead spending most of his time angrily tweeting , blowing racist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ culture war rhetoric .
It ’ s a strategy that the GOP is happily mimicking .
Republicans are wasting their time harping on and on about Confederate statues and their new favorite bugaboo Antifa .
They want to paint presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden as some kind of unhinged radical , a smear so far removed from the truth that it ’ s destined to succeed only with the most extreme MAGA-heads .
In all the ways that Trump is fringe and mercurial , former Vice President Biden is reasonable and level-headed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ into Trump letting Putin pay Taliban fighters to kill US troops !
Yesterday , Republican National Committee Spokeswoman Liz Harrington appeared on Fox News to complain about a recent op-ed from Biden in which he condemned Trump ’ s behavior , discussed Fourth of July and our nation ’ s founding , and promised a better future for America .
Harrington slammed Biden for having the “ audacity ” to “ literally rewrite the greatest foundational document in the history of mankind , the Declaration of Independence.
” Apparently , she was incensed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” because the op-ed suggests that “ all men are created equal ” should be updated in practice to “ all people are created equal and are guaranteed equality throughout life.
” She said such a sentiment flies in the face of our constitutional Republic ’ s founding and the idea of freedom of opportunity .
Demonstrating the same ignorance that seems to have infected her entire party , Harrington denounced Biden for his “ radical left socialism.
” The fact that a prominent GOP official such as Harrington would have a problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just men , equally shows how warped the Republican Party ’ s collective worldview has become .
Her implication that Biden is pushing for equality of outcome over equality of opportunity is just patently false and relies on misquoting what Biden actually wrote in his op-ed .
“ But Independence Day is a celebration of our persistent march toward greater justice — the natural expansion of our founding notion from ‘ all men are created equal ’ to ‘ all people are created equal and should be treated equally throughout their lives .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ equally in life and advocating for such a principle isn ’ t some crazy “ socialist ” idea .
It ’ s basic human decency .
By attacking Biden in such a weak , bad faith manner Harrington only succeeds in demonstrating that the GOP has nothing legitimate to hit Biden .
They ’ re desperate and we can expect more and more of this kind of toothless mudslinging as Election Day grows closer .
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November is rapidly approaching and President Trump has no real platform with which to propel himself to a reelection victory. He doesn’t have a single meaningful accomplishment, is mired in scandals, and seems to be losing interest in being president at all. Thanks to his incompetence, COVID-19 continues to ravage the United States with over 129,000 dead and an economy in tatters.
Trump is unwilling to devote the energy and focus to this crisis necessary to affect positive change and is instead spending most of his time angrily tweeting, blowing racist dog whistles, and engaging in inane culture war rhetoric. It’s a strategy that the GOP is happily mimicking.
Republicans are wasting their time harping on and on about Confederate statues and their new favorite bugaboo Antifa. They want to paint presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden as some kind of unhinged radical, a smear so far removed from the truth that it’s destined to succeed only with the most extreme MAGA-heads. In all the ways that Trump is fringe and mercurial, former Vice President Biden is reasonable and level-headed.
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Yesterday, Republican National Committee Spokeswoman Liz Harrington appeared on Fox News to complain about a recent op-ed from Biden in which he condemned Trump’s behavior, discussed Fourth of July and our nation’s founding, and promised a better future for America. Harrington slammed Biden for having the “audacity” to “literally rewrite the greatest foundational document in the history of mankind, the Declaration of Independence.”
Apparently, she was incensed at Biden and his “woke staffers” because the op-ed suggests that “all men are created equal” should be updated in practice to “all people are created equal and are guaranteed equality throughout life.” She said such a sentiment flies in the face of our constitutional Republic’s founding and the idea of freedom of opportunity. Demonstrating the same ignorance that seems to have infected her entire party, Harrington denounced Biden for his “radical left socialism.”
The fact that a prominent GOP official such as Harrington would have a problem with treating all people, rather than just men, equally shows how warped the Republican Party’s collective worldview has become. Her implication that Biden is pushing for equality of outcome over equality of opportunity is just patently false and relies on misquoting what Biden actually wrote in his op-ed.
The relevant section from Biden’s op-ed reads:
“But Independence Day is a celebration of our persistent march toward greater justice — the natural expansion of our founding notion from ‘all men are created equal’ to ‘all people are created equal and should be treated equally throughout their lives.'”
All people should be treated equally in life and advocating for such a principle isn’t some crazy “socialist” idea. It’s basic human decency. By attacking Biden in such a weak, bad faith manner Harrington only succeeds in demonstrating that the GOP has nothing legitimate to hit Biden. They’re desperate and we can expect more and more of this kind of toothless mudslinging as Election Day grows closer.
Ummm…. did I hear her correctly there? Is that really the argument they want to go with? pic.twitter.com/0ZUSqGfhWj — Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) July 6, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-06--Trump gets extra racist in Twitter outburst about “Redskins” name change

