occupydemocrats--2020-10-22--Prominent Trumper sparks outrage after trying to smear Biden for kissing his son

One trait that pops up again and again in the most diehard supporters of Donald Trump is a profound lack of empathy .
They seem to be specifically drawn to this president because of his penchant for gleeful cruelty rather than in spite of it .
It ’ s as if something fundamental is missing in these people that makes them want to lash out at the world and President Trump has allowed them to extend the reach of that lashing globally .
Their rationale seems to be if they can ’ t be happy , nobody can .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Cardillo , healthy and loving father/son relationships seems to be his trigger .
Last night , Cardillo shared a moving picture of Joe Biden embracing his son Hunter—the target of a recent barrage of far-right lies and character assassination attempts—and kissing him on the cheek .
To any normal , functioning adult the picture is a beautiful one , a portrait of a father who supports and treasures his son despite any personal issues he may have had in the past .
To Cardillo , the image is upsetting .
“ Does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to you ?
” he captioned the picture , implying some kind of gross subtext that would only occur to someone unfamiliar with affection .
What exactly Cardillo thinks an “ appropriate ” interaction between a father and son looks like is anyone ’ s guess , but presumably he prefers the Donald Trump brand of parenting : neglect and abuse .
Almost immediately after posting his ill-advised tweet , Cardillo found himself the target of viral mockery and backlash , as Twitter users swarmed him with satirical facsimiles of his tweet , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe with all manner of funny “ father/son interactions.
” Clearly , Cardillo should invest less time in Twitter and more in therapy .
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One trait that pops up again and again in the most diehard supporters of Donald Trump is a profound lack of empathy. They seem to be specifically drawn to this president because of his penchant for gleeful cruelty rather than in spite of it. It’s as if something fundamental is missing in these people that makes them want to lash out at the world and President Trump has allowed them to extend the reach of that lashing globally. Their rationale seems to be if they can’t be happy, nobody can.
For prominent Trump supporter and right-wing media figure John Cardillo, healthy and loving father/son relationships seems to be his trigger. Last night, Cardillo shared a moving picture of Joe Biden embracing his son Hunter—the target of a recent barrage of far-right lies and character assassination attempts—and kissing him on the cheek. To any normal, functioning adult the picture is a beautiful one, a portrait of a father who supports and treasures his son despite any personal issues he may have had in the past.
To Cardillo, the image is upsetting. “Does this look like an appropriate father/son interaction to you?” he captioned the picture, implying some kind of gross subtext that would only occur to someone unfamiliar with affection. What exactly Cardillo thinks an “appropriate” interaction between a father and son looks like is anyone’s guess, but presumably he prefers the Donald Trump brand of parenting: neglect and abuse.
Almost immediately after posting his ill-advised tweet, Cardillo found himself the target of viral mockery and backlash, as Twitter users swarmed him with satirical facsimiles of his tweet, swapping out the photo of Hunter and Joe with all manner of funny “father/son interactions.” Clearly, Cardillo should invest less time in Twitter and more in therapy.
Does this look like an appropriate father/son interaction to you? pic.twitter.com/XDMIsgjUKI — John Cardillo (@johncardillo) October 22, 2020
does this look like appropriate father son action to you pic.twitter.com/qyWEr7v1Am — ᑕᕼᑌᑎK (@chunkled) October 22, 2020
Does this look like an appropriate father/son interaction to you? pic.twitter.com/fOuWQSeFnm — Nick Lutsko (@NickLutsko) October 22, 2020
Does this look like an appropriate father/son interaction to you? pic.twitter.com/FhE27VnqID — beth (@bethbourdon) October 22, 2020
Does this look like an appropriate father/son interaction to you? pic.twitter.com/PuzlEYVpdN — Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) October 22, 2020
Does this look like an appropriate uncle/nephew interaction to you? pic.twitter.com/o63eF5DDrb — ben "unlimited broomsticks" flores (@limitlessjest) October 22, 2020
https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/1319107396044816385?s=20
does this look like an appropriate father/son interaction to you? pic.twitter.com/P6hP5uZBM6 — The Girl Reading This 2020 (@TheEpicDept) October 22, 2020
Does this look like an appropriate father/son interaction to you? pic.twitter.com/wpwZeMKSLb — James Urbaniak (@JamesUrbaniak) October 22, 2020
does this look like an appropriate father/son interaction to you? pic.twitter.com/Pb0NZ4KDOG — Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) October 22, 2020
https://twitter.com/MilesKlee/status/1319114180054503426?s=20
I wish my dad was still here to hug me like that. So, yes. — Ben Stiller (@RedHourBen) October 22, 2020
I bet you thought this tweet said more about Biden than it said about you, didn’t you? — The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) October 22, 2020
Yes. Fathers can show their sons love. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 22, 2020
A father loving a son is very appropriate. — David Weissman (@davidmweissman) October 22, 2020
https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/1319096100779950080?s=20
Lol sorry you had a shitty dad I guess — Ari Cohn (@AriCohn) October 22, 2020
Yes. Does this look like an appropriate father/daughter interaction to you? pic.twitter.com/eAQ2zdSjAe — Chillian J. Yikes! (@jilliancyork) October 22, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-22--Trump accidentally owns himself by releasing video of him melting down in 60 Minutes interview

On Thursday morning , the president finally followed through on his incessant threats to post segments of his interview with 60 Minutes reporter Lesley Stahl .
In a tweet linking to a Facebook video , the president demanded that the world looks upon the “ bias , hatred , and rudeness ” of 60 Minutes — but all they would see is a cranky old man complaining that he wasn ’ t okay with “ tough questions.
” It is just the latest in a series of spectacular self-owns by the president , who is really losing his touch as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and clumsy three-day feud with 60 Minutes has accomplished nothing but make him look like a weak loser who can ’ t stand to answer a few questions from a reporter who isn ’ t falling over themselves to lick his boots .
It began with him storming out of the interview before it was over , followed up by Twitter threats and the release of some photographs that proved his enormous book of “ healthcare accomplishments ” was in fact entirely blank , and now culminates in the release of a video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you don ’ t ask Biden any tough questions !
” like a child who is complaining about having to do the dishes .
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Like the laughable and ineffective last-ditch Rudy Giuliani smear campaign against Hunter Biden that simply highlighted that Joe Biden is a good father who supported his son during his struggles with addiction , this entire “ feud ” is nothing but lazy and artificial kabuki theater that , like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has nothing behind it but the hope that going through the motions will suffice in lieu of anything actually substantive .
While the President has complained mightily about how mean Lesley Stahl was to him , he still hasn ’ t produced anything resembling evidence of that beyond this clip and his obviously unreasonable outrage at having to actually answer questions of substance from the “ fake news media.
” A second clip he released shows Stahl asking him about the irresponsibility of holding huge rallies while the coronavirus pandemic rages , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every day , and Trump responding by whining that she ’ s being “ too negative ” and insults her .
Again , it is difficult to understand how this is supposed to make him look good in any way , shape or form .
It ’ s clear that Trump has drunk far too much of his own Kool-Aid and has convinced himself that all he needs to do to win is feed his victimhood complex and sense of self-superiority , completely blind to the way this makes him look to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also hitting said Kool-Aid bowl .
If he ’ s this mad about the questions in this interview , just imagine what he ’ s going to do the first time they mute him in the debate tonight .

