occupydemocrats--2020-08-05--Reporters rise to challenge Trump with aggressive questioning at today’s press briefing

It ’ s time for your daily dose of Donald Trump attempting to read whatever his aides put in front of him , followed by a segment of the president avoiding answering questions truthfully from White House correspondents — in other words , it ’ s another Coronavirus Task Force briefing , minus any of the experts that could provide any actually valuable , propaganda-free information .
Firstly , Trump is apparently quite concerned with the possibility that Joe Biden might beat him in Arizona , given all the time he spent praising the state and Governor Doug Ducey ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , White House correspondents have apparently taken note of the effusive praise heaped upon Jonathan Swan of Axios for turning up the heat on the president as he pushed back at Trump ’ s fumbling command of the data surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak .
The questions from the press today were more pointed and were followed up with the reporters questioning Trump ’ s veracity quickly whenever he tried to weasel out of answering with facile lies .
The president began today ’ s session with his usual casual racism in referring to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before starting the snore-fest section of the briefing where he poorly tries to read the prepared statement provided by his staff .
The president ’ s Arizona fixation was quickly parried with facts by CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale in his Twitter feed .
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Having exhausted his perplexing praise of Arizona , Trump next moved onto his favorite topic of late — the formidable dangers of mail-in voting .
The president played fast and loose with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the origin of his notions about the perils of postal balloting when the sources he claims DOnlt actually support his conclusions .
Here he is in his own words .
Does anyone else find it completely insane that the President of the United States at a Coronavirus Task Force briefing launches into the type of misinformation that has led even the folks at Facebook — always so hungry for his campaign ’ s ad dollars — to delete his posts for the first time today because he violated their policies on posting false @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is saying the exact same thing that got him banned on that social media platform in front of a live TV audience and the assembled reporters .
The correspondents really upped their game today , immediately questioning the president when he tried to pass off lies and holding his feet to the fire about his strange conspiratorial insinuation yesterday that the Beirut explosion was somehow an “ attack.
” Trump reverted to his “ I ’ m the president and I can do anything I want ” schtick when asked about plans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican National Convention and simply broadcast his nomination address from the White House , expressing budgetary concerns that don ’ t seem to affect his frequent golfing trips to his own resorts .
With reporters asking the difficult questions and not letting him off when he responded with obvious falsehoods , Trump was as anxious to end the briefing as we are to end his tenure .
At least the media is finally getting more aggressive with their questions , hoping for a clip that will go as viral as the Axios interview @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moment in tomorrow ’ s briefing .
At the very least , we can expect another session of lies and spin that serve no purpose in terms of informing the American people about the issues that matter to them .
Original reporting by Aaron Rupar at Vox and by Daniel Dale at CNN .
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It’s time for your daily dose of Donald Trump attempting to read whatever his aides put in front of him, followed by a segment of the president avoiding answering questions truthfully from White House correspondents — in other words, it’s another Coronavirus Task Force briefing, minus any of the experts that could provide any actually valuable, propaganda-free information.
A couple of interesting trends emerged in today’s briefing.
Firstly, Trump is apparently quite concerned with the possibility that Joe Biden might beat him in Arizona, given all the time he spent praising the state and Governor Doug Ducey’s response to the pandemic.
Secondly, White House correspondents have apparently taken note of the effusive praise heaped upon Jonathan Swan of Axios for turning up the heat on the president as he pushed back at Trump’s fumbling command of the data surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak.
The questions from the press today were more pointed and were followed up with the reporters questioning Trump’s veracity quickly whenever he tried to weasel out of answering with facile lies.
The president began today’s session with his usual casual racism in referring to COVID-19 as the “China virus” before starting the snore-fest section of the briefing where he poorly tries to read the prepared statement provided by his staff.
"It's been such a successful endeavor" — Arizona had over 1,000 new coronavirus cases yesterday, more than many large countries, yet Trump is holding it up as a shining example of a successful coronavirus response pic.twitter.com/pCgZdw5A4M — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 5, 2020
The president’s Arizona fixation was quickly parried with facts by CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale in his Twitter feed.
Trump is praising Arizona's handling of the virus at great length. Here's the chart of new cases there. https://t.co/tEUXa6ml1E pic.twitter.com/8SzkYxJuGC — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 5, 2020
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Having exhausted his perplexing praise of Arizona, Trump next moved onto his favorite topic of late — the formidable dangers of mail-in voting.
The president played fast and loose with the facts, citing mainstream media sources as the origin of his notions about the perils of postal balloting when the sources he claims DOnlt actually support his conclusions.
As evidence mail voting will lead to widespread fraud, Trump vaguely cites NYT and WaPo stories that were about non-fraud issues with mail voting, such as ballots being rejected for non-fraud reasons. — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 5, 2020
Here he is in his own words.
Trump is still delusionally insisting that Covid will go away on its own pic.twitter.com/gzLRT1CVnK — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 5, 2020
Does anyone else find it completely insane that the President of the United States at a Coronavirus Task Force briefing launches into the type of misinformation that has led even the folks at Facebook — always so hungry for his campaign’s ad dollars — to delete his posts for the first time today because he violated their policies on posting false info on COVID-19?
Well, here he is saying the exact same thing that got him banned on that social media platform in front of a live TV audience and the assembled reporters.
"Somebody left some terrible explosive-type devices and things around, perhaps. Perhaps it was that. Perhaps it was an attack" — Trump is just out here conjecturing about the Beirut explosion. Absurdly irresponsible. pic.twitter.com/lLBKD9q89O — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 5, 2020
The correspondents really upped their game today, immediately questioning the president when he tried to pass off lies and holding his feet to the fire about his strange conspiratorial insinuation yesterday that the Beirut explosion was somehow an “attack.”
Trump reverted to his “I’m the president and I can do anything I want” schtick when asked about plans to skip an acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention and simply broadcast his nomination address from the White House, expressing budgetary concerns that don’t seem to affect his frequent golfing trips to his own resorts.
Trump bluffs his way through some questions about the Beirut explosion and then abruptly ends the briefing pic.twitter.com/iHk9PN5x4L — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 5, 2020
With reporters asking the difficult questions and not letting him off when he responded with obvious falsehoods, Trump was as anxious to end the briefing as we are to end his tenure.
At least the media is finally getting more aggressive with their questions, hoping for a clip that will go as viral as the Axios interview.
Maybe they’ll get their moment in tomorrow’s briefing.
At the very least, we can expect another session of lies and spin that serve no purpose in terms of informing the American people about the issues that matter to them.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-05--Ted Cruz faceplants as he tries to take on Sally Yates and she fact-checks him live