The very definition of insanity is to repeat a destructive behavior and expect different results than the previous thousand times one has engaged in that harmful practice .
By that measure , Donald Trump ’ s incessant tweeting — a habit that even some of his most ardent supporters admit isn ’ t gaining him any new fans as the posts he makes alienate just about everyone else — is a symptom of serious mental illness and self-destructive impulses .
Still , he ’ s the president , so we watch his Twitter feed for the latest installment of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intersection that lacks either a traffic light or a stop sign , waiting for the inevitable gruesome car crash .
And like the grisly results of a high-speed accident , Trump ’ s posts inspire a sense of horror and disgust in knowledgable readers unsullied by the attempted brainwashing by right-wing media outlets .
The president ’ s latest tweets today are the perfect example , as Trump positions himself as the Rambo of the culture wars that he has both fed upon and instigated to ever greater heights with his rhetoric of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump was in high dudgeon over the supposedly sacred cows of sport teams names and logos , a seemingly insignificant matter that encapsulates the partisan divide in this country between those who feel offensive and insensitive racial stereotypes have no place in the branding of multi-million dollar sports franchises and those whose nostalgia for a racist past leave them unmoved by the politically correct standards of the 21st century .
That Trump both manages to slip in a dig at Senator Warren — still supposedly on the shortlist of potential vice-presidential picks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thoroughly misinterpret the likely response of the offended Native Americans demonstrates just how disconnected from reality this president truly is .
Trump is so unaware that he fails to realize that by simply staying silent on an issue that has no bearing on his oft-ignored presidential duties , he and his re-election campaign would be much better off .
His self-destructive impulses — and his need to have his own regressive opinions dominate the national conversation — are practically guaranteeing that his approval rating will continue their sharp downward trajectory as he discovers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he resurrected from the Nixon era and is counting on for victory is actually mostly passed away now .
Trump ’ s keen instincts for self-sabotage extend to his inability to cease displaying his massive scientific ignorance — a subset of his overall lack of knowledge and facts — to an incredulous public .
In the midst of the worst pandemic in modern American history , Trump ’ s failure to understand the roles of testing , contract tracing , and the need for a nationally coordinated response to the COVID-19 outbreak is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a now uncontrolled spread of the virus in many areas of the country .
Still , instead of working hard to address the crisis we face , Trump spends the weekend golfing , watching cable TV news , and tweeting things like this attack on the media , as he searches to place blame anywhere but at his own bone-spur-laden feet .
Besides the use of a politically-convenient racist term for COVID-19 , Trump fails to understand that when any additional person dies from the effects of the coronavirus , the cumulative death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
With a dangerous lack of scientific understanding and an ulterior motive of boosting his re-election campaign , Trump continued to tweet misleading misinformation about the pandemic and the nation ’ s economic recovery rate .
He also provided a recipe for extending the pandemic even further into the rest of 2020 , with an eye on the economy rather than on public health .
The president still had time for one more COVID-related lie , again characterizing his limiting of travel from China at the beginnings of the outbreak as a total @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in it than a wheel of swiss cheese — and throwing shade at his Democratic rival apropos of nothing while ignoring the deadly results of his failures to develop an effective national response to the pandemic .
The nation can not tolerate such a clueless individual in such a pivotal role right now .
Trump needs to resign now .
America can ’ t risk allowing him in a position of power and destructiveness between now and the next inauguration day .
Although even a threat of a humiliating defeat may not overpower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to abandon a hopeless campaign , Trump ’ s Republican enablers need to at least focus on their own self-interest and let the president know that they refuse to go down on this self-scuttled ship and save the rest of us along with their own skins .
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The very definition of insanity is to repeat a destructive behavior and expect different results than the previous thousand times one has engaged in that harmful practice.
By that measure, Donald Trump’s incessant tweeting — a habit that even some of his most ardent supporters admit isn’t gaining him any new fans as the posts he makes alienate just about everyone else — is a symptom of serious mental illness and self-destructive impulses.
Still, he’s the president, so we watch his Twitter feed for the latest installment of his bleatings like we are scanning a busy intersection that lacks either a traffic light or a stop sign, waiting for the inevitable gruesome car crash.
And like the grisly results of a high-speed accident, Trump’s posts inspire a sense of horror and disgust in knowledgable readers unsullied by the attempted brainwashing by right-wing media outlets.
The president’s latest tweets today are the perfect example, as Trump positions himself as the Rambo of the culture wars that he has both fed upon and instigated to ever greater heights with his rhetoric of resentment and hatred.
In one post, Trump was in high dudgeon over the supposedly sacred cows of sport teams names and logos, a seemingly insignificant matter that encapsulates the partisan divide in this country between those who feel offensive and insensitive racial stereotypes have no place in the branding of multi-million dollar sports franchises and those whose nostalgia for a racist past leave them unmoved by the politically correct standards of the 21st century.
They name teams out of STRENGTH, not weakness, but now the Washington Redskins & Cleveland Indians, two fabled sports franchises, look like they are going to be changing their names in order to be politically correct. Indians, like Elizabeth Warren, must be very angry right now! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 6, 2020
That Trump both manages to slip in a dig at Senator Warren — still supposedly on the shortlist of potential vice-presidential picks for the Biden ticket — and so thoroughly misinterpret the likely response of the offended Native Americans demonstrates just how disconnected from reality this president truly is.
Trump is so unaware that he fails to realize that by simply staying silent on an issue that has no bearing on his oft-ignored presidential duties, he and his re-election campaign would be much better off.
His self-destructive impulses — and his need to have his own regressive opinions dominate the national conversation — are practically guaranteeing that his approval rating will continue their sharp downward trajectory as he discovers that the “Silent Majority” that he resurrected from the Nixon era and is counting on for victory is actually mostly passed away now.
Trump’s keen instincts for self-sabotage extend to his inability to cease displaying his massive scientific ignorance — a subset of his overall lack of knowledge and facts — to an incredulous public.
In the midst of the worst pandemic in modern American history, Trump’s failure to understand the roles of testing, contract tracing, and the need for a nationally coordinated response to the COVID-19 outbreak is a dangerous embarrassment that has resulted in a now uncontrolled spread of the virus in many areas of the country.
Still, instead of working hard to address the crisis we face, Trump spends the weekend golfing, watching cable TV news, and tweeting things like this attack on the media, as he searches to place blame anywhere but at his own bone-spur-laden feet.
Deaths from the China Virus are down 39%, while our great testing program continues to lead the World, by FAR! Why isn’t the Fake News reporting that Deaths are way down? It is only because they are, indeed, FAKE NEWS! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 6, 2020
Besides the use of a politically-convenient racist term for COVID-19, Trump fails to understand that when any additional person dies from the effects of the coronavirus, the cumulative death toll is actually growing, not declining.
With a dangerous lack of scientific understanding and an ulterior motive of boosting his re-election campaign, Trump continued to tweet misleading misinformation about the pandemic and the nation’s economic recovery rate.
BREAKING NEWS: The Mortality Rate for the China Virus in the U.S. is just about the LOWEST IN THE WORLD! Also, Deaths in the U.S. are way down, a tenfold decrease since the Pandemic height (and, our Economy is coming back strong!). — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 6, 2020
…of 2,541 patients hospitalized between March 10 and May 2, 2020 across the system’s six hospitals, the study found 13% of those treated with hydroxychloroquine alone died compared to 26.4% not treated with hydroxychloroquine.” @HenryFordNews — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 6, 2020
He also provided a recipe for extending the pandemic even further into the rest of 2020, with an eye on the economy rather than on public health.
SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 6, 2020
The president still had time for one more COVID-related lie, again characterizing his limiting of travel from China at the beginnings of the outbreak as a total ban — when it had more holes in it than a wheel of swiss cheese — and throwing shade at his Democratic rival apropos of nothing while ignoring the deadly results of his failures to develop an effective national response to the pandemic.
The Democrats would not have BANNED travel from heavily infected China, especially so early, therefore, far more people would have died. Corrupt Joe Biden now admits this!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 6, 2020
The nation cannot tolerate such a clueless individual in such a pivotal role right now.
Trump needs to resign now. America can’t risk allowing him in a position of power and destructiveness between now and the next inauguration day.
Although even a threat of a humiliating defeat may not overpower his malignant narcissism sufficiently to allow him to abandon a hopeless campaign, Trump’s Republican enablers need to at least focus on their own self-interest and let the president know that they refuse to go down on this self-scuttled ship and save the rest of us along with their own skins.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-06--Video shows Arizona police killing a man in parked car with ten-shot barrage

One might think that the weeks of protests against police killings of Black Americans would inspire the police to conduct themselves with a little more restraint , but the controversial shooting of James Garcia over the weekend proves that once again that the police have no intention of changing their violent ways .
Viral video shows the Phoenix PD surrounding a parked car in a driveway and then executing the driver , believed to be a man named James Garcia , at point-blank range .
“ Hey , stop f**king moving .
I will f**cking shoot you , ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ten gunshots ring out .
The police were responding to a 911 call which claimed a man had recently tried to assault the caller a week earlier and had returned with a knife and was “ threatening to harm him again.
” When he arrived , he pointed to a “ specific home ” and had the police investigate there .
The police began talking to Garcia , who activists say was asleep in his car .
A woman claiming to be Garcia ’ s sister on Facebook said the Garcia was unarmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real suspect after killing Garcia .
It is unclear if Garcia was the man they were searching for .
Police justified the shooting by claiming that the victim had a gun and was reaching for it , but that version of events is disputed by witnesses .
Both officers were wearing body cameras .
“ They put the gun on his head like this and they ’ re still telling him not to move , to get his hand off a gun he ( didn ’ t ) have and then they shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was dead , ” said Garcia ’ s friend Steven Merry , who took a video of the incident .
City Councilman Carlos Garcia condemned the violence in a statement on Facebook and questioned why the police were already muddying the waters with a “ premature statement leaving out facts.
” “ It does not shock us that despite all the scrutiny from community Phoenix PD continues to respond violently to calls .
But , we must all continue to ask for transparency and accountability .
We can not allow for dishonest narratives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The department also issued a premature statement leaving out facts about the case .
We will continue to call for independent investigations into officer-involved shootings.
” The problem is that at this point , nothing the police say can ever be taken at face value .
It is a simple fact of life in America that the police are routinely dishonest about everything and that lying is a fundamental part of police culture .
Body cameras are an important first step towards establishing some kind of neutral evidence in these kinds of cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the police who get to decide when that footage is released — if it ever is .
We must demand a full investigation into this shooting and determine what really happened — and why the cops decided they needed to shoot a man in a parked car ten times in the middle of the suburbs .
Original reporting by Justin Lum and FOX10 staff at FOX10 Phoenix .

