occupydemocrats--2020-06-02--Kellyanne trashes bishop for condemning Trump’s church photo op: “That is not ‘her church'”

The Trump administration isn ’ t satisfied with merely dividing America , it also now seems intent on driving a wedge into the religious community , forcing the clergy to choose between remaining faithful to their religious values or declaring themselves followers of Donald Trump rather than any actual beneficent deity .
After Trump had peaceful protestors tear-gassed to clear the way for his hypocritical photo op in front of a church that he doesn ’ t attend , holding a bible that may as well be written in the original Aramaic for all he understands of its contents , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ religious leaders who condemned his actions and defended the president ’ s unforgivable actions like faithful demons .
Occupy Democrats has already reported on the shameful attack that Jenna Ellis , the Senior Legal Advisor to the Trump campaign and the president ’ s personal attorney , aimed at Bishop Mariann E. Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington for her righteously angry response to the president ’ s hijacking of one of her diocese ’ s sacred spaces for his personal aggrandizement and political benefit .
Now , Senior White House Advisor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vicious Trump attack dogs — albeit not the type most people were envisioning when the president warned that protestors would be met by such ferocious canines — sicced upon any religious leader daring to point out that , in fact , this is not what Jesus would do…or Buddha , Mohammed , Ganesh , Yahweh , or any other religious leader or morally conscious human being .
Conway forgets that one actually needs a soul to have it looked into .
That the senior White House Advisor to the president is trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her boss has done nothing but spread lies and fear while blaming others for his own gross moral trespasses would be hypocritical beyond belief — if unparalleled sanctimonious duplicity were not the trademark of this entire administration .
At least Conway is an ecumenical communications assault weapon for Trump .
After slamming the Episcopal bishop of Washington D.C. , she went on to attack every other religious leader who has expressed similar sentiments — likely including Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory , the Catholic prelate of the nation ’ s capital , who said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his wife to a D.C. shrine honoring Pope John Paul II : Despite being raised Catholic herself , Conway chose to continue to defend the president rather than take moral advice from an actual religious leader .
She repeated the comments that she had made on Fox News earlier in the day in a striking reversal of the charges of who exactly was politicizing religion and faith in this cynical instance .
This much is certain .
If there is a heaven and a St. Peter waiting at the gates to assign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the firmament or the firey pit below — when the members of the Trump administration arrive before him , we can expect the heavenly version of the Nuremberg trials .
If they ’ re smart they ’ ll insist on being buried in asbestos suits , given the likely outcome .

The Trump administration isn’t satisfied with merely dividing America, it also now seems intent on driving a wedge into the religious community, forcing the clergy to choose between remaining faithful to their religious values or declaring themselves followers of Donald Trump rather than any actual beneficent deity.
After Trump had peaceful protestors tear-gassed to clear the way for his hypocritical photo op in front of a church that he doesn’t attend, holding a bible that may as well be written in the original Aramaic for all he understands of its contents, his pitiful and servile minions attacked those religious leaders who condemned his actions and defended the president’s unforgivable actions like faithful demons.
Occupy Democrats has already reported on the shameful attack that Jenna Ellis, the Senior Legal Advisor to the Trump campaign and the president’s personal attorney, aimed at Bishop Mariann E. Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington for her righteously angry response to the president’s hijacking of one of her diocese’s sacred spaces for his personal aggrandizement and political benefit.
Now, Senior White House Advisor Kellyanne Conway has joined the pack of vicious Trump attack dogs — albeit not the type most people were envisioning when the president warned that protestors would be met by such ferocious canines — sicced upon any religious leader daring to point out that, in fact, this is not what Jesus would do…or Buddha, Mohammed, Ganesh, Yahweh, or any other religious leader or morally conscious human being.
Kellyanne Conway blasts D.C. Bishop Mariann Budde: "That is not 'her church,' that is not 'her Bible.' We don't look into other people's hearts and souls and discern and judge what their faith is." pic.twitter.com/Z7m9boEjEA — TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) June 2, 2020
Conway forgets that one actually needs a soul to have it looked into.
That the senior White House Advisor to the president is trying to pull a non-judgemental card to play after her boss has done nothing but spread lies and fear while blaming others for his own gross moral trespasses would be hypocritical beyond belief — if unparalleled sanctimonious duplicity were not the trademark of this entire administration.
At least Conway is an ecumenical communications assault weapon for Trump.
After slamming the Episcopal bishop of Washington D.C., she went on to attack every other religious leader who has expressed similar sentiments — likely including Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory, the Catholic prelate of the nation’s capital, who said today of the visit by the president and his wife to a D.C. shrine honoring Pope John Paul II:
“I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that violates our religious principles, which call us to defend the rights of all people, even those with whom we might disagree.”
Despite being raised Catholic herself, Conway chose to continue to defend the president rather than take moral advice from an actual religious leader. She repeated the comments that she had made on Fox News earlier in the day in a striking reversal of the charges of who exactly was politicizing religion and faith in this cynical instance.
Kellyanne Conway denies that Trump's photo op in front of the church was in fact a photo op: "Is it a photo op because a photo was taken?" That is, in fact, the definition of a photo op. pic.twitter.com/UAUMX5mK6Q — The American Independent (@AmerIndependent) June 2, 2020
This much is certain. If there is a heaven and a St. Peter waiting at the gates to assign souls their rightful place — either in the firmament or the firey pit below — when the members of the Trump administration arrive before him, we can expect the heavenly version of the Nuremberg trials.
If they’re smart they’ll insist on being buried in asbestos suits, given the likely outcome.
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Original reporting by Zoë Richards at TalkingPointsMemo.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-02--Trump demands Melania smile during religious shrine photo op as protests rage

We now find ourselves in the darkest days of the Trump presidency with disturbing indicators that things will only worsen in the coming weeks as our wannabe strongman leader leans more and more into his authoritarian inclinations .
COVID-19 is raging through the American population with over 107,000 dead already and the economy is in tatters .
Simultaneously , our cities are being ripped apart at the seams as civilians protesting police brutality are tear-gassed , beaten , maimed by rubber bullets , and run over by vehicles wielded by law enforcement officers who seem far more interested in escalating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are a country in crisis .
With America teetering on the edge , President Trump fled into his bunker over the weekend than overcompensated for his cowardice yesterday by ordering cops and National Guardsmen to violently disperse a peaceful protest so that he could stroll to a church for a photo op .
By every imaginable metric , Trump is making this crisis worse .
Today , Trump decided to manufacture another pointless religious photo op as he and First Lady Melania visited the Catholic Saint John Paul II National Shrine .
Once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of prayer or Scripture reading and proved unable to offer any kind of statement that might convince frightened Americans that he has the current national situation under control .
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Washington ’ s Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was less than impressed with Trump ’ s stunt .
“ I find it baffling that and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us to defend the rights of all people even those with whom we might disagree , ” said Gregory in a statement .
Perhaps even more embarrassing for Trump than the Archbishop ’ s remarks was the behavior of his own wife .
As the cameras snapped , First Lady Melania Trump appeared as if she ’ d rather be anywhere else in the world .
Wearing big sunglasses , she looked at the photographers stone-faced , so clearly displeased to be there that it prompted her husband to ask her to smile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of her lips .
If she is truly finally aware of the monster she ’ s married to it ’ s time for Melania to denounce her husband ’ s odious behavior and distance herself from him .
Visible discomfort is not enough when our country is falling apart all around us .
Anyone who stands silent beside Trump at this point is actively damaging our country .
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We now find ourselves in the darkest days of the Trump presidency with disturbing indicators that things will only worsen in the coming weeks as our wannabe strongman leader leans more and more into his authoritarian inclinations.
COVID-19 is raging through the American population with over 107,000 dead already and the economy is in tatters. Simultaneously, our cities are being ripped apart at the seams as civilians protesting police brutality are tear-gassed, beaten, maimed by rubber bullets, and run over by vehicles wielded by law enforcement officers who seem far more interested in escalating the violence than resolving it. We are a country in crisis.
With America teetering on the edge, President Trump fled into his bunker over the weekend than overcompensated for his cowardice yesterday by ordering cops and National Guardsmen to violently disperse a peaceful protest so that he could stroll to a church for a photo op. By every imaginable metric, Trump is making this crisis worse.
Today, Trump decided to manufacture another pointless religious photo op as he and First Lady Melania visited the Catholic Saint John Paul II National Shrine. Once again he failed to lead any kind of prayer or Scripture reading and proved unable to offer any kind of statement that might convince frightened Americans that he has the current national situation under control.
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Washington’s Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was less than impressed with Trump’s stunt.
“I find it baffling that and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that violates our religious principles, which call us to defend the rights of all people even those with whom we might disagree,” said Gregory in a statement.
Perhaps even more embarrassing for Trump than the Archbishop’s remarks was the behavior of his own wife. As the cameras snapped, First Lady Melania Trump appeared as if she’d rather be anywhere else in the world. Wearing big sunglasses, she looked at the photographers stone-faced, so clearly displeased to be there that it prompted her husband to ask her to smile. She responded with the barest curling of her lips.
If she is truly finally aware of the monster she’s married to it’s time for Melania to denounce her husband’s odious behavior and distance herself from him. Visible discomfort is not enough when our country is falling apart all around us. Anyone who stands silent beside Trump at this point is actively damaging our country.
Trump asks Melania to smile during today's photo op. pic.twitter.com/B59YeDHKRM — The Recount (@therecount) June 2, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-02--Justin Trudeau throws major shade at Trump with telling pause in remarks on protest