On Thursday morning, the president finally followed through on his incessant threats to post segments of his interview with 60 Minutes reporter Lesley Stahl. In a tweet linking to a Facebook video, the president demanded that the world looks upon the “bias, hatred, and rudeness” of 60 Minutes — but all they would see is a cranky old man complaining that he wasn’t okay with “tough questions.”
LESLEY STAHL: "You're okay with some tough questions?" TRUMP: "No, I'm not." STAHL: "You're not okay with tough questions?" Trump thinks this looks *good* for him!!! pic.twitter.com/fhfPUnpFwn — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 22, 2020
It is just the latest in a series of spectacular self-owns by the president, who is really losing his touch as his desperation grows. His very forced and clumsy three-day feud with 60 Minutes has accomplished nothing but make him look like a weak loser who can’t stand to answer a few questions from a reporter who isn’t falling over themselves to lick his boots.
It began with him storming out of the interview before it was over, followed up by Twitter threats and the release of some photographs that proved his enormous book of “healthcare accomplishments” was in fact entirely blank, and now culminates in the release of a video where a low-energy Trump complains that “you don’t ask Biden any tough questions!” like a child who is complaining about having to do the dishes.
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Like the laughable and ineffective last-ditch Rudy Giuliani smear campaign against Hunter Biden that simply highlighted that Joe Biden is a good father who supported his son during his struggles with addiction, this entire “feud” is nothing but lazy and artificial kabuki theater that, like the Hunter laptop “scandal,” has nothing behind it but the hope that going through the motions will suffice in lieu of anything actually substantive.
While the President has complained mightily about how mean Lesley Stahl was to him, he still hasn’t produced anything resembling evidence of that beyond this clip and his obviously unreasonable outrage at having to actually answer questions of substance from the “fake news media.”
A second clip he released shows Stahl asking him about the irresponsibility of holding huge rallies while the coronavirus pandemic rages, which still is killing over a thousand Americans every day, and Trump responding by whining that she’s being “too negative” and insults her.
Grilled by Stahl about the irresponsibility of holding huge rallies that make a mockery of public health precautions during a pandemic, Trump has no defense other than insulting her and lying pic.twitter.com/UowM4rRrjE — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 22, 2020
Again, it is difficult to understand how this is supposed to make him look good in any way, shape or form. It’s clear that Trump has drunk far too much of his own Kool-Aid and has convinced himself that all he needs to do to win is feed his victimhood complex and sense of self-superiority, completely blind to the way this makes him look to the rest of the country who is not also hitting said Kool-Aid bowl.
If he’s this mad about the questions in this interview, just imagine what he’s going to do the first time they mute him in the debate tonight.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-22--Trump vows to make “television history” in escalation of three-day feud with 60 Minutes

On Thursday morning , the President continued his three-day feud with 60 Minutes ’ Lesley Stahl , continuing his threats of up-ending their broadcast by releasing an “ unedited preview ” of what he called a vicious “ takeout ” interview .
In a truly ridiculous show of delusion , the president bragged that he would be making “ television history ” with his “ magnificently brilliant ” answers to their questions .
Why he would have felt the need to walk out of the interview three-quarters of the way through it and then spend the next three days seething @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brilliant ” is unclear .
Yesterday , the president began releasing images from their interview as part of his highly-hyped efforts to upstage 60 Minutes , which accomplished nothing but reveal that the giant book of “ healthcare accomplishments ” that Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany presented to Lesley Stahl was in fact entirely blank .
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As the election draws closer and closer , the president ’ s sense of resignation is palpable .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ other Americans besides his fanatical supporters , his obsession with maintaining his image and getting one over the “ fake news media ” show is all he can focus on .
We can only assume that the Trump team is hard at work doctoring and chopping up the interview footage to make it seem like he isn ’ t squirming with rage as Stahl holds his feet to the fire about his latest smear campaign against Vice-President Joe Biden .
The interview must have really gone poorly if he ’ s so worked @ @ @ @ @ @ @

On Thursday morning, the President continued his three-day feud with 60 Minutes’ Lesley Stahl, continuing his threats of up-ending their broadcast by releasing an “unedited preview” of what he called a vicious “takeout” interview.
In a truly ridiculous show of delusion, the president bragged that he would be making “television history” with his “magnificently brilliant” answers to their questions. Why he would have felt the need to walk out of the interview three-quarters of the way through it and then spend the next three days seething with rage if his answers were “brilliant” is unclear.
I will soon be giving a first in television history full, unedited preview of the vicious attempted “takeout” interview of me by Lesley Stahl of @60Minutes. Watch her constant interruptions & anger. Compare my full, flowing and “magnificently brilliant” answers to their “Q’s”. https://t.co/L3szccGamP — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2020
Yesterday, the president began releasing images from their interview as part of his highly-hyped efforts to upstage 60 Minutes, which accomplished nothing but reveal that the giant book of “healthcare accomplishments” that Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany presented to Lesley Stahl was in fact entirely blank.
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As the election draws closer and closer, the president’s sense of resignation is palpable. Entirely given up on appealing to any other Americans besides his fanatical supporters, his obsession with maintaining his image and getting one over the “fake news media” show is all he can focus on.
We can only assume that the Trump team is hard at work doctoring and chopping up the interview footage to make it seem like he isn’t squirming with rage as Stahl holds his feet to the fire about his latest smear campaign against Vice-President Joe Biden.
The interview must have really gone poorly if he’s so worked up about it three days later!
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-23--Trump’s Florida rally goes off the rails as he bizarrely rants about a bridge to Hawaii

Donald Trump threw a rally in The Villages in Florida today in a vain attempt to pump some life into his failing campaign .
Joe Biden holds a formidable lead ahead of the president with less than ten days till the election .
Barring some catastrophic event or mass voter complacency , it looks likely that the former vice president will soon become our 46th president .
But Trump refuses to accept that likelihood , hence his continued commitment to throwing COVID-19 superspreader events .
Per usual , the president ’ s rally rhetoric was a heady connection of incoherence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a screaming audience whose members long ago untethered themselves from reality and devoted themselves unquestioningly to their idiotic God-king .
At one point , while lying about the nature of Biden ’ s plan to gradually phase out fossil fuels , Trump directed his ire at Senator Mazie Hirono ( D-HI ) , referring to her as “ that senator from Hawaii ” and sarcastically “ a beauty.
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Trump attacked Hirono @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deal and ludicrously claimed that she suggested “ building a bridge to Hawaii ” to cut back on emissions from airplane travel .
The senator of course suggested no such thing , as a 3,758-mile bridge would be nothing less than the greatest architectural feat in human history .
The fact that Trump would make such a stupid claim shows you how little he thinks of his supporters ’ intelligence .
He ’ s convinced they ’ ll believe anything he says and unfortunately he ’ s often correct .
The president wasn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also made the ridiculous claim that Joe Biden would ban seniors from using air conditioning in the summer and indoor heating in the winter and allow “ no electricity during peak hours.
” As usual with Trump , the claims were conjured wholesale from the aether without a shred of truth to back them up .
Lest anyone take him for anything less than the abject ignoramus he is , Trump then launched a fact-free attack on wind power .
The rest of the rally was no better , as Trump railed against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” by talking about COVID-19 as if Trump ’ s monumental failure to curtail the outbreak and the resulting 200,000+ dead Americans wasn ’ t enough to scare them already .
Today marked the highest number of new coronavirus cases in this country since the pandemic began .
Trump has downplayed this virus since the beginning and continues to do so and that if nothing else should convince ever voter that this man has got to go .
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Donald Trump threw a rally in The Villages in Florida today in a vain attempt to pump some life into his failing campaign. Joe Biden holds a formidable lead ahead of the president with less than ten days till the election. Barring some catastrophic event or mass voter complacency, it looks likely that the former vice president will soon become our 46th president. But Trump refuses to accept that likelihood, hence his continued commitment to throwing COVID-19 superspreader events.
Per usual, the president’s rally rhetoric was a heady connection of incoherence and mendacity, cooked up on demand for a screaming audience whose members long ago untethered themselves from reality and devoted themselves unquestioningly to their idiotic God-king.
At one point, while lying about the nature of Biden’s plan to gradually phase out fossil fuels, Trump directed his ire at Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), referring to her as “that senator from Hawaii” and sarcastically “a beauty.”
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Trump attacked Hirono’s support for the Green New Deal and ludicrously claimed that she suggested “building a bridge to Hawaii” to cut back on emissions from airplane travel. The senator of course suggested no such thing, as a 3,758-mile bridge would be nothing less than the greatest architectural feat in human history. The fact that Trump would make such a stupid claim shows you how little he thinks of his supporters’ intelligence. He’s convinced they’ll believe anything he says and unfortunately he’s often correct.
The president wasn’t done lying there, and also made the ridiculous claim that Joe Biden would ban seniors from using air conditioning in the summer and indoor heating in the winter and allow “no electricity during peak hours.” As usual with Trump, the claims were conjured wholesale from the aether without a shred of truth to back them up. Lest anyone take him for anything less than the abject ignoramus he is, Trump then launched a fact-free attack on wind power.
Trump lies about Mazie Hirono’s statements about the Green New Deal, then accuses Biden of wanting to ban “air conditioning during the summer” and “heat during the winter.” #NewTone pic.twitter.com/9Q9fTqZInr — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 23, 2020
The rest of the rally was no better, as Trump railed against Biden for trying to “scare people” by talking about COVID-19 as if Trump’s monumental failure to curtail the outbreak and the resulting 200,000+ dead Americans wasn’t enough to scare them already. Today marked the highest number of new coronavirus cases in this country since the pandemic began. Trump has downplayed this virus since the beginning and continues to do so and that if nothing else should convince ever voter that this man has got to go.
“All Biden and his handlers in the media want to talk about today is Covid, Covid Covid … on November 4th, you won’t hear anything about it … they want to scare you to try to make you vote for Biden” — Trump pic.twitter.com/056G4PBGcI — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 23, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-23--Trump faceplants after trying to bait Israeli Prime Minister into insulting Biden