One might think that the weeks of protests against police killings of Black Americans would inspire the police to conduct themselves with a little more restraint, but the controversial shooting of James Garcia over the weekend proves that once again that the police have no intention of changing their violent ways.
Viral video shows the Phoenix PD surrounding a parked car in a driveway and then executing the driver, believed to be a man named James Garcia, at point-blank range. “Hey, stop f**king moving. I will f**cking shoot you,” the cop can be heard yelling right before ten gunshots ring out.
CONTENT WARNING: gun violence
The police were responding to a 911 call which claimed a man had recently tried to assault the caller a week earlier and had returned with a knife and was “threatening to harm him again.” When he arrived, he pointed to a “specific home” and had the police investigate there. The police began talking to Garcia, who activists say was asleep in his car.
A woman claiming to be Garcia’s sister on Facebook said the Garcia was unarmed and asleep and that police found the real suspect after killing Garcia.
He wasn’t even the suspect they were looking for. pic.twitter.com/HTCErEkO6h — jess (@heybtwj) July 6, 2020
It is unclear if Garcia was the man they were searching for. Police justified the shooting by claiming that the victim had a gun and was reaching for it, but that version of events is disputed by witnesses. Both officers were wearing body cameras.
“They put the gun on his head like this and they’re still telling him not to move, to get his hand off a gun he (didn’t) have and then they shot him again. They made sure he was dead,” said Garcia’s friend Steven Merry, who took a video of the incident.
City Councilman Carlos Garcia condemned the violence in a statement on Facebook and questioned why the police were already muddying the waters with a “premature statement leaving out facts.”
“It does not shock us that despite all the scrutiny from community Phoenix PD continues to respond violently to calls. But, we must all continue to ask for transparency and accountability. We cannot allow for dishonest narratives to be built by violent departments. The department also issued a premature statement leaving out facts about the case. We will continue to call for independent investigations into officer-involved shootings.”
The problem is that at this point, nothing the police say can ever be taken at face value. It is a simple fact of life in America that the police are routinely dishonest about everything and that lying is a fundamental part of police culture. Body cameras are an important first step towards establishing some kind of neutral evidence in these kinds of cases, but of course, it’s the police who get to decide when that footage is released — if it ever is.
We must demand a full investigation into this shooting and determine what really happened — and why the cops decided they needed to shoot a man in a parked car ten times in the middle of the suburbs.
Ask any public defender & they’ll tell you. Police lie every day. Not just sometimes. Not just some police. All police. Routinely. Not only are there no consequences, lying is incentivized. The more arrests, the more promotions. Lying is a winning strategy.https://t.co/nHuPOugV76 — Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) July 3, 2020
Original reporting by Justin Lum and FOX10 staff at FOX10 Phoenix.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-06--Attendees in a panic after Don Jr. and his COVID-positive girlfriend attend their maskless party

We all have regrets .
I shouldn ’ t have eaten that third donut .
I should have taken that other route where there was no construction traffic .
I shouldn ’ t have worn that plaid jacket with those polka dot pants…or , well , with anything , actually .
Some are more deeply rooted or have more serious consequences .
I shouldn ’ t have lost my temper with my child .
I should have smelled that moldy piece of pork before undercooking it and scarfing it down .
I should have remembered to buy more toilet paper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I shouldn ’ t have polished that bottle of vodka off and decided to call my ex .
Now in the age of COVID-19 , some regrettable actions are causing more deadly repercussions as people frustrated with weeks of isolation and sheltering in place emerge back out into the great wide world without taking proper precautions and resume their previous habits without the recommended face masks or social distancing , leading to an infection curve in the United States that is steeper and more frightening than the tallest roller coaster .
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The New York Post is reporting today about some folks who have massive regrets about attending a party in the New York vacation haven of the Hamptons at the end of June .
The reason that the party-goers are “ freaking out , ” as The Post describes their current mental state , is that the party — a defiant maskless affair — was also attended by Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend , the former Fox News anchor Kimberly Guilfoyle , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 on Friday after flying to South Dakota for Donald Trump Sr. ’ s “ Mt .
RussiaMore ” speech , which doubled as a coronavirus petri dish .
According to Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper ’ s Page Six gossip website , the right-wing power couple “ were the guests of honor at a Bridgehampton house party that looked ‘ as if COVID had never happened.
’ ” About 100 attendees are now taking their temperatures every day and trying to make appointments for tests to see if they ’ ve contracted the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which was hosted by a Hamptons construction magnate too foolish to follow CDC guidelines .
With new COVID-19 cases averaging up to 50,000 per day across the country , they have plenty of reason to worry , as does anyone else who hasn ’ t already contracted the virus and is stupid enough to believe that they are immune to its effects .
The “ maskholes ” — who selfishly refuse to consider their own health and that of those around them and continue to attend crowded private parties in defiance of any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plague — may now be belatedly regretting their wantonly reckless actions .
As the hapless party attendees check their phones waiting for their test results , let ’ s serenade them with the anthem of irresponsible individuality that they likely use as their credo , starting with the middle verse .
There !
Feel better about your horrendous choices now ?
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We all have regrets.
Some are fairly minor.
I shouldn’t have eaten that third donut. I should have taken that other route where there was no construction traffic. I shouldn’t have worn that plaid jacket with those polka dot pants…or, well, with anything, actually.
Some are more deeply rooted or have more serious consequences.
I shouldn’t have lost my temper with my child. I should have smelled that moldy piece of pork before undercooking it and scarfing it down. I should have remembered to buy more toilet paper. I should have gone to college. I shouldn’t have polished that bottle of vodka off and decided to call my ex.
Now in the age of COVID-19, some regrettable actions are causing more deadly repercussions as people frustrated with weeks of isolation and sheltering in place emerge back out into the great wide world without taking proper precautions and resume their previous habits without the recommended face masks or social distancing, leading to an infection curve in the United States that is steeper and more frightening than the tallest roller coaster.
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The New York Post is reporting today about some folks who have massive regrets about attending a party in the New York vacation haven of the Hamptons at the end of June.
The reason that the party-goers are “freaking out,” as The Post describes their current mental state, is that the party — a defiant maskless affair — was also attended by Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend, the former Fox News anchor Kimberly Guilfoyle, the latter of whom tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday after flying to South Dakota for Donald Trump Sr.’s “Mt. RussiaMore” speech, which doubled as a coronavirus petri dish.
According to Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper’s Page Six gossip website, the right-wing power couple “were the guests of honor at a Bridgehampton house party that looked ‘as if COVID had never happened.’”
About 100 attendees are now taking their temperatures every day and trying to make appointments for tests to see if they’ve contracted the virus from Typhoid Kimberly at the party, which was hosted by a Hamptons construction magnate too foolish to follow CDC guidelines.
With new COVID-19 cases averaging up to 50,000 per day across the country, they have plenty of reason to worry, as does anyone else who hasn’t already contracted the virus and is stupid enough to believe that they are immune to its effects.
The “maskholes” — who selfishly refuse to consider their own health and that of those around them and continue to attend crowded private parties in defiance of any sane and safe behavioral practices during this plague — may now be belatedly regretting their wantonly reckless actions.
As the hapless party attendees check their phones waiting for their test results, let’s serenade them with the anthem of irresponsible individuality that they likely use as their credo, starting with the middle verse.
“Regrets, I’ve had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption
I planned each chartered course
Each careful step along the byway
But more, much more than this
I did it my way.” “My Way” – Paul Anka
There! Feel better about your horrendous choices now?
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-06--Fox host challenges Trump’s spokeswoman over his racist “hoax” smear of Black NASCAR driver