If ever a picture was worth more than a thousand words , Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provided the ultimate value-enhancing photo opportunity today when he was asked by a CTV News Channel reporter to comment on the turmoil happening across his country ’ s Southern border and the actions of the American president in confronting the crisis .
“ You ’ ve been reluctant to comment on the words and actions of the U.S. president , ” the reporter began his question , “ but we do have Donald Trump now calling for military action against protestors.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way for a presidential photo op , ” the journalist continued .
“ I ’ d like to ask you what you think about that , and if you don ’ t want to comment what message do you think you ’ re sending ?
” Trudeau ’ s message was far from loud , but extremely clear , as he stared blinking silently and licking his lips as the cameras rolled .
Add your name to tell states and police to reject Trump ’ s calls to use violence against peaceful protestors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minister ’ s initial reluctance to answer as extreme diplomatic restraint akin to not taunting a rabid wolverine that is destroying your next-door neighbor ’ s already ramshackle backyard for concern that any intervention would only make the vicious animal even angrier and the situation worse .
Or one could interpret Trudeau ’ s long silence as a protest against the very idea of Trump being considered a world leader in the same elite class as former US presidents and other government officials worldwide .
Perhaps he was merely trying to figure out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thoughts , but after a loooong pause , Trudeau finally found what he wanted to say : As much a Trudeau ’ s comments on the American president ’ s shameful actions yesterday are a meaningful rebuke from a neighboring leader , they mean much less than his defiant stand against Trump ’ s attempts to strongarm the other members of the global G-7 summit to reinvite Russia to the group ’ s annual meeting despite their being kicked out of the then-G-8 because of their illegal invasion of Crimea and its annexation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the G-7 after it invaded Crimea a number of years ago , and its continued disrespect and flaunting of international rules and norms is why it remains outside of the G-7 , and it will continue to remain out , ” Trudeau said during his daily news conference yesterday .
“ The G-7 has always been a place for frank conversations with allies and friends who share so much .
That ’ s certainly what I ’ m hoping to continue to see , ” the Canadian Prime Minister said .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scheduled to be held in the U.S. in June , was forced to be postponed after German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed concerns about attending a summit in a country with an uncontrolled COVID-19 epidemic and the largest number of coronavirus cases in the world .
If Trump continues to hold power for much longer , the group , rather than being expanded to include Russia and Australia as Trump has demanded , may soon become the G-6 .
After Trump was accused by American Civil Liberties Union of “ grossly unjustified use of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ raises serious human rights concerns under international law ” for his sending police to tear-gas peaceful protestors for the sake of a hypocritical photo op in front of a church he doesn ’ t attend , holding a Bible that he doesn ’ t comprehend – in the unlikely event that he has ever read it — perhaps silence , and becoming an international pariah in the eyes of the world ’ s real leaders , is the only proper response .
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If ever a picture was worth more than a thousand words, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provided the ultimate value-enhancing photo opportunity today when he was asked by a CTV News Channel reporter to comment on the turmoil happening across his country’s Southern border and the actions of the American president in confronting the crisis.
“You’ve been reluctant to comment on the words and actions of the U.S. president,” the reporter began his question, “but we do have Donald Trump now calling for military action against protestors.” “We saw protestors tear-gassed yesterday to make way for a presidential photo op,” the journalist continued. “I’d like to ask you what you think about that, and if you don’t want to comment what message do you think you’re sending?”
Trudeau’s message was far from loud, but extremely clear, as he stared blinking silently and licking his lips as the cameras rolled.
The prime minister of Canada… pic.twitter.com/ok8Cr0cwBg — Robert Costa (@costareports) June 2, 2020
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One could interpret the Canadian Prime Minister’s initial reluctance to answer as extreme diplomatic restraint akin to not taunting a rabid wolverine that is destroying your next-door neighbor’s already ramshackle backyard for concern that any intervention would only make the vicious animal even angrier and the situation worse.
Or one could interpret Trudeau’s long silence as a protest against the very idea of Trump being considered a world leader in the same elite class as former US presidents and other government officials worldwide.
Perhaps he was merely trying to figure out what the best way to phrase his thoughts, but after a loooong pause, Trudeau finally found what he wanted to say:
“We all watch in horror and consternation at what is going on in the United States,” he said. “It is a time to pull people together … it is a time to listen. It is a time to learn, when injustices continue despite progress over years and decades.”
As much a Trudeau’s comments on the American president’s shameful actions yesterday are a meaningful rebuke from a neighboring leader, they mean much less than his defiant stand against Trump’s attempts to strongarm the other members of the global G-7 summit to reinvite Russia to the group’s annual meeting despite their being kicked out of the then-G-8 because of their illegal invasion of Crimea and its annexation from Ukraine.
“Russia was excluded from the G-7 after it invaded Crimea a number of years ago, and its continued disrespect and flaunting of international rules and norms is why it remains outside of the G-7, and it will continue to remain out,” Trudeau said during his daily news conference yesterday. “The G-7 has always been a place for frank conversations with allies and friends who share so much. That’s certainly what I’m hoping to continue to see,” the Canadian Prime Minister said.
This year’s G-7 summit, originally scheduled to be held in the U.S. in June, was forced to be postponed after German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed concerns about attending a summit in a country with an uncontrolled COVID-19 epidemic and the largest number of coronavirus cases in the world.
If Trump continues to hold power for much longer, the group, rather than being expanded to include Russia and Australia as Trump has demanded, may soon become the G-6.
After Trump was accused by American Civil Liberties Union of “grossly unjustified use of a chemical weapon on protesters” that “raises serious human rights concerns under international law” for his sending police to tear-gas peaceful protestors for the sake of a hypocritical photo op in front of a church he doesn’t attend, holding a Bible that he doesn’t comprehend – in the unlikely event that he has ever read it — perhaps silence, and becoming an international pariah in the eyes of the world’s real leaders, is the only proper response.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-02--Profiles in cowardice: Senate Republicans refuse to address Trump’s cops teargassing clergy for phot

Profiles in cowardice: Senate Republicans refuse to address Trump’s cops teargassing clergy for photo-op

Last night , the United States was treated to the appalling sight of riot police and National Guardsmen teargassing not just a crowd of peaceful protesters but also clergy members and volunteers at St. John ’ s Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square .
This oppressive display of state-sanctioned violence that would rightly draw the criticism of the State Department if it had occurred in another country was all to set up a cheap photo-op for the President , who said some trite words and awkwardly waved around a Bible like it was uncomfortable for him to hold .
Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prominent religious figures and media personalities , who were aghast at the use of violence on church grounds and the abuse of the Holy Book as a cynical political prop .
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But when his Republican enablers in the United States Senate were asked to comment on the atrocious incident , the gutless lickspittles have largely refused to comment .
Though it ’ s been evident for decades , the monstrous excesses and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done a magnificent job of exposing just how modern Republicanism is nothing but a rickety wall of meaningless hyperpatriotism , performative religiosity , barely disguised bigotry and an ersatz set of “ values ” designed to inflame our most base and primal instincts .
That wall exists to keep the public from seeing the puppetmasters of capital manipulating the strings as its political servants in the Republican Party place a stranglehold on progress , sending bill after bill after bill to what has become Mitch McConnell ’ s legislative mass grave while every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and illegal actions goes unpunished .
The Republican Senators have made it clear there is nothing that Trump and his goons could do to earn their criticism ; he could have had the cops take out the eyes of the rector with rubber bullets and they still would have blamed her for protesting in the first place .
Nothing they ever say or do should ever be taken seriously or given the benefit of the doubt again ; they should be treated with the same disdain and disgust that they treat the Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as legally possible .
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Last night, the United States was treated to the appalling sight of riot police and National Guardsmen teargassing not just a crowd of peaceful protesters but also clergy members and volunteers at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square.
This oppressive display of state-sanctioned violence that would rightly draw the criticism of the State Department if it had occurred in another country was all to set up a cheap photo-op for the President, who said some trite words and awkwardly waved around a Bible like it was uncomfortable for him to hold.
Trump’s stunt immediately provoked widespread outrage from prominent religious figures and media personalities, who were aghast at the use of violence on church grounds and the abuse of the Holy Book as a cynical political prop.
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But when his Republican enablers in the United States Senate were asked to comment on the atrocious incident, the gutless lickspittles have largely refused to comment.
Though it’s been evident for decades, the monstrous excesses and abuses of the Donald Trump administration really done a magnificent job of exposing just how modern Republicanism is nothing but a rickety wall of meaningless hyperpatriotism, performative religiosity, barely disguised bigotry and an ersatz set of “values” designed to inflame our most base and primal instincts.
That wall exists to keep the public from seeing the puppetmasters of capital manipulating the strings as its political servants in the Republican Party place a stranglehold on progress, sending bill after bill after bill to what has become Mitch McConnell’s legislative mass grave while every one of Trump’s moral outrages and illegal actions goes unpunished.
The Republican Senators have made it clear there is nothing that Trump and his goons could do to earn their criticism; he could have had the cops take out the eyes of the rector with rubber bullets and they still would have blamed her for protesting in the first place. Nothing they ever say or do should ever be taken seriously or given the benefit of the doubt again; they should be treated with the same disdain and disgust that they treat the Democrats and run out of town as soon as legally possible.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-02--Trump’s campaign advisor smears bishop angry about using her church as photo op