The world is quickly realizing that Donald Trump is likely going to lose this election to Joe Biden .
After overseeing a disastrous response to the COVID-19 outbreak , the subsequent economic ruin , and a reelection campaign in which his rhetoric ranges from incoherent to totally unhinged , the president is lagging behind in the polls with no clear path to a resurgence .
Americans longing to once again live in a stable country governed by sane adults have good reason to be cautiously optimistic about this election .
For his part , Trump seems either oblivious to his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Earlier today , that refusal to recognize the state of play resulted in a healthy dose of embarrassment for our egomaniacal leader .
Speaking to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the phone , Trump discussed the agreement between Israel and Sudan to normalize relations .
Desperate to claim as much credit as he possibly could , Trump asked Netanyahu if he thought “ Sleepy Joe ” could have hammered out the same deal .
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After asking the question , Trump sat there with a smirk , clearly expecting the right-wing Netanyahu to back up his attack on Joe Biden .
“ Mr .
President , one thing I can tell you is we appreciate the help for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appreciate what you ’ ve done enormously , ” said Netanyahu , as Trump squirmed about , his expression souring .
“ Yeah , ” said Trump dismissively , visibly annoyed , before pointing to a reporter to distract himself as the Israeli PM continued to talk .
The fact that Netanyahu , a close ally of Trump and a man with a similar worldview , refused to endorse his attack on the Democratic nominee seems to indicate that Tel Aviv expects a different man to be sitting in the Oval Office come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has no problem injecting himself into American partisan politics , as evinced by his deeply inappropriate address to Congress during which he slammed Obama ’ s Iran deal in the hopes of scuttling it .
If he ’ s hedging his bets now , there ’ s a very good chance Trump is about to suffer a humiliating electoral defeat .
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The world is quickly realizing that Donald Trump is likely going to lose this election to Joe Biden. After overseeing a disastrous response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the subsequent economic ruin, and a reelection campaign in which his rhetoric ranges from incoherent to totally unhinged, the president is lagging behind in the polls with no clear path to a resurgence. Americans longing to once again live in a stable country governed by sane adults have good reason to be cautiously optimistic about this election.
For his part, Trump seems either oblivious to his possible pending defeat or deep in denial. Earlier today, that refusal to recognize the state of play resulted in a healthy dose of embarrassment for our egomaniacal leader. Speaking to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the phone, Trump discussed the agreement between Israel and Sudan to normalize relations. Desperate to claim as much credit as he possibly could, Trump asked Netanyahu if he thought “Sleepy Joe” could have hammered out the same deal.
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“Somehow I don’t think so,” said Trump, making the absurd assertion that he—a washed-up game show host who has destroyed America’s global standing and weakened our alliances—is somehow a more competent diplomat than Joe Biden, a man respected by foreign governments the world over. After asking the question, Trump sat there with a smirk, clearly expecting the right-wing Netanyahu to back up his attack on Joe Biden.
“Mr. President, one thing I can tell you is we appreciate the help for peace from anyone in America and we appreciate what you’ve done enormously,” said Netanyahu, as Trump squirmed about, his expression souring.
“Yeah,” said Trump dismissively, visibly annoyed, before pointing to a reporter to distract himself as the Israeli PM continued to talk.
The fact that Netanyahu, a close ally of Trump and a man with a similar worldview, refused to endorse his attack on the Democratic nominee seems to indicate that Tel Aviv expects a different man to be sitting in the Oval Office come January. After all, Netanyahu usually has no problem injecting himself into American partisan politics, as evinced by his deeply inappropriate address to Congress during which he slammed Obama’s Iran deal in the hopes of scuttling it. If he’s hedging his bets now, there’s a very good chance Trump is about to suffer a humiliating electoral defeat.
Trump has Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on speaker phone to discuss a deal normalizing relations between Israel and Sudan. He asks: "Do you think Sleepy Joe could have made this deal?" Netanyahu: "We appreciate the help for peace from anyone in America" pic.twitter.com/OtCAL37m8e — CBS News (@CBSNews) October 23, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-23--Rep. Ocasio-Cortez torches Trump for his disrespect to women during the debate

During last night ’ s debate , President Trump repeatedly invoked the right-wing ’ s favorite bogeywoman in a desperate and ineffective attempt to smear Biden as an environmental radical .
“ You know who developed it ?
AOC plus three .
They know nothing about the environment !
” crowed Trump , referring to the progressive Green New Deal framework that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and 114 other Democrats created to tackle the looming onset of the climate change crisis .
Rep. Cortez quickly fired back on social media , taking the president to task for his disrespectful refusal to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your name to fight back against Republicans ’ vile attacks — say WE STAND WITH AOC !
In a follow-up , Rep. Cortez taunted the president and all the conservatives who are driven to mania with hatred for the self-proclaimed democratic socialist , saying that she and her colleagues Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D-MN ) , Rep. Rashida Tlaib ( D-MI ) , and Rep. Ayanna Pressley ( D-MA ) ( the other members of the “ Squad ” or the “ Plus Three ” as Trump as dubbed them ) must be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are the number one enemy of a vicious , lying white supremacist like Donald Trump and the rest of his rabid , bootlicking fans .
Ever since she ousted Rep. Joe Crowley on a progressive platform , Ocasio-Cortez has been the subject of an obsessive psychosexual smear campaign by the right-wing , tarred as a communist and a radical by every level of the right-wing media machine from the fakest of news blogs to the President himself .
Part of it is their internal confusion at seeing an attractive Latinx woman assert herself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stage , but mostly it ’ s because they recognize that her vision of a more just and equal society is a powerful existential threat to the society of rampant exploitation and systematic neglect for the masses that the wealthy elites have built in this nation .
They know their time is coming to an end — and we ’ re so lucky to have leaders like Rep. Cortez and her colleagues to guide us out of the Republican darkness .

During last night’s debate, President Trump repeatedly invoked the right-wing’s favorite bogeywoman in a desperate and ineffective attempt to smear Biden as an environmental radical. “You know who developed it? AOC plus three. They know nothing about the environment!” crowed Trump, referring to the progressive Green New Deal framework that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and 114 other Democrats created to tackle the looming onset of the climate change crisis.
Rep. Cortez quickly fired back on social media, taking the president to task for his disrespectful refusal to call her by her name.
I wonder if Republicans understand how much they advertise their disrespect of women in debates when they consistently call women members of Congress by nicknames or first names while using titles & last names when referring to men of = stature. Women notice. It conveys a lot. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 23, 2020
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In a follow-up, Rep. Cortez taunted the president and all the conservatives who are driven to mania with hatred for the self-proclaimed democratic socialist, saying that she and her colleagues Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) (the other members of the “Squad” or the “Plus Three” as Trump as dubbed them) must be doing “something right” since they are the number one enemy of a vicious, lying white supremacist like Donald Trump and the rest of his rabid, bootlicking fans.
If we‘ve been identified as public enemy #1 to the worst president in modern history and an entire party of his sycophants, then we must be doing something right. https://t.co/Zw9pP1k7hd — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 23, 2020
Ever since she ousted Rep. Joe Crowley on a progressive platform, Ocasio-Cortez has been the subject of an obsessive psychosexual smear campaign by the right-wing, tarred as a communist and a radical by every level of the right-wing media machine from the fakest of news blogs to the President himself.
Part of it is their internal confusion at seeing an attractive Latinx woman assert herself with confidence and eloquence on a national stage, but mostly it’s because they recognize that her vision of a more just and equal society is a powerful existential threat to the society of rampant exploitation and systematic neglect for the masses that the wealthy elites have built in this nation. They know their time is coming to an end — and we’re so lucky to have leaders like Rep. Cortez and her colleagues to guide us out of the Republican darkness.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-23--Controversial footage of Giuliani with his hands in his pants in front of young woman is released