Once again the President of the United States , the ostensible Leader of the Free World , is engaging in shameful race-baiting in a pathetic attempt to boost his flagging poll numbers .
This morning , Trump took to Twitter to slam Bubba Wallace , the only Black NASCAR driver , and implied that Wallace owes an apology to the “ great NASCAR drivers & .
officials who came to his aid , stood by his side , & were willing to sacrifice everything for him.
” The president seemed to accuse Wallace of actively planning and carrying out a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reference to a recent news saga that erupted after what appeared to be a noose in was found in Wallace ’ s NASCAR garage not long after he spearheaded the campaign to ban the Confederate flag from NASCAR .
Understandably , he and others were concerned that the apparent noose was a racially motivated intimidation attempt or even a threat against his life .
There was an outpouring of support for Wallace from fans and fellow drivers .
The FBI investigated the incident and concluded that it was not a hate crime , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rope had been tied in a way that resembled a noose by someone as early as last fall before Wallace was using the garage and as such was not aimed at him .
Wallace weathered backlash after the FBI released its findings even though he wasn ’ t the one to find or report the apparent noose in the first place .
“ I ’ m pissed .
I ’ m mad because people are trying to test my character and the person that I am and my integrity , ” Wallace said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s tweet can only be interpreted as his going after yet another Black athlete in an effort to whip the racists in his base into a frenzy .
The noose wasn ’ t a hoax , it was a misunderstanding and Wallace doesn ’ t owe anyone an apology because he neither found the rope nor reported it .
As is so often the case , there is absolutely no excuse for the president ’ s behavior .
Trump ’ s Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany , a woman infamous for her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defend even his most egregious rhetoric , was asked about Trump ’ s tweet on Fox News today .
Specifically , she was asked if his use of the word “ hoax ” was “ helpful ” since the incident was never determined to be a hoax .
“ So NASCAR I would note , their statement says that this garage pull rope was there since last fall since far before the teams arrived at these garages .
They also said—as the FBI investigation determined—that there was no hate crime versus Bubba committed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president is making is a broader point that this rush to judgment on the facts before the facts are out is not acceptable .
And we saw it with the Covington kids and we saw it with Jussie Smollett and now we saw it in this case before the FBI came to that conclusion , ” she added .
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The host pushed back and said the comparison was unfair because Trump is calling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to truly believe that ’ s what it was .
“ Right well the Federal Bureau of Investigation does not stand by that assessment .
The president ’ s merely pointing out that we ’ ve got to let facts come out before we rush to judgments and there was no hate crime committed against Bubba Wallace as determined by the FBI as noted in a NASCAR statement , ” replied McEnany , ignoring the thrust of the host ’ s question .
Her refusal to directly grapple with Trump ’ s use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that there ’ s no real way to defend his rhetoric .
Instead , she ’ s forced to dissemble and misdirect .
What ’ s more , the idea that Donald Trump , a man who regularly spreads conspiracy theories and lies every time he opens his mouth , is concerned with getting the “ facts ” and resisting the urge to rush to judgment is laughable .
The truth is these people have no interest in the truth and care only about securing the president ’ s reelection .
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Once again the President of the United States, the ostensible Leader of the Free World, is engaging in shameful race-baiting in a pathetic attempt to boost his flagging poll numbers.
This morning, Trump took to Twitter to slam Bubba Wallace, the only Black NASCAR driver, and implied that Wallace owes an apology to the “great NASCAR drivers &. officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him.” The president seemed to accuse Wallace of actively planning and carrying out a “HOAX.”
The tweet was a reference to a recent news saga that erupted after what appeared to be a noose in was found in Wallace’s NASCAR garage not long after he spearheaded the campaign to ban the Confederate flag from NASCAR. Understandably, he and others were concerned that the apparent noose was a racially motivated intimidation attempt or even a threat against his life. There was an outpouring of support for Wallace from fans and fellow drivers.
The FBI investigated the incident and concluded that it was not a hate crime, but rather that a garage door pull rope had been tied in a way that resembled a noose by someone as early as last fall before Wallace was using the garage and as such was not aimed at him. Wallace weathered backlash after the FBI released its findings even though he wasn’t the one to find or report the apparent noose in the first place.
“I’m pissed. I’m mad because people are trying to test my character and the person that I am and my integrity,” Wallace said previously.
Knowing all of this, Trump’s tweet can only be interpreted as his going after yet another Black athlete in an effort to whip the racists in his base into a frenzy. The noose wasn’t a hoax, it was a misunderstanding and Wallace doesn’t owe anyone an apology because he neither found the rope nor reported it. As is so often the case, there is absolutely no excuse for the president’s behavior.
Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX? That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 6, 2020
Trump’s Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, a woman infamous for her ability to lie for the president and defend even his most egregious rhetoric, was asked about Trump’s tweet on Fox News today. Specifically, she was asked if his use of the word “hoax” was “helpful” since the incident was never determined to be a hoax.
“So NASCAR I would note, their statement says that this garage pull rope was there since last fall since far before the teams arrived at these garages. They also said—as the FBI investigation determined—that there was no hate crime versus Bubba committed,” said McEnany.
“What the president is making is a broader point that this rush to judgment on the facts before the facts are out is not acceptable. And we saw it with the Covington kids and we saw it with Jussie Smollett and now we saw it in this case before the FBI came to that conclusion,” she added.
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The host pushed back and said the comparison was unfair because Trump is calling the Wallace case a hoax and seems to truly believe that’s what it was.
“Right well the Federal Bureau of Investigation does not stand by that assessment. The president’s merely pointing out that we’ve got to let facts come out before we rush to judgments and there was no hate crime committed against Bubba Wallace as determined by the FBI as noted in a NASCAR statement,” replied McEnany, ignoring the thrust of the host’s question. Her refusal to directly grapple with Trump’s use of the word “hoax” shows that there’s no real way to defend his rhetoric. Instead, she’s forced to dissemble and misdirect.
What’s more, the idea that Donald Trump, a man who regularly spreads conspiracy theories and lies every time he opens his mouth, is concerned with getting the “facts” and resisting the urge to rush to judgment is laughable. The truth is these people have no interest in the truth and care only about securing the president’s reelection.
SANDRA SMITH: The Bubba Wallace incident was never determined to be a "hoax." Is it helpful for the president to say that? KAYLEIGH McENANY: "There was no hate crime committed against Bubba Wallace." (That does not mean his claim about a noose in his garage was a "hoax.") pic.twitter.com/W5jo5qprEW — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 6, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-06--Video shows racist drunk white men assaulting Black camper on July 4th