After cowering in the presidential bunker over the weekend as protests against police brutality sprang up in cities across the country , President Trump decided to reassert some of his manufactured “ tough guy ” image yesterday by staging a walk from the White House to St. John ’ s Episcopal Church .
In order to feel safe during his short walk , our cowardly leader had the police and National Guardsmen disperse peaceful protestors with tear gas and flash-bang grenades .
It was a grim , perfect distillation of his abominable presidency : entirely focused on PR and actively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the church , Trump didn ’ t lead a prayer or even read from Scripture .
Instead , he bizarrely held a Bible aloft , making it painfully clear that the entire event was nothing more than a glorified photo-op for his Evangelical supporters .
The entire stunt was rendered all the more absurd by the fact that we all know that our serial philandering , sexual predator , proudly racist president never reads the Bible and indeed never reads at all .
It soon emerged that Church officials were not informed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in advance and when they learned that protestors were violently removed to facilitate it they were understandably incensed .
Mariann E. Budde , the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington had some harsh words about the president ’ s actions .
“ He did not pray .
He did not mention George Floyd , he did not mention the agony of people who have been subjected to this kind of horrific expression of racism and white supremacy for hundreds of years , ” said Budde .
“ We need a president who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done the opposite of that , and we are left to pick up the pieces.
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The bishop also drew issue with the manner in which Trump waved the Bible around like a prop .
“ The Bible is not an American document .
It ’ s not an expression of our country .
It ’ s an expression of the human struggle to serve and love and know God , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump administration respond to the news that Bishop Budde had denounced their behavior ?
If you answered “ by apologizing ” then you haven ’ t been paying attention the past four years .
Jenna Ellis , the Senior Legal Advisor to the Trump campaign and the president ’ s personal attorney , took to Twitter to slam the bishop and accuse her of “ distracting ” from the “ powerful image ” of Trump holding up a Bible .
As shameless as her monstrous employer , Ellis went on to denounce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the leftist media that thrives on destruction of all that is moral and just.
” Once again , we see that Trump and his cronies have no real respect for people of faith and are only interested in exploiting them to get votes .
It ’ s as if they never tire of insulting our collective intelligence .
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After cowering in the presidential bunker over the weekend as protests against police brutality sprang up in cities across the country, President Trump decided to reassert some of his manufactured “tough guy” image yesterday by staging a walk from the White House to St. John’s Episcopal Church.
In order to feel safe during his short walk, our cowardly leader had the police disperse peaceful protestors with tear gas and flash-bang grenades. It was a grim, perfect distillation of his abominable presidency: entirely focused on PR and actively detrimental to the American people.
Once at the church, Trump didn’t lead a prayer or even read from Scripture. Instead, he bizarrely held a Bible aloft, making it painfully clear that the entire event was nothing more than a glorified photo-op for his Evangelical supporters. The entire stunt was rendered all the more absurd by the fact that we all know that our serial philandering, sexual predator, proudly racist president never reads the Bible and indeed never reads at all.
MOMENTS AGO: President Trump stands in front of St. John's Church holding a Bible. Trump: "We have a great country. That's my thoughts. Greatest country in the world… It's coming back. It's coming back strong." pic.twitter.com/SeDH3pX7AV — The Hill (@thehill) June 1, 2020
It soon emerged that Church officials were not informed of the St. John’s event in advance and when they learned that protestors were violently removed to facilitate it they were understandably incensed. Mariann E. Budde, the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington had some harsh words about the president’s actions.
“He did not pray. He did not mention George Floyd, he did not mention the agony of people who have been subjected to this kind of horrific expression of racism and white supremacy for hundreds of years,” said Budde. “We need a president who can unify and heal. He has done the opposite of that, and we are left to pick up the pieces.”
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The bishop also drew issue with the manner in which Trump waved the Bible around like a prop.
“The Bible is not an American document. It’s not an expression of our country. It’s an expression of the human struggle to serve and love and know God,” she said.
So how did the Trump administration respond to the news that Bishop Budde had denounced their behavior? If you answered “by apologizing” then you haven’t been paying attention the past four years.
Jenna Ellis, the Senior Legal Advisor to the Trump campaign and the president’s personal attorney, took to Twitter to slam the bishop and accuse her of “distracting” from the “powerful image” of Trump holding up a Bible.
As shameless as her monstrous employer, Ellis went on to denounce Bishop Budde as a “pawn of the leftist media that thrives on destruction of all that is moral and just.” Once again, we see that Trump and his cronies have no real respect for people of faith and are only interested in exploiting them to get votes. It’s as if they never tire of insulting our collective intelligence.
Distracting from the powerful image and statement of our United States President holding up a Bible in front of an historic American Church. This bishop is unfortunately a pawn of the leftist media that thrives on destruction of all that is moral and just. https://t.co/Yv5ALN6iWT — Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) June 2, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-02--Washington D.C.’s Archbishop issues stunning condemnation of Trump’s planned visit to John Paul’s sh

Washington D.C.’s Archbishop issues stunning condemnation of Trump’s planned visit to John Paul’s shrine

Not content with the perverse mockery of religiosity that President Donald Trump displayed last night at St. John ’ s Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square , Trump , Trump is preparing to visit a second Washington D.C. place of worship .
But after the appalling violence that immediately preceded Trump ’ s Bible-waving ceremony last night , he understandably is not welcome at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine .
Archbishop Wilton Gregory issued an unprecedented statement condemning the President ’ s visit , striking an understandably but surprisingly harsh tone with the shrine for allowing itself to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reminded us all that Pope John Paul II would not have condoned the use of teargas to silence and intimidate people for a “ photo op.
” President Trump provoked widespread outrage last night when it became known that his goons had used tear gas and riot police to disperse a crowd of peaceful protesters and the clergy at the church so that the president could film himself a campaign ad .
Add your name to reject Trump & Republicans ’ vile idea of sacrificing seniors ’ lives to save the stock market @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and politicians all expressed their disgust with the wanton abuse of religious symbology for selfish political gain .
While the Archbishop ’ s warning is unlikely to deter the president from getting what he wants , it ’ s wonderful to see American civil society joining together to take a stand against the president and his appalling excesses .

Not content with the perverse mockery of religiosity that President Donald Trump displayed last night at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square, Trump, Trump is preparing to visit a second Washington D.C. place of worship.
But after the appalling violence that immediately preceded Trump’s Bible-waving ceremony last night, he understandably is not welcome at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine.
Archbishop Wilton Gregory issued an unprecedented statement condemning the President’s visit, striking an understandably but surprisingly harsh tone with the shrine for allowing itself to be “egregiously misused and manipulated” and reminded us all that Pope John Paul II would not have condoned the use of teargas to silence and intimidate people for a “photo op.”
.@WashArchbishop Gregory has released a statement on the president's visit to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine.https://t.co/46g9Ac8Wy5 pic.twitter.com/d1wERIoLVp — DC Archdiocese (@WashArchdiocese) June 2, 2020
President Trump provoked widespread outrage last night when it became known that his goons had used tear gas and riot police to disperse a crowd of peaceful protesters and the clergy at the church so that the president could film himself a campaign ad.
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Prominent religious figures, media commentators, and politicians all expressed their disgust with the wanton abuse of religious symbology for selfish political gain.
Let me be clear. This is revolting. The Bible is not a prop. A church is not a photo op. Religion is not a political tool. God is not your plaything. pic.twitter.com/RZwPeqrwoZ — James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) June 2, 2020
While the Archbishop’s warning is unlikely to deter the president from getting what he wants, it’s wonderful to see American civil society joining together to take a stand against the president and his appalling excesses.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-02--Church rector shares how Trump’s cops teargassed her and other clergy, violently drove them off for