Anyone interested in seeing a pure distillation of the political rot at the heart of the modern Republican Party need only spend a few minutes reviewing footage of today ’ s Senate Intelligence Committee hearing with former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates .
Ostensibly a probe into the origins and legitimacy of Robert Mueller ’ s investigation into the ties between the Trump 2016 campaign and Russi , in reality , the hearing was nothing more than an effort by Senate Republicans to smear Trump ’ s political enemies and offer a distraction from the GOP ’ s abysmal handling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made his party ’ s ulterior motives abundantly clear this morning when he launched a deranged Twitter attack on Yates , accusing her of being involved in “ the greatest political crime of the century.
” In paranoid Fox News land , this alleged “ political crime ” is Obamagate , the nonsensical conspiracy theory that President Trump has cooked up to undermine the former president and muddy the waters of his own associates ’ wrongdoings .
Essentially , the GOP Obamagate fiction boils down to an accusation that the Obama administration illegally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hopes of blocking him from the White House .
What right-wingers who peddle the debunked narrative fail to mention is that there were legitimately concerning connections between Trump campaign officials and Russian operatives .
It was never a partisan operation , it was an investigation launched to ensure the security of our democracy .
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The problem with pushing something as incoherent and silly as Obamagate is that anyone with hard facts can immediately shut you down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today when Senator Ted Cruz ( R-TX ) , one of the most reliably bad faith actors in Congress , tried to grill Sally Yates .
“ When did you first become aware that the Obama administration was surveilling the Donald Trump campaign ?
” Cruz started off .
“ The Obama administration was not surveilling the Donald Trump campaign , ” Yates replied bluntly , immediately cutting off Cruz ’ s talking point .
The senator then tried to play semantic games about the surveillance of former Trump campaign official Carter Page @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Page only began after he left the campaign .
She went on to explain that Russia only wanted to assist Trump in the election , at which point Cruz grew flustered and tried to interrupt her .
From there , it only went downhill for Cruz as Yates repeatedly debunked his GOP misinformation .
Unable to rally a response to her hard facts , he leaned into exasperated sighs and facial expressions , trying in vain to paint her as unreasonable .
In the end , all he succeeded in doing was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interested in watching Cruz get smacked down by a woman with ten times his intelligence and integrity , check out the clip below .
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Anyone interested in seeing a pure distillation of the political rot at the heart of the modern Republican Party need only spend a few minutes reviewing footage of today’s Senate Intelligence Committee hearing with former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates.
Ostensibly a probe into the origins and legitimacy of Robert Mueller’s investigation into the ties between the Trump 2016 campaign and Russia, in reality, the hearing was nothing more than an effort by Senate Republicans to smear Trump’s political enemies and offer a distraction from the GOP’s abysmal handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump himself made his party’s ulterior motives abundantly clear this morning when he launched a deranged Twitter attack on Yates, accusing her of being involved in “the greatest political crime of the century.” In paranoid Fox News land, this alleged “political crime” is Obamagate, the nonsensical conspiracy theory that President Trump has cooked up to undermine the former president and muddy the waters of his own associates’ wrongdoings.
Essentially, the GOP Obamagate fiction boils down to an accusation that the Obama administration illegally surveilled Trump’s campaign in the hopes of blocking him from the White House. What right-wingers who peddle the debunked narrative fail to mention is that there were legitimately concerning connections between Trump campaign officials and Russian operatives. It was never a partisan operation, it was an investigation launched to ensure the security of our democracy.
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The problem with pushing something as incoherent and silly as Obamagate is that anyone with hard facts can immediately shut you down. That’s exactly what happened today when Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), one of the most reliably bad faith actors in Congress, tried to grill Sally Yates.
“When did you first become aware that the Obama administration was surveilling the Donald Trump campaign?” Cruz started off.
“The Obama administration was not surveilling the Donald Trump campaign,” Yates replied bluntly, immediately cutting off Cruz’s talking point.
The senator then tried to play semantic games about the surveillance of former Trump campaign official Carter Page and Yates calmly explained that the surveillance of Page only began after he left the campaign. She went on to explain that Russia only wanted to assist Trump in the election, at which point Cruz grew flustered and tried to interrupt her.
From there, it only went downhill for Cruz as Yates repeatedly debunked his GOP misinformation. Unable to rally a response to her hard facts, he leaned into exasperated sighs and facial expressions, trying in vain to paint her as unreasonable. In the end, all he succeeded in doing was embarrassing himself.
If you’re interested in watching Cruz get smacked down by a woman with ten times his intelligence and integrity, check out the clip below.
WATCH: Sen. @tedcruz grills Sally Yates. Cruz: "When did you first become aware that the Obama Admin. was surveilling the Donald Trump campaign?" Sally Yates: "The Obama Admin. was not surveilling the Donald Trump campaign." Cruz: "So a FISA application is not surveillance?" pic.twitter.com/IJSxalco49 — The Hill (@thehill) August 5, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-05--Trump interviews himself in hilariously edited viral remix of Axios interview

Donald Trump does not have much good to say about journalists whom he refers to as “ Fake News ” the minute anyone has the temerity to challenge his truth-deficient responses to their questions .
Indeed , his animosity towards anyone but a few sycophantic right-wing extremist talking heads on Fox News and OAN is obvious and legendary .
Now , thanks to the magic of digital editing , Trump has finally found an interviewer who deserves all the nasty epithets that he likes to lob at those who prefer facts to his nonsensical spin — himself .
Using raw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jonathan Swan of Axios that debuted on HBO on Monday evening , a new video — originally posted to YouTube by Justin T. Brown — imagines exactly how an encounter between Trump and his equally clueless doppelganger might look like .
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Perhaps some enterprising news network can set up cameras in a hall of mirrors and place Trump in the center of it with a list of questions to ask himself .
If this imaginary self-interview @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what the real thing could be like .
A hall of mirrors is a narcissist ’ s heaven .
Perhaps we can just leave Trump in there trying to find his way out .
Likely if he finds his way out by election day , the hall of mirrors will resemble the streets of Beirut today with shards of broken glass scattered everywhere .
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Donald Trump does not have much good to say about journalists whom he refers to as “Fake News” the minute anyone has the temerity to challenge his truth-deficient responses to their questions.
Indeed, his animosity towards anyone but a few sycophantic right-wing extremist talking heads on Fox News and OAN is obvious and legendary.
Now, thanks to the magic of digital editing, Trump has finally found an interviewer who deserves all the nasty epithets that he likes to lob at those who prefer facts to his nonsensical spin — himself.
Using raw material from the highly embarrassing interview with Jonathan Swan of Axios that debuted on HBO on Monday evening, a new video — originally posted to YouTube by Justin T. Brown — imagines exactly how an encounter between Trump and his equally clueless doppelganger might look like.
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Perhaps some enterprising news network can set up cameras in a hall of mirrors and place Trump in the center of it with a list of questions to ask himself.
If this imaginary self-interview can be so entertaining, just imagine what the real thing could be like.
A hall of mirrors is a narcissist’s heaven. Perhaps we can just leave Trump in there trying to find his way out. Likely if he finds his way out by election day, the hall of mirrors will resemble the streets of Beirut today with shards of broken glass scattered everywhere.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-05--Trump’s looney call to Fox & Friends includes phony claim that children are “almost immune” to virus

Having stumbled through his last big TV interview with Axios ‘ Jonathan Swan and proven that he has as little grasp of the facts surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic as a kindergartener faced with an advanced calculus test , Donald Trump tried to get back on the media horse this morning to try to salvage what ’ s left of his reputation in the less intellectually rigorous setting of Fox News .
In an interview on Fox & Friends , Trump went unchallenged when he blithely spouted blatantly false statements that perhaps only doctors who also believed in the medical danger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Amazingly , six months after the first recorded case of COVID-19 in America , Trump is still offering up the idea that the coronavirus will eventually go away on its own as his only palliative for the pandemic and is spreading misinformation about the immune systems of children and their susceptibility to catching the deadly disease to the point that it could likely be considered child abuse .
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Despite the daily statistics of new cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country , some from states entering their second wave of the disease , Trump continued to pat himself and his administration on the back for the “ incredible job ” they ’ ve done in response .
Spreading false notions about COVID wasn ’ t the only B.S .
that Trump was slinging during his phone interview , as the clips below demonstrate .
Unsurprisingly , Trump used the opportunity to advance his campaign to lay the groundwork for disputing his likely loss to Joe Biden in November .
Intelligent seniors would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advice heard in the countless pharmaceutical ads they are bombarded with every day : “ ask your doctor if in-person voting is right for you.
” The chances of finding a doctor recommending that at-risk seniors take such a risky action rather than vote by mail is rather small but remember that some people will say anything if enough money is involved .
The shaky statistical analysis that Trump displayed in his Axios interview was still being trotted out on Fox & Friends , albeit unchallenged this time by his interviewers .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead the president to think that every effort made by Democrats to protect public health is motivated by politics rather than by the desire to reduce the death count from the pandemic .
Such self-interested obsessions have seemingly prevented Trump from developing anything close to a plan for the second term he is seeking .
Trump ’ s shameless violation of the rules separating his official government duties from his campaigning has never been more obvious , nor more likely to result in sanctions , immune as the president is from the opprobrium @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , no airtime on Fox News would be complete for the president without some loudly blown dog whistles to his deplorable base .
While Trump ’ s interview with Fox & Friends this morning did nothing to salvage his reputation with those who haven ’ t been sipping away at his Kool-Aid for years , it did help cement his image as a deceptive and delusional moron for the rest of the country .
If Trump wants to have a chance to win the election , he needs to go back to his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Everytime he appears on TV and opens his mouth , he digs himself a deeper and deeper hole .
Joe Biden ’ s campaign strategy of just letting Trump be Trump is working spectactularly .
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Having stumbled through his last big TV interview with Axios‘ Jonathan Swan and proven that he has as little grasp of the facts surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic as a kindergartener faced with an advanced calculus test, Donald Trump tried to get back on the media horse this morning to try to salvage what’s left of his reputation in the less intellectually rigorous setting of Fox News.
In an interview on Fox & Friends, Trump went unchallenged when he blithely spouted blatantly false statements that perhaps only doctors who also believed in the medical danger of nocturnal demonic visits would agree with.
Amazingly, six months after the first recorded case of COVID-19 in America, Trump is still offering up the idea that the coronavirus will eventually go away on its own as his only palliative for the pandemic and is spreading misinformation about the immune systems of children and their susceptibility to catching the deadly disease to the point that it could likely be considered child abuse.
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Despite the daily statistics of new cases and deaths from the outbreaks around the country, some from states entering their second wave of the disease, Trump continued to pat himself and his administration on the back for the “incredible job” they’ve done in response.
Spreading false notions about COVID wasn’t the only B.S. that Trump was slinging during his phone interview, as the clips below demonstrate.
Unsurprisingly, Trump used the opportunity to advance his campaign to lay the groundwork for disputing his likely loss to Joe Biden in November.
"By the time we get to [Election Day], we will probably be in very good shape" — Trump suggests the coronavirus won't be an issue preventing seniors from physically going to the polls in November pic.twitter.com/NOgENfPCdx — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 5, 2020
Intelligent seniors would be wise to follow something close to the advice heard in the countless pharmaceutical ads they are bombarded with every day: “ask your doctor if in-person voting is right for you.”
The chances of finding a doctor recommending that at-risk seniors take such a risky action rather than vote by mail is rather small but remember that some people will say anything if enough money is involved.
The shaky statistical analysis that Trump displayed in his Axios interview was still being trotted out on Fox & Friends, albeit unchallenged this time by his interviewers.
"We're set to rock & roll, but the big problem we have is Democrats don't want to open their schools, b/c they think it's going to hurt the election for the Republicans." – Trump still thinks mask mandates & schools closures are Dem conspiracies, not necessary public health steps pic.twitter.com/56WfTxF978 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 5, 2020
Trump’s narcissism and paranoia continue to lead the president to think that every effort made by Democrats to protect public health is motivated by politics rather than by the desire to reduce the death count from the pandemic.
Such self-interested obsessions have seemingly prevented Trump from developing anything close to a plan for the second term he is seeking.
Trump indicates he's likely to deliver his RNC speech from the White House, which would be an egregious abuse of his office for political gain pic.twitter.com/E5CG3lG85P — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 5, 2020
Trump’s shameless violation of the rules separating his official government duties from his campaigning has never been more obvious, nor more likely to result in sanctions, immune as the president is from the opprobrium of the Republican-controlled Senate.
Of course, no airtime on Fox News would be complete for the president without some loudly blown dog whistles to his deplorable base.
Trump really seems to believe he's done more for black people than any president, including Abraham Lincoln, who ended slavery. Delusional. pic.twitter.com/Tkpwsox6eU — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 5, 2020
While Trump’s interview with Fox & Friends this morning did nothing to salvage his reputation with those who haven’t been sipping away at his Kool-Aid for years, it did help cement his image as a deceptive and delusional moron for the rest of the country.
If Trump wants to have a chance to win the election, he needs to go back to his bunker for the next 3 months.
Everytime he appears on TV and opens his mouth, he digs himself a deeper and deeper hole.
Joe Biden’s campaign strategy of just letting Trump be Trump is working spectactularly.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-05--Trump accuses Sally Yates of “greatest political crime of the century” in unhinged Twitter outburst

Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates , the courageous woman who was fired by Trump for refusing to enforce his racist Muslim ban , was called before the Senate Judiciary Committee today as part of the Republicans ’ so-called probe into the Russia investigation , an election-year dog and pony show engineered specifically to discredit and smear the president ’ s enemies .
The Republicans on the committee , most notably Trump lapdog Senator Lindsey Graham ( SC ) , are hoping to conjure a portrait of an out of control Department of Justice in order to delegitimize Robert Mueller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elected officials in the GOP care nothing for the sanctity of our elections or the numerous shady connections between the Trump 2016 campaign and Russian operatives .
Before his lackeys descended on Yates during the hearing , the president himself took to Twitter and gave away the whole charade as a partisan hatchet job by saying that she has “ zero credibility.
” Ridiculously , he accused her of being “ part of the greatest political crime of the Century ” and insisted “ ObamaBiden ” knew all about it .
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Presumably , Trump was referring to his convoluted “ Obamagate ” conspiracy theory , an amorphous narrative that shifts and changes to fit whatever Trump ’ s political needs are at any given moment ( including when he wants to distract from his COVID-19 failures ) .
To date , he has failed to articulate what exactly “ Obamagate ” is , beyond some vague allegations about spying and criminality .
When asked directly to his face to explain Obamagate in the past , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweet , the president also implied that Yates “ leaked ” some conversation with convicted felon and disgraced former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn .
“ Republicans should start playing the Democrats game , ” he ended his little missive , displaying once again his profound capability for projection .
The GOP is obsessed with witch hunts and hearings and its members are solely interested in scoring cheap political points , never in uncovering the actual truth .
The only “ game ” the Democrats play when compared to the Republicans on these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jobs .
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Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, the courageous woman who was fired by Trump for refusing to enforce his racist Muslim ban, was called before the Senate Judiciary Committee today as part of the Republicans’ so-called probe into the Russia investigation, an election-year dog and pony show engineered specifically to discredit and smear the president’s enemies.
The Republicans on the committee, most notably Trump lapdog Senator Lindsey Graham (SC), are hoping to conjure a portrait of an out of control Department of Justice in order to delegitimize Robert Mueller’s findings. Clearly, these elected officials in the GOP care nothing for the sanctity of our elections or the numerous shady connections between the Trump 2016 campaign and Russian operatives.
Before his lackeys descended on Yates during the hearing, the president himself took to Twitter and gave away the whole charade as a partisan hatchet job by saying that she has “zero credibility.” Ridiculously, he accused her of being “part of the greatest political crime of the Century” and insisted “ObamaBiden” knew all about it.
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Presumably, Trump was referring to his convoluted “Obamagate” conspiracy theory, an amorphous narrative that shifts and changes to fit whatever Trump’s political needs are at any given moment (including when he wants to distract from his COVID-19 failures). To date, he has failed to articulate what exactly “Obamagate” is, beyond some vague allegations about spying and criminality.
When asked directly to his face to explain Obamagate in the past, Trump has completely floundered.
.@PhilipRucker: You appeared to accuse Obama of a crime yesterday. What did he do? TRUMP: “Obamagate.” RUCKER: What is the crime? TRUMP: “You know what the crime is. The crime is very obvious to everybody.” pic.twitter.com/EUueidNwGp — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2020
In his morning tweet, the president also implied that Yates “leaked” some conversation with convicted felon and disgraced former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.
“Republicans should start playing the Democrats game,” he ended his little missive, displaying once again his profound capability for projection. The GOP is obsessed with witch hunts and hearings and its members are solely interested in scoring cheap political points, never in uncovering the actual truth. The only “game” the Democrats play when compared to the Republicans on these issues is that they actually do their jobs.
Sally Yates has zero credibility. She was a part of the greatest political crime of the Century, and ObamaBiden knew EVERYTHING! Sally Yates leaked the General Flynn conversation? Ask her under oath. Republicans should start playing the Democrats game! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-06--Trump gets jumbled up while insulting Biden’s mind, says there are palm trees all over Indiana