The celebration of America ’ s independence took a decidedly dark turn this weekend after President Donald Trump fanned the flames of racial and social division with his speech at Mount Rushmore .
The dangers of this kind of rhetoric were made immediately clear on Saturday , when a Black man was allegedly nearly lynched by drunken white men near Bloomington , Indiana .
A civil rights activist , Vauhxx Booker , was traveling to a campsite with his friends near Lake Monroe when he encountered a white man wearing a Confederate flag hat .
Booker described in a series @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following them on an ATV and telling them they were on “ private property , ” even though he was not the owner of the property .
When Booker and his friends tried to use the alternate route through the public beach , they discovered it had been blocked off by boats and ATVs by white guys who shouted “ white power !
” at them .
After attempting to discuss the situation and smooth things over , the white men became “ immediately aggressive , ” prompting Booker and his party to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the white guys attacked him from behind .
“ The five were able to easily overwhelm me and got me to the ground and dragged me pinning my body against a tree as they began pounding on my head and ripped off some of my hair , with several of them still on top of my body holding me down .
They held me pinned and continued beating me for several minutes seemingly become more and more enraged as they kept trying to seriously injure me and failing .
At one point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jumped on my neck .
I could feel both his feet and his full bodyweight land hard against my neck , ” wrote Booker on Facebook .
As more people gathered to see what the commotion was about , the white men told them all that “ we ’ re going to break his arms ” and yelled to the members of their party several times to “ get a noose.
” When people began filming , the men grew even angrier but eventually backed off .
“ You happy about this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with your five white friends ?
” screams the drunken man at the person filming .
“ I don ’ t want to recount this , but I was almost the victim of an attempted lynching .
I don ’ t want this to have happened to me or anyone .
It hurts my soul and my pride , but there are multiple witnesses and it can ’ t be hidden or avoided , ” wrote Booker on Facebook .
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources was called but no arrests were made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation.
” Original reporting by Jeremy Hogan at the Bloomingtonian .

The celebration of America’s independence took a decidedly dark turn this weekend after President Donald Trump fanned the flames of racial and social division with his speech at Mount Rushmore. The dangers of this kind of rhetoric were made immediately clear on Saturday, when a Black man was allegedly nearly lynched by drunken white men near Bloomington, Indiana.
A civil rights activist, Vauhxx Booker, was traveling to a campsite with his friends near Lake Monroe when he encountered a white man wearing a Confederate flag hat. Booker described in a series of Facebook posts how the man began following them on an ATV and telling them they were on “private property,” even though he was not the owner of the property.
When Booker and his friends tried to use the alternate route through the public beach, they discovered it had been blocked off by boats and ATVs by white guys who shouted “white power!” at them. After attempting to discuss the situation and smooth things over, the white men became “immediately aggressive,” prompting Booker and his party to leave.
That’s when two of the white guys attacked him from behind.
“The five were able to easily overwhelm me and got me to the ground and dragged me pinning my body against a tree as they began pounding on my head and ripped off some of my hair, with several of them still on top of my body holding me down. They held me pinned and continued beating me for several minutes seemingly become more and more enraged as they kept trying to seriously injure me and failing. At one point during the attack one of the men jumped on my neck. I could feel both his feet and his full bodyweight land hard against my neck,” wrote Booker on Facebook.
As more people gathered to see what the commotion was about, the white men told them all that “we’re going to break his arms” and yelled to the members of their party several times to “get a noose.”
When people began filming, the men grew even angrier but eventually backed off. “You happy about this, you f*ckin’ nappy-headed B*TCH, you with your five white friends?” screams the drunken man at the person filming.
A man was almost lynched in Bloomington, Indiana. Nearly the whole event was caught on camera. pic.twitter.com/DAqywNEEhW — Shannon. (@Breathe_DAH) July 6, 2020
“I don’t want to recount this, but I was almost the victim of an attempted lynching. I don’t want this to have happened to me or anyone. It hurts my soul and my pride, but there are multiple witnesses and it can’t be hidden or avoided,” wrote Booker on Facebook.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources was called but no arrests were made. The incident is apparently “under investigation.”
A man by the name of Vauhxx Rush was assaulted in Bloomington, IN in an attempted lynching. Below are some of the graphic details from his story. If you want to help, contact Erika Oliphant (Monroe County Prosecutor) & demand action: (812) 349-2670
Eoliphant@co.monroe.in.us pic.twitter.com/xt990wWHH6 — James Ray (@MakeItRayn_) July 6, 2020
Original reporting by Jeremy Hogan at the Bloomingtonian.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-07--Kellyanne Conway melts down on Fox over Mary Trump’s book: “family matters should be family matters”

Next week , a book written by the president ’ s niece Mary Trump is set to be released and it ’ s already proving to be a massive headache for the White House .
Entitled “ Too Much and Never Enough : How My Family Created the World ’ s Most Dangerous Man , ” it ’ s a firsthand recounting of the inner dynamics of the Trump family , once which paints Donald Trump in a decidedly damaging light and which seeks to explain the “ twisted behaviors ” that have grown to form the core of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hit shelves , excerpts from advance copies have been released and the Trump administration is already in damage control mode over them .
One section of the book alleges that Trump paid someone to take his SAT for him , which is how he got into the University of Pennslyvania .
Another section claims Trump ’ s own sister Maryanne has said “ he has no principles.
” In short , the book seems poised to confirm all of our worst suspicions about the troglodyte currently crouched within the Oval Office .
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Trump ’ s lackeys , faced with the prospect of refuting allegations from a family member of the president , are relying on the same overused and unsuccessful tactic they always deploy : blanket denial .
Kellyanne Conway , counselor to the president and one of his most notorious paid liars , appeared on Fox News today and tried in vain to discredit the book .
“ I believe family matters should be family matters .
I think the thin-skinned , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media members who think people ’ s families are their business ought to really think thrice the next time they do that , ” said Conway , who has struggled in recent weeks to keep her own family dysfunction out of the news .
“ This is like every other book out there , in my view , which is we imbue instant credibility unto anybody , especially those not under oath and writing works of fiction , perhaps , or fiction within a work of fiction , as long as they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” she went on .
“ I think reporters ought to focus on getting the story and not the president .
That ’ s what they are supposed to be doing.
” As usual , Conway ’ s disingenuous talking points are unlikely to persuade anyone outside the president ’ s core MAGA base .
There is no reason why Mary Trump ’ s book should be ignored since Donald Trump is not a private citizen .
He is the elected leader of the most powerful nation in the world and voters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really is .
Hopefully , this book will open the eyes of those Americans still blind to what a monster he is and they ’ ll do their patriotic duty to vote against him this November .
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Next week, a book written by the president’s niece Mary Trump is set to be released and it’s already proving to be a massive headache for the White House. Entitled “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,” it’s a firsthand recounting of the inner dynamics of the Trump family, once which paints Donald Trump in a decidedly damaging light and which seeks to explain the “twisted behaviors” that have grown to form the core of his personality.
While the book has yet to hit shelves, excerpts from advance copies have been released and the Trump administration is already in damage control mode over them. One section of the book alleges that Trump paid someone to take his SAT for him, which is how he got into the University of Pennslyvania. Another section claims Trump’s own sister Maryanne has said “he has no principles.” In short, the book seems poised to confirm all of our worst suspicions about the troglodyte currently crouched within the Oval Office.
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Trump’s lackeys, faced with the prospect of refuting allegations from a family member of the president, are relying on the same overused and unsuccessful tactic they always deploy: blanket denial. Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president and one of his most notorious paid liars, appeared on Fox News today and tried in vain to discredit the book.
“I believe family matters should be family matters. I think the thin-skinned, troubled, living in glasshouse, mainstream media members who think people’s families are their business ought to really think thrice the next time they do that,” said Conway, who has struggled in recent weeks to keep her own family dysfunction out of the news.
“This is like every other book out there, in my view, which is we imbue instant credibility unto anybody, especially those not under oath and writing works of fiction, perhaps, or fiction within a work of fiction, as long as they’re out there to get the president,” she went on. “I think reporters ought to focus on getting the story and not the president. That’s what they are supposed to be doing.”
As usual, Conway’s disingenuous talking points are unlikely to persuade anyone outside the president’s core MAGA base. There is no reason why Mary Trump’s book should be ignored since Donald Trump is not a private citizen. He is the elected leader of the most powerful nation in the world and voters have a right to know who he really is. Hopefully, this book will open the eyes of those Americans still blind to what a monster he is and they’ll do their patriotic duty to vote against him this November.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-07--Ilhan Omar dunks on Don Jr. for lying about her calls for change: “our schools have failed you”