Church rector shares how Trump’s cops teargassed her and other clergy, violently drove them off for photo op

Last night saw the President of the United States stage one of the most breathtakingly cynical and flagrantly performative photo-ops to ever disgrace American history .
Bristling at the thought of being mocked for cowering in the White House behind an army of Secret Service members and National Guardsmen , Trump decided he needed a quick photo-op for FOX and Friends to fawn over and for his legions of chud neckbeards to make memes of .
So he had the cops unleash a wave of tear gas against protesters in a nearby park , strolled through and had his photo-op @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the rioting , complete a wave of his “ Bible ” to satisfy his evangelical supporters .
In preparing for the photo-op at St. John ’ s Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square , it turns out the cops “ expelled ” a priest and a seminarian from the Church ’ s patio and teargassed a rector .
Rector Gini Gerbasi of St. John ’ s Episcopal Church in Georgetown was at the site , helping hand out water and hand sanitizer to the peaceful protesters in the park when all of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , around 6:30 , there was more tear gas , more concussion grenades , and I think I saw someone hit by a rubber bullet – he was grasping his stomach and there was a mark on his shirt .
The police in their riot gear were literally walking onto the St. John ’ s , Lafayette Square patio with these metal shields , pushing people off the patio and driving them back .
People were running at us as the police advanced toward us from the other side of the patio .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ St. John ’ s , Lafayette Square patio with tear gas and concussion grenades and police in full riot gear .
We were pushed back 20 feet , and then eventually – with SO MANY concussion grenades – back to K street .
By the time I got back to my car , around 7 , I was getting texts from people saying that Trump was outside of St. John ’ s , Lafayette Square .
I literally COULD NOT believe it .
WE WERE DRIVEN OFF OF THE PATIO AT ST. JOHN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and respite and medical care throughout the day – SO THAT MAN COULD HAVE A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH !
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PEOPLE WERE HURT SO THAT HE COULD POSE IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH WITH A BIBLE !
HE WOULD HAVE HAD TO STEP OVER THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES WE LEFT BEHIND BECAUSE WE WERE BEING TEAR GASSED !
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” This incident perfectly encapsulates the Republican Party ’ s approach to governance : senseless , uncaring violence mixed with a laughably insincere pretense to religiosity .
While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moments from President Trump that boggle the mind in their nihilistic cruelty and shocking selfishness , this is might be the rockiest of bottoms for perhaps the most unrepentantly sinful man in modern history .

Last night saw the President of the United States stage one of the most breathtakingly cynical and flagrantly performative photo-ops to ever disgrace American history.
Bristling at the thought of being mocked for cowering in the White House behind an army of Secret Service members and National Guardsmen, Trump decided he needed a quick photo-op for FOX and Friends to fawn over and for his legions of chud neckbeards to make memes of.
So he had the cops unleash a wave of tear gas against protesters in a nearby park, strolled through and had his photo-op by a church that had been damaged during the rioting, complete a wave of his “Bible” to satisfy his evangelical supporters.
In preparing for the photo-op at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square, it turns out the cops “expelled” a priest and a seminarian from the Church’s patio and teargassed a rector.
Rector Gini Gerbasi of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Georgetown was at the site, helping hand out water and hand sanitizer to the peaceful protesters in the park when all of a sudden she heard explosions.
Writing on Facebook, Gerbasi describes the horrifying scene:
“Suddenly, around 6:30, there was more tear gas, more concussion grenades, and I think I saw someone hit by a rubber bullet – he was grasping his stomach and there was a mark on his shirt. The police in their riot gear were literally walking onto the St. John’s, Lafayette Square patio with these metal shields, pushing people off the patio and driving them back. People were running at us as the police advanced toward us from the other side of the patio.
We were literally DRIVEN OFF of the St. John’s, Lafayette Square patio with tear gas and concussion grenades and police in full riot gear. We were pushed back 20 feet, and then eventually – with SO MANY concussion grenades – back to K street. By the time I got back to my car, around 7, I was getting texts from people saying that Trump was outside of St. John’s, Lafayette Square. I literally COULD NOT believe it. WE WERE DRIVEN OFF OF THE PATIO AT ST. JOHN’S – a place of peace and respite and medical care throughout the day – SO THAT MAN COULD HAVE A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH!!! PEOPLE WERE HURT SO THAT HE COULD POSE IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH WITH A BIBLE! HE WOULD HAVE HAD TO STEP OVER THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES WE LEFT BEHIND BECAUSE WE WERE BEING TEAR GASSED!!!!”
This incident perfectly encapsulates the Republican Party’s approach to governance: senseless, uncaring violence mixed with a laughably insincere pretense to religiosity. While there have been endless outrages and atrocious moments from President Trump that boggle the mind in their nihilistic cruelty and shocking selfishness, this is might be the rockiest of bottoms for perhaps the most unrepentantly sinful man in modern history.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-03--Houston police chief publicly slams Trump for antagonizing comments about protests

For the past several days , Americans have looked on in horror as police forces across the country brutally crack down on citizens peacefully protesting the murder of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement officers as well as the broader climate of police brutality in the United States .
Cops have tear-gassed , pepper-sprayed , beat , and fired rubber bullets at demonstrators and in some extreme cases even rammed them with vehicles .
President Trump has contributed to this escalating violence by calling for the police and National Guard to “ dominate ” the streets .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amounted to little more than sadism .
With so much violence being perpetrated by the state against innocent civilians , moments of cooperation and peaceful interaction between the police and protestors stand out even more .
One such moment was a viral speech given to a crowd by Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo .
He defended people of color , denounced claims espoused by Trump that Mexicans are “ rapists , ” and called for an end to racism and for the people of his city to unify .
Conservatives were angered by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , presumably because they ’ d prefer he crack the skulls of protestors rather than talk to them .
Tucker Carlson pilloried the chief on his white nationalist-tinged show on Fox .
Acevedo himself has since spoken out again , urging President Trump to swallow his negative rhetoric and keep quiet if he has nothing constructive to say .
“ Let me just say this to the President of the United States on behalf of the police chiefs in this country , if you don ’ t have anything constructive to say , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump during an interview with CNN ’ s Christiane Amanpour this week .
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“ Because you ’ re putting men and women in their early 20s at risk , ” he went on .
“ It ’ s not about dominating , it ’ s about winning hearts and minds .
And let ’ s be clear , we do not want people to confuse kindness with weakness , but we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ ve got here in Houston.
” Acevedo went on to say that knowing when to remain silent and when to speak is crucial to good leadership .
“ And it hurts me to no end because whether we vote for someone or we don ’ t vote for someone , it ’ s still our president , but it ’ s time to be presidential and not try to be like you ’ re on ‘ The Apprentice.
’ This is not Hollywood , this is real life , and real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Acevedo .
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For the past several days, Americans have looked on in horror as police forces across the country brutally crack down on citizens peacefully protesting the murder of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement officers as well as the broader climate of police brutality in the United States.
Cops have tear-gassed, pepper-sprayed, beat, and fired rubber bullets at demonstrators and in some extreme cases even rammed them with vehicles. President Trump has contributed to this escalating violence by calling for the police and National Guard to “dominate” the streets. In practice, this “dominating” has amounted to little more than sadism.
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With so much violence being perpetrated by the state against innocent civilians, moments of cooperation and peaceful interaction between the police and protestors stand out even more. One such moment was a viral speech given to a crowd by Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo. He defended people of color, denounced claims espoused by Trump that Mexicans are “rapists,” and called for an end to racism and for the people of his city to unify.
Conservatives were angered by Acevedo’s moving, coolheaded words, presumably because they’d prefer he crack the skulls of protestors rather than talk to them. Tucker Carlson pilloried the chief on his white nationalist-tinged show on Fox.
Acevedo himself has since spoken out again, urging President Trump to swallow his negative rhetoric and keep quiet if he has nothing constructive to say.
“Let me just say this to the President of the United States on behalf of the police chiefs in this country, if you don’t have anything constructive to say, keep your mouth shut,” said of Trump during an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour this week.
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“Because you’re putting men and women in their early 20s at risk,” he went on. “It’s not about dominating, it’s about winning hearts and minds. And let’s be clear, we do not want people to confuse kindness with weakness, but we do not want ignorance to ruin what we’ve got here in Houston.”
Acevedo went on to say that knowing when to remain silent and when to speak is crucial to good leadership.
“And it hurts me to no end because whether we vote for someone or we don’t vote for someone, it’s still our president, but it’s time to be presidential and not try to be like you’re on ‘The Apprentice.’ This is not Hollywood, this is real life, and real lives are at risk,” said Acevedo.
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Houston Police Chief @ArtAcevedo: “Let me just say this to the President of the United States, on behalf of the police chiefs of this country: please, if you don’t have something constructive to say, keep your mouth shut.” pic.twitter.com/z5AJpOO0RO — Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) June 1, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-03--White House tweets and deletes claim that Jewish center security blocks are “antifa” weapons