Donald Trump knows he ’ s in trouble this November .
Joe Biden is leading him in the polls and the president is still struggling to articulate a coherent argument for why he should be reelected after four years of the most disastrous administration in American history .
Lacking such a narrative , he ’ s decided to do the one thing he knows how to do : attack .
Trump has been blitzing Biden all day long , hurling one inane insult after another , trying his hardest to find a smear that will stick .
He started by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it must be noted—is “ against the Bible.
” He followed up that ridiculous claim with an even more bizarre one .
After arriving in Ohio , Trump insisted that Biden will somehow “ hurt God , ” unleashing a wave of confusion as Americans tried to puzzle out how the former vice president could possibly inflict harm on an entity said to be omnipotent and incorporeal .
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Apparently undaunted by the backlash to his pathetic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while speaking at a Whirlpool Corporation washing machine factory in Ohio .
The man who has repeatedly bragged about acing a cognitive test used to diagnose dementia went after Biden ’ s mental acuity , hoping to paint him as mentally unfit for the presidency .
Ironically in the process of doing so , Trump revealed his own cognitive weakness .
“ And the worst is when he ’ s in like in Indiana and he says it ’ s great to be in Florida and you have palm trees all over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , tripping over his own hypothetical scenario .
“ But he does it all the time .
There ’ s something going on , ” he added .
It should go without saying that Indiana is not known for its palm trees , while Florida is .
If Trump wanted his little barb to make sense he would have had to accuse Biden of being in Florida with palm trees and saying how great it is to be in Indiana .
One could not hope for a more succinct distillation of why these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for him .
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Donald Trump knows he’s in trouble this November. Joe Biden is leading him in the polls and the president is still struggling to articulate a coherent argument for why he should be reelected after four years of the most disastrous administration in American history. Lacking such a narrative, he’s decided to do the one thing he knows how to do: attack.
Trump has been blitzing Biden all day long, hurling one inane insult after another, trying his hardest to find a smear that will stick. He started by telling Geraldo Rivera that Biden—a devout Catholic it must be noted—is “against the Bible.”
He followed up that ridiculous claim with an even more bizarre one. After arriving in Ohio, Trump insisted that Biden will somehow “hurt God,” unleashing a wave of confusion as Americans tried to puzzle out how the former vice president could possibly inflict harm on an entity said to be omnipotent and incorporeal.
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Apparently undaunted by the backlash to his pathetic jabs, Trump went after Biden again while speaking at a Whirlpool Corporation washing machine factory in Ohio. The man who has repeatedly bragged about acing a cognitive test used to diagnose dementia went after Biden’s mental acuity, hoping to paint him as mentally unfit for the presidency. Ironically in the process of doing so, Trump revealed his own cognitive weakness.
“And the worst is when he’s in like in Indiana and he says it’s great to be in Florida and you have palm trees all over the place,” Trump said of Biden, tripping over his own hypothetical scenario. “But he does it all the time. There’s something going on,” he added.
It should go without saying that Indiana is not known for its palm trees, while Florida is. If Trump wanted his little barb to make sense he would have had to accuse Biden of being in Florida with palm trees and saying how great it is to be in Indiana. One could not hope for a more succinct distillation of why these kinds of attacks are doomed to fail for him.
Trump tries to make fun of Biden for incorrectly saying he’s in Florida when it’s really Indiana, and yet “there are palm trees all over the place.” If there’s not a word for this kind of gaffe, we need to come up with one.pic.twitter.com/HQRD8toNFY — Ed Greenberger (@EdGreenberger) August 6, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-06--Twitter reacts in disbelief after Trump claims Biden will somehow “hurt God”

Donald Trump ’ s reelection campaign continues to flail about aimlessly in search of a narrative .
With a country devastated by COVID-19 due to his own incompetence , a deeply damaged economy , and no meaningful accomplishments from the past four years to run on , he ’ s been reduced to hurling milquetoast insults and blatantly untrue accusations at presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden .
The most common attack from Trump and his MAGA minions is that Biden is a “ radical leftist ” who wants to destroy America .
It ’ s such a cartoonish characterization of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his love for this country and the people who live in it , that it ’ s unlikely to find purchase with anyone beyond the most unhinged , paranoid Fox News viewers .
Trump simply can ’ t attack Biden on the issues so he ’ s forced to say ludicrous things .
Today , he landed on his most bizarre smear yet .
While delivering remarks in Cleveland , Ohio the president attempted what can only be interpreted as a desperate bid to incite the Evangelical voters that propelled him to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your name to demand Congress reject Trump ’ s dictatorial call to delay the election !
“ He ’ s going to do things that nobody ever would ever think even possible because he ’ s following the radical left agenda .
Take away your guns .
Destroy your Second Amendment .
No religion .
No anything .
Hurt the Bible , hurt God .
He ’ s against God .
He ’ s against guns .
He ’ s against energy , our kind of energy , ” Trump ranted .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supporters to believe that Joe Biden , a devout lifelong Catholic , is going to “ hurt ” God .
How exactly Trump thinks the former vice president is going to inflict damage on an omnipotent being was left unexplained .
How exactly he will hurt the Bible , short of some mass roundup and book burning , was also left unexplored .
In addition to being a truly insane line of attack , it ’ s deeply hypocritical .
Biden has talked all his life about how important his faith is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in God when he ran for president as a Republican and needed Christian votes .
Anyone who falls for this gambit should be ashamed .
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Donald Trump’s reelection campaign continues to flail about aimlessly in search of a narrative. With a country devastated by COVID-19 due to his own incompetence, a deeply damaged economy, and no meaningful accomplishments from the past four years to run on, he’s been reduced to hurling milquetoast insults and blatantly untrue accusations at presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
The most common attack from Trump and his MAGA minions is that Biden is a “radical leftist” who wants to destroy America. It’s such a cartoonish characterization of the man, such a gross misrepresentation of his love for this country and the people who live in it, that it’s unlikely to find purchase with anyone beyond the most unhinged, paranoid Fox News viewers.
Trump simply can’t attack Biden on the issues so he’s forced to say ludicrous things. Today, he landed on his most bizarre smear yet. While delivering remarks in Cleveland, Ohio the president attempted what can only be interpreted as a desperate bid to incite the Evangelical voters that propelled him to the White House in 2016.
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“He’s going to do things that nobody ever would ever think even possible because he’s following the radical left agenda. Take away your guns. Destroy your Second Amendment. No religion. No anything. Hurt the Bible, hurt God. He’s against God. He’s against guns. He’s against energy, our kind of energy,” Trump ranted.
That’s right. Trump wants his supporters to believe that Joe Biden, a devout lifelong Catholic, is going to “hurt” God. How exactly Trump thinks the former vice president is going to inflict damage on an omnipotent being was left unexplained. How exactly he will hurt the Bible, short of some mass roundup and book burning, was also left unexplored.
In addition to being a truly insane line of attack, it’s deeply hypocritical. Biden has talked all his life about how important his faith is to him. Trump started pretending to believe in God when he ran for president as a Republican and needed Christian votes. Anyone who falls for this gambit should be ashamed.
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Trump just said that Joe Biden will "hurt the Bible, hurt God" if elected, so I'm just going to leave this right here. pic.twitter.com/mRPMMcqdQZ — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) August 6, 2020
Joe Biden is a tool of the Left who can hurt God. That must mean the Left is like WOW!!!! — Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) August 6, 2020
So according to Trump, Joe Biden is both cognitively not there, and also will hurt our all powerful omnipotent God? Trump's nonsense stopped making sense. — JeremyNewberger (@jeremynewberger) August 6, 2020
Trump’s loony attack on Biden’s agenda in OH just now: “no religion, no anything “hurt the bible, hurt God “he’s against God” (Biden is a practicing Catholic. Trump does not appear to practice any religious faith) — John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/American4Love/status/1291447798156505088?s=20
How the heck would a mere human hurt an almighty God, the creator of heaven and earth? Fake Christians? A completely deranged Trump claims Joe Biden will "hurt God" if elected president pic.twitter.com/pXflCTPb5u — vlh (@coton_luver) August 6, 2020
if joe biden can hurt god then i think that's more an issue with god https://t.co/szxegRFabk — mark glick (@anxietymachine) August 6, 2020
A president powerful enough to hurt God? He’s got my vote. https://t.co/yYwlWcbTQs — The Mauranomicon (@Cthulhu_Chick) August 6, 2020
Actual Christians don’t go around talking about people “hurting God.” If God can be hurt by a septuagenarian left of center fellow who, according to Fox News, is senile then perhaps we need to find some new gods. https://t.co/67YcNp1Uzk — Robert Hendrickson (@FrRHendrickson) August 6, 2020
Man who cheated on all his wives and paid off porn stars is talking about disrespecting the bible.
Oh boy, Trump is such a trash person. — Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) August 6, 2020
Biden is a devout Catholic, while Trump is the living embodiment of everything the Biblical Christ preached against. Tell me again who is "against God?" — Vote Blue No Matter Who (@whitepatrick) August 6, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-06--Trump tells Geraldo concerns about his “brainpower” have “disappeared” in new disastrous interview