There ’ s nothing like watching a strong , intelligent black woman putting an ignorant cracker in his place , but it ’ s even better when the woman in question is Congresswoman Ilhan Omar ( D-MN ) and the target of her retort is the reviled eldest son of the President of the United States .
Representative Omar singed Donald Trump Jr. on Twitter today after the campaign surrogate for his equally offensive father posted a video clip of her calls for racial and economic justice and the “ dismantling ” of the entire system of baked-in inequality and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jr. reordered Congresswoman Omar ’ s words and turned them into a false premise that he then publicly asked his father ’ s presumed opponent in the presidential race — former Vice President Joe Biden — if he agreed with his invented misstatement of the Minnesota representative ’ s argument .
One listen to Rep. Omar ’ s actual words can prove that the dismantling of the entire American economy and political system was not what she was calling for , but neither the junior Trump nor the veteran GOP public relations shill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with his misleading summary of her message seems to be able to properly interpret and understand what she is really saying .
The progressive congresswoman used her reply to the tweet from the president ’ s spawn to put Don Jr. firmly in his place and critique the educational system that could produce — and allow to graduate — someone with such feeble comprehension skills .
As much as he might benefit from the classes that Representative Omar suggests , Trump Jr. is unlikely to value anything that he receives for free that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of taxpayer dollars .
He is his father ’ s son , after all , and a member of the oligarchy that controls how too many of America ’ s citizens live their lives through their domination of the political process in the form of their contributions to Republican campaign coffers .
It ’ s nice to see that Congresswoman Omar refuses to be intimidated by his deceptive propaganda and that she can dish it out to imbeciles who try to twist her words for their own pecuniary political purposes .
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There’s nothing like watching a strong, intelligent black woman putting an ignorant cracker in his place, but it’s even better when the woman in question is Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and the target of her retort is the reviled eldest son of the President of the United States.
Representative Omar singed Donald Trump Jr. on Twitter today after the campaign surrogate for his equally offensive father posted a video clip of her calls for racial and economic justice and the “dismantling” of the entire system of baked-in inequality and oppression>
The problem is that Don Jr. reordered Congresswoman Omar’s words and turned them into a false premise that he then publicly asked his father’s presumed opponent in the presidential race — former Vice President Joe Biden — if he agreed with his invented misstatement of the Minnesota representative’s argument.
https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1280582878959669249?s=20
One listen to Rep. Omar’s actual words can prove that the dismantling of the entire American economy and political system was not what she was calling for, but neither the junior Trump nor the veteran GOP public relations shill who authored the original post he retweeted with his misleading summary of her message seems to be able to properly interpret and understand what she is really saying.
The progressive congresswoman used her reply to the tweet from the president’s spawn to put Don Jr. firmly in his place and critique the educational system that could produce — and allow to graduate — someone with such feeble comprehension skills.
Does our education system know it has failed you? Your level of comprehension is such an embarrassment to our country, maybe someone can offer you free English classes. https://t.co/OzRDEK9jKb — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) July 7, 2020
As much as he might benefit from the classes that Representative Omar suggests, Trump Jr. is unlikely to value anything that he receives for free that doesn’t come in the form of taxpayer dollars.
He is his father’s son, after all, and a member of the oligarchy that controls how too many of America’s citizens live their lives through their domination of the political process in the form of their contributions to Republican campaign coffers.
It’s nice to see that Congresswoman Omar refuses to be intimidated by his deceptive propaganda and that she can dish it out to imbeciles who try to twist her words for their own pecuniary political purposes.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-07--New video shows black teen being restrained by 8 adults for throwing a sandwich. They suffocated him

New video shows black teen being restrained by 8 adults for throwing a sandwich. They suffocated him to death

No matter how old they are , how big or small they might be , Black Americans are time and time again implicitly perceived as threats by white Americans .
Decades of harmful , vile racist myths and stereotypes about how Black people are tougher and more resistant to pain than regular people have wormed their way deep into the white psyche .
It ’ s why 12-year-old Tamir Rice was assumed to be 20 years old when the Cleveland police arrived on the scene and immediately shot him dead for playing with a toy gun in a park .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ white medical trainees believe that black people have “ thicker skin ” and are less sensitive to pain than white people .
It ’ s why the American Psychological Association found “ evidence that black boys are seen as older and less innocent and that they prompt a less essential conception of childhood than do their white same-age peers.
” It ’ s why it took four officers to restrain George Floyd while he suffocated to death .
It must have been why the staff at Lakeside Academy youth facility thought it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sixteen-year-old Cornelius Fredericks after he threw a sandwich in the cafeteria .
One of them sat on him for twelve minutes .
Another twelve minutes passed before they bothered to get him any medical attention , found an investigation by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services .
Video of the killing was released today and can be viewed here .
CONTENT WARNING : It is extremely disturbing to watch .
Fredericks went into cardiac arrest two days later .
His death has been ruled a homicide by restraint asphyxia .
Witnesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grim phrase that has become a rallying cry of the Black Lives Matter movement : “ I can ’ t breathe.
” An investigation by the Michigan DHS found that the response was “ significantly disproportionate ” to the action .
“ Throwing bread is not a demonstration of imminent threat of harm to self or others and did not warrant physical management , ” said the report .
Lakeside , which was contracted by the State of Michigan to care for children in the foster and juvenile “ justice system ” has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staff members and a school nurse — Michael Mosley , Zachary Solis , Heather McLogan — are all facing charges .
“ Micheal Mosley and Zachary Solis are facing homicide charges of involuntary manslaughter ( felonies that carry up to 15 years ) as well as two second degree child abuse charges , each carrying up to 10 years .
Heather McLogan , identified by Fieger as the nurse in the video who called 911 , is facing involuntary manslaughter and one charge of child abuse , ” reports Michigan Radio .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fieger , has filed a $ 100 million lawsuit against the institution .
“ Cornelius Fredericks did nothing , he ’ s a child .
He threw a sandwich .
And he was executed on video tape , ” said Fieger at his press conference today .
“ I ’ m calling on the Kalamazoo Prosecutor to charge those additional people .
There are many more than two people suffocating him.
” While for once the wheels of justice are already firmly in motion , it shatters the heart to once again watch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child of color for no reason — and to know this tragedy has played itself out again and again and again across a nation steeped in racism to its very core .
Original reporting by Justin Carissimo and Li Cohen at CBS News .