The extent of the misinformation and outright deception being peddled on social media about the protests against the police murder of George Floyd is frightening , particularly when so much of it originates in the White House itself .
Writer and political consultant Arieh Kovler decided to put the Oval Office on notice that he was more than aware of the nature of their self-serving political propaganda and would show the world exactly how wrong and cynically manipulative one of their fear-inducing tricks truly is .
Kovler took the Trump administration to task for its seemingly purposeful labeling of security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prevent attacks from right-wing extremist neo-Nazis as an arsenal of weapons stored by the fictional Antifa terrorists that the president is trying to hype up as the real danger to society rather than out of control rogue police officers .
The White House — so quick to post anything that supports Donald Trump ’ s purposeful lies about the anti-fascist group ’ s being the primary source of protest-related violence — saw Kovler ’ s post — and the others that confirmed that the cages of rubble were indeed security barriers for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their post , likely to prevent further embarrassment .
Further proof came from other local residents .
Others posted this story along with other supposed caches of Antifa weapons that turned out to be merely stacks of building materials legitimately held by local business owners .
One Twitter user pointed out the ecumenical nature of the Trump administration ’ s offenses against religious groups just in the past week alone .
At least the move of the White House to delete this particular post demonstrates that the administration isn ’ t completely immune @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the price of their lies is more embarrassing than the truth .
The nation should offer our thanks to these independent fact-checkers on Twitter who help counter the narrative that Trump and his cronies are trying to shove down our throats .
Not only is that narrative totally lacking in nutritious truthfulness , but it also tastes like the B.S .
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The extent of the misinformation and outright deception being peddled on social media about the protests against the police murder of George Floyd is frightening, particularly when so much of it originates in the White House itself.
Writer and political consultant Arieh Kovler decided to put the Oval Office on notice that he was more than aware of the nature of their self-serving political propaganda and would show the world exactly how wrong and cynically manipulative one of their fear-inducing tricks truly is.
Kovler took the Trump administration to task for its seemingly purposeful labeling of security measures instituted by a Jewish community center to prevent attacks from right-wing extremist neo-Nazis as an arsenal of weapons stored by the fictional Antifa terrorists that the president is trying to hype up as the real danger to society rather than out of control rogue police officers.
The White House — so quick to post anything that supports Donald Trump’s purposeful lies about the anti-fascist group’s being the primary source of protest-related violence — saw Kovler’s post — and the others that confirmed that the cages of rubble were indeed security barriers for the community center — and quickly deleted their post, likely to prevent further embarrassment.
The White House is falsely claiming that the anti-ramming security barriers outside the Chabad Jewish community centre in Sherman Oaks are actually weapons placed by "Antifa and professional anarchists". pic.twitter.com/y6J7Ta0jYI — Arieh Kovler (@ariehkovler) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: The White House has now deleted the video from Twitter and Facebook. It used to be here but the link's now dead: https://t.co/Z0D2kePVRi — Arieh Kovler (@ariehkovler) June 3, 2020
Further proof came from other local residents.
WH posted a video claiming bricks were left out in front of the Chabad of Sherman Oaks..This is NOT true. I live here – they’re road blocks put in place around a year ago. also they were covered, then removed. literally drove by it yesterday. What the fuck man pic.twitter.com/bTKxqpgMI6 — spencer peterson (@spncr) June 3, 2020
Others posted this story along with other supposed caches of Antifa weapons that turned out to be merely stacks of building materials legitimately held by local business owners.
Looks like the White Hosue removed its video from Twitter. Here’s a screenshot of the part where it implied barricades in front of Chabad of Sherman Oaks were “staged" bricks. pic.twitter.com/2MAYNqs40N — Craig Silverman (@CraigSilverman) June 3, 2020
One Twitter user pointed out the ecumenical nature of the Trump administration’s offenses against religious groups just in the past week alone.
Okay. Short list of religious groups the @GOP has pissed off this week: the D.C. Episcopalians, the Catholic Church, Chabad of Sherman Oaks. But do go on about your respect for faith-based organizations @VP. — CanerdianGirl is flattening the curve (@CanerdianGirl) June 3, 2020
At least the move of the White House to delete this particular post demonstrates that the administration isn’t completely immune to facts, even if only when the price of their lies is more embarrassing than the truth.
The nation should offer our thanks to these independent fact-checkers on Twitter who help counter the narrative that Trump and his cronies are trying to shove down our throats. Not only is that narrative totally lacking in nutritious truthfulness, but it also tastes like the B.S. that it is.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-03--Trump’s spokeswoman compares church gassing photo-op to Churchill in WWII and Bush on 9/11

The best political public relations professionals work their magic to conjure up grand mythologies for their clients that burnish their image for more digestible consumption by the media and the masses .
Doing so requires some initial credibility both on the part of the spinmeister and of the political product at hand .
Perhaps that ’ s why the hagiography being peddled by the White House press secretary today rang as believable as , well , the idea that Donald Trump is a pious and religious man .
However , Kayleigh McEnany — or Kay-lie McEnemy to some of her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ present facts to reporters , but to put a dervish-worthy spin on events that the Trump administration can ’ t cover-up or completely deny .
Her work today explaining to journalists how the president ’ s photo-op in front of a White House-adjacent church while holding a bible was a historic event — an event enabled by Attorney General William Barr who ordered heavily-armed police to clear out the area with tear gas to accommodate it — was a dizzying display of pirouetting .
Please suppress your laughter when you read to which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ This was a very important moment , ” McEnany declared .
“ I would note that through all of time , we ’ ve seen presidents and leaders across the world who have had leadership moments and very powerful symbols that were important for a nation to see at any given time , to show a message of resilience and determination.
” “ Like Churchill , ” McEnany continued .
“ We saw him inspecting the bombing damage .
It sent a powerful message of leadership to the British people .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ceremonial first pitch after 9/11 and Jimmy Carter putting on a sweater to encourage energy savings and George H.W .
Bush signing the Americans with Disabilities Act planked by two disabled Americans.
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Hope you had a vomit bag handy .
Sorry , we should have warned you about that earlier .
Actually , given the collapse of the economy under the second consecutive Republican president , the comparisons with George W. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if not within the context that the press secretary intended .
Now that you are presumably prepared with a suitable receptacle for the product of any involuntary gag reflexes , feel free to hear the statement straight from the source of disinformation in the video excerpt below .
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The best political public relations professionals work their magic to conjure up grand mythologies for their clients that burnish their image for more digestible consumption by the media and the masses.
Doing so requires some initial credibility both on the part of the spinmeister and of the political product at hand.
Perhaps that’s why the hagiography being peddled by the White House press secretary today rang as believable as, well, the idea that Donald Trump is a pious and religious man.
However, Kayleigh McEnany — or Kay-lie McEnemy to some of her detractors — wasn’t hired to present facts to reporters, but to put a dervish-worthy spin on events that the Trump administration can’t cover-up or completely deny.
Her work today explaining to journalists how the president’s photo-op in front of a White House-adjacent church while holding a bible was a historic event — an event enabled by Attorney General William Barr who ordered heavily-armed police to clear out the area with tear gas to accommodate it — was a dizzying display of pirouetting.
Please suppress your laughter when you read to which historical figures McEnany compares our current president.
“This was a very important moment,” McEnany declared. “I would note that through all of time, we’ve seen presidents and leaders across the world who have had leadership moments and very powerful symbols that were important for a nation to see at any given time, to show a message of resilience and determination.” “Like Churchill,” McEnany continued. “We saw him inspecting the bombing damage. It sent a powerful message of leadership to the British people. And George W. Bush throwing out the ceremonial first pitch after 9/11 and Jimmy Carter putting on a sweater to encourage energy savings and George H.W. Bush signing the Americans with Disabilities Act planked by two disabled Americans.”
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Hope you had a vomit bag handy. Sorry, we should have warned you about that earlier.
Actually, given the collapse of the economy under the second consecutive Republican president, the comparisons with George W. Bush are at least partially apt, if not within the context that the press secretary intended.
Now that you are presumably prepared with a suitable receptacle for the product of any involuntary gag reflexes, feel free to hear the statement straight from the source of disinformation in the video excerpt below.
Here's Kayleigh McEnany comparing Trump's photo-op, which occurred after peaceful protesters were violently cleared out, to Winston Churchill surveying bombing damage and George W. Bush visiting Ground Zero after 9/11. pic.twitter.com/Fj0In7mNrb — Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) June 3, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-03--West Virginia’s Governor sparks outrage after laughing that Obama isn’t welcome in his state