President Trump has been doing himself no favors with his recent interviews .
Last month , he sat down with Chris Wallace and utterly beclowned himself by getting fact-checked to his face about Joe Biden and bragging about taking a cognitive test which Wallace pointed out was rather easy and basically amounted to identifying photographs of animals .
Despite the widespread ridicule Trump claimed the disastrous Wallace interview got “ good reviews ” which perhaps explains his ill-advised decision to forge ahead with more interviews .
His Axios interview with Jonathan Swan was released in full on Wednesday and went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ none of them good for Trump .
From his vile attacks on the late Rep. John Lewis , to his frantic waving around of charts and inability to understand them , the president came across as confused , erratic , and deeply ignorant .
Mockery poured in and it was immediately apparent that he would have been better off never sitting down for the interview in the first place .
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Now , CNN ’ s Daniel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Geraldo Rivera on his Cleveland radio show .
It started off relatively well by Trumpian standards ( which is to say abysmal by normal ones ) with the president once again pushing his dangerous talking point that children have to return to school in the fall despite the COVID-19 pandemic .
From there , the interview went off the rails .
Trump ludicrously claimed that Joe Biden , a devout Catholic who regularly talks about how his faith gives him the strength to survive life ’ s hardships , is “ against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , a lifelong philanderer , sexual predator , and crook who adopted religion just to win over Evangelical votes attacking someone like Joe Biden over religion was apparently lost on both men .
“ That may be a little harsh , ” said Geraldo , failing to display the kind of courageous adversarial pushback showcased by Wallace and Swan in their interviews .
Trump backed off a bit and pushed the equally untrue idea that the people Biden has surrounded himself with are “ against the Bible.
” Once again , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cognitive test he took was difficult .
Even more laughably , he also insisted that questions about his “ brainpower ” simply “ disappeared ” after he took the test .
The reality , of course , is that the president bragging about passing a test used to test for cognitive decline only made the questions about his mental fitness multiply .
The interview wound down with the two men discussing the Trump-supporting boat owners that have become an obsession of the president ’ s in recent months .
As his polls numbers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has fixated on photos and videos of MAGAheads boating around with his flag in a sad effort to make himself feel like the country likes him .
“ I love them .
That ’ s the sign of what I ’ m talking about .
That ’ s the silent majority , ” Trump said .
Perhaps the president should take a cue from this so-called “ silent majority ” and stop talking so much .
Every time he opens his mouth for an interview he reinforces how crucial it as that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This man is not well .
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President Trump has been doing himself no favors with his recent interviews. Last month, he sat down with Chris Wallace and utterly beclowned himself by getting fact-checked to his face about Joe Biden and bragging about taking a cognitive test which Wallace pointed out was rather easy and basically amounted to identifying photographs of animals.
Despite the widespread ridicule Trump claimed the disastrous Wallace interview got “good reviews” which perhaps explains his ill-advised decision to forge ahead with more interviews.
His Axios interview with Jonathan Swan was released in full on Wednesday and went viral for a litany of reasons, none of them good for Trump. From his vile attacks on the late Rep. John Lewis, to his frantic waving around of charts and inability to understand them, the president came across as confused, erratic, and deeply ignorant. Mockery poured in and it was immediately apparent that he would have been better off never sitting down for the interview in the first place.
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Now, CNN’s Daniel Dale reports that Trump has been interviewed by Geraldo Rivera on his Cleveland radio show. It started off relatively well by Trumpian standards (which is to say abysmal by normal ones) with the president once again pushing his dangerous talking point that children have to return to school in the fall despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump is on Geraldo's Cleveland radio show. Geraldo tells him people are worried about kids back to school. Trump: "Well, you have to do it safely…but people want to go back. You know, there's danger to not going back, too." — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 6, 2020
From there, the interview went off the rails. Trump ludicrously claimed that Joe Biden, a devout Catholic who regularly talks about how his faith gives him the strength to survive life’s hardships, is “against the Bible.”
The irony of Donald Trump, a lifelong philanderer, sexual predator, and crook who adopted religion just to win over Evangelical votes attacking someone like Joe Biden over religion was apparently lost on both men.
“That may be a little harsh,” said Geraldo, failing to display the kind of courageous adversarial pushback showcased by Wallace and Swan in their interviews.
Trump backed off a bit and pushed the equally untrue idea that the people Biden has surrounded himself with are “against the Bible.”
"He's against the Bible," Trump says of Biden, a Catholic who clearly knows more of the Bible than Trump does.
"That may be a little harsh," Geraldo responds.
Trump says well at least the people around Biden are against the Bible. — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 6, 2020
Once again, the president repeated his pathetic claim that the cognitive test he took was difficult. Even more laughably, he also insisted that questions about his “brainpower” simply “disappeared” after he took the test. The reality, of course, is that the president bragging about passing a test used to test for cognitive decline only made the questions about his mental fitness multiply.
Geraldo asks Trump if Biden should take the same cognitive test Trump took, with the, "People, world, whatever." Trump says yes, and that people always show the easy first questions but "a lot of people wouldn't get those last questions right." — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 6, 2020
Trump says that after he aced the cognitive test, the questions about his "brain power" all "disappeared," "literally disappeared." No — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 6, 2020
The interview wound down with the two men discussing the Trump-supporting boat owners that have become an obsession of the president’s in recent months. As his polls numbers tank and his reelection chances dwindle, Trump has fixated on photos and videos of MAGAheads boating around with his flag in a sad effort to make himself feel like the country likes him.
“I love them. That’s the sign of what I’m talking about. That’s the silent majority,” Trump said.
Perhaps the president should take a cue from this so-called “silent majority” and stop talking so much. Every time he opens his mouth for an interview he reinforces how crucial it as that we vote him out office come November. This man is not well.
Geraldo concludes by mentioning a flotilla of Trump-supporting boaters. Trump: "I LOVE them. That's the sign of what I'm talking about. That's the silent majority." — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 6, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-07--Pelosi torches Trump for failing to pass new virus relief bill

In the midst of the worst pandemic in modern history , the American people are saddled with a ruling party that has proven not only to be deeply incompetent but actively malicious .
The Republicans are more than happy to hand out trillions of dollars to corporations and the super-wealthy but when it comes to providing economic support to average Americans struggling to survive unemployment and financial hardships due to a viral outbreak the GOP is suddenly full of fiscal conservatives .
So far , Americans have received a single stimulus check of $ 1200 ( or less in some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relief bill broke down today , with Republicans refusing to offer anything more than “ meager legislative proposals ” according to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) .
As usual , Trump and his henchman are pinching pennies when it comes to time to actually help people .
Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-CA ) held a press conference to address the negotiations breakdown .
The Speaker explained that the measures put forth by the Democrats were “ necessary.
” Schumer explained that they ’ re trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feeding kids , opening schools , employing people , helping people who need help.
” He added that Democrats are guided by tending to “ real needs ” while Republicans are guided by the idea that “ the government should spend as little money as possible despite the crisis in America.
” The Speaker eventually turned her ire directly on President Trump , shredding him for saying he will funnel the majority of reopening funding to schools that decide to open up for in-person classes rather than virtual/hybrid schools .
She explained that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lower-income children and children of color .
Unfortunately , such an argument is likely to fall on deaf ears with Trump and his Republican cronies since the GOP views the poor and minorities as disposable .
Moments like this crystallize the very real differences between the two parties .
Democrats are working around the clock to save lives while Republicans are willing to simply let us die .
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In the midst of the worst pandemic in modern history, the American people are saddled with a ruling party that has proven not only to be deeply incompetent but actively malicious. The Republicans are more than happy to hand out trillions of dollars to corporations and the super-wealthy but when it comes to providing economic support to average Americans struggling to survive unemployment and financial hardships due to a viral outbreak the GOP is suddenly full of fiscal conservatives.
So far, Americans have received a single stimulus check of $1200 (or less in some cases). Discussions to pass another relief bill broke down today, with Republicans refusing to offer anything more than “meager legislative proposals” according to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). As usual, Trump and his henchman are pinching pennies when it comes to time to actually help people.
Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-CA) held a press conference to address the negotiations breakdown. The Speaker explained that the measures put forth by the Democrats were “necessary.” Schumer explained that they’re trying to ensure the legislation helps with “feeding kids, opening schools, employing people, helping people who need help.” He added that Democrats are guided by tending to “real needs” while Republicans are guided by the idea that “the government should spend as little money as possible despite the crisis in America.”
The Speaker eventually turned her ire directly on President Trump, shredding him for saying he will funnel the majority of reopening funding to schools that decide to open up for in-person classes rather than virtual/hybrid schools. She explained that such an ill-intentioned move would disproportionately affect lower-income children and children of color. Unfortunately, such an argument is likely to fall on deaf ears with Trump and his Republican cronies since the GOP views the poor and minorities as disposable.
Moments like this crystallize the very real differences between the two parties. Democrats are working around the clock to save lives while Republicans are willing to simply let us die.
Sen. Chuck Schumer: "What seems to guide [Republicans] is the idea that the government should spend as little money as possible despite the crisis in America." pic.twitter.com/1RYMcmJ9dD — The Hill (@thehill) August 7, 2020
Speaker Pelosi: "For the children, we must stand our ground." pic.twitter.com/PQAaA3BdGM — The Hill (@thehill) August 7, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-07--“Beer cans are not defense weapons!” Grassley mystifies with apparent call to get tough on Canada

Senior — and we mean really senior — Republican Senator Chuck Grassley is well known for his love of Twitter and the extremely bizarre things that he uses the platform to express .
The man who famously caused a stir by tweeting “ Windsor Heights Dairy Queen is good place for u kno what ” left readers scratching their heads on Friday evening when he publicly called for Trump to get tougher on China .
The Iowa Senator took to the president ’ s social media platform and declared now was not “ the time to show unity ” with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 2.7 billion tariff on American aluminum projects .
These tariffs were done in reprisal for Trump reigniting the trade war with Canada by putting a 10 % tariff on Canadian aluminum , upending the 2019 trade deal that ended the president ’ s last round of trade provocation .
“ At a time when we are fighting a global pandemic… a trade dispute is the last thing anyone needs – it will only hurt the economic recovery on both sides of the border…Any American who buys a can of beer or a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will suffer .
In fact , the washing machines Trump stood in front of yesterday will get more expensive , ” declared Canadian deputy minister Chrystia Freeland in response to Trump ’ s tariffs .
But reading deeper into it , it ’ s not clear what Grassley is trying to say .
Trump had used the national security excuse to justify the tariffs , which is why Grassley had called the use of the defense tariffs “ ridiculous ” and appears to be critical of the President ’ s reckless urge for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he meant to say it that it is time to show unity with Canada ?
Either way , it is obvious we need to drive both men out of office and into retirement and replace them with people capable of compromise and eloquence .