On Wednesday , Trump ’ s attorney and former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani became an online laughingstock when a screenshot of him in the new Borat movie went viral .
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm : Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is a followup to the hit 2006 mockumentary in which Cohen went undercover as an absurd man from Kazakstan who uses his own exaggerated ignorance to bait unsuspecting Americans into often shocking admissions and compromising situations .
The image allegedly showed Giuliani caught on hidden camera slipping a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stimulate his genitals in the presence of the young actress who plays Borat ’ s daughter in the movie .
25-year-old Maria Bakalova plays the role of the 15-year-old character , but in the scene in question her character is undercover as another character , a reporter for a conservative outlet .
After conducting a fake interview with Giuliani , the two of them retire to a hotel room for drinks , at which point he starts to do…whatever it is he thinks he ’ s doing .
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In July , Giuliani ’ s encounter with Cohen was reported on in less detail .
He spoke to Page Six about the staged interview but failed to mention the hotel encounter .
He also claimed that Cohen “ didn ’ t get ” him and said he was proud to have avoided being fooled .
“ This guy comes running in , wearing a crazy , what I would say was a pink transgender outfit .
It was a pink bikini , with lace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it looked absurd .
He had the beard , bare legs , and wasn ’ t what I would call distractingly attractive , ” said Giuliani .
“ This person comes in yelling and screaming , and I thought this must be a scam or a shakedown , so I reported it to the police .
He then ran away , ” added Giuliani .
The authorities deemed that no crime had been committed and did not pursue the incident further .
Now , the film has been released on Amazon Prime Video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ encounter has hit the web .
And while Giuliani tried to claim that he wasn ’ t doing anything inappropriate in the scene and was simply trying to tuck in his shirt , the clip doesn ’ t seem to show that .
After retiring to the bedroom for a drink with the young actress Giuliani asks for her “ phone number and address , ” pats her on her hip , before lying on his back and sliding his hand down his pants .
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On Wednesday, Trump’s attorney and former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani became an online laughingstock when a screenshot of him in the new Borat movie went viral. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is a followup to the hit 2006 mockumentary in which Cohen went undercover as an absurd man from Kazakstan who uses his own exaggerated ignorance to bait unsuspecting Americans into often shocking admissions and compromising situations.
The image allegedly showed Giuliani caught on hidden camera slipping a hand inside his pants, seemingly to stimulate his genitals in the presence of the young actress who plays Borat’s daughter in the movie. 25-year-old Maria Bakalova plays the role of the 15-year-old character, but in the scene in question her character is undercover as another character, a reporter for a conservative outlet. After conducting a fake interview with Giuliani, the two of them retire to a hotel room for drinks, at which point he starts to do…whatever it is he thinks he’s doing.
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In July, Giuliani’s encounter with Cohen was reported on in less detail. He spoke to Page Six about the staged interview but failed to mention the hotel encounter. He also claimed that Cohen “didn’t get” him and said he was proud to have avoided being fooled.
“This guy comes running in, wearing a crazy, what I would say was a pink transgender outfit. It was a pink bikini, with lace, underneath a translucent mesh top, it looked absurd. He had the beard, bare legs, and wasn’t what I would call distractingly attractive,” said Giuliani.
“This person comes in yelling and screaming, and I thought this must be a scam or a shakedown, so I reported it to the police. He then ran away,” added Giuliani. The authorities deemed that no crime had been committed and did not pursue the incident further.
Now, the film has been released on Amazon Prime Video and the full clip of the hotel encounter has hit the web. And while Giuliani tried to claim that he wasn’t doing anything inappropriate in the scene and was simply trying to tuck in his shirt, the clip doesn’t seem to show that. After retiring to the bedroom for a drink with the young actress Giuliani asks for her “phone number and address,” pats her on her hip, before lying on his back and sliding his hand down his pants. Before it can proceed any further, Borat himself bursts into the room.
Whether he was actually tucking his shirt in or doing something else entirely will be up to the viewer to discern…
Perhaps you should tuck it in and take a very long vacation pic.twitter.com/U8ncOsdNBo — MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) October 23, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-24--Trump tells a confused rally audience that he wants to kiss “every one of you” before going off the

Trump tells a confused rally audience that he wants to kiss “every one of you” before going off the rails

On Saturday afternoon , President Trump held one of three planned election rallies in North Carolina , and predictably behaved in appalling fashion .
The serial sexual predator had the nerve to rip on a Democratic candidate for his extramarital consensual sexting “ scandal , ” insulted Speaker Pelosi for being “ crazy as a bedbug , ” and incited his fans to chant “ lock him up !
” about Joe Biden .
But his most bizarre and heinous remarks were about the coronavirus pandemic , which is violently surging across the country as Americans give up on quarantine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he was “ immune ” to COVID-19 after receiving expensive experimental treatments not available to the rest of the country and bragged that he wanted to “ kiss every one of you !
” Kissing everyone , including the men , has been a surprising addition to the President ’ s final message to the American people which he has repeated at almost every event over the past week .
While amusing and fairly harmless , what came next certainly wasn ’ t .
As a national disaster that he is responsible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Trump began spilling dangerous , unscientific complaints about the COVID-19 testing process and disgracefully accused the media of deliberately hyping up a public health crisis that is killing over a thousand people every day .
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The fact of the matter is that the Trump administration deliberately refused to be more aggressive with testing when the virus first hit because Trump didn ’ t want to have to deal with the political consequences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to refuse to accept the test kits that the World Health Organization was shipping to countries around the world at the end of February , instead choosing to go ahead with an American-made test that inevitably was delayed by manufacturing issues , lab contamination , and logistical problems .
Throughout the entire process , the Trump administration has refused to take the initiative or and responsibility for a widespread testing program , attempting to pawn the job off on the states and sidestep the issue entirely by pushing for early re-opening of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump speak so dismissively of a crisis that he himself exacerbated and of the lives of the hundreds of thousands of Americans that are at risk from this deadly disease .
His remarks are yet another grim reminder of how important it is that we vote Trump and his enablers out of office on November 3rd — and make sure they pay for the damage they ’ ve done .
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On Saturday afternoon, President Trump held one of three planned election rallies in North Carolina, and predictably behaved in appalling fashion. The serial sexual predator had the nerve to rip on a Democratic candidate for his extramarital consensual sexting “scandal,” insulted Speaker Pelosi for being “crazy as a bedbug,” and incited his fans to chant “lock him up!” about Joe Biden.
But his most bizarre and heinous remarks were about the coronavirus pandemic, which is violently surging across the country as Americans give up on quarantine protocols. The president claimed that now that he was “immune” to COVID-19 after receiving expensive experimental treatments not available to the rest of the country and bragged that he wanted to “kiss every one of you!”
Kissing everyone, including the men, has been a surprising addition to the President’s final message to the American people which he has repeated at almost every event over the past week. While amusing and fairly harmless, what came next certainly wasn’t.
“All I know is, for a little while, for at least 4 months, I can run in there and kiss every one of you, men and women.” — Trump on his purported ‘immunity’ after having Covid In the next breath Trump (falsely) suggests that coronavirus testing causes cases pic.twitter.com/CpGKYLHNoI — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 24, 2020
As a national disaster that he is responsible for exacerbating spirals out of control, President Trump began spilling dangerous, unscientific complaints about the COVID-19 testing process and disgracefully accused the media of deliberately hyping up a public health crisis that is killing over a thousand people every day.
“That’s all I hear about now. Turn on TV, ‘Covid, Covid, Covid Covid Covid.’ A plane goes down, 500 people dead, they don’t talk about it. ‘Covid Covid Covid Covid.’ By the way, on November 4th, you won’t hear about it anymore … ‘please don’t go and vote, Covid!'” — Trump pic.twitter.com/1bh7x2RSTy — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 24, 2020
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The fact of the matter is that the Trump administration deliberately refused to be more aggressive with testing when the virus first hit because Trump didn’t want to have to deal with the political consequences of a pandemic.
He then decided to refuse to accept the test kits that the World Health Organization was shipping to countries around the world at the end of February, instead choosing to go ahead with an American-made test that inevitably was delayed by manufacturing issues, lab contamination, and logistical problems.
Throughout the entire process, the Trump administration has refused to take the initiative or and responsibility for a widespread testing program, attempting to pawn the job off on the states and sidestep the issue entirely by pushing for early re-opening of the economy.
It is horrifying to see Donald Trump speak so dismissively of a crisis that he himself exacerbated and of the lives of the hundreds of thousands of Americans that are at risk from this deadly disease. His remarks are yet another grim reminder of how important it is that we vote Trump and his enablers out of office on November 3rd — and make sure they pay for the damage they’ve done.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-24--Biden responds to Trump’s attacks on his family with inspiring class in new interview