No matter how old they are, how big or small they might be, Black Americans are time and time again implicitly perceived as threats by white Americans. Decades of harmful, vile racist myths and stereotypes about how Black people are tougher and more resistant to pain than regular people have wormed their way deep into the white psyche.
It’s why 12-year-old Tamir Rice was assumed to be 20 years old when the Cleveland police arrived on the scene and immediately shot him dead for playing with a toy gun in a park. It’s why over half of white medical trainees believe that black people have “thicker skin” and are less sensitive to pain than white people. It’s why the American Psychological Association found “evidence that black boys are seen as older and less innocent and that they prompt a less essential conception of childhood than do their white same-age peers.”
It’s why it took four officers to restrain George Floyd while he suffocated to death.
It must have been why the staff at Lakeside Academy youth facility thought it was necessary for eight adults to hold down sixteen-year-old Cornelius Fredericks after he threw a sandwich in the cafeteria. One of them sat on him for twelve minutes. Another twelve minutes passed before they bothered to get him any medical attention, found an investigation by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Video of the killing was released today and can be viewed here. CONTENT WARNING: It is extremely disturbing to watch.
Fredericks went into cardiac arrest two days later. His death has been ruled a homicide by restraint asphyxia.
Witnesses said they heard the boy repeating that grim phrase that has become a rallying cry of the Black Lives Matter movement: “I can’t breathe.”
An investigation by the Michigan DHS found that the response was “significantly disproportionate” to the action. “Throwing bread is not a demonstration of imminent threat of harm to self or others and did not warrant physical management,” said the report.
Lakeside, which was contracted by the State of Michigan to care for children in the foster and juvenile “justice system” has since had its contract revoked.
Two staff members and a school nurse — Michael Mosley, Zachary Solis, Heather McLogan — are all facing charges.
“Micheal Mosley and Zachary Solis are facing homicide charges of involuntary manslaughter (felonies that carry up to 15 years) as well as two second degree child abuse charges, each carrying up to 10 years. Heather McLogan, identified by Fieger as the nurse in the video who called 911, is facing involuntary manslaughter and one charge of child abuse,” reports Michigan Radio.
The attorney for Fredericks’ family, Geoffrey Fieger, has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the institution. “Cornelius Fredericks did nothing, he’s a child. He threw a sandwich. And he was executed on video tape,” said Fieger at his press conference today. “I’m calling on the Kalamazoo Prosecutor to charge those additional people. There are many more than two people suffocating him.”
While for once the wheels of justice are already firmly in motion, it shatters the heart to once again watch such wild violence being inflicted upon a child of color for no reason — and to know this tragedy has played itself out again and again and again across a nation steeped in racism to its very core.
Original reporting by Justin Carissimo and Li Cohen at CBS News.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-07--Video shows white man ruining an Asian family’s birthday: “Trump is going to f@*k you!”

Fear of the “ other ” — of people not within your own tribe — is a pre-historic legacy seemingly encoded in the human genome .
While such fear may have granted evolutionary advantages to those who kept up their guards in a less interconnected world that still had plenty of space for people to escape threatening neighbors , on today ’ s crowded and interdependent planet , such conflict-generating impulses are a major obstacle for peaceful , prosperous , and cohesive societies .
The recent expansion of white support for Black Lives Matters protests offers some hope that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compassion may yet win out over the tribalism that holds our nation back from the realization of its true potential , but the number of reactionary racist incidents that have begun to emerge at the same time as the protests show that the instinctual legacy of tribalism will not die quickly or easily in modern America .
While much of the racism in the United States is directed at African Americans , a good portion is also aimed at the Hispanic population and — increasingly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a president who is trying to distract from his horrendous screw-ups in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak by blaming the entire disease on China — calling COVID-19 the “ Wuhan flu ” or the “ China virus ” when it could just as appropriately be named after himself — it ’ s not surprising that Trump followers are taking his lead and striking out at innocent Asian Americans with racist confrontations .
The latest incident took place in Monterey , California last week where an Asian American family went to a recently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to celebrate a family birthday .
While the beginnings of the incident lack video documentation , the recorded part of the confrontation starts with a female family member asking an unidentified Caucasian man who was seated at a nearby table to repeat the unrecorded slur that he apparently had just lobbed at the family while they were trying to enjoy their birthday celebration .
In response , the man lifts his middle finger towards the camera and tells them that “ Trump is going to f— you ” and proceeds to refer to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of shit.
” In a move that helps restore some hope and faith in our nation ’ s ability to move beyond the racist rantings of a likely intoxicated individual , the restaurant ’ s staff immediately steps in to defend the family and ejects the man from the premises , telling him that he will never be welcome in their establishment again .
You can watch the video of the scene in the tweet below .
While it ’ s impossible to know where this vile man acquired such hateful attitudes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ connect his apparent comfortability with spewing racist epithets to the polarizing rhetoric of a bigoted president ’ s tweets .
The concept of original sin posits — to simplify a much-discussed theological precept — that humans are all born with flaws that we must strive to overcome during the course of our lifetimes .
With slavery and its direct descendant , racism , as America ’ s original sin , the battle to overcome this inherently evil tendency in our society is a constant struggle .
In order to have our nation grow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a struggle that we must win .
The other is not our enemy until we make enemies out of them .
One of our nation ’ s most cherished mottos is “ E Pluribus Unum ” — “ Out of Many , One ” — one nation indivisible…at least until a dedicated divider takes occupancy of the Oval Office .
In today ’ s America , the scourge , the sin , of racism will only be diminished , if not eradicated , by cutting it off at its hatred-spouting head and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Only then will the roots wither and die and will we be able to live in peace and harmony .
Original reporting by John Bowden at The Hill .
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Fear of the “other” — of people not within your own tribe — is a pre-historic legacy seemingly encoded in the human genome.
While such fear may have granted evolutionary advantages to those who kept up their guards in a less interconnected world that still had plenty of space for people to escape threatening neighbors, on today’s crowded and interdependent planet, such conflict-generating impulses are a major obstacle for peaceful, prosperous, and cohesive societies.
The recent expansion of white support for Black Lives Matters protests offers some hope that the values of love, trust, and compassion may yet win out over the tribalism that holds our nation back from the realization of its true potential, but the number of reactionary racist incidents that have begun to emerge at the same time as the protests show that the instinctual legacy of tribalism will not die quickly or easily in modern America.
While much of the racism in the United States is directed at African Americans, a good portion is also aimed at the Hispanic population and — increasingly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — at Asian Americans.
Given that we have a president who is trying to distract from his horrendous screw-ups in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak by blaming the entire disease on China — calling COVID-19 the “Wuhan flu” or the “China virus” when it could just as appropriately be named after himself — it’s not surprising that Trump followers are taking his lead and striking out at innocent Asian Americans with racist confrontations.
The latest incident took place in Monterey, California last week where an Asian American family went to a recently reopened restaurant located at a spa resort to celebrate a family birthday.
While the beginnings of the incident lack video documentation, the recorded part of the confrontation starts with a female family member asking an unidentified Caucasian man who was seated at a nearby table to repeat the unrecorded slur that he apparently had just lobbed at the family while they were trying to enjoy their birthday celebration.
In response, the man lifts his middle finger towards the camera and tells them that “Trump is going to f— you” and proceeds to refer to his inquisitor as an “Asian piece of shit.”
In a move that helps restore some hope and faith in our nation’s ability to move beyond the racist rantings of a likely intoxicated individual, the restaurant’s staff immediately steps in to defend the family and ejects the man from the premises, telling him that he will never be welcome in their establishment again.
You can watch the video of the scene in the tweet below.
While it’s impossible to know where this vile man acquired such hateful attitudes, it doesn’t take much to connect his apparent comfortability with spewing racist epithets to the polarizing rhetoric of a bigoted president’s tweets.
The concept of original sin posits — to simplify a much-discussed theological precept — that humans are all born with flaws that we must strive to overcome during the course of our lifetimes. With slavery and its direct descendant, racism, as America’s original sin, the battle to overcome this inherently evil tendency in our society is a constant struggle.
In order to have our nation grow, prosper, and evolve, it is a struggle that we must win. The other is not our enemy until we make enemies out of them.
One of our nation’s most cherished mottos is “E Pluribus Unum” — “Out of Many, One” — one nation indivisible…at least until a dedicated divider takes occupancy of the Oval Office.
In today’s America, the scourge, the sin, of racism will only be diminished, if not eradicated, by cutting it off at its hatred-spouting head and evicting Donald Trump from the White House.
Only then will the roots wither and die and will we be able to live in peace and harmony.
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Original reporting by John Bowden at The Hill.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-07--Video shows white woman harassing Black pedestrian: “F**ckhead!”