Senior — and we mean really senior — Republican Senator Chuck Grassley is well known for his love of Twitter and the extremely bizarre things that he uses the platform to express. The man who famously caused a stir by tweeting “Windsor Heights Dairy Queen is good place for u kno what” left readers scratching their heads on Friday evening when he publicly called for Trump to get tougher on China.
Sorry, Canada. We meant Canada.
The Iowa Senator took to the president’s social media platform and declared now was not “the time to show unity” with our closest ally after Canada slapped a $2.7 billion tariff on American aluminum projects. These tariffs were done in reprisal for Trump reigniting the trade war with Canada by putting a 10% tariff on Canadian aluminum, upending the 2019 trade deal that ended the president’s last round of trade provocation.
“At a time when we are fighting a global pandemic… a trade dispute is the last thing anyone needs – it will only hurt the economic recovery on both sides of the border…Any American who buys a can of beer or a soda or a car or a bike will suffer. In fact, the washing machines Trump stood in front of yesterday will get more expensive,” declared Canadian deputy minister Chrystia Freeland in response to Trump’s tariffs.
But reading deeper into it, it’s not clear what Grassley is trying to say. Trump had used the national security excuse to justify the tariffs, which is why Grassley had called the use of the defense tariffs “ridiculous” and appears to be critical of the President’s reckless urge for economic warfare — in which case perhaps he meant to say it that it is time to show unity with Canada?
Now is not time to show unity w ourCanadian friends by putting tariffs on aluminum @realDonaldTrump #CommonSense Use of national defense tariffs is ridiculous Beer cans are not defense weapons — ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) August 7, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-07--White judges on Louisiana Supreme Court uphold life sentence for Black man who stole hedge clippers

White judges on Louisiana Supreme Court uphold life sentence for Black man who stole hedge clippers 20 years ago

In many parts of the country , there is no “ justice ” to be found in our “ criminal justice ” system , which by and large operates as an essential part of the white supremacist superstructure .
Designed to funnel Black Americans into the carceral state based on the most monstrously unjust pretensions of criminality , to this day the police and the courts work hand in hand to keep Black people in jail forever .
Nowhere is this more flagrant than in the deep South , where the Supreme Court of Louisiana has voted almost unanimously to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man , Fair Wayne Bryant , who was convicted of stealing a pair of hedge clippers .
62 years old , Bryant has already served twenty years in prison for the 1997 charge of attempted simple burglary .
But that didn ’ t stop the Supreme Court , which is almost entirely white men , from upholding his life sentence .
The one dissenting judge , Chief Justice Bernette Johnson — who just so happened to be the one Black woman on the court — wrote that “ the sentence imposed is excessive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committed.
” “ If he lives another 20 years , Louisiana taxpayers will have paid almost one million dollars to punish Mr. Bryant for his failed effort to steal a set of hedge clippers…This man ’ s life sentence for a failed attempt to steal a set of 3 hedge clippers is grossly out of proportion to the crime and serves no legitimate penal purpose , ” noted Johnson in her dissent .
The severity of the sentence is ostensibly justified by Mr. Bryant ’ s charging with 4 minor property crimes over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrest .
Chief Justice Johnson argued that the sentence is a “ modern manifestation ” of the “ pig laws ” that Southern whites created in the post-Reconstruction era .
These laws were written in order to unfairly punish poor Blacks for the pettiest of crimes and to recreate the slave state by funneling Blacks into jails , where they could be once again forced into labor .
Those laws are clearly still being enforced in spirit today with this latest show of despicable cruelty from the Louisiana Supreme Court .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is worth less than a pair of hedge clippers in the eyes of the state Supreme Court — and that is why so many are in the streets demanding that the nation wake up , accept that Black lives do matter , and begin dismantling the white supremacist institutions , laws , and political wings that ensure that these inhumane injustices still continue to occur every day .
Original reporting by Kay Jones and Leah Asmelash at CNN .

In many parts of the country, there is no “justice” to be found in our “criminal justice” system, which by and large operates as an essential part of the white supremacist superstructure. Designed to funnel Black Americans into the carceral state based on the most monstrously unjust pretensions of criminality, to this day the police and the courts work hand in hand to keep Black people in jail forever.
Nowhere is this more flagrant than in the deep South, where the Supreme Court of Louisiana has voted almost unanimously to uphold the life sentence of a Black man, Fair Wayne Bryant, who was convicted of stealing a pair of hedge clippers. 62 years old, Bryant has already served twenty years in prison for the 1997 charge of attempted simple burglary.
But that didn’t stop the Supreme Court, which is almost entirely white men, from upholding his life sentence. The one dissenting judge, Chief Justice Bernette Johnson — who just so happened to be the one Black woman on the court — wrote that “the sentence imposed is excessive and disproportionate to the offense the defendant committed.”
“If he lives another 20 years, Louisiana taxpayers will have paid almost one million dollars to punish Mr. Bryant for his failed effort to steal a set of hedge clippers…This man’s life sentence for a failed attempt to steal a set of 3 hedge clippers is grossly out of proportion to the crime and serves no legitimate penal purpose,” noted Johnson in her dissent.
The severity of the sentence is ostensibly justified by Mr. Bryant’s charging with 4 minor property crimes over the previous two decades before his 1997 arrest.
Chief Justice Johnson argued that the sentence is a “modern manifestation” of the “pig laws” that Southern whites created in the post-Reconstruction era. These laws were written in order to unfairly punish poor Blacks for the pettiest of crimes and to recreate the slave state by funneling Blacks into jails, where they could be once again forced into labor.
Those laws are clearly still being enforced in spirit today with this latest show of despicable cruelty from the Louisiana Supreme Court.
In the state of Louisiana, a Black life is worth less than a pair of hedge clippers in the eyes of the state Supreme Court — and that is why so many are in the streets demanding that the nation wake up, accept that Black lives do matter, and begin dismantling the white supremacist institutions, laws, and political wings that ensure that these inhumane injustices still continue to occur every day.
Original reporting by Kay Jones and Leah Asmelash at CNN.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-07--Trump’s econ chief gets mad and whines about “nitpicking” after anchor fact-checks him to his face