Former Vice-President and Democratic nominee Joe Biden continues to strike a stunning contrast with the incumbent President Donald Trump , particularly when it comes to issues of class and decency .
While the President and his cronies have spent the past two weeks desperately running a largely baseless and wildly nebulous smear campaign against Joe Biden ’ s son Hunter Biden , accusing the elder Biden of profiting off his son ’ s business interests and intimating ethical misconduct .
It is breathtaking to see the hypocrisy with which Trump deploys these attacks , seeing as he has spent his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he and his swinish family can lay their hands on into the Trump Organization and using government resources to advance their own business interests across the world .
Joe Biden would be well within his rights to level the same charges against his political opponent , especially since the allegations against the Trump family are both credible and extremely well documented — but the Democratic nominee pushed back against that notion in a new interview .
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And I just think it ’ s crass , ” said Biden to the hosts of political podcast Pod Save America , which is helmed by ex-Obama staffers .
“ Look , I ’ m running against Donald Trump , not his children .
And the American people want to hear about their families .
Not about Trump ’ s family or my family , although I ’ m very proud of my family .
It ’ s just not how I was raised .
It ’ s that basic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Any reasonable person would agree that if there was any family that deserved to be raked over the coals , it ’ s Trump ’ s family , who have used the president ’ s image to solicit Chinese investors for their companies in exchange for American visas , charged the Secret Service outrageous sums of money for golf carts , held government events at Trump properties , and deliberately spiked a nationwide cornavirus testing program because it would have helped too many Democratic voters .
But his decision to focus on American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fundamental difference in charachter between the two men .
While Trump views the presidency as simply a tool for him to boost his ego and fill his pockets , Joe Biden is showing that his first priority is the well-being of the American people — and as a coronavirus surge sends the daily infection rate rapidly approaching 100,000 a day , we desperately need a real leader in the White House more than ever .
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Former Vice-President and Democratic nominee Joe Biden continues to strike a stunning contrast with the incumbent President Donald Trump, particularly when it comes to issues of class and decency. While the President and his cronies have spent the past two weeks desperately running a largely baseless and wildly nebulous smear campaign against Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, accusing the elder Biden of profiting off his son’s business interests and intimating ethical misconduct.
It is breathtaking to see the hypocrisy with which Trump deploys these attacks, seeing as he has spent his entire presidency funnelling every last taxpayer dollar he and his swinish family can lay their hands on into the Trump Organization and using government resources to advance their own business interests across the world. Joe Biden would be well within his rights to level the same charges against his political opponent, especially since the allegations against the Trump family are both credible and extremely well documented — but the Democratic nominee pushed back against that notion in a new interview.
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It’s a specific decision. And I just think it’s crass,” said Biden to the hosts of political podcast Pod Save America, which is helmed by ex-Obama staffers. “Look, I’m running against Donald Trump, not his children. And the American people want to hear about their families. Not about Trump’s family or my family, although I’m very proud of my family. It’s just not how I was raised. It’s that basic. It’s Donald Trump.”
Biden also says, responding to this tweet: https://t.co/Uod3ntrYFS that his own second term agenda is:
-"get control of the virus"
-invest in infrastructure, building in America, sci-tech development, climate change investment, cure cancer and Alzheimer's, a new farm policy — Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) October 24, 2020
Any reasonable person would agree that if there was any family that deserved to be raked over the coals, it’s Trump’s family, who have used the president’s image to solicit Chinese investors for their companies in exchange for American visas, charged the Secret Service outrageous sums of money for golf carts, held government events at Trump properties, and deliberately spiked a nationwide cornavirus testing program because it would have helped too many Democratic voters.
But his decision to focus on American families is both wise and demonstrative of the fundamental difference in charachter between the two men. While Trump views the presidency as simply a tool for him to boost his ego and fill his pockets, Joe Biden is showing that his first priority is the well-being of the American people — and as a coronavirus surge sends the daily infection rate rapidly approaching 100,000 a day, we desperately need a real leader in the White House more than ever.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-24--Trump tries to spin terrifying virus surge as a good thing in disgusting political attack

With the election fast approaching , the pall of the coronavirus pandemic hangs heavy over the United States .
The predictable consequences of the Trump administration and Republican governors ’ horrifying decision to downplay the severity of the COVID-19 crisis and then give up on quarantine procedures before it was safe to do so are coming home to roost as a new surge breaks the previous record for new cases and daily infections could soon break 100,000 a day .
As a national disaster that he is responsible for exacerbating spirals out of control , all President Trump can do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the media is so focused on the greatest public health crisis since the AIDS crisis and the deaths of over 1,000 Americans every day .
While on one level we have all known that Republicans are nihilistic monsters who couldn ’ t care less about the lives of their voters , it is still jarring to see the President of the United States respond to a worsening pandemic by dismissing the facts as a political attack by partisan enemies — as is his infuriating efforts to somehow portray this as a good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deliberate slow-walking of the Trump administration , it took months for a proper testing regime to be set up around the country — and now that it ’ s revealing that the virus is ravaging its way through the population at a frenzied pace , Trump is spinning it as a positive and taking credit for it !
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It is appropriate that he does so , since it is his fault that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Diligent reporting has revealed that Trump knew how deadly the virus was and hid that information from the public while his son-in-law Jared Kushner spiked a testing plan because the majority of the COVID-19 victims were in Democrat-run states .
This appalling tweet from the President is a grim reminder of how important it is that we vote Donald Trump and his cronies out of office on November 3rd — and then prosecute them for their crimes against the American people .

With the election fast approaching, the pall of the coronavirus pandemic hangs heavy over the United States. The predictable consequences of the Trump administration and Republican governors’ horrifying decision to downplay the severity of the COVID-19 crisis and then give up on quarantine procedures before it was safe to do so are coming home to roost as a new surge breaks the previous record for new cases and daily infections could soon break 100,000 a day.
As a national disaster that he is responsible for exacerbating spirals out of control, all President Trump can do is complain about how unfair it is that the media is so focused on the greatest public health crisis since the AIDS crisis and the deaths of over 1,000 Americans every day.
The Fake News is talking about CASES, CASES, CASES. This includes many low risk people. Media is doing everything possible to create fear prior to November 3rd. The Cases are up because TESTING is way up, by far the most, and best, in the world. Mortality rate is DOWN 85% plus! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2020
While on one level we have all known that Republicans are nihilistic monsters who couldn’t care less about the lives of their voters, it is still jarring to see the President of the United States respond to a worsening pandemic by dismissing the facts as a political attack by partisan enemies — as is his infuriating efforts to somehow portray this as a good thing!
Thanks to the neglect and deliberate slow-walking of the Trump administration, it took months for a proper testing regime to be set up around the country — and now that it’s revealing that the virus is ravaging its way through the population at a frenzied pace, Trump is spinning it as a positive and taking credit for it!
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It is appropriate that he does so, since it is his fault that the virus was allowed to spread so widely. Diligent reporting has revealed that Trump knew how deadly the virus was and hid that information from the public while his son-in-law Jared Kushner spiked a testing plan because the majority of the COVID-19 victims were in Democrat-run states.
This appalling tweet from the President is a grim reminder of how important it is that we vote Donald Trump and his cronies out of office on November 3rd — and then prosecute them for their crimes against the American people.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-25--Social media rips on Ivanka Trump after she posts an anniversary tweet for hubby Jared Kushner