The Republican Party has no interest in actually governing .
The wealthy donors propping up the GOP foisted Trump onto us so that they could pilfer the federal treasury and ram through massive tax cuts for themselves , completely apathetic to the self-evident fact that he is uniquely unsuited for government office .
Led by this incompetent reality TV star , Republicans sat back idly as COVID-19 ripped through the American populace , a staggering dereliction of duty that worsens by the day as the number of infected and dead climbs .
At the same time , the Trump administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the nationwide protests springing up against police brutality right now .
Rather than defusing the situation and listening to the demonstrator ’ s demands , the White House is pushing state and local officials to get tougher and to “ dominate ” the streets , even if it means deploying tear gas and rubber bullets against peaceful Americans .
It seems the only thing this president knows how to do is make things worse for all of us .
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Despite his colossal failings , much of the GOP is remaining in lockstep with Trump .
Governor Jim Justice ( R-WV ) stirred up controversy today after a phone call with the president .
He stated that Trump is always welcome in his state before taking a jab at the president ’ s predecessor .
“ I wanted him to know just how welcome he is in West Virginia .
And any president , you know , we should absolutely welcome all but — you know , maybe not Barack Obama .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ president , ” said Justice .
At a time where the country is acutely aware of racial injustices and the topic of unfair treatment towards Black Americans is dominating the news , it ’ s difficult to interpret Justice ’ s comments as anything but a racist dogwhistle aimed at the bigoted voting bloc of the Republican Party .
And even if he wasn ’ t trying to be racist—a dubious prospect at best—this kind of partisan mudslinging does nothing but divide West Virginia at a time when it needs to unify .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement that the first Black president is the only president not welcome in West Virginia was because of Obama policies that he claims hurt the coal industries , people were understandably outraged .
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The Republican Party has no interest in actually governing. The wealthy donors propping up the GOP foisted Trump onto us so that they could pilfer the federal treasury and ram through massive tax cuts for themselves, completely apathetic to the self-evident fact that he is uniquely unsuited for government office.
Led by this incompetent reality TV star, Republicans sat back idly as COVID-19 ripped through the American populace, a staggering dereliction of duty that worsens by the day as the number of infected and dead climbs.
At the same time, the Trump administration has been proven staggeringly incapable of dealing with the nationwide protests springing up against police brutality right now. Rather than defusing the situation and listening to the demonstrator’s demands, the White House is pushing state and local officials to get tougher and to “dominate” the streets, even if it means deploying tear gas and rubber bullets against peaceful Americans. It seems the only thing this president knows how to do is make things worse for all of us.
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Despite his colossal failings, much of the GOP is remaining in lockstep with Trump. Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) stirred up controversy today after a phone call with the president. He stated that Trump is always welcome in his state before taking a jab at the president’s predecessor.
“I wanted him to know just how welcome he is in West Virginia. And any president, you know, we should absolutely welcome all but — you know, maybe not Barack Obama. Nevertheless, we’ll welcome any president,” said Justice.
At a time where the country is acutely aware of racial injustices and the topic of unfair treatment towards Black Americans is dominating the news, it’s difficult to interpret Justice’s comments as anything but a racist dogwhistle aimed at the bigoted voting bloc of the Republican Party. And even if he wasn’t trying to be racist—a dubious prospect at best—this kind of partisan mudslinging does nothing but divide West Virginia at a time when it needs to unify.
WV Gov. Jim Justice during Wednesday’s press briefing: “I want [Trump] to always know just how welcome he is in West Virginia. And any president, we should absolutely welcome all but, you know … maybe not Barack Obama. But nevertheless, we'll welcome any president." pic.twitter.com/e4Fjhktb0s — Douglas Soule (@DouglasSoule) June 3, 2020
While the governor later claimed that his statement that the first Black president is the only president not welcome in West Virginia was because of Obama policies that he claims hurt the coal industries, people were understandably outraged.
So basically @WVGovernor Jim Justice is saying West Virginia welcomes all presidents except the first Black one @BarackObama. We see you, Jim. https://t.co/Fv1kl8hPJH — rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) June 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/CrushStevens/status/1268216106910703616?s=20
I see Jim Justice is back on his bullshit.
This isn’t even politics. This is basic human decency.
In a time when our community is fractured and hurting, @WVGovernor is intent on further dividing. https://t.co/U6H15SRovP — Fake Bob Huggins (@FakeBobHuggins) June 3, 2020
At a time when West Virginians are looking for unity and leadership, yet again, Jim Justice demonstrated that he's out of touch. Whether it's calling student athletes thugs or singling out the first African-American president, one thing is clear: we need new leadership. — Ben Salango (@BenSalango) June 3, 2020
Jim Justice saying Obama is not welcome in WV and LAUGHING ABOUT IT is far more offensive than him saying "fuckin'" ever was or could be. Disgusting. — Nikki (@cr0ssmyheart) June 3, 2020
A second press conference today to clarify his Obama comments won't change the fact that Jim Justice has proven that this moment in history is simply too big for him. So is the job of being Governor of West Virginia. #wvpol — Shawn Fluharty (@WVUFLU) June 3, 2020
Jim Justice is the BIGGEST embarrassment to WV — Morgan Griffith (@Mo_Griffith) June 3, 2020
I cannot stress this enough, Jim Justice is a plague in our state and needs to be removed. Vote for Smith in the primary!!!!!!!! https://t.co/ETrixq5LZf — Dravin is Designing a Tabletop RPG (@BRMDravin) June 3, 2020
I’m just saying: there are conservatively at least two dozen other West Virginia high school girls basketball coaches I’d pick for governor before Jim Justice. — Tom Bragg (@TomBraggSports) June 3, 2020
I have just lost the last shred of respect I had for Jim Justice. https://t.co/RqtbgPCTZy — penny (@pnut930) June 3, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-03--Milwaukee police spark mockery after claiming a a water purifier was a “Molotov cocktail”

As police forces across the country unleash a wave of brutality and oppression against peaceful protesters marching for justice after yet another horrifying police murder , so too has the desperate lengths to which they have gone to play the victim .
An illustrative example of this is the following tweet from the Milwaukee police department , which posted this image of a “ Molotov cocktail ” to their Twitter account and claimed that it was “ thrown ” at police officers but did not ignite .
Of course , it couldn ’ t have , because Molotov cocktails are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also because this is clearly a water purifier .
Another obvious false flag incident was shared by the New York City police commissioner , who claimed that “ organized looters ” were strategically placing caches of “ bricks and rocks ” to be used by the antifa hooligans who the President and the right-wing media have blamed for vandalism across the country .
However , VICE News did some digging and discovered that the video “ was taken on a street corner in Gravesend , a part of South Brooklyn where no protests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Interviews with both workers in the area and location data from both Snapchat and Instagram show there were no protests anywhere near that corner.
” These laughable pieces of propaganda are just individual glimpses into the outrageous and appalling lengths that America ’ s police forces will go to excuse and justify their behavior .
If anyone is responsible for provoking violence in this country , it ’ s the cops , who have been filmed committing hundreds if not thousands of acts of vindictive , nihilistic cruelty against people who are marching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cruelty — and against journalists , who they have been deliberately targeting .

As police forces across the country unleash a wave of brutality and oppression against peaceful protesters marching for justice after yet another horrifying police murder, so too has the desperate lengths to which they have gone to play the victim.
An illustrative example of this is the following tweet from the Milwaukee police department, which posted this image of a “Molotov cocktail” to their Twitter account and claimed that it was “thrown” at police officers but did not ignite.
Of course, it couldn’t have, because Molotov cocktails are ignited before they are thrown, and also because this is clearly a water purifier.
it's a portable water purifier lol pic.twitter.com/Y1Vdm9C4Ox — Indiana Antifa Supersoldier Caravan Believer (@lib_crusher) June 3, 2020
Another obvious false flag incident was shared by the New York City police commissioner, who claimed that “organized looters” were strategically placing caches of “bricks and rocks” to be used by the antifa hooligans who the President and the right-wing media have blamed for vandalism across the country.
However, VICE News did some digging and discovered that the video “was taken on a street corner in Gravesend, a part of South Brooklyn where no protests, looting or rioting actually occurred. Interviews with both workers in the area and location data from both Snapchat and Instagram show there were no protests anywhere near that corner.”
This is what our cops are up against: Organized looters, strategically placing caches of bricks & rocks at locations throughout NYC. pic.twitter.com/HT317TjoqH — Commissioner Shea (@NYPDShea) June 3, 2020
These laughable pieces of propaganda are just individual glimpses into the outrageous and appalling lengths that America’s police forces will go to excuse and justify their behavior.
If anyone is responsible for provoking violence in this country, it’s the cops, who have been filmed committing hundreds if not thousands of acts of vindictive, nihilistic cruelty against people who are marching in protest of their vindictive, nihilistic cruelty — and against journalists, who they have been deliberately targeting.
Social media users reacted with ruthless mockery and derision:
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-03--New report accuses Trump of trying to bully tabloids into publishing Morning Joe murder lies