The Age of Trump has proven to be the Age of Viral Racist Videos .
It seems that hardly a day goes by now without a clip of some white person accosting , harassing , or physically threatening a person of color exploding across social media .
Apparently , having an avowed bigot in the White House has convinced racists that their racism is once again socially palatable .
Often , these racist menaces are more than willing to proudly voice their hatreds even with cameras rolling .
As awareness spreads that such videos can result in all manner of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charges , we can expect these white people to be a little more cautious around cameras .
Such appears to be the case with a new video spreading across Twitter .
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The video appears to show a white woman following a Black man and verbally heckling him as he makes his way peacefully through a quiet neighborhood .
Unbeknownst to her , another person is following behind her , filming the entire encounter .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the man manages to maintain his cool and repeatedly asks the woman to leave him be and stop “ interrogating ” him .
He tells her to “ have a nice day ” and tries to walk away , at which point she appears to call him a “ f*ckhead ” and tells him to “ get out of here.
” It seems that the mere presence of the Black man infuriates her .
The woman filming then interjects on the man ’ s behalf , telling the woman to let him walk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harasser turns , sees the camera , and stops dead in her tracks , visibly surprised that her racism has been caught on camera .
She then moves closer to the woman filming and says “ come here.
” The woman refuses at which point the harasser flees .
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The Age of Trump has proven to be the Age of Viral Racist Videos. It seems that hardly a day goes by now without a clip of some white person accosting, harassing, or physically threatening a person of color exploding across social media. Apparently, having an avowed bigot in the White House has convinced racists that their racism is once again socially palatable.
Often, these racist menaces are more than willing to proudly voice their hatreds even with cameras rolling. As awareness spreads that such videos can result in all manner of consequences from loss of employment to criminal charges, we can expect these white people to be a little more cautious around cameras. Such appears to be the case with a new video spreading across Twitter.
Add your name to demand an investigation into Trump letting Putin pay Taliban fighters to kill US troops!
The video appears to show a white woman following a Black man and verbally heckling him as he makes his way peacefully through a quiet neighborhood. Unbeknownst to her, another person is following behind her, filming the entire encounter.
Despite the woman’s harassment, the man manages to maintain his cool and repeatedly asks the woman to leave him be and stop “interrogating” him. He tells her to “have a nice day” and tries to walk away, at which point she appears to call him a “f*ckhead” and tells him to “get out of here.” It seems that the mere presence of the Black man infuriates her.
The woman filming then interjects on the man’s behalf, telling the woman to let him walk in peace. Soon after, the harasser turns, sees the camera, and stops dead in her tracks, visibly surprised that her racism has been caught on camera. She then moves closer to the woman filming and says “come here.” The woman refuses at which point the harasser flees.
Watch the shameful video below.
https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1280195081337790477?s=20
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-07--Trump’s niece alleges he got into Ivy League by paying someone else to cheat on his test for him

Mary Trump , the niece of our ignominious president , has written a bombshell family memoir set to hit shelves next week .
In it , she digs into the pathologies of her relatives and offers a unique , firsthand , and ultimately deeply unflattering portrait of Donald J. Trump and the “ twisted behaviors ” he has accumulated over the course of his life .
The title of Mrs. Trump ’ s book is : “ Too Much and Never Enough : How My Family Created the World ’ s Most Dangerous Man , ” which should give one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expect from the tome .
Excerpts have been trickling out over the past few weeks and they offer a raw glimpse of the man many of us have had to piece together an incomplete understanding of through his reality TV shenanigans , racist rhetoric , and unhinged tweets .
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One particularly interesting segment of the book strikes a staggering blow against President Trump ’ s claim that he is a “ very stable genius @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large brain.
” Mary Trump alleges that during his high school years , Donald cheated on his SAT by paying someone else to go in and take the test on his behalf .
That person ended up scoring well on the test , Trump claimed the score as his own and used it to gain admission to the world-renowned Wharton School of business within the University of Pennsylvania system .
The allegation is particularly embarrassing given the manner in which Donald regularly brags about his Wharton education .
“ I went to an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an Ivy League school .
I ’ m very highly educated .
I know words , I have the best words , ” the president has bragged in the past .
Apparently , the “ best words ” that Donald Trump knows are something like : “ Here is some money , take my test to make me look smart.
” While no one other than the most diehard of MAGA fanatics would have claimed that Trump is a staggering intellect , this new accusation indicates he may be far less intelligent and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low appraisals many of us already held .
This man is a conman with the instincts of a caveman who would have never risen to his station in life if he hadn ’ t had his father ’ s money to grease the way .
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Mary Trump, the niece of our ignominious president, has written a bombshell family memoir set to hit shelves next week. In it, she digs into the pathologies of her relatives and offers a unique, firsthand, and ultimately deeply unflattering portrait of Donald J. Trump and the “twisted behaviors” he has accumulated over the course of his life.
The title of Mrs. Trump’s book is: “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,” which should give one a pretty clear picture of what to expect from the tome. Excerpts have been trickling out over the past few weeks and they offer a raw glimpse of the man many of us have had to piece together an incomplete understanding of through his reality TV shenanigans, racist rhetoric, and unhinged tweets.
Add your name to demand an investigation into Trump letting Putin pay Taliban fighters to kill US troops!
One particularly interesting segment of the book strikes a staggering blow against President Trump’s claim that he is a “very stable genius” with a “very, very large brain.” Mary Trump alleges that during his high school years, Donald cheated on his SAT by paying someone else to go in and take the test on his behalf. That person ended up scoring well on the test, Trump claimed the score as his own and used it to gain admission to the world-renowned Wharton School of business within the University of Pennsylvania system.
The allegation is particularly embarrassing given the manner in which Donald regularly brags about his Wharton education.
“I went to an Ivy League school. I went to an Ivy League school. I’m very highly educated. I know words, I have the best words,” the president has bragged in the past. Apparently, the “best words” that Donald Trump knows are something like: “Here is some money, take my test to make me look smart.”
While no one other than the most diehard of MAGA fanatics would have claimed that Trump is a staggering intellect, this new accusation indicates he may be far less intelligent and far less scrupulous than the already subterranean low appraisals many of us already held. This man is a conman with the instincts of a caveman who would have never risen to his station in life if he hadn’t had his father’s money to grease the way.
As a high school student in Queens, Mary Trump writes, Donald Trump paid someone to take the SAT on his behalf. The high score the proxy earned for him, Mary Trump adds, helped Trump to later gain admittance as an undergraduate to Wharton. https://t.co/bPuNNvjF5g — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 7, 2020
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