Today marks the 11th anniversary of the marriage of presidential daughter Ivanka Trump to the scion of another wealthy New York real estate family , Jared Kushner .
To mark the occasion , Ivanka posted a Hallmark-style group of romantic couple pictures of Jared and herself accompanied by a suitably sappy anniversary message on her Twitter account .
One would think that the president ’ s daughter could have predicted the response that her post would get from Donald Trump ’ s social media detractors , but apparently , the prospect of being publicly ridiculed on her anniversary was not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eternal devotion to her partner ( or partner-in-crime , as some responders reminded her ) .
Here ’ s a selection of some of the snarkiest replies to the saccharine anniversary post that the first daughter may now be beginning to regret .
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Many responders featured shots of the Time Square billboard featuring the happy couple that was put up recently by the Lincoln Project to bring attention to the first family ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 200 thousand Americans from the COVID-19 pandemic— a billboard that the couple ’ s lawyers have threatened to sue the anti-Trump Republican organization over if it is not taken down immediately .
Whether the billboard is removed from Times Square or not , hundreds of photos of it will live on forever in Ivanka ’ s Twitter feed .
Movie references were quite popular among the responders .
The theme of a future for the happy couple together in prison was also quite a popular theme among those who saw Ivanka ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with only a few genuinely positive well-wishers expressing their congratulations to the Kushners as their marriage enters its second decade , the vast majority of people who reacted to Ivanka Trump ’ s post would rather see the couple leave the White House now , rather than having “ forever to go.
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Today marks the 11th anniversary of the marriage of presidential daughter Ivanka Trump to the scion of another wealthy New York real estate family, Jared Kushner.
To mark the occasion, Ivanka posted a Hallmark-style group of romantic couple pictures of Jared and herself accompanied by a suitably sappy anniversary message on her Twitter account.
11 incredible years… with forever to go! ❤ Happy anniversary my love! pic.twitter.com/ZvWqCtMyjO — Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) October 25, 2020
One would think that the president’s daughter could have predicted the response that her post would get from Donald Trump’s social media detractors, but apparently, the prospect of being publicly ridiculed on her anniversary was not enough to stop Ivanka from expressing her eternal devotion to her partner (or partner-in-crime, as some responders reminded her).
Here’s a selection of some of the snarkiest replies to the saccharine anniversary post that the first daughter may now be beginning to regret.
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Many responders featured shots of the Time Square billboard featuring the happy couple that was put up recently by the Lincoln Project to bring attention to the first family’s complicity in the deaths of over 200 thousand Americans from the COVID-19 pandemic— a billboard that the couple’s lawyers have threatened to sue the anti-Trump Republican organization over if it is not taken down immediately.
Whether the billboard is removed from Times Square or not, hundreds of photos of it will live on forever in Ivanka’s Twitter feed.
Lots of Midwesterners continue to visit Times Square so it is good that they know what NYC thinks of this complicit couple. pic.twitter.com/tC4PnNjcvt — Sharon Walker (@SharonWalkLoud) October 25, 2020
My favorite picture of you. pic.twitter.com/eJDZlEkPKt — Bobhasdogsagain (@bobhasdogsagain) October 25, 2020
Movie references were quite popular among the responders.
The theme of a future for the happy couple together in prison was also quite a popular theme among those who saw Ivanka’s tweet.
Wonder if they'll let her share the same cell with him in prison. — Foothill Lady (@foothill_lady) October 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/tweetsie26/status/1320427258805424130?s=20
No. They did giggle as they toasted the quarter of a million Americans who will never have an anniversary again after the botched handling of Covid. No “forever to go”for them. — LeansLeft (@cheetohwatcher) October 25, 2020
Suffice it to say that with only a few genuinely positive well-wishers expressing their congratulations to the Kushners as their marriage enters its second decade, the vast majority of people who reacted to Ivanka Trump’s post would rather see the couple leave the White House now, rather than having “forever to go.”
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-25--Social media thinks Trump is campaigning with a Melania body double instead of the real First Lady

With a president who lies as much as Donald Trump , many Americans are questioning everything that this perfidious president says and does .
The latest deception that many social media regulars are currently fixated on concerns whether the Trump campaign has hired a body double to substitute for the real Melania Trump to accompany the president on his campaign rally jaunts across the nation .
Indeed , the First Lady had been scarce since Trump announced that both she and himself had contracted COVID-19 a few weeks ago , an announcement later supplemented by the confirmation that their son @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus .
Last Tuesday , Melania ’ s spokespeople told the world that the First Lady would not be joining her husband at a planned rally appearance because of a lingering cough from her COVID-19 infection .
While what looked like the real Melania Trump did make an appearance at Thursday night ’ s presidential debate , yesterday a woman resembling the First Lady somewhat , but somehow appearing slightly off , was photographed with Trump and the Twitter rumors started to fly .
Take a look at what people were saying about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Even former Trump attorney Michale Cohen joined in to support the conspiracy theory behind the fake Melania .
Whatever the truth of the rumors about a body double of the First Lady campaigning for re-election , Twitter simply isn ’ t buying the idea that Melania Trump would be smiling so much in the presence of her husband and had suddenly turned from a sullen presence to an ebullient companion .
Now if only the administration could engineer a body double for Donald Trump himself to stand in for the president as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he may finally stand a chance in hell of being re-elected .
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With a president who lies as much as Donald Trump, many Americans are questioning everything that this perfidious president says and does.
The latest deception that many social media regulars are currently fixated on concerns whether the Trump campaign has hired a body double to substitute for the real Melania Trump to accompany the president on his campaign rally jaunts across the nation.
Indeed, the First Lady had been scarce since Trump announced that both she and himself had contracted COVID-19 a few weeks ago, an announcement later supplemented by the confirmation that their son Baron had also been infected with the coronavirus.
Last Tuesday, Melania’s spokespeople told the world that the First Lady would not be joining her husband at a planned rally appearance because of a lingering cough from her COVID-19 infection.
While what looked like the real Melania Trump did make an appearance at Thursday night’s presidential debate, yesterday a woman resembling the First Lady somewhat, but somehow appearing slightly off, was photographed with Trump and the Twitter rumors started to fly.
Take a look at what people were saying about their suspicions of an unexplained switcheroo.
https://twitter.com/duty2warn/status/1320166886487683072?s=20
One of my followers asked me to weigh in on this photo. There are visible inconsistencies with her teeth and nose. pic.twitter.com/ULjYVKIUU2 — Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) October 25, 2020
So which body double will Melania be using today? pic.twitter.com/PFn4BKTKli — Natasha (@ndelriego) October 25, 2020
Melania has been conspicuously absent from the campaign trail. If she doesn't go to swing states & read robotically from a teleprompter, Republicans will lose the "Slovenian trophy wife who flunked out of college" vote.#FakeMelania pic.twitter.com/cMQoDwefP5 — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) October 25, 2020
"They" don't look the same to me. What do you think? pic.twitter.com/rehoQMhd61 — Tammy❤ANTIFA❤Sloan (@agreatgadsby) October 24, 2020
Sacha Baron Cohen is working on his “My Wife” masterpiece #FakeMelania pic.twitter.com/OY7lqu8JMy — Johnny Two Hats (@Johnny_2Hats) October 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/OMGgemma/status/1320419161139531781?s=20
Have we normalized what appears to be the use of a body double for the “First Lady”? What a supremely weird time we are living in. If you’ve seen the photos, you know Melania never smiles when she is leaving Marine One in back of her old man. — Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) October 25, 2020
I’m having trouble believing this new conspiracy theory that Melania Trump uses a body double in public with Don Trump. There is even a hashtag #FakeMelania going around. Here’s a recent pic of Melania and Don. It’s her, guys, it’s definitely her. pic.twitter.com/Tyw49AS79Q — Danko Jones (@dankojones) October 25, 2020
Even former Trump attorney Michale Cohen joined in to support the conspiracy theory behind the fake Melania.
It appears so based upon pictures on the internet. https://t.co/5Hcqnj6jJx — Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) October 25, 2020
Whatever the truth of the rumors about a body double of the First Lady campaigning for re-election, Twitter simply isn’t buying the idea that Melania Trump would be smiling so much in the presence of her husband and had suddenly turned from a sullen presence to an ebullient companion.
Now if only the administration could engineer a body double for Donald Trump himself to stand in for the president as the campaign winds down to its final days, he may finally stand a chance in hell of being re-elected.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-25--Pence’s presence on campaign trail defended by Mark Meadows in contentious CNN interview