Fresh on the heels of Donald Trump reviving his murder insinuations against MSNBC host Joe Scarborough , news has emerged that the president has been unsuccessfully trying to push his friends at the tabloid The National Enquirer to bedazzle the eyes of supermarket shoppers nationwide with his thoroughly debunked conspiracy theory .
According to The Daily Beast , the president tasked his son-in-law Jared Kushner to convince the low-brow newspaper equivalent to a radio shock jock to run with the discredited story that the former Florida congressman had his female aide killed .
Apparently Kushner was not too busy forging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distributing government PPE procurement contracts to unqualified providers , and palling around with murderous Saudi crown princes to take on the additional duties .
Trump ’ s attempts to involve the tabloid in disseminating his phony accusations actually go back to the very beginnings of his presidency when his formerly friendly relationship with Scarborough and his co-host , and now wife , Mika Brzezinski broke down into hostile animosity .
By mid-2017 , the president was ready to launch a full bore attack against the couple , The Daily Beast writes : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the matter , it was right around this time that Trump started asking White House aides if he should tweet about ‘ the dead girl ’ —as one of the people recalled the president phrasing it—to get back at his friend-turned-foe ‘ Psycho Joe.
’ Multiple advisers cautioned against doing so , arguing it was , at the very least , not worth it .
For the most part , the president ended up resisting his initial impulses , though he would briefly and vaguely reference the death in a tweet sent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your name to tell states and police to reject Trump ’ s calls to use violence against peaceful protestors !
Meanwhile , out of the view of the public , Kushner was in contact with The Enquirer ‘ s publisher Amerian Media to get their reporters on the story , pronto .
As astonished as you may be that The National Enquirer actually employs real journalists who fact check their stories before publication , some of those very reporters looked into the vague rumors that the Trump camp had provided and found that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to risk the liability of libel lawsuits .
“ But even the supermarket tabloid could not establish any truth to the smear .
Despite weeks of investigation into the matter in 2017 to try and confirm a link between the woman ’ s death and Scarborough , the people with knowledge of the matter said reporters were ultimately unsuccessful in finding even threadbare proof to run a story , ” The Daily Beast writes .
“ ’ I remember we were looking into it and the story didn ’ t materialize , ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Media Inc. ( the Enquirer ’ s publisher ) at the time .
‘ We reached out to experts and they dismissed theories that she ’ d met with foul play or Joe had anything to do with her death .
We reached out to her family .
The story never went anywhere.
’ ” That American Media and The Enquirer were enmeshed in the scandal surrounding funneling a $ 150,000 hush-money payment to Trump ’ s Playboy model mistress Karen McDougal likely didn ’ t help convince the publisher to join in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Kushner and Trump were unsuccessful in their efforts to enlist The National Enquirer to their sordid smear campaign , the news of that failure puts Fox News ‘ constant promotion of the unjust and painful allegations on its airwaves into perspective .
If you thought that no institution could possibly have lower journalistic standards than The National Enquirer , then Fox News has proven you wrong .
If the comparison between the two “ news ” organizations were an SAT question , it might be phrased like this : No matter what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be more correct than any statement uttered by Donald Trump during his term to date .
Original reporting by Asawin Suebsaeng , Lloyd Grove , and Maxwell Tani at The Daily Beast .
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Fresh on the heels of Donald Trump reviving his murder insinuations against MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, news has emerged that the president has been unsuccessfully trying to push his friends at the tabloid The National Enquirer to bedazzle the eyes of supermarket shoppers nationwide with his thoroughly debunked conspiracy theory.
According to The Daily Beast, the president tasked his son-in-law Jared Kushner to convince the low-brow newspaper equivalent to a radio shock jock to run with the discredited story that the former Florida congressman had his female aide killed.
Apparently Kushner was not too busy forging a dead-on-arrival Middle East peace plan, distributing government PPE procurement contracts to unqualified providers, and palling around with murderous Saudi crown princes to take on the additional duties.
Trump’s attempts to involve the tabloid in disseminating his phony accusations actually go back to the very beginnings of his presidency when his formerly friendly relationship with Scarborough and his co-host, and now wife, Mika Brzezinski broke down into hostile animosity.
By mid-2017, the president was ready to launch a full bore attack against the couple, The Daily Beast writes:
“According to two people with direct knowledge of the matter, it was right around this time that Trump started asking White House aides if he should tweet about ‘the dead girl’—as one of the people recalled the president phrasing it—to get back at his friend-turned-foe ‘Psycho Joe.’ Multiple advisers cautioned against doing so, arguing it was, at the very least, not worth it. For the most part, the president ended up resisting his initial impulses, though he would briefly and vaguely reference the death in a tweet sent months later in November 2017.”
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Meanwhile, out of the view of the public, Kushner was in contact with The Enquirer‘s publisher Amerian Media to get their reporters on the story, pronto.
“’Trump through Kushner was begging [Enquirer publisher David] Pecker to do something about Scarborough [and Klausutis’ death],’ a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Daily Beast. ‘The Enquirer started working on a story at their behest.’”
As astonished as you may be that The National Enquirer actually employs real journalists who fact check their stories before publication, some of those very reporters looked into the vague rumors that the Trump camp had provided and found that there was no “there” there to risk the liability of libel lawsuits.
“But even the supermarket tabloid could not establish any truth to the smear. Despite weeks of investigation into the matter in 2017 to try and confirm a link between the woman’s death and Scarborough, the people with knowledge of the matter said reporters were ultimately unsuccessful in finding even threadbare proof to run a story,” The Daily Beast writes. “’I remember we were looking into it and the story didn’t materialize,’ said a person who worked at American Media Inc. (the Enquirer’s publisher) at the time. ‘We reached out to experts and they dismissed theories that she’d met with foul play or Joe had anything to do with her death. We reached out to her family. The story never went anywhere.’”
That American Media and The Enquirer were enmeshed in the scandal surrounding funneling a $150,000 hush-money payment to Trump’s Playboy model mistress Karen McDougal likely didn’t help convince the publisher to join in the libelous fun.
Despite the fact that Kushner and Trump were unsuccessful in their efforts to enlist The National Enquirer to their sordid smear campaign, the news of that failure puts Fox News‘ constant promotion of the unjust and painful allegations on its airwaves into perspective.
If you thought that no institution could possibly have lower journalistic standards than The National Enquirer, then Fox News has proven you wrong.
If the comparison between the two “news” organizations were an SAT question, it might be phrased like this:
Fox News is to The National Enquirer as Donald Trump is to: A. P. T. Barnum B. Benito Mussolini C. Richard Nixon D. George W. Bush E. All of the above
No matter what answer you pick, you’ll be more correct than any statement uttered by Donald Trump during his term to date.
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Original reporting by Asawin Suebsaeng, Lloyd Grove, and Maxwell Tani at The Daily Beast.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-03--Trump is mercilessly mocked after claiming that he was inspecting nuclear bunker during protests