There is perhaps no more efficient way to shred whatever reputation you have than going to work for Donald Trump .
Larry Kudlow , the Director of the United States National Economic Council , was hardly an intellectual titan to begin with but since joining the administration he has transformed into a chattering clown , forced to defend the president ’ s reliably indefensible behavior and policy decisions .
Today , Kudlow appeared on CNN for a conversation with Poppy Harlow .
Mustering every ounce of shameless spin he has , he tried to downplay the economic devastation unleashed on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the heavy role his boss played in the current crisis .
He said he didn ’ t “ know ” that we are experiencing a “ slow-down.
” Harlow pressed him on some of his previous comments .
“ Everyone in America listens on the economy when you talk , Larry , and I ’ m wondering why you have consistently downplayed the severity of the pandemic , ” asked Harlow .
“ Back on February 25th you said , ‘ It ’ s pretty close to airtight.
’ February 28th , ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American economy.
’ March 6th , ‘ Let ’ s not overreact America should stay at work , ’ and just on June 12th , ‘ There is no emergency , there is no second wave , ’ but since June 12th , 45,978 Americans have died from COVID.
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“ If I can answer those .
On June 12th , when I said that , is what I also said it ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the first wave , and that comes from our health scientists , so that ’ s… ” said Kudlow , scrambling to explain .
“ You said it ’ s not an emergency , ” Harlow interjected .
“ And in late February , I didn ’ t make a forecast , I said it would , I said at that time , as a matter of fact , there were only… There were fewer than twenty cases and a lot of people across the spectrum , doctors and others , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Kudlow , doing his usual dissembling .
“ There were even people who said it wouldn ’ t be worse than an ordinary flu , ” said Kudlow , although he failed to name a single expert who claimed as much .
“ My point is there were fewer than twenty cases .
Now , as those numbers deteriorated rapidly I of course changed my mind and of course with the facts .
I was not making a forecast .
I kind of resent your little nitpicking here because I don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with today ’ s job numbers , ” he went on , getting a bit flustered .
“ I ’ m not nitpicking , Larry .
I think people listen to you , ” said Harlow .
“ I will defend my statement , ” Kudlow insisted , refusing to back down in the face of facts .
Like Trump , Kudlow always defends his statements even when it makes him look totally ridiculous .
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There is perhaps no more efficient way to shred whatever reputation you have than going to work for Donald Trump. Larry Kudlow, the Director of the United States National Economic Council, was hardly an intellectual titan to begin with but since joining the administration he has transformed into a chattering clown, forced to defend the president’s reliably indefensible behavior and policy decisions.
Today, Kudlow appeared on CNN for a conversation with Poppy Harlow. Mustering every ounce of shameless spin he has, he tried to downplay the economic devastation unleashed on this country by COVID-19, conveniently eliding the heavy role his boss played in the current crisis. He said he didn’t “know” that we are experiencing a “slow-down.” Harlow pressed him on some of his previous comments.
“Everyone in America listens on the economy when you talk, Larry, and I’m wondering why you have consistently downplayed the severity of the pandemic,” asked Harlow. “Back on February 25th you said, ‘It’s pretty close to airtight.’ February 28th, ‘It’s not going to sink the American economy.’ March 6th, ‘Let’s not overreact America should stay at work,’ and just on June 12th, ‘There is no emergency, there is no second wave,’ but since June 12th, 45,978 Americans have died from COVID.”
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“If I can answer those. On June 12th, when I said that, is what I also said it’s not a second wave, it’s part of the first wave, and that comes from our health scientists, so that’s…” said Kudlow, scrambling to explain.
“You said it’s not an emergency,” Harlow interjected.
“And in late February, I didn’t make a forecast, I said it would, I said at that time, as a matter of fact, there were only… There were fewer than twenty cases and a lot of people across the spectrum, doctors and others, who made the same case,” said Kudlow, doing his usual dissembling.
“There were even people who said it wouldn’t be worse than an ordinary flu,” said Kudlow, although he failed to name a single expert who claimed as much. “My point is there were fewer than twenty cases. Now, as those numbers deteriorated rapidly I of course changed my mind and of course with the facts. I was not making a forecast. I kind of resent your little nitpicking here because I don’t know what that has to do with today’s job numbers,” he went on, getting a bit flustered.
“I’m not nitpicking, Larry. I think people listen to you,” said Harlow.
“I will defend my statement,” Kudlow insisted, refusing to back down in the face of facts. Like Trump, Kudlow always defends his statements even when it makes him look totally ridiculous.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-07--Republican Congressional candidate throws snobby fit after “accidentally” hearing sexy rap song

Even after elevating an avowed sexual predator and lifelong criminal to the White House , Republicans still want to pretend that theirs is the party of moral rectitude .
They want to lecture the rest of us about right and wrong as they shovel money to the super-rich , dismantle our democratic institutions , and curtail our civil rights .
Knowing this , one can ’ t help but laugh every time some mid-tier Republican musters up faux outrage over a cultural issue and summarily faceplants .
James P. Bradley , a Republican running for Congress in CA-33 , tweeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion .
The two artists released their video for “ WAP ” yesterday and it ’ s already racked up 10 million views .
While overtly sexual in nature and perhaps upsetting to those with more conservative sensibilities , the song is an ode to female empowerment and completely harmless .
Bradley apparently disagrees .
The would-be Congressman tweeted that Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are “ what happens when children are without God and without a strong father figure.
” His characterization is not only incredibly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a party run by a monster like Donald Trump , but it ’ s also incorrect .
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The man is making assumptions about both artists and a quick Google search would reveal that in the case of Megan , she lost her father at a young age and says he was the “ best dad in the world.
” One can ’ t help but suspect that Bradley ’ s targeting of two Black female artists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racism is less than coincidental .
Bradley went on to specifically single out WAP and hilariously claimed parenthetically that he heard it “ accidentally.
” How exactly one hears an entire song “ accidentally ” was left unexplained , but Bradley clearly doesn ’ t want any of us thinking he intentionally listened to and enjoyed the incredibly catchy song .
He added that hearing it made him want to “ pour holy water ” in his ears which quite frankly sounds like a ridiculous waste of holy water .
Bradly also claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ girls who look up to Cardi and Megan as role models as if being incredibly successful , wealthy , critical revered , and in control of their own destinies is a bad thing .
Front to back , the tweet was as pathetic as it was hilariously ill-advised .
The asinine tweet quickly went viral , catapulting the relatively obscure candidate to internet stardom as a target of ridicule .

Even after elevating an avowed sexual predator and lifelong criminal to the White House, Republicans still want to pretend that theirs is the party of moral rectitude. They want to lecture the rest of us about right and wrong as they shovel money to the super-rich, dismantle our democratic institutions, and curtail our civil rights. Knowing this, one can’t help but laugh every time some mid-tier Republican musters up faux outrage over a cultural issue and summarily faceplants.
James P. Bradley, a Republican running for Congress in CA-33, tweeted out an attack today on musical superstars Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. The two artists released their video for “WAP” yesterday and it’s already racked up 10 million views. While overtly sexual in nature and perhaps upsetting to those with more conservative sensibilities, the song is an ode to female empowerment and completely harmless. Bradley apparently disagrees.
The would-be Congressman tweeted that Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are “what happens when children are without God and without a strong father figure.” His characterization is not only incredibly judgmental for someone hoping to serve in a party run by a monster like Donald Trump, but it’s also incorrect.
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The man is making assumptions about both artists and a quick Google search would reveal that in the case of Megan, she lost her father at a young age and says he was the “best dad in the world.” One can’t help but suspect that Bradley’s targeting of two Black female artists while running in a party powered by racism is less than coincidental.
Bradley went on to specifically single out WAP and hilariously claimed parenthetically that he heard it “accidentally.” How exactly one hears an entire song “accidentally” was left unexplained, but Bradley clearly doesn’t want any of us thinking he intentionally listened to and enjoyed the incredibly catchy song.
He added that hearing it made him want to “pour holy water” in his ears which quite frankly sounds like a ridiculous waste of holy water. Bradly also claimed that he feels “sorry” for girls who look up to Cardi and Megan as role models as if being incredibly successful, wealthy, critical revered, and in control of their own destinies is a bad thing.
Front to back, the tweet was as pathetic as it was hilariously ill-advised.
The asinine tweet quickly went viral, catapulting the relatively obscure candidate to internet stardom as a target of ridicule.
"Accidentally" is doing a lot of work here https://t.co/XdjTpRQcv9 — Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) August 7, 2020
I hate to accidentally hear a song, that common thing that happens frequently! — Patrick Monahan (@pattymo) August 7, 2020
you “accidentally” hearing that song: pic.twitter.com/plRcMLUtKh — Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) August 7, 2020
https://twitter.com/prettypabl0/status/1291743773559488513?s=20
Cardi was raised by her strong grandmother and has always had the support of her mom and dad but keep going James you're doing great — Unconditional Surrender Boomer (@barefootboomer) August 7, 2020
The guy you vote for and support grabs pussies for shits and giggles and bangs porn stars when he’s bored. Careful you don’t drown in all that holy water. — Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) August 7, 2020
Am not a fan of either of the two. But when men express their sexuality in their music video is normal and cool, but when women do the same they don't have proper home training. Women should not be shamed for expressing their sexuality. So stf — The petty family (@Idimma08) August 7, 2020
Boomers loved songs full of sexuality back in the day but now it's suddenly not good. Lol. — Josh Hinton (@joshhinton89) August 7, 2020
Or it’s what happens when women embrace themselves. Imagine worrying about a song in the midst of a pandemic. Do better — eddie (@boutthesameshi) August 7, 2020
How did you hear the ENTIRE song accidentally? — Ms. Golding (@GoldingGirl617) August 7, 2020
"which i heard accidentally" pic.twitter.com/m6w7uJSfs7 — 25th Baam | BLM (@LostInAnimation) August 7, 2020
https://twitter.com/KevINthe406/status/1291774700981383168?s=20
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-07--Michigan GOP official fires off slur-laden rant in refusal to apologize for blaming COVID on “n*****