The Trump administration ’ s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic is the albatross hanging over the president ’ s re-election campaign and now it ’ s really coming back to bite them in the butt .
The revelation that several of Vice President Mike Pence ’ s aides , including his Chief of Staff Marc Short , have contracted the coronavirus — just weeks after Trump himself , his wife Melania , his Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany , former Senior Advisor Kellyanne Conway and other White House insiders all were infected — demonstrates how incompetent this administration has been in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workplace , much less in protecting the American populace from the ravages of the disease , now at the highest level it ’ s been since the pandemic began The desperation that the Trump campaign is feeling at this point has led them to ignore recommendations from the CDC and keep Vice President Pence on the road holding rallies despite the fact that he has been in close contact with people known to be infected and should rightfully be in quarantine right now .
With a little over a week before election day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be mighty inconvenient for the president ’ s last-minute push for votes in crucial swing states , so Pence continues to appear before largely maskless crowds , turning his appearances into potential superspreader events .
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows was forced to defend Pence ’ s continued campaigning — despite the VP ’ s exposure to active COVID-19 infections — when he appeared on CNN ‘ s State of the Union this morning .
Meadows did his best to downplay the seriousness of the latest White House outbreak of coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people who have been affected by it , saying that “ we don ’ t give out that kind of information.
” Instead , Meadows insisted that Vice President Pence was allowed to avoid quarantine since he was categorized as an “ essential worker.
” CNN host Jake Tapper pushed back on that categorization , asking exactly how electioneering was considered essential in the larger scheme of the pandemic .
“ Well , actually he ’ s not just campaigning , he ’ s working , ” Meadows replied , going on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ East peace agreement as one example of the other issues Pence was working on instead of isolating himself per CDC guidelines .
“ I ’ m not saying he ’ s not campaigning .
I ’ m saying that is only part of what he ’ s doing.
” “ As we look at that , essential personnel , whether it ’ s the vice president of the United States or anyone else , has to continue on , ” the White House Chief of Staff continued .
Meadows then cited the CDC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do their jobs while wearing a mask .
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With the onset of colder weather and a move to indoor activities across the country , America has been experiencing a massive second wave of COVID-19 cases with new infections up 32 % over the past two weeks and reaching a new record .
With the pandemic and its consequent economic effects now likely to be the major determining factor in who wins the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Trump administration could not be more ill-timed for the president .
Particularly when the President ’ s top aide basically admits defeat in the face of the surging virus .
Hopefully , this latest example of the administration ’ s inability to even effectively enact basic safety protocols and protect its own staff will signal to voters that a change is needed if our nation ever expects to successfully combat this pandemic .
Somehow , infecting your followers seems to be a losing strategy to gain re-election .
You can watch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows ’ conversation with Jake Tapper on CNN ‘ s State of the Union in the videos below .
Original reporting by Justine Coleman at The Hill .
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The Trump administration’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic is the albatross hanging over the president’s re-election campaign and now it’s really coming back to bite them in the butt.
The revelation that several of Vice President Mike Pence’s aides, including his Chief of Staff Marc Short, have contracted the coronavirus — just weeks after Trump himself, his wife Melania, his Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, former Senior Advisor Kellyanne Conway and other White House insiders all were infected — demonstrates how incompetent this administration has been in implementing personal protection protocols within their own workplace, much less in protecting the American populace from the ravages of the disease, now at the highest level it’s been since the pandemic began
The desperation that the Trump campaign is feeling at this point has led them to ignore recommendations from the CDC and keep Vice President Pence on the road holding rallies despite the fact that he has been in close contact with people known to be infected and should rightfully be in quarantine right now.
With a little over a week before election day, however, such a sidelining would be mighty inconvenient for the president’s last-minute push for votes in crucial swing states, so Pence continues to appear before largely maskless crowds, turning his appearances into potential superspreader events.
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows was forced to defend Pence’s continued campaigning — despite the VP’s exposure to active COVID-19 infections — when he appeared on CNN‘s State of the Union this morning.
Meadows did his best to downplay the seriousness of the latest White House outbreak of coronavirus by refusing to even confirm the number of people who have been affected by it, saying that “we don’t give out that kind of information.”
Instead, Meadows insisted that Vice President Pence was allowed to avoid quarantine since he was categorized as an “essential worker.”
CNN host Jake Tapper pushed back on that categorization, asking exactly how electioneering was considered essential in the larger scheme of the pandemic.
“Well, actually he’s not just campaigning, he’s working,” Meadows replied, going on to cite the administration’s Middle East peace agreement as one example of the other issues Pence was working on instead of isolating himself per CDC guidelines. “I’m not saying he’s not campaigning. I’m saying that is only part of what he’s doing.” “As we look at that, essential personnel, whether it’s the vice president of the United States or anyone else, has to continue on,” the White House Chief of Staff continued.
Meadows then cited the CDC guidelines that allow essential personnel like Pence to do their jobs while wearing a mask.
“I can tell you that what he’s doing is wearing a mask, socially distancing and when he goes up to speak he will take the mask off, put it back on,” he said.
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With the onset of colder weather and a move to indoor activities across the country, America has been experiencing a massive second wave of COVID-19 cases with new infections up 32% over the past two weeks and reaching a new record.
With the pandemic and its consequent economic effects now likely to be the major determining factor in who wins the upcoming election, the latest medical setback in the Trump administration could not be more ill-timed for the president. Particularly when the President’s top aide basically admits defeat in the face of the surging virus.
“We’re not going to control the pandemic,” Meadows told Jake Tapper. “Why not?” Tapper responded. “Because it’s a contagious virus,” the Chief of Staff tried to explain. “Why not make efforts to contain it?,” the incredulous Tapper asked. “What we need to do is make sure we have the proper mitigation factors to make sure people don’t die,” Meadows said in an admission that the administration isn’t even trying to block the spread of the coronavirus anymore.
Hopefully, this latest example of the administration’s inability to even effectively enact basic safety protocols and protect its own staff will signal to voters that a change is needed if our nation ever expects to successfully combat this pandemic. Somehow, infecting your followers seems to be a losing strategy to gain re-election.
You can watch an excerpt from the footage of White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ conversation with Jake Tapper on CNN‘s State of the Union in the videos below.
MEADOWS: We're not going to control the pandemic TAPPER: Why not? M: Because it's a contagious virus T: Why not make efforts to contain it? M: What we need to do is make sure we have the proper mitigation factors to make sure people don't die pic.twitter.com/0DYgk4rB3T — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 25, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-26--Mike Pompeo under investigation for potentially law-breaking political speech

Has there ever been a presidential cabinet that has been subject to more investigations into their ethical violations than the “ only the best people ” appointed by Donald Trump to serve beneath him ?
Certainly not in recent memory , but with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo now under investigation “ for potentially violating a federal law that forbids federal employees from engaging in political activity while on duty or while inside federal buildings over his address to the Republican convention in August , ” as CNN reports , that record of misdeeds seems unlikely to be eclipsed anytime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Secretary Ryan Zinke , former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price , former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin , former Energy Secretary Rick Perry , and former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt in facing allegations of serious ethical lapses during their time in the Trump administration , and that ’ s just the list of those accused who have already left the administration .
Equally serious charges of lapses in ethics and violations of regulations have also been lodged against other sitting cabinet members like Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross , Secretary of Housing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao .
Unlike the other cabinet members , however , Pompeo ’ s alleged transgression has less to do with personal enrichment and use of unwarranted perks at taxpayer expense , and more to do with naked political ambition and the use of his office for purposes of gaining an illegal partisan advantage .
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Two top House Democrats told CNN that the Office of the Special Counsel , an independent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a probe into Pompeo ’ s speech to the Republican National Convention while on a taxpayer-funded trip to Jerusalem in August .
“ Our offices have confirmed that the Office of Special Counsel has launched a probe into potential Hatch Act violations tied to Secretary Pompeo ’ s speech to the Republican National Convention , ” Rep. Ellot Engel , chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs , and Rep. Nita Lowey , chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations , wrote in a joint statement .
“ This information comes on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also looking into Secretary Pompeo ’ s stated commitment to rush out more of Hillary Clinton ’ s emails by Election Day and as the Secretary has misused State Department resources on his speech tour of swing states , ” the two Democrats reported .
“ As we get closer to both this year ’ s election and his own inevitable return to electoral politics , Mike Pompeo has grown even more brazen in misusing the State Department and the taxpayer dollars that fund it as vehicles for the Administration ’ s , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the lawmakers said .
Since this new investigation is being conducted by the independent Office of the Special Counsel rather than the State Department ’ s own Inspector General .
Pompeo may not find the probe as easy to avoid as earlier efforts to hold him accountable for his potential misuse of taxpayer resources .
Among the other issues that Congressional Democrats are investigating Pompeo for is his involvement in the dismissal of the State Department Inspector General , Steve Linick , who had been looking into five matters of potential wrongdoing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his ouster , including the Secretary ’ s alleged use of a political appointee as a domestic personal assistant and Trump ’ s controversial bypassing of Congress to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia .
Representatives Engel and Lowry also pointed out that the State Department under Secretary Pompeo has “ repeatedly missed Congressional overseers ’ deadlines for producing documents on his recent domestic speeches that will help us understand whether they were improper political activities .
So we ’ re grateful to OSC—whom Mr. Pompeo can ’ t fire as he did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” With the prospect of unemployment looming if the polls predicting a massive victory for Joe Biden in the presidential race prove to be correct , Pompeo should be concerned that the Office of the Special Counsel investigation will last longer than his remaining tenure in office and complicate any future political ambitions he may hold .