Over the weekend , as protests against police brutality gripped cities all over the country , buildings burned , and a crowd of demonstrators gathered outside the White House to voice their anger against our policing systems and the president himself , Donald Trump fled like a coward to his bunker , mimicking the last act of most failed dictators in the process .
The spineless decision to hide during a serious crisis dealt a devastating blow to Trump ’ s manufactured image of being a “ tough guy ” and prompted him to overcompensate on Monday by having protestors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ photo op stroll to a local Church .
In many ways , it was an even greater sign of weakness than his bunker cowering because it showed how terrified he is to even be around the crowds of peaceful protestors he is sworn to protect .
The optics of his little bunker escapade seem to still be dominating his thoughts because today he addressed them during a Fox radio interview with perennial conservative hack Brian Kilmeade .
With his usual fondness for dishonesty , Trump dismissed the credible reports of his bunker sheltering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your name to tell states and police to reject Trump ’ s calls to use violence against peaceful protestors !
Absurdly , Trump tried to sell the idea that he actually descended into the bunker for an “ inspection ” of its facilities and insisted it was during the day , not at night as reported .
“ I went down during the day and I was there for a tiny , little , short period of time and it was much more for inspection .
These problems are during the night , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president .
“ I ’ ve gone two or three times , all for inspection , ” he added .
Why exactly the president himself , a reality television star , would need to “ inspect ” a reinforced structure designed by experts and engineers is a detail he failed to expound on .
Trump then insisted that the protests outside the White House were not the impetus for the bunker visit .
“ There was never a problem .
Nobody ever came close to giving us a problem .
The Secret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control of the White House , ” he claimed .
He went on to insist that his protection detail never suggested that he should shelter from the protests .
“ They didn ’ t tell me that at all .
But they said it would be a good time to go down , take a look , because maybe sometime you ’ re going to need it , ” said the president .
Unfortunately for our pathologically mendacious commander-in-chief , not everyone in his inner circle is toeing the party line .
CNN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incident dispute Trump ’ s account of events .
They claim Trump , First Lady Melania , and their son Barron were sheltered in the bunker for roughly an hour as the protests raged outside .
As soon as Trump ’ s ridiculous “ inspection ” story hit Twitter he was inundated with mockery .
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Over the weekend, as protests against police brutality gripped cities all over the country, buildings burned, and a crowd of demonstrators gathered outside the White House to voice their anger against our policing systems and the president himself, Donald Trump fled like a coward to his bunker, mimicking the last act of most failed dictators in the process.
The spineless decision to hide during a serious crisis dealt a devastating blow to Trump’s manufactured image of being a “tough guy” and prompted him to overcompensate on Monday by having protestors tear-gassed and violently dispersed to facilitate a photo op stroll to a local Church. In many ways, it was an even greater sign of weakness than his bunker cowering because it showed how terrified he is to even be around the crowds of peaceful protestors he is sworn to protect.
The optics of his little bunker escapade seem to still be dominating his thoughts because today he addressed them during a Fox radio interview with perennial conservative hack Brian Kilmeade. With his usual fondness for dishonesty, Trump dismissed the credible reports of his bunker sheltering as “a false report.”
Add your name to tell states and police to reject Trump’s calls to use violence against peaceful protestors!
Absurdly, Trump tried to sell the idea that he actually descended into the bunker for an “inspection” of its facilities and insisted it was during the day, not at night as reported.
“I went down during the day and I was there for a tiny, little, short period of time and it was much more for inspection. These problems are during the night, not during the day,” said the president. “I’ve gone two or three times, all for inspection,” he added.
Why exactly the president himself, a reality television star, would need to “inspect” a reinforced structure designed by experts and engineers is a detail he failed to expound on. Trump then insisted that the protests outside the White House were not the impetus for the bunker visit.
“There was never a problem. Nobody ever came close to giving us a problem. The Secret Service does an unbelievable job of maintaining control of the White House,” he claimed. He went on to insist that his protection detail never suggested that he should shelter from the protests. “They didn’t tell me that at all. But they said it would be a good time to go down, take a look, because maybe sometime you’re going to need it,” said the president.
Unfortunately for our pathologically mendacious commander-in-chief, not everyone in his inner circle is toeing the party line. CNN reports that several sources familiar with the incident dispute Trump’s account of events. They claim Trump, First Lady Melania, and their son Barron were sheltered in the bunker for roughly an hour as the protests raged outside.
As soon as Trump’s ridiculous “inspection” story hit Twitter he was inundated with mockery.
Trump says he went down into the bunker only "for inspection." "It was during the day," he insists, not during nighttime protests. — Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) June 3, 2020
"They said it would be a good time to go down and take a look, because maybe you'll need it," Trump tells Fox News Radio. — Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) June 3, 2020
Sure. So Mr. President when in the bunker did you find any gum under the table you crawled under during… your inspection? — Brent O (@OnlineDetective) June 3, 2020
He hid in a bunker & had to gas folks to take a stroll to a church he never attends. He struggled to hold steady (psst, he has an involuntary movement disorder) a Bible he doesn't own & never reads for a photo op. Next he had a fence built & troops added to keep himself locked in — Blank Slate (@blankslate2017) June 3, 2020
I always inspect my bunker at night. — Dan Conners (@philsfan34) June 3, 2020
Why would he need to inspect it? What expertise does he have in "bunker knowing?" — Beth Hansen (@Erdos_4) June 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/DorseyFilm/status/1268180443175649282?s=20
….at like, 11:00 pm. As one does. Yep. Does he not realize that this makes him look so much weaker than a bunker ever would? — Lanaaaaa (@LAnatra_) June 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/RageInNY/status/1268178567310999552?s=20
"Lots of angry people outside…maybe I'll just mosey on down to the bunker and make sure we have enough gummy bears and diet coke for the apocalypse." — Coconut Actual (@VirtualMittens) June 3, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-03--Trump accuses Joe Scarborough of murder in desperate attempt to distract nation

It ’ s difficult to distract people with bread and circuses when you don ’ t offer anything but crumbs and the stench of GOP elephant manure is so overpowering .
That doesn ’ t stop Donald Trump from trying anyway since anyone who refuses to learn from past mistakes is doomed to foolishly try failed strategies over and over again .
Trump tripled down today on one of the most recent bright shiny objects that he ’ s flashed to his followers to take their eyes off the systemic failures in health , the economy , and civil liberties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during his term in office .
Yes , it was time once again for the president to cry “ Murder most foul !
” —without providing any evidence whatsoever — in accusing former Republican congressman and current MSNBC host “ Morning ” Joe Scarborough of guilt in an aide ’ s death that has long since been declared an accidental death by investigating authorities .
But who needs evidence , when Trump can provide “ a very strong feeling ” about Scarborough ’ s guilt ?
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While many Americans have very strong feelings about Trump ’ s own guilt of multiple offenses , the fact that the Republican-controlled Senate refused to even hear evidence against him before complicity acquitting him of the impeachment charges against him demonstrates that evidence is a devalued currency in a country now ostensibly run by the man who got elected in part by promoting false “ birther ” conspiracy theories .
It ’ s undeniable that Trump ’ s reckless promotion of conspiracy theories is politically helpful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s racist birther tweets have caused to American society is currently being displayed in full effect on the streets of our nation as many Americans of all races rise up to demand change .
Yet , as PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor points out in a tweet , Trump shows no regard at all for the collateral damage that his political war games — as broadcast on Fox radio — cause .
How much longer will Trump keep hitting his head against the wall by trying to promote ludicrous murder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If the old dog hasn ’ t learned any new tricks by now , he ’ ll keep trying the same ones over and over again .
Unfortunately for Trump , most of the public has already figured out the trick in his sleight of hand .
Joe Scarborough still has a job , and Donald Trump is increasingly seen as the demented lunatic-in-chief .
There ’ s a very strong feeling going around that Donald Trump has gotten away with murder as president as well with lots of well-documented deaths directly connected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foreign policies .
There ’ s a very strong feeling going around that Donald Trump will be defeated in November .
Now we must make it an evidentiary fact !
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It’s difficult to distract people with bread and circuses when you don’t offer anything but crumbs and the stench of GOP elephant manure is so overpowering.
That doesn’t stop Donald Trump from trying anyway since anyone who refuses to learn from past mistakes is doomed to foolishly try failed strategies over and over again.
Trump tripled down today on one of the most recent bright shiny objects that he’s flashed to his followers to take their eyes off the systemic failures in health, the economy, and civil liberties that he has “presided” over during his term in office.
Yes, it was time once again for the president to cry “Murder most foul!” —without providing any evidence whatsoever — in accusing former Republican congressman and current MSNBC host “Morning” Joe Scarborough of guilt in an aide’s death that has long since been declared an accidental death by investigating authorities.
But who needs evidence, when Trump can provide “a very strong feeling” about Scarborough’s guilt?
Trump says he and a lot of other people feel that Scarborough "got a away with murder. … that was my feeling, a very strong feeling, and I do feel it." — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 3, 2020
Add your name to tell states and police to reject Trump’s calls to use violence against peaceful protestors!
While many Americans have very strong feelings about Trump’s own guilt of multiple offenses, the fact that the Republican-controlled Senate refused to even hear evidence against him before complicity acquitting him of the impeachment charges against him demonstrates that evidence is a devalued currency in a country now ostensibly run by the man who got elected in part by promoting false “birther” conspiracy theories.
It’s undeniable that Trump’s reckless promotion of conspiracy theories is politically helpful to him, but the damage that Trump’s racist birther tweets have caused to American society is currently being displayed in full effect on the streets of our nation as many Americans of all races rise up to demand change.
Yet, as PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor points out in a tweet, Trump shows no regard at all for the collateral damage that his political war games — as broadcast on Fox radio — cause.
Despite widower of Lori Klausutis saying Trump's tweets about a murder conspiracy theory about his wife cause him pain, today Trump says again that "people" think Joe Scarborough "got a away with murder." He adds, "That was my feeling, a very strong feeling, and I do feel it." https://t.co/hl39u80Qtc — Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 3, 2020
How much longer will Trump keep hitting his head against the wall by trying to promote ludicrous murder accusations that have already been disproven? If the old dog hasn’t learned any new tricks by now, he’ll keep trying the same ones over and over again.
Unfortunately for Trump, most of the public has already figured out the trick in his sleight of hand.
Joe Scarborough still has a job, and Donald Trump is increasingly seen as the demented lunatic-in-chief.
There’s a very strong feeling going around that Donald Trump has gotten away with murder as president as well with lots of well-documented deaths directly connected to his immigration, environmental, and foreign policies.
There’s a very strong feeling going around that Donald Trump will be defeated in November. Now we must make it an evidentiary fact!
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