Michigan GOP official fires off slur-laden rant in refusal to apologize for blaming COVID on “n******s”

Sadly , it ’ s the sad truth that few energies are as stubborn and unrepentant as racism in America .
A Michigan Republican Party official has made headlines for using racial slurs at a public meeting — and then doubling down on the hateful speech when angry citizens began demanding his resignation .
Last Thursday , Leelanau County Road Commissioner Tom Eckerle launched into a wild rant about why he refused to wear a mask , blaming the “ whole thing ” on the “ n*****s in Detroit .
When his colleagues protested in horror , Eckerle argued that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want .
Black Lives Matter has everything to do with taking the country away from us.
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After calls for his resignation immediately began to echo , Eckerle continued to dig his own grave with an even more appalling statement to Interlochen Public Radio .
“ I don ’ t regret calling it an n*****r. A n*****r is a n*****r is a n*****r. That ’ s not a person whatsoever.
” Comparing it to calling himself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Polack , ” he finished by saying that it ’ s not racism at all .
It is precisely this kind of arrogant dehumanization that paves the way for lynchings , pogroms , and genocide .
Refusing to recognize another person ’ s inherent humanity and rebranding them with a discriminatory , otherizing label is the first step to breaking down our moral barriers against violence against our own kind , and it ’ s clear this man Eckerle has entirely otherized black Americans and certainly should not be in any position to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affect them .
It ’ s terrifying to see this kind of deeply ingrained racism being expressed so casually — and to wonder how many more Republicans are out there believing the same thing .

Sadly, it’s the sad truth that few energies are as stubborn and unrepentant as racism in America. A Michigan Republican Party official has made headlines for using racial slurs at a public meeting — and then doubling down on the hateful speech when angry citizens began demanding his resignation.
Last Thursday, Leelanau County Road Commissioner Tom Eckerle launched into a wild rant about why he refused to wear a mask, blaming the “whole thing” on the “n*****s in Detroit. When his colleagues protested in horror, Eckerle argued that “I can say anything that I want. Black Lives Matter has everything to do with taking the country away from us.”
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After calls for his resignation immediately began to echo, Eckerle continued to dig his own grave with an even more appalling statement to Interlochen Public Radio. “I don’t regret calling it an n*****r. A n*****r is a n*****r is a n*****r. That’s not a person whatsoever.” Comparing it to calling himself a “German” or a “Polack,” he finished by saying that it’s not racism at all.
It is precisely this kind of arrogant dehumanization that paves the way for lynchings, pogroms, and genocide. Refusing to recognize another person’s inherent humanity and rebranding them with a discriminatory, otherizing label is the first step to breaking down our moral barriers against violence against our own kind, and it’s clear this man Eckerle has entirely otherized black Americans and certainly should not be in any position to make any kind of decisions that might affect them.
It’s terrifying to see this kind of deeply ingrained racism being expressed so casually — and to wonder how many more Republicans are out there believing the same thing.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-08--Trump forgets he’s already crashed the economy in lie-filled social media attack on Biden and Dems

Are you as offended as any American with half a functioning brain should be when Donald Trump insults your intelligence with one of his lie-filled tweets of outlandish campaign propaganda that have even less credibility than his architecturally-sculpted hair and orange-hued skin color ?
Well , prepare to be offended yet again .
Here is what Trump tweeted out this afternoon right before he walked into a conference room at his Bedminster resort to subvert the constitution and revive his political fortunes with his pandemic relief effort by , uhhm , executive order .
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How does Trump lie ?
Let me count the ways !
First , let ’ s look at how he refers to his Democratic opponent , Joe Biden .
Well , that “ Sleepy Joe Biden ” was out today on the type of bike ride that the president would never be able to accomplish without his bitter heart likely seizing up into cardiac arrest .
Not nearly as sleepy as the interminable drone of Trump as he reads other people ’ s words from a piece of paper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , when did urging the United States to meet the basic minimum health , safety , and economic needs of the vast majority of its citizens qualify Democrats as being “ Radical Left ” ?
Third , after putting the United States on a trajectory to duplicate the fate of Trump ’ s oft-bankrupted casinos with a tax giveaway to billionaires and corporations that actually raised the tax burdens for anyone who wasn ’ t fabulously wealthy over the life of the bill , Trump has the audacity to claim that Democrats will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raise Taxes by Three Trillion Dollars ” ?
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The president apparently forgets that his tax cut bill has added nearly $ 2.3 billion to the national debt before we had the economic collapse brought on by the pandemic .
Which brings us to the fourth big lie in the president ’ s short tweet : that the Democratic economic stewardship of the economy “ Will kill your Stocks , 401k ’ s , and the ECONOMY .
BIG CRASH !
” Look around , Donald , the crash happened while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the latest unemployment statistics ?
One needs only to look back at the charts of the economy ’ s performance under Democratic presidential regimes versus those of Republican presidents to remind yourself that , starting with Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression and running straight through to the GOP-induced economic calamity under George W. Bush in 2008 , Republicans have consistently crashed the economy and Democrats have been forced to pick up the pieces , clean up their opposition ’ s financial messes , and get the country back on track again .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by increasing the density of lies per tweet in his latest social media posts , but one would have to be one of the poorly educated people that the president has said he loves so much to buy into this latest load of concentrated , industrial-strength manure that he ’ s trying to pass off now in his posts .
Let ’ s commit to getting this insane excuse for a real leader out of the White House as soon as possible .
We ’ ve had our intelligence insulted enough already .
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Are you as offended as any American with half a functioning brain should be when Donald Trump insults your intelligence with one of his lie-filled tweets of outlandish campaign propaganda that have even less credibility than his architecturally-sculpted hair and orange-hued skin color?
Well, prepare to be offended yet again.
Here is what Trump tweeted out this afternoon right before he walked into a conference room at his Bedminster resort to subvert the constitution and revive his political fortunes with his pandemic relief effort by fascist fiat , uhhm, executive order.
Sleepy Joe Biden just agreed with the Radical Left Democrats to raise Taxes by Three Trillion Dollars. Everyone will pay – Will kill your Stocks, 401k’s, and the ECONOMY. BIG CRASH! #MAGA — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 8, 2020
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How does Trump lie? Let me count the ways!
First, let’s look at how he refers to his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden.
Well, that “Sleepy Joe Biden” was out today on the type of bike ride that the president would never be able to accomplish without his bitter heart likely seizing up into cardiac arrest. Not nearly as sleepy as the interminable drone of Trump as he reads other people’s words from a piece of paper or teleprompter as his briefings.
Joe Biden can ride a bike, while wearing a mask, AND dropping a joke on Peter Doocy. trump can barely crawl down a ramp, doesn't wear a mask, and sucks at telling jokes. POINTS: BIDEN pic.twitter.com/3O9zWcGGbh — BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) August 8, 2020
Second, when did urging the United States to meet the basic minimum health, safety, and economic needs of the vast majority of its citizens qualify Democrats as being “Radical Left”?
Third, after putting the United States on a trajectory to duplicate the fate of Trump’s oft-bankrupted casinos with a tax giveaway to billionaires and corporations that actually raised the tax burdens for anyone who wasn’t fabulously wealthy over the life of the bill, Trump has the audacity to claim that Democrats will — cue the scary music — “raise Taxes by Three Trillion Dollars”?!?!
The president apparently forgets that his tax cut bill has added nearly $2.3 billion to the national debt before we had the economic collapse brought on by the pandemic.
Which brings us to the fourth big lie in the president’s short tweet: that the Democratic economic stewardship of the economy “Will kill your Stocks, 401k’s, and the ECONOMY. BIG CRASH!”
Look around, Donald, the crash happened while you were golfing. Has he read the latest unemployment statistics?
One needs only to look back at the charts of the economy’s performance under Democratic presidential regimes versus those of Republican presidents to remind yourself that, starting with Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression and running straight through to the GOP-induced economic calamity under George W. Bush in 2008, Republicans have consistently crashed the economy and Democrats have been forced to pick up the pieces, clean up their opposition’s financial messes, and get the country back on track again.
Trump may be increasing his personal productivity by increasing the density of lies per tweet in his latest social media posts, but one would have to be one of the poorly educated people that the president has said he loves so much to buy into this latest load of concentrated, industrial-strength manure that he’s trying to pass off now in his posts.
Let’s commit to getting this insane excuse for a real leader out of the White House as soon as possible. We’ve had our intelligence insulted enough already.
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