Has there ever been a presidential cabinet that has been subject to more investigations into their ethical violations than the “only the best people” appointed by Donald Trump to serve beneath him?
Certainly not in recent memory, but with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo now under investigation “for potentially violating a federal law that forbids federal employees from engaging in political activity while on duty or while inside federal buildings over his address to the Republican convention in August,” as CNN reports, that record of misdeeds seems unlikely to be eclipsed anytime soon.
Pompeo now joins former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, former Energy Secretary Rick Perry, and former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt in facing allegations of serious ethical lapses during their time in the Trump administration, and that’s just the list of those accused who have already left the administration.
Equally serious charges of lapses in ethics and violations of regulations have also been lodged against other sitting cabinet members like Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
Unlike the other cabinet members, however, Pompeo’s alleged transgression has less to do with personal enrichment and use of unwarranted perks at taxpayer expense, and more to do with naked political ambition and the use of his office for purposes of gaining an illegal partisan advantage.
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Two top House Democrats told CNN that the Office of the Special Counsel, an independent federal investigative agency, has now launched a probe into Pompeo’s speech to the Republican National Convention while on a taxpayer-funded trip to Jerusalem in August.
“Our offices have confirmed that the Office of Special Counsel has launched a probe into potential Hatch Act violations tied to Secretary Pompeo’s speech to the Republican National Convention,” Rep. Ellot Engel, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Nita Lowey, chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations, wrote in a joint statement. “This information comes on the heels of reporting that OSC is also looking into Secretary Pompeo’s stated commitment to rush out more of Hillary Clinton’s emails by Election Day and as the Secretary has misused State Department resources on his speech tour of swing states,” the two Democrats reported. “As we get closer to both this year’s election and his own inevitable return to electoral politics, Mike Pompeo has grown even more brazen in misusing the State Department and the taxpayer dollars that fund it as vehicles for the Administration’s, and his own, political ambitions,” the lawmakers said.
Since this new investigation is being conducted by the independent Office of the Special Counsel rather than the State Department’s own Inspector General. Pompeo may not find the probe as easy to avoid as earlier efforts to hold him accountable for his potential misuse of taxpayer resources.
Among the other issues that Congressional Democrats are investigating Pompeo for is his involvement in the dismissal of the State Department Inspector General, Steve Linick, who had been looking into five matters of potential wrongdoing at the State Department at the time of his ouster, including the Secretary’s alleged use of a political appointee as a domestic personal assistant and Trump’s controversial bypassing of Congress to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia.
Representatives Engel and Lowry also pointed out that the State Department under Secretary Pompeo has “repeatedly missed Congressional overseers’ deadlines for producing documents on his recent domestic speeches that will help us understand whether they were improper political activities. So we’re grateful to OSC—whom Mr. Pompeo can’t fire as he did the Inspector General—for looking into this matter.”
With the prospect of unemployment looming if the polls predicting a massive victory for Joe Biden in the presidential race prove to be correct, Pompeo should be concerned that the Office of the Special Counsel investigation will last longer than his remaining tenure in office and complicate any future political ambitions he may hold.
If the investigation uncovers definitive proof of his violation of the Hatch Act, Pompeo could join the other former Trump cabinet members in the unofficial hall of ignominy reserved for the most “swampy” of our current president’s associates. Unfortunately, it’s not a very exclusive club.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-26--Trump projects jealous insecurity with bizarre rally rant about “handsome” Obama

Donald Trump has spent the past four years doing his damnedest to erase the legacy of Barack Obama ’ s administration .
Despite what he might claim , this defining drive of his seems to have far less to do with actual ideology—which Trump is more than willing to adjust as suits his current political or electoral needs—and far more to do with his deeply ingrained personal hatred for the country ’ s first Black president .
It ’ s of course not difficult to figure out why this would be the case for a vehement lifelong racist like Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today , Trump brought up Obama once again .
Mining that deep vein of grievance and victimhood that runs to the very core of his character , the president lamented the fact that Obama is widely regarded as an incredibly talented orator .
“ I never thought he was a good speaker personally , ” said Trump , who himself consistently struggles to speak coherently , preferring instead to engage in opaque , discursive speeches that rarely make sense and never impress anyone who isn ’ t already a MAGA acolyte .
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“ And they say he ’ s so handsome .
He ’ s so handsome .
Oh .
Okay .
Alright , ” added Trump with what can only be interpreted as naked jealousy .
It ’ s a bizarre thing for a president to focus on and offers a telling look into the swirling vortex of insecurities that constitutes this man ’ s character .
Part of him simply can ’ t stand the fact that by just about every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a vain , petty creature who somehow thinks that attacking his predecessor ’ s media coverage is a wise use of his time with little more than a week left till election day .
As usual , his priorities are completely skewed .
After the complaint about Obama ’ s good looks , Trump attacked the former president for allegedly drawing small crowds to his pro-Biden events , as if having small crowds during a deadly global pandemic is a bad thing .
Just because Trump and his followers don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real statesmen like Barack Obama shouldn ’ t .
More to the point , crowd sizes are ultimately irrelevant .
All that matters is the final vote tally and on the front things are looking promising for Biden and consequently promising for America .
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Donald Trump has spent the past four years doing his damnedest to erase the legacy of Barack Obama’s administration. Despite what he might claim, this defining drive of his seems to have far less to do with actual ideology—which Trump is more than willing to adjust as suits his current political or electoral needs—and far more to do with his deeply ingrained personal hatred for the country’s first Black president. It’s of course not difficult to figure out why this would be the case for a vehement lifelong racist like Donald Trump.
At a rally in Pennslyvania today, Trump brought up Obama once again. Mining that deep vein of grievance and victimhood that runs to the very core of his character, the president lamented the fact that Obama is widely regarded as an incredibly talented orator.
“I never thought he was a good speaker personally,” said Trump, who himself consistently struggles to speak coherently, preferring instead to engage in opaque, discursive speeches that rarely make sense and never impress anyone who isn’t already a MAGA acolyte.
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“And they say he’s so handsome. He’s so handsome. Oh. Okay. Alright,” added Trump with what can only be interpreted as naked jealousy.
It’s a bizarre thing for a president to focus on and offers a telling look into the swirling vortex of insecurities that constitutes this man’s character. Part of him simply can’t stand the fact that by just about every metric Obama is better regarded. Trump is a vain, petty creature who somehow thinks that attacking his predecessor’s media coverage is a wise use of his time with little more than a week left till election day. As usual, his priorities are completely skewed.
After the complaint about Obama’s good looks, Trump attacked the former president for allegedly drawing small crowds to his pro-Biden events, as if having small crowds during a deadly global pandemic is a bad thing. Just because Trump and his followers don’t take COVID-19 seriously doesn’t mean real statesmen like Barack Obama shouldn’t. More to the point, crowd sizes are ultimately irrelevant. All that matters is the final vote tally and on the front things are looking promising for Biden and consequently promising for America.
Trump bizarrely suggests that the media is fixated on Obama's handsomeness pic.twitter.com/mACvNUnK8V — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 26, 2